Chapter 552 (1/2)



552 One person blocking the ministers (2)

“Your Majesty, I have something to say.”

At this moment, a white-haired old imperial censor stepped out. It was Zhang xingying, who had made great contributions to Yunzhou.

Emperor yuanjing’s answer did not change. He said in a deep voice, “”Please speak, my beloved.”

Zhang xingying glanced at Minister sun from the corner of his eye and said loudly,”I want to sue the Minister of Justice, Sun Min, for abusing her power and making a confession by torture. Your Majesty, please order a joint trial to investigate the imperial examination fraud case.”

This was a common move in the officialdom-the art of delaying!

The effect of this move would ultimately depend on the emperor’s will.

Just this? Minister sun sneered and retorted sarcastically, “this case was personally issued by His Majesty. The Ministry of Justice and the magistrate will judge it together. They will monitor each other. How can you say that it was forced to confess?”

“Those three criminals are in prison. Whether or not they have been beaten into confessing, Your Majesty will know once you send people to investigate.”

Emperor Yuan jing nodded slowly and asked without looking at censor Zhang, “”Everyone, how do you think we should handle this case?”

Zhang xingying stood there in disappointment.

Minister sun returned a glance at provincial governor Zhang, his eyes were filled with slight disdain. Such a weak and powerless counterattack, are you planning to give up?

At the same time, Minister sun couldn’t help but feel disappointed. The emperor’s attitude was very clear, and it was useless to drag things out. However, he didn’t immediately determine the nature of the case.

His Majesty was giving Wei Yuan and Zhao tingfang a chance to counterattack.

However, Yuan Xiong’s eyes lit up as he thought about dragging Wei Yuan into this. He stepped out and bowed, ”

Your Majesty, I feel that the nature of this case is extremely serious. After many days of brewing, everyone in the capital knows about it. The resentment of the students is monstrous, and the people are filled with righteous indignation. If we don’t deal with it strictly, it will not be enough to appease the anger of the people.

At this moment, the official of the Supreme Court stepped out and shook his head.”Xu Qi ‘an fought on behalf of the Directorate of Celestials and made a great contribution, so he can’t be punished,”

The official of the Supreme Court had spoken the truth. He wanted to give Emperor yuanjing and all the officials in the hall an image of “Xu Qi ‘an’s arrogance.”

Once he said this, Emperor Yuan jing had to punish him. Otherwise, it would verify the saying of ” taking pride in your achievements ” and set a bad example.

Zhao tingfang’s henchmen stepped out to refute.

The court officials waited for a moment and were shocked to find that Wei Yuan didn’t say anything. Even the Imperial censors under him had given up.

This … He was going to give up his confidant, Xu Qi ‘an?

All kinds of thoughts flashed through the minds of the officials in the hall, and the direction of the wind quietly changed. The Ministry of official personnel affairs stepped out and tentatively said, ”

“The Supreme Court’s official is right. This case must be dealt with strictly and can not be tolerated. Otherwise, the Imperial court will lose its prestige and his Majesty’s prestige.”