Chapter 576 The picture is poor and the knife can't see the blood!
Chapter 576: The picture is revealed, the knife without blood is seen!
Since ascending the throne and becoming emperor, Wang Lin has increasingly felt that being an emperor was a chore.
What annoyed him the most was the morning court system.
The ancient morning dynasty was actually equivalent to the weekly meetings of companies and institutions. The ancient emperors basically had dynasties on the 3rd, 5th, or 10th, and also had dynasties on the lunar month.
During the morning court, the minister had to get up at midnight and traveled through half a capital to the Meridian Gate. At 3 a.m., the minister arrived outside the Meridian Gate and waited.
When the drums on the Meridian Gate Tower ring, the ministers must line up; when the bell rings around 5 a.m., the palace gate opens.
All the officials entered one after another, crossed the Jinshui Bridge and formed a team in the square.
If there is cough, spitting or unstable among the officials, they will be recorded by the censor responsible for the inspection and waiting for treatment.
Usually, when the emperor arrives at the hall, all officials kneel and kowtow three times. Only officials of the fourth rank or above have the opportunity to talk to the emperor, ministers report government affairs to the emperor, and the emperor asks questions or responds.
The most diligent emperor of the Ming Dynasty should be the devastated king Emperor Chongzhen.
Everyone, including the emperor, had strong smiles on their faces.
Comparing the national fiscal revenue, the national fiscal revenue of the Song Dynasty was three times that of the Tang Dynasty and five times that of the Ming Dynasty.
The key is diligence in work style.
Han Ting's face was already very pale.
Even though the five palace celebrities, Li Gang, Wu Min, Zong Ze, Guo Zhishun and Huang Qishan, their faces were not good-looking.
Wang Lin twitched his lips and said slowly: "Since that's the case, then I'll ask you, are you impeached Han Ting as the culprit of Zhang Shiru's murder case, claiming that he manipulated behind the scenes and provoked party disputes, is there any evidence?"
The old party court officials were full of righteous indignation and criticized Han Ting for his terror, and they were very stance that they would not give up until they were knocked down.
The population of the Song Dynasty reached 20 million households, more than 100 million people, and the arable land area reached 720 million mu. The treasury income of Emperor Shenzong of the Song Dynasty in Xining for ten years was 70.7 million guan, with a maximum of 160 million guan.
Among them, at least more than half of them are the heads or deputy heads of various departments and yamen who basically cannot remember their faces.
The case of Zhang Shiru's killing of his mother was in full swing for two months. Now the court and the public are criticizing it. It was manipulated by the New Party and the people were fighting the case, and the finger was directed at the old cabinet ministers.
Both of them have had rich experience as a local official and are very capable. They are the successors trained by Li Gang and Wu Min.
The ministers were shocked and their faces were horrified.
In the court, Na Min and Sun Zhiliang looked bleak, while the other court officials were stunned, not knowing what to do.
Wang Lin said coldly: "Ma Ping, I have killed many censors and censors back then. Do you know this?"
Han Ting was sweating profusely and knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I don't know this. I don't know that someone in the Han family married Xue Qiang, the illegitimate son of Cai Jing, whom Ma said... But I don't know anything about Zhang Shiru's murder of his mother.
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Among them, Wang Lin actually found two backbone members of the old party, a senior official of the dynasty, Na Min, the Minister of Justice, who was praised by Li Gang and Wu Min as a good minister of the country, and Sun Zhiliang, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.
In terms of population expansion, if it weren’t for the emergence of potatoes and sweet potatoes, the people would not be afraid of food shortages among the people, and only those who fill their stomachs could have created people crazy.
Among the high-ranking officials of the court, this person is a rare honest and diligent person.
But the current situation in the court is full of emotions, which is beyond the control of Li Gang and the other two.
Han Ting, who was standing among the military ministers, suddenly jumped and his face became gloomy when he heard this.
As soon as Na Min and Sun Zhiliang stood up, they led many people from the old party.
That is, it is a competitor of Han Ting and others.
Wang Lin felt a storm in his heart.
Na Min is the disciple of Li Gang, and Sun Zhiliang is the disciple of Wu Min.
He knew that the emperor was protecting him and letting him escape from the vortex first, so as not to continue to deal with the censors and censors.
Wang Lin’s past reading of history gave him the impression that the Tang Dynasty was the most prosperous in ancient China, and the Song Dynasty was usually considered a weak dynasty. However, from an economic perspective, the Tang Dynasty and the Song Dynasty were not on the same order of magnitude at all.
Moreover, the investigation and handling of the Jinyiwei will inevitably involve many people and matters. If the news leaks out, it may not be the work of the Jinyiwei.
