Chapter 565: Gao Gong is in a dilemma after being convicted
Well known.

The imperial court has never been a monolithic entity.

Even though people often say that the civil service group can shake the emperor's authority.

But civil servants have never been simply divided into one group.

As for the censors, they were low-ranking officials but had great power, so it was even more impossible for them to be of one mind.

The Six Ministries and the Censorate have always been the objects of contention among various groups inside and outside the government.

No one could sit idly by and watch others take charge of the six departments or the Censorate. Everyone wanted to place their own people in these places.

This also leads to.

When Ouyang Yijing, the military official, stood up to impeach Yan Shaoting for abusing his power and intending to disrupt the court order, Wei Shiliang, the household official, stood up to oppose it.

This is the normal Ming Dynasty, a microcosm of the political struggle in the court.

Although those who stood up were only the censors from the six departments.

But it can be traced back to the power struggle at the top level of the court.

For example, in order to protect the Yan family and thus himself, Zhao Zhenji could stand up and make horrifying remarks to beat Ouyang Yijing to death.

Then Wei Shiliang could immediately stand up and supplement Zhao Ge Lao's request.

In front of Huangji Gate.

The fight was almost reaching its climax.

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.

After all, Zhao Zhenji's statement that he wanted to beat Ouyang Yijing to death could be understood as an angry remark.

But what Wei Shiliang said provided a theoretical basis for Zhao Zhenji.

Wei Shiliang even gathered everyone's attention and spoke in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I and my colleagues in the court today all know that the former Song Dynasty occupied half of the Central Plains, but looked to the north and sighed. There were many civil and military heroes in the two Song Dynasties who were determined to march north, revive the Central Plains, and recover the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun. At that time, Yue Wumu trained his troops and horses to form the Yue Family Army, which repeatedly marched north and gradually showed signs of recovering the north. Although this is a matter of the two Song Dynasties, it is also a matter of the Han family in the Central Plains."

"Yue Wumu was fighting across the river at that time, but there were treacherous people in the court of Song Dynasty. They formed a clique for personal gain in the court and colluded with enemy countries abroad. They used their personal interests to suppress the people's hearts and minds and steal the country for their own use. The Qin traitor deceived the Emperor of Song Dynasty, so there were twelve golden tablets, which were passed to the army to recall the soldiers and force Yue Wumu to report his duties and be punished. At that time, our Han family in the Central Plains was about to recover the northern land, but it was unable to continue for a long time because of this. Yue Wumu even died in prison with injustice. Reading that time, the whole of Song Dynasty was in grief, while the treacherous enemy countries celebrated together."

"To this day, our dynasty has been striving for strength since the last emperor. Your Majesty has taken the throne and launched a new policy to achieve prosperity. The army has been marching north for months. The generals and officers have worked together and finally defeated the enemy in the old land of Hetao. The enemy was defeated and fled north. The three armies of our dynasty marched north from Yinshan Mountain to defend Yinshan Mountain and look to the north of the desert to stop the northern enemy forever."

"However, hundreds of years have passed since the Song Dynasty. In the court of the Han Dynasty in the Central Plains, there are still bloody battles for the country on the front line, and the treacherous people in the court are treacherous and make nonsense. At this moment, the three armies are excited and have made outstanding achievements, all due to the top and the bottom. The military department's chief secretary talked nonsense about the military outside the pass. I seem to see the old story in the court of the Song Dynasty, when the treacherous Qin Hui persuaded the Song emperor to issue twelve golden orders to recall Yue Wumu!"

Bang!
Wei Shiliang spoke in a heavy tone throughout. When he got excited, he shook his official robe and knelt on the ground in public.

The Minister of Revenue clasped his hands together, holding a tablet, with a serious expression.

"Your Majesty, the Ming Dynasty today is not the Song Dynasty of the past. Today, our Holy Emperor has a benevolent government, and today, our ministers are loyal to the king and the country."

