"You're a bastard, you're talking nonsense!" Cui Zhongfang was trembling under Yang Ji's knife-like questioning. After cursing with trembling lips, he could no longer squeeze out a word of value to deal with the sharp counterattack.
"Cui Zhongfang is finished!" Pei Ju shook his head, and all the words he silently prepared were useless. However, at this point in the "war", there was no need for him to come forward, and since he was Yang Ji's father-in-law, it would be unsightly if he came forward; so he quietly watched the development of the situation.
Zhang Heng, the censor doctor, came out. He bowed to Yang Guang and bowed with a face-lifted face: "I am a saint and will not abandon you. I am humble and humble. I can't bear to see this corpse of a vegetarian living high up in the temple. I secretly thought that The mediocre people are as evil as wolves, tigers and leopards, and are as harmful as floods and wild beasts... I am sincere and frightened, respectfully worship, and beg the saint to remove Cui Zhongfang from the post of Prime Minister and Minister of Rites."
Although this remark was suspected of being a personal attack, one of Zhang Heng's missions as a censor was to curse people.
"You..." Cui Zhongfang was old after all. He was so hard hit by Zhang Heng that he couldn't breathe and almost spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Prime Minister!" As Cui Junsu exclaimed, Cui Zhongfang sat on the ground trembling.
The aloof Yang Guang frowned and looked at Cui Zhongfang. He found that his hair was gray and his face was pale. Although he was furious, he was trembling and speechless. Yang Guang couldn't help but sigh in his heart: Cui Zhongfang is old after all...
Thinking of this, Yang Guang's eyes turned cold again, and he added bitterly in his heart: Cui Zhongfang is not only old and useless, but also out of control. Otherwise, Cui Zhongfang would not have silently accumulated power and attacked Yang Guang's 'spokesperson'.
Yang Guang glanced at Cui Zhongfang, looked around at the ministers below, and an indifferent voice sounded in the hall: "If you have any objections, please come together."
At this moment, Yang Guang has detached himself from the outside world and has become a theatergoer, which is in line with the model of a "wise king" required by the gentry to rule the world from a high position and do nothing.
Du Zhengxuan, the Secretary and Prime Minister, "knows the elegant meaning of the string song after hearing it" and knew that the emperor's hidden meaning was "if you have nothing to say, then I will remove Cui Zhongfang". Seeing that the situation was urgent, he hurriedly stepped forward and said without hesitation: "Sage, King Wei's tongue is as sharp as a yellow and his evil words confuse the public. You must not listen to his rumors!"
When Yang Guang heard this, his face suddenly darkened. Do you think I am a fool who can't tell the difference between good and evil?
Not to mention that it was Cui Zhongfang who committed Taotian's crime. His age and body alone made him incapable of holding important positions. Let's look at Gao Jun. He is not only outstanding in meritorious service, loyal and selfless, but also as energetic as a young man. However, he resigned in order to make way for the underachievers.
After such a comparison, in Yang Guang's mind, Gao Jiong was more noble and Cui Zhongfang was more despicable.
"I don't know how to call this important person?" Yang Ji glanced at Du Zhengxuan and asked.
Yang Ji wasn't just pretending, but he really didn't know this kind of "little official". However, he remembered that after Cui Zhongfang impeached him, he was the first person to respond.
The person who clamored the loudest was also this person.
Since he is an enemy, he must be killed!
As for the rest, it's not important.
Du Zhengxuan glanced at Yang Ji coldly, without saying a word, and proudly demonstrated what "gentleman character" means.
Pei Ju waited for the "boss" for a long time, but had no chance to speak or help. This not only made him feel humiliated, but he was also afraid that his daughter, who had been given for nothing, would come to the door with his grandson in his arms. He finally waited for the opportunity to show his existence and immediately rushed out to answer the question. : "Your Majesty, this is Secretary Cheng Du Zhengxuan."
"Thank you!" Yang Ji bowed his hand to his father-in-law to express his gratitude, and then bowed his hand to the stern Du Zhengxuan: "As an important official of the Sui Dynasty, it is my duty to tell the saints and colleagues about my powerful relationship. , Secretary Cheng Du blocked the way of speech and protected Cui Xiangguo indiscriminately, but I don’t know what his intention is?”
"Hmph!" Du Zhengxuan snorted coldly with a livid complexion and ignored him at all.
Yang Ji smiled. You can be noble and great, but you, a little secretary, are so rude. Sooner or later, you will pay the price for this moment. Even if I and my subordinates don't take action, other factions will fight for your butt. The lower position will also make it impossible for you to gain a foothold in this court.
