Cao Huachun was stunned for a moment after hearing this, what? Are these civil servants saying that our East Factory will only disturb the people?
Suddenly, he became angry.
After receiving the order, he turned around and first looked around at the civil and military officials below, especially at the censors. He knew in his heart that the impeachment fight between the court and the court must have started from the censors. When he looked at it, he found that many officials did not dare to look at him.
Regarding this situation, Cao Huachun sneered in his heart, "If a tiger doesn't show off its power, we will treat our family as a sick cat!"
With this in mind, he began to read the memorial in his hand about the Yuma Prison Case.
He was chanting at a loud voice, and the eunuch's unique sharp voice suddenly broke through the whining of the cold wind, making everyone who heard his voice couldn't help but be stunned. No one expected that Dongchang would expose all the things that the Royal Horse Inspector had done.
When Cao Huachun thought about how the eunuchs of the Royal Horse Guards and the leading soldiers deducted military pay, pretended to receive military pay, and used their soldiers to work for free, many people in the ranks of the generals were sweating on their backs. Especially Deng Wenming, the Duke of Wei who is currently in charge of the capital camp, obviously looks a little uneasy.
When Cao Huachun read that the eunuchs in the Imperial Palace had made false accounts, were corrupt, and took the money collected for themselves, many civil servants began to sweat on their backs. Some of the methods are the same for everyone. Now those eunuchs from the Royal Horse Supervisor have been taken away by Dongchang. Something happened!
Amidst the ups and downs, Cao Huachun recited it for a long time before finally finishing it. Then, he glanced coldly at the officials below, and finally said sharply: "This crime has been charged and has been charged."
After finishing speaking, he turned around and respectfully presented the memorial to the emperor again.
After he stopped speaking, the scene became very quiet again. No one expected that Dongchang was not just trying to extort money, but was serious about it! Is this crazy? Could it be that Dongchang’s butt is clean?
While they were thinking about it, Emperor Chongzhen had already taken the memorial again, scanned it quickly again, then looked at the ministers below, and shouted angrily: "Right under my eyes, in the place closest to me, something like this happened. What a waste of national law! Haven't you heard anything about such a big thing? Didn't Taizu, the imperial censor appointed by the imperial court, give you the right to hear about the matter? You haven't heard about this at all. Are you blind or deaf about such a big matter? Or are you receiving some benefits and turning a blind eye, or maybe you are involved in it yourself, so you are deceiving me together? "
As soon as these words were spoken, all the censors and officials, including the left and right censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, could not stand and came out to plead guilty. Although the Royal Horse Prison is an internal prison, it controls the Second Battalion of the Four Guards and several armies. It would be a bit strange to say that they have never heard of such a thing happening! At least it’s hard to explain that you’ve never heard of such high-profile things as taking empty pay and deploying troops to do private activities!
Others don't say it, but the Yushi Yanguan has the right to report things based on rumors, and they are not asked to provide evidence. Is it true that they have never heard of it at all? Or have you heard it yet? No matter what, this is the censor's dereliction of duty!
If Emperor Chongzhen had a group of available talents on hand, he could take the opportunity to deal with these censors. However, he didn't have it at hand and didn't know who he could replace him with so that he wouldn't be like these Yushi Yanguan. Therefore, for now, he could only get angry like this as a warning to them. He hoped that some of them would Some people suddenly woke up.
Or, this is another manifestation of the law not holding everyone accountable. And this kind of situation was common at this time in the late Ming Dynasty.
To solve this problem, we must first find available talents and replace them one by one, instead of rushing forward and beating them all to death with a stick! Otherwise, if they are all beaten to death, the Yamen will be paralyzed, or if they are hit with a stick but bounce back, they still don’t know whether they will hurt themselves!
After shouting angrily, Emperor Chongzhen did not speak again immediately, but just stared at the ministers below. After a while, he spoke again, and his anger seemed to have vented a little. I saw him pointing at Cao Huachun, looking at the many ministers below and saying loudly: "If it wasn't for Dongchang, I don't know how long I would have been kept secret. Didn't you say that Dongchang disturbed the people? Tell me, what is Dongchang disturbing? People? Without Dongchang disturbing the people, wouldn’t I have been kept in the dark..."
Listening to Emperor Chongzhen say this, Cao Huachun felt that he had not been praised by the emperor in public for a long time. He couldn't help but straighten his chest slightly and scanned the officials below. Haha, our family wants to see who said that our family is disturbing the people. ?
"...In these troubled times, whether it is to suppress the bandits or to fight against the Manchus, the army is needed." Emperor Chongzhen was still talking loudly angrily, "But the people I trust have extended their dirty hands to the army! What is this? Don’t think that you are just making some money. This is helping the bandits and the Qing Dynasty! This is rebellion, collaboration with the captives, and betrayal of the country..."
As he spoke, his voice became louder and louder, and in the end, he almost said it in a roaring voice. The roar was so loud that it seemed that even the biting cold wind was afraid of it, and it no longer dared to resist, so it retreated away. The only thing left in the square was the emperor's roar.
After venting for a while, Emperor Chongzhen's anger subsided a little, and his voice was slightly lower, but it was still very loud, and he said with an unquestionable tone: "I will never allow the Second Battalion of the Four Guards under the jurisdiction of the Royal Horse Supervisor. I will tolerate such things happening again. In the future, I will personally inspect them. Don’t think that because I have been staying in the palace, I don’t know what is going on outside. Since such things will happen to the army under the Yuma Supervisor, other armies, including border towns in various places, , I also want to know if there is such a thing. You censors and officials, where has your ability to impeach others gone? If you don't do something again and let me down again, don't blame me for being rude! "
Hearing this, as the boss of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the head of the Imperial Censorship Officer, Zuo Du Censor Zhong Qian had to express his opinion. He bowed and said: "Your Majesty, the Metropolitan Procuratorate has not failed to do anything. . Just this morning, the imperial censor Liu Meicai reported the incident of Ma Dayong, the fan of Dongchang. I feel that what he said should be true, so I might as well verify it. I think that Dongchang has made meritorious deeds, but it is inevitable that there is Xiaoxiao among them. I hope your majesty will tell you the truth!"
His status gave him confidence even against the Admiral of Shangdongchang. Now the emperor favors Dongchang and treats the Metropolitan Procuratorate like shit. If he doesn't speak out again, he will really have to take the blame and resign.
Moreover, when he said it in public, it was actually a warning to Cao Huachun, don't go too far, your Dongchang's butt is not clean either.
Of course, he is also measured. Instead of identifying it himself, he quoted Liu Meicai's words, which was equivalent to pushing Liu Meicai to the front to represent the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Dongchang.
Upon hearing his words, other censors who had been trained like dogs immediately agreed. There are many people talking, and for a while, it seems that everyone is talking about Dongchang.
