The officials who impeached Yang Fan were extremely excited at this time.
But those military officers and nobles who clamored to support Yang Fan didn't know what to do.
Yang Fan released the assassin and also provided weapons to the assassin. What else could he say to defend himself?
Although these generals are generals who crawled out of the dead, many of them are illiterate.
Precisely because of their bloody nature, they still disdain collaboration with the enemy and the country.
If Yang Fan really did this, not only would they not defend him, but they might attack him in groups.
The crux of the matter now is how much leverage Wang Jifeng and the others have grasped over Yang Fan.
Just by looking at Wang Jifeng's expression and behavior, he knew that the other party must have some evidence.
Otherwise, I would never dare to let Dali Temple conduct a trial.
All the generals were silent!
They can support Yang Fan because Yang Fan is doing good for the empire.
But if Yang Fan really collaborated with the enemy and betrayed the country, then they would never go against the laws of the Tang Dynasty.
Li Jing also had to shut up.
He helped Yang Fan not only because he regarded Yang Fan as his disciple, but also because it was a secret request from His Majesty Li Er.
Of course, this is also compounded by the fact that he has a good personal relationship with Yang Fan.
Now that Yang Fan has been exposed as a treasonous traitor, Li Jing and other military leaders are helpless.
There was a commotion in the main hall.
Only His Majesty Li Er, who was sitting on the throne, looked gloomy and said nothing.
He just raised his eyelids and glanced hard at Wang Jifeng, the Minister of Punishment.
The peripheral vision of his eyes inadvertently glanced at Changsun Wuji, who was standing in front of him, and there was an anger in his heart that was surging like a vigorous volcano.
If His Majesty Li Er hadn't lost his mind and was restrained by his tenacious willpower, this anger would have burst out immediately!
Even so, Li Er's chest still rose and fell several times before gradually calming down.
He slowly raised his hand and made a stop gesture.
The hall gradually became quiet, and everyone shut their mouths, waiting for Li Er's decision.
Although the officials who impeached Yang Fan felt that they were righteous and even stood at the highest point of the law.
But the imperial power has supreme authority. If His Majesty Li Er is determined to favor Yang Fan, then it will be useless for anyone to say anything.
This is the tyranny of imperial power.
It was precisely because of the tyranny of the imperial power that they united to create such a tense situation to force His Majesty Li Er to consider the overall situation and recall Yang Fan to maintain the stability of the court.
But what if the emperor insists on having his own way?
No one dared to bet on whether the emperor would take this step.
For a moment, everyone looked nervously at His Majesty Li Er to see what the emperor had to say.
Seeing this scene, His Majesty Li Er suppressed the anger in his heart and said: "Everyone loves you, is loyal to the emperor, and is patriotic. Since everyone keeps saying that Yang Fan secretly released assassins and even collaborated with the enemy and betrayed the country, then I will convince you..."
The emperor's tone was calm, but the words "loyal to the emperor and patriotic" deliberately emphasized the tone.
Everyone could hear the sarcasm and anger mixed with it.
The meaning is obvious.
Are you so loyal to the king?
For the sake of profit, he can so unscrupulously knock down the most outstanding young talents of an empire, and can even join forces to force the emperor. He is really loyal to the emperor!
As the emperor's words sank, the atmosphere in the hall was as quiet and solemn as if it had been frozen.
Those ministers clamoring for Yang Fan's impeachment couldn't help but tremble in their hearts.
Although Changsun Wuji looked calm, he felt extremely regretful in his heart!
This emperor is very vengeful!
He knew that his rash participation in the impeachment of Yang Fan today had obviously made the emperor really angry.
It seems that he was blinded by interests and hatred, and he could not see clearly the situation in the court.
Even if this group of people in Jiangnan use the country's stability today to force Li Er to submit, what about in the future?
As the empire became stronger and stronger, the emperor's control over the court became stronger and stronger.
Will Li Er succumb to the pressure of aristocratic family members again and again?
With the emperor's talent and strategy, he would not be willing to be forced to make compromises again and again.
Then if you endure to a certain extent, these obstacles will inevitably be cleared.
Aristocratic family?
Gentry?
Gate valve?
In the eyes of the emperor, these are all stumbling blocks to his control of the empire, and they will all be kicked away sooner or later.
Those who couldn't be kicked away would be smashed open with knives or hammers.
Unless these stumbling blocks can voluntarily give way, they will inevitably be removed by the emperor.
This time the impeachment turmoil has developed so far, it is no longer just as simple as impeaching Yang Fan!
Does this involve court strife and a threat to the imperial power?
That means that if it continues to develop, it will inevitably trigger a strong rebound from His Majesty Li Er.
After all, if His Majesty Li Er does not fight back, the stability of the empire will be shaken and the supreme authority of the imperial power will be affected!
Originally, the officials in Jiangnan wanted to use the stability of Jiangnan to force the emperor to retreat, but now, the imperial power has been suppressed, and the entire court is unstable.
