"Your Majesty, the first assistant He has an improper family style, causing his grandson to hurt people in the street, not only did he not repent afterwards, but tried to evade the judgment of the national law, fortunately Qiu Liangqiu was supervised and arrested.

This kind of anointing and debating must not last, and Wei Chen implored His Majesty to punish him severely, and reprimanded Lord He for the crime of not disciplining him strictly, so that the reputation of the court was damaged! ”

In the Taihe Palace, a seven-rank little imperial historian jumped out and said impassionedly.

Emperor Zhengqing said: "Hugh is nonsense, Lord He is upright, virtuous and respectful, and he is the leader of Shilin today, he is really an indispensable pillar of the imperial court, how can you slander at will, quickly retreat." ”

Yu Shi said: "It's not Weichen's nonsense, this matter has already spread in Beijing, and there are no less than 100 witnesses on the spot, all of whom can testify to the minister's recital." ”

Emperor Zhengqing looked at Qiu Liang and said, "Is there such a thing?" ”

Qiu Liang, who had been secretly preparing for a long time, came out and said in a deep voice: "Back to Your Majesty, there is indeed such a thing, and now the relevant people have been arrested by Weichen, and I implore Your Majesty to cut it." ”

Emperor Zhengqing didn't believe this, and paused and said: "Lord He is very strict in his family teaching, this is a matter for all to see in the imperial court, and I can't listen to your words and criticize Lord He harshly...... Wu Shangshu. ”

"The minister is here."

"You personally investigate this matter for me, and you must review all the causes and consequences, so as not to cause Lord He's name to be damaged."

"Commandment."

Wu Zihao silently retreated.

The ministers couldn't help but feel a pang in their hearts. The emperor has made almost undisguised moves.

Such a trivial matter should not be brought to the court, even if it is said, it is just a discussion, and let He Shanbao strictly discipline him in the future. Now let the Criminal Department take over directly...... Who doesn't know that the Ministry of Punishment is completely subordinate to the emperor?

In this way, even if the people who were arrested in He Mansion were pure citizens, most of them would be found out with a lot of incriminating evidence.

"Your Majesty, Weichen has a book."

The matter was agreed, and the ministers had time to take a breath, and someone came out of the ranks. As soon as the ministers saw that the person who came out of the list was Zhao Qian, the secretary of the household department, they knew that something big must have happened today.

"Quasi-play."

"Wechen wants to impeach Shoufu He Shanbao for the seven deadly sins!!"

The audience was silent.

Sure enough, did you have to zoom in on the move at the beginning?

"The first crime: collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country

The second crime: framing Zhongliang

The third crime: collusion with bandits

The fourth crime: forming a party for personal gain

Crime 5: Corruption and perversion of the law

The sixth sin: self-righteousness

The seventh sin: there is no monarch in sight

！！ ”

......

In Liu's manor, Liu Yong leaned on the Taishi's chair and looked at the sky in the distance.

"Grandpa, what are you looking at?"

A young man walked over, put the soup bowl in his hand on the stone table behind him, and asked softly.

Liu Yong remained motionless, and said for a while: "It's going to change the sky......

Liu Hu looked up and saw that the original sky was still clear and there was no change. Liu Hu didn't know what his grandfather meant, so he didn't ask, and said, "Grandpa, drink the medicine." ”

Liu Yong finally retracted his gaze and reached out to take the medicine bowl, but when he was about to drink, he suddenly said: "Hu'er, what kind of person do you want to be in the future?" ”

Liu Hu said: "I want to be a person like grandpa!" ”

The voice is full of determination and yearning.

However, Liu Yong shook his head and said, "I want you to be like your father!" ”

Liu Hu was puzzled, and their family was all proud of Liu Yong. His father also taught him from time to time, hoping that he would be able to achieve the same things as his grandfather in the future. He also knew that his father also wanted to be like his grandfather and become the first assistant to rule the world......

"Do you think that becoming the first assistant is a matter of being admired by thousands of people, a majestic and glorious thing?" Liu Yong drank the medicine, handed the bowl to Liu Hu, and then said.

Liu Hu nodded. It's not that he is superficial, and he won't say anything like "making a life for the people and opening peace for all generations".

Because his grandfather is Liu Yong.

These words, in front of Liu Yong, anyone will be ashamed.

"You're right to think so, because that's what the world thinks. It's just that you don't know that once you sit in that position, you will find that that place is completely different from what you think.

You may be frightened, you may be at a loss, you may be confused, worried, anxious, afraid...... Wait a minute. The emotions that these most ordinary people will have, all of them will appear in your body with ten times the strength of a hundred times heavier.

Then, you will live a very tired and miserable life, and even if you are not careful, you will make mistakes! ”

Liu Yong seems to be a reminiscence, which makes Liu Hu not very understandable, Shoufu is a position that any official dreams of. His grandfather did it, and it was very successful, why did he try to persuade him to give up this ideal.

