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The one who spoke out against was Shoufu Wang Jie, the old man standing in the middle of the hall, leaning over and his head down, but it made people feel that his neck was straight. Jiaqing has been on the throne for a long time, and the young boy in the past has grown into a powerful young man, Wang Jie is his former teacher, and Jiaqing is also very polite to him, but at this time, Wang Jie's opposition still makes Jiaqing angry.

"Why?!" Jiaqing sat on the dragon chair and looked directly at the old man. Although this court is no longer the court of the past, His Majesty the Emperor's dragon chair has been lowered from the top, but the chair is still wider and bigger than everyone else's, and Jiaqing, who is sitting in it, is still the supreme authority of this empire.

Wang Jie stood there and did not kneel on the ground, and since the Qianlong year, the ritual of kneeling has been removed on occasions such as court meetings (cabinet meetings). It is said that it is easy to bend the knees, but it is difficult to straighten them up. But the group of scholars is not so simply a servile existence. When someone helped them forcibly straighten their legs, they were so happy that they were no longer tossed by the kneeling salute, and when everyone stopped kneeling, even an old man like Wang Jie, who had been kneeling for decades, no longer had any interest in kneeling. Even when the emperor is angry, the courtiers should express their sincerity and fear in some way, but it is definitely not kneeling.

"Back to Your Majesty, the case is still under trial, and many facts are unclear, but judging from the preliminary information now, the Qingzhou prefect is not involved in this case and is unaware."

Jiaqing was still furious: "He shepherds one side, but he betrays the trust of me and the imperial court. I don't even know that such a big thing happened under his rule, even if he really doesn't know, being played by a group of villains between applause, it's stupid, I don't want such a stupid official! ”

Wang Jie still bowed his head and said, "Yes." The Qingzhou prefect is indeed stupid, but at best it can only treat him for a crime of dereliction of duty, if the investigation is in-depth, there may be a suspicion of inclusion and cover-up, but there is no evidence, it will be beheaded, there is no investigation and interrogation, there is no trial in Dali Temple, and it is not in accordance with the law. ”

Jiaqing stood up angrily. Slap the table and shouted, "My words are the Fa!" ”

All the ministers who were still sitting got up and bowed, and Wang Jie was silent for a moment and didn't say anything. And all the ministers are also the same, no one speaks.

Jiaqing's anger seemed to be poured down by a basin of cold ice water, and he was a little incredulous, and the silence of all the ministers in the cabinet made him feel an atmosphere that he had never felt before. He is the undisputed emperor of this empire, and he has always thought so. Even though he thought that some of the ministers in the court might be suspicious of ********, they were still loyal courtiers of the empire, and no one dared to disobey him as long as he spoke. Not to mention. There are also Manchu ministers in the DPRK like Fukangan, who were single-handedly promoted by him and became closer in terms of identity. But at this moment. Even Fukangan did not rashly stand up to support Jiaqing, and like everyone, he was silent.

This silence is actually a kind of rebellion, against Jiaqing's will, because they think it is wrong.

Jiaqing is not a stupid person, he naturally understands what the problem is. Since his accession to the throne. This Qing Dynasty is no longer the Qing Dynasty of the past, and the original generations of emperors pursued centralized authority, but they were beaten back by the guns of the Tang people. Not only was most of the administrative power distributed to the ministers, but it also gave the ministers the ability to resist the emperor. The new Great Qing Law, planned by the Tang people and even directly compiled by the Tang people, has been implemented for many years. And it clearly stipulates what the emperor can do, and those things cannot be done even if the emperor says it. The monarch's power is actually restricted, just like this matter at this time, even if Jiaqing is very angry, it can't change the fact that for the Qingzhou case, the meaning of the cabinet is unified, that is, it must be done. However, if Jiaqing wants to bypass the investigation process, he will directly dispose of the people in the case, which is not in accordance with the procedure.

It may not seem like a particularly big deal, but the ministers all believe that in this matter, they must not retreat and let Jiaqing set this precedent. The emperor's will is completely impossible to implement without the affirmation of the ministers, Jiaqing's face turned pale, his gaze became cold, and he swept over everyone in the banquet, as if he wanted to use his eyes to make them retreat.

But no one retreated.

The ministers do not defend legal and procedural justice, but their own interests. They were ministers who could decide the fate of the empire and were an important part of this imperial politics, not just a simple vassal of the king. Even Manchurian ministers such as Fukangan do not want the monarch's power to be extended unrestricted in this matter. Today's unlucky may be the "innocent" Qingzhou prefect, then it is they who may be unlucky.

Jiaqing's gaze kills, can't kill anyone, and no one even looks directly into his gaze, which makes Jiaqing very powerless. In fact, this kind of situation has not happened before, a matter Jiaqing has such an opinion and how to deal with it, but there are other ideas and policies in the cabinet, but the two sides are basically compromised, but this time Jiaqing's anger is too strong, and the Tang people smuggled immigrants to make him feel a great sense of insecurity, and the opposition of the cabinet ministers has made Jiaqing's insecurity rise to a stage.

This emperor's throne is not the same as he imagined, he hopes to be a famous monarch through the ages, and the hope of Zhongxing in the Qing Dynasty will at least surpass that of his father. But a king who can't even control his own ministers can only make a joke when he says it.

Jiaqing took a few deep breaths, as if he had made some thoughts and choices, he closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, his eyes seemed to change, although they were still cold, but there was no piercing meaning, he asked: "Then according to the meaning of the Zhongqing family, how should it be handled?" ”

Wang Jie said at this time: "Intensify efforts to find out the facts of this case, the first offender has fled Qingzhou Mansion, they should be searched and arrested, these people are more likely to flee into the Tang Special Economic Zone, our dynasty should make a clear position, apply for Tang Guo, and at the same time ask them to cooperate with the investigation of the case, if the criminal is indeed in the Tang Special Economic Zone, it should be returned to our court." ”

The corners of Jiaqing's mouth were mocking: "Do you think the Tang people will return that Liang Chunxing and others to the imperial court?" ”

Wang Jie continued as if he hadn't heard it: "Diplomatically, it is advisable to directly summon Ambassador Tang and protest against him, Tang's actions are a trick to destroy the diplomatic relations between the two countries, and we must explain and compensate for it." ”

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(To be continued.) )