Chapter 130: Confrontation in the Palace
As soon as Zhao Xu came in, Su Song, Zhang Dian and the others all raised their banwat and said in a deep voice: "The ministers will participate in Your Majesty." ”
Zhao Xu sat down on the chair directly, looked at the large group of people in the hall, paused, and said loudly: "Zhongqing is flat." ”
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" More than seventy people shouted in unison, the voice was quite loud, and it lingered on the temple beams.
Among them, some people quietly glanced at the curtain on the left, originally, it was the place where the Empress Dowager hung the curtain to listen to the government.
Zhao Xu looked at the familiar and unfamiliar faces, Su Shi knew him, Li Qingchen had some familiar faces, and others also saw them yesterday, so he looked at them carefully, and then looked at Su Song and Zhang Dian and others in front of him, and then said: "The reason why this expanded court meeting is held today is that at the request of Prime Minister Su of Zaifu, the case of Lu Dafang was decided. Ladies and gentlemen, if you have anything to say, please tell me. ”
Many people in the hall looked at each other left and right, and occasionally talked loudly.
They already knew what today's meeting was about, but no one was the first to come out and speak.
Zhao Xu was not in a hurry, his eyes swept over the faces of the courtiers one by one.
- Strictly speaking, this is the first time he has held a court and presided over a meeting.
I don't know how long it has been, but an official at the back of the comparison came out of the ranks, blocked his head with a plate wat, and said in a deep voice: "Chen Dezhi, the left secretary of the minister's lower province, impeached Li Qingchen......"
Before he finished speaking, Zhao Xu interrupted him and said, "Chen Qingjia, let's discuss the case of Lu Dafang today, and talk about other things later." ”
Chen Dezhi's words were blocked stiffly, and when Zhao Xu's voice fell, he hesitated before saying, "Yes." ”
After Chen Dezhi retreated, the courtiers shook their heads one after another, looking at each other solemnly.
Zhao Xu saw that no one spoke, so he directly named him: "Criminal Department, tell me about the case." ”
Cai Jing is out of the ranks, he has a few strands of white hair on his temples, and his face is distinct, giving people a feeling of chivalry in a chivalrous interpretation, but on the whole, he is a little mean.
He raised his hand, and said in a calm and firm voice: "Back to Your Majesty, the case of Lu Dafang is clear and the evidence is detailed. Corruption and bribery, human and material evidence. The deficit of the three divisions of the yamen and the resale of military salaries were mostly involved in the Lu family. There is empirical evidence for cultivating private individuals, forming parties for personal gain, committing murders, encroaching on rural areas, beating people's lives, and so on......"
What Cai Jing said is a real crime, which is well documented.
The Manchu Dynasty was quiet in both civil and military affairs.
They all already knew these things, after all, the rumors in Kaifeng City were boiling, and there was almost nothing to refute.
Now the focus of the controversy between the government and the opposition is how to deal with it!
After Cai Jing finished speaking, he silently retreated.
Zhao Xu kept looking at the courtiers, and when he saw that none of them spoke, he didn't speak either.
In the Zichen Palace, the silence was a little weird.
Su Song pondered for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, Lu Dafang has lost his morality, and the minister suggested that the secretary and supervisor should be demoted and placed in Suizhou." ”
This is a common routine, no matter how big a thing is committed, it is degrading.
"The minister seconded the proposal."
"The minister seconded the proposal."
"The minister seconded the proposal."
As soon as Su Song's voice fell, more than a dozen people came out.
Zhao Xu looked over and didn't know most of them.
Su Shi looked at it, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Minister Su Shi seconded it." ”
Su Shi is the leader of the literary world in the end, and he is also the brother of the third envoy Su Zhe, plus yesterday's incident, there are many people staring at him.
As soon as he came out of the ranks, he immediately attracted a lot of nonchalant gazes and whispers.
"The minister seconded the proposal."
"The minister seconded the proposal."
"The minister seconded the proposal."
After Su Shi, five or six more people came out and seconded the proposal.
Zhao Xu was not surprised at all, even if there were no people who stood up, most of the people present more or less supported Su Song's proposal in their hearts.
