Chapter 350 The Wrath of the Emperor
Chapter 350 The Wrath of the Emperor
Guo Huai wanted to seize Feng Junyi's power and sideline Feng Junyi. It seems that while he was away for a while, the group of people he promoted did not slack off.
As a result, the interests of the aristocratic families were gradually eroded, and they could no longer sit still, so they sent a censor to take the lead.
Oh, that’s right, you also know the principle that the law cannot hold everyone responsible.
He actually persuaded all the civil servants to unite and attack him with a common hatred.
Before Feng Junyi could explode, the newly appointed military commander Li Shizhang pointed at Guo Huai and a group of civil officials and cursed:
"Shut up! Are you pedants threatening His Majesty? As scholars, you have received the emperor's grace, but you don't know how to repay the favor and even despise the court. You deserve to be killed! Your Majesty, please order the execution of the culprit Guo Huai and the censors!"
"Your Majesty! We request your permission to execute Guo Huai and to use the censors!"
Wang Maolin stood up with a determined look on his face and agreed with Li Shizhang. Now was the time for him to show his loyalty!
Feng Junyi glanced at Wang Maolin coldly. He was lucky that he was sensible, otherwise today would be the day when his Wang family would collapse.
Wang Maolin instantly understood Feng Junyi's eyes, and he broke out in a cold sweat. His Majesty's eyes were too vicious, and no little thoughts could escape his eyes.
From now on, I should put aside those little thoughts and be loyal to the emperor, which is the long-term plan for the prosperity of the family.
The silent court suddenly became lively with the participation of Wang Maolin and Li Shizhang.
"Your Majesty, I request your permission to execute Guo Huai and to use the censors!"
"Your Majesty, although I am also a civil servant, I disdain to associate with them. Please execute Guo Huai and support the censors!"
At once, the Minister of Personnel, the Duke of Yu's Royal Highness, officials from the Procuratorate and the Ministry of War all responded.
Guo Huai looked at Li Shizhang with contempt:
"Stop talking nonsense! This is not the place for a reckless man like you to speak!"
As soon as Guo Huai finished speaking, the group of civil servants who supported him looked at Li Shizhang with sneer on their faces, full of disdain for him!
Deng Xiaoping used civil officials to control the military. The civil officials did not take the military officials seriously at all. When military officers of the same rank saw civil officials, they would bow down and salute first, or even kneel down.
There is no way. The power is in the hands of civil servants. A word from the civil servants directly affects their military pay and food. Their lives and property are in their hands. Military generals will not offend civil servants unless they have to.
Li Shizhang's face turned red with anger, and he instinctively wanted to reach for the sword at his waist to chop down these arrogant villains.
Unfortunately, he was not allowed to carry weapons when attending court, so he didn't touch anything.
He was a military general and he was good at wielding swords and guns, but he was really not good at verbal battles. He could only stare at the group of civil servants who were laughing at him with an angry face.
"presumptuous!"
Feng Junyi suddenly spoke, his voice was like a thunder. The ministers' heads were buzzing due to Feng Junyi's voice, and they all looked at Feng Junyi with fear.
The emperor had been away for some time, and they had somewhat forgotten his terrifying inner strength.
But soon, the civil servants' faces returned to normal. They were not afraid. They did not believe that the emperor could punish all the civil servants!
"Your Majesty, Li Shizhang has spread evil words and brought chaos to the court. Please execute him!"
"Your Majesty, please kill Li Shizhang!"
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The civil servants began to file complaints, but they did not dare to blame Wang Maolin.
After all, Wang Maolin's family has a strong foundation and they cannot offend them easily.
However, just because they don't dare to do anything to Wang Maolin doesn't mean they don't dare to kill Li Shizhang who has no background at all.
Li Shizhang was so angry that his whole body was shaking. These literati could turn black into white!
However, in order not to cause trouble for Feng Junyi, he did not defend himself, but just stared at the group of pedants with an angry face.
Wang Yongyi, who had been resting with his eyes closed, suddenly raised his eyelids. He wanted to see how the young emperor would deal with this thorny dispute.
This kind of situation had happened before Deng Xiaoping, and Emperor Wen and Emperor De just gave both parties fifty lashes and let the matter go.
But it is different recently. More than 30 people have been involved in it recently, most of whom are clean civil servants. Even Emperor Wende would have a headache for a while if he came.
Feng Junyi suddenly laughed, but his laughter made the minister feel uncontrollably tingling.
"Guo Huai, do you admit your guilt?"
Guo Huai, who was named, was shocked. What crime had he committed?
As a censor, he had never been held accountable, but he didn't care about Feng Junyi's rebuke and looked mighty and unyielding:
"Your Majesty, it was Li Shizhang who spread rumors and misled the people..."
"Shut your mouth, do you think I am blind and deaf?"
Feng Junyi interrupted Guo Huai with a cold voice.
Then his cold eyes swept over the ministers who were making trouble one by one. These people felt an unprecedented fear sweeping over their bodies. The previous Emperor Wende had never made them feel this way.
Feng Junyi's eyes were filled with indifference as if he had seen through everything, and finally fixed on Wang Yongyi.
Wang Yongyi felt his scalp tingling. Did the new emperor know that he was the one who instigated what happened today?
impossible?
He did this extremely secretly, and only his two confidants knew about it. Could it be that they betrayed him?
Wang Yongyi's mind was in a whirlwind for a moment, but he didn't dare to look up at Feng Junyi.
Feng Junyi retracted his gaze, looked at Guo Huai and continued:
"Guo Huai, when I arrived, I heard you disrespect the court, and I didn't bother with you. But you are so ignorant! You even insulted the soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the people of Dawn. If it weren't for the soldiers' bloody battles, would you be able to stand here and speak nonsense so peacefully?"
"The prostitutes in the Jiaofangsi can earn money for Da Deng, and the brothels know to pay flower taxes to the court. You have been an official for many years, but you can only argue. You are not even as good as a prostitute. Have you read the books of sages and saints and become a dog's stomach?"
Feng Junyi's words stunned all the civil servants in the court. The new emperor actually called Guo Huai worse than a prostitute!
They also said that he had read so much of the books of sages that it had gone to a dog's stomach!
These civil servants are all well-read people who read the books of sages. Did the emperor scold them too?
What a shame!
What a shame!
For a moment, those civil servants who were causing trouble seemed to have been greatly humiliated, and looked at Feng Junyi with indignation on their faces!
The look in his eyes indicated that they would not be satisfied until Feng Junyi gave them an explanation!
Guo Huai looked at Feng Junyi in confusion. He was born into the Guo family in Yanzhou, a noble family with a long tradition of scholarship. Since entering the court, he had no rivals in the court!
Now he was humiliated to this extent by a young emperor, he could not swallow this humiliation no matter what!
"Your Majesty, please respect yourself. I will treat you as young and ignorant and will not bother with you..."
Guo Huai was so angry that he actually called himself "official" in front of Feng Junyi.
All officials were slaves before the emperor. They could call themselves "guilty ministers", "slaves", or "villains", but they could not call themselves "officials".
"Oh, you are so arrogant! Someone, take Guo Huai and Wang Yongyi out to the Meridian Gate and behead them, confiscate their property and exile their families to the Western Wasteland!"
At this moment, not only the civil officials but also the military generals were dumbfounded!
From ancient times to now, I have never heard of an emperor beheading an official who spoke out!
And what does this have to do with Wang Yongyi?
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