Emperor Deqing was an emperor who loved great achievements, indulged in power, neglected government affairs, and was slightly suspected of being ambitious and lacking in talents. However, he was by no means a confused emperor. Emperor Deqing had always been clear about the big and small developments in the capital and what was revealed and what was hidden.
Palm.
For example, Emperor Deqing had known for a long time that Song Qiwen, the Minister of Civil Service, was amassing money through the "Huaigufang". However, due to the situation in the temple and Zhou Shangjing's reaction, he kept it secret and did not make it clear.
At this time, although the content of Zuo Lanshan's impeachment was somewhat obscure, Emperor Deqing still immediately guessed Zuo Lanshan's impeachment target. As Zuo Lanshan's words fell, Emperor Deqing first glanced at Zuo Lanshan from the corner of his eye.
Zhou Shangjing then looked at Song Qiwen, a trace of hesitation flashing across his expression.
Emperor Deqing had long been psychologically prepared for the fierce counterattack by the "Zhao Party", but even Emperor Deqing never expected that the "Zhao Party"'s counterattack would be so fierce, not only directly targeting the "Zhou Party"
The number two figure Song Qiwen, and completely ignoring the feelings of his colleagues and the unspoken rules of officialdom, was directly involved in the "Huaigufang" incident. As a result, the conflict between the "Zhou Party" and the "Zhao Party" would become serious.
, the conflict between the two factions will become more intense, and the situation in the temple will probably be chaotic for a long time.
Thinking of this, Emperor Deqing was secretly happy, thinking that the fierce conflict between the "Zhao Party" and the "Zhou Party" would be beneficial to his future plans. However, while he was happy, Emperor Deqing was also slightly worried, thinking that "Zhao Party"
The Party's actions are too big, and the subsequent development of the situation may be out of its control!
In the officialdom, there are many hidden rules. These rules are a tacit understanding among the officials. No one will touch them easily unless absolutely necessary.
There are many unspoken rules, and the core content among them is nothing more than the four words "click to stop"!
Who in the officialdom has no handle? Who doesn’t know whose handle? Take Song Qiwen’s “Huaigufang” as an example. Countless officials have sent money to “Huaigufang”. What is the real role of “Huaigufang”?
Most of the officials are well aware of what is going on, but even those "Prince Party" elites who claim to "dare to remonstrate" have never dared to expose the matter of "Huaigufang"!
Why? "Huaigufang" is Song Qiwen's real handle. Although the officials are well aware of this, Song Qiwen also knows the officials' real handle. If someone exposes the matter of "Huaigufang",
Then Song Qiwen will inevitably fight back fiercely, and will also reveal the opponent's true background. At that time, there will be no room for maneuver, and the situation will become a fierce and unrelenting situation, but no one wants to see it.
The most important thing is that when Song Qiwen conducted power and money transactions through "Huaigufang", Song Qiwen was only the bribe-receiver, and a large number of officials also committed bribery! If the matter of "Huaigufang" is exposed, then those who reported to "Huaigufang" will
There are hundreds of officials who sent money to bribe "Huaigufang". Should they be traced? If they are traced, how widespread will the implication be? What kind of turmoil will there be in the government and the opposition? If they are not traced, what will happen to the court?
Where is your face and credibility?
It is precisely because of such concerns that the officials have already had a tacit understanding, that is, when the officials compete in the temple, even if they are in conflict with each other, they will never reveal the other party's true background until absolutely necessary.
, otherwise, while losing room for maneuver, it will also attract the hostility of more people; and in order to stabilize the situation, the court will often only pursue those "isolated cases" that are not widely implicated, such as "Huaigufang", which is extremely implicated.
However, he is cautious about major cases and will never take the initiative to touch them unless absolutely necessary.
Since ancient times, the more prominent ministers have fallen from power, the more trivial the crimes involved. This is not because their crimes do not stop there, but because more serious crimes are often covered up by the court.
The reason is precisely because such unspoken rules exist.
Even Emperor Deqing must abide by such unspoken rules, so Emperor Deqing has long known the details of the "Huaigufang", but has always tolerated it and did not investigate, otherwise everyone in the temple would not be able to live in peace.
Now, seeing that "Zhao Dang" took the initiative to break the unspoken rules of officialdom and directly involved the "Huaigufang" matter, everyone, whether it was Emperor Deqing or all the officials in the court, was naturally shocked. They only felt that "Zhao Dang"
Be determined to go far beyond your imagination!
The conflict between the "Zhao Party" and the "Zhou Party" will also be far beyond imagination.
Talk less.
However, it was said that after Zuo Lanshan exposed the incident of "Huagufang", Emperor Deqing hesitated for a moment, and finally decided to wait and see what happened and let Zuo Lanshan finish the scene.
Emperor Deqing glared at Zuo Lanshan and said coldly: "Yesterday, when the censors were impeaching, they said that a certain important minister was harboring Ma Xicheng, the governor of Henan Prefecture. Today, Mr. Zuo, you said that a certain important minister was using "
Huaigufang's transaction of power and money... Haha, they are all secretive and teasing me, right? Zuo Lanshan, stop beating around the bush and tell me clearly, who is the person behind "Huaigufang"?
After hearing Emperor Deqing's urging, Zuo Lanshan felt a little nervous, but his expression was impassioned and he replied loudly: "Your Majesty, according to the information I have found, what is behind this 'Nostalgic Fang'
The master is none other than Song Qiwen, the current Minister of the Ministry of Personnel! Song Qiwen has ignored the kindness of the emperor and has been taking advantage of the power of the Ministry of Personnel to accept bribes, sell officials and titles, and privately change the evaluation of officials. I hope your Majesty will investigate this matter strictly!"
