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Chapter 444 Full Impeachment

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A steady stream of impeachment memorials were sent to the Zichen Hall, so many that even the head of the servants, Chang Kang, was surprised.He was serving Emperor Chongde, and he had seen many impeachment memorials, but he had never seen so many impeachment memorials targeting the same person at one time.

When did officials become so united?Or, did the Master Emperor really commit public anger?
Chang Kang did not dare to think deeply about the matter of the emperor's teacher, because he was afraid that he would not know what taboo he had violated.

Emperor Chongde was flipping through these memorabilia, with no expression on his face, unable to tell whether it was anger or joy.Logically speaking, the emperor should be very happy to see these impeachment memorandums now that he treats Shen Su like this.

How could it be such a deadpan look? ——Emperor Chongde has doubts in his heart, and he has doubts about these impeachment memorials.

He knew that Shen Su was at odds with some officials in the DPRK, but among the officials who were impeached, many of them never asked questions, and they must have no enmity with the Shen family. Why did they impeach Shen Su?
Let’s take a look at who these impeached officials are: Zong Zhengqing Jiang Qin, Household Minister Zhang Guiling, Official Minister He Zhao, Taiyuan Governor Yin Fan Taiyan, Guannei Governor Yin Qixuan, Military Minister Huo Tao, Huben Zhonglang General Zhang Xu... …

These impeached officials include Jingzhao officials, local officials, civil officials, and military officials, involving five provinces, nine temples, five prisons, nine government offices and sixteen guards.Shen Su and Shen Du, how could they have a bad relationship with such an official?No, never.

Forget about officials like Jiang Qin, Zhang Guiling, and He Zhao, they are all officials of the Eastern Palace.Emperor Chongde was aware of the subtle discord between the crown prince and Shen Du, and had always let it go.

But what happened to Fan Taiyan?He was the governor of Taiyuan Mansion far away, how could he present such an impeachment memorial?It's still an old matter of impeachment, impeachment of Shen Suzuo, please kill the second king!

In Fan Taiyan's memorandum, Shen Su's request to kill the two kings became Shen Su's act of killing even members of the royal family, which is intolerable, and so on.

Of course, Emperor Chongde would not follow such an impeachment memorial.If the second king was not killed, how could Emperor Chongde's throne be so secure?If Emperor Chongde approved Fan Taiyan's impeachment, it would be tantamount to denying the banner that was raised when he ascended the throne.

Therefore, Fan Taiyan's impeachment memorial is too problematic!
There is also the memorial of Huo Tao of the Ministry of War.Huo Tao's idea is still very righteous, when Emperor Chongde wanted to use excuses to deal with the Fu family, Huo Tao even spoke out to stop it.As a human being, Huo Tao would not do things that would add insult to injury, and besides, he has no enmity with the Shen family.

After all, why did people like Fan Taiyan and Huo Tao present such impeachment memorials?
Emperor Chongde was thinking hard about the reason, and after a while, he asked: "Now, what's going on in the court?"

"When you return to the emperor, there are two major movements. One is that Ye Duan, the son of the state, proposed to respect teachers and emphasize education; the other is that the East Palace initiated the impeachment of Shen Su." Chang Kang replied.

The servants in the palace and the royal guards are the eyes and ears of Emperor Chongde.Chang Kang reported the movement in the court, but he didn't dare to elaborate in detail - although he knew that these two big movements should be related to Shen Su's matter.

"The East Palace initiated the impeachment of Shen Su...so that's how it is." Emperor Chongde stopped reading the memorial, and said as if he had realized it.

In this way, it can explain why there are so many memorials to impeach the Shen family, and there is also a reason for the actions of officials such as Fan Taiyan and Huo Tao.

"Go and check, Fan Taiyan and Huo Tao are related to the East Palace!" Emperor Chongde closed the memorial and ordered.

He seemed to have thought of something, his brows twitched, obviously angry.

Soon, Chang Kang's investigation was reported.He found out that none of the Fan family and the Huo family had any connection with the East Palace, but the housekeepers of these two families met with the Cheng family's housekeeper for days, and it seemed that they had a deep friendship.

The Cheng family, Concubine Shu's natal family, and the Crown Prince's mother family.In this way, the impeachment of Shen Su by officials like Fan Taiyan and Huo Tao must have something to do with the East Palace.

Donggong initiated the impeachment, so there was such a memorial to impeach the Shen family, which involved so many government offices and places.The influence of the Eastern Palace... is really far-reaching and broad!
Emperor Chongde felt that he had been focusing on dealing with Shen Su and Shen Du recently, and seemed to have missed something.The impact of the Eastern Palace is so far-reaching and broad, making him, as an emperor, not happy...

After hearing Chang Kang's report, Emperor Chongde didn't ask about the situation of the East Palace, but instead asked about the Shen family: "What's going on with the Shen family?"
With so many memorials of impeachment, if Shen Su was pressed, he might be drowned.What is Shen Su doing now?
"Back to the emperor, the Shen family is peaceful, and there are no officials coming in or out." Chang Kang immediately replied.Now outside the gate of the Shen family, there are people sent by the emperor.Chang Kang knew who entered Shen's house and who came out.

It was quiet and no one was coming or going.

Hearing Chang Kang's report, a picture suddenly appeared in Emperor Chongde's mind: the cold and silent East Garden, the slightly bent back, the white-haired Shen Su who was drowned by the impeachment memorial...

Emperor Chongde shook his head violently, throwing out the picture in his mind.No, he shouldn't have such a picture.Shen Su wouldn't just accept his fate like this, the Shen family shouldn't be so peaceful, fearing that something might happen.

So, he ordered: "By my order, these impeachment memorials can no longer enter the Zichen Palace."
He didn't want to see these impeachment memorials anymore.As for the matter of Shen Su, he didn't want to make a big fuss, it was almost enough.
However, since sparks have been generated, with the help of the wind, the fire cannot be extinguished if you want to.Regarding the impeachment of Shen Su, even though Emperor Chongde had ordered it, there were still officials who were not afraid of death and sent the impeachment memorial to the Zichen Palace, imploring Emperor Chongde to punish Shen Su severely.

Promoted by Zuihonglou and Chen Tongji, the movement of respecting teachers and emphasizing education initiated by Guozi Jijiu Ye Duan was beyond everyone's expectations, even Ye Duan himself did not expect it.

Respecting the teacher, respecting the teacher, is now the most enthusiastic ethos in the Confucian scholars.Scholars visited and remembered their teachers one after another.Some people traveled thousands of miles to visit their teachers in the academy they used to study; others set up a filial piety in front of the tomb of the teacher who had a deep love for them, determined to learn Zigong and keep filial piety for their teachers.

Under the influence of such Confucian ethos, the attitude of the king of a country towards his teacher naturally attracted the attention of the world.Everyone wanted to see how the emperor treated his teacher and how he became an example for scholars. ——Many people don't know about Shen Su.
The rule of etiquette and moralization has been one of the responsibilities and achievements of emperors since ancient times.Under such circumstances, what Emperor Chongde did to Shen Su was invisibly magnified.

The meaning of the emperor, no one dared to openly defy.But it is hard to say what officials and common people think about the emperor in terms of respecting teachers and emphasizing education.

Emperor Chongde figured this out, and his face turned green with anger.However, things are not over yet.It was not until the great dynasty of April [-] that Emperor Chongde understood one thing deeply.
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