A Clash of Gods - Chapter 534

[Chapter 535]

Zhao Bangyao was already horrified, and said sharply: “Your Majesty, Jin Yi is waiting at this court meeting, spreading rumors and slandering.

Longtai frowned slightly, and Qi Ning sneered: “Making rumors and slandering? Zhao Bangyao, everyone has heard what you said today. You just rely on hearsay to impeach this marquis at the court meeting. This is slandering. You can’t show it. Evidence of the poisoning of the Black Lotus Sect, you are not at the scene of the battle of Qianwuling, but you are talking about it here. You, Master Zhao, are so well-informed, where did you come from? This attack on Qianwuling has other secrets. When Shenhou Manor does things, it is never necessary to make it known to the world. What kind of contact does this lord have with the Black Lotus Sect? That is not something you, a censor, can ask, but you actually asked this lord to explain the whole thing clearly at the court meeting today. , what are you trying to do? Do you want the Marquis to tell the secrets in public so that the Northern Han people know?” He raised his finger and pointed at Zhao Bangyao: “You hide something wrong, how can you hide it from this Marquis?”

The expressions of the ministers were different, but Tantai Huang, the Golden Sabre Waiter, was leaning on the chair, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he seemed to have no interest in the matter of rising up, and he seemed to be lacking in energy and was taking a nap.

“Your Majesty, the ministers have been wronged!” Zhao Bangyao said loudly: “The ministers are loyal to the Great Chu, and there is absolutely no heart for the two ministers!”

Longtai was also amused, thinking that Zhao Bangyao was righteous and stern, but Qi Ning, in a few words, turned the fire on Zhao Bangyao’s body, which is also a clever hand.

If Qi Ning is serious about defending Jin Ri, he is afraid that Zhao Bangyao will slowly lead him into the trap. This Zhao Bangyao eats a bowl of rice, and he is about to defend himself. Qi Ning may not be Zhao Bangyao’s opponent in the mouth.

However, Qi Ning did not defend the matter. After a story, he pointed out that Zhao Bangyao did not distinguish between good and evil, and attacked him with doubts about the fairness of Zhao Bangyao’s words. Zhao Bangyao could only defend himself.

“Jin Yihou, although Zhao Aiqing is arbitrary in some matters, there is no need to doubt his loyalty to the imperial court.” Long Tai said: “Zhao Aiqing, Jin Yihou is right. You said bluntly on the censor’s desk. I am very pleased, but some things are not the imperial court. Shi Tai can intervene, and you are covering up the Black Lotus Sect by participating in the impeachment of Jinyi Hou, but there is no conclusive evidence, so don’t mention it again in the future.”

Although Longtai’s tone was calm, he waited to set a tone for this matter.

One move of the emperor and one courtier, although the first emperor appreciated Zhao Bangyao, but Longtai did not have much affection for Zhao Bangyao. Jun ascended the throne, and his wings were still young. He was about to use Jinyi Hou Qi’s family as his team to build his own close officials. Zhao Bangyao didn’t know the current affairs, and he slashed at Qi Ning with a knife. Heart quite unhappy.

Although Longtai was young, he was an extremely shrewd emperor.

If Zhao Bangyao’s impeachment against Qi Ning is just for personal reasons, then whoever arrests and bites someone will be a bit of a suspect for reputation. But if this person has other inside information and is instructed to impeach Qi Ning, he will not only aim at him Qi Ning, even came towards the little emperor.

After Longtai ascended the throne, he took great care of the Jinyi Qi family, but all the ministers in the court, as long as they are not blind, can see and hear, and everyone can see that Longtai has the intention to promote Qi Ning. At this time If someone planned to do something with Qi Ning, they would have to cut off Longtai’s wings. If so, Zhao Bangyao and the people behind him would be punished.

Since the emperor opened his mouth, Zhao Bangyao was turned against by Qi Ning again. This Zhao Bangyao is not stupid. When he saw the situation, he knew that this brocade was prepared. The first emperor was still the first emperor, Zhao Bangyao dared to continue to participate in the impeachment, but the owner of the dragon chair had been changed, and he could hear a trace of displeasure in the tone of the young emperor, but he did not dare to entangle any more.

Qi Ningdao was not in the mood to be entangled with such a character. When Zhao Bangyao retreated to the court, Qi Ning returned to the court, calm and calm, as if he was just chatting with people.

The two have just returned to the ranks of ministers,

Then one person heard a loud voice: “The emperor, Feng Ruohai, the right servant of the minister’s department, has to play!” Then a fifty-year-old official came out of the court.

The minister of the household is Dou Kui, and this Feng Ruohai is the right servant of the household, so he is naturally Dou Kui’s subordinate, but Qi Ning doesn’t know how this person is related to Dou Kui.

He thought of Xue Lingfeng’s previous reminder and knew that the Black Scale Battalion had not yet received the salary from the Ministry of Household. Looking for the Ministry of War or the Ministry of Household is still a procrastination, and may not be able to work immediately, since this is the case, I have made up my mind to raise this matter directly.

The Black Scale Camp was promised by the little emperor to rebuild, but the salaries were delayed. If he went against the emperor’s wishes, Qi Ning knew that he didn’t have to go directly to the Ministry of Households. He only needed to ask the Ministry of War for salaries. He made up his mind to question Lu Xiao, the minister of military affairs, but Tantai Huang also attended the meeting today.

