The next day, at noon, Ciqing Palace.

At the Great Dynasty Meeting held at Fengtianmen earlier, Yang Chengzu was really attacked fiercely as expected. He first gave the decree to the Golden Palace, and then the people of the Metropolitan Procuratorate began to attack him. The attackers were all some low-ranking imperial historians, as well as the two departments of households and soldiers, which were commonly used by the bigwigs to explore the way and launch a tentative attack.

The officials can hear about it, and the impeachment does not necessarily have to be very strong, in short, there is probably some rumors, and they can launch an attack. Because they had more detailed and perfect evidence in their hands this time, and the attack was also fierce, the investigation of Ningbo's responsibility for tribute from the beginning was obviously targeted.

Including Yang Chengzu hid the golden statue of the god of the sea himself, made a bronze statue and put it there to steal the dragon and turn the phoenix, and then deliberately targeted the Ouchi family, these things are all true, but because the incident in Ningbo happened relatively early and was looted, the evidence is not sufficient. However, at the Battle of Tuen Mun later, they could take out things in their hands, from the beginning of suppressing the wolf soldiers to the entanglement with Cen Lian later, almost all of them were the truth.

On the side of the household department, some people also took out detailed military salary expenditures, proving that the salt merchants subsidized 600,000 yuan, as well as the income from the sale of thieves and dirt in Ningbo, the figure exceeded one million, and the actual expenditure of the army was definitely not so much, and the income gap here was more than one million, such a large number was enough to fight another war, no matter who it was, it was necessary to make an explanation.

Yang Tinghe and the others did not speak, they were still there to wait and see what happened, since Gu Dingchen brought the news, smart people should choose to admit their guilt and quit, if they don't know the current affairs, Yang Tinghe will not mind chasing after him. Different from the previous situation, they really grabbed the real ammunition in their hands this time, and the Son of Heaven had to deal with Yang Chengzu even from the perspective of maintaining face. Otherwise, if others follow suit, then there will be no way to talk about the fundamental rules that maintain the normal operation of the imperial court.

However, Yang Chengzu never expressed any concessions, nor did he deny the evidence, of course, he would not admit the Golden Buddha and other things. He didn't answer any other questions, neither refuted them, but also argued in the Golden Palace, as if he was gagged, and let them go.

After these spokesmen spoke, seeing that the Son of Heaven neither expressed his anger nor expressed his anger, another speaker began to join in. They may not be the same people, and they don't have new goods on their hands, but it's always good to follow the trend and fight the water dogs.

According to experience, when this kind of favored minister is attacked, the Son of Heaven will generally stand up and speak as soon as possible, and if he does not speak, it is likely to express an attitude: I want to see if he is loyal or traitorous, you continue.

As a result, everyone became more and more fearless, and then, middle-level officials from the yamen, such as the six ministries and five temples, came out and took out something more deadly and started a real attack.

Checking the accounts, this can be regarded as the killer feature of the Yang faction this time, and the accounts of the troops are relatively chaotic, and they can rarely be checked. A group of Qiu Ba, the ability to write and ink is very ordinary, and there is no fixed number of military supplies, even if they are real Qing officials, they often can't tell the accounts. What's more, Yang Chengzu made a windfall, and when he checked the accounts, he could almost find out the first moth in the country

From Yang Tinghe's point of view, so many things were photographed, even Jiang Bin in the Wuzong era had to be scolded by the emperor or beaten on the board. The new monarch pays more attention to rules than Wuzong, and the imperial court also needs to establish order in the true sense, so the strength to maintain this favored minister will not be as great as that of the previous dynasty.

He didn't expect to really kill people in one round, but these piles of evidence can always make the Son of Heaven understand a truth, your cronies are actually a villain, and they are not worth reusing. The best outcome is to be dismissed, or to keep an honor, and then go home to live with a crown. However, Jiajing's final disposition was: after inspecting the new army, he ordered a detailed investigation by the department, and Yang Chengzu closed the door to wait for the investigation after the new army exercise. The household department appoints a special person to write off the military salary expenditure, and after a detailed investigation, it will be disposed of again.

This kind of disposition is a bit confusing, although this kind of investigation may be the prelude to a complete downfall, a survey will find more problems, and finally go from dismissal to exile or beheading, but it is also possible to exalt and fall lightly, and finally tell everyone that nothing is wrong with this person.

Yang Chengzu kowtowed and thanked him for going down to the palace, and then he was stopped by Zhang Zuo, saying that he had made an order to give a banquet in Ciqing Palace, and then led him here.

The current Ciqing Palace is a situation where the two palaces live together, and the two virgins of the Jiang family and the Zhang family live here, which is very similar to the situation of the queen mother of the east and west palaces of the Qing Dynasty in another time and space.

The two queen mothers don't have so much authority, and they don't have such a serious conflict with each other, but if you want them to be like sisters, it's impossible to move around with each other. In fact, there are countless undercurrents around the etiquette of getting along on both sides, who should salute whom, and the skirmishes under the table.

Fortunately, on today's occasion, Empress Dowager Zhang will not be stupid enough to really come over and step on the field, and Yang Chengzu will be so happy to eat and drink heartlessly. The meat roll called Panlong Cai, I ate half of it by myself, like a wind and clouds, and ate more than one-third of the imperial banquet. Jiang Shi watched him eat, first laughing, and then a little unpleasant

"Chengzu, the way you eat is still like that. When he was a young man, he was similar to you, but now he can only eat a few bites, and then someone will remind him not to be greedy, and he will say that he can't do more than three. It's not as casual as you eat. ”

"Queen Mother, that's the slave below who doesn't do things well, and when I turn around, I'll kill a few of these talkative people, and the others will be honest. Banzai is the lord of the people, you can eat whatever you want, you can eat as much as you want, and when will it be someone else's turn to take care of it? This person, I just haven't learned any rules, and when I eat it, I'm unscrupulous, don't be surprised. ”

"Don't blame, don't blame, the mourning family is very happy to see you eating like this. I heard that other ministers, even if they are rewarded with a royal banquet, they only dare to eat one bite of a dish, and they dare not touch the rest, and in the end it is wasted. ”

Although her status has improved, her complexion is still a little worse than when she was in Anlu, and it seems that the water and soil in the north are not adapted, which is also affecting the health of the queen mother. When she saw Yang Chengzu finish eating, she beckoned him and called him to her side, looking at him with maternal love in her eyes

"Chengzu, long live is now the king of a country, he has to act like a king, and the state affairs are also heavy, and the mourning family can't let him accompany me, and the world is wasted. Although Yongshou occasionally enters the palace to talk to me, after all, there are still few times, and only Yongchun and you can say a few intimate words around the mourning family. When I was in Anlu, the mourning family said that I regarded you as a son in my heart, and now it is the same, if you don't bother me as an old woman, come here more often, and talk to my old woman, I will be content. You have been gone for two years, and the heart of the mourning family is also quite concerned, today I heard that it is a decree, how about it, no one embarrass you, right? If so, just say it, and the mourners will make decisions for you. ”