"Mr. Liu, why did you say nothing when the imperial censor Shen Huai impeached, slandered, and criticized you in this way?"
After the morning court, on their way to the minister's study room for a small meeting, Han Wen still asked in confusion.
"My body is not afraid of slanted shadows. My mouth is on other people's bodies. If they want to say anything, how can I seal their mouths?"
Liu Jin smiled and said.
"However, we cannot allow Shen Huai to slander Liu Gong like this. We are really angry."
Han Wen looked extremely angry and angry, and Shen Huai was like a mad dog, biting people and labeling him randomly.
"Aren't there many ministers in the court defending me?"
"Let's just forget about it."
Liu Jin behaved very generously, which made a minister around him couldn't help but look at Liu Jin again.
Judging from Liu Jin's past behavior style, this seems a bit unjustifiable. No one can calm down about this matter.
You can say that I am self-willed, or that I suppress dissidents, but you can never say that I have evil intentions, form cliques for personal gain, or anything like that.
This is a serious crime that will destroy the nine tribes. If you open your mouth and say it, all nine tribes will be destroyed. What a deep hatred.
If it were them, they would definitely kill Shen Huai. If the situation got serious, even the entire Shen Huai clan would be killed.
Political struggle is a very cruel thing. Being slandered like this is a life-and-death situation.
But the Liu Jin in front of him acted so generously and calmly, as if he didn't take this matter to heart at all.
This belly is really big. The prime minister can ride a boat in his belly, so that's probably it.
Liu Jin didn't take Shen Huai seriously, and of course he didn't really have a big belly.
As time-travelers, people who have come from later generations, the rule I have always believed in is that I will not offend others unless they offend me, and I will offend others if they offend me.
When Zhang Cai let Liu Jin live with the polar bears in Beibing Mansion, he is still there now. It is said that he has suffered from severe wind and cold. Every time the temperature drops, he will cough to death, and his bones will be sore from the cold.
This Shen Huai, in the past, Liu Jin would have definitely beaten him to death. He put such a big label on himself, and dared to say nonsense even if he had evil intentions. This guy, he was definitely my mortal enemy, either in death or in life.
But now, Liu Jin is the chief minister of the cabinet, and he must act like the chief minister of the cabinet. This kind of revenge cannot be made too obvious, as it will make people cling to the excuse.
There are too many eyes staring at Liu Jin now. Many people are actually waiting for themselves to make mistakes, waiting for themselves to make mistakes, and then think of ways to knock themselves down.
Emperor Hongzhi was always paying attention to himself and did not trust himself, but he was also always paying attention to whether he got carried away after becoming the chief minister of the cabinet, and whether he formed a party for personal gain or the like.
Every emperor hates that his subordinates form cliques for personal gain. Of course, it is not just the emperor, but every boss also hates people who get carried away.
When people get carried away, it is easy to make huge mistakes. Once a mistake is made in officialdom, one wrong step may lead to disaster.
By leaving Shen Huai to ignore him, on the one hand, he could show that he was big, the prime minister could ride a boat, and he was tolerant, which could be seen by the world.
On the other hand, it is a good thing that someone criticizes and impeaches oneself. This can make the emperor feel more at ease. It shows that the people in the court are not monolithic and not everyone listens to one's own words. In this way, the emperor can feel more at ease with himself.
Of course, Liu Jin also has his own plans. Sooner or later, he will deal with Shen Huai, who impeached him, but not now.
If he impeaches himself, he will be able to continue his impeachment in the future and successfully retire from the court. When he no longer wants to do it, he will deal with Shen Huai and go directly back to his hometown to rest in his old age.
So this also means that I will have to tolerate this Shen Huai for a long time to come.
Liu Jin ignored this Shen Huai, but this Shen Huai had an unyielding drive. From now on, he would write a letter to impeach Liu Jin every now and then.
Sometimes they focus on one or two points of Liu Jin to impeach, and sometimes they just slap the blame on Liu Jin like crazy, and blame Liu Jin for everything.
Liu Jin was still indifferent to him and did not care about him. However, many ministers in the court were indignant and defended Liu Jin. Even more radical officials also attacked and impeached Shen Huai.
Later, there were more impeachments, and Emperor Hongzhi became very unhappy.