During the non-government meeting, the Cabinet and Military Affairs Office represent the emperor in handling military and national affairs, but major matters must be reviewed by the Emperor's Imperial Office.
But since Your Majesty ascended the throne, our censors of Dayan have been loyal ministers of Zhongzheng and loyalty. Although the news and reports have been heard, they have also upheld a public heart and kept your Majesty's instructions in mind. The censors exist to correct the court's principles.
I will not impeach the court officials for their own selfishness!”
Han Ting was very calm and bowed to leave.
On this point, all the civil and military officials in the court had a consensus.
Wang Lin looked at the Censor Ma Ping deeply. This was the first time Wang Lin saw this inconspicuous little official.
To be honest, everything else is false. Only when population growth and economic prosperity can make the people full, is the most convincing.
Wang Lin had no choice but to make concessions and make appropriate improvements based on the acceptable acceptance of the ministers.
Na Min said sternly: "Your Majesty, how dare you threaten Your Majesty! But Your Majesty used to say that those who are important officials in the court should be strict with themselves and have some responsibility. Han Ting is the heir to the contemporary head of the Han family, so how can he not be the Han family members if he is not the Han family members as the heir to the Han family as a member.
Responsible for the matters committed?
Moreover, if it is found out later that the case has nothing to do with Han Ting, it is possible to be reinstated. But now that the Han family is involved in the case, how can Han Ting, as the Minister of Military Affairs, not avoid suspicion?”
However, the Jinyiwei investigated and handled the case, and everyone was watching. I don’t know how many pairs of eyes were staring at them. During the investigation, there were too many people and talk, and the news would inevitably leak out, which was basically impossible to eliminate.
Then he said slowly: "Na Min, Sun Zhiliang, and you, I want to ask you, the so-called Han Ting involved in the case is just a stolen shadow, and it has not been verified yet. Even if it is found that someone from the Han family had an affair with Cai Jing's son, then
What's up with Han Ting?
If you ask me to dismiss a military minister like this, do you think I am easy to deceive?"
Wang Lin was silent for a long time.
But even so, Wang Lin still felt a headache when he stood in the hall with a large group of civil and military officials.
Not to mention that the old ministers of the cabinet such as Li Xiang have made great contributions to the country, even our ministers are loyal to the country and loyal to Your Majesty. How come they have become corrupt people who have been besieged and named as the old party, and
Want to get rid of it quickly?
Your Majesty, I still remember that when the so-called old party was impeached and the government was controlled and formed a party for personal gain, Han Ting was also the backbone of the impeachment. Now that Han Ting is involved in the case, we cannot impeach it? What is the reason? I don’t understand!"
Ma Ping talked happily and revealed a shocking inside story that most people in the court did not know.
However, the censors are not of high rank, but their status in the court is very transcendent.
Wang Lin smiled loudly: "You all love me. The grand occasion of Dayan is not my own. It is the work of all civil and military officials in the court. The hard work of hundreds of millions of people in Dayan is the result of everyone!"
However, during the decades when Zhao Ji was in power, the treasury income of the Great Coward Dynasty decreased year by year. Before Wang Lin usurped the Song Dynasty, the treasury income dropped sharply to less than 50 million guan.
The counselor Xue Lan and the inspector Gong Hao immediately led a group of censors to express their support.
This is actually a kind of decentralization of power to the cabinet.
These two men, with more than a dozen old party ministers, made the emperor angry.
There is no doubt that Xue Qiang’s incident has been leaked.
What he was most worried about finally happened.
The great Yan is now in the grand occasion, and the emperor has made great contributions in his personal achievements.
Yan Qing was ashen in the hall.
Especially Sun Zhiliang, who was loyal and loyal, was once a deputy to Taiyuan in Hedong and stationed outside Taiyuan City. He had fought with the Jin army through life and death. He was one of the few civil officials in Hedong who dared to fight head-on with the Jin people.
But when Yan Qing saw the emperor send a glimpse of peace and irritability, he calmed down.
Sun Zhiliang also bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the party struggles and the country are destroyed. The so-called new party in the court is sharpening its swords and rushing towards the old cabinet ministers, intending to provoke the party struggle.
But at this critical moment, as one of the leaders of the new party, he was impeached.
But he knew very well that the source of the leak was not necessarily the Jinyiwei. At this point, he still believed in Jinyiwei and Yan Qing.
Nowadays, all over our country, we do not pick up the leftovers on the road and do not close our doors at night, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the politics are clear and clear. This is all the achievements of Your Majesty!
My Emperor is the sage king of eternal times, long live my Emperor!"
In this way, Wang Lin's number of court attendances per month was reduced to three to five times, within a range he could bear.
However, it was strongly opposed by civil and military officials, including cabinet ministers such as Li Gang and military ministers such as Zhang Jun.
