Chapter 258 257 Impeachment Storm
"This slave doesn't know."
After Emperor Jiajing finished speaking, Gao Zhong knelt down and kowtowed.
Huang Jin pretended to be confused, but immediately fell to his knees and said, "I don't know anything."
After speaking, Huang Jin lowered his head in grievance.
"Take a look."
While speaking, Emperor Jiajing threw the paper in his hand towards Huang Jin. The paper fell and flew towards Huang Jin, and soon landed on the ground in front of Huang Jin.
Huang Jin hurriedly picked up the petition and read it from beginning to end. This was the first time he had seen this petition. He had only heard about what it said before.
It’s similar to what Gao Zhong said before, it’s something the people below haven’t reciprocated.
Really damn.
Huang Jin is now the admiral of the inner court, so he naturally knows what kind of people he has. He is afraid that the eunuch responsible for monitoring Prince Hui's palace has been bribed, so there is such a big mistake in the reported information.
There is a problem here in Prince Hui’s Mansion, what about the other Prince’s Mansions?
The eunuchs sent to local areas by the imperial court are not only limited to the royal palace, but also how many of these people are diligent in royal affairs.
The reason why Huang Jin acquiesced in Gao Zhong's operation was because he wanted to start a big battle and beat the eunuchs sent out to let them know how powerful they were, so that they would not be blinded by money.
Some money can be taken, but some money cannot be taken.
"You should also take a look at the ticket."
Emperor Jiajing did not go to get the memorial, but said to Huang Jin casually.
You don't need to think about how the cabinet will vote. It will definitely be handed over to the Metropolitan Procuratorate or an imperial envoy will be sent to Junzhou to check whether the things recorded in the petition are true, and then deal with them according to the investigation results.
Huang Jin took Wei Guangde's memorial from the young eunuch. He really stood up and walked away from the impeachment. He only talked about the fact that he encountered Geng An and had no way to file a complaint, but didn't mention anything else.
The drafting of cabinet votes is also quite satisfactory. For such an overstep, even if one party is a prince, it will naturally be verified and dealt with.
"Your Majesty, the cabinet vote is very suitable. We will deal with it after verification."
After reading the memorial, Huang Jin closed it, held it together with the paper in his hand, and said to Emperor Jiajing.
"The Metropolitan Procuratorate, did Wei Guangde mention in the memorial whether the man named Geng An had gone to the Metropolitan Procuratorate to file a complaint?"
Emperor Jiajing thought for a moment before speaking.
"Although it is not stated clearly which yamen are unwilling to accept the case, looking at the petition, Geng An should have approached Shuntian Prefecture, the Criminal Department, Dali Temple and the Metropolitan Procuratorate."
Huang Jin lowered his head and replied.
"Hehe. They are all my good ministers, haha."
Emperor Jiajing couldn't help but laugh in anger. At this time, he had long forgotten the countless memorials that impeached King Hui for his illegal activities. He still didn't know that he was being left to eat ashes in the corner of the Supervisor of Ceremonies.
He was the reason why all the officials in the court were unwilling to accept this hot potato. If they accepted it, they would not get any favors, and all their efforts would be in vain.
They didn't answer, and now the emperor praised them with some irony.
To be honest, accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger, and it was not easy to be an official in the Jiajing Dynasty.
Huang Jin and Gao Zhong naturally understood what Emperor Jiajing said. At this time, the emperor was in a bad mood and they did not dare to speak.
Regarding matters in the court, if the emperor did not inquire about them, they would not dare to open their mouths, otherwise they would be dragged out and beaten to death. Emperor Jiajing was very cruel to people in the inner court.
Looking at the memorial held by Huang Jin in both hands, Emperor Jiajing had a sneer on his lips and said, "Liu Zhong."
Huang Jin and Gao Zhong did not get angry as they expected. As if nothing had happened, Wei Guangde's impeachment memorial was left in the palace and was not returned to the cabinet.
Emperor Jiajing returned to the bed and continued to lean there, eyes slightly closed, and said: "Continue to read."
"Be careful."
Gao Zhong reminded the few servants beside him in a low voice.
It was already dark. The two young chamberlains in front were holding lanterns. Huang Jin and Gao Zhong exited the main hall of Yongshou Palace. Several chamberlains held a stack of memorials in their hands.
Some of these memorials have been approved by Emperor Jiajing, some have been rejected, and some have been retained, and they are all placed together.
"Eunuch Huang, are we going to check the room or go back to the ceremonial supervisor?"
Gao Zhong asked in a low voice again after following Huang Jin down the steps.
"Go to the check-in office, stamp it, and send it to the cabinet for processing early tomorrow morning."
Huang Jin casually replied that he spent most of his time in Xiyuan, and Gao Zhong was in charge of the Director of Ceremonies.
For the eunuch who holds the seal, he only has the seal in his hand, so he is not the eunuch of the ceremony.
