Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 902
The atmosphere in the hall was a little stagnant. The ministers thought that since Du Ning dared to launch such a large-scale impeachment, he must have the confidence, at least, he should have prepared a corresponding speech.

But now, in the face of these ministers attacking in groups, this Du Siqing just froze in place without saying a word.

This kind of performance is a bit disappointing, right?
Could it be that Dali Temple has been tossing around for so long, and even the emperor paid great attention to the case of cheating in the imperial examination, so it just ended so hastily?

"Your Majesty, I have something to say, I have to say it, please hear it!"

At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded in the hall, everyone followed the reputation, and as expected, it was Du Ning's teacher, former cabinet minister, and now Minister of Industry Chen Xun.

They looked at each other, and a flash of understanding flashed in the eyes of the elders. Sure enough, do they have to come out to support the scene?

However, I don't know, now that Qingliu is so weak, can this Chen Shangshu stand up to the attacks of so many court ministers and servants?
You must know that there is no one behind them. Du Ning has old people, and others. If the two sides really fight, this Chen Shangshu is also weak!
However, compared to these ordinary ministers, at the moment Chen Xun stood up, a group of important ministers in the palace cheered up in unison.

It's the same sentence, at their level, they won't express their attitude easily.

What's more, most of them have been officials in the same dynasty as Chen Xun for not a year or two, and they probably know something about the character of this Chen Shangshu.

He is very cautious and prudent. He is not someone who will come forward to protect the calf on impulse. When Gao Gu, Peng Shi, Shang Ren and others were demoted, he was the person in charge of Qingliu. Without saying a word, you can see his determination.

If it is said that he hastily ended in person in order to help Du Ning, then I am afraid that this leader of Qingliu is too underestimated.

After all, Qiqing had different identities. Chen Xun came forward in person, and immediately attracted everyone's attention. Even the emperor, who had been sitting on the throne and watching the debate with cold eyes, became a little warmer, his eyes flickered, and he said in a warm voice.

"Chen Shangshu, please speak."

So, Chen Xun bowed his hands to thank him, then straightened up, and his words were earth-shattering.

"Your Majesty, I dare to say frankly that the case of cheating in the imperial examination is really the fault of the officials!"

What the hell?
After saying a word, everyone's eyes widened.

No one thought that as soon as Chen Xun opened his mouth, he would target the officials.

Who is in charge of the bureaucracy?

That is the number one confidant of the emperor, Wang Wen and Wang Jianzhai!
Even if you don't talk about the emperor's trust in Wang Wen, the Otsuka governor of the official department is notoriously hard to mess with himself.

In fact, it was true. When Chen Xun mentioned it, Mr. Wang frowned instantly, and his expression was a little unkind.

During this period of time, he, Old Wang, cultivated his body and mind, but he didn't expect to be impeached on his face!
He wanted to stand up and ask questions, but after thinking about it, Wang Wen still didn't move.

Chen Xun is not a good guy.

When he said this, it was obviously premeditated.

In fact, just now, Mr. Wang, who was watching the play, was still slandering him. This Chen Xun said what he had to say, and he said first, "I have something to say, please hear it." Can't follow him?
This is simply Duan Qiqing's stinky airs, that is, the emperor has a good temper and spoils him.

As a result, the retribution is coming immediately.

It’s fine for Chen Xun to just say it directly. The early court was not as strict as the regular court rules. Wang Wen should have interrupted, and he should have pissed people off.

However, Chen Xun made such a move in advance, and it failed.

When people speak, they are allowed by the emperor.

After saying a few words, Wang Wen jumped out to refute. He was not afraid to offend Chen Xun, but this was not to give the emperor face.

No matter how serious Wang Wen was, he would not do this kind of thing.

Therefore, at this time, Mrs. Wang could only stand there dejectedly, staring at Chen Xun, watching how he wanted to perform...

However, as the emperor's number one confidant, Mr. Wang naturally has a lot of respect.

He couldn't open his mouth to ask, and naturally someone would ask, for example...

"What does Chen Shangshu mean by this? How does this matter have anything to do with the Ministry of Officials?"

Hearing Chen Xun's words, Zhu Qiyu also became interested. Looking at Chen Xun's resolute expression, he seemed to have thought of something, and his expression became a little meaningful. Following Chen Xun's words, he continued to ask.

Chen Xun exhaled lightly, and said in a deep voice.

"Report to Your Majesty, just now Dali Temple has said that this case is a political struggle using the palace examination to fight for power and profit. The participants in the palace examination are all cabinet ministers and ministers of the Six Departments."

