Chapter 18 Wait for the Fall
"The minister asks for an order, kill the traitor Hu Changren!" Above the main hall, Han Li's voice exploded again like thunder.
The ministers were stunned and looked at each other, just half a month ago, they had just killed the three clans of Heshikai, and now Hu Changren is also going to follow in the footsteps of Heshikai? Some people reacted relatively quickly, and thoughtfully swept over the emperor on the throne, as well as Zhao Yanshen, Gao Rui, Tang Yong and other important ministers.
The impeachment of Hu Changren seems to be a sudden stroke, but in fact it has long been foreshadowed. Since the fall of Heshikai and his henchmen, Jinshang has once again purged the court in the name of eliminating the remaining party of Heshikai, and it is unknown how many Heshikai people are left inside.
However, in this process, Gao Rui and those brocade-clothed armor soldiers in front of the palace Yiluan Division held the principle of "I would rather kill a thousand by mistake than let go of one", and found out that the corrupt officials who behaved extremely inappropriately were arrested and imprisoned in the name of the party.
In fact, almost all of them are the henchmen of Gao Wei's uncle Hu Changren. However, most of the people in Lu Lingxuan's faction have been given "verbal care" by Gao Wei and temporarily protected, then, thinking of the confrontation between the present and the Queen Mother on the day above the court, it is naturally self-evident who His Majesty is targeting.
Hu Changren has had an extremely difficult time these days, and he is anxious all day long. Originally, since He Shikai was killed by the three clans, he felt very comfortable, and a big stone in front of him was completely swept away by the emperor's nephew, so wouldn't he be able to rise to the top?
He believed what Gao Wei said at the beginning of the statement of tracking down the Heshi Kaiyu Party, and there were many people in the queue behind him who were originally ready to take refuge in Heshikai, so if they were caught, they would be arrested, and Uncle Hu Guo was not uncommon to be a little bit of grass on the wall.
But then the handwriting and movements of King Zhao and the Jinyi armor became bigger and bigger, not only some wall grass, but even Hu Changren's henchmen were dragged down, Hu Changren ran to find Zhao Junwang Theory violently, but was spit on by Gao Rui.
At this time, Hu Changren began to feel that something was wrong, and went into the palace overnight to find Gao Wei to cry, but he was tactfully told by Gao Wei's personal attendant that "the emperor is accidentally cold, and it is inconvenient to see Uncle Guo", Hu Changren is not stupid, and the emperor clearly does not want to see him. I want to take the route of the queen mother's sister, but the first one to stand up and impeach the monk that day was herself, and the sister may hate him.
At this moment, Hu Changren realized that what was in front of him was a situation where there was no way to enter the heavens and no way to enter the earth? So Hu Changren began to panic, and he shrank at home and didn't dare to come out, but for a few days, the cleaning was almost cleaned, but no one came to arrest him, Hu Changren gradually felt relieved, and felt that he was thinking too much, after all, he was the emperor's uncle......
Who knew that as soon as he went to court today, he was impeached, and he also demanded that he be killed......
If it were to be replaced before, Uncle Hu Guo would only think that this person was crazy. But now is different from the past, he has to admit that he can no longer feel the pulse of this emperor's nephew, thinking about Gao Yang, Gao Zhan's moodiness and ruthlessness, his legs are weak, who knows if this nephew is the same virtue as his father? The madman of the old Gao family is a murderer who kills people!
So when Hu Changren heard this, he was so frightened that his legs immediately weakened, knelt down and cried: "Your Majesty, the minister is wronged!" ”
Gao Rui's cheeks twitched, and he turned his head silently. If Gao Rui looks down on anyone the most, it is definitely Hu Changren.
Although it is said that Hu Changren's degree of traitor is not as high as that of He Shikai and Lu Lingxuan, the traitors are also graded. He Shikai is a traitor, but He Shikai is so talented, and he has occupied the position of Shangshu's left servant for so many years, but there has been no trouble; Lu Lingxuan also has a full belly of the city government, and all the palaces are in good order. Or do you say that those who can become traitors are actually people with a lot of ability?
But this uncle is not, he can climb so high step by step, thanks to a good family background and a sister who became a queen. He has no big skills, even small skills, and he is completely a scoundrel on weekdays, even Gao Wei's milk brother and Lu Lingxuan's son Luo Tipo look down on him, let alone the monk.
A courtier can be looked down upon by the traitors of the Manchu Dynasty and still live a good life, Hu Changren is definitely the first person.
