Ignoring Cui Fanbo's surprised look, Yang Fan smiled slightly and said, "I do have a question. I just heard you keep saying that the drought in the Guanzhong area was caused by your Majesty's radical imperial examination reform?"
Cui Fanbo saw that His Majesty Li Er's face became gloomier again, and he was afraid of being beheaded, so he quickly denied it and said: "When did we say such things? Marquis Zhongyi, please don't be unjust and talk nonsense."
"Just now, Minister Yuwen Temple just said that the reform of the imperial examination proposed by some people was too radical, and students all over the world complained, which led to the warning from heaven..."
Yang Fan chuckled, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and said happily: "If you are not talking about Your Majesty, then you are talking about me?"
Although Yang Fan looked cheerful, Cui Fanbo couldn't help but feel a chill down his back.
Having his legs broken by His Majesty Li Er can show his fearless remonstrating style.
If Yang Fan was beaten violently in the court, the demeanor he had just pretended to be detached from death would be completely destroyed.
Seeing that many officials from aristocratic families were looking at him, Cui Fanbo had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "We are just talking about certain people, you can think whatever you want."
This sounds very tough, but in fact the answer is ambiguous. Everyone present is a veteran, and of course they know that Cui Fanbo has already given in.
But Yu Wenhong on the side couldn’t stand it anymore!
I was shocked by His Majesty Li Er's reaction and stood up quickly.
Although he avoided a severe beating, he was despised by many officials from aristocratic families.
In his opinion, this is the time to save his face.
Before Yang Fan could speak, Yu Wenhong opened his mouth and said, "Since Marquis Zhongyi knows it well, why bother asking?"
As soon as these words came out, Yang Fan's words of pushing him back were returned intact.
Just when Yu Wenhong was feeling proud and thought that Yang Fan did not dare to do anything to him, everyone in the audience exclaimed in surprise.
"Master Yuwen, be careful..."
When Yu Wenhong reacted, he noticed from the corner of his eye that a fist as big as a sandbag was getting closer and closer to his line of sight.
Just hearing a bang, Yu Wenhong felt like he was flying up, and there was nothing after that.
But he knew that if he hadn't been knocked into the air by Yang Fan and bumped into other officials, his old bones might have ended up here.
But Yu Wenhong still felt that his head was buzzing, stars were shooting out of his eyes, and a pain shot through his body.
Despite the severe pain, Yu Wenhong didn't cry out in pain, he just grunted and lay limply on the ground.
If they hadn't seen Yu Wenhong's chest still heaving, everyone would have thought that the old guy had already been whipped!
However, everyone looked at Yang Fan with fear on their faces. This stick was simply too stupid.
Taking action at the slightest disagreement, and carrying out a sneak attack on an old man who is getting older and showing no mercy, is simply too ungrateful!
What made everyone even more dumbfounded was that Yang Fan didn't feel guilty at all. Instead, he blew his fist and said to Yu Wenhong: "I told you a long time ago that I am not someone to be messed with. If you come to trouble me again, you will be punished.
It looks good, and I will do what I say.”
"Since you are admitting that you are talking about me, you must give me an explanation. In the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, who doesn't know that the plan for the reform of the imperial examination was written by me, Yang Fan, myself?"
"Finally, what I want to tell you is that not everyone can learn from me. If you want to win over me, you are just desperate."
Hearing Yang Fan's words, Yu Wenhong, who was lying on the ground groaning, rolled his eyes and fainted without taking a breath.
Yang Fan's words were simply more harmful than his fist just now!
Ignoring everyone's surprised expressions, Yang Fan turned to Cui Fanbo and asked: "Cui Zhongcheng, do you think what I said makes sense?"
Cui Fanbo smiled awkwardly, not knowing how to answer.
If it makes sense, doesn't it mean that Yu Wenhong should be beaten? This is an act of betrayal of an ally.
But if it doesn't make sense, if Yang Fan punches him with a hammer, I really don't know if he can withstand it.
Just when Cui Fanbo was in a dilemma, His Majesty Li Er spoke!
"Marquis Zhongyi, Taiji Hall is an important place of the country, how can you be allowed to act wildly? If you don't give me an explanation, I will not let you go leniently."
Although His Majesty Li Er had an angry look on his face, Yang Fan could clearly see the joy that kept flashing in his eyes.
Thinking about it, we can understand that the emperor just wanted to punish Yu Wenhong, but unexpectedly, the old guy stood up wisely.
At this time, Yang Fan vented his anger for him, and His Majesty Li Er was certainly happy.
However, this is the Tai Chi Palace, and Yang Fan violated the court's regulations by hitting people at will. This behavior cannot be condoned, so he was severely scolded.
Of course Yang Fan could understand His Majesty Li Er's actions. Moreover, he did not want to forcefully quibble, but said frankly: "Wei Chen violated the court discipline and deserved death, and he was willing to accept the punishment. However, the reason why Wei Chen took action was...
It is the result of provocation."
"Everyone knows that everyone has emotions. What's more, a rough guy like me can't suppress the emotions in his heart very well."
