The next morning, hundreds of officials went to the palace.
There were not many things discussed today. Everyone was just going through the formalities as usual, but their minds were focused on the trial of the three agencies.
The attitude of the Sanfa Division is very obvious. Duke Yan Sheng must have been framed, and this case must be overturned!
Yanshenggong is the last banner of scholars. If Yanshenggong falls, then scholars all over the world will lose their spiritual faith, and the scholarly system established over the past hundred years will collapse.
Refuting the imperial edict is a scholar’s declaration of war.
The next step is to avenge Yan Shenggong in front of the people all over the world.
Therefore, everyone was absent-minded during the morning court, just waiting for the next court to see the final results of the Three Laws Division.
The three elders, Yu Shiyue, the Secretary of the Ministry of Justice, Xue Xuan, the Minister of Dali Temple, and Yang Shan, the Censor of Zuodu, seem to have the aura of protagonists. Wherever they go, people will respectfully salute them.
The three of them also know that there is no turning back. Now that we have reached this point, there is no room for relaxation.
Only when the road goes to the dark side and strives to hold on to the banner of Yan Shenggong can we have the capital to compete with the emperor.
They want to prove one thing: this world is governed by the Zhu family and the scholar-bureaucrats, and it cannot be whatever you say.
Among the crowd, Tang Xinggu stood silently in an inconspicuous position, but he was like a cheetah ready to attack, lying in the grass and preparing to launch a fatal blow.
As the censor, he knew very well that in the current situation, unless the emperor killed three of them in Fengtian Palace, but in that case, the emperor had already lost.
Because everyone will praise their literary character, and it will be recorded in the annals of history by future generations.
Now that things have happened, it’s time to realize the value of your life!
"The Emperor has arrived!"
A high-pitched and sharp voice came from outside. Everyone was startled, why is the emperor here?
Zhu Qiyu looked solemn and hurriedly led all the officials to welcome him.
I saw Zhu Qizhen wearing a military uniform and walking up to the main hall.
Everyone immediately shouted long live, knelt down and saluted.
Zhu Qizhen sat on the dragon chair, waved his hands and said: "Everyone is equal!"
Everyone thanked them and then stood up. Cao Nai glanced at Yu Shiyue and others, and secretly wondered in his heart, could it be that the emperor suddenly came to court because of Yan Shenggong's scandal?
This behavior is extremely inappropriate!
If the emperor really forcibly intervened in the trial, where would the general lay down the law?
Is the imperial power greater than the law, or is the law greater than the imperial power?
Yu Shiyue and others looked at each other, thinking about the same question.
Could it be that the emperor is preparing to break up and overturn the results of the trial of the Third Law Division in this palace in front of hundreds of officials and publicly execute Duke Yan Sheng?
If you really do this, then... you will make a lot of money!
Leave your name in history now!
"Your Majesty, I have something to report!"
When everyone was immersed in all kinds of wild thoughts, suddenly, a person stood up.
Everyone looked around and found out that it was Tang Xinggu, the imperial censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
Originally, Tang Xinggu was not afraid of power, dared to speak out, and was a representative of the Qingliu world. However, since he was rewarded with a big ear sticker by the emperor, he seemed to have completely changed.
In the original discussion about opening up the sea, Tang Xinggu almost fought against the entire Qingliu Realm on his own.
Zhuge Liang's verbal battle with the Confucians was nothing more than that!
Today he jumped out again, vaguely feeling that it might not be a good thing...
Sure enough, the Tang Dynasty began.
"I impeach Duke Yansheng for his seven deadly sins!"
As soon as these words came out, the faces of all the officials changed.
This guy is indeed a traitor. As a scholar, if you don't defend Yan Shenggong, you will add insult to injury.
He is simply not human!
Yang Shan, the censor of Zuodu, couldn't help but said: "Tang Xinggu, do you know your identity?"
Tang Xinggu said indifferently: "The lower official is the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. The censor's duty is to rectify the officials and punish them. Duke Yansheng committed seven major crimes, and it is his duty to impeach him.
What's wrong?"
"You, you..."
Yang Shan was so angry that he couldn't speak, and his old face turned purple from holding back.
At this time, Zhu Qizhen suddenly said: "Yang Qing's family!"
Yang Shan quickly replied: "I'm here!"
"Tang Qing's family is the imperial censor, and impeachment and picketing are their duties. Why do you want to stop it?"
Yang Shan said helplessly: "I overreacted. I just finished interrogating Yan Shenggong..."
"If you interrogate the president, can you prevent others from impeaching him?"
"This..."
Yang Shan was dumbfounded, not knowing what to do.
Zhu Qizhen looked at Tang Xinggu: "Tang Qing's family, you continue!"
"Yes!"
