Chapter 726:-for-tat

"Good intentions!"

After listening to Zhao Xingbang's words, there was a slight commotion in the hall, and Li Hongyu couldn't help but secretly say in his heart, Zhao Xingbang is determined to block the Donglin Party.

The kings of the dynasty are not worried about the factional disputes in the court, the more fierce the fight of those courtiers, the more stable the imperial power, and the more peaceful the courtiers are, in that case, they will not be able to check and balance, and then endanger the imperial power.

Just imagine, if those courtiers joined forces to fight against the emperor, then the imperial power would be greatly constrained.

Zhao Xingbang saw this point and set a trap for the Donglin Party, reminding the Emperor of the Apocalypse to beware of the Donglin Party dominating the court, which is a royal taboo.

Sure enough, Li Hongyu keenly noticed that the Emperor of the Apocalypse's brows frowned slightly, how could the Son of Heaven, as the Ming Dynasty, be indifferent to Zhao Xingbang's "heartfelt words".

"Your Majesty, they are spewing blood, the ministers just went to Donglin Academy, which is a place to do learning, but they actually said that the ministers and others formed a party for personal gain, which is really ridiculous, I hope the emperor will see it!"

How could the people of the Donglin Party admit that they formed a party, so **Xing immediately retorted loudly, "According to Lord Zhao, anyone who has been to a place is a party minister, so how can there be innocent people in the court?" ”

"Your Majesty, he deliberately wronged his ministers in order to escape the responsibility of Jingcha, intending to disrupt the government, his heart can be punished, and the emperor wants to make the decision for his ministers!" Sun Wei then bowed to the Emperor of the Apocalypse and argued in a loud voice filled with righteous indignation.

"Your Majesty, what Lord Zhao said slandered the ministers and other people who had entered and exited Donglin Academy, and intended to provoke the relationship between the ministers and the emperor, so that the monarchs and ministers were not harmonious, it is really an unforgivable crime, and the crime deserves death!"

Yang Lian followed closely and glared at Zhao Xingbang, looking extremely angry.

"Your Majesty, Lord Zhao reversed black and white in an attempt to get away with the crime, and I hope the emperor will punish him severely."

"Your Majesty, we are dedicated to the public, and the emperor is aware of it."

"Your Majesty, Lord Zhao often befriends officials in the land of Qilu, and there is a suspicion of forming a party for personal gain."

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Subsequently, the Donglin Party officials in the hall opened their mouths to reprimand Zhao Xingbang, and they all seemed excited.

The most taboo thing in the court is to form a party for personal gain, although everyone privately calls the Qichu Zhejiang Party and the Donglin Party and other factions, but few people mention it on the surface.

This time, Zhao Xingbang actually pierced this layer of window paper in front of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, which naturally violated the taboo of the Donglin Party, just like stabbing a hornet's nest, and naturally had to be counterattacked by the officials of the Donglin Party.

Looking at those impassioned Donglin Party officials, Li Hongyu secretly shook his head in his heart.

Zhao Xingbang just pointed out the Donglin Party, and did not involve anyone except ** Xing and Sun Wei, as a result, those officials attacked it in groups, isn't it that there are no three hundred taels of silver here, which clearly confirms Zhao Xingbang's remarks!

"Your Majesty, none of the officials in the two capitals impeached by Jingcha this time are related to Donglin Academy, isn't this too unbelievable? More than 300 officials in Liangjing have been impeached, could it be that those who are related to Donglin Academy are saints, and there is no time to make mistakes? ”

The officials of Qi, Chuzhe, and other factions naturally would not sit still, Wu Liangsi glanced at those officials of the Donglin Party coldly, and said to the Emperor of the Apocalypse in a deep voice, "I hope that the emperor will be clear, eradicate the hypocrites who sell their fame and reputation in the court, and return the Ming Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty with a bright face!" ”

"Your Majesty, Lord Wu is reasonable, the ancients had a saying, 'If a person is not a sage, who can do nothing', this time there is no official in Beijing who has been impeached, is it that the Manchu Dynasty is inferior to them in civil and military affairs?"

Guan Yingzhen immediately opened his mouth to second, and said to the Emperor of the Apocalypse with a serious expression, since the two sides have torn their faces, there is no love to talk about, even if they are impeached and stepped down, then the Donglin Party will not be able to live in peace.

"This Jingcha is indeed unfair, there are many hidden secrets, please the emperor to investigate!"

The officials kneeling on the ground said in unison that this time the Jingcha Donglin Party had gone too far, and had gone beyond the bottom line of the party struggle, and it was clear that they wanted to put the officials of other factions to death, which would break the original factional balance in the court.

"Your Majesty, this Beijing inspection took more than a year, which took the longest time in the Ming Dynasty's Beijing inspection, and the ministers carefully checked and confirmed carefully, and the evidence obtained was ironclad."

**Xing Wenyan sneered, and said to the Emperor of the Apocalypse, "Donglin Academy is an academic powerhouse in the south of the Yangtze River, and its doctrine is all loyal to the monarch and patriotic, and the people who enter and leave Donglin Academy are deeply edified, always vigilant, cautious everywhere, and naturally will not do that kind of favoritism, so the ministers really can't find the shortcomings of those people, and I hope the emperor will see it!" ”

"Hmph, I think it's the protection of officials and officials, can't those who enter and leave Donglin become saints?" Hearing this, Qi Shijiao stared coldly at ** Xing, a look of disdain appeared on his face, and his mouth was full of nonsense, but the people of the Donglin Party were the best at it.