The Censor Yanguan has the power to impeach hundreds of officials, and he can impeach officials at will if he hears the rumor. There is no need for any real evidence at all, and he does not need to bear any responsibility.
Even not only the princes in the court, but also the emperor himself is under the supervision of the censors. For any emperor, you cannot favor and trust your concubine every day, and you must pay attention to your health. For any emperor, you cannot only like one concubine, and you must have both rain and dew, etc. Emperor, you can't eat too many dishes in one meal, you have to be diligent and frugal.
Many times, these censors wanted to spit in the emperor's face, so that they would appear to be upright ministers.
Therefore, the imperial censor often became an important tool in political struggles. When the big bosses in the imperial court were fighting with each other, they would ask their subordinate censors to impeach each other.
Anyway, they can talk about things, and they don't have to take any responsibility anyway. This is their power and obligation. Their rank and official position are very small, but many times, the emperor and important ministers in the court will be afraid of these censor's words. official.
They are just troublemakers, but the key is to be reasonable and legal troublemakers. The emperor often has nothing to do with them.
It’s okay to impeach once or twice. Emperor Hongzhi has seen too many impeachments. Which minister has never been impeached?
In the past, Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, and Xie Qian were all impeached. The same is true for Liu Jin, Ji Zhong, and Wang Shouren now.
For example, Wang Shouren is still being impeached in the market for saying that there are too many excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and the people are struggling to make a living, etc. In fact, it is all the trouble behind the scenes of some people who want to reduce taxes and do not pay taxes. Emperor Hongzhi was very clear in his heart.
In the past, I would have believed more or less, thinking that if taxes were reduced or no taxes were imposed here, the lives of the people below would be better.
The result is bullshit. If it rains heavily here, there may not be a drop of it when it reaches the people. Those in the middle are corrupt officials and the like, who can eat up everything.
The same goes for this tax. If you tax yourself, you can also do some major things in the form of the state, such as expanding territory, immigration, infrastructure construction, etc. Only these can truly benefit the people.
If you don't tax, the country will have no money. As a result, those who benefit are not the powerful gentry, businessmen and the like. They will continue to exploit the people as they should, but the country will be unable to do anything.
Therefore, Emperor Hongzhi didn't have a good impression of these censors and officials. They were just a bunch of biting dogs.
If we really believed them, the court would be in chaos.
Today you can impeach Liu Jin and bring Liu Jin down. Tomorrow you can impeach Ji Zhong and Wang Shouren and bring them down. Then it will be a back-and-forth.
Who will do the work for him?
Who will govern this Ming Dynasty for me?
In exchange for some corpses and plain meals, will officials who only know how to flatter people come up, or officials who only want to please civil servants, gentry and businessmen?
Emperor Hongzhi is no longer the young emperor who just ascended the throne. He has been in Hongzhi for twenty-eight years. He has seen too many things and understood many things.
Shen Huai impeached Liu Jin in such a random way, and even he, the emperor, couldn't stand it anymore.
On the contrary, Liu Jin had always paid no attention to Shen Huai and had a big heart, which made Emperor Hongzhi look high on Liu Jin again.
Of course, I also have more confidence and trust in Liu Jin. In the face of such impeachment, a person who can criticize and criticize is naturally a person who is upright and not afraid of the shadow.
So Emperor Hongzhi stepped forward and reprimanded Shen Huai severely, but he didn't do anything to Shen Huai, because this was his job responsibility set by his ancestor Zhu Yuanzhang.
Sometimes the emperor has nothing to do with these censors and officials. He can't beat them again and again, and they can't kill them again and again. Sometimes they even wish to be killed by the emperor, so that they can leave their name in history and be famous for generations to come.
I can only reprimand him and let him know better and stop biting people like a mad dog.
But who would have expected that this Shen Huai not only showed no restraint, but actually intensified his efforts. He used to impeach Liu Jin every three days, but now he has simply written a letter to impeach Liu Jin every day.
Every morning during the morning court, Shen Huai had to stand up and impeach Liu Jin. The reasons were different every day. Today he criticized Liu Jin for stepping into the Golden Palace with his left foot first. Tomorrow he criticized Liu Jin for saying that it was not okay to come to the morning court by car because it would pollute the exhaust gas. to the palace.
In short, he was unyielding, constantly changing his methods to impeach Liu Jin every day, and seemed like he would not give up until Liu Jin was brought down.