Chapter Five Hundred and Eighty-Two. Lively Court Discussion (5).
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Hearing this voice, everyone in the Huangji Palace was shocked.
Unexpectedly, the court meeting that was coming to an end would stir up trouble again.
You must know that although Su Changzhen was not at the center of the temple, he was the governor of Southern Zhili and a second-rank official of the imperial court. He was one of the top border officials in the Ming Dynasty. Most of the officials in the Huangji Palace saw him.
They all had to pray to see each other, and many of them were even former disciples of Su Changzhen. Now that Su Changzhen was suddenly impeached, it still sounded like a very serious "Ten Deadly Crimes". It seemed that they were confiscating their homes and asking for execution. This is not the case.
It is no exaggeration to say that one thing shocked the government and the public.
Immediately, all the monarchs and ministers in Huangji Palace looked towards the speaker.
I saw that this man was about forty years old, with a slender body, sharp eyes, and a capable demeanor. He was an inspector named Li Yu.
After seeing Li Yu, Zhao Junchen couldn't help but frown slightly.
If I remember correctly, it was Li Yu who impeached Zhao Shancai and publicly exposed Zhao Shancai's private departure from the southern patrol team. He also happened to be in the crosshairs of Emperor Deqing's efforts to rectify the court atmosphere, so that Zhao Shancai was dismissed by Emperor Deqing.
The official position took away the fame. It can be said that this person directly prompted Zhao Shancai to become the guest and aide of the East Palace of Prince Zhu Heyu.
According to Zhao Junchen's speculation, Li Yu's impeachment of Zhao Shancai was secretly instigated by the seventh prince Zhu Hejian. Now that he has impeached Su Changzhen again, does this mean that this action was also directed by Zhu Hejian?
Thinking of this, Zhao Junchen's eyes flashed with deep thought.
On the other side, Emperor Deqing also turned his gaze to Li Yu, with a trace of impatience flashing across his expression.
After nearly two hours of continuous court discussions, Emperor Deqing was already tired. Now he was about to end the morning court and rush back to the harem to rest. Unexpectedly, Li Yu was so ignorant that he impeached Su Chang, the governor of Southern Zhili, in public.
Given Su Changzhen's status, his impeachment will definitely cause a lot of controversy. As a result, today's morning meeting will not end until half past one.
In addition, Emperor Deqing naturally knew that Su Changjin was a corrupt official, but Emperor Deqing still kept Su Changjin for useful purposes, so he did not want Su Changjin to collapse too quickly. In fact, Emperor Deqing
What I most hope is that Zhao Junchen marries Su Xiuning, Su Changzhen's daughter. In this case, the forces of Zhao Junchen and Su Changzhen will definitely merge into one place. Both of them are corrupt officials, and the people under them are also unclean. If they join forces,
Although his power will rise in the future, the stains on his body will be doubled, and it will be easier to find clues. In the future, Emperor Deqing will have an easier time rectifying Zhao Junchen.
Putting all these reasons together, Emperor Deqing was naturally a little unhappy when he saw Li Yu impeaching Su Changzhen. He felt that Li Yu did not know how to understand the holy will at all.
Therefore, Emperor Deqing's tone was somewhat cold and he asked slowly: "Oh? The ten major crimes? When the late emperor punished Wei Zhongxian, he listed the ten major sins for Wei Zhongxian. In the end, Wei Zhongxian hanged himself in fear of the crime, and nearly 10,000 accomplices were involved.
! This is a very serious accusation. If you want to impeach Su Changzhen for ten major crimes, is it possible that Su Changzhen’s crimes can already be compared with those of Wei Zhongxian of the previous dynasty? "
After a pause, Emperor Deqing continued with a threatening tone: "Just now, when Prince Zhu Heyu impeached Chen Dongxiang, because there was no concrete evidence of crime in hand, I punished him by shutting himself up for ten days! You are not the prince after all, I
I will not show mercy to you! If you also have no concrete evidence in hand and rashly slandered the imperial court official, and you still don't know how to restrain yourself after seeing the prince's past mistakes, then my punishment for you will not be as simple as thinking behind closed doors.
