The case of King Zhennan has attracted attention from both the government and the public because the outcome of this case is related to the future game in the court.
Therefore, the conclusion of this case is not the end of today's court meeting. On the contrary, it is the beginning of the turmoil in the court.
The first person to come forward was Chen Yi, the censor of Zuodu. This Lord General Xian was not polite at all, and he pointed his finger at the trio of Ningyang Hou.
"Your Majesty, I impeach Chen Mao, Marquis of Ningyang, Luo Tong, the left deputy governor, and Xue Xuan, minister of Dali Temple, on three charges."
"First, the case is unclear, dereliction of duty, biased and biased, which leads to suspicious cases, disturbs the hearing of the saints, alarms the clan to petition for redress of grievances, and makes the court uneasy."
"Secondly, during His Majesty's trial, Chen Mao and Luo Tong repeatedly obstructed and used clever sophistry to cover up the charges. This was not out of public interest, but in fact to disrupt the court for private purposes."
"Third..."
After all, he was the chief official of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. In a short period of time, he counted three crimes against Ningyang Hou and others.
In this court dispute, a minister at the level of Qi Qing took action. Naturally, the other people present listened carefully with their ears bent.
I saw President Chen looking around, and finally his eyes fell on Xue Xuan, who had been silent for a long time, and he said coldly.
"Third, he has an evil plot to slander the Emperor. In the name of welcoming back the Emperor, he uses the case of King Zhennan to make insinuations, alienate the family ties of the Heavenly Family, coerce the Emperor, falsely speculate on the will of the Emperor, and attempt to damage His Majesty's sanctity, committing the crime of gross disrespect!
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"I ask your Majesty to remove Luo Tong and Xue Xuan from their official positions, and also remove Chen Mao from the title of Marquis of Ningyang, and subject them to strict scrutiny by the next three divisions."
As expected, he is worthy of being Lord General Xian, and his words are earth-shattering.
The first two are just trivial matters, but the third one is both heart-wrenching and body-wrecking.
Disrespect is one of the ten heinous crimes, and one of the crimes for which even elixirs and iron certificates will not work!
As soon as he said this, everyone in the court was shocked.
After a while, Xiao Weizhen, the right deputy censor, stood up and said.
"Your Majesty Zong Xian is serious. Although the verdict of this case is wrong, Chen Hou and Luo Yushi are guilty of negligence at best."
"What's more, our court's laws have its own explanation for the crime of disrespect. Chen Hou and others have not violated it. They insist on welcoming the emperor back. It is also for the court's plan. Why does Lord Zongxian do this?"
This is not bad.
Although many playbooks talk about disrespect, as if contradicting the emperor is a crime of disrespect.
But in fact, the crime of disrespect stipulated in the law is a crime of transgression, such as using royal objects without authorization, forging the emperor's seal, breaking the prohibition when preparing royal medicine and food, etc. More serious crimes can be regarded as real disrespect.
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Therefore, it makes sense for Xiao Weizhen to say that Chen Yi exaggerated.
However, Chen Zongxian has been ups and downs for many years, making decisions and taking action. How could he be choked by someone's mere words? The old man simply ignored him and continued to talk to the emperor.
"Your Majesty, I am impeaching Xiao Weizhen, the right deputy imperial censor, for disregarding the overall situation, making arrogant comments on government affairs, ignoring the situation on the border, trying to win back the emperor, and making inappropriate remarks. He is really doing harm to the country!"
Xiao Weizhen's face turned red with anger, but the other ministers looked at each other in confusion.
What's going on today? There's internal strife in the Metropolitan Procuratorate?
The dignified censor of the left capital impeached the left deputy censor and the right deputy censor one after another. It was like the sun was rising in the west.
You know, the favorite thing of the censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate is to get together and make noise. Whenever something or someone is to be impeached, several censors usually make an appointment to write a book together.
There was nothing that could be done about it. Although the imperial censor had great authority, he was only a seventh-rank official after all. He was weak in power and could not even make a splash among the nobles of the dynasty.
In other words, if everyone makes a fuss together, we can create some waves.
Therefore, although the officials of the Metropolitan Procuratorate are independent, they are strangely united. This is the first time that the bosses have seen this kind of thing today.
However, Chen Zongxian ignored Xiao Weizhen, and someone did.
Cabinet Minister Yu Shiyue spoke again and said.
