Chapter 170: Splitting the Earth and Sealing the Marquis
Great court meeting.
Officials in purple, crimson, red and green court uniforms filled the government hall, bustling with people.
Su Lu stood in a corner among the civil servants, squinting his eyes to relax.
The court meeting started earlier, and the civil servants had to rush to the palace gate at five o'clock in the morning. Su Lu was dragged out of bed by Su Yun at three o'clock today, and he still hasn't recovered yet.
Before the ministers, Han Zi Gao Zheng, the court judge of the Hanlin Academy, was spitting and highly motivated, criticizing Su Lu for arresting people without authorization. The Imperial Academy of the country is more important than Mount Tai and should not be taken lightly.
The minister ordered Zuo Ping to squint his eyes and rest his head. The officials of the six departments also had different expressions. Yang Biao looked disdainful, and Li Huaiyuan yawned, all looking impatient.
When dealing with a Hanlin Academy bachelor, everyone felt that Han Zigao's attitude was a bit extreme, not to mention that the bachelor's corruption was far beyond anyone's imagination.
All the big guys tacitly understood that today's scene was the main event, the main event for the prisoner princess to establish her authority.
Before Han Zigao finished speaking, courtiers came forward.
"Your Majesty, I have written a memorial."
The speaker was Pound, the left minister of the Ministry of War. If Pound wanted to secure his position as left minister, he needed a backer from a higher level.
When he was the governor, he had completely offended the three provinces, and the only people he could rely on were Li Qing and the emperor, so after discussing with Su Lu, Li Qing chose him to take the lead.
"I impeach Han Zigao, who was sentenced by the Hanlin Academy for corruption, perverting the law, committing murder, abusing his power, and bullying the market. As a judge of the Hanlin Academy, I should set an example for the literati of the Han Dynasty. However, everything he did was confusing right and wrong."
Han Zi took a deep breath and almost couldn't catch his breath.
"You are slandering."
Han Zigao almost rushed out, his fingers almost pointing at Pang De's face.
Pang De raised his eyebrows, and his body was full of evil energy.
Han Zigao was startled. He took a few steps back and sat down on the ground. Faced with the evil spirit of a meritorious veteran, his weakling couldn't stand it.
Pang De took a sip and continued talking.
"When Han Zigao served as a judge of the Hanlin Academy, he neglected his duties, formed a clique for personal gain, and used the important weapons of the country for his own use. It is not an exaggeration for him to act as he did and to exterminate his clan."
The squinting ministers opened their eyes instantly and looked at Pound who was speaking. In just a blink of an eye, everything was about to turn upside down.
Nian Hua, the Minister of Rites, asked: "Servant Pang, to impeach a minister, you need evidence. There is no use in talking about it."
Pang De chuckled and said, "Sir Nian, we will naturally have the army to collect evidence and verify its authenticity."
Li Qing nodded: "Send an order to Li Ling, the commander-in-chief of Dingxiang Army, to send me all the case files of Han Zigao."
After a while, several young eunuchs hurriedly entered the political hall with the case files in their hands and presented the case files.
On the imperial steps, Chang Ning walked down, took the case file, and presented it to Li Qing.
After Li Qing scanned it briefly, he threw it down.
"Han Zigao, you did a good job."
"Wow"
The papers in the case file were like flowers scattered by a goddess. They filled the air in front of the imperial steps and fell down in an uproar.
Han Zigao took a page, glanced at it, his face changed drastically, he knelt down with a plop, his face was as white as snow.
"Your Highness, please admit that none of this is true. I was wrongly accused."
Li Qing continued: "The Hanlin Academy is an important place in the country, where scholars are located. You, Han Zigao, did such a thing, which is an insult to Confucius and Mencius."
"It is decreed that from now on, the Hanlin Academy will close its doors to reflect on its mistakes. Once the official duties are suspended, no further transfer of power will be allowed without going through the review of the Ministry of Civil Affairs."
Li Qing was furious and continued: "My servant Tang Yi, you have the power to supervise the Imperial Academy. Have you never discovered that the Imperial Academy is harboring filth and selling off officials?"
Tang Yi, who looked like a clay and wood sculpture, finally opened his eyes, met Li Qing's gaze, took a step forward, bowed and said:
"Your Highness, I am guilty. I failed to notice the chaos in the Hanlin Academy. I am guilty. Your Highness, please punish me."
Li Qing's face turned pale and his voice became hoarse:
"What a guilty minister. Tang Yi, this is how you fooled my father, this is how you fooled Chao Gang."
"Come here and put Tang Yi and Han Zigao in prison. Without an edict, they will never be released from prison."