It’s easy!”
Faced with such an obvious and extreme threat from Emperor Deqing, I am afraid that most officials would tremble and apologize hastily.
However, Li Yu still had a calm expression on his face. Instead, he looked like a martyr for his benevolence and righteousness, as if he didn't care at all about Emperor Deqing's punishment and threats in order to impeach traitorous officials and corrupt officials.
Just such an expression immediately increased the credibility of Li Yu's impeachment, and also immediately made everyone in the "princeling party" have a great impression of him.
"Your Majesty, Su Changzhen is a veteran minister of the court and a high-ranking official in the border areas. How can I dare to impeach him in public if I don't have any concrete evidence? In fact, Su Changzhen has more than ten crimes.
, The reason why I only listed ten of them is because I have collected solid evidence of these ten crimes and cannot tolerate Su Changjin's sophistry!"
Hearing Li Yu's words, the faces of all the officials in the Huangji Palace changed slightly. They knew that Li Yu's impeachment was by no means a spur-of-the-moment impeachment, but had been fully prepared in advance. In this case, Su Changzhen would probably have a big incident today.
Trouble!
On the other side, Li Yu had already pulled out a memorial from his sleeve, and then read it aloud in public without the consent of Emperor Deqing, his voice clear and intelligible.
For a moment, the only voice left in the Huangji Hall was Li Yu's voice impeaching Su Changzhen.
"I have heard that the emperors have governed the world since ancient times, and I have acted in vain. I have secretly thought of my duty and corrected it. I have admired your majesty's sage heart and often followed the example of an eagle and a falcon. I would like to send the governor of Southern Zhili, Su Changjin, to the public and private affairs.
The actual evidence is here:
The first is the crime of accepting bribes! When Su Changzhen was the governor of Nanzhili, he used public assets for personal gain and accepted bribes from subordinate officials and private businessmen many times. There are seven cases that can be verified.
In the 21st year of Yu Deqing, he accepted a bribe of 30,000 taels from Zhao Benqi, the prefect of Suzhou. After accepting the bribe, Su Changjin helped Zhao Benqi cover up the Suzhou bank deficit; in the 22nd year of Yu Deqing, he accepted a bribe of 60,000 taels from Hui merchant Wang Wei.
money, and then covered up Wang Wei's crime of selling private salt...
The second is to connect with party members, use the benefits of the imperial court to make good friends with the major yamen in Nanzhili, and become buddies with the officials at the top and lower levels, relying on them. Now more than 60% of the prefectures and counties in Nanzhili are loyal to him.
I obey my orders, but I know that thanks to my private family, all meetings and meetings are controlled by Su Changzhen and his followers, and many local officials pay for it..."
Third, selling officials and selling vends. Whenever there was a vacancy in the prefectures and counties of Nanzhili, Su Changzhen would always turn to selling vends, and he would only stop after he was satisfied with his desires. As a result, the officials in the prefectures and counties of Nanzhili became more and more exploited, and the common people were exploited.
Heavy difficulties. Today we meet the Holy Lord, who loves his people like his own son, but there are still things that are not enough for the people. This is all because of the debtors who serve for private purposes...
Fourth, suppressing dissidents, framing loyal and virtuous people, and taking credit for those who are promoted and go on missions. If they do not comply, they will be accused of crimes to suppress and abandon...
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Tenth, being an official is unethical. When he was the governor of Nanzhili, he caused the people in the territory to suffer misery. If the people had a slight backlash, he would send people privately to suppress it. Now he is only known to the ministers. In the past six years, there have been
Thirty-seven people died due to the suppression by private soldiers, and several times more people were injured and disabled...
...The evidence for these ten crimes is all conclusive and jaw-dropping. I ask Your Majesty to make a judgment and dismiss Su Changzhen from office and convict him, so as to appease the hearts of the people of the world!"
As Li Yu finished reciting the memorial in his hand, all the officials in Huangji Palace were shocked.
Although they knew that Li Yu's impeachment would not be simple, no one expected that the various charges Li Yu impeached Su Changzhen would be so serious!