"Ouyang Yijing is the military official. He should have said how to arrange the old land after the country was restored. However, he tried to stir up discord between the emperor and his subjects, and wanted to imitate the treacherous Qin Hui in the Song Dynasty, and convicted him of a false charge as the general of the Northern Expedition. Once this was said, the Northern Expedition army was falsely accused of dying, which hurt the hearts of the meritorious soldiers on the front line and damaged the reputation of the emperor as a benevolent and holy monarch."

"Although I am a censor of the Ministry of Revenue, I should strictly abide by my authority and responsibilities. However, Ouyang Yijing's words have angered me, and can be said to be infuriating to both humans and gods. Such words bring chaos to the country, destroy the government, and endanger the Ming Dynasty..."

"He should be beaten to death!"

After the shouting of beating to death, Wei Shiliang was still kneeling on the ground with the tablet in his hands, but he held his head high and chest out, his figure as strong as a strong peak.

In the square, all the civil and military officials had their eyes wandering.

This is the benefit of the Han people in the Central Plains writing history throughout the ages.

People can always extract various experiences from what has happened in past dynasties.

Ouyang Yijing, the military official who was scolded by Wei Shiliang as Qin Hui, turned pale and his arms hidden under his official robes kept shaking.

He was obviously very angry.

The rest of the people began to search towards the front.

The matter has now developed to the point where it is getting bigger and bigger.

Once Ouyang Yijing is really convicted.

Then it was obvious that he alone was not enough.

Although it was Ouyang Yijing who took the lead in impeaching Yan Shaoting today, everyone knew that he would not dare to do so without someone's instructions.

Convicting Ouyang Yijing will inevitably implicate a series of people.

His superiors, his teachers, and court officials with whom he had close contacts may all be implicated and subject to questioning and investigation by the authorities.

Li Chunfang frowned at this time and glanced sideways at Zhao Zhenji who had just stood up.

Zhao Zhenji has already stood up for today's incident.

And now Ouyang Yijing is about to be classified by Wei Shiliang as a treacherous villain like Qin Hui of the Song Dynasty.

If I don't speak out, I'm afraid the Qingliu Old Party will have to pay a heavy price again before this matter can be calmed down and brought to an end.

moment.

Li Chunfang stood up with a sullen face.

He first looked towards the looming figure from the Huangji sect whose expression was unclear, and then instantly looked at Wei Shiliang who was kneeling on the ground behind him and Ouyang Yijing who was standing not far away.

Under the gaze of everyone.

Li Chunfang snorted coldly, staring at Ouyang Yijing with a gloomy look: "Military! Do you want to do the same thing to Qin Hui, the traitor of the Song Dynasty, in our Ming Dynasty? Do you want to accuse the General Zhengbei who has made unprecedented contributions to our dynasty and recovered the old land of Hetao? You are really bold!"

At Huangjimen Square, those young officials who had only been in the court for a few years and were standing at the back of the train had puzzled expressions on their faces.

This Ouyang Yijing is obviously a member of the Qingliu old party, but why did Li Ge Lao, the leader of the old party, come out and scold Ouyang Yijing?

However, Yan Shifan in the crowd snorted coldly, looked at Li Chunfang who stood up first with some annoyance, and then turned to look at Lei Li with some dissatisfaction.

"Okay."

"This time, Li Zishi got there first."

Lei Li looked at Li Chunfang who came out and pointed at Ouyang Yijing and cursed him. He could only laugh dryly at Yan Shifan and explained in a low voice: "They are shameless. Don't you have shame too?"

"Humph!"

Minister Yan snorted coldly and said nothing more.

Ouyang Yijing, who was scolded by Li Chunfang, was instantly shocked and quickly knelt on the ground.

"I don't dare!"

"Your Majesty, I have no intention of causing chaos in the court with my words, but Your Majesty has appointed me to serve in the Six Departments to handle military affairs. I heard that there was something wrong with the troops on the front lines outside the Great Wall, so I reported this to Your Majesty. I beg Your Majesty to forgive me."

As Ouyang Yijing began to apologize, Li Chunfang moved his neck slightly and glanced at the emperor who had not spoken a word or moved.

