The Minister of Punishment's words made the civil servants who had just been saying "I second my opinion" suddenly quiet down.
Isn’t there such a crime in the law?
Scholars all over the capital were trying to think of ways to impeach Xu Qing. They were thinking about it for a long time. Isn’t there such a crime in the law?
Censor Taizhong Cheng raised his head and looked at the Minister of Punishment and said: "How is it possible? Xu Qing used a blank piece of paper to do dirty things, which is an act of blasphemy against the saints. How can he not be charged?! Lord Zhang, when he first entered the court, he was the uncle of Anding County.
You just want to marry your daughter to him. At this time, all the officials are here. If you protect Xu Qing, I will definitely take part in your investigation today!"
The Minister of Punishment was also furious: "Master Wang! Do you know the law better than me? If you can find out from the "Laws of Dachu" what kind of crime should be punished for using white paper to do dirty things, I am wearing a black gauze hat.
I’ll stay here today!”
Emperor Chu on the throne also asked: "Is there really no such crime in the "Great Chu Laws"?"
The Minister of Punishment bowed and said: "Your Majesty, I have the head on my neck as a guarantee. I really don't have one!"
The Yushi Taizhong Cheng was slightly startled when he saw the Minister of Punishment being so determined. In front of all the civil and military officials and His Majesty, he could not and did not dare to lie. If the Minister of Punishment had not lied, then it would be true!
In other words, they played with Xu Qing for a long time, but in the end they didn't break the law at all?
How is this possible?!
That is the white paper used to write the classics of sages!
He is not guilty?
How could he be without sin?!
Why is there no such crime in the "Da Chu Law Order"?
But think about it on the other hand, why does it have to be there?
In the sixty years since the founding of the Chu Kingdom, no wise person has had time to clean up the filth with white paper!
Xu Qing made history today!
As a result, this situation has now arisen, where people are obviously angry and resentful, and everyone wants to punish them, but there is nothing they can do about it.
[Digression: Xu Qing: I just like the way you can’t stand me but can’t kill me.]
The military generals started to laugh at the civilian officials again. They impeached them for a long time, but my junior brother didn't even have a single crime to impeach!
Suddenly, the quarrel between the generals and civil servants broke out again.
Emperor Chu was already used to this scene. The civil servants and generals in the court had disliked each other since ancient times. It would be abnormal if they did not quarrel several times a month.
If they want to quarrel, let's quarrel. Emperor Chu just took advantage of this opportunity to quickly think of countermeasures.
Originally, according to the plan, the emperor brother asked Xu Qing to make a big move, and then punished Xu Qing himself. After a period of time, he used Xu Qing as a negative example and criticized it from time to time, never mentioning the last time.
Accounting matters.
This is the end of the plan.
However, what was expected now has deviated from the plan he and the imperial brother had planned. The noise was big, but after arguing for a long time, Xu Qing was not guilty!
Regardless of whether he is guilty or not, the show must go on!
The goal has not been achieved yet!
The civil servants and generals below argued for a long time and finally stopped again.
Suddenly, the right minister of the Ministry of Punishment suddenly spoke: "Your Majesty, I impeach the uncle of Anding County."
The left minister of the Ministry of Justice quickly pulled the right minister. Didn't you hear what the minister just said? He has not committed any crime at all! What does his old partner want to impeach?
The right minister of the Ministry of Punishment then said: "I impeach the Anding county uncle for exceeding the period of leave, failing to attend the court meeting on time, and contempt for the court!"
He could clearly hear the two conversations between His Majesty and Eunuch Wei just now. If he had not just had an inexplicable quarrel with the general, he would have wanted to get involved!
Emperor Chu was overjoyed when he saw the right minister standing up. Since he couldn't find a big crime, let's find a small crime to deal with it. Whatever he said today, he had to find a crime to stabilize the situation. Let's catch a small crime first.
, it’s never too late to catch big mistakes in the future.
The Emperor of Chu said: "Shang Shu of the Ministry of Punishment! Is it a crime for Anding County's uncle to fail to attend the court meeting on time?"
The Minister of Punishment immediately bowed and said: "Your Majesty, yes!"
