A Clash of Gods - Chapter 536

[Chapter 537]

Dou Kui asked the righteousness strictly, which caught Sima Lan’s sentence that there is no father and son in the court.

Qi Ning watched from the sidelines, Sima Lan took the initiative to admit that the enclosure was occupying the land, which made Qi Ning a little confused, but he knew very well that the Duke of Zhen Guo could climb to the position of the imperial official, of course, it was not an old fool, it was more than a fox There is also a cunning old monster, who knows what tricks this old monster is playing.

He had only heard of the two factions fighting openly and secretly before, but after all, he had not witnessed it with his own eyes.

Sima Lan was forced to question by Dou Kui, but he still seemed calm and composed, and said, “This matter is complicated, so it’s inconvenient to make it clear to the court.” Turning to the little emperor: “Your Majesty, the old minister urges you to convict!”

Longtai obviously didn’t see through what medicine was sold in Sima Lan’s gourd. He frowned slightly, and suddenly saw the King of Huainan come out and said: “Your Majesty, Duke Zhen Guo is an old official of several dynasties, and he is loyal to the country. Since he does this, it must be reasonable. This minister believes that Duke Zhen has his own difficulties.” Xiang Sima Lan said: “Old Duke, if there is any difficulty in this, you can make it clear to the emperor, this king will never believe that you are bent on favoritism.”

Sima Lan showed a slight expression of gratitude, and said, “Thank you, Your Highness, for your understanding, but hey, it’s better not to talk about some things. Sima Changshen encroached on the land, violated the laws of the country, and asked the emperor to punish the crime. The crime is in the body, and I ask the emperor to punish the crime together.”

At this moment, I saw one of the ministers rushing out, knelt on the ground, and said loudly: “Report to the emperor, the ministers have to play.”

Everyone looked over and saw that the person who was listed was Huangfuzheng, Minister of Industry, and some people sneered, thinking that this case was really lively, and everyone from both sides appeared.

Among the six ministries, the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Households, and the Ministry of Industry have all been involved.

Sima Lan was the first close minister of Emperor Taizong back then. Back then, the old marquis in Jinyi and the old Marquis of Wuxiang were out in battle, while the Marquis of Jindao was left out in the cold. Sima Lan was the first humeral minister who assisted in the administration of affairs. With outstanding talent, he was also diligent and diligent back then. To do things, he always had to promote a group of officials.

After the war in the capital at that time, there were many places to be rebuilt. This Huangfuzheng was proficient in construction projects. He was promoted by Sima Lan at that time. Since then, he has been promoted step by step, and has been sitting in the position of Minister of the Ministry of Industry. The servant Chen Lanting and the Minister of Industry Huangfuzheng have always been regarded as Sima Lan’s right-hand man.

However, today’s case is completely irrelevant to the Ministry of Industry. This Huangfu Zheng suddenly broke out, but it was quite out of time. Everyone guessed that this Huangfu Zheng came out to speak for Sima Lan, and some people thought that this Huangfu Zheng was also A smart person, I’m a little confused today. Although I know you are from Sima Lan, I shouldn’t speak out so blatantly.

Long Tai also seemed calm, and asked, “What’s the matter with Huangfu Aiqing?”

“Your Majesty, Yi’an encloses the land, and this minister also knows the inside story.” Huangfu Zheng said sternly: “Although the Sima family is at fault, it is precisely because of this that the Sima family is loyal to the emperor.”

The ministers looked at each other in dismay, for a while they did not understand the meaning of Huangfu’s politics. Some people thought that the Sima family would occupy the land and occupy the land, but it would prove that the Sima family was loyal.

Longtai frowned and said, “What does Huangfu Aiqing mean?”

“Your Majesty, the Yi’an Circle occupies 1,300 fertile fields, of course it’s wrong, but does your Majesty know where all the tax silver has gone?” Huangfu Zheng looked up at Long Tai, “This minister is most concerned about the whereabouts of these tax silver. It’s clear.”