At this time, Chen Pi quietly walked over and whispered in Zhao Xu's ear: "Official, okay." ”
Zhao's expression did not move, and the corners of his mouth looked at the ministers in the hall with a smile.
Sure enough, when the voices of this group of people fell, Li Qingchen held the board wat and said loudly: "Your Majesty, the minister is against it." ”
This is Han Qi's niece and son-in-law, the Han family is a top wealthy family in the Great Song Dynasty, and this future is limitless!
Zhao Xu looked at him and nodded, "What does the Li Qing family have to say?" ”
Li Qingchen raised his head, his voice was handsome, with tension, and he said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, if the ministers after Lu Dafang do this, the courtiers will follow the same example, and all the officials in the world will be like this, how many years will my Great Song Dynasty's Jiangshan Sheji last?" ”
Li Qingchen's voice fell, and someone immediately came out to oppose it, saying: "Is this how Li Langguan views my court officials?" Can one Lu Dafang represent hundreds of thousands of officials in our dynasty? ”
Li Qingchen glanced back at him and said coldly: "The case of Lu Dafang involved more than 40 people of the fifth grade, hundreds of large and small, you say there is only one person?" There is no need to bother with quibbles, I will ask you if you dare to let the Criminal Department or the Imperial City Department check your family background and see if you have any family property from unknown sources! ”
The person who spoke saw Li Qingchen coming over directly, and he was immediately speechless.
How can I let you check it casually!
After Li Qingchen finished scolding him, he turned directly to Su Song, his voice was two points higher, and said, "Su Xianggong, if you are a lower official, I don't know what you think?" ”
Su Song is the next one of Lu Dafang!
Su Song is old in Huan Hai, he will not be scolded like this, and he has nothing to say, and he said lightly without turning his head: "The court is free and legal, is Li Langguan afraid that I will run away?" ”
Li Qingchen stared at him and said, "The lower officials think that such a law is not enough to punish the former and the latter. Xia Guan suggested that the imperial court should judge the situation and punish corrupt officials! If this is the case, what do you need to do with the law and discipline? ”
The tone is straight and aggressive.
In the main hall, Li Qingchen's voice was echoing, and some people turned their heads to each other, looking moved.
Li Qingchen said...... Seems to make a lot of sense.
At this time, another person came out and said loudly: "The minister is against it." It's not that there have been mistakes made by the public before, everything has a law, what Li Langguan means, is it to set up a law for people? ”
Everyone looked, and the palace was waiting for Yu Shi Lu Tao.
Glancing at him, many people looked at Su Shi again.
Lu Tao is a Shu faction, or Shu party. Su Shi's 'Wutai Poetry Case' back then, in fact, was essentially the 'Shuluo Party Dispute', and Lu Tao was also one of the cadres back then, and successfully rescued Su Shi.
Su Shi's face was as usual, and he stood quietly.
When Li Qingchen heard the 'because of the people's efforts', he immediately retorted loudly, and said: "I am the law, because there are many people and things, Lu Yushi, do you want to turn it out, rehabilitate them, abolish those ancestral laws, and discuss the gains and losses of the ancestors?" ”
Attack the shield with the spear of the other!
Li Qingchen is a 'new party', and it is really powerful to use the ancestral method of the 'old party' to fight back.
Zhao Xu looked at it quietly, his eyes were more smiling, this Li Qingchen's eloquence was sharp.
Lu Tao carried the plate wat and said angrily: "Li Langguan said that it was not because of someone's efforts, so what do you think Lu Dafang should do?" ”
Everyone looked at Li Qingchen, and in their opinion, Li Qingchen represented Zhao Xu's attitude to a certain extent.
Li Qingchen naturally thought about it, but he couldn't pronounce it, saying it too early would only become a target, turned to the courtiers, and said: "The lower officials don't agree with Su Xianggong's words, and they demean things, which is too perfunctory, like child's play, how to explain to hundreds of officials and hundreds of millions of subjects?" Will the history books of later generations rate us as a raccoon dog and be complicit? ”
Lu Tao snorted, held the board wat to Zhao Xu, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, Lu Dafang has been raided, his reputation is notorious, and he is already old, dying of old age, and has no years to live. If the court continues to punish, it will appear that Your Majesty is too harsh and unforgiving. ”