Zhao Bangyao's expression changed with horror, and he said sternly: "Your Majesty, Jinyi is waiting at this court meeting to spread rumors and slander, I... I ask the Emperor to make the decision for me."
Long Tai frowned slightly, and Qi Ning sneered: "Spreading rumors and slandering? Zhao Bangyao, everyone heard what you said today. You only relied on hearsay to impeach me at the court meeting. This is spreading rumors and slandering. You can't show anything." There is evidence of poisoning by the Black Lotus Sect. You were not present at the battle of Qianwu Ridge, but you are here to talk about it. Mr. Zhao, you are so well-informed. Where did it come from? There is another secret in this attack on Qianwu Ridge. When doing things in the Shenhou Mansion, it is never necessary to make it known to the world. If I have any contact with the Black Lotus Sect, it is not something that you, the Censor Zhongcheng, can interfere with. However, you actually asked me to explain the whole matter clearly at the court meeting today. , what exactly do you want to do? Do you want me to tell the secrets in public so that the people of the Northern Han Dynasty can know?" He raised his finger and pointed at Zhao Bangyao: "How can you hide your evil intentions from me?"
The ministers had different expressions, but Jin Daohou Tantai Huang was leaning on his chair with his eyes slightly squinted. He seemed not to be interested in what was happening in the morning, and he seemed to be lacking in energy and was taking a nap.
"Your Majesty, I... I am wronged!" Zhao Bangyao said loudly: "I am loyal to the great Chu, and I have no intention of disloyalty...!"
Long Tai was also amused in his heart, thinking that Zhao Bangyao was right and serious, but Qining burned the fire on Zhao Bangyao's body in just a few words, which was quite a clever move.
If Qi Ning were to defend Jin Ri seriously, he would be slowly led into a trap by Zhao Bangyao. This Zhao Bangyao only eats a bowl of food, and when he was about to defend, Qi Ning may not be Zhao Bangyao's opponent in terms of words.
However, Qi Ning did not defend the matter. After a story, he pointedly accused Zhao Bangyao of not distinguishing between good and evil, and hit him because he doubted the fairness of Zhao Bangyao's words. Zhao Bangyao could only defend himself.
"Jin Yihou, although Zhao Aiqing is arbitrary on some things, there is no need to doubt his loyalty to the court." Long Tai said: "Zhao Aiqing, Jin Yihou is right. I am very pleased that you can speak frankly on the censor's stage, but there are some things that are not imperial. Shi Tai can intervene, and there is no conclusive evidence that you participated in the impeachment of Jin Yihou to protect the Black Lotus Sect, so I’d better not mention it again in the future."
Although Longtai's tone was calm, he still set the tone for this matter.
The emperor and his courtiers are one and the same. Although the former emperor admired Zhao Bangyao very much, Longtai did not have a great impression of Zhao Bangyao. As Qining said, having the courage to speak out does not mean that what he said must be correct, and Longtai Xin When the emperor ascended the throne, he was still young. He was about to use the Jin Yi Hou Qi family as his team to create his own trusted ministers. Zhao Bangyao did not understand the current affairs and actually slashed at Qining with a knife. Once he succeeded, it would be like if he hurt Longtai, Longtai would naturally I felt quite unhappy.
Although Longtai was young, he was an extremely shrewd emperor.
If Zhao Bangyao participated in the impeachment of Qin Ning just for personal reasons, then this person would really be suspected of trying to gain fame and reputation. However, if Zhao Bangyao participated in the impeachment of Qin Ning because of his own reasons and was instigated by others, then he would not only be targeting others. Qi Ning even came towards the little emperor.
After Longtai came to the throne, he took great care of the Jinyi Qi family. As long as the ministers in the court were not blind and deaf, they could see and hear it. Everyone could see that Longtai was determined to promote Qining. At this time If someone plans to attack Qi Ning, it means cutting off Longtai's wings. If so, Zhao Bangyao and the people behind him will be punished.
Now that the emperor has spoken, Zhao Bangyao is turned against him by Qi Ning. This Zhao Bangyao is not a fool. Looking at the situation, he knows that Jin Yihou is well prepared. If he continues to entangle himself, he is afraid that he will not get much benefit. If the dragon chair The emperor was still the former emperor, so Zhao Bangyao dared to continue to participate in the impeachment, but the owner of the dragon throne had changed, and he could hear a hint of displeasure in the young emperor's tone, but he did not dare to pester him any further.
Qi Ningdao was not in the mood to tangle with such a person anymore. When Zhao Bangyao retreated to the court in dejection, Qi Ning also returned to the court, calm and calm, as if he had just talked about family affairs with others.
As soon as the two of them retreated to the ranks of ministers, they heard someone shout loudly: "Your Majesty, Feng Ruohai, the right minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, has something to report!" Then they saw an official in his fifties who was among the ranks of ministers. Come out.
The Minister of Hubu was Dou Kui, and Feng Ruohai was the right minister of Hubu, so he was naturally Dou Kui's subordinate. However, Qining didn't know what the relationship between this man and Dou Kui was.
He thought of Xue Lingfeng's previous reminder and knew that the Black Scale Battalion had not yet received payment from the Ministry of Household Affairs. The army's response had always been drawn from the Ministry of Household Accounting, but was allocated by the Ministry of War. Qining knew that privately Looking for the Ministry of War or the Ministry of Household Affairs is still procrastinating and may not be effective immediately. In this case, I have made up my mind to raise the matter directly with the superiors.