He looked up at the inky sky, and then told the few servants waiting outside the palace: "Please be careful. Your Majesty is resting. Don't make any noise to disturb Your Majesty."
Several of the attendants hurriedly bowed in response.
Huang Jin ignored them and strode out first. Behind him, Gao Zhong and several other chamberlains holding memorials hurriedly followed.
"What do you mean, Your Majesty? If I don't check it, I still..."
At this time, several people had already left the gate of Yongshou Palace. This place was far away from the main hall, but Gao Zhong's voice was still very soft when he spoke, as if he was afraid of disturbing the person in the palace if he spoke loudly.
Huang Jin did not stop, but continued to walk forward, but the speed slowed down.
The few people walked for a while, and the few chamberlains they called out were all godsons of him and Gao Zhongshou, and Chen Ju was also among them.
After walking a few more steps, he was already walking by the Taiye Pond in Xiyuan. Huang Jin stopped, turned around and said to Gao Zhong behind him: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid he wants to see what the reaction is in the court." .”
"In the imperial court?"
Gao Zhong muttered something silently and soon understood what Huang Jin meant.
Although Wei Guangde sent the memorial to the General Affairs Department, the General Affairs Department would make a copy and keep it in the archives.
The memorial was sent in the morning and arrived at the Supervisor of Ceremonies at noon. Now it is evening. I am afraid that all the officials in the capital, as long as they are not blind or deaf, already know about it.
The actual situation was exactly the same. When Wei Guangde was drinking with his colleagues after he was off duty, someone with good knowledge asked him about the impeachment of King Hui.
Needless to say, the news came from the General Affairs Department.
Wei Guangde naturally did not hide this, and told everyone about his encounter with Geng An, and everyone was sad.
Yes, most of the officials in the Hanlin Academy these days have not yet been immersed in the quagmire of officialdom, and still retain the integrity of scholars, so they cannot see all the evil deeds of the clan and powerful people.
When Wei Guangde returned home, his family was already tired and Zeng Shengwu was waiting for him at his home.
They were all still watching politics in the same year. Although they didn't have such good ears and eyes, they naturally knew it after listening to Shangguan talk about it.
As before, I explained the matter again, focusing on highlighting my selflessness, uprightness, impassionedness, and aboveboardness. Picking up the good aspects of yourself is to brag hard.
Reputation is something that cannot be achieved without boasting.
This is the case even in the same year. At least Lao Kan will spread what Wei Guangde said tonight to those in the same year who are observing politics in the Ministry of Justice.
Wei Guangde has done so much work and invested a lot of money. Although it is a long-term investment, Wei Guangde still feels a little distressed at the moment and is considering whether to repay Geng An for the money later.
In just one night, Wei Guangde's impeachment of King Hui spread among the officials in the capital and became a joke for everyone.
Because this kind of thing has happened too many times before, at first the impeached officials were impassioned and passionate about serving the world and the people, but as one memorial after another was retained, everyone gradually came to their senses.
King Hui's status in the mind of Emperor Jiajing was not low, so he adopted a cold treatment method, that is, ignoring him and making trouble as you like. If the trouble can't produce any results, naturally there will be no passion after a long time.
If you don't get results, it's naturally not a political achievement. Over time, no one will do such a thankless task.
I just don’t want to see someone else plunge into it more than ten years later.
For officials who knew something, they naturally looked on with cold eyes and just paid attention to what was going on in the palace.
Several officials who had previously sent people to collect evidence directly asked people to copy copies of Wei Guangde's impeachment memorial and pleadings, intending to apply them directly without having to send people to Junzhou to inquire about the information.
However, they still have to wait for the situation in the palace to see whether the memorial can be published.
The emperor was dissatisfied with King Hui, but was it to the extent that he needed to deal with it?
Many people were laughing when they saw the petition, joking that Geng An dared to make up any lies for revenge, left the fiefdom without authorization, and built Long Live Mountain to recruit dead soldiers.
They paid more attention to what Geng An mentioned about King Hui's bullying of men and women in Junzhou and taking over private houses. These illegal things were very shocking.
The next day, the cabinet processed the memorials sent from the palace, and as expected, Wei Guangde's impeachment memorial was not among them.
Many people just smiled casually when they heard the news and didn't take it seriously.
I had expected it, after all, it was a clan.
Emperor Jiajing was born in a clan, so naturally he couldn't be mean and ungrateful. He had always been tolerant in dealing with clan issues. Although it was not that he had never dealt with them before, he would only deal with them when they were very, very serious matters.
On the surface, he still needs to maintain the image of a tolerant and tolerant emperor.
The peace in the court only lasted for two days. As the news came out earlier in the palace, especially the truth that King Hui had left the fiefdom without permission, Emperor Jiajing was furious about this, and many officials became more active. .
