167 [Five Sins]
Pei Yue originally planned to return to his position at the back. Since the title was safely in hand, the rest of the matter naturally had nothing to do with him. He did not want to continue to stand in this eye-catching place and become the object of attention from civil and military officials.
However, the black-faced gentleman suddenly jumped out and blocked his retreat.
Pei Yue had no choice but to stand where he was.
Emperor Kaiping didn't look good, Liu Zhen's words just now brought back memories that he didn't want to touch.
Fourteen years ago, Renzong was terminally ill and had no heirs. At that time, the situation in Kyoto was extremely critical and could collapse at any time.
If Renzong dies, the Chen family will inevitably become the most unstable factor in the capital, even more dangerous than those nobles. With Zhongzong's acquiescence in his later years and the strong support of Renzong after he ascended the throne, the Chen family is no longer a simple
This merchant family can be seen from the protective force around Chen Qingchen.
He still remembered how stunningly talented the woman named Chen Qingchen was. After Wang Pingzhang asked him for instructions, a raid on the Chen family was launched at night.
That night there was a fire in Kyoto, and the Chen family's mansion was burned to the ground.
Chen Qingchen died under the left-hand sword of an extremely skilled master, and most of the Chen clan members also lost their lives. Even though some people escaped, it had no impact on the overall situation.
This incident almost affected the smooth succession of Emperor Kaiping. After all, it was too cruel and violent to wipe out a large family in open fire in Kyoto. If Pei Zhen had not changed his previous silence at the most critical moment, and Mo Haoli's support, only
Wang Pingzhang alone may not be able to help him ascend to the throne of God.
After all, Emperor Zhongzong had several sons besides him at that time.
Of course, more than ten years have passed and all of Emperor Kaiping's brothers have died of illness.
In any case, the Chen family, especially the name Chen Qingchen, has long been a nuisance to Emperor Kaiping. Even Wang Pingzhang did not dare to mention it in front of him in these years. Liu Zhen's impassioned remarks today vaguely pointed to the annihilation of the Chen family fourteen years ago.
The case was enough to arouse the real fire in Emperor Kaiping's heart, so at this moment the black-faced nobleman jumped out, his voice was much gloomier than before: "Why are you impeaching him?"
This man had a dark complexion and a pig-like face. He seemed not to hear the anger in Emperor Kaiping's words. He scratched his head and said: "Your Majesty, it is not actually the minister who wants to impeach him."
Cheng'an Hou Lu Min, who was standing second from the right, scolded: "Cui Hu, where is this place? Put away your stupid suit!"
Pei Yue has not looked back. Fortunately, he now understands the nobility system better. He knows that Cui Hujue was granted the title of Xining Bo, and that his son has a good relationship with Li Zi. During the conflict outside Luliu Village, Pei Yue had inserted a dagger into his head.
Enter the arm of Cui Hu's son.
Cui Hu shook his head vigorously and said: "Youjunji, I'm not pretending to be crazy. Someone is indeed impeaching Pei Yue, but he can't go to court, so he specifically asked me to present the memorial to His Majesty."
Lu Min did not continue to scold him, and said "Oh" and asked again: "Whose memorial is it?"
Listening to them singing in harmony, Pei Yue immediately realized the problem. It was obvious that Lu Min was cooperating with this Xining Bo. As for whose handwriting the memorial was written, it was not difficult for Pei Yue to guess. Who else could it be besides Pei Rong?
?Thinking about it further, the reason why Lu Min is willing to take action is also very simple. In addition to his own ability, he can compete with Wang Pingzhang. The support of the founding prince's mansion is very important. Under such a major premise, of course he cannot
I hope Pei Rong falls completely.
The head of the Dingguo Mansion with a shallow city and weak abilities was the best candidate for Lu Min.
If Pei Rong was strong, how could it be his turn to lead half of the nobles in this circle?
Sure enough, Cui Hu said loudly: "This memorial was written by Pei Rong of Dingguo Prefecture to impeach his concubine Pei Yue!"
The officials were in an uproar.
