The painful winter is finally over.
Winter is a hurdle for the elderly;
Once you get over it, you can experience spring, summer and autumn again, and enjoy the scenery of the four seasons again; if you can't get over it, then I can only keep myself in this winter forever.
For the people in the Sanjin Land, this winter is particularly difficult. Not only the elderly, but also men, women and children have all experienced the plowing of war. It is the most common scenery nowadays.
For the people of Yanjing, this winter was also painful, but in the end, they got through it.
Yan Jun's first defeat and then victory made everyone focus back on their own lives.
For them, life is nothing more than firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar, and for a little flavor, they add "tea".
So, the wind in the court will not really affect them. After all, the higher the place, the stronger the wind.
It was indeed windy in the court hall of Yan State. The wind was not strong, but it also blew down a minister.
First, the imperial censor heard the news and reported to Shangshu to impeach Xu Guanghuai, the minister of household affairs in the dynasty, saying that his family had a bad reputation in his hometown.
Faced with impeachment, Xu Guanghuai didn’t take it seriously at first. He just wrote a self-defense statement and submitted it to Emperor Yan.
In fact, according to past customs, when a censor impeaches you, the standard procedure you should do is to report illness and return home, wait for His Majesty to issue an order to question you, and then explain your self-defense.
This is a rule, a tacit understanding established by everyone.
In fact, it is just a process.
But now, one is because the alliance with the Yan State has been finalized to the last stage, and Xu Guanghuai doesn’t want to make any mistakes, so he wants to continue to check it by himself;
The other is that the Yan State Compared with those from Qianguo, the combat effectiveness of the imperial censors was obviously much lower than that of Qianguo. They were not on the same level at all.
After all, rules are dead, but people are alive, right?
However, Xu Guanghuai still took the time to send a letter to his family in Sanshixu County, reminding them to pay attention to their conduct and maintain a good reputation in the neighborhood.
This incident should have passed like this, like being bitten by a mosquito.
But then,
The magistrate of Xu County, Sanshi County, Zhao Chengming, who was released as a scholar in the new department last year, impeached Xu Guanghuai, the minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and his family in Xu County, annexing Liangtian Fish and Meat Township, saying that The Xu family relied on Xu Guanghuai's status in Xu County to dominate and dominate. Local people spread the word: Only treat Xu County as Xu County!
This is the impeachment of a local parent official. The nature changes immediately, and it is also the local parent official in your hometown.
Especially the sentence in the excerpt: "Only treat Xu County as Xu County!" It has extremely terrifying lethality.
Xu Guanghuai could no longer remain calm. He immediately reported illness and returned home. He no longer attended the morning court. Instead, he took the initiative to plead guilty and waited for Emperor Yan to send someone to let him go.Defend oneself.
But the matter was not over yet.
A few days later,
Sanshi County’s secret espionage department captured a group of remnants of powerful families. After interrogation, it was learned that the For a period of time, these remnants were taken in and sheltered in Xu County, and the person who took them in was none other than the eldest son of the Xu family, the eldest son of Xu Guanghuai.
Xu Guanghuai was an official in Yanjing, and his second and third sons were with him. The eldest son stayed in his hometown to handle family and land affairs.
The evidence from the Secret Service is conclusive and cannot be denied.
The horse stepping on the family, this is the handiwork of Emperor Yan, it can be said that it is a national policy.
This matter has nothing to do with right or wrong, because even if the clans are guilty, it is impossible for every clan to bully the villagers or have evil intentions. However, in political matters, right and wrong are rarely distinguished.
The remnants of the clan were either sent to the army or taken as official slaves.
Perhaps, after the crown prince succeeds to the throne or even after the grandson succeeds to the throne, it is possible to pardon some remnants of the family, but at this time, even saying a few nice words to express some sympathy for the remnants of the family is absolutely Politically incorrect!
You, the Xu family, dare to take in and protect the remnants of the powerful family. What are your intentions?
After hearing this news, Xu Guanghuai was completely stunned.
At this point, if he still doesn’t know that he is being targeted, he will really be living his life like a dog, and his career will be in vain.
But what he really couldn't figure out was who was attacking him at this point in time, and once the attack was made, this series of offensives, from the release to the foreshadowing, to the sword, made People simply cannot resist it.
He knows what kind of character his eldest son is. He is good at everything, but he just likes to be arty and literary. In his early years, he liked to have fun and hold poetry gatherings with the disciples of the wealthy families. .
Xu Guanghuai did not simply think that this was a frame-up from the Secret Service, because his eldest son might really be unable to bear the cries and pleas of his old friends and take them in for a while.
It’s just that this treacherous son really tricked his own father this time!
However, a few days later, Wai Lang, a member of the Sanshi County Qing Li Division, one of the seven major Qing Li divisions under the Ministry of Household Affairs, submitted a document, which recorded the events of the Ministry of Household Affairs when the eldest prince’s Eastern Expedition army was formed and set off. According to the money and grain list, other military leaders from various places in the list were only allocated half of their salary, while the three-stone Deng family was allocated 80% of their salary.
This Yuanwailang was originally not qualified to submit the imperial examination, but Emperor Yan issued an edict after the imperial examination was opened last year. Anyone who was a Jinshi and was an official, whether in Beijing or outside, could submit the imperial examination.
It just so happens that this Yuanwailang from the Ministry of Revenue was born as a Jinshi last year.
It can be said that this is the last straw that breaks Xu Guanghuai's life.
