"You should also read this impeachment letter."
The emperor threw the memorial in front of Prime Minister Su Zongshan, who picked it up respectfully and read it. He only read one or two sentences: "Lu Fangxuan's illegal behavior is tantamount to treason and should be punished..."
"Ge Ming is impatient," the emperor continued, "I have just dismissed Lu Tingci and made him temporary chief, and he has begun to exercise power alone. Even Lu Fangxuan dared to impeach him, who gave him the courage? Master Chen, he is yours, what do you have to say?"
Chen Tongpao kowtowed behind the prime minister: "I serve your majesty only, and all the people I use are your majesty's subordinates. Apart from that, there are no 'my people'. He discussed the impeachment with the ministers, and it is true that there are Documents reported by local officials and letters written by Prince Wan are enough to prove that Lu Fangxuan is taking away Wan Heshun's military power."
The emperor coughed a few times and asked in a low voice: "You don't know that...he was impeached in a revealing manner, right? Lu Fangxuan is far away in the south of the Yangtze River. Who should listen to what he said!"
Chen Tongpao pretended to be astonished and replied tremblingly: "I was not present at the time. I really don't know."
Su Zongshan glanced at him and hurriedly said: "I can testify that Mr. Chen was at home on leave that day, and the official affairs were handled by the minister."
"I think you are trying to avoid suspicion." The emperor still held on.
After Chen Tongpao heard this, he immediately took off his black gauze hat and put it aside. Then he bowed three times and said, "It's my fault that I can't clear up your father's suspicions. Your Majesty, please temporarily remove me from my duties, and you can police all the officials." Secondly, the party spirit can make them cautious in doing things, which is conducive to the official atmosphere."
The emperor was quite surprised by his move, but he also wanted to use it to give Chen Dang a beating. He immediately followed the current and sent an order to the prime minister: "Since Chen Libu sincerely repented, I will not make things difficult for him. I only order him to treat him as he is." In the name of sin, I will go home and live for a month, and then use it again; as for Ge Mingwei, just demote his censor by one level."
"Also, after this exposed impeachment, the news will leak out sooner or later and reach Lu Fangxuan's ears. Once he hears that the court is going to intervene, he will definitely resent Wan Heshun even more, and they will be incompatible with him, and they will fight in public It's all possible. It's better to summon them to the capital and let me judge them personally, then there will be no worries."
"As ordered." These two words came out slowly from Su Zongshan's mouth.
Upon hearing the news that Mr. Chen had been dismissed, both Xiang people and Ge Mingwei were shocked. They hurriedly went to the Ministry of Personnel to see him off and inquire about the truth.
Seeing the lonely look of his colleague, Ge Ming couldn't help but burst into tears: "When you asked me to speak out, for the sake of the country's justice, I handed it over without even thinking about it, but I didn't expect it, but I got in trouble! If I had known this, Ge will no longer plan to impeach."
Chen Tongpao smiled and patted his shoulder: "Don't worry, Censor Ge. Although I am nominally dismissed from office this time, the emperor has actually made an agreement with me and will call me back soon. The so-called king has no It’s a joke, it’s okay.”
"Furthermore, gentlemen and villains are incompatible with each other in ancient and modern times. If you hold a high position and do not fight, how can you uphold the way of sages and sages! My duty is nothing more than to defend etiquette and justice, so why not die!" His eyes were bright and he spoke righteously. strict.
Ge Ming was so moved that he bowed deeply to him, his voice still choked with sobs: "Mr. Chen's character is as bright as the wind and the moon. He is truly a model of Confucianism! Since people's hearts are righteous, they will not worry about failure. When the time comes, that person will be Eradicate the villains and govern the country with benevolence and righteousness through poetry and literature, and the world will be unified soon..."
"This is our ending, what about theirs?" someone from Hunan interjected.
Tongpao Chen said: "No, they only have so-called endings. We only have new beginnings, endless beginnings..."
"What... do you mean?" Ge Mingwei didn't understand, but felt a little strange and frowned.
"I don't have to make it clear. I will know one day."
After saying that, Chen Tongpao turned to leave, but was stopped by a Hunan man: "Sir! I still have official business that needs to be settled by you."
Tongpao Chen hurriedly stopped and saw the hint in his eyes. He immediately understood and replied, "Come with me to the class room to talk."
"I just want to ask you, what is the purpose of impeaching Lu Fangxuan named Ge? I can't figure it out."
Without Ge Ming in the way, the Hunan people were finally willing to speak freely.
Chen Tongpao seemed unhurried: "Let me say something first. Ge Hanlin does not know about Wan Heshun's coming to Beijing. You must not tell him."
"Then how did you make him submit?" Xiang asked.
"That man has always abided by the teachings of the saints to the letter. I only said, 'Lu Fangxuan holds military power and will endanger the country sooner or later. You should put the world's plan first and do not hesitate to offend His Majesty.' So he was impeached willingly." .”
"Understood. This person is indeed extremely pedantic." The Xiang man sneered and nodded.
Chen Tongpao then got to the point: "The reason why I did this is because Wan Heshun came to the capital without a name. If he was directly allowed to see the emperor, the emperor would suspect me of colluding with the ministers. But it is different now. After the impeachment was revealed, It is absolutely impossible to reconcile the conflicts between Lu and Wan. It is much more logical for Wan Heshun to step forward at this time."
The Xiang people smacked their lips: "But is the price too high? Wan Heshun is not enough, here comes Lu Fangxuan..."
"Lu Fangxuan is the key to my plan," Chen Tongpao said calmly, "If he doesn't come, the emperor will not be able to make up his mind to eliminate the Ye Party."
"I seem to have understood..." Xiangren took a long breath and suddenly became enlightened, "Now, can we concentrate on dealing with Ye Yongjia?"
"Why are you so anxious?" Chen Tongpao rubbed his fingers on the table and suddenly changed direction, "Ye Yongjia no longer poses any threat to us. What you should do is to end this chess game - send someone Let's go to Henan to search for evidence of Wan Yuzhi's crimes. The vigorous Tian Zheng back then finally sowed a bad fruit for them."
Hu Kangzhi waited at home for a whole day, but he did not expect Ding Chang's return. He was just thinking about it when he heard his disciple report: "There is a person outside who claims to be Ding Chang's friend and wants to see you."
Kang Zhi was shocked and hurriedly introduced the man over. After taking a closer look, he saw that his face was somewhat familiar.
"Sir!" The man's eyes were filled with tears, and he knelt on the ground with a plop, "Brother Ding, he was robbed and taken away to a foreign country by debt collectors!"
Kang Zhi opened his eyes wide, stamped his feet suddenly, and secretly shouted: "It's broken!" When I am employing people, without him, how can I rest assured about others! What if Mr. Chen is blamed? So I wiped the sweat from my cheeks, grabbed his collar and asked, "How much do they want? I'll send it over right away!"
