Chapter 662 Mutual Impeachment
The morning of the next day.
An official came out: "Your Majesty, Mr. Fu has returned from Pengzhou and has been busy with matters in his house. He has not yet returned to the Hanlin Academy for duty. Nowadays, there is a mountain of official duties. Mr. Fu is really slacking off."< br>
Other officials also followed suit: "Your Majesty, Mr. Fu not only neglected his official duties, but also accepted bribes. The ministers saw Mr. Fu accepting two boxes of gold and silver jewelry last night, and they laughed and accepted them."
Another official also came out: "In the early hours of this morning, a colleague of Zhan Shifu asked the minister to impeach Mr. Fu for accepting bribes." He then presented a gift list, "On it is the specific amount of gold, silver and jewelry."
All the witnesses and evidence are there.
Civil and military officials were whispering.
Some even shouted loudly: "The officials in Zhanshi Mansion are of low rank and cannot go to court. Master Fu bullies low-rank officials like this?"
The emperor raised his eyebrows: "Cai What do you think, Prime Minister?"
Cai Tingzhou raised his hand and said, "Master Fu is a new scholar and is said to be very skilled. He is proficient in all aspects of literature, Taoism and martial arts. He is worthy of being a pillar of our world."
The conversation soon changed: "If you slack off in official duties and accept bribes, even a talented person must be severely punished."
"Your Majesty, I thought it was a good idea to punish Mr. Fu to prevent him from falling into the wrong path and getting deeper into it. After reforming, he is still a pillar of Da Jing.”
Cai Tingzhou lowered his head and said it with great sincerity.
Yan Xuan smiled.
The emperor said: "What do you think, Duke Yan?"
Yan Xuan said: "I think Prime Minister Cai's hypocrisy makes people do evil, and officials who have been convicted can be reused in the future? I have never heard of it."
The emperor turned his eyes to Fu Ciyi: " What does Fu Aiqing have to say? "
Fu Ciyi calmly stepped out and held his hands: "The emperor has made a decision."
The emperor laughed loudly, then frowned: " Do you know that Mr. Fu rode from Pengzhou to Beijing without sleep for four days and three nights? "
"Under such circumstances, I ordered him to rest for half a month."
"According to what you said, the fault is mine?"
All the ministers below claimed: "I don't dare, I don't dare, I don't dare."
The emperor raised his hand and said loudly Then he said: "Late last night, Fu Aiqing led people to carry two boxes of gold and silver jewelry into the palace."
Last night he had gone to bed, and he was stunned to ask the chamberlain to invite him out. Sleeping hall.
Not long after, four imperial guardsmen arrived at the palace carrying two large wooden boxes.
The wooden box was opened, causing Cai Tingzhou's eyes to shrink.
I prepared this myself and asked the clerk to send it to the Fu family.
The ministers immediately turned around and said one after another: "Master Fu is an honest and upright official."
Fu Ciyi then said: "I impeach Cai Tingzhou."
" First, the official who bribed him last night was actually Prime Minister Cai’s disciple. What was Prime Minister Cai’s intention in setting him up like this?”
"Secondly, Prime Minister Cai has no way to teach his son, but it is okay to teach his daughter. He is in vain to be the head of civil servants."
As soon as these words came out, everyone was in an uproar.
They had heard——
Cai Mingzhi had an affair with someone before marriage and was caught on the spot.
Cai Muchi was clearly given a marriage, and she was still having sex with Dong Shangshu's son at Yingtian Lake, and was caught on the spot.
It turns out that both things are true.
For a while, everyone looked at Cai Tingzhou as if they were watching a good show.
Cai Tingzhou's face turned green and white, and he yelled: "Fu Ciyi, don't talk nonsense!"
Fu Ciyi said softly: "Third, Prime Minister Cai is nepotistic. , Relatives sell their official positions and get titles.”
After that, he took out the impeachment documents and the evidence that had been compiled in advance, and presented them with both hands.
It has been more than two months since Cai Tingzhou's culpability was investigated.
