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Although it was finally confirmed that he had been wronged, this unwarranted disaster really made him lose face.

Although the ministers of the court and the central government did not express any opinion on this, they all had the mentality of watching jokes with him.

Unexpectedly, Emperor Hui Chong suddenly announced today that he would be promoted to the position of secretary of the Ministry of Rites.

When the officials heard this, their facial expressions could be said to be very exciting, surprised, embarrassed and angry, and many of them squinted and secretly looked at Jiang Jinghua.

Yesterday, Song Xian was stripped of his official position, and Jiang Jinghua became a popular candidate for the new secretary of the Ministry of Rites.

I didn't expect it to be ...... now

Jiang Jinghua lowered his head and looked normal, as if he hadn't noticed everyone's gaze.

It's just because the elder of the pavilion had already said a few days ago that the saint is now afraid that he is already suspicious of him, and he has always been close to the elder of the high pavilion, so it is strange that he can be promoted this time!

Now that he already knew the result, he could naturally turn a blind eye to these gazes now!

He can be so calm, but Dong Shangde can't do it.

Yesterday, Dong Shangde heard that the culprit who was finally convicted was Song Yi, and after Pang Xiuping and Cai Shaoyu were all released, he kept beating a drum in his heart.

When he was lynched, he only cared about the momentary pleasure, but he forgot to leave a way back for himself!

Cai Shaoyu is okay, he already has some old grudges with him, but there is no such thing, and the two of them are also incompatible and disgusted with each other.

But Pang Xiuping is different, he had no contact with him in the past, and now he beats him like that, it can be said that he has made a feud, he still thought yesterday, if this Pang Xiuping is reinstated, will he retaliate against him......

Who knows, in just one night, the saint is about to mention his official title!

If he becomes the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, he will be at the same level as himself in the future, and even the Ministry of Rites will be more interested than the Ministry of Punishment, although the two of them are not from the same department, but where will the officialdom be so clear?

In this way, don't you want to see his face in the future?

Thinking of this, Dong Shangde's face became even more ugly.

It's just that the situation is much more serious than Dong Shangde thought!

After Emperor Hui Chong announced these two items, he continued to talk down.

I saw him raise his eyebrows, glanced down, and said, "Where is Dong Aiqing of the Criminal Department?" ”

Dong Shangde was already a little frightened, but when he heard Emperor Hui Chong call him, his heart jumped suddenly, and he walked out of the queue where he was standing in a panic and knelt down in the center.

The ground was light and cold, Dong Shangde knelt on the ground, and a cool air slowly spread up his hands and feet, making him shiver.

"Dong Aiqing, do you know why I asked you to come out?"

"Old minister...... I don't know...... Please also ask the Holy Lord to guide me in the maze! ”

Dong Shangde's mind was chaotic, and when he heard Emperor Hui Chong ask such a question, where did he still have the heart to think, and he answered in a daze.

When the surrounding ministers heard this, they all looked at him with strange eyes.

This Dong Shangde is really confused, he dares to perfunctory the saint like this......

Emperor Hui Chong's face was calm, he closed his eyes, and asked, "Hehe, you don't know, it's okay!" Then I will test you, and there is a cloud in the "Book of Rites": "The monarch caresses the style, and the doctor subordinates; The doctor strokes the style, and the sergeant is under it. 'Dong Aiqing, tell me, what should this next sentence be? ”

When the ministers heard this, they thought about what had happened recently, and what else did they not understand?

Although they couldn't move at this time, they all laughed secretly in their hearts one by one.

"Your Majesty!" Dong Shangde shouted in surprise.

"Your Majesty, the minister is guilty, the minister is guilty, and please ask Your Majesty to spare the minister!"

"Huh?" Emperor Hui Chong raised his voice.

"What do I ask you! What are you begging for? You just say, what's this next sentence? ”

Dong Shangde was shocked by Emperor Hui Chong's "um" in this life, and he didn't dare to beg for mercy anymore, and said: "The minister knows, the minister just said, it's 'not a courtesy, a doctor, a prisoner is not on the king's side...... 'Your Majesty, the old minister ......"

Emperor Hui Chong didn't continue to listen to him begging for mercy, and interrupted him: "Since you know that since ancient times, you have paid attention to 'not punishing doctors', and you are also the secretary of the criminal department, so you should know this law better than anyone else, why do you still know the law and break the law, and without the permission of my ruling, you did the matter of punishing the court officials with a cane in court?" ”

From ancient times to the present, almost all rulers of all dynasties have written the principle of "not punishing doctors" into the legal code, and the "Eight Discussions" is the concrete manifestation of this principle in the law.

The eight discussions refer to: discussing relatives, discussing the reason, discussing the virtuous, discussing ability, discussing merit, discussing noble, discussing diligence, and discussing guests. Among them, "virtuous" and "capable" refer to the upper-class bureaucratic class that has made contributions to the country.

The Criminal Law of the Great Qi clearly stipulates that these eight types of people who commit crimes must be handed over to the emperor for adjudication, and the water and sword must be added to make them judge themselves.

Cai Shaoyu is just a military attaché, but Pang Xiuping is a real third-grade officer, Dong Shangde dared to abuse the lynching of Emperor Hui Chong without the permission of Emperor Hui Chong, if he was investigated more severely, he could even be directly demoted.

Dong Shangde panicked for a while, but at this time he slowly regained some senses, and his slightly trembling body slowly calmed down.

"Your Majesty, this case has not been solved for a long time, and the old minister is anxious to solve the case as soon as possible, which is a big mistake! In the past two days, as long as Lao Chen thought of the scarred appearance of the huge man and Lord Cai, he also felt a lot of guilt in his heart! If the saint wants to condemn the sin, the old minister has nothing to say, and he is convinced! I also ask Your Majesty to punish the old minister severely and give an explanation to the two adults. ”

In the past, if he had followed Emperor Hui Chong's thoughts, Emperor Hui Chong would have let it go gently.

Dong Shangde naturally had such a fluke in his heart, but this time it was different, Emperor Hui Chong was angry, and naturally wanted to use him to be angry.

Emperor Hui Chong looked at Dong Shangde, with a smile on his face, as if he was very pleased, and said: "Since Dong Aiqing is willing to accept the punishment, then good, I will demote you for one year, and Xu Aiqing will temporarily replace you as a scholar, do you see this, are you satisfied?" Is that a heavy enough punishment? ”

The "Xu Aiqing" in the mouth of Emperor Hui Chong is now serving as the right attendant in the Criminal Department, and he is Dong Shangde's subordinate.

As soon as Emperor Hui Chong's words came out, the ministers in the Jinluan Palace began to discuss.

Demotion for a year?

It's easy to go down, but it's a bit hard to go back up?

And in Emperor Hui Chong's words just now, there seems to be a dislike that the punishment is not heavy enough.

Is Emperor Hui Chong so disgusted with Dong Shangde?

When Dong Shangde heard about Emperor Hui Chong's arrangement, he felt bitter in his heart, but he didn't dare to refute it at all, for fear that Emperor Hui Chong would be unhappy and come up with something heavier.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but fall to the ground, and replied in a trembling voice: "Old minister, thank Your Majesty Longen!" ”