Baoyu is a member of the Imperial Academy who is waiting for imperial edicts, let alone being in front of the imperial court. Except for those that are necessary for the Zhengdan Dynasty, he is too lazy to come to the imperial court on weekdays.
How comfortable it is for the Information Department and newspaper offices to stay...
But today he came, dragging his injured buttocks with him.
According to the description of the Han general, Master Daizhao was carried to the palace gate. The imperial concubine's brother, the famous Phoenix Egg of the Jia family in the capital, endured the pain in his buttocks and limped to the gate of Fengtian Palace.
"Chen Chengzhilang, Hanlin Taizhao, Wailang, a member of the Information Department of the Ministry of Rites, and Jia Jue, editor-in-chief of "Da Xia Bao", respectfully greet you!"
Jia Cong wanted to help him. He had never seen such a tolerant Baoyu.
After Baoyu entered the palace, he paid homage to the emperor. He meticulously completed three bows and nine kowtows. The entire courtiers in Fengtian Palace took a deep breath.
Why?
Because of the etiquette requirements of the state, all officials only need to bow before important occasions such as grand ceremonies, sacrifices, meetings, or receiving orders.
A big gift like Baoyu’s three bows and nine kowtows, I’m afraid something big is going to happen~
Sure enough, the emperor raised his hand to let him stand up without courtesy, but he saw Baoyu take out a thick memorial from his sleeve, hold it up with both hands, and bow again.
"I have a script that I would like to report. Please allow your majesty to do so."
"Accurate."
The emperor probably knew what Baoyu was going to report, but he was also curious about what shocking words the concubine Xian's brother would say.
After all, Jia Baoyu's temperament was as soft as dough, and even the concubines in the Forbidden City knew it all.
Under the surprised eyes of everyone, Baoyu fired Yuanyou's first shot in ten years in front of the civil and military officials of the court and the emperor himself.
"Your Majesty, Jia Jue, impeaches Zhou Jiong, the Crown Prince's Grand Master and Grand Scholar of Zhongji Hall; Tongxuan, Cai Quan, the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, Lu Yang, the censor of Zuodu of the Imperial Procuratorate, and Wang Zhiwei, the minister of Dali Temple, knew clearly that laws harmful to the people were prevalent in the world, but turned a deaf ear to them, did not admonish the emperor, did not care for the people, and were lazy and lazy in government. Politics..."
hiss!
The ministers exclaimed, "What a good fellow, Jia Jiazi has ruined the cabinet and the three departments."
Even Zhou Jiong was confused. We agreed to "criticize" each other, but we didn't expect your family to become so big!
There was already a lot of talk in the Fengtian Palace, but Baoyu still "recited" his memorial seriously.
"In the Zhaowu period, the imperial court made several expeditions to the desert in the north and patrolled the people in the south. The household department was in a tight situation. The sycophants deceived the holy ministers and deceived the king into using the method of criminalizing money, which led to the widespread corruption and perversion of the law in the court..."
"Thirty years of fame and fortune, tens of millions of people suffered deeply. By the ninth year of Yuanyou, the national treasury was abundant, and there was no reason for the law to discuss crimes. The cabinet ministers and officials of the three departments should have reported to the emperor and abolished it. The law of the people, the majesty of the law that protects the country, shows that the world is sovereign. However, no one in the cabinet or the three departments mentioned it..."
"I came from a royal family and entered the official position through the imperial examination. The law of discussing crimes also gives me privileges and immunity from punishment. However, the ancients said that when a prince breaks the law, he is guilty of the same crime as the common people. If the country cannot be governed, it will lead to chaos. If you abide by the law and fail to change it, it will be disobedient. The former law. Since it has harmed the people, how can we let it go?"
"I would like to report to you that we should abolish the system of penal currency and reform the laws and regulations of the country. I respectfully request your majesty's sanction!"
"Jia Jue, do you know that the laws of your ancestors are immutable, and the system of crime-discussing silver is implemented by the decree of the sage. How dare a child with a yellow mouth dare to disrespect the sage?"
The method of discussing crime is too important to some people.
Before the emperor could react, someone jumped out and accused Baoyu of being disrespectful to the emperor and the laws of his ancestors.
