Chapter 94 Zhao Xing’s dissatisfaction
“If you have something to do, please report it early!”
With the chorus of the eunuch of Si Dian, the morning court officially began.
First, Grand Prime Minister Han Zhangxuan reported the results of the investigation and treatment of officials in Yangzhou and surrounding states.
In Yangzhou and several surrounding states, there were many times more locust larvae at the beginning of this year than in previous years. Under the call of the local government, people exchanged locusts for food, which has eliminated the possibility of a locust plague.
Afterwards, it was natural to hold the derelict officials accountable. After several months of investigation and trial, the results have now been obtained.
According to the official's wishes, officials in several states sentenced him to exile.
The rest are officials and county magistrates, those who are demoted are demoted and those who are fined are fined.
After listening to Han Zhang's report, the official said calmly: "Let's follow the instructions drawn up by the Grand Prime Minister. The Ministry of Personnel will select officials to take over as soon as possible to avoid causing trouble."
"Yes." !" Han Zhang and the Minister of Civil Affairs responded.
Next, some officials came to report, but it was not a big deal, and the officials dealt with it one by one.
Seeing that the morning court was coming to an end, an official from Yushitai came out and said: "Your Majesty, I want to impeach Zhongshu Sheng to Shizhong Xie Chuanjian. His old mother is seriously ill, but he does not return to his hometown to visit. This is unfilial. Move."
As the official finished speaking, all the civil and military officials looked at the thin old man in his fifties.
The old man was Xie Chuanjian, and his expression was very dull when facing everyone's gaze.
"Xie Aiqing, what do you have to say?" The official looked at Xie Chuanjian and asked.
"I have nothing to say!" Xie Chuanjian bowed.
The Analects of Confucius says: If one's private morality is deficient, it is difficult to maintain public weapons. If a person has no selfless virtue, he cannot stand upright.
In ancient times, the requirements for filial piety were very strict. Even the emperor's temple name after his death had to bear the word "filial piety".
As the saying goes, loyalty and filial piety cannot have both ends.
Taking loyalty and filial piety together shows how important filial piety is.
In fact, Xie Chuanjian's mother was not seriously ill, but she had a cold. In order not to worry her son, she hid it.
I wrote to him after I recovered from the illness. Even so, Xie Chuanjian asked his wife to take the child back to his hometown to visit.
However, there is no way to argue with this. It is true that his mother was ill, and it is also true that he did not go back to visit.
It doesn’t make any sense to say something you don’t know before.
Zhang Yuanzhen in the crowd showed a hint of joy when he heard this. It seemed that his position as the right minister of the Ministry of Rites was secure.
The official said calmly: "I have also heard about this matter. Xie Aiqing is an honest official and has not bought a house in Bianjing yet. My old mother does not want to cause trouble to him and does not want to come to Bianjing, so she has stayed in her hometown. His mother She didn't want to worry him about her illness, so she kept it secret and didn't tell him. By the time he found out, her old mother was already well. On the contrary, Xie Aiqing and her mother were role models for officials and mothers in the world. There is a vacancy for the right minister of the Ministry of Rites. Xie Aiqing has high moral character and is an honest official. He is promoted to the right minister of the Ministry of Rites! "
"Your Majesty, I have something to say!"
Feng Deguang originally thought that the official would reprimand Xie Chuanjian! In other words, who would have thought that the officials would praise him so much that he directly appointed Xie Chuanjian as the right minister of the Ministry of Rites. He couldn't sit still any longer, so he stepped out of the queue and bowed.
"What does Feng Aiqing have to say?" the official said with narrowed eyes.
"Your Majesty, even if Xie Geizhong didn't know about it before, he should have taken leave and returned to his hometown for a visit after he found out." Feng Deguang said.
"Although Xie Aiqing did not go back, he allowed his wife to go back with her children. This is filial piety, and it is loyalty for him to stay in the court and serve the country. What does Feng Aiqing think is wrong?" the official said lightly.
"I don't know this, and I hope your majesty will forgive me." Feng Deguang saw that the officials had said this, and even though he was unwilling to do so, he did not dare to say anything.
