Chapter 105: Shang Yang's Second Song
As soon as Wang Mang's words fell, Lan Qing's fate could be imagined.
Wang Yongji's face is ugly, he is the secretary of the Ministry of War, and Lan Qing is the right attendant of the Ministry of War, although he has a very stiff relationship with Lan Qing on weekdays, but on the surface, Lan Qing is his subordinate.
Although he was very reluctant in his heart, Wang Yongji knew that he should stand up, otherwise a leader who can't protect his subordinates, who will mess with you.
"Your Majesty, Lan Qing is the right attendant of the Ministry of War, now there is a war in the south of the court, and there is also a war on the grassland, the Ministry of War is the base camp for the mobilization of soldiers and horses in the world, and you can't act rashly at this time, please Your Majesty will spare him for the sake of Lan Qingzu's contribution to the court and his diligent work for many years. Wang Yongji stiffened his mouth and spoke.
Wang Mang looked at Wang Yongji, his eyes were small, Wang Yongji's scalp suddenly went numb, and he only felt that he had really done something stupid this time.
"Wang Yongji. Wang Mang said directly: "I ask you, what words are written on the plaque hanging in the lobby of the military headquarters?"
"Ahh Wang Yongji suddenly looked frightened, his entire back was wet with sweat, and he said with some horror: "Back to Your Majesty, you are loyal to the monarch and patriotic!"
Loyal to the monarch and patriotism, is the Ministry of War Yamen hanging high on a plaque, is the founding emperor of the Great Qin handwriting, is the so-called gun out of the power, the Great Qin to establish the country by force, this is very deeply touched, so for thousands of years, the Great Qin has been firmly grasping the military power in the hands of the royal family, and continue to carry out loyal patriotic education to the army.
But now Wang Yongji is talking about the war in the south and the war in the north, what does this mean? This is a naked threat to the emperor, where is there still a little loyalty and patriotism.
"Very good, loyal and patriotic. Wang Mang sneered and said, "Which king is your army loyal to, and which country is you loved?"
"Your Majesty, the Ministry of War is Your Majesty's Ministry of War, not our Ministry of War, of course it is Your Majesty who is loyal to it, and of course it is the Great Qin State that Your Majesty is in charge of. The king knelt down on the ground and shouted, "If the minister loses his word, the minister will be guilty of death." ”
"Hmph!" Wang Mang snorted coldly and said: "Last time, I asked the military department to go back to engage in ideological and political education, and I didn't do it when I took a bath and sweated and blushed. ”
"Your Majesty, the Ministry of War is trying to get it, but I haven't been able to spare time. Wang Yongji's face turned pale.
"Can't spare time?" Wang Mang sneered and said, "Do you have time to drink flower wine on the painting boat, but don't you have time to engage in democratic life?"
"Your Majesty...... The crime deserves death!" Wang Yongji was completely dumbfounded, and he didn't dare to say a word.
Wang Yongji now understands that on the bright side, the emperor sent Lan Qing, but in fact, the emperor sent himself, and the emperor expected that he would definitely stand out for Lan Qing, so he had already prepared black materials and waited for him here.
Wang Yongji did not introspect himself, during this period of time, he was also a little arrogant and inflated in the court, and he completely forgot that there was a saint tomorrow above his head.
The hundred officials also reacted at this time, how many of the people who could enter this place for a meeting were fools?
Looking at Wang Yongji's appearance, the hundred officials felt a little sad about the death of a rabbit and a fox.
For a moment, the atmosphere in the court hall was a little stiff.
Zhang Jian coughed, slowly stood up, and said slowly: "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that Lord Wang Yongji is indeed guilty, but Lord Wang is conscientious and dedicated to Great Qin, and His Majesty also knows, and the ministers think that for this matter, Lord Wang Yongji should be severely punished, and Lan Qing and other fatherless people should be punished!"
Wang Mang seems to have known that Zhang Jian would stand up and say peace, and it is not strange to see Zhang Jian stand up, in fact, at this time, only Zhang Jian, who has the faint power of the prime minister, can stand up and speak.
