114 The Aftermath (3)
After the ceremony, a sign in front of the emperor said loudly: "If you have something to do, report it early, and if you have nothing to do, leave the court..."
"I have something to report. Guangxi Governor Chen Bangyan is accusing the country of private affairs, greedy and abused the law, and killed innocent people indiscriminately. It is crazy..."
The first person to stand out was Hong Shipeng, a doctor of the Ministry of Rites. He pointed the finger at Chen Bangyan as soon as he came up, and even used the four words "crazy" test language, which seemed very angry.???? w?w?
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"I'm going to discuss it!"
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After Hong Shipeng finished speaking, Ding Shikui, the chief clerk of the official department, followed closely, and then inspected the censor Tong Lin, Hanlin scholar Liu Zhengke and others stood up like a lantern to discuss. In less than a short while, one-third of the civil and military officials took it out and solemnly impeached Chen Bangyan.
"Chen Bangyan, who was a third-rank man, did not take the saint's order, killed the third-rank minister without the order. He was domineering and proficient, and the great rebellious man was so powerful that he had the king's laws in his eyes. Do he have the lord's laws and the priests?"
Someone shouted loudly, saying that this sentence was righteous and stern, and he was not polite.
"He is a great rebellion, usurpation, deception of the king, tyranny, cruel, and greedy. It can be said that he has all five poisons. If Your Majesty does not punish him severely, he is afraid that all officials will not be convinced, and all the people in the world will not be convinced! If he is allowed to be a big shot, he will be satisfied and even more arrogant. He may even disobey and overthrow the country in the future!"
The person who said this was that Li Ke was the director of Jinbao. As the leader of the censors, Jinbao was obviously much higher than his colleagues. Not only did he summarize seven or eight unforgivable crimes for Chen Bangyan, he also directly represented the civil and military officials of the court and the people of the world. He also pointed out the consequences of indulgence, disobeying the superiors and subverting the country. He was extremely heartbroken and full of lethality, and he seemed to have never given up until he was sent to the eighteen levels of hell.
Faced with the aggressive attacks of the censors and the Qingliu, Zhu Youlang sat down on the imperial chair and was not in a hurry to express his opinion, but just looked at them expressionlessly. The hall was full of discussion for a while. The situation was very unfavorable to Chen Bangyan.
"I have objections!"
After a long time, Chen Zizhuang, the Minister of War, finally made a sound that the emperor wanted to hear.
Chen Zizhuang went out of the shift and retorted loudly: "I heard that the thirty-six gentry involved in Guangxi embezzled military fields. The amount of taxes paid by the civilian fields and the people were extremely huge. Each of them was more than 100,000 taels, and there were land and a book of books as evidence. It can be said that the evidence is as ironclad as a mountain. According to the Ming Dynasty's laws, both should be killed. The so-called prince violated the law and the common people. Those gentry were among the gentry. As literati and powerful officials, they were originally the example of the people, but now they took the lead in knowing that the law was violated. The crime was added to the first level. There is nothing wrong with the decree of the law."
Chen Zizhuang and Chen Bangyan worked together to fight the Qing army and forged a deep friendship in the war. They risked being criticized by Qing rumors, whether out of public or private intention, at least they were reasonable and convincing.
Jinbao didn't expect that until now, there would be someone who dared to defend Chen Bangyan. He turned to Chen Zizhuang and looked at him tightly and said, "Why did Chen Bangyan kill Guan Shouzhen, a third-rank minister of the family without the sage, what explanation should Lord Chen give?"
"This--" Chen Zizhuang was calm and was choked in the face of facts for a moment.
Seeing that Chen Zizhuang was indeed stopped, Jinbao smiled contemptuously, turned around and bowed to the emperor and said, "Chen Bangyan is unforgivable. Please kill him to thank the world!"
"Yes, kill!"
"Kill Chen Bangyan!"
The hall was in chaos, and the censors and the clerks shouted loudly and roared.
Seeing this, the eunuch in front of the imperial court said sharply: "Your Majesty is here, don't make noise! Silent! Silent!"
Zhu Youlang stroked the back of the chair, squinted his eyes, and his cold eyes swept over the lower part one by one. The censors and clear streamers who were swept by the emperor's eyes all looked shaking and their behavior slightly restrained.
Zhu Youlang said expressionlessly: "Who among all the dear friends of Jinbao said? "
"I have objections!"
Wu Zhenyu, the censor of the Left Capital, knew the emperor's thoughts, and he again made the voice that the emperor wanted to hear: "As far as I know, when Lord Chen arrested Guan Shouzhen, Guan Shouzhen was arrogant and refused to plead guilty, and tried to violently resist the law. Seeing that his actions were like a rebellion, in an extraordinary time, things could be followed. Lord Chen had no choice but to rectify the law. His feelings were pity and his crimes could be avoided!"
Before Wu Zhenyu finished speaking, Jinbao retorted: "When the soldiers surrounded him, Mr. Guan was unarmed. How could he resist the law violently?"
Wu Zhenyu said with a calm expression: "Jin Jiaju may have heard it wrong. Wu said that he was trying, and even if he did not violently resist the law, he refused to arrest and plead guilty, and was not wronged when he was killed."
Wu Zhenyu's words were also remarkable. The cabinet assistant Zhai Shishihu frequently nodded and praised his kindness. His confidants and disciples followed the teacher to agree. A group of officials who supported Chen Bangyan were immediately assigned in the hall.
Zhai Shili was a confidant of the imperial party. His meaning was obviously the emperor. Some speculators who had been following the rumor were a little hesitant and returned to neutrality when they saw this.
"Nonsense! It's simply nonsense!" Seeing that the situation that was almost one-sided suddenly moved towards a direction that was not conducive to one's own side, Jinbao finally became a little uneasy.
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Zhu Youlang seized the opportunity and did it immediately.
He slapped the book case and shouted: "What should I be guilty of losing my etiquette in front of Jinbao?"
Jinbao was so scared that he trembled, and knelt down and kowtowed: "I am losing my composure for a while, please forgive me!"
Zhu Youlang snorted coldly and said, "Chen Bangyan is loyal to the country, honest and upright, and not afraid of violence. He is a minister of the country! The gentry involved in the case is greedy and abused and illegal, and the amount is huge. It is really a crime to be punished! You know the truth, but you are inverting the right and wrong and make a comeback. I don't know what it is about?"
After strongly expressing his attitude, Zhu Youlang said again: "Only by selflessness can one impeach people's selfishness. I have emphasized it over and over again. If you rely on yourself as a censor, listen to others' instructions, reverse right and wrong, and disrupt national affairs, you will definitely be unwilling to the national law! This is one of them!
Secondly! Today, the court meeting in the temple, and the ministers reported to me, just like a bustling market. What's more, the little sixth-rank minister dared to roar in front of you. If the king is so powerful, how can you convince the world?
In order to establish the country's laws and regulations, I will definitely punish unworthy ministers!"
After saying that, he waved his hand and shouted coldly: "The imperial guards obey the order!"
Dozens of imperial guards stood under the pillars outside the hall with their swords. When they heard the call of the king, they roared together like thunder: "Here!"
Chapter completed!