The majestic sister-in-law of the Red Chamber

"Hmph! You just read from a sixth-rank Imperial Academy, and you dare to intervene casually. Who are you talking about here? How can you be so presumptuous in the hall!" Sun Ronghai blew his beard and stared. Looking at the little official who was speaking, he reprimanded him unceremoniously.

"Hehehehe..." Situ Meng laughed lightly. He was supposed to say something to help the little officials, but before he could speak, the little officials had a righteous face and took the lead in speaking righteously. spoke.

"My lord Sun's words are different! This is a grand court meeting, and any officials here have the right to speak, otherwise, the emperor doesn't have to let everyone express their opinions and discuss freely.

If an adult uses his official position to suppress an official, then the subordinate official would like to ask for advice. If a person with a small official position cannot speak in front of a high-ranking official, he cannot have any objections. If so, it is presumptuous!

So what is it that the lord sneered at Prince Zhongshun, not only did he not show the slightest respect but pointed at everything?Or is it that your lord's official position is already higher than that of the prince?That's why you can criticize and accuse so casually?

If the lower official just wants to express his own opinion, and it is considered presumptuous because of the low position of the official, then can the adults' actions just now be regarded as an inferior offense? "The young man said neither humble nor overbearing.

Those who stood with him were basically the most humble people in the hall. Although some of them were also from Sun Ronghai and Situ Yong, after hearing the words of this small official, they still couldn't help but feel the same. There was a hint of rebellion.

Indeed, petty officials like them always speak lightly in every big court meeting. Except when they need to throw bricks to attract jade or take the blame, they hardly have the opportunity to speak. Moreover, even if they speak, they basically do not follow their own wishes. It was done purely to cater to the intention of the master behind it.

At this moment, hearing that a petty official whose official position is lower than his own dares to stand up, argue with reason, and speak out what he thinks in his heart, his heart is full of twists and turns for a while, and many people even can't help but think that when he was just a fledgling, When he was young and energetic, he was also full of enthusiasm and eager to make a big career, but with the passage of time, these ideals and ambitions in his youth were all succumbed to the cruel reality.

Situ Meng looked at the young man who was talking, and at the same time saw the expressions of the small officials around him, he couldn't help but feel moved. Maybe, after getting rid of those old guys who got in the way, he could dig out a lot of useful things from these small officials. Talents.

In a flash of thought, Situ Meng had already thought of a lot of things, but how to implement it in the next step needs to be decided after careful discussion with the emperor. After all, he just thought of it on a whim, and the rest It's better to leave it to professionals like the emperor to handle it.

His own position is that of a direct minister and a lonely minister. He can have power and strength, but he must not have too much power in the court, and he must not have a good relationship with the courtiers to form a clique for personal gain. Otherwise, even if there is a deep relationship between the emperor and him The relationship between each other will become fragile due to long-term estrangement and suspicion.

Situ Meng has never had the intention of competing for the throne, so his positioning is very accurate. Although Lin Tian said that he can do whatever he wants, but he doesn't want to give Lin Tian and himself too much money. Trouble.

After all, what he wants is to be able to travel around the mountains and rivers with Lin Tian, ​​deal with corrupt officials and bullies by the way, rectify the injustices in the world, and be a happy couple of gods and gods.

He has no interest in the difficult task of the emperor fighting wits and courage with those officials!

The reason why he acted so recklessly this time, directly and unceremoniously, was to show his position to the emperor, and he had absolutely no intentions of anything extravagant.

Secondly, I want everyone in the world to know that he, Situ Meng, values ​​Lin Tian above all else!He absolutely does not allow anyone to intervene between the two of them, but he will never let go of anyone who wants to plot against his marriage, and will deal the strongest blow immediately.

At the same time, Situ Meng is also showing his strength to those ministers, letting them know that he is definitely not a soft persimmon that they can flatten and round to make them talk, let them calculate at will, and at the same time warn them not to provoke him He didn't want to be too close to any high-ranking minister, which would arouse the emperor's suspicion.

"Hmph! What a slick-toothed junior!" Sun Ronghai blew his beard and stared angrily, staring at the little official, gave him a contemptuous look and said:

"I don't know how to learn, but this ability to label people indiscriminately is not bad! Of course, anyone can speak at the Great Court Meeting, but it is also based on seniority, first come, first served!

When Prince Zhongshun spoke just now, you can see that someone interrupted?Whether it was Prince An, the old man, or the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, they all waited for Prince Zhongshun to finish speaking before they began to express their opinions one by one!

However, if you look at the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, which one is not above your status, so many people have not yet spoken, how can it be your turn to intervene as a sixth-rank official who is only qualified to attend the Great Court Meeting?

You say you are presumptuous, but you still dare to quibble!You said that the old man is not qualified to comment on the words of Prince Zhongshun, so I will tell you that the enlightenment of Prince Zhongshun was taught by the old man himself. He was a teacher for one day and a father for life. Wrong, of course it is heartbroken, and I want to help him correct one or two!