Yang Ji ignored this "young man" who didn't know the heights of heaven and earth, and turned his eyes to Cui Zhongfang, who was being helped up from the ground by Cui Junsu, but before he could make a move, Liu Kui, a doctor in the Ministry of War and the brother of Liu Shu, already said: "King Wei , Secretary Cheng is in charge of the country’s classic books, Secretary Du is responsible for book correction, how can he know your sinister intentions?”
"The interests of the Sui Dynasty are consistent with my king. The Sui Dynasty is good and I am the king. How can I have any sinister intentions?" Yang Ji retorted and counterattacked: "As a senior member of the Ministry of War, let me ask you, do you know How many troops are there in Liangzhou? How are border defenses deployed?"
Liu Kui sneered and said without moving his head: "This is the responsibility of Liangzhou Mu, what does it have to do with me?"
Everyone: "..."
"Since you don't know the strength of Liangzhou's troops and how to deploy border defenses, what qualifications do you have to be a member of the military department?" Seeing that he was speechless, Yang Ji shouted in a deep voice, retreating in order to advance: "You are an important member of the central committee, you don't know Border guard, I can forgive you for one or two. However, you are an important member of the central government, and you should know what is right and what is wrong, and be impartial. But instead of sticking to the limits of your official position, you are willing to be a worm of Cui Xiangguo's answer, like a hunting dog. Wagging the flag for Prime Minister Cui, whose official position are you on earth? How can people trust your official character?"
Liu Kui's face was livid, and he stared at Yang Ji as if he wanted to devour others.
Are you willing to be a worm that answers the call of Prime Minister Cui, like a hunting dog waving the flag and cheering for Prime Minister Cui?
This is simply a way to discredit him and destroy his reputation in the world!
Zhang Heng, the imperial censor on the side, had a dark face and shouted in a deep voice: "Mr. Liu, although the imperial censors have the power to correct and impeach ethics and discipline, we, the censors, cannot make false claims without real evidence. You are acting on your behalf, What’s the purpose of confusing the public?”
Liu Kui's face suddenly turned pale after hearing this.
Yes!
He does not have this power, he has exceeded the limit.
Cui Junsu glanced at Yang Ji and said in a deep voice: "King Wei, this is the Daye Palace, but you are scolding the prime minister here and trying to change the etiquette of the court? Is this your style as King Wei?"
"Etiquette? What qualifications do you have to talk to this king about etiquette?" Yang Ji sneered and said: "Shuo Dynasty always only talks about etiquette, but you hounds and loyal dogs, under the shouts of your master, don't care about everything. Is there any etiquette in rushing to ask questions about right and wrong? Is this the family tradition of your Cui family? Is this your Cui family’s style of life? Are you a saint in your eyes?"
"Yes, shamelessness is the family tradition of your Boling Cui family and Qinghe Cui family. Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many Cui family prisoners who changed their names and then re-entered the officialdom."
At the court meeting where the "Book Banning Order" was debated, Yang Jian was so angry that Zhang Jin almost vomited blood. Yang Ji was so angry that he asked Niu Hong for the list of prisoners. Among them, Er Cui, who has been famous for nearly a thousand years, swept the country. During the vigorous anti-corruption campaign, four to five hundred of his disciples committed crimes; some of them were brought back to the family for "punishment" by the Cui family, and then appeared in the officialdom under another name. Once Yang Ji announced it, the world's scholars were They were shocked and spurned.
In the face of solid evidence, Er Cui's reputation plummeted and his reputation became notorious. Their disciples and former officials were afraid of being implicated, so they separated from Er Cui one after another to show their innocence.
Afterwards, even if Er Cui lowered the "enrollment" threshold, the Han scholars who studied everywhere would avoid him, and the Han scholars who originally respected Er Cui also turned to other noble families to study. Although the tangible and intangible losses did not damage Er Cui's muscles and bones, they also severely damaged his vitality.
Upon hearing that Yang Ji, the culprit, had revealed this heart-wrenching scar, Cui Zhongfang and Cui Junsu's expressions changed dramatically, and they were filled with anger and hatred.
Liu Kui and Du Zhengxuan felt chills in their hearts.
Er Cui's scandal was brought out by Yang Ji and whipped to death again. If they say anything worthless at this moment, then they will really be Cui Zhongfang and Cui's answering insects, hunting dogs, and loyal dogs.
"God's Coming"
Yang Ji took his time and said: "Liu Langzhong is from a famous family and is an important member of the Ministry of War. I admired him a lot before. However, Cui Xiangguo made irreparable mistakes and was the main culprit for the mutiny launched by the Beijing army. Not only did Liu Langzhong not neglect Instead of correcting him and exposing his faults, he flatters and begs for mercy for the sake of his own career. Such behavior makes me ashamed to be associated with him."
