Of course, Zheng Huachun couldn't be so confused as to step on this trap, but he couldn't come up with convincing words to refute it for a while, so he could only be silent. At the same time, he was surprised that the situation was a little bad, and a little sweat had appeared on his forehead, and this Lu Zhen was much more difficult than he imagined.

Seeing that he didn't speak, the playful smile on Lu Jin's face became more and more blooming, and he took advantage of the victory to pursue and said, "Lord Zheng, as the imperial history of Shandong Dao of the Metropolitan Inspection Academy, do you only look at the officials and don't pay attention to the people's suffering?" Do you know how many innocent people the thieves on both sides killed me before the official sent troops to eliminate them? To this day, there are still many families in Shandong who wear filial piety. As an official of the imperial court, you don't want to be the master of the people, and you are ashamed to say to your own official about killing prisoners, are you in the same nest as those thieves? ”

This is even more serious, and no one can afford such accusations. If it is really determined that he has colluded with those bandits, even if the monarchs and ministers of the court do not believe it, the people will regard him as enemies, then his future future will be completely over. Zheng Huachun, who understood this, was really anxious, and hurriedly distinguished, "Naturally, I can't have anything to do with the thieves, this ...... It was only a moment of negligence that he said the wrong thing...... "So far, he can only admit that his impeachment statement is wrong."

Seeing this situation, those colleagues who supported him changed color again, and their eyes at Lu Zhen became a little different......

But how could they come up with a coping strategy for a while, and they were still thinking about it in their hearts, here Lu Zhen had already continued to lead the topic down, "Let's take a look at the third crime you mentioned, the so-called woman killing her husband, and ...... bad morals."

"You're not going to be able to quibble, are you? Could it be that Lord Lu felt that the woman killed her husband and was forgivable? In a panic, in order not to be weaker than the other party in terms of momentum, Zheng Huachun could only hold on to a little and target it, and even his tone became a little arrogant.

"Adultery and murder of a husband is also a heinous crime in the eyes of my official. So long after finding out the truth, I had already made it clear that I was punished. Lu Zhen said solemnly, "However, Lord Zheng, and some adults in the DPRK and China are really guilty of using this example to criticize the entire opening of the sea in Shandong."

"Ladies and gentlemen, let me just ask, in this world, there are two capitals and thirteen provinces, except for Shandong, there are no other people who are traitors and criminals, and they have done such a mad move? If anyone can make such a guarantee, I, Lu Jin, am willing to be severely punished by the imperial court, and I will not have a single complaint about removing me from all official positions! After saying this, Lu Zhen stood with his head held high, and his eyes had once again swept over the faces of those impeachers.

His words caused a commotion among the officials, but none of them, whether they were glanced at by him or hidden in the courtiers' class, dared to stand up and make such a guarantee. It's not just talking, the world is so big, who knows where worse cases will happen?

Lu Jin waited for a while before he said, "In this way, everyone believes that such vicious cases may occur elsewhere?" In that case, why do you want to use this case to oppose and criticize China's Shandong opening up the sea? You can't blame all the crimes of these women who don't abide by women's morals on the influence of the opening of the sea, right? ”

As he spoke, he glanced at Zheng Huachun with a smile, "Lord Zheng, if one day in the future, a certain lady in your house also has an affair with someone, is it because she also went to work in the workshop?" ”

"...... you" Zheng Huachun didn't expect Lu Zhen to say such a thing, and he trembled with anger, "It's insulting!" ”

When the ministers saw him talking like this, they all frowned while laughing. Even the emperor could only scold him at this time, "Lu Qing, you can't talk nonsense, you are an official of the imperial court!" ”

"The minister is guilty, the minister is just an analogy, it is indeed vulgar." Lu Zhen hurriedly lowered his head to admit his mistake, and pretended to bow his hand to Zheng Huachun, "I hope Lord Zheng doesn't want to be strange." ”

Zheng Huachun was so angry that his face was blue, and he didn't know what to say for a while, so he just stared at Lu Zhen hatefully. However, someone spoke for him, "Lord Lu, although your words seem to be reasonable, there is one thing that is undeniable, that is, in your Shandong women, there are many people who show up and go to the workshop to work, which is not in line with etiquette!" ”

Lu Zhen smiled hesitantly, "This adult is righteous, but this official wants to ask you, is there any provision in my Ming law that women can't go out to work?" ”

Naturally, this is not possible, and the other party is speechless because of it. Seeing this, Lu Zhen added another sentence, "Even if it is the Four Books and Five Classics, in all kinds of classics, I am afraid that I can't find a saint who has a saying, and a woman can only teach her husband and children at home, as long as she goes out to work, it is not in line with etiquette, right?" But I don't know where your remarks come from, my lord? ”

Suddenly, all the monarchs and ministers in front of Taihe Gate were stunned. There is that erudite and knowledgeable meditating in his heart, but he really can't find any scripture that mentions that women are not allowed to go out to work, let alone others.