Li Qing's face turned livid. She was really angry. You, Tang Yitang's provincial minister, didn't even protest. You acquiesced or looked down on me. In this case, then go in and think about it.
Su Lu was a little stunned. There was something wrong with the plot. It was progressing too fast. How come Tang Yi was also taken down?
Fortunately, Tang Yi's grandson is also not clean.
Su Lu felt happy in his heart, and looked at Zuo Ping, the minister in front. He saw that two of the only three second-rank officials in the imperial court had already won, and Zuo Ping was the only one left.
However, Zuo Ping is an old cunning man and has never fought against Li Qing. Although there are shortcomings in small matters, he cannot move lightly. He is inseparable from stabilizing the government.
"Retreat from the DPRK"
Li Qing fluttered his sleeves and walked away, his face full of anger.
All the courtiers were stunned. When Li Qing's figure disappeared from the back hall, a group of people rushed up and surrounded Zuo Ping.
"Prime Minister Zuo, why is Your Highness so crazy? He has put both the minister and the Han court in jail at once."
"Be careful. Although His Highness is doing something extreme, it can't be called crazy."
"Sir, please tell me something. If this continues, the country will no longer be a country, and the dynasty will no longer have a dynasty."
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The generals wandered away from the crowd of civilian officials.
The princess was originally a general, so she was naturally tolerant to the generals. Coupled with the suppression of the old general Pang Dekou and a group of veteran generals, and the obedience of a group of young generals from Su Lu Zhaopu, there was basically no change in the army. Compared with the civilian officials, the military generals
It's much more comfortable.
I have been suppressed and bullied by civil servants many times, and I finally felt proud.
Su Lu followed a group of generals and walked out. When they arrived at the palace gate, they met Li Ling who was like an ant on a hot pot. When he saw Su Lu, Li Ling came up to him and spoke eagerly.
"Master Hou, the princess wants to take action against Tang Yi, but I..."
Su Lu looked at the generals around him, and Li Ling closed his mouth knowingly.
The two of them walked a few steps, and several guards from the Dingxiang Army gathered around them.
Su Lu said sternly: "Activate all the threads you laid down at Tang Yi's house. Even if they are created, they must be used to create evidence that Tang Yi colluded with Li Xun."
"For more than ten years, he has been sitting idle and sitting in a high position without doing anything. He is more hateful than Li Huaiyuan. Li Huaiyuan only ruined the Ministry of War, but he ruined the laws of the entire country."
"Originally, I was worried that there were no officials of the right rank to establish authority for the princess. Now it's fine. If Tang Yi bumps into her himself, don't blame us for being ruthless."
Li Ling had a sad face and was a little embarrassed.
Su Lu reprimanded angrily: "Go and ask Li Lin to find Mrs. Ye and Ye Mei. To do this kind of thing, you still need professional experts."
When Li Ling heard this, he felt happy and ran to the palace gate to look for the guards.
Su Lu returned home and was about to lie down on the bed and take a nap when Eunuch Bai's voice rang in the yard again.
"Master Marquis, the Emperor has an edict, please accept it."
Su Lu reluctantly put on his regular robe again. When he got to the yard, Su Yun had already ordered people to clear up the incense case, and Eunuch Bai also stood behind the incense case.
Su Lu cupped his fists and bowed, and Eunuch Bai started making rice paper.
"Inherited by heaven, the emperor said that Su Lu was loyal and brave to the state, he fulfilled his duties, he was promoted to the title of Beiyang Marquis, he was hereditary, he retired with the country, and I admire this."
Su Lu received the edict to thank him. Taking the imperial edict, Su Lu asked Eunuch Bai doubtfully.
"Eunuch, I am already a first-class military marquis, why am I promoted to the title of Marquis of Beiyang? What is going on?"
Eunuch Bai took the red envelope from Su Yun with a smile, slowly put it into his sleeve, weighed it, and then said with a smile.
"Congratulations, Lord Marquis. Congratulations, Lord Marquis. The Founding Marquis is a virtual title and only has a title. The Marquis of Beiyang is a real title and has a fiefdom."
Su Lu looked confused. There was a fiefdom, and this was a fiefdom.
Eunuch Bai continued: "The emperor said that after the Tang Dynasty, if the Dingxiang army is available, the princess' supervision of the country will be considered stable."
"The Marquis Su has worked hard for this, so he deserves a heavy reward. In addition, the Marquis is about to travel far away, and he will be sealed in Beiyang. This will also make the Marquis feel at ease, and the princess and the emperor feel at ease."