It took a lot of effort for Zhang Yue to get the charges against Ren Shouzhong.
Because Ren Shouzhong had many eyes and ears, Zhang Yue investigated secretly and was worried about being discovered by the other party, so he kept doing it in secret. Only today did he collect all the evidence in his hands.
For example, if Shouzhong is appointed as the official envoy of Tian Min, he will be assigned to Yuezhou. Because his adoptive father Ren Wenqingchen bribed and colluded with the imperial medicine Jiang Deming, and then awarded him a high grade, these are old things and difficult to verify.
Zhang Yue heard an old official chatting by chance when he was on duty at the secret pavilion, and secretly sent someone to find Jiang Deming's nephew to find out about the matter.
As for welcoming Renzong's wooden master, the Li Yuan discussed the entry and exit ceremony of the Queen Mother. Ren Shouzhong wanted to give Queen Mother Cao an example of presenting a seal to the Queen Mother, but of course Queen Mother Cao did not listen in the end.
Zhang Yue found out this matter from Lu Xiaqing in Taichang Liyuan.
As for Ren Shouzhong's retrieval of property from Gong Jinggong, tens of thousands of taels of gold beads from the imperial treasury as gifts to Empress Gao, and his peeking into the emperor's palace, Zhang Yue gave up a lot of money and found out from the palace.
This is the most terrible point, because Queen Mother Cao is still there, Ren Shouzhong actually offered Chen Ku to flatter Queen Gao.
Although Empress Dowager Cao and Empress Xiang are as close as mother and daughter, and now they are mother-in-law, in the whirlpool of power, mother and daughter will sometimes fall out. A few days ago, Empress Dowager Cao sent an internal servant to say this to Gao Taotao.
"The official has been in power for a long time, and now that Sheng Gong has recovered from his illness, there is no one left to serve him."
What Empress Dowager Cao means is that you should stop favoring only one person and give our emperor more concubines.
After hearing this, Gao Taotao retorted: "I'm telling you, the bride has to marry into the Thirteenth Regiment to practice ear training, that is, she has never married into an official family."
Gao Taotao was tyrannical and refused to allow officials to accept concubines, but Empress Dowager Cao wanted to break Gao Taotao's exclusive favor by allowing officials to accept concubines. Anyway, Empress Dowager Cao and Empress Gao were very unhappy about this matter.
Therefore, Zhang Yue knew that the other charges were all told to others. The only one that could really impress Empress Dowager Cao... this one was to kill Ren Shouzhong.
As long as Empress Dowager Cao doesn't nod, no matter how many other crimes he commits, he can't bring down Ren Shouzhong.
Therefore, Zhang Yue felt that he was 100% sure, so he wrote it down in detail and handed it to Zhang Maoze, who had a deep hatred for Ren Shouzhong.
Zhang Mao won the trust of the officials and the Empress Dowager Cao. There was a rule in the palace that ministers under the age of fifty were not allowed to serve as provincial guards. But Zhang Mao is only 48 years old this year.
When Emperor Renzong vented his anger on Empress Dowager Cao, Zhao Zongshi, who was involved in the incident, was also frightened and trembling. It was Zhang Maoze who took all the blame.
Therefore, when Zhang Mao was less than fifty years old, he became a minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which was an act of repayment between the officials and the Empress Dowager Cao.
After Zhang Mao read all the charges, he said to Zhang Yue: "Sister Zhang is very clever. Our family will be afraid of you in the future."
Zhang Yue said: "Zhang Duzhi raised the army. If Ren Shouzhong didn't want to kill me, why would he do this? I'm just trying to protect myself!"
Zhang Maoze said: "When we get to this point, either you die or I die, so our family can save it. In fact, I know every one of Ren Shouzhong's crimes you listed, and I even know more than you, but I don't Tell the Queen Mother, do you know why?"
Zhang Yue said: "Please tell me."
Zhang Maoze said: "We are royal servants and cannot make decisions for the Queen Mother and the officials. Unless the Queen Mother of the officials asks our family for advice, our family will never say anything wrong in front of the officials and the Queen Mother."
Zhang Maoze's words seemed to be rejection, but Zhang Yue heard something different.
"Then what if the Queen Mother of the official family knows all about it after asking?"
Zhang Maoze knew that Zhang Yue understood what he meant, and said with a smile: "I know everything I know!"
Zhang Yue nodded and said, "I originally wanted to handle this matter myself, but you know this before I dare to let it go."