“You know?”

“Reporting to the sage, all the tax silver for the 1,300 hectares of fertile land has been handed over to the minister.” Huangfu Zheng said: “The Sima family did not occupy a tael of silver.”

Above the solemn court, there was an uproar immediately, and someone immediately thought sharply, is this Huangfuzheng so loyal to the Sima family, and at this critical moment, come forward to take the blame?

However, this amount of tax money is not a small amount. Even if the Huangfu politician takes the blame, it will not be difficult to investigate whether it is true or not.

“Huangfu Zheng,

what is going on?

“Longtai was obviously confused, and said solemnly: “How did those tax silver get into your hands?”

”

Huangfuzheng lay prone on the ground and said, “I can’t say it!”

“Lord Huangfu, if you don’t say it, the loyal and righteous marquis will not be innocent.” Dou Kui said loudly, “It was the loyal and righteous marquis who encircled the land and occupying the land, and you claimed that the tax money was in your hands, and both you and the loyal and righteous marquis were If you are involved in it, if you can’t explain the ins and outs of it, not only will you not be able to explain it to the emperor, but the minister of the Manchu Dynasty will also be dissatisfied.”

Huangfu Zheng said: “Your Majesty, my minister!” He raised his head sharply, and said, “My minister is truthful, but in fact, all the tax silver is used in the palace.”

“Use it in the palace?” Long Tai was startled.

Huangfu Zheng said loudly: “The emperor may not know something. After I established the kingdom of Chu, the palaces in the imperial city were only renovated once. Both Emperor Taizong and the first emperor were diligent and thrifty saints, and they did not spend any money. On top of the renovation of this palace. After the war between the Great Chu and the Northern Han in Qinhuai, the money, food, army and salaries were spent hugely, and the treasury was empty. At this time, a palace collapsed in the palace. The emperor did not make any public announcements. After knowing this, let the minister renovate the Wende Hall.”

Longtai thoughtfully, nodded slightly and said, “I remember that it took several months for the Ministry of Works to renovate the Wende Temple three years ago.” He asked, “Is this related to Yi’an taxation?”

“There are not a few palaces to be renovated in the palace. The Wende Hall was the resting place for the former emperor to manage his affairs on weekdays. The prince saw that there were many places in the palace that were old, so he asked the minister to find a way.” Huangfu Zheng said: “Although there are many places. The palace needs to be renovated, but the cost is very high, and the front-line soldiers are fighting against the Northern Han again. In order to ensure the front-line logistics supply, the late emperor refused to enter the palace to rebuild the palace at first, so he did not allow money from the household.”

Longtai nodded slightly, and Huangfu Zhengcai continued: “The old prince did not want the late emperor to be wronged, so he raised a lot of money and owed a large sum of silver taels, so that the Wende Palace was successfully rebuilt. But the silver taels owed for the renovation of Wende Palace, The Ministry of Household can’t bear the burden, the old prince is worried day and night, and the loyal and righteous marquis occupy the land in Yi’an in order to relieve the worries of the old prince, just want to repay the debt.” The voice actually choked: “The old man After the Duke of Guo knew about this, he also scolded Zhongyi Hou, and told the late emperor, the late emperor was very clear about this matter, and only let the land be returned to the people after repaying the debt.”

Only then did the ministers suddenly realize, thinking that it is no wonder that Feng Ruohai used this trump card, but Duke Zhen Guo was not flustered. It turned out that the previous emperor was involved in this matter.

“The old prince owes a lot of money just to rebuild the Wende Hall for the palace, but after all, this matter is not public, so the old prince also told me not to publicize it.” Huangfu Zheng said here, lying down On the ground, “I have a detailed account book in hand, and I can send someone to fetch it now and present it to the emperor for inspection.”

Longtai looked at Sima Lan and asked, “Old Prince, is this the case?”

