Many scholars looked at all this, and all of them looked as if these officials deserved their punishment. No one felt sympathy for them.
Du Ning said to everyone: "Everyone, we have succeeded in our campaign. These corrupt officials will suffer eternal infamy in the literary world. We have won!"
"Win! We won!"
"Du Ning! Du Ning! Du Ning!"
Countless people cheered. After the success of the campaign, the imperial court and Guoxue Palace will send people to investigate the matter. I believe that soon, the imperial court and Guoxue Palace will give an explanation to the people of Nanping Mansion.
"Master Du, you did a great job."
Dongfang Xiong said to Du Ning: "You petitioned for the people and made another great contribution. You are the pride of our Nanping Prefecture people."
"Mr. Dongfang won the award. This is what students should do, and it is also what a scholar has to do." Du Ning said.
Li Changsheng smiled and said: "Master Du, you are so humble. You are the real noble son of our humble family."
"Yes, yes, Brother Li is right."
"Master Du is the noble son of our humble family."
"Haha..."
All the students laughed heartily and were extremely happy.
"We lost... we lost... we lost..."
Wang Yang wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and looked at Du Ning with very bitter eyes. He never thought that the Yamen would lose so miserably.
There were so many officials from the Wise King Party together, but they couldn't defeat Du Ning, the people, and these scholars.
This time, all officials from the Xian Wang Party in Nanping Prefecture and Hedao Prefecture were completely defeated.
Dongfang Xiong said to Wang Yang: "Master Wang, Mr. Du has succeeded in writing. You just stay in the Yamen these days and don't go anywhere. Wait for the court to take off your black gauze hat!"
"Humph!"
Wang Yang had a sullen face, not wanting to continue to embarrass himself here.
So, Wang Yang and other officials returned to the Yamen.
People outside the yamen dispersed, and some scholars also obtained topics to write articles based on today's events, which they could submit to the Fuwen Academy to criticize the yamen and Hedao Mansion.
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The sixth day of April.
Yun Kingdom Kyoto, Imperial City.
Jinluan Palace.
Emperor Jingwen sat on the dragon chair, with the young prince standing beside him, and below stood the kings and many ministers.
"Starting today, I announce that we have officially entered the re-election stage for the crown prince."
Emperor Jingwen said slowly: "Through the primary election, I have learned about the support rate of the kings from officials and scholars across the country. This re-election will be screened through the political achievements of the kings. What will be tested is the ability of the kings to serve as officials. Let's see.
Do you have the ability to stir up this Yun Dynasty for me?"
"My sons and ministers will definitely work hard and die, so that they will not live up to the emperor's kindness and live up to the people."
All the kings expressed their stance in unison, each and every one of them vowed to do so, full of confidence.
The Eight Wise Kings are even more confident, thinking that they have disciples all over the world, and it is not easy to stand out in the re-election.
"Ahem..."
Emperor Jingwen suddenly coughed and waved to the young prince.
The young prince immediately stepped forward and said in a childish voice: "If there is no problem, I will withdraw from the court."
"I am reporting to the Emperor that I have my own intention."
The Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs stood up. He was a disciple of King Chong. He said loudly: "Master Ling Zongde of Suzhou Prefecture announced that Wang Yang, the prefect of Nanping, protected the Hedao Prefecture's embezzlement of money and silver, so that when the rainy season came, the river broke down the embankment.
, causing flood disasters, submerging fertile farmland and houses, please see the emperor."
"Impossible!"
The Eight Sage King's face changed wildly, and he was in disbelief.
Wang Yang was a disciple recommended by the Eight Wise Kings. If Wang Yang and Hedao Mansion were corrupt, forget it. He turned a blind eye. But once the matter was exposed, why didn't he, as the master, know about it at the first time? p>
The Eight Sages were confused, so they looked at King Chong.
Ling Zongde is a man who worships the king.
At this time, King Chong also glanced at the Eight Wise Kings quietly, showing a little pride.
The Eighth Sage King expected that the matter seemed to be serious. It was most likely that Ling Zongde took advantage of the prefecture to temporarily suppress the news and did not reach the capital. He only quietly sent a memorial to King Chong, so the Minister of Civil Affairs went to court today.
Time represents Ling Zongde’s performance.
This is really hard to guard against.
Everyone looked at the Eight Wise Kings, some looked ugly, some showed gloating, and some laughed.
"Is there such a thing?"
Emperor Jingwen said hurriedly: "Send it up!"
The Minister of Civil Affairs immediately handed the memorial to the eunuch to present.
After Emperor Jingwen visited it, he suddenly couldn't stop coughing.
"Absurd! Absurd! Absurd!"
Emperor Jingwen raised his hand and threw the memorial in the face of the Eight Wise Kings with a "pop" sound.
"These are the officials you recommended to me. They actually took the imperial court's money. Please tell me what crime these corrupt officials deserve!"
The Eighth Sage King hurriedly picked up the memorial and read it. What was written in it was the major events that happened in Nanping Mansion. Many officials in Nanping Yamen and Hedao Mansion were criticized by Du Ning, and their talents were weakened by the sword of public opinion, and their literary courage was shattered.
, became a shame in the literary world, and also made the court a shame!
"This...this..."
The Eight Sage King's hands were trembling a little, "Father, my son... I really don't know about this, and if such a big thing happened, it is impossible for the court to be kept in the dark until now."
