Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 213 The Dust Settles
Above the main hall, the civil and military officials, who were originally noisy, fell silent as the voice of the green willow fell.

All the ministers looked at the palace together, Shi Pu and Jin Ying, who were ashen-faced, had incomparably frightened and angry eyes.

Giving and accepting bribes is not uncommon.

Although the imperial court has repeatedly issued bans, since Renxuan, the exchange of favors has become inevitable.

However, at the third rank and above, these things are much less, and gifts to each other are more out of etiquette needs.

After all, every third-rank official, no matter in the court or in the local area, can be regarded as an important person.

To promote such an official, there must be a solid performance support.

Items of gold, silver and wealth are at most the icing on the cake.

Therefore, under normal circumstances, even if officials of the third grade or above are found to have bribed, they will not shake their foundation.

Penalties and reprimands are the most common things. If there is a big disturbance, dismissed from office and return to hometown to think about the past, after a few years, it is not impossible to use it again.

However, it depends on who!

Qiqing is the important minister of the country, the apex of civil servants.

As the minister of the Ministry of Industry, Shi Pu not only bribed, but also offered bribes to an eunuch, which made a group of courtiers feel angry.

This is also the reason why Shi Pu and Jin Ying tried their best to deny that they had met in private.

During the court ceremony this time, Yu Shiyue first confirmed the fact that Shi Pu had given gifts to Wang Zhen.

Although there is no evidence to prove it, it is to seek the position of minister of the Ministry of Industry.

But in the same way, Shi Pu's so-called land invasion case may not be able to win everyone's trust.

However, the case has not yet been settled, and Shi Pu bribed Jin Ying again.

As Yu Shiyue said, the Sanfa Division did not have evidence to prove that Shi Pu gave Wang Zhen a gift in order to seek the position of Minister of the Ministry of Industry.

However, there is Lu Liu's testimony here, that Shi Pu bribed Jin Ying in order to preserve his position as Minister of the Ministry of Industry.

This is a solid fact!

Yu Shiyue turned around, bowed to the throne, and said.

"Your Majesty, there are still doubts about the bribery of Wang Zhen by Shi Pu, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, but the fact that he bribed Jin Ying in an attempt to suppress dissidents and preserve his official position is clear."

"From this point of view, since Shi Pu was able to bribe middle officials in order to maintain his position, it is very likely that the property he gave to Wang Zhen was also used to seek the position of Minister of Industry."

"Shi Pu, as an official of the imperial court and an important minister of the Seven Ministers, secretly made friends with middle officials, colluded internally and externally, secretly engaged in bribery, and interfered in the imperial court's election."

"The minister obeyed His Majesty's will and presided over the court trial, but Shi Pu stood in front of the emperor majesticly, eloquently and eloquently, and deceived the emperor several times, without any intention of repentance."

"The truth of this case has been revealed. Your Majesty, please remove Shi Pu's official position, take him to imperial prison, and order the three courts to examine his crime in detail, and determine the punishment, so as to set the record straight."

Therefore, it is also beneficial to judge a case not entirely according to the law.

According to strict judicial procedures, Yu Shiyue's so-called "backward push" is undoubtedly dereliction of duty.

But the biggest advantage of Tingju is that it can maximize the role of court council in interrogation.

At this moment, Yu Shiyue didn't need to bother to find Shi Pu to seek evidence of bribery from the minister of the Ministry of Industry. He only needed to prove that he bribed Jin Ying in order to protect his official position.

Then the courtiers would naturally approve of his "inference".

As long as there is approval from the court council, no matter whether there is evidence or not, then this is the irrefutable truth!

At this point, the tribunal's work has come to an end.

Now that the truth has been found out, the next stage is for a group of elders.

The first person to come forward was Zhang Gu, who is currently in charge of the official department. This matter involves the fairness of the election, and it is within his jurisdiction.

"Your Majesty, I believe that the facts of this case are clear and the evidence is sufficient."

