Chapter 458: Impeachment of Ren Shouzhong (Second update)
It took a lot of effort for Zhang Yue to obtain the charges against Ren Shouzhong.
Because Ren Shouzhong had many eyes and ears, Zhang Yue investigated secretly and was worried about being discovered by the other party, so he kept doing it in secret. Only today did he collect all the evidence in his hands.
For example, Ren Shouzhong was in charge of Tian Min's official duties and was assigned to Yuezhou. Because his adoptive father Ren Wenqingchen bribed and colluded with the imperial medicine Jiang Deming, and then awarded him a high grade, these are old things and difficult to verify.
Zhang Yue overheard an old official chatting by chance when he was on duty at the secret pavilion, and secretly sent someone to find Jiang Deming's nephew to find out about the matter.
As for welcoming Renzong's wooden master, the ceremonial court discussed the entry and exit ceremony of the Queen Mother. Ren Shouzhong wanted to give Queen Mother Cao an example of presenting a seal to the Queen Mother, but of course Queen Mother Cao did not listen in the end.
Zhang Yue found out about this matter from Lu Xiaqing in Taichang Liyuan.
As for Ren Shouzhong's retrieval of property from Gong Jinggong, tens of thousands of taels of gold beads from the imperial treasury as gifts to Empress Gao, and his peeking into the Emperor's palace, these were all obtained by Zhang Yue at the expense of a large amount of money and inquiring from the palace.
This is the most terrible point. Because Empress Dowager Cao was still there, Ren Shouzhong actually offered Chen Ku to ingratiate himself with Empress Gao.
Although Empress Dowager Cao and Empress Xiang are as close as mother and daughter, and now they are mother-in-law, in the whirlpool of power, mother and daughter will sometimes fall out. A few days ago, Empress Dowager Cao sent an internal servant to say this to Gao Taotao
talk.
"The official has been in power for a long time, and now that Sheng Gong has recovered from his illness, how can it be that there are no attendants on the left or right?"
What Empress Dowager Cao means is that you no longer favor only one person, but also give our emperor some more concubines.
After hearing this, Gao Taotao retorted: "I am telling you that the bride has to marry into the Thirteenth Regiment to practice ear training. She has never married into an official family."
Gao Taotao was overbearing and refused to allow officials to accept concubines. Empress Dowager Cao wanted to break Gao Taotao's exclusive favor by accepting concubines for officials. Anyway, Empress Dowager Cao and Empress Gao were very unhappy about this matter.
Therefore, Zhang Yue knew that the other charges were all told to others. The only one that could really impress Empress Dowager Cao... this one was to kill Ren Shouzhong.
As long as Empress Dowager Cao doesn't nod her head, no matter how many other crimes she commits, she can't bring down Ren Shouzhong.
Therefore, Zhang Yue felt that he was 100% sure, so he wrote it down in detail and handed it to Zhang Maoze, who had a deep hatred for Ren Shouzhong.
Zhang Mao has won the trust of the officials and the Empress Dowager Cao. There is a rule in the palace that ministers under the age of fifty are not allowed to serve as ministers. But Zhang Mao is only forty-eight years old this year.
When Emperor Renzong vented his anger on Empress Dowager Cao, Zhao Zongshi, who was involved in the incident, was also frightened and trembling. It was Zhang Maoze who took all the blame.
Therefore, when Zhang Mao was less than fifty years old, he became a minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which was an act of repaying the favor between the officials and the Empress Dowager Cao.
After Zhang Maoze read all the charges, he said to Zhang Yue: "Sister Zhang is very clever. Our family will be afraid of you in the future."
Zhang Yue said: "Zhang Duzhi raised the army. If Ren Shouzhong didn't want to kill me, why would he do this? I'm just trying to protect myself!"
Zhang Maoze said: "When we get to this point, either you die or I die, so our family can save it. In fact, I know every one of Ren Shouzhong's crimes you listed, and I even know more than you, but I don't
Tell the Queen Mother, do you know why?"
Zhang Yue said: "Please tell me."
Zhang Maoze said: "We are royal servants. We cannot make decisions for the Queen Mother and the officials. Unless the Queen Mother of the officials asks our family for advice, our family will never say anything wrong in front of the officials and the Queen Mother."
Zhang Maoze's words seemed to be rejection, but Zhang Yue heard something different.
"Then what if the Queen Mother of the official family knew about it after asking?"
Zhang Mao then knew that Zhang Yue understood what he meant and said with a smile: "I know everything I know!"
