Chapter seven hundred and fiftieth chapters open and honest frame [1 more]
Soon I saw two people carrying a box coming over. They said to Chu Yi with a solemn look on their faces: "Admiral, a box was found in Zhang Xiang's Mansion. They were all Zhang Tong, the minister of the DPRK.
Confidential correspondence."
Zhang, who was sitting opposite Chu Yi, looked at the box calmly, with a look of admiration in his eyes. The box was indeed something in his Zhang family, but the contents of this box were not necessarily the same.
Even a fool can guess that this is just a frame-up plan, but Zhang had already prepared for this. If Chu Yi didn't use such means, Zhang would be very disappointed with Chu Yi.
Chu Yi glanced at Zhang calmly and said, "Oh, open it and take a look."
With a creak, the box opened. Chu Yi took out one of the letters and slowly opened one of the letters. He raised his eyebrows and said to Zhang, "It seems that Zhang is very dissatisfied with His Majesty."
Zhang glanced at it, scanning ten lines at a glance, and read the contents of the letter in an instant. He had to say that Chu Yi's forged letter was really as real as it was the first thing he saw.
They all subconsciously thought that this was a letter written by themselves.
Of course, what amazed Zhang was Chu Yi's boldness. In order to find a reason for the emperor to move him, he even forged letters. The letters contained some dissatisfaction and disrespectful remarks against the emperor.
If these words are said lightly, they are disrespectful to the emperor, but if they are taken seriously, they are serious. They are resentment against the emperor and have the intention of rebellion.
"Xiang Zhang, is this letter written in Xiang Zhang's handwriting?"
Zhang said calmly: "The Admiral said yes, so be it!"
Lin Chong on the side looked at Zhang with a somewhat surprised look on his face, obviously not understanding why Zhang didn't refute.
Waving his hands, Chu Yi said to everyone: "Take these things and let's go."
Chu Yi stood up, bowed his hands to Zhang and said, "Mr. Zhang, Chu will take his leave."
Watching Chu Yi leave, Han Zhongyan, who had not spoken much, couldn't help but have a bit of worry in his eyes. He withdrew his eyes from Chu Yi and his group and said to Zhang: "Brother Zhang, this person framed you without even blinking.
It would be a disaster rather than a blessing for the emperor to have such treacherous eunuchs around him."
However, Zhang, who was stroking his beard, shook his head and said: "Whether it's a blessing or a disaster does not lie with this person, but with the emperor. If the emperor is a sage monarch, then this person is a sharp knife in the emperor's hand, cutting through thorns and thorns.
Nothing goes wrong. If the emperor is ignorant and immoral, even if there is no Chu Yi, there will still be treacherous people like Zheng Yi and Zhu Yi."
Sighing slightly, Han Zhongyan said: "It's a pity that Your Majesty has a very deep prejudice against Brother Zhang. Previously, because he was busy fighting for power with the Queen Mother, he did not spare his hands to target Brother Zhang. Now that the Queen Mother is seriously ill, the Emperor has enough
Use your energy to deal with Brother Zhang..."
Zhang said with a calm expression: "When I originally opposed the establishment of Jin as emperor, it was already destined to happen today. It doesn't matter that Chu Yi framed me. All the emperor needs is an excuse to belittle me."
It was precisely because he was aware of this that Zhang Cai remained indifferent to Chu Yi's frame-up, because no matter how he tried to defend himself, it would have no effect.
On the morning of the second day, Zhao Ji went to court to listen to the government as usual. He saw an official step forward and said: "Your Majesty, I impeach Chu Yi, the admiral of Dongchang, for breaking into the residence of an important official of the imperial court. This trend cannot be allowed to rise. This is an example."
It is not allowed to be opened, and your majesty please severely punish this animal to calm your mind."
There was a crash, and several officials jumped out, all of them impeaching Chu Yi for breaking into the minister's mansion without permission.
