At this time, Wang Jifeng also quickly persuaded in a low voice: "Mr. Zhao, this rough guy is just a bunch of bastards. Your Majesty can't even deal with him, so why bother with him?"
Changsun Wuji could only nod his head depressedly.
The civil servants present were ridiculed and insulted by Cheng Yaojin, but no one spoke again.
These people had different ideas. Either they didn't want to provoke this old guy, or they didn't want to be involved in a civil and military struggle, so they naturally stopped.
Li Jing couldn't help but smile secretly at this time.
The reason why he acted aggressively when he appeared today was because he wanted to divert everyone's attention away from the impeachment of Yang Fan.
At the same time, it also sends a message to those officials who impeached Yang Fan: Yang Fan and the others are safe!
It seems to have received good results.
After a while, the vermilion palace door slowly opened.
All the courtiers entered the palace in order, and the court meeting officially began.
Sitting high above, His Majesty Li Er certainly felt the calm before the storm.
None of the civil and military officials spoke first, and there was a strange silence in the palace.
After a long while, Huang Luan, the imperial censor in the palace, went out to play at the signal of a group of Jiangnan officials: "Your Majesty, the humble minister impeached Yang Fan, the governor of Jiangnan Province, for forcing the people to work and disturbing the stability of Jiangnan. At the same time, Yang Fan oppressed the good people. , attack Jiangnan nobles, and use their power to seek ill-gotten gains."
"Yang Fan has been down to the south of the Yangtze River for a few months, but he has already caused chaos in the south of the Yangtze River. The sky is angry and people are resentful. If we are not severely punished, I am afraid that the prosperous and stable south of the Yangtze River will wither away from now on. This is a disaster in the prosperous age. Please punish Yang Fan!"
As soon as these words came out, there was a gasp of cold air in the hall.
All the ministers looked at this supervisory censor from Jiangnan with wide eyes. He was planning to do something big!
This impeachment is obviously different from what they heard!
Kill Yang Fan!
Is this too serious?
Even if the charges are confirmed, Yang Fan can at most be transferred back to Chang'an and removed from his post.
The most surprising thing is that Huang Luan dared to say that Yang Fan used his power to do whatever he wanted.
what does this mean?
You must know that Yang Fan went to Jiangnan on behalf of the emperor.
Doesn't such a sentence point directly to Mr. Li's mediocrity and incompetence?
If he really wants to be honest, then Li Er will really have to be labeled as a fool.
For Li Er, who valued reputation above all else, this was simply the most intolerable thing.
Do these Jiangnan nobles want to fight to the death?
Wang Jifeng, who was standing in front, also looked in disbelief.
If you want to impeach Yang Fan, just impeach Yang Fan. Why involve the emperor?
These people are simply looking for death.
I originally wanted to lead the aristocratic families in Guanzhong to unite with the Jiangnan nobles to put pressure on the emperor, but it seems that I really need to think about it.
Are the officials of the Jiangnan gentry pigs?
He actually dared to point his finger at the emperor. It would be strange if the emperor wasn't furious!
As expected, Changsun Wuji raised his eyes and saw that His Majesty Li Er's face was as dark as a calamity, and he glared at Huang Luan, the censor, with a pair of tiger eyes.
Although the emperor said nothing, the trembling muscles at the base of his teeth could tell how angry Li Er was at this time.
Your Majesty, Changsun Wuji broke out in a cold sweat.
broken!
Why are you, a royal censor in the palace, so bold?
Although he knew that Huang Luan was a representative of the Jiangnan gentry, he was still too stupid!
If you want to add drama, don't involve the emperor!
Now Changsun Wuji really regrets it.
In his opinion, people like Jiangnan gentry are simply adou who cannot be supported.
Originally, he dared to participate in the impeachment of Yang Fan. Apart from his hatred for Yang Fan, it was determined that in the face of the general trend of maintaining the stability of Jiangnan, His Majesty Li Er would not dare to make a big move against the Jiangnan nobles, and would even choose to surrender.
In fact, in the final analysis, this impeachment incident of Yang Fan is actually just a matter of Jiangnan scholars
The clan wants the emperor to have an attitude.
The meaning is obvious. Li Er, you can come to Jiangnan to get a share of the pie, but you must withdraw Yang Fan so that everyone can maintain a relative balance.
However, now, things have gone beyond Changsun Wuji's imagination.
Obviously, this must be someone secretly coercing the Guanzhong family's original intention, pushing the scale of the trend to an uncontrollable level.
Now, these people obviously want to involve the Guanzhong family.
Originally thinking that everything was under control, Changsun Wuji could only wait and see what would happen.
He felt a deep sense of powerlessness and was dripping with cold sweat...
I always feel like I'm being plotted against!
At this time, you could hear needles dropping in the hall.
Who is Li Er?
That's a guy who values reputation more than life.
