Song Mingyue

Chapter 149 The Crime of Disrespect

The weather in Bianliang is getting colder and colder, the cold wind is howling, and it looks like the snow is coming.

Zhao Hao got up early, dressed neatly, had breakfast in a hurry, and went out to court.

The shattered jasper whisk was still quietly lying on the desk, he didn't notice it, and neither did the maids and servants who served him.

So Dr. Zhao still boarded the carriage leisurely as usual, and walked slowly towards the palace.

Although the outside was dripping into ice, the seats in the carriage were covered with sable fur, the curtains were replaced with white folded cloth, and with the heater in his arms, the interior of the carriage was as warm as spring. Zhao Hao lay down on the sable fur and continued to close the door. Rest your eyes, and move slowly along with the steady carriage.

At the entrance of the palace, although many officials had gathered in front of the Xuande Gate, there were still two sticks of incense before leaving the palace gate, Zhao Hao didn't bother to chat with the others, and continued to recharge his energy in the carriage, naturally he didn't notice Gao Qiu, who was among the crowd over there, was staring viciously at this side.

On Gao Qiu's side, although dozens of people gathered, there were only two people who were very close to Gao Qiu. They were discussing something in a low voice, and it seemed that they didn't intend to let others know. Others were also interested and kept a certain distance.

"Master Taiwei, do you need to report this matter to your husband for a decision?" A middle-aged official in a vermilion official robe asked in a low voice.

Gao Qiu said viciously: "No need, my husband is getting old and too cautious, so he will definitely not allow it, so I will do as I want, and I won't treat you badly."

"Lord Taiwei, I will fight it out later. I will entrust all the matter of the dog to the Taiwei." The other person was also wearing a vermilion official robe, his beard was already gray, and the expression on his face was different from that of the old official. With a bit of tragic color.

Gao Qiu said in a deep voice: "Why did I ever treat you badly? Besides, what's the risk of you waiting to hear rumors?"

These two people are the two censors of the Song Dynasty supervisory agency Yushitai. The middle-aged censor is named Chen Feng, and the censor with white beard and hair is named Zhang Yun.

"The censor is the official of the emperor's eyes and ears, so he is smart at the top, and guards against the power at the bottom... There is an ancient saying, 'When the tiger is in the deep mountains, the goats will not be picked'. .”

The censor served as the Taiwan admonisher. In the Song Dynasty, although the rank of the Taiwan admonisher was not high, his power was not small, and he could supervise all officials.

The most important thing is that in the Song Dynasty, Taiwanese admonishers could hear rumors from the beginning to the end, and there was no limit to the scope. Except for "the forbidden Chinese language cannot be leaked", "everything in China and foreign countries can be heard". Don't ask where his words come from", there is no need to have any real evidence; also "don't blame what he says must be true", don't take responsibility for wrong things, don't ask questions, and don't punish crimes.At the same time, Taiwan's admonitions and actions are all independently responsible, and words and corrections are "not related to the white officials."

To put it simply, Taiwan admonishing officials can not only monitor the mistakes of officials and commit crimes, but can even impeach without responsibility. To put it bluntly, they can slander and slander without responsibility.

The basic non-responsibility mentioned here is because before Song Renzong, it was completely irresponsible to slander, slander and impeach. Those who are found to be inaccurate still need to be investigated for certain legal responsibilities, and the consequences are nothing more than demotion, dismissal, fines, etc. There is no fear of being imprisoned or even more severe punishment.

The three of them were talking in a low voice, while looking towards Zhao Hao's carriage, their eyes were full of unkindness, especially Gao Qiu's eyes, which were even more murderous.

"My husband is here." Someone whispered.

As soon as Gao Qiu raised his head, he saw Cai Jing's warm sedan coming slowly, so he silenced the two of them and said no more.

After a while, the palace gate slowly opened, and everyone rushed in, heading straight for the Chui Gong Palace, Zhao Hao dragged behind unhurriedly.

……

Everyone stood in line with the court order, waiting for the officials to arrive.

After a while, Zhao Ji came surrounded by Liang Shicheng and others. Zhao Hao looked up at this guy, but after a few days, Zhao Ji seemed to lose weight again, and his health value dropped to 81, but he was in good spirits.After Zhao Hao thought about it for a while, he knew that the yang-enhancing pill had produced an effect. These days, the officials might not be singing and singing every night, with awe-inspiring power.

All the officials still pay their respects, let's go.

