Emperor Liu looked in the direction of the voice. He was old and his eyesight was a little unclear. Plus, the distance was a bit far away, making it look blurry. After pondering for a while, he said: "Wang Yucheng! Come closer and answer!"
"Yes!" Wang Yuchen stepped forward after hearing this.
After sizing up Wang Yuchen, Emperor Liu seemed to have a little expectation in his eyes and said softly: "Tell me, what's the matter with you?"
Wang Yucheng's face was full of solemnity. Before answering, he took a deep breath and bowed his hands: "Your Majesty, I want to impeach Mr. Lu Duoxun!"
Wang Yucheng's voice was loud, his tone was firm, and his expression was serious. As soon as he said this, the whole court was shocked. The eyes of the officials in the palace quickly moved around among Wang Yucheng, Emperor Liu, and Lu Duoxun. They were very neat. After a brief silence, an uproar was inevitable.
Upon seeing this, Yantuo sang "Silence" loudly as a reminder. After a brief commotion, the Chongyuan Hall fell silent again. However, the atmosphere was completely different from before. It was still oppressive, but it could not suppress the active thoughts of the courtiers.
The expressions of the ministers were very exciting. Some were shocked, some were surprised, some were calm, and some were obviously excited.
There were also some people who looked at the expressionless Zhao Pu at the front, and subconsciously believed that this was Zhao Pu's instruction, and the dispute between Zhao and Lu had reached a climax again.
But a keen person thinks about it for a moment and realizes that it is unlikely that Wang Yucheng is just a copper pea, and even Zhao Pu will find it difficult to subdue him. What's more, criticizing at the court meeting, this kind of openly fighting and breaking one's face is not like Zhao Pu's style of doing things.
No matter how rich the thoughts of the officials in the palace were, Emperor Liu's expression remained as usual and his eyes were turned to Zhao and Lu. Zhao Pu was very calm, his face was calm, and he seemed not to be affected at all. Although there were obvious changes on Lu Duoxun's face, he still suppressed it and did not lose his composure. This was something the city still had.
Withdrawing his gaze, Emperor Liu smiled and looked at Wang Yucheng, who was holding a copy of the impeachment seal in both hands and behaved sternly, and joked with a smile: "You Wang Yucheng, you are really courageous. You dare to criticize the prime minister of the dynasty on such an occasion. !”
"How can you avoid powerful people when you are advocating for the country?" Wang Yuchen replied righteously. In this case, if it were another person, Emperor Liu would definitely think it was just pretentious, but Wang Yucheng, there is no need to question it, this is what he has always insisted on.
"Lu Qing!" Emperor Liu still had a smile on his face, and asked Lu Duoxun with some bitterness: "Someone wants to impeach you, do you have any opinion?"
In response to this, Lu Duoxun, who was thinking secretly, was startled. He raised his eyes and met Emperor Liu's eyes for a moment, then quickly lowered his eyes again. Cold sweat oozed out unconsciously, and he said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, those who are clean will be clean themselves." , Those who are turbulent are themselves turbulent. I am loyal and sincere. How can I be afraid of being slandered by villains?"
Hearing this, Emperor Liu smiled, leaned forward slightly, stared at His Highness Wang Yucheng, and said calmly: "You tell me, I will listen, and the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty will also listen!"
"Yes!" Wang Yucheng was not afraid of the stage. He didn't even need to look at the prepared impeachment chapter. He opened his mouth and said: "I impeached Lu Duosun on fifteen charges. The first is to form cliques for personal gain; the second is to join the party and attack those who are different; the third is to block the saints. Listen; the fourth is to deceive the emperor and ignore the superior; the fifth is to conspire to gain power; the fifth is to be disloyal to the country; the sixth is to pretend to be balanced; the seventh is to bend the law for personal gain; the eighth is to violate the law; the ninth... "
"That's enough! That's enough!" Emperor Liu and the ministers listened with great interest, but Lu Duoxun couldn't bear it any longer. He shouted angrily, stood up and walked out of the queue. With his eyes spitting fire, he glared at Wang Yuchen hatefully and said to Emperor Liu said excitedly: "Your Majesty, you must not be blind to the accusations and slanders made by such a villain! The charges listed are fabricated and have no solid evidence. Please make a clear decision, Your Majesty!"
After saying that, he turned around and scolded Wang Yucheng angrily: "Wang Yucheng, what are your intentions in going to such great lengths to spread rumors and criticize the truth?"
Faced with Lu Duoxun's threat, Wang Yuchen was not at all false. He said solemnly: "I only speak out and impartially. I want to eliminate a big harm for the court. What I say is selfless and I am dedicated to the public good. Lu Xiangruo is magnanimous in his heart, why should he be so nervous?" !”
Lu Duoxun was a little angry: "The truth is that I can't tolerate a villain like you. Under this clear way of heaven, in the Huanghuang Hall, you can slander, sow trouble, and corrupt the rules!"
Seeing the tit-for-tat confrontation between the two men, Emperor Liu seemed to have little patience and did not let them go. He said calmly: "What can be more damaging to court etiquette and discipline than courtiers arguing and cursing like market shrews?"
"Your Majesty!" Emperor Liu's attitude frightened Lu Duoxun.
After glancing at the two of them, Emperor Liu said slowly: "I heard you right. Wang Yucheng drafted fifteen charges, and now he comes to the eighth one. Why don't you let him finish? Lu Qing, tell me, Is this considered as blocking the Holy Listening?"
