The crowd is full of emotions and surging voices.

There has not been such a grand occasion in the Great Qi court for many years.

The officials who impeached Lu Shen came from various yamen in the imperial court, and the scope of involvement was unprecedented, and even the recognized noble yamen such as the Hanlin Yuan and Guozijian had come forward, which shows that Lu Shen's arrest of officials yesterday had completely aroused public anger.

The charges they detained on Lu Shen were also varied, either attacking him for his arrogant and reckless behavior, or accusing him of abusing his power and wantonly causing trouble, and even fishing in troubled waters to accuse him of colluding with the prince and prince as a powerful martial artist, and suspected of being disobedient.

This kind of formation does not say that Lu Shen, a newcomer who has not been in the officialdom of the capital for a long time, is an old bureaucrat who has been crawling in the court for decades such as the Six Books of Shangshu, and will feel great pressure.

It can be said that it is the target of everyone.

Headed by the Shang Shuding Association of the Ministry of War, more than 20 courtiers stood upright in the center of the main hall, as if the Son of Heaven would not give up if he did not punish Lu Shen.

Normally, courtiers who are impeached need to defend themselves, and in serious cases, they have to be suspended from their posts and returned to the government for self-examination.

Everyone looked at Lu Shen who was standing in the second row of Wuxun, but before Lu Shen could open his mouth to defend himself, the Son of Heaven on the dragon chair spoke first.

"It's so lively."

The first sentence of the Son of Heaven made the faces of many important ministers change slightly.

More than 20 courtiers came forward to impeach, which is almost a major event that can shake the country's foundation, but in the eyes of the Son of Heaven, it is just the word "lively"?

Li Duan didn't feel that there was anything wrong with his words, he looked around the ministers indifferently, and said lightly: "I already know about the impeachment of the Marquis of Shanyang. Before discussing this matter, I would like to talk about the case of Hou Yu of Nan'an. ”

This is clearly a game that does not make sense.

If Li Duan accepted the impeachment of these courtiers, even if he stood on Lu Shen's side, he would fall into a situation where he could not argue.

The courtiers can't catch up with Lu Shen when it comes to leading troops to fight and shoot horses, but when it comes to quoting scriptures and classics, the Son of Heaven is not their opponent even if he has a mouth full of mouths.

After all, the imperial court is a place of reason, whether it is right or wrong.

However, Li Duan didn't give them a chance to display their talents at all, and directly moved on to another topic.

The soldier's Shang Shuding will move his lips, of course he knows the intentions of the Son of Heaven, but he has no reason to refute, after all, the Son of Heaven only wants to solve the problem of Hou Yu's case first, not ignore their impeachment.

Other ministers understand this, too.

Li Duan looked around the hall and said in a slow tone: "Lu Shen." ”

Lu Shen responded to the class: "The minister is here." ”

Li Duandao: "You are the Qin Cha who investigated the Hou Yu case, so I will introduce the details of this case to the Qing family." ”

"Obey."

Lu Shen bowed, turned his head to look at the courtiers who impeached him, and said unhurriedly: "With the information provided by Luo Jiujiu, the daughter of the head of the Yalong Department in Shazhou, the cooperation of the investigation masters of Dali Temple, the Criminal Department and the Warp Weaving Department, as well as the overnight interrogation of the relevant people last night, the truth of Hou Yu's case has now been revealed. At the behest of His Majesty, I would like to explain the details to you. ”

It is difficult to describe in words the mood of more than twenty courtiers.

This young prince, who was pointed out by Qianfu, should have defended himself with fear at this moment, and should have taken the initiative to resign if he had a little look, but Lu Shen not only did not do this, but preached calmly, and there was no panic on his face, as if those impeachments were meaningless to him.