Unfortunately, in terms of words, Baoyu really has never been afraid of anyone.
"It turns out that he is the general of the auxiliary country. As a member of the royal family, the laws of the ancestors are immutable. But he forgot that Emperor Taizu Gao also said at the beginning that the ancestors are not worthy of the law!"
Baoyu raised his hands to the sky and righteously refuted the royal relative's remarks.
"The laws of our ancestors are valid, but imitating them does not mean copying them. The purpose of formulating laws and systems is to make the world peaceful, the people rich and the country strong. To achieve this goal, the country and the dynasty should establish systems based on the current national situation and the people's conditions, and look forward to the future. The laws of the past have been changed. Instead of sticking to the old ways and adhering to the laws of the predecessors, causing the country to stop moving forward."
"It is said that destiny is not enough to be feared, ancestors are not enough to follow the law, and people's words are not enough to show compassion. If the legal system established by our predecessors does not meet the current needs or even hinders the progress of the country, it will naturally have to be modified or even abolished. If the general of the auxiliary country feels that your interests are greater than those of the general Xia’s interests, then the current official didn’t mention it.”
"You...ridiculous!"
How dare the general of the country dare to speak? Baoyu's words about the interests of the country and the dynasty directly suppressed him and forced him to retreat, and he swallowed back the words that were about to come to his lips.
As for the others, everyone was dumbfounded at this moment.
This kid from the Jia family is so talkative, and just one sentence about the interests of the country and the dynasty blocked the reason they just found.
Jia Cong looked at the civil and military ministers who were stifled by Baoyu's words and almost couldn't hold back his laughter.
That's awesome, Mr. Bao, no wonder Hai Qingtian said you have the potential to be the number one troll in Daxia... ahem, remonstrating ministers.
Sure enough, those older sisters and so on have delayed your talent.
For a moment, there was a magical silence in the palace. Even the cabinet bosses and officials of the third department who were impeached by Baoyu were silent and looked down in deep thought.
"The Ministry of Justice, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and Dali Temple, what do you think of Jia Jue's impeachment?"
Cai Quan and others wanted to say that they would not take the blame, but there seemed to be no problem with Jia Baoyu's impeachment charges, so they really couldn't find fault.
Ever since it was first proposed, people have been admonishing people about the shortcomings of the crime-discussing silver law.
But this thing is indeed very convenient for the ruling class.
Who wouldn't love someone who has embezzled hundreds of thousands or even millions of money, and can avoid having their house confiscated and having their heads chopped off if they are found out and fined a large amount of money?
So it's not that they don't know about it, they just don't want to talk about it. After all, anyone who mentions this matter again will be the enemy of all officials.
Not to mention Cai Quan, the Minister of Justice, including the three departments and the cabinet, no one dared to stand up independently against the entire bureaucracy.
But Jia Baoyu happened to appear...
To be correct, it should be Ning Rongjia's family.
Cai Quan glanced at the queue of princes and met Jia Cong's eyes. This kid, if he hadn't been behind this matter, Cai Quan would have written his name backwards!
"I have nothing to say, it all depends on Your Majesty!"
The Ministry of Justice surrendered on the spot and Cai Quan was destroyed. The Procuratorate and Dali Temple also understood that it was probably not just Jia Jue who was behind this incident.
Don't forget, the emperor just issued the decree a few days ago, and Zhang Zhengju is thinking about reforming the "Daxia Code".
If Jia Jue's advice fails, the emperor will stand behind it.
"I have no objections. It is entirely up to Your Majesty to make the decision."
The emperor's voice was calm, neither sad nor happy. He turned to look at the cabinet ministers: "What do you think, masters? Jia Jue has impeached you all."
If looks could kill someone, Zhou Jiong would have wanted to kill Jia Cong.
Just keep silent and let your cousin be your mouthpiece, right?
Jia Cong saw Zhou Jiong's eyes about to laugh angrily, and spread his hands: Just tell me, did I keep silent?
Zhou Jiong laughed in his heart and reluctantly handed over to the emperor: "As the chief minister of the cabinet, the veteran is not as courageous as a young man. People have indeed mentioned it from time to time in the past thirty years when discussing the shortcomings of silver. The veteran believes that Jia Jue's advice is as good as A word of caution, don’t take it lightly.”