"Therefore, it is easy to hurt others when faced with provocation. I hope that Your Majesty will take a lenient sentence for the sake of the minor minister's reasons."
Seeing that Yang Fan actually wanted to expose the matter in such a light manner, the officials of the aristocratic families naturally stopped doing it.
If this matter is not punished severely, if anyone dares to go against Yang Fan in the future, this guy will come up and beat him up. Who can bear it?
But His Majesty Li Er did not give these family officials a chance to speak. Instead, he asked Wei Zheng: "Wei Aiqing, how should we punish those who violate court discipline?"
"Your Majesty, according to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, those who violate imperial disciplines will be punished by being punished by fighting, or by being sent to the army..." Wei Zheng went out to report.
"Then what should we do with Marquis Zhongyi?"
"In Weichen's opinion, although Marquis Zhongyi has a reason for beating people, disrupting the order of the court is a serious crime and should be punished with fifty years of imprisonment as a respectful example!"
"allow!"
As a result, Yang Fan's act of beating people was exposed in a casual way, and His Majesty Li Er did not give the officials of the famous family a chance to make trouble.
Just when His Majesty Li Er wanted the Hundred Knights to take Yang Fan and Cui Fanbo down for execution, Yang Fan said: "Your Majesty, can the execution be postponed? I still have something unclear. I would like to ask Cui Zhongcheng now..."
Hearing Yang Fan's words, Cui Fanbo stopped. There was no sadness or joy on his face, but he became more vigilant in his heart.
Yang Fan's stick is really difficult to deal with, so you have to deal with it carefully.
However, Cui Fanbo asked calmly: "If Marquis Zhongyi has something to do, please keep it short. I will listen carefully. I just hope that I will not be delayed in accepting your majesty's punishment."
In his opinion, he would rather have his legs broken immediately by His Majesty Li Er than face the devil Yang Fan again.
After all, this guy Yang Fan really doesn't play by the rules.
Looking at Cui Fanbo's noble posture and sincere words, he felt as if he was going to die calmly.
Yang Fan sighed secretly, people born from these aristocratic families are indeed very good-looking.
If you don’t know someone well, the first impression is easy to accept.
However, Yang Fan did not intend to let Cui Fanbo go.
Today, it can be said that it is a complete break with the aristocratic family represented by the Cui family.
As the saying goes, if you don't kill a snake, you will suffer from it!
Although Cui Fanbo was sentenced to have his legs broken by His Majesty Li Er, for the Cui family, this punishment did not break the muscles and bones at all, but made the Cui family more cohesive.
Of course, Yang Fan could not just sit idly by and ignore this kind of indirect support for the enemy.
Since the Cui family has been offended, they must be suppressed and they will never get up.
So Yang Fan asked with a smile: "Cui Zhongcheng, you keep saying that the drought is a sign of resentment among students, a warning sign from God, and it can only be eliminated by His Majesty's edict to punish oneself. Do you have any excuses or basis?"
Cui Fanbo was stunned!
What basis can there be for this?
Throughout the ages, whenever there is a vision coming from the sky or there is some disaster, there will always be some excuse.
Either there is a traitor in the court, or the emperor is immoral, or there are other gods and monsters...
Whatever they want to say is decided by the aristocratic families who have the right to speak, as long as it is beneficial to the aristocratic family.
What basis is needed for this?
After pondering for a while, Cui Fanbo finally explained: "Disasters from heaven are naturally warning signs from heaven. Just after the imperial examinations were over, the drought suddenly dropped. Don't Marquis Zhongyi think it's too coincidental?"
"What's more, as the Son of Heaven, Your Majesty is entrusted with the mandate of Heaven. If a disaster strikes today, only Your Majesty will take responsibility for it and you can eliminate the disaster..."
Although Cui Fanbo said that he was drunk with smallpox, Yang Fan interrupted impatiently and asked: "Don't say anything about coincidence or not. Let me ask again. The drought is a warning from God. As long as His Majesty issues an edict to punish oneself, the disaster can be eliminated."
, is there any basis for this?”
Cui Fanbo was so angry that he gritted his teeth and glared at Yang Fan fiercely. This bastard could make people mad to death with his words.
And every time I can ask the key points.
Who can have any basis for this kind of thing?
Anyway, this has been the case in all dynasties. As long as there is any major disaster, the emperor will be the first to take the blame!
Seeing that Cui Fanbo was speechless, Yang Fan ignored him and turned to Xiao Yu, the minister of Dali Temple: "May I ask Mr. Xiao, if someone is suspected of committing a crime and another person reports it, but there is no real evidence, can the person be convicted?"
"Of course not! Not only can we not convict people, but we can also make the false accusers suffer." Xiao Yu looked sleepy, but his tone was firm.
Although his Xiao family belongs to the Jiangnan noble clan, if his sister, Empress Xiao, is this boy's godmother, she will naturally give her full support.
Furthermore, Xiao Yu also couldn't stand the way these aristocratic families behaved, it was simply too ugly.
