It can be said that Li Huan's words really shocked all the officials present, and even the elders couldn't help but feel a thump in their hearts.
Both Li Dongyang and Yang Tinghe knew something about Li Huan.
With Li Huan's temperament, since he dared to say these words on such an occasion, he must have been fully confident, and he must have obtained evidence that Shen Yu, Ma Qing and other officials were corrupt and bribed.
You must know that when Li Huan waved the butcher knife at the officials of the DPRK several times, he produced sufficient evidence. It is precisely because of this that in the face of Li Huan's sufficient evidence, it was they who wanted to replace those officials. I can't even ask for mercy.
Looking at each other, several pavilion elders couldn't help but sigh inwardly, fearing that this matter might not end well.
Looking at Li Huan's attitude, no one could figure out what Li Huan meant. Whether he wanted to impeach only Shen Yu, Ma Qing and other officials, or whether he wanted to impeach several people to further implicate the matter.
If Li Huan really wanted to cause serious involvement, I am afraid that in the fourth year of Zhengde, there will be another major case that will cause a stir in the court.
As for how many officials will be involved by then, even Li Dongyang, Yang Ting and others cannot guarantee it.
Being able to step up to the position of cabinet minister, Li Dongyang, Yang Ting and others naturally know the character of the officials below.
When it comes to whether there are honest officials in the officialdom, it is certain that there are, but they are definitely rare. The vast majority of officials can be said to have dirty bottoms, so it’s okay not to check them. But if you check them seriously, they will definitely be honest. There are corruption, bribery and other illegal activities.
At least by this time, Li Dongyang, Yang Ting and others had noticed changes in the expressions of many officials present.
Especially the officials from the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the Ministry of War all looked very bad now.
The dozen or so officials who were impeached by Li Huan, including Shen Yu and Ma Qing, all came from the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Industry, and the Ministry of Household Affairs. Many officials were even aware of Shen Yu, Ma Qing's corrupt practices. , and some people even participated in it.
Not to mention anything else, Zuo Yang, Bao Ming, Yang Ling and others were all feeling frightened and uneasy at the moment.
Shen Yu, Ma Qing and others dared to attack logistics ordnance supplies. Without the support of upper-level officials, they would not have been so arrogant.
Zuo Yang, Bao Ming, and Yang Ling were the officials involved, so the eyes of several people looking at Li Huan were full of fear and panic.
I don't know how much evidence Li Huan has at this time, or whether Shen Yu, Ma Qing and other officials have spoken to confess them.
Zhang Lun, Zhu Fu and other nobles on the side opened their eyes wide and looked at Li Huan in surprise, and then their faces showed a bit of excitement and expectation.
Zhu Fu was even more indignant and said: "Your Majesty, the frontline soldiers are fighting for their lives against the Tatars. The sad thing is that there are a group of national worms who dare to get their hands on military supplies, that is, the generals, the governors and the others. It is with great blessings and great foresight that your Majesty defeated the Tatars. Otherwise, if the entire army is defeated due to logistical problems and the northwest is corrupted, who can bear this responsibility?"
Zhu Houzhao snorted coldly when he heard this, glanced at the officials and finally said to Li Huan: "Li Qing's family, I just saw something in the Qing family's battle report that the firearms in the army lacked enough gunpowder, so we were unable to use firearms. force to cause greater harm to the Tatars?"
Li Huan nodded and said: "Back to Your Majesty, the Commander-in-Chief Wang Yangming assembled more than a thousand large and small artillery in the army. With the power of my large Ming firearms, the Tatars were stunned and unable to fight back. As a result, the logistics could not be supplied.
There is enough gunpowder to render firearms useless, otherwise, Nadayan may not be able to escape and ascend to heaven with tens of thousands of elites."
When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he immediately frowned and looked at one of the officials and said in a deep voice: "Lu Jing, the Ministry of Industry is under your jurisdiction. Please tell me whether the Ministry of Industry has allocated enough ordnance and supplies in accordance with my will."
Supply for the army to fight?"
At this time, Lu Jing's face was a little pale, but she could still maintain a certain calmness. After hearing the words, she couldn't help but tremble slightly. She stepped forward and bowed: "Your Majesty, how dare I be negligent? I have already urged my subordinates."
Allocate enough ordnance and supplies to the front line."
Zhang Lun sneered and looked at Lu Jing and said: "In that case, Lu Shangshu, please tell me, where are the ordnance supplies allocated by Lu Shangshu? Why is there a lack of gunpowder in the front? Is it possible that these gunpowder can grow wings and fly away? Or is it that?
The Ministry of Industry did not allocate enough ordnance supplies..."
Lu Jing didn't wait for Zhang Lun to finish his words and said: "The British public should not slander others. The Ministry of Industry has records of allocating supplies, and there are qualified receipts from personnel at all levels. I have always been honest and clean, and I am valued by your majesty and entrusted with important tasks.