How is the following committed?You don't know how to use idioms and allusions, you don't know anything, but you dare to speak nonsense in the Golden Temple, you are really unprecedented!It is estimated that there will be very few visitors in the future! "

Sun Ronghai shook his head and said regretfully, but anyone could hear the disdain in his tone.

"Huh? Isn't Mr. Sun the crown prince? When did he become the first teacher of Prince Zhongshun?" The young man seemed to have not heard Sun Ronghai's ridicule before, but asked with a puzzled expression:

"Remember, according to the regulations of this dynasty, the prince and Taifu can only be the teacher of the prince alone. I haven't heard that he is also responsible for the enlightenment of other princes? Besides, is the teacher of Prince Zhongshun a bachelor of the Imperial Academy? Your Excellency? A few days ago, after Prince Zhongshun returned to Beijing, he personally visited the Imperial Academy to visit Lord Liu, and he called him a mentor!

This is what everyone in the Hanlin Academy saw with their own eyes!Could it be that Prince Zhongshun can still admit his mentor? "

"You!" Sun Ronghai's eyes were burning, and he looked at the little official with anger in his expression.

Almost everyone in the civil and military affairs of the Manchu dynasty did not know that the title of Prince and Taifu was a dead spot for Sun Ronghai, like a powder barrel that exploded at a single point.

At that time, he was indeed in the limelight because of the title of the prince and Taifu. However, after the former prince failed to force the palace, his status in the court also plummeted. In fact, he did not give him too much punishment, nor did he deprive him of the title of Prince and Taifu, but he consciously and slowly took away the rights in his hands, leaving him with a vacant position as a high-ranking official, but there was no corresponding response. s right.

In addition, the new emperor Situ Qing had a lot of opinions on a stubborn veteran like him, so he would not reuse him. Situ Meng had a deep grievance with him since he was a child. However, Situ Meng did not ask for a teacher, and even tried every possible means to torture the then Supreme Emperor to change his wife.So, after Prince An, Situ Yong approached him, the two hit it off and became a gangster.

The reason why Situ Yong was able to buy many court officials in just a few years was that Sun Ronghai played a lot of role in it.

If it weren't for the embarrassing position in the court, Sun Ronghai wouldn't have jumped out in a hurry after Situ Yong just refuted Situ Meng, and waved the flag for him.

The reason why Sun Ronghai was in such a hurry was not only because of Situ Yong, but more importantly, he was involved in many of Qi Guogong's shady businesses.

You know, after his power in the imperial court has shrunk drastically, the number of officials offering sacrifices to him has naturally decreased a lot every year, and those filial pieties have also shrunk significantly, and even the number of merchants seeking asylum below has decreased by nearly half compared to before. .

Sun Ronghai, who had already been completely corrupted by the extravagant and rich life, couldn't stand the days of lack of money, so he was completely softened by Situ Yong's money offensive, and started various activities with Qi Guogong, Li Guogong and the Zhen family. an illegal trade.

At this moment, if Situ Meng's correction of the Duke of Qi cannot be completely overturned, then it is very likely that all the things he has done will be found out one by one. By then, the current Duke of Qi will probably be the next himself.

Thinking of this, Sun Ronghai couldn't care less about arguing with the little official, but pointed the sign at Situ Meng again, saying:

"Xiaguan was ordered by the Supreme Emperor to enlighten His Royal Highness Prince Zhongshun. Although His Highness does not recognize Xiaguan as a teacher, Xiaguan cannot ignore the students who have gone astray! My lord, Xiaguan understands your anger, but State-owned state law, family has family rules!

Regardless of whether Duke Qi is guilty or not, this is not a reason for you to easily surround the mansion of Duke Qi and arrest and interrogate people arbitrarily!

If you find out that Qi Guogong has a problem, you can hand over the evidence to the Ministry of Punishment, and the Ministry of Punishment will come forward to investigate carefully. This is the truth!If the Ministry of Punishment finds out any problems, it will report to the emperor after having enough evidence, and then the emperor will make a decision!

Moreover, since Qi Guogong is a super-grade Duke, there is no guarantee that he will have no enemies, and whether he will maliciously frame him, these must be carefully investigated.Otherwise, if a super-grade duke can be arrested by fabricating some evidence at will, then the whole court will not be panicked.

Moreover, even if the evidence is complete, Duke Qi should be given a chance to defend himself at the court meeting!Just because of these so-called evidences, you can't just convict him without asking him a single question!If so, wouldn't it chill the hearts of many founding heroes. "

What Sun Ronghai said was sincere, but what he meant was to hand over the case to the Ministry of Criminal Justice. Situ Meng knew with his toes that the Secretary of the Ministry of Criminal Justice must have belonged to them a long time ago!These confession evidences of myself are in their hands, and it is guaranteed that they will become evidence of their malicious framing and extorting confessions by words and deeds in minutes.