Then he looked at Wei Shiliang again.

Li Chunfang put away the cold expression on his face and smiled a little: "Wei Jieshi is loyal to the country and argues with reason, which shows the responsibility of the censor. Today, our Ming Dynasty has recovered the old land of Hetao, expelled the Tartars, and looks to the grasslands in the north. It is the merit of the soldiers on the front line and the concerted efforts of our civil and military officials. I have been favored by the emperor and sit in the cabinet. I will never allow people who do not know right from wrong to make false claims of people who have made contributions to the country."

This was a disguised recognition of Wei Shiliang's public impeachment of Ouyang Yijing, and also a recognition of the merits of the Northern Expedition Army.

But as soon as he finished speaking, Li Chunfang's expression changed again, revealing a bit of sternness.

"It's just... our dynasty now has a wise monarch, our national strength is growing, the military and civilians are in high spirits, and now we have recovered the old territory. Wei Jieshi's words that our dynasty is like the former Song Dynasty, with treacherous people in the court is an exaggeration." After saying this, Li Chunfang opened his arms and looked around.

"Qin Hui? Where did Qin Hui come from?"

"Under the rule of our holy emperor, all the people are loyal and good, and there is absolutely no treacherous person like Qin Hui!"

"Wei Jieshi, don't speak so harshly just because you care about the soldiers on the front line and can't bear to see the meritorious soldiers feel disappointed. Wei Jieshi is an official in the court, and so are we. The emperor is in charge of the country, and we can all see it clearly."

These words are also extremely heavy.

Even Wei Shiliang, who had just spoken so eloquently that made Ouyang Yijing's arms tremble, had to lower his head and bow.

If he opposed what Li Chunfang said, he would also be questioning the benevolent rule of the current emperor.

But Wei Shiliang had already lowered his head.

Li Chunfang finally breathed a sigh of relief.

During this short moment, I used all my strength.

Not only did it save Ouyang Yijing from death, it also suppressed Wei Shiliang, and more importantly, it left the emperor and other officials speechless.

I have taken care of all aspects.

Thinking of this, Li Chunfang did not feel proud or complacent at all. If there was no one available in the Qingliu Old Party, why would he need to step forward in person to quell the possible purge against the Old Party?

Even though I have extraordinary talent, I still can't do it alone.

Li Chunfang couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

however.

Just when he thought things were over.

Duke Chengguo Zhu Xizhong, who never made any remarks at court meetings, suddenly shook.

Just when Li Chunfang thought he was seeing things.

However, it was the British Duke Zhang Rong who had already stood up and walked out of the train.

Zhang Rong glanced at Li Chunfang, whose face was tense, and then continued to move forward, almost reaching the steps in front of the Huangji Gate.

Li Chunfang's eyes suddenly widened.

Duke of England Zhang Rong raised his hands and bowed.

Zhang Rong spoke slowly in a voice that everyone could hear clearly.

"Your Majesty, there is one thing I do not understand. I beg Your Majesty to open your mouth and give me your words to enlighten me."

Zhu Zaigui, who had been sitting motionless on the dragon throne on the imperial platform, finally smiled when he saw the old Duke Zhang Rong walk out and stand at the steps in front of him.

His gaze passed over Zhang Rong's shoulder and fell on Li Chunfang behind him.

Zhu Zaihui opened his mouth slightly.

"If the Duke has anything you don't understand, just ask."

Zhang Rong was shocked and said in a loud voice, "I have been a meritorious official for generations, and I should not talk about state affairs. But now, our men are fighting for their lives on the front line with the bandits, and the rewards have not yet been decided, but someone has impeached our men for having ulterior motives. Although such things can be said with just a mouth, if they are spread out, it will chill the hearts of our men. I am a little confused. Even if it was unintentional, even if I just said the wrong thing, can I be so careless and say the wrong thing after serving in the court for decades? Can I not bear any guilt? Can anyone in the future say something that can hurt the hearts of the soldiers of the three armies?"

