dream of red mansion

Chapter 429 How to Save Your Life?

"Your Majesty, Mr. He, the chief assistant, has a bad family style, which caused his grandson to ride horses and hurt people in the street. Not only did he not repent afterwards, but he tried to avoid the judgment of the national law. Fortunately, Mr. Qiu Liangqiu was able to supervise and arrest him.

This kind of dandyism must not last long, I implore His Majesty to punish him severely, and blame Mr. He for not being strict in discipline, which has damaged the reputation of the court! "

In the Hall of Supreme Harmony, a seventh-rank little censor jumped out and said impassionedly.

Emperor Zhengqing said: "Stop talking nonsense, Mr. He has a clean and upright official style, is highly respected, and is the leader of today's scholars. He is indeed an indispensable pillar of the imperial court. You can slander him at will. Step back."

The Yushi said: "It's not the nonsense of the humble minister. This matter has already been spread in Beijing. There are no less than a hundred people who witnessed it on the spot, and they can all testify to the memorandum of the minister."

Only then did Emperor Zhengqing look at Qiu Liang and said, "Is there such a thing?"

Qiu Liang, who had been preparing in secret for a long time, came out and said in a deep voice: "Reporting to Your Majesty, there is indeed such a thing. Now the relevant people have been arrested by the ministers, and I implore Your Majesty to decide."

Emperor Zhengqing didn't believe this, so he paused and said: "Master He's family education is very strict, this is something that the court has seen for all to see, and I can't listen to your one-sided words and criticize Mr. He Wu Shangshu arbitrarily."

"The minister is here."

"As you personally investigate this matter for Zhenxiang, you must thoroughly examine the cause and effect, so as not to damage Mr. He's reputation."

"The minister leads the order."

Wu Zihao retreated silently.

The ministers couldn't help but tremble in their hearts.The emperor has almost made a move without concealing it.

This kind of trivial matter should not be brought up to the court, even if it is mentioned, it is only a discussion, so that He Shanbao will discipline him strictly in the future.Who doesn't know that the Ministry of Justice is completely under the emperor's orders now that the Ministry of Justice is directly taking over?
In this way, those arrested in the He Mansion, even if they are pure and good citizens, will most likely be uncovered with a lot of criminal evidence.

"Your Majesty, I have my own performance."

It was agreed upon, and before all the ministers had time to take a breath, someone came out again.All the ministers saw that the person who came out was Zhao Qian, Minister of the Ministry of household affairs, and they knew that something big would happen today.

"Precise play."

"My minister wants to impeach the chief assistant He Shanbao for the seven deadly crimes!!"

The whole place was silent.

Sure enough, is it going to be amplified from the beginning?

"The first crime: Collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country
The second crime: framing Zhongliang
The third crime: colluding with bandits
The fourth crime: forming a party for personal gain
The fifth crime: Corruption and perverting the law
The Sixth Sin: Self-willed
The Seventh Sin: No King and Father
!! !! "

Inside the Liu Manor, Liu Yong leaned on the Grand Master's chair, looking at the sky in the distance.

"Grandpa, what are you looking at?"

A young man came over, put the decoction bowl in his hand on the stone table behind, and asked softly.

Liu Yong remained motionless and said for a while, "The sky is about to change."

Liu Hu looked up, and saw that the original sky was still clear, without any change.Liu Hu didn't know the meaning of his grandfather's words, so he didn't ask, "Grandpa, drink up the medicine."

Liu Yong finally withdrew his gaze and reached out to take the medicine bowl, but before drinking, he suddenly said, "Hu'er, what kind of person do you want to be in the future?"

Liu Hu said: "I want to be someone like Grandpa!"

The voice is full of determination and yearning.

However, Liu Yong shook his head and said, "I hope you become like your father!"

Liu Hu was puzzled, their family was all proud of Liu Yong.His father also taught him from time to time, hoping that he could achieve the same achievements as his grandfather in the future.He also knew that his father also hoped to be like his grandfather, to become the chief assistant who ruled the world.
"Do you think that being the chief assistant is something that is admired by thousands of people, something majestic and glorious?" Liu Yong drank the medicine, handed the bowl to Liu Hu, and then said.

Liu Hu nodded.It's not that he is superficial, and he doesn't know how to say such rhetoric as "establishing a life for the people and creating peace for all generations".

Because his grandfather is Liu Yong.

These words, in front of Liu Yong, anyone would be ashamed.

"You are right to think so, because everyone in the world thinks so. It's just that you don't know that once you sit in that position, you will find that that place is completely different from what you thought.

You may be frightened, at a loss, confused, worried, anxious, afraid...etc.These emotions that the most ordinary people have will all appear in your body with ten times and a hundred times the intensity.

