Rao is Lu Zhen was already prepared in his heart, but after listening to Zheng Huachun's impeachment of listing his crimes one by one, he still felt a burst of shock and stunned, and he couldn't come back to his senses for a long time.

You must know that even impeachment is strong and weak, and the impeachment method of many crimes is the most serious one. In the history of the Ming Dynasty, most of those who suffered such serious impeachment were those who misled the country and the people, and committed great treachery, such as Wang Zhen, who was dead at the time, and Liu Jin, Yan Song, and Wei Zhongxian later!

What the meaning behind these names is, Lu Zhen knows it well. I can't imagine that one day, I will become such a heinous traitor in the eyes of others. Moreover, it also means that the other party and themselves are already in an endless situation, which is really unbelievable.

Even the Son of Heaven, who was sitting on the top, was also surprised at this time, and he didn't even know how to respond. Especially when several courtiers stood up to support Zheng Huachun, the situation became more and more delicate, making Zhu Qiyu feel a little difficult even if he wanted to defend Lu Jin.

For a moment, he regretted that he had accepted Hu Hu's suggestion to transfer Lu Zhen back to the capital, otherwise, things would not have gotten out of control. Fortunately, soon, someone stood up to relieve the two of them.

While many officials were waiting to see the show, an official who was also wearing only a blue official uniform strode out, bent down and saluted: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Zheng Huachun's impeachment rhetoric is very inappropriate. Most of these so-called charges are empty talk and have no substantiation, and we really can't use this to convict our important ministers in the court! ”

As soon as these words came out, Zhu Qiyu and Lu Jin, the hearts of the monarch and the ministers who had been hanging high were a little calmer, and finally things were not out of control to the point where they could not be cleaned up. And when the latter turned his head to look at the person who spoke for him, he was stunned, he didn't know anything about him, let alone have any friendship.

However, there were still many people around who quickly recognized his identity, this person was a member of the military department, named Chen Yuanchen, although he was not yet thirty years old, he was deeply used by Yu Qian, and even had a little bit of the shadow of Lu Jin.

After recognizing his identity, everyone understood why he would stand up and speak for Lu Jin. Many people have turned their eyes to Yu Qian, who is standing in front of them, with him to protect him, I am afraid it will be a little difficult to deal with Lu Zhen today.

But this is just the idea of a bystander, since Zheng Huachun and the others have all stood up, they naturally will not stop there, and immediately said: "Lord Chen's words are fallacious, and the several crimes we have listed are all evidenced by facts. He insisted on opening the sea, and let the people of Shandong pursue all the profits and let the countryside be barren, let the women work, and even the ugly case of adultery and murder was reported to the court early, are these not enough to convict him? ”

These words were said in an orderly manner, and they immediately won a burst of echo from everyone. And Chen Yuanchen, because he came out in a hurry to defend Lu Jinsheng, seemed to be a little unable to deal with it.

Moreover, these words have also won the support of many officials, the Chinese nation has always valued agriculture over business, and many people think that Lu Jin's various practices in Shandong have the feeling of putting the cart before the horse.

Just when the situation was already one-sided, Lu Zhen finally spoke. After getting through the initial stunned, he had already settled down, even if the other party put on such a scene of shouting, shouting, killing, and dying, the matter was actually not so serious that it was irreparable. As long as he can refute their claims, the so-called charges will naturally not be established.

As for eloquence, he still has some confidence. A few years ago, when he was still a helpless, rootless and bottomless Qipin county commander, he dared to suddenly turn against Wang Zhen at the court meeting and ruin Wang Zhen's overall plan.

"Please also ask Your Majesty to allow the ministers to defend themselves a few words, so as to alleviate the misunderstanding of the ministers and the whole matter of opening the sea." But before that, Lu Zhen had to ask the permission of the Son of Heaven first.

Zhu Qiyu was feeling embarrassed, seeing that Lu Zhen was going to take action in person, of course there was no reason not to allow it, so he nodded hurriedly and said, "Lu Qing said it's okay!" ”

Only then did Lu Zhen turn around, and his eyes swept over the faces of these impeachment officials. Although it was only a moment of contact, several officials still felt a burst of nervousness, and the powerful oppressive force was directly forced over.

These years of officialdom experience, especially the experience of killing and decisiveness when he was in Shandong, gave Lu Zhen the bearing and momentum of a superior person. You don't need to make a gesture to make ordinary petty officials fearful.

