What, is it that he, the Marquis of Ningyang, is short of his three-month salary, or is it the Minister of Punishment who is short of his three-month salary?
A group of censors below stood dumbly on the spot.
The remaining seven ministers could not help but frown, looking puzzled.
No one thought that what was originally a sure thing would go wrong for Lao Tianguan.
You know, what they want is not just a fine and a ban, they want to completely expel Chen Mao from the court.
The worst option is to transfer out of the capital and go to local areas to guard the country and stop interfering in the government affairs of the capital.
For this reason, they even did not hesitate to kill an important minister of the Seventh Qing Dynasty.
As a result, now, it is just like a big thunder and a small raindrop?
A group of big bosses could still sit still, but the censor below immediately exploded.
One by one they came forward and said.
"Your Majesty, you made a mistake in suppressing the rebellion. You failed to recruit people properly, and the bandits poisoned the people. How can you punish the problem with a fine and a grounding? In this way, the armies everywhere are rushing to imitate, and they don't bother to suppress the rebellion. They just remain passive and inactive, which is deeply harmful."
"Yes, Your Majesty, the army has gone out and the national treasury has been depleted. It is time to exterminate the bandits and appease the people. The Marquis of Ningyang has been relocating for a long time, but it cannot bring peace to the place. This cannot be forgiven. I ask the Emperor to remove the Governor of the Military Governor's Office.
I will take a job and go back to my hometown to live at leisure."
This is the real purpose of civil servants. Marquis Ningyang himself also bears the title of Governor of the Chinese Army Governor's Mansion.
Because of this, he has both prestige and ability, and real power in his hands, so he can become the mainstay of Xunqi since Tumu.
These imperial censors thought that their plan was about to come true, and with their efforts in suppressing their relatives, they were about to rise to prominence.
But in the end, the Heavenly Official intervened and blocked him abruptly. How could he not be angry?
For a moment, he didn't even care about his respect for the leader of the officials. If he didn't care about his life, he spoke directly and said.
"Your Majesty, I impeach Wang Zhi, the Minister of Civil Affairs, to exonerate the guilty minister and disturb the affairs of the court. Please punish him for his crime."
Facing so many aggressive censors, Mr. Wang didn't even bother to raise his eyelids, he just stood there without saying a word.
With his status as an old man, he can be swayed by just a few censors' noises.
Zhu Qiyu looked at the chaos in the court and knew that the situation was open.
But it's not enough!
The situation ahead was really bad, especially since Jin Lian admitted his guilt, which allowed the civil servants to get the handle on this expedition.
Now with Wang Zhi's prestige, although he can barely suppress it, it is not so justifiable after all.
After thinking about it, Zhu Qiyu tilted his head and asked.
"Yu Shangshu, you are in charge of the Ministry of War. This matter involves the strategy of going out to quell the rebellion. What do you think?"
Yu Qian was a little embarrassed.
From the perspective of a civil servant, he should naturally help suppress his relatives.
What's more, this time it was not a matter of civil servants causing trouble. Chen Mao led his troops on the expedition for more than half a year, which indeed consumed a lot of treasury food and grass.
Although he was recalled at the last moment, it was because of the imperial court.
But the recruitment strategy he set was indeed one of the reasons for the long delay.
If we had made up our minds to fight from the very beginning, we would not have delayed for so long, nor would we have to return temporarily and have no time to deal with the situation, causing the bandits to surrender and rebel again.
In short, despite the inside story, the imperial court gave him enough support.
There was an army and food and grass, but the final result of countering the rebellion was not satisfactory. As the chief military officer, Chen Mao had to bear a certain amount of responsibility.
The only difference is the size.
But Yu Qian also had concerns, one was the emperor's attitude.
It was not that he was afraid of what would happen if he offended the emperor, but that he needed the emperor's support for the current situation and the court's defense.
The emperor obviously intended to protect Marquis Ningyang. If Yu Qian tried to screw with him, if the emperor became angry and the advancement of defense was implicated, it would be more of a loss than a gain.
What's more, Yu Qian felt that suppression would take time.
Now is not the time when the civil engineering revolution has just happened. It is still waiting for a price and cannot be sold for a while.
Now that winter is getting closer, I'm afraid it won't be long before troops are launched to attack.
At this time, if Marquis Ningyang is deposed, the people of Xun Qi will be in panic, which may not be good for the overall situation.
But if they side with Wang Zhi and intercede for Marquis Ningyang, this group of censors will really make a fuss, which is not a good thing.
