Chapter Four Hundred and Forty Seven. The Great Court (7).
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"Your Majesty, I dare not agree with the impeachment of my colleagues!" Huang Yourong retorted slowly: "Although my colleagues have impeached me on many charges, they are all based on nothing, and there is no real evidence at all. They are all slander. The old minister is upright and not afraid of the slanting shadow. He has always been loyal to His Majesty and dedicated to the court. He will never do anything that will harm the country and disrupt the government. I hope Your Majesty will learn from it!"
Like Zhao Junchen, Emperor Deqing had considered all situations before returning to Beijing.`
Therefore, Huang Yourong's answer was still within the expectations of Emperor Deqing.
"Oh? Is that so?" Emperor Deqing looked noncommittal, as if he had some doubts, but also seemed to agree.
It seems that, in the eyes of Emperor Deqing, Huang Yourong today is still not embarrassed enough.
But just when the officials were about to make a move, Shen Changmao came out again and spoke first: "Your Majesty, I and Mr. Huang Ge have been officials in the same dynasty for many years. Although they occasionally have disputes, they also admire Mr. Huang Ge very much. As a human being, everyone is bound to make mistakes, but I never believe that Mr. Huang Ge will make plans for cholera and form cliques for personal gain. Therefore, I believe in Mr. Huang Ge's guarantee and am willing to vouch for Mr. Huang Ge. I hope your Majesty will learn from it."
Once again, Shen Changmao expressed support for Huang Yourong.
Then, as Shen Changmao's words fell, some "Shen Party" officials finally reacted and discovered Shen Changmao's true attitude - Shen Changmao had not informed them in advance, otherwise they would not have followed the crowd just now. Impeachment of Huang Yourong.
As a result, the officials of the "Shen Party" who had tried their best to impeach Huang Yourong suddenly changed their stance and came out one after another to agree with Shen Changmao's views - as if they were not the ones who just fiercely criticized Huang Yourong. .
Then, of course, the officials who supported Huang Yourong and the officials who opposed Huang Yourong started a heated debate and quarrel, which gradually evolved into mutual criticism between officials with different stances. For a while, the situation in the Huangji Palace seemed a bit chaotic and noisy.
But overall, although Huang Yourong has the support of "Shen Party" officials and some "Yellow Party" officials, the voice of impeaching him still prevails.
Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, Emperor Deqing finally spoke again. He shouted loudly with a serious expression: "Quiet! This is the Huangji Palace, and you are ministers of the imperial court. How unbecoming is it to get into such a noisy group!? "
With Emperor Deqing's severe questioning, the quarrel among the officials finally came to a rest.
Then Emperor Deqing suddenly turned his attention to Zhao Junchen.
Speaking of which, this dispute about Huang Yourong was started from the beginning by Zhao Junchen's instructions to the "Zhao Party" officials. However, after provoking the dispute, Zhao Junchen and the "Zhao Party" officials immediately left and never returned. He was not involved, especially Zhao Junchen himself, who was hiding behind the scenes and watching with cold eyes from beginning to end, as if Zhao Junchen himself had nothing to do with this matter.`
Emperor Deqing couldn't stand Zhao Junchen's behavior of setting up a stage to watch a show.
Therefore, Emperor Deqing did not intend to let Zhao Junchen continue to stay out of the matter, but asked Zhao Junchen: "Zhao Aiqing, today is a major court meeting, and the impeachment of Huang Yourong by officials is also very important. As the Ministry of Household Affairs, you Minister, how can you not say anything? What do you think about the dispute between the officials in the court?"
Seeing that Emperor Deqing suddenly came to him, Zhao Junchen was not surprised. He had already prepared a countermeasure, but he went out and replied: "Your Majesty, no matter whether Mr. Huang Ge is a loyal minister or a treacherous minister, and no matter how the officials treat him,
Support or oppose, but since so many people have impeached Mr. Huang Ge, no matter whether their impeachment charges are true or false, His Majesty needs to send people to investigate in detail. Only in this way can the officials be convinced and save the officials.
Keep arguing."
After a pause, Zhao Junchen continued: "Especially the fact that the three adults, Zhan Shanchang, the Minister of Household Affairs, Gu Quan, the Censor of Zuo Qiandu of the Imperial Procuratorate, and Liu Chang'an, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, were dismissed from their posts by Mr. Huang Ge, should be investigated in detail immediately.
After all, these three gentlemen are all high-ranking officials of the third rank or above. If they are dismissed from their official positions due to trumped-up charges, I am afraid it will chill the hearts of all officials."
In fact, in the plan to impeach Huang Yourong, Zhao Junchen's main purpose was to restore the official positions of several "Zhao Party" officials. Now that the topic has gradually gone astray, Zhao Junchen also took the opportunity to emphasize this matter again.
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As Zhao Junchen finished speaking, several "Zhao Party" officials naturally expressed their agreement one after another.
On the other side, after hearing Zhao Junchen's answer, Emperor Deqing was also quite satisfied - although Zhao Junchen's answer was a little cunning, it also played into Emperor Deqing's wish. After all, Emperor Deqing did not want Huang Yourong to collapse immediately.
They also planned to make Huang Yourong a target and continue to attract the resentment of officials in place of Crown Prince Zhu Heyu, so Zhao Junchen's investigation proposal could be delayed for a few days without delaying Huang Yourong's final downfall.
So, after Emperor Deqing nodded with satisfaction, he turned to Zhou Shangjing and asked: "Zhou Aiqing, you and Mr. Huang Ge have been in the same dynasty for many years. I know Mr. Huang Ge quite well, but I don't know what you think.
So what?"
Zhou Shangjing came out and replied: "Your Majesty, I also agree with Zhao Shangshu's proposal. After all, the impeachment of officials still needs to be made after detailed investigation by the court before making a conclusion. Otherwise, good people will be wronged... No matter it is Mr. Huang Ge or Huang Ge
The same is true for those adults who have been dismissed from their official positions."
Emperor Deqing nodded again and said: "Since Mr. Zhou Ge has the same view and all the officials are arguing endlessly, let's let this matter be settled. According to my decree, I will order the Sansi Yamen to mobilize capable officials to conduct a detailed investigation.
This matter must be resolved as soon as possible!"
Then, Emperor Deqing turned his gaze to Huang Yourong, as if to comfort him, and said slowly: "Old Huang Ge, you don't have to worry about it. I have people investigate in detail to prove your innocence... However, since hundreds of officials have impeached you,
As for you, in order to avoid suspicion, you are still the cabinet minister until the matter is investigated clearly, and you can participate in political affairs, but as for specific affairs, you should not participate. If the final investigation results prove that you are innocent, I will personally take care of it.
Please clarify."
With Emperor Deqing's decision, the impeachment of Huang Yourong by hundreds of officials came to an end for the time being.
After all, this was the common will of Emperor Deqing and Zhou Shangjing. Even if other officials had different ideas, there was absolutely no way they could change the outcome.
In addition, Emperor Deqing's last words were equivalent to removing all Huang Yourong's power - this was the beginning of Huang Yourong's loss of power.
Huang Yourong still showed no resistance to this, but calmly agreed.
However, he said that with the impeachment of Huang Yourong by hundreds of officials temporarily coming to an end, the first major court meeting gradually calmed down.
But soon, it came again.
That is the matter of Prince Zhu Heyu rectifying business taxes.
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ps: Well, it’s a small chapter, but after early this morning, a large chapter with more than 6,000 words will be updated.