"With a lineup of this size, there have been incidents of stealing the country's talent ceremony and seeking one's own selfishness. Except for Jiang Yuan, Xiao Yi and others who collude with the chief envoy, the other officials who read the papers are either because of interests, or because of worldly sophistication. , or because of the rules of the officialdom, you can't uphold justice, you can't even do your own good, and instead join forces, deceive the emperor, and neglect your duties, is this a trivial matter?"

"Six servants, the official residence of the third rank, is already a senior member of the court, a pillar of the country, a minister of the cabinet, and a close minister of the emperor. He holds the power of drafting the ticket and adds the honorary title of minister. People of this generation do not want to repay the king's favor. Treating state ceremonies as personal favors shows that the atmosphere in the court is not correct and the government is corrupt, and it is not a day."

"The Ministry of Officials is in charge of the selection of officials from all over the world, and the matter of taking examinations has failed to rectify the administration of officials in time. Isn't there something wrong?"

stunned!

Chen Xun's words stunned everyone.

In particular, Jiang Yuan and other ministers who participated in the paper reading were speechless.

Why don't they just talk about the facts and present the evidence?
But who would have thought that Chen Laoshangshu would start to gain value?

Looking at the target of impeachment, Wang Wen from the Ministry of Officials already had black lines all over his head and put on his trademark stinky face.

There was a lot of discussion in the hall, and the emperor seemed a little moved. After pondering for a moment, the emperor asked.

"Master Tianguan, what do you have to say about what Chen Shangshu said?"

Finally, Mr. Wang was given a chance to speak, but when everyone was looking forward to the full firepower of this Otsuka slaughter.

Elder Wang held his breath, but in the end he could only cup his hands angrily, and said.

"Your Majesty, what Chen Shangshu said is justified. In the palace examination fraud case, several ministers colluded and entangled to steal the country's grace for their own use. All the officials who read the papers knew this, but Xiao Guicao followed suit and did not say a word. This is the case. The Ministry of Officials failed to clarify the faults of the officials, and the minister is irrefutable, please punish him by Your Majesty."

Ah this...

The hall quickly fell silent, the elders looked at me and I looked at you, all with shocked expressions.

They heard it right, this has always been against everyone, the heavenly official who catches whoever hates whoever, is actually speechless and subdued by Chen Shangshu's two words?

You know, this Chen Shangshu is just talking nonsense!
Even if we take a step back and say that this matter involves the issue of the administration of officials, the courtiers are connected with each other, deceive the emperor, and neglect their duties, but what does this have to do with the Ministry of Officials?
Yes, the Ministry of Officials is indeed in charge of the selection and examination of officials from all over the world. However, at the level of the six ministers and local governors, the power of examinations is no longer fully controlled by the Ministry of Officials. A series of complex factors such as reputation, political achievements, and connections.

Behind every third-rank official, there is an extremely huge network of relationships. In addition to the emperor's personal decision, if you want to mobilize and win a third-rank official, you need to go through a series of struggles and exchange of interests. .

There are so many people involved this time, each of them can take this position, in addition to their own ability, virtue, and political achievements, to a large extent, they represent the interests of their own faction. A one-shot deal?

Not to mention, apart from these servants, those cabinet ministers were all appointed by the emperor to join the cabinet, and their evaluation power was not in the hands of the official department at all.

So, this matter has nothing to do with the officials...

wait...

Thinking of this, the faces of many ministers changed slightly, as if they had thought of something, but before they could figure it out, another one of the ministers in front came out, said.

"Your Majesty, the Metropolitan Procuratorate is in charge of prosecuting and impeaching a hundred officials, inspecting officials who are obscene, corrupt and corrupt, and corrupting official discipline. During this palace test, the ministers colluded with each other, and the atmosphere was corrupt. The Metropolitan Procuratorate failed to investigate. As a minister of Zuodu The censor is also at fault, please be punished by Your Majesty!"

Looking at the person who spoke, the elders looked at each other thoughtfully.

This person is none other than the chief constitution of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Chen Yi!
understood……

It is an extremely abnormal thing for two important ministers of the Seven Ministers to come forward one after another and have no rebuttal to Chen Xun's words, asking for punishment.

At this time, if you still see something, these ministers will be in vain in this court.

The palace examination was cheating, and the officials who read the papers colluded with each other for profit, or kept silent and ignored them. If it is true, then what Chen Xun said about the court's atmosphere and officials' corruption is not an exaggeration.

