There was nothing to say all night, and the next day was the day of the court meeting. Today Li You was allowed to enter the court and did not have to patrol the streets. The reason was that in the last court, Lu Yuanguang, the ambassador of the Propaganda Department, impeached him, and the emperor ordered him to go to the palace to defend himself.
The sky was dark and the wind was howling cold. On this winter morning, Li You crossed the Jinshui Bridge and mingled with the square formation of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. While remembering the good days of patrolling the streets with warm sedans, he survived the highly programmed court meeting.
During the great court meeting, the ceremony at the Wenhua Hall is the highlight. Among the thousands of civil and military officials in the capital, only forty or fifty can regularly go to the Wenhua Hall to discuss matters. If a grand ceremony is held in the Huangji Hall, they can enter the palace to attend the meeting.
There are also these people, so the officialdom is called "Dian Shang Guan".
Mr. Li's power position is between the censor and Jing Zhaoyin. Since it is a newly established official position in this dynasty, whether it belongs to the palace official is still ambiguous and needs to be disputed. However, due to some strange circumstances two or three months ago, Mr. Li was ordered to be removed from the court.
Participate, so this dispute has stopped. As for going to the temple today, it is a special invitation.
Li You saw Ambassador Lu on the way to the Wenhua Palace. Because of the impeachment of Mr. Li, this little ninth-grade man also had the honor to go to the palace today.
However, the two of them just looked at each other from a distance and did not talk to each other to avoid suspicion. After all, they were still playing opposite roles in public for the time being.
In fact, since Ambassador Lu made an impassioned speech at the court meeting a few days ago, many people have found out his identity. It would be better not to check, but it is even more puzzling to find out. This Ambassador Lu is actually served by the Chief of Ceremonies.
Did the eunuch Duan Zhien get the official position?
Then this person is too upright... Duan Zhien helped him get the official position. He impeached the emperor for being evil around him; Li You wrote a letter to recommend him, and he in turn impeached Li You for abusing his power. Although everyone knew this well
It's true, but it's no one's turn to impeach him.
That he was ordered by Duan Zhien, or that he colluded with Li You, is inconsistent. Or that this person is more selfless than Hai Rui, only focusing on facts and not personal relationships?
Is it true or false? Thinking back on it, the princes couldn't help but sigh. There are so many artists emerging these days. Judging from Ambassador Lu's on-the-spot performance at the North Korea meeting that day, it was impossible to tell whether it was true or false.
Li You followed closely beside Mr. Lu Ge, chatting for a few words. After entering the palace, he found a seat and stood silently, meditating on the next lines. According to his plan, he would deliberately "defeat" today.
The first reason why he asked for defeat was to take advantage of the situation to settle the affairs of the Lu family and at the same time take the salary out of Bai Shilang's cauldron.
The reason is very simple. The Conglong faction besieged Peng Ge Lao with all their might. One of the charges was colluding with businessmen to frame the minister. Although this charge was not serious, it was very taboo and attracted people's attention.
But what if Li You admits his mistake first, admits to abusing power against the Lu family, publicly releases Lu Shangzhi, and apologizes? Then the theory that the Lu family framed the minister will naturally disappear, and Mr. Peng Ge will be cleared of this crime, and he will be punished.
The siege naturally became a laughing stock.
I'm afraid that Bai Shilang and his gang couldn't have imagined that Li You, who had a temper as high as the sky, could just admit his mistake to the merchant and apologize. Mr. Li has been feeding and drinking Lu Shangzhi in prison for so long just for this moment.
Li You knows. Anyway, it is impossible to do anything to him for this matter. Just admit your mistake and admit it. The maximum penalty is one to three years. Mr. Li is very knowledgeable about this. Others will not really think that he is afraid of the Lu family.
and Peng Ge Lao.
The second reason for seeking defeat is to cater to the tastes of the temple princes. It would be good to take this opportunity to take the initiative to break his undefeated golden body, lest everyone see him Li You always going from victory to victory and feel jealous.
Jealousy and hatred are human nature, and in the undercurrent of officialdom there may be rocks somewhere.
Losing a game can eliminate this grudge. It is also very cost-effective to return from the God of War to the human world. It is not good to be too outstanding and attract attention. You must keep a low profile.
Therefore, Li You felt that instead of losing to others, it would be better to give his defeat to his subordinates to gain reputation. This is called keeping the money from others. Maybe after admitting his mistakes, he can gain a reputation of being open-minded and correcting his mistakes.
So far, among all the reputations I have gained, this one has not been included.
When Mr. Li was imagining that he was alone and seeking defeat, and how to admit his mistakes in a more beautiful posture, the emperor above had already ascended the throne. After the ceremony, Emperor Jinghe glanced at the ministers below and said in a deep voice: "Where is Li You?"
All the ministers sighed in their hearts, this Li You is really a person who is in the heart of the emperor! There are so many important national affairs in the court, and after His Majesty ascended to the throne, he asked Li You first before asking anyone else. This shows that he is uniquely blessed.
Li You stepped forward from the queue and replied: "I am here."
Emperor Jinghe asked directly: "Did you go to the coal market outside Fuchengmen yesterday?"
Hearing the emperor's question, Li You immediately reacted and secretly shouted, "It's broken!"
Of course it was broken. This incident just happened yesterday. Before he could report it, the emperor already knew about it even though he was deep in the palace. So he must have known about it through the eunuchs in the palace.
