The old Marquis was so angry that his hair and beard were all stretched out, and he was indignant.
However, under the siege of several censors, he was unable to defeat the four-handed man with two fists. He was soon confused by their team's imperial decrees and saintly righteousness.
Seeing this situation, Zhu Qiyu had no choice but to come out to relieve the siege and said.
"Jin Shangshu, do you have any defense against the impeachment of these censors?"
His original intention was to let Jin Lian come forward to suppress the momentum of the censors.
After all, Jin Lian was from the lineage of civil servants and one of the Seven Qings, so he had his own power in the outer court.
However, what Zhu Qiyu didn't expect was that Jin Lian walked out of the column, leaned down and bowed, saying.
"Your Majesty, I was ordered to supervise the military affairs. I was soft-hearted and soft-handed. I failed to supervise the troops and improperly supported the war. As a result, the local people were once again ravaged by thieves. It is my fault. I stand shamelessly in the court. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
After saying that, he actually took off the official hat from his head and prostrated to the ground, looking like he was just letting himself be dealt with.
Is this a confession of guilt and removal from office?
Chen Mao was stunned for a moment, his beard stood up in anger, and with an angry look on his face, he stared at Jin Lian who was kneeling down to apologize.
Another censor came out and said:
"Your Majesty, the purpose of setting out a large army to suppress bandits is to ensure that the people can rest and rest in peace. However, Chen Mao, the Marquis of Ningyang, recruited improperly and wasted the court's financial resources. It was in vain. He also spoke eloquently in court and confused right and wrong. Please punish the emperor.
"
Zhu Qiyu looked at the silent group of big guys on the civil servants' side, and then looked at Feng Xianguan, who was jumping up and down one by one.
He finally figured it out!
This is another joint action by civil servants towards their relatives.
Since the Marquis of Ningyang Chen Mao returned to Beijing, the relatives who were originally suppressed and struggling have once again become a tightrope around his old man.
At the same time, with such a veteran Jingnan Xunqi sitting in charge, Xunqi finally had a backbone and slowly began to make his own voice in the court again.
For this kind of phenomenon, the civil servants lineage must be ruthless to eliminate it.
Zhu Qiyu thought of the sudden increase in the number of memorials he had received in the past few days, stating that the impeachment of Cao Jixiang was futile and the supervision of the army was ineffective.
Yes, that’s a sign!
Empress Dowager Sun's power in the outer court alone would never have been able to organize such a large-scale impeachment. Behind the scenes, it was the civil servants who were adding fuel to the fire.
They were performing Xiangzhuang's sword dance, and their intention was to impeach Pei Gong. It was clear that they wanted to impeach Cao Jixiang, but in fact they wanted to burn the fire on Chen Mao.
These days, I have indeed been slacking off a bit.
Because of Ye Xian's constant changes, he put all his thoughts on the defense arrangements of the capital and the border.
So I ignored the movements of the courtiers for a while.
Of course, if they directly impeached Chen Mao, Zhu Qiyu would reject it before the court came up in the morning.
But they were sure of their bad feelings towards Cao Jixiang, and first impeached Cao Jixiang, and then secretly directed the wind towards the merits and demerits of suppressing the rebellion.
When the bandits who had been appeased rebelled again, the army reported to the capital, and the court meeting was almost ready.
So, they suddenly launched an attack in the court, just to give their honorable relatives another severe blow.
For this reason, they did not hesitate to let Jin Lian, one of the Seven Qings, take the initiative to ask to go!
What a waste of money!
But there's nothing that I can't figure out.
Chen Mao was highly respected among his relatives and had many military exploits. It was impossible to do anything to him, but one of him and Jin Lian was the chief military officer, and the other was the governor-general of military affairs.
Jin Lian has bowed his head to plead guilty and resigned from his official position.
So Chen Mao, as the chief military officer, should shut himself up and think about his mistakes and stop interfering in government affairs.
What a calculation!
After thinking about this, Zhu Qiyu couldn't help but feel a little troubled.
He knew that this time he was accidentally caught in a trap.
