Han emperor system

Chapter 206 The Impeachment Storm (Part [-])
On May [-]th in the summer of the first year of Guangxi, in the Long Live Hall of Qianqiu in Luoyang City, a court meeting was going on routinely.The civil and military officials lined up on both sides, but there were a few missing in the military officer ranks, the general He Jin and the uncle Dong Zhong were missing, and behind the jade curtain, the Empress Dowager He did not appear.

"There is nothing to play, and there is nothing to retreat."

After the monarchs and ministers met with the young emperor, the emcee eunuch sang as usual, but the young emperor didn't seem to have any interest, sitting on the dragon chair with his body tilted, as if dozing off.

"The old minister has something to announce."

At this time, Tai Bao Chen Dan stepped forward. He was the one who decided to come forward after the discussion last night, and the others would subsequently second the proposal to jointly impeach Queen Mother Dong.

"Master Taibao, if you have anything to say, please tell me."

Young Emperor Liu Bian yawned, waved his hand, and said casually.

"My lord, the old minister wants to impeach the Empress Dowager Dong."

Tai Bao Chen Tan said loudly, the voice echoed in the Qianqiu Long Live Hall, and immediately shocked the officials, it can be said that a single stone stirred up thousands of waves, there was no sound in the hall, and needles could be heard, everyone held their breath and did not dare to speak out. Little voice.

"What? You want to impeach the Empress Dowager?"

Young Emperor Liu Bian jumped up from the dragon chair, pointed at Taibao Chen Dan and yelled, as if he didn't know that he would find out about it, which made the few people who knew the inside story admire Young Emperor's acting skills.

"That's right. Although the Empress Dowager is valuable, but if she made a mistake, the old officials still want to impeach her."

The temper of Taibao Chen Dan was known to all the veterans in the court. After hearing his loud answer, they all knew that something big would happen today.

"Well, Grandmother, Lord Taibao wants to impeach you, old man, do you want to listen?"

Young Emperor Liu Bian seemed to be hesitant. After thinking about it for a while, he didn't let Chen Dan play. Instead, he turned and faced the jade curtain behind, and asked respectfully about Empress Dowager Dong in the jade curtain.

Empress Dowager Dong had heard what Taibao Chen Dan said a long time ago, she snorted coldly in her heart, but on the surface she pretended to be nonchalant, as if Taibao Chen Dan wanted to impeach someone else instead of her.

"Oh, I also want to hear, what are the charges that Mr. Taibao wants to impeach me?"

Although Empress Dowager Dong's voice was calm, all the ministers in the hall could hear that the suppressed anger in her heart might erupt after the calm, and the whole world would be terrified when she got angry.

"No, the old minister objects, Your Majesty."

However, before Chen Dan opened his mouth, a person should have appeared beside him. Everyone looked, it was Mr. Ding Gong Ding, the official worshiper of Sikong, who knelt down in the hall and kowtowed to the ground.

"So it's Mr. Ding, please hurry up, Aiqing is getting old, don't be shy. Just say what Mr. Ding has to say, and after you finish speaking, everyone will listen to Mr. Chen's memorial."

The young emperor spoke very politely to Lord Si Jia Ding Gong, as if he didn't know what he was going to say, which made Guo Jia, Chen Gong, Xun Yu, Xi Zhicai and others among the ministers secretly laugh.

They can be said to know the young emperor Liu Bian best. Of course, they know that the sage is unparalleled in resourcefulness, and his performance in the court is just to pretend to be clumsy, and it is also a means to protect himself.

"Your Majesty, what the old minister wants to say is related to the memorial of Lord Chen of the Taibao. The Empress Dowager is the mother of the late emperor and the grandmother of the Holy Majesty. She has a noble status. How can I impeach her for the old man? Isn't this an act of rebellion?"

"Your Majesty, Lord Ding's words are justified. The Empress Dowager is such an old man, and she still works hard for the affairs of the Han Dynasty, but she was impeached by the ministers above the court. Wouldn't it make the world laugh when it was spread?"

Another old official stood up, and the young emperor Liu Bian looked coldly. It was Taiwei Zhang Wenzhang. He was naturally a supporter of Queen Mother Dong, and he knew that today's incident must be stopped at this time.

"Your Majesty, veterans and others also object."

Zhongchang servants Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong, Guo Sheng and others stood up one after another. Although they were eunuchs, they also had official positions in the court, so they could also be listed in the court. At this time, more than ten people stood up at once.

Liu Bian saw that besides some eunuchs, there were also a group of court ministers including Ting Wei Cui Lie, Henan Yin Xuxiang, Yongle Shaofu Fan Ling, so he sneered in his heart.

"Grandmother, these ministers think that you are a noble man, and they cannot impeach you. What instructions do you have?"

Liu Bian rolled his eyes, turned back again and asked Empress Dowager Dong respectfully, leaving this question to Empress Dowager Dong to answer by herself, to see how she would respond.

"Your Majesty, you are the Son of Heaven, and you are the one who decides the matters above the court."