After suppressing these people from the momentum first, he finally fixed his eyes on Zheng Huachun's face: "Zheng Yushi's impeachment of the four crimes of this official just now is indeed extremely serious, if it is implemented, let alone me, even if I am the old scholar of the court, I am afraid I can't afford it." However, these charges were fundamentally due to a misunderstanding of the various measures taken by the official in Shandong, so the official will never admit the charges here. ”

"Lord Lu, these are all facts and charges, and you can't be allowed to quibble with clever words!" Zheng Huachun was also a little bold, or he was completely open-minded, and after listening to Lu Jin's words, he immediately replied stiffly, full of provocation.

"Are the facts there? That official is going to have a good talk with you. Lu Jin was not dissatisfied with the other party's tough and rude attitude, but a smile appeared on his face: "The first article mentioned in your impeachment, saying that the official encouraged the opening of the sea, caused the people to go to trade more and make the countryside barren, is it putting the cart before the horse?" ”

"That's it, am I still wronging my lord?" These are all things that they have carefully prepared, and Zheng Huachun is naturally very confident.

"Of course not." Lu Zhen did not hesitate to deny: "Regardless of whether the statement that agriculture is the foundation and business is the end is right, let's talk about the situation in Shandong." Yes, it is true that the people gave up farming because they could get more benefits from participating in the opening of the sea, but there is one thing that you have neglected or deliberately avoided, and that is that most of the farmers who participated in the opening of the sea have no land. In the past, they were only forced to make a living, so they had to cultivate the land for the local landlords, and after a year of hard work, all they could get was barely enough to fill their stomachs. Now that they have better options, they will naturally know how to make trade-offs. And those people who own their own fields have not abandoned agriculture and business at all, which this official has long investigated and understood. I wonder what you think about this? Should the landless people sacrifice themselves for what you call farming?

And the official encouraged people to work and do business, in addition to allowing the court to obtain benefits, it can also make the people's lives more prosperous. Of course, there is also damage to this, that is, the landlords and powerful who have been annexing the land by means before. But the court can't just speak for them, right? I wonder what Master Zheng thinks? ”

These words had a bit of a impact on everyone's thoughts, not only Zheng Huachun, but also the monarchs and ministers present fell into silence for a short time. In fact, everyone is aware of the land annexation in various places today, but they do not know how to solve the problem for a while. In fact, this is also a stubborn disease that the Central Plains Dynasty has encountered for thousands of years, but it cannot be solved.

And now, Lu Zhen actually came up with such a method to target them, which can even be regarded as a good idea to kill two birds with one stone. Not only can it benefit the court and the people, but it may also curb the gradual land annexation problem.

In the face of this statement that there was almost no flaw, Zheng Huachun was completely out of line, and he couldn't say anything to refute it, so he could only keep a dark face and not react.

When Lu Zhen saw it, he smiled again: "It seems that this one is uncountable." Let's take a look at the second one you mentioned. Hack the sword, and kill the prisoners! ”

"Not bad. It's hard for you to deny this, Lord Lu, right? Zheng Huachun couldn't dwell on the previous article, so he immediately followed Lu Jin's meaning.

"I don't know Zheng Yushi, do you know what the authority of the governor of a province is?" Lu Zhen suddenly asked.

"This ......"

Without waiting for the other party to answer, Lu Zhen had already said directly: "The governor is an official who patrols the place on behalf of the Son of Heaven, and he has the right to engage in and interrogate all civil and military affairs. This official is the governor of Shandong, so he naturally has the right to mobilize troops and horses from this province to fight. What's more, we are crusading against all the thieves who have killed the people of our Shandong, whether it is the bandits on the Taihang Mountain or the pirates hiding on the sea, they are the ones who first violate the laws of our Ming Dynasty before they will be surrounded and exterminated by the officials and soldiers! ”

"What about the captives? Since he has already arrested people, but he has killed prisoners several times, Lord Lu's move is really hurtful and ruins my reputation! Zheng Huachun hurriedly grabbed the last point and struggled for the last time.

Lu Zhen sneered: "It is said that some people are easy to read their brains when they read, and this official didn't believe it before, but today after listening to your words Zheng Yushi, I finally believe it." ”

"You ......" Zheng Huachun's face turned pale with anger, it was only because of the identity of the other party that it was difficult to turn his face and attack, but his breath was a little short.

Lu Zhen said again: "You only know that you can't kill prisoners according to the script, but you haven't thought about it at all, are they prisoners?" These are the criminals who have committed great sins. I am a citizen of my Ming Dynasty. In this case, as the governor of Shandong, this official naturally has the right to behead them for the sake of calming the hearts of the people and enforcing the law and discipline! Or, in your eyes, Lord Zheng, those places are no longer owned by my Daming? As he said this, his eyes narrowed with some malice.