Ning Xiaochuan, who was far away in the Northern Barbarians, would never have thought that he had only been away from Yindu for more than two months, and a major event had happened in Yindu, and Prime Minister Wen Zhe was impeached on the grounds that he was using power for personal gain and dominating the dynasty.

In the early morning of this day, a Huangmen squire named Yan Chuliang wantonly impeached Prime Minister Wen Zhe, listing a basket of charges, and the six Shangshu next to him were dumbfounded, although they knew that Wen Zhe was going to fall, but no one thought that this day would come so quickly.

In the face of Yan Chuliang's impeachment, Wen Zhe put his hands behind his back, his expression did not change, and he was not shocked, and the young scholar seemed to think that he had won, and said it even more unscrupulously, saying that Wen Zhe was a treacherous villain who was useless and only knew how to seek personal gain.

If there are still traces of the previous impeachment, then Yan Chuliang's next words are made out of nothing.

Who is Wen Zhe, how could you, a little Huangmen squire, know that the successor who can be named by Guan Zhongxian will be the kind of villain who misleads the country, if there is no Wen Zhe to correct the dynasty with iron-blooded means, how can Gao Yuan sit firmly on the throne now.

"Bang."

Meng Yan, the secretary of the ministry who had been beside him, couldn't listen to it anymore, and directly pointed to the nose of the Huangmen squire and said, "Vertical child, how dare you spew blood, the prime minister is an official of the imperial court, there is no evidence, how can you and the others be so humiliated." ”

As the minister of the new policy, Ning Feng also frowned, he still knew Yan Chuliang's character, as soon as Yan Chuliang opened his mouth, Ning Feng knew that what this person said today was definitely not for the sake of the world and the people as he said, it was completely for himself, trying in vain to use the method of trampling on Prime Minister Wen Zhe to gain a certain reputation.

Even if the impeachment fails, his name will be known to the world.

"Meng Shangshu, as the so-called don't do bad things, don't be afraid of ghosts knocking on the door, dare to ask Prime Minister Wen if he dares to swear in front of the Manchu Dynasty civil and military that he has never done these things, if the prime minister makes this poisonous oath, then even if his subordinates are beheaded and executed, there is no difference." Yan Chuliang shouted unashamedly.

This voice went down, and the court also exploded.

Let Cheng swear in front of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military affairs? What kind of joke is this, not to mention the problem of this poisonous oath itself, if Wen Zhe made this oath today, it will be really disgraced and the majesty is not there.

The dignified prime minister was actually forced by a small Huangmen squire to swear in the Taihe Palace, if this is spread out, Wen Zhe, the prime minister, will be the end, even if Gao Yuan lets him continue to stay in Yindu, he himself will have no face to stay.

This kind of behavior is like a ruffian pestering a rich young master with a lot of money, and asking the rich young master to shine his shoes, whether the rich young master agrees or not, it doesn't matter to the ruffian.

But for that young master, if you agree, it will be a loss of face, and if you don't agree, people will say that your rich young master actually wants to shine the shoes of a ruffian, even if he refuses, what does people care about, but this gimmick.

Meng Yanqi's old face turned red, and he shouted, "Zhuzi, why did you let the dignified prime minister swear here, in my Dafeng, to prove whether a person is innocent, when did you have the rule of swearing." ”

Ning Feng, who had been silent, looked up at Wen Zhe silently, only to see Wen Zhe, who had not spoken, took two steps to the side, just walking to the center of the Taihe Palace, at this time, Gao Yuan also looked at Wen Zhe with some curiosity, and was depressed, could it be that this Wen Zhe really had to swear it.

After Wen Zhe came out, the entire court was silent in an instant, and everyone's eyes were focused on this prime minister.

Wen Zhe took a deep breath, bowed his hand, looked at Gao Yuan with a calm expression, and said a sentence that shocked the court, "Your Majesty, the old minister begs for bones." ”

"What? Prime Minister ......" Gao Yuan was taken aback when he heard this, stood up directly from the dragon chair, looked at Wen Zhe with an incredible face, and said after being stunned for a long time, "Prime Minister, what are you ......?"

Wen Zhe showed a long-lost smile, slowly took off the official hat on his head, looked at the red silk brocade octagonal hat with a reluctant expression, and finally put it on the ground.

There was already a little silver thread on the head of the prime minister who had just passed the age of confusion, and I saw Wen Zhe arch his hand and said: "Your Majesty, the old minister is only shallow in learning, and it is all up to the old prime minister and the cultivation of the first emperor to achieve the position of prime minister."

Now that I am full of talents, how can the old minister occupy the position of prime minister with a shy old face, and those who can live in this position, and those who have both ability and political integrity live in it, and the old minister is ashamed of this position, and please understand Your Majesty. ”

"Prime Minister Wen Cheng ......" All the officials present were stunned, but Yan Chuliang, who had just been impeaching Wen Zhe, stood in the center of the Taihe Hall like a clown jumping off the beam, at a loss.

"Please think twice...... Prime Minister," Gao Yuan said with a deep brow.

Wen Zhe breathed a long sigh of relief and said slowly, "The old minister has no merit or achievement, and I hope that Your Majesty will agree to the old minister to resign and return to his hometown to retire and retire for the rest of his life." ”

Gao Yuan looked at Wen Zhe, and sighed inexplicably in his heart, if Wen Zhe left again, there would not be many old ministers in the entire court, although the replacement of the old and the new is the law of heaven and earth, but when this day really came, there was still some emotion and helplessness.