Zhang Yue nodded and said: "I originally wanted to handle this matter myself, but you know this and I dare to let it go."
Zhang Mao said happily: "Master Zhang is so cautious. Our family appreciates you more and more."
When Zhang Yue returned to the house from Cao Yi, he knew that he had to take action now. Zhang Maoze had just told him to impeach Ren Shouzhong in the chapter, so that he could beat the government officials and the Empress Dowager Cao.
It can be said that Zhang Yue has never impeached anyone since he was an official.
But now that someone was being impeached for the first time, it turned out to be Ren Shouzhong, the most powerful person in the imperial court during the Renzong Dynasty. He was still very uneasy in his heart.
Ren Shouzhong once controlled the Imperial City Division. Although he has lost power now, there are countless people in Bianjing City who are his eyes and ears.
If the news about his impeachment of Ren Shouzhong leaks out, he will be the first to fall.
Zhang Yue returned to the house in a carriage, and a servant immediately came forward to serve him, looking inside and outside the carriage. Zhang Yue knew that the servant's name was Xu Wu, and he had just signed a contract to buy it back. Now the Seventeenth Mother has just
After the baby was born, the government hired a few more people from outside.
This Xu Wu was very efficient in his work and served people very attentively and thoughtfully.
Zhang Yue originally thought that he was entering the mansion for the first time and wanted to show off, but today it seemed a bit suspicious.
Zhang Yue walked in and said to Tang Jiu: "Keep an eye on Xu Wu for me."
Tang Jiu nodded.
Zhang Yue returned to his study and planned to write a memorial to impeach Ren Shouzhong.
Zhang Yue listed Ren Shouzhong's ten major crimes in his memorial!
As a trusted minister of the late emperor, Ren Shouzhong was extremely rich and powerful, but he never used his loyalty to speak the right way. Instead, he was humorous and flattering in order to please him. This is the first crime!
The commander-in-chief is a close servant, but those who follow me are prosperous and those who go against me are ruined. They are pro-party and indulge in favoritism. This is the second crime!
Taking bribes wantonly, using gold, silk and treasures for personal use, and buying up houses and properties in the capital on a large scale. This is the third crime!
Make friends and support in vain to gain power. Even if the one you love commits a serious crime, he will hide it; if the one you do evil has a small flaw, it will be punished. Everyone in the palace will stand aside and hold their breath, fearing and staying loyal beyond compare.
This crime is four!
When King Pu passed away, he was appointed by Shouzhong to supervise the funeral and plunder the property of King Pu. Still not satisfied, he falsely accused his eldest son Zhao Zongyi of being unfilial and banished him. This is the fifth crime!
When the late emperor established his heir, Ren Shouzhong had evil intentions and frustrated the great strategy. He actually suggested that he support a young, weak and cowardly king in order to attract great profits. Without the wisdom of the late emperor, the country's hundred-year peace was ruined in one day. This is the sixth crime!
When Your Majesty was the prince, he was loyal and loyal, separated himself from the inside and outside, and even provided food and clothing without mercy. This is the seventh crime!
After His Majesty ascended the throne, the Queen Mother took charge of the government, and Ren Shouzhong took advantage of this to fabricate facts. The two palaces fought and a deep rift developed. This is the eighth crime!
Now that Your Majesty's holy body is in peace, the Queen Mother wants to return the great power respectfully, but Ren Shouzhong plays both sides, being a snake and a rat, going back and forth, only planning for her own benefit, this is the ninth sin!
Zhang Yue wrote here and listed ten sins.
Ren Shouzhong dared to make suggestions for the queen, but did not report to the empress dowager. He pretended to preach the edict and opened the Chen treasury without taking tens of thousands of taels of gold beads to present to the queen. He pleased the queen for a while and then enjoyed the generous gifts. He went against the etiquette of a woman and a concubine and acted arrogantly and extravagantly.
The source of this is to make the queen suffer from her bad reputation, while herself receiving huge profits from it. Being an evil minister, who is more serious than this! This crime is ten!
After writing this, Zhang Yue threw his pen to the ground. As soon as he wrote this, Ren Shouzhong will die without a burial place!
Zhang Yue waited for the ink on the memorial to dry, when he heard a knock on the door outside.
Zhang Yue quickly hid the memorial and asked, "Who is it?"
Tang Jiu responded outside.
Zhang Yue said: "Come in!"
After Tang Jiu entered the study, he said to Zhang Yue: "Sir, this Xu San is really evil. Just now he asked Zhang Gong where did you drive your carriage today?"