"Your Majesty!" At this time, Lu Duoxun's face could no longer remain tense, and he fell to his knees with a plop, not daring to speak rashly again.
Emperor Liu's words once again shocked the courtiers. His Majesty's butt is extremely crooked today. Some people immediately realized that not only was this not Zhao Pu's attack, but Wang Yuchen's behavior might even have come directly from Emperor Liu's instructions.
Emperor Liu signaled to Yantuo again. Yantuo understood and quickly went down to the palace. He took the impeachment seal from Wang Yucheng, held it in both hands, respectfully and steadily presented it to Emperor Liu, doing it calmly. A tool man.
Emperor Liu opened the impeachment seal, glanced at it twice, and then looked at Wang Yucheng, his tone became stern: "Wang Qing, the prime minister of the imperial court, you can't criticize it with just one word! The article you drafted, It’s not convincing enough! Where’s the evidence? If it’s just your lies, I will definitely punish you for slandering the minister!”
"Your Majesty!" Wang Yucheng immediately reported: "Your Majesty, Lu Duosun's crimes are all described in detail in the impeachment chapter! Please allow me to say a few words for clarity!
During the Mid-Autumn Festival in the fifth year of Kaibao's reign, Lu Duo was in the official office of Hexi Province and had a gathering with his subordinate officials. When the wine was in full swing, he once said, "You people all rely on me to achieve your current status. From now on, you should try your best to be loyal and support each other." Sooner or later I will go to the throne to pay homage to the Prime Minister, and I will still need your support when the time comes, so I can better protect you;
In the seventh year of Kaibao's reign, the imperial court was engaged in the Northern Expedition and the Hexi Army was marching westward. Lu Duoxun was in charge of raising food and salary supplies. He once said wildly that Wang Yansheng and Guo Jin were leading the army on the expedition, which was impressive, but their lives depended on his single hand, and they had to turn to him for help. He dared to be negligent; he also told Hexi General that the important frontier defense area in the northwest of Hexi Province was the place where achievements were made, and it needed the concerted efforts and support of civil and military forces;
In the tenth year of Kaibao's reign, Lu Duoxun was transferred to two Zhejiang provinces. He was full of resentment. Before leaving office, he summoned his confidants to explain that although he had left office, Hexi was still their base. He told them to keep Hexi well.
In the eleventh year of Kaibao's reign, there was a flood in the Central Plains. Lu Duoxun secretly sent his cronies to write a letter attacking Prime Minister Zhao, saying that this was a God-given opportunity and intended to overthrow Prime Minister Zhao and replace him;
In the twelfth year of Kaibao's reign, during the Zen ceremony, Lu Duoxun had people fake auspicious signs and report them to the court to flatter the Holy One in order to gain good fortune;
In the 16th year of Kaibao's reign, Sun Cheng, the censor of Huaidong Road, disobeyed Lu Duoxun and ordered people to impeach and criticize him, remove him from office, and reduce his position;
In the seventeenth year of Kaibao's reign, the positions of sixteen censors were transferred, and Lu Duoxun privately awarded half of them;
Kaibao..."
As Wang Yucheng revealed those things one by one, everyone showed shocked expressions. Whether they were real or pretending, they all obviously had a new understanding of Lu Duoxun, and there was a lot of discussion. Afterwards, some people even showed indignant expressions and were eager to follow Wang Yucheng in his performance. Of course, there were some people who looked frightened, especially several officials from the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
"Okay!" Emperor Liu waved his hand.
Wang Yucheng looked like he was not happy about it, and solemnly concluded: "Your Majesty, what I have said is traceable and well-documented. Please give me your Majesty's enlightenment!"
Emperor Liu nodded slightly and looked at Lu Duoxun: "Lu Qing, do you have anything to say about these?"
"Your Majesty!" Lu Duoxun was already panicked by the blow to the head. Even though he was dripping with cold sweat, he answered without thinking: "I am wronged! These are all untrue words. They were all framed by Wang Yucheng." I hope your majesty will learn from it clearly and clear my name!"
Emperor Liu smiled at his reaction and looked at Zhao Pu: "Qing Zhao, you are the prime minister. Such a scandal in the court is really shocking. How do you think we should deal with Wang Yuchen's impeachment?"
If it is not necessary, Zhao Pu is really unwilling to speak out at this time, even if it is his bitter enemy Lu Duoxun who is unlucky. But facing Emperor Liu's gaze, he still had no choice but to stand up. After thinking about it, he said: "Your Majesty, I think that the person being impeached is a high-ranking minister. This matter is of great importance, so we should be cautious and careful." Check the evidence, and then take action after the matter is cleared up!"
"Zhao Qing, you are still so experienced in planning for the country!" After listening to his words, Emperor Liu said something salty.
Letting Zhao Pu go for the time being, Emperor Liu stopped asking for other people's opinions. He pondered for a while and said calmly: "Put Lu Duoxun in jail first, and lead the three judicial departments to jointly investigate the case, verify the evidence, and investigate and deal with it strictly! "
As soon as Emperor Liu said this, Lu Duoxun suddenly raised his head, his face turned pale as if he had been hit hard. Here, the guards in front of the palace were ordered to enter the palace and detain Lu Duoxun. Lu Duoxun did not struggle at all, but let the guards drag him out of the palace in despair.
No longer caring about the turmoil in the Chongyuan Palace, Emperor Liu said lightly, "Retreat from the court", stood up and left.