Emperor Chu quickly asked: "How about following the law?"
The Minister of Punishment said: "Your Majesty, one of them will be lenient and the other will be stern. I don't know how your Majesty will judge."
Emperor Chu was really afraid that Xu Qing would not be able to bear a serious crime, so he first asked: "What kind of crime is a lighter crime?"
The Minister of Punishment said: "Your Majesty, if you fail to attend the imperial meeting on time, I will be given a lighter punishment. I will sit in front of the wall at home for ten days to reflect on my mistakes!"
Emperor Chu's eyes widened when he heard this, and the lighter punishment was that he would not attend the court meeting for the next ten days and rest at home?
Is this a punishment or a reward for Xu Qing?
All the civil servants also spoke quickly, and the more greedy they were, the more anxious they shouted:
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty just said that Xu Qing only took a month's leave, but he has not attended the court meeting on time in the past two months. This person must not be given a lighter sentence!"
"Your Majesty, think twice! Xu Qing's move is a great disrespect to the court and His Majesty! How can he be given a lighter punishment?"
"Your Majesty, if this person can be given a lenient sentence, how can he convince the public?! You must not be lenient!"
"..."
Their move has only one purpose, to package Xu Qing as a treacherous and evil person, to confuse His Majesty, and it is best for His Majesty to focus all his attention on Xu Qing.
As long as we don't check the account books, anything can be said!
Emperor Chu also felt that he could not let Xu Qing stay at home so comfortably. If he had not sent Wei Zhong to urge him last time, he would have been able to stay at home for half a year!
It seems that this time the sentence must not be taken lightly!
So, Emperor Chu asked: "Since Xu Qing's leave period expired, Xu Qing has not attended a court meeting in the past month. Not giving a heavy sentence will not be enough to win the hearts of the people, and not giving a heavy sentence will not quell public anger! Zhang Aiqing! If it is heavy,
What kind of crime should be sentenced?!”
The Minister of Punishment said: "Your Majesty, if the sentence is severe, I will sit in front of the wall at home and think about it for a month before going to court. If I don't come to attend the court meeting in January, I'm afraid I will have to sit at home and think about it for a year and a half."
After Emperor Chu heard this punishment, the crime he originally wanted to sentence suddenly got stuck in his throat. For Xu Qing, a lazy person who is just like the emperor brother, this is a proper reward, right?
He doesn’t have to go to court or work anymore for a year and a half, it’s so beautiful!
Emperor Chu suddenly felt a heavy sense of powerlessness at this moment. He simply changed the name of "Da Chu Ling" to "Xu Qing Ling". Why did he always feel that the law was always biased towards him?
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If other people rest at home for a year and a half without going to court, they are afraid that they will leave the court. What is even more fatal is that their status in the court will be replaced by others bit by bit, and the power in their hands will also be lost.
If he is divided among others, he might be the only commander when he goes to court again.
Being unable to leave your home for a year and a half will definitely be a fatal blow to the officials nearby, because you are no longer needed by the court, and your career may end in this kind of wallowing.
However, this is for ordinary officials. Herein lies the problem. Xu Qing is not ordinary!
He has no power in the court, nor does he need to have any power. He is in charge of the Guoshangyuan, which is outside the court bureaucracy!
And what’s even more terrible is that the Guoshangyuan makes money for the imperial court and the second treasury!
Once Xu Qing leaves the Guo Shang Yuan and thinks about his life at home, the Guo Shang Yuan will probably return to its previous slow operation without its backbone.
And no one can replace Xu Qing's position in the National Business Academy!
In the end, it was the court that suffered the loss, and it was the Emperor Chu who suffered the loss!
In other words, if Xu Qing is sentenced severely, Xu Qing will be happy, and the Emperor of Chu will suffer.
If Xu Qing was not sentenced harshly, these officials agreed one by one that the one who would suffer in the end was the Emperor of Chu. It was impossible for the Emperor of Chu to be accused of being too partial to Xu Qing by those civil servants, but Xu Qing would not suffer anyway. If he did not suffer, he would gain!
After all, no matter how this matter is done, he, the emperor, will suffer a loss!