"Is Grandpa talking about He Shanbao?" Liu Hu asked tentatively.

Liu Yong nodded and said: "He, it's because he understood it too late, perhaps, he hasn't understood it yet, so he has come to this point." ”

Liu Hu said: "Grandpa means that he is going to fail?" ”

Liu Yong looked at the sky again and said softly, "No, he has failed." ”

......

"Three years ago, the northern Tatars invaded the south, He Shanbao, as the first assistant of the cabinet, did not think about serving the country with loyalty, but took this opportunity to punish dissidents, in order to achieve the goal, he did not hesitate to burn hundreds of thousands of stones and grass in the imperial court, and betrayed tens of thousands of soldiers of the country, which is a traitor to the enemy!

Loyal to the Marquis of Shi Ding, the country's great general! Because he didn't agree with him, he was framed, and his life's fame was wasted, which is a framing of Zhongliang!

The White Lotus Sect has been anti-religious for generations, with the mission of subverting the dynasty. He Shanbao, as the head of a hundred officials, set an example for the imperial court, did not think about cutting off the disaster for the imperial court, but secretly colluded with it, and colluded with it, which directly caused the defeat of the northern army three years ago, and nearly 10,000 soldiers innocently shed blood and sacrificed, which is really a heinous crime!

......

Since He Shanbao assumed the post of first assistant, he has vigorously cultivated party henchmen, formed a party for personal gain, disrespected the king's orders at the top, did not listen to advice at the bottom, dictated power, and was stubborn and self-serving.

A year ago, when there was a big flood in Shandong, the imperial court allocated 400,000 taels of silver for flood control, and another 200,000 taels for the resettlement of victims. However, the minister learned that of the 400,000 taels of silver used to control the floods, only tens of thousands of taels were used to build river embankments, and as for the scattered victims, no one cared about them, and life and death depended on heaven.

The governor of Shandong is a student of He Shanbao! The matter here is inevitably inseparable from it.

......

......”

Zhao Qian's impeachment article was summed up as seven deadly crimes, but there were more than a dozen specific examples he cited, and each of them could take off He Shanbao's crown and red veil.

He spoke generously and with great enthusiasm, and no one bothered him.

The emperor said: "Is there any evidence for what you said?" ”

"The case of the Great Water in Shandong a few years ago is really true, and His Majesty only needs to send one person down to investigate, and he will have his own conclusions. As for He Shanbao being the mastermind of the Northern Expedition and the traitorous case three years ago, I think all of you know that all the officials involved in the case, whether it is Wang Xianjue in front or He Yunshan who was imprisoned in the back, have a lot to do with He Shanbao. Even a few days ago, Liu Shi, a first-class man in Shoushan Bofu, was still He Shanbao's son-in-law.

However, on this point, I have to have Master Wu to testify for me. ”

As soon as Zhao Qian's words were finished, Wu Zihao came out and said: "Back to Your Majesty, Liu Shi has already confessed, and it is Lord He who instructed him to intercept and kill the envoy!" ”

Such a ring-by-ring blow made the ministers change their complexion. The strange thing is that none of He Shanbao's "henchmen" in the past stood up for him at this time, and they all seemed to realize that He Shanbao's defeat was irreparable, so they wanted to clear up the relationship.

The emperor finally looked at He Shanbao, who had been silent, and said, "Lord He, do you have anything to say about what Lord Zhao and Lord Wu said?" ”

He Shanbao raised his head and looked at Emperor Zhengqing on the dragon chair above, and all he saw was indifference.

"Weichen is loyal to the court, but the sun and the moon can be revealed, please Your Majesty Mingjian!"

He Shanbao said, his slightly stiff body slowly knelt on the ground, and kowtowed to Emperor Zhengqing.

Emperor Zhengqing looked at his aged body, a trace of unbearability flashed in his eyes, and then he withdrew, and said lightly:

"Lord He has served as the first assistant for eight years, and he has worked hard and made great achievements, and I really can't bear to speculate, but what Zhao Qian said, this matter is big, and it is related to the safety of the society, and I have to be cautious.

In this way, the Criminal Department, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the Dali Temple were ordered to investigate the matter, and the other yamen fully cooperated, and within two months, the case must be clarified. In addition, the king of Beijing, Shui Rong, was temporarily appointed as the minister of the Qin Mission, and he personally supervised the case on behalf of me. ”

"Commandment!"

He Shanbao raised his head again and looked up, in addition to Emperor Zhengqing, he seemed to see another figure. When I looked at it, there was nothing, and my heart was bitter, but I still bowed respectfully: "Sinner~Leader~"

Just when the ministers thought that the dust had settled on this matter, and some people were happy and some were worried, they suddenly heard a very abrupt voice from outside the hall.

"The Holy Decree has arrived~!"

Jia Qing, who had been watching quietly in the corner, was stunned. You can still hear this voice in the Jinluan Palace!

Everyone looked towards the door. I saw several old eunuchs walking in quickly, and the first one was Wu Dequan.