This is extremely rare for a father to tell his son, and it is on such a grand occasion as today. It is tantamount to tearing up the face and not showing any affection between father and son.
As Cui Hu's voice fell, the atmosphere in the main hall became two distinct parts.
The officials on both sides of Pei Yue were all important officials in the court. They knew Pei Rong's background very well, and some of them vaguely knew the stories that happened in Dingguo Mansion. The eyes of these people looking at Pei Yue seemed very complicated. Some people wondered why there was such a fuss.
With father and son at odds with each other, some people lamented that the country was about to lose a young and promising man in the rough.
Telling a son from a father, in this world where loyalty and filial piety are paramount, is enough for a son to ruin his life.
Behind the main hall, the lower-ranking officials lacked sufficient sources of information and were simply influenced by this memorial, so they looked at Pei Yue with very unkind eyes. Especially the newly defeated censors, several of them were ready to make a move and wanted to stand up.
But if they didn't want to step on this unfilial young man, if Liu Zhen hadn't learned from his mistakes, they might have swarmed Pei Yue and drowned him in words as sharp as knives.
Among the countless complicated glances, only Gu Liang looked gloomy and was about to step forward to refute Cui Hu's words.
Pei Yue seemed to have thought of this scene for a long time. He was facing the emperor on the dragon throne at the moment, so he did not turn his head and could only shake his head slightly.
Gu Liang noticed his movements and stopped forcibly.
Emperor Kaiping said calmly: "Send it up."
An internal eunuch walked down the steps and came to Cui Hu to receive the memorial. He then held it carefully and handed it to Emperor Kaiping.
Emperor Kaiping opened it and took a look, and he quickly determined that this memorial was not written by Pei Rong, but was copied by him at most. He would definitely not pretend to do this kind of thing, and it was probably written by his younger son.
.Although Emperor Kaiping paid little attention to Pei Yun, he also knew that this son was highly valued by Shen Moyun. He had been obsessed with books for many years and was completely different from ordinary noble sons.
This memorial was well written. Emperor Kaiping was a little puzzled after reading it. How could a fool like Pei Rong raise several good sons?
The king on the dragon throne was deep in thought, and the ministers in the main hall were a little uneasy.
Especially Cui Hu, who helped Pei Rong present the memorial, bravely raised his head and took a look. He found that Emperor Kaiping's face was calm and showed no anger. He couldn't help but feel uneasy. Could it be that he had stolen the chicken this time and lost the rice?
After a while, Emperor Kaiping looked at Pei Yue below and said slowly: "Your father's memorial lists your five major sins. Do you know your sins?"
When the emperor asked this question, ordinary officials could only kneel down and confess their guilt.
Pei Yue remembered what Gu Liang had said to him before the court meeting began, and said unexpectedly: "Your Majesty, I don't know what crime I am guilty of."
Emperor Kaiping did not blame him, but handed the memorial to the inner prisoner and ordered: "Read it."
As the eunuch's thin voice echoed in the main hall, many people's expressions became bright.
In the memorial, Pei Rong accused Pei Yue of the following crimes: disrespecting his biological father and repeatedly contradicting him; disrespecting his biological mother and speaking harshly; being immoral and greedy; having ulterior motives and concealing military information; being bold and colluding with bandits.
Throughout the century-old history of Daliang, there are many people who dared to exterminate relatives and inform the government of their children's wrongdoings. However, no one has ever been so ruthless and cruel to his son like Pei Rong. This memorial almost criticizes Pei Yue from head to toe.
, if what he said is true, not to mention that Viscount Zhongshan, Pei Yue will be lucky if he can walk out of the Chengtian Palace alive.
How can we quell public anger without killing such an unfaithful and unfilial person?
The most critical thing is the last charge in Pei Rong's memorial, which indicates that Pei Yue colluded with bandits, which caused some ministers to start to make assumptions.
Many people were already jealous that Pei Yue had a title at such a young age. Now, after hearing Pei Rong's accusation, they suddenly realized that maybe this Pei Yue was a pawn of the bandits, allowing him to make contributions and become a new noble in the court, and he would do earth-shattering things in the future.
Disaster.
Chapter completed!