The next day, it was the New Year's Day meeting.
Outside Jiankangtai City, hundreds of officials, led by Shangshu Ling Wang Xun, passed through Da Sima Gate and Jinshui Bridge and entered the Taiji Hall to pay homage to the twelve-year-old Jin Emperor Sima Dezong.
"Your Majesty has arrived, please pay your respects!" Not long after, Hua Fuzi, the eunuch's chamberlain, helped the young emperor ascend to his throne from the royal road.
"I pay my respects to Your Majesty. May Your Majesty be blessed with endless joy for ten thousand years!" In panic, all the officials bowed down and saluted.
Hua Fuzi glanced at the empty golden couch with a tiger's head next to the throne, and then continued the ritual without a sound.
"Ping~ping, Pingshen." The twelve-year-old emperor Sima Dezong still spoke awkwardly as usual.
"rise."
"Your Majesty, please give me a seat."
"Thank you, Your Majesty for your grace!"
After Baiguan Fenwen Dongwuxi sat down, many people looked at the tiger couch beside the throne and fell into deep thought...
After a while, when the minister was recording the matter, Wang Gong, the secretary of the Zhongshu Order, saw that there was no one to report the matter, so he came out and said: "Your Majesty, Wang Gong, has a report to report."
"Passed." The person who spoke on behalf of the emperor was still the eunuch Hua Fuzi.
Wang Gong handed the memorial to the emperor, and his servants dedicated it to the emperor. Wang Gong held the imperial scepter in his hand and said: "Your Majesty, I want to impeach the great commander Xu Xiao for being arrogant and lawless. There are a total of thirteen serious crimes in accordance with the imperial law, and your Majesty is requested to recall Xu Xiao!"
Before the words were finished, dozens of ministers, led by Yi Lang Yin Zhongkan and Lang Zhong Xun Chong, came out and sang in unison: "I have all made a report to impeach the Chief Sima Xu Xiao, and please your Majesty to remove Xu Xiao!"
"This?" Sima Dezong did not distinguish between hot and cold, nor the four seasons. He was as good as Sima Zhong, the Emperor Hui. This was known to all civil and military officials, and was even discussed among the people. Faced with such a scene, he had already lost his temper. He sat on the throne and moved around, feeling very uneasy until he was sweating profusely!
"The major crimes reported by me are all evidenced by witnesses and materials. We will not allow Grand Sima to go unpunished. Please remove Xu Xiao from your majesty to clean up the gossip in the court, purge the treacherous ministers and traitors, and restore the prosperity of Jin Dynasty to us!" Wang Gong looked back and said, Then he bravely continued to speak.
At the same time, Yin Zhongkan, Xun Chong and others also supported him from the side, cited classics, and impeached Xu Zongwen, striving to achieve a one-day success and eliminate the sworn enemy.
"Da Sima has been specialized in government affairs for many years and has privately held laws. He regards the three divisions of the imperial court as nothing. He implemented the "Tuntian Law" and "Tiantian Law" in Chang'an and Luoyang in vain. How can it be so reasonable since ancient times to accept it privately without entering the treasury? Xu Xiao’s move is clearly a wolf’s ambition. Please be aware of it, Your Majesty!”
"The officers and soldiers of the Northern Expeditionary Army under Da Sima do not respect the saints. They do not know that the court is not afraid to obey His Majesty, but they know that Xu Xiao is there. It can be said that the soldiers do not know the court but only know that there are generals. This is a sign that the country will be in chaos!"
"When the great Sima went to the court, he would be followed by hundreds or even thousands of soldiers, and his force would be even more disturbing to the people. The four horses, Yuanrong chariots, chariots, gold Zuojun, and swords of honor he used were all superior to those of the princes. , this is over the limit!"
"The great Sima Xu Xiao's family rewarded him excessively. His wives and concubines were all granted the titles of Commander-in-Chief and County Prince, or their concubines were given the titles of internal and external concubines. His two and three sons, including Huangkou and his younger son, were also granted the titles of Zhongshan Marquis and Xindu Marquis by the imperial court..."
"Although the Grand Sima has no close relatives, he is able to capture everything from the East. He has many guests, and many mistakes will lead to many sins!"
"All the generals of the Northern Expeditionary Army followed Xu Xiao's military orders and ignored Zhongshu's orders. The two hundred thousand Northern Expeditionary Army did not listen to the announcements and were not allowed to exercise restraint. Da Sima also controlled the six prefectures of Northern Territory, Yan, Qing, Bing, Yong, and Liang. The power of Chengwei is unstoppable, and no feudal vassal or town in the world can match it!"
"Ji Sun's worries are not in Zhuan Yu, but within Xiao Qiang!"
"Da Sima Xiao is little in academics, he is close to the small group, he has the power and fortune in himself, and he conquers on his own. Some ministers have no monarch's heart, and they do things that are unbearable for their masters. Loyalty and filial piety are important, and they should not be doubted if they violate them; abolish regicide to rebel. Also, do it without regrets.”
"The Great Sima is in charge of the dynasty, and he has placed a profound responsibility on the country. He cannot do his best to serve you wholeheartedly, and he has exhausted all his efforts to fulfill your duties and express your love."
"The power of the great Sima's decision-making can be destined, but cannot be used. Xie Xuan knew that he was using it for villains, but it caused backlash and caused chaos in the Jin Dynasty..."
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Twenty-three hundred civil and military personnel from the entire dynasty, 10 or 10 of them, were present before the Emperor. One by one, they reported illegal acts, cited scriptures and cited scriptures to accuse and denounce Xu Zongwen, and even burst into tears, Haitao burst into tears!