As soon as the Duke of England said this.

Li Chunfang, who had clearly breathed a sigh of relief, suddenly tensed up all over. He glanced sideways at Ouyang Yijing who was kneeling on the ground, only to see cold sweat on his forehead.

The officials in the civil and military trains, especially those in the civil service train, were whispering to each other, all staring at the Duke of England's back with worried and anxious eyes.

This old prince usually remained silent when he attended court on weekdays.

Now that he opened his mouth, it seemed like a huge matter.

Don’t think that what happened to Zhang Rong is too serious.

But deep down, he was already questioning whether the court valued civil officials over military officials and whether it could ignore the morale of the army.

This is a big deal!
If the situation was not handled properly, the civil and military affairs of the Ming Dynasty would be completely divided from then on.

The fundamental purpose of Zhang Rong's words was undoubtedly to get the emperor or the civil officials to convict Ouyang Yijing.

How to convict?
The British public said so.

Then the crime convicted of Ouyang Yijing would naturally not be light.

Otherwise it would discourage the morale of the three armies.

This bunch of meritorious officials and reckless men!

He really doesn't leave any room for us at all and is as domineering and arrogant as ever!
Although the civil servants did not dare to say a word, they secretly criticized Zhang Rong, the Duke of England, who had stood up.

At the Huangji Gate, Emperor Zhu Zaigui was slightly shocked, and then he finally stood up, walked out of the Huangji Gate under the gaze of everyone, went down the steps, and came in front of Duke Yingguo Zhang Rong.

Zhu Zaigui's face was full of smiles, and he stretched out his hands to help Zhang Rong, who was bowing with his fists clasped, up.

"How can you speak so seriously, Duke? When I was in the palace in my early years, I was taught by the previous emperor and knew how to conduct the court. Our Ming Dynasty is like a person. The civil and military officials are the hands and feet, and neither is indispensable. No one can speak nonsense based on power and responsibility, and even more so, no one can chill the hearts of the soldiers! Just like officers and soldiers cannot offend the government, the two complement each other.

Besides, now the court is full of loyal people, and the cabinet is headed by Gao Gelao, who is in charge of the core. If there are some disturbances in the court, I think Gao Gelao and others will definitely deal with it fairly. "

After finishing speaking.

Zhu Zaigui had already looked at Gao Gong.

At this time, he, the emperor, had already expressed his position, so the cabinet naturally also needed Gao Gong, as the prime minister, to make a statement and make a decision.

Li Chunfang walked back to his original position in an instant and looked at Gao Gong with wide eyes.

Gao Gong met Li Chunfang's gaze, slowly moved his eyes, passed over her, and looked at the emperor in front of him.

In an instant.

Li Chunfang's face was filled with despair, while Ouyang Yijing, who was originally kneeling on the ground, suddenly became limp and crawled on the ground.

Gao Gong coughed lightly and spoke in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, Duke Ying. Our Ming Dynasty has established laws and regulations since the time of Emperor Taizu. Today, the military official Ouyang Yijing attempted to charge the army with treason and confuse right and wrong. His crime is serious. According to the law, he should be dismissed from office first, and then beheaded to stabilize the army and rectify the government."

After saying this, Gao Gong lowered his head.

If it was just the emperor who forced him to express his opinion today, he might still try his best to make peace. But now the Duke of Ying has rarely stood up, and the Duke of Dingguo, the Duke of Chengguo and other nobles of the Ming Dynasty are also looking at this side and himself with covetous eyes.

Then he would have no choice but to abandon the dignity of maintaining a civil servant and convict Ouyang Yijing.

But he couldn't help sighing in his heart.

Now that I think about it, it's true that only those who don't manage the household don't know how expensive firewood, rice, oil and salt are.

If you are not the prime minister of the cabinet, you don’t know how difficult it is to serve in the court.

If he wanted to implement new policies and make a name for himself in history, he could not do without the support of the military, nor the unity of the civil officials.

difficult!
It’s a dilemma!
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