Daming Palace
When Emperor Chongping heard this, he stared at Dai Quan closely, and his originally solemn and livid face could not help but show waves of anticipation.
At this time, the report was sent using flying pigeons, so it was probably not bad news. Everyone in the hall also cast their cold or bright eyes at the paper in Dai Quan's hand.
Dai Quan bowed and handed it to Emperor Chongping, learning from past lessons. He didn't dare to dismantle it now. Instead, he explained: "This is sent by the Secret Intelligence Department of Jinyi Mansion. It was compiled from a carrier pigeon. The military will follow in detail." Report, it’s still on the way.”
The amount of information carried by homing pigeons is limited. Even if a homing pigeon is not used, even under the leadership of Jia Heng, a method similar to a code book is used, but it cannot be recorded in detail and can only be roughly explained.
Emperor Chongping took the paper, unfolded it, and read it briefly. This emperor was used to reading memorials and was good at extracting key information. He found important words at once. His face turned red with excitement, and he said excitedly: "Jingying The army annihilated three thousand bandits at Sishui Pass! Zi Yu deployed properly, Qu Guang and other generals fought bravely to kill the enemy, and the first battle was won!"
When Queen Song heard this, she said happily: "Your Majesty, did the Henan side win?"
"Victory in the first battle! It can be said that the thieves regarded our center as nothing, and still wanted to repeat their old tricks. They tried to occupy the dangerous pass in Guancheng by surprise to attack Luoyang. However, the three thousand cavalry already prepared by the Beijing camp were waiting for work. Under the ambush, the thieves were defeated. The damage is 70% to 80%." Emperor Chongping looked excited and read word for word again, his voice unable to contain his excitement.
Just when I talked about surprise, a thought flashed in my mind. If the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were really deceived by the false victory report, then now...
Well, fortunately there is no if!
"So fast?" Queen Song's voice was filled with a hint of mellowness because of the surprise, and her beautiful face was filled with joy.
Emperor Chongping said: "Soldiers are valuable and quick. It is also Ziyu who deployed well. He had already rushed to the rescue with light cavalry."
Yesterday, the report had just arrived in Luoyang to recover Zheng and Wei vassals for rice and grain supplies. It had only been a day before the news came.
Such vigorous and resolute action caused a certain degree of shock in the heart of the emperor.
Because this is more in line with human nature, which is eager for quick success and focuses on short-term benefits rather than long-term benefits.
Jia Heng had previously considered the emperor's anxious state of mind, so he did not wait for the military report to be issued later, but delivered it as soon as possible to give the emperor reassurance.
After hearing Emperor Chongping's explanation, everyone looked at each other with surprise on their faces, their eyebrows raised, and their mood became lighter.
Dai Quan secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Ever since the Henan Incident, His Majesty was so furious that he vomited blood and fainted, and the harem seemed to have gone from spring when flowers were blooming to winter when everything was chilling.
Emperor Chongping said, handed it to Empress Song, and said happily: "Zitong, take a look too."
After the reorganization of the Beijing camp, it is no longer what it used to be. As soon as they arrive in Henan, success is imminent, and it is not surprising that they have such combat power.
The official army of the Henan Dusi was defeated by thousands of soldiers and horses of the bandits, which even led to a disastrous defeat. However, as soon as the Beijing camp came out, it wiped out three thousand soldiers and horses of the bandits. Although there were various other reasons, it was enough to show that the Beijing camp had a strong army!
This was the reason why he felt so happy. He organized the army and achieved remarkable results!
Empress Song stretched out her slender and graceful hand and took the paper. Because she lowered her butterfly head slightly, the earrings on her small earlobes and the small string of hairpins and tassels swayed slightly, rubbing against a few curled strands of hair next to her ears. Her hair, under her curved eyebrows, her beautiful eyes fell on the paper as she read it. Her face, as white as snow and unpainted, was haggard and worried due to Emperor Chongping vomiting blood and fainting in the past two days. Gradually dissipated, the peach blossoms bloomed beautifully, and the flowers and trees piled up with snow. He chuckled and said, "Your Majesty, we really won the first battle."
With that said, he handed it to Concubine Duanrong on the side.
Concubine Duanrong also had a look of surprise on her clear and beautiful face. She took the piece of paper and looked at the words on it. After a while, she whispered softly: "The battle report said that the bandits led a total of four thousand people. Kaifeng, about three thousand have been annihilated now, and Kaifeng Mansion still has a thousand, well, there are several other thieves here?"
