Chapter 725: Thunderous Means(1/2)
Of course, even if you can't do anything to Wang Jifeng and Changsun Wuji, you still have to warn them.
So His Majesty Li Er looked around and said with a smile: "The descendants of the Jiangnan Wang family and the Huang family are extremely conscientious and heinous people. It is the imperial court's dereliction of duty to allow their children to serve as supervisory censors."
"The duty of the Supervisory Censor is to promote righteousness, redress grievances, appeal for orders for the people, and maintain the court's laws and regulations. It is really sad that it is being used by villains now!"
"Shang Shu of the Ministry of Justice, Duke Zhao... As the leaders in upholding the laws and disciplines of the empire and selecting officials, you must keep your eyes open in the future!"
Wang Jifeng and Changsun Wuji couldn't help being shocked and suddenly understood.
The emperor was obviously warning the two of them not to get involved in these rumors in the future.
At the same time, he also told the officials present that the impeachment of Yang Fan by Wang Sui and other supervisory censors was completely groundless.
Although the supervisory censor has the right to report events, he must have perfect moral character and personality to be competent.
Only words spoken by people with good moral character can be fair and trustworthy.
And people like Wang Sui and others are inherently evil people. They have tarnished the sacred position of supervisory censor, and their words cannot be trusted at all.
Therefore, their impeachment of Yang Fan is simply not credible.
Only then did the civil and military officials react. No wonder His Majesty Li Er was not in a hurry when Yang Fan was impeached.
It turns out that the emperor had already decided to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys, and there was real evidence to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys.
I just didn't expect that the emperor would come up with such a way to completely destroy the other party's reputation to invalidate the impeachment.
It was obvious that the emperor had tolerated them to the limit.
This is also a warning to the aristocratic families who want to force the palace to consider the consequences, otherwise once the emperor becomes angry, they will end up like the Wang family and Huang family in Jiangnan.
Everyone looked at the emperor with a calm expression in fear, what a great move to draw out the fire!
But what makes everyone a little confused is when did Yang Fan send these evidence and memorials?
Logically speaking, no matter where the memorial comes from, it needs to be reviewed and forwarded through the Cabinet.
At this time, all the civil and military officials couldn't help but look at Li Junxian who was standing aside.
In their opinion, only the spy leader could hand over these things to the emperor without anyone noticing.
Seeing everyone's suspicion, His Majesty Li Er sat high on the throne and admired Yang Fan's technique.
Without this evidence, it would be impossible for His Majesty Li Er to suppress the arrogance of these aristocratic families.
Now it seems that Yang Fan is really his trump card to turn defeat into victory!
Even far away in the south of the Yangtze River, Yang Fan was able to predict the situation in the court in advance. He was really a monster.
Now everyone is suspicious of Bai Qi, and His Majesty Li Er will not explain.
After all, the "Hundred Riders" all appeared as collectors of the emperor's intelligence organization.
Although Li Er didn't bother to collect information from various ministers, having a warning like Baiqi could keep these ministers alert at all times, so they would not dare to do anything extraordinary.
Because Li Er wanted these people to feel that their every move was under the control of the emperor.
Seeing the civil and military officials trembling with fear, Xiao Yu had a bitter look on his face.
This time Jiangnan officials gathered to impeach Yang Fan. In fact, it is not an exaggeration to say that it was a conspiracy.
Because the Jiangnan nobles wanted to impeach Yang Fan to let the emperor know the bottom line of the Jiangnan nobles.
Originally this was a sure thing, but now the Jiangnan nobles can only swallow their own bitter pill.
Xiao Yu even wondered if someone or other forces were causing trouble in this wave of impeachment.
Especially Changsun Wuji.
This guy jumped out to stir up the atmosphere at the beginning, but then he immediately became a coward.
In the end, he even directly sided with the emperor, which was so strange!
It stands to reason that Changsun Wuji belongs to the Guanzhong family, and it is in the best interest of the Guanzhong family that the Jiangnan gentry are scattered.
More importantly, Changsun Wuji, an old fox, is a guy who never sees a rabbit but doesn't let the eagle fly. How could he easily agree to jointly impeach Yang Fan?
This is all so weird!
Xiao Yu frowned tightly, trying to figure out a clue.
Unfortunately, after thinking about it for a long time, I was still confused.
But no matter what, the vitality of the Jiangnan noble clan was severely damaged this time, and they will never regain their former strength!