"Lord Qi, you don't think about your mistakes but complain about others, don't you still know how to repent?" Hearing this, Sun Wei looked at Qi Shijiao, and said solemnly, "You have been an official in Beijing for many years, but you are worthy of the emperor's grace?" ”

"This official has been bathed in the emperor's favor for a long time, so he can't watch you treacherous people control the government and chaos the dynasty, if the Ming Dynasty is handed over to you people who sell their reputations, corpses and vegetarian meals, and empty words, it will be unimaginable!"

Qi Shijiao sneered, glared at Sun Wei and said, at this moment, both sides have fought to the point of bayonet, so there is no need to be polite.

"Lord Sun, why bother talking to these treacherous courtiers who have failed the emperor's grace, the emperor has his own holy judgment on right and wrong, how can he get past it with just a few words?"

At this time, Zuo Guangdou, the imperial historian of Zuo Yandu, opened his mouth and said to Sun Wei, who was trying to argue with Qi Shijiao, anyway, the Donglin Party now has the upper hand, and there is no need to have a verbal dispute with Qi Shijiao and others here.

"Humph!"

Hearing this, Sun Wei swallowed back the words that came to his mouth, glared at Qi Shijiao coldly, and then bowed to the Emperor of the Apocalypse, and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, this time the Jingchachen and others dare not slack off, and hope that the emperor will be clear." ”

"Ladies and gentlemen, you are the mainstay of our Ming Dynasty, what do you think of this Jingcha incident?"

Emperor Tianqi just watched the scene in the hall with cold eyes, and after hearing this, he muttered for a while, and asked Ye Xianggao and Li Hongyu and other auxiliary ministers, cabinet members, governors of the five prefectures, and six Shangshu standing in front of the queue of civil and military officials, these people are the central people of the Ming court.

"Your Majesty, the ministers are martial artists, and they are not good at government affairs, and this matter is subject to the emperor's holy judgment!"

Among the many civil and military officials in the main hall, Zhang Weixian, a British duke with the title of Taibao, was the most noble person in the court, so he muttered for a while in the face of the question of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, and then bowed quietly and said.

"Obey the emperor's holy judgment!" Hearing this, the people in the queue of nobles and military ministers in the main hall bowed to the Emperor of the Apocalypse one after another, and said in unison.

Speaking of which, this Jingcha dispute in the court is a civil official matter, and it has little to do with the noble and military ministers.

Although some noble military ministers had a close relationship with the Donglin Party and the Qi, Chu and Zhejiang parties, they were military ministers, and it was obviously inconvenient for them to express their views, and the collusion between civil and military forces was a taboo for the emperor.

Moreover, Zhang Weixian, who is the head of the noble and military ministers, has already shown a neutral attitude, so naturally the rest of the people will not be able to say anything.

"Shousuke-sama, what do you think about this?" Emperor Tianqi originally did not have the intention of letting Zhang Weixian and other nobles intervene in this Jingcha dispute, and after hearing this, he looked at Ye Xianggao in front of the civil official queue.

There is a strict hierarchy in the officialdom, and Ye Xianggao is the head of the civil officials, so it is natural for him to express his position first, and then everyone can speak freely.

With the words of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty suddenly looked at Ye Xianggao, wanting to know his opinion on the matter of Jingcha.

Although Ye Xianggao is one of the founders of the Donglin Party and the out-and-out leader of the Donglin Party, he is also the largest moderate official of the Donglin Party.

It is also the lofty goal of the Donglin Party, so once it was established, it attracted many officials to join, but with the rise of the Donglin Party, the Donglin Party is inevitably mixed, coupled with the expansion of selfish desires, the desire for power has far exceeded the support of the community.

Therefore, the people of the three parties of Qi, Chu and Zhejiang all hope that Ye Xianggao can say some good things for them, after all, Ye Xianggao has always tried his best to mediate the disputes between the Donglin Party and the three parties of Qi, Chu and Zhejiang, and the relationship between the three parties of Qi, Chu and Zhejiang is quite harmonious.

Li Hongyu saw that Wu Liangsi and the others looked at Ye Xianggao with a look full of expectation, and he couldn't help but shake his head helplessly, although Ye Xianggao was a moderate faction of the Donglin Party, but after all, he was a member of the Donglin Party and the leader of the Donglin Party, so it was natural to safeguard the interests of the Donglin Party at this time, otherwise the Donglin Party was likely to fall into a split situation.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Lord Zhao and Lord Sun have worked hard this time, and the minister believes in this result." After hesitating for a moment, a wry smile flashed at the corner of Ye Xianggao's mouth, and then he bowed to the Emperor of the Apocalypse and said.

Wu Liangsi and other officials of the three parties of Qi, Chu and Zhejiang suddenly showed disappointed expressions when they heard this, Ye Xianggao's words were undoubtedly the result of supporting this Jingcha, which was not good news.

"Your Majesty, the ministers seconded the proposal!" Subsequently, Li Zongyan, the secretary of the household department, and He Zongyan, a cabinet member, and other auxiliary ministers of the Donglin Party line, cabinet members, and six ministers bowed down and said.

At this moment, both the radicals and moderates of the Donglin Party are on the same front, after all, this matter is related to the reputation and interests of the Donglin Party, so it is natural to unite with the outside world, and now whoever betrays will become the public enemy of the Donglin Party.

Seeing this, the corners of Xing and Sun Wei's mouths suddenly showed a hint of a smile, the officials of the Donglin Party had an overwhelming advantage in the auxiliary ministers, the cabinet and the six ministries, and now Ye Xianggao expressed his position, which undoubtedly represented the views of the upper power group of the Ming court on the matter of Jingcha.

Therefore, it will be even more difficult for Wu Liangsi and other officials of the Qichu and Zhejiang parties to turn over if they want to turn over in Beijing this time. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point () to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support, is my biggest motivation. For mobile phone users, please go to M. to read. )