The weather at the end of October was cold and windy in the morning.
Hundreds of officials stood outside the imperial city, each discussing matters in the court.
It's the end of the year, and the Ministry of Personnel and Household Affairs are very busy.
At the end of the year, the Ministry of Personnel is involved in the evaluation of officials, and the Ministry of Household Affairs is involved in this year's statistics and next year's budget. As for the rest of the departments, things are a little better and they are not too busy. The affairs of the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Household Affairs concern all officials, so there are many people talking about them.
While the officials were discussing, a carriage drove slowly.
The carriage appeared and many people looked over.
"It's the Duke of Zhenguo."
There were exclamations from the crowd.
Outside the imperial city where they were originally talking quietly, many people suddenly started talking. It was as if a big stone broke the calm on the calm lake, causing countless people to talk and become even more vigilant.
Lin Feng's arrival will definitely mean nothing good.
Zhang Yi and Wang Tang were at the front and heard the news that Lin Feng had come to attend the court meeting. They looked at each other in shock.
Lin Feng never went to court.
After the imperial examination, Lin Feng had been resting at home. It was useless for anyone to look for Lin Feng. The emperor asked Lin Feng to join the court as an official, but Lin Feng was not happy and refused directly.
Such a person can be called a maverick.
Under normal circumstances, it would be impossible for such a person to gain a foothold in the Qin State, but Lin Feng lived well.
Zhang Yi waited for Lin Feng to get off the carriage and came over. He nodded and said, "Why does the Duke have time to attend the court meeting today?"
Lin Feng said: "When there is nothing wrong, naturally I will not participate. When something happens, I will naturally come to report."
Zhang Yi suddenly became wary.
Lin Feng's affairs are never trivial, so don't get involved.
Wang Tang hesitated to speak, but finally remained silent and waited quietly.
The surrounding civil and military officials also looked over, with curiosity and fear in their eyes. Many of the civil and military officials in the court had suffered from Lin Feng. When they argued with Lin Feng, they were eventually scolded bloody by Lin Feng. The key is, you still can’t refute it.
"Crunch!"
The imperial city gate opens.
Everyone entered the palace one by one and stood in the main hall.
Ying Jiuxiao entered the court and sat down. He also saw Lin Feng and raised his eyebrows. Why is this guy Lin Feng here? Ying Jiuxiao was confused, but he averted his gaze and continued as usual. As Wang Shun announced that he had something to do but had nothing to do, he left the court, and all the officials began to present memorials and discuss matters.
There are things related to people's livelihood, soldiers' pay, the army, taxation, corvee and other matters, which involve a lot of content.
One thing at a time, handle it quickly.
When there was no one else in the hall to play, the atmosphere suddenly changed and became solemn.
Everyone knew that Lin Feng was going to take action.
Lin Feng stood up in one step, holding a wat tablet in his hand, and said seriously: "Your Majesty, I have this memorial."
"explain!"
Ying Jiuxiao also had expectations in his eyes.
When Lin Feng goes to court, usually he will not talk without meaning, nor will he talk in vain. He must have something to do.
Lin Feng glanced at him and said: "I am impeaching Xia Houlin, a doctor in the household department, for leaking the secrets of the household department, forming a clique for personal gain, and even diverting the public funds of the household department for personal gain. Please read the evidence."
He handed over the memorial.
Xia Houlin is Xiahou Zhen's younger brother, who is forty-five years old. Although his official position is not prominent, he is still considered powerful in the household department.
The Ministry of Household Affairs has always been the department with real power.
The evidence against Xia Houlin in the memorial all came from Heibingtai, involving leaking the secrets of the household department, forming a clique for personal gain, and misappropriating the funds of the household department. All the evidence was conclusive. These evidences were enough to bring down Xia Houlin.
Xia Houlin was also in the main hall. Hearing Lin Feng's words, he felt horrified. He quickly stood up, knelt on the ground with a plop, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I have always been conscientious in my work and I dare not show any neglect. Please tell me."
Wang Tang looked at this scene with solemn eyes.
What is Lin Feng going to do?
Should we start with Xia Houlin and prepare to deal with the Hubu, or should we overthrow the Hubu? Wang Tang did not express his position for the time being, but just watched quietly. After all, at the moment, only Xia Houlin was involved, and the rest of the household department was not involved yet.
"Send it up."
Ying Jiuxiao ordered.
Wang Shun took it and glanced at Lin Feng, because Lin Feng today gave him a different feeling.