Lu Zhen dared to say this, naturally he was confident. He knew very well that the so-called "three obedience and four virtues" and the like were actually just rules spontaneously formed by the people, and they were not so lofty that they could be recorded in the scriptures. Although these things are completely accepted and popularized by people because of the patriarchal society, and are regarded as moral standards, it is extremely difficult to really find a source from books.

Of course, there may be relevant dogmas written in the people, but it is impossible for these dross to be recognized by the court officials. Therefore, his remarks today are difficult to refute.

Seeing that everyone didn't speak for a long time, Lu Jincai said again, "So as long as there is an opportunity, it is actually okay for women to go out to work." Otherwise, there will be no nurses, servants, and the like! ”

As he spoke, he took another step forward and said to Zhu Qiyu, "Your Majesty, in fact, in the eyes of the minister, even if the woman in this case died is not a pity, there is something to be pitied. It was precisely because of the poverty of her family that she lacked the sense of honesty and did such a big mistake. But if the family is rich, there are many fewer such problems. As the so-called warehouse, the warehouse knows etiquette and food and clothing, and knows honor and disgrace. The minister let Shandong open the sea, so that the people have more opportunities to make money, for this is exactly the case! I hope that Your Majesty will be clear! ”

Well, this time he not only excused himself, but also raised what he was doing to the moral high point, which made the ministers on the scene a little unsure of how to describe it.

It was Zhu Qiyu who nodded after a period of hesitation, "What Lu Qing said is that only when the place is rich can the people abide by etiquette!" ”

As soon as these words came out, even if there were officials who wanted to refute them, they had to weigh the consequences in their hearts, not to mention that no one could come up with suitable words to refute Lu Jin's theory at this moment.

Seeing that he had gained the upper hand, Zheng Huachun was really anxious. He took a lot of risks, preferring to be the first bird, and impeached Lu Zhen in public when he knew that the Son of Heaven did not like it, so that he could successfully convict the other party. But now, Lu Zhen actually refuted the charges he had worked so hard to come up with one by one under some rhetoric, which was extremely difficult for him to accept.

But under Lu Jin's rebuttal, the first three charges were completely invalid, so he had to seize the last one to make a fuss: "Lord Lu, no matter how much you say, there is one thing that cannot be denied, that is, you have gained a lot of benefits in opening the sea." In particular, you reuse private individuals and let your clansman Lu Renjia participate in the sea trade, so as to compete with the people for profit, you can't quibble, right? ”

The most direct means of fighting in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty is naturally to oppose and refute the other party's political views and policies, but if there is really no way to take the other party, it is also quite a good choice to start with private morality. After all, in this era of virtue and talent, some illusory virtues are the most difficult things for people to grasp.

Now, Zheng Huachun, who can't find any flaws in the things related to the opening of the sea, can only hold on to this point. He was even a little lucky, fortunately he also added this article in order to make Lu Jin's crime heavier, otherwise it would be really difficult to talk about this today.

And Lu Jin's face changed slightly at this time. It seems that those guys who want to deal with themselves have really put a lot of thought into it, and even the relationship between Lu Renjia and himself has been figured out.

Seeing him suddenly change color, Zheng Huachun's spirit was even more uplifted, "Lord Lu, no matter how much you just said, it is difficult to hide the problem of how selfish you are starting to be." You can't deny his relationship with you, can you? ”

"Lu Qing, what do you say about this?" Even the emperor was a little moved at this time. When I heard Zheng Huachun talk about Article 4 just now, he didn't take it too seriously. But now, the idea is a little different.

As a monarch, the most fearful thing is that his subordinates hide themselves in some things, and do selfish things while sharing worries for the monarch. Zhu Qiyu has always regarded Lu Zhen as his most intimate courtier, and if he really did such a thing, it would be quite a blow to the emperor. So he urgently needed to hear what Lu Zhen was saying.

"Your Majesty, what Zheng Huachun said is true, then Lu Renjia is indeed the uncle of the minister's clan!" Lu Zhen did not hesitate, and quickly nodded and acknowledged.

As soon as these words came out, everyone present changed color again. Of course, most of them were joy and excitement, and they felt that Lu Zhen would definitely not be able to escape punishment this time, and people like Chen Yuanchen, who was originally on his side, were worried.

As for the Son of Heaven, he was completely stunned at this time, with anger, suspicion, and even a little more sadness in his eyes......

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