The smile on Emperor Chongping's face faded a little, and he said in a deep voice: "There are still fifty or sixty thousand people in Kaifeng, but most of them are ordinary people with little fighting power. There are only ten thousand real bandits. These originally belong to different bandit leaders. As soon as Ziyu's army arrives, they will immediately turn into bitter fans! Retaking Kaifeng Mansion can only happen in a matter of seconds."
The battle at Sishui Pass obviously gave the emperor a lot of confidence. At least the combat power of the Beijing camp had returned to the level of the Taizong period.
In fact, as long as the army of the feudal dynasty is carefully reorganized, it will have new combat power due to its background, at least it will not be able to fight bandits who lack organization and discipline.
However, Emperor Chongping still felt a little heavy when he thought of the 50,000 to 60,000 people who had rebelled.
Xiang made the people have a piece of food to eat, so they would not rebel. Moreover, how to deal with these people is also a problem. We still need to wait for Ziyu's memorial.
"Brother Imperial, didn't Jia Ziyu say before that he would set up a net to encircle and suppress the enemy? Will this move affect the previous arrangement?" Princess Jinyang frowned slightly, opened her red lips and asked softly.
Because Jia Heng and Princess Jinyang mentioned this matter before, the beauty immediately grasped the key.
Emperor Chongping said: "Ziyu also explained this matter in his memorial. He has made new arrangements to eliminate the bandits as much as possible to prevent them from causing trouble again."
"It's good since there are arrangements." Princess Jinyang nodded, then took the paper from Concubine Duanrong, lowered her head to read it, and then handed it to the little princess Li Yue beside her.
"Why is there no mention of cousin here?" Li Yue asked after reading through it.
The joy on Concubine Duanrong's face froze for a moment, and she said softly: "Xianning was still in Luoyang City yesterday and did not go to Sishui Pass."
Li Yue said "Oh" and handed the note to the eighth prince Chen Ze. The Eighth Prince Chen Ze also took the paper and looked at it carefully, looking very interested.
Empress Song turned to look at Emperor Chongping and said softly: "Your Majesty no longer has to worry about things in Henan."
Emperor Chongping rarely refuted this time and said: "The rice and grain for subsequent appeasement are also ready. The only thing left is to wait for Ziyu to regain the relevant prefectures and counties in Henan."
"I think it won't be long. With Ziyu's ability, the news of victory should be heard soon." Empress Song comforted Emperor Chongping, and she couldn't help but think of what the young man said that day. As he said, Henan Accidents can be dealt with calmly, but that day...
Concubine Duanrong advised: "Your Majesty, don't worry too much anymore." Emperor Chongping nodded and agreed.
At this time, Dai Quan bowed forward and reported: "Your Majesty, several cabinet ministers and Mr. Shi from the Military Aircraft Department are already waiting in Hanyuan Hall."
"I will go to the front hall first." Emperor Chongping stood up, his face returned to indifference.
Previously, it was necessary to deal with the censor who had caused trouble and secretly harbored treacherous intentions in the past few days, and punished the officials who spoke in the department. There were still voices of opposition from the government and the public. Now that these two military reports have come out, what else do they have to say?
Waiting for them to raise food and socks?
Henan suffered nine disasters in ten years, but no one dared to recover taxes and grain arrears from the Wei and Zheng vassals. Why? Worried about offending the two vassals!
Waiting for them to lead the troops to quell the chaos, and waiting for the bandits to attack Luoyang, they woke up as if from a dream, started making a fuss, and probably even reached the city of Chang'an.
Not only the Censor of Science and Technology, but also the Military Aircraft Department must take strict measures today.
As soon as Emperor Chongping walked towards the door, he paused, turned to look at Dai Quan, and ordered: "Send 30 kilograms of green tea that Siam paid tribute to each of the two Rongning mansions."
"My slave obeys the order." Dai Quan said with a smile on his face.
After saying that, Emperor Chongping turned to look at Empress Song, his eyes were gentle and he said: "Zitong, you can also help reward the Jia family with something."
Empress Song smiled brightly and said: "Ruan Si from the Shangyi Bureau made them and made a batch of fine jewelry using the pearls and emeralds that were paid tribute in the past year. I heard that there are many sisters in the Jia family, so I will choose some later. , as a reward for the young girls in their family to wear."