But this time there will be no queen mother's sister to protect him, the emperor's nephew's thigh must be hugged!
"Your Majesty......" Hu Changren crawled on the ground with a handful of snot and tears, looked at Gao Wei with a pair of tearful eyes, and beat his chest with a very painful hand, there was really a bit of pity for me.
"The minister is really innocent, the minister is deeply favored by the emperor, how can he do such a corrupt and perverted law to sell the official man, is the minister still a human being?! Your Majesty, please be wise!! ……”
Without waiting for Gao Wei to react, kowtowing like pounding garlic, the crisp sound of impact echoed in the hall, banging.
Gao Wei's teeth were sore, and he almost said, "Are you a human being now, isn't it clear at a glance?" He confessed that he was disgusted by his cheap uncle.
Hu Changren really gave up in order to save his life, and took out the virtue of being a scoundrel back then, which has the meaning of "I will be stalked, so disgusting that you forgive me".
Gao Rui couldn't stand it anymore, and shouted at Hu Changren: "Uncle Guo! Watch your decency! ......, as the respect of the uncle of the country, how can he show the style of a street hooligan? It's really ...... It's really ......" Gao Rui held back for a long time before he could hold back a few words that were appropriately said in the court,
"Hey, uh-huh...... it's insulting and damaging to the country! If you get out like this, where will the face of the court be? Where is the face of His Majesty? ”
However, this still couldn't impress Hu Changren, who was crying, his mouth was full of "wronged", and when the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty were all looking sideways, Han Li shouted: "Uncle Guo is quiet!" The court is not used to splash and roll around for you, pay attention to proportion! With empty words, why do you say that you are wronged? ”
Hu Changren asked rhetorically: "Then what evidence do you have to prove that I was not wronged?" ”
There was silence for a while, Han Li smiled slightly, and said, "Unfortunately, Xia Guan really has a ......" Hu Changren was dumbfounded.
Han Li took out a thick book of music from his sleeve and said loudly, "Your Majesty, here is evidence for the impeachment of Uncle Hu Changren's many crimes of ignoring the laws of the country!" ”
Gao Wei's eyes swept over the stunned Hu Changren, and when he raised his hand, he only spit out one word: "Read!" ”
Han Li calmly unfolded this recital and began to read it from the beginning: "At the beginning of the first year of the Heavenly Reign, there was a great drought in Hedong, and the imperial court allocated 2 million guan, of which 1.3 million guan was embezzled by Hu Changren and officials from all over the country...... At the end of the fifth year of Heqing, Hu Changren connived at the domestic slaves to rob the people's daughters, and the people's daughters Zhang were humiliated and committed suicide by hanging the beam...... In the summer of the fourth year of Heqing, Hu Changren rode on the royal road and trampled on many people, resulting in eleven injuries...... In the fifth year of Heqing, Hu Changren accepted 200,000 yuan from officials surnamed Li in Jinyang to seize the imperial position......"
Hu Changren was half-kneeling at first, but as Han Li announced more and more crimes, Hu Changren's waist pressed down more and more, and in the end, he actually lay directly on the ground. His hands and legs were shivering, and his head was dripping with cold sweat.
Han Li finished reading and arranged, leaving only Hu Changren alone exposed to everyone's gaze. Hu Changren's buttocks were pouting high, and he couldn't wait for a hole to suddenly appear on the ground and bury his head in it, he didn't dare to look up at Gao Wei's face now......
Gao Wei asked, "Uncle, listen, these things are ......, but you did it?" ”
He did not call Hu Changren Qing, but called his uncle, which gave Hu Changren a little courage.
Unexpectedly, he just raised his head and wanted to shout a grievance, but he was frightened by Gao Wei's cold eyes and shrank his head.
I had to tremble and say: "...... minister, the minister did receive some silver for emergency relief." However, Kechen really didn't do anything rebellious, and the minister just received some silver! ……”
Gao Wei said in a deep voice: "Aren't you a big rebel like this?!" Selling Official's Mantle...... Withholding disaster relief money and food?! How dare you do it?! Emergency...... Which one is in a hurry to save you?! The court is short, do you eat or do you wear it?! I have so many ministers and officials in my dignified family, can't I afford to support you?! Yes?! ”
Hu Changren was frightened and lay on the ground, and when he was full of panic, he only heard Gao Wei order: "Suppress him and wait for him to fall!" ”