Seeing Yang Xian's tit-for-tat behavior, Zhu Yuanzhang, who was sitting on the dragon throne, raised his eyebrows slightly, and then asked: "Oh? Yang Aiqing also impeached Qian Shangshu? Tell me, what do you want to impeach him for?"

Yang Xian first swept away the officials behind him, and then said loudly: "Your Majesty, I want to impeach Minister Qian for corruption, perverting the law, and slandering the ministers!"

"I have never falsely reported my political achievements, nor have I collected any exorbitant taxes in Yangzhou."

"My loyalty can be seen in heaven and earth, but Qian Shangshu maliciously slandered Wei Chen and declared that Wei Chen was a corrupt official..."

"Such slander and slander not only damages the reputation of the minister, but also hurts the face of the imperial court. I can't tolerate it at all. I hope that your Majesty will make the decision for me!"

After saying that, Yang Xian turned around and looked at Qian Zhengzong and Prince Zhu Biao behind him.

In these days, there was a turmoil in the imperial court, and the leaders of the Huaixi clan fell one after another, leaving a lot of positions vacant.

Yang Xian and his Qingliu Party, looking for this opportunity, rapidly expanded their power, built their reputation, and increased their strength.

Now, they have become the largest party in the imperial court!

In other words, even though he was unwilling, if Yang Xian really wanted to take action, he could still have a tough fight with Prince Zhu Biao.

"Your Majesty..."

Important members of Yang Xian's party, such as Lin Jun, the Minister of Rites, Feng Yu, the Minister of Punishments, etc., stepped forward to support Yang Xian.

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Unknowingly, Prince Zhu Biao and his party were at a disadvantage.

After seeing this scene, Zhu Yuanzhang's expression seemed to be particularly gloomy, and he asked directly: "Jinyiwei, where is the East Factory?"

As Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, Mao Yifan, the commander-in-chief of Jinyiwei, and the factory supervisor of Dongchang came out one after another.

Then, Zhu Yuanzhang asked Mao Yifan, the commander-in-chief of the Jinyiwei: "I asked the Jinyiwei yesterday to investigate Yang Xian's political performance when he was in Renhe Mansion in Yangzhou. Is there any result now?"

Mao Yifan, the commander-in-chief of the Imperial Guard, who had long known what the current emperor was thinking, would naturally not side with Yang Xian.

After hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's inquiry again, Mao Yifan replied loudly: "Your Majesty, the matter has been fully investigated. In order to maintain his political performance and reputation, Yang Xian has been oppressing the people and collecting a large amount of exorbitant taxes in recent years..."

"However, when facing the outside world, he deceived the world, deceived the court, and gained the reputation of a young official..."

"According to imperial law, Yang Xian's mistakes are enough to be beheaded."

At the same time, the new Minister of Civil Affairs, Li Zihao, finally made up his mind and walked out impatiently after seeing the situation became clear.

He cupped his hands and reported to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Your Majesty, half a month ago, I received complaints from several people in Yangzhou, saying that Mr. Yang turned Yangzhou into a hell on earth..."

"Because Mr. Yang's official position is too high, I investigated the truth and spent a lot of time, and finally found that the situation was true..."

"The Ministry of Personnel is the most important department of the imperial court. It is responsible for managing the officials of the world. The ministers and colleagues feel that they have a heavy responsibility and never dare to neglect it. They have always been conscientious and cautious..."

"This matter was decided fairly and impartially, and there was absolutely no intention of targeting anyone. Please ask the Holy Spirit for your clear judgment!"

Zhu Yuanzhang ignored Li Zihao's report, but turned to several officials from the prince's party and asked: "So, is there any evidence of guilt in the Ministry of Household's investigation of Yang Xian? But we must not unjustly accuse Yang Xian?"

After hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's inquiry, Qian Zhengzong, the Minister of Hubu, and the Minister of Industry looked at each other.

In the end, Qian Zhengzong, the Minister of Household Affairs, reported to Emperor Deqing as a representative: "Your Majesty, this matter has probably been found out. Yang Xian has been secretly collecting more taxes from the people during the years he has been the governor of Yangzhou..."

"He falsely reported farmland yields, which resulted in most civilians losing their families, wives and children because they could not pay farmland taxes."

"So far, more than 100,000 people in Yangzhou have left their homes and fled to other places because they cannot afford to pay taxes."

"Fake. Big. Empty. Pretend to be clear?..."

"In addition, Yang Xian's brother's crime has also been proven..."

"As for whether Yang Xian committed treason, it remains to be further verified, but in any case, with Yang Xian's current crime, there is no problem in confiscating his family and exterminating his family."

After hearing the report from Qian Zhengzong, the Minister of Household Affairs, everyone in the "Prince Party" looked happy, while everyone in the "Yang Party", especially Yang Xian himself, looked gloomy.

Everyone knows that this time the "Prince Party" won the battle! And the "Yang Party" was not only completely defeated, but Yang Xian himself was about to have his house confiscated and beheaded!

