When Pi Tong heard the rebuttal words from Wang Mang, his face immediately turned red, and he said with a forced face: "Wang Mang, according to what you say, I falsely accused you of this matter?" ”

"Are you making false accusations, can you still count in your heart? Pi Tong, you can falsely accuse me of anything, but you really shouldn't falsely accuse me of insulting those women from good families. I'm not afraid of stigma, but it's unbearable for those women. I won't bother with you this time, I hope you can seriously reflect on your mistakes. Wang Mang said.

Feng Yi saw that Pi Tong had suffered a slight loss, and he couldn't look past it, so he stood up and said: "Wang Mang, the reason why this situation appeared in the hands of Lord Pi, not in the hands of Master Yushi, is that it can better explain your crime of fighting for power and hegemony."

Now that the Manchu Dynasty is civil and military, how many people dare to confront you head-on? I don't think there are many other people who have the courage to do anything against you, right? After all, Lord Jia, the squire of the military department, has a precedent in the past. Wei Yuanjie knew this very well, so he did not hand over the case to Yushi, but to Lord Pi. ”

"That's a great thing!"

Another assassin in Zhuzhou hurriedly added: "What Taifu Feng said is reasonable. The appearance of this form in the hands of Master Pi is more revealing. Wang Mang, don't diverge irrelevant topics indiscriminately, or honestly confess your crimes. ”

At that moment, the officials of the Zhuzhou faction opened their mouths to denounce Wang Mang.

Wang Xiannian was unhappy when he saw Wang Mang's lonely palm.

None of the county officials of the Liaoning faction entered the court, so Wang Mang opened his mouth, and it was naturally difficult to deal with the hundreds of people in Lingzhou.

He glanced at Huo Jianghai and Wei Gonghan beside him, and said in a low voice: "Huo family master, Wei family master, I think you have to say something about this matter." The state has never been under our jurisdiction, and we have suffered many times from them. I think it's time to teach them a lesson.

Moreover, just now Feng Yi and others said that Wang Mang was the hegemon of the court, is this not clear that he is pointing at Sang and scolding Huai and saying that we are incompetent? Especially you, the head of the Wei family, are now the official residence of the imperial historian. They overstep their bounds and treat you as nothing, so you have to know what to do. ”

When Wei Gonghan heard this, he said lightly: "Do you want me to come forward to help Wang Mang?" ”

"No, it's not to help Wang Mang, but to help ourselves."

Wang Xiannian said with a smile: "Although Wang Mang is not right with us, he is also straightforward, basically without conspiracy or despicable means. And these people in Zhuzhou will not be like this, they have always liked to use those unworthy means to calculate others, and the appearance of this state is the best proof.

We've all suffered a lot on this issue. I don't need to say much about that, you know it too. Now that we are joining forces, it is the right way to suppress the officials of the Lingzhou faction first, and they in the province are jumping up and down to get in the way. Also, Wang Mang is about to send troops to the south and the north. If he loses on the front line and the Huns break through the frontier defense line and go south, then can we still be so stable?

And even if Wang Mang doesn't lose at the border, he will have to lose a lot. In this way, Wang Mang's threat to us has been relatively weakened, and it is not enough to be compared with the Lingzhou faction.

Also, what does it matter whether we support these reform measures proposed by Wang Mang or not? Can we do this if we support it? Now that the treasury is empty, it is simply not enough to handle these things.

Therefore, we might as well sell face to Wang Mang and agree to these reform policies. He couldn't have asked us to pay for these things anyway. If he wants to enforce it, then it is only reasonable for him to give the money. Therefore, no matter what you say about this matter, we will not suffer any losses, but we can also buy face for Wang Mang and deter Zhuzhou. ”

Wei Gonghan and Huo Jianghai rolled their eyes when they heard these words.

Then, Wei Gonghan squinted his eyes and said, "Captain Wang, I can't see it on weekdays." You're so eloquent, you're better than those professional lobbyists. You are right about this, once Wang Mang goes to the frontier, then his threat to us is indeed not as good as the threat to us from the officials of Zhuzhou. It's time to teach them a lesson. ”

"That's a great thing!" Wang Xian said: "Wang Mang is bleeding the blood of my Wang family after all, so it is not good for me to speak first about this matter, so as not to end up with the truth, they say that I am protective." Now only you can interject in the name of the right. After all, one of you is an official residence and a doctor, and the other is the head of a hundred officials. ”

"Well, that's the truth, it's really not good for you to be the first to speak."

