But Liu Haojia said slowly and leisurely: "You said I lied, right? Okay, then you call all the people who fought with me, and we will confront him in front of His Majesty in the Golden Palace!"
Liu Haojia's words made Zhao Minghua choke and fall back! But just when he turned around and wanted to ask Emperor Wanli to bring everyone into the palace to confront him, he saw many people from two groups of courtiers looking at him fiercely, and his heart suddenly dropped!
At this time, he immediately realized that this confrontation was inappropriate! If we want to confront him, we must admit that the officers of Dali Temple and Shuntian Mansion were indeed involved in the private fight! And this involves officials among the courtiers! But these people pooled their money to hire soldiers from the fifth military camp to replace them, which again involved military attachés!
If he insists on a confrontation and offends both civil and military forces at once, it is hard to say whether he can be a stable official! So all his words were choked in his throat!
At this time, I heard someone from the crowd of military attachés walking out slowly and saying: "Your Majesty, I have heard about this matter. It is true that the two sides met to compete for the purpose of exercising force, and it was not a private fight!
Everyone was shocked and wondered, how could anyone dare to openly support Liu Haojia? So everyone looked up and found that it was just a general. But the uncle of this general is very remarkable, he is Zhu Yingzhen, Duke of Chengguo! So everyone immediately understood that this was the fifth military camp that sent him out to clarify the relationship in order to clear up the relationship!
After thinking about it for a while, several cabinet elders realized why Xungui's side came forward to clarify this issue! First of all, this problem is an extremely small one. To put it bluntly, even if they recognized it, it would just be a gang fight, and the most they would be fined was a fine, so it didn't matter whether they denied it or admitted it.
Secondly, because these nobles have titles, they often retire with the country. Therefore, their loyalty is slightly higher than that of the civil service group! After all, their power comes from the emperor, and since the emperor has already stated that he wants to protect Liu Haojia, selling the emperor a favor can show his goodwill to the emperor and show that he is loyal, which is very cost-effective! That's why they stepped in to solve this little problem. As the saying goes, benefits come without any cost, everyone is willing to do such things!
Sure enough, Emperor Wanli was very satisfied with Xungui's performance and specially nodded to Xungui's team to express his approval. Seeing this scene, the general returned to the team.
At this time, Emperor Wanli turned around and said to Zhao Minghua: "Master Zhao, someone has confirmed that this matter is indeed an ordinary fight. Do you have any objections?"
Zhao Minghua had already figured out the seriousness of this matter, so he decided to let this crime go. But the second article of private ordnance was the top priority, and he was prepared to take this opportunity to completely convict Liu Haojia! So he said without hesitation: "Your Majesty, although this point has been clarified, Liu Haojia cannot escape the charge of using weapons for private use! Dozens of crossbows are enough to fight a small-scale battle! So please ask Your Majesty It is decreed that Liu Haojia be handed over to a competent authority for interrogation and the punishment will be given!"
Emperor Wanli turned to Liu Haojia and asked, "Liu Aiqing, what do you say about this matter?"
Liu Haojia said: "Your Majesty, the minister did use a crossbow, but this was not for private use, but was allowed by the court's laws!"
When the courtiers heard Liu Haojia's sophistry again, they couldn't help but make a noise. However, several cabinet elders and a few courtiers seemed to be trying to remember what? And Zhao Minghua shouted angrily: "Nonsense! How could the imperial court have such a law! Do you think those who make the law are fools?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Haojia said loudly: "Your Majesty, I am impeaching Zhao Minghua for the crime of disrespect!"
After hearing this, Zhao Minghua pointed at Liu Haojia in surprise and anger and said, "You are talking nonsense. When did I become disrespectful to His Majesty?"
Others behind him also accused Liu Haojia of talking nonsense! Some people say that he is too anxious to jump over the wall! Even the courtiers standing in Liangban said that Zhao Minghua had done nothing inappropriate.
After all the courtiers calmed down, Emperor Wanli said: "Liu Aiqing, although I think Master Zhao spoke a little louder, this is not considered disrespectful, right?"
After hearing the emperor's words, the courtiers immediately made a sound of agreement, and everyone stared at Liu Haojia to see how he would answer. If you don’t answer well, you may not be able to get rid of a false accusation!
Liu Haojia took out a document from his arms and raised his hands above his head, saying loudly: "This Zhao Minghua is not disrespecting His Majesty, but disrespecting Emperor Taizu! If Your Majesty doesn't believe it, just check this document! Your Majesty needs it inside Weichen has marked the places I know with you with a red pen!"
Everyone was very surprised when they heard this and whispered among themselves! They couldn't figure out what this matter had to do with Emperor Taizu. Several pavilion elders also frowned, not knowing why. However, the few courtiers who were well-informed and well-remembered showed expressions of sudden realization, but due to the current atmosphere and the fact that they did not fully trust their own memories, they did not say anything.
At this time, I saw that I had already walked over quickly, took the document, and then forwarded it to Emperor Wanli. He took it and looked through it slowly, and everyone saw that he was pretending! Moreover, the smile hanging from the corners of his eyes and brows even more revealed what he was thinking!
Several pavilion elders looked at each other when they saw this situation, and they all understood one thing, that is, although they didn't know what this document was? But they are already sure that Liu Haojia will definitely be fine! The monarch and his ministers have definitely set up a trap waiting for someone to exploit them!
Seeing this scene, Zhang Juzheng even felt a little emotional, feeling that Emperor Wanli had finally grown up a lot! However, he is still a little immature. Things have just reached this stage, and the thoughts in his heart are no longer suppressed, and they are showing signs!
Just when he was thinking about these things, Emperor Wanli handed the book in his hand to Zhi Jian and said: "There are too many people here, so we can't pass them around one by one. Zhang Jia, please tell everyone what this is, and then Read what’s inside! I think everyone is anxious too!”
Compared to Emperor Wanli, Zhang Jia's mood is much more stable! He took the book with an expressionless face and read loudly: "The book is called the Military Code of the Imperial Guard, and it was formulated in the second year of Hongwu!"
The courtiers immediately reacted upon hearing this, "Hongwu, isn't this the reign title of Taizu?" And the time was very early, it was clearly when Taizu had just ascended the throne! This made all the courtiers nervous. Is there really any order left over from the Taizu period that was beneficial to Liu Haojia?