Lu Shen continued: "In the third year of the establishment of the martial arts, Hou Yu was promoted to the captain of the Qingjiang Army of the Chengzhou Governor's Mansion. In July of that year, he bribed Chen Zhixun, who was then the marching Sima of the Chengzhou Governor's Mansion, to cross Yunling in the name of leading the army to inspect the border, and attacked a small village on the west side of Yunling by the Yalong Army, killing more than 200 people, cutting off the heads of these Shazhou people and lying about their military exploits, pretending that they were the native soldiers of Shazhou that he found during the inspection. Afterwards, Hou Yu was promoted to the commander of the Qingjiang Army with more than 200 heads. ”

In June of the fourth year of Jianwu, Hou Yu repeated his old tricks, and once again led his troops over Yunling to take the initiative to attack the two villages of the Huining Department of Shazhou, and obtained more than 600 heads of Shazhou people. This time, through Chen Zhixun's relationship, he colluded with Shi Wangping, then governor of Chengdu. The two men helped him polish the battle report and cover up the truth for him. This indiscriminate killing caused a counterattack by the Shazhou Seventh Division, that is, the Battle of Quxia in September of that year. In the battle report of the Chengdu Governor's Mansion, this battle was a cross-border attack by the native soldiers of Shazhou, and the Chengdu army was brave and resolute to repel the enemy. With the merits he made in the war, Hou Yu successfully became the deputy commander of the Qingjiang Army. ”

"From the fifth year of Jianwu to the eighth year of Jianwu, Hou Yu's ambitions became bigger and bigger. He ignored the appeasement policy formulated by the imperial court, regarded the people of Shazhou, who were originally peaceful, as a ladder to climb upward, and personally led troops or sent henchmen to attack and kill various departments in Shazhou countless times. When the native soldiers of Shazhou could not bear to fight back, he naturally reported to the imperial court that the other party had invaded the border, and then relied on repelling the native soldiers of Shazhou to gain military exploits. ”

"Hou Yu was born in the Hou family of Dehua, and he was already a member of the Gaomen family. Through his family connections, he built a solid network of relationships in Beijing, and sealed the mouths of these people with gold and silver treasures. For example, Chen Xincai, the current right attendant of the Ministry of War, was the military election Qing official Shi Lang who was in charge of the military merit assessment, and such as Yu Shouwen, the general secretary of the Privy Council, Wei Jixiang in the inspection and sealing division of the Ministry of Officials, and Qiao Wendian, the director of the Ministry of Industry and Estimation. These people colluded and deceived up and down to help Hou Yu cover up the truth of the matter. ”

"If it weren't for the outbreak of the Moyuan assassination case, and if it weren't for Luo Jiujiu, the daughter of the head of the Yalong tribe, who bluntly told him, His Majesty and the Manchu Dynasty would have been kept in the dark. Daqi is surrounded by enemies on all sides, Jingguo in the north is eyeing the tiger, and now it is possible for the army to invade our dynasty at any time, in this dangerous situation, Hou Yu and others for their own selfish interests, deceive the king, lie about the military situation, and use swords and soldiers, putting the safety of the country and the dynasty in danger! ”

The sonorous sound of the landing echoed in the main hall, and the courtiers who had been eager to impeach him died down in an instant.

He looked around at everyone, and finally looked at the Son of Heaven on the dragon chair, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, the Warp Weaving Department has already grasped the evidence of the collusion between Hou Yu and those officials, and the minister implores Your Majesty to severely punish these scum who ignore the laws and disciplines of the imperial court, put things in order, and clean up the discipline!" ”

The hall was silent.

Li Duan looked at him steadily, bowed slightly, and said, "You did a good job." ”

Lu Shen bowed his head and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty appreciates!" ”

Li Duan did not directly give a disposition of Hou Yu's case, he looked at the more than 20 courtiers who were still standing in the center of the main hall, and said slowly: "Actually, I know that the reason why you want to impeach Lu Shen is because he arrested more than ten officials in one go yesterday. You have never experienced this kind of thing, whether the rabbit dies and the fox is sad, or you are afraid of being affected, in short, you are desperate to drive Lu Shen out of the court. ”

"I can understand this feeling."

These words made Baiguan slightly surprised.

Without it, for the Son of Heaven, such a statement is too direct and not quite in line with the unspoken rules of the court.