How dare you be careless in such a major matter concerning the security of the country."
Seeing Lu Jing's awe-inspiring and loyal look, some officials couldn't help but secretly nod, secretly saying that Lu Jing, the old man, was indeed the pillar of the country and dedicated to the country.
Of course, the most important thing is that in the eyes of some officials, Lu Jing is indeed very simple in daily life, and her mansion is not luxurious. They really don't believe it if Lu Jing, as a minister, engages in corruption.
As she spoke, Lu Jing cupped her hands towards Li Huan and said, "General, do you trust me?"
Looking at Lu Jing's serious look, if ordinary people are really confused by him, who is Li Huan? If he is not completely sure, he will not be able to be on top of this great meeting.
Start this big case.
Even though Li Huan didn't speak just now, the reaction of Lu Jing and others was seen in Li Huan's eyes.
Especially Lu Jing's righteous and awe-inspiring look just now made Li Huan secretly praise her.
He truly deserves to be a minister. His determination and thick skin alone are not comparable to ordinary people. At least Li Huan asked himself that he could not tell lies like Lu Jing without even blinking.
Li Huan just glanced at Lu Jing and sneered: "Li doesn't believe it!"
I have to say that Li Huan’s decisive words really surprised many people.
After all, in the eyes of many officials, Lu Jing had already said that. No matter what, Li Huan would have to give Lu Jing, the Liubu Hall official, a piece of thin noodles, right?
But what I didn't expect was that Li Huan would refute Lu Jing without hesitation.
Lu Jing's face turned gloomy for a moment, her eyes shrank, her chest heaved violently, she tried hard to suppress the anger in her heart, she just stared at Li Huan, waved her long sleeves and said: "In this case, I have nothing to say.
He said, I just ask your majesty to clear my name."
As she spoke, Lu Jing bowed to Zhu Houzhao with a look of grievance on her face.
Zhu Houzhao glanced at Lu Jing and couldn't help but look towards Li Huan and said: "Li Qing..."
Li Huan smiled slightly at Zhu Houzhao and said: "Your Majesty's case is of great importance and is very involved. Whether Lu Shangshu is involved in it and how deep it is, I really can't say at the moment."
Some people couldn't help but frown when they heard this. What does it mean to be deeply involved? This was telling them that Lu Jing, as a minister, was involved in the major case of arms embezzlement.
If this crime is really proven, then the only thing waiting for Lu Jing is to confiscate her family and exterminate her family.
After all, everyone knows that the war not long ago was directly related to the national destiny of the northwest of the Ming Dynasty. If it is true that officials like Lu Jing were greedy for military supplies and led to the defeat of the Ming Dynasty and the fall of the northwest, then it would be true.
The foundation of the Ming Dynasty will be shaken.
So this is definitely a major case. It is an important case that must be investigated to the end and dealt with strictly. I don’t know how many people will lose their jobs or even their heads because of this major case.
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Just when such thoughts flashed through the minds of many officials, they suddenly heard someone say: "Your Majesty, I would like to mobilize the capable personnel from the three departments of Dali Temple, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the Ministry of Punishment to investigate this case."
Hearing this, many officials showed a bit of joy on their faces, and the person who spoke was none other than Yang Tinghe, a cabinet minister.
Yang Tinghe suggested to the emperor with a serious look on his face.
According to normal procedures, it seems that such a major corruption case will indeed go through judicial procedures, and will be scrutinized by the three departments, and then adjudicated by the Emperor.
At this time, Yang Tinghe stood up and suggested to the emperor that it was absolutely reasonable and legal to send the Third Division to investigate the case, but Zhu Houzhao was unwilling.
Even though there was nothing wrong with Yang Tinghe's suggestion, Zhu Houzhao didn't have much hope for the outcome of the investigation by the Third Division.
Zhu Houzhao was not a fool. How could he not know the rules of the court? The civil servants and officials protected each other and expected them to investigate themselves. I was afraid that at the end of the investigation, there would only be a few unlucky ones and scapegoats, and the big problem would turn into a trivial one.
To excuse myself.
Looking at Yang Tinghe lightly, Zhu Houzhao said slowly: "Mr. Yang Ge, I am going to hand this case over to Jin Yiwei and Dongchang to jointly investigate it.
"Your Majesty, you can't do that!"
As soon as Zhu Houzhao finished speaking, he saw Chief Assistant Li Dongyang's expression change and he stepped forward and said with a heartbroken look.
Zhu Houzhao frowned and looked at Li Dongyang and said, "Why not?"
Li Dongyang looked at Zhu Houzhao and sighed: "Your Majesty, you must not set up a prison in Dongchang to handle unjust cases. Otherwise, your Majesty will leave a disgraceful mark in history..."
"Bold Li Dongyang, you are so brave..."
