Hundreds of households in Liaodong, covering the light with one hand

Chapter 157 Yang Lian was sent to prison, civil and military disputes arose

Because of Han Xu's death, the atmosphere in the East Pavilion became solemn.

"Take the Third Division to Jizhou Mansion?"

Zhu Youxiao hesitated a little, touched his chin and said: "Now that Jizhou Prefecture has just been pacified, the people of Jizhou Prefecture, the refugees from Liaodong and the surrounding states and towns are all waiting for the court's resettlement and follow-up strategic arrangements. They rashly dispatched the Third Division to investigate the case. , it’s unfounded, isn’t it a bit abrupt?”

"Abrupt?" Yang Lian knelt there, with his upper body straight, and cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, Rong Chen said frankly, this matter is related to the dignity of the court, to the tens of thousands of scholars in the world, to the stability of the country, and to Rumen's Taoism. Dominant status! Whether there is any evidence, we will know when I go to Jizhou Mansion. The question now is that if the dignified cabinet minister died in Jizhou Mansion, but my court did not take any action, what should the scholars in the world think? It’s me Are the disciples of Confucius in the imperial court like a piece of grass, or are the military commanders and emperors covering up the sky with just one word? Your Majesty! Please go to Jizhou again to investigate the death case of Han Yuchen!"

Boom boom boom! ! !
  Yang Lian knelt on the ground and kowtowed heavily several times.

Yang Lian's solemn words and heart-breaking sentences fell into the hall and into everyone's ears, like a yellow bell ringing, like thunder in the daytime.

The shock made everyone in the hall dizzy.

Every word punishes the heart!
  This is equivalent to pointing at the nose and scolding Emperor Tianqi for favoring Wang Qi and the generals.

When word spread, Yang Lian's reputation as an iron-blooded and straight-blooded minister just sat back and watched.

If Emperor Tianqi was so angry that he killed Yang Lian with a stick on the spot, that generation of foolish emperors would also be doomed.

On the throne, Emperor Tianqi looked at Yang Lian who was kneeling on the ground. He trembled all over for a moment. A gloomy air rose from his chest and went straight to his forehead. The back of his head felt like a silver needle was stabbing him, and he felt sharp pain. Come on, it makes people almost faint.

"Yang Lian has disobeyed the emperor. Please fine me a copper. I hope your majesty will forgive me!" Zuo Guangdou saw that Emperor Tianqi on the throne was about to faint from anger, so he hurriedly stood up to protect him: "The affairs of the world are all matters after all. The emperor decides!"

Ye Xianggao and Sun Chengzong stood there quietly without saying a word. Liu Zongzhou was too junior and had no qualifications to speak up at this time. Zuo Guangdou missed Liu Yijing especially now.

If Liu Jihui were here, he would definitely be able to balance the situation in the court and prevent it from being so chaotic.

Thinking about this, Zuo Guangdou looked at Yang Lian who was kneeling on the ground, his eyes filled with helplessness: Yang Wenru was still too impulsive! What you said just now is actually equivalent to forcing you into the palace. If word spreads, the benefits and the name will be yours, but isn't Donglin being disadvantaged?
  "The affairs of the world should be decided by the people of the world! The heart of one person should not be used to win the hearts of millions of people." Yang Lian did not flinch, still holding his neck, and said sternly: "Today, if your majesty does not comply, I will take off my official robe." Jade belt, with black gauze on top, far away from the court, to the rivers and lakes!"

"Okay, okay, okay, okay, you, Yang Lian, are really worthy of being a direct minister through the ages!" Zhu Youxiao stretched out his finger and pointed at Yang Lian tremblingly: "Come here, where is Tingwei? Take Yang Lian down, go. Wu Sha was sent to prison, and his thoughts were disturbed!"

"Your Majesty, it is absolutely impossible!"

At this sound, all the courtiers in the palace fell to their knees.

Even Ye Xianggao and Sun Chengzong immediately stepped forward to dissuade him.

Although Yang Lian's words were blasphemy, if he was held accountable in the name of remonstrance, everyone in the cabinet would be reviled by the world.

As literati, we should protect ourselves when we should.