"Since the prime minister has already thought about it, then I will no longer keep you ......"

Gao Yuan's right fist was clenched, and he said with red eyes, "Come here, reward Prime Minister Wen Zhe with 10,000 taels of silver, 1,000 taels of gold, 500 horses of brocade, add the title of Changlin Hou, eat 1,000 households, and send the Imperial Forest Army to escort him back to his hometown." ”

"Old Chen, thank you, Lord Longen." Wen Zhe's eyes were red, and he knelt on the ground to thank him.

"Hey......" Gao Yuan turned his back and sighed helplessly.

Wen Zhe got up, wiped his tears, the whole person was like a long pine in winter, standing proudly in the court, with his hands behind his back, walking towards the outside of the Taihe Palace.

He is like the pine that stands on the desolate earth, standing vigorously in the snow in winter, and standing in the wilderness in summer; Beneath his upright posture is his unyielding arrogance.

Seeing Wen Zhe walking straight away, Yan Chuliang unconsciously stepped aside, compared to Wen Zhe, Yan Chuliang looked extremely ridiculous, if Wen Zhe was Jinsong, then he was not even as good as the dogtail grass on the ground.

Wen Zhe, who left the Taihe Palace, felt the summer sunshine and felt that he was in a good mood, and he finally got rid of the burden of his body, and he could complete the regret that he had always seemed to have completed but had no chance to complete.

"Hahaha, clouds, wind, gallop, suction, Yiran, comfortable, comfortable, self-sufficient......" The old prime minister Wen Zhe's happy chanting voice came from outside the Taihe Palace.

And from beginning to end, Wen Zhe didn't look at Yan Chuliang with his eyes, this Yan Chuliang still wanted to step on Wen Zhe to make a name for himself, these stealing chickens did not make rice, but instead achieved Wen Zhe's rapid retreat and successful retreat.

In August of the first year of Dafeng Yongxi, Prime Minister Wen Zhe resigned and returned to his hometown, shocking the government and the opposition.

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Three days later, Yin Du Wen Mansion.

There are not a few people in the house, and other officials have to hold a banquet when they resign and return to their hometowns, thanks to the officials of the Manchu Dynasty, there are almost no officials in popularity, and no matter how bad they are, they will have a family banquet at home and drink a little.

And a situation like Wen Zhe, who has left since he resigned, and no one has come to see him off is really rare in ancient and modern times, and Wen Zhe is also the first person.

The lady in the courtyard is dismissing the retainers, and Mrs. Wen's father is the famous Cui Yi Cui Prime Minister, who thought that he would be prosperous and rich for a lifetime, even if he is old and gone in the end, he is also a prime minister's wife, and there is no shame in saying it; But a few days after this sweet dream, I woke up.

The old lady looked at the bitter courtyard with red eyes, and comforted the subordinates of the family, when the last family member left, she and Wen Zhe were left in the whole courtyard.

Wen Zhe sat alone on the chair in the living room, silently looking at the four big words "meditation for the country" hanging in the middle hall, and remembered that this was the wedding gift given to him by his father-in-law Cui Chengxiang after he just married his wife.

Mrs. Wen wiped away her tears and came to the door of the living room, stopped her tears and said, "The Imperial Forest Army will arrive soon, we should go, if you are reluctant, take this word with you." ”

Wen Zhe breathed a long sigh of relief, "Don't bring it, since you want to give it up, give it up." ”

He got up and straightened his clothes, looked at his wife, and smiled lightly, "Follow me to make you wronged, for twenty years, and in the end you ended up as a country girl." ”

The old lady's tears fell as soon as she brushed them, then wiped away her tears, and choked up, "Don't say so much, twenty years have passed, as long as you don't blame me anymore, even if it's begging on the street, I'm willing." ”

Wen Zhe looked at the woman whose face had wrinkles and took her into his arms, "Twenty years, I, Wen Zhe, used to be very angry and helpless, but now that everything is over, maybe this is my life, good and evil will be rewarded in the end, this is my Wen Zhe's retribution." ”

The woman who was taken into her arms shook her head while crying and said, "No, it's not your fault, it's all me, it's all me, it's all me, if I hadn't pestered my father to marry you, you wouldn't have abandoned Miss Liu, and you wouldn't have become the jade-faced Shangshu that everyone spurned, blame me, blame me, I ruined your ......"

Wen Zhe hugged the woman tightly, his eyes were red, "Don't say it, don't say it......"

The husband and wife hugged each other and cried, looking at the packed luggage in front of them, Wen Zhe said softly, "Madam, before leaving Yindu, I want to go and see her, is it okay?"

If I don't go this time, I may not have a chance in this life, I owe her a word of sorry, it's been twenty years, it's time to say it. ”

The woman nodded and sobbed, "I...... I want to go with you, after all, it's all because of me......"

Wen Zhe nodded, reaching out to wipe the tears from his wife's eyes, "She will forgive you......"

Twenty years have passed, and the talented and beautiful women on the banks of the Fu River have long been submerged in the river of history, leaving only an official who is about to resign and return to his hometown and be deposed, and an old tomb standing on the side of the Fu River.