Chapter seven hundred and sixty-eight generals in bulk
The whole court knew that Cao Cao had a grudge with his servants. This was not a secret. After all, in the court of the Song Dynasty, there were very few secrets inside and outside the palace.
The chamberlain Luo Chongxun had embezzled palace utensils. When Liu E learned about this incident, she deliberately ordered Cao Cao to deal with it. At that time, Cao Cao was at the peak of his power and had been promoted to the post of Privy Councilor. He had never had a good impression of the chamberlain and his relatives, and was even full of hostility.
But he was not a fool. He knew that Liu E did not issue a decree to punish them, but only made himself a bad person to reprimand, so he summoned Luo Chongxun to reprimand them.
In order to intimidate the imprisoned person, Cao Lili even flipped off his official hat and scolded the imprisoned person loudly for a quarter of an hour. Naturally, Luo Chongxun held a grudge.
This kind of chamberlain has no hope of promotion, and its power can only be of great use after accepting the imperial assignment. In ordinary times, it is natural to grovel in front of the courtiers, and the only desire that can be pursued is female sex, which is insulated from it, so it can only be achieved through money.
Desire is used to vent.
In Qin Mumu's words, these servants are either loyal to the Tian family and seeking a home, or they live as psychologically abnormal perverts...
A few days ago, Ye An knew that something had happened to Cao Lili. When the court was debating the new choice of Privy Council, it happened that Cao Rui, Cao Lili's nephew, was serving as the prisoner of Zhaozhou soldiers and horses, and Zhao Dechong, a citizen of the state, went to Beijing to sue Cao Rui.
It was illegal. After the memorial was delivered, Luo Chongxun used his status as a close servant to ask Liu E to let him go to investigate and punish the crime.
Even if there was no retaliation, even a fool would not believe it, and Liu E readily agreed... From that moment on, Ye An knew that Cao Cao was done with it.
Under Luo Chongxun's "careful" investigation, the crime Cao Ru committed was actually wearing yellow clothes while drunk and telling others to shout "Long live"...
To be honest, such a frame-up was too obvious. No matter how stupid Cao Ru was, he would not have done such a treacherous act or even harmed his family members. As a result, Cao Ru was killed "according to the law" in Zhaozhou's prison.
The imperial court's reaction was not too quick. Even before the Cao Rui incident was reviewed, Cao Lili was relieved of his duties as a privy envoy and was demoted to concurrently serving as the general judge of Dengzhou. The decree had already reached Cao Lili's house.
The former privy envoy, Cao Lili today routinely entered the palace to "pay his respects".
Ye An had never believed that Liu E would be so merciful. With Cao Cao's temper, Liu E would definitely kill anyone who challenged her authority. Otherwise, how could he deter the "disloyal heart" inside and outside the court?
But even if he knew the result, Ye An himself was unable to change it.
After passing through the courtyard, Cao Lili, who used to be surrounded by people, was now surrounded by no one. Everyone was keeping their distance as if avoiding the god of plague, and they just had the words "It has nothing to do with me" carved on their foreheads.
I have to say that this is the tragedy of the military generals of the Song Dynasty. The imperial court's suppression of military generals was always fierce, and the punishment was much heavier than that of civil servants.
In the Chui Gong Hall, Ye An stood still and began his daily "fishing". The censor in the palace saw Ye An's appearance and was used to it. If fishing was a crime, he would have been guilty of an unforgivable crime...
Although Cao Liang has been dismissed from the post of Privy Councilor, his title of Attendant still exists. As a rule, he is the head of the military commanders. However, because of his family's serious crimes, he was dismissed from the position of Privy Councilor and went out. Naturally, he should stand at the end and wait honestly.
"Byrne".
It's a pity that if he did that, it would not be Cao's advantage. He looked away at it, knowing that his demotion was a foregone conclusion, and he stood at the top of the military generals with an attitude of "being barefoot and not afraid of wearing shoes."
The chamberlain and the censor wanted to stop him when he entered the palace, but Cao Li gave him a look that frightened his two limbs. He unconsciously turned his outstretched hand into a gesture of invitation, allowing him to straighten his spine.
Entering the palace.
The officials in the palace reported to Zhao Zhen and Liu E behind the bead curtain as usual, and they all talked about ordinary government affairs. However, Ye An clearly felt that the atmosphere in the palace was wrong. Some people looked at the leader of the generals intentionally or unintentionally.