Huang Luan actually pointed out the emperor in such a brainless way, which was really embarrassing.
Is there really someone behind this to make trouble and support him?
But except for the thousand-year-old families like Wu Xing and Qi Wang who unite, who would dare to openly challenge the emperor?
The situation is unclear and no one dares to express an opinion easily.
Even the ministers who remain neutral are waiting to see what happens.
Li Er, who was sitting on the throne, had a gloomy face, but said nothing. He sat quietly, watching to see if anyone else would jump out.
Soon, another supervisory censor spoke again: "The Weichen Supervisory Censor Wang Sui impeached the Governor of Jiangnan Province. During his tenure, Yang Fan relied on his power to repeatedly rob the finances of Jiangnan nobles. Not only that, Yang Fan was arrogant and domineering , without the king's laws, directly sentenced the people under his rule to death, and at the same time used the journal privately to report to the court. I beg your majesty to investigate clearly and punish him severely so that the law of the country can be rectified and the people of Jiangnan can return to a peaceful world!"
As soon as these words came out, the civil and military ministers looked at each other with expressions of surprise.
Everyone can see it!
These people were not just targeting Yang Fan, they were obviously targeting the emperor.
As soon as Wang Sui finished speaking, another person came out to call for a report: "The undercover minister Cui Rong, the censor censor, impeached the governor of Jiangnan Province for being cruel and unjust. He treated the people of Jiangnan as pirates and killed them for no reason. At the same time, Yang Fan has expanded the size of the navy. He has exceeded the regulations of the imperial court, his behavior is shameful, and his heart is to be punished. Your Majesty, please immediately remove him from his post and escort him back to Beijing for review."
Waves of impeachment came one after another. Except for the voice of the censor, there was silence in the hall.
The Minister of Civil and Military Affairs subconsciously looked at the Jiangnan officials.
Could it be that these guys bribed all the supervisory censors in the court?
The Yushitai of the Tang Dynasty was divided into three departments. The Supervisory Yushitai belonged to the Chabu. They were not of high rank but had great power.
"New Tang Book" once recorded: "There are fifteen supervisory censors. Except for the censor doctor who is in the third rank, the rest are all below the fifth rank."
"The Supervisory Censor is in charge of overseeing hundreds of officials, patrolling prefectures and counties, handling prison litigation, military affairs, sacrifices, camp operations, and the cashier of the Imperial Household. He knows the left and right rooms of the court and the outline of the hundred divisions."
To put it simply, these guys are not of high official rank, but they can control hundreds of officials and even the emperor's words and deeds.
[In view of the general environment,
It seems that there is nothing in the world that they cannot control!
The most critical point is that these supervisory censors can get wind of things and impeach them at will even if there is no evidence.
In fact, the Tang Dynasty's "Three Gong's Feng Wen Zou Shi Criteria" was inherited from the previous dynasty.
According to records, in the Eastern Han Dynasty, the three princes and ministers could impeach officials with less than 2,000 shi to the governor based on rumors, which was called "heard reports".
During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, it became the special power of the censor.
By the Sui and Tang Dynasties, it had become as legal as the imperial law.
The so-called hearsay, as the name suggests, means that as long as you have heard about it, you can verify it or not, and it can be used as a reason to impeach an official.
Of course, the power of pure hearsay reports is completely different from those based on facts.
Especially for Yang Fan, who has done such a thing before, but was just used as an excuse, this is simply fatal.
Rumors can come true if they are told too often. This is the so-called "three people become a tiger".
What's more, so many officials in the DPRK and China dislike Yang Fan, and even if they go to verify it, they will not defend Yang Fan.
At that time, although Yang Fan may not be beheaded, it will be easy to demote him and dismiss him from office!
Although the emperor could forcefully favor Yang Fan, he could even insist on supporting Yang Fan.
However, in order to favor one minister, he would go against the majority of officials in the court, which would obviously lead to chaos in the court.
Which one is more important is self-evident.
In view of this, these supervisory censors had the confidence to impeach Yang Fan, and even further forced the emperor not to interfere in Jiangnan affairs in the future.
According to general practice, based on the content of the censor's impeachment, the imperial court sent officials to conduct verification. As long as Yang Fan's incident was true, the emperor should temporarily remove Yang Fan from office.
At the very least, Yang Fan can no longer serve as the governor of Jiangnan Province.
Once Yang Fan was withdrawn, it would be a huge blow to the emperor's efforts to open up Jiangnan.
After all, the Jiangnan nobles would definitely not agree to the emperor sending his own people to govern Jiangnan again.
As a result, everything Yang Fan has done in Jiangnan will be in vain.
The continuous impeachments made the atmosphere in the hall extremely tense.
I saw Wei Zheng, the provincial servant under my command, walking out of the train and saying: "Your Majesty, according to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, if you want to punish a person for his crime, you must have both the person and the stolen goods and all the material evidence."