After Liang Shicheng inquired about Zhao Ji's intentions, he said loudly: "Your Majesty has an order. If there is something to do, play it early, and if there is nothing to do, the court will be dismissed!"

As soon as the words fell, Chen Feng, the official censor, came out in a hurry and said: "Qizou Your Majesty, I have something to do."

Liang Shicheng said, "Tell me."

Chen Fengdao: "As a servant of the censor, I am the eyes and ears of the emperor. I am ordered to supervise all officials, to rectify the court guidelines, to..."

Liang Shicheng said impatiently, "Just say who you want to impeach?"

Chen Feng glanced at Gao Qiu secretly, gritted his teeth, and said loudly: "I want to impeach the Taizhong doctor, General Xuanwei Zhao Hao!"

Zhao Hao was originally hiding in the crowd and was taking a nap to rest his mind. When he heard his name, he couldn't help but cursed "Damn".

Damn, someone else got shot lying down, and I got shot standing up too...

Above the lobby, the officials were in a mess, and suddenly there was a buzz of discussion. Although the Taiwan admonisher could hear about the incident, but this clan's son Zhao had just been targeted for less than a month, and he was too anxious After all, it is also a clan.

"Ridiculous, this Dr. Zhao is still a kid..." Even Jin Chongyue, Minister of Rites, couldn't stand it anymore.

Cai Jing, who was before Baiguan, suddenly had a bright light in his old eyes, and looked at Chen Feng coldly, with a hint of anger in his eyes.

Liang Shicheng was also stunned for a long time, then looked at Zhao Ji, seeing that the official was also full of doubts, he could only raise his voice: "What's the matter of impeaching Dr. Zhao?"

"Impeach Zhao Hao for being lawless, hiding criminals in the mansion, and allowing him to hurt people in the street. Lu Da, the guardian of his mansion, was originally under the jurisdiction of the Western Army. He committed a murder in the street more than a year ago, killed the butcher Zheng Zhi, and fled in fear of crime. , later became a monk and changed his name to Lu Zhishen. He became a monk in Daxiangguo Temple, but he did not change his thieves. He set fire to the vegetable garden of Daxiangguo Temple. For matters of law and discipline, it is reasonable to pursue their responsibilities, cut their ranks, and rectify the law and discipline in the court!"

At this time, Chen Feng was completely desperate, with a professional look of justice on his face, and his voice was resounding.

Liang Shicheng looked at Zhao Ji again with a strange expression, and then asked, "Doctor Zhao, what's your excuse?"

At this moment, Zhao Hao, full of MMP in his heart, walked out of the queue calmly, walked to the front of the main hall, stood side by side with Chen Feng, saluted Zhao Ji, and then replied unhurriedly: " I would like to report to Your Majesty, there is indeed a monk in Weichen's mansion who has returned to lay life, but his name is not Lu Da and Lu Zhishen, but Lu Da. Because I thought he had some strength, he stayed in the mansion as a guardian. As for whether he is convenient I don't know whether it was Naruda or Lu Zhishen who killed people or burned down the vegetable garden of Daxiangguo Temple, so please order the Imperial City Secretary to investigate thoroughly!"

Chen Feng scolded angrily: "How can you cover up the matter of hiding criminals without knowing it?"

Zhao Hao didn't argue, spread his hands out, and said calmly: "Since that's the case, please punish the officials!"

In the hall, there was a sudden silence.

Above the hall, came Zhao Ji's voice: "Whether Lu Da is an adulterer or not, you can just hand it over to the Imperial City Secretary for verification. As for Dr. Zhao, no matter whether Lu Da is a bandit or not, those who don't know are not guilty, but you can't." No matter how arbitrarily sheltering people of unknown origin, I will not be an example."

Zhao Hao respectfully said: "I obey the order!"

Chen Feng: "..."

Gao Qiu: "..."

All the officials were speechless for a while, this official was clearly favoring Zhao Hao, Chen Feng choked on a word.

Liang Shicheng breathed a sigh of relief, and asked again: "Who else has a book to play?"

Another person came out in response: "I have a book to play."

"Zhang Shi Yushi, tell me."

The censor, Zhang Yun, hurried out of the line, seemed a little agitated, after calming down a little, he said loudly: "I want to impeach the Taizhong doctor, General Xuanwei Zhao Hao for his crime of disrespect!"

As soon as the words came out, the whole room was shocked!
The crime of gross disrespect refers to a crime in which subjects violate the emperor's person, power and dignity.Refers to the disrespectful words and actions of subjects towards the emperor or the royal family.This crime is a felony, and once a subject commits it, he will lose his skin even if he does not die.

