The existence of Taishitai Pavilion makes officials below the third rank tremble with fear, fearing that one day they will be arrested in the prison of that blue-gray building. However, for the big shots in the court, Shen Moyun is not the kind of cruel official who is like a mad dog. This person knows what is right. and skill, and behave in a very orderly manner.

There is only one kind of person who really gives all officials a headache, and that is the censors at the Censorship Station.

A bullet can make six ministers resign. Although the emperor will not allow it, the ministers must wait at home for verification.

At today's court meeting, Liu Zhen took the lead in impeaching Wang Pingzhang for the bandit case, and was followed by twelve supervisory censors who seconded the motion.

Although there are many supervisory censors, there are only fifteen of them who are always in Kyoto, and the rest of the censors patrol in various states.

Thirteen censors were impeached at the same time. This kind of situation is extremely rare, and it has only happened a few times in the past century of the country.

In fact, since the bandits began to appear in April this year, there have been sporadic impeachment memorials against Wang Pingzhang in the court. However, Emperor Kaiping kept all these memorials in the court, and no one impeached him in person at the court meeting, so there was no turmoil. No one Unexpectedly, just after all the bandits were wiped out and the emperor was offering rewards for their merits, the censors would make such desperate moves.

Emperor Kaiping allowed the thirteen censors to kneel on the ground and scanned the ministers with ice-like eyes. Compared with before, he saw more people this time. In addition to the important ministers of the two palaces, there were also six ministers and several honorary ministers. expensive.

Pei Yue did not raise his head to observe the emperor. He did not want to cause trouble for himself at this time, but he could feel what the emperor was looking at.

This was also something he was curious about.

Who is going to deal with Wang Pingzhang?

If we analyze the motive, Chen Xizhi is of course the most suspect. However, even if he beat Pei Yue to death, he would not believe that that crazy woman could drive more than a dozen censors to work for her. If she really has this ability, why would she need to go to the mountains to become a slave? Thief? Just provoking a fight in the court will plunge Daliang into chaos.

Judging from vested interests, Youjun Ji Lu Min is very likely to have Wang Pingzhang pressuring him for many years, and judging from the old man's physical condition, as long as Emperor Kaiping intends to continue to maintain the balance in the army, he will continue to press Go down. No one wants to be subordinate to others. As long as Wang Pingzhang falls, it is natural for Lu Min to take over Zuo Junji. Of course, from this perspective, Gu Liang is also suspected. He is already qualified to enter the Xifu. As long as Wang Pingzhang and Lu Min fall Next, he can be directly promoted to the government.

Judging from the structure of the Liang Dynasty, the civil servants are also suspected. This is not because they are jealous of Wang Pingzhang's power, but because the civil servant group naturally wants to safeguard imperial power. A feudal prince who has controlled the power of the military for more than ten years is very threatening. According to history books Such ambitions among powerful officials are not uncommon.

Pei Yue even felt that perhaps these censors were just out of anger and justice in their hearts - bandits massacred thousands of unarmed people outside Kyoto, and someone must be held responsible for this.

If Liu Zhen had not said that, Pei Yue might have thought that this was the most likely possibility.

But when Liu Zhen asked about the origin of the bandit, he knew that the matter was not that simple. The supervisory censor definitely knew something, and maybe someone had given him a hint.

After Emperor Kaiping took a look around, he said to Wang Pingzhang: "Mr. Wei Guo, do you admit Liu Zhen's accusation?"

Wang Pingzhang came out and stood still, cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, I am old and frail, and I have been ill for a long time recently and it is difficult to recover. Therefore, I am begging for the bones. I hope your Majesty will grant me your permission."

The whole hall was filled with dead silence, and Pei Yue could even hear the heartbeats of those people not far away.

He has always had a vague impression of Wang Pingzhang, although he has met him twice.

At the military meeting in Chen Guanzhen, this man subdued the powerful generals of the Beijing army in just a few words, which showed his authority in the army. Apart from this, Pei Yue was not impressed. Although he knew that the other party was not in vain, he was not in vain.

Zhizhong's title of "the number one in the Daliang Army" is a bit inappropriate. If you think about it carefully, you probably don't see that kind of domineering look on the world in this old man.

Even at certain times, he felt that Gu Liang was more domineering.

At this time, listening to Wang Pingzhang's answers, he became increasingly confused about the old man.