This is absolutely intolerable to His Majesty Li Er, who is wise and powerful.
Judging from Changsun Wuji's understanding of Li Er, someone must be unlucky.
Because this impeachment storm has gone far beyond everyone's control.
Changsun Wuji was full of bitterness and regret!
After this incident, the Guanzhong family must have been reduced to an extremely low status in the emperor's mind, and it would not be an exaggeration to even be hostile.
Even his eldest grandson's family is likely to be hated by the emperor.
Changsun Wuji couldn't imagine the consequences of being hated by the emperor.
After all, the Changsun family relies on the favor of His Majesty Li Er for what it is today.
Once the emperor's favor is gone, the Changsun family can only silently wait for decline.
Changsun Wuji was a little unwilling!
One wrong step, one wrong step!
It would be too difficult to regain the emperor's trust in him in the future.
Now the eldest grandson’s intestines are turning green with endless regret!
But what can he do?
Judging from the current situation, as long as Li Er does not die, his eldest son, Sun Wuji, will not dare to have the desire to rebel.
As long as it is not a serious crime of rebellion, the emperor may remember his past friendship and will not kill them all.
If he continues to mingle with these people, I am afraid that His Majesty Li Er, armed with the fury of thunder, will be ruthless and will smash the world's aristocratic families to dust, even if the world is in chaos and blood flows into rivers, he will not hesitate!
Changsun Wuji composed himself. He knew that he had to side with the emperor at this time.
If it can be said that it was his duty to interfere in the impeachment of Yang Fan just now, then if he continues to be ignorant now, His Majesty Li Er will definitely regard everything today as being under the instruction of his eldest grandson Wuji. That would be a tragedy!
This pot is so big that his eldest son, Sun Wuji, cannot carry it!
Taking a deep breath, Changsun Wuji glanced at Wang Jifeng, flicked his sleeves, and stood out of the train.
"Your Majesty, Wei Chen just thought that Yang Fan should be investigated strictly based on the existing evidence, but His Majesty said that Yang Fan did not release an assassin privately, let alone collaborate with the enemy and betray the country. Wei Chen believes in your Majesty's words."
"In this case, then the impeachment of the imperial censor Yanguan who just heard about it is just a shadow of a doubt. These people are obviously impeaching indiscriminately with the purpose of disrupting the imperial court. I am requesting that the impeached officials be held accountable..."
Changsun Wuji's sudden change made Wang Jifeng's eyebrows frown slightly.
However, it quickly returned to normal.
Because in his opinion, even without Changsun Wuji's help, they could force the emperor to give in.
Of course, Wang Jifeng despised Changsun Wuji in his heart.
This old Yin man really knows how to protect himself wisely.
No wonder, in just a dozen years, the Changsun family has become one of the leaders of the Guanzhong family.
You know, Changsun Wuji started to make a fortune by following His Majesty Li Er!
Obviously, Changsun Wuji made the right bet on His Majesty Li Er, which is why the Changsun family is as glorious as it is today!
Now that they had forced the emperor into a desperate situation, he was not surprised that Changsun Wuji was on the emperor's side again.
After all, the Changsun family relied on imperial power to achieve its current status.
What's more, when things reached the current stage, the emperor could no longer change the outcome.
In their view, what Changsun Wuji did was just to comply with the emperor's words and to please both sides.
Knowing Changsun Wuji's consistent style, Wang Jifeng would not argue, so he could only remain silent.
However, I feel a little confused...
Does the emperor really have evidence to prove that Yang Fan did not release the assassin privately, let alone give the weapon to the Fusang man?
But the evidence he investigated clearly proves that Yang Fan was involved in these things!
Although he couldn't understand it, Wang Jifeng was not discouraged, but felt a little pity.
If he failed to make the emperor order the three divisions to conduct a joint trial of Yang Fan, I am afraid things will change.
Wang Jifeng was thinking.
Changsun Wuji's words caught the officials who followed him in impeaching Yang Fan by surprise.
Now that Yang Fan and the emperor have been forced into a corner, why did you betray them at the critical moment?
Although these people were puzzled and couldn't figure out what kind of medicine was sold in Changsun Wuji's gourd.
However, as the representative of the Guanzhong family, Changsun Wuji will definitely not go wrong by following Changsun Wuji's footsteps closely.
Ever since, a funny scene appeared in the court.
The officials who had been calling for impeachment and Yang Fan just now expressed their agreement with the emperor.
As long as there is evidence to prove that Yang Fan is not a traitorous assassin or a traitor to the enemy, the censors who used gossip to impeach Yang Fan should be severely punished.
It is undeniable that Changsun Wuji's influence is absolutely huge.
With the support of Changsun Wuji and the orders from the generals, the situation suddenly changed.
At least half of the officials in the court agreed with the emperor's point of view.
In this case, His Majesty Li Er will not delay.
Immediately ordered the chamberlain to summon Li Junxian to enter the palace.