What's more, it was because of hugging Li Er's thigh that he achieved his current status. Of course, he was on His Majesty Li Er's side.
Cui Fanbo had a gloomy face and remained silent, not knowing how to refute.
Yang Fan's little clauses were to the point and deadly, and they immediately put him into a passive position.
However, Yu Wenhong, who woke up slowly, couldn't sit still: "Since ancient times, disasters have been warnings from heaven. As the emperor, your majesty is ordered to rule all the people. He is the link between heaven and earth. Only by pleading guilty can you communicate with heaven and earth and make peace."
God takes away the disaster."
Looking at Yu Wenhong, Yang Fan was a little surprised.
This old man was really tough and his thinking was very clear. He was lucky if he didn't get a concussion from his punch.
Yang Fan did not tolerate him: "Ordinary people commit crimes, and all the witnesses and physical evidence are needed to convict them. You guys say that drought is a warning from God, but you can't provide any real evidence. You just rely on your mouth to say it. Isn't it ridiculous?
Already?"
"You keep saying that the warning from heaven is due to the students' resentment. Let me ask you, do you really understand the views of students all over the world on the reformed imperial examination?"
"Since you said that drought is a warning from heaven, why didn't your majesty know about it, but you did? Did you go to heaven to ask?"
Ask your sister!
Yu Wenhong really wanted to scold his mother, but Yang Fan's stick was too aggressive, so he said angrily: "I would like to go to heaven and ask, but who among mortals can go to heaven?"
"Yes! I want to go to heaven too! It's just a joke." Everyone in the hall burst into laughter.
Yang Fan slowly glanced at everyone and said: "Who said you can't go to heaven and ask? As long as you want to go, it doesn't matter if someone gives you a ride. I'll see if you are still noisy or not."
Only then did everyone realize that Yang Fan had flown here, and he might be able to send them to heaven, but whether he could come back was another question!
But why does this sound so embarrassing?
Send them to... heaven, this sentence has a lot of ambiguity!
Yu Wenhong was so angry that he fell down. This guy was so talented in eloquence that he was too difficult to deal with.
It seems that the only way to deal with this guy is to mess around.
Yu Wenhong wanted to say something more, but was stopped by Cui Fanbo.
Cui Fanbo smiled slightly, cupped his hands and said, "Marquis Zhongyi is indeed sharp-tongued and sharp-tongued, and his eloquence is unparalleled. I admire him."
"As the saying goes, justice lies in the heart of the people. Although we can't argue with you, how can you change the opinions of people in the world?"
These words directly played a rogue role, which is obvious.
It doesn't matter whether I can tell you or not. What matters is that everyone in the world thinks that the drought is a warning from God to His Majesty Li Er, and that is enough!
Furthermore, it is easy to silence one person, but difficult to silence the whole world!
Yang Fan took a deep breath and stared at Cui Fanbo's spring-like old face, feeling extremely disgusted and disgusted!
This is simply to coerce public opinion and coerce the emperor to achieve his own selfish interests.
Yang Fan was not going to let him go so easily, and he was heartbroken and said, "Since the father-in-law is right and the mother-in-law is right, how about we make a bet?"
Hearing these words, everyone looked at Yang Fan strangely. This guy is too bold. What kind of tricks is he planning to do?
"bet?"
His Majesty Li Er was a little surprised. He thought he had some understanding of Yang Fan's character.
This kid may seem reckless and impulsive, but every move he makes is made with determination.
Cui Fanbo was stunned for a moment, his vigilance suddenly increased, and he immediately refused: "I have been familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics since I was a child. I usually strictly demand myself as a gentleman. I never gamble, and I let Marquis Zhongyi down."
In his opinion, His Majesty Li Er just broke his legs, which was a huge compromise. There was no need to fight with Yang Fan and add variables.
Yang Fan did not bother, looked at Cui Fanbo and the two provocatively, turned to His Majesty Li Er and said loudly:
"Your Majesty, I want to impeach Cui Fanbo and Yu Wenhong. They are making irresponsible remarks and unjustly accusing people without any evidence."
"Not only did they arbitrarily frame and slander the emperor, but they also quickly eliminated minor officials. They were really evil-minded people with ulterior motives. They did not remember the ways of monarchs and ministers, the interests of their colleagues, and ignored the laws of the Tang Dynasty?"
"This kind of heinous and heinous person, the humble minister suggested that this kind of rebellious minister and traitor who has brought disaster to the country and the people should be beheaded in public. In the family, all the men will be sent to Lingnan, the women will be transferred to the Jiaofang Department, and all the family property will be seized and confiscated..."
As soon as these words came out, needles could be heard in the hall, and everyone looked at Yang Fan in disbelief.
This mallet is too poisonous, even more cruel than His Majesty Li Er!
Li Er just wanted to break someone's legs, but Yang Fan wanted to break someone else's roots!
But what Yang Fan said actually makes some sense.
Just now, Yu Wenhong and the others also suggested that His Majesty Li Er should punish Yang Fan severely.
It's just that they didn't expect retribution to come so quickly!