Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 208
Wenhua Hall.

Under Majesty Dan, civil and military officials lined up on both sides, with the emperor at the top, and on both sides were Cheng Jing, the eunuch who held the pen, and Jin Ying, the eunuch who took the seal.

In the center of the main hall, Yu Shiyue, Minister of Dali Temple, Chen Yi, Yushi of Zuodu, and Jin Lian, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, stand on the left side.

Opposite them was Shi Pu, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, with an expressionless face.

After a while, Jin Ying stepped forward and said loudly.

"Holy edict, Shi Pu, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, involved in the case of bribing Wang Zhen to obtain the position of the Minister. It was played by the quasi-three judiciary. Today it was held in the Wenhua Hall, presided over by Dali Temple Minister Yu Shiyue, and the court judged the case!"

"The minister leads the order."

Yu Shiyue stepped forward, knelt down on the ground, and respectfully received the order.

Immediately, Yu Shiyue got up, returned to the original place, and said in a deep voice.

"Shi Shangshu, Jin Yiwei Chade, on February 13th of the [-]th year of Zhengtong, you were ordered to return to Beijing to report on your duties. On the [-]th and [-]th of that month, you entered Wang Zhen's residence twice, and presented Wang Zhen with a pair of Caixiang calligraphy. And a duan inkstone, and some pearls, silk, gold and silver, is there such a thing?"

Faced with such a big battle, Shi Pu was very calm, cherishing words like gold, said.

"That's true."

Yu Shiyue asked immediately.

"Okay, I have checked the archives of the Ministry of Officials. You entered Beijing on the [-]th, and the Ministry of Officials gave an evaluation on the tenth day of the month, which was medium. The next day, the Ministry of Officials plans to reassign you to serve as Minister of Dali Temple in Nanjing. Do you know this? ?”

Shi Pu pondered for a while, but shook his head lightly, and said.

"The transfer of personnel from the Ministry of Officials is a secret of the court, and I cannot foresee it. However, the Ministry of Officials did give a medium evaluation."

This is talking nonsense with your eyes open.

At the third rank and above, there are some friends in the court no matter what. Although the transfer list drawn up by the Ministry of Officials will not be disclosed to the outside world, it is not a secret that cannot be revealed.

Ministers with connections, especially officials who went to Beijing to report on their duties like Shi Pu did at the time.

There is nothing to do in the capital, and they are basically inquiring about their whereabouts every day. Even the officials sometimes hint at it so that they can prepare in advance.

So at that time, Shi Pu must have known it, but it was inconvenient to admit it.

For Shi Pu's denial, Yu Shiyue was clearly prepared, he turned around, bowed to the emperor, and said.

"Your Majesty, please summon witnesses to the palace."

A voice soon came from above.

"allow!"

Yu Shiyue turned around and shouted outside the hall.

"Bring witness Yin Liang to the palace."

Outside the hall, guards from the Dali Temple had long been waiting. Hearing this, he brought a young official in a dark blue official robe to the hall, prostrated himself on the ground, and said.

"Long live, long live, my emperor."

There was no voice from the throne, so Yu Shiyue asked directly.

"Who is Your Highness? Look up."

The green-robed official raised his head, looked about 40 years old, his face was pale, obviously he hadn't slept well, his bun was slightly disheveled, and he looked embarrassed.

Hearing Yu Shiyue's question, the man replied.

"Yin Liang, head of the Anthology Department of the Ministry of Officials, has met Sir Siqing."

Yu Shiyue nodded and asked.

"On February 13th, the [-]th year of Zhengtong, the Ministry of Officials once evaluated the achievements of Shi Pu, who was the governor of Shanxi at that time, and the conclusion was that it was moderate. Do you know something?"

Qingpao official Yin Liang wiped his sweat and said.

"I know, it was the lower official who sent the case to the Secretary of General Affairs under the orders of the heavenly official."

Yu Shiyue then asked: "Then have you ever disclosed this to other people in advance?"

Yin Liang was silent for a moment, his eyes dodged a little.

Seeing this situation, Yu Shiyue shouted sharply.

