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In fact, Zhao Shancai's private departure from the Southern Tour team and his early return to Beijing was not very serious.

In ordinary times, even if this matter is discovered, at most it will only be denoted by the officials once, and the impact is not great.

However, after being impeached by Li Yuran in public, the nature of this matter has changed, and it has become a political matter that needs to be dealt with seriously!

In particular, Emperor Deqing just issued three orders to reaffirm the importance of court officials obeying court decrees, and then Li Yuran immediately impeached Zhao Shancai for violating the decree and doing his own business - this timing was very cleverly grasped, so that Zhao Shancai hit the muzzle of the gun and directly gave Emperor Deqing a negative example!

Out of the consideration of killing chickens and setting an example, at this time, Emperor Deqing had no choice but to severely punish Zhao Shancai, otherwise the awe that the officials had so hard to develop would be ruined.

All in all, because of Li Yuran's impeachment, Zhao Shancai is afraid that he will be unlucky, not only will he be severely punished, but after this incident, his career development will also be greatly affected.

The officials who were able to attend the Great Court Conference were basically all smart people, so they quickly thought of these conclusions.

For a time, in the Imperial Palace, all the officials had different thoughts.

Some officials disagreed, believing that Li Yuran's impeachment was just a fuss and sensationalism; Some officials thought that Li Yuran's up and down jumps were to please Emperor Deqing, so he deliberately found a negative example to give to Emperor Deqing to set an example for him; Some officials speculated whether Zhao Shancai had offended Li Yuran somewhere, otherwise Li Yuran would not have deliberately targeted him......

On the other hand, Zhao Junchen is also thoughtful - compared to other officials. He thought a little farther, and even made a lot of speculations!

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In Zhao Junchen's opinion. Li Yuran has always been low-key on weekdays, and never deliberately targets other officials. But his performance today was abnormal, and he suddenly jumped out to impeach Zhao Shancai, which seemed very strange, I am afraid that he was instructed by someone with a heart.

After all, only a very few people know about Zhao Shan's early return to Beijing, and Li Yuran is not a well-informed person, so how did he know about it?

In addition, Zhao Shancai is not only the eye of the current department. is still the closed disciple of the former prince and master He Ming, it can be said that the future is ambitious and unlimited, if it were not for the instigation of the people behind the scenes, Li Yuran would not easily offend Zhao Shancai;

Also, looking at Li Yuran's impeachment of Zhao Shancai, it seems that he has been prepared for a long time, and the timing is very clever, and he even expected Emperor Deqing's statement, and obviously there are also high-level people behind him.

So. was hostile to Zhao Shancai, knew about Zhao Shancai's early return to Beijing, was able to instruct the imperial history of the DPRK and the Central People's Republic of China, and could also anticipate Emperor Deqing's statement...... As far as Zhao Junchen knows, there are only two people in the Manchu Dynasty who can meet the above four conditions!

The first person is Zhao Junchen himself, as for the second person...... It is the Seventh Prince Zhu Hejian who is about to come to the forefront!

Zhao Junchen is very clear. This matter has nothing to do with him, so Zhao Junchen quickly targeted the Seventh Prince Zhu Hejian!

Moreover, Zhao Junchen also guessed the deep meaning of Zhu Hejian's move!

The appearance of Zhao Shancai made Zhu Hejian feel a great threat. With Zhu Hejian's character, he will definitely use the most intense and neat means to completely eliminate Zhao Shancai!

But. After all, Zhao Shancai is a close disciple of He Ming, the editor of the Hanlin Academy, and the former prince and master, and has attracted a lot of attention. Under such circumstances, if something suddenly happened to Zhao Shancai, whether it was a disappearance or a sudden death, it would inevitably cause an uproar, and the imperial court would definitely do its best to investigate.

In this way, even if the Seventh Prince Zhu Hejian eliminated Zhao Shancai, he would cause a lot of trouble for himself.

However, if Zhao Shancai is demoted to an official position and becomes a commoner, then Zhao Shancai will no longer attract the attention of the world, and at that time, if Zhao Shancai disappears from this world, it will naturally not cause too much trouble......

"If this is the case, then although the Seventh Prince Zhu Hejian is ruthless, he is also cautious when doing things...... Sure enough, it's a tough opponent to deal with......"

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And just when Zhao Junchen was secretly thinking about it, the crown prince Zhu Heyu and the "prince. "But everyone is a little anxious.

After all, Zhao Shancai was not only a closed disciple of the former crown prince and master He Ming, but also a close disciple of the "prince. The relationship between the "party" is very close, and he returned to Beijing early in order to give advice to the crown prince Zhu and Yu. How can the party allow Zhao Shancai to be impeached?

Especially the crown prince Zhu Heyu, although he did not fully accept Zhao Shancai's suggestion, he already regarded Zhao Shancai as his right-hand man, confidant and courageous in his heart, and he couldn't watch Zhao Shancai be punished!

I saw that the crown prince Zhu Heyu suddenly came out of the queue and reported to Emperor Deqing: "Father, this matter is actually for another reason, then Zhao Shancai did not leave the southern tour team without permission, but the sons wanted to ask him about something, and recalled him to the capital in advance, so Zhao Shancai did not intend to violate the decree, this matter was not considered by the sons, and I asked my father not to punish him." ”

At the same time, "too. The officials of the sub-party also came out one after another, pleading for Zhao Shancai.

On the other side, after hearing the remarks of the crown prince Zhu and Yu, Zhao Junchen came back to his senses from deep thought, but his expression was a little crying and laughing.

