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Emperor Deqing was an emperor who loved great achievements, indulged in power, neglected government affairs, and was slightly suspected of being ambitious and lacking talent. However, he was by no means a confused emperor. Emperor Deqing had always been clear about the big and small developments in the capital, and what was revealed and hidden. Palm. ≧ 一≯Novel≧ ≦≦≦≦≤
For example, Emperor Deqing had known for a long time that Song Qiwen, the Minister of Civil Service, was amassing money through the "Huagufang". However, due to the situation in the temple and Zhou Shangjing's reaction, he had been holding back and not made it clear.
At this time, although the content of Zuo Lanshan's impeachment was somewhat obscure, Emperor Deqing still immediately guessed Zuo Lanshan's impeachment target. As Zuo Lanshan's words fell, Emperor Deqing first glanced at Zuo Lanshan from the corner of his eye. Zhou Shangjing then looked at Song Qiwen, a trace of hesitation flashing across his expression.
Emperor Deqing had long been mentally prepared for the fierce counterattack by the "Zhao Party", but even Emperor Deqing never expected that the "Zhao Party"'s counterattack would be so fierce, not only directly targeting the "Zhou Party" Song Qiwen, the second-in-command, and completely disregarding the feelings of his colleagues and the unspoken rules of officialdom, was directly involved in the "Huaigufang" incident. As a result, the conflict between the "Zhou Party" and the "Zhao Party" would become serious. , the conflict between the two factions will become more intense, and the situation in the temple will probably be chaotic for a long time.
Thinking of this, Emperor Deqing was secretly happy, thinking that the fierce conflict between the "Zhao Party" and the "Zhou Party" would be beneficial to his future plans. However, while being happy, Emperor Deqing was also slightly worried, thinking that "Zhao Party" The Party's actions are too big, and the next situation may be out of its control!
In the officialdom, there are many hidden rules. These rules are a tacit understanding among the officials. No one will touch them easily unless absolutely necessary.
There are many hidden rules.
And the most core content is nothing more than the four words "click till the end"!
Who in the officialdom has no handle? Who doesn’t know whose handle it is? Take Song Qiwen's "Huaigufang" as an example. Countless officials have sent money to "Huaigufang". Most of the officials know what the real function of "Huaigufang" is, but even if it is Those "princelings" who claim to "dare to remonstrate" have never dared to expose the affairs of "Huaigufang"!
Why? "Huaigufang" is Song Qiwen's real handle. Of course, the officials are well aware of this, but Song Qiwen also knows the officials' real handle. If someone exposes the matter of "Huaigufang", then Song Qiwen There will inevitably be a fierce counterattack, and the opponent's true background will also be revealed. At that time, there will be no room for maneuver, and it will become a fierce situation that will never end, but no one wants to see it.
The most important thing is that when Song Qiwen conducted power and money transactions through "Huaigufang", Song Qiwen was only the bribe-receiving party, and a large number of officials also committed bribery! If the "Nostalgic Forum" incident is exposed, then the number of officials who sent money to "Nostalgic Forum" to bribe hundreds of people should be investigated? If it is traced, how wide will the implication be? What kind of turmoil will there be between the ruling and opposition parties? If it is not investigated, where will the court's face and credibility be?
It is precisely because of such concerns that the officials have already had a tacit understanding, that is, when the officials compete in the temple, even if they are in conflict with each other, they must not reveal the other party's true background until absolutely necessary. , otherwise it will lose room for maneuver and attract more people's hostility; and in order to stabilize the situation, the court will often only pursue those "isolated cases" that are not widely implicated, such as "Huaigufang", which is extremely implicated. However, he is cautious about major cases and will never take the initiative to touch them unless absolutely necessary.
Since ancient times, the more prominent ministers fell from power, the more trivial the crimes involved. This is not because their crimes did not stop there, but because more serious crimes were often actively covered up by the court. The reason is precisely because of the existence of such unspoken rules.
Even Emperor Deqing must abide by such unspoken rules, so Emperor Deqing has long known the details of the "Huaigufang", but has always tolerated it and did not investigate, otherwise everyone in the temple would not be able to live in peace.
Now, seeing that "Zhao Dang" took the initiative to break the unwritten rules of officialdom and directly involved the "Huaigufang" matter, everyone, whether it was Emperor Deqing or all the officials in the court, was naturally shocked. They only felt that "Zhao Dang" Be more determined than you think!
The conflict between the "Zhao Party" and the "Zhou Party" will also be far beyond imagination.
Don’t talk too much.
However, it was said that after Zuo Lanshan exposed the "Nostalgic Square" incident, Emperor Deqing hesitated for a moment, and finally decided to wait and see what happened and let Zuo Lanshan finish the scene.
Emperor Deqing glared at Zuo Lanshan and said coldly: "Yesterday, when the censors were impeaching, they said that a certain important minister was harboring Ma Xicheng, the governor of Henan Prefecture. Today, Mr. Zuo, you said that a certain important minister was using " Huaigufang's transaction of power and money... Haha, they are all secretive, are you teasing me? Zuo Lanshan, stop beating around the bush, tell me clearly, who is the person behind "Huaigufang"?
After hearing Emperor Deqing's urging, Zuo Lanshan felt a little nervous, but with an impassioned look on his face, he loudly replied: "Your Majesty, according to the information I have found, what is behind this 'Nostalgic Fang' The master is none other than Song Qiwen, the current Minister of the Ministry of Personnel! Song Qiwen has ignored the kindness of the emperor and has been taking advantage of his power in the Ministry of Personnel to accept bribes, sell official titles, and privately change the evaluation of officials. I hope your Majesty will investigate this matter strictly!"