At this time, he held a bright yellow holy decree in both hands, lowered his head, and walked directly to the front without looking at the ministers, and then walked directly onto the platform where the dragon chair was placed......

The audience was silent and waited with bated breath.

Wu Dequan stood on the side of the platform and stopped, then raised his head to look at the ministers, and said sharply: "The Holy Decree of the Supreme Lord~!" ”

The ministers were stunned for only half a second, and then knelt down in unison.

Emperor Zhengqing's face changed, looking at the ministers who knelt down in the hall, slowly, slowly, he also stood up, and then, he didn't know what kind of emotion he knelt down......

Wu Dequan looked at all this unchanged at all, opened the holy decree and said:

“......

I was shocked to hear that the defeat in the war in the north three years ago was actually done by the ministers in collusion with the leaders of the White Lotus bandits, and it was thanks to the emperor's strength that this matter could be revealed to the world, and I was very relieved!

However, how can such a major case that has never been seen before in the DPRK be forgiven?

Life, all the leaders of the White Lotus Sect in custody, behead! All the officials involved, behead!

Another order: The first assistant He Shanbao is the supervisor and beheading the officer, and at noon the day after tomorrow, all the criminals will be beheaded in front of the noon gate.

Chin this. ”

There was silence for a long time, and it took a long time before I heard the first voice: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live." ”

Then, there is a more neat voice.

Emperor Zhengqing knelt on the platform in a daze, his fingers had been deeply pinched into his palm, and he didn't know it.

Wu Dequan didn't urge, and stood quietly in front. There was no movement above, and the ministers below had to remain in a kneeling posture, not daring to look up at all.

After another long time, Emperor Zhengqing finally came back to his senses, glanced at the ministers below, slowly stretched out his hands, and said in a hoarse voice: "Erchen...... Command! ”

Wu Dequan put the holy decree in the emperor's hands, didn't say anything, turned around and returned the way he came.

The ministers still didn't dare to get up.

Dai Quan, who was standing next to him, saw that Emperor Zhengqing had been kneeling still, gritted his teeth, and stepped forward and said, "Long live the lord?" Then she tried to lift him up.

Emperor Zhengqing raised his head, staring at him with a fierce light in his dead eyes, which made his heart tremble, and his hand involuntarily let go.

Then I saw Emperor Zhengqing stand up directly, didn't say anything, took the holy decree, walked directly off the platform, and left.

Dai Quan's heart was also bitter, and he could feel what Emperor Zhengqing was feeling now.

Emperor Taishang, your holy decree today, how will you be able to control Yu Yu in the future? How do you rule over all the people of the world?

The ministers below didn't know what the situation was going on outside, and they didn't dare to peek, lest they be held grudges by Emperor Zhengqing, who was bound to be angry at this time.

"Retreat~......."

Dai Quan shouted at the top of his voice, and he didn't care about anything else, he chased after Emperor Zhengqing in front of him.

The ministers are shouting long live again, but they just raised their heads, where is there still the shadow of Emperor Zhengqing.

At this time, the ups and downs in everyone's hearts were very great, so there were few colleagues to discuss, shook their heads, and walked out of the Taihe Hall one after another.

Several people walked up to He Shanbao, who had been kneeling for a long time, and said with an embarrassed smile: "Congratulations to Lord Shoufu, congratulations to Lord Shoufu, congratulations to Lord Shoufu......"

He Shanbao stood up with a complicated face, his face did not show the happiness of the rest of his life after the catastrophe, he replied with a light smile, and turned to leave.

"Qing'er, why don't you leave?"

This is Jia Zheng's voice, after he saw everyone leaving, Jia Qing, who was standing in place in a daze, stepped forward and called.

Jia Qing raised his head, looked at Jia Zheng's concerned look, nodded, and followed him out of the main hall.

"What the hell is wrong with you?"

Walking on the way out of the imperial city, Jia Zheng saw that Jia Qing was always in a state of despair, and couldn't help but ask again.

Jia Qing stopped and suddenly said, "Second uncle, why did you say that the Emperor Taishang made such a holy decree?" ”

Jia Zheng was stunned. He didn't understand the affairs of the court as well as Jia Qing, and even Jia Qing couldn't figure it out, so how could he know.

"Perhaps, the Emperor Taishang only learned that the courtiers colluded with bandits and collaborated with the enemy to betray the country. In the midst of anger, I must have issued such a holy decree. ”

After listening to Jia Zheng's simple words, Jia Qing realized that asking Jia Zheng for advice on political affairs was tantamount to playing the piano to a cow.

Moreover, the meaning of Emperor Taishang's move, Jia Qing could quickly figure it out. What caused him to lose his mind was not why the Emperor Taishang would issue this holy decree, but ......

What should he do? At the beginning, he said that if there were no evil people among the fifty or sixty White Lotus bandits, he could guarantee to spare their lives, but now that the Emperor Taishang has made this will, how can he save the lives of these people!?

......