"I want to impeach Si Baile. He cannot lead troops to fight!"
The person who stood up was Xu Chao, the Secretary of the New Han Dynasty of the Ministry of Household Affairs.
Xu Chao once held important positions such as Minister of Industry, Minister of Punishment, and Governor of Henan.
Some time ago, the Han Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites passed away due to illness. Kangxi transferred Li Zhenyu, the Han Shangshu of the Ministry of Hubu, to the Ministry of Rites as the Han Shangshu.
Not long afterward, Kangxi transferred Xu Chao, who was serving as governor of Henan, to the capital to serve as Han Shangshu of the Ministry of Household Affairs.
Now, Xu Chao suddenly impeached Su Mingzhe. Kangxi felt incredible when he heard this, and couldn't help but remind him:
"Xu Aiqing, you are the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, not the Yushi of the Zuodu. You can't hear anything about it. Without real evidence, making random suspicions about Prince Baylor is a serious crime of slander!"
After Kangxi reminded him, he then said in a serious tone:
"Of course, if your impeachment is true, the prince has violated the law and is guilty of the same crime as the common people!"
"I really want to impeach Sibeile for forming a clique for personal gain!"
As Xu Chao spoke, he came to the imperial steps and raised the book he had written long ago above his head.
Li Dequan quickly took it and showed it to Kangxi.
After Kangxi took a brief glance, his vision went dark and his heart almost stopped beating:
"Xu Chao, what you wrote are all true?"
Xu Chao continued:
"When I was the governor of Henan, I was already secretly investigating this case, but because it was so involved, I never dared to make it public! After arriving in the capital, I found out the real evidence. Whether it is true or not, Your Majesty can immediately arrest the criminal according to the list. Once you ask, you will find out that I have already brought those evidences outside the palace gate!"
"Okay, okay, okay!"
Kangxi's old eyes, which were already cloudy, suddenly shot out with fierce power:
"Li Dequan, you immediately bring people and arrest people according to this memorial. I will try the case!"
"!"
When Li Dequan and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty saw Kangxi's rage, some were secretly happy, while others were secretly worried.
However, there were also some people who couldn't help but admire Su Mingzhe when they saw him standing there without any panic at all.
"The fourth child is still determined! That coward, the prince, cried so much that his nose and tears came out when he was deposed!"
After the eldest brother glanced at Su Mingzhe in admiration, he secretly cast an approving glance at Babeileyin:
"Old Eighth, it has to be you. If you destroy the Crown Prince with your front foot, you will take care of Fourth Brother with your back foot!"
"It seems that the one competing with me for the crown prince position must be this old man!"
But unlike what the elder brother was thinking, the eighth elder brother Yin was secretly frightened:
"It is said that a biting dog never barks. This elder brother usually barks and looks like a mallet. Unexpectedly, he calmly took down Xu Chao, the newly appointed Minister of Household Affairs, and asked him to impeach the old man. Four! It seems that this is a powerful enemy and you must guard against it!"
Both the eldest elder brother Yin Yin and the eighth elder brother Yin regarded Xu Chao as the other person.
Only Su Mingzhe stood on the spot, closed his eyes slightly, opened his consciousness, and saw Li Dequan arresting "key criminals who formed a party for personal gain" one by one, and brought in the evidence that Xu Chao found, then his face showed a hint of joy.
Liubu wasn't too far away, but not long after, the "Four Lords Party" began to be arrested.
However, as more and more ministers were arrested, Yinxiang, who was originally worried about Su Mingzhe, looked strange:
"This Ren Bo'an seems to be Lao Jiuyin's disciple, and this Xu Yuanmeng is Lao Ba's concubine, and this Ba Hai's sister is Lao Jiu's concubine..."
Not only Yinxiang discovered the problem, but Yin and Yin, and Yin and Yin also discovered the problem.
The faces of the four people all turned pale, their feet became weak, and they stood stiffly in place, not daring to move at all!
Only Yinzhen looked at the more and more civil and military officials being escorted, and his lips almost became happy:
"Fourth Brother, Old Fourth Brother, I really didn't expect that you, this kid, was so secretive that you unknowingly gathered these...
There are many people! Fortunately, Lao Ba is more skilled and has taken the bottom for you. Let’s see how arrogant you are!”
About half an hour passed.
Li Dequan finally ran back and said:
"Long live my Lord, Mr. Xu's memorial impeached a total of 327 people, including 105 officials in Beijing, all of whom have been taken into custody, and 222 people from other provinces, salt roads, river roads, and grain roads. It is temporarily unable to be escorted, so we need to ask His Majesty to issue an order and leave it to the Yamen to handle it!"
Kangxi, who was already furious, finally couldn't help but ask Su Mingzhe below:
"Fourth, now that these people have been brought here, what else do you have to say?"
"Your Majesty, I am wronged!"
When Su Mingzhe knew that it was time for his performance, he showed a confused expression, raised his hands to Kangxi on the dragon chair and complained:
"Huang Ama, I have nothing to do with these people!"
"For example, Ren Bo'an, although he is the head of the Ministry of Personnel, he is the disciple of Ninth Brother. A few years ago, Ninth Brother said that he was very capable and asked his ministers to help him arrange it. The ministers tested him and found that he did have some abilities. He was given a position in charge. There is also Xu Yuanmeng, who is the boss of the eighth brother. The eighth brother recommended him and said that he...this Bahai is..."
Su Mingzhe casually talked about a few people and his evaluation of them, and then showed an innocent look on his face and said:
"Huang Ama, although my son was appointed to assist in the management of the civil service, he has never formed any clique with others for personal gain! Why did Xu Zhongtang slander my son? I am also confused by the monk Zhang Er! My son asked Xu Zhongtang to confront these people! "
Kangxi was not a fool.
As Su Mingzhe introduced the identities of several people, Kangxi immediately noticed something strange, and immediately turned his eyes to Babeileyin and others:
"Lao Ba, Lao Ninth, Lao Ten, Lao Fourteen, do you think what Lao Four said is true or false? Are these people yours or Lao Four's?"
When the four elder brothers heard that they were called, they were so frightened that they all collapsed on the ground. They crawled to the front of the emperor and said in a panic:
"Huang Ama, I have been wronged!"
Kangxi had vaguely guessed the truth of the matter at this moment, but when the matter reached this stage, with the civil and military officials of the whole court watching, he could only continue to ask:
"Xu Zhongtang, you said these people formed a clique with Lao Si for personal gain. Lao Si said these people are Lao Ba's people. Now both sides are insisting on their own opinions. Do you have any solid evidence for what you said?"
"I have evidence!"
Xu Chao was not a fool. After hearing Su Mingzhe's explanation and looking at the four people Yin, Yin, Yin, and Yin who were paralyzed with fear, he suddenly realized that he was probably someone else's gun.
However, now that things have happened, it is not Xu Chao's turn to hesitate.
After he had the courage to tear open the seal of one of the wooden boxes and took out the key to open it, Xu Chao randomly selected a few books and asked Li Dequan to present them to the emperor and preached:
"Your Majesty, these account books were found by an old minister in a Wanyong pawn shop. They record the secrets and violations of laws and disciplines of more than 300 court officials. In my humble opinion, I have the opportunity and power to collect these many court officials. The person who kept the secret must have been in the court for many years... I will guess on my own that Sibeile did these things!"
At the end of the sentence, Xu Chao's legs softened and he knelt on the ground:
"I slandered Prince Baylor and deserved death. Your Majesty, please convict me!"