In the Chui Gong Hall, Zhao Si sat at the top, looking at the people standing in the hall indifferently.
The leaders were Zhang Dun, the Prime Minister, Lv Huiqing, the Minister of the Left, who had just been recalled from Qingzhou, and Zeng Bu, who had been the Minister of the Right for less than a month. The rest were Wen Yi, Fan Chunren, Han Zhongyan, Huang Lu, Cai Jing, An Tao, and Zhang Shangying. , Liu Zhengfu, Zhang Shuye, Cai Bian, Changsun Moli and others stationed at various locations.
But what attracted people's attention were the few remonstrators from the Qing Dynasty. The supervisory censor, Si Si on the left admonished Chen Cisheng, Zhengyan on the right Chen Guan, and Zhengcheng Ren Boyu on the right.
Some of them were originally dismissed from the capital. After Zhao Si came to the throne, he abolished the party prison, and after the secretary of the provincial capital and the Ministry of Personnel clarified the case, they were recalled after a memorial.
These few people claimed to uphold Yuan You's principles and hated Zhang Dun, Cai Bian and other "treacherous ministers". They had previously been demoted from the capital because of the impeachment report against these two men.
They stood faintly on the other side, seemingly at odds with the ministers in the court. The atmosphere in the palace was very strange and subtle.
Except for those who knew about it, everyone else thought that these Qingliu admonishers formed a group to impeach Zhang Dun.
With the new king coming to the throne, the treacherous Prime Minister Zhang Dun, whom they had hated for a long time, was impeached, and righteousness and justice flourished, in one fell swoop!
Zhao Si glanced at everyone and spoke with a gloomy face.
"Everyone knows how my royal brother passed away?"
"Since the death of the late emperor Zhe Miao, he has been exposed to severe colds for several times and became ill. The medicine and stone failed to work, so he died. He became seriously ill for a long time, and finally abandoned our subjects, and the dragon ruled the sky!" Zhang Dun replied with tears.
To be honest, Zhang Dun's feelings for Zhezong, who had great trust in him and survived the "Yuanyou Restoration" together, were really deep.
"That's it, Zeng Bu, why do you dare to talk such nonsense and slander your Majesty in your diary?" Zhao Si's words were like arrows, flying towards Zeng Bu among the ministers.
He was panicked and at a loss, and then his face turned pale.
"Someone has sued you and submitted a memorial to impeach you!" Zhao Si handed the memorial to Li Fang beside him, "Comrade, show it to Zeng Bu."
Zeng Bu took the memorial with trembling hands and read a few lines. Sweat dripped from his forehead and his whole body was shaking like a pendulum.
He closed his eyes, slowly took off his official hat, knelt on the ground, and said in a trembling voice: "I am guilty, and I will not be held responsible for my death!"
There was a dead silence in Chui Gong Hall, and everyone's eyes were jumping back and forth on Zhao Si and Zeng Bu.
Their target was actually Zeng Bu?!
Zhao Si stared at Zeng Bu who was kneeling on the ground and said calmly: "The one who impeached you is Chen Guan. I am here to talk about evidence. Chen Qing's words in the memorial are conclusive, so I asked him to tell me where his evidence came from. It also saves people from thinking wildly, thinking that my East School office is so powerful that it can even see the private diaries!"
"You are right to say Chen Guan!"
"I'm here!" Chen Guan replied in a loud voice.
"Tell me where your evidence comes from!"
"Yes, Your Majesty. Zixuan Gong likes to keep diaries. Over the years, he has accumulated four volumes. His second son, Zeng Ji, wanted to compile a collection of essays for his father, so he secretly took the handwriting of Zixuan Gong, including two of the diaries, and added a few After sorting it out, it was handed over to Kaifeng City Wende Printing Company for printing and distribution."
"There was a school clerk in Wende Seal Society who was my student. When he saw the treasonous and unethical records in Zixuan Gong's diary, he was so frightened that he told me all night. I can't tolerate such unruly words and deeds, so I have impeached you. Please ask your majesty Observe clearly."
