Chapter 993: Kneel down for a while
There was complete silence in the main hall, and you could hear a pin drop.
All the ministers held their breath, and while secretly glancing at His Majesty Li Er on the throne, they secretly admired this official who dared to impeach Fang Jun. Doing something you know you can't do is a brave man; daring to pluck the hair from a tiger's mouth is a fool...
Wang Lun, Shaoqing of Dali Temple, was the direct descendant of the eldest son of the Wang family in Taiyuan. This man had an eccentric personality and was well-known among both the government and the public. He did not treat guests, attend banquets, give gifts, or take bribes. His wife was the maid who had served him since childhood, and he had no other concubines. Although he is not the eldest son of the Wang family, he lives alone in a simple residence in Datongfang in the south of the city. He usually does not socialize with his colleagues and does not travel with his fellow clan members. He is independent and upright.
There is no omission in the cases that he handles, and he is fair and strict. He will never be partial because of the powerful, nor bully the common people.
All the ministers knew it well and had to admire how powerful the attacker the Guanlong Group found this time was! Wang Lun's strength lies in his integrity and fairness. Such a character who can be called a moral role model has almost no flaws in his dealings with others.
If you, Fang Jun, aren’t you the one who impeached you, then you will rebuff the impeachment?
Although I don’t know what methods Fang Jun used to verify the dirty materials of the officials who impeached him, but this is a huge threat after all, like a sharp sword hanging above his head. If Fang Jun doesn’t take action, it will be over. If you take action, you will hurt someone!
Under this threat, who dares to impeach Fang Jun easily?
No one is perfect, let alone being in the big dye vat of officialdom? It is an indispensable skill for officials to welcome people and send them to others. No one can be clean if they are seriously investigated, and these will become Fang Jun's "rebound" weapons.
But now someone has stepped forward, and that is the strange person in Chang'an officialdom - Wang Lun, the young minister of Dali Temple!
It would be impossible to find a loophole in him!
Let’s see how you, Fang Jun, behave this time!
The stakeholders were elated, waiting to see Fang Jun's disgraceful defeat when his morals deteriorated; those who had nothing to do with them were excited, waiting to see whether Fang Jun's "rebound" was as invincible as before, or whether Wang Lun, a weird official in the officialdom, was able to be invulnerable and indestructible!
After Wang Lun finished speaking, he knelt down in the main hall, reached out and took off the black gauze hat on his head, with a firm expression and a sonorous tone: "Fang Jun is a man of corrupt moral character and arrogant and domineering, which is the source of trouble for the government. If he cannot be brought to justice, In order to use the law to suppress the imperial court, the ministers can only resign their official positions and return to the mountains and springs, vowing not to serve as officials in the same palace as this beast!"
Oh!
Is this to use his official position to force His Majesty to hand over Fang Jun to the Three Justices Division for trial?
He is indeed a weirdo in the officialdom, he is so ruthless!
This is equivalent to pushing His Majesty against the wall and being unable to get down!
Regardless of whether Fang Jun is guilty or not, as long as he is tried by the Three Justices, even if he is acquitted afterwards, rumors will spread that he was just relying on his father's power and the emperor's favor, and no one can punish him.
If he does not make friends with the three judges for trial, it will mean that the emperor is protecting Fang Jun and his reputation will be damaged.
It’s a dilemma between choosing and choosing.
His Majesty Li Er, who was sitting on the throne, looked gloomy, showing no signs of joy or anger, but there was an invisible coercion that filled the hall.
No one dared to interrupt, they all waited for His Majesty to make a decision.
Fang Jun sighed inwardly and walked out of the train. This was not a matter of whether he wanted to keep a low profile. Wang Lun's actions were tantamount to taking him and the emperor into account. At this time, he had to stand up and bear the firepower.
No matter what the outcome is, you cannot let your leader take the blame for you.
Subordinates who can protect their leaders at all times are good subordinates. When something happens to you, the leader will try to find ways to get you out of trouble. When trouble comes, he will push the leader out of the situation. Which leader will like such a subordinate?
Fang Jun stood next to Wang Lun, saluted His Majesty Li Er, and said, "I request to confront Wang Shaoqing."
"Accurate!"
His Majesty Li Er shouted in a deep voice.
All the ministers are looking forward to it. Confrontation in court is the most basic principle. Even if it is a serious crime against the nine clans, people must have a chance to speak. What's more, this case is just the words of Wang Lun's family. No one knows the truth of the matter.
But no one is optimistic that Fang Jun's confrontation can save the situation.