There is no doubt that the crown prince Zhu Heyu is a good person, so in a hurry, he did something that good people often do - that is, to take all the responsibility on himself.

But good people often "do bad things with good intentions", so the crown prince Zhu Heyu didn't know that his decision not only did not help Zhao Shancai, but completely pushed Zhao Shancai into the abyss......

The position of the prince is the most embarrassing, half a monarch and half a minister, a monarch and a minister, he is the future emperor in front of the hundred officials, and he is just a courtier in front of the emperor, so he needs to be cautious and careful when speaking and doing things. It is necessary to use every opportunity to show one's ability and establish one's prestige in front of the officials, but also to avoid challenging the authority of the current emperor and not to let the current emperor feel threatened. The scale is the most difficult to grasp.

However, the crown prince Zhu and Yu are now clearly ignoring this.

During Emperor Deqing's southern tour. All the chaperone officials are direct courtiers of Emperor Deqing, and they should not accept orders from anyone except Emperor Deqing! Even if it is the crown prince Zhu and Yu, they cannot bypass Emperor Deqing to order the accompanying officials to do things, and even if the accompanying officials receive the order of the crown prince Zhu and Yu, they must not go against the will of Emperor Deqing!

Otherwise, it is to cross the bottom line of the monarch and the minister, and also challenge the authority of Emperor Deqing!

Therefore, Prince Zhu Heyu's explanation not only did not help Zhao Shancai. On the contrary, it also increased the determination of Emperor Deqing to severely punish Zhao Shancai.

Thinking of this, Zhao Junchen sighed secretly, feeling a little sorry for Zhao Shancai in his heart.

Zhao Shancai wanted to assist the crown prince Zhu and Yu, but he didn't expect the prince Zhu and Yu to drag him back......

Zhao Shancai's official position is still low, and he is not qualified to attend the court meeting, otherwise he would not know what kind of expression he would have when he saw the scene in front of him!

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The development of things is also just as Zhao Junchen speculated.

After Emperor Deqing heard Li Yuran's impeachment, he already planned to use Zhao Shancai as a negative example. Kill chickens and set an example for monkeys and warn officials.

It's just that Zhao Shancai is a rare young talent after all, and during the southern tour, Emperor Deqing came into contact with Zhao Shancai a few times. I also admire Zhao Shancai's talent very much, although I want to punish Zhao Shancai severely at this time, I still have a little love for talent in my heart. is not ready to beat Zhao Shancai to death with a stick, and plans to wait for the limelight to pass before reactivating.

However. After hearing the explanation of the crown prince Zhu Heyu, Emperor Deqing frowned - Emperor Deqing was originally sensitive and suspicious. Now it is natural to think that the crown prince Zhu and Yu have crossed the bottom line and challenged their authority.

As a result, Emperor Deqing looked at the crown prince Zhu Heyu's eyes, and he was already faintly dissatisfied.

Although, due to various considerations, Emperor Deqing will not punish the crown prince Zhu Heyu now, but will do everything possible to maintain the reputation of the crown prince Zhu Heyu, but punishing Zhao Shancai does not require too many concerns.

Therefore, after hearing the explanation of the crown prince Zhu Heyu, Emperor Deqing not only did not forgive Zhao Shancai, but extinguished his love for talent and decided to completely sacrifice Zhao Shancai, so that he could not only kill chickens and monkeys and warn hundreds of officials, but also secretly warn the prince Zhu Heyu, which can be regarded as killing multiple birds with one stone.

Of course, on the surface, Emperor Deqing still looks like a businessman.

I saw that Emperor Deqing ignored the explanation of the crown prince Zhu Heyu, and just asked, "Where are the officials of the ministry?" ”

Song Qiwen, the head of the household, stepped forward and replied, "The minister is here!" ”

Emperor Deqing asked again: "How should officials be punished according to the regulations of the Ministry of Officials if they do not obey the will and act privately?" ”

Song Qiwen replied: "According to the regulations of the Ministry of Officials, officials who do not respect the will and act privately, will be punished with demerits in light cases, and degraded to the people in serious cases. ”

Emperor Deqing nodded, and said: "Zhao Shancai only returned to Beijing one day in advance, and Tongzhou is not far from the capital, not to mention that he himself has not held an important position, delayed things, and is a first offense, so the situation is not too serious, according to me, it will be punished according to the light punishment......"

After hearing the words of Emperor Deqing, the crown prince Zhu Heyu and "Tai. The officials of the sub-party were all happy in their hearts, and they thought that Zhao Shan had escaped!

However, at this time, Emperor Deqing said: "However, I have already made a decree just now, from now on, all officials who violate the imperial decree will be guilty of a third-degree crime!" Now, my will has taken effect, and Zhao Shancai is the relevant head case, in order to warn the hundred officials, but it also needs to be punished after the crime is added to the third degree! ”

After hearing Emperor Deqing's orders, the officials were all shocked!

Any crime, no matter how minor, as long as it is a crime with a third degree, will be a very serious matter.

Zhao Shan is finished...... This is the common idea of all officials at this time.

On the other side, after Song Qiwen was slightly stunned, he quickly replied: "The minister obeys the order!" According to the laws and regulations of our dynasty, the punishment above the penalty of demerit is suspended, demoted, dismissed, distributed, raided, beheaded, punished by the nine clans, etc., and Zhao Shancai is ...... Take away the fame and remove the official for the people! ”

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…… (To be continued.) )