The chamberlain quickly walked to the door of the main hall and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty has ordered that Li Junxian, the leader of the Hundred Cavalry, come into the hall to pay an audience!"
Li Junxian, who was standing solemnly outside the Tai Chi Hall, strode into the hall.
Both the officials inside the hall and those outside the Taiji Hall who were not qualified to enter the hall were more or less surprised.
Generally speaking, spy leaders like Li Junxian would not participate in court meetings.
In fact, when everyone comes to attend today's morning meeting, they all have some understanding of the theme of today's morning meeting.
For a moment, some people were gloating about the misfortune, some were worried, and some had nothing to do with themselves...
But Li Junxian doesn’t think so much.
When he arrived under the Imperial Majesty, he stopped and saluted, "I am a humble minister, Li Junxian, and I would like to pay homage to Your Majesty."
His Majesty Li Er looked at this confidant and asked in a deep voice: "Many supervisory censors and ministers of the DPRK have impeached Yang Fan for releasing Fuso assassins and collaborating with the enemy. Now, what do you think of what Yang Fan said at that time and what I asked you to do with him? Say it five ten."
"In addition, you explain and state what Yang Fan did in Jiangnan one by one to the ministers present. I hope you will answer truthfully, without exaggerating or concealing anything."
"Of course, if anyone dares to deliberately frame the current Governor, I will punish him severely!"
These words made all the ministers in the palace secretly frightened.
People with ulterior motives like Wang Jifeng were so frightened that they shivered all over.
Li Er's words were both internal and external. Didn't he say that the emperor would never forgive anyone who dared to slander Yang Fan?
Everyone close to Yang Fan secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the emperor had not been coerced yet.
As for those who have nothing to do with themselves, they secretly make up their minds to make good friends with Yang Fan from now on.
Yang Fan is really favored by Li Er.
The emperor's blatant support shows that his position in the emperor's mind is extremely important.
Besides, this boy is the son-in-law of His Majesty Li Er, and he is married to the two most favored princesses.
No matter who becomes emperor in the future, who dares not to reuse Yang Fan.
Besides, Yang Fan had already become a feudal official before he reached the age of weak crown.
If you practice for a few more years, you can become a prime minister even if you endure the qualifications!
A proper rising star in the officialdom of the Tang Dynasty, a popular figure in the officialdom!
Seeing everyone's expressions, Changsun Wuji felt very complicated.
Once upon a time, his son Changsun Chong was praised as a young man by the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty and even by His Majesty the Emperor, and there were endless compliments.
But I don’t know since when, that child who was as outstanding as a star began to fall from the altar step by step and gradually became forgotten?
In the end, he was involved in a rebellion case and had to be sent to Lingnan...
And all of this is that hateful boy far away in Jiangnan!
If it weren't for the sudden rise of that bastard Yang Fan, which aroused the jealousy of his son Changsun Chong.
How could his son make such a mistake and end up in this situation?
Now his son Sun Chong is hiding in Jiangnan like a lost dog, but that boy has become the biggest boss in Jiangnan.
Comparing the two, Changsun Wuji was even more angry.
But he also knows that it is obviously unrealistic to suppress Yangfan now.
So Changsun Wuji gritted his teeth tightly, with a cold light in his eyes, wanting to hear what evidence Li Junxian had.
If it is just something specious, then his eldest son, Sun Wuji, would not mind joining the camp to impeach Yang Fan again.
When Wang Jifeng saw Li Junxian's appearance, he seemed to have thought of something, his heart skipped a beat, his face became extremely pale, and he no longer looked as confident as before.
Li Junxian didn't think too much and said directly: "Your Majesty, when His Royal Highness King Wu and Wannian County Duke were assassinated, the truth has long been revealed. The person behind the scenes was the Cui family of Qinghe, and the assassin was Fuso people.”
"In this case, the assassin Maoliannu was captured by Wannian County Magistrate. Since Cui's death in Qinghe, the assassination case has been completely investigated."
"Assassin Maoliannu is of great benefit to the layout of Fusang Kingdom, so Wannian County Duke secretly reported to His Majesty, requesting the release of Maoliannu and providing him with support..."
"This matter has been reported to Dali Temple. At the same time, Weichen personally asked Weichen to pass the order to the Third Division to stop investigating the case. Here is the file at that time..."
As he spoke, he picked up a stack of files and presented them to the throne, then stood aside.
His Majesty Li Er took the file, slammed it on the desk, and asked: "My dear friends, what else can you say?"
Hearing this, all civil and military officials looked at each other in shock.
I really didn’t expect that the case that made a big fuss just now turned out to be like this.
In this case, wouldn't it be a joke to say that Wang Jifeng just vowed to impeach Yang Fan?
But the generals secretly breathed a sigh of relief. As long as Yang Fan didn't collaborate with the enemy and betray the country, it wouldn't be a big deal in their eyes.
As a result, everyone clamored for an explanation from the civil servants.
(End of chapter)
