Chapter 265: The sin is too light
Officials above the fifth grade in the capital heard the vibration of the bell, and they had to rush to the palace immediately, so the civil and military officials entered from Yong'an Gate and slowly walked to Weiyang Palace.
At this time, the sky was almost bright, the door of Weiyang Palace was wide open, and the officials at the level of Jiuqing in the court looked left and right.
Among them, Kong Yu, who was close to sixty years old, walked in front of the only Zaifu house, bowed his head and asked, "Fang Xiang, why don't you see your ministers and Yan Sikong?" ”
The house is a new scholar who worships the prime minister, and he has not yet mixed with several other ministers, so for the sake of insurance, Shen Kuan did not take him, at this time, the prime minister also frowned, and shook his head: "I don't know, but I heard that a few of them came into the palace together last night, and His Majesty shook the bell early this morning, thinking that it was a few of them who said something important to His Majesty, which caused the bell to vibrate." ”
Kong Shangshu bowed his head slightly and said, "In this way, let's wait until we enter Weiyang Palace." ”
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Zheng, who was dressed in big red clothes, was already standing at the door of the main hall of Weiyang Palace, he was solemn, and said in a loud voice: "Hundreds of officials enter the palace-"
The civil and military officials bowed down one after another, walked into the main hall of Weiyang Palace, and still stood according to the position of the previous standing, so the front of the civil official column on the left directly vacated four positions, leaving only the house micro standing in the front.
The subordinate also frowned deeply, and turned his head to look at Dadu Governor Ji Lin standing on the right, although he didn't know what was going on, he had already faintly sensed that something was wrong.
After the hundred officials entered the court, the emperor of Yuan Zhao also walked into the Weiyang Palace surrounded by eunuchs, and with Xiao Zheng singing, the civil and military officials knelt on the ground one after another, and the mountain shouted long live.
As if nothing had happened, Yuan Zhao Tianzi raised his hand slightly, and said indifferently: "Zhuqing, let's be flat." ”
At this time, all the ministers in the main hall of Weiyang Palace are officials above the fifth grade, many of them are protégés of Shen Kuan, Yan Shouchou and others, and they probably know what happened last night, but no one takes the lead, for the sake of their own net worth, these ministers who have worked hard to get mixed with the fifth grade or above will not speak easily.
Xiao Zheng, the chief eunuch of the inner chamberlain, stepped forward and said in a loud voice: "Play early, and stop the court if you have nothing to do-"
This sentence is normal on weekdays, if there is no major event during the court, it is just a formality and the court will be dismissed, but today is different......
Today is the Weiyang Palace that took the initiative to shake the bell, and the ministers who were summoned, how could it be okay!
The house under the door sank slightly, and he looked left and right, and he knew in his heart that someone would definitely come out to do something.
Sure enough, as soon as Xiao Zheng's words fell, Ji Lin, the capital governor who stood in the first place of the military attaché, took a deep breath, stepped forward, and bowed deeply to the Son of Heaven.
"Your Majesty, the minister has a good song."
Yuan Zhao Tianzi also exhaled lightly, and said in a deep voice: "What's the matter with the Grand Governor?" ”
This was originally a script arranged in advance, but it is still unknown whether these officials will buy it or not, after all, he is only fourteen years old, and he is somewhat uneasy in his heart at this time.
Ji Lin hesitated, his voice rumbling.
"Your Majesty, the left servant of the minister's counselor Shangshutai shot Shen Kuan, the right servant shot Sun Cunxi, the subordinate served Han Jin, the middle secretary ordered Xu Gu, and the imperial historian was strict and clumsy, corrupted the law, accepted bribes, played favoritism, and ......"
Originally, he wanted to say that he formed a party for personal gain, but there are many protégés and former officials of several Zaifu, and they can all be regarded as their henchmen, and at this time, they can only investigate the "first evil", and these "henchmen" cannot be involved, otherwise no one will be able to please them.
