Chapter 585 Court Debate (Part 1)
In the Qingzhou case, Fang Jun eradicated hidden dangers for the emperor, which was indeed a great achievement. However, because of the special identity and background of the Wu family in Qingzhou, the emperor could not reward Fang Jun publicly.
But it was precisely this that made the emperor feel that he had treated Fang Jun a little badly.
Therefore, Li Junxian is 100% sure that since someone has implicated this matter, no matter what His Majesty Li Er's true thoughts and purposes are, Fang Jun must be saved!
Li Junxian was secretly amused.
These civil servants probably thought this was the straw that broke the camel's back, right? I’m not sure why I’m so excited now! But little did he know that this was like putting an invulnerable armor on Fang Jun.
Fang Jun is already in an invincible position!
Li Junxian thought to himself: Could it be that this person was arranged by Fang Jun himself and used this matter to force His Majesty to resolve to defend him?
Li Junxian was startled at the thought.
His heart was up and down, but there was already an uproar in the main hall.
Regarding the Qingzhou case, His Majesty Li Er had blocked all news and cut off all the news after Fang Jun's secret report. Except for the local officialdom, the whole incident was suppressed and did not spread at all.
Now that the news is suddenly revealed, how can it not cause an uproar?
This is a tragedy that wipes out a family, and it is absolutely unacceptable in terms of law and morality!
At this time, Changsun Wuji, who had been silent as an audience, stood up from the train and said in a sonorous and powerful voice: "Your Majesty, please verify this impeachment. If there is real evidence, you should convene the three judicial departments and three halls for a trial, and return the full family of the Wu family in Qingzhou. Justice, redress the injustice! ”
"I would like to ask your Majesty to verify this impeachment!"
"Your Majesty, please take down such a heartless person and enforce the law of the country!"
"Such cruel and violent people must be severely punished!"
"The sky is clear and the world is clear. How can we tolerate such a cruel person to serve as an official in the same court as the disciples of our saints? Without severe punishment, it is not enough to uphold the law of the country; without severe punishment, it is not enough to bring peace to the world!"
The crowd of civil servants was furious, and each one of them spoke impassionedly and spoke righteously, becoming a representative of justice. They wished they could take Fang Jun, a vicious criminal, to the execution ground right now and have his head chopped off!
Even the civil servants who were close to Fang Xuanling looked at each other in silence.
How to defend this kind of thing?
Originally, with Ma Zhou's intervention, he proposed to verify the impeachment of the supervisory censors. This move had already made Fang Jun's situation extremely relaxed. After all, they are all hearsay, and even if one or two of them are true occasionally, it's not a big deal. Although the system of "reporting on rumors" is screwed up and does not require real evidence, it also has its own shortcomings, that is, it cannot punish officials who make mistakes too harshly. After all, the core program of a country is the law. No system can be above the law, at least in name... and the law relies on real evidence.
But with the emergence of this article of impeachment, the situation suddenly reversed.
Verifying the impeachment was originally a good thing for Fang Jun, but now it has become an extremely disadvantageous thing. Once this kind of thing is verified, don't say that Fang Jun is Fang Xuanling's son, even the son of His Majesty the Emperor!
Although Confucianism has always been clamoring to govern by doing nothing, in fact the way to govern the country is still the Legalist theory.
Only by upholding the fairness of the law can the stability of the entire empire be maintained!
If even the law is in vain, how far away can we be from the destruction of the country?
Even those military officers and nobles who clamored to support Fang Jun were a little dumbfounded at this time.
This has wiped out the whole family, what else can you say to defend yourself?
Although these lawless guys who crawled out from the dead do not think that killing a few people and wiping out an entire family is a big deal, how many of these generals who have military power in the north and south have not done this kind of thing?
The problem is that when they do this kind of thing, the world is in chaos and no one can control it. And don’t let anyone catch you!
Just looking at the look and demeanor of the doctor named Lu Xiaoyu, we knew that he must have some evidence, otherwise it would be impossible to reveal this matter at this time.
The military commanders and nobles were silent. They could support Fang Jun, which represented their interests, but they would not openly go against the laws of the empire for this reason.
Ma Zhou also had to shut up.
