Faced with the rebuke from the ministers, Wei Zheng did not remain silent in the city like last time, but stared at these people with a cold face.
"Yan Song and He Shen haven't said anything yet, but you are impatient! Could it be that you are the ones who gave bribes to them?"
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of all the officials present changed, and they were all silent for a moment.
Isn’t that what it is? Otherwise, why are they anxious?
When Wei Zheng saw this, he even sneered: "How did you get the money for bribes? Did you also accept bribes from people below?"
"What a load of rubbish! What a load of rubbish!!"
Luo Longwen, the general envoy, had a gray beard and was short in stature. His face turned bright red at this moment. He stood up tremblingly, pointed at Wei Zheng and cursed angrily: "Unfounded accusations! Groundless accusations!"
"Even an upright official like Prime Minister Yan has been criticized by you! You traitor Wei Zheng, are you going to destroy the Daqian court?"
"good!"
On the other side, Su Ling'a, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, also stood up directly and echoed righteously: "Same as my lord!"
"Sir Wei, are you going to criticize Mr. He like this just based on your baseless speculation? Are you going to turn the innocent Daqian court into a mess?"
Later, Yan Maoqing, the minister of Dali Temple, Zhao Wenhua, the left minister of the Ministry of Industry, Wu Shenglan, the right minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and others also stood up angrily and loudly refuted Wei Zheng's words.
Li Qian on the dragon throne was stunned. How could this scene be so similar to three days ago?
The only difference is that today Wei Zheng's fighting power is overwhelming, and he is quarreling with many courtiers and fighting with the Confucian scholars.
"If Yan Song and He Shen were all honest officials, there would be no corrupt officials in the world! Are you still asking me for evidence? Ask any one or three-year-old kid in Beijing and they will all know that these two are the most corrupt officials in the world! Could it be that you, Even a three-year-old child is not as good as..."
"Ahem~"
Looking down at the messy court hall like a vegetable market, Li Qian coughed twice. Wei Zhongxian on the side immediately understood and shouted loudly: "Quiet!!"
We can't let them continue arguing, otherwise, what happened three days ago may happen again.
Fortunately, the ministers were still very obedient when they felt guilty. They stopped one after another and looked quietly at His Majesty the Emperor on the dragon throne.
Li Qian thought for a while, looked at Yan Song in front, and He Shen asked: "Prime Minister Yan, the He Qing family and the Wei Qing family have impeached you two for corruption and bribery. Do you have anything to say?"
As soon as these words came out, He Shen stood up directly, crying and crying loudly:
"Your Majesty, it is clear to you that I am really unjust! I work hard every day to manage the affairs of the state, and I will never dare to be greedy for even a cent!"
Li Qian's mouth twitched, are you serious?
Could it be that the saying "Heshen fell, Jiaqing was full" in the previous life was just a joke?
On the other side, Yan Song also stood up, with a heavy face, cupped his hands and said to Li Qian: "Your Majesty, I am also unjust!"
"Since I took over as the prime minister and took charge of the Ministry of Household Affairs, I have deeply felt that the great responsibilities of the country have been placed on me. I can't eat well or sleep well. I have to eat late at night and eat late at night to serve the state affairs. I strive to live up to the trust of the people and the trust of your majesty. Don’t dare to relax.”
"I feel no regrets in my heart and have absolutely no intention of corruption or bribery. Your Majesty, please be aware of this."
Looking at Yan Song's upright appearance, Li Qian began to doubt his own knowledge even more.
I heard that after Yan Song’s house was confiscated in his previous life, the Jiajing Dynasty also produced a book called "Tianshui Bingshan Lu" to record the confiscated property, totaling more than 60,000 words. Could this also be a fake?
Li Qian rubbed his chin and looked at the two of them. It would be a pity for you two not to become actors.
However, it is one thing to know that they are greedy, but now we cannot punish them.
Just look at the reactions of the civil servants below.
This is not just a matter of bribery. Even if these civil servants are not implicated in this incident, what can be done?
After punishing the corrupt people at the top, will we start to liquidate the people at the bottom? Will the next liquidation fall on them?
Therefore, the civil servants will definitely not sit back and watch these two people be punished.
Li Qian could also punish him by force. I believe that the military attachés in the DPRK would also be happy to see the result and happily help the emperor accomplish this.
But if you think about it later, you will know that without these civilian officials to restrain the generals, what would happen to the court?
How many days can Li Qian remain emperor? How many days can he still have a good life?
"Um……"
Li Qian's eyes turned to Wei Zheng: "Wei Qing's family, do you have any solid evidence to accuse Prime Minister Yan and He Qing's family of corruption and bribery?"
As soon as these words came out, many ministers in the court became nervous, but the corners of the lips of the civil servants near the front slightly raised a faint smile.
If Wei Zheng had evidence, why would he wait until now?
Sure enough, under the gaze of Li Qian and many courtiers, Wei Zheng shook his head in shame: "Your Majesty, I have no evidence."
Li Qian looked at him speechlessly. As expected of Wei Zheng, he spoke confidently without any evidence.
But Wei Zheng did not give up. He still held up his hands and said: "But as I said, the corruption of these two people is known to the whole world. The millions of taels of silver that the imperial court loses every year fall into the hands of these people!"
"Heshen is in charge of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Whenever there is an inspection in the capital, there are many cars and horses gathering in front of the door, and they are all speculators giving gifts! Even ordinary people know that Hefu is a place where officials and titles are sold!"
"Yan Song was in charge of the household department and was in charge of Taicang's money and food. He was unscrupulous and enriched his own pockets. He took advantage of his position as left prime minister to annex land and took bribes on a large scale through his son. It was simply heinous!"
"I ask you to deal with these two people strictly to set an example to others!"
Wei Zheng bowed in final salute, bowed his head long, his crimson official robes billowing, and he was full of righteousness.
"Wei Zheng, you are talking nonsense!"
Luo Wenlong, the General Secretary who had just spoken, stood up again, pointed at him and said angrily: "Although the court's policy is set, there are always various accidents when it is implemented. The extra money spent is naturally recorded in the book, and there are official documents to prove it. Why? Come and talk about a loss?"
"As for bribery, it's out of the question!"
"Master Wei, everyone is doing things for the imperial court. Why is it that whoever does more will suffer the greater injustice?"
Luo Longwen righteously accused: "Prime Minister Yan is worried about Daqian, calming river troubles, rescuing victims, and stabilizing the country...have you ignored all of this?"
"But what did you, Mr. Wei, do? You kept holding on to these official documents and refused to let go! Is this the fault of Prime Minister Yan?"
"good!"
Su Ling'a spoke righteously again: "Same as my lord!"
"Besides, the censors of the past and present have only heard stories at best, but Mr. Wei, you are just relying on your own groundless conjectures and wishful thinking to slander an upright official like Mr. He..."
Other civil servants also spoke up, and for a while, Wei Zheng became a rat in the court again, with everyone shouting to beat him.
But he didn't care at all, but looked at the people present with cold eyes:
"You keep saying that He Shen and Yan Song did not take bribes, but where did their mansions come from? Where did their servants come from? Where did their extravagant food and clothing expenses come from? "
Wei Zheng's voice was like thunder and his momentum was like a torrent. The civil servants opposite him subconsciously took half a step back.
But Yan Song, who was at the forefront, lowered his head and closed his eyes. He Shen turned around and quietly glanced at his followers.
After a brief period of confusion, Luo Longwen came to his senses, stepped forward angrily, and asked: "Wei Zheng, you keep saying that Prime Minister Yan eats and clothing extremely extravagantly, but have you ever seen it with your own eyes?"