Fengtian Temple.
Early morning.
Zhu Yuanzhang sat high on the dragon chair, and the civil and military officials below were lined up on the left and right, looking very solemn.
Compared with before, the current court is obviously less energetic.
First, generals such as Xu Da and Chang Yuchun went out for the Northern Expedition, and then Li Shanchang was still recuperating at home.
Yang Xian, the right prime minister, is the first person in the court.
Of course, the first person besides Zhu Yuanzhang.
Other officials either dared to be angry and dare not speak out under Yang Xian's suppression, or else they directly became Yang Xian's lackeys.
"Your Majesty, I have something to report."
Yang Xian walked directly to the middle and bowed to Zhu Yuanzhang.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Yang Xian and said, "Speak."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Yang Xian nodded and said: "I have already completed the interrogation regarding the case of Uncle Ren Yuan colluding with the Ministry of Industry to take bribes. This is the confession document of Uncle Ren Yuan. Please take a look at it."
While talking, Yang Xian had already taken out the confession written by Su Jing from his arms.
The eunuch took the confession document from Yang Xian and passed it to Zhu Yuanzhang.
Zhu Yuanzhang just glanced at it casually. He knew the truth very well.
"Right Prime Minister, thank you for your hard work."
Lao Zhu said lightly, then waved his hand, and the eunuch immediately put away the confession document.
Yang Xian was stunned for a moment, obviously not expecting Zhu Yuanzhang's reaction to be so dull.
"Your Majesty, Uncle Renyuan has confessed his crime, and I think he should be dealt with according to law."
Yang Xian said immediately.
After finally getting Su Jing's confession, Yang Xian must have wanted to have Su Jing brought to justice as soon as possible, and finally beheaded immediately to avoid long days and long dreams.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Yang Xian below and said calmly: "I understand. I will deal with this matter later. Do you have anything else to do?"
Yang Xian was stunned.
What's going on?
Why is this matter different from what I thought?
Isn't it Zhu Yuanzhang's order to arrest Su Jing himself? The subsequent interrogation will also be in accordance with Zhu Yuanzhang's wishes.
At this moment, Su Jing should be dealt with. Why did he deal with it later?
"I'm fine, I'm fine."
Yang Xian retreated silently. No matter how doubtful he was, he could only hold it in for now.
"What about you, do you have anything else to do?"
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at the other officials.
Some people came out one after another to make troubles, but they were all trivial things, nothing major.
Although there was a little interlude at the beginning with Yang Xian, this morning seemed to be going through smoothly.
Just then, a voice sounded:
"Your Majesty, I have something to report."
The voice came from outside Fengtian Hall, and it was also a voice that was very familiar to all officials in the court.
Li Shanchang was seen wearing court clothes and walking towards Fengtian Hall step by step. Although his steps were not fast, he took every step firmly.
This shows that his body is obviously much better than before.
The appearance of Li Shanchang directly shook the peaceful court!
"Prime Minister Zuo is finally back!"
"It's Prime Minister Zuo!"
"I'm finally back!"
"Master Zuo Prime Minister!"
…
Various whispers sounded in the court, which represented the emotions of the officials who were bullied by Yang Xian.
Before Li Shanchang was gone, Yang Xian's family was the dominant one in Zhongshu Province, and no one could compete with them. Zhu Yuanzhang kept pretending not to see it.
These officials lived a very hard life and were quite frustrated.
But it’s different now, Li Shanchang is here, and Prime Minister Zuo is here!
The expressions of Yang Xian and his party members suddenly turned extremely bad, which was in sharp contrast to the other group of officials.
Yang Xian looked at Li Shanchang coldly, with no trace of disgust in his eyes.
Li Shanchang slowly came to the center of Fengtian Hall, knelt down and saluted Zhu Yuanzhang and said: "Old minister Li Shanchang, see your Majesty!"
Compared with the various expressions of the civil and military officials below, Zhu Yuanzhang seemed much calmer.
Li Shanchang knew Zhu Yuanzhang, and Zhu Yuanzhang also knew Li Shanchang.
"Get up, Shanchang. You've just recovered from a serious illness, so it's better to travel less."
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Li Shanchang and expressed concern.
Li Shanchang stood up and said: "I thank you for your concern, but as the prime minister of the Ming Dynasty, I have a heavy burden. I have recovered from my illness, but I no longer have the shame to recuperate at home."
Although Li Shanchang did not look at Yang Xian from beginning to end, nor did he show any special expression.
But the momentum when he first appeared and the few words he chatted with Zhu Yuanzhang already made his attitude clear.
By emphasizing that he was the Zuo Prime Minister of the Ming Dynasty, he naturally wanted to tell Yang Xian that he would not have the final say in the future of Zhongshu Province, and this court would no longer be Yang Xian's court.