When Liu Kui heard this, an evil fire rushed to his forehead, he glared at Yang Ji and said, "How do you know that Liu didn't go to court to impeach Prime Minister Cui?"
"Then you knew that Cui Xiangguo was guilty of a serious crime, so why did you behave just now?" Yang Ji asked coldly: "Why did you open your eyes for a sinner?"
The master was mad and the loyal dog had nothing to say, but Yang Ji carried out the idea of "it is better to chase the poor bandits with the remaining brave men". He no longer paid attention to Cui Zhongfang and Cui Junsu, but specifically fired at Liu Kui. This person was Liu Kui. Liu Shu's biological brother, and Liu Shu happened to be the mastermind of the Renshou Palace Incident.
At that time, Yang Guang was not only not the emperor, but his life was in danger. In addition, Yang Liang was dispatching troops and generals in Bingzhou. In order to prevent the mastermind and accomplices of the "Ren Shou Palace Rebellion" from breaking the pot, he had to aggrievedly The "Ren Shou Palace Incident" was defined as "internal strife in the right guard". It was said aggrievedly that Yang Yong and the right guard general Liu Shu died in the "internal strife". Not only could they not be liquidated afterwards, but due to the situation, Liu Shu was posthumously named the supreme general. .
But he can only be happy if he feels happy! So Yang Ji handed Yang Guang a small knife, not knowing whether he would cut it or not.
Liu Kui put on a disdainful expression, snorted coldly, and said: "Liu's reason for being in the world is to complain when injustice is not done!"
Yang Ji sneered: "Then let me ask Liu Langzhong, who says 'no injustice, no justice'. Since you knew that Cui Xiangguo was guilty of a serious crime, why did you turn a blind eye and turn a blind eye? Then why did you protest for a sinner?"
After a pause, Yang Ji pointed at Cui Zhongfang and said: "Mr. Liu, who says 'cry if there is injustice', the sinner is right in front of you, but you scream! Why don't you scream to show me!"
"You..." Liu Kui's expression changed. It was neither a cry nor a cry. It was a dilemma!
"Pfft!" Yang Xiong couldn't help but burst out laughing.
How do you let people sing?
If it chimed, wouldn't there be thousands more people?
What should he/mother do?
Others were also aware of this problem, and they all lowered their heads, hunched their shoulders, and laughed.
At the same time, what Liu Kui said in desperation, "How did you know that Liu did not impeach Cui Xiangguo?" also made everyone very surprised. If Liu Kui said this, doesn't it mean that you have already secretly impeached Cui Zhongfang?
Cui Zhongfang and Cui Junsu glared at Liu Kui hatefully, cursing in their hearts: You are such a capricious and duplicitous Liu Kui, even Feng Deyi is a little worse, you are so shameless!
As the argument between Yang Ji and Liu Kui ended, no one dared to speak anymore. The laughter in Daye Hall slowly disappeared, making the vast hall fall into silence.
Seeing that the people in the room were speechless, Yang Ji couldn't help but glance at Xue Wei, the Qing of Dali Temple who had criticized him. He thought to himself, "You are a loser. After all, you can speak eloquently, right?"
However, Xue Wei, who was being stared at by Yang Ji, had a sudden thought. As soon as his eyes touched Yang Ji's eyes full of high fighting spirit, he immediately looked away and did not dare to look away!
Without him, the dust has settled!
Anyone who goes out will die.
For a moment, Daye Palace fell into an eerie silence.
Thousands of officials raised their ears and waited quietly for the emperor's "rod of judgment." Yang Guang, who was sitting on the throne, was sitting high and could see far away. He had a panoramic view of the various officials who were arguing. When his cold eyes glanced at Cui Zhongfang's old and pale face, he softened slightly, but when he saw Yu Wenshu who was crying silently, he became cold again.
The emperor is also a human being, and there are differences between emperors and relatives!
Now that Yang Ji exposed the "Beijing Mutiny", he no longer had any worries. At the same time, he should also give his father-in-law "justice". He stared at Cui Zhongfang and said word by word: "Cui Qing, I remember. Dingzhou still lacks a governor, and the state's public security is worrying. Can you go and govern it on my behalf?"
He was a cultured and qualified emperor, and he could not say bad words to an old minister in public. However, although the "good" question was a question, it was full of strong derogatory flavor.
"Boom!" There was a loud bang in Cui Zhongfang's mind, stars were jumping in front of his eyes, and a sound similar to heartbreak came from his eardrums, and then his vision went dark and he almost fell to the ground again.
Dingzhou is Boling. The emperor asked him to be the governor of Dingzhou, obviously asking him to return to his hometown to retire!