After a pause, the Metropolitan Governor continued: "The ministers have verified the sins of these people, and all of them have been written in the recital, and the specific evidence has been placed outside the palace and can be brought in at any time. ”
"Your Majesty, as auxiliary ministers and prime ministers, these people do not want to serve the country, but are corrupt and pervert the law for personal gain!"
Ji Lin knelt on the ground and said in a deep voice: "Please ask Your Majesty to pro-government, abolish the auxiliary ministers, and dismiss these prime ministers for questioning!" ”
As soon as these words came out, the court was in an uproar!
You must know that yesterday, these people were still the rulers of the world, and in just one day, they were used for this "inconspicuous" crime!
What's more, the one who participated in them was one of the auxiliary ministers, Ji Lin, the Metropolitan Governor of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion!
This shows that regardless of whether this matter is the emperor's intention or not, the military has already supported the abolition of the prime minister!
As soon as Ji Lin's voice fell, before the Son of Heaven could speak, the only surviving prime minister in Shangshutai took a step forward, bowed down and said, "Your Majesty, the minister has something to say." ”
Yuan Zhao Tianzi was a little nervous in his heart, he looked at the house slightly, and slowly spoke: "What do you have to say, wait a minute, I still have to ask the governor of the capital for details." ”
The waiter shook his head slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the Metropolitan Governor is originally a military attaché and should not meddle in the affairs of civil officials, but the Metropolitan Governor is also an auxiliary minister, and there is no problem for him to participate in anyone, so the minister will not say much." ”
Fang Xiang took a deep breath and continued: "If several prime ministers and Yan Sikong really violate the law of the country, they will be handed over to Dali Temple to deal with how to deal with it, but now that several prime ministers and Yan Sikong are not here, it is inevitably a little unruly." ”
The house knelt slightly on the ground and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, please summon a few Zaifu into the palace and confront them on the spot." ”
Yuan Zhao Tianzi frowned.
"Let's take a look at the criminal evidence submitted by the Metropolitan Governor, if the criminal evidence is true, I don't need to confront it in court, just send it directly to Dali Temple for investigation."
The house frowned slightly, but didn't say much.
This matter is actually good for him, he is the new prime minister who has not been in Shangshutai for a long time, if according to the previous rules, he has to stay in Shangshutai for more than ten or twenty years before he has the opportunity to sit in the position of the first assistant, but if the remaining four prime ministers of Shangshutai are all gone, then he will naturally become the prime minister of the first assistant, and the later prime ministers will call him a senior.
However, in doing so, the civil service class will suffer a huge blow, and for a while the house does not know what to do.
At this time, Xue Zhao, a Langzhong of the Ministry of Rites, stood up, held the Chao Wat in his hand, and bowed deeply to the Son of Heaven.
"Your Majesty, if I am an official of the Great Jin Dynasty, if it is an important official of Beijing, it should be investigated and dealt with by the three law divisions, and several of the people who were involved in the performance are all the assistants of my Great Jin, and two of them are still auxiliary ministers left by the first emperor, not to mention whether the two auxiliary ministers are corrupt or not, if they do, they will not be directly dismissed from office."
Theoretically speaking, before the Son of Heaven did not govern in person, several auxiliary ministers acted on behalf of the king, and they were not guilty.
If you want to hold them accountable, you must first take out the position of their auxiliary.
More importantly, the crime of embezzlement is not enough to remove the status of an auxiliary minister, because the crime is too light.
At the beginning of the year, when Li Xin wrote to participate in several Zaifu, he did not use corruption, but "seizing power and banning the army to plot misdeeds".
Xue Zhao bowed respectfully.
"Please summon a few Zaifu to the palace and make it clear in front of the civil and military ministers."
This Xue Zhao, born in the Ministry of Rites, is not only Shen Kuan's protégé, but also Shen Kuan's former official.
Yuan Zhao Tianzi sat on the dragon chair, and his face was a little not good-looking.