The Black Scale Camp was promised to be rebuilt by the young emperor, but the payment was delayed. If he disobeyed the emperor's wishes, Qining knew that he did not have to go directly to the Ministry of Household Affairs. He only had to ask for payment from the Ministry of War. He had already attacked He made up his mind to question Lu Xiao, the minister of the Ministry of War, in court, but he did not expect that Tantai Huang would also attend the court meeting today.
Although Tantaihuang has not been a director for a long time, he still holds the position of minister of the Ministry of War. If he attacks the Ministry of War today, he is afraid that he will be regarded as attacking Tantaihuang. Qining thought to himself, this Zhao Bangyao is a clown, it is easy. To deal with it, this old general of the empire cannot be easily touched.
The eunuch in charge of the palace took the memorial and presented it to the emperor. The young emperor looked at it carefully, frowned slightly, glanced at the Duke of Zhen, and then said: "Are you going to join the loyal and righteous Marquis Sima Changshen?"
The ministers were shocked again, wondering what happened in today's court meeting. Zhao Bangyao, the imperial censor, slashed at Jin Yihou with his first sword, and now the minister of household affairs slashed at Sima's house with his second sword.
The Sima family has been greatly favored recently. Not only was Sima Lan promoted to the Duke of Zhenguo, but the title of Marquis of Zhongyi was also inherited by Sima Changshen. The Sima family is now one Duke and one Marquis. Since the founding of the Chu Kingdom, no one has The family enjoys such an unparalleled honor, and the Sima family not only received promotions, but the Duke of this town was also granted the title of auxiliary to the country by the late emperor. Before Longtai took charge, all affairs in the court were handled by Sima Lan personally.
Today's Sima family is said to be 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.
Regardless of the current reputation of the Sima family, this Sima Changshen is the eldest son of Sima Lan, the younger brother of the current Queen Mother, and the current uncle of the country. He is a true royal relative. Feng Ruohai pointed his sword at Sima Changshen, who was a little more shrewd. The officials knew that this must be someone's instigation, and the backer behind it was of course the King of Huainan.
Although Sima Lan was granted the title of Duke of the State, he was still a step below the Duke of Huainan.
Since Emperor Taizong, King Huainan has always been in the central circle of the court. During the Taizong period, there was a turmoil over the establishment of the crown prince. During the period of the previous emperor, he was also very kind and honorable to King Huainan. Now that Longtai has inherited the throne, King Huainan has also transformed and become the emperor. uncle.
Many people know in their hearts that King Huainan has always regarded himself as royal orthodoxy. He got rid of the previous emperor. As the direct prince of Emperor Taizu, and now the uncle of the young emperor, the government has fallen into the hands of the Sima family. , King Huainan was certainly unconvinced in his heart.
Before, the two sides seemed to be in peace, but after Sima Lan was promoted to the Duke of Zhenguo, everyone could feel the dissatisfaction in King Huainan's heart, and King Huainan's party was also full of hostility towards the Sima family.
It was also after Sima Lan was promoted to the title of Duke that the conflicts between the two sides began to become acute. In the previous court meetings, the two sides had already begun to show signs of tit-for-tat, but they were only officials below who impeached each other. Many people felt that This scene may last for a long time, but no one expected that Feng Ruohai would step forward today, his sword pointed at Sima Changshen.
Dou Kui, the Minister of Hubu, had always been close to the Huainan King. Feng Ruohai came from the Hubu, so he could certainly be considered a member of the Huainan King.
When Sima Changshen heard that Feng Ruohai was going to impeach him, his face suddenly changed, and his eyes showed a fierce light. However, Sima Lan was calm and composed, without changing his expression, looking extremely calm.
"Your Majesty, I am in charge of the tax burden and calculate the details of taxes in various places." Feng Ruohai said sternly: "After careful inspection, I found that there has been a huge problem with Anyi's taxes in the past two years. It is getting less and less every year. The huge drop is shocking." At this point, he took out the text from his sleeve and said, "This is the Anyi tax calculated by me alone, and the emperor can see it clearly."
The eunuch in charge took the text and presented it. The emperor glanced at it for a few times, frowned and said, "In two years, the tax has been reduced by half?" He raised his head and said, "Feng Ruohai, what's going on? Anyi was hit by a natural disaster. Or is there something wrong?"
Feng Ruohai sneered, looked at Sima Changshen, and said: "Your Majesty, Anyi is where the fiefdom of Marquis Zhongyi is. Marquis Zhongyi has 500 good fields and the fiefdom is in Anyi. Why is the tax reduced by half now? I'm afraid that Marquis Zhongyi Make it clearer.”
Many people suddenly understood why Feng Ruohai chose to get angry at this time.
Obviously, the Ministry of Revenue must have known about the taxation in Anyi for a long time, and it has not taken action for a long time. Naturally, it is because it is afraid of Sima Lan. Although Sima Lan is the Duke of Zhenguo today, he was still a loyal marquis a month ago. If Feng If Hai's investigation is presented in a month, it can only point to Sima Lan.
Sima Lan's position is stable and difficult to shake easily. Feng Ruohai obviously knows this too, so he doesn't take action easily. However, now that Zhongyi Marquis is inherited by Sima Changshen, this memorial can be used to put aside Sima on the surface. Lan only took action against Sima Changshen, which was obviously done intentionally by Feng Ruohai.
Qi Ning saw this and thought to himself that although the fight between the two factions was intensifying, the Huainan King's party was obviously still very wary of Sima Lan and did not dare to go directly to Sima Lan. However, today he slashed Sima Changshen with a knife. But it is also frightening. It seems that these two factions are really determined to fight to the death.