The other side!

Li Shanchang and Hu Weiyong looked at each other and sneered.

If Yang Xian's matter was simply a secret wrestling match between the "Princeling Party" and the "Yang Party", then Yang Xian might still have the possibility of winning by using his own influence.

However, they had already given Zhu Yuanzhang eye drops, and Yang Xian thought that Zhu Yuanzhang would still support him as usual, so it was no wonder that he lost so miserably.

Then, Hu Weiyong winked at the officials of the "Huaixi Group", indicating that the opportunity to beat the drowned dog had come!

Hu Weiyong once secretly vowed that Yang Xian's life would be worse than death and he would lose everything. Now is the chance to fulfill his vow!

Following Hu Weiyong's secret signal, the officials of the "Huaixi group" rushed to make statements before others expressed their opinions.

Although the officials of the "Huaixi Clan" have lost their power, at least having their names reported is quite scary.

Among them, Zhongshu Shengyou Cheng was kind-hearted and his face was full of grief and anger, as if he had been greatly wronged.

He cupped his hands towards Zhu Yuanzhang and said: "Your Majesty, please make the decision for me..."

"After I was assigned to the Zhongshu Province, although I held the position of Gu Youcheng of the Zhongshu Province, I could not control the major and minor affairs of the court..."

"My sincere heart has been played and controlled by Yang Xian..."

"Even if something bad happens, Yang Xian, a villain, will blame it on me."

"As time went by, everyone thought that I was incompetent and useless. I was really unjust. Now the truth has been revealed!"

"Yang Xian's fate today is entirely his own fault!"

"However, my reputation has been damaged because of a villain like Yang Xian. I hope that you, Your Majesty, can uphold justice for me and restore my innocence!"

Then, General Lan Yu also had a heavy look on his face and slowly came out to report: "Your Majesty, now the truth has come to light. What Yang Xian did has chilled the hearts of the officials."

"If you still hope to see the Holy Spirit, you must take the opportunity to bring order to the chaos and set things straight!"

However, things are not over yet.

As the situation gradually became clearer, the officials who originally planned to remain neutral also strengthened their stance, found opportunities, and made statements one after another.

"Your Majesty, I believe that Yang Xian, as the Prime Minister of Zhongshu Province, does not lead by example. Instead, he allows his relatives to violate the laws and disciplines of the court. He also unites with cronies to suppress dissidents, avenges personal grievances, and interferes with the laws and regulations of the court..."

"He even confuses right and wrong, deceives the emperor, and ignores his superiors. All the above crimes are shocking. I hope that Your Majesty, you will severely punish Yang Xian and set the correct course for the government!"

"Your Majesty, as far as I know, Yang Xian prides himself on being incorruptible, but he lives a luxurious life. All expenses in the house, property purchases, daily expenses, etc. are all top-notch..."

"I request that someone be ordered to investigate Yang Guo Mansion immediately and seal up all Yang Guo's property!"

"Your Majesty, what Yang Xian has done has repeatedly violated the laws and regulations of the imperial court, so I believe that Yang Xian is no longer suitable to be the Zuocheng of Zhongshu Province..."

"For Yang Xian's crime, it is too easy to behead him. I suggest that he be chopped into pieces with a thousand knives, or be quartered on five horses..."

"Your Majesty..."

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As the saying goes, when a wall falls and everyone pushes it down, the officials above the court will become particularly excited and perform very enthusiastically whenever they are put into trouble.

As the situation became clearer, everyone knew that Yang Xian was going to be in trouble. As a result, it was not just the "princeling party" and officials from the Huaixi group who were rushing to impeach Yang Xian...

Even some officials from neutral factions such as the "Shandong Party" and the "Henan Party" made statements one after another, asking Zhu Yuanzhang to severely punish Yang Xian.

Only most people now know Zhu Yuanzhang's ideas, so most officials were very bold when they impeached Yang Dang.

These officials not only attacked Yang Xian one after another, but even many officials of the "Yang Party" were greatly affected.

After the impeachment, in which hundreds of officials gathered to attack, came to an end, Zhu Yuanzhang did not immediately punish Yang Xian.

Because in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart, Yang Xian was already a dead man!

His eyes slowly glanced at Yang Xian and the officials of Yang's party.

Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's attitude, Prince Zhu Biao's heart sank again.

Then, Zhu Yuanzhang spoke slowly: "The Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, the Censor of the Left Capital, the Censor of the Right Capital, the Minister of Rites, the Minister of Dali Temple... come out!"

Zhu Yuanzhang read out the names of more than a dozen officials in one breath. All of them came from a clean background and were all die-hard supporters of Yang Xian.

Just in the morning, it was these people who had a fierce battle with the "Prince's Party" and did not lose in the slightest.

As Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, many officials of the "Yang Party" felt bad, but they did not dare to go against Zhu Yuanzhang's will!

They looked at each other, then lined up one after another, lowering their heads and waiting for Zhu Yuanzhang's anger.
Chapter completed!