In the Fengtian Palace, Mr. He shocked everyone with just two words.
Since the founding of the Xia Dynasty by the Emperor Tai, there has never been a case in the history of the Xia Kingdom in which a military general volunteered to be demoted and sent abroad.
What's more, this is still a demotion, which is even more impossible.
Don’t they all hope that their children will become successful?
With the military exploits and qualifications of He Feng, the eldest son of Mr. He, the next step is to join the Ministry of War and succeed Xia Song, the Minister of War... This is what many people already know.
He Feng has the ability and background to pursue this position.
However, if you are transferred to Suzhou, although you have gained experience, you will have to continue to gain qualifications when you come back. After all, vacancies are not always available.
If you want to join the Ministry of War by then, I'm afraid it will be five or six years late.
"Old man, what do you mean..."
Everyone murmured to themselves, not knowing why this was happening.
"Maybe it's because of He An..."
"It reminds me that He An is Mr. He's nephew. This time it will involve the He family to some extent."
"I see, the old man is smart. He retreats in order to advance. Your Majesty can't be aggressive."
On the dragon chair, Xiao Pingsi looked at the old man below and saw that he was leaning on crutches, so he motioned to Wang Feng.
Wang Feng immediately said: "Give me a seat."
Immediately, an internal prison officer came from outside the door and brought a chair.
Mr. He was moved and said: "Thank you so much, Your Majesty... I am so ashamed..."
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Prince Qin's Mansion.
King Qin, who was banned from studying, has not yet been released. It seems that His Majesty has forgotten this son.
"Your Highness, I have inquired clearly." The Chief of the Qin Palace reported respectfully.
King Qin put down the scroll and looked at the man: "How does your Majesty plan to deal with He An's case?"
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty has not dealt with it yet, but this morning I asked Mr. He to transfer He Feng to Suzhou as a guard general."
"What?"
King Qin dropped the scroll and didn't care. Instead, he fell into deep thought.
After a moment, he suddenly smiled: "What a great old man He, who gave him this trick?"
"Last night Duke Ye went to the mansion of Duke He." Chang Shi said calmly.
"Um?"
King Qin understood better.
"These two have not dared to date each other for decades, but they dared to visit us yesterday... This shows that it is probably because of the father's instructions."
"That's what everyone guessed." Chang Shi nodded.
Chang Shi paused for a moment and then said: "The news came back from the palace that yesterday the imperial concubine knelt outside the Yangju Hall for the whole day, but she and Prince Yong'an accompanied His Majesty to dinner at dinner."
After waving his hand and repelling Chang Shi, King Qin's smile suddenly froze.
He stood up and kicked the book that fell on the ground until it hit the wall, suppressing the dissatisfaction in his heart.
"Father, why are you so partial!"
King Qin couldn't help but recall that Yue Pingchuan's rebellion had implicated his mother-in-law and himself, and the imperial army also surrounded the palace of King Qin.
This caused everyone in the palace to be trembling with fear, and the mother in the palace was also worried.
But now something happened to the He family. Not only did the imperial concubine and her son have nothing to do, they were able to accompany the king, and they didn't look like they were going to be angry at all.
"My father is not even willing to show off, which shows that his favor for the imperial concubine, mother and son far exceeds that of my mother and I!"
When he thought of this, King Qin felt extremely uncomfortable in his heart. Even if he knew the reason why He's family was so powerful, he couldn't bear this tone easily.
"snort……"
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Morning the next day.
Xiao Pingsi had just sat down and was about to ask Suzhou if there was any memorial, when he saw someone walking out of the Yushitai.
"Qi Jingchun, the imperial censor, has written a memorial."
Xiao Pingsi took a look at the cabinet and saw that the two people on the left and right of the Yushitai were both censors.
When everyone looked confused, they realized that this was another surprise attack, and they didn't know who they wanted to attack suddenly.
"What kind of memorial does Qi Qing have?" Xiao Ping asked with a smile.
Yesterday, Mr. He went to court and showed that the He family was willing to make concessions, which made him very satisfied.
I solved a personal problem. I drank half a bowl of gruel this morning.
Qi Jingchun said: "I have this Ministry of Impeachment and Punishment."
"Who?" Xiao Pingsi wondered if he didn't hear clearly.
"Ang?" Su Lin, the Minister of Punishment, was also confused. He thought he was being impeached, but Qi Jingchun did not say his name.
Xiao Pingsi was in a daze for a moment and said clearly: "Oh, Qi Qing wants to impeach the entire Ministry of Justice?"
"Yes." Qi Jingchun said confidently.
The officials from the Ministry of Justice, headed by Su Lin, all looked at the top of the hall speechlessly.