Above the main hall, after Wang Sui and Huang Ben were taken away by the guards, the scene became quiet again.
His Majesty Li Er stands on the throne, with a tall and straight posture and a calm expression.
It seems that what just decided the fate of the Wang and Huang families in Jiangnan was just a trivial matter.
The emperor glanced around for a week and asked calmly: "Is anyone still impeaching Yang Fan now?"
The censors who originally participated in the impeachment of Yang Fan couldn't help but change their expressions, and they were in a state of panic.
This emperor usually seemed tolerant and generous, and would not be punished for anything he said.
Now, they are ruthlessly uprooting the Wang and Huang clans. In their eyes, the emperor is nothing more than a savage beast.
More importantly, Wang Jifeng, the big brother who took the lead, has died down. Who wants to be the one who takes the lead?
After being able to work in the court for so many years, these supervisory censors are not newbies in officialdom.
As a profession that relies on "squirting" for a living, not only eloquence is important, but the ability to observe words and emotions is even more important.
No one is a sage, so who can guarantee that he will make no mistakes at all?
If you want to make contributions and achieve results in the position of supervisory censor, in addition to having support behind you, you must also know how to observe the emperor's face at all times.
Know who can be impeached and who cannot be impeached, otherwise you will only bring about your own destruction.
If you just insist on clinging to one thing, it doesn't mean you have any ability. Instead, it will make people criticize you as a fool. Whether you can save your life in the end is another matter.
Wang Sui and Huang Luan are the best examples.
Among the officials who can stand in the Tai Chi Hall, which one is doing nothing?
Today, Wang Jifeng, the Minister of Justice, cannot even protect the Jiangnan Wang family. All the supervisory censors of the Jiangnan faction can only stop their activities and stare to see if anyone else takes the lead.
Otherwise, you will just rush up stupidly, and the emperor will give up your position without telling you, and it is very likely to implicate the family. That would be a real tragedy!
So, after His Majesty Li Er killed the chicken to scare the monkeys and directly captured Wang Sui and Huang Luan, there was a strange silence in the main hall.
Looking at the group of supervisory censors who were cowering and not daring to breathe, Changsun Wuji couldn't help but sigh.
The reason why he would rather risk participating in the impeachment of Yang Fan was because he hoped that these people would not be afraid of losing their heads and could unite to put pressure on the emperor.
Obviously, these people were frightened by the emperor and did not have the courage to impeach him.
Especially Wang Jifeng, the leader, I didn't expect this guy to be so weak.
If he could be tougher, how could the emperor not give in under the pressure from the Jiangnan gentry and the Wang family?
But look now, these people can only confuse right and wrong.
He retreats when he encounters difficulties, but he still has the image of a strong and upright admonisher.
Just when Changsun Wuji was disappointed, someone finally stood up.
"Weijun Cui Rong impeached Yang Fan for his misdeeds in the south of the Yangtze River. He withheld all the money seized from the pirates and did not pay it into the national treasury. He is obviously suspected of corruption. I beg your Majesty to order the Third Division to file a case for strict investigation!"
Cui Rong, the supervisory censor, stood up with some anxiety.
He had to come out now.
Wang Jifeng's eyes were like piercing awls, and he kept winking at him.
Cui Rong really had no choice but to bite the bullet and stand up.
Although he is a branch of the Bolingcui family, it is a pity that he has never been taken seriously. He has changed his family and joined Changsun Wuji.
But in order to make money, he secretly took 50,000 yuan from the Jiangnan nobles.
Seeing Wang Sui and Huang Luan being captured with his own eyes, Cui Rong was already frightened and wanted to try his best not to attract attention.
Although I missed Wang Jifeng, I didn't want to give up at all.
Wang Jifeng had the leverage over him and could only bite the bullet and impeach Yang Fan again.
He also knew that Wang Jifeng wanted him to drag Changsun Wuji into trouble.
After all, Changsun Wuji helped push him to the position of imperial official.
Cui Rong was feeling miserable at this time, but who could he tell?
Since you have chosen to take both sides, you have to bite the bullet and move forward.
As soon as he finished speaking his righteous and impassioned speech, Cui Rong stared closely at Li Er's expression, fearing that the emperor would come to confiscate his family and exterminate his family again.
Under the gaze of all the ministers, His Majesty Li Er was really surprised.
Are there really people who are not afraid of death?
But Li Er still glared fiercely at Changsun Wuji.
To be continued...