The Dayan court meeting system was changed to a dynasty once every ten days, which was a small court meeting. At the end of each month, it was a major court meeting. During festivals, a major court meeting can also be held.
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In short, now that things have come to this point, the Jinyiwei should speed up the investigation and prosecution and strive to give the civil and military officials of the court in the shortest time."
Wang Lin once wanted to abolish the morning court system.
According to general practice, it is impossible for the censor to impeach court officials, especially those of Han Ting, the emperor's confidant ministers, to be alone.
When did the Han family connect with the Cai family?
The core element of Zhang Shiru's murder case is the fuse that triggered the old and new party struggles. The Han family appeared behind the scenes and was involved in the relevant criminals. Everyone knew what it meant.
In other words, although these two people are not the emperor's direct descendants, they have recommended the ministers of the cabinet, and their current qualifications and experiences, they are strong competitors to enter the cabinet in the future.
Now, the registered population of Dayan has reached more than 40 million households, and the population has doubled to more than 250 million people. The treasury income has approached 250 million guan, far exceeding the best time in the Song Dynasty.
Subsequently, many old party members came out to impeach Han Ting. In short, Han Ting and the Han family had an affair with the suspect and were suspected of provoking party disputes. They were no longer suitable to continue to serve as the Minister of Military Affairs.
Ma Ping said sternly: "Report to Your Majesty, as the censor, it is my duty and responsibility to report on matters. I heard that Zhang Shiru's mother was not her biological mother, but her father Zhang Cheng'an's concubine and was promoted to the successor.
As the heads of the six tribes, he is quite familiar with these two people.
Namin's tough attitude today is beyond the imagination of all the ministers and has also subverted many people's impression of their past.
Li Gang was standing uneasy at this time. He had already noticed that there was a cold look in the emperor's eyes.
Guo Zhishun, the cabinet minister in charge of the Ministry of Revenue and Finance, came out to report to the emperor about the treasury and national economic conditions of the Dayan treasury and the country since the first year of the Dayan Revival, and the whole court was revived.
At this moment, Han Ting felt a storm in his heart.
Royal Palace.
Ma Ping spoke with a convincing expression and a solemn expression.
It is reported that Zhang Shiru's mother Liu died at the hands of Xue. Xue was once the concubine of Cai You, the son of the old thief of Cai Jing. She was later transferred to Zhang Cheng'an, who was then the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.
Wang Lin said calmly: "Han Ting, can you tell me if you have any questions?"
The civil and military ministers in the court laughed and cheered, and the monarch and ministers praised each other for a while. The atmosphere was originally quite harmonious.
From censors and censors besieged Han Ting, they evolved into besieging the entire Military Affairs Office's ministers.
Wang Lin smiled slightly and said, "Well, the Han family has been a large family for hundreds of years. The Han family has sixteen houses and more than a thousand tribes. It is reasonable for you to not know this. Han Ting, you should retreat to the court and ask what happened.
Repay to me.”
Wang Lin twitched his lips and sneered in his heart. After so much trouble, he finally became interesting.
Ma Ping's voice was thin, but it shocked the audience.
Li Gang and Wu Min seemed to have not expected that Na Min and Sun Zhiliang also stood up, and looked slightly surprised at Han Ting's injury.
Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty was also very diligent, and he was uninterrupted every day.
Xue and Cai Jing had an affair and gave birth to an illegitimate son named Xue Qiangzhe. This person is the key suspect in Zhang Shiru's murder of his mother. Xue lived in the Zhang family for a long time before his death, and was missing after Xue's death... Xue Qiang's wife
The name is Han Zhen, and it is the Han family.
Wang Lin was furious and left with a whimper.
Today is a small court meeting, and the people attending court are all senior officials above the fourth rank, and the number is controlled within a hundred.
Sure enough, after Ma Ping, the counselor Xue Lan, the inspector Gong Hao and more than 20 famous censors stood up one by one. The impeachment words were similar, but later they were summed up in a simple sentence: "I impeach Han."
Court, I will discuss it!"
It is no longer easy to keep this secret for half a month.
Wang Lin was silent for a while before saying, "Xiao Yi, human hearts are complicated, human nature is even more complicated. According to common sense, things that violate human ethics will not happen. But you have to think that Xue Qiang and Xue are not ordinary mother-son relationships, and they have no birth.
Yes, it’s not known only hatred.
But Ma Ping fell to the ground and said with a sigh: "Your Majesty, if you find out that someone in the Han family is indeed married to Cai Jingzi and has some connections, what should I do? I requested to dismiss Han Ting's position as Minister of Military Affairs and demoted him to a commoner, and then the Three Laws Departments
Investigate the crime of prosecution!”