Although Tantai Huang has not been on the board for a long time, he holds the post of Minister of the Ministry of War. If he is difficult to the Ministry of War today, I am afraid that he will be considered to be difficult for Tantai Huang. Qi Ning thought to himself, this Zhao Bangyao is a clown who jumps on the beam, but it is easy. To deal with, but this old general of the empire, that is not something that can be easily touched.

The eunuch in charge of the palace took the memorial and presented it to the emperor. The little emperor took a closer look, frowned slightly, and glanced at Duke Zhen Guo before saying, “Are you going to attend the court of loyalty and justice, Sima Changshen?”

The ministers were startled again, thinking what happened to the court meeting today, Zhao Bangyao from the censor’s desk first slashed at Jin Yihou, but now the servant of the household has slashed the second time, and it went to Sima’s house.

It can be said that the Sima family has been deeply favored recently. Not only was Sima Lan promoted to Duke Zhenguo, but the title of Marquis of Loyalty and Righteousness was also inherited by Sima Changshen. The Sima family is now one prince and one prince. The family enjoys such an unparalleled honor, and the Sima family has not only been promoted to rank, but also the Duke of Zhenguo has been conferred by the late emperor to serve the country. Before Longtai took charge of the government, Sima Lan personally handled all matters in the court.

Today’s Sima family is at its peak, and there are countless officials, big and small, who have defected to the Sima family.

No one thought that Feng Ruohai would dare to directly impeach Sima Changshen at the court meeting.

Aside from the current momentum of the Sima family, this Sima Changshen is the eldest son of Sima Lan, the younger brother of the current empress dowager, and the current state uncle, a genuine royal relative. The officials knew that this must be ordered by someone, and of course the backer behind it was the King of Huainan.

Although Sima Lan was promoted to be the duke of the state, he was of course still a notch below the king of Huainan.

Since Emperor Taizong, the King of Huainan has always been in the center circle of the court. During Taizong’s period of the establishment of the reserve, the King of Huainan was also a blessing in the period of the first emperor. Now that Longtai has succeeded to the throne, the King of Huainan has also changed his body and became the emperor. uncle.

Many people know in their hearts that the King of Huainan has always regarded himself as a royal orthodox in his bones. He has survived the first emperor. As the direct prince of the Taizu Emperor, and now he is the uncle of the young emperor, the government has fallen into the hands of the Sima family. , The King of Huainan was of course unconvinced in his heart.

Before that, the two sides seemed to be at peace with each other, but after Sima Lan was proclaimed Duke of Zhen Guo, everyone could feel the dissatisfaction in the heart of the King of Huainan, and the party of the King of Huainan was also full of hostility to the Sima family.

It was also after Sima Lan was proclaimed Duke of the State that the conflict between the two sides began to become acute. In the previous several court meetings, the two sides had already begun to show signs of tit-for-tat, but they were all just the officials below each other. Many people felt that Such a scene may last for a long time, but no one would have thought that Feng Ruohai would stand up today, and his sword edge would approach Sima Changshen.

Dou Kui, the minister of the household, has always been close to the king of Huainan. This Feng Ruohai came from the household, and of course he is a member of the king of Huainan.

When Sima Changshen heard that Feng Ruohai was going to impeach him, his face changed suddenly, and his eyes showed a fierce light, but Sima Lan was calm and composed, his face did not change, and he seemed unusually calm.

“Your Majesty, this minister is in charge of the tax burden and calculates the tax details of various places.” Feng Ruohai said solemnly: “My minister carefully checked, and now there has been a huge problem with Anyi’s tax in the past two years. The fall is so huge that it is sensational.” Speaking of this, he took out the text from his sleeve, “This is the Anyi tax calculated by the minister alone, and the emperor can see it at a glance.”

The eunuch in charge of the palace took the text and presented it. The emperor glanced at it and frowned, “After two years, the tax has been reduced by half?” He raised his head and asked, “Feng Ruohai, what’s going on? Anyi has suffered a natural disaster. still have**?”

Feng Ruohai sneered, looked at Sima Changshen, and said, “Your Majesty, Anyi is the fief of the Marquis of Zhongyi, and Marquis of Loyalty has 500 fiefs in Anyi, why the tax has been reduced by half now, I’m just afraid of the Marquis of Loyalty. more clearly.”

Many people immediately understood why Feng Ruohai chose to soar at this time.

Obviously, the Ministry of Household must have known about Anyi’s taxation a long time ago, but it has not been moved. Naturally, he is afraid of Sima Lan. Although Sima Lan is the Duke of Zhen Guo today, but a month ago, he was still loyal and righteous. If Hai’s reference is presented in a month, it can only point to Sima Lan.

Sima Lan’s position is stable and it is difficult to shake it easily. Feng Ruohai obviously knows this truth, so he does not take it lightly, but now the Hours of Loyalty and Righteousness are inherited by Sima Changshen. Lan, just shot Sima Changshen, which was obviously done on purpose by Feng Ruohai.

Looking at Qi Ning’s eyes, he thought to himself that although the battle between the two factions was intensifying, the Huainan King’s party was obviously still very afraid of Sima Lan and did not dare to go directly to Sima Lan, but today he slashed Sima Changshen with a knife. But it is also shocking, these two factions seem to be really endless.