Chapter 584. Lively court discussion (7).
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"Your Majesty, what Su Changzhen has done can be described as a heinous crime, and people and gods are angry, and it must not be spared, and I hope that Your Majesty will be a saint!"
"Although Su Changzhen is a feudal official and an important minister of the imperial court, although he must be cautious in dealing with him, but now that so many serious crimes have been exposed, he must not be tolerated, and I ask Your Majesty to make a decision immediately, remove Su Changzhen from his official position, and let him wait for trial!"
"Your Majesty, the minister invited himself to go to Nanzhili to arrest Su Changyi, further collect criminal evidence by the way, and then interrogate by the three divisions!"
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Suddenly, countless ministers came out to ask Emperor Deqing to severely punish Su Changyi, all of them looked righteous and impassioned, as if they were clean. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
At the same time, the officials also quietly began to fight openly and secretly, and began to secretly compete for the errand to go to Nanzhili to arrest Su Changyi.
You must know that "100,000 snowflakes of silver in the Qing Governor's Mansion for three years" is already a common practice in officialdom, and Su Changzhen has served in the local government for many years, and has served as a parent official in many places, and in the last six years, he has served as the governor of the richest Nanzhili, and he is a big corrupt official, how many "100,000 snowflake silver" will such a net worth have?
Thirty? Fifty? Or more?
If you can become a messenger and go to Nanzhili to investigate and arrest, even if it is just to take the sheep when you raid your home, or take the opportunity to blackmail Su Changyi, you can get a few days of silver!
Therefore, seeing that Su Changyi was about to be unlucky, the officials not only did not have the sadness of the rabbit dying and the fox, but their eyes were shining and excited inexplicably, like hungry wolves staring at their prey.
As for letting them read the friendship of their colleagues and speak for Su Changyi? How can it be! How many taels of silver can a comradeship sell? What qualifications does Su Changzhen, who is about to fall, have to be their colleague? It's just a piece of fat that everyone wants to take a bite of!
So, in the Imperial Palace, what Emperor Deqing saw in front of him was a scene of the wall falling down and everyone pushing it.
Seeing this situation, Emperor Deqing frowned slightly.
As mentioned above, Emperor Deqing still doesn't want Su Changzhen to fall, and originally hoped that someone among the hundred officials would be able to say a few good words for Su Changyi, so that Su Changzhen could still have a little vitality.
In desperation, Emperor Deqing could only turn his gaze to the rest of the elders, hoping that they would have some different opinions.
However, Emperor Deqing was still disappointed.
Just when the hundreds of officials were scrambling to fall into the ground, Zhou Shangjing, Zuo Lanshan, and Cheng Yuandao also watched Li Yu's impeachment excerpt.
Seeing that Emperor Deqing's gaze turned to them, several pavilion elders also came out one after another to express their opinions.
Zhou Shangjing first came out and said: "Your Majesty, now that there is such a thing among the second-grade feudal officials of the imperial court, no one wants to see it, after all, it is the reputation of the imperial court that is damaged, but our dynasty has its own laws and disciplines, no matter who commits something, it needs to be punished according to the law, even if it is an important minister of the imperial court, now that Li Yu's impeachment is proven, then Su Changzhen is not suitable to continue to serve as governor, and he must be sent to detain him to the capital, and then he will be tried by the three divisions, or even by His Majesty himself!" ”
Speaking of this, Zhou Shangjing changed his words and said: "However, the candidate for the Qin mission to Nanzhili must be carefully selected, Su Changyi is an important minister of the imperial court after all, and now even if he is under suspicion, he needs a matching important minister to go, otherwise it will not be enough to calm the place, the old minister thinks that Du Bai, the left capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, has a serious personality, and he has made many meritorious contributions after entering the Metropolitan Procuratorate, so he is the best candidate!" ”
Zhou Shangjingming didn't want to participate in this matter, and his speech was also old and decent, but he was also fighting for the interests of the "Zhou Party", and recommended Du Bai of the "Zhou Party" to go to Nanzhili to arrest Su Changyi.