The question is, who is responsible for this matter?
Some of these servants were originally in office, and some were promoted after the civil war, especially the cabinet ministers, who were appointed by the emperor.

Therefore, if you really want to investigate, you have to investigate the people who promoted them, and even the matter of the lack of atmosphere in the court, you have to go back further.

But can this be said?
Chen Xun has been struggling in the court for so many years, of course he knows that this matter cannot be blamed on the Ministry of Officials, or even the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

Although the Metropolitan Procuratorate corrected and impeached hundreds of divisions, as long as you understand the operation of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, you will know that the Metropolitan Procuratorate has six departments and thirteen departments.

The six departments supervise the six ministries, and the thirteen departments supervise the localities, but whether it is the six departments or the thirteen censors, what they supervise are government affairs negligence, not the officials themselves.

Although they have the right to impeach, but it is not unlimited, especially at the level above the third rank, if there is no evidence, it is not easy to impeach.

So, if you want to be held accountable for this matter, you have to hold accountable and promote these people to the top. If you want to hold accountable for the emperor who is sitting on the throne now, you have to hold Wang Zhen accountable and make the best of the officialdom. It is the Supreme Emperor who is wise and protects himself, is accustomed to flattery, and whitewashes peace.

If you can understand this, you can also understand why Wang Datian, who has always refused to accept anyone in the court, will bow his head and admit his mistake so easily this time, and you can also understand why even Chen Yi, the Zuodu censor, has no objection , Ask yourself the crime.

To put it bluntly, they are scapegoating the emperor and the emperor!
Especially Wang Wen, who was taken aback this time.

Chen Xun was right, as long as he opened his mouth to talk about this matter, then this dumb person would have to swallow it if he swallowed it, and he would swallow it if he didn't.

Otherwise, once the debate started, it would be easy to get involved with the emperor.

As the emperor's number one confidant, Wang Wen knew this, so he had to hold his nose and cooperate with Chen Xun.

Of course, judging from Wang Wen's expression now, this old heavenly official must feel uncomfortable after being tricked by this Chen Shangshu.

However, at least for now, Wang Wen and Chen Yi, the two important ministers, have stood on the same front as Chen Xun.

This is a terrible thing!

You must know that the attitude of these two elders to stand up and admit their mistakes is straightforward, without any intention of entanglement.

But if you think about it carefully, you will know, what is the premise for them to admit their mistakes?I agree with Chen Xun's conclusion!

And what is the cornerstone of Chen Xun's conclusion that the government is corrupt and the atmosphere in the court is not correct?It is Dali Temple's conclusion about the case of cheating in the palace examination is correct.

That is to say, whether it is Wang Wen or Chen Yi, they have already agreed with the case of cheating in the palace examination, that is, Xiao Yi, Jiang Yuan, Zhang Min, Zhu Jian and others secretly colluded to use the palace examination for personal gain, while the other ministers were wise and safe. , stand by this conclusion.

Having figured this out, many ministers present looked at Chen Xun with a bit of awe.

This old man is usually silent, but who would have thought that the moment he made a move, the situation would be turned abruptly.

Now, it was not Du Ning who was besieged by these ministers, but three important ministers of the Seven Ministers stood here, confronting these ministers.

It is true that these examiners all have their own backgrounds, but no matter how wide their connections are, can they be wider than the few in front of them?

Not to mention, the reliance of many of them is actually a few of them.

Sure enough, following the successive statements made by these few people, the ministers in the palace who originally wanted to come forward to argue for Jiang Yuan and others suddenly hesitated.

Even Zhao Xin, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials who came out at the very beginning, frowned and hesitated for a while.

Seeing this situation, a trace of sweat oozed from Jiang Yuan's forehead, and he suddenly regretted why he had a falling out with Chen Xun in the first place.

After so many years, he hadn't realized before that his teacher was so thoughtful and skillful, not only bold, but also so ruthless...

At that moment, he knew that he couldn't wait any longer, so he took a deep breath, Jiang Yuan stepped forward, and said in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty, I know that I am guilty and dare not refute it. However, the case of the imperial examination involves many important court officials including the six ministries and the cabinet. Any negligence will cause the world to criticize, and even cause people all over the world to question the justice of the court."

"The report presented by Dali Temple is vague, full of guesses, and has no real evidence. If it is made public, the honor and disgrace of the ministers will not matter. However, the hearts and minds of the people in the world may be hard to convince. Your Majesty, please think twice. !"

(End of this chapter)