Yan Qing stood up and bowed and said, "I obey the order. Your Majesty, many signs indicate that Xue Qiang is the real murderer of the Xue family, but I still have doubts in my heart. After all, Xue is Xue Qiang's biological mother, so she killed her son.
The fact of mother is too horrifying, and I really can't believe it."
This is not to speak for the old party, but to continue to stir up trouble in the old party disputes and fan the flames.
After the report, Guo Zhishun sighed: "Your Majesty, although my country was established for only two years, its national strength has doubled and all industries have flourished. It has already experienced a prosperous era that is rare in the ages.
Guo Zhishun led all his ministers to bow to the ground, shouting long live the mountain.
In short, the impeachment of Han Ting as the culprit of Zhang Shiru's murder of his mother and the culprit of the new and old party disputes.
Wang Lin suddenly stood up, slowly took off the sky crown on his head, placed it coldly on the dragon throne, and then said coldly: "I, the emperor, have also left the court temporarily to avoid suspicion, you can do whatever you want! I am waiting for you to deal with it!"
Ma Ping bowed and said, "I know."
Always, Li Gang and others were shocked and looked at Han Ting, who was pale.
Everyone looked solemn and silent. More than a hundred pairs of complicated eyes were staring at the inconspicuous censor.
Yan Qing was lying on the ground and said in a deep mood: "Your Majesty, no matter what, the news is leaked by the Jinyiwei. I know that I can't escape the blame, so I ask Your Majesty to punish me."
The emperor's actions were really ruthless.
He looked up at the emperor who looked bad, and felt a little irritated.
The Censor Ma Ping suddenly came out to report: "Your Majesty, I impeach the military minister Han Ting and the Han family, colluded with traitors, manipulated public opinion, formed cliques for personal gain, and was the culprit of Zhang Shiru's murder of his mother!"
Wang Lin couldn't help but sneer: "Okay, that's right! Then, I'm a relative of the Han family. My queen, Han Yan, also comes from the Han family. According to your statements and logic, I'm also impeaching you.
Leave it, I need to avoid suspicion too!”
Zong Ze's recommendation to the emperor that day was: "Your Majesty, Sun Zhiliang was born in a Hanlin family, with high integrity, loyalty to the court, diligent in the affairs of the king. It is even more valuable because of his weak and weak body, he once fought with the Jin army to death, and he was worthy of being
A great responsibility.”
But Wang Lin's deep eyes turned around on Na Min and Sun Zhiliang, but his heart became even more confused.
Imperial study room.
They led the old ministers just now to kneel down to the ground, crying endlessly.
Ma Ping said calmly: "In fact, you can't blame Your Majesty. At that time, the censors and censors were corrupt. As censors, they not only corrupt and violated the law, but also violated the laws of the country. They should naturally be punished.
Are your fangs finally revealed?
Basically, they will attack them in groups.
Wang Lin said coldly: "Do you know why I took the blame for the world and set a precedent for killing censors?"
According to historical records, Chongzhen was ambitious and determined to be the leader of the revival. He corrected memorials from various places until early morning and arrived every day in the morning, which was even more diligent than Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
It would be fine if the censors in the court were bothering. As the chief officials of the six ministries and important officials of the court, wouldn’t it mean that His Majesty would be disgusted?
Li Gang and Wu Min were a little unwilling, but they were helpless.
Someone in the Han family actually married Cai Jing's illegitimate son?
This... Han Ting couldn't help but sweat when he thought of the terrible part.
Xue's family had an affair with Cai Jing and even gave birth to Cai Jing's illegitimate son?
Wang Lin was very helpless. He generally knew that in the ancient royal society, the court meeting system was the main form of participation in politics and policy discussions. It has been deeply rooted for thousands of years. It was also a hierarchy system to maintain the social foundation, so it was almost impossible to break it.
Na Min and Sun Zhiliang understand that they completely angered the emperor this time.
Zhang Jun and other military ministers were also a little heavy. They exchanged complex eyes, but knew that under such circumstances, they could not stand up and talk to Han Ting easily, otherwise the war would spread to them in an instant.
With all this, how can I not doubt that Han Ting is the person behind the scenes of this case?"
Wang Lin shook his head and said, "Xiao Yi, it's not your fault, nor the Jinyiwei's fault. I knew from the very beginning that it is impossible to keep such a matter completely confidential.
Don’t hesitate, quickly arrest Xue Qiang and his wife, and ordered Luoyang Jinyiwei to interrogate on the spot, and then escort them to Beijing.
I want to see which master is behind the scenes and posed a problem for me.”
Yan Qing said: "I obey the order."
Wang Lin thought about it, then frowned and said, "In addition, check Na Min and Sun Zhiliang for me. I think these two people are really suspicious today."