"Master Xiao, what you said is wrong. It is said in the Jin Dynasty that disrespecting the rituals and breaking the festivals is called disrespect. Xue Xuan and others did not abide by the ministers' rituals and mistakenly speculated on the will of the emperor. They used the matter of suppressing the king of Nan to damage his majesty's sanctity. This move
It is a violation of etiquette, a waste of festivals, and a great disrespect."
"'There is such a big case in the Tian family of the clan, and the Supreme Emperor is in the north of Yi, and is in danger. It is inevitable that people all over the world will talk about it, which will damage your Majesty's reputation.' Isn't this what Xue Siqing said just now?"
"Now, before the words are spoken, the case of King Zhennan has been found out. It is a miscarriage of justice. Not only that, the trial of this case is so fast. It is obvious that he is deliberately partial and wants to use this matter to blackmail the emperor."
"Lord Xiao, with his heart full of fists, why do you only care about the safety of the Supreme Emperor Yibei, and turn a blind eye to the actions that deliberately damage the emperor's sanctity, and even go out of his way to protect him?"
"this……"
Xiao Weizhen was speechless for a moment.
It's no wonder that he is, it's the old man Xue Xuan who just said it very clearly. Now when old scores are being opened, it is immediately evidence.
In fact, just like welcoming back the Emperor, there is another point that is politically correct.
That is, the emperor's holy virtues are obvious, and brothers and sisters must be respectful from the bottom of their hearts, eager to welcome the emperor back.
Even though everyone knew in their hearts that the emperor was actually not so willing and wanted the Supreme Emperor to come back.
But on the surface, this conclusion is still common to both the government and the public.
If anyone dares to say blatantly, Your Majesty, I think you just hope that your brother will die outside, and can't produce any evidence, then he is completely slandering Your Majesty.
This is also what everyone in the British government has been trying to do.
They want to use the case of King Zhennan to pierce this layer of paper.
At that time, in order to maintain the image of the emperor, he must set an example and send people to welcome the emperor back.
But now, if the case has not been overturned, it will be reversed, and they need to bear the consequences of slandering the emperor.
Seeing Xiao Weizhen being silenced, Yu Shiyue felt very happy. During the debate in the court, he had been ridiculed by Xiao Weizhen, and now he got it all back.
"Your Majesty, please remove Xue Xuan, Luo Tong's official position, and remove the title of Marquis of Ningyang. Since the King of Zhennan in this case is an innocent person, why was it not found out in the trial at that time? Why were there so many doubts that were not brought out at that time?
People discovered? Why did the three chief judges unanimously ignore King Zhennan’s rebuttal? The inside story must be investigated in detail! "
At this time, among the clan who had been relegated to the second line to watch the drama, another person suddenly stood out. He was a fat man. It was Zhu Huixun, the king of Zhennan who had just been proven innocent.
"Your Majesty, I also have doubts about this matter. During the court hearing, it was obvious that Marquis Ningyang and others had contact with my fourth and fifth brothers in advance. All the clans can witness this matter."
"When I first came to Beijing, my fourth and fifth brothers also visited many mansions. I originally thought that they just wanted to clear my mother's name, but now that I think about it, someone may use my fourth brother's and fifth brother's desire to clear my mother's name to do something wrong.
This matter will damage your Majesty's reputation. Your Majesty must not ignore these disloyal people. Please investigate thoroughly!"
At this time, the emperor, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke, but not to the arguing ministers, but to Zhennan King Zhu Huixun.
"King Zhennan, do you mean that there are ministers in the court who are secretly colluding with the clan to do evil?"
The fat body of Zhennan King knelt on the ground and kowtowed.
"Your Majesty, my fourth and fifth brothers have absolutely no disrespect for your Majesty, but we don't know whether someone wants to use them to cause trouble."
The atmosphere in the court was a bit depressing, and no one expected that the clan would get involved again.
I accidentally caught a glimpse of Zhu Yinqi, who stood out among a group of old princes, and the elders started to cry in a trance.
This young man seemed to have mentioned this matter when he first entered the temple. Who was he talking about at that time?
If I remember correctly, they seem to be the Marquis of Cheng'an Guo Sheng, the Prince Consort Xue Heng, the Bo Sun Zhong of Huichang, and the Prince Consort Jiao Jing...
Just when everyone was frowning and thinking hard, a heavy sigh suddenly sounded in the court hall.
"Your Majesty, I can prove that King Guangtong and King Yangzong did make friends with court officials in advance, and there are indeed people who want to use this matter to build momentum in the court and welcome the emperor back as soon as possible."
Everyone looked at the person who spoke in surprise. No one thought that the person who said these words would actually be Xue Xuan, the minister of Dali Temple who was at the center of the storm!
