"If you are a good man, you should do your own thing and don't always think about involving others!"
"I'm talking about you, Uncle Yongping!"
"Tell me, do you have any evidence to prove that my uncles supported the instigation of the imperial censor?"
Because the matter involved nobles and nobles, Zhu Yijun personally interrogated Wang Chaofu and the imperial censors Zhou Zhihan and Liu Zhizhong, and at this time asked Wang Chaofu with a smile.
Wang Chaofu pursed his lips and said, "No!"
"You heard it, did he say it himself?"
Zhu Yijun looked at the ruling ministers and said this.
Then, Zhu Yijun looked at Zhou Zhihan and Liu Zhizhong:
"It seems that the cabinet vote is correct. You two are really forming a party to criticize the government, rather than really supervising the officials. Did I give you the power of supervision to be the mouthpiece of the nobles?!"
"I deserve death for my crime!"
Zhou Zhihan glanced at Wang Chaofu quite speechlessly.
Liu Zhizhong also kowtowed and said: "I deserve to die too! But please tell me clearly that I did not just speak because of the instigation of Yongping Bo. I also believe that Xu Fucheng and others have practiced what they said when they were in Guan Temple of Qing Temple." It was reported by Yan Cai. If your majesty does not believe it, you can ask the Grand Sima. According to Yongping Boyan, the Grand Sima was also in Xiangcheng Temple at that time and saw it with his own eyes. Xu Fu Cheng was indeed too strict and the killing was too heavy. The Grand Sima was also So he was so angry that he slapped Xu Fucheng."
Zhu Yijun looked at Chen Jingbang: "Is this the case?"
Chen Jingbang's face sank, he glanced at Wang Chaofu, and then said: "Your Majesty, I happened to be at Xiangcheng Temple at that time, and I happened to be worshiping Buddha there. In addition, I happened to see Qing at that time."
"Did you hit anyone?"
Zhu Yijun asked.
Chen Jingbang had to say: "Yes!"
"Why do you want to hit someone?"
Zhu Yijun asked in a deep voice.
Chen Jingbang said: "When I saw that he had killed too many people, I lost my composure for a moment. But after I asked about it later, I realized that I was being reckless!"
"In fact, Xu Fucheng did nothing wrong or too strict; because it was indeed the people of Xiangcheng Temple who resisted the edict and were rude first, and after investigation, I also learned that Xiangcheng Temple was originally a private temple, and no monks or nuns had any Many of them are criminal thieves, and they can be treated as thieves!"
"So, even without the emperor's order, Shuntian Mansion can kill them all!"
"Uncle Yongping and the two censors are obviously deliberately confusing right and wrong. They only mention the killings in Shuntian Mansion without mentioning the reasons for the killings in Shuntian Mansion. They rashly report it. If your Majesty is not careful, he will be misled by it. It can be said that he has ulterior motives! "
"And the reason why they did this is because the temple is the private property of Uncle Yongping, so Uncle Yongping is dissatisfied with it."
"Why do you know so well?"
Zhu Yijun asked.
"I dare not hide it from Your Majesty. I also have a share in Xiangcheng Temple, but I am not responsible for the management. I have already planned to withdraw the money and no longer participate in the share. I am also planning to persuade Uncle Yongping to destroy the private temple and return it to the people." .”
"But in any case, it is indeed disrespectful for a minister to attack an official of the imperial court."
"I am guilty!"
After Chen Jingbang finished speaking, he prostrated on the ground.
Wang Chaofu glanced at Chen Jingbang with burning eyes, and then said to Zhu Yijun: "Your Majesty, Chen Putian is lying. He was obviously dissatisfied with the Qing Temple and the Buddhist Temple before he beat Xu Fu Cheng, and the uncle of Chen Panchao also did the same. He instigated it!"
"Your Majesty, I don't have one!"
"Even if I have any objections, I will only go directly to the original document or the imperial preface to correct it. I will never be inconsistent with His Majesty!"
"If your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can put me in jail first and order a supervisor to investigate strictly!"
Chen Jingbang said.
Minister Wang looked at Chen Jingbang: "You are so shameless! You denied what you said in the blink of an eye!"
Chen Jingbang clenched his cheeks and trembled slightly, but ignored Wang Chaofu.
