Chang'an Imperial Palace.
There are two things in today's court meeting.
The first thing was naturally about the ghost clan. The court held a discussion about the next actions of the ghost clan.
There are only two options. The Ghost King can either send envoys or mobilize heavy troops to the vicinity of Sais City.
A minister said: "I think that if the ghost tribe sends envoys, they will definitely come with a questioning attitude. Our country should ignore this matter."
"No." Yao Tingyu stood up and said seriously: "In terms of diplomatic etiquette, this shouldn't be the case. It's just to receive an envoy. We should take this opportunity to ask for gold and silver from the ghost tribe. That is when the 600,000 ghost army invaded the Central Plains. The ghost tribe must give us an explanation for this matter! We must give us war compensation! Otherwise, we will never give up!"
The founding monarchs and ministers all came through wars.
Now that the Qin court has reached a consensus, there is no such thing as a weakling who would always seek peace.
"Yao Gong's words are very kind!" Dou Jianzhang followed up.
"I second the proposal!" Someone else said: "Although the ghost army was defeated in what happened back then, the ghost clan has never acknowledged it and massacred tens of millions of our people. We must pay the price for this evil behavior!"
The plan to eliminate the ghost clan remains unchanged, and the attitude of questioning and accountability must be adopted.
Xiao Yuandao: "If there are really envoys coming, then just let Wei Qing talk to them in Anyang. Fight while talking. If we keep talking, we will keep fighting."
It's ridiculous that the ghost tribe still wants to question Emperor Qin, but Xiao Yuan has no intention of meeting him personally.
Then, another minister raised the question: What if the Ghost King mobilized heavy troops and gathered in the area of Sais City with the intention of invading the Central Plains again.
"Wouldn't that be better?"
Regarding this issue, Su Yi stood up and said: "The ghost tribe is different from other areas. If our army is to occupy its city, it will not make much sense. What your Majesty wants is not to recover, but to destroy it. "
"Since the ghost tribe is to be eliminated, if their main forces can be concentrated together, it will save us a lot of trouble."
The meaning is very simple, it is to destroy the country.
This is also Xiao Yuan's purpose in this battle.
The ministers discussed it for a while, and after considering all aspects of the issue, the matter came to an end.
Later, Han Ju came out and impeached Yu Jie, a Hanlin bachelor, on the spot, saying that he was a writer in the Academy of Arts, but he ignored the face of the court, called friends, teased the romantics, and invited prostitutes to sit together at the banquet. It is corrupt and insulting to scholars.
Please punish me severely!
This gathering of prostitutes is the key point, it is not as simple as visiting a brothel. As Han Ju said, it is a bit like gathering a crowd.
The Hanlin Academy is different from other government offices. It is a place for literati. Everyone in it is very concerned about their reputation. Many people regard reputation as more important than life.
The private lives of other officials may not be so important, but for Hanlin bachelors, they can be infinitely magnified.
As for Yu Jie, he actually had a teacher-student relationship with Dong Shu.
As an admonishment official, Han Ju was actually very competent and had his own bottom line as an official.
Immediately afterwards, Yan Ming came out, pointed the finger directly at Zhangtai Pavilion, and began to attack Dong Shu: "The Imperial Academy is a place of literature, and it is related to the students of the world. What kind of dignity is there to have such a rank! In fact, it helps to promote the trend of obscenity and evil in the academy. ! And Dong Shu, who is in charge of the Taige, actually records this kind of thing in the Imperial Academy. I hope your majesty will take notice!"
Then there are the other ministers, most of whom are veterans of the Qin clan. If they seize this opportunity, there is no reason not to take action.
Struggles in court have always been like this.
Dong Shu almost fainted with anger, then hurriedly came out of the queue, knelt down and said: "Yu Jie is so insulting and polite, it is really a shame for a scholar-bureaucrat! Your Majesty, please punish me if you ignore me!"
What he was angry about was Yu Jie, what a shame!
He didn't defend it, and he didn't have the face to defend it.
I always felt like how could I have such a student and become a joke to everyone in the civil and military circles!
This made his face flush, his chest heaving, and his body trembling.
The old man is very old and cares about his reputation very much. He is the type who will make him vomit blood if he is insulted in an article.
Xiao Yuan was afraid that he would fall ill from anger, so he mused: "I will order the Censor's Office to investigate this matter about Yu Jie. If it is true, I will be dismissed from the post. As for Zhangtai Pavilion, I will inspect it for self-examination."
"Wei Chen accepts the order." Shangguan Wenruo saluted respectfully and did not participate in the debate on this matter.
Dong Shu also quickly accepted the order.
After these two things were over, Xiao Yuan was ready to go to court.
However, Jiang Yi stood up again and said that he had a starting point.
"Speak." Xiao Yuan spoke concisely and to the point.
Jiang Yi said: "In my opinion, no monarch is as diligent as your Majesty. Every time I see your Majesty busy in the study, sitting there all day long, I feel heartbroken."
"The reason for this is some meaningless memorials."
"Some officials like to write memorials regardless of their size."
"Even some squabbles and trivial matters have to be reported."
"I heard that there are some places that have to deal with this even if it rains normally. There may be floods or droughts for many years."
"Even some baseless moaners."
"Your Majesty is a wise and sage king. If there is a memorial, he will definitely review it. And those who make trivial remarks and complain without any reason are especially long-winded. In this way, how can we not consume our mind."
"Therefore, I believe that for His Majesty's sake, the content of the memorial should be simplified."
After hearing this, Xiao Yuan couldn't help but sigh: What a good minister.
Yes, some of the memorials were really too long to describe, without any trivial matters, and they were all words of concern, but they were so long that Xiao Yuan couldn't bear to worry about them.
But Liu Changqing stood up and said righteously: "No! Your Majesty's diligent administration is a blessing to the world. How can you neglect to review government affairs just because it is complicated?"
Xiao Yuan stroked his forehead, Liu Penzi was not joking, he dared to quarrel with anyone.
Jiang Yi was very annoyed with Liu Changqing and kept looking away from him. She couldn't help turning around and glaring: "I'm saying that there is no need to report those messy little things. They are just causing trouble for His Majesty!"
"What is a small matter and what is a big matter? As long as it is a national matter, it doesn't matter, big or small." Liu Changqing said.
"This is also for the sake of His Majesty's dragon body!" Jiang Yi said.
Liu Changqing still wanted to refute.
"Okay, okay." Xiao Yuan quickly stopped the debate between the two and said with a wry smile: "This matter actually has to be handled, but it needs to be considered in the long run. It cannot be decided today, but we still need to inform the county guards everywhere and go to Don’t write any more useless memorials.”
"Your Majesty is wise." They both saluted at the same time.
"Okay, since all the ministers have nothing to do, please retreat." Xiao Yuan said and stood up.
"I respectfully send you your Majesty——"
All the ministers saluted together and then filed out of the court meeting hall.
On the way out of the palace, an official approached Yao Tingyu and couldn't help but said: "Mr. Yao, the person Han Ju is impeaching today is a student of Mr. Dong. This"
Knowing what he wanted to express, Yao Tingyu said: "Han Ju did the right thing. If he were not impeached, would he still allow a cancer like Yu Jie to remain in the Imperial Academy and lose the face of scholars?"
"Yes, that's what Mr. Yao taught you."
(End of chapter)
