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Hearing this voice, everyone in the Huangji Palace was shocked.
Unexpectedly, the court meeting that was coming to an end would stir up trouble again.
You must know that although Su Changzhen was not at the center of the temple, he was the governor of Southern Zhili and a second-rank official of the imperial court. He was one of the top border officials in the Ming Dynasty. After seeing him, most of the officials in the Huangji Palace They all had to pray to see each other, and many of them were even former disciples of Su Changzhen. Now that Su Changzhen was suddenly impeached, it still sounded like a very serious "ten deadly sins." It is not an exaggeration to say that a small incident shocked both the government and the public.
Immediately, all the monarchs and ministers in Huangji Palace looked towards the speaker.
I saw that this man was about forty years old, with a slender body, sharp eyes, and a capable demeanor. He was an inspector named Li Yu.
After seeing Li Yu, Zhao Junchen couldn't help but frown slightly.
If I remember correctly, it was Li Yu who impeached Zhao Shancai and publicly exposed Zhao Shancai's private departure from the southern patrol team. He also happened to be in the crosshairs of Emperor Deqing's efforts to rectify the court atmosphere, so that Zhao Shancai was dismissed by Emperor Deqing. It can be said that this person directly prompted Zhao Shancai to become the guest of the East Palace and the chief staff of Prince Zhu Heyu.
According to Zhao Junchen's speculation, Li Yu's impeachment of Zhao Shancai was secretly instigated by the seventh prince Zhu Hejian. Now that he has impeached Su Changzhen again, does it mean that this action was also directed by Zhu Hejian?
Thinking of this, Zhao Junchen's eyes flashed with deep thought.
On the other side, Emperor Deqing also turned his gaze to Li Yu, with a trace of impatience flashing across his expression.
After nearly two hours of continuous court discussions, Emperor Deqing was already tired. Now he was about to end the morning court and rush back to the harem to rest. Unexpectedly, Li Yu was so ignorant that he impeached Su Chang, the governor of Southern Zhili, in public. Zhen——Given Su Changzhen's status, his impeachment will definitely cause a lot of controversy. As a result, today's morning meeting will never end at half past one.
In addition, Emperor Deqing naturally knew that Su Changzhen was a corrupt official, but Emperor Deqing still kept Su Changzhen useful, so he did not want Su Changzhen to collapse too quickly - in fact, Deqing Emperor Qing most hoped that Zhao Junchen would marry Su Xiuning, Su Changzhen's daughter. In this case, the forces of Zhao Junchen and Su Changzhen would definitely merge into one. Both of them were corrupt officials, and the people under them were also unclean. Although people will be more powerful after uniting, the stains on their bodies will be doubled, and it will be easier to find clues. In the future, it will be easier for Emperor Deqing to punish Zhao Junchen.
Putting all these reasons together, Emperor Deqing was naturally a little unhappy after seeing Li Yu impeaching Su Changzhen. He felt that Li Yu did not know how to understand the holy will at all.
Therefore, Emperor Deqing's tone was somewhat cold and he asked slowly: "Oh? The ten major crimes? When the late emperor punished Wei Zhongxian, he listed the ten major sins for Wei Zhongxian. In the end, Wei Zhongxian hanged himself in fear of the crime, and nearly 10,000 accomplices were involved. ! This is a very serious accusation. If you want to impeach Su Changzhen for ten major crimes, is it possible that Su Changzhen’s crimes can already be compared with those of Wei Zhongxian of the previous dynasty? "
After a pause, Emperor Deqing continued with a threatening tone: "Just now, when Prince Zhu Heyu impeached Chen Dongxiang, because there was no real evidence of crime in hand, I punished him by shutting himself up for ten days! You are not the prince after all, I I will not show mercy to you! If you also have no concrete evidence in hand and rashly slandered the imperial court official, and you still don't know how to restrain yourself after seeing the prince's past mistakes, then my punishment for you will not be as simple as thinking behind closed doors. It’s easy!”