With Wang Lun's character, if there is no conclusive evidence, how can he be unreasonable?
Fang Jun took a step forward, then turned around and faced Wang Lun, with his hands behind his back, condescending and silent for a long time.
As a result, all the ministers felt a strange feeling in their hearts.
The current situation between the two of them... Wang Lun was kneeling in front of Fang Jun, while Fang Jun was looking down at Wang Lun with his hands behind his back and a look of arrogance on his face.
The scene is frozen like a film...
Wang Lun was confident in his heart and was not afraid of confrontation. His mind was quickly thinking about what Fang Jun might ask and how he should answer. This matter must be ensured to be foolproof, and Fang Jun's momentum must be severely suppressed. He didn't expect to be able to cure Fang Jun's crime with this. Speaking of which, even if the two charges were proven, it wouldn't be a big deal. They would still damage Fang Jun's reputation.
But now is an important moment when Fang Jun is about to take over as Jing Zhaoyin. Once there is news that Fang Jun bullies men and dominates women, it will be an extremely serious blow. Just imagine, why did the emperor support such an official with bad morals to the high position of Jing Zhaoyin despite the opposition of his courtiers?
By then, public opinion will inevitably be fierce.
Wang Lun felt at ease, but found that Fang Jun was just standing in front of him, looking at him condescendingly, but did not say a word for a long time. He couldn't help but said firmly: "If you have any questions, Marquis Huating, it's okay to ask. You seem to be such a treacherous and vicious person." I vow to bring you to justice and uphold the justice of the law.”
Fang Jun still didn't speak, just looked at it calmly.
After waiting for a while, Wang Lun couldn't help but wonder what was going on with this mallet? Then he urged: "Isn't it possible that Marquis Huating is speechless and doesn't know how to defend himself? Huh, if you do many unjust things, you will be killed. Marquis Huating is still young now. It's not too late to rein in the danger and change his ways. Why not openly admit the crimes you have committed, ask for His Majesty’s forgiveness, and be respectful in the future, you might as well become the pillar of the Tang Dynasty and Your Majesty’s humerus!”
Wang Lun spoke righteously and harshly, and scolded loudly.
But Fang Jun still looked calm and calm. He nodded and said calmly: "Don't worry, I am thinking about what to say. You kneel down for a while..."
Kneel down for a while...
It became increasingly quiet in the main hall, and everyone looked at Fang Jun blankly.
How can people be so shameless?
Wang Lun was dumbfounded and asked in astonishment: "What did you say?"
Fang Jun said displeasedly: "I've already said it but I'm still thinking about it. Why are you so anxious? Just kneel down first."
"Poof"
"Poof"
Finally, someone couldn't help but laugh out loud. This second roommate is so wicked!
No matter how stupid Wang Lun is, he still understands that the second roommate is taking advantage of me! Suddenly he became angry and jumped up from the ground. Unexpectedly, he had been kneeling for a long time, and the blood in his legs was inevitably sluggish. When he stood up suddenly, his legs were sore and numb, and he could not stand firmly. He staggered and almost fell to the ground, in an extremely embarrassed state.
The laughter in the hall became even louder.
Wang Lun was not very popular and did not usually make friends with others. At this time, except for his companions from the Guanlong Group who remained silent, the rest were happy to see his jokes.
Wang Lun's face turned as red as blood, and he finally stood upright. He glared at Fang Jun and cursed, "How dare you bully me?"
It’s no wonder Wang Lun is so angry.
In the Tang Dynasty, the ministers of the Ming and Qing dynasties frequently knelt down to worship the emperor, the royal family, and even the superiors. Their knees were so weak that they had no integrity at all. In fact, before the Yuan Dynasty, it was not popular for ministers to kneel down to the emperor. They would only kneel down at certain special moments. In the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang launched many strange policies, which gradually restricted the freedom of the people in the world, further attacking the dignity that had been almost destroyed by the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty to completely shattering, and the integrity of the entire nation was destroyed by a Yet another piece of red tape emasculating it. He originally hoped to use this method to turn the people into "obedient people" without blood and personality, so that the Zhu family could last forever.
Unfortunately, history has proved that the old Zhu family did not do any better than the previous emperors. When the Eight Banners broke through Shanhaiguan and marched thousands of miles across the mountains and rivers, except for those loyal and martyrs who were famous in history and fought to the death to fight against each other, Most of the Zhu family officials obediently cut off their hair and changed from "submissive people" of the old Zhu family to "submissive people" of the Manchu people. (End of chapter)