Not to mention what happened in the Hubu Yamen at this time, let us turn our attention back to the morning session of the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
"My beloved ministers, what do you think of the impeachment of Mr. Zhang and Mr. Liu?"
After hearing Emperor Deqing's inquiry, officials from Huang Yourong's group thought that the situation was great, and naturally they would not miss this opportunity to "beat up the drowned dog"!
Lin Wei, the Minister of Rites, stepped forward first and raised his voice to report: "Your Majesty, this matter is far-reaching and has a great impact. It should not be underestimated! I believe that officials from the Three Law Departments should be dispatched immediately to the Work, Household and Household Departments for strict review and investigation! And!
, I thought this was a serious matter, but most of the people involved were only fourth- and fifth-rank officials. However, the scale of the crime is so large that it cannot be just these lower-level officials acting together in private. Behind them, there must be the support of high-ranking officials from the imperial court.
I call the shots, I think it is necessary to pursue this line of investigation! In order to fully punish the evildoers!"
While speaking, Lin Wei glanced at Zhao Junchen, who was standing aside, intentionally or unintentionally. The meaning was very clear, Zhao Junchen was the mastermind behind the daring crimes committed by officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Works!
The list and evidence of crime that Chen Dongxiang handed over to Huang Yourong naturally did not involve Zhao Junchen himself. However, Huang Yourong and others also knew that if they just cleaned out some of the small fish and shrimps under Zhao Junchen, they would not be able to harm Zhao Junchen at all.
The vitality and foundation of.
Therefore, from the very beginning, Huang Yourong and others planned to use this opportunity to involve Zhao Junchen! Even if they could not take the opportunity to defeat Zhao Junchen, they would still make Zhao Junchen suffer a lot!
Just as Lin Wei finished speaking, University scholar Huo Zhengyuan also came out. Reporting: "Your Majesty, I believe that there has been such a large-scale collective corruption and bribery by officials in the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Industry. Zhao Junchen, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs,
The two adults, Zuo Lanshan and Minister of the Ministry of Industry, also have unshirkable responsibilities. Please make an order to hold them accountable for their dereliction of duty, improper employment, and lax command, so that the public can set the record straight! Otherwise, this matter will be held accountable.
If word spreads about this, I am afraid that both the government and the public will be dissatisfied!"
After saying that, Huo Zhengyuan turned to Zhao Junchen and Zuo Lanshan with a friendly smile and said: "Two ministers, I did not deliberately target you. What I said at this time was just to consider the reputation of the imperial court and to hope for the two."
Sir, don’t be offended!"
This is Huo Zhengyuan. Even though he was assigned by Huang Yourong and had to speak out in court this morning and impeach Zhao Junchen and Zuo Lanshan, he would still be a good person and would never offend Zhao Junchen and Zuo Lanshan to the end.
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According to the intelligence investigated by Zhao Junchen, although Huo Zhengyuan was Huang Yourong's "brave", he was too "smart".
As the three core members of the "Yellow Party", Zhang Cheng, the young master, Lin Wei, the Minister of Rites, and Huo Zhengyuan, the scholar of the Wenhua Palace, successively made statements, Huang Yourong's disciples and followers in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, as well as some members of the Qing Dynasty, also
They came out to speak one after another, all impeaching the two major yamen of the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Industry. They finally pointed the finger at Zhao Junchen!
"Your Majesty, I believe that what Minister Lin and Academician Huo said are reasonable, and I second my opinion!"
"Your Majesty, such a big thing has happened now. I believe that we must strictly investigate the two major yamen of the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Industry. If these two yamen are really places where filth and evil are hiding, they should be vigorously cleaned and rectified!"
"Your Majesty, I also agree with the views of several adults. The Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Industry are now corrupt, but their functions are crucial. Zhao Junchen, Zhao Shangshu and Zuo Lanshan, Zuo Shangshu, both have unshirkable culpability!"
"Your Majesty, I also second the proposal..."
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For a time, under the condemnation and accusations of everyone, Zhao Junchen and his party seemed to be in danger.
Although Zhao Junchen's officials wanted to speak out in opposition, firstly, the impeachment evidence of Young Master Zhang Cheng and Yushi Liu Quanan was conclusive, and they did not know how to refute it for a while; secondly, seeing that Zhao Junchen was still silent, Without knowing Zhao Junchen's specific attitude, it was inconvenient to express his position first.
However, not everyone in the Hall of Supreme Harmony is trying to add insult to injury. Zhao Junchen's faction is not to mention it for the time being, but Shen Changmao's faction is still concerned about the fact that they competed with Huang Yourong's faction for the job of staying in Beijing to assist the government during the southern tour some time ago and ultimately failed. Although he was resentful, he did not help Huang Yourong's faction deal with Zhao Junchen. As for the chief assistant Zhou Shangjing's faction, even though Zhou Shangjing did not express his position, he remained as low-key and impartial as ever.
Even many neutral officials in the palace are silent now and have not expressed their opinions! These neutral officials have no backers in the court but can still hold high positions. Naturally, they are all good people. After meeting Zhao Junchen's group, After the strong performance in the party struggle some time ago, I also understand how powerful the "Zhao Party" is now, and I don't think that this counterattack by Huang Yourong's faction can really hurt the foundation of Zhao Junchen, so naturally I don't dare to easily attack him at this time. Offended Zhao Junchen!
