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Chapter 2393 Impeachment (Congratulations on your prosperity and a happy life)

"What? Xuchang wants to impeach Dongfang Shuo?"

The new emperor still had hope for Zhang Xuezhou, and he was waiting at the Marquis of Pingyang's mansion for Zhang Xuezhou to succeed in persuading the queen.

If your persuasion succeeds, it will be fine; but if it fails, he will inevitably blame you and give you a warning.

But after waiting for a long time in the Pingyang Marquis' Mansion, the new emperor did not see Zhang Xuezhou return home. After asking someone to inquire, he learned that Zhang Xuezhou had been caught in the palace by Xu Chang and was about to be impeached.

"Why does Xu Chang suddenly want to impeach Dongfang Shuo?" the new emperor asked curiously.

Zhang Xuezhou jumped up and down in order to lose the position of Taizhong Daifu. Many of his actions and remarks were inappropriate, but this official position was like taffy and he couldn't get rid of it no matter how hard he tried.

He originally went to the palace to persuade the queen, but the new emperor did not expect that Zhang Xuezhou and Xu Chang were in a relationship and he would be impeached by the other party.

"Prime Minister Xu said that Dongfang Shuo broke the rules of the Han ancestors and his crime was unforgivable. He immediately summoned many court officials to the main hall of the Weiyang Palace and called for an emergency court meeting to impeach Dongfang Shuo," replied Sang Hongyang, who was responsible for gathering information.

"How did he break the rules of our ancestors?"

The new emperor exclaimed in surprise, thinking that the accusation Xuchang had put on Zhang Xuezhou was a bit too much, and that what Zhang Xuezhou had done was most likely not small either.

But going to the palace and breaking the rules of ancestors was a bit mysterious, and the new emperor couldn't figure out what had happened.

"Did he set fire to the Weiyang Palace in the imperial palace?" the new emperor thought for a moment before asking.

"The Weiyang Palace is fine, and there is no fire anywhere in the imperial palace," Sang Hongyang shook his head repeatedly.

"Did he steal the relics left by the previous emperors in the armory?" the new emperor asked again.

"It shouldn't be," Sang Hongyang said, "Prime Minister Xu didn't say that!"

"Did he peek at the Queen taking a bath and removing her makeup?"

The new emperor thought about it and felt that there was nothing much to do in the palace.

Either it involves objects or it involves people. The former is damage and theft, and the latter is peeking.

In the palace, only the empress could bathe in broad daylight. If Zhang Xuezhou happened to see the empress bathing, the new emperor thought that Xu Chang must have seen it many times as well.

This made him feel furious, and he felt that both of them should be severely punished.

"The Queen Mother didn't show up, so this matter should have nothing to do with the Queen Mother, right?" Sang Hongyang whispered.

"How did you get this information? Why are you so inconsistent?" The new emperor complained, "I don't know this or that. I can't even come up with a plan in my mind!"

No matter how much he was scolded, Sang Hongyang had not yet become a court official, and his network of relationships only involved eunuchs and imperial guards, so there was nothing he could do if he could not find out the real situation.

But Zhang Xuezhou is one of the only two high-ranking officials under the new emperor, and he cannot be allowed to do anything wrong.

After all, Zhang Xuezhou only sought to impeach the Taizhong Daifu, an official with super powers, and did not want to bear any other punishment.

"Li Guang, Wei Qing, follow me to the palace and see what they are up to!"

Xuchang did not have the power to enforce the law in the imperial palace, but Xuchang had the power to temporarily summon officials.

For the court meeting currently controlled by the Empress Dowager's lineage, as long as Xuchang obtains the tacit consent of Anle Palace and uses the court meeting for review, it can indeed bypass the new emperor's trial of Zhang Xuezhou.

The new emperor snorted and wanted to see what Zhang Xuezhou had done that was so outrageous that it made Xuchang, who had always tolerated Zhang Xuezhou's mischief, really angry. He insisted on convening a court meeting to impeach Zhang Xuezhou.

He took a carriage at the marquis's mansion and in just a moment he reached the main road leading to the imperial palace.

Looking at the carriages and horses that were also rushing to the Weiyang Palace, the new emperor knew that he had arrived not too late. The impeachment meeting might not have started yet, or it might have already started but not ended.