It seems that it is different.
Could it be a breakthrough?
Wang Shun was keenly aware of Lin Feng's changes, gathered his thoughts, and quickly handed the memorial to Ying Jiuxiao.
Ying Jiuxiao took the memorial and browsed it carefully. After reading the content, his face became cold.
During the memorial, Xia Houlin leaked the secrets of the Ministry of Revenue, which mainly involved the adjustment of the financial budgets of various ministries. The formation of cliques for private gain was to unite people from the Ministry of Revenue to gain power. As for the transfer of funds from the Ministry of Revenue, sixteen thousand taels of silver were moved, and they were taken away. A loan was made and it was replenished in the blink of an eye.
Regardless, these are not allowed.
This is the incriminating evidence.
Ying Jiuxiao threw the memorial out and scolded: "Xia Houlin, take a look at it carefully."
boom!
The memorial fell to the ground.
Xia Houlin picked it up. After reading the content, his heart dropped. Was what he did actually excessive? He didn't think it was too much. There were people crazier than him in Tobu, and there were people who did more outrageous things.
And what he did at least did not harm Qin. Unfortunately, this is not allowed by the law.
Once these are put on the table, they become big problems.
Xia Houlin glanced at Lin Feng, his eyes filled with coldness and hatred. But at the moment, he could only knock his head to the ground and plead guilty: "I am guilty and have failed the holy grace. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
"Xia Houlin, dismissed from his post and sent to prison, handed over to the Ministry of Punishment for disposal."
Ying Jiuxiao directly announced the decision.
This is a very simple disposal.
Just being a doctor is not a big deal. The imperial court deals with many people like this every year.
"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"
Lin Feng spoke and said again: "Your Majesty, I still have the original memorial."
"explain!"
Ying Jiuxiao answered again.
Lin Feng continued: "I impeached the general guarding Yuexi County in Shuzhou, the mighty general Xia Houping, to support the bandits. Xiahou Ping was in charge of Yuexi County and encircled and suppressed the southern barbarians in Yuexi County several times, but he never attacked with all his strength. The barbarians were left to survive. As a result, Yuesi County has never been able to calm down the border troubles."
"Every piece of evidence is in the memorial."
"Your Majesty, please read it."
Lin Feng once again took out a memorial from his sleeve and held it in his hand.
As for Xia Houping keeping barbarians in Yuexi County, in Lin Feng's view, it was nothing more than local interests. For the sake of profit, always keep a hand. There is no more specific information from Heibingtai, so Lin Feng can only impeach him in this way.
It is enough to deal with Xia Houping.
"boom!!"
Xia Houlin knelt on the ground, his mind about to explode.
He also impeached Xia Houping.
First it was him, then Xia Houping. You must know that Xiahou Ping is the person with the highest position in the Xiahou family in the army. He guards one side and is quite powerful. And every year, the benefits Xia Houping brings to the family are huge.
In terms of age, Xia Houping is younger than Xia Houlin and is the cousin of Xia Houzhen and Xia Houping.
After all, they are all from the Xiahou family.
Now, the Xiahou family has been impeached one after another.
Wang Tang felt relieved when he saw this scene. Judging from Lin Feng's impeachment, the matter had nothing to do with his household department, but only targeted the Xiahou family.
At least, he won't have a big head.
If the Ministry of Household Affairs is involved, the matter will be serious.
Wang Tang was confused. Lin Feng had always been kind to others and rarely had conflicts with others. In most cases, Lin Feng would fight back only when someone knocked on his door. Wang Tang cannot figure out what is happening now.
When Ying Jiuxiao heard that Lin Feng had impeached the Xiahou family again, he took Lin Feng's memorial and browsed it quickly. This time the problem is still clearly documented in detail.
Ying Jiuxiao's face turned cold and he ordered: "Ying San!"
"I'm here!"
Ying San bowed and answered.
Ying Jiuxiao said in a deep voice: "Arrange people to rush to Yueqi County quickly, capture Xia Houping and imprison him. The border of Shuzhou in our Qin State has never been pacified. I thought it was because there were many deep mountains and old forests in the place, making it difficult to attack, but I didn't expect that I was deliberately letting loose. Take the person and escort him directly back to Xianyang for interrogation."
"I obey the decree!"
Ying San answered again.