"Zitong, you can make the decision regarding the harem." Emperor Chongping, surrounded by Dai Quan and other internal eunuchs, went to the Hanyuan Palace to assist the military ministers.
After Emperor Chongping left, Empress Song ordered the female officials to put away the dishes, chopsticks, cups, and dishes. She looked at Concubine Duanrong, who was in a daze, and persuaded her: "Sister, don't worry too much. Zhi'er will not only have Ziyu to protect her during this trip. Here, along with Xia Houying and the guards of Jinyi Mansion, nothing will happen."
Li Yue said softly: "Auntie, Mr. Jia is a cautious person. He will never let my cousin go into battle like an ordinary soldier."
Compared with the eldest princess Jinyang, Concubine Duanrong likes Li Chanyue's quiet temperament and often calls Li Chanyue into the palace to talk with her recently.
Concubine Duanrong's bright eyes under Chunshan's dark eyebrows were filled with worry. She sighed softly and said: "Sister, I'm not worried about Zhi'er anymore. It's the fourth brother. There is no news about him now. Their family I don’t know what’s going on.”
When the fourth brother Song Xuan was mentioned, the original cheerful look on Queen Song's fair-skinned face was replaced by a sad look, and she said softly: "The fourth brother has his own destiny, so I don't think there will be any serious problems."
The eldest princess of Jinyang said softly: "Didn't Jia Ziyu say before that he had sent Jinyi Mansion to protect him? There should be news coming in the past two days. However, I think there should be nothing wrong, and the emperor's sister-in-law and Concubine Rong should not be too worried. Worried.”
Li Chengyue also said with relief: "Auntie, since Mr. Jia has been prepared early, nothing will happen to him. Remember, he sent people to Kaifeng Mansion many days ago."
The eldest princess of Jinyang glanced at her daughter and stared at her. How come Handmaid Yue never leaves Mr. Jia now?
No, it's just a couple of sentences.
Li Chanyue said softly: "Mom, Mr. Jia's eldest sister said last time that she wanted me to be a guest at her house when I have time. I want to come and sit down in the next two days?"
Princess Jinyang: "???"
Sister Yuanchun is just Sister Yuanchun, how can she never leave him?
"There are more girls in their family. It would be nice for you to come and be a guest. It will be more lively." Princess Jinyang said softly.
Let her daughter go over and follow their sisters to explore the wind first. One day, she can go over again and it will be a matter of course.
Thinking of that person, the eldest princess of Jinyang raised her head and looked into the distance, feeling longing for him in her heart.
He left in a hurry at the beginning, without even saying goodbye, and could only wait for him to come back before greeting him.
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Hanyuan Hall
At this moment, the cabinet ministers and all military personnel, as well as the left and right deputy censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, were all waiting for Emperor Chongping in the palace.
In the queue at the military aircraft station, Jin Shishi Guangzhu, the rear army commander, had an ugly face and bright eyes. Liu Fang, the former military governor, had a cold face and gloomy eyes.
Mu Sheng, the crown prince of Dongping County, had a dignified look in his eyes under his thick eyebrows. I don’t know what the emperor was discussing when he summoned them.
Yesterday, the first-class Bo Niu family was deprived of his title and the three clans were wiped out. For Liu Fang, Shi Guangzhu and others, they were inexplicably frightened.
In fact, for Emperor Chongping, apart from discussing the rectification of Kedaoqingliu today, the main issue was border affairs.
After Li Zan arrived in Peiping, the first thing he did was to increase pay. The second thing he did was to reduce and strengthen the original sergeants and re-recruit and train Yanzhao soldiers. The so-called elimination did not mean to ignore it, but to start it on the front line of Hebei. After arriving at the military camp, he asked the central government for grain seeds and agricultural tools and sent them a memorial.
"Your Majesty is here!"
Following the call from the outer prison, Emperor Chongping entered the palace.
"I have seen you, Your Majesty. Long live Your Majesty." The cabinet ministers, headed by Yang Guochang, and the military aircraft class, headed by the Minister of Military Aircraft Shi Jie, paid homage to each other.
Emperor Chongping sat on the royal chair, looked at the dozen or so military ministers kneeling below, and said: "Your Majesty's heights."
"My Lord, thank you, Your Majesty." All the ministers stood up and held their hands in thanksgiving.
