Hearing Wu Di's words of taking things lightly, Zhu Youjian's face darkened and he secretly thought that Wu Di was not easy to deal with.
Zhu Youjian said Li Zhi's memorial smoothly. As soon as he said this sentence, the atmosphere in Huangji Palace suddenly changed. Which of the civil servants in the court did not hate Li Zhi deeply? At this time, when he heard that the emperor wanted to
Li Zhi's memorial launched an attack on Wu Di, and all the officials immediately became united in their hatred.
Even those who usually fought openly and secretly with Wu Di gave up their "selfish interests" at this time and fought on Wu Di's side. And those who usually had a good relationship with him immediately jumped out to speak for Wu Di.
Sure enough, before Wu Gang finished speaking, Zheng Sanjun, the Minister of Punishment, came out, holding a tooth sign in his hand and said: "I, Zheng Sanjun, have something to say!"
Honglu Temple officials sang, "Speak!"
"Although Li Zhi, the Duke of Tianjin, has made many military exploits, he is only a military attache after all. How can the emperor and scholars rule the world and fully believe in the military attache's words? Wu Zhi, the second assistant to the cabinet, is deeply respected by the public and has nothing to do with the accumulation of money in Taipus Temple.
It doesn’t matter.”
"Although the Duke of Jin has made outstanding contributions, he has always been domineering and arrogant. He killed officials and massacred scholars in every possible way. How could the Holy One humiliate the leaders of the civil servants and cabinet ministers just because of Li Zhi's words? In the light of the Jin Kingdom
If Duke Li Zhi's arrogance is left to him, he will kill all the civil servants in the court without mercy. If the emperor obeys the Duke of Jin in everything, we can kill him right now!"
Zhu Youjian was already furious, but when he heard Zheng Sanjun's words, he was so choked that he couldn't utter a retort, and his right hand was shaking slightly with anger.
Liu Zongzhou, the censor of Zuodu, stood up with a dental plaque in his hand and said loudly: "I have something to say!"
"explain!"
"Since Wu Zong joined the cabinet and joined politics, he has been loyal to his duties and conscientious in his work. He is truly a model for civil servants. The emperor wanted to accuse Wu Zong of unfounded charges because of an unfounded memorial from Li Zhi, Duke of Tianjin. We are devastated." Minister of the Ministry of Rites
He Shishou had nothing to do with the accumulation of silver in Taipu Temple. He was just retaliated by Li Zhi because He had attacked the Duke of Jin several times in the court. If the emperor convicted He Shishou for this, the country would never have peace.
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Zhu Youjian closed his eyes in anger, but heard a dozen civil servants jumping out.
"My minister Zhang Keshan seconded the proposal!"
"My minister Zhao Lvjian seconded the proposal!"
"I second the proposal!"
Seeing the ministers in the court supporting him fiercely, Wu Di was in high spirits. His face was calm, he flicked the sleeves of his official robe and took a step forward. He held up a dental plaque and said loudly: "Now the emperor is because of the actions of Li Zhi, the Duke of Jin."
The memorial was issued to accuse the minister and to convict him of his crime. I really don’t know, between the emperor and Li Zhi, which one is the emperor and which one is the minister?"
When Zhu Youjian heard this, he felt as if someone had suddenly poured a basin of cold water on him and calmed down.
This sentence is not a simple question.
The last time I heard this sentence, it was Zhu Youjian who used Jin Yiwei to help Li Zhi run a newspaper in Shandong, which caused the officials to be furious.
At that time, after He Shishou questioned himself with these words, it didn't take long for a rebel with a wooden stick to break into the Qianqing Palace. Although the rebel was just a thin mute and was not capable of assassinating Zhu Youjian, he was able to order Zhu Youjian once.
Youjian's impressive warning. Undoubtedly, it was the collective effort of many civil servants to warn Zhu Youjian not to help Li Zhi against the civil servants.
This time, the officials were in a hurry again, and Wu Di said these words again.
It was a warning last time, what is it this time?
Zhu Youjian's anger was swept away, and he began to feel a little scared.
