"The humble minister agrees with His Majesty's will. Since it is a rumor, it is natural that the impeached official should be allowed to defend himself."
Changsun Wuji's eyebrows frowned slightly, then returned to normal, but he felt very contemptuous in his heart.
This man really knows how to protect himself wisely. No wonder that when the Xiao family was wiped out by Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty, this man kept playing both sides. In the end, he made the right bet on Emperor Gaozu and saved the millennium-old foundation of the Xiao family!
But since this guy agreed with the emperor, he had nothing to say.
Xiao Yu, a cunning guy, has already said that the emperor's words are "will", can he still argue with it?
He had no choice but to remain silent.
But I am really worried...
If we fail to get the three judges to jointly interrogate Fang Jun and Santang, I'm afraid there is still room for change.
Xiao Yu stood up and agreed with Fang Jun in going to the palace to defend himself, which made all the censors and officials a little stunned.
In particular, he personally arranged several supervisory censors from the Jiangnan gentry.
This has forced Fang Jun and the emperor into a corner. Why did you shrink back at the critical moment?
Although I am puzzled and cannot figure out what kind of medicine is sold in Xiao Yu's gourd, as a representative of the Jiangnan gentry, it is absolutely right to closely follow Xiao Yu, the Qingliu leader of the first family in Jiangnan.
Even if he expressed his agreement with the emperor's words.
The censors who impeached Fang Jun all agreed that Fang Jun should defend himself, and others could not change it even if they objected.
Immediately, a chamberlain from the Taiji Hall quickly walked to the door of the hall and shouted: "Fang Jun, the principal secretary of Chongxian Hall, come into the hall!"
Fang Jun, who was standing solemnly under the steps of Tai Chi Hall, heard this and trotted up the steps and entered the main hall.
The bureaucrats behind me who were not qualified to enter the main hall knew more or less what the main issues of today's court meeting were. Some of them were gloating about the misfortune, some were faintly worried, and some had nothing to do with them...
Today is a rare sunny day. The sun has risen outside. Fang Jun entered the Tai Chi Hall. He suddenly entered the slightly dark Tai Chi Hall from a well-lit place. He felt a little uncomfortable for a while. It was so dark that he could not see anything clearly. He simply lowered his head.
He kept his head down, looking only at the shining gold bricks under his feet, and walked quickly inside.
When he arrived under His Majesty, he stopped and saluted, "I am a humble minister, Fang Jun. I have an audience with Your Majesty."
His Majesty Li Er looked at this young man who was quite astonishing and talented, and said in a deep voice: "There are many supervisory censors and court officials who have impeached you. Now, I allow you to defend yourself in court. You must do it well."
Speaking, don’t bring your unscrupulous style to the court and let it go wild! The pure will become clear from themselves, and the dirty will become dirty from themselves. I am not yet dim-sighted, and I can see through right and wrong, as well as people’s hearts! If you violate the law of the country,
, I will never be lenient, naturally, if you have any grievances, I will seek justice for you!"
His words shocked all the ministers in the palace.
Those with ulterior motives were so frightened that they trembled all over. These words were not meant to imply that the emperor would never forgive anyone who dared to slander Fang Jun.
Everyone close to Fang Jun secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the emperor had not been coerced yet.
As for those who had nothing to do with themselves, they secretly made up their minds to make good friends with Fang Jun from now on. The emperor's blatant support showed that his status in the emperor's mind was extremely important. Moreover, this boy was Fang Xuanling's son.
In the near future, he will inherit Fang Xuanling's political legacy. The most important thing is that this son is not yet old enough. How many years will it take for him to stand in the court? With this age, he can become a governor of three provinces.
Zaisu!
A true supernova in the officialdom of the Tang Dynasty!
Fang Jun didn't think much about it. His mind was always filled with the information he got from Li Junxian. Hearing this, he said respectfully: "I obey the order!"
Then, he slowly turned around and stood up straight.
Fang Jun's figure is still far from burly, but he has a strong body behind his broad shoulders. He has the mind of an adult superior. After experiencing several bloody battles in the Western Regions and experiencing life and death, his demeanor has become more powerful and his temperament more condensed.
His eyebrows were like ink, his eyes were like cold stars, and his slightly dark face was expressionless. He pursed his lips and said, "Whoever is impeaching Yu, please stand up and allow Fang to defend himself."
