Cao Zhengchun presented the paper to Emperor Zhou. Although he was mentally prepared, the corner of Emperor Zhou's mouth still twitched slightly, and then he looked at Yu Yanyi with a strange look. Then he turned his attention to Yang Qingyuan, who looked upright below.
This kind of thing is obviously not something Yu Yanyi can do.
Then Emperor Zhou returned the paper in his hand to Cao Zhengchun and handed it over to the doubters for circulation.
Everyone who read the paper looked strange, including the prince and the bachelors in the cabinet.
When the paper was handed over to King Chu, King Chu realized why everyone had this Sima expression. The content on the paper was fine, but the signature on it was too rough.
This is a simple application document for the Ministry of War to mobilize troops. It is nothing special. It has the signatures of Yang Qingyuan and Li Xunhuan, as well as the seals of Dali Temple and the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Then there are the official seals of the Ministry of War and the Cabinet on the bottom, which is very formal, if you ignore the signature lines of the Ministry of War and the Cabinet.
On the signature column of the Ministry of War, the signature of Yu Yanyi, Minister of the Ministry of War, is located on it. The dragon is flying and the phoenix is dancing, and the pen is moving like a dragon and a snake. Yu Shangshu's calligraphy skills are evident.
Then the cabinet approval column below was the key to leaving everyone speechless.
On the cabinet approval column, the signature of Yu Yanyi, a bachelor of Wuyingdian University, was clearly listed. What was even more speechless was that Yu Yanyi also changed the font to Gonggong's neat block letters.
Do you think that signing in a different font can hide this shameless behavior of applying, signing and approving by yourself?
Although Yu Yanyi's approach was shameless, it made the deployment of troops without any procedural flaws.
Yang Qingyuan, the Prime Minister of Dali Temple, and Li Xunhuan, the Censor of the Gyeonggi Province, wrote to the Ministry of War. After obtaining the approval of the Minister of War in Yanyi, they submitted it to the cabinet. After the approval of the Grand Scholar of Wuyingdian in Yanyi, they agreed to mobilize the troops.
At this moment, all the ministers in the palace, including the Crown Prince and the King of Chu, deeply understood the weight of Yu Yanyi, the Minister of War and the Grand Scholar of Wuying Palace, and the depth of His Majesty's trust.
As long as Yu Yanyi wants to, he can legally mobilize troops within the divine capital without anyone's permission.
Of course, only when this kind of power was in the hands of Yanyi could Emperor Zhou feel relieved.
"Master Liu, do you have any questions?"
Yang Qingyuan on the side asked calmly. Although Liu Wen wanted to refute, he had no reason to accuse. Yang Qingyuan's move made the Xungui Group's backhand no longer able to use it, and could only look at Yang Qingyuan angrily.
Yu Yanyi was well known to everyone, and it was obvious that only the Prime Minister of Dali Temple, who did not follow common sense, could come up with such a rogue method.
The Xungui Group's first move failed, but he still had allies. An official in purple robes stood out from the Sixth Department.
"I impeach Yang Qingyuan, the Prime Minister of Dali Temple, for blocking water transportation and sealing up merchants for no reason, causing water transportation to be blocked in the capital. The people in Beijing are complaining, and it is almost impossible for the people to live in poverty. I request Yang Qingyuan to be severely punished to calm the people!"
The one who took action was the political power of the An family, Lu Cheng, the minister of the Ministry of Industry.
Of course, Lu Cheng was not from the An family, but Lu Cheng's immediate boss, Minister of Industry Zhao Yan, had a good relationship with An Yunshan.
But after all, Zhao Yan is an important minister who is in charge of his own department. It is really a loss of status to personally deal with Yang Qingyuan, a fifth-grade official. Even if this small official has a bright future, it is only a future after all. It is not worthy of him to do it himself, so he will let his younger brother Do it for you.
When he heard Lu Cheng's impeachment, Li Xunhuan took a step forward.
"Water transportation and merchants are under the exclusive jurisdiction of the Ministry of Household Affairs. Why is Mr. Lu so active?!"
