When the courtiers heard this, they all commented that Liu Haojia was acting arrogantly and without grace! And Li Xiufang was even more furious. She raised her eyebrows and said sternly: "How dare you speak so violently? I will never give up on you today!"
Liu Haojia ignored him, took out a memorial from his sleeve and said to Emperor Wanli: "Your Majesty, I have some data that I would like to recite in front of Your Majesty and all the officials, so that everyone can know who is really doing practical things. Who is the person who is gossiping and slandering Zhongliang!"
Emperor Wanli nodded and said, "Yes!"
Liu Haojia directly raised the memorial and recited loudly: "Since the establishment of the navy, a total of ships have been purchased..."
Liu Haojia's memorial is quite detailed. Every item of money spent since the founding of the navy is clearly listed! The money is accurate to single digits! After everyone listened to the data he listed, they had a clear understanding of the current situation of the navy!
This method of reporting surprised the courtiers, and many courtiers even wondered whether they would use it when writing memorials. But when they thought about how to collect the data, they all backed down!
After Liu Haojia finished reciting this paragraph, everyone felt that the navy suddenly seemed much more powerful than they thought! But Liu Haojia changed his tone and started reciting other data! Said: "Since the establishment of the navy, the fleet has gone out to sea to suppress bandits many times, and has engaged in forty-three battles with pirates! Among them, 470% of them have captured the heads of real Japanese! The heads of other pirates have been captured..."
After reading this series of numbers, the civilian officials didn't think anything of it, but the eyes of the nobles and military officers were already shining! Because these are all real achievements! Although the credit of strangling pirates is not as great as that of border troops killing ***, the significance of pacifying the sea is very great!
If we really talk about merit, with so many heads and gains, it would be no problem for Liu Haojia to be promoted to a first-class uncle who is only one step away from the position of marquis!
But the faces of the civil servants became more and more ugly as he chanted! Because these real achievements cannot be erased by them. Since he dares to say that he has a head in the hall, he can definitely get it!
What's more, some people even winked at the people from the Ministry of War and asked if it was true. But the people from the Ministry of War nodded slightly with ugly faces, indicating that what he said was true, which made them feel even worse!
What particularly made them feel bad was that the materials seized by Liu Haojia had obviously shrunk! Almost all of the ships, cannons, bows, arrows, swords and spears that were handed over were reported to be damaged, and nothing was intact! None of the gold and silver goods were missing! They didn't believe that the gold and silver in these pirates' dens could fly with wings. No need to ask, it must have all gone into Liu Haojia's private pocket!
As soon as Liu Haojia paused after reading this, Li Xiupeng said loudly: "Uncle Wu Ning, what's the use of reading these things? This has nothing to do with you embezzling the spoils of war and tampering with the military system!" ap.
Liu Haojia didn't even look at him. He continued to flip through the memorial and read: "The first time the navy fought against pirates was on Jiamen Island! The casualties in this battle were Jiang Yuhai and Wang Daxin..."
Liu Haojia then continued to recite one by one, all of whom were recited by people who were killed or disabled in the process of suppressing bandits. After reading this series of lists, the nobles and military attachés all stood up straight and looked much more solemn!
Although their current identities are as different as those of ordinary soldiers, this kind of friendship cannot be put aside! As for the civil servants, it’s a different kind of behavior! Only a small number of civil servants showed unbearable expressions on their faces, while most of them either looked indifferent or impatient!
They were bored when Liu Haojia read out the names of so many soldiers! In their opinion, soldiers who are like ants are just doing hard work. How can their names be read out in this hall?
Seeing Liu Haojia finish reciting the casualty list of previous battles, Li Xiupeng said loudly: "Uncle Wu Ning, what do you mean? Do you want to delay time? You even have to recite the names of these ordinary soldiers. What do you want to do? ?」
Liu Haojia put away the memorial and said in a cold voice: "Master Li, in your opinion, the names of these ordinary soldiers are not qualified to appear in this hall, right?"
Following Liu Haojia's words, there was a slight commotion among the nobles and military attachés. Many people fixed their cold eyes on Li Xiupeng's face, watching his spine tingle for a while! But he still stiffened his neck and said: "The deaths and injuries of these soldiers should naturally be dealt with by the Ministry of War. What's the point of reciting names in the main hall? This is a place where world affairs are dealt with. You have to recite the names of some ordinary soldiers. Isn’t it a bit of a fuss?”
Before Liu Haojia could speak, a distinguished nobleman said angrily: "Making a fuss out of a molehill? If these soldiers hadn't been fighting to the death, maybe all the soldiers would have come to the capital. How can you say this is making a fuss out of a molehill?"
When a distinguished official came out to speak, naturally other civil servants came out to refute, which resulted in a small-scale debate! It was not until the censor on duty reminded them to be careful of the impropriety before the emperor that they retreated.
At this time, Li Xiupeng felt that he should not be entangled with Liu Haojia any longer, and said directly: "Uncle Wu Ning, I would like to remind you that now is the time for you to defend yourself! If you have no other explanation, you should also have a response to my impeachment. Alright?"
Liu Haojia smiled and said: "Didn't you just impeach me on the five major crimes? I tell you, I have done everything you said!"
Liu Haojia's answer caused a commotion among the courtiers. Everyone thought Liu Haojia was crazy! In this great hall, he actually admitted all his sins in front of hundreds of officials. Was it because he was afraid that he would die unpleasantly? However, everyone immediately realized that if he dared to say this, he must have a back-up plan, so the courtiers all braced themselves to watch the follow-up development! Even Zhang Juzheng and others looked at Liu Haojia with interest, wanting to see what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd?
Li Xiupeng had the same reaction when he heard that he had confessed to the crime. He was overjoyed at first, and then fearful! Obviously he also wanted to understand, so he immediately wanted to convict Liu Haojia of the crime, and immediately said loudly to Emperor Wanli: "Your Majesty, Uncle Wu Ning has confessed to all the charges, and I still ask for your Majesty's Holy Judgment!"
But how could Liu Haojia do as he wished? He immediately sneered and said, "Master Li can't wait to convict me of this crime so quickly! Don't you want to hear the reason for this?"
