Being stabbed at the beginning! Summon the net to suppress the world

Eunuch Hai's shrill and long voice instantly drew the eyes of all the civil and military officials to the outside of the palace, especially Ji Chang'an.

Ji Chang'an and the fourth prince strode forward and saluted the Emperor of Jin, who was sitting on the dragon throne:

"Your Majesty, your Majesty is blessed with great fortune. Fortunately, I have fulfilled my mission and the locust plague in Jiangzhou has been resolved."

The Emperor of Jin nodded slightly, without joy or anger, making it difficult for people to detect his meaning.

Finally, he looked directly at Ji Chang'an and said in a deep voice:

"You did a good job in this matter in Jiangzhou, Lao Liu." After a pause, the emperor's tone changed slightly:

"But I heard that you destroyed many wealthy merchants in Jiangzhou and confiscated their stockpiled grain.

You also killed many officials despite the obstruction and even ordered the extermination of their three clans. Is this true?"

The Emperor of Jin was also a little curious and worried. In this situation, how would Lao Liu turn the tables?

If he can successfully turn the tables, then his position...

Although the emperor's tone was inquiring, it was obvious that these things were true, and everyone knew it was true.

Some smart people had already understood the emperor's intention, and did not directly ask for punishment, which meant partiality.

But some people had no way to retreat, and those from Jiangzhou heard the emperor's inquiry.

They looked at Ji Changan with hatred in their eyes, as if they were going to tear Ji Changan apart.

After all, Jiangzhou was their root, and now Ji Changan had burned their roots, so they would naturally fight to the death.

Especially the Minister of Rites, he had already thought of how to deal with Ji Changan.

Once this matter was over, when they supported the second prince to take office, even if it was a prince, it might not be impossible to kill him.

Ji Changan also felt the eyes of the people around him, but he didn't care. These people were fish on the chopping board, and he would not be able to jump for long if he was slaughtered.

He took a step forward calmly, clasped his hands together, raised them high, and said loudly: "Father, it is absolutely true.

But the reason why I acted this way is for the stability of the country and the peace of the people."

When the Minister of Rites heard this, he was furious, his face flushed red, veins popped on his forehead, and he immediately jumped out to refute: "Your Majesty, this is clearly an excuse from the Sixth Prince!

It is a blatant violation of the laws of our Great Jin to slaughter people without interrogation by the Ministry of Justice.

The act of taking human lives lightly is simply outrageous and cannot be tolerated by the national law!"

"Your Majesty, please investigate it strictly."

"Your Majesty, please investigate it strictly."

Other officials of the Jiangzhou faction also knelt down and spoke.

The Minister of Justice's brows twisted into a "川" character in an instant, and he tried to smooth things over by saying, "That being said, the Sixth Prince has an imperial order.

If those officials really interfered and obstructed the rescue work at the critical moment in Jiangzhou, they could avoid being interrogated by the Ministry of Justice according to the law."

Now the Jiangzhou faction and the Sixth Prince are fighting, and he has understood the general meaning from the emperor's first sentence, but he doesn't want to be involved and tries to distance himself from it.

Ji Changan saw the officials questioning and remembered the people who spoke in his mind.

The Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Rites are both very close to the Second Prince, and it seems that they are from the same faction.

However, the people in the Ministry of Revenue did not speak. Perhaps the Second Prince was in confinement and there was no order?

Or did they think that the Minister of Rites and the Jiangzhou faction were enough to punish him?

Thinking of this, Ji Changan turned his head slowly to look at the Minister of Rites and said with a smile:

"First of all, the wealthy merchants in Jiangzhou were eliminated by the martial arts forces, and it has nothing to do with this prince."

Speaking of this, Ji Changan said again: "Report to the emperor, those wealthy merchants in Jiangzhou colluded with the White Lotus Sect, and the locust plague was also caused by the White Lotus Sect.

The purpose of hoarding food is to win over the hearts of the people and subvert the Jin Dynasty.