Tang Xinggu agreed, and then said: "I impeach Duke Yansheng for seven crimes. One is disrespecting the saints and allowing the wooden statue of Saint Confucius to wander among the people without paying attention; the other is resisting the decree and disrespecting it. The new policy is
The emperor issued an order to implement it, but instead of implementing it, Duke Yansheng's government obstructed it; thirdly, selling private salt... fifthly, carelessly managing human lives..."
I talked a lot eloquently, and even the story about how Yan Shenggong peeked at the widow next door taking a bath when he was a child came out.
After he finished speaking, Yang Shan immediately retorted: "That's nonsense!"
However, before he could explain, he heard Tang Xinggu continue:
"I impeach Yu Shiyue, the Minister of Criminal Affairs, Xue Xuan, the minister of Dali Temple, and Yang Shan, the imperial censor of Zuodu, for bending the law for personal gain and covering up rebellion against the party!"
Buzz!
Above the main hall, all the officials were in an uproar.
This person not only impeached Duke Yansheng, but also impeached the Three Law Divisions.
Moreover, Zuo Du Yushi and his superiors are also under impeachment!
It’s simply unbelievable and a shocking explanation!
Yang Shan laughed angrily and said in a deep voice: "Okay, Tang Xinggu, you want to impeach me? Well, if you tell me where I am bending the law for personal gain, I will stick with you to the end!"
Yu Shiyue and Xue Xuan also stood up and expressed their willingness to confront Tang Xinggu face to face.
Tang Xinggu did not panic and said: "Yanshenggong deserves to be punished for his crime, and the Three Laws Division overturns it, which is partiality!"
Yang Shan said angrily: "After a thorough investigation by the Three Justice Departments, it was found that Duke Yan Sheng was planning to rebel. He was a fictitious conspiracy and was beaten into thin air. If you say you are guilty, then I will ask you, where is the evidence?"
Tang Xinggu immediately took out a stack of papers and said: "I am going to report to the emperor. These are the complaints against the people of Qufu, Shandong who were oppressed by Yan Shenggong. Please take a look at it!"
Wynn walked down with small steps, took the paper, and presented it to the emperor.
Yang Shan hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, don't listen to his nonsense. The people of Qufu have been blessed by Duke Yan for generations, so how can they complain? These petitions must be forged. Please be careful, Your Majesty!"
Zhu Qizhen turned over the paper and asked: "Tang Xinggu, some people say these are forgeries. What do you say?"
Tang Xinggu was calm and composed, and said: "Master Yang said that the official forged the complaint, please provide evidence."
"You..." Yang Shan was choked by him, and immediately said dissatisfied, "Tell me, what evidence is there to prove that these statements are not forgeries?"
Tang Xinggu rolled his eyes at him and said: "Mr. Yang, you are the one who said that the official forged the complaint, so you should provide the evidence."
Yang Shan almost went crazy. This is one of his subordinates. In front of all the officials and in front of the emperor, he contradicted him like this. I, the censor of Zuodu, don’t want to lose face?
"Presumptuous!"
Thinking of this, he couldn't help it anymore and said angrily: "How can it be such a child's play in the main hall? Since you are the one suing Duke Yan, you should provide evidence!"
Tang Xinggu was calm and said: "Master Yang, you are wrong. The lower official is only an impeachment, not a lawsuit. The emperor has issued a decree. As long as there is sufficient evidence, the censor can impeach anyone. Yan Shenggong
Of course it’s no exception!”
At the beginning, in order to prevent the censor from impeaching indiscriminately, Zhu Qizhen issued a special decree that the censor could impeach, and he could freely enter and leave various yamen to collect evidence.
If the impeachment is correct, reward will be given based on merit.
However, if you catch rumors and make trouble as before, you will be guilty of the crime of rebellion.
Now, Tang Xinggu is using the collected evidence to openly impeach Duke Yansheng, so there should be no problem.
Yang Shan could not give up and continued: "Your evidence is all forged by others and cannot be true."
Tang Xinggu suddenly snorted coldly and said: "Master Yang said it was a forgery. Well, the owner of the suffering is outside the palace. Please show mercy to the emperor and order them to go to the palace and confront them face to face!"
Everyone suddenly burst into an uproar again, right outside the palace?
Could it be that he really found some idiots from Qufu to sue Duke Yan?
Zhu Qizhen immediately said: "I'm sure!"
Immediately, Huaien passed the decree and ordered the people to go to the palace to report the matter.
In full view of the public, five timid people came to Fengtian Hall under the escort of the Han general.
Yang Shan said secretly, no wonder the emperor suddenly came to the morning court today, it turned out that he came well prepared!
In this case, we cannot just sit back and wait for death, we must strike preemptively.