Ying Jiuxiao glanced at everyone in the hall and said: "Since ancient times, officialdom has been a big problem, and corrupt officials cannot be banned. I will try my best to do it, but after all, there are still people who are corrupt and bend the law. I remind you, don't reach out, otherwise you will be caught. . You are the important ministers of Great Qin, and I don’t want any of you to have problems. If even you have problems, why is Great Qin talking about unifying the world? "
"I will bear in mind His Majesty's teachings."
Zhang Yi was the first to express his stance.
"I will bear in mind His Majesty's teachings."
One by one the ministers spoke, and everyone saluted.
"Retreat!"
Ying Jiuxiao flicked his sleeves and said, "Lin Feng stays."
The officials withdrew, and only Ying Jiuxiao and Lin Feng were left in the hall. Ying Jiuxiao had a smile on his face and asked directly: "Boy Lin Feng, tell me why you suddenly impeached Xia Houlin and Xia Houping. You boy, you have always been You don't care about anything that has nothing to do with you. This time it involves Xia Houping and Xia Houlin. There must be a reason."
Lin Feng explained: "Reporting to the emperor's grandfather is actually related to Lu Guang."
Ying Jiuxiao said: "What's going on?"
Ying Jiuxiao already knew the details about Lu Guang. He was a member of the Lu family of Jin State. Once Lu Guang is used well, Lu Guang will play a big role when Qin sweeps Jin in the future and can save Qin a lot of troops.
Therefore, Ying Jiuxiao thinks highly of Lu Guang.
Lin Feng said: "People selected from the imperial examination are arranged in large numbers, and many of them have already gone to take up posts in local areas. Because Lu Guang is the first, his arrangements are more cautious, and he has not been appointed yet."
"So Lu Guang still stayed in Xianyang City. He was in Xianyang, but he was plotted against by the Xiahou family. Xiahou En persuaded Hu Biao, the grandson of Hu Xiao, Duke of Anguo, to beat Lu Guang on an excuse. He also trampled Lu Guang on the ground and used his feet to Step on Lu Guang’s cheek.”
"The Xiahou family's intention is to use this to target those who take the imperial examination."
"So, I took action."
Lin Feng's eyes were sharp and he said: "Emperor Grandfather, the imperial examination is the foundation of the Qin State. The people selected by the imperial examination naturally conflict with the interests of the aristocratic families. So these people do everything possible to suppress people, so this happened. So, I I’m here specifically to impeach. It’s okay if I don’t know. As long as I know, I will never let go of these people who have to deal with the imperial examination.”
Ying Jiuxiao's eyes suddenly became frighteningly bright, and he even had murderous intent.
He leaned forward slightly and said: "Hu Xiao is really old and confused. He can't manage the affairs of his family well, which led to such evil things. Especially the Xiahou family, it's time to deal with it. I will send an order to deal with the Xiahou family immediately."
"Grandfather, please wait."
Lin Feng spoke quickly.
Ying Jiuxiao said: "What do you want to say?"
Lin Feng said: "Emperor Grandfather, you can't be the one to take part in everything. This is not appropriate. How can the emperor roll up his sleeves and go into battle himself? You don't have to worry about the Xiahou family. As for the Hu family, Hu Biao has been asked to stay in the city. Kneel down one step at a time and go to the post house to apologize to Lu Guang."
"I have already taken action against the Xiahou family, and I will also attack the Xiahou family commercially. You don't have to come forward. I can handle everything. If the emperor's grandfather comes forward in everything, doesn't it mean that we are incompetent?"
Ying Jiuxiao stroked his beard and said, "You kid, you won't admit defeat. Just be careful. If you encounter any problems, just come to the palace and come to me."
"Imperial Grandfather Shengming."
Lin Feng also breathed a sigh of relief.
Once Ying Jiuxiao intervenes, it will be a killing of chickens with a knife. The emperor cannot intervene in everything, otherwise he will be criticized.
Lin Feng is enough to deal with all this.
Lin Feng said: "Grandfather, I still have something to do, so I won't stay here."
"Go ahead."
Ying Jiuxiao nodded.
After Lin Feng withdrew, Ying Jiuxiao called Ying San again and asked Lu Guang in detail. After hearing the whole process of Lu Guang's beating and the price borne by the Hu family, he waved his hand and said, "I understand. You just need to cooperate with Lin Feng fully."
"I obey the decree."
Ying San bowed and answered.
He felt relieved, at least the emperor was not angry. He cursed Xia Houen secretly in his heart, "Everyone is doing well and is doing well, isn't it?"
If you have to plot, you are really looking for death.
With Lin Feng as his enemy, the Xiahou family will be doomed.