Emperor Chongping said: "Just now, Jia Ziyu flew a pigeon to send a message, and the bandit leader Gao Yue attacked Sishui Pass. He planned to break Sishui Pass and attack Luoyang."
As soon as these words came out, the ministers below were in an uproar, secretly thinking that Sishui Pass had been lost, no wonder the emperor looked ugly.
Shi Jie, the left minister of the Ministry of War, looked solemn on his face, and the officials of the Ministry of War, such as Shi Shu, Hang Min and the two chief officers of the Ministry of War, also had frowning faces.
Yang Guochang's face was indifferent, but he could not tell whether he was happy or angry.
Han Huang frowned and had some doubts in his heart. Why was the Sishui Pass lost? Didn't Jia Ziyu send troops in advance?
Liu Fang was ecstatic at the moment, but her face did not reveal anything. Instead, she looked sad. Holding her arms in her arms, she said in a voice that sounded as loud as a bell: "Your Majesty, once the Sishui Pass is lost, the bandits will inevitably lead an army to attack." Luoyang, Your Majesty, I would like to lead a battalion of soldiers and horses from Beijing to rush to Henan to assist Jia Ziyu."
This was the only thing he could think of to make up for the mistakes he made in his criticism of Jia Heng that day. Under the system where military affairs in all provinces were determined by the Military Aircraft Department, if he left the Military Aircraft Department, he, a former military commander and his colleague, would be gone. How will you attach it?
The commander-in-chief of the rear army, Jinshi Shi Guangzhu, had a stern look on his face and went out to announce: "Your Majesty, I am also willing to go to Luoyang to kill the bandits."
Jin Xiaoyu cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I am also willing to go."
Shi Ding, the Marquis of Zhongjing, frowned, feeling that this was a bit unusual, so he put his raised foot down again.
Several people were waiting to go out, obviously hoping to use this opportunity to interfere with the military power of the Beijing camp.
At this moment, Emperor Chongping glanced at a few people and said in a deep voice: "When did I say that Sishui Pass fell into enemy hands?"
Liu Fang, Shi Guangzhu, Jin Xiaoyu: "..."
It's true, the emperor didn't seem to say he was lost just now. But why would they have the idea of losing Sishui Pass?
Shi Guangzhu condensed his eyes and glanced at Liu Fang. Yes, he had just been misled by the Liu brothers.
"It's raining according to the wind!" Emperor Chongping said with a cloudy look on his face and snorted coldly. This is his military aircraft department, with the military aircraft assistant minister who hears the secretaries and foresees aircraft maintenance.
It seems now that the Military Aircraft Department exists only because of Jia Ziyu. Without Jia Ziyu, the Military Aircraft Department would be no different from the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion where the corpse was sitting on a plain table.
If he hadn't used Jia Ziyu to organize the army a year ago, and now he would use the Beijing camp to suppress the bandits, it would undoubtedly make matters worse!
However, when we first let a few people enter the Military Aircraft Department, we originally wanted to "demolish the temple and move the Bodhisattva" to evacuate the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion. Now that the military power of the Beijing Camp is under his control, the Military Aircraft Department can also be slightly adjusted. .
The expressions of the three of them changed, and they had a bad feeling in their hearts.
Yang Guochang, Han Huang and others looked at Emperor Chongping in surprise. There was no fall, so what happened?
They all subconsciously threw away the holy precept of "Follow what others say and listen to the wind and it will rain". In fact, Emperor Chongping secretly pointed at the ceremony of King Wei's concubine ceremony, and all the civil and military officials followed suit.
Emperor Chongping's face was calm, and he turned to look at the silent cabinet ministers and said: "Ziyu arranged the cavalry in advance at Sishui Pass to wait for work. The enemy underestimated the enemy and rushed forward. The cavalry attacked, resulting in a huge defeat for the army and an almost complete annihilation. Three thousand enemies coming!"
As soon as these words came out, Hanyuan Hall suddenly fell into a brief silence.
Han Huang was the first to break the silence and said with emotion: "We won the first battle and wiped out three thousand enemy cavalry in one battle. The rest of the battle will be easier to fight."
Shi Jie looked excited and said loudly: "What Mr. Han Ge said is true. Although the bandits are huge, they actually only have a few thousand elite soldiers. It is these thousands of people who can attack the government and break the county. They can drive straight in and destroy them once they are defeated." The main force, and the remaining rebel bandits, can be easily wiped out in a short time."