The reaction of these officials was normal. After all, in the Song Dynasty, scholar-bureaucrats and the royal family shared the same world. It can be said that the punishment was not as high as the officials, and they were truly respected extremely much.
However, now Chu Yi, a eunuch, can openly lead people straight into the Prime Minister's Palace. Although everyone knows what is going on, they can't do it. Otherwise, their lives will not be so stable in the future.
Already.
Suppressing eunuchs and military generals was a unified goal in the minds of the scholar-bureaucrats. As long as this was involved, even the opposing sides would remain consistent.
Zhao Ji, who was sitting on the dragon chair, couldn't help but frown. Looking at the officials who impeached Chu Yi, he felt a little unhappy in his heart.
Everything Chu Yi did was done according to his wishes, and now these officials jumped out to oppose it. In Zhao Ji's view, this was basically targeting him, the emperor.
Narrowing his eyes, Zhao Ji had an idea in his mind: these officials might not have close contacts with the same chapter.
Among the officials who jumped out to impeach Chu Yi, there were indeed people who had close contacts with Zhang, but most of them were not actually trying to get ahead of Zhang at all. They were really just targeting Chu Yi. But they didn't know at all that they jumped out at this time.
Let Zhao Ji label them Zhang Tongdang in his heart.
With this label on them, it is conceivable that as long as Zhao Ji is in power, there will be no hope for their official careers.
With a slight cough, Zhao Ji said in a deep voice, "Pass on my decree to summon Chu Yi, Duke of Guangyang County, to see you."
Chu Yi had already entered the palace and was waiting for the emperor's summons. Although he did not inform Zhao Ji, if Zhao Ji didn't even have this awareness, then he would not be able to secure his position as emperor.
Soon Chu Yi appeared outside the main hall, and all the civil and military officials in the court subconsciously looked at Chu Yi.
Regarding Chu Yi's sudden rise, first being valued by the late emperor, and then being called the current confidant, everyone was really very curious about Chu Yi.
Many officials even saw Chu Yi for the first time. Now when they saw Chu Yi, they all showed surprise.
After all, in terms of appearance and temperament, Chu Yi looked more like a learned scholar than a eunuch with sinister intentions.
"Admiral Chu Yi of Dongchang pays his respects."
Zhao Ji waved his hand slightly and said: "The Qing family is exempt from courtesy, but I called you here to ask you why you broke into Zhang Xiang's residence yesterday. Don't you know how much I rely on and favor Zhang Xiang?"
Seeing Zhao Ji looking like he was going to get angry if Chu Yi couldn't come up with an explanation, the officials who had just impeached Chu Yi couldn't help showing a look of satisfaction on their faces.
Chu Yi said seriously: "Your Majesty, I have received a secret report that Zhang Xiang is resentful of His Majesty and secretly colluded with a group of courtiers. His intentions are evil..."
"It's ridiculous, it's extremely ridiculous. You are framing this..."
Before Chu Yi finished speaking, an official jumped out and yelled at Chu Yi. It was obvious that this person was a supporter of Zhang.
Not only this official, but several other officials also glared at Chu Yi angrily, and almost punched Chu Yi.
At this moment, there was a commotion in the court. After all, the stunt Chu Yi made when he opened his mouth was really amazing.
Rebellion, Chu Yi actually opened his mouth and directly accused Zhang of treason. Once this charge was found to be true, the consequences would be serious. Even in the Song Dynasty, it was a common practice to punish officials without being punished, but it also depends on the situation.
The Song Dynasty killed many scholar-bureaucrats every year. Once they were found guilty, they would still be killed.
Not to mention these officials, Zhao Ji, who had not received the news in advance, could not help but be stunned for a moment. His biggest purpose was to exile Zhang.
Zhang's prestige was very high, and even he couldn't do anything to Zhang. Zhao Ji was very satisfied to be able to exile him. But now it's good that Chu Yi came up and fired such a cannon for him.