After going around in circles all his life, he went back again.
Trying to calm down his chaotic emotions, he cupped his fists tremblingly, bowed deeply to the emperor, and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty Cui Zhongfang, I thank you for your holy grace!"
After saying that, he staggered towards the outside of the palace.
"Liu Kui, the doctor in the military department!" Yang Guang was not polite to his enemy's brother, and his voice was full of unspeakable evil spirits.
"I'm here." Liu Kui responded in a confused tone, then his mind suddenly shook, and he secretly shouted, "Am I finished?"
"As a doctor in the driving department, you not only have no achievements, but you also follow everyone else's advice and try your best to flatter you. What use do you have?" Yang Guang leaned forward slightly, stared at Liu Kui with squinted eyes for a long time, and suddenly shouted: "Come here, strip off Liu Kui's official uniform, demote him to a commoner, send him to Dali Temple with fifty big boards, and blast him out of the capital."
"Here!" Two strong-backed men carrying swords ran over and picked up Liu Kui, who was covered in chaff, like an eagle catching a chicken.
Liu Kui struggled hard and shouted: "The saint forgives the sin, the humble minister is not..."
Yang Guang stared angrily and said coldly: "Shut up! Do you still dare to quibble? Do you think I am a fool? Huh?"
Liu Kui pursed his lips and shed tears.
Saint, I was just talking!
At this moment, Liu Kui regretted so much that he wanted to hit the wall. Why did he eat lard and become blind? Why did he follow everyone else's advice and go find trouble with Yang Ji?
Isn't this seeking death? What is it again?
But now that the matter has come to this, he can no longer regret it. He could only shut his mouth and let the guards drag him roughly backwards from Daye Hall!
"Cui Junsu, Taixue is still short of a doctor of mathematics. You can go and work there!" After Yang Guang finished speaking, he looked coldly at Du Zhengxuan next to Cui Junsu, secretly said "It's a pity", and then slowly said: "Du Zhengxuan , you have learned a lesson and are upright, I hope you will be a good county magistrate in Mozhou, don't let me down again."
"O minister, thank you for your grace!" Cui Junsu and Du Zhengxuan expressed their gratitude sadly.
Yang Guang looked at Xue Wei, who was trying his best to shrink in the crowd, with contempt and disgust in his eyes, and coldly called out: "Xue Wei!"
"I'm here!" Xue Wei trembled, his face turned pale, and he stepped forward tremblingly.
Yang Guang glanced at him and said: "Xue Wei! Chongzhou still lacks a governor. From now on, you will be the governor of Chongzhou. State affairs are of paramount importance and cannot be delayed. I hope you will take office as soon as possible."
This damn Xue Wei went to Fenyin's hometown in Puzhou without authorization when Yang Liang rebelled. Qiu He knew that he was very popular and hoped that he would stand up and rally the people to fight against the rebels. However, this bastard kept silent and even fought with Wang Dan and He Shangui looked back and forth and secretly offered Huaiyin County.
I thought he knew his mistakes and could correct them, but unexpectedly, when he was the Minister of Dali Temple, he became the "evil protection umbrella" for many crimes, causing some powerful children who should have died to go free.
He originally just wanted to expel the uncontrollable main force of the Cui Party from the court, but Xue Wei, who did not know whether to live or die, unexpectedly jumped out again, just in time to take care of him.
Chongzhou is Linyi, located at the southernmost point of the Sui Dynasty. The so-called governor is no different from the official.
Next, Yang Guang demoted the seven officials who danced the most fiercely to civilians and kicked them out of the hall.
As these people were dragged away one by one, other officials who clamored to respond to Cui Zhongfang remained silent, not daring to make a sound. For fear of attracting the attention of the emperor and following in the footsteps of his "companions".
Yang Guang took a deep look at the ministers below, waved his hand and said: "It's getting late, let's dismiss the court!"
Although he still has a grand plan to announce, but after the ups and downs and heated debate just now, the time has already reached around noon. If he wastes time here again, there will be many people in the central ministries, departments, and temple supervisors. Government affairs were backlogged.
This is really not what he wants.
The ministers secretly breathed a sigh of relief. The atmosphere in Daye Hall was too depressing. They wanted to run out and slow down. They all stood up and saluted in unison: "Farewell to the saint!"
Zhang Heng also had something to do, but he didn't dare to offend the emperor at this time, so he had to give up and follow the other ministers in shouting, "Farewell to the saint!"
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(This chapter was supplemented on August 19th. I still owe 7 chapters last month. Shamelessly, please ask for monthly votes and recommendation votes. I hope brothers and sisters can support me.)
