Chapter 62: Impeachment

Qi Chongwu was stunned for a moment, and immediately said with a smile on his face: "Holy Lord, why are you here?" Weichen had just come back from listening to the scriptures in the Dizang Temple, passing by here, the meditation room where I lived was next door to Lord Xie. I didn't know that the holy car was here, and Weichen was late to welcome it, hoping that the saint would atone for his sins. ”

Qian Hongzuo looked at him suspiciously, and Shaoqing said: "You go back to the room, Xie Aiqing is a little uncomfortable, and the lonely king came to visit him." ”

Qi Chongwu hurriedly said that he was going away.

Qian Hongzuo waved his hand to call Wu Dezhang in and asked, "When did you find him?" ”

Wu Dezhang said: "I was originally guarding in front of Lord Xie's door, but I suddenly remembered that there was no one guarding the window. Hurry over and see Lord Qi. ”

Qian Hongzuo asked Xie Xiangcun: "Was what we said just now overheard by him?" ”

Xie Xiangcun said: "He does live in the meditation room next door to me, with Wei Chen's ear, if he had been close to this window just now and eavesdropping, Wei Chen would have already found out." Our voices were low, and he probably didn't hear anything. ”

Qian Hongzuo paced back and forth, still not at ease, seeing that Xie Xiangcun was sick, Qian Hongzuo felt that his ear power was probably not as sharp as usual. After thinking for a while, Qian Hongzuo said to Wu Dezhang: "You go to Ran Qiang, the commander of the forbidden army, and pass on the oracle of the lonely king to him, and after the law is completed, send a powerful guard of the forbidden army to protect Qi Chongwu closely." It's called protection, but it's actually surveillance, and if you find something wrong, you will immediately return to the lonely king. In the future, this person will always be under the supervision of the forbidden army. ”

Wu Dezhang immediately bowed down and said yes.

Qi Chongwu has always been loyal to Dai Yun and aided in the abuse, and he is a distant relative of Dai Yun, Qian Hongzuo has long been extremely disgusted with him, and he was dismissed from the position of director of the Criminal Department, and he did not understand his hatred. Let the forbidden army send someone to monitor him, and there is a meaning of punishment in the next step.

Returning to the palace from Huguo Temple, Qian Hongzuo told the Empress Dowager Xu of the results of his discussion with Xie Xiangcun, and the Empress Dowager Xu listened: "Xie Xiangcun really lives up to the expectations of the mourning family, and he has the style of a general." If you should advance, you will advance, and if you should retreat, you can adapt to the situation. Let the Holy One arrange according to his plan. But don't let Li Jishen hand over the crime and evidence to Qi Chongwu before making a move, but do it immediately to prevent changes in the middle. and asked Li Jishen to secretly copy the list of bribe-bearers, present it to the mourning family, and keep it secret. Since these people take money and bribe, they will inevitably find crooked ways to earn them back, and in the future, the mourning family will send Leopard Army soldiers to focus on monitoring these people. If they dare to come nonsense again, it is not too late to slowly eradicate them after the incident subsides. ”

Qian Hongzuo immediately agreed.

Empress Dowager Xu further explained: "The handling of this matter is also an excellent opportunity to investigate Li Jishen's conduct in the world. If Li Jishen is greedy for merit, let him be in charge of the criminal department in the future, and sooner or later he will become a cool official. The mourning family wants to see if he can take care of the overall situation, rather than his own false name. Those who can take on heavy responsibilities should put state affairs first and holiness first, otherwise they should be used sparingly. ”

The ritual of killing the Dai family for the sake of the departed soul ended in the early morning of the eighth day of their killing. That day happened to be the day of the court, and Qian Hongzuo sent someone to inform Xie Xiangcun and Qi Chongwu that the queen mother wanted to reward and kill Dai Yun and his party meritorious personnel. Q: Xie Xiangcun's body, can it support it? If not, the Queen Mother intends to postpone the reward. It is very obvious that Empress Dowager Xu thinks that Xie Xiang has the first credit, so there is such an arrangement. Xie Xiangcun said that his body was fine, and he was able to attend tomorrow's court meeting on time.

The splendid palace of diligence is more solemn than in the past. Under the jade steps, the Taishi chair specially set up for Dai Yun has been removed, and the civil and military courtiers stand neatly.