The Minister of the Ministry of Revenue came out and said: "Your Majesty, if this matter really happens in Nanping Mansion, the imperial court should be able to receive a document from a scholar in Nanping Mansion. Please order the Emperor to investigate the Zhongshu Pavilion to see if any officials have secretly withheld it.
A memorial to the scholar."
After the words fell, the expressions of many officials became wonderful.
To secretly withhold the memorial and not present it, to actually deceive the subordinates and hide it from the superiors, is the same crime as deceiving the emperor.
The Eight Wise Kings glared at King Yan because King Yan was in charge of the Ministry of Household Affairs.
An official from the Ministry of Household Affairs actually stood up and interrupted, obviously with ulterior motives.
At this time, he also understood that the Nanping Mansion thought it could suppress the matter, so it did not notify him and let him participate in the crown prince election wholeheartedly.
Now that the paper can't contain the fire, it's out of control, and now the situation has become very bad.
"These stupid guys dare to ruin my good deeds. If I lose my position as crown prince, I will definitely use their dog heads as a kicker!"
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The Eight Wise Kings thought fiercely in their hearts.
Emperor Jingwen ordered: "King Yan, please immediately take people to thoroughly investigate Zhongshu Pavilion and dig out for me all the memorials recently sent to the court by Nanping Mansion!"
"Obey!"
King Yan bowed and hurriedly led the officials to Zhongshu Pavilion.
The Eight Wise Kings’ hearts were beating like thumps.
Half an hour later.
King Yan came back with a stack of memorials and asked the eunuch to present them to Emperor Jingwen's case.
After Emperor Jingwen visited it, he found that they were indeed recent memorials.
For such an important matter, a memorial was withheld, which is simply audacious!
"Sure enough, someone withheld the memorial. How brave!"
Emperor Jingwen slapped the desk, and the emperor's majesty was like a mountain pressing on everyone's chest, making people breathless.
Many officials lowered their heads, no one dared to speak, and no one dared to face Emperor Jingwen's angry face.
There is a cold breath in the air.
Some officials are so silent that they dare not even say a word.
After a long while, Emperor Jingwen finally spoke: "Who withheld the memorial?"
"Father, the chief copywriter of Zhongshu Pavilion has been too busy recently and left the memorial in a corner, so he did not submit it to the Jinluan Palace in time." King Yan said.
"Send him to the palace. I have something to ask him."
"When I returned to my father's palace, when I went to Zhongshu Pavilion, I found that he had committed suicide out of fear of crime."
"What!"
Emperor Jingwen was shocked.
Many officials were also shocked.
A chief copywriter at Zhongshu Pavilion actually committed suicide out of fear of crime!
Obviously, he was afraid of exposing something, so he used this method to cover up the facts.
Although Emperor Jingwen was seriously ill, he was like a bright mirror in his heart.
He knew very well that the reason behind this incident must be related to the kings competing for the heir apparent.
Being able to make an official of Zhongshu Pavilion risk his life shows that the power of some people in the court is already very powerful.
The Eight Wise Kings raised the corners of their mouths, revealing a slight sneer.
The copywriter has nothing to prove, so he can put all the blame on him and get away with it.
"Cough cough... cough cough..."
Emperor Jingwen coughed again, and his face became extremely ugly and pale.
"Father!"
"Your Majesty!"
Everyone’s expression changed.
The young prince slapped Emperor Jingwen on the back, and it took him a while to regain his composure.
"Since I came to the throne, I have worked hard to create a prosperous era, but I never thought that the officials of the imperial court would be so corrupt, taking bribes and perverting the law, fighting for fame and fortune, ahem...I am ashamed of my late emperor and my ancestors..."
"I am guilty, please punish the emperor."
All officials hurriedly bowed and admitted their mistake.
The Eighth Sage King knelt down and said: "My ministers have improperly employed people. I didn't know that there were officials in the court instructing disciples to take bribes and pervert the law, causing the court to be humiliated. I beg my father to punish me."
"You kneeled down at the right time." Emperor Jingwen narrowed his eyes slightly.
Everyone heard the implication. It would be much better for the Eighth Sage King to take the initiative to plead guilty than to be punished by Emperor Jingwen. However, he put the responsibility on others with just one sentence, and at the same time he looked like he was taking the blame. But
It’s a little disgusting.
"A decree was passed that officials from Nanping Yamen and Hedao Prefecture involved in embezzling money from the imperial court should be dismissed from their posts and investigated, handed over to Dali Temple for conviction, and a letter was written to the Guoxue Palace to be dismissed from their positions."
"As ordered." The eunuch responded hurriedly.
"The Eight Wise Kings."
"My son is here."
The Eight Wise Kings looked nervous.
"You learn from me everywhere, but you don't learn like me at all."
Emperor Jingwen's words immediately made the Eight Wise Kings sweat.
"I found that you are not suitable to be a prince."
The faces of the Eight Wise Kings changed greatly, and the faces of the officials of the Wise Kings Party changed greatly.
Emperor Jingwen's words were equivalent to denying the Eight Wise Kings.
No matter how hard he worked, he would never be chosen as the crown prince by Emperor Jingwen.
The other kings were overjoyed. They did not expect that the Prince Reelection had just begun and the Eight Wise Kings would be eliminated so quickly.
"Please, father, have mercy." The Eight Wise Kings hurriedly kowtowed and begged.
"What I hate most is corrupt officials."
Emperor Jingwen looked determined.
With a "plop" sound, the Eight Wise Kings were so angry that they fainted.