"I second the proposal!"
"I second the proposal!"
…
The rest of the cabinet, including Lin Ruhai and other six ministers, bowed down almost at the same time, and their voices of support resounded throughout the Fengtian Palace.
Even if some people are unwilling and do not want to lose the privilege of discussing crimes, they can only follow the trend and bow to the ministers to second their opinions.
Baoyu, who was prostrated on the ground, quietly pinched another memorial in his sleeve, and something choked in his throat.
In fact, he didn't expect that the first memorial would go so smoothly. He secretly got out of bed in the middle of the night yesterday, endured the pain in his buttocks, and wrote the second impeachment memorial overnight.
Not even Mr. Zheng or Jia Cong knew about this memorial...
Most of the courtiers seconded the proposal, while the rest remained silent, so the issue of abolishing the crime-discussing silver law was passed smoothly.
The emperor issued an order, and the cabinet officially abolished the law of discussing crime. Zhang Zhengju took the lead and worked with the three departments to formulate a new law as soon as possible. There must be laws to follow, laws must be followed, law enforcement must be strict, and violations must be punished...
Of course, these are only ideal conditions. Whether it can be achieved depends on the character of the person enforcing the law.
Therefore, Zhou Jiong brought up the matter of rectifying the administration of officials, which can be regarded as his second issue today.
In the great court meetings, quarrels and fights are the norm. For example, when it comes to rectifying the administration of officials, the ministers are noisy and noisy, but no results can be achieved.
The emperor was so noisy that his head was buzzing, and finally he angrily accused the ministers of being incompetent and disobeying the emperor.
With a crash, the civil and military ministers who had already rolled up their sleeves and prepared to fight all bowed down to apologize. Unfortunately, Baoyu just stood up and wanted to bow his head in reverence.
Unexpectedly, the second memorial hidden in his sleeve fell out accidentally.
The thick memorial fell to the ground with a clatter, which was extremely obvious in the silent environment.
"Jia Jue, what else do you want to report?"
"Ah? Chen... no, this... I don't have..."
At this moment, Baoyu was no longer as bold as before. He wanted to put away the memorial in a panic, but his Majesty the Emperor ordered: "Send it up."
When Xia Shouzhong delivered it to the emperor, he only opened it and glanced at it. The emperor stared at Baoyu with surprised eyes.
"If Mr. Daishan is still alive, you will never miss a meal! Daban, send this book to Ningguo Mansion and give it to Jia Jing. By the way, send Jia Jue too, so that Jia Jing can discipline him well. Discipline!”
"The cabinet, six ministries and five temples will follow me to the Qinzheng Hall to discuss matters. The rest should go back."
Xia Shouzhong immediately shook the fly whisk and shouted: "Retreat from the court!"
…
The emperor only gave orders to the cabinet and the chief officials of the six ministries and five temples. Jia Cong, the minister, was not qualified to go.
Of course, Zhou Jiong's advice to rectify the officialdom had nothing to do with him, the Minister of Works, and he was too lazy to take care of it.
On the contrary, it was Baoyu's second memorial that got him interested.
It's a pity that the memorial was covered tightly by the eunuch who delivered the decree, and even he, the uncle of the country, didn't even take a look at it.
Jia Cong could only focus on Baoyu and personally supported him as he walked slowly outside the palace.
"Brother Bao, why did you write other memorials? What did you say on them? Why did Your Majesty say that if my grandfather were here, he would beat you?"
When Baoyu thought of the board, his buttocks ached, and he shrank and asked for help with a grimace: "Brother Cong, please help me. I was also worried that today's first remonstrance would not be effective, so I wrote the second memorial to impeach me." Those who admonished the establishment of the crime bank law, and those officials who supported the system of crime banknotes...and...that's..."
"besides?"
Jia Cong was shocked by Baoyu's boldness. If he remembered correctly, his grandfather Daishan had publicly supported the criminal silver system.
There was no way, the Northern Expedition was at a critical period at that time, the households were so poor that they could starve to death, and the military was waiting for the rice to be cooked.
But what Baoyu means is...
"That's what, I wrote the Supreme Emperor in the first line of impeachment. After all, the law of criminal prosecution was promulgated by the old man himself and implemented in every state in the world."
ha?