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said: "I am very relieved that you have such thoughts, Shanchang. I am really relieved that Ming Dynasty has you!"
With just a few words, all the civil and military officials in the court noticed something was wrong.
First, Yang Xian proposed to deal with Su Jing, but Zhu Yuanzhang put it aside. Now, Zhu Yuanzhang directly stated the importance of Li Shanchang.
All this was said in front of Yang Xian in the morning.
This trend seems to have changed drastically!
"Master Li, you are recovering well. I don't know if I haven't been exposed to government affairs for such a long time, but I can still handle it well."
Yang Xian said to Li Shanchang, the hostility in his words was obvious.
Li Shanchang smiled and said: "Don't worry, Mr. Yang, although I am old, I am not stupid. Government affairs are just mediocre."
He responded calmly, showing no dissatisfaction or hostility towards Yang Xian.
With just one sentence of dialogue, the two of them had already established their superiority.
"Okay, let's save the gossip for later. Shanchang, you are going to court today. You must have something to report."
Zhu Yuanzhang directly interrupted the conversation between the two and brought things back on track.
Li Shanchang immediately raised his hands to Zhu Yuanzhang and said, "I do have something important to report."
"Then tell me quickly."
Zhu Yuanzhang urged.
Li Shanchang glanced at Yang Xian and then said: "I would like to impeach Right Prime Minister Yang Xian for his wanton treachery, which is really a disaster for the Ming Dynasty!"
After Li Shan finished speaking, Fengtian Palace suddenly became quiet, and you could hear a needle drop.
Li Shanchang suddenly appeared today and wanted to impeach Yang Xian, but he did not notify anyone.
It may be a bit exaggerated to describe Yang Xian as covering the sky with one hand throughout the entire Ming Dynasty, but he definitely has eyes all over him.
So Li Shanchang wanted to catch everyone off guard.
He didn't know how many ministers would support him, but he was sure that Zhu Yuanzhang supported him, and that was enough.
"Haha, Mr. Li, your important matter seems a bit sudden."
Before Zhu Yuanzhang could speak, Yang Xian had already looked at Li Shanchang with a sneer.
Li Shanchang ignored Yang Xian at all and just continued to hold his hand.
"Hu Weiyong, the minister in charge of writing Zuocheng, seconded the proposal!"
At this moment, Hu Weiyong stood up directly from the crowd, bowed his head and held his hands, firmly stating his attitude.
Yang Xian frowned, a little surprised.
He knew very well that Hu Weiyong and Li Shanchang were in the same group, but Hu Weiyong had been quite low-key and restrained before, and he didn't seem to be so strong.
From this point of view, Li Shanchang and Hu Weiyong were probably well prepared.
"Ha, Mr. Hu..."
"I second the proposal!"
Before Yang Xian could finish speaking, he was interrupted by someone, none other than Shangshu Shijiabao of the Ministry of Rites.
Yes, he has been promoted.
Cui Liang, the former Minister of Rites, died of illness due to overwork.
For this matter, Zhu Yuanzhang also paid special tribute. He liked Cui Liang, a capable and direct minister, very much.
"Shi Shangshu, what do you mean?"
Yang Xian's face turned cold and he directly asked Shijiabao.
However, Shijiabao didn't answer Yang Xian's question at all, and just kept his posture motionless.
"I second the proposal!"
"I second the proposal!"
"I second the proposal!"
…
Where there is the first, there is the second, and where there is the second, there is the third. With Hu Weiyong and Shi Jiabao taking the lead, officials one after another stood up and directly impeached Yang Xian.
In just a short time, most of the officials who attended the morning court in Fengtian Hall stood up.
There are those from the Huaixi Group, some from the Huaixi Group, and even those from the East Zhejiang Group.
This is called offending the public, and it has nothing to do with the stance.
Yang Xian looked at the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty. He was stunned at first. After being in a daze for a while, a smile suddenly appeared on his face.
Not a faint smile, but a raging and rampant smile.
"Okay! Very good! It seems you have been enduring this for a long time!"
Yang Xian's eyes swept over everyone's bodies, trying to suppress these officials by relying on the majesty he had established before.
But no one backed down.
In other words, with Li Shanchang as the leader, others did not panic at all.
Yang Xian's face looked grim. He turned to look at Zhu Yuanzhang. The man who could decide his fate was sitting on the dragon throne at the moment.
Although scared, terrified, and panicked, Yang Xian still held on to the last glimmer of hope at this time.
As long as Zhu Yuanzhang hasn't spoken yet, there is still room for redemption.
"Your Majesty, I have the heart of the Ming Dynasty. The heaven and earth, the sun and the moon can be used as a reflection. Your Majesty, please take a closer look!"