"Yin Liang, this is Tingju. Your Majesty, if you tell lies, you are deceiving your Majesty. You should answer truthfully."

"Dali Temple has already found out that on your way to the General Secretary, someone saw that you had a cup of tea with Shi Pu. Do you need me to send witnesses to the temple?"

Yin Liang shook his head, kowtowed, and said.

"Your Majesty, forgive me. At that time, Shi Shangshu asked the minister about the transfer result, saying that he had to prepare in advance. The minister was confused for a while, thinking that the matter had been decided, so he revealed a few words."

Yin Liang's voice became lower and lower, but Yu Shiyue said in a deep voice with a still cold face.

"What did you reveal specifically? Have you ever received property?"

"This……"

Yin Liang hesitated for a while, but when he looked up and saw Yu Shiyue's expressionless face, he still said.

"At that time, Shi Shangshu gave the lower official two golden locks, and the lower official only told him that he might go to Nanjing to be in charge of prison affairs, and he didn't dare to say anything else."

After finishing speaking, Yin Liang lowered his head with a gray face.

He knew that as soon as he said this, his official career had come to an end.

Two golden pegs were not a big deal, but it was enough for him to go home when it fell on this matter.

This point can be seen from the mocking and pitiful eyes Man Chaowen and Wu looked at him.

Yu Shiyue no longer cared about Yin Liang, but turned around and asked Shi Pu.

"Shi Shangshu, what Yin Liang said, how do you explain it?"

Shi Pu's complexion was quite ugly.

He really didn't expect that Yu Shiyue would be so picky about such a small detail, and even dared to offend the officials for this.

You know, this Yin Liang is not a big official, but he is also the head of the anthology department of Zhengliupin.

Just for such a small piece of evidence, he did not hesitate to drag Yin Liang to the court court to testify.

Dare to make such a capital, it seems that he is really going to kill him!

With a cold snort, Shi Pu said lightly.

"It's been a long time, the old man is old, it's normal to remember things unclearly, not to mention, even if the old man has inquired about his whereabouts, it's human nature."

"The old man neither intervened in the election process, nor encouraged Yin Liang to delay the time. Could it be that Yu Siqing wanted to use the two gold coins that the old man gave as evidence to accuse the old man of bribery?"

Yu Shiyue shook his head, still calm, said.

"Shi Shangshu was joking, those two gold pegs are not worth a few taels of silver, let alone bribery."

"However, there is one more matter that needs to be questioned by Shi Shangshu. At the court meeting on the [-]th of that month, the former Minister of the Ministry of Industry, Wang Xi, once angrily denounced Wang Zhen's rebellion and usurpation in court, and quarreled with Wang Zhen in court for nearly a quarter of an hour. On this matter, Shi Shangshu Did you know it at the time?"

Shi Pu frowned, his face darkened, but he remained calm, said.

"This matter happened in the early court. At that time, I was the second-rank Shanxi chief envoy. Since I was in Beijing, I should be qualified to go to the court to discuss matters according to the rules. I naturally know."

"It's good that Shi Shangshu is willing to admit it."

With a smile on Yu Shiyue's face, he turned to face the officials and said.

"According to the testimony of Shi Shangshu himself and Yin Liang, it can be inferred that the situation at that time was as follows."

"Shi Shangshu went to Beijing on the [-]th of the same month to accept the performance appraisal by the Ministry of Officials. On the [-]th, the Department of Evaluation of the Ministry of Officials approved his performance as medium."

"As a rule, the promotion and transfer of senior officials above the third rank needs to be approved by the Minister. On the [-]th, the Wenxuan Department proposed that Pingdiao Shi Shangshu be the Secretary of Dali Temple in Nanjing. After the approval of the Minister, Yin Liang will send the memorial to the General Administration Department."

"On the way, Shi Shangshu stopped Yin Liang, and learned that his general whereabouts was Nanjing, where he was in charge of punishment and prison."

"The next day, Shi Shangshu brought gold, silver, silk and Duan inkstone to visit Wang Zhen's mansion, is that so?"

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