Taking a deep breath, Zhao Ji looked at Chu Yi and said: "Chu Yi, do you know the seriousness of this matter? If there is no evidence, I will never be lenient to frame an important official of the imperial court in this way."
Chu Yi said calmly: "I found a lot of letters in the Prime Minister Zhang's mansion. The contents of the letters are quite astonishing. When I saw them, I didn't dare to be negligent and ordered someone to bring over the letters I found."
Chu Yi then said towards the main hall: "Come here, bring the evidence."
Of course, as the emperor, Zhao Ji would not let anyone in unless he nodded.
After Zhao Ji nodded, the imperial guards guarding the hall immediately opened the door, and saw Lin Chong and Xu Ning walking into the hall carrying a box.
It was Lin Chongshang's first time entering the court, and he seemed quite uncomfortable. Xu Ning, on the other hand, was on duty in the palace, so he was very adaptable to the atmosphere in the palace, and did not show any signs of nervousness.
The two put the box down, then bowed to the emperor and stepped aside respectfully.
Liang Shicheng, who was standing next to the emperor, got the emperor's signal and walked down the imperial steps to Chu Yi. He gave Chu Yi a strange look.
This made Liang Shicheng full of fear of Chu Yi.
Originally he was worried that Chu Yi would compete with him for favor, but now he was sure that Chu Yi was definitely not a peaceful person.
You must know that it is Zhang. All fools know that Chu Yi's accusation of Zhang's rebellion must be a frame-up. In the Song Dynasty, the system was perfect, and the power controlled by an independent prime minister like Zhang was quite limited. If he really wanted to rebel,
I'm afraid that even a single soldier may not be able to be mobilized.
That's why no one would believe Zhang's rebellion, but Chu Yi did it so boldly.
Even the aloof and independent prime minister Chu Yi dared to frame him. Liang Shicheng really couldn't think of anything else that Chu Yi wouldn't dare to do.
Carefully, he took out the stack of letters from the box and placed them on the table in front of Zhao Ji.
Zhao Ji also knew that Zhang's rebellion was nonsense and must have been framed by Chu Yi. However, what Zhao Ji wanted was an excuse to punish Zhang. What excuse could compare to the charge of rebellion?
Glancing over the open letter, Zhao Ji suddenly slapped the table and said angrily: "How brave, Zhang, do you know your guilt!"
Standing among the ranks of courtiers, Zhang just stood there, as if everything had nothing to do with him.
At this moment, being directly named by Zhao Ji, Zhang took a step forward and said without any excuse: "I am guilty, but I have no intention of treason. Your Majesty, please see Wanli clearly."
After staring at Zhang for a while, Zhao Ji waved his hand and said: "I will investigate in detail the matter of Zhang Xiang's rebellion and his resignation from the court, and I will never bring any injustice to anyone."
The officials who left the court in great shock quickly spread the word about what happened in the court hall.
Suddenly, the entire Bianjing city was shocked. First of all, Zhang was accused of treason. What a sensational news this was.
I don't know how many people excitedly discussed Zhang's rebellion after the shock.
"Impossible. The Zhang family is a famous family and has been loyal for generations. How can there be someone who rebels?"
"Xiang Zhang is really unjust. Given Zhang's loyalty to the imperial court, even if anyone tries to rebel, Prime Minister Zhang will not rebel."
"If I had known that Your Majesty would not tolerate Zhang Xiang, I never would have thought that in order to force Zhang Xiang out of the court, Your Majesty and Chu Yi would actually slander Zhang Xiang for treason."
When some scholars, especially those who were loyal to Zhang's family, heard the news that Zhang had been thrown into prison under the emperor's order, they became so angry that they even prepared to jointly submit a letter to the emperor to express his grievance for Zhang.
But at this time Han Zhongyan stood up and appeased these scholars.
At Han Zhongyan's house, several Zhang disciples were looking at Han Zhongyan with doubts and anger. One of them said angrily: "Prime Minister Han, my mentor and you are close friends, how can you just sit back and watch?"