Yang Xian said to Zhu Yuanzhang, what he said was a righteous speech!
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Yang Xian, is this all you want to explain?"
Ding!
As soon as these words came out, Yang Xian's whole body shook.
What is an explanation?
Almost instantly, he realized that Zhu Yuanzhang was telling him that the impeachment of these officials had been approved.
"Ha! Haha!"
Yang Xian laughed again, ignoring the solemn court and laughing like crazy.
In Fengtian Hall, his laughter continued to echo.
…
Inside Yingtian Mansion Prison.
"Old Chen, have you heard?"
Sun Jiaxing said to Chen Daquan with a surprised look.
Chen Daquan said: "Old Sun, just tell me what you have to say. Why are you trying to get into trouble with me? There are only so many things in this cell. If there is anything interesting, talking about it can relieve boredom."
Sun Jiaxing said: "I just heard that Yang Xian, the right prime minister, has been demoted and dismissed from his post. It is said that it is a capital crime!"
"real?"
Chen Daquan was stunned and immediately said to Sun Jiaxing: "You are not talking nonsense, are you? If this is really a punishment, shouldn't he be sent to us first?"
Chen Daquan really doesn't believe that Yang Xian was sentenced to death or was sentenced to death.
Who doesn't know that Yang Xian is at the peak of his powers now, and it has only been a short time since he was sentenced to death. The gap is too big.
Sun Jiaxing immediately said: "Old Chen, I'm not lying. Didn't I have a distant cousin who was working as a maid in the palace? It's most likely true. As for why the person hasn't been sent over yet, I guess there are still some procedures to go through. Bar."
After hearing this, Chen Daquan had to believe it even if he didn't believe it.
Even a palace maid can know the news, but it is such a heavy news that there is a high probability that it cannot be faked.
If it is false, no one would dare to spread Yang Xian's rumors.
"Hey! Old Chen! Old Chen!"
Sun Jiaxing pulled Chen Daquan, who was in a daze, and said, "Do you still remember what Mr. Su said before?"
It used to be 'you you you', but now Sun Jiaxing directly calls him 'Mr. Su'. This is the reality of people.
Chen Daquan came back to his senses, nodded and said: "Of course I remember, Mr. Su said that maybe the person who died was Yang Xian, Mr. Su was really right!"
"This Mr. Su is really amazing. If Yang Xian is arrested, then he will probably be fine."
Sun Jiaxing sighed with emotion, and then immediately said: "I have to establish a good relationship with this Mr. Su. Mr. Su's words may make me rich!"
Chen Daquan looked at the excited Sun Jiaxing and said, "Old Sun, please be patient. Mr. Su is not an ordinary person. Your tricks are useless."
Sun Jiaxing didn't care, but said: "Let me tell you, Old Chen, do you have any inside information? I already knew that Mr. Su would be fine, so that's why you respected Mr. Su so much before, right?"
Chen Daquan shook his head helplessly and said: "Old Sun, I think you are crazy. I don't have any inside information. It's just a good relationship."
"Make a good relationship, make a good relationship, make a good relationship!"
Sun Jiaxing kept repeating these four words, and the expression on his face became more and more excited.
"That's good. From now on, I have to learn from you, Old Chen, to make good friends and make good friends!"
Sun Jiaxing looked at Chen Daquan and said excitedly.
"Sun Jiaxing, Chen Daquan, come here!"
At this time, the cell leader's voice sounded, interrupting the chat between the two.
"Boss, what's wrong?"
Sun Jiaxing immediately asked the cell leader, looking very familiar.
The prison chief glanced at the two men and said, "You two, enter the palace immediately. Don't ask any more questions, because I don't know either."
Enter the palace?
Sun Jiaxing and Chen Daquan were stunned, both quite surprised.
Sun Jiaxing then asked: "No, cell leader, you asked us to go there, how could we not know what it was about? Just tell us a little bit, we are your subordinates after all."
The prison boss glanced at Sun Jiaxing and joked: "Don't worry, it's not a matter of beheading. Don't worry. I really don't know what it is, but it probably has something to do with that Mr. Su."
Su Jing!
Sun Jiaxing was stunned and suddenly became a little nervous.
His previous attitude towards Su Jing was not very good.
"Really, is that Mr. Su?"
Sun Jiaxing asked the cell leader again.
The cell leader said impatiently: "Okay, what's the point of asking so many questions? You can't run away, so go quickly!"
Sun Jiaxing looked worried and could only say to Chen Daquan who was standing aside: "Old Chen, you have to say something nice to me then!"
Chen Daquan said helplessly: "Old Sun, this is a blessing, not a curse. It is a curse that cannot be avoided. Let's go and talk about it first."
(End of chapter)