Wei Gonghan nodded, and set his eyes on the officials of the Zhuzhou faction.

Then he coughed slightly, squinted his eyes, and said, "Above the court, what kind of noisy and noisy thing is it?" You are all parents and officials, if you have words, you should explain them in order, why are you now barking like a street shrew? This place is Weiyang Palace, the center of the land of Kyushu, not a vegetable market.

Also, just now I heard that some people accused the official of ignoring the king's law, abandoning the government, favoring Wang Mang, and failing to exercise the duties of the imperial historian, who said this? Stand up for the old man. ”

"This official has always been strict and impartial in enforcing the law, and all ministers can see it. What did you say just now that Wang Mang is the hegemonic court, and we all have to look up to him and dare not confront him, this statement is pure nonsense.

Soon after Wang Mang first ascended to the court, he rushed non-stop to various cities in Handan to investigate and handle unjust cases, supervise taxation, and made great contributions, the people were convinced, and His Majesty trusted him, which is a public opinion. Therefore, how could he oppress the magistrates? In addition, among the people of Kyushu, he already has the name of a saint, which is recited all over the world, which shows his great benevolence, righteousness, loyalty and filial piety.

If it is said that he will dominate the imperial court, doesn't it mean that the people of the world are blinded, and His Majesty is blinded? Are we blinded too?

Now that the court is stable, Your Majesty is Shengming, who else dares to come nonsense? Pi Tong, as the prefect of Shangqiu County, you should benefit the people and serve the court. Now you are hooking up with the city lord of Weicheng, forming a gang and forming a party for personal gain, what crime should you be guilty of? ”

"Wei Yushi's words are very good!"

Huo Jianghai hurriedly spoke: "The prime minister and Wei Yushi have been officials in the same dynasty for decades, and they know him well. He has always been fair, and there is no room for sand in his eyes. Wang Mang knows everything he does on weekdays. Now you accuse Wang Mang of embezzling silver taels, oppressing local officials, and forcibly capturing people's daughters, which is pure absurdity.

As for Jia Fengzhi, the squire of the military department, this person has always liked to bully others and has no virtue at all. Wang Mang wants to take him down, but it is justified, how can you accuse Wang Mang of bullying Jia Fengzhi? Li Zhong, Pi Tong, Feng Yi, what crime should you be guilty of accusing the pillars of the court and slandering the virtuous for no reason? ”

After the two spoke, Wang Xiannian coughed twice at the officials of his Xuzhou faction and signaled them to speak quickly.

Seeing this, the officials of the Xuzhou faction hurriedly stood up and joined Huo Jianghai and Wei Gonghan to denounce Li Zhong, Pi Tong, Feng Yi and other officials of the Zhuzhou faction.

Suddenly, the momentum of the original ministers accusing Wang Mang immediately changed 180 degrees, and they began to target the officials of Zhuzhou.

When Feng Yi saw this situation, he secretly complained, but he was reckless, he shouldn't have said bad things about Wei Gonghan, the imperial historian, here.

Pi Tong listened to the accusations of the ministers, his face was red and white, and he was not easy to speak.

Huo Jianghai sneered: "Come on, let me arrest the city lord of Wei City, interrogate him strictly, and investigate this matter thoroughly." I want to see if he was coerced into falsely accusing Wang Mang, or if Wang Mang really did something wrong. If Wang Mang is really guilty, Benxiang will definitely be the first to take him down. In the case of false accusations, all those involved in the matter shall be exiled without amnesty. ”

The forbidden army outside the gate of Weiyang Palace heard the question, and hurriedly rushed in a few, received the order, and wanted to go to Weicheng to arrest Wei Yuanjie.

At this time, Wang Mang spoke: "Slow, slow." When you arrest someone, don't embarrass him, but you can find out the truth of the matter. If he is coerced, it is not subjective, and he is exonerated from responsibility. ”

The forbidden army didn't dare to reply, and looked at Huo Jianghai.

Huo Jianghai nodded and said, "Well, just do what Lord Wang says." If he is coerced to be falsely accused, he is temporarily exempted from the death penalty. ”

"Yes, Xiangye!" The forbidden army retreated.

(End of chapter)