Han Zhongyan raised his head, glanced at a few people indifferently and said: "What the hell? Don't you see that this is His Majesty's intention? His Majesty has been dissatisfied with Brother Zhang for a long time, and this will happen sooner or later. As for the charge of rebellion,
, that is just a name created by the emperor to force Brother Zhang."
Several scholars were stunned, looked at Han Zhongyan and said, "According to Prime Minister Han's opinion, should we do nothing?"
Han Zhongyan solemnly said: "Doing nothing at this time is much better than your messy behavior. If you really jointly submit a letter, for Brother Zhang, your actions will only bring harm to Brother Zhang."
Crisis cannot solve the problem at all."
Looking at the confused and confused expressions of several soldiers, Han Zhongyan explained: "Although the name of rebellion is a frame-up, it is a fact that Brother Zhang is in charge. If you, the disciples, jointly sign
If you submit a letter, wouldn't that make the emperor think something about Brother Zhang? By then, I'm afraid that the accusation of frame-up will become true."
In the palace, in the royal study.
Zhao Ji, whose face was filled with joy, looked at Chu Yi and said with great satisfaction: "Okay, Chu Yi, what you did is really great. I didn't expect that you could even accuse Zhang An of treason."
As he spoke, Zhao Ji geared up and said, "This time I want to see how Zhang can still stay in this court."
In the imperial study room was not only Chu Yi, but also Cai Jing and Liang Shicheng.
At this moment, Cai Jing and Liang Shicheng looked at Chu Yi with deep fear in their eyes. This was a bold leader who acted unconventionally. He even labeled him as a rebel.
They really couldn't imagine that there was anything else that Chu Yi didn't dare to do.
Chu Yi looked very calm and low-key and said to Zhao Ji: "I am just following His Majesty's orders to share His Majesty's worries."
Zhao Ji was really satisfied with Chu Yi at this moment, and said in a deep voice: "Let me ask you, how do you want me to reward you for your meritorious service this time?"
Chu Yi shook his head and said: "I am worthy of your Majesty's reward. If your Majesty insists, then allow me to send some people from the army to the East Factory."
Zhao Ji glanced at Chu Yi, feeling more and more satisfied, and nodded: "If the Qing family wants to transfer anyone, all you need to do is report the list to me."
After saying that, Zhao Ji added: "Dongchang doesn't have a large number of personnel, so I will allow you to expand the number of people. Well, let's tentatively decide it as one battalion."
Chu Yi's eyes lit up. You must know that there are only more than a hundred people in the East Factory now. This was modified on the basis of the Well Water Affairs Department. Chu Yi has already placed the maximum number of people within the scope allowed by the rules.
Now Zhao Ji opened his mouth and gave quotas for one battalion and five capitals. You must know that according to the military establishment of the Song Dynasty, one capital was one hundred people, and five capitals was one battalion, with five hundred people.
Compared with the thousands of people under the Imperial City Division, Dongchang is independent from the Imperial City Division, but does not have a manpower establishment. This is a flaw in itself, and it also greatly limits the expansion of Dongchang. Now Zhao Ji has opened his mouth to give it to the First Battalion.
Although the number of people and horses is not as good as that of the Imperial City Division, in Chu Yi's opinion, the quota of 500 people in the short term is enough for him to control.
Imagine if Chu Yi could gather Lu Junyi, Lu Da, Wu Song, Li Jun, Hua Rong, and Yang Zhi under Dongchang's command, even if there were only 500 people, he could be as powerful as a thousand troops.
Liang Shicheng and Cai Jing on the side couldn't help but change their expressions after hearing this. They wanted to stop them, but they opened their mouths and didn't know how to stop them. In fact, Zhao Ji was in a state of excitement at this time.
If you open your mouth to stop it, not only will you fail to achieve your goal, but you might even make the emperor unhappy.