Faced with such an obvious and extreme threat from Emperor Deqing, I am afraid that most officials would tremble and apologize hastily.
However, Li Yu still had a calm expression, but looked like a martyr who acted for justice, as if he didn't care at all about Emperor Deqing's punishment and threats in order to impeach traitorous officials and corrupt officials.
Just such an expression immediately increased the credibility of Li Yu's impeachment, and also immediately made the "princelings" have a greater favorable impression of him.
"Your Majesty, Su Changzhen is a veteran minister of the court and a high-ranking official in the border areas. How can I dare to impeach him in public if there is no concrete evidence in my hands? In fact, Su Changzhen has more than ten crimes. , The reason why I only listed ten of them is because I have collected solid evidence of these ten crimes and cannot tolerate Su Changjin’s sophistry!"
Hearing Li Yu's words, the expressions of all the officials in the Huangji Palace changed slightly. They knew that Li Yu's impeachment was by no means a spur-of-the-moment impeachment, but had been fully prepared in advance. In this case, Su Changzhen would probably have a big incident today. Trouble!
On the other side, Li Yu had already pulled out a memorial from his sleeve, and then read it aloud in public without the consent of Emperor Deqing, his voice clear and intelligible.
For a moment, the only sound left in the Huangji Hall was Li Yu's voice impeaching Su Changzhen.
"I have heard that the emperors have governed the world since ancient times, and I have acted in vain. I have been thinking of my duty and am correcting my mistakes. I look up to your majesty's sage heart and follow the example of an eagle and a falcon. I would like to send Su Changjin, the governor of Southern Zhili, to the public and private affairs. The evidence is here:
First, the crime of accepting bribes! When Su Changzhen was the governor of Southern Zhili, he used public assets for personal gain and accepted bribes from subordinate officials and private businessmen many times. There are seven cases that can be verified, including the 21st anniversary of Yu Deqing. In the year of Yu Deqing, he accepted a bribe of 30,000 taels of silver from Zhao Benqi, the prefect of Suzhou. After accepting the bribe, Su Changzhen helped Zhao Benqi cover up the Suzhou bank deficit; in the 22nd year of Yu Deqing, he accepted a bribe of 60,000 taels of silver from Hui merchant Wang Wei, and then covered up Wang Wei's case. The crime of selling illegal salt...
Secondly, he connected with party members, used the benefits of the imperial court to make good friends with the major yamen in southern Zhili, and became close friends with officials at the upper and lower levels, relying on his confidence. More than 60% of the prefectures and counties in Southern Zhili are now obedient to his orders. However, they know that Dade is a private sect, and all meetings are controlled by Su Changzhen and his party members, and many local officials are responsible for it. Nang Hui..."
Third, selling officials and selling vends. Whenever there was a vacancy in the prefectures and counties of Nanzhili, Su Changzhen would always turn to selling vends. He would only stop after he was satisfied with his desires. As a result, the officials in the prefectures and counties of Nanzhili became more and more exploited, and the common people Heavy sleepiness. Today we meet the Holy Lord, who loves his people like his own son, but there are still things that are not enough for the people. This is all because of the debtors who serve for private purposes...
Fourth, suppressing dissidents, framing loyal and virtuous people, and those under his control who were promoted and went on missions all took credit. If you don't comply, you will be charged with crimes to suppress and abandon...
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Tenth, being an official is unethical. When he was the governor of Nanzhili, he caused unspeakable suffering to the people in the territory. If the people had any slight resistance, he would privately send people to suppress it. Now he is only known to the ministers. In the past six years, thirty-seven people have been killed because of his private actions. The soldiers suppressed them and killed them, and several times more people were injured and disabled...
...The evidence for these ten crimes is all shocking and conclusive. Please make your Majesty's judgment and dismiss Su Changzhen from office and convict him, so as to appease the people of the world! "
As Li Yu finished reciting the memorial in his hand, all the officials in Huangji Palace were shocked.
Although they knew that Li Yu's impeachment would not be simple, no one expected that the various charges Li Yu impeached Su Changzhen would be so serious!
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