"Shi Pu, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, colluded with the ministers, first bribed Wang Zhen, and then married Jin Ying, regarded the court's public equipment as private use, arbitrarily interfered in the election of the seven ministers, and disrupted the court system. It is an unforgivable crime."

"You should quit your official position, confiscate your family property, and exile for three thousand miles, so as to prevent the people from the court and others."

As soon as the words fell, on the other side, the censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate were not far behind, and stepped forward to speak.

"Except for Shi Pu, the chief inspector of ceremonies, Jin Ying, the eunuch, made friends with foreign ministers, interfered in court affairs, accepted bribes, bewitched the saints, and manipulated the appointment and dismissal of Qiqing. How are these thieves different from Wang Zhen?"

"The matter of civil engineering is in the forefront, and I implore Your Majesty to punish him severely."

A stone stirred up a thousand waves.

Countless courtiers stepped forward one after another, fell to the ground, and shouted.

"Your Majesty, this minister agrees!"

"The internal ministers are messing with the government, and the lessons are ahead, please punish them severely, Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty, please punish the two severely!"

In just a few moments, at least half of the courtiers from all over the court requested severe punishment.

Zhu Qiyu sat on the throne, a smile flashed between his brows.

Sure enough, this is where the courtiers' rebellion lies.

Now that Taizu is not in the dynasty, bribery and bribery will not cause any big disturbances.

At the third rank and above, especially the important ministers of Qiqing, these things can be big or small.

What really made the courtiers angry and wary was the appearance of the second Wang Zhen.

Shi Pu, as a second-rank minister, gave gifts late at night to the eunuch Jin Ying, the supervisor of ceremonies, just to keep his official position.

It's hard not to think of Wang Zhen, the last eunuch who could manipulate the appointment and dismissal of Qiqing!

Based on this, the courtiers will not let Shi Pu go.

What's more, in this court court, the three judges completely revealed the connection between him and Wang Zhen before, and it would be impossible to prevent people from being connected together.

It should be said that Jin Ying's feeling is not wrong.

In this court ceremony, Shi Pu is just an introduction, and Jin Ying is the real goal!

But this is not easy.

After the Civil War, people were in panic. It was Jin Ying who spoke up first to prevent the southward migration. Later, he also assisted King Ying, who had not yet had enough prestige at that time, to stabilize the court together.

After all, Jin Ying is different from ordinary eunuchs.

He has deep qualifications, many contacts, strong ability, sophisticated and thoughtful handling of government affairs, and is highly praised in foreign courts.

This is his talisman.

After all, the supervisor of ceremonies has now become an indispensable part of the operation of government affairs.

The courtiers all hope that there will be an inner eunuch who is always upright, discreet, and does not act like a monster indiscriminately, to connect with the outer court.

Both seniority and meritorious service.

Even if he is a servant of the Son of Heaven, Zhu Qiyu can't do anything to him for no reason.

Although there were also memorials impeaching Jin Ying for conniving domestic slaves, smuggling salt and iron, accepting bribes, and interfering in the appointment and dismissal of military officials.

But after all, it's all small troubles.

In order to completely kick him out of the court, these courtiers must think that Jin Ying is no longer suitable to continue serving in the central government.

The eunuch's direct intervention in the appointment and removal of Qiqing is the best handle!

Although, Jin Ying just collected the money and did not actually do anything, but this is enough...

With a slightly complicated look on his face, Zhu Qiyu said.

"Shi Pu, Jin Ying, do you have anything to defend against the accusations against you two by the San Judicial Division?"

Shi Pu's face was ashen, already desperate, he knelt on the ground, silent.

In contrast, Jin Ying had anticipated her situation very early on, so she was calmer and kowtowed.

"Your Majesty clearly learned that the ministers did accept Shi Pu's gold and silver property, but they never dared to abolish the government for private reasons and interfere with the appointment and dismissal of the seven ministers."

"I know that I have committed a crime, and I ask your majesty to remember that I have served the late emperor for many years. I still have a little bit of hard work. Please forgive me a little bit. I will be grateful for the grace of heaven day and night."

(End of this chapter)