"There is no evidence to prove that what Yang Fan did violated the national law. Once you easily dismiss a frontier official, how can you convince the world? Therefore, I ask your Majesty to think twice and wait until the facts are clear before making a decision."
Huang Luan, the supervisory censor, immediately quit his job and hurriedly said: "Master Zhongshu's words are wrong. As a public official, you naturally understand the responsibilities of the censor."
"I heard that filing a lawsuit is the power given to the supervisory history by the laws of this dynasty. Any official below the first rank in the dynasty can be impeached if they violate the law. Why is Yang Fan an exception? Do you want to put aside the laws of the Tang Dynasty to protect Yang Fan?"
This man has sharp teeth, and he is aggressive even when facing Wei Zheng, a provincial servant under his command!
Who is Wei Zheng?
It can be said that he is the most powerful troll in the entire court. How could he be suppressed by Huang Luan's small means.
Besides, the difference between the two official levels is more than three levels. If they really care about each other, Wei Zheng will lose.
Therefore, Wei Zheng just smiled slightly and ignored Huang Luan. Instead, he said to His Majesty Li Er: "Your Majesty, it is the law of this dynasty to report rumors. This move can open up the world, and I wholeheartedly support it!"
"But Wei Chen also knows that the authenticity of reports must be verified. The supervisory censors have no basis at all."
"Although the censor will not be punished for his words, this is just an enlightened move by His Majesty and is not a requirement of the law."
"Therefore, if everything is impeached indiscriminately without clear evidence, won't it cause panic among all the officials and cause chaos in the court? Please give your Majesty a clear warning."
As soon as these words came out, not only Huang Luan, but also the censors present suddenly changed their expressions.
The reason why the position of supervisory censor is so popular is that he has the power to do things without being punished for his words.
Any official who wants to impeach can do so without any scruples. Anyway, he only has the power to impeach.
The final judgment is based on the emperor's arbitrariness. Whether it is right or wrong is decided by the emperor.
But if evidence is required to impeach everything, then his power to supervise the censor will be greatly reduced.
The most important thing is that this impeachment of Yang Fan oppresses the people, is cruel and unjust, and uses his power to seek ill-gotten gains...
These are just rumors, how can there be any real evidence?
Even if there was, it was the fault of the Jiangnan gentry in the first place, allowing Yang Fan to seize the opportunity to be exploited.
Just when Huang Luan didn't know what to do, Wang Sui
Then he said: "Your Majesty, I don't agree with the statement of the Lord Attendant. Our censors have the power to report things based on rumors. As long as we keep our minds upright and conduct impeachments in a strict and fair manner, this is how we supervise the censors." ’s responsibility.”
"As for whether there is any real evidence, that is a matter for later officials to verify, and has nothing to do with our supervision of the censor. Therefore, I request your majesty to issue an order to investigate strictly and escort Yang Fan back to the capital."
Wang Sui looked serious and righteous on his face, but he was extremely proud in his heart.
Before impeaching Yang Fan, there was a tacit understanding in the Yushitai.
Although Yushitai is not a faction, almost all the people here are born in aristocratic families, and everyone has the same goal, which is to safeguard the interests of aristocratic families.
And Yang Fan's series of actions in Jiangnan were completely aimed at suppressing and annihilating the aristocratic family.
This is why the Yushitai Association united to impeach Yang Fan.
His Majesty Li Er looked around with gloomy eyes, but he did not make a decision. Instead, he said, "You are free to speak if you have any opinions. I will listen."
Wang Jifeng originally wanted some officials to agree with Huang Luan and Wang Sui, but he didn't want to be overtaken by the military attache.
I saw Cheng Yaojin striding out of work and said in a rough voice: "Your Majesty, I agree with your Lord Attendant's proposal. If there is no evidence to arrest someone without evidence, wouldn't it be against the law?"
"Is it possible that Yang Fan was escorted back to Beijing for review based on the trumped-up accusations made by these boys with red lips and white teeth? The veteran was the first to refuse to accept it!"
Speaking of this rumor, the military commander actually suffered a lot from this.
On weekdays, these warriors go out to conquer the world with their heads in their hands. What are they doing?
Isn't it just to confer a title on a marquis and a title on a general's wife?
These generals have a carefree temperament and have not read many books, so they usually behave casually.
But because of this, military generals are often targeted by the supervisory censors, who look for them to make mistakes all day long.
As long as there is any clue, these censors will immediately expose it to the emperor.
Li Er has a more famous reputation, so he may not care too much, but a warning is also necessary, and it may be a slap in the face and a demotion.
Therefore, military commanders are the most dissatisfied with Yushitai's style.
Suddenly, several more generals stood up, and Li Ji, Yuchi Gong, Qin Qiong and others all agreed.
