Because this attack was extremely critical, Wanli and Yang Zhen also had a certain prediction of the situation, knowing that those officials would not obediently admit their guilt and make some struggles. Pen~Fun~Pavilion www.biquge.info Although the emperor is still very confident in himself, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no accidents after all, so he made preparations and let Yang Zhen wait outside the palace early.

If the Son of Heaven can subdue the ministers and achieve what he wants, Yang Zhen, the commander of the brocade guard, will not need to appear. But once the Son of Heaven is in trouble, it is time for Yang Zhen to appear, and sometimes the wicked still have to be done by him, the spy leader.

Yang Zhen did have such an aura that made the ministers fearful, when he strolled into the hall and bowed to the emperor according to the rules, everyone felt a tense in their hearts, knowing that things might not be so easy to fool the past, and there would be new variables.

Although the two had already made up their minds and knew each other, the process of going was still indispensable, and the emperor asked behind Yang Zhenping: "What is Yang Qing entering the palace for at this moment?" But what does it have to do with the border army? When he said this, he glanced at the courtiers below him with interest, which made their hearts even more worried.

"Your Majesty. The minister did find out some new information, and he did not dare to delay because of the importance of the matter, so he came to pay tribute. Yang Zhen replied respectfully.

"But what, Yang Qing come quickly."

"Obey." As he spoke, Yang Zhen took out the things he had prepared from his sleeve, and handed them to the hand of the chamberlain who was walking down under the attention of everyone's uneasy eyes, and then continued: "The minister received a report from spies from several border towns last night, and they have found out the list of those who are officials and generals there because they have been protected by the local border generals, and these people have a lot to do with many adults in the court. ”

As soon as he said this, the expressions of the courtiers changed greatly, and several people with poor psychological quality trembled involuntarily. Although they were a little panicked when the Son of Heaven pointed out these things just now, because the scope of the attack was very wide, they could still take advantage of the convenience of not holding the public accountable. But now, the situation is obviously different, with a conclusive list, and comparing it with oneself, the situation is very passive.

However, to their surprise, Yang Zhen did not list all the people on the list, that is, the Son of Heaven, nor did he roar angrily or read out the people on the list, but just looked at it casually, and his face was silent.

But this kind of oppressive force that does not trigger it is more powerful than when the Son of Heaven was angry just now, and it actually made the ministers tremble for a while, and their heads did not feel lower.

After a long period of silence, enough pressure on the ministers, the Son of Heaven finally spoke again. To the surprise of many people, he did not point to all the courtiers as he did just now, but once again fell his gaze on Yan Qing: "Yan Qing! ”

"The minister is ......" Yan Shangshu replied with a little trembling, and at the same time regretted it a little in his heart, he shouldn't have spoken like this just now, now it's okay, he completely offended the Son of Heaven.

"I'm here to ask you, Yan Mingkuan is your nephew?" As he spoke, the emperor stared condescendingly at the top of the celestial official's head.

Yan Qing suddenly snorted, and wanted to deny it, but he knew that he was deceiving himself at all. This kind of close relationship doesn't even need to be checked by the people of Jinyiwei, just go to the official department to check the official register, and there is nothing to hide. So he could only bow his head and respond: "Back to Your Majesty, he ...... Indeed, he is a nephew of his courtiers. ”

"As written above, this Yan Mingkuan has never had any imperial examination results, how can he become a general judgment in Datong? I don't know Yan Shangshu, can you give me a reasonable explanation? The voice of the Son of Heaven was calm, even with some palpitating coldness.

Yan Qing's body trembled even more, and it was not easy to find this reason. In fact, Datong's side is willing to be so unconventional precisely because this is the son and nephew of his minister's book, and it is just for mutual benefit.

This kind of unspoken rule in officialdom is naturally not a problem if it is not broken, but once it is exposed in plain sight, it is a big problem. And the other officials themselves are not clean, and they dare not stand up for Yan Qing at this time, which makes his situation even more unbearable.

"Why, can't you answer?" At this time, the Son of Heaven took advantage of the victory to pursue and continued to ask.

Yan Qing opened his mouth and stammered, but he couldn't say anything, so he could only kneel there and hang his head and say nothing. But Yang Zhen would not just let go of this person who he and the Son of Heaven were bent on using it to establish his authority, so he arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, the minister can tell some reasons." ”

"Oh, Yang Qing, you say, I really want to know what the reason is for this." The emperor seemed much calmer at this time than he had just now, and at the same time even more fearful.