The Duke of Zhen Guo sighed: “Your Majesty, the old minister was stubborn at that time and insisted on rebuilding, and had nothing to do with others. The late emperor was diligent and thrifty and loved the people, but the minister could not bear to see the late emperor living in the Dangerous Palace.” He knelt down tremblingly, Said: “The old minister is guilty of condoning Sima Changshen’s enclosure and occupying the land. The crime deserves ten thousand deaths. I ask the emperor to forgive him.”

Qi Ning sighed inwardly, thinking that this Sima Lan is really good, Feng Ruohai worked hard, but in the end, it was solved easily by Duke Zhen Guo.

Just imagine that since the previous emperor was involved in this matter, who would dare to say that Sima Lan was wrong?

Is it possible to raise money to build a palace in the palace, but to convict and go to prison?

The matter is very clear. The former emperor was also very clear about the occupation of the land in Yi’an, but he did not punish him. As the successor, of course, Longtai could not convict the Sima family for this matter.

The corners of King Huainan’s eyes twitched, but at this moment, he quickly stepped forward and bowed: “Your Majesty, the old prince is loyal to the country, and it is for the sake of the palace. I ask the emperor to decree not guilty.”

At this time, a group of ministers bowed and said: “I ask the emperor to forgive the old man of the country!”

Longtai knew that it was impossible to convict the Sima family for this matter, otherwise wouldn’t it mean that the previous emperor was incompetent?

Seeing the courtiers begging for mercy, he pushed the boat along the river and said: “Gong Zhenguo, enclosing land and occupying land is against the law of the country, but I think you are loyal to the late emperor, the merits and demerits are equal, neither reward nor punishment. However, the accounts of taxation silver and the rebuilding of Wende Temple In addition, once the debt is repaid, the land occupied by UU Kanshu www.sonicmtl.com will be returned to the people according to the words of the late emperor.”

The Duke of Zhen Guo said gratefully: “The old minister thanks the emperor for his innocence, and the old minister must send someone to return the land to the people as soon as possible.”

“Be flat.” Longtai raised his hand and said, “This is the end of the matter, and no one should mention it again.”

Feng Ruohai was unwilling, but he had no choice. He was about to return to the court, when he heard a voice saying, “Sir Feng, hold on!” One of them walked out and said loudly, “Your Majesty, the minister, Yu Shitai, attends Shi Hu Gengyou. In this performance, the minister wants to impeach Feng Ruohai, this person cheats for personal gain, corrupts money and perverts the law, and is even more reckless and shameless.

Feng Ruohai’s face changed greatly, he turned his head, and saw the awe-inspiring expression of the Imperial Servant, he was also looking at him, their eyes met, Hu Geng’s lips sneered, but Feng Ruohai felt the chills all over his body.

Qi Ning could hardly hold back his laughter.

Today’s court meeting was really exciting, with waves of unresolved waves rising again and again. This Feng Ruohai tried his best to impeach the Sima family, but failed. He turned his face, but was impeached again in an instant.

This Hu Geng held a memorial in his hand, and the eunuch in charge of the palace took it and presented it to Longtai.

Qi Ning saw it in his eyes, but suddenly realized that this matter is probably not easy. Since this servant Shi Hu Geng has a memorial, it means that he has already prepared. Feng Ruohai is participating in the impeachment of Sima Changshen today, and Hu Geng was ready to impeach Feng Ruohai, which is obviously not accidental.

He couldn’t help but turn his head slightly to look at Sima Lan, only to see this old guy bowing slightly and standing in the rank of ministers, with a calm expression and no movement. Although he is old, his footsteps are solid, as if a stone is rooted there. , In an instant, Qi Ning understood that this old guy probably knew that Feng Ruohai was going to be difficult before the court meeting, so he had already made preparations. When the matter of enclosing the land and occupying the land was solved, he immediately put the knife on the knife. Cut down with Feng Ruohai.