Chapter 564: Peak Showdown in Front of the Imperial Gate
Disciple of Huangji.

Whenever there was a court meeting, a royal platform would be set up and a dragon throne would be placed on it for the emperor to hold court.

At this moment, sitting on the dragon throne on the imperial platform, Zhu Zaigui narrowed his eyes slightly with a somewhat cold look in his eyes, staring at Ouyang Yijing, the military official who was holding a tablet in his hands, bending over and impeaching Yan Shaoting in the distance.

Although the new emperor, who had been a prince for thirty years, had many problems and was far inferior to the previous emperor in terms of ability, he was not able to manipulate the court intrigues at will.

But he has one extremely outstanding advantage.

That is, he could recognize all the officials in the court and knew their past official experiences.

When Ouyang Yijing stood up to impeach Yan Shaoting, the four words "Qingliu Old Party" emerged in Zhu Zaigui's mind.

Although Ouyang Yijing was also from Jiangxi, the same province as the Yan family, he became an official in Xiaoshan after passing the imperial examination and was later transferred to become a censor in six departments.

He was able to be promoted from a county magistrate to an official in charge of six departments.

This itself is full of mysteries.

You should know that since the imperial court established the noble status of censors, they have always been appointed from the top two lists of Jinshi. Those who were sent to serve as county magistrates were generally the Jinshi at the bottom of the two lists.

After Ouyang Yijing passed the high school entrance examination, he became a local county magistrate, which shows that he did not perform very well in the exam.

However, he was able to be promoted directly to the censor of six departments while serving as county magistrate.

There is undoubtedly someone behind this.

Coincidentally, Xiaoshan, where he served as the county magistrate, was in Zhejiang.

The Zhejiang area has always been the territory of the Qingliu old party and the gentry in the southeast.

Zhu Zaigui shifted his gaze from Ouyang Yijing to the ranks of civil servants, observing whether there were any members of the Qingliu Old Party who would stand up to oppose his bestowal of the title on Yan Shaoting.

But the emperor said nothing.

The others, however, became anxious.

Feng Bao, who had just finished reading the imperial edict, turned back with a questioning look at the emperor sitting on the dragon throne, waiting for the emperor's next order.

Seeing that the emperor said nothing, Feng Bao glanced sideways at Lu Fang who was standing on the other side.

This is his godfather.

For Feng Bao, he didn't care how high an official position or title the emperor gave to Yan Shaoting.

In the past, he worked in the palace, and his godfather was Lü Fang, the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Household Department, so he always felt that he was different from ordinary people. But the more he experienced, the more he understood.

Everything you have is brought by one person.

It was the person sitting on the dragon throne at this moment.

Now that someone opposed the will of His Majesty, Feng Bao, without receiving instructions from Zhu Zaigui and Lu Fang, cast a gloomy look at Ouyang Yijing in the square ahead.

Although he was working in the Imperial Stables, he was the commander of the Four Guards of Tengxiang.

But it is not impossible for him to ask the Eastern Depot and the Embroidered Uniform Guard to investigate Ouyang Yijing thoroughly.

And in the civil service class.

Originally, Ouyang Yijing opened his mouth to impeach Yan Shaoting.

Although he had always disliked this son, he was his own son after all. Yan Shifan, who was now the Minister of Justice, was about to step forward to argue with him, but was pulled back by Lei Li who was standing next to him.

Yan Shifan immediately frowned and looked at his old superior from the Ministry of Works.

Lei Li just shook his head, and then his body did not move, only his lips moved slightly and said: "The censors have the power to remonstrate on matters. You are the Minister of Justice, how can you use your power to pressure others? It is better to wait until he finishes speaking before discussing it."

After giving the reminder, Lei Li lowered his head and looked at his toes.

I heard that the students at Changping Academy of Engineering have recently come up with a lot of good stuff, so I should go and have a look when I have time. If I have the chance, I might as well get some good stuff and bring it back to the court.

After listening to Lei Li's persuasion, Yan Shifan also suppressed his temper, but he stared at Ouyang Yijing with the same cold eyes who was in the public eye.

Countless eyes are watching.

Ouyang Yijing, the military official, held his head high and showed no fear at all.

Although the new party headed by the Yan family is now the most powerful in the court.

But Ouyang Yijing was fearless.

When he first took office as the Censor of Criminal Affairs, he dared to impeach high-ranking officials in the court, such as the Junior Secretary of Taichang Temple, the Vice Minister of Nanjing Ministry of Revenue, the Governor of Ningxia, and the Councillor of Huguang. Now that he is the Censor of Military Affairs, in charge of a department, he is even less afraid!
Ouyang Yijing immediately took another step forward, still holding the tablet in both hands.

He took a deep breath and shouted loudly: "Last year, in the 45th year of Jiajing, when the late emperor passed away, he issued three edicts, one for clearing the army, one for measuring the land, and one for compiling a register, with the intention of reforming the old and establishing the new. The merits and demerits of the late emperor have been erased, and the will is to restore the old territory for our dynasty. Since the emperor ascended the throne, he has also respected his ancestors and followed the system, hoping to create a prosperous scene. The late emperor and your majesty have been two generations of kings, and only then was Yan Shaoting able to lead the three armies to fight against the rebels this year as the general of the Northern Expedition."

