Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 1967

Above the main hall, apart from Yu Shi's sonorous voice, there was silence, no matter which side of the camp, no matter the truth or falsehood of this matter, no one wanted to get involved.

On the throne, Majesty Li Er sank like water.

How could he not understand the purpose of these censors to harvest reputation? This is a trick that censors use. Once upon a time, Wei Zheng led these people to impeach him time and time again, the emperor, and he was not allowed to do this. , don't allow him to do that, he must cultivate his moral character, and always be a sage emperor.

This is the duty of censors, and it is also the foundation for their survival.

Cancel the censorship system?

Not to mention how much resistance he would encounter, His Majesty Li Er never thought about it.

The censors represent the way of speech. Throughout the ages, they can be called holy kings. Could it be that they are open to speaking and have the courage to accept advice? Even though these censors represent the interests of the aristocratic families, they really come from the wishes of the people at the bottom. There has never been, and it is impossible to have the opportunity to reach through them. Holy listen.

But blocking the way of speech and acting arbitrarily, that is the way of self-destruction.

For an emperor, the will of the people at the bottom was never important. The "water" in "water can carry a boat can also overturn it" refers not to the common people, but to the vast gentry class.The foundation of his rule lies in the gentry and the clan, so even if he hated the clan and clan to the bone, and wished to uproot them and turn them into ashes, he had to take it easy.

Because he knew very well that if all the aristocratic families and honorable nobles in the world opposed him, then this emperor would be the end, just like Emperor Sui Yang...

It is necessary to maintain the power of the censor.

Although sometimes the existence of the censor makes the emperor feel bound, but more often, the censor is a knife in his hand, a sharp knife that helps him remove the carrion tumors parasitic on the empire , everything goes to no avail.

The corrupt ministers in the court need the sword of the censor to eliminate them, and similarly, the evildoers among the royal family also need this sword...

"Xuan Jingzhao Yin Ma Zhou and Huo Wang have an audience, and the lawsuit will be heard in this hall in front of all civil and military officials."

His Majesty Li Er ordered.

In this way, if King Huo was framed by others, he would not be criticized by himself, and he would not be considered as protecting the clan's children.If King Huo really committed an unforgivable crime, he would punish him severely and show his impartial and selfless side in front of all the officials, as a warning to others.

The best of both worlds strategy...

"Here!"

The waiters in the own hall came, walked out of the main hall quickly, called several guards outside the hall gate, and rushed to the yamen of Jingzhao Mansion together.

"My dear friends, if there is anything else, let's start playing quickly." His Majesty Li Er was not very concerned about this case, and said calmly to the court civil and military officials.

Immediately, several ministers stepped out of the train to discuss the affairs of their respective government offices, asking the emperor to make a decision.

Discussions in the courtroom gradually became active. Only the censor officials headed by Liu Jie watched their eyes and noses, kept silent and said nothing.

An undercurrent seems to be condensing and surging...

Before it was too late, the servant said loudly outside the palace gate: "King Huo, Jing Zhaoyin, see Your Majesty!"

The noisy hall suddenly fell silent, and an official who was about to start playing the class cupped his hands and returned to the class neatly.

"Xuan!"

"Here!"

With the sound of footsteps, Huo Wang Li Yuangui and Jing Zhao Yinma stepped into the hall one after the other.

"My humble minister has an audience with His Majesty!" The two came to the hall, bowed and saluted, and said in unison.

His Majesty Li Er sat on the throne, looked down from a high position, and said indifferently: "Excuse me! Ma Zhou, tell me, how is the trial of King Huo's horse assault?"

Ma Zhou hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the case is still under trial. After investigation, the deceased was from Lantian. He was disabled before he was alive. He was not married. He lived with his younger brother's family and had no children. As for the history of the case, Huo Wang claimed that it was a domestic slave who could not escape the collision, and was willing to double all compensation. However, the captain of Youtunwei, who was patrolling that night, claimed that the person who witnessed the collision was King Huo, and he ordered the slave to be convicted and intended to destroy the body Destroying traces, Weichen just sent people to the scene to investigate, but found that the scene has been destroyed by passers-by, and it is impossible to verify."

The scene has been destroyed?

All the ministers looked at Huo Wang Li Yuangui subconsciously. The first thought in their minds was that this must be done by Huo Wang. Since he was able to do such a thing as destroying corpses and destroying traces, it was even worse in the past. To die and persecute the whole family is like panting for water, so it is not a problem to destroy the scene and escape the crime...