At this time, Zhu Yijun looked at the two censors Zhou Zhihan and Liu Zhizhong:
"According to what Grand Sima said, Xu Minshi, the Prime Minister of Shuntian Prefecture, did not practice too strictly. Xiangcheng Temple is the first place to resist the enemy, and it is also a place where traitors and thieves gather. What else do you two have to say?"
Zhou Zhihan said: "Back to Your Majesty, just now it was Liu Yushi who was saying that Xu Fu Cheng was indeed strict in his conduct, but I didn't say anything!"
"I have admitted that I am willing to be your mouthpiece because I am dissatisfied with the cleanup of Buddhist temples. I am willing to accept any punishment!"
Liu Zhizhong glanced at Zhou Zhihan, then at Chen Jingbang, and said: "Your Majesty, although I am guilty, the Grand Sima Chen Jingbang is a shameless villain!"
Zhu Yijun said: "Just admit guilt."
Then, Zhu Yijun said: "Chao Chaofu, Zhou Zhihan, Liu Zhizhong, you formed a clique and falsely accused the magistrate. The crime cannot be pardoned. You are all demoted to common people and exiled to Japan, never to return! Chao Fu even wanted to grab his relatives and gave him a sixty-year-long cane." Punishment!"
"Chen Jingbang, Minister of the Ministry of War, has no ministerial body. He beats the official and is dismissed immediately!"
"Your Majesty, please have mercy!"
Wang Chaofu shouted at this time.
Chen Jingbang was just slightly startled, then kowtowed and thanked him.
Zhu Yijun ignored Wang Chaofu and only asked the Jin Yiwei to take Wang Chaofu and others down.
Snapped!
"ah!"
Not long after, Wang Chaofu was beaten with a stick, and he screamed loudly in pain. After thinking that someone from Wu Qingbo's house had tricked him, he felt even more aggrieved.
What also aggrieved Wang Chaofu was that Chen Jingbang was also a coward and a shameless villain. As a majestic Sima, he shrank in front of the emperor without any rigidity. In order to maintain his position, he had no principles at all.
Chen Jingbang breathed a sigh of relief after leaving the palace.
But as soon as he returned to the sedan, his face darkened again, and he told his brother-in-law Song Fu, "Go and invite Mr. Yuyang to meet you at the old place!"
Not long after, Chen Jingbang saw the Mr. Yuyang he was talking about in a secret private garden. He looked at Feixue outside the court with his hands behind his back and said:
"It's impossible for me to join the cabinet. Shenwu County's persecution of people is always so difficult for people to notice."
"My father is still a little too concerned and doesn't know how to tolerate it."
Mr. Yuyang said.
Chen Jingbang sneered: "Am I not forbearing enough? If I were not forbearing enough, could I take the initiative to go out from the Hanlin Academy to practice, take the initiative to participate in the restructuring, and then become the Grand Sima?"
"This is not enough!"
"The public is still blinded by temporary gains."
Mr. Yuyang continued.
Chen Jingbang waved his hand and said: "You don't have to persuade me anymore! You have to help me accomplish something."
"What's up?"
"Of course it's those long-term officials!"
Chen Jingbang nodded: "I will return to my hometown soon. It is impossible to return to the court. My career has reached a dead end. In this case, I can only go home and become a rich man!"
It didn't take long for Chen Jingbang to actually receive the order to be dismissed from office, and he began to prepare to leave Beijing and return to his hometown.
But when Chen Jingbang just left the capital and took a break in a wild store, he saw hundreds of mule carts parked in the wild store where he was, and the young men on both sides of the mule carts actually took off their outer cloaks at this time. , revealing the wooden sign of Jin Yiwei.
Chen Jingbang was shocked when he saw this: "What are you going to do?"
"Don't you want to know what's on these cars?"
At this time, Zhang Maoxiu jumped off a mule cart and walked up to Chen Jingbang to ask.
Chen Jingbang asked: "What is it?"
"Of course it's the wealth you have secretly amassed over the years as an official!"
"If it weren't for the fact that these treasures could be dug out, His Majesty would have given you the death penalty, instead of just dismissing you from office!"
"And to dismiss you from office so that you think you can escape unscathed is what my brother suggested to Your Majesty, and Your Majesty accepted his suggestion in order to allow you to take the initiative to dig out your hidden wealth and return home."
(End of chapter)