Thinking about it, you know, will the people in the palace who deliberately spread rumors say good things about him? If they are good things, there is no need to explain it to the emperor! They must be negative remarks about himself. I wonder what the emperor will think after hearing it.
After complaining, Li You could not neglect the emperor, and replied: "I have indeed been there. This happened only yesterday, but I haven't reported it yet. I wonder how your majesty learned about it?"
Emperor Jinghe said angrily: "It's already spread throughout the palace, why don't I know about it? You're so nice, you actually used my name as a direct invitation!"
It was almost dark when the things in the coal market ended yesterday, and it was only a dozen hours ago. Most people in the palace didn't know it, and they were in an uproar when they heard the words. They all thought in their hearts, what did Li You do again?
Has the reputation been transferred to the emperor?
Damn it! At this point, Li Youshi was sure of what was going on. There must be some internal supervisor who deliberately took the story out of context! He couldn't help shouting: "This is not the truth, your Majesty must have misunderstood!"
The emperor did not listen to Li You's excuse and said bitterly: "What misunderstanding? Can the people buy coal, but I can't? Do I deserve to be frozen? The coal I ordered from the palace deserves to be taken by anyone."
Use it and distribute it to the people at will? In your eyes, am I worse than ordinary people!"
In the eyes of the emperor, he was kind enough to Li You, but Li You was indeed a bit arrogant and must be punished! What happened to the eunuchs in the palace hoarding some coal when they were short of coal? Is there no need for coal in the palace?
Can Li You be so disgusted with this?
Li You must be suffering from civil servant disease again, deliberately taking this opportunity to use the emperor's face to smear his reputation! This kind of person who picks up a bowl to eat meat and puts down his chopsticks to curse his mother is even more hateful!
Li You sighed secretly. Not only did he not strike first this time, he instead alerted the enemy and allowed the evildoer to file a complaint first. The other party was not stupid either.
It's true that everything depends on people and everything depends on God! Originally, according to his plan, as long as the eldest princess worked harder, today at least the power in the emperor's mind would be balanced, and it would not be completely one-sided.
It was supposed to be "the eunuch who left the palace ruined the emperor's reputation", but it turned out to be "Li You deliberately used the emperor's reputation to ruin his reputation". One thing has two mouths, it all depends on who the emperor listens to.
If you don’t occupy the position of public opinion, the enemy will. Where is the largest position of public opinion in the world? It is right next to the emperor’s ears. Guide Chitose was too insensitive this time! Maybe the other party did not think so much, but he
His actions reminded them, but they ended up imitating others and preconceptions.
Li You was helpless. He had done nothing wrong and had done everything he should do. But he was not afraid of opponents who were like gods, but teammates who were like pigs. The eldest princess, who had been very reliable for the past two years, suddenly became unreliable yesterday.
The situation changed in the blink of an eye. Did her aunt's visit yesterday cause insufficient blood supply to the brain?
Li You thought about it again and felt that the more he defended himself at this time, the more he would be regarded as sophistry by the emperor. The emperor was not a fellow minister, he had unlimited unreasonable privileges.
Therefore, Mr. Li forcibly restrained his desire to show off his eloquence and argue with the emperor. Although he believed that everything he did was for the sake of the emperor, no matter what, it was too tasteless for the eunuch to use the emperor's banner to rob coal with the people.
Is there no inventory to support it? As for other principles such as the people being more valuable than the king, and the people being like water and the king being like a boat, we cannot mention it at this time.
In the end, Mr. Li just asked, "Although there are many rumors that are untrue, I have nothing to say to you. I just have the guts to ask, who in the palace advised His Majesty on this matter?"
The emperor was young after all, so he said frankly: "How can Duan Zhien's words be false?"
The whole palace was in an uproar again. This emperor's ears are too soft! Do you believe what others say? Do you believe what someone close to you casually says? How can such a person be a wise king?
Although everyone is not very clear about what happened yesterday, they all know that there is trouble in Xishan. Thinking about it, they can guess that Li You went to the coal market yesterday to suppress the eunuch who tried to cause trouble, which led to revenge.
Li You suddenly took off his official hat and said: "I beg for the bones!"
The emperor scolded: "Are you threatening!"
"I dare not threaten you, but your Majesty has Duan Zhien by your side. I have no way of survival if I continue to serve as an official. Therefore, I sincerely ask your Majesty to give me a way of survival."
The emperor was at a loss for words. He knew that he couldn't agree to this kind of thing easily. Those around him really had trouble with Li You. He was thinking about his words. But when he saw that Li You didn't wait for him to say anything, he threw his official hat to the ground and turned around decisively.
Walk outside.
This is the second time in half a year that Li You has been forced to resign. Some people lament that Li You will eventually be defeated. People are not as good as a thousand days, and flowers are not as red as a hundred days. There is no one who is always victorious and undefeated.
In addition, Li You has many enemies. It is said that he suffered this incident and was forced to resign and commit suicide, which should be very popular in the eyes of his enemies. But at this time, except for some brainless people who were still gloating about his misfortune, most of his enemies were saddened by the death of rabbits and foxes.
Heart.
No matter how hateful Li You is, he can still be considered a member of the civil service. Although he was defeated miserably this time, he was defeated by the eunuchs. It was a major defeat in a foreign war.
Just a few words from Duan Zhien can make the civil servants number one in combat effectiveness. Li You, who seems to have defeated all the invincible opponents in the capital, has abandoned his armor and abandoned his armor. What does this mean? Could it be that the tides are turning, thirty years in the east of the river and thirty years in the west? Here comes the eunuch again
A period of madness?
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