After hearing the third charge against Prince Zhu Heyu for impeaching him, Zhao Junchen secretly let out a sigh of relief.
This was a flaw that Zhao Junchen deliberately exposed. Before, Zhao Junchen was really worried that Zhu Heyu would not discover this flaw.
The facts of this crime are all there, and there is no room for Zhao Junchen's sophistry.
However, Zhao Junchen also knew that using this charge to impeach him would not allow him to quibble and the evidence of the crime was conclusive, but compared to the first two charges, Prince Zhu Heyu had the least confidence!
There are no other charges, such as "corruption and perverting the law", "corruption and bribery", and "abusing power for personal gain". In recent years, Prince Zhu Heyu has used it to impeach Zhao Junchen no less than ten times, and every time he can find a lot of evidence.
Zhao Junchen was not allowed to refute every time, but every time, Zhao Junchen was able to be safe in the end.
This is because at this time, Emperor Deqing would come forward to protect Zhao Junchen and even wipe Zhao Junchen's butt himself.
And this time, the reason why Zhao Junchen deliberately exposed such a flaw was for this reason! Otherwise, the auction of the soap supply was originally arranged by Zhao Junchen. As long as Zhao Junchen made a little move, how could Zhu Heyu be allowed to do so?
Seize the handle?
As an emperor, Emperor Deqing controlled hundreds of officials, so it was impossible for him not to know about Zhao Junchen's corruption. However, Emperor Deqing also knew that in all dynasties, officials in the court could not all be honest officials. The existence of corrupt officials was inevitable.
For Emperor Deqing, allowing Zhao Junchen to embezzle to a limited extent was, in a way, a disguised reward and favor.
This kind of thing is actually very common. In ancient dynasties, when a certain project was being built or a minister's house was ransacked, emperors would often send their trusted ministers to take charge. Why? It's because of this
There is oil and water! In the eyes of the emperor, all the wealth in the world is family wealth. As long as the favored ministers do things according to their own ideas, there is nothing to say in rewarding them.
Therefore, whenever Prince Zhu Heyu impeached Zhao Junchen on such charges, Emperor Deqing would always help Zhao Junchen, leaving Zhu Heyu to complain.
There is also a reason why Zhao Junchen exposed such flaws.
For emperors, corrupt officials are often easier to control than honest and capable officials, because corrupt officials' ambitions are nothing more than money, and they must rely on the favor of the emperors to gain a foothold in the court. But what are the ambitions and ambitions of honest and capable officials?
, then it’s hard to say.
And since Zhao Junchen returned to Beijing, he made a bet with the prince and used soap to earn a large amount of money for the court; he also expanded his power and formed a party, and became hostile to the cabinet elder Wen Guanliang, but he did not fall behind; although these are all
It was within the tolerance range of Emperor Deqing, but after all, it was too sharp. Zhao Junchen really didn't dare to think about what Emperor Deqing would think, and he couldn't figure it out.
That's why Zhao Junchen deliberately exposed such a flaw to let the prince's party see it, put himself in a disadvantageous position, and once again asked Emperor Deqing for help.
The reason for doing this was firstly to express his ambition to Emperor Deqing and prove that he was still a corrupt official, just greedy for money, so that Emperor Deqing could rest assured of him; secondly, it was also to restrain his sharpness and lack of performance ability, so that Emperor Deqing
I feel that although Zhao Junchen seems to have changed his style and greatly increased his abilities these days, he is still nothing without the support of Emperor Deqing.
After the previous confrontation, Zhao Junchen was rescued by Emperor Deqing again. He was not afraid that the officials would be inferior to him because of this. Instead, the officials would once again realize Emperor Deqing's favor for Zhao Junchen.
The prosperity.
………
Therefore, after hearing the third impeachment of Prince Zhu Heyu, Zhao Junchen's "face changed drastically" instantly. His knees were slightly bent, as if he wanted to kneel down to plead guilty, but he hesitated.
At the same time, Zhao Junchen raised his head cautiously with his most pitiful expression, and looked at Emperor Deqing on the imperial steps with fear, his eyes full of pleading.
Zhao Junchen practiced this expression in front of the mirror for a long time before going to court.
"Your Majesty... I... I was wronged, I..."
After stammering for a long time, Zhao Junchen still couldn't find any words to refute. He no longer looked as eloquent as before, and just looked at Emperor Deqing pitifully.
Sure enough, seeing Zhao Junchen's expression, Crown Prince Zhu Heyu snorted, and his expression became even more ugly. The ministers in the court also had calm expressions, neither worried nor gloating. They had seen such scenes many times.
This time, in their opinion, Zhao Junchen will still be safe this time.
Only the chief assistant, Zhou Shangjing, looked at Zhao Junchen with a look that seemed to be a smile but not a smile, which was meaningful.
On the other side, Emperor Deqing looked at Zhao Junchen under the imperial steps, a look of helplessness flashed across his face, as if he was wondering why Zhao Junchen would be caught every time.
However, despite the helplessness, Emperor Deqing will still defend Zhao Junchen this time. Not to mention other things, this soap business was originally dedicated to Emperor Deqing by Zhao Junchen. In the eyes of Emperor Deqing, Zhao Junchen was a good person for himself.
Seeking some benefits is a natural thing and is just human nature.
Therefore, Emperor Deqing frowned, coughed lightly, and seemed to be thinking about countermeasures. It was not until a moment later that he slowly said: "Zhao Aiqing is not to blame for this matter. The method of making the soap was originally offered to the court by Zhao Aiqing voluntarily."
Yes, he wholeheartedly considers the court, and I cannot let the loyal ministers feel cold. Therefore, in order to commend Zhao Aiqing, I have issued an oral order. Although the pancreas is exclusively made by the inner treasury, Zhao Aiqing can use the cost price every year to give priority.
Got a batch of pancreatic juice from the inner treasury."
While speaking, Emperor Deqing turned to look at Zhang De, the eunuch beside him, and asked: "What? My oral instructions were not announced to the ministers?"
Zhang De was experienced and naturally knew what to do at this time. He quickly said: "Your Majesty, I remember such a decree. I am afraid that the eunuch who was responsible for recording the decree on that day made an omission and failed to make it public.
Chao, the old slave will conduct a strict investigation after he goes down!"
Hearing what Zhang De said, Emperor Deqing nodded with satisfaction. When he turned around, he glared at Zhao Junchen, who only looked frightened.
On the other side, Prince Zhu Heyu may have been used to this for a long time, and he was not angry anymore, but his eyes became extremely cold, and he said expressionlessly: "In this case, I have not considered it carefully today. Please, please."
Father punishes."
Emperor Deqing waved his hand and said: "That's all. The little eunuch of the Supervisor of Ceremonies made a mistake, but I can't blame you."
As he spoke, Emperor Deqing looked at Zhao Junchen again and continued: "However, since the explanation has been clearly explained, let's let the matter be settled. Zhao Aiqing has good financial management and has increased the country's income in less than a month.
Nearly one million taels of silver, not only have I won the bet that day, but I have also been rewarded for my merits. From today on, I will be promoted to the position of Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs."
"Thank you Lord for your grace!"
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