After the carriage entered the palace, Li Guang took out the emperor's robe hidden in the carriage. Only after the new emperor changed his clothes did he get off the carriage.

After passing through a dark corridor, the new emperor appeared at the back of the Weiyang Palace with Li Guang, Wei Qing and others. "Your Majesty has arrived!"

Li Guang shouted in a muffled voice, and the new emperor walked away quickly.

The main hall of Weiyang Palace, which was once as noisy as a vegetable market, suddenly became silent.

"Your Majesty, you are finally here. This Dongfang Shuo is guilty of treason and deserves death!"

In the court, Xu Chang's voice was heard, and then there was the sound of someone walking quickly with a cane.

"What's going on with all the noise?"

The new emperor walked out from the inner hall of the palace and walked towards the dragon throne.

After sitting down, he first looked at Zhang Xuezhou who was tied up with ropes and lying on the ground, then looked at Xu Chang's slightly blue and swollen right face, then looked at Zhuang Qingzhai whose face still had a trace of horror and confusion, and then looked at the many court officials who were somewhat confused.

The new emperor saw all the expressions on everyone's faces, and realized that this temporary court meeting had just begun.

There was no sign of the queen in the hall, which made the new emperor feel relieved. He asked Xu Chang in a normal manner.

"Dongfang Shuo is a traitor, Your Majesty!" Xu Chang shouted.

"How did he commit treason?" the new emperor asked, "Prime Minister Xu, can you loosen your golden rope and crown and let Dongfang Shuo speak up?"

"Don't let up!" Xu Chang shouted, "This kind of treasonous minister should be tied up and suppressed, then impeached and removed from office at the court, and finally thrown into the Caishikou and beaten to death!"

"Prime Minister Xu, please don't be impulsive," the new emperor said, "Tell me, what exactly did Dongfang Shuo do wrong?"

Xu Chang accused Zhang Xuezhou of treason and deserved death, as if he had committed an unforgivable crime. The new emperor felt a chill in his heart and his heart was pounding.

The new emperor couldn't figure out what kind of treasonous thing Zhang Xuezhou had done, and why he had the ability to do such a treasonous thing.

"Take a breath and speak slowly," the new emperor consoled Xu Chang, "If Dongfang Shuo's crime is unforgivable, let's figure out how to deal with him!"

"Deal with him, he must be dealt with," Xu Chang said loudly while leaning on his crutches, "If such a traitor is not dealt with today to serve as a warning to others, it will ruin our Han heritage if others imitate him!"

"It's so serious. What crime did Dongfang Shuo commit?"

The new emperor asked questions one after another while sitting on the dragon throne.

This was not only the doubt of the new emperor, but also the same for Zhuang Qingzhai and others.

Many high-ranking officials were summoned to the court and listened to Xu Chang scolding Zhang Xuezhou for his treason, but at the moment few people knew what treasonous act Zhang Xuezhou had committed.

Zhang Xuezhou, who was able to defend himself, was tied up by Xu Chang again, and his body was pressed down by Xu Chang's Tongtian Crown, making it difficult for him to move or speak.

This made everyone confused for a moment, and they all looked at Xu Chang, wanting to know what big mistake Zhang Xuezhou had made to deserve Xuchang's treatment.

"Your Majesty, this Dongfang Shuo is a traitor..."

"Just tell me what he did, tell me clearly, tell me plainly. If you can't explain it clearly, I will have to have Dongfang Shuo released!"

Xu Chang was about to repeat the same old thing, but when the new emperor waved his hand and signaled Li Guang to take two steps forward, Xu Chang shut up.

It seemed extremely difficult to turn the words around, and Xuchang spoke reluctantly after a long while.

"Dongfang Shuo was extremely rebellious. He actually urinated outside the Tianlu Qilin Pavilion. This is simply a disgrace to society. He is in charge of etiquette among the officials. This kind of behavior is intolerable..."

Xu Chang kept talking about the big mistake Zhang Xuezhou had made.

For a moment, the new emperor's face was determined, Li Guang was stunned, Wei Qing was amazed, thinking that Zhang Xuezhou was extremely bold, and the ministers had different expressions and there was no shortage of eye contact.

Zhuang Qingzhai's expression changed and became increasingly ugly.