When all the officials heard Wu Zong's words, they all fell silent. The court fell silent for a while.
Zhu Youjian closed his eyes and thought for a long time, then sighed.
Opening his eyes, Zhu Youjian made a decision in an understatement.
"Chen Jishan, the Minister of Taipu Temple, adheres to the interests of the family and almost delays important events. He must be deprived of his official position and live idle without punishment. Li Daiwen, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, is ignorant and incompetent in managing finances. He is allowed to retire and return to his hometown."
"Wu Di and He Shishou have nothing to do with this matter! What the Duke of Jin said in the memorial is too biased."
Hearing the emperor's words, Chen Jishan and Li Daiwen breathed a long sigh of relief. Although they were punished by the emperor, they left the mountains without fear of running out of firewood. There were people in the court, so there was no need to worry about making a comeback.
Wu Di and He Shishou escaped punishment, and they looked at each other with pride in their eyes.
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On April 16, the army of 150,000 reinforcements arrived in Ningyuan. The camp outside Ningyuan City was dozens of miles away, and it was full of triumphant frontier soldiers.
The Huben Division's camp is located in the east of Ningyuan City, connected to the camps of Cao Bianjiao and Yang Guozhu. Nowadays, several generals like to camp with Li Zhi. Cao Bianjiao and Yang Guozhu grabbed the position closest to the Huben Division after getting Li Zhiqin's approval.
In the central army tent of Huben Division, the eunuch sent by the emperor was announcing an edict to Li Zhi.
After reading the imperial edict, the eunuch respectfully handed the imperial edict to Li Zhi with both hands. He was obviously shouldering the task assigned by the emperor and looked very nervous.
He grabbed the sleeves of Li Zhi's official robe and said: "My lord, it is really helpless that the emperor cannot severely punish the people involved in the Taipu Temple's accumulation of money this time. My lord must understand the emperor's painstaking efforts and must not be impulsive."
, and made an irreparable mistake."
Li Zhi asked calmly: "Why is the emperor so helpless?"
The eunuch who announced the decree tightly grasped Li Zhi's sleeve and said: "My lord, the officials are so fierce. How can the emperor alone bear the confrontation of the officials? The emperor is only one person after all!"
Li Zhi raised his head and thought for a while, but said nothing.
The eunuch who announced the decree said: "The Duke of Jin has been named the Duke of Jin. He is in charge of the army and military affairs of a town in Tianjin. He is a highly respected official. The battle of Jinzhou has been a great victory, and now everyone is happy. The Duke should look forward to the future.
, don’t dwell on the emperor’s urging for war anymore. It’s better for the Duke to come to the capital quickly and accept the reward.”
Li Zhi sneered, flicked his sleeves and sat on the chair.
"The lives of 170,000 soldiers and the fate of tens of millions of people in the world are almost overturned because of this. If we don't kill these scum, who will be willing to fight in the imperial court in a bloody battle in the future? It's not like I, Li Zhi, agreed when the emperor backed down. I and Taipu Temple have accumulated
I will definitely kill Wu Di and dozens of other people related to the silver incident."
The eunuch was so panicked that his head was covered with sweat, and he said in a panic: "Why is the Duke so stubborn? How does the Duke ask our family to explain to the emperor?"
Li Zhi stopped talking to the eunuch and sent him out with a wave of his hand.
Walking back to the tent, Li Zhi found Zhong Feng and said, "Go and call all eight general soldiers to come to us. I have something important to tell them."
Zhong Feng looked at Li Zhi with a playful smile and said, "The division commander wants to incite eight general soldiers to rebel?"
Li Zhi looked at Zhong Feng coldly and said nothing.
Zhong Feng knew that he had said the wrong thing, so he swallowed his saliva and said seriously: "Commander, are you going to tell the eight general soldiers about the money accumulated in Taipu Temple?"
Li Zhi said coldly: "Wu Zhi thought that everything would be fine if he scared the emperor? I want to see how the eight general soldiers reacted when they found out that Wu Zong almost killed them all in Jinzhou?"