This is too cruel, it is simply driving people to death!
If Zhao Hao is found guilty of disrespect, he will be deprived of his official rank, be sent to the frontier, or beheaded if he is serious.

Not to mention that the officials were in an uproar, even Zhao Ji was shocked, and there was a hint of anger in his eyes.

How could my Dharma Protector have committed the crime of disrespect?

Liang Shicheng wasn't calm anymore: "Censor Zhang, you should think about it. Although Taiwan's admonitors can hear rumors, if they are too absurd and untrue, they will still be punished."

Among the crowd, only Gao Qiu had a calm expression on his face, but his eyes were full of resentment and murderousness when he looked at Zhao Hao: "Ignorant child, your time of death is coming!"

That Zhang Yun had obviously gone all out, with a stern look on his face, he said loudly: "My minister has found out that Zhao Hao was once bestowed by the government, but he didn't cherish it and discarded it like a shoe, so it has been damaged... According to the laws and regulations of our dynasty, whoever destroys the things bestowed by the emperor commits a crime of disrespect and shall be beheaded according to the law!"

Lying in a big slot!
Zhao Hao almost jumped up in shock.

At this moment, Zhao Hao felt tens of thousands of grass and mud horses galloping past in his heart. Since the other party was plausible and the evidence was convincing, the jasper dust whisk on his desk might have been caught by accident... I can only blame myself for not taking it seriously , just as a decoration.

At this moment, he was in no mood to think about what happened to that jasper whisk. The most important thing right now was how to avoid this crime of disrespect.

Many ministers knew that Zhao Hao was bestowed with a jade whisk.Zhao Ji's most beloved son Yunwang Zhao Kai didn't even want that jade whisk, but now it was broken by Zhao Hao...

All the officials became more and more uproarious, and there were many discussions.

"If that's the case, Dr. Zhao may not be able to escape this catastrophe. Even if the officials show mercy, he will be demoted from his position and rank." Jin Chongyue murmured.

Tong Guan looked at Zhao Hao with an extremely complicated expression. He didn't know whether it was joy or worry, but he secretly said: "My son is unparalleled in immortal skills, you should be able to escape this calamity..."

Old Cai Jing, who originally kept his eyes fixed and calm, was slightly moved at this moment: "Could it be that this boy who is deeply trusted by the officials is going to be demoted like this?"

As for Gao Qiu in the queue, his eyes were filled with endless joy and pride. He looked at Zhao Hao like he was looking at a dead person, and the thousands of resentments in his heart were finally resolved a little bit.

The previous impeachment of Zhao Hao for harboring criminals was just a warm-up, this impeachment is the real trump card
Among the officials, there are those who feel pity and regret, and those who gloat, and most of them are in the mood of watching the excitement.

Zhao Hao raised his head slowly, and saw that Zhao Ji was looking at him with a strange expression, there was a bit of pain in his eyes, but there was no sign of anger, his heart was already relaxed.

The crime of disrespect sounds scary, but in fact it is just breaking one of Zhao Ji's treasures... Baoyu is important, but why is it as important as the Dharma Protector?I don't believe that Zhao Ji really turned against him because of a jade whisk!

At that moment, Zhao Hao calmed down, smiled calmly and said, "Censor Zhang, although the admonisher in Taiwan can supervise all officials, but don't you know that 'Chinese language is forbidden'? How do you know what the officials gave me?"

Zhang Yun sneered and said: "Taiwan admonishment official impeachment 'don't ask where his words came from'. If Dr. Zhao thinks that what I played by the official is not true, can you let the forbidden army go to your mansion and take the thing that was bestowed by the emperor?" Take it to show your innocence? If you really wronged Dr. Zhao, I am willing to accept the crime!"

This guy is really brave. According to the laws of the Song Dynasty, the rumors are not true. Few people are punished.

Zhao Hao sneered coldly, and said a word unhurriedly: "I disappointed Zhang Shi Yushi, I have already returned the imperial bestowal to the official family, how can I get it?"

"What?" Zhang Yun was instantly confused.

Zhao Hao ignored him, but raised his head and bowed to the main hall: "Let the officials be the masters!"

People are dead and birds are up to the sky, and they will not die for thousands of years... I bet that Zhao Ji will not and dare not turn his face!
There was a deathly silence in the audience, and there was no movement for a long time.

Finally, a calm and emotionless voice came from above the hall: "That's right, Nephew Zhao has returned the Jasper Fuchen to me!"

(End of this chapter)