"Yan Shaoting was the general who conquered the north. He led the three armies, expelled the Tartars, recovered the Hetao area, strengthened our country, and made unprecedented achievements. However, his achievements were not made by one person. He was the aspirations of tens of thousands of soldiers in the three armies. Fortunately, the late emperor trusted him and the whole court supported him."

"Your Majesty has implemented new policies and ushered in a prosperous era. He has clearly distinguished rewards and punishments. This is the behavior of a benevolent monarch and a sage king. General Yan Shaoting of the Northern Expedition should also be rewarded for his merits, but at this moment the three armies have not returned, the generals and soldiers are still outside the Great Wall, and the captured bandits have not yet been escorted back to the capital. How can we reward him for his merits?"

"We should not reward meritorious service at this time, but we should enforce strict military discipline."

"General Yan Shaoting is the commander of the three armies, controlling the troops of the nine frontiers. He holds a high position and has great power. He is entrusted with the responsibility of protecting the country. However, he has a rebellious and domineering nature. I heard that ten days ago, the army of the Northern Expedition went north from Yinshan Mountain, intending to restore the Great Wall of the Qin Dynasty and rebuild the six towns of the Northern Wei Dynasty, using cities and walls to control the grassland. I dare not say much about the intention of this move."

"The army was stationed north of Yinshan Mountain, including Wang Zhigao, the governor of Shanxi, Xuanfu and Datong, Wang Jiluo, the governor of Shanxi, Shen Weiyue, the general of Shanxi, Sun Wu, the general of Datong, and many other civil and military officials. When they heard that the king's army had won the battle and the troops were in the south of the desert, they wanted to go there in person to discuss the matter of comforting the army, but Yan Shaoting, with the prestige of a great victory and the might of the three armies, forcibly took everyone into the prisoner's cage in the army."

"The two kings, Shen, Sun and others are all appointed officials of the court, and they are ordered by the emperor to guard a region. I heard that now, they are imprisoned together with the captured bandits by the army by those who abuse their power. What Yan Shaoting did today was really uncivilized. He completely disregarded the majesty of the court, acted recklessly, arrogantly and lawlessly."

Let’s talk about Ouyang Yijing.

He was doing the job of a censor in one of the six departments, and he did a really good job.

When he spoke, he spoke openly and clearly.

Moreover, he was able to distribute the credit of the army on the front line to various places, so that everyone benefited equally. Not to mention the current emperor, even the previous emperor got a share of the credit.

Just these words left him enough room to maneuver.

however.

Then, Ouyang Yijing changed the subject: "Although I am a civil official, I also know that there have always been military commanders who say that when a general is away from home, he may accept some orders and some may not. I have always hated this saying. However, let's not discuss whether this saying is right or wrong. I only know that there is no war on the front line now, and the army can return to the court, but Yan Shaoting has disregarded the law, arbitrarily exercised power, and controlled the border officials with the three armies. His orders are unreasonable. I think this man is not even thirty years old, but he is so domineering, as if he is a However, when the Han Dynasty was in chaos, the traitor Dong did one or two things. The Yan family often claims that they are loyal and brave, and have received countless royal gifts and honors. But what Yan Shaoting has done now makes me feel deeply worried. I dare not think whether the power of our dynasty will be transferred, and whether the evil star will come to Ziwei. I am the chief censor of the military department. According to the ancestral system, I hear rumors and speak out, and refute the emperor's will. However, this is truly a time for the country to revive. I hope that our emperor will think twice, withdraw the order, and issue an order to punish severely! "

Ouyang Yijing blurted out these words which were obviously prepared in advance.

There was an uproar in front of the Huangji Gate again.

This brother Ouyang really dares to say anything!

No matter they were civil or military officials, they all looked at Ouyang Yijing with horror in their eyes.

Li Chunfang, who was standing at the head of the civil servants, was both happy and surprised, and his eyes kept observing the vague figure from the Huangji Sect.

Yan Shifan, who had been persuaded by Lei Li not to speak, clenched his fists, his face flushed red, showing his anger.

This Ouyang Yijing is really abominable.

Even though he spoke a long string of words, citing various classics, his speech was obscure and difficult to understand.

But after saying so much, Ouyang Yijing only said three things. First, Yan Shaoting violated the law, was lawless, and arrogant.

Second, the Yan family was too powerful, with three generations of people including both civil and military talents.

Thirdly, the Yan family is so powerful, and Yan Shaoting dares to act in this way. There is no guarantee that the Yan family will not have inappropriate thoughts in the future, or even want to seize power and usurp the throne to change the world!
undoubtedly.

This military official took advantage of the fact that Yan Shaoting had captured Wang Zhigao and others outside Wuchuan City to directly label the Yan family as a group that wanted to rebel.