It is not unusual to retreat in order to advance. Faced with the joint impeachment of thirteen imperial censors, even a noble prince must deal with it carefully. It is a normal choice to temporarily avoid the limelight. However, Pei Yue is confident that his vision is not wrong.

, he was very sure that Wang Pingzhang’s words came from the sincerity.

Is it really because of illness that I chose to quit?

Emperor Kaiping looked at the rare look of tiredness on Wang Pingzhang's face and said calmly: "No."

Wang Pingzhang didn't say much.

Liu Zhen, who was lying on the ground, said resolutely: "Wei Guogong, can you shirk your guilt by claiming to be sick? How innocent are the thousands of people who died outside Kyoto? In the years to come, you may face the souls of those tragic dead?"

"Presumptuous!" Luo Ting scolded with a frown.

Wang Pingzhang shook his head slightly, and then said: "Liu Yushi, those bandits are indeed extraordinary in combat power, and they are familiar with the terrain outside Kyoto. They are dedicated to killing the people. Facing the Beijing army, they fled away, relying on one person and two horses to avoid pursuit. The detailed process of this matter

, I have written a memorial and submitted it to the emperor, and the two governments have also copied it, so it is not something to be told. Looking at the battles before and after, the Beijing army never slacked off, and never missed the opportunity to fight. It made no mistakes but made meritorious deeds."

Liu Zhen gritted his teeth and said, "I dare to ask Wei Guogong, where did the bandits come from and why do they have such fighting power?"

Wang Pingzhang replied: "I don't know."

Liu Zhen said angrily: "Why not investigate? Is it because you can't find out, or you don't dare to investigate?!"

"Silent Cloud!" Emperor Kaiping said in a deep voice.

"I'm here." Shen Moyun came out of the class and responded.

Emperor Kaiping raised his hand and pointed at Liu Zhen, and when he was about to sweep towards the group of censors behind him, he stopped and said coldly: "Take this person down! Give him a good interrogation!"

"I obey the decree."

Silently Yun looked at him, and two imperial guards came forward and dragged Liu Zhen out of the palace.

Liu Zhen shouted sadly: "Your Majesty! How could thousands of people die in vain? How could we not investigate——"

A court guard suddenly reached out and removed his chin, leaving only a whining sound.

Pei Yue felt a chill in his heart. Now he could not figure out whether Liu Zhen's move was aimed at Wang Pingzhang or to lift the lid that had been sealed for fourteen years.

The only thing he could be sure of was that Liu Zhen had nothing to do with the conspiracy, he was just a pawn being used without even knowing it.

Perhaps Liu Zhen had guessed something, but he was still willing to be a chess piece because he wanted to seek justice for the people who died innocently and tragically.

Emperor Kaiping's chest rose and fell slightly, and he said with disgust to the censors who were still kneeling on the ground: "If you want to continue kneeling, go kneel outside the palace."

The censors hesitated for a while, but after all they still didn't want to follow Liu Zhen's footsteps and be imprisoned in the prison of Taishitai Pavilion, so they had to get up and return to their seats.

Wang Pingzhang did not stand back, but bowed slightly to Emperor Kaiping and said: "Your Majesty, the old minister did not absolve himself of the crime just now with clever words. In fact, he is ill and difficult to recover, which may delay important military affairs. Therefore, I hope that your majesty will allow me to resign from the Zuojunji post."

Emperor Kaiping said without any hesitation: "No."

Seeing that Wang Pingzhang still wanted to plead, he waved his hands impatiently and said: "Since you are sick, you will go back to the mansion to recuperate. How can you talk about resigning? The affairs of the Xifu are temporarily left to Lu Min and Zhiyuan, and you will come back after you recover.

Xifu is in charge."

Wang Pingzhang sighed in his heart and saluted: "Old minister, I have received the order to thank you."

This matter is settled for the time being, but even a newcomer like Pei Yue can see that Wang Pingzhang does have the intention of quitting, but he doesn't know if it has anything to do with the past of the Chen family, or if retreating is a move to kill two birds with one stone.

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However, as the censor's accusation against Wang Pingzhang expired, the banditry incident was finally settled, and his title was finally firmly in his possession.

However, at this time, a black-faced man in the military honors queue on the right came out and said: "Your Majesty, I have something to report."

A cold smile appeared on the corner of Emperor Kaiping's mouth: "Come on."

The black-faced man stood in the middle with a carefree look, pointed at Pei Yue and said, "Your Majesty, I want to impeach this boy."
Chapter completed!