"There is no hope, just wait to die!"
Good guy, when Hai Qingtian sees you, he has to say "Senior"!
If you don’t impeach your own father, you won’t even spare the sage who has taken a back seat. If you don’t get beaten, who will?
That is to say, the emperor knew that you were stupid again and threw the memorial to the Jia family. Otherwise, the number of people offended by the Jia family due to the crime discussion will be more than tripled.
Jia Cong helped Baoyu onto the carriage, told his soldiers to send him home safely, and then watched him leave.
"Is Baoyu okay?"
Jia Cong looked back and saw Liu Xianglian and Lin Bai.
He smiled helplessly: "It's not a big problem. At most, I kneel down in the ancestral hall. With the old lady here, it won't be a big problem."
As soon as they heard this, they knew that there was a big problem. It was common for others to kneel in the ancestral hall, but who was Baoyu? The old lady’s lifeblood, Mr. Jing really wouldn’t offend the old lady’s face in trivial matters.
"This...if you need my help, Brother Cong, just ask."
"Me too..."
"And I……"
Jia Cong raised his hands to several people and thanked them: "Thank you brothers, but I really don't need it. I can't say anything else. Brother Bao was stupid and worried that the first remonstrance would not be adopted. He put my old man on the impeachment list in the second memorial. I brought it along as a piggyback, isn’t this... well, you’re asking for trouble.”
Pfft~
Lin Bai couldn't hold it back first, and then several people burst into laughter.
No wonder Jia Cong had to kneel down in the ancestral hall even though he didn't have much to do. If Baoyu hadn't been beaten not long ago, Master Jing would have given him a good beating.
Several people laughed for a while in front of the palace gate. He Chong clasped his fists and said: "Brothers, everyone is here. My younger brother is getting married next month. The post will be sent in a few days. I will take a rest in three days. I will hold a banquet at home. , I hope you brothers can come and talk to me, please help me with some things..."
Needless to say, He Chong wanted them to help with the wedding. They were all like-minded people, and could even be said to be brothers-in-law, so it was naturally their duty to help.
Jia Cong and others congratulated each other one after another, and happily accepted the offer.
When Jia Cong returned to Rongguo Mansion in the evening after a busy day, Second Master Bao went to the ancestral hall and knelt as expected.
Even though his buttocks were injured, Mr. Jing did not spare him lightly. The old lady originally wanted to go out and beg for mercy, but after reading the memorial, she resigned with a forced smile.
On the contrary, Jia Zheng didn't even have time to return to Rongguo Mansion after he was dismissed. He went all the way to the Jia Family Ancestral Hall in Ningguo Mansion.
After reading the memorial, I was filled with fear.
"This evil...brother, please don't let him go lightly, or else he will cause a lot of trouble in the future?"
Master Zheng was really afraid that his only remaining legitimate son would cause a big disaster that the Jia family would not be able to avoid. If Jia Zhu was gone, he didn't want Baoyu to be gone too.
Thinking that education with sticks would always make Baoyu more thoughtful and fearful, he thought about asking Master Jing to educate Baoyu on his behalf.
Master Jing nodded and agreed: "I can't forgive you lightly...Brother Zheng, you should also go to the ancestral hall and kneel..."
"As much as you do whatever you want to do to my elder brother, I will obey you no matter what...ah? I'm going to kneel in the ancestral hall?"
Master Zheng was stunned, but saw Master Jing glance at him and snort in his nose.
"Have you really disciplined Baoyu in these years? My brother-in-law cares more about Baoyu than you do. If a son doesn't teach, it's the father's fault; if the teacher is not strict, it's the teacher's laziness. It's Baoyu's fault, you, the father, Responsibility accounts for more than half.”
The moment Jia She, Lin Ruhai and others walked into the room, Mr. Jing slapped the table and announced the punishment for Jia Zheng.
"I think you have to go to the Yamen for duty tomorrow. Write it down on the board first. I will accompany Baoyu to the ancestral hall to kneel tonight!"
Monthly ticket recommendation ticket
Thanks to Fat Brother for still being so fat.
This is the second update tonight. I finally made up for it. I’m so tired!
Good night, continue tomorrow night~
(End of chapter)