He helped Fang Jun not only because of his friendship with Fang Jun, but also because it was His Majesty's request, and there was also the factor of respecting Fang Xuanling mixed in.
But when someone revealed the murder case, Ma Zhou was unable to do anything.
There was a lot of noise in the main hall.
Only His Majesty Li Er, who was sitting on the throne, looked gloomy and said nothing.
He just raised his eyes and glanced slyly at the doctor of the Ministry of Justice, and then inadvertently glanced at Changsun Wuji who was standing in front of him.
There is an anger in my heart that is constantly surging like vigorous magma, but it is tightly bound by the hard surface. It becomes more and more violent and violent, eager to conflict with this hard restraint and violently burst out!
It must be a landslide and earth-shattering disaster!
Fortunately, His Majesty Li Er has not lost his reason and is still suppressing the anger in his heart.
He slowly raised his hand and made a downward gesture.
The hall gradually became quiet, and everyone shut their mouths, waiting for the emperor's decision.
The foundation of the country is the law, but the imperial power has the supreme status. If the emperor insists on favoring Fang Jun, then it will be useless for anyone to say anything.
This is imperial power!
That's why they created such a tense situation to force the emperor to consider the overall situation and sacrifice Fang Jun to maintain the stability of Jiangnan.
But what if the emperor doesn’t?
Everyone looked at His Majesty the Emperor nervously.
His Majesty Li Er suppressed the anger in his heart and said calmly: "Please tell Fang Jun to go to the palace and ask him to confront you in court. Do you have any objections, dear ministers?"
The emperor's tone was calm, but the word "Aiqing" was deliberately aggravated. Everyone could hear the slow sarcasm and anger mixed with it.
Is this my "beloved"?
For the sake of profit, they can so unscrupulously knock down the most outstanding young talents of an empire, and even unite to force the emperor!
It's really good!
Following the emperor's words, the hall became quiet, solemn, and cold as if it was frozen...
The ministers who clamored for Fang Jun's impeachment all trembled in their hearts.
Xiao Yu's face was even colder, and he was extremely regretful!
This emperor holds a grudge...
Even if we use the country's stability to force the emperor to submit today, what about in the future?
As the empire grew stronger, the evidence became more stable, and the taxes became richer, the entire empire became more and more stable. With the emperor's talents and strategies, not to mention the increasingly prosperous Jiangnan, even the miasma-ridden and sparsely populated Lingnan has gradually become the focus of the imperial court's development and management. In a few years, the emperor will have unprecedented control over the entire empire. intensity.
Aristocratic family?
Gate valve?
In the eyes of the emperor, these are all stumbling blocks to his control of the empire, and sooner or later they will be kicked away!
If you can't kick them away, you will smash them with a hammer!
And this time the impeachment trend has developed so far, it is no longer as simple as forcing the emperor. It involves Fang Xuanling, which means that if it continues to develop, it will inevitably set off a major earthquake in the officialdom, shaking the empire. The stability of the country, what was damaged was His Majesty the Emperor’s plan for the Eastern Expedition, and what was affected was the supreme authority of the imperial power!
Originally, they wanted to use the stability of Jiangnan to coerce the emperor, but now, the entire court is unstable!
Xiao Yu's mouth was full of bitterness and regret!
After this incident, the Jiangnan gentry must have been reduced to an extremely low status in the emperor's mind, and it would not be an exaggeration to even say they were hostile.
What will happen if you are hated by the emperor?
Apart from rebellion, there is only silent waiting for decline to come.
But, does he dare to rebel?
If you are more gentle, your Majesty may still consider the stability of the court, the success of the Eastern Expedition, and the friendship of the past, and will not kill everyone. If you continue to be tough, I am afraid that His Majesty, armed with the fury of thunder, will be ruthless and turn the Jiangnan nobles into powder!
Xiao Yu calmed down. He knew that this was the time for the emperor to express his attitude. If he continued to remain silent like this, his majesty would definitely regard everything today as being under his instruction, Xiao Yu. That would be a tragedy!
Taking a deep breath, Xiao Yu glanced at Changsun Wuji's back, flicked his sleeves, and stood out of the train. (End of chapter)