This is the first time since His Majesty has ascended the throne that someone has impeached the entire judicial branch.
What kind of trouble is this?
Xiao Pingsi, however, took it seriously and asked: "Did Qi Qing get any evidence that the Ministry of Justice colluded and bent the law for personal gain...or did he hear about it?"
When the Yushitai files a complaint, evidence is never needed.
All he has to do is open his mouth and offend someone. If the emperor wants to investigate, he will have evidence quickly. If he doesn't want to investigate, there will be no evidence.
Su Lin left work and glared at everyone at the Yushitai: "Master Qian, is this what the Yushitai meant?"
Qian Boyang, the imperial censor, immediately shook his head: "The imperial censor does not know this, so it should be the memorial written by Qi Yushi himself."
"I don't know either," Qin Shiyi, the censor of Zuodu, said calmly.
Faced with this situation, Qi Jingchun remained calm and said:
"Your Majesty, my lords, what I want to impeach is not that the Ministry of Punishment has violated the law, but that the Ministry of Punishment fails to mention those who have committed the most heinous crimes and does not ask about their implication. Why?"
"Qi Jingchun, what are you talking about!?" An official immediately heard what he meant and shouted.
As soon as Qi Jingchun finished speaking, not only the emperor, but also the cabinet and officials all understood what he wanted to do.
Their expressions changed drastically.
This is to make He An's matter bigger.
Everyone saw clearly what happened in the palace yesterday, and they all understood that His Majesty and the He family had already made concessions, and the matter ended with He An.
Therefore, the three law divisions did not question it, because this was the best result for Xia Guo.
Once the He family is forced into a hurry, they will worry about military disasters and chill people's hearts.
After all, the He family has made great contributions, so it would be unworthy to be implicated in this.
"Qi Yushi, what do you mean?" Xiao Pingsi's face gradually turned cold.
The originally excellent mood was ruined in an instant.
He knew that these censors were all tough people, not to mention that Qi Jingchun was right in this matter.
When Qi Jingchun heard His Majesty calling her this, he immediately felt His Majesty's displeasure.
But he had to bite the bullet and continue talking.
"Your Majesty, what I want to say is that since He An's crime has been confirmed, betraying the emperor and treason against the country is a heinous crime, and three to nine tribes should be implicated!"
"Not only the Ministry of Justice, but also the Three Justice Departments have not mentioned it to His Majesty for several days, which shows that they have neglected their duties!"
After saying that, Qi Jingchun looked down upon the officials proudly.
In particular, he gave a provocative look to those who had made things worse for King Qin in the first place.
Also mixed with some schadenfreude.
Things are changing, how did you mess with His Highness the King of Qin back then, now I want to mess with you too!
"You..." Xiao Pingsi glared at Qi Jingchun. Seeing that he dared to speak so frankly, he immediately wanted to stare him to death.
But I had to put away my anger again.
Because Qi Jingchun took advantage of legal principles.
"My lord, Qin Shiyi, the censor of Zuodu, hereby submits the opinion of the censor of Qi!"
Xiao Pingsi was shocked again.
Everyone was surprised. Qin Shiyi didn't speak yesterday, so everyone thought he was willing to accept the result.
Unexpectedly, I just didn’t want to be the first, but I was still a little dissatisfied, and I expressed it at this moment.
"..." The officials of the He family were all furious.
In order to settle He An's case, the He family lost the title of Chief Soldier of Gyeonggi Province and the future Minister of War.
Still can't satisfy the ruling and opposition parties?
"Qin Aiqing, do you also think that the He An clan should be implicated?" Xiao Pingsi covered his forehead, put it down again, pointed at the two of them, and had no choice but to give up.
Those same words, Yushitai accounted for the legal principles.
But Qian Boyang, the imperial censor, closed his eyes to rest and seemed to be aloof from the incident.
Yushitai has always had trouble rubbing his eyes!
Qin Shiyi also laughed secretly. He originally planned to impeach today, but he didn't expect someone to take the lead so soon.
I didn't mention it in the court yesterday because He Feng had not yet left office and Gyeonggi Province's hundreds of thousands of troops were in his hands.
However, the handover of military power was completed last night, and the post of Commander-in-Chief of the Gyeonggi Province Army was temporarily held by Mo Yuan, the Commander-in-Chief of the Forbidden Army. In this way, the military power returned to His Majesty.
There is no risk in impeaching the He family at this time.
Although Qin Shiyi was stubborn, he also knew the timing and would not completely make things get out of hand.
Qian Boyang didn't speak, because he also knew that the censor should express his position, but there were already two censors on duty, so he didn't need to add icing on the cake.