"Good Lord, don't you think so?"
Zeng Liang suddenly turned his head to ask, startling the Xiang people for a moment. Facing the eyes that came one after another, he clutched the corner of the table tightly and stuttered in his reply: "I, I think we should wait for Mr. Chen to come back. ...It’s better. If you really can’t wait, you can send someone to ask for instructions.”
Zeng Liang's face darkened and he tapped his fingers on the table: "You don't know, Marquis Liang, that the situation is critical now and we can't delay for a moment! Besides, even if Mr. Chen is here, he won't tolerate King Yi entering the palace, right?"
Guo Xiang couldn't get angry, so he could only smile awkwardly and said: "Guo is stupid and can't see clearly like Zeng Shangshu. But the Ministry of Personnel is under the control of Mr. Chen, and the people under him may not obey orders. Although We can use Zhongshu Sheng's order to take it by force, but the discord among colleagues goes against Su Gong's painstaking efforts."
"Who said we're going to take it by force?" Zeng Liang laughed strangely, "Let's use negotiation. Isn't Lianghou very close to Mr. Chen? Go and persuade him, I don't believe they won't nod."
Su Zongshan saw that everyone was furious, and he was afraid of arousing resentment, so he also came to persuade: "My lord, please help me."
The people from Guoxiang glanced around, sighed gloomily, said "dare not" twice, then thanked Zeng Liang and others and left, heading to the Ministry of Personnel.
The officials were all members of the Chen Party. They had seen the "second in command" from Hunan come, so how dare they show off his face and handed over the documents without saying anything. A clerk even asked with a smile: "Sir, are we doing well? When Master Chen comes back, you can give us a kind word..."
Unexpectedly, after the Xiang people finished reading, they glared at him fiercely: "What's so hard about running an errand? It's so hard to make you think!"
The night is getting deeper, but the inner room of the dormitory is still brightly lit. The emperor sat on a chair by the window, wrapped in a cloak, staring at the nanmu chessboard on the table without moving his gaze for a long time.
"My slave lost." The eunuch opposite put down the chess piece in his hand, leaned down and said.
"You guys, you played really well." The emperor waved his hand and put away the chessboard. "I guess playing chess with me feels like torture."
The young eunuch's face turned pale and he replied respectfully: "How can this slave have such thoughts? The emperor used to play chess alone. In recent years, he is willing to ask his slaves to play chess. It is already a great kindness. What more do you ask for."
"Yes," the emperor suddenly sighed after hearing this, "Back then, because the Liu thief was in power, I acted mostly unsociable. Unfortunately, apart from the national thief, I am old, and I don't have complete ideas for my actions. I always have care in every step. Places you can’t reach.”
While the two were talking, they suddenly heard a soft knock on the door. A eunuch broke into the room and kowtowed to the emperor in panic: "Your Majesty, many adults have gathered outside the main hall door, noisily saying that they want to report the emergency to the emperor." Affection."
The emperor pondered for a moment and then said: "Help me go to the main hall to discuss matters and let all the civil and military officials come in."
"His Majesty!"
Zeng Liang held the impeachment document and slowly knelt down in front of the palace steps, looking heartbroken: "By doing this, King Yi is not supporting the Ye Party? We ministers have all discussed the matter of Su Gong obstructing the Ministry of Works." It is a false idea, but he wants to use his ministers to force the emperor and bring people to attack. How is this decent! The Ye party has become so arrogant. For the sake of the country's justice, the ministers can no longer tolerate it. I beg you to remove Ye Yongjia from all official positions in order to control the government and the opposition. "
As he spoke, he held up the document and said, "This is an impeachment memorial drawn up by the Ministry of Civil Affairs and signed by us and other officials. The charges of specifically impeaching Ye Yongjia for forming cliques for personal gain and befriending clan members are all clearly proven."
After hearing this, all the ministers stood solemnly, waiting for the emperor's reply. But strangely, the palace was silent for a long time, and what came was the emperor's sneer: "A son came to see his father, and he caused such a big trouble... Then can I see him again?"
Zeng Liang frowned slightly and replied bravely: "As a vassal king, King Yi colluded with the Ye Party and clearly had evil intentions. Why would your Majesty bother to think about the relationship between father and son again? I hope that what Your Majesty Xu Chen and others said in the memorial will be included in the memorial." The construction of Xiyuan has been stopped.”
"Have you said enough?" the emperor asked coldly.
"That's...that's all."
"Bring up the memorial."
Zeng Liang tremblingly presented the document, raised his eyes and saw the emperor stretching out his hand from the curtain and taking it.
"A bunch of bastards!"
There was a "snap" sound behind the curtain, and the emperor threw the memorial violently, with a roar like thunder; the ministers were stunned with fright, and looked blankly at the documents scattered on the floor.
"It's stamped by the officials and jointly signed. It's so grand! You are using all means to coerce me. Do you think I have no temper? It seems that I am still in the way. It's better to let the prince ascend the throne."
"I don't dare to..."
"Who is the leader among you?" the emperor asked again.
Zeng Liang wiped the sweat on his face and said, "It's Mr. Chen."
"It's a waste of my trust in him!" the emperor said sternly, "Hurry up and send word to Chen Tongpao. I want to inquire in person! As for King Yi, don't stop him anymore, let him come to see me too."
As time passed, King Yi became increasingly uneasy. He walked back and forth in front of the gate, holding the horse's bridle tightly. But suddenly, there was a loud noise at the door, and the door was slowly opened. An officer walked out and saluted him with clasped fists: "Your Majesty, your Majesty, please go to the bedroom to answer the question."
King Yi reined in his horse and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He looked back at Liu Shuzhai and said, "Sir's previous worries were really overblown."
King Yi was guided by several eunuchs and strode into the palace. He saw the ministers kneeling beside him and the emperor sitting high on the dragon chair. He hurriedly bowed down and said, "I am late, please forgive me!"
The emperor's tone became gentle: "Many people don't like you. This is their deliberate obstruction. It has nothing to do with you. How can I punish you?"
King Yi pretended not to know and asked: "What on earth... happened?"
The emperor then narrated what had happened. King Yi was shocked and fell to the ground crying: "My son is just concerned about the safety of my father, how could he have any evil intentions? Who would have thought that such a situation would arise! Your Majesty, this is clearly a attempt to drive a wedge between my father and my son. Such love should be severely punished!"
When the emperor heard his cry, he couldn't help but feel a little pity. He was about to comfort him with words when he heard the guards outside the palace shouting: "Tongpao Chen, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, is here!" He suddenly sank his face and said with a sneer: " This person is finally here...my son, I will definitely redress your grievances."
Tongpao Chen staggered into the hall while coughing uncontrollably, holding on to the door panel. He rejected the help of others, spent a long time before walking to the steps, and knelt down heavily: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty... I'm here."
"Did you write this memorial?" the emperor asked bluntly and bluntly.
Chen Tongpao calmly replied: "It was written by me, but it is not my own handwriting. Your Majesty, you can open it and have a look."
