157. Purge the court
"Fengtian carrier, the emperor edict said, now there is the emperor's eldest grandson Changle, good and simple, virtuous and generous, great merit, all in the eye, I remember its kindness, righteousness is commendable, hard work is high, cautious and not loss, gentle and thoughtful, specially named the emperor's grandson, after a hundred years, inherit the unification, admire!"
As soon as this edict came out, all officials were in an uproar!
The emperor's grandson? Is Your Majesty sick and confused?
Unexpectedly, the county lord of Changle was named the emperor's grandson? Your Majesty has done this, where are the two highnesses King An and King Chen?
And let the county lord of Changle inherit the throne? Not even a little leeway?
Zhang Quangui has nothing to say, His Majesty has already passed on the throne to the county lord of Changle, what else can he say?
And some people from the Anwang faction were dissatisfied, and a second-grade minister suddenly stood up and asked: "Isn't this edict forged by the county lord of Changle?" ”
The person who said this was Mu Daoting's henchman, Hua Zhengyan, this person was the father of Hua Ruolian that Gong Qianmo met when he entered Beijing, and he was a typical wall grass, after the fall of Mu Daoting, he quickly took refuge in King An and survived.
As soon as Hua Zhengyan's words fell, the eyes of King An and King Chen immediately shifted to him, and they looked at him coldly.
Looking at him like a dead man, King An already had murderous intent towards him, and he could even kill his own uncle for Mo'er and his father, not to mention an insignificant person, and he couldn't complain about him if he was looking for death himself.
King Chen was much soft-hearted when he arrived, and all he wanted was to give him away.
Seeing such a scene, Gong Qianmo was noncommittal, in fact, she had already expected the turmoil caused by the announcement of this edict, but this was a matter of time or time, and she was happy to see it, after all, these courtiers were too pedantic in their thinking, so she could take this opportunity to make a big move......
"Presumptuous, this is an edict written by His Majesty himself, how can it be fake? Is Lord Hua questioning our family's loyalty? ”
Before Gong Qianmo could speak, Gonggong Lu stood up and retorted, he had served His Majesty for more than 50 years, and he had dedicated his life to His Majesty, and now some people questioned that he would conspire to rebel, how could he not be angry.
Hua Zhengyan looked at everyone's eyes on him, especially the eyes of the master King An were a little strange, which made him puzzled, but at this time he had forgotten his identity and was carried away by the immediate interests, because he thought that after all, no one dared to stand up for so many people, only he dared, if he refuted the lord of Changle County and made him retreat, presumably King An would also look at him differently and promote him again......
"Father-in-law Lu, this is the place where Your Majesty and hundreds of officials discuss the politics of the court, you are just a eunuch in the inner court, is it a little unruly to point fingers here, as for the loyalty of Father-in-law Lu, this official is not Father-in-law himself, how can you know whether Father-in-law Lu is His Majesty sincerely, or someone else."
"Lord Hua......" Gong Qianmo can't listen to it anymore, Father-in-law Lu is an old man next to the emperor's grandfather, and he never questions the loyalty of the emperor's grandfather, but now there are people here to sow discord and play with right and wrong, how can she tolerate it?
"Hua Zhengyan, you are questioning Gonggong Lu, that is, questioning the palace, it seems that the imperial grandson of the palace is very unhappy with the ministers, right?" Gong Qianmo's voice exuded a majesty and coldness.
"Wechen doesn't dare." The hundreds of officials below had already risen from their feet and did not dare to look directly into Gong Qianmo's eyes.
Especially that Hua Zhengyan, when he saw his master King An looking at the top with a relieved face, a sense of uneasiness could not help but breed.
"Please ask Master Shen and Zhang Sheng to go to court." Gong Qianmo had a serious expression and handed over two names that were extremely unfamiliar to all the ministers.
Shen Xizhi, a former scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, was demoted because of a false accusation by Mu Daoting, and was exiled to Liangzhou, and was recently reinstated by the palace officials.
And Zhang Sheng, who stood out in the imperial examination three months ago and won the top prize, ranked as the champion, but unfortunately was not reused because of Mu Daoting's suppression, until he received a secret order from Gong Qianmo a month ago, secretly investigating the privacy of hundreds of officials in the court and whether there was corruption, fortunately, Zhang Sheng did not disappoint her.
"Minister, Shen Xizhi knocks to see His Royal Highness the Imperial Grandson......"
"Minister, Zhang Sheng knocks to see His Royal Highness the Imperial Grandson......"
Seeing them, Gong Qianmo smiled and raised his hand lightly and said, "Two Aiqing, flat." ”
"I don't know what the county lord of Changle means? Both of them are guilty, so they can't go to court easily. "It was Lord Lu who said this.
Gong Qianmo smiled coldly and said, "Lord Lu, you said that they are guilty, I don't know what crime they have committed?" "It's a cockroach that can't be killed, damn it!
Hua Zhengyan was speechless for a while, to be honest, he really didn't know what crime they committed, when the former prime minister was there, he just wanted to hug his thighs and cling to the relationship, all he cared about was whether his career was smooth or not, how could he have time to verify their incriminating evidence?
"Did Hana-sama say it? Then the main palace will let someone speak for you...... Zhang Sheng, you can ......" Gong Qianmo pointed at people as if at random, but in fact, she had other arrangements.
When Zhang Sheng heard this, he respectfully received the order and said: "Yes, Weichen obeys the order." ”
"Prime Minister, Zhang Quangui, a person from Longzhou, Beiling, after the official worshiped the prime minister, his only son has repeatedly bullied people and robbed the people's daughters, Zhang Quangui has repeatedly dealt with the aftermath for him, but he did not teach him to change it...... The waiter of the Ministry of Rites, Hua Zhengyan, a person from Beilingguan County, has countless wives and concubines in the family, and once divorced the original wife for the Qinglou woman, and was suspected of buying and selling officials, and forced a poor disciple to death...... The secretary of the Ministry of War, Li Huichong ...... "Zhang Sheng's words are like a steel knife in the flesh of the officials, and the stabbing hurts.
"You...... You ......" Hua Zheng was speechless.
Prime Minister Zhang Quangui lowered his head with a guilty face, shameless in the face of hundreds of officials, he is the prime minister, and the glory and wealth have been inexhaustible, but he only has one son, and he loves this son to the bones, and he shouldn't be too demanding, but he doesn't want him to be pampered and arrogant, and he doesn't look at anyone at all, so that his father can't raise his head in the bureaucrats, and now he is even named and said, so that he has an old face and no ......
Zhang Quangui, Hua Zhengyan, Li Huichong...... Do you know ...... guilt" Gong Qianmo's trick of knocking on the mountain and shaking the tiger and drawing the salary at the bottom of the kettle is very good, and now all the courtiers are in danger of themselves, and they are all too busy to take care of themselves, how can they still have the courage to question that her identity is not orthodox enough?
"Wechen is guilty......" Zhang Quangui was the first to plead guilty.
Hua Zhengyan, Li Huichong and others also obediently confessed their guilt under the majesty of King An and King Chen, which made Gong Qianmo quite satisfied.
"Since the evidence is conclusive, then punish as much as you want...... Come on......" Gong Qianmo paused, looked at Shen Xizhi, who was standing at the bottom and didn't say a word, and suddenly said: "Master Shen, it is said that you are familiar with the judiciary of the DPRK and China, and they will be handed over to you by the palace. ”
Shen Xizhi smiled and said, "Weichen has the order." ”