Seeing that the people's eyes were narrowed and they seemed nervous, they shouted sharply: "Who are you?"
Those people were so frightened that they knelt down one after another. There was also a woman among them, who was quite pretty. At this time, she cried and said: "Ms. Zhang, a civilian woman, sues Duke Yansheng... for rape!"
The next two words seemed to take a lot of effort to say through gritted teeth.
Women in this era are most devoted to chastity, and it really takes courage to say such a disgraceful thing personally.
However, Yang Shan saw her weakness and asked: "You're such a cunning woman, who ordered you to do it? Come here quickly!"
Mrs. Zhang said blankly: "No one ordered..."
"Do you know that Duke Yansheng is the Duke of the current dynasty and the most holy teacher, how could he do such an obscene thing?"
"I, I..." Mrs. Zhang didn't know what to do, so she had to say, "What I said is true, and I just want to tell the Holy Duke!"
"Why sue?"
"He...he..."
"Why didn't you say anything?"
After all, Yang Shan is an experienced criminal, and he has his own methods to deal with such a woman.
After all, Mrs. Zhang is just a woman. How can she say this in front of everyone?
It took a long time before he said with great difficulty: "He raped... me, I..."
Yang Shanze put on an upright and stern look and asked: "Who are you? How did Yan Shenggong rape you? Tell me quickly!"
Zhang cried and said: "My husband-in-law runs a teahouse in Qufu. That day, I went to the street to buy some things and was going home in a sedan chair..."
"Wait!"
Yang Shan keenly felt the flaw in this sentence and asked: "You just said that your family runs a teahouse?"
"Yes..."
"In this case, you are the wife of a merchant. According to Ming law, merchants and their families are not allowed to ride in sedan chairs!"
Mrs. Zhang panicked. In fact, the Ming Dynasty Code did have similar provisions, but to this day, no one takes it seriously.
Yang Shan sneered and said, "You have violated the law, so you are definitely not a good person!"
Mrs. Zhang hurriedly argued: "It's very inconvenient for women to go out."
"This is not a reason. It is against public order and good customs for a woman to show her face, but you can still say it? It shows that you must be a womanly person. Otherwise, how can you show your face everywhere?"
After hearing this, Mrs. Zhang almost fainted. She was panicked and said anxiously: "I'm not... not..."
Yang Shan's words became more severe: "Okay, you just said that you sat in the sedan chair, what happened next?"
"Then the sedan chair was robbed by the servants of Duke Yan Sheng..."
"After being robbed, how to hijack it?"
"Just... just... snatch me away..."
"What happens next?"
"Then we came to a ruined temple in the south of the city..."
"The ruined temple in the south of the city, what happened?"
"He...he..."
Mrs. Zhang could no longer speak and just kept sobbing.
Yang Shan laughed: "Humph, if you don't tell, how can you know the truth about this case? I ask you, what did he do to you?"
"He...he...raped..."
"I raped you? Well, tell me in detail how I raped you!"
Yang Shan's face became colder and colder, and he knew in his heart that the other party was on the verge of collapse.
"He..."
"Why didn't you resist in the first place?"
"I...I..."
"If it was really adultery and you lost your virginity, why didn't you commit suicide to prove your innocence?"
Mr. Zhang completely collapsed under Yang Shan's repeated questioning.
But Yang Shan became more and more righteous, and he tried his best.
"Why, you stopped talking? It can be seen that you, this woman, are definitely a slut. First, you failed to collude with Yan Shenggong, but you want to bite back. It seems that you and other unruly women can tell the truth.
?I am reporting to the Emperor that this woman is suspected of making false accusations and not observing women's honours. Now I have asked her again and again, but she hesitates and hesitates. She must not be leniently spared. I suggest that this person be brought immediately to the Ministry of Punishment for strict interrogation, and
See if she says it or not!"
Women in this era value honor and integrity the most. She was already so embarrassed and angry when she came out to file a complaint, and now this humiliation makes her even fainter.
Finally, Mrs. Zhang was heartbroken, confused and excited for a moment.
"I'm wronged, I'm wronged..."
Yang Shan looked upright and upright, but he couldn't help but sneer slightly at the corner of his mouth.
Ignorant people like this have plenty of tricks up their sleeves.
Tang Xinggu was too smart and planned to overthrow himself with just a few common people. Dream on!
Zhang's long hair fell down, looking disheveled and embarrassed, and she cried out sadly and angrily: "You are wronged!"
Just as everyone was shaking their heads secretly, suddenly, Zhang's head hit the bluestone ground hard, and blood flowed profusely, and the person fell into a pool of blood.
Tang Xinggu was shocked and hurriedly stepped forward, only to find that Zhang was already as angry as a thread, his face was covered in blood, and his life or death was unclear.