Someone wanted to refute it, but Li Duan didn't give them this opportunity, and continued: "Now you should understand that Lu Shen just followed my instructions to find out this case clearly. Gao Huan. ”

The sudden summoning of the Son of Heaven made Gao Huan, the secretary of the Criminal Department, slightly stunned, and then went out of class to respond: "The minister is here." ”

Li Duan's eyes narrowed slightly, and he asked in a deep voice: "I asked you to send someone to assist Lu Shen in investigating the case, and I want to report the details to you after those people go back." I asked Ling, did Lu Shen come to Hu in the process of investigating the case? ”

In front of everyone's eyes, Gao Huan only felt a chill on his back, and replied honestly: "Back to Your Majesty, as far as the minister knows, the Marquis of Shanyang has nothing to do with it. ”

Li Duan bowed slightly, and said: "Qi Weili, Wu Zhisheng." ”

"The minister is here."

The two young ministers of Dali Temple responded in unison.

Li Duan asked: "Dali Temple also sent people to assist in the investigation of the case, I want to know if Lu Shen violated the law and discipline of the court in the process of investigating the case?" ”

The two glanced at each other, although Qi Weili was a hundred reluctant in his heart, he could only reply at this moment: "Back to Your Majesty, no." ”

"Good."

Li Duan took a deep breath, looked at the ministers, and said awe-inspiringly: "Now you have heard clearly?" Ding Shangshu of the Ministry of War impeached Lu Shen for abusing his power and wantonly slandering him? ”

Ding will be suffocated.

He didn't expect that he would be the first person targeted by the Son of Heaven, and his old face was slightly red and he didn't say a word.

Li Duan didn't chase after him, he slowly got up from the dragon chair, took a step forward, looked at Han Chang, another important minister, and said coldly: "You impeach Lu Shen for being arrogant and domineering, ignoring the laws and disciplines of the imperial court, and trampling on the regulations of the imperial court. Let me ask you, what did Lu Shen do that violated the law and discipline? As a royal historian, although you have the right to hear about it, you can't make something out of nothing. If you can't produce evidence, I will punish you for false accusation! ”

Han Chang was shocked, his face pale.

Such a strong statement by the Son of Heaven was unheard of and unseen, and he didn't know how to deal with it for a while.

Li Duan took another step forward, his eyes fell on Pei Fangyuan, the director of the Guozi Prison, and said sharply: "Your impeachment of Lu Shen for colluding with the prince and prince is ridiculous!" I'll tell you right now, what kind of person Lu Shen is. ”

"In the past two years, he has gone from a small lieutenant to the current marquis general, not because of my preference and casual support, but because he sacrificed his life and died again and again on the battlefield and fought for the country! If it was you who guarded the frontier for Daqi, it was you who stood up when Guangling City was in crisis, it was you who braved the risk to rush and kill in the Leize Plain, and it was you who led the troops to recover Heluo when the Manchu ministers were not trusted, I will also give you the title of Marquis and promote you to the general of the Beijing army! ”

Although the distance was relatively far, Pei Fangyuan could still feel a fierce killing intent rushing towards his face, almost causing him to stumble and fall.

Li Duan walked to the edge of the imperial steps, his cold eyes swept over the ministers of the palace, and said decisively: "I know that you have joined forces to impeach and set off storms in the court, just to use this kind of formation to force me to submit, so that I can drive Lu Shen out of this court. ”

"Indeed, there have been countless similar things in the history books that have given you such fantasies. After all, now that the frontier is stable and the border army is getting stronger and stronger, it seems that the enemy in the north does not need to be afraid. And in the capital, above this court, Hou Yu's case has also been thoroughly investigated, as if there is peace and tranquility at home and abroad. ”

"At this time, you will attack it in groups, as long as I take Lu Shen out to punish the crime, everything will be calmed down, and Daqi will return to a calm and stable state."

"In the eyes of many, this is a surefire deal, but I don't agree!"

"Lu Shen is a loyal minister of Daqi, and I will never do anything that is happy for relatives and enemies!"

Speaking of this, Li Duan paused slightly, and his tone suddenly changed: "If anyone wants to use this method to kill Zhongliang, I want your life!" ”

(End of chapter)