When it comes to slandering people in the court, who else can I do? Even the Ke Dao Yan Guan of the Sixth Department had to stand aside.
"I just can't stand the fact that you and Yang Qingyuan are doing evil and poisoning the people. I just speak out for justice!"
"Master Lu is surprised by this statement. Yushi Li and I have your majesty's trust. How dare we act recklessly!?"
Yang Qingyuan's political level is still high, and Lu Cheng's offensive was stopped with one sentence. This sentence may seem ordinary, but everyone in the palace knows that without evidence, Lu Cheng cannot continue to pester.
If you continue to criticize without evidence, you are insinuating that Emperor Zhou was ignorant and blind!
Seeing that Lu Cheng was temporarily silent, Li Xunhuan immediately counterattacked, "I impeach Lu Cheng, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, for leaving his post without authorization during the Yingmao period, drinking alcohol and sleeping with prostitutes in Ziyuan Pavilion. Please punish him severely!"
Li Xunhuan's reason for impeachment left Lu Cheng speechless. He was not the only one there at that time. Weren't you also there?
When Zhao Yan saw someone chasing his subordinates, he refuted, "Lv Cheng left his post without permission, how did Li Yushi know about it!? Doesn't it mean that Li Yushi can talk nonsense after hearing about it!?"
"Is Zhao Yan alluding to our procuratorate's random surveillance?!"
Cheng Qingsong, the governor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the censor of the right capital, Cheng Qingsong, is an upright man and one of the representatives of the Qing Dynasty gossip officials. However, he protects his own shortcomings. When he saw that Zhao Yan, the dignified minister, was bullying my younger brother, he also took action in person.
Cheng Qingsong's words immediately stirred up the entire Metropolitan Procuratorate. It was the Metropolitan Procuratorate's power to supervise the censor after hearing the news. After Cheng Qingsong's words, Zhao Yan's words seemed to be an insinuation of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. This made the entire Inspectorate The hospital is eager to give it a try.
But Li Xunhuan on the side spoke first, "I saw it with my own eyes! There is nothing wrong with it!?"
Zhao Yan smiled, this Li Xunhuan is still too young, how is this sentence any different from self-destruction? !
"So, Yu Shi Li also left his post without permission?!"
Just as Li Xunhuan was about to retort, Cheng Qingsong spoke first, "Your Majesty, the veteran has written to Your Majesty, requesting the Censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate to go among the people and listen to the voices of the people!"
"That's right! I agreed at that time!" Emperor Zhou nodded.
"On that day, Li Xunhuan was listening to the opinions of the people in the market. The old minister received a report from the people, saying that an official was drinking alcohol and having sex with a prostitute in the fireworks place at the time of Yingmao. The old minister sent Li Xunhuan to investigate!"
Li Xunhuan also agreed, and then smiled reservedly at Lu Cheng.
Excuse me! You are absent from work, I am out on duty!
Zhao Yan opened his mouth to speak, but couldn't find a suitable excuse. If someone from the Ministry of Household Affairs could go to a brothel to investigate prices and examine the spiritual and cultural level of the people in the capital. What excuse can your Ministry of Industry have? Have you gone to Ziyuanxie to learn other people’s decoration styles?
"Okay! That's it for now, Zhao Qing, how should this be punished??!"
Zhao Menke, the heavenly official of the Ministry of Personnel, came out and said, "Your Majesty, Lu Cheng, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, left his post without permission. He will be fined half a year's salary and demoted in the evaluation!"
Emperor Zhou nodded with satisfaction. He had no intention of deposing Lu Cheng and just gave him a warning.
Soon after the matter came to an end, Tang Li, the Minister of Household Affairs, stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I would like to advise Minister Lu to impeach Yang Qingyuan, the Prime Minister of Dali Temple, for blocking water transportation and sealing up merchants for no reason. There are one hundred and eighty-seven merchants here. The joint signatures of the two are signed by your majesty, please read it!"
Using public opinion to defeat the enemy, Tang Li's move was the real threat to Yang Qingyuan.