Cao used it.
Apparently an "attack" was brewing. Ye An couldn't help but secretly lamented that it was a pity that the civil servants of the Song Dynasty never wanted to unite the military generals to participate in the grand event. The conflicts between the civil and military groups were almost irreconcilable. As for the military generals... they were not as good as the civil servants.
of the same enemy.
This made Ye An think of the word "bulk". The military generals of the Song Dynasty were in bulk like this...
After all, Cao Ling was also a former Privy Council envoy. At this time, no military general spoke up for him. Of course, Luo Chongxun's frame-up of Cao Rui also made ordinary people dare not excuse Cao Ling.
"Cao Rui's crime is extremely evil. Cao Cao used it to punish his uncle strictly and failed to manage the family well. He is actually such a treasonous and unruly person who deceives the emperor and ignores his superiors. He should be punished with death!"
Ye An narrowed his eyes slightly and stared at the young censor An Youguo who was off duty. What a good guy, he came up with a red-faced and white-fanged conviction and even sat down? This is going to put Cao Yong to death!
Not to mention whether Cao Rui's crime was framed, Cao Rui's merits and responsibilities alone should not be punished like this. He simply used the laws of the country as a sharp sword to kill the enemy!
Discussions arose in the court. An Youguo's words were so serious that some civil servants felt it was inappropriate. Their purpose was simply to get Cao to go out and stay away from the political center of Tokyo.
There are naturally many people who are not ashamed of An Youguo's behavior, but at this time, they just looked at him with disdain and did not say anything. They all knew that this was An Youguo trying to flatter Liu E and take credit...
It is easiest to climb up by stepping on others, but it is also the most disgusting!
Zhao Zhen, who was sitting on the throne, could not see people like An Youguo, but he also knew Liu E's attitude. He frowned slightly and said: "Cao Shizhong has made great contributions to the country, and he is the humerus of the late emperor. Although he is not strict in running the family and his nephew is overstepping his bounds, people can fight with him."
He killed Cao's servant and dismissed his secret envoy, and now he is still sitting there... Fearing that people in the world would speculate on the kindness of the Tian family, he was demoted to General Zuo Qianniuwei and appointed as the governor of Suizhou."
Zhao Zhen's words made the courtiers in the palace slightly shocked. Although they were demoted, the status of a governor of a state is not ordinary, not to mention that governors are often held by people with literary qualifications, and they control the military and political power of a state...
An Youguo was slightly startled, but the courtiers were a little panicked by Zhao Zhen's behavior. This was an order from the court. How could officials take back their orders if they follow the law?
Ye An couldn't help but secretly applaud, this was regarded as protecting Cao Yongliang, and Zhao Zhen had learned to take advantage of the protection given to him by the civil servants to do something. After all, most of the civil servants did not want to undermine Zhao Zhen's authority.
After a brief moment of surprise, An Youguo did not compromise. He slightly raised his head and glanced at the beaded curtain in the palace. This move made Ye An secretly cry out in disapproval.
"When I reported to the official family, I did not impeach Cao... for his lax management of the family. The crime of consecutive sittings was because of his private loan of money from Jingling Palace! On the eighth day of October last year, Cao's servant privately loaned money to Jingling Palace for renovations."
The money is more than 160,000 yuan! Its whereabouts are unknown so far, and it has not been returned! Jinling Palace was built by the late emperor, and Cao Shizhong was an old minister of the late emperor. Such squandering is really the act of having no father and no king! Please punish your majesty and punish him.
Watch and listen!"
"Your Majesty! There is a reason why I borrowed the money from Jinling Palace privately. Last year, it was the money needed by Xuzhou Li Guojian to forge iron for armor, so that it could be transferred to the Guangxin Army, Baoding Army, and Xin'an Army. I didn't pocket a single penny.
! All official documents of the Privy Council are available for inspection!"
Cao Li's face changed slightly, and he hurriedly defended himself amidst the surprise of all the courtiers.
The situation in the court instantly exploded. Ye An shook his head helplessly. Putting aside the procedural issues, the fact that Cao used money from Jingling Palace to buy armor and weapons for Xuzhou Li Guojian was enough to make him drink.
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Inadvertently, Ye An saw the sneer on An Youguo's lips, and his heart instantly turned cold. There must be something fishy in this. It was obvious that Cao Yongli had already been tricked!