On Taihemen Square, Yang Chen, who was standing among the ministers, saw that these many officials were one after another, and they kept impeaching Yang Zhen's sins, which made his heart tense for a while, for fear that the Son of Heaven would really adopt their advice and be convicted in public.

Of course, Yang Chen knew the relationship between his brother and the Son of Heaven, and he knew even more how much the Son of Heaven had always trusted Yang Zhen. But the lethality of everything in front of him is too great, after all, the accumulation of gold and gold in all mouths, and the attack of so many people who are prepared is bound to make the Son of Heaven unavoidable, so would he really be willing to offend so many officials in the DPRK and China for the sake of a courtier?

This choice, Wanli really felt very hesitant in his heart. In his heart, he naturally didn't want to be swayed by the ministers, and he really condemned Yang Zhen, but under such a surging public opinion, he really couldn't hold on for too long. The only hope is that someone will stand up and argue with these courtiers, whether it is reasonable or unreasonable, at least to solve the problem in front of them.

But this Manchu Dynasty is civil and military, will anyone really be willing to stand up and speak for Yang Zhen? This is something that offends hundreds, or even more colleagues in one fell swoop, and it is almost impossible for those old fritters in officialdom to exist.

This is also the reason why these officials dared to make a sudden move today, no one would risk becoming the target of the public to defend Yang Zhen, and it was impossible for him himself to appear on the scene at this time, so collectively besieging a person who didn't even have the ability to fight back, if they couldn't succeed, then they didn't have to gain a foothold in the court.

When the officials who stood up shouted in unison to the emperor again that they would severely punish Yang Zhen, Wanli's heart was even more chuckled, he knew that if no one broke the siege for him, he would really do what these guys wished today. Although he was angry about this, he could not do anything about it.

With a complicated expression, Wanli's gaze swept over the faces of the ministers in front of him, but their performance disappointed him again. The chiefs of the six ministries, as well as the cabinet members, all looked at each other, looking like they had nothing to do with themselves. But in fact, he also knows that the reason why so many people keep jumping out must be instigated and supported by these people behind their backs, but even if they know the inside story?

Just when he was disheartened and decided to follow the wishes of these guys, and when Yang Zhen returned and then fought back, one of them walked out at this time, bent down and said, "Yang Chen, the servant of the Ministry of Ministers, has something to say!" ”

"That's right, why did I forget him, he is Yang Qing's brother, how can he sit back and watch his brother being attacked and condemned like this?" Hearing this, Wanli's spirit suddenly lifted.

At the same time, the faces of the other officials also changed slightly, they really didn't expect that this Ministry of Works, who had always been quite low-key in the court, would suddenly jump out at this time. However, some people quickly figured out the reason, this person relied on his brother to sit in such a high position at such a young age, whether it was for himself or brotherhood, it was impossible for him not to speak for Yang Zhen. But even so, they didn't take it very seriously, in the case of such a group attacking, one Yang Chen couldn't change the situation at all.

"Yang Qing has something to do, come quickly." Wanli had already pinned his hopes on Yang Chen, and hurriedly said.

But just as Yang Chen was about to speak, an official also stood up and said, "Wait! Yang Shilang is Yang Zhen's brother, you have a close relationship with him, and you are suspected of protecting each other, I'm afraid it's inappropriate for you to come out to speak today, right? Just in case, they didn't even want Yang Chen to open this mouth.

As soon as he said this, the other officials around him also chimed in, obviously trying to use the pressure of the group to make Yang Chen stop.

Seeing that they were so outnumbered, the emperor was also annoyed in his heart, and was about to open his mouth to reprimand, but saw Yang Chen suddenly sneer: "Why, your lords just made a big fuss here, shouting and shouting at my brother to kill, but you didn't even let people refute it?" What kind of heart do you have? Even in the lobby of the Criminal Department, before being completely convicted, the suspect can be allowed to defend himself, right? Now that my brother is not in the capital, how can I, as a brother, not be able to say a few words of justice for him? ”

After a pause, without waiting for those officials to react, he continued: "What's at stake, I am certainly his brother, but most of you have personal enmity with Yang Zhen. Saying that I may abolish the public because of my own personal interests, aren't you announcing your personal vendetta? ”

"You ......" The official who jumped out to oppose it just now didn't know how to refute it for a while, and his face turned red with anger, but because Yang Chen's official position was much higher than his own, he was weak in momentum, so he had to gasp for breath.

Yang Chen has always been known for being capable of doing practical things but not good at words, and no one thought that this person would have such a casual tongue. This contrast really caught everyone off guard, and they didn't have the corresponding preparations, so they were speechless for a while.

