Chapter 386: Bullying the superiors and concealing the truth from the inferiors
After everyone arrived, the court hall became a mess.
Most people said they didn't know about the epidemic. Some said that the local officials of Dengzhou should be punished, some said that the cabinet was slack, and some said that Dongchang covered the sky with one hand.
Regardless, they try their best to distance themselves from themselves and try their best to throw dirty water on others.
Emperor Yufeng looked at the people below with a sneer, and the fists in his hands could not help but slowly clenched.
Han Jian made it clear in just a few words. However, Dongchang's local forces noticed that the momentum was not right and reported it secretly to Dongchang. However, he was only out of caution, fearing that it might be a conspiracy against the court. Adhering to the principle of putting human life first,
Just treat people.
I don't know anything about the others. Without the order of the Holy Emperor, neither the Supervisor of Ceremonies nor the Dongchang are allowed to interfere in local affairs.
Emperor Yufeng only reprimanded him slightly, and Han Jian then apologized on his own.
Seeing Emperor Yufeng let Han Jian go so lightly, the people below immediately understood, fearing that Han Jian had already made this clear to Emperor Yufeng.
Now who dares to continue to dig deeper into Han Jian's crimes? If we go in that direction, wouldn't we be digging a hole for ourselves?
Unless the crime was so heinous that it touched the Holy Spirit's bottom line, even if Han Jian did something outrageous, the Holy Spirit would teach him a lesson behind closed doors, and it would be impossible for him to punish him here.
Han Jian had served the emperor for many years and knew the emperor's temperament best. When he came out to confess at this time, he also expected that Emperor Yufeng would not really do anything to him.
In this case, among the people standing in the hall, who would dare to point the finger at Dongchang?
The third prince suddenly said: "My son, I remember that Zhao Qingshan made great achievements in suppressing bandits in Dengzhou and came to the capital to receive rewards. In the past two or three months, he often traveled between Dengzhou and the capital. Why?
Not even the slightest bit of information about him has been revealed?"
When he found out today that he was called here because of this matter, the prince knew that the third prince was going to attack him. After hearing this, his face still darkened.
"Zhao Qingshan is only responsible for suppressing bandits, how can he know about local affairs? Moreover, the Dengzhou Guard is a local army, and Zhao Qingshan is an imperial envoy appointed by his father to suppress bandits. How can he get involved with them?
It’s normal not to know what’s going on there.”
These words made him feel a little guilty, and he couldn't help but quietly raised his eyes to look at Emperor Yufeng.
Who knew that he would just meet Emperor Yufeng's eyes, which made him even more nervous.
Xie Yuncang clenched his fists and walked out of the queue, "Your Majesty, the Dengzhou Guard reported directly to Wei Chen. It was Wei Chen's dereliction of duty for not discovering the signs of the epidemic at the first time.
It was actually Dongchang who discovered this situation first, and even Dongchang had already begun to study the epidemic, but we still didn’t know the details. It was really shameful.
The top priority right now is to stop the spread of the epidemic in time to avoid causing more deaths among the people. It was only today that Wei Chen learned that the little girl was taken to Dongchang by Eunuch Han to treat those people who had caused the epidemic.
, it’s actually very effective.”
Having said this, Emperor Yufeng's face looked a little better, "Oh? Is there such a thing?"
Xie Yuncang said quickly: "In addition to studying hard and studying medical skills, my little girl never leaves home. At that time, she was taken to Dongchang by Father Han. When she diagnosed and treated those patients, she didn't know where they came from, so
He was sick and knew that Dongchang was a secret of the imperial court, so he did not dare to tell what he saw in Dongchang. Until today, Wei Chen heard that the people in Dongchang, Han's father-in-law, were actually patients from Dengzhou.
That’s when I found out about this.”
"So, are you going to recommend yourself? Recommend your daughter..."
At this point, he frowned slightly, "Are you talking about the one who cured Mrs. Huayang's illness, the Lord of Danyang County whom I personally anointed?"