"Since this is the case, then I believe that no one can slander the Empress Dowager, so I would like to hear what charges you have for impeaching the Empress Dowager. If you talk nonsense, I will blame you for committing the crime of treason and disobedience." Now that the Empress Dowager is extremely magnanimous, she must also want to find out what crimes you want to accuse her, so Mrs. Chen, the Taibao, said that everyone should listen to the comments."

Young Emperor Liu Bian yelled loudly and harshly, but even though he was reprimanding Taibao Chen Dan and others, he also agreed with him to impeach Empress Dowager Dong, and completely despised the objections of Sikong Dinggong, Taiwei Zhang Wen and others. Moreover, it was pushed to Empress Dowager Dong herself, showing that she wanted to seek dignity for her, and it was hard to tell which side he was supporting.

"Your Majesty, according to the laws of the Han Dynasty, the Empress Dowager should not stay in the palace, or even stay in Luoyang."

"Presumptuous, the empress dowager is the empress dowager of my great man, the emperor's grandmother, why can't she live in the palace? Why can't she live in Luoyang? Master Chen, you are talking nonsense. This is a crime of treason against the empress dowager. Come on. People, they will be dragged down and sent to prison to await trial."

Just after Taibao Chen Dan finished speaking, the entire imperial court was shaken, and the Empress Dowager Dong behind the jade curtain changed color even more, but the young emperor Liu Bian's reaction was even more intense. It is even more necessary to punish him.

Seeing the reaction of the young emperor Liu Bian, the empress dowager breathed a sigh of relief, and those Dong's subordinates also secretly laughed. It seems that the young emperor is indeed young and inexperienced. In the sky prison, there is basically no chance of turning over, and there will be one less powerful enemy in the future.

"Your Majesty, the death of the old minister is not a pity, but I beg you to let the old minister finish his speech, otherwise there will be great chaos in the world in the future." Taibao Chen Dan was not afraid at all. He knelt down, kowtowed, and faced the young emperor loudly. Liu Bian said.

"Your Majesty, this old minister thinks that Lord Taibao's words are justified, and he should be allowed to finish his words. Even if he wants to be convicted, it is not too late to convict him after he has finished his words. The great man rules the world with benevolence and righteousness, and the courtiers also have admonitions Power, so please ask your majesty to listen to what Master Taibao has to say."

At this time, Grand Tutor Cai Yong also stood up. He generally seldom spoke in the court, but he was upright, so the young emperor Liu Bian listened carefully to his words every time.

"Your Majesty, I also think that everyone should listen to the words of Lord Taibao. Based on my understanding of Lord Taibao, Lord Chen will never make trouble at the court for no reason. What he wants to say must be related to the great Han world. What's more , Master Taibao said that he is impeaching the Empress Dowager according to the laws of the Han Dynasty, no matter whether what he said is reasonable or not, since it is in line with the laws of the Han Dynasty, how can we not listen to it?"

This time it was Situ Wangyun who came forward to intercede. He was directly promoted by Liu Bian. He has always been fair and honest. , he will support it.

"The two adults are right. The old minister thinks that the Empress Dowager also hopes to return her innocence, so let the Lord Taibao finish his sentence. If it is really rude to the Empress Dowager, the old minister will be the first to support the Holy Majesty to deal with him seriously. .The empress dowager, there is a saying that the clearer is self-cleaning, I believe the empress dowager should also want to find out the facts, so that people in the world will not talk about it?"

Afterwards, the later general Yuan Kai also spoke. His words didn't seem to favor any side, but he secretly pinched Empress Dowager Dong. She originally wanted to follow the words of the young emperor Liu Bian and prevent the eunuch Chen Dan from continuing.Because she always knew that Chen Dan would not aim at nothing, if they really found something that was not good for her, wouldn't it be too late to regret.But now, after Yuan Kai said a few words, she could no longer object, so she deliberately pondered for a while before opening her mouth and saying:

"I don't have any objections, please follow the Holy Majesty's will."

"Since the Empress Dowager and her elders have no objections, then I will give Mr. Chen a chance to make a statement, but please remember, Mr. Chen, the Empress Dowager is my imperial grandmother, and the Empress Dowager of the big man will never allow it. Any verbal disrespect."

The young emperor snorted, and then the anger on his face weakened a little, he waved his hands at the ministers, and said seriously to the eunuch Chen Dan, with a warning in his tone.

"Thank you, Your Majesty. The reason why the old minister thinks that the Empress Dowager is not suitable to live in Luoyang, let alone in the forbidden garden of the palace, is based on the laws of the Han Dynasty. Although the Empress Dowager has a noble status, she is only the mother of the late emperor. Not the official concubine of my Han Dynasty, but Princess Hejian. When the first emperor was still alive, it was natural for the empress dowager to live in the Forbidden Palace as an empress dowager. But now that the first emperor passed away and the new emperor ascended the throne, it is too much to say. Although the Empress Dowager is the grandmother of the new emperor, she should still be restored to the status of Princess Hejian."

As soon as Chen Dan, the Taibao, recalled the words, many ministers remembered that there was such an example in the first dynasty of the Han Dynasty. At that time, the mother of Emperor Jing was appointed as the queen mother. And moved back to Runan County from the imperial palace to enjoy his old age in peace.

(End of this chapter)