After speaking, Chen Guan presented a diary, which was passed to Zhao Si by Li Fang.
When he opened it, he saw that it was Zeng Bu's handwriting. Chen Guan also thoughtfully folded the previous page of that page and found it directly after flipping through it.
The evidence is conclusive.
Staring at Zeng Bu who was still shaking on the ground, Zhao Si sighed inwardly.
You old Zeng, I finally made up my mind to use you, but you revealed such a big thing.
What kind of diary are you writing? Who would be a serious person to write a diary?
I just wrote it, why didn't I hide it properly, and let your cheating dick take it out? I didn't even look at the visual inspection carefully, and just handed it over to others for printing.
Look what you wrote!
"I heard that Emperor Daxing was a womanizer, and when he got sick, he couldn't help it, so he had frequent diarrhea and was incurable..."
It is obvious that his imperial brother died because he was fond of women and refused to stop her when he was ill, so he indulged in lust.
That's right, my imperial brother was weak in body, but he didn't know how to cherish him. He loved Empress Liu of Chong'en without restraint. In order to give birth to an heir, he must have taken some medicine and exhausted himself. So in the imperial nephew
After his son died in infancy, he quickly collapsed from grief.
But since the beginning of winter, I have always been with the emperor, and I can see clearly. At that time, even if he had the heart, he no longer had the strength.
All the civil and military ministers are aware of these situations. You may not know it since you were far away in Qingzhou, but you will understand it if you ask anyone after you return to Beijing.
I was so smart that I wrote down this news I heard from somewhere, without asking whether it was true or not, I just wrote it down casually.
After all, he is still arrogant.
The celebrities and great scholars are arrogant in their bones. They think very highly of themselves. They think they have mastered the truth, so they only believe in what they want to believe.
Don’t you know that what arrogance brings is prejudice, and prejudice is almost the same as ignorance.
"Zeng Bu, let me ask you, where did you hear this 'smell'...?"
Zeng Bu knelt on the ground and said nothing for a long time.
"Zeng Zixuan, do you want to protect the traitor who spreads rumors and slanders the late emperor?" Zhang Dun, who was standing in front, asked with a loud voice.
Zeng Bu's brain felt as if there was an electric shock, and his chaotic thoughts suddenly came to his senses. He suddenly raised his head, glanced at Zhang Dun, and showed gratitude.
Then he said in a trembling voice: "The guilty minister deserves to die. I listened to Yang Jian's rumors and didn't report it first. I just wrote it down. It's really a crime that deserves death. Please punish me."
"Who is this Yang Jian?"
"Replying to Your Majesty, Yang Jian was originally in charge of the royal garden in the harem. After Your Majesty came to the throne, he reduced the expenses of the palace and diverted the staff. He invited himself to the Prince's Mansion of Jinkang County."
Li Fang replied from the side.
"After traveling to the ends of the earth, I am still a member of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The Ministry of Internal Affairs has its own laws. How should we deal with people who have no master and wantonly slander and slander the late emperor?"
"Reply to Your Majesty, you are disrespectful and you will be killed with a stick."
"Daban, you are the Chief Superintendent of Ceremonies, and this is your business. Find a spacious place, call all the maids from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and watch the execution together. From now on, you will remember it in your heart and keep it in your mouth. Daban,
Remember to tell the torturer that he will be beaten to death two hundred times."
"According to the order!"
There was silence in Chui Gong Hall, so quiet that you could hear the heartbeats of many people, and the sound of Zeng Bu's teeth chattering.
Many courtiers were also afraid.
Since Xining and Yuanyou, the party struggle has become more and more fierce. Both sides are red-blooded and often criticize the remote and plagued places. It is true that they have not killed you with a knife, but they can fight against the plague mosquitoes on the long journey.
Fly to the resettlement place and let your whole family be destroyed.