Then, you will live very tired and hard, and even if you are not careful, you will make mistakes! "

Liu Yong seemed to be reminiscing about the words, which made Liu Hu not quite understand that the first assistant is the dream position of any official.His grandfather did it, and he did it very successfully, so why would he want to persuade him to give up this ideal?

"Grandpa is talking about He Shanbao?" Liu Hu asked tentatively.

Liu Yong nodded and said, "He, it's because he understood it too late, maybe he hasn't understood it yet, that's why he came to where he is today."

Liu Hu said: "Grandpa means that he is going to fail?"

Liu Yong looked at the sky again, and said softly: "No, he has already failed."

"Three years ago when the Tatars from the north invaded the south, He Shanbao, as the chief minister of the cabinet, did not think about being loyal to the emperor and serving the country. Instead, he took this opportunity to kill dissidents. Soldiers, this is collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country!

Zhongjing Hou Shi Ding, the country's heroic general!Just because he didn't agree with him, he was framed and all his fame and fame went to waste. This is framing Zhongliang!

Since the past dynasties, the White Lotus Sect has always been anti-religious, with the mission of overthrowing the imperial court.As the head of the officials, He Shanbao set an example for the imperial court. He didn't want to eliminate the calamity for the imperial court.
Since He Shanbao took up the position of chief assistant, he has cultivated his confidants on a large scale, formed cliques for personal gain, disrespected the king's order, refused to listen to advice, was authoritarian and self-willed.

When a flood occurred in Shandong a few years ago, the imperial government allocated 40 taels of silver for flood control and another 20 taels for resettling the victims.However, I learned that among the 40 taels of money used to control the flood, only a mere tens of thousands of taels were used to build river embankments.

The governor of Shandong is He Shanbao's student!The matter here must also be inseparable from it.

"

Zhao Qian's eloquent impeachment article summed up the seven deadly crimes, but he cited more than a dozen specific cases, all of which could remove He Shanbao's crown and vermilion yarn.

He spoke generously, and no one interrupted him.

The emperor said: "Is there any evidence for what you said?"

"The case of Shandong Dashui years ago is indeed true. Your Majesty only needs to send one person to investigate and come to his own conclusion. As for He Shanbao who was the mastermind of the Northern Expedition and Collaboration with the Enemy and traitorous country three years ago, I think my lords They are all well aware that all the officials involved in the case, whether it is Wang Xianjue in the front or He Yunshan who was imprisoned later, have a close relationship with He Shanbao. Even Liu Shi, the first-class male in Shoushanbo's mansion, is He Shanbao's son-in-law .

However, this point requires Master Wu to testify for me. "

As soon as Zhao Qian finished speaking, Wu Zihao stepped forward and said, "Report to Your Majesty, Liu Shi has already confessed, and the person who ordered him to intercept and kill the postman was none other than Master He, the chief assistant!"

Such a chain of blows changed the faces of the officials.The strange thing is that none of He Shanbao's "partners" in the past stood up to speak for him at this time. They seemed to realize that He Shanbao's downfall was irretrievable, so they wanted to separate themselves.

The emperor finally looked at He Shanbao who had been bowing his head in silence, and said, "Master He, what do you have to say about what Master Zhao and Master Wu said?"

He Shanbao raised his head and looked at Emperor Zhengqing who was sitting on the dragon chair above. What he saw was indifference.

"My minister is loyal to the imperial court, it can be shown to the sun and the moon, please let your majesty learn from it!"

As He Shanbao said, his slightly stiff body slowly knelt down on the ground and kowtowed to Emperor Zhengqing.

Emperor Zhengqing looked at his aged body, a trace of unbearableness flashed in his eyes, and he withdrew immediately, saying lightly:

"My lord He has served as chief assistant for eight years. I have worked so hard and accomplished so much. I really can't bear to speculate. It's just what Zhao Qian said, this is a big matter, which concerns the safety of the society, and I have to treat it with caution.

In this way, the Ministry of Punishment, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the three Sixiang of Dali Temple are ordered to investigate this matter, and the other yamen will fully cooperate, and the case must be investigated within two months.In addition, temporarily appoint Beijing Wang Shuirong as the imperial envoy to personally supervise the case on my behalf. "

"The minister waits for the order!"

He Shanbao raised his head again, looked up, and besides Emperor Zhengqing, he seemed to see another figure.He took a closer look, there was nothing there, and felt bitter in his heart, but he still bowed respectfully: "Sinful Minister~Leader~"

Just when the ministers thought that the matter had settled, and some people were happy while others were worried, they suddenly heard a very abrupt voice from outside the hall.

"The decree has arrived~!"

Jia Qing, who had been watching quietly in the corner, was taken aback.To be able to hear this voice in the Golden Luan Hall!
Everyone looked towards the door.I saw several old eunuchs walking in quickly, and the leader was Wu Dequan.