As Zuo Lanshan finished speaking, all the "Zhao Party" officials in the Imperial Procuratorate came out one after another, led by Situ Han, the deputy inspector on the right, and Gu Quan, the imperial censor on the right, who all echoed.
Yan said that they had been aware of this matter for a long time, believed that Song Qiwen was highly suspicious, and hoped that Emperor Deqing could strictly investigate the matter of "Huaigufang".
As the "Zhao Party" fiercely rebounded and turned from defense to offense, the focus in the temple also shifted for a while, from Zuo Lanshan to Song Qiwen, and the faces of everyone in the "Zhou Party" changed drastically.
Like Emperor Deqing, they guessed that the "Zhao Party" might counterattack, but they did not expect that the "Zhao Party"'s counterattack would be so fierce and ruthless!
Under the counterattack of the "Zhao Party", Song Qiwen, Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, quickly went out and reported to Emperor Deqing: "Your Majesty, the minister who is responsible for the 'Huaigufang' has no knowledge at all, and this shop has absolutely no relationship with the minister.
The various impeachments of Zuo Lanshan are all based on false accusations and false accusations. I hope Your Majesty will learn from it!"
As Song Qiwen finished speaking, Du Bai, the censor of Zuodu of the Nadu Procuratorate, also came out again, with a look full of anger, saying: "Your Majesty, all the crimes I committed before impeaching Zuo Lanshan were all due to a conspiracy.
The public spirit is never instigated by others, and all the criminal evidence has been repeatedly confirmed by me. There is absolutely no forgery. I believe that Zuo Lanshan's move to impeach Song Shangshu is to divert the focus, cover up his crimes, and also
I hope Your Majesty will learn from it and hold Zuo Lanshan accountable for falsely accusing his colleagues!"
Then, naturally a large number of "Zhou Party" officials came out to speak, supporting the views of Song Qiwen and Du Bai, and reprimanding Zuo Lanshan for his ulterior motives.
The views of Song Qiwen, Du Bai, and everyone in the "Zhou Party" naturally aroused another counterattack from the "Zhao Party", and then officials from the two groups soon started arguing fiercely, and the Huangji Palace was noisy for a while. , saliva flying everywhere.
However, after all, the "Zhou Party" has a large number of people and greater influence. Therefore, in the quarrel, although the "Zhao Party" members were well prepared, they gradually fell into a disadvantage and were unable to do what they expected.
At the same time, while the "Zhou Party" and the "Zhao Party" were competing, Zhou Shangjing and Zhao Junchen, as the leaders of the two factions, were unusually low-key and did not make any moves. They just hid behind the scenes and through their respective The fighting between factions made it impossible for people to guess what the two of them were really thinking at this time.
On the other side, seeing the conflict between the "Zhou Party" and the "Zhao Party" intensifying, everyone in the "Prince Party" looked excited, feeling that they had seen a "dog eats dog" show, and they were ready to take part in it at any time; Since Shen Changmao, the "Shen Party" has always looked on with a cold attitude. Yesterday they suffered a loss from the "Zhou Party", and the "Zhao Party" had a desperate attitude at that time. Now they naturally do the same. They will not help any party, but hope that both sides will suffer losses; as for the "Emperor Party", they are also watching the fire from the other side, but at the same time, they are also secretly waiting for Emperor Deqing to express his attitude and tendency.
Seeing that the "Zhao Party" was gradually at a disadvantage, and the situation in Huangji Palace became increasingly chaotic, Emperor Deqing finally expressed his attitude after thinking for a long time!
Emperor Deqing first stopped the debate between the "Zhou Party" and the "Zhao Party", severely reprimanded him a few words, and then slowly said: "No matter whether Zuo Lanshan's impeachment is true or not, no matter whether Song Qiwen Whether it has anything to do with 'Huaigu Fang' or not, but since 'Huaigu Fang' is suspected, it must be investigated strictly! According to my decree, Shuntian Prefecture immediately sent people to seal down 'Huaigu Fang' and arrest all those involved in 'Huaigu Fang' Wait, and then submit the case to the joint trial of the three judicial departments, and we must investigate clearly whether there are any crimes involving power and money transactions between officials of the DPRK and China in 'Huagufang', and we must not tolerate it!"
After hearing Emperor Deqing's decree, Yin Huo Zhengyuan of Shuntian Prefecture and the chiefs of the Sanfa Department came out to agree.
However, although Emperor Deqing's decree was severe, all the officials knew that if they just investigated "Huaigufang" alone, they would not find anything at all. Song Qiwen must have been prepared when he founded "Huaigufang" There is no way out, so the clues of "Nostalgia Square" will definitely be interrupted, and it will be difficult to really implicate Song Qiwen.
However, "Huaigufang" is the old sign of "Zhou Party" after all, because after Zuo Lanshan's impeachment was sealed, it was undoubtedly equivalent to "Zhao Party" slapping "Zhou Party" in the mouth and cutting off "Zhou Party". If the "Zhou Party" does not fight back, the reputation of the "Zhou Party" will also suffer a lot.
Therefore, after Emperor Deqing announced his decree, most of the officials' eyes were focused on the elder Zhou Shangjing, waiting for the reaction of the "Zhou Party".
Then, under the attention of hundreds of officials, the "Zhou Party"'s counterattack began immediately!
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After adjusting my mood, I will continue to update. No matter what, since there are still readers insisting, Chongzi will give everyone a complete explanation. It has nothing to do with the results, just the true intention.