So after hesitating for a moment, Yu Qian decided to be more conservative and spoke.
"Your Majesty, the recruitment policy was indeed inappropriate. Firstly, it was delayed for a long time, and secondly, the situation was not dealt with properly, which led to surrender and rebellion. However, with the army outside, it has the power to make arbitrary decisions when the opportunity arises. I think that although the fine and imprisonment are too light,
However, Marquis Ningyang has made numerous military exploits. If he stays idle for this reason, it will be a loss for the imperial court. Please consider it, Your Majesty."
This was said in a rather vague way. It only said that the fine was too light and the free housing was too heavy. It did not specifically say how to deal with it.
However, the intention of lenient treatment is still obvious.
Then the atmosphere in the palace quietly changed.
Wang Zhi, who is the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel and the head of the Seven Ministers, first said that he should be punished slightly.
Then Yu Qian, the Minister of War in charge of military affairs, also implicitly expressed that he should be dealt with lightly.
The weight of two Qiqings cannot be underestimated.
The group of censors suddenly became a little embarrassed. You looked at me and I looked at you. They were a little overwhelmed and turned their attention to their boss, the censor of Zuodu, Chen Yi.
Mr. Chen frowned, somewhat unexpected.
It should be said that Zhu Qiyu's prediction was good. This operation was indeed an encirclement and suppression operation launched by several civil servants and senior officials jointly.
The trigger was the performance in the Wuying Hall after the city defense inspection that day.
At that time, the emperor was in the palace and repeatedly refuted Yu Qian's ideas, but favored Ningyang Marquis Chen Mao more, which made a group of civil servants involuntarily become vigilant.
So after the memorial was over, Chen Yi, the imperial censor of Zuodu, Shen Yi, minister of household affairs, and Chen Xun and Gao Gu from the cabinet gathered for a while in the cabinet to discuss the matter.
This was originally a loose alliance, an attack on relatives, and it was also the tacit political correctness of the civil servants.
Therefore, there was no need for any close arrangements. Everyone mobilized their censors and tacitly used Cao Jixiang's case to impeach him, which eventually led to Chen Mao.
Their calculation was very good, and with Cao Jixiang's cover, before the attack in the court, the emperor would not have thought that they were targeting Chen Mao, and naturally had no time to prepare in advance.
Lao Tianguan, who has been ill for a long time, is very careless about political affairs and follows the trend of the court.
As for Yu Qian, although he may object, he can't do it alone. What's more, he is a civil servant after all, and he has to worry about the attitude of the courtiers towards him after his own objection. It is unlikely that he will object strongly.
Finally, there was one Jin Lian left. He was at the center of the storm. According to the usual practice, when he suffered such strong impeachment, he had to take the initiative to suspend himself pending investigation to show his innocence.
In addition, this matter involves a close relative, and if he forcefully defends himself, Jin Lian will be regarded by the court officials as defending Chen Mao, and he will be criticized by scholars.
So even though there are only four of them, they have basically exhausted all possibilities.
Unless the emperor ignores the court's proposal and forcibly protects Chen Mao, otherwise he is destined to withdraw from the court!
But who would have thought that the emperor's forcible protection they expected did not appear. Instead, it was the old heavenly official who raised objections first.
With him, the head of the Qing Dynasty, taking the lead, and Yu Qian following closely behind, the situation that was almost certain to become unstable suddenly became unstable.
Now that the matter has come to this, Chen Yi naturally has no choice but to come forward in person.
However, before he could speak, he saw a figure flash out next to him.
"Your Majesty, I think what Yu Shangshu said is true. Although this recruitment is inappropriate, a little punishment is enough. If you depose two important officials of the imperial court, it is actually too heavy. Therefore, I think that the Marquis of Ningyang and Jin Shangshu are Each of them should be fined one year's salary, and the Marquis of Ningyang should be exempted from taking charge of the affairs of the clan and the title of Jin Lianzheng's second-grade Zide doctor as a punishment."
As a veteran kinsman, Chen Mao had many errands to do, and being in charge of the clan mansion was one of them. However, since he was not in the capital most of the time, he was basically in charge.
As for Jin Lian's second-grade Zhengde doctor, he is a casual rank, which matches his official position. He has no use other than being nice, and he doesn't even receive a salary.
Is this punishment worth a damn?
Chen Yi looked towards the figure who opened his mouth, and at first glance, his heart was filled with anger.
Damn it, Chen Xun, you old guy, how dare you stab me in the back?