Su Qi'an did not expect that Zhao Cheng suddenly attacked Wen Xuan and other scholars, but he was not too angry, and instead showed a strange look on his face.
Being scolded by Zhao Cheng, Wenxuan's expression turned ugly. When he was about to explode, the four senior scholars beside him took the lead in attacking.
"Mr. Zhao, considering that you are a Duke, we wanted to give you some face, but you have slandered the Imperial Academy so much. Do you really think that the Imperial Academy is easy to bully? Since you want to quarrel with me, I will grant you your permission."
With that said, he took out some information that he had prepared long ago and threw it in front of Zhao Cheng.
"Mr. Zhao, take a good look at it. This is the great philanthropic family you want to exonerate. The good deeds Shen Mo and his son did in Hanzhong County."
"Raising prices, maliciously acquiring farmers' land, and even worse, taking human life lightly and playing with innocent girls wantonly. According to statistics, in the past ten years, as many as 200 people have died tragically at the hands of these beasts!"
"For beasts like this, it would be easier for them to be executed by Ling Chi. Old man Zhao, these information were sent back from the Confucian Academy of the Hanlin Academy."
"I think everyone knows what kind of character Lin Yuan is. If you don't believe it, Your Majesty can declare Lin Yuan to come to Beijing and confront him face to face."
"Zhao, you dare to throw dirty water on the Hanlin Academy and slander the sages of the past generations for the sake of these bastards. I doubt whether your Zhao family has any interests in this family of bastards."
Zhao Cheng's eyes flickered, but he did not pick up the information scattered on the ground in front of him. He still knew a little about what the Shen family in Hanzhong County was doing.
The reason why he suddenly mentioned it at this time was to place Su Qi'an on a more serious charge. Anyway, one more thing is not too much, and one less thing is not a lot.
By the way, taking this opportunity to involve the Hanlin Academy can also create chaos in the court. In this kind of chaos, it will be more profitable.
As for the dirty talk and slanderous behavior against the Hanlin Academy, even if it is false, people in the Hanlin Academy must have time to investigate if they want to clear away the stains on themselves.
What is lacking now is time. By the time the investigation is completed, this court discussion will have been over long ago. This is what Duke Zhao wants to achieve.
But what Zhao Cheng didn't expect the most was that the senior scholar from the Hanlin Academy seemed to know that he would ask such a question, and he had sufficient information on hand.
He was completely caught off guard, and with great difficulty, this pool of water would be muddied and the Hanlin Academy would be involved. Who would have thought that the great scholars of the Hanlin Academy would be waiting for him.
As the information appeared in front of him, the rhythm he had just set in the hall was instantly broken.
The scattered documents were picked up by the attendants in the palace and circulated one by one to everyone present according to Su Xuanyong's instructions.
The officials and princes looked at the information in their hands with looks of shock on their faces.
These materials record in great detail what the Shen family in Hanzhong County has done in the past ten years, as well as various certified physical evidence, as well as all the testimonies such as the skeletons unearthed from the Shen family's backyard, all of which were excerpted by Lin Yuan one by one.
They knew Lin Yuanzhi's character, he was extremely upright and upright. When he was in office, he recommended many talents to the imperial court. Su Xuanyong's evaluation of him at that time was that he was one of the few loyal ministers in the dynasty.
It is impossible to bribe him, because the information extracted by Lin Yuanzhi is very credible.
In the hall, there were exclamations from time to time. What was written in these documents was so horrifying that even they had to spend some time digesting it.
The atmosphere in the hall that originally wanted to support Zhao Cheng's remarks was now, all of a sudden, silent and silent. The scene was extremely quiet.
Zhao Cheng did not expect that the Hanlin Academy was so well prepared this time, catching him off guard. While he was thinking about how to reverse the unfavorable situation for him, several members of the Hanlin Academy had no intention of letting Zhao Cheng go.
Immediately afterwards, the second scholar spoke, "I don't know if there is any interest in the relationship between Zhao Guogong and the Shen Mansion in Hanzhong, but as far as I know, there are many children in the Zhao Guogong family who have a very good relationship with the Shen Mansion. If I I remember correctly, a year ago, several juniors from Zhao Guofu held a banquet at the Yuebin Building in Kyoto to welcome Shen Chong to the capital. The banquet lasted for three days and three nights. Call it a blast."
"No, it's strange to say that the Shen family of Hanzhong County is nothing more than a Jinshi. He Shen Chong is not even a Jinshi. He came to the capital and was able to be so respected by the descendants of the Duke's Palace. Is this Shen Chong some kind of great person? Talent?" The third great scholar spoke immediately.
Then, the fourth scholar took over the words and continued, "We don't know whether Shen Chong is a great talent, but those who are close to red are red, and those who are close to ink are black. The Shen family in Hanzhong, who are inferior to pigs and dogs, can join in the evil. , naturally they are the same kind of beasts.”
"I think it is necessary to conduct a strict investigation on the descendants of the old Zhaotou family. Maybe there are other discoveries."
The four senior scholars were talking to themselves one after another, making Zhao Cheng's face extremely ugly.
Everyone could tell that the four great scholars had something to say, implying that Duke Zhao was the real boss of the Shen family in Hanzhong.