As Zhou Shangjing's words fell, Cheng Yuandao also made a statement, saying: "Your Majesty, all the crimes of Su Changyi are already conclusive evidence, and the crimes are unforgivable, so you should send the minister to Nanzhili to arrest him as soon as possible!" The old minister thinks that Lu Chunxiao, the right capital of the Imperial Palace, is upright and upright, and he is the best candidate for Qincha! ”
After Cheng Yuandao saw that the big corrupt official Su Changzhen was about to be unlucky, he was naturally elated, but at the same time, he did not forget to give "too. The sub-party "fought for the errand of the chincha." In Cheng Yuandao's opinion, this matter is best left to "too. The sub-party "is the most compromised, and the candidates of the rest of the parties will only be greedy for benefits and damage the interests of the imperial court."
When it was Zuo Lanshan's turn to speak, Zuo Lanshan secretly glanced in the direction of Zhao Junchen.
After noticing Zuo Lanshan's gaze, Zhao Junchen first shook his head, and then nodded.
Shaking his head means not to intercede for Su Changyi, at this time, it is good to follow the development of the situation in the temple and speak impartially, and the meaning of the nod is that after the fall of Su Changjian, the "Zhao Party" will also take a share of the pie, so that Zuo Lanshan will actively fight for it.
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In fact, just when the officials fell into the ground, Zhao Junchen also seriously thought about what happened to this matter.
Obviously, the news that Zhao Junchen was going to officially accept Fang Ru as a side room leaked out - Zhao Junchen did not deliberately hide this matter - so the seventh prince Zhu Hejian deduced the conclusion that Zhao Junchen was about to marry his wife.
Zhu Hejian has always wanted to get Zhao Junchen's support, marrying Chen Zhirong to Zhao Junchen is the most important means for him to encircle and control Zhao Junchen, seeing that Zhao Junchen is about to marry his wife, but the candidate may not be Chen Zhirong, with Zhu Hejian's character, he naturally has to make a move, so Su Changyi is unlucky, so Su Xiuning naturally can't get into Zhao Junchen's eyes.
In addition, Cui Qianxue had been kicked out of the Cui family under Chen Zhirong's calculations before this, and two of Zhao Junchen's three main wife candidates had an accident, so the possibility of Zhao Junchen marrying Chen Zhirong increased greatly.
After thinking about Zhu Hejian's wishful thinking, Zhao Junchen only hesitated slightly, and decided not to participate in this matter, allowing Su Changzhen to fall, after all, except for Su Changjian's bent desire to marry Su Xiuning to Zhao Junchen, the two did not have too deep interests, and Su Changjian's downfall did not have any impact on Zhao Junchen, but it would cause some trouble to intercede for Su Changzhen at this time, so after Zhao Junchen weighed the pros and cons, he naturally decided to stand by and watch.
Although Zhao Junchen has some good feelings for Su Xiuning, it is just a good impression, which cannot affect Zhao Junchen's decision.
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Regardless of Zhao Junchen's thoughts, after Zuo Lanshan saw Zhao Junchen's actions, he immediately understood Zhao Junchen's attitude.
So, Zuo Lanshan said: "Your Majesty, the old minister also agrees with the statements of several elders, and now, whether it is for the court or for the people, Su Changzhen has to investigate, and must also be strictly investigated, please Your Majesty immediately send an official as a messenger to Nanzhili to investigate this matter, if the crime comes true, Su Changzhen should be arrested as soon as possible!" However, the stakes are so high and the implications are so extensive that it may be difficult for a single envoy to deal with the compromise, and the minister thinks that a few more capable and serious ministers should be sent to cooperate. Gu Quan, the imperial historian of Zuo Yidu, has always been good at investigating and interrogating cases, and the old minister thinks that he should join it. ”
On the other side, seeing that Zhou Shangjing, Cheng Yuandao, Zuo Lanshan and others were vying for their respective parties to investigate the errand of the Qin Cha, Shen Changmao, the first assistant to speak, also reacted, and naturally did not fall behind, and came out again: "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that Cheng Fang Shiwen of Dali Temple is experienced and capable, and he is the best candidate for the Qin Cha!" Please also ask Your Majesty to be clear! ”
In this way, as several cabinet elders spoke one after another, the theme of this matter quietly changed direction, from the controversy over whether Su Changzhen was guilty or not, to the competition between several major factions in the imperial court for the selection of the Qincha.
Comparatively, the latter represents a huge benefit, so the former is not important, and soon no one cares.
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PS: Well, the first update.
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