Every time the party struggle failed, people who were reprimanded and left the capital had a narrow escape. The lucky ones survived, but the unlucky ones died in a foreign land.
Today's officials are far more strong-tempered than the previous emperors. Such a serious crime may lead to a big prison.
Zeng Bu, it would be difficult to save him, and his family might be destroyed.
Zhao Si pointed at Zeng Bu and cursed fiercely: "Brother Huang treats you like a national scholar by spitting milk and holding your hair. Is this how you repay your brother? You are still a famous scholar and a pillar of the court! You are not as good as a pig or a dog!"
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At this point, Zhao Si's voice became even colder, "Famous scholars? There is Zhao Tingzhi before you, and you Zeng Bu after you. There are so many talents...Where have you learned your loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness..."
After Zhao Si scolded Zeng Bu, he shouted, "Come here, take Zeng Bu to the Fengxian Hall and let him repent in front of the portrait of the emperor brother. As long as he has a little conscience and humanity, he should
I feel so guilty!”
Zeng Bu raised his head, his face filled with death. He had already understood the meaning of Zhao Si's words.
When Zhao Si suddenly mentioned Zhao Ting, Zhang Dun also understood the meaning behind his words. He looked at Zeng Bu with a complicated expression, and tears unknowingly flashed in his triangular eyes.
He and Zeng Bu were originally close friends, but they did not want to drift apart and eventually became political enemies.
Looking back on the past, I am filled with emotions.
Zhang Dun nodded slightly to Zeng Bu and made a promise.
Zeng Bu smiled bitterly and sighed, "I know my guilt! I must repent to the late Emperor Haosheng!"
Not long after Zeng Bu was taken away by the guards in front of the palace, Chen Cisheng stepped forward and said loudly: "I impeach Zhang Dun, my servant."
Zhao seemed neither surprised nor happy, "Nian!"
"Zhang Dun was in charge of the government alone for the first and last seven years. He followed his mood and anger, used power and power at will, and supported private history, which would harm Shenzong, and belittle his own achievements, which would harm Xuanren. He was willing to use troops... to kill Zhang Tian
The disciples of Yue will clamp down on everyone's mouths, and the prison of Zou Hao will be widened to stop anyone's speech. The world will be shocked, and many people will be in danger."
After Chen Cisheng finished reciting, the hall fell into silence.
Zhao Si asked calmly: "Chen Cisheng, you read such a long article, why can't I hear any facts about Zhang Qing's violation of law and discipline? The whole article is your personal subjective opinion. Since I came to the throne, I have read the following
The four edicts are sent to the admonishment platform, and they must be meaningful. Even if you provide clues, I will ask people to check and verify them."
At this point, Zhao Si's tone turned cold, "Is my edict just a toilet paper for wiping your ass? You turned a blind eye to the four edicts and still went your own way?"
Chen Cisheng's forehead was covered with sweat, but his character as a scholar supported him, and he said to himself: "I am following the laws of my ancestors, and after hearing the news, I submitted a letter..."
"Now that I am the emperor, I must follow the rules set by me! You keep talking about the laws of your ancestors, do you want me to send you to see your ancestors and practice their laws in front of them!" Zhao Si scolded without politeness.
The sound was so loud that it shook the entire Chui Gong Hall.
In the eyes of the officials, the superior official was like a roaring bear and tiger, and everyone trembled at his momentum.
Chen Cisheng almost fainted. He bit his tongue to wake himself up. When he was about to muster up the courage to argue again, Han Jia made a complaint at the palace gate.
"Your Majesty, Zeng Bu committed suicide on the steps in front of Fengxian Hall."
There was silence in the Chui Gong Hall. What Chen Boci wanted to say, he swallowed back with a gulp.
"Zeng Buzheng declared... Since you know that you have repented, I will no longer pursue him. I will send his body back to his hometown. His guilt has been washed away with his death. The impeachment matter ends here!"