"In addition to this list, the minister also received a detailed record, which recorded several business dealings between several generals in Datong and Yan Shangshu." When talking about business, he deliberately accentuated his tone: "From these few businesses, Yan Shangshu has received no less than 200,000 taels of silver, and at the same time, there are several letters of thanks sent by Yan Shangshu to Datong, which mentioned Yan Mingkuan. However, because these things have not yet been fully ascertained but are accurate, the minister did not dare to directly use them to play the Son of Heaven. ”

"Yan Qing, can there be these things?" The Emperor's face was so gloomy that he could drip water, and he immediately asked again.

At this point, Yan Qing couldn't make any sense if he wanted to defend himself. Just now he was eloquent, just because it involved all the officials, and he still had something to rely on, but now it is against him alone, and the evidence is conclusive, so how can he tell the difference.

"Minister...... The minister was guilty, and the minister was also confused for a while, so he ...... "The only thing Yan Qing can do is to admit his mistakes, and hope that he will get away with his years of hard work, plus the help of other officials." Of course, judging from the current situation, his career is completely over.

"Well, it is said that the Ministry of Officials is the head of the six departments, and the power is overwhelming. You, the official secretary, are really worthy of my trust in you, and you have actually obtained so many benefits from this......" Wanli said in a cold voice.

In the face of such questioning, the only thing Yan Qing could do was to kowtow and confess.

But the officials around him also knew that the rabbit died and the fox was sad. He and Yan Qing are now grasshoppers on the same rope, if he is really punished severely, he is afraid that he will not be able to benefit, so someone wants to intercede for him.

This is also what Yang Zhen and the Son of Heaven don't want to see. Because they didn't mean to put these selfish officials in one pot, except for one Yan Qing Liwei is their purpose today, if the ministers try to protect it, the effect will be greatly reduced.

Fortunately, Yang Zhen has already taken precautions against this, and it is time for him to take action.

Just when the hearts of those officials were moved and they were about to speak, one of them stepped forward much faster than them, and saluted the Son of Heaven: "Your Majesty, Yang Chen, the servant of the Ministry of Ministers, has something to do. ”

"Say." Wanli glanced at Yang Chen, and then his gaze met with Yang Zhen again, of course he knew that this was Yang Zhen's brother, and he was with them all the way.

"The minister thinks that although Yan Qing has made a mistake of using public affairs for personal gain, he has always been diligent since he entered the court, and he has also made a lot of contributions to the court, and His Majesty should not be severely punished." Yang Chen said loudly.

This remark once again surprised others, and made many officials who had just held back their strength and wanted to sing against them a little confused. Yang Chen's identity, they are very clear, as Yang Zhen's brother, and relying on this brother who is the governor of Jinyi and Wei to sit on the squire of the Ministry of Works, how can he not be on the same side as Yang Zhen and the Son of Heaven? So he stood up, it must have been to add guilt to Yan Qing.

But now it's good, he actually came out to intercede for Yan Qing, which one is this singing?

While everyone was stunned, Yang Chen's words did not stop, only to see him suddenly change his words: "However, there is another crime that is more serious than his private use of public weapons." ”

"But what?" The Emperor asked very cooperatively.

"Shut up the way!" Yang Chen said without hesitation: "In fact, as early as when the border land was constantly concealed, there were already many officials in the court who wanted to explain everything to the Son of Heaven. But it was he Yan Shangshu, with the power in his hands to determine the future of these officials, and constantly threatened, which made the disadvantages of the border army continue to worsen.

And this time, because of the danger of the Xuanfu, many problems in the border army were once again known, and many officials also had the intention to expose them. Unexpectedly, he was still Yan Shangshu, who stopped him by speaking out, and also released his words, if there are people who dare to write about the disadvantages of the border army, next year's Jingcha will not show mercy. All of these are obtained from the mouths of a few people in the engineering department, and they will not be wrong.

"And the minister thinks that this kind of obstruction of speech and deception is more unbearable than fake public and private affairs, and it is a great disaster for the court, please let Your Majesty know it!"

From exclamating Yan Qing to suddenly attacking, it was only in a short moment. Not to mention other officials, even Yan Qing himself was in a trance, and he couldn't recover for a long time, let alone argue with Yang Chen.

And what's even more terrifying is that this crime is indeed extremely serious, and Yang Chen only brought him out alone, never mentioning the same actions of other officials, which made many officials dare not stand up and speak for him, because it would be easy to involve himself.

People are selfish, and if everyone is condemned together, they may be united. But when all the spearheads are aimed at Yan Qing alone, everything is completely different.

Yan Qing finally panicked, and his heart sank to the bottom. At this time, he finally knew that today's court meeting, the Son of Heaven was completely aimed at himself, this should be to kill chickens and monkeys, and he was the poor monkey.

At this time, Wanli's cold voice sounded above: "Yan Qing, do you have anything else to say about this?" ”