Such remarks.

How could the scene not be shocked?

How could Yan Shifan not be extremely angry? He almost rushed out of the train and hit him with the tablet in his hand.

And this is why Li Chunfang was happy at first and then surprised.

What makes people happy is that even if Ouyang Yijing fails to impeach him today, the words he said will definitely penetrate into the hearts of many people and take root in their hearts.

Then the doubt that the Yan family is powerful and has great achievements, and may be plotting treason, will be eradicated in people's minds.

But he was surprised that Ouyang Yijing's words were too harsh. These remarks were so outrageous that if not handled properly, they might backfire and become the beginning of the Qingliu Old Party being completely hated by the emperor.

Before the six ministries and nine ministers took their positions.

It's the cabinet.

When Li Chunfang was feeling mixed emotions.

Gao Gong, Yuan Wei, Zhao Zhenji, Hu Zongxian and Gao Yi were all very troubled.

Who would have thought that Ouyang Yijing would be so scary once he took action.

The five of them belong to different groups, but they have an unspoken rule that they all follow silently.

That is in the court, fighting without breaking.

But now Ouyang Yijing obviously wants to fight and then break.

Gao Gong secretly cast his eyes towards Li Chunfang, wondering how much of Ouyang Yijing's words today were the result of his behind-the-scenes planning.

When Gao Yi was observing the changes in the Prime Minister's expression.

While Yuan Wei and Hu Zongxian were still thinking about how to deal with the current situation.

But it was Zhao Zhenji who suddenly stood up.

Zhao Zhenji stood up with a frown on his face, looking very ugly.

Actually there is a reason for this.

After all, when the court was discussing the nominations for the cabinet, there were many available candidates, but he was the one who was promoted to the cabinet as the Governor-General of Zhejiang and the Governor of Zhejiang.

Behind all this is the full support of the Yan family.

Now Ouyang Yijing is saying that the Yan family has the intention of treason. Once the charges are proven, he, who is considered by everyone to be a member of the Yan faction of the New Party, will inevitably be implicated.

To protect the Yan family is to protect yourself.

Zhao Zhenji was very clear about this.

After Zhao Zhenji walked out of the civil servant train, he also looked back at Ouyang Yijing with anger on his face, and then held the tablet in his hand and bowed to the Huangji disciples.

Among the Huangji disciples, Zhu Zaigui also had a gloomy expression.

It's just because of the different lighting inside and outside that it's difficult for people to see the emperor's expression.

After hearing what Ouyang Yijing said, he almost wanted to issue an oral order on the spot to expel him from the imperial city. But today he had already done something against the rules, and if he continued to do so, I'm afraid that the chief assistant teacher would really open his mouth to persuade him in public.

But when he saw Zhao Zhenji stand up, Zhu Zaigui's expression immediately relaxed.

He naturally also knew that Zhao Zhenji could be considered a member of the Yan faction.

In front of the Huangji Gate, Zhao Zhenji had already spoken.

"Your Majesty, I have something to say."

Almost as soon as he finished speaking.

Zhu Zaigui, who was sitting on the imperial throne, immediately responded, "You are allowed to speak."

Zhao Zhenji bowed again and then said loudly: "Your Majesty, I ask the emperor to beat Ouyang Yijing, the military official, to death at the Meridian Gate for the crime of confusing the people, disturbing the court, and deceiving the emperor, as a warning to others!"

The four words "serve as a warning to others" were slammed on the ground, echoing in the square surrounded by the palace walls.

front.

It was Ouyang Yijing's shocking words that caused an uproar among the civil and military officials in the room.

just now.

However, it was because of a word from Cabinet Minister Zhao Zhenji that everyone was shocked again.

People's gazes instantly shifted from Ouyang Yijing to Lord Zhao.

Everyone is full of doubts.

You must know that this Lord Zhao has always been a slippery official, and he always leaves himself enough room to maneuver when speaking and doing things.

But today he opened his mouth and wanted to beat Ouyang Yijing to death.

This kind of decisiveness is rare.

No.

Never seen before!
Even Ouyang Yijing, who was about to be beaten to death by Zhao Zhenji, suddenly raised his head and looked at the back of Lord Zhao in front of him with surprise.

But before everyone could calm down.

But another person rushed out from the civil servants' train.

He was a Jinshi in the two lists of the 38th year of Jiajing. He was from Nanchang, Jiangxi, together with Ouyang Yijing, the Du Shizhong of the Military Department. The current Du Shizhong of the Household Department is Wei Shiliang.

Wei Shiliang stood three steps away from Ouyang Yijing.

"I, the Ministry of Revenue, Wei Shiliang, second the motion."

"Now there is a large army outside, with generals in command, using the army to save the country, but there are villains in the court, talking nonsense, with selfish motives, which is actually a disaster for the country and the people, and wants to kill the meritorious officials, just like the Qin thieves in the Song Dynasty!"

"I also agree with Lord Zhao's words. Please, Your Majesty, issue an order to have this thief executed with a stick!"

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