This kind of dirty water is no weaker than the one he splashed, and in a certain aspect, it is even more threatening.
In the end, there is no substantial evidence for his dirty water. With a little investigation, the truth can basically be revealed.
But what the four great scholars are pointing at now not only has a very strong direction, but also overturns his previous dirty talk.
If we don't explain this, it's likely that he was the one who capsized today.
Zhao Cheng's face was tense and he said in a cold voice, "Huh, don't slander anyone here. I don't know anything about what the Shen family in Hanzhong did. They are so insidious, what are they doing to my Zhao family?"
"The banquet hosted by the children of my family is indeed due to my lax discipline. I will give an explanation to Your Majesty. You cultivators are talking nonsense here."
"The Zhao family is loyal to Your Majesty. Heaven and earth can teach you. I am not strict in disciplining my descendants. I am responsible for it and I am willing to bear it. As for the conspiratorial remarks of the four great scholars, they have absolutely nothing to do with the Zhao family. I hope Your Majesty will tell you clearly."
With that said, Zhao Cheng turned around, knelt down to Su Xuanyong, and directly admitted his mistake. His attitude was beyond criticism.
There is a saying that the relationship between the Zhao family and the Shen family is really just as Zhao Cheng said, just a relationship between the descendants of the family.
The reason why he is connected with Shen Chong is nothing more than these bad things about looking for flowers and asking willows. If we really look into it carefully, there are not many dandies in any big family in Kyoto.
This is not a big deal at all, which is why Zhao Cheng took responsibility immediately.
After thinking about it for a moment, you will know that one is a small local aristocratic family, and the other is a powerful and powerful giant in Kyoto.
There is really no need for Zhao Cheng to establish a connection with a local aristocratic family. At most, the Shen family wants to climb up to Zhao Cheng through a few playboys of the Zhao family.
Zhao Cheng didn't like the small aristocratic families in these places at all. If he was really the boss behind the scenes of the Shen family, he wouldn't be beaten by the four senior scholars without any preparation.
Su Qi'an counterattacked Xizhou. He should have heard the news immediately, instead of waiting until Su Qi'an killed Tang Feng and occupied Xizhou before hearing about it.
Su Xuanyong believed Zhao Cheng's explanation, not to mention Su Xuanyong, everyone in the palace believed the same.
We are all smart people, and the confrontation between the two sides just now was more out of wanting to take the opportunity to suppress the momentum of the other side and achieve their respective goals.
"Okay, stop arguing. I know how loyal you are to Great Liang. I don't need to say more about some things. Let's get back to the topic. Dongshan Marquis and Zhao Guogong have committed three major crimes against you. I will give you a chance to explain to them. Let’s talk about it.”
Su Qi'an nodded, looked at Zhao Cheng as a kind of Duke, and said, "The hat of Duke Zhao is not ordinary, because he wants to put this prince to death."
"But it is a pity that I have not admitted any of my three major crimes. I have already submitted a report to Your Majesty when I came to Beijing for what I did in Xizhou and Jiaozhou. What should be said should be said. What I did, it’s written very clearly, if you want to convict me, you are not qualified.”
No one expected that Su Qian would make such provocative remarks at this time.
This is not an explanation or defense at all, it is simply not taking them seriously.
The meaning of Su Qi'an's words just now is obvious, that is, the so-called court discussion is just their wishful thinking.
All his explanations have been written to His Majesty. As for them, they are not qualified to listen to him or judge him.
This attitude was extremely arrogant. Not to mention that Zhao Cheng and other state officials were extremely displeased. Even the second and fourth princes sitting on either side of Su Xuanyong had unsightly expressions on their faces.
Su Qi'an's attitude just now was a little offensive to the two of them. Although the two of them were silent, but with the gesture of their eyes, the official understood it instantly, stood up suddenly, and criticized Su Qi'an.
"Hmph, I have long heard that Marquis Dongshan is extremely arrogant. When I saw him today, I learned a lesson."
"Marquis Dongshan, we know that you have great talents, but when it comes to discussing crimes in court, we have been in our dynasty for at least a hundred years. You can be disdainful of me, but you can't break the rules."
"We can't get into your eyes. That's because you think too highly of yourself. But in this hall, in addition to His Majesty, there are two other Highnesses. Are these two Highnesses not qualified to examine you?"
"That's right, Marquis Dongshan, don't be too arrogant. If nothing else, just because you are lawless and disrespectful to both His Highnesses, according to the laws of our dynasty, I am qualified to deprive you of your title. , let you go to jail!"
The official who spoke was none other than the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, one of the six departments, and he had great power.
It has the power to supervise, promote, transfer, and demote officials in Daliang. It is the first of the six departments.
Especially with the strengthening of the direct jurisdiction of the imperial power, the rights of the six ministries have also been strengthened. In some respects, even the princes of the court have to be polite when facing the six ministers who directly reach Tianting. Dare to be as fearless as I was in previous years.
The head of the six departments, the Minister of Personnel, is also called the Tianguan, and is the one who can talk directly to Su Xuanyong.
Therefore, his rights are no weaker than those of a first-class official, and his decision to punish Su Qi'an is basically a certainty.