"What? You don't allow me to do anything I want to do. You force me to do whatever you want to do, right? In this world, whose family is in charge?" Zhu Youxiao was angry. To the extreme, he waved his embroidered robe: "Tingwei, go and capture Yang Lian quickly!"

Yang Wenru did not make any struggle, and allowed the imperial officer to take away his black gauze, remove his robe, and was dragged barefoot out of the hall in a white lining, leaving only an extremely arrogant laugh along the way: "Lian I wish I could challenge Wang Qi to a duel with Qing Cao, and he has become so rampant that he has harmed the world's scholars and made the gentlemen of Chicheng mournful!!"

"Aww, that's so sad!!!"

Yang Lian's voice echoed in the hall for a long time. Zhu Youxiao's chest was rising and falling, and his whole body was trembling. He wished he could cut Yang Lian into pieces immediately! "Your Majesty!" Sun Chengzong knelt on the ground, took two steps forward, and said in a sincere tone: "Yang Lian deceived the emperor, but for the sake of the overall situation, for the sake of the reputation of Duke Lang, and for the sake of His Majesty's sage, I should be lenient. ah!"

"Your Majesty, there are so many rumors in the world!" Zuo Guangdou knelt on the ground and made a sincere application.

"Your Majesty, you must not do this!" Liu Zongzhou didn't know what to say, so he could only kneel on the ground and beg for forgiveness.

"Your Majesty, you must not ruin national affairs and provoke civil and military disputes for Yang Lian alone!!" Ye Xianggao was also worried.

Yang Lian's death is a minor matter, and Han Xu's death is no big deal, but if the death of the two causes a fierce counterattack from the world's scholars, then the world will be in chaos and people will lose their hearts!

"If one or two literati die, will the world be in chaos?" Zhu Youxiao looked sternly, and stood up slowly with the help of Wei Zhongxian: "I want to see if the imperial court is unable to move without a few literati?"

After saying this, Emperor Tianqi ignored everyone and turned around to leave.

In the hall, only Ye Xianggao and others were left.

"Han Xu has died. If something happens to Yang Wenru again, civil and military disputes will arise, and then the court will be in chaos again." Sun Chengzong looked at several colleagues in the palace with a sad face: "Everyone, what should I do?"

Zuo Guangdou lowered his head, his face was ashen, and he didn't know what he was thinking. Liu Zongzhou stamped his feet, and there was nothing he could do for a moment.

Only Ye Xianggao hesitated to speak.

"Master Ye, do you have something to say?" Sun Chengzong asked hurriedly when he saw Ye Xianggao's appearance.

"Now, there is only one way," Ye Xianggao smacked his lips.

"What's the solution?" Several people asked hurriedly.

"Write to the Duke of Lang and ask him to write a memorial to plead for Yang Lian. Maybe you can get your majesty's forgiveness. Then the relationship between civil and military affairs can be eased a little. All the scholars in the world also owe a debt of gratitude to Duke Lang. ." Ye Xianggao thought about it and found that this was the only method that was more reliable.

After all, Wang Qi's identity is there, and he is also a key figure in this matter. When he speaks, His Majesty the Emperor must give him face, right?
  "Ask Wang Qi?" Zuo Guangdou flatly refused: "If Yang Wenru knows about it, he will be thrown into prison."

"Then you go and beg your Majesty!" Ye Xianggao snorted coldly: "Does watching Yang Wenru die cause chaos in the court?"

When Zuo Guangdou heard this, he turned away and remained silent for a long time.

"I and Ye Shoufu will write a letter to Duke Lang together." Finally, Sun Chengzong nodded: "Everyone, the overall situation is the most important thing, the overall situation is the most important thing!"

"After this incident, no one will be able to check and balance him. At that time, who will be the sinner of the country?" Zuo Guangdou pursed his lips tightly: "I will see the end!"

"Narrow words, short-sightedness!" Ye Xianggao shook his head, not wanting to argue with Zuo Guang anymore, he directly handed over to Sun Chengzong and turned away.

"The country of our ancestors must not fall into the hands of warriors. I, Zuo Guangdou, will not let this happen!" Zuo Guangdou looked at Ye Xianggao's back and said loudly: "We'll see!"

(End of this chapter)