And Yang Chen's counterattack was not over, he rushed to the Son of Heaven and the high-ranking officials in front of him and said: "If you don't believe it, you can go to the Zhenfu Division to ask, as far as the minister knows, more than half of these officials' family members have been taken by Jinyi Wei for various violations of law and discipline, whether they attacked Yang Zhen out of public or selfish intentions, but it is really difficult to guess!" ”

A few nights ago, when Shen Yan came to discuss countermeasures with Yang Chen, the two of them had a certain deduction about the problems they might encounter, and then they had such a countermeasure to muddy the water.

As the power of Jinyiwei continues to expand, its threat and suppression to the officials in the capital are also increasing, especially for those who rely on their relatives to be officials and run rampant, and they have suffered a lot from Jinyiwei. Shen Yan proposed a method of using this as an excuse to disrupt the opponent's position, and now it seems that this method is indeed quite effective, and it actually makes these officials a little unable to open their mouths.

This is to grasp their psychology of being a thief. Most of these officials may have been instructed to do so today, but it is impossible to say that they are completely unselfish. After being broken by Yang Chen's words, the momentum of these people naturally weakened.

Seeing this, Wanli was sure in his heart, and at the same time glanced at Yang Chen with appreciation. It turns out that this Yang Zhen's brother does have some ability, and he can still play a big role at a critical moment.

"Yang Langzhong, what you said is too arbitrary. Even if some of these officials had a quarrel with Jinyiwei, their sincerity in serving the country could not be denied. What's more, what Yang Zhen did in the north is true, which really makes me uneasy. Seeing that these officials were speechless by Yang Chen's remarks, Li Fuzhuo, the squire of the military department, had to stand up and speak.

If you talk about who has the most opinions on Yang Zhen among the major yamen and high-ranking officials in the DPRK, it must be Zhang Xueyan, the secretary of the military department. He was reprimanded by the Son of Heaven in public for this incident before, and he almost followed in the footsteps of this official secretary. Now, Yang Zhen has finally revealed such a big flaw, he naturally wants to fight back.

But as a scholar, he was not good at charging ahead, so he entrusted everything to the squire Li Fuzhuo. Now that these officials were questioned by Yang Chen, Li Fuzhuo naturally had to go into battle to deal with it.

Seeing that the two waiters began to face to face, the other officials who were watching were unconsciously refreshed and knew that there was another good show to watch.

In the face of Li Fuzhuo's somewhat aggressive rhetoric, Yang Chen didn't panic at all, but just smiled indifferently: "It seems that Li Shilang is also dissatisfied with Yang Zhen's decision in Northern Xinjiang?" ”

"Not bad! Yang Zhen's blatant clamor for the slaughter of innocents in the northern land is really against the name of my great Ming benevolence, and it also makes the Son of Heaven suffer the stigma of indiscriminate killing. Li Fuzhuo couldn't help but make a statement at this time, so he simply opened his words.

In fact, these words are not much different from what those officials said just now, but they pulled the emperor over like a tiger's skin, coupled with Li Fuzhuo's identity as a squire in the military department, his momentum is a little stronger than just now, which also makes Wanli sweat unconsciously, he does not have such strong confidence in Yang Chen as Yang Zhen after all.

To everyone's surprise, in the face of these words, Yang Chen first laughed on his back, and then clapped his hands twice: "Okay, Li Shilang and all the adults are really loyal to the country and the king, which is really admirable......

This move fell into the eyes of the officials, making them unconsciously feel a little trance, as if it was not the silent Yang Chen who was speaking now, but Yang Zhen himself, which made their hearts feel stunned for a while, and the confidence they had to win before had disappeared a lot.

After feeling that the time was almost over, Yang Chen continued: "You have been accusing Yang Zhen of making such a decision in the northern Xinjiang, saying that he killed indiscriminately, saying that he violated the name of benevolence and virtue that I have always had in the Ming Dynasty, and let the imperial court and the Son of Heaven be criticized. But have you ever thought about it, why did Yang Zhen suddenly make such a decision, was it to kill in his heart? Or is it just for the merits of Naraush?

"No, you never think about that, all you think and see is his indiscriminate murder charges. You are in the capital, and you are your officials in An'an, and you don't know at all, and you don't want to know what those Mengren who you call innocent have done to me and the people of my Ming!

"The Mongolian people and my Ming Dynasty have been inseparable since 200 years ago, how many innocent people and soldiers they have killed, and how many people in the border areas have been taken captive and enslaved for life, do you know all this? Now Yang Zhen is doing all this, but also to avenge the people in the border areas, but also to ensure their safety, my lords, do you want our people in the Ming Dynasty to sacrifice themselves to fulfill those Mongolian Tartars? Speaking of this, Yang Chen's voice suddenly rose up, and at the same time, he reached into his arms, took out a thing, and slowly unfolded it......