In fact, according to common sense in the Yan Dynasty, it is generally difficult to fully pay the troops and horses at once. Firstly, the local military leaders need to raise some on their own. Secondly, they also want to wait for the Eastern Expedition army to enter. After becoming a country, relying on successcountry to supply.
That’s why the left army commander of the Eastern Expedition reached out to the then Shengle General Zheng Fan for money and food.
This is an unspoken rule,
Everyone knows it.
Dayan has been constantly fighting wars in the past few years. How can the national treasury have so much wealth to fully support it?
But the problem lies precisely in this: when your household department provides money and food, others provide 50%, but the three-stone Deng family provides 80%?
This can be explained, but this explanation cannot be given.
Because the Sanshi Deng family is the mother clan of the fourth prince, and at the same time, the Sanshi Deng family has a very high influence among the local military leaders. The face of the old family leader, General Deng, is still valuable. If he reaches out to ask for it, then Xu Guanghuai, who is the Minister of Household Affairs, approved more batches, which is normal.
But precisely for this reason, this explanation cannot be used as a real explanation. How do you speak, do you want to bite the prince?
In the first battle of Wangjiang, the one who suffered the most heavy losses was the Left Army led by the head of the Deng family.
Even if Wangjiang died in battle, it is impossible to let go of the guilt of the defeated general.
So, now an old account has been revealed. As the Minister of Household Affairs, you have secretly communicated with the leader of the largest local army to withdraw money.
What on earth do you want to do? !
One piece at a time,
One piece at a time,
Step by step,
Xu Guanghuai, it’s over.
Because he could no longer change things, unless Emperor Yan was willing to forcibly correct things for him.
The Emperor Yan has this ability. Over the past hundred years, His Majesty’s authority is undoubtedly the first.
But if the defendant Xu Guanghuai is forcibly rectified, the officials who impeached him will have to be found guilty of false accusations.
The fact is,
It is impossible for Emperor Yan to make such a choice,
Because even an individual can see clearly,
One here, one there, one here, one there, one after another. These people who jumped out one after another to overthrow Xu Guanghuai were basically officials who came from the Xinke Jinshi last year.
How could Emperor Yan, who had only been in power for a few years, do something implicated at this time?
The imperial examination must be implemented and persisted. This is Emperor Yan's general policy, otherwise, his efforts to step on the family will be in vain.
Therefore,
Emperor Yan issued an edict to dismiss Xu Guanghuai, investigate and deal with him, and convict him after a hearing.
This has already set the tone. The result of the trial is how guilty Xu Guanghuai is, not whether Xu Guanghuai is guilty.
The people in Yanjing City may not think anything is wrong,
but the officials in the court were stunned for a moment,
This wind seemed to be serious at first It was faint and weak, just like scratching an itch. Who knew that suddenly a violent storm came and blew the Minister of the Ministry of Finance down?, No, it was broken!
......
"It's not that I'm impatient, but if I wasn't impatient, I wouldn't even have the cold tofu."
Ji Chengjue sat down on his own Wen Yin opposite poured a glass of wine. Wen Yin immediately stood up and waited respectfully, touching the edge of the glass with both hands.
“Although these officials with Jinshi origins are all specially selected with good character in the past few years, the officialdom is a big dyeing vat. Once they are completely dyed, I am a benefactor. It will be difficult for the Lord to arouse them again."
Wen Yin immediately nodded and said:
"My master is smart, so I can take this opportunity to tie them completely to my master. Boat."
"What's wrong, my boat is very broken, do I need to tie it up?"
"Haha." Wen Yin smiled, "My subordinate made a mistake. "
Ji Chengjue took a sip of wine.
Wen Yin hurriedly took a sip and drank it all. He immediately stood up and helped the Sixth Prince pour the wine. At the same time, he said:
"Xu Guanghuai is down. The Prince is here." Broken arm."
"I dealt with Xu Guanghuai not because he and the prince were flirting with each other, but because my father asked me to watch the Ministry of Finance and raise money and food for Dayan, which is not suitable for this person. There is an old guy sitting there gesticulating, which is really annoying."
"It's just that I'm worried about whether this time..."
"There's nothing to worry about. There is no way out. Ever since I entered Beijing in my uncle's carriage, I have no intention of leaving in despair.
By the way, I am calling you back here today. I want to tell you something face to face. Over the years, some of it was me who gave the signal, and some of it was you who made the decision without permission. You have planted a lot of nails around my second brother;
For now, just withdraw them all and try to clean up Clean up your relationship, and you can retire and take care of yourself."
"Master, I want to continue to be my master..."
"This is asking you to stay out of trouble. Boss, when I want to use you again in the future, this old guy still has a breath of life and can still exert his strength."
Wen Yin was immediately surprised and said immediately:
"Master. , is something going to happen?"
Ji Chengjue looked at Wen Yin,
Wen Yin was waiting to hear the answer,
But Ji Chengjue Cheng Jue didn't say anything.
Wen Yin was so frightened that he left his seat and knelt down;
"This subordinate deserves to die."
Ji Chengjue yawned ,
Said:
"I am lonely."
"My subordinates resign."
After Wen Yin left, Ji Cheng Jue didn't rush to leave the wine table and go to bed. Instead, he reached out and grabbed a handful of peanuts and started throwing them into his mouth one by one.
The eyes were deep in thought and a little sad, then became numb, and finally turned into indifferent:
“Oh, it’s going to rain. Mother wants to get married, whatever. Go.”
Immediately,
Ji Chengjue picked up his throat,
imitated the singing tune and hummed;
"March 3rd, girl I'm getting married on that sedan chair, with a fiery red hijab, so red..."
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That's all for today, more will be added tomorrow.