"The censor's desk is basically about hearing about things. What's the crime? However, as the censor Zhongcheng, Feng Aiqing cannot just be loyal to the court. He must educate his children well when he has time. I heard that Feng Aiqing My son told people that if you are an official, you will not be sent away. Only by running away and being transferred at the same level can you be promoted and re-employed."
The official tone is dull, but To Feng Deguang's ears, it was like a thunder.
Cold sweat broke out from behind Feng Deguang, and a lot of cold sweat oozed from his forehead, but he did not dare to wipe it off. He bowed and said: "Your Majesty, the dog is talking nonsense. I will teach you a lesson when I get back."
"In this case, Aiqing, please rest at home for a while and teach your son." The official said.
Feng Deguang was shocked when he heard this. This was tantamount to temporarily suspending him. He moved his mouth, saluted with a decadent look, and said, "Yes, thank you, Your Majesty!" "Retreat from the court." After the official finished speaking, he stood up and left.
"Best farewell to Your Majesty!" all the officials shouted.
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At the end of the court, many people looked at Feng Deguang with a look of decadence and amusement.
After Feng Deguang became the censor Zhongcheng, he offended many people.
The right way is to destroy people's wealth, just like killing their parents.
Destroying someone else's future is no different from destroying someone's financial path.
But Feng Deguang is careful in doing things. He will not mess with those who have backgrounds or are favored by officials.
Therefore, even though many people hate it, they suffer from the lack of evidence and can do nothing about it.
Now that I see him being punished by the officials, I naturally feel very happy.
Censor Zhongcheng, a third-grade official, was suspended from his post.
As the morning court ended, it didn’t take long for this incident to be spread throughout Bianjing and became a hot topic among the people of Bianjing after dinner.
Many people even said that when they passed by Feng's house, they heard a shrill scream, which should be Feng Zhongcheng lecturing his son.
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In the East Palace, Sheng Wei sent several jars of wine that had been blended after many tests.
Zhao Xing was just thinking about arranging for someone to send wine to the palace for his father to taste, when he heard the news and was very dissatisfied.
He thought that his father had found out about Li Daoquan, but he was unwilling to make it public. This was considered a punishment for Feng Deguang.
It’s not surprising that he had this idea. After all, Feng Deguang was sent by his father. Seriously, his father didn’t know people well.
If the matter spreads, it will also have some impact on my father.
As an emperor, for the sake of the emperor’s majesty and face, it is not impossible to do this.
However, Zhao Xing couldn't accept it. He wanted to save face. At the very least, Feng Deguang should be severely punished and Li Daoquan's family should be restored to their reputation, right?
Zhao Xing didn’t ask anyone to send him wine, so he took leave directly and took the wine into the palace himself.
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Seeing Zhao Xing and seeing a trace of anger on his face, the official smiled and said, "I knew you would come."
"Father, your punishment for Feng Deguang is too light. Right? Framing Zhongliang and lying to others is not a pity. Even if you don't kill him, you shouldn't let him go so easily," Zhao Xing said.
"Haha." The official smiled softly and said, "Who told you that I was going to let him go? You have been studying for so long, and you also studied the art of war with Ning Yuanhou for a period of time. Tao Lue, there is no progress at all."
Zhao Xing was startled and said in surprise: "Is this the father's plan?"
"That's right," the official nodded slightly. The matter in Shezhou is under investigation, but there is no evidence at all about his manipulation of officials’ promotions. By doing this, I am just waiting for others to fall into trouble.”
Zhao Xing tasted the words and seemed to understand his father's intention.
Feng Deguang is considered to be in a high and powerful position. Those who hate him have no evidence and dare not speak out.
The Yushitai has the power to supervise all officials and can hear about things.
If he cannot be beaten to death with one blow, few officials will not be afraid of people taking revenge.
You need evidence to sue others, but they don’t need it to sue you.
Even if it turns out to be false in the end, they won't even need to apologize.
Besides, how many officials have clean butts?
Even if there is no problem with public morality, what about private morality?
Being targeted by a group of censors every day, and even the most serious things can be found out, who can bear it?
(End of this chapter)