Last year to this year was a troubled period for the Chen State. The chaos in the south of the Yangtze River and the changes in the northwest would have made people in the court panic in the past. However, in the past two years, they have experienced a lot of storms and waves. The soldiers came to cover up the water and the soil. Not only did the national strength lose
Instead of going backwards, things are going up.
Compared with the chaos in the south of the Yangtze River and the war in the northwest, the small things that happened in the capital are naturally not worth mentioning.
It has been rumored in the capital that Tang Ning, the Minister of Civil Service, has an affair with Princess Pingyang. It has been for several days, but no censor or official has taken advantage of this matter to impeach her.
It was only after Tang Ning went to the northwest that someone instigated this matter. It was obvious that he had ulterior motives. But even though he left, his background in Beijing was not something that ordinary people could afford to offend.
After the Northern Expedition was confirmed and the army set off, there were no major events in the court in the short term.
Two officials from the Sixth Ministry reported some matters as usual, and then a censor stepped forward, holding the wat board, and said: "I want to impeach Princess Yiyang."
As soon as these words came out, there was some silence in the hall.
There are some impeachment stories in the court every day, but most of them are impeachment of a certain official, a certain dignitary, or a member of the royal family, and they only happen rarely a few times a year.
Emperor Chen looked at him and asked, "Why do you want to impeach Yiyang?"
The censor said: "Two years ago, in order to build her own courtyard, Princess Yiyang occupied people's houses and allowed her subordinates to hurt others. Xu Yushi made the decision for the people and wrote a letter to impeach Princess Yiyang, but she used her power to demote her as censor.
Taiwan, as a princess, she bullies the people, persecutes the court officials, uses her status as a princess to bully others, and is lawless. I hope your majesty will learn from it."
Chen Huang frowned and asked, "Is this the case?"
The censor said: "The Ministry of Personnel has made the decision to redress Xu Yushi's injustice. Xu Yushi has now returned to Beijing. Your Majesty will find out as soon as he investigates."
Princess Yiyang was used to bullying the people, and even the officials in the court did not dare to offend her, but she should not offend the people at Yushitai.
When the last imperial censor was in office, he could not tolerate even a grain of sand in his eyes. Even his majesty impeached him every three days, let alone a mere princess?
Although Yushitai's habit of defying the emperor and the heavens and the earth has been tempered over the years, he still has some integrity in his heart that is not afraid of death.
Emperor Chen looked at him and said, "I will investigate this matter clearly. You can go down first."
The censor still stood where he was and said: "Your Majesty, this is the first crime for impeaching Princess Yiyang. One of the crimes is bullying the people and interfering in court affairs. As a princess, she is not clean and keeps to herself. She often comes and goes.
It is a land of prostitutes, and raising several male prostitutes in the princess's mansion, corrupting the royal family's morals, is the second crime."
Many officials raised their heads and glanced at him, thinking that this young censor really dared to speak.
Princess Yiyang is a famous slut in the capital. Everyone knows this, but because of her power and the majesty of the royal family, they dare not mention it.
He told this matter in front of all the civil and military officials. Not only was he not giving face to Princess Yiyang, he was also clearly not giving face to His Majesty.
Chen Huang's face was a little confused. After all, it was his daughter who did such a thing. Being brought up in public, he, as a father, was equally embarrassed.
He looked solemnly and asked, "Is there any more?"
All officials are good at observing words and expressions. Seeing His Majesty's face darken, they knew that His Majesty was already dissatisfied. Anyone with a discerning eye should know enough is enough to save some face for Your Majesty.
But the young censor raised his head and said: "Back to Your Majesty, there is more."
He held the wat board and said: "Princess Yiyang's third crime is that she indulged her subordinates, spread rumors, slandered the royal princess and the court officials, which caused great damage to the reputation of Princess Pingyang and the Minister of Civil Affairs.
It is extremely bad. I hope your Majesty will punish you severely and completely put an end to this evil trend..."
The rumors about Princess Pingyang and the Minister of Civil Affairs have been spreading in Beijing these days. Everyone knows about it, and all the officials have naturally heard about it.
But what they didn't expect was that it was Princess Yiyang who was behind this incident, which made the excitement really big.
Emperor Chen turned back to look at Wei Jian, who nodded helplessly and said: "I just received the news from the spy, and I haven't had time to tell His Majesty yet..."
Emperor Chen's face was as dark as water, he looked down and said: "I will investigate this matter strictly and withdraw from the court..."
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Yiyang Princess Mansion.
Princess Yiyang was about to go out when suddenly several eunuchs and maids walked in from outside.
Princess Yiyang looked at them and asked in surprise: "What are you doing?"
An old palace maid looked at him and said: "According to your Majesty's order, there are several cases that require the princess's cooperation."
Princess Yiyang looked at her, her heart skipped a beat, and asked, "What case?"
The old palace maid said: "Someone impeached the princess for occupying a private house, retaliating against the censor, spreading rumors, and slandering the imperial officials and Princess Pingyang..."
Princess Yiyang held her forehead and said with a pale face: "It's nonsense, it's simply nonsense. Would I do such a thing? Who are you, how dare you slander me..."
The old palace maid looked at her and said, "Whether he has slandered the princess or not, we will find out once we find out."
…
The charges against Princess Yiyang impeached by Yushitai were all supported by personal and material evidence, and she simply could not stand the test.
Her villa was built on the site of someone else's field. The censor who was forced to leave the capital by her had a resume that could be checked by the official department. He slandered the imperial official and the princess for having an affair. When the servants of the princess palace heard that it was your majesty who ordered
Under strict investigation, he immediately knelt down and confessed...
After the truth was revealed, everyone finally understood who the shame of the royal family was, and the rumors about Princess Pingyang and Tang Ning were self-defeating.
The culprit of these things, Princess Yiyang, was punished severely this time.
She became the first princess in this dynasty to be demoted to a princess. Princess Yiyang became the princess of Yiyang and was forcibly escorted to a Taoist temple outside the city to meditate on her mistakes and repent. This year
Here, you are not allowed to go out to the Taoist temple. There are female officials in the palace watching you, and every move does not violate the rules...
Princess Yiyang was very famous in the capital, and she was responsible for the deeds of holding ten men at night. A year of abstinence was probably worse than death for her.
A certain hall in the royal palace.
Concubine Tang Hui looked at Emperor Chen and whispered: "Your Majesty, is the punishment for Yiyang this time too severe?"
Chen Huang said solemnly: "It's not serious at all. Look at all the bastard things she did. If she doesn't know how to repent, sooner or later the royal family's face will be completely lost by her!"
Concubine Tang Hui lowered her head and stopped talking about the matter. She raised her head after a moment and said, "By the way, Pingyang has suffered a terrible disaster this time. Would your Majesty send someone to Tang Mansion and Pingyang Mansion to investigate and clear her name?"
The Queen Mother glanced at her and said: "What are you checking? The Minister of Tang left his family behind and worked for the court in the north. As soon as he left, Your Majesty sent someone to check his home. What do you want him to think? This is not asking an important minister to do anything.
Chilling?"
Emperor Chen nodded and said: "The Queen Mother is right. Now that the truth has been revealed, there is no need to make any unnecessary moves."
The Queen Mother shook her head and said: "This child Yiyang is not good. She just pitied her consort, and she must have felt bad..."
In Princess Yiyang's Mansion, Zhang Chao hummed a light tune, looked at the servants in the house, and said: "This month, everyone's living expenses will be increased tenfold. In addition, let the kitchen prepare some good wine and dishes, and deliver them to the house."
Come to my room..."
[PS: The second update will be later, before 11:30.]