Behind Shi Jie, Hang Min, a doctor in the Qing Dynasty Civil Service Department of the Ministry of War, also nodded and said: "Your Majesty, as far as I know, there were originally three or four thousand thieves in Gao Yue's department. Even though the Henan Department did not have time to investigate carefully, maybe there are four or five thousand thieves. Now more than half of the people have been wiped out. Mr. Jia sent a total of 40,000 elite cavalry on this trip, which is almost 70 to 80% of the cavalry of our Han Dynasty’s capital camp. With the strong attacking the weak, it is only a matter of time before the thieves are defeated! The difficult part is to suppress the enemy. To assist the poor people, treat those who coerce thieves as a civil commotion rather than a rebellion. However, now that we are providing food and socks relief, I heard that Mr. Jia has made preparations, and I believe that the chaos in Henan will be quelled within a day or two."
It can be said that the person present, the military-selected Qing officials, had never worried about whether the imperial court would win, because the Beijing camp sent 80,000 cavalry before and after.
As for the cavalry, 80% of them were mobilized. Of course, they were all light cavalry. It would be strange if such a force could not win.
Emperor Chongping said: "Jia Ziyu has solved the problem of food and forestry in advance, so there is no need for the central government to worry about it. As for Kaifeng Mansion, there are still 50,000 or 60,000 people being held hostage. The court must not be careless."
When the ministers heard this, they quickly raised their hands and said yes.
Liu Fang and Jin Xiaoyu looked gloomy and felt useless.
Shi Ding held up his hands and said: "Your Majesty, although Henan has a sufficient supply of military supplies of food and socks, the army and horses in the capital are not in order and are in urgent need of training. I am at a loss when it comes to military aircraft. I hope that Your Majesty will allow me to go to Henan to help Jia Ziyu!" "
He was a Marquis of Wu, and he had no interest in staying in a military aircraft with a bunch of juniors. If he went to Henan and made meritorious deeds, he might be able to leave the town and become a provincial official. Emperor Chongping's eyes fell on Shi Ding, he pondered for a moment, and said: "Jia Ziyu did not mention in his memorial that he needed help from the imperial court. Besides, there are still many matters in the Military Aircraft Department that require Shi Qing."
Shi Ding's talents were acceptable, but he was still somewhat entangled with the Nan'an and Beijing families. After consulting Ziyu, he was transferred to the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion to take over Liu Fang's position and check and balance the Nan'an and Beijing kings. , as for Liu Fang, she has no talent or virtue, so if she stays at home, she will not delay the military plane.
If he were not worried about overstimulating the Nan'an and Beijing kings who were reorganizing their armies at the border, he would have made some adjustments to the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion.
Although Shi Ding was a little disappointed, he could only obey the order.
Emperor Chongping said: "Yesterday, Prince Shu of Dali Temple sent me a message to advise me to control my anger, and told Yunnan Taoist Censor Gong Yanming not to sin based on his words. Xu Qing, what do you think?"
After saying that, he looked at Xu Lu where the old god was.
Just now, when Emperor Chongping mentioned the Sishui Pass matter, Mr. Xu was one of the few officials who showed no emotion and remained unmoved.
Xu Lu frowned and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I think that although Gong Yanming is guilty, he is not worthy of going to jail. Even if he is sent to jail, he should be held accountable for his crimes, not just rumors."
The censor originally had the power to report matters based on rumors. To put it bluntly, he could impeach at will. Xu Lu had previously persuaded several censors to impeach Jia Heng, and now he was persuading Emperor Chongping.
"Isn't it a crime to make irresponsible remarks about military aircraft and confuse the public with monstrous words?" Emperor Chongping interrupted in a deep voice, and added: "If you say you are guilty of a crime based on your words, the Minister of Military Aircraft Jia Heng just deduced the situation, and Gong Yanming used his words to fabricate crimes. , who made a very destructive theory and harmed military affairs due to personal rifts, shouldn’t he be punished?"
As he said that, he suddenly looked at Yang Guochang with a pair of cold eyes, and suddenly asked: "Mr. Yang Ge, what do you think?"
Yang Guochang was startled at this moment. His back was almost soaked with sweat. He knew that he was beating himself. He said in a clear voice: "Your Majesty, this old minister thinks that he is following common practice. If he makes false accusations against an official, he may be demoted or expelled."