It was not the Empress Dowager Xu who presided over the government, and after the ministers gave the courtesy, it was Qian Hongzuo who exempted them from courtesy, and the Empress Dowager Xu just sat next to Qian Hongzuo.

Qian Hongzuo asked: "Everyone, Aiqing, do you have a book?" ”

Qian Hongzuo's question was addressed to Li Jishen, and according to the pre-planned plan, Li Jishen should have played the results of the trial of Dai Yun's conspiracy against the case, and then Qian Hongzuo would reward and punish the heroes of Dai Yun's party.

Li Jishen was about to step out of class, and Qi Chongwu suddenly took the lead and said loudly: "The minister has a book. ”

Qian Hongzuo looked at Qi Chongwu, although he was a little surprised, he still said according to the usual practice: "Lord Qi, please speak." ”

Qi Chongwu said: "The minister wants to impeach 'Fengzhi Qin sent Xie Xiangcun' and kill innocents indiscriminately!" ”

This sentence was like a thunderbolt, resounding in the court. Xie Xiangcun had just beheaded Dai Yun, and no one expected that Qi Chongwu would dare to cry out for Dai Yun. In the past, no matter how loyal to Dai Yun was, seeing that the Dai family was gone, no one dared to speak publicly for the Dai family, for fear that it would be too late for Empress Dowager Xu and Qian Hongzuo to retaliate against them, and the ministers did not know what kind of bear heart and leopard gall Qi Chongwu had eaten.

If Qian Hongzuo only suspected that the conversation between himself and Xie Xiangcun in Huguo Temple that day was overheard by Qi Chongwu, it has now been confirmed.

Qian Hongzuo suppressed his anger and said: "Lord Qi, you are also a supervisor to kill Dai Yun, you should know that the Queen Mother personally ordered you to be beheaded together with the Chief Manager of Shang and Xie Aiqing, how did it become an indiscriminate killing of innocents?" ”

Qi Chongwu said: "Dai Yun is an important minister of our country, and the evidence of the crime has not yet been ascertained, how can there be a reason to kill first and then investigate?" ”

Qian Hongzuo said: "The evidence of the crime has already been ascertained by the Inner Court Criminal Prison, but your criminal department has been derelict in its duties and has not been investigated." Qian Hongzuo took out a letter and said: "This is Dai Yun's son Dai Feng's letter of alliance to help the Tang State when he rebelled." It was written by him himself, and it not only bears his name badge, but also the seal of the border army. Before the Dai family was beheaded, this evidence was already in the hands of the lonely king. After that, he handed the letter to the attendant beside him, and said, "You show it to Qi Chongwu and all the adults to browse." ”

The chamberlain first held Dai Feng's handwritten letter and showed it to Qi Chongwu, and then held it one by one and showed it to some ministers with relatively high positions in the front row.

Qian Hongzuo waited for a while, and saw that many ministers had already inspected it, and said: "Not only that, Dai Yun rebelled and embezzled the accounts of the treasury, and Lord Li Jishen has also found it, and other ironclad evidence has been verified. Dai Yun is innocent! Qi Chongwu, you actually slandered the Lone King for killing innocents indiscriminately! You deceived the king in public, and complained about the anti-thief, obviously the same party of the anti-thief, the crime is unforgivable, and the ...... is coming" Qian Hongzuo has a murderous intention, and is ready to kill Qi Chongwu as a staff to set an example.

Qi Chongwu shouted: "Wechen was wronged, Wechen did not say 'the saint killed innocents indiscriminately', but impeached Xie Xiangcun for improper execution and violation of national law." ”

Qian Hongzuo said coldly: "Xie Aiqing made the first contribution to the destruction of the Dai family, and he was ordered to be beheaded, which is really to protect the family and the country." Your slander of the minister of the lonely king is equivalent to slandering the lonely king. Come on, drag this guy down, and kill him with a cane! ”

All the ministers were shocked, the lord of Wu Yue has always been benevolent, since the founding of the country, he has never been a minister with a cane, and even in the court, the matter of scolding the minister with a cane has not happened. Today is the first of its kind, and at first glance, it is to make an example of a hundred.