Facing the challenge in the court, Shangshu ordered Wang Xun to sit still as an old monk as usual, motionless as a mountain.
Over the years, Xu Zongwen's title rose step by step from Yuzhang County Duke, because he was not allowed to be crowned king unless he was from the Sima royal family. In the end, he could not be promoted and had to set up a separate title for Xu Zongwen, above the County Duke. He was granted the title of Ningguo and was named Ning Gong.
Unlike when Wei Gong Cao Cao added Jiuxi and founded the country, Xu Zongwen's Ning State was neither a tribute to the nine states of Yu. The Wei state, which owned the ten counties of Jizhou, did not have a hundred officials such as a prime minister, a prefect, a general, or even a hundred officials. , there is no ancestral temple.
In addition to the title of Duke Ning, Xu Zongwen's full official titles are: Taifu, Grand Sima, Grand General and Sizhou Mu, Lu Shangshu Shi, Jiajie Yue, Commander-in-Chief of all military affairs in fifteen states, concurrently Governor of all military affairs inside and outside, and thirteen thousand towns. Five hundred households were sealed and eight thousand households were founded by Ning Guogong.
Not to mention the others, Xu Zongwen alone accounted for three of the Eight Dukes. Lu Shangshu Shi and Jie Jie Yue combined governance and military power into one body. The commander-in-chief of the military in the fifteen states was Xie An's filial prestige during his lifetime. The emperor's appointment was an act of flattering Xie An at the time, but it is different for Xu Zongwen today. This is equivalent to at least nominally handing over the military power of all states and counties in the Jin Dynasty to Xu Zongwen!
In the 15th year of Taiyuan, after the emperor offered wine to Che Yin and became an official, Xu Zongwen was promoted from Shaofu to Taifu and was responsible for teaching Emperor Sima Dezong. In fact, Xu Zongwen added Guo Chang as the prince's benefactor in the name of Zhongshu, and handed over the matter to Guo Chang, who also served as the teacher of the prince Xu Shiyin. Because of this matter, Guo Chang often traveled back and forth between Da Sima Mansion and Taicheng. Run!
Xu Zongwen was in such a high position, and he had greater military achievements than Huan Wen. He commanded 200,000 frontier troops, lived in the capital and held great power. How many enemies had he secretly created?
In the past six years, a party of foreign relatives and nobles headed by Wang Gong repeatedly impeached Xu Zongwen and the Northern Expeditionary Army, but in the end, because Xu Zongwen controlled the central power, those impeachment reports fell into the sea and there was no news.
"This is nonsense, a bunch of nonsense!" Zhang Songzhi, the commander of the Sixth Battalion of the Forbidden Army and Guangluxun, suddenly stood up. He pointed at the dozens of people kneeling in front of the emperor to impeach Xu Zongwen and immediately shouted angrily: "You can live happily in Jiankang City. Jiangzuo was able to avoid the invasion of the Hu people and avoid the disaster in Yongjia because of the support of the 200,000 Northern Expeditionary Army of Grand Sima Ninggong. Now instead of being grateful, you are holding a grudge to impeach the Grand Sima. I really don’t know how you are. What a heart? How can he confuse right and wrong, denounce loyalty as traitor, and wrong the country’s pillars!”
"That's right!" Zhang Songzhi's elder brother, Shangshu Youpuse, and Shangshu of the Ancestral Temple and Shangshu of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Zhang Xuanzhi, also came out to support: "The Great Sima, the Great General, served in Sheji, and was ordered by the late emperor to serve as an auxiliary minister, together with Wang Lingjun and the uncle. I accept your orders. Your majesty will be trusted by relatives and will not be slandered."
"Second ministers, traitors!" Yin Zhongkan stood up and pointed at the two Zhang brothers with his imperial hut: "You are the important ministers of our Jin Dynasty. You should relieve the emperor's worries by eating the emperor's salary. How can you bend your knees to the traitor without feeling ashamed? Are you proud of it?"
Zhang Songzhi snorted coldly: "Back then, your adultery with your daughter-in-law, Yin Zhongkan, was exposed by the Grand Sima, so you were demoted from the capital. It was only after the uncle returned to the capital that he recruited you again. The Grand Sima has a noble status and has made contributions to the country. When did you become like this? How can a shameless person come out to criticize important officials of the imperial court and wrongfully punish loyal people?"
"Zhang Songzhi, don't talk nonsense!" Yin Zhongkan immediately became furious when his old affairs were made public!
"General Sima has arrived!"
As Shi Yushi sang the harmony, the originally noisy Tai Chi Hall immediately returned to tranquility!
Outside the hall, a group of people came to the Tai Chi Hall in a chariot. The leader wore a military crown with double tails, a lacquered gauze robe on the outside, a Zaoyuan leader's middle coat on the inside, a belt around his waist, and a gold and purple seal. The sash, paired with a sword, makes him look extraordinarily heroic.
This person is none other than Xu Xiao, the great Sima of the dynasty!
In a few days, it will be Xu Zongwen's twenty-ninth birthday. The staff of the Great Sima Shogunate gathered in Jiankang, plus members of the Great Sima Mansion and the Nankang County Government. Three generations gathered together at one time, and Xu Zongwen just enjoyed his family relationship. The joy!
Originally, in order to prepare for his birthday, he met with his subordinate Xu Zongwen and asked Zhongshu for a day off. However, there was a report from the palace that someone wanted to impeach the imperial court on the first day of the new year and cause rebellion, so he deliberately delayed it for an hour. Unexpectedly, before he entered the palace, the sound of quarrels among the officials in the Taiji Palace could already be heard.