Therefore, although it seems to be very lively in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, most of the officials are silent. Under the criticism and impeachment of everyone, the situation of Zhao Junchen is far from what it seems like the building is about to collapse. critical.
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However, in the face of the accusations against Zhao Junchen and Zuo Lanshan by the "Yellow Party" officials and Qingliu people, Emperor Deqing did not express his position - just as Zhao Junchen expected, Emperor Deqing could still use Zhao Junchen. place, so Zhao Junchen will never be allowed to fall easily!
However, after such a big thing happened, Emperor Deqing couldn't show his attitude of protecting Zhao Junchen, so after looking at Zhao Junchen, he said slowly: "Oh? All your beloved ministers think so? Several ministers What do you think?"
At this time, several cabinet elders had circulated the impeachment report of Yushi Liu Quan'an one by one. Except for Huang Yourong, who already knew it by heart, several other cabinet elders also understood the conclusive evidence of guilt in the report. Those officials from the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Industry who were impeached may be doomed this time.
Therefore, Zhou Shangjing was the first to go out and report: "Your Majesty, I think this matter is serious. If all the evidence listed in the brochure are true, then the officials involved in the case from the two major yamen of the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Household Affairs will... It really should be investigated strictly.”
It was a simple sentence, but it was the same as whether it was said or not. As for whether Zhao Junchen and Zuo Lanshan, the two ministers, should be held accountable for their crimes, Zhou Shangjing did not even mention it.
"I have the same idea as the chief minister. I second the proposal!" Shen Changmao hesitated for a moment before making a statement. However, he had the same intention as Zhou Shangjing and would not offend Huang Yourong and Zhao Junchen.
Cheng Yuandao, the elder of the newly promoted pavilion, was a princeling, but he was as jealous as the prince Zhu Heyu. When he saw Zhou Shangjing and Shen Changmao being so harmonious, he raised his gray brows and said: "Your Majesty, the state-owned laws, since the When obeyed, the veteran believes that the top priority is to send the Sanfa Division to the two yamen of the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Works to arrest the officials who committed the crime, and to interrogate them whether there is any instigation from high-ranking officials in the DPRK behind them! Secondly, to investigate Zhao Junchen and Zuo Lan Shan and Er’s negligence of duty! Finally, we need to rectify the two major offices of the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Household Affairs to prevent this kind of thing from happening again!”
Out of his hatred of evil, Cheng Yuandao, as a princeling, was one of the rare people who had the same stance as Huang Yourong.
It was not until the end that Huang Yourong finally came out to speak.
Before that, Huang Yourong had been admiring Zhao Junchen's "changing" expression. He felt that the bad temper he had been feeling these days was finally gone. After Huang Yourong came out of the queue, he said with a smile: "Your Majesty, I heard this.
There is a folk saying, "If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam is crooked." I also heard that in a basket of good eggs, there may be one or two rotten eggs, but in a basket of rotten eggs, there will never be good eggs.
.Nowadays, the lower beams of the two major government offices, the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Works, are already crooked, and there are a lot of rotten eggs..."
At this point, Huang Yourong glanced at Zhao Junchen with ill intentions and continued: "So, I think that not only Zhao Junchen and Zuo Lanshan need to be held accountable for their negligence in their duties and improper employment! They also need to send the Three Laws Division to punish them.
Check whether these two ministers are also involved in this matter! According to the old minister, some mere doctors and Yuanwailang, with an official rank of only fifth or sixth grade, may not have the courage to do such a thing! In addition, just as
The old minister said before that good eggs will never appear in a basket of rotten eggs. Now that there are so many rotten eggs in the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Works, I am afraid that the two major yamen have already been corrupted. Even the officials of the other two ministries are not involved in this case.
, I am afraid that I will not report the information, and work together! Therefore, the old minister agrees with Mr. Cheng Ge’s opinion to rectify the household and work departments, and replace the relevant officials if they can! Otherwise, I am afraid that the entire court and countless yamen will eventually turn into rotten eggs.
By that time, our country, the Ming Dynasty, will probably be corrupted because of this!"
After hearing the attitudes of Huang Yourong and Cheng Yuandao, Emperor Deqing was still unconvinced, but asked: "Zhao Junchen, Zuo Lanshan, the matter now occurs in the yamen you two are responsible for, and some officials think it needs to be investigated.
Your crime of dereliction of duty and oversight has led to the minister’s opinion that the Household and Work Departments need to be rectified. Since you are the ministers of these two yamen, I cannot but give you a chance to defend yourself and share your views.”
Although Emperor Deqing was talking about "Zhao Junchen and Zuo Lanshan", in fact his eyes were only focused on Zhao Junchen.
Because Emperor Deqing understood that although Zuo Lanshan and Zhao Junchen were both second-rank ministers of the imperial court, they had already taken Zhao Junchen as their leader since they took refuge in Zhao Junchen.
Therefore, Zuo Lanshan's attitude is Zhao Junchen's attitude. As long as Zhao Junchen expresses his attitude, Zuo Lanshan's ideas do not need to be considered.
The thoughts of the officials in the court were similar to that of Emperor Deqing. After hearing Emperor Deqing's inquiry, they all ignored Zuo Lanshan, who looked anxious and kept looking at Zhao Junchen, and looked directly at Zhao Junchen.
On the body.
Under everyone's gaze, Zhao Junchen slowly walked out of the queue.
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