The court, which was calm on the surface, was secretly turbulent. Many people had prepared impeachment memorials and were waiting for the trend of the officialdom to change.
Although Wei Guangde has fired the first shot, it seems that it has not started. They are still waiting and watching.
In fact, Wei Guangde learned from Chen Ju the next day that Emperor Jiajing had retained his memorial, but there was still a lot of information brought along with it. His Majesty was very dissatisfied with the hundreds of officials in the court, and the imperial edicts had all arrived. The level that no one dares to pick up.
Although the Denwen Drum is still standing there, it has become a decoration.
The previous dynasty had plans to demolish it, but was blocked by hundreds of officials, saying it was an ancestral system.
When others laughed at Wei Guangde for taking the air, Wei Guangde knew that his impeachment was effective, but it was not successful. Emperor Jiajing did not immediately express his position and arranged for people to investigate.
But Huang Jin, the great eunuch next to the emperor, guessed that the emperor wanted to beat the officials. Yes, this time it was so outrageous. The procuratorate did not dare to accept complaints from ordinary people, so what else should the procuratorate do? ?
In fact, during the palace examination, Wei Guangde made this guess when he saw the questions chosen by Emperor Jiajing for the palace examination.
"It is only by destiny that I set up a king to rule over the land. I must have ministers who can help me with my duties. I am the so-called neighbor."
The palace examination questions were still in front of him. Wei Guangde analyzed at that time that Emperor Jiajing was extremely dissatisfied with the current corrupt officialdom and the complete destruction of the official system.
Officials are out of the emperor's control. What kind of trouble is going on?
Even if a commoner files a lawsuit against the prince of the clan, shouldn't the Shuntian Mansion and the Metropolitan Procuratorate accept the petition and submit it? Even if I don't pursue the case, I still need to know what is happening outside.
The whole court is deceiving me.
After Wei Guangde and Chen Ju separated, he speculated that Emperor Jiajing's psychological changes at that time should be like this.
Wei Guangde returned home from duty that day, and Lao Kan and Zhang Ke were already waiting for him at home.
"Two brothers, this is..."
Seeing the two people waiting, Wei Guangde asked curiously.
Wei Guangde's question made Lao Kan blush and feel a little embarrassed to speak. Only Zhang Ke next to him smiled, took out a memorial from his sleeve and handed it to Wei Guangde and said: "After reading what you wrote, I will write it when I get back." One portion, please consider it, if there is no problem I will send it to the Secretary of General Affairs early tomorrow morning."
Wei Guangde knew that this was also a memorial to impeach King Hui. It seemed that no one had followed up in the past two days. If the impeachment of King Hui continued, Emperor Jiajing would probably be even more angry.
Fortunately, Zhang Ke is a sensible person and knows how to take a gamble.
Looking at Lao Kan again, he probably also wrote something. Maybe Zhang Ke and he had studied each other's writing, so they came here together.
Sure enough, after Wei Guangde read Zhang Ke's memorial, he took over the one written by Lao Kan and read it.
"It's not a big problem. I can't convict you of anything anyway. I just ask the emperor to send a minister to go out to investigate the authenticity."
Wei Guangde smiled and replied: "You two came to my place so early. I'm afraid you haven't eaten yet. Let's eat together later."
Early the next morning, Lao Kan and Zhang Ke went to the General Affairs Department to deliver the memorial. After hearing the news in the afternoon, they began to go to the General Affairs Department one after another to submit the memorial to impeach King Hui.
Although the memorials of two rookies, Lao Kan and Zhang Ke, have not seen the results, some people can't stand it any longer.
At worst, if you stay in middle school, you will lose a hair.
Even if the emperor wanted to punish him, he would first make trouble for the three new scholars, who took the lead.
The next day when Wei Guangde arrived at the Hanlin Academy, he was stopped by Jinda and Zhu Dashou and asked about Lao Kan and Zhang Ke's impeachment of King Hui.
Lao Kan and Zhang Ke inadvertently succeeded in stirring up the already turbulent court. As they sent out the memorial, the memorial to impeach King Hui flew to the General Affairs Department like snowflakes, floated into the East Pavilion, and landed on the Secretary. On the desk of the ceremonial supervisor.
"Did you ask?"
"I asked, Mr. Xiao Wei said that it was not his instigation, but that they wrote the memorial themselves, and they just let him read it before sending it out."
"That's good. The most feared thing at this time is forming a clique. You can go over there tomorrow and bring this message to him. People of the same age can associate with each other, but they must not be connected in series."
"Yes, godfather, my son knows."
In the supervisor's room, Gao Zhong and Chen Ju whispered to each other.
"Go and call in a few more people and take these memorials to Xiyuan."
Having said what needed to be said, Gao Zhong also lowered his voice, pointed at the piles of memorials on his desk, and ordered Chen Ju.
If you don’t come, there won’t be any. Once you come, your desk will be piled up. These useless people will