Chapter 191 Party Struggle (14) The Third Update!
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Huo Zhengyuan's worries really came true.
Just when the officials of Huang Yourong and his faction thought they had won and rejoiced in it, they had been thinking about it for a long time and finally made a statement.
"Your Majesty, the minister also has something to report!"
Emperor Deqing had also expected the counterattack of Zhao Junchen's faction, and when he saw Gu Quan's words, he didn't have any sense of surprise, but just asked, "Oh? Anything else? Go ahead. β
Gu Quan raised his voice and said: "The minister impeached Yan Pengfei, the right attendant of the Criminal Department, for abusing power for personal gain, embezzlement and bribery, for many years, in order to extort money, he took advantage of his position to create a number of unjust, false and wrongful cases. β
While speaking, Gu Quan took out a fold from his sleeve, held it in both hands, and handed it to the eunuch.
Then, Gu Quan said a lot of things in front of hundreds of officials, all of which were listing Yan Pengfei's crimes.
After hearing Gu Quan's impeachment, Emperor Deqing subconsciously frowned slightly, and sighed secretly.
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Regarding the partisan struggle between the courts, Emperor Deqing's mood was actually quite complex and contradictory.
If the major factions in the court are peaceful, do not fight with each other, or even live in harmony, then Emperor Deqing will wonder if the major factions in the court have joined forces? Will they deal with him, the emperor? always feels that his throne is not stable.
Therefore, at this time, Emperor Deqing will always find a way to make the major factions fight because of various interests, and only when the major factions have disputes, the emperor's attitude will be valued by the hundred officials.
If the courtiers compete, the emperor will benefit, and if the courtiers are compatible, the emperor will be in danger, this kind of truth, Emperor Deqing, who knows the emperor's mental tricks, understands it best.
However, if the struggle between the major factions in the court is too fierce, Emperor Deqing is actually very troubled.
Take the battle between the two factions of Zhao Junchen and Huang Yourong as an example, first Zhao Junchen impeached Huang Yourong's doorman and Tang Zheng, a servant of the Ministry of Works, for embezzlement and bribery, and then Huang Yourong impeached Zhao Junchen's household for hiding filth and dirt, and then Zhao Junchen's people impeached Huang Yourong's right-hand man and Yan Pengfei, a servant of the Criminal Department, for abusing power for personal gain......
In the end, Zhao Junchen and Huang Yourong will not break their muscles and bones for the time being, but in the eyes of the uninformed people, seeing that there are so many corrupt officials and corrupt officials in the imperial court, then in the hearts of the people, it is no longer the household department that hides the filth and dirt, but the entire imperial court!
In fact, Emperor Deqing also knew in his heart that the hundred officials in the Taihe Hall in front of him, don't look at the usual appearance of being loyal to the country and serving the public and selfless, but nine and a half out of ten cannot withstand strict investigation.
However, the partisan struggle and mutual impeachment have torn off the glamorous faΓ§ade of the hundred officials and the imperial court, and if it intensifies, the reputation of the imperial court will inevitably be greatly affected.
Therefore, when the partisan struggle between the DPRK and China became more and more intense, Emperor Deqing often subconsciously calmed down the conflict.
Now, although the conflict between Zhao Junchen and Huang Yourong is only the second day, the attitude of Zhao Junchen and Huang Yourong is unexpectedly intense, and in the eyes of Emperor Deqing, it is already a bit more intense and will affect the overall situation.
And just when Emperor Deqing was thinking about whether to find a way to calm down this party dispute, he suddenly remembered Zhao Junchen's remarks yesterday, claiming that if Huang Yourong's power was hit, it would be conducive to the stability of Emperor Deqing's country, and it would be beneficial for the crown prince Zhu and Yu to stay in Beijing and supervise the country, but he hesitated for a moment, and finally decided to wait and see what happened.
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In such a dark thought, the eunuch Zhang De had already handed over Gu Quan's incriminating evidence to Emperor Deqing.
Emperor Deqing took a few glances, and now it is indeed some "small crimes" that "should be judged according to the law but no one usually pays attention to them", although he didn't care about it in his heart, but in front of the hundred officials, his expression was solemn, and he handed it to the eunuch Zhang De, and asked Zhang De to pass it to the elders of the pavilion to check.
At the same time, Emperor Deqing's gaze looked at Yan Pengfei and asked slowly, "Yan Shilang, what do you have to say about Gu Yushi's impeachment?" β
Yan Pengfei didn't expect that after his own "victory", Zhao Junchen's faction should have been panicked and demoralized, and they dared to fight back, and the target of the counterattack turned out to be himself, and he couldn't help but be a little surprised.
After hearing Emperor Deqing's inquiry, Yan Pengfei hurriedly came out and said: "Your Majesty, Gu Quan's charges of impeaching the ministers are all false accusations and fabrications, the ministers have been working in the Criminal Department over the years, they have always been diligent, cautious, and the cases they are responsible for are also carefully investigated, and they never dare to be the slightest slack, that is, they are afraid that they will wronged the good people and miss the bad people, so that the world will underestimate the majesty of the court, and hope that Your Majesty will be clear!" β
Then, Yan Pengfei refuted all the charges listed by Gu Quan for him one by one, with no cowardice in his expression, but he looked calm and not afraid of shadows.
At the same time, the officials of Huang Yourong's faction, after being surprised at the beginning, also came out one after another at this time to intercede for Yan Pengfei. And some officials close to Yan Pengfei in the Criminal Department even testified for Yan Pengfei one after another.
In the morning of the previous day, the reason why Zhao Junchen's faction was able to quickly collapse Tang Zheng, the servant of the Ministry of Works, was that Zhao Junchen's faction was fully prepared, and the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry was Zhao Junchen's territory, in fact, it was also because Huang Yourong's faction was caught off guard.
However, this morning, the officials of Huang Yourong's faction have already been psychologically prepared for the impeachment of Zhao Junchen's faction, and they have also prepared defensive means, and there are close officials who testify to each other.
Thus, the next morning ended in the arguing between the officials of the two factions about whether Yan Pengfei was guilty or not, whether the evidence was true, and whether Gu Quan's impeachment was a deliberate false accusation.
In the end, although Yan Pengfei ushered in a lot of trouble, in the saliva of the two factions, he still did not be exempted from official interrogation like Tang Zheng after all.
In this regard, Zhao Junchen and others are also mentally prepared, and they do not have delusions that they can overthrow Yan Pengfei like Tang Zheng, and this impeachment is only the beginning of Yan Pengfei.
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And after Emperor Deqing announced the next dynasty, between Zhao Junchen and Huang Yourong's unconvincing eyes, and between the nervous attention of hundreds of officials, Huang Yourong came to Zhao Junchen again.
However, Huang Yourong's expression at this time was different from the resentful anger last time, but once again regained the appearance of a smiling tiger.
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PS: Well, the third update! (To be continued.)