This is actually a common practice. The emperor demoted the censor, for example, to a remote place to be a county magistrate. If it was more humble, he might be a low-level official such as an edict. If it was more ruthless, he might be a postmaster in a certain place.
After hearing this, Emperor Chongping withdrew his oppressive gaze and turned to Zhao Mo, saying: "Qing Zhao is the Minister of Punishment. Do you think Yang Qing's words are true?"
At this moment, Zhao Mo's expression paused, and his heart was equally stern. He hesitated for a moment, then cupped his hands and said, "I think what Mr. Yang Ge said is reasonable."
After Emperor Chongping finished speaking, he glanced at Han Huang, but did not ask, but said: "Yang Qing, Zhao Qing, drafted a decree to banish Yunnan Dao Yushi Gong Yanming, with a staff of forty, to Guangxi, and never mention it. use."
As soon as these words came out, Yang Guochang felt a chill in his heart. He was banished to Guangxi and never used again.
Han Huang's expression changed slightly, and he couldn't help but take a deep breath.
He said why he didn't ask him just now. It was difficult to talk about this kind of thing originally because it would easily offend Ke Dao Qingliu.
The emperor chose Yang Guochang and Zhao Mo, two cabinet ministers who had criticized Jia Ziyu, to draft the decree.
This is...it's heart-wrenching to kill someone!
However, will Liuke have a rebellious mentality and refute it again? Han Huang couldn't help but feel a hidden worry in his heart.
"I obey the order." Yang Guochang and Zhao Mo looked ugly and handed over their hands.
Emperor Chongping turned to Xu Lu, the censor of Zuodu, and asked: "Xu Qing, the Metropolitan Procuratorate wants to use this capital inspection to clean up the officials and correct the lawlessness."
Xu Lu cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, the ministers have completed the evaluation of the imperial censor's merits. The relevant items on the list of those who should be demoted have been reported. Gong Yanming was originally among those to be demoted."
Emperor Chongping nodded and said: "Xu Qing, you really want to be with me."
Xu Lu's face straightened, he cupped his hands and said: "According to Wei Chen's recent investigation, Yunnan Taoist censor Gong Yanming and several censors were originally guilty of corruption, perverting the law and other bribery crimes. If they were dismissed from office and exiled according to Han law, I thought they could gather three The judge can use the law to judge the crimes of the censor."
In fact, this is still an exhortation to Emperor Chongping, and it even seems to be a bit arrogant and offensive.
Because it offends Emperor Chongping's face, but in fact, what he is protecting is the majestic law and the prestige of Emperor Chongping. He is not trying to save Gong Yanming, but to legitimately arrest and cut him off, so that he will never be able to stand up again!
To a certain extent, he protected Jia Heng's reputation from becoming a sycophant.
Because Yan Guan had already made a scandal, which cabinet minister present was not scolded bloody? Some laughed it off, and some would retaliate on other matters, but few emperors personally ended up, because A certain memorial was issued and a certain censor was severely punished.
This is something only powerful eunuchs and ministers would do, such as Liu Jin and Yan Song.
Han Huang's face was slightly solemn, and he breathed a sigh of relief. Ke Daoyan was exonerated because of corruption and bending the law. If this happened, Ke Dao was alarmed and this person was in charge of the Constitution Division. He was sincerely convinced.
Zhao Mo also glanced at Xu Lu secretly.
Xu Deqing is a gentleman. This is to protect the dignity of ministers like them. Yang Guochang also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Emperor Chongping's expression changed, and he suppressed the complexity in his heart. He was silent for a moment, then turned to look at Yang Guochang and Zhao Mo, and said: "Yang Qing, Zhao Qing, after the court, the Metropolitan Procuratorate will collect Gong Yanming's charges and conduct a detailed investigation. His crime will be punished severely!"
It sounds better to take bribes than to be convicted for speaking out. Otherwise, it will make these censors famous, and they may wander back to the court one day and never use them, and sometimes they are not easy to use.
In the early Ming Dynasty, the story of "Xu Jie, a villain, will never be used" can be said to be a lesson learned from the past. However, taking bribes and being punished severely will ruin your reputation and never make a comeback.
Xu Lu saw the emperor retreating, bowed deeply with his hands, and said: "Holy Lord, Holy Ming."
The emperor is still King Yong who he is willing to loyal to in his heart. Even if he favors Jia Ziyu, he will not corrupt the law.
