The one who stood up was Fang Xuanling.

As we all know, Fang Xuanling is Li Shimin’s backbone supporter.

But now, Fang Xuanling actually stood up to oppose it, which really shocked the ministers present.

"Fang Aiqing, do you mean to oppose the agreement between me and Fang Shilang?"

Li Shimin pretended to be indifferent.

He couldn't believe that Fang Xuanling would refute him.

Fang Xuanling has always supported herself and almost never refuted her in the court.

Nowadays, he actually refutes himself in front of the ministers. This is not a good signal, and it will make some ministers have their own thoughts.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"I believe that the position of the six ministers should be those with high moral character and high prestige."

"He doesn't need to be very talented, as long as he has enough prestige to be able to manage the development of this film."

Fang Xuanling said slowly.

In these years, Fang Yuan has risen too fast.

Except for completing the normal time when he was the county magistrate, the rest were promoted quickly.

The promotion is okay, but the path taken is cross-level promotion, which is also not a normal promotion.

This form of promotion is completely confusing the rules of the officialdom. How much harm will it cause to the officialdom in the future?

"Your Majesty, I second the proposal!"

Some ministers stood up and supported Fang Xuanling's rebuttal.

Cui Zhentang listened and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

With such respected ministers as Fang Xuanling standing up, Fang Yuan would most likely not have a chance.

Li Shimin's face was a bit ugly. He looked at Fang Xuanling and then looked at the ministers present.

He can still refute, but as an emperor, he can't always speak for Fang Yuan. He also needs ministers to speak for Fang Yuan.

"Your Majesty, Wei Chen's words are slight, but as the supervisory censor, Wei Chen has something to say!"

Suddenly, there was a sound.

Ma Zhou walked out of the last corner.

"Speak!"

Li Shimin's eyes lit up and he asked Ma Zhou to speak.

He remembered Ma Zhou as a man who was eloquent and capable.

During the period when he was appointed as the supervisory censor, he did a very good job and did not form cliques with anyone.

The ministers looked at Ma Zhou one after another. They were quite unfamiliar with Ma Zhou and did not know that there was such a person in the court.

"Wei Chen thinks that what the Prime Minister said is correct and incorrect."

Ma Zhou said loudly.

After the words fell, the officials were in an uproar.

This is the first person who dares to say that Fang Xuanling is wrong in front of the court.

Fang Xuanling raised her eyebrows, but she was not dissatisfied. Instead, she looked at Ma Zhou, waiting for Ma Zhou's explanation.

"That's right: high moral standing is very important and can suppress many people."

"What's wrong is: being virtuous and distinguished is related to living a long time. The longer you live, the more virtuous and distinguished you are. But you don't know that being old and not dying is a thief. The elderly often lack vitality and innovation. If there are too many virtuous and distinguished people in a place,

People who are like this are the historical regression of that place!"

Ma Zhou spoke sharply.

The officials at the scene suddenly lost their composure after hearing this.

"Presumptuous!"

"Who are you shadowing?"

"Your Majesty, please punish Ma Zhou for his rampant crimes!"

Some elderly ministers stood up and accused Ma Zhou.

Li Shimin frowned, feeling that what Ma Zhou said was a bit excessive.

But Ma Zhou ignored his colleagues who stood up to rebut, and continued to speak louder.

"To offend people, Tang Jiande, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, is highly respected, but everyone knows his abilities, and he is too lazy to go to the Ministry of Revenue only every ten days."

"With people from such a noble family holding great power, if the Household Department were not supported by two ministers, the Household Department would become a decadent institution, and it would be difficult to pay everyone present a monthly salary!"

"Furthermore, it was fifteen years after the founding of the Tang Dynasty, thirty-seven years after the Sui Dynasty, and going back further, when did the Ministry of Household Affairs earn tens of thousands of gold per day like it does today, with more than three million in just over ten days?

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"If the Ministry of Household Affairs is rich, our monthly salary can be higher, and our year-end bonus can be more generous. Whether to choose a highly respected person to take charge or to choose a talented person to take control, I am afraid you can think about it with your toes."

Ma Zhou’s voice was sonorous and powerful.

At the end of the sentence, I almost felt like I was shouting, with spit flying and my face turning red.

The scene was deathly silent. He looked at Ma Zhou like a monster. He never expected that Ma Zhou would dare to say such sharp words in the court.

Not only did he point out Tang Jian's laziness on the spot, but he also refuted Fang Xuanling's opinion of being highly virtuous and respected. He also said that everyone present could think clearly with their toes.

So, if you don’t think clearly and don’t agree with Ma Zhou, does that mean your IQ is not as good as your toes?

For a while, no one spoke.

Fang Yuan was also shocked and subconsciously gave Ma Zhou a thumbs up.

But he is also worried that Ma Zhou will be targeted by Tang Jian. After all, Tang Jian is already blushing with anger.

"Your Majesty, Ma Zhou slandered me, please make the decision for me!"

Tang Jian stood up and said angrily.

Having his background exposed in public, he lost all face.

I was still able to be a successful official, but after being screwed up like this, I was left hanging.

Li Shimin did not speak, and the ministers present did not echo Tang Jian.

Ma Zhou's sharp words have made everyone afraid, and they don't want to get into trouble for the time being.

"Tang Shangshu, why did my subordinates slander you?"

"The lower official is the supervisory censor. He has the power to supervise all officials, and he can also hear and report things!"

"Moreover, do you really not know whether what the official said is true or false, or do you not know whether it is false?"

Ma Zhou didn't have the slightest fear and snorted coldly.

"You, you, you are arrogant!"

"Your Majesty, please investigate thoroughly and give me justice!"

Tang Jian was so angry that he pointed at Ma Zhou and was speechless.

He was so angry that he forgot for a moment that Ma Zhou was the supervisory censor and had special privileges.

Then I understood that it was useless to argue with Ma Zhou. Only Li Shimin could give him dignity.

"Okay, let's stop this matter for now. I will let people investigate it after I leave the court."

"Let's go back to the agreement between me and Fang Yuan. The conclusion hasn't come out yet."

Li Shimin waved his hand and let the matter go.

He knew Tang Jian's situation and didn't want Tang Jian to be too embarrassed.

I have worked hard for the country for half my life, and I have to be dignified when I retire.

"Your Majesty, I believe that high moral character and high prestige are important, but ability is equally important."

"A place, an institution, or a department cannot be promoted or demoted based solely on virtue and prestige. Capacity is also very important."

"I would like to ask all the ministers present, who can fill the national treasury with more than three million yuan in just half a month, who is the best minister in Shefang?"

Ma Zhou said loudly.

The sound was so loud that it echoed in the Tai Chi Hall.

The expressions of the ministers changed again and again, and finally they all looked at Fang Xuanling and Cui Zhentang.

After all, Fang Xuanling and Cui Zhentang are the protagonists of the incident.

"Your Majesty, roar in the court and fight with ten sticks!"

Cui Zhentang looked ugly and said in a deep voice.
To be continued...