For one thing, this matter arose from the impeachment of Cao Jixiang. The previous rounds of neglect have allowed this matter to ferment for a long time, and it has reached the point where it must be dealt with. If you want to delay it, you can't delay it any longer.
Secondly, with Jin Lian's statement, all Chen Mao's previous reasons have been overturned. The appeasement policy was jointly decided by the two of them. Since Jin Lian pleads guilty, Chen Mao will inevitably be implicated.
Chen Mao is now the backbone of Xunqi. Without him, Xunqi, who had finally made some progress, would immediately be knocked back to his original form.
However, the handling of this matter cannot be delayed and must be punished, which can be said to be like riding a tiger.
Judging from the current situation, if you want to protect Chen Mao, there are only two ways.
Either Zhu Qiyu used the emperor's authority to suppress him.
But this is the last resort. Even the emperor cannot do whatever he wants. He can be suppressed once but not again and again.
So it is easy for Zhu Qiyu not to do this.
Or, it can only be the civil servants who have someone to step forward to help Chen Mao out of the siege, and this person's status cannot be low, and he must have enough weight.
After glancing around at the ministers below, Zhu Qiyu set his sights on Wang Zhi, the Minister of Personnel who headed him.
Ever since that day
You are the one!
So under the attention of the ministers, Zhu Qiyu first said to Jin Lian.
"Now that the country is in crisis, you and the others are all important ministers of the imperial court. You should not take it lightly. Jin Qing asked you to rise up. Now that the matter has not yet been decided, something is really wrong. I take into account the opinions of the ministers and the country. How can I easily dismiss the seven ministers?"
"
Jin Lian kowtowed deeply, held his official hat in his right hand, and stood up as instructed.
He was originally in the first echelon of the civil servants, but because of an event, he stood in the center of the hall.
I don't know if it was an illusion, but he always felt that the emperor's words had something to say.
Moreover, just as he stood up, he seemed to vaguely see that after the emperor finished speaking these words, the eyebrows of Mr. Wang Zhi, the Minister of Personnel, twitched fiercely...
Immediately afterwards, the emperor Jinkou Yuyin spoke again, but this time, it was to Wang Zhi, the chief official of the Ministry of Personnel.
"Tianguan, you are the head of the nine ministers. This matter involves important ministers of the seven ministers. How do you think we should handle it?"
The emperor said it calmly, as if it was an ordinary inquiry.
But all the other Qiqing bosses unanimously set their sights on Wang Zhi.
At this point, many censors standing in the palace had a look of pride on their faces.
Normally, when it reaches this point, the overall situation is decided.
A group of censors were impeached, and some of the people involved bowed their heads and confessed. They wanted names, names, and evidence.
The emperor asked Otsuka Zai for his opinion, which was just a formality.
As the head of the hundred officials, as long as Lord Tianguan speaks, it represents the collective will of the ministers. The emperor's approval is equivalent to the entire court reaching a consensus.
You need procedures, you need people's hearts, it's a perfect piece of advice!
As for whether Lord Tianguan would disagree?
Are you kidding? How could Master Tianguan let go of such a good opportunity to suppress Xun Qi?
It's not like he was asked to take the lead in confronting the emperor. This was just a last resort. He just went with the flow, and Xiao Gui and Cao followed suit.
Is Lord Tianguan stupid if you object at this time?
Yes!
It's possible...
Because under the attention of the ministers, the old Heavenly Official hesitated for a long time, and finally sighed deeply and walked out of the procession.
"Your Majesty, the so-called military force is unpredictable. When a large army goes out for an expedition, it has the power to act at its own discretion. Whether to fight or to appease is determined by the situation."
"This time, Ningyang Marquis Chen Mao led his army to quell the rebellion. Although he did not achieve full success, the rebel army surrendered and then rebelled again. However, if the punishment is based on the crime, it would be too severe. In my opinion, the chief military officer Chen Mao and the governor-general military affairs officer Jin Lian
, each of them shall be fined three months' salary, and shall sit behind closed doors for three days to think about their past mistakes as a punishment."
This chapter has been completed!