Zhang Mao said happily: "Master Zhang is so cautious. Our family appreciates you more and more."
Zhang Yue returned to his house from Cao Yi and knew that he had to take action now. Zhang Maoze's words just now were to instruct him to impeach Ren Shouzhong in the first chapter, so that he could play a side role with the officials and Queen Mother Cao.
It can be said that Zhang Yue has never impeached anyone since he was an official.
But now that someone was being impeached for the first time, it was Ren Shouzhong, the most powerful figure in the imperial court during the Renzong Dynasty, and he was still very uneasy in his heart.
Ren Shouzhong once controlled the Imperial City Division. Although he has lost power now, there are countless people in Bianjing City who are his eyes and ears.
If the news about his impeachment of Ren Shouzhong leaks out, he will be the first to fall.
Zhang Yue returned to the house in a carriage, and a servant immediately came forward to serve him, looking at the inside and outside of the carriage. Zhang Yuezhi knew that this man's name was Xu Wu, and he had just signed a contract to buy him back. Now that the Seventeenth Mother had just given birth to a child, the mansion hired several more people from outside.
This Xu Wu was very efficient in his work and was very attentive and considerate in serving people.
Zhang Yue originally thought that he was entering the mansion for the first time and wanted to show off, but today it seemed a bit suspicious.
Zhang Yue walked in and said to Tang Jiu: "Keep an eye on Xu Wu for me."
Tang Jiu nodded.
Zhang Yue returned to his study and planned to write a memorial to impeach Ren Shouzhong.
Zhang Yue listed Ren Shouzhong's ten major crimes in his memorial!
As a close minister of the late emperor, Ren Shouzhong was extremely rich and powerful, but he never spoke out with loyalty and righteousness. Instead, he was humorous and flattering in order to please him. This is the first crime!
The commander-in-chief is a close servant, but those who follow me will prosper and those who go against me will perish. They are pro-party and indulge in favoritism. This is the second crime!
Exploiting bribes, lavishing gold and silk treasures on private property, and lavishly acquiring houses and properties in the capital, this is the third crime!
Make friends and help, and pretend to be powerful. Even though the one you love has major sins, he covers them up; the one you hate has minor flaws, but they are corrected and corrected. Making everyone in the palace confinement stand on one side and hold their breath, fearful and unparalleled in their loyalty. This is the fourth crime!
When King Pu died, he was appointed Shouzhong to supervise the funeral and plunder the property of King Pu. Still not satisfied, he falsely accused his eldest son Zhao Zongyi of being unfilial and had him banished. This is the fifth crime!
When the late emperor established his heir, Ren Shouzhong harbored evil intentions and frustrated the great strategy. He actually suggested in the middle to support a young, weak and cowardly king in order to attract great benefits. Without the wisdom of the late emperor, the country's century-old peace was ruined. This crime is six!
When Your Majesty was the prince, he allowed himself to be loyal and alienated, isolated himself from the inside and outside, and even provided food and clothing unnecessarily. This is the seventh crime!
After His Majesty ascended the throne, the Queen Mother took over the affairs of state, and Ren Shouzhong took advantage of this to fabricate facts. The two palaces fought and a deep rift developed. This crime is eight!
Now that Your Majesty's holy body is safe, the Queen Mother wants to return the great power respectfully. Ren Shouzhong plays both sides, and is both a snake and a mouse. She only plans for herself. This is the ninth sin!
Zhang Yue wrote here and listed the ten sins.
Ren Shouzhong dared to make suggestions for the empress, but did not report it to the empress dowager. He pretended to preach the edict and opened the Chen treasury without taking tens of thousands of taels of gold beads to present to the empress. He pleased the empress for a while and also enjoyed generous gifts. Going against the etiquette of a woman and a concubine creates a source of arrogance and extravagance, causing the queen to suffer from her bad reputation and herself to reap huge profits. What is worse than being a traitor to a minister! This crime is ten!
As he writes this, Zhang Yue throws his pen to the ground. As soon as he writes this, Ren Shouzhong will die without a burial place!
Zhang Yue waited for the ink on the memorial to dry, when he heard a knock on the door outside.
Zhang Yue quickly hid the memorial and asked, "Who is it?"
Tang Jiu responded outside.
Zhang Yue said: "Come in!"
After Tang Jiu entered the study, he said to Zhang Yue: "Sir, this Xu San is really a bit evil. Just now he actually asked Zhang Gong, master, where did you drive the carriage today?"
PS: There will be two more updates tomorrow!
