Rebirth of the best emperor

Chapter 82

As soon as Wang Mang's words fell, Lan Qing's fate can be imagined.

Wang Yongji had an ugly expression on his face. He was the Minister of the Ministry of War, and Lan Qing was the right servant of the Ministry of War. Although his relationship with Lan Qing was very tense on weekdays, on the surface, Lan Qing was his subordinate.

Although he was very unwilling in his heart, Wang Yongji knew that he had to stand up, otherwise a leader who couldn't protect his subordinates would mess with you.

"Qizou Your Majesty, Lan Qing is the right servant of the Ministry of War. Now there is war in the south of the imperial court, and there is also war on the grassland. The Ministry of War is the base camp for mobilizing troops and horses from all over the world. Please do not act rashly at this time. Your Majesty, please see that Lan Qing's ancestor has made contributions to the court. For the sake of working diligently for many years, let him be spared this time." Wang Yongji bit the bullet and said.

Wang Mang looked at Wang Yongji, his eyes narrowed, Wang Yongji's scalp went numb, and he felt that he had really done something stupid this time.

"Wang Yongji." Wang Mang said directly, "I ask you, what words are written on the plaque hanging in the lobby of the Ministry of War?"

"Ah." Wang Yongji's face was terrified, his whole back was wet with sweat, and he said with some horror, "Returning to Your Majesty, you are loyal to the emperor and patriotic!"

Loyalty to the emperor and patriotism is a plaque hanging high in the Yamen of the Ministry of War. It was written by the founding emperor of the Great Qin Dynasty. As the saying goes, political power grows out of the barrel of a gun. It is firmly in the hands of the royal family, and the army is constantly being educated in loyalty to the emperor and patriotism.

But now Wang Yongji talks about the war in the south and the war in the north. What does this mean?This is a blatant threat to the emperor, and there is no sense of loyalty and patriotism.

"Very good, loyal to the emperor and patriotic." Wang Mang sneered and said, "Which monarch is your army loyal to, and which country do you love? Sir Wang, can you explain to me?"

"Your Majesty, the Ministry of War is His Majesty's Ministry of War, not our Ministry of War. Of course, the Ministry of War is loyal to Your Majesty, and of course loves the Great Qin Kingdom that His Majesty controls." Wang Yongji knelt down on the ground and shouted: "I will be punished by death if I make a mistake."

"Hmph!" Wang Mang snorted coldly, and said, "The last time the Ministry of War was asked to go back to conduct ideological and political education, and to go back to the democratic life movement where sweating and blushing after taking a bath, the Ministry of War didn't do it."

"Your Majesty, the Ministry of War wants to do it, but has been unable to find the time." Wang Yongji's face turned pale.

"Can't spare the time?" Wang Mang sneered and said, "If you have time to drink flowers and wine on the boat, don't you have time to hold a democratic life meeting?"

"Your Majesty... the minister deserves death for his crimes!" Wang Yongji was completely dumbfounded, and he didn't dare to say a word.

Wang Yongji now understands that on the surface, the emperor sent Lan Qing, but in fact, the emperor sent him. The emperor expected that he would stand up for Lan Qing, so he had already prepared black materials and waited for him here. .

Wang Yongji did not reflect on himself. During this period of time, whether he or the Ministry of War, he was indeed a little arrogant and swollen in the court, and he completely forgot that there was a Holy Son of Heaven above his head.

At this time, all the officials also realized that how many fools can enter this place for a meeting?

Seeing Wang Yongji's appearance, Baiguan felt a little bit sad.

For a while, the atmosphere in the court hall was a little stiff.

Zhang Jian coughed, stood up slowly, and said slowly: "Your Majesty Qizuo, I feel that Mr. Wang Yongji is indeed guilty, but Mr. Wang has worked hard and devoted himself to the Great Qin. Your Majesty also knows that. For this matter, Lord Wang Yongji should be severely punished, and Lan Qing should be punished for those who have no king and no father!"

Wang Mang seemed to have known for a long time that Zhang Jian would stand up to make peace, and it was not surprising to see Zhang Jian stand up. In fact, only Zhang Jian, who had the power of prime minister, could stand up and speak at this time.