Qiu Ju, who was serving the emperor at the side, couldn't help but yelled angrily at Li Dongyang.
In Qiu Ju's view, Li Dongyang's words were threatening the emperor and leaving a disgraceful mark on history. This was not threatening the emperor. If this major case was handed over to Jinyiwei and Dongchang, then
These literati who have the right to speak and pen will unceremoniously smear the emperor's posthumous name in books!
Zhu Houzhao waved his hand to signal Qiu Ju to step back. He leaned forward slightly, narrowed his eyes, and a cold and stern look flashed away.
The dignified emperor certainly has some imperial majesty, especially now that he was stimulated by Li Dongyang's words, Zhu Houzhao stared at Li Dongyang as if he transformed into an inviolable supreme emperor in an instant and said: "Li Qing, do you know that you are like this?"
What do you mean by that?"
In fact, Li Dongyang felt a little regretful as soon as he spoke. In fact, his original intention was not to threaten the emperor with his posthumous name, but in the ears of others, didn't his words mean to threaten the emperor?
Even if he wanted to explain at this moment, he would be unable to explain himself. I am afraid that few people would believe that his words were not a threat to the emperor.
You must know that at this moment, many officials are looking at Li Dongyang with admiration and recognition. They clearly agree with Li Dongyang's decisive step and use his posthumous name to persuade the emperor.
Even at this moment, several officials stood up, bowed to the emperor and said: "Your Majesty, think twice, the chief minister is also thinking about your Majesty.
Zhu Houzhao just glanced at these officials lightly, his eyes still staring at Li Dongyang, as if he wanted Li Dongyang to give him an answer.
Under Zhu Houzhao's gaze, Li Dongyang sighed softly, slowly took off the official hat on his head, and then bowed to the emperor amidst the astonished eyes of all the officials and said in a trembling voice: "I made a mistake and violated your majesty. I am guilty.
I have failed to live up to the late emperor's entrustment, and I am already old. I beg your Majesty to allow me to beg for my bones.
The officials who were stunned by Li Dongyang's apology words just a moment ago saw Li Dongyang asking for his appointment. Many people's eyes lit up and they couldn't help but sigh. The chief minister is worthy of being the chief minister.
Wei Jin's hand is really good.
It is not a small matter for the chief minister of the dignified cabinet to request an official position. Even the emperor must consider it carefully. Otherwise, a careless move may lead to endless turmoil in the court.
Some people only thought that Li Dongyang's request to the emperor to become an official was just to force the emperor, but they did not know that Li Dongyang actually really wanted to become an official from the bottom of his heart.
As early as one or two years ago, Li Dongyang wanted to retire, but because the emperor was not able to retain him, he stayed in the position of chief minister of the cabinet for another two years. Today, Li Dongyang is also because of this incident that occurred during his tenure in charge of the cabinet.
I feel guilty for waiting for a major case, feeling that I have betrayed the emperor's trust and expectations. In addition, as the chief minister of the cabinet, I will never sit back and watch the emperor expand the power of Jinyiwei and Dongchang. Once these two powerful spy weapons are completely released,
I don’t know what kind of harm it will bring to Ming Dynasty.
As the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty, he was naturally bound to remonstrate with the emperor.
However, Li Dongyang was not sure whether he could persuade the Emperor. His inner instinct told him that the Emperor would never hand over the handling of this case to the Third Division.
For various reasons, Li Dongyang definitely spoke from his heart when he said his resignation.
Zhu Houzhao frowned, and just by looking at the emperor's expression, he knew that the emperor was in a very bad mood at this moment.
As for Li Dongyang, who is the chief minister of the cabinet, to be honest, the emperor's senses are very complicated. To be honest, Li Dongyang can be regarded as a very good chief minister. At least he supports many of his wills and works hard in his position.
The gap between the emperor and the officials was eliminated.
If possible, Zhu Houzhao naturally wanted to keep Li Dongyang in the position of chief minister of the cabinet for a few more years. Only when he and Li Huan had completely sorted out the personnel in the army and the court would Li Dongyang be successful.
When to retreat.
I just didn't expect that Li Dongyang would bring up the old things again and ask for an official position. Judging from his posture, it was not a momentary mood, but he really wanted to become an official.
All eyes were cast on the emperor, who was holding the dragon chair with one hand and frowning in thought with a hesitant look on his face.
Noticing the change in Zhu Houzhao's expression, some officials couldn't help but feel a little bit in their hearts. Just looking at the emperor's expression, could it be that the emperor had some thoughts in his heart and did he really want to allow Li Dongyang, the chief minister of the cabinet, to serve?
The emperor was obviously very hesitant in his heart, and seemed to be hesitating between retaining Li Dongyang and agreeing to Li Dongyang.
At this moment, Zhu Houzhao suddenly said to Li Huan: "Li Qing, what do Li Qing think about Li Shoufu's begging for his body?"
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