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What everyone expressed was that Wang Junlin was lawless. The following committed the crime and beat the prince in broad daylight in front of so many untouchable people. This was a bad behavior that had never happened since the founding of the Sui Dynasty. The culprit was Wang Junlin.
Killing is not enough to make the people angry, not killing is not enough to appease the people, not killing is not enough to serve as a guideline for the government...
In the process, they emphasized the misery of His Highness the King of Han. If His Highness the King of Han had not been too seriously injured, they might not have carried him over for everyone to see. Maybe even some people who had no intention of impeaching King Junlin could not help but speak out.
Impeach.
Wang Junlin lowered his head and acted like I was wrong and guilty, but in fact he was full of ridicule. Whether it was intentional or unintentional, these people only mentioned that he led people to beat the King of Han, but no one
When it comes to why he beat the King of Han, no one mentions the fact that the King of Han robbed the women and horses of a meritorious general in broad daylight.
However, this was also what Wang Junlin expected. Although he was a little angry, he did not feel any pain.
Contrary to these people, the generals all dozed off in the court hall. Pei Shiju, the Minister of Civil Affairs and the Duke of Wenxi County, had a calm expression and said nothing from the beginning to the end.
At this time, a young censor stood up, and a certain Yang Su official who was about to go up paused.
The censor named Zhang Wen said with a righteous face: "Your Majesty, I impeach the king of Han for robbing a powerful and meritorious general's female family members and war horses in the street. Such behavior is really shameful and disrespectful to the royal family. This is why
..., please make your decision, Your Majesty."
After Zhang Wen finished speaking with full of righteousness, he stood there quietly. The noise in the court suddenly became much quieter.
Several Shangguan officers at the Yushitai were shocked at the same time, looking at Zhang Wen with complex expressions. Others didn't know, how could they not know that Zhang Wen was from His Highness the Crown Prince.
As early as the last time Qin Anhou was in Kyoto, there were rumors that the prince wanted to win over the former, but failed to do so because of Yang Su, the Duke of Yue. Now it seems that this statement is true. It's just that the prince ignored Yang Su's wishes.
He felt that he had to win over Qin Anhou with a clear banner, which was enough to show that the prince valued him. At the same time, compared with the former prince Yang Yong's submissiveness when he faced the same powerful minister Gao Ying, this prince's highness was indeed domineering, and from the moment when the prince named Zhang
The sharp words spoken by the censor Wen also show that His Royal Highness is arrogant in his actions.
You must know that the reason why everyone deliberately avoided the beating of the King of Han just now was not because they did not know or forgot for a while, but because they did not dare, because everyone knew that he was His Majesty's favorite son today.
Suddenly, not only the officials who had just impeached Wang Junlin secretly cursed Zhang Wen, but Emperor Yang Jian also looked a little ugly, looking at Zhang Wen with a somewhat unkind look.
This little censor really doesn't care about anything. Everyone knew about it, but when he made such a fuss, he had to put it on the table.
When Wang Junlin saw this scene, he remembered that last night Zhang Jike took the risk to send out a list of people in the court about His Royal Highness's attitude and the people in the court. Wang Junlin suddenly understood that this Zhang Wen was the lucky person His Highness the Crown Prince used to sacrifice. After believing this,
, His Majesty the Emperor will definitely find an opportunity to deal with him. This censor cannot be regarded as a censor. But with Yang Guang's character, after he ascends the throne and becomes emperor, Zhang Wen will naturally be reused, so this person feels that Yang Su and other important ministers, and even
His Majesty the Emperor looked at him unkindly, and although his face turned a little pale, there was no fear in his eyes. He was the censor anyway, and His Majesty the Emperor would not kill him if he had some sense. At most, he would be dismissed from office.
"This is not a small favor. Yang Guang is indeed the same as in history. He is decisive and generous in his actions." Wang Junlin thought to himself.
The Minister of Rites, Yu Shilang, who was the first to impeach Wang Junlin, stood up again and said: "Zhang Yushi is simply joking. With the dignity of the King of Han, what kind of women and war horses have not been seen before, so there is no need to rob others."
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Under the personal arrangements of the prince and his staff, the young censor Zhang Wen was extremely well prepared. He took out a scroll of memorials from his sleeves and said loudly again: "Your Majesty, I have gathered more than a dozen people who witnessed His Majesty the King of Han and the Marquis of Qin An yesterday evening.
According to the testimonies of the people who had the conflict, it was indeed the King of Han who fell in love with the women and horses accompanying the Marquis of Qin An. The Marquis of Qin An clashed with the King of Han without knowing his identity, and accidentally injured the King of Han. There are these people's signatures on it.
Therefore, I think that Qin Anhou is naturally guilty of leading people to beat the King of Han. However, because there is a reason and the King of Han is at fault, I should be given a lighter sentence. Please understand clearly."
The whole place fell silent, but then another censor named Ma came out to salute. He also took out a roll of memorials from his sleeve and said: "Your Majesty, I also collected some of the witnesses who witnessed the Marquis of Qin An last night.
According to the testimonies of the people who beat the King of Han, Wang Junlin was arrogant and domineering. Without knowing the identity of the King of Han, he relied on his martial arts to bully the King of Han. The King of Han led his guards to resist. However, Qin Anhou's methods were vicious and the guards of the Han King were defeated.
The result was a tragedy. Your Majesty, I believe that Marquis Qin An has committed the crime of deceiving the emperor, and he should be beheaded immediately to uphold the majesty of the royal family and the dignity of your majesty."
"Your Majesty, Yushi Ma blatantly confuses right and wrong in the court hall, and everything he said is untrue. Your Majesty should drag him out and behead him to set the record straight." An official from the Crown Prince's side immediately stood up and retorted loudly.
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After a heated debate in court, a person from Yang Su's faction came out and said: "Your Majesty, I think we should let Dali Temple ask the guards of the King of Han to investigate the truth of this matter."
At this time, before His Highness the Crown Prince's people could come out to counterattack, an official standing at the back suddenly stood up, saluted respectfully to the emperor, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, the Marquis of Qin An has made great military exploits for your Majesty and the imperial court. I think this official
There must be a reason why the Marquis of Qin An beat the King of Han. Although he is guilty, he cannot be severely punished. Well... The Marquis of Qin An treated the minister and other thirteen officials from poor families with kindness and kindness. Although the minister was a petty official, he risked his life to plead for the Marquis of Qin An.
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This person was none other than Dou Shicai, who was second only to Fang Qiao among the thirteen sons of the poor family. As soon as this person spoke, the court suddenly became silent. Not far from this person, Fang Qiao, Wei Yunqi and other officials from the poor family had expressions on their faces.
After a change, the other courtiers had playful expressions, but Yang Jian thought of something and his expression became a little gloomy.
Wang Junlin sighed in his heart, with a calm expression on his face. When he helped these thirteen scholars from poor families to become officials in the court, he had already thought that some of these people would forget their original intentions and be bribed by powerful ministers and nobles, so