I have to say that Cai Tingzhou is really cunning. After being the prime minister for a long time, he has done many things impeccably, and he can't find a more direct reason for him. Nowadays, these are still difficult to find.
The chamberlain took the evidence in Fu Ciyi's hand and presented it to the emperor one by one.
The words written clearly in black and white on the paper, the emperor's face became more and more serious: "Cai Tingzhou, what else do you have to say?"
Cai Tingzhou immediately defended: "Your Majesty, they are all relatives and have nothing to do with me. I have preached to them earlier, but they did not listen, so I had no choice but to sever the relationship with them."
The prince came out and said: "Father, Prime Minister Cai is an upright man, and it is obvious to all the ministers present. I heard more than once that Prime Minister Cai refused to associate with those relatives, and I asked my father to judge!"
After all, he has been immersed in officialdom for many years, how many It is the disciples who are disciples.
With the addition of the prince as a guarantee, many ministers immediately spoke for Cai Tingzhou.
The emperor remained silent, showing his majesty.
Yan Xuan held up his hands and said, "Your Majesty, Prime Minister Cai has hard work even if he has no merit. For example, he has promoted many officials alone."
The implication is that the people around Cai Tingzhou are the ones speaking out at this moment.
The emperor frowned, and his majestic eyes scanned the civil and military officials below.
"As the prime minister, I should appoint virtuous people. Fu Aiqing's refusal to marry is reasonable and reasonable, so Prime Minister Cai set a trap to punish him for an unwarranted crime, which makes me disappointed."
"That's the case. , Cai Tingzhou was unable to bear the responsibility of chief assistant and was deprived of the position of chief assistant of the cabinet. ”
"Fu Aiqing has worked conscientiously and made many achievements since he became an official."
"I have received memorials from officials in Jinzhou and Pengzhou more than once, and they all praise Fu Aiqing."
"A good official is one who can do practical things for the people."
"Here, I promote Fu Ciyi to the third rank." The emperor said, pointing to the two wooden boxes at the bottom, "These two boxes The gold, silver and jewelry should have been put into the national treasury. As for the Pengzhou matter, I haven't rewarded Fu Aiqing yet, so these two boxes of things will be given to you, Fu Ciyi."
Fu Ciyi clasped his fists obediently: "Thank you, Your Majesty. Ron!”
Cai Tingzhou rolled his eyes and almost fainted.
After losing the position of chief minister of the cabinet, it can be said that his power and position are not as good as before.
As for gold, silver and jewels, you must know that when he took out these two boxes of wealth, he was ready to add them to the national treasury, but he never expected that he would be rewarded by the emperor to Fu Ciyi.
Clenching his teeth for a moment, thinking that the emperor might still accuse him, he simply closed his eyes and passed out.
After falling to the ground, he clearly heard the emperor shout loudly: "Carry him back to Cai Mansion."
"The position of chief minister of the cabinet is vacant, and everyone can recommend it." The emperor added, "The prince of the Southwest Prince has arrived in Beijing, and there will be a banquet in the palace tonight to welcome him. My dear friends, please bring your family to the palace for dinner tonight."
In the past, palace banquets would involve sending servants to spread the news to each government.
Now the emperor personally announced this matter in the morning, and all the ministers had to come. Not only did they have to come, but their wives and children also had to come.
In the evening, Yan Funing and her brothers followed their parents into the palace.
Zeng Kerou stayed in the house because she was pregnant.
The palace banquet had not officially started yet, and her father and brother were summoned by the emperor to discuss state affairs, while her mother took her to chat with the ladies of the aristocratic family.
Tired of chatting, Yan Funing wanted to enjoy the sunset at the palace along the lake, so she said to her mother, "Mom, I'll take a walk around the lake."
Hong Qingyi agreed: "Go ahead, Be safe.”
“Well, don’t worry, mother.”
Yan Funing smiled playfully.
Unexpectedly, she only walked half a circle around the lake. As soon as she passed a rockery, she was pulled into the rockery.
The force was so strong that she was frightened, and she was about to call for help...
The man covered her mouth tightly, and hugged her from behind with his other hand.
“Has he touched you?”
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