The Zhao Guan family didn't seem to expect that Uncle Xie Fang would resign so quickly and simply, so he was stunned for a moment and then replied calmly.
"Xie Qing has worked hard for the country and has dragged down his body. I feel guilty in my heart. I will arrange for the imperial doctor to nurse Xie Qing back to health immediately. However, I hope that Xie Qing will put the country first and try his best to persevere. I will not mention the matter of resignation again."
The minister asked the emperor to resign. No matter what the emperor thought, the first request must be rejected. If the minister really wanted to resign, then he would continue to submit the request for the second and third times. Resignation form will usually be approved after three times.
Uncle Xie Fang was naturally not in a hurry at this moment. Since he had resigned anyway, it would be difficult for others to impeach him. The next thing he should do was to take sick leave and hide at home until he finished the drama of the king and his ministers cherishing each other and retaining each other. , just go and become a local official.
After more than thirty years in office, today everything has been lost. The once lofty ideals and ambitions will all turn into nothing.
Moving slowly, Uncle Xie Fang seemed to have aged a lot. He walked back to the most prominent position in the train dejectedly, the head of the hundred officials. Perhaps this would be the last time he would stand in this position.
Zhao Guan's family saw this scene in their eyes and felt very complicated.
Speaking of which, he still admires and recognizes Uncle Xie Fang's character and talents, otherwise he would not have entrusted him with the affairs of the country, but the forced uterus more than half a month ago was a thick thorn in his heart. .
However, thinking about the series of personnel changes after the change of phase, every time like this, the officials are like chicken blood, jumping up and down to fight endlessly, I am afraid that they will not be able to settle down for half a year, which is really a headache.
Most of the civil servants were involved in this Yi Chu turmoil. At this time, it was inevitable that they felt a bit sad, and the whole hall became dead silent.
At this moment, the censor Hong Tianxi walked towards the palace with a solemn expression, "Your Majesty, I have something to report."
kindness? Are you interceding for Uncle Xie Fang? But I haven’t approved it yet.
Zhao Guanjia was confused. After seeing clearly that it was Hong Tianxi, he suddenly remembered that Lin Yaban had mentioned to him yesterday that the matter had been arranged and that the person chosen was Hong Tianxi.
The so-called thing was actually one of the backup plans that he and Zhao Mengqi had discussed before to prevent the results of the trial from being unsatisfactory. However, everything went unexpectedly smoothly today, which made him forget about it all of a sudden.
So he cheered up and said, "Hong Yushi, please play."
Hong Tianxi took a long breath and said, "Your Majesty, before I report this, I would like to apologize to you first, because this matter seems a bit absurd and a little against the rules, but it is related to the safety of the country. As a supervisory censor, I will always have something to do with you." Don’t dare to ignore even the slightest possibility.”
"Oh? Why is it so important? Since it concerns the country, I will not blame Hong Qing even if he goes out of his way."
"I thank your majesty for your magnanimity. Here's what happened. Yesterday, an unknown person dropped a package at my home. When I opened it, there was an account book and an anonymous letter inside. The letter said that Wu Yan, the imperial censor, and Zhao Yuli, the clan clan member, Colluded and conspired, and accepted a large amount of his property to help his son Zhao Mengxi be selected as the prince. The above lists the time and place of many private secret meetings between the two..."
"False accusation!" Wu Yan interrupted the report and ran to the palace, "Your Majesty, Hong Tianxi is slandering a humble minister..."
"Insolent! How can I allow you to interrupt the minister's work! Wu Yan, as the chief officer of the procuratorate, do you still know the law and break the law!?" It was Cheng Yuanfeng who scolded Wu Yan.
Uncle Fang should have been thanked for it, but he was depressed at the moment, and Dong Huai was a good guy, so he had to speak out.
Wu Yan was about to tell the difference, "But..."
"What's the point!? After Yushi Hong finished reporting, wouldn't your Majesty be able to tell whether it was a false accusation or not? The ministers don't know right from wrong?! Stand down!"
After Wu Yan was shouted back, Cheng Yuanfeng signaled Hong Tianxi to continue.
After Hong Tianxi nodded his thanks, he continued to report, "The letter also stated that the reason why Zhao Mengxi passed the primary election was due to Wu Yan's secret manipulation. It also listed the names of the officials in charge, and the account books were owned by Zhao and Shen. On it, he personally recorded the amount and time of sending money, etc. Originally, Wei Chen was quite suspicious of such things of unknown origin, but Zhao Mengxi's performance today was obviously far from the others, so how did he get selected? Those in Group E are worthy of scrutiny, and this matter is related to the country. If someone uses dirty means to obtain the reserve, the consequences will be disastrous, so I have to take the risk and report it."
After hearing this, the ministers were in an uproar. Regarding the huge interests of the prince's trial selection, various methods must be involved, but if it was done so outrageously and the evidence was caught, it would be a huge case.
In addition, some ministers are worried that this matter may trigger a large-scale liquidation and bring harm to themselves, and they can't help but feel uneasy.
"Quiet! Don't lose etiquette!"
The imperial censor Shi Ding Daquan performed his duties and maintained court discipline, with a trace of schadenfreude on his face.
Zhao Guanjia's face was dark, "Where is the secret letter ledger?"
"Wei Chen, take it with you." Hong Tianxi took it out and handed it to the chamberlain, who uploaded it.
After reading the secret letter carefully and looking through the account books, Zhao Guanjia became furious, "Investigate! Investigate strictly! Wu Yan was suspended from his post and handed over to Dali Temple. Zhao and her son were handed over to Dazong Zhengsi. All other persons involved in the case were detained. This case... Cheng Yuanfeng presided over the trial, which was jointly conducted by Lin'an Mansion, Dali Temple, and Dazong Zhengsi... In addition, the Imperial City Department sent people to observe the trial and assist in the investigation!"
This was really a big case, with an important minister presiding over the trial and three families jointly handling it, and the Yushitai was excluded. But the most serious thing was that the officials actually openly used the Imperial City Division.
The Imperial City Secretary was the official's spy. Civil servants had always hated this yamen, and had suppressed the Imperial City Secretary's authority many times, eager to get rid of him as soon as possible.
When Cheng Yuanfeng heard that he was asked to preside over the trial, he first tried to dissuade him, "Your Majesty, the court has its own judicial system. It may be inappropriate for the Imperial City Department to intervene. I hope your Majesty will take back the order."
"Why is it inappropriate? You all don't know about the relationship between this case. I'm afraid it involves a lot. If there is no supervision from the Imperial City Department, how can you ensure that I will not become blind and deaf!?"
The implication of Zhao Guan's words is that I can't trust you. Who knows if there are other tricks inside.
Choking at these words, Cheng Yuanfeng didn't know how to refute, and other officials did not dare to jump out to object, for fear of getting burned.
In desperation, Cheng Yuanfeng learned that Ma Guangzu of Lin'an Prefecture and Dali Temple Minister had already accepted the order.
At this time, the Banzhi guards on duty in the palace dragged out Wu Yan, who was lying on the ground like a dead dog, and also sent people to arrest Zhao Mengxi who was still in the palace.