Wang Mang originally did not plan to send Wang Yongji, after all, as Wang Yongji said, there is a war in the south of the court, and there is also a war on the grassland, and the military department is the base camp for the imperial court to dispatch soldiers and horses.
It doesn't matter if you kill a Lan Qing, anyway, Lan Qing, the right attendant of the military department, is not popular in the military department, especially after the detailed rules of the law change are announced, many officials and generals of the military department and the army have seen a broad future, and the marquis is just around the corner, who would be stupid enough to fight against Lan Qing to change the law.
The world is crowded, all for profit, no one is stupid, there are benefits, there are benefits, and there are no benefits to stay away.
Killing Lan Qing shocked the government and the opposition, sounded the alarm for the ministers who hindered the change of the law, and it would not lead to a major change in the military department, Wang Mang's account book was very clear.
But if after killing Lan Qing, and then severely punish or even kill Wang Yongji, then there will be trouble, after all, everyone knows that Wang Yongji is the pillar of the imperial army, and he has a lot of prestige in the government and the opposition.
Moreover, the most important thing is that Wang Mang also needs Wang Yongji to continue to exert his residual heat to promote the victory of the war in the south and the stability of the war that is about to be brought about by the north.
Therefore, seeing Zhang Jian speak, Wang Mang looked at Zhang Jian with some dissatisfaction, and then snorted coldly, and said: "Proposed purpose, Lan Qingmu has no king, obstructing the advancement of the law change, removing all positions, interrogating by Dali Temple, guilty of committing adultery, all executed in accordance with the laws and regulations of Daqin, Wang Yongji, Qing is the secretary of the military department, teaching his subordinates has no way, and the relevant work is not promoted effectively, and he will be fined for one year and reduced to one product." ”
"Thank you, Your Majesty. Wang Yongji trembled and bowed his head to thank him, now he no longer dares to underestimate the emperor, relying on his military exploits to shout loudly in the court, he is really afraid of Wang Mang.
Originally, the courtiers thought that today's matter was over, after all, the money was all distributed, and the emperor was also powerful, so it was natural for the meeting to be dismissed.
But at this moment, Shang Yang stood up again, and when he saw Shang Yang take out another piece of music from his cuffs, the Manchu Dynasty civil and military were all frightened.
Shang Yang ignored the expressions of the courtiers, and said directly: "Your Majesty, the ministers have inspected the yamen in the capital according to the general rules of law change promulgated by Your Majesty, and now request Your Majesty to abolish Taichang Temple." ”
As soon as Shang Yang's voice fell, the entire court was suddenly dumbfounded, and everyone looked at Shang Yang like a fool.
Taichang Temple, and Dali Temple, Guanglu Temple, Taifu Temple, Honglu Temple belong to the same five temples, is one of the most important yamen of the imperial court, and the prefects of the five temples are all members of the imperial court.
Taichang Temple, responsible for the etiquette of the temple, according to the etiquette regulations of a thousand years ago, is the highest yamen in charge of the imperial court in charge of ritual music, but due to the emergence of the Ministry of Rites and the independence of the Tai Hospital, most of the functions of the Taichang Temple are no longer there, and there is no sense of existence in the court on weekdays, and only the annual sacrificial ceremony of the imperial court will appear.
It can be said that among the five temples of the imperial court, Taichang Temple is the most relaxed, the most fine, and the most nonexistent, but even if Taichang Temple is useless, it is also one of the five temples of the imperial court, and it is also a place where countless courtiers have stayed, especially the officials of the Ministry of Rites, many of whom have the resume of Taichang Temple, such as Zhao Xin, the current secretary of the Ministry of Rites, once served as the secretary of Taichang Temple.
But now such a yamen has been directly pulled out by the Shang Central Government to be abolished.
The eyes of the hundreds of officials in the court unconsciously fell on the face of Chu Feng, the current secretary of Taichang Temple.