The censors in the Metropolitan Procuratorate usually work independently, each with their own interests and their own small teams. In the court, you impeach me and I attack you. This kind of thing should not be too common!
But this time, they all gathered together in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, a rare event, and they spoke generously and respectfully to the Shangguan whom they usually didn't care much about.
"We must not give up on this matter, we must persevere to the end!"
"Yes, as supervisory censors, this is what we do. When a prince breaks the law, he is as guilty as the common people. How can a mere imperial guard be lawless?"
"..."
It was obvious that the heated public sentiment in the Metropolitan Procuratorate was aimed at the natural opposite of civil servants: the factory guards. No wonder they were able to put aside their prejudices and unite.
Speaking of excitement, the censor Yang Zhiqi sprayed foam from his mouth, which almost hit the face of Liu Zongzhou, the censor of Zuodu: "Sir, as a senior official of our Duchayuan, you are the leader of the elite. , the Jin Yiwei’s many illegal things have been proven conclusively, but the Emperor must severely punish the Jin Yiwei.”
Liu Zongzhou was really a little angry and wiped his face. To be honest, he didn't like Yang Zhiqi very much. Although he has only been in office for a short time, he has already heard that this Yang Zhiqi, like the executed Liao Guolin, openly bought and sold his power. Whoever gives more money will speak for him!
However, the current situation was all about impeaching Jin Yiwei. Liu Zongzhou knew that if he dared to change the topic, the censors in front of him would be able to impeach him in a blink of an eye!
As far as he is concerned, of course he has no good impression of factory guards. If we can take this opportunity to bring down the Jin Yiwei, or at least let the emperor ban the factory guards again, that would be the best. If we miss this opportunity to unite as one, we will definitely face many difficulties in the future.
Thinking about this, he thought of the new Jinyiwei commander Zhang Mingwei.
To be honest, when Zhang Mingwei was appointed as the refugee resettlement envoy in Gyeonggi Province, he was as unfavorable as other officials. Unexpectedly, the refugee problem outside the city was solved in just a few days. At this point, he was very surprised.
Originally, Liu Zongzhou thought that he might have a like-minded colleague, but he did not expect that Zhang Mingwei did not become a civil servant and became a military general, and he was still the commander of the Jinyi Guards. This made him very regretful.
While he was thinking about it, he heard Jiang Gongchen step forward and say to him: "Sir, tomorrow morning, for the sake of the peace of our Ming Dynasty officialdom, we have decided to remonstrate to the death. Will you take the lead?"
This Jiang Gongchen always had a first name, and his reputation was quite good when he was a local official. When Liu Zongzhou saw what he was saying, he paid more attention to it. He immediately nodded and said: "I am the censor of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Of course, it is my duty to impeach illegal acts. The facts of what Jin Yiwei committed are all there, so how can I turn a blind eye?"
"Okay, I'll be relieved if you have the words "Nian Tai Gong". After hearing this, Jiang Gongchen immediately said with a smile, "Nian Tai Gong is still the same Nian Tai Gong. He dares to speak out and plead for the people. There is nothing wrong with it. Change!"
When Yuan Kai heard about the incident, he also cheered and applauded. At the same time, he said to Liu Zongzhou: "The Six Ministries are also in a raging mood. Someone is taking the lead, and they have made an appointment to die together tomorrow to remonstrate. I don't believe it. Let that person become a saint again. Darling, under such a situation, does the emperor still want to protect him?"
Hearing his words, all the censors and officials in the lobby of the Metropolitan Procuratorate felt as if they had been given blood, and almost screamed.
As far as Chongzhen was concerned, never had hundreds of officials cooperated so sincerely to deal with one person. With such a huge momentum, even if the emperor likes Zhang Mingwei, he will definitely make a fair decision and punish Jin Yiwei!
"By the way, I also heard that the honorable people are also very dissatisfied!" Yang Zhiqi was very interested and immediately announced another news, "As far as I know, that man was immediately named Duke Xingguo. He didn’t even refuse, which has already aroused public outrage!”
After hearing what he said, other censors also announced the news they had heard.
"The royal family also has very strong opinions on this Zhang Mingwei!"
"Over at the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion, I heard that everyone is scolding Zhang Mingwei for being promoted to the title of Duke of the Kingdom without having done any good work!"
"Haha, even the supervisors from the Imperial College are no exception. They are clamoring to compete in knowledge!"
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Suddenly, they discovered that Zhang Mingwei had become the target of public criticism. How rare was it to be like this!
But this is the best, with more people and greater strength, I don’t believe the emperor can withstand such a huge pressure! Haha, this Zhang Mingwei, let him be arrogant, he will be in trouble now!
However, at this moment, Liu Zongyi slapped the table and said sternly: "As the imperial censor, we supervise all officials on behalf of the emperor. If there is any dereliction of duty, corruption, perversion of the law, etc., we can report it to rouse the public." Chao Gang. What are you doing by joining other yamen? Do you want to force the palace?"
No one expected that he would say such words. Suddenly, everyone in the lobby looked at each other and fell silent!
Liu Zongzhou glanced at them and shouted coldly: "It is the duty of our Procuratorate to impeach the Jin Yiwei for their illegal activities. As for other people, why worry about it, let alone connect them! As the imperial censor, don't you know Is that so?"
Hearing this, Jiang Gongchen's face trembled, and he immediately echoed: "What Mr. Tai said is absolutely true. Let's discuss the matter as it is. We only care about impeaching ourselves and don't care what happens to others!"
Understanding that Liu Zongzhou was angry, it was not because he did not want to impeach Jin Yiwei. The other censors could not help but breathe a sigh of relief. At most, they secretly cursed "pedantic" in their hearts. Then on the surface, it was clear that Liu Zongzhou was right, and they all agreed.
After such a fuss, the meeting came to a conclusion. Many people didn't want to see Liu Zongzhou's bad face anymore, so they left one after another.
Watching them leave, Liu Zongzhou thought of what would happen in the morning meeting tomorrow, and couldn't help but murmur to himself: "You are still saying that you will punish corrupt officials as soon as possible. Don't you know that the beauty of a tree will be destroyed by the wind in the forest? You don't even know this truth!" , to be a notorious factory guard, why not come to the Metropolitan Procuratorate?"
In his opinion, if Zhang Mingwei eventually became a censor, he would definitely not attract such a big attack. But if you become a factory guard, you are everyone’s enemy! Even if he is favored again, under the impeachment of hundreds of officials, and the facts are there, how many days can his favor last?
Or, tomorrow's morning meeting will be a gate of hell, right?
Thinking of this, Liu Zongzhou couldn't help but sigh and went to prepare his own impeachment memorial.
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The reaction of the officials was naturally heard by Jiading Bo Mansion. That Zhou Bian had stayed in the house for several days after the previous incident. When he heard about this, he immediately said with great joy: "Okay, you will have this day too!"
Just when I was happy, I suddenly heard a servant coming to report: "The Duke is here to visit!"