Changsun Wuji stood on one side, looking at Fang Jun's chiseled profile, straight back, and calm demeanor in the face of the flood of impeachments, and suddenly felt a little dazed. All along, his son Changsun Chong had been praised by the court.
Civil and military officials and even His Majesty the Emperor praised him as a handsome young man. He heard all kinds of praises and he was proud of his eldest son.
But since when did that child, who was as outstanding as a star, fall from the altar step by step and gradually become a disappointment? In the end, he was even involved in a conspiracy case and had to live in the world incognito...
It’s all this evil boy in front of me!
If the sudden rise of the second son hadn't aroused Changsun Chong's jealousy, how could he have made such mistakes and ended up in this situation?
Now my son is like a lost dog. This little bastard is actually standing here with such arrogance. It is really unreasonable! If I don’t beat you to the dust and never recover, how can I, the eldest grandson Wuji, be worthy of Chong’er, and how can I be worthy of myself?
Changsun Wuji gritted his teeth tightly, and a cold light burst out from his eyes!
Following Fang Jun's question, Xie Wenju and other supervisory censors looked at each other and then at Xiao Yu, who was standing at the front of the class. They did not receive clear instructions and fell silent for a while. After all, Xiao Yu's last moments were
He obviously wanted to change his tune, but he couldn't figure out the "leader's" intention and didn't dare to speak out rashly.
However, the supervisory censor Zhang Fang couldn't wait to stand up.
"I supervised Zhang Fang, the censor, and impeached you. Relying on your father's power, I repeatedly beat the prince, important ministers, and officials. I even beat a monk to serious injury on the streets of Chang'an. I am arrogant and domineering and have no regard for the king's laws. What can I say?"
As he said this, he secretly glanced at Changsun Wuji, the first civil servant, and was overjoyed when he saw Duke Zhao lowering his eyebrows slightly.
He actually got the first prize by himself!
Haha, does a kid like Xie Wenju know the strength of Xie now? Regardless of the outcome of today's impeachment of Fang Jun, Xie has fallen into the eyes of Duke Zhao. From now on, if he becomes a close confidant of Duke Zhao, he will surely have a prosperous official career and rise to the top!
What are the benefits of following Xiao Yu, the Duke of Song Dynasty? At the critical moment, you are so timid that you are really useless!
Zhang Fang looked arrogant and stared at Fang Jun in front of him.
None of the charges he listed were based on suspicion. Although there was no evidence, everyone in Chang'an and even Guanzhong knew what Fang Jun had done. He could still be nailed to death without evidence.
Got it!
Although this is not a serious crime, as long as you start it, other people will swarm in, and when the crowd becomes excited, no matter whether it is something Fang Jun did or not, it will be confirmed that it was him!
Above the main hall, all the ministers looked at Fang Jun, waiting for how Fang Jun would defend himself.
only……
Everyone is shaking their heads.
Xiao Yu was full of bitterness. At this point, even if he wanted to retreat, he couldn't. He instigated the censors with Jiangnan gentry background to initiate impeachment. It was impossible to impeach if he wanted to. If he didn't want to impeach, he would stop. You
Is the country's laws a joke? More importantly, he can't just throw these men away. This represents the alliance of the Jiangnan gentry!
Changsun Wuji's eyes were dark.
This impeachment requires no evidence at all and can be called "verification of rumors"!
He had a fight with King Li You of Qi, beat Liu Lei, the censor of the book administration, blocked the entrance of Ximing Temple and beat up Master Bianji and the monks of Ximing Temple, trampled the palace of Prince Han, and broke Gao Shilang's legs...
This is happening one after another, what kind of evidence do you need?
Everyone knows it!
A fight is a fight, and there is no defense at all. No matter how much you argue with Lotus, you still can't make a rationale!
You said it was just a fight and the crime doesn't matter?
hehe……
You must know that this is an era based on morality. No matter how men steal and women prostitute secretly, they must be gentle, courteous and thrifty, righteous and awe-inspiring, and upright!
As long as a person's moral corruption is confirmed, then this person loses the right to defend himself in the mainstream, and what he says cannot be trusted! Even if the case is tried in the yamen, the words of such a morally corrupt person will not be trusted.
It will not be accepted by the presiding officer!
As long as a few charges are proven, Fang Jun will have to bear all the impeachment charges!
Now that everyone believes you are a bad guy, what other bad things can you not do?
But what Zhang Fang didn't know was that Fang Jun thought the same way...