Li Yuangui is a man of great intelligence. Immediately, he felt the hostile eyes of the ministers who were full of sneers or disdain. The soldiers fell from the sky, where does this king have time to destroy the scene?"

Ma Zhou was silent and refused to express his opinion.

Huo Wang found no evidence here, and the guards in the right village had scorching words, so let the emperor decide...

Li Yuangui already realized that something was wrong. He didn't know that there was a censor who exposed his evil deeds 800 years ago, but he felt that the atmosphere in the hall was a bit weird, and he felt guilty, so he quickly bowed to the ground and spoke sincerely Said: "Your Majesty, I learned from you that when I was young, I sat down on many absurd things and dared not argue. However, since I became a fan of Xuzhou, I have never interfered in the local military and political affairs. I have been hiding in the mansion all day long, discussing the art of health preservation with the alchemists. , study classics and righteousness in the company of great Confucianists, cultivate one's moral character, follow the rules, and dare not have the slightest arrogance! Your Majesty, my humble minister..."

He already sensed that the direction of the wind was wrong. Although he didn't know the reason, but as a child of the royal family, his natural sense of crisis made him make a decisive decision.
Don't say anything, why don't we admit it?

It's just that your Majesty, for the sake of your brother's obedience and obedience all these years, you should be punished lightly...

However, before he finished his intercession words, he saw a young censor standing behind Liu Ji standing out of the train and shouting: "Your Majesty! I impeach King Huo to gather alchemists and cultivate Taoism and longevity. I am suspected of overstepping. Contact Great Confucianism, who presumptuously bestows kindness on himself, has unruly plans!"

Li Yuangui's eyes widened!

I stay in the Xuzhou mansion all day and do nothing, just talk and drink with a group of alchemists and scholars. Is this also wrong?

"Your Majesty! This beast has sinister intentions and wants to alienate the Tian family. It is really heinous!"

Li Yuangui quickly bit back, lest he be found guilty of this crime.

There is nothing wrong with cultivating Taoism and longevity, but trying to live forever is suspected of overstepping; there is nothing wrong with making friends with great Confucians, and it is not wrong for learned people to get together to talk about the scriptures, which is the way to learn. Wrong, but if you put on a big label of "contacting great scholars and giving yourself kindness", it will be fatal!
Grace comes from above, you are a vassal, what do you want to do by gathering a group of great scholars?
Li Yuangui was terrified...

It's just killing a farmer, why is that?
"His Majesty!"

Liu Ji stood up again, and said in a loud voice: "King Huo rode his horse and killed a pedestrian. Instead of giving timely treatment after hitting a pedestrian, and until the wounded died, not only did he not realize his mistake, but instead ordered his slaves to destroy the corpse and wipe out the traces. The tyranny and the corruption of morality can no longer be added, causing damage to the royal prestige and greatly reducing His Majesty's prestige. His crime cannot be pardoned! Also, he colludes with places in the fief and covets the way of heaven. Is this what a minister did? I hope Your Majesty will learn from you. , take away his rank and salary, cut his fiefdom, punish him, and punish the past and avoid the future!"

As soon as this remark came out, the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty understood that Yu Shitai was resorting to his previous moves, first to tarnish King Huo's reputation, and then to discuss the right and wrong of the matter.

This tactic is very rogue, and many ministers who have suffered from it hate it, but they have to admit that in this era when reputation is everything, this tactic does work.

You are so heinous, how could you not do those bad things?
Li Yuangui's face turned pale with fright.

Is this going to win the title? !
He stared at Liu Ji, wishing he could kill this mad dog with one bite, did I steal your wife or jumped into a well with your child in his arms, why is he so vicious?
There is no way to survive at all...

However, he knew that any excuses he made at this moment would be useless. These impeachments were basically true, and he couldn't even explain the incident of killing someone with a horse, which made his "bad guy" attribute deeply rooted, and even , The accusation of making friends with alchemists and communicating with great scholars has also become "unfounded".

"Unnecessary" is about to die!

Does the emperor need evidence?

No need at all!
As long as he thinks that you may covet the throne and endanger the imperial power, he can kill you without any evidence at all!
The only thing Li Yuangui could do was to plead for love, hoping that the emperor would think of his past love and let him go, so that he would not become the target of Yushitai and the mad dogs trying to gain reputation...

However, what he didn't expect was that this trend started from Yushitai, but it was not under Yushitai's complete control. As it blows, it goes astray...

(End of this chapter)