Wang Mang originally had no intention of sending Wang Yongji away. After all, as Wang Yongji said, there was war in the south of the court, and there was also war on the grassland. The Ministry of War was the base camp for the imperial court to dispatch troops and horses.

It doesn't matter if you kill Lan Qing, anyway, Lan Qing, the right servant of the Ministry of War, is not popular in the Ministry of War, especially after the announcement of the reform rules, many officials and generals of the Ministry of War and the army have seen a bright future, and the title of Marquis is just around the corner, who would be so stupid as to talk to Lan Qing? Green against reform.

All the hustle and bustle in the world is for profit, no one is stupid, those who are beneficial will go, and those who are not beneficial will naturally stay away.

Killing Lan Qing shocked the government and the public, and sounded the alarm to the ministers who hindered the reform. It would not lead to major changes in the Ministry of War. Wang Mang's accounts were very clear.

But if after killing Lan Qing, he punishes and even kills Wang Yongji, then he will be in trouble. After all, everyone knows that Wang Yongji is the pillar of the imperial army and has great prestige in the court and the public. For such a person, if there is no clear evidence If it is issued, it may lead to instability in the court.

Moreover, the most important thing is that Wang Mang still needs Wang Yongji to continue to exert his residual heat, promote the victory of the war in the south and bring stability to the war in the north.

Therefore, when Zhang Jian opened his mouth, Wang Mang looked at Zhang Jian as if he was a little dissatisfied, then snorted coldly, and said: "The draft decree, Lan Qingmu has no king, prevents the progress of the reform, and removes all positions, and will be interrogated by Dali Temple , guilty of committing adultery and criminal offenses, everything will be executed in accordance with the laws of the Great Qin Dynasty, Wang Yongji, as the Minister of the Ministry of War, you have no way to teach your subordinates, and the relevant work is not advanced well, and you will be fined for one year and demoted by one rank."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, Long En." Wang Yongji kowtowed tremblingly to thank the emperor. Now he no longer dared to underestimate the emperor, and shouted loudly in the court hall with his military merits. He was really afraid of Wang Mang.

The matter of Wang Yongji is over. Originally, the courtiers thought that today's matter was over. After all, the money was all distributed and the emperor had gained power, so naturally the meeting should be adjourned.

But at this moment, Shang Yang stood up again, seeing Shang Yang take out another memorial from his cuff, all the civil and military officials in the court were frightened.

Shang Yang ignored the expressions of the courtiers, and said directly: "Your Majesty Qizuo, I have inspected all the yamen in the capital according to the general rules of the reform promulgated by Your Majesty, and I now request Your Majesty to abolish Taichang Temple."

As soon as Shang Yang's voice fell, the entire court fell silent, and everyone looked at Shang Yang like a fool.

Taichang Temple, Dali Temple, Guanglu Temple, Taipu Temple, and Honglu Temple belong to the same five temples, and it is one of the most important yamen of the imperial court. The chiefs of the five temples are all first-rank officials of the imperial court.

Taichang Temple is responsible for the etiquette of the ancestral temple. According to the etiquette regulations thousands of years ago, it is the highest government office in charge of rituals and music. However, due to the emergence of the Ministry of Rites and the independence of the Taiyuan Hospital, most of the functions of Taichang Temple are no longer there. There is no sense of presence in the court hall, and it only appears in the annual sacrificial ceremony of the court every year.

It can be said that among the five court temples, Taichang Temple is the most relaxed, the least troubled, and the least sense of existence, but even if Taichang Temple is useless, it is one of the five court temples, and it is the place where countless courtiers have stayed, especially the Ministry of Rites Many of the officials here have experience in Taichang Temple. For example, Zhao Xin, the current minister of the Ministry of Rites, once served as the Minister of Taichang Temple.

But now such a yamen was directly pulled out by the central government to be abolished.

The eyes of all the officials in the court unconsciously fell on the face of the current Taichang Temple Qing Chufeng.

(End of this chapter)