As Zuo Lanshan finished speaking, all the "Zhao Party" officials in the Metropolitan Procuratorate came out one after another, including Situ Han, the deputy inspector on the right, and Gu Quan, the censor of the capital on the right, who all echoed their words. They said that they had been aware of this matter for a long time, believed that Song Qiwen was highly suspicious, and hoped that Emperor Deqing could strictly investigate the matter of "Huaigufang".
As the "Zhao Party" fiercely rebounded and turned from defense to offense, the focus in the temple suddenly shifted from Zuo Lanshan to Song Qiwen, and the faces of everyone in the "Zhou Party" changed drastically.
Like Emperor Deqing, they guessed that the "Zhao Party" might counterattack, but they did not expect that the "Zhao Party"'s counterattack would be so fierce and ruthless!
Under the counterattack of the "Zhao Party", Song Qiwen, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, quickly went out and reported to Emperor Deqing: "Your Majesty, the minister who is responsible for the 'Huaigufang' has no knowledge at all, and this shop has no relationship with the minister at all. The various impeachments of Zuo Lanshan are all based on false accusations and accusations, and I hope your Majesty will learn from it!"
As Song Qiwen finished speaking, Du Bai, the censor of Zuodu of the Imperial Procuratorate, also came out again, his expression full of anger, and said: "Your Majesty, all the crimes I committed before impeaching Zuo Lanshan were all due to a conspiracy. The public spirit is never instigated by others, and all the criminal evidence has been repeatedly confirmed by me. There is absolutely no forgery. I believe that Zuo Lanshan's move to impeach Song Shangshu is to divert the focus, cover up his crimes, and also I hope Your Majesty will learn from it and hold Zuo Lanshan accountable for falsely accusing his colleagues!"
Then, naturally, a large number of "Zhou Party" officials came out to support the views of Song Qiwen and Du Bai, and reprimanded Zuo Lanshan for his ulterior motives.
The views of Song Qiwen, Du Bai, and the "Zhou Party" naturally aroused another counterattack from the "Zhao Party", and then officials from the two groups soon started arguing fiercely, and for a while there was a lot of noise in the Huangji Palace. , drooling.
However, after all, the "Zhou Party" has more people and greater influence. Therefore, in the quarrel, although the "Zhao Party" was well prepared, they gradually fell into a disadvantage and were unable to do what they expected.
At the same time, while the "Zhou Party" and the "Zhao Party" were competing, Zhou Shangjing and Zhao Junchen, as the leaders of the two factions, kept an unusually low profile and did not take any actions. They just hid behind the scenes and used their respective methods to The fighting between factions made it impossible for people to guess what the two of them were really thinking at this time.
On the other side, seeing the conflict between the "Zhou Party" and the "Zhao Party" intensifying, everyone in the "Princeling Party" looked excited, feeling that they had seen a "dog eats dog" show, and they were ready to take part in it at any time; " Since Shen Changmao, the "Shen Party" has always looked on with a cold attitude. Yesterday they suffered a loss from the "Zhou Party", and the "Zhao Party" had a desperate attitude at that time. Naturally, they will not do anything now. They would help any party, just hoping that both sides would suffer losses; as for the "Emperor Party" people, they also looked like watching the fire from the other side, but at the same time, they also secretly waited for Emperor Deqing to express his attitude and tendency.
Seeing that the "Zhao Party" was gradually at a disadvantage, and the situation in Huangji Palace became increasingly chaotic, Emperor Deqing finally expressed his attitude after thinking for a long time!
Emperor Deqing first stopped the debate between the "Zhou Party" and the "Zhao Party", severely reprimanded him a few words, and then said slowly: "No matter whether Zuo Lanshan's impeachment is true or not, no matter whether Song Qiwen Whether it has anything to do with 'Huaigu Fang' or not, but since 'Huaigu Fang' is suspected, it must be investigated strictly! According to my decree, Shuntian Prefecture immediately sent people to seal down 'Huaigu Fang' and arrest all those involved in 'Huaigu Fang' Wait, and then submit the case to the joint trial of the three judicial departments, and we must investigate clearly whether there are any crimes involving power and money transactions between officials of the DPRK and China in Huaigufang, and we must not tolerate it!"
After hearing Emperor Deqing's decree, Yin Huo Zhengyuan of Shuntian Prefecture and the chiefs of the Sanfa Department came out to agree.
However, although Emperor Deqing's decree was severe, all the officials knew it. If they just investigated "Huaigufang" alone, ukanshu() would not be able to find anything at all. When Song Qiwen founded "Huaigufang", he was bound to The escape route has been prepared, so the clues of "Nostalgia Square" will definitely be interrupted, and it will be difficult to really involve Song Qiwen.
However, "Huaigufang" is the old sign of "Zhou Party" after all, because after Zuo Lanshan's impeachment was sealed, it was undoubtedly equivalent to "Zhao Party" slapping "Zhou Party" in the mouth and cutting off "Zhou Party". If the "Zhou Party" does not fight back, the reputation of the "Zhou Party" will also suffer a lot.
Therefore, after Emperor Deqing announced his decree, most of the officials' eyes were focused on the elder Zhou Shangjing, waiting for the reaction of "Zhou Party".
Then, under the attention of hundreds of officials, the "Zhou Party"'s counterattack began immediately!
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ps: A few days ago, I took a look at the subscription data of "Regent" in recent times. It was very pitiful and bleak. I was inevitably a little disappointed. But if I think about it seriously, it was all because I wanted to die. I can't blame everyone for giving up. So today After adjusting my mood, I will continue to update. No matter what, since there are still readers who persist, Chongzi will give everyone a complete explanation. It has nothing to do with the results, just the true intention.
...(To be continued.) f--