At this time, he was holding a bright yellow imperial decree in both hands, lowered his head, without looking at the ministers, he went straight to the front, and then walked directly onto the platform where the dragon chair was placed
The audience was silent, waiting with bated breath.

Wu Dequan stood on the side of the platform and stopped, then raised his head to look at the ministers, and said sharply: "The emperor's decree~!"

All the officials were only stunned for half a second, then they all knelt down.

Emperor Zhengqing's complexion changed, he looked at the group of officials kneeling in the hall, slowly, slowly, he also stood up, and then, he himself didn't know what kind of emotion he was kneeling down with of.
Wu De looked at all this with his face unchanged, opened the holy decree and said:

".
I was shocked to hear that the defeat in the northern war three years ago was actually done by the ministers in collusion with the leader of the Bailian bandit. The emperor had to act effectively to make this matter known to the world. I am very relieved!

However, how can such a major case that has never been seen in the country be lightly forgiven?
Fate, all the bandit leaders in custody of the White Lotus Sect, beheaded!All officials involved in the case, beheaded!
Another order: the first assistant He Shanbao will be the supervisor and beheader, and at noon the next day, all the criminals will be beheaded in front of the Meridian Gate for public display.

This is it. "

There was a long silence, and it took a long time before I heard the first sound: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live."

Then came the more orderly voices.

Emperor Zhengqing knelt on the platform in a daze, his fingers had already been deeply pinched into his palm, he still didn't know it.

Wu Dequan didn't rush, and stood quietly in front.There was no movement above, and the officials below had no choice but to maintain a kneeling posture, not daring to look up at all.

After another long time, Emperor Zhengqing finally came back to his senses, glanced at the officials below, slowly stretched out his hands, and said in a hoarse voice: "My son, lead the decree!"

Wu Dequan put the imperial decree into the hands of the emperor, turned around and returned from the same way without saying anything.

The officials still dare not get up.

Dai Quan, who was standing beside him, saw Emperor Zhengqing knelt still, gritted his teeth, stepped forward and said, "Long Live Lord?" Then he wanted to help him up.

Emperor Zhengqing raised his head, staring at him fiercely with dead eyes, which made his heart tremble, and he involuntarily let go of his hands.

Then I saw Emperor Zhengqing standing up directly, without saying a word, holding the imperial decree, walking directly off the platform and leaving.

Dai Quan felt the same bitterness in his heart, he could feel what Emperor Zhengqing was feeling now.

Taishanghuang, if you make this imperial decree today, how will Long Live God control Yu Yunei in the future?How to rule the people of this world?

The officials below didn't know what was going on outside, and they didn't dare to take a peek, for fear that Emperor Zhengqing, who was bound to be furious at this time, would hold a grudge.

"Retreat~"

Dai Quan yelled at the top of his voice, he didn't care about anything else, and chased after Emperor Zhengqing in front of him.

All the ministers shouted long live again, but they just looked up, and there was no shadow of Emperor Zhengqing.

At this time, everyone's hearts were fluctuating greatly, so few of them talked to their colleagues, shook their heads, and walked out of the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

Several people walked up to He Shanbao who had been kneeling for a long time, and said with an embarrassed smile: "Congratulations, Mr. Shoufu, congratulations, Mr. Shoufu."

He Shanbao stood up with a complex expression, without any trace of rejoicing for the rest of his life after the catastrophe, he replied with a light smile, then turned and left.

"Qing'er, why don't you leave?"

It was Jia Zheng's voice. After seeing the crowd leave, Jia Qing, who was still standing there in a daze, stepped forward and called out.

Jia Qing raised his head, looked at Jia Zheng's concerned expression, nodded, and followed him out of the hall.

"What happened to you?"

On the way out of the imperial city, Jia Zheng saw that Jia Qing was always out of his mind, so he couldn't help asking again.

Jia Qing stopped, and suddenly said: "Second Uncle, why do you think the Supreme Emperor wants to issue such an imperial edict?"

Jia Zheng was stunned.He didn't understand the court affairs as well as Jia Qing, even Jia Qing couldn't figure it out, so how could he know.

"Perhaps, the Supreme Emperor just issued such an imperial edict because he learned that his courtiers were colluding with bandits and collaborating with the enemy and traitorous country."

After hearing Jia Zheng's plain words, Jia Qing realized that asking Jia Zheng for advice on political affairs was like playing the piano to a cow.

Besides, Jia Qing would soon be able to figure out the meaning of the Supreme Emperor's move.What caused him to lose his mind was not why the Supreme Emperor issued this imperial decree, but rather
What should he do?At the beginning, he had said that if there were any evil people among the fifty or sixty Bailian bandit chiefs, he would guarantee to save their lives. Now that the Supreme Emperor has made this decree, how can he protect these people's lives! ?
(End of this chapter)