The joint letter drawn up by all the major families in Jiangdong is also called the "Jiangdong Family Letter". In this letter, eleven aristocratic families, large and small, in Jiangdong cried blood and accused Xiao Chen of his crimes.
And this joint letter was sent directly to Zhou Tianfu's house.
After Zhou Tianfu learned about the situation, he also knew that Xiao Chen could not stay!
The Zhou family and him both prospered and suffered losses. At the same time, the major aristocratic families were also the foundation of Shilin, and they must not be dug up by Xiao Chen.
Zhou Tianfu made a prompt decision. After receiving this joint letter, he planned to impeach Xiao Chen to Emperor Chu Yanwu the next morning.
The next day, in the Jinluan Palace.
"My dear friends, do you have anything to say?"
Chu Yanwu sat high on the dragon chair and asked in a deep voice.
Prime Minister Zhou Tianfu, who was in front of the officials, took a step forward, held the imperial wat in his hand, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, I have something to report!"
Chu Yanwu's expression did not change and he said: "Master Zhou, please speak."
Zhou Tianfu coughed and his voice became extremely loud: "I want to impeach Xiao Chen, the governor of the East Factory who went south to investigate corruption!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked.
In an instant, there was a lot of discussion in the court.
"what happened?"
"Why did Mr. Zhou suddenly impeach Governor Xiao?"
"What happened again?"
"..."
Chu Yanwu's eyes flickered and he asked again: "Why do you want to impeach him?"
Although Zhou Tianfu's waist is bent, his face is full of dignity, and his words are full of uprightness:
"The old minister wants to impeach Xiao Chen for acting as a deputy, exercising his power, and at the same time amassing money wantonly, killing without restraint, and sacrificing human life!"
There was something strange in Chu Yanwu's eyes, and he asked again: "When did Xiao Chen overstep his authority to exercise his authority? And when did he wantonly amass money and kill people without restraint?"
"On his way south, Xiao Chen went to Dali Temple, the holy land of Buddhism, and forcibly took away the assets and various secret skills accumulated in the temple for hundreds of years. This is the first crime!"
"Then Xiao Chen came to Fengzhou and massacred the academy, even burying innocent scholars alive. This is the second crime!"
"After Xiao Chen went to Jiangdong Road, the righteous people of Jiangdong Road were extremely angry at his behavior and organized a hoeing meeting on their own. However, Xiao Chen went beyond his agency and forcibly recruited the Xuanjia Guards from Pei Zhao, the governor of the army, and massacred the righteous people wantonly! This is the third time. Responsible for the crime!"
"The second and most serious thing is that Xiao Chen successively raided the Ji family, Hu family and other aristocratic families in Jiangdong Road without obtaining evidence! This is the fourth crime!"
Zhou Tianfu's words were deafening and powerful, and paired with his face full of pain and anger, they looked really convincing.
But Chu Yanwu would never be fooled by his few words.
He noticed a crucial point.
Xiao Chen raided several major families in Jiangdong Road...
Tsk tsk tsk!
Chu Yanwu was all happy.
Those major aristocratic families controlled the local area, trained scholars to serve as officials in the court, and controlled the court...
As an emperor, he deeply hated the hatred of several major families.
Xiao Chen led his people over and ransacked the homes of those big families, and Chu Yanwu couldn't even mention how happy he was...
It’s like drinking ice water in the dog days of summer and heating up the stove in the middle of winter!
However, Chu Yanwu had been emperor for who knows how many years, and he knew what he should and shouldn't say.
After all, several major aristocratic families do have a lot of power nowadays.
He was also embarrassed to gloat.
Then, Chu Yanwu coughed, with a bit of dissatisfaction in his eyes:
"Then how dare Xiao Chen do such a thing?"
"Even if the crimes of those great families are really heinous, they should investigate clearly, obtain the evidence, and report to the court before conducting inspections!"
Zhou Tianfu's voice was full of indignation: "Your Majesty, what Xiao Chen did is simply lawless, and he simply doesn't take you seriously!"
"I hope you can recall Xiao Chen immediately and punish him!"
"Let him go wherever he goes, and the poison will be endless!"
Some court officials in the capital also have relationships with major aristocratic families in Jiangdong Road.
After Zhou Tianfu spoke, they all agreed:
"That's right, Your Majesty, if Xiao Chen can raid the family without giving evidence today, he might start a rebellion tomorrow!"
"Those major aristocratic families have accumulated a lot of good deeds and are in charge of the overall situation in the local area. They have a high reputation. Xiao Chen's move not only plunged the local area into chaos, but also ruined the face of the royal family and the court!"
"Xiao Chen cannot stay, Your Majesty, you must recall him and punish him!"
"..."
All the ministers said that Xiao Chen was a traitor and traitor.
Chu Yanwu listened to the commotion below, and he knew what was going on better than anyone else.
Xiao Chen may really be an arrogant, domineering, greedy person...
But the key issue is that he acted in line with Chu Yanwu’s wishes by attacking the aristocratic family!
Chu Yanwu said coldly again: "Be quiet!"
The ministers under the high platform were quiet, but they all looked at Chu Yanwu expectantly.
"Actually, I can understand your thoughts. I just think Xiao Chen is too domineering, but are those aristocratic families really not guilty? Is Xiao Chen really that bold? I don't believe it!"
"I will definitely deal with Xiao Chen's matter after he comes back! I will never favor anyone!"
The ministers were really anxious when they heard this.
Zhou Tianfu immediately said: "Your Majesty! Don't do this!"
However, Chu Yanwu's eyes looked a little irritated, and he waved his hand directly and said: "I am not feeling well today, so I will withdraw from the court first!"
The faces of the ministers were extremely ugly, but Chu Yanwu had already walked away.
Half an hour later, the bedroom.
Chu Yanwu also returned to the palace.
Compared to the solemn face he displayed outside, it would be an overstatement to describe him as being overjoyed.
Chen Jin, who walked in beside him, had a look of thought in his eyes. After a while, he whispered: "Your Majesty, do you think Xiao Chen did the right thing?"
Today, Chen Jin was by his side when he went to court, and he had a clear view of everything.
The ability to observe words and emotions that he had developed over the years told him that this time, Chu Yanwu wanted to protect Xiao Chen.
"It's not a question of whether it's right or not!"
Chu Yanwu's eyes were extremely happy, and he even burst into laughter: "It's just that he did a good job!"
Chen Jin smiled and said: "If Your Majesty thinks it is good, then it is good!"
Chu Yanwu clicked his tongue twice, with a hint of teasing in his eyes: "Those aristocratic families are so dependent on Jiangdong's treasure land that they should share some of their wealth with the imperial court!"
Chen Jin asked tentatively: "Then do we want to..."
"I know what you're going to say!"
Chen Jin's face became more solemn: "Xiao Chen still has to send people to keep an eye on him..."
"He's checking how much money those big families got. He must find out..."
"I would like to see how much filial piety he is willing to give to the court in the end!"
"If he is too greedy...it means that this son has great ambitions and must not be kept!"