"Exactly! My little girl has been so favored by His Majesty that she has been in panic all day long. Today she has such an opportunity to serve the imperial court. It is also her blessing. Please allow it, Your Majesty."
It's all said and done, so why shouldn't it be allowed?
Emperor Yufeng's face finally looked better, which influenced the courtiers standing in the court to relax a little.
But he was only halfway relieved when he saw Emperor Yufeng taking two memorials from the Dragon Case and throwing them down, "You don't know about the epidemic, so it seems that your cabinet doesn't know about the rumors and the people's riots either."
Are you in love?"
One wave was gone, another wave was rising, and Zhang Shoufu picked up the memorial with trembling fear.
Before he finished reading, he heard Han Jian's cool voice, "The urgent delivery sent last night said that someone from the Dengzhou Guards massacred people, pretended to be bandits, asked for credit from the court, and colluded with the local officials. It is not allowed to
People came to visit.
The people of Dengzhou were so excited that they killed a general of the Dengzhou Guard the night before, seized the weapons depot, and started a conflict with the guard."
After he finished speaking slowly, he looked at Zhang Shoufu, "I wonder if the cabinet has received any news?"
"This..." Zhang Shoufu's knees softened and he knelt down again, "Your Majesty is aware that he has not received such news. Otherwise, the cabinet would not dare to hide anything."
As soon as he knelt down, the rest of the cabinet and the six ministries also knelt down.
The prince hurriedly said: "Father, the people's riots are not something to be taken lightly. We must not take them lightly. The imperial court must send someone to this matter."
Others also agreed, but Zhang Shoufu was still kneeling on the ground, "At this time, the cabinet has indeed failed to observe the situation. I have an unshirkable responsibility. I sincerely request your majesty to send an old minister to Dengzhou to quell this incident."
As soon as this was said, everyone tried to dissuade him.
Zhang Ge is old and nearly seventy years old, how can he still go there?
What's more, he is the chief minister of the government, and the cabinet has to deal with countless official affairs every day. How can he put down his hands?
Mr. Yin Ge immediately suggested: "Your Majesty, judging from the memorial, it has been some time since the massacre of people and fake military exploits. I am afraid that people in Dengzhou are already boiling with resentment, and the imperial court must send an imperial envoy of sufficient weight to go there.
Just fine.
If the chief assistant goes there, he can hold his own due to his status, but Mr. Zhang Ge is old after all, and the situation in the local area is now chaotic. If there is any accident, it will really be a big loss for the imperial court."
Emperor Yufeng had a cold face, twirled his beard and sighed, "That makes sense, but who do you want to send?"
"In my opinion, it is best to send a certain prince there. Firstly, the people will not dare to do anything to the prince no matter how resentful they are. Secondly, the prince's identity is valuable enough and can also explain to the court.
Paying attention to this matter will be of great help to calm the situation in Dengzhou and to solve the case of massacre of people."
As soon as these words came out, the prince and the third prince changed their expressions at the same time. When they looked up again, Emperor Yufeng showed a somewhat moved expression on his face.
The two brothers are not economical. They know everything about Dengzhou. The argument they made in the court today was just for Emperor Yufeng to see.
At this time, if you run to Dengzhou, isn't that going to your death?
Even if he doesn't die at the hands of those lowly civilians, he will still be dragged to death by the other party.
The prince immediately said: "My son is willing to ask for orders to go!"
The third prince was stunned for a moment, this was not the timid style of a prince!
Before he could react, he heard Zhang Shoufu say: "As the crown prince of the country, His Royal Highness, if you can go there, you will definitely be able to influence the people of Dengzhou!"
The third prince became more and more confused. The chief assistant was the prince's person, and he actually agreed with the prince's going?
Is there anything he doesn't understand about Dengzhou?
Are there any other gains from this trip?
While he was wondering, he secretly glanced at his father-in-law, Zhou Wenyou, a cabinet scholar who was kneeling behind him.
When he saw the other party shaking his head invisibly, his heart settled down.
If the prince really dares to go, he will definitely tell him to never return!