And the Su family colluded with the Demon Sect, so they are naturally no longer ordinary wealthy merchants, but belong to the Jianghu forces. .

How could our imperial army protect him again? These are just disputes in the martial arts world. "

"White Lotus? Could it be that the locust plague was really caused by the White Lotus? Then Changyuan Chamber of Commerce and the White Lotus are colluding again?"

"I don't know, but since the Sixth Prince said so, he must have evidence."

"No wonder the locust plague appeared so strange this time. I didn't expect that there was the White Lotus behind it."

After hearing Ji Chang'an's words, there were discussions in the court, and the Emperor of Dajin frowned slightly.

When the Minister of Rites heard Ji Chang'an's rebuttal, he was stunned for a moment, and then thought of something, and quickly accused: "Your Majesty, the Sixth Prince's words are just empty words..."

Ji Chang'an smiled as he listened to the Minister of Rites' inability to argue.

This is the fact. How could he not have evidence: "Who said it was empty words? Report to the emperor, thisThis time we arrested several members of the White Lotus Sect.

At the same time, we also found evidence of his collusion with the Demon Sect in the Su family's home. All of it has been handed over to the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple. "

"Even if those wealthy businessmen are colluding with the White Lotus Sect, what about those Jiangzhou officials? Could it be that they are also colluding with the White Lotus Sect?

Is there any reason why the Sixth Prince killed the court officials so easily? "

The Minister of Rites knew that it would be extremely difficult to start from the Su family.

Since Ji Changan had already said it, it meant that he had sufficient evidence.

So he directly shifted the topic to those Jiangzhou officials.

This is the most important thing. The matter of the Su family can be put off for a while, and the murder of the court officials.

The Minister of Rites and the officials sent by Jiangzhou have sentenced Ji Changan's political career to death.

After all, once this kind of thing happens, even if you become the emperor, who dares to work for you? Even the Emperor of Dajin has to consider this point, after all, power is from the bottom up.

And Ji Changan sneered, he was waiting for this sentence, stepped forward and said:

"Father, when I went to Jiangzhou this time, in addition to discovering the White Lotus Sect, I also discovered something more important.

If it is not handled well, it may shake the foundation of our Dajin. Please investigate this matter thoroughly and settle the world. "

"Shake the foundation of our Dajin? "Everyone in the court was terrified when they heard this, and they stepped back a few steps, not daring to speak again.

If they were accidentally involved, not only would their lives be lost, but their families would also be in danger.

The Emperor of Dajin squinted his eyes when he heard this, and did not show any other expression, but his curiosity was aroused at this moment, and he said: "What's the matter? Why would it shake the foundation of our Dajin?"

And Ji Changan took out a memorial from his arms slowly and handed it over. He was waiting for this:

"Your Majesty, our Dajin is not like the other six countries. The establishment of the imperial examination is the foundation of our Dajin.

This is used to select rural talents, among which the military examination is held by the Ministry of War, and the literary examination is held by the Ministry of Rites.

This is the cornerstone of our Dajin being stronger than the six countries, but when I went to Jiangzhou this time, I found that Wen Rushan, the Minister of Rites, accepted bribes and formed a clique for personal gain.

Regardless of where their ancestral home is, those who are willing to join their clique are called Jiangzhou faction. After becoming Jiangzhou faction, there are frauds in the imperial examination process.

Those who are unwilling to join will be suppressed and excluded.

Jiangzhou is rich and has a lot of money. Wen Rushan, the Minister of Rites, used money to share this method and corrupted the Hanlin Academy.

At the same time, most of the examiners of the imperial examination came from Hanlin scholars and the Ministry of Rites, so they used this to corrupt the imperial examination.

Such practices have shaken the foundation of our Great Jin, and please investigate this matter thoroughly.

Minister Wen said that his son harmed the court officials, but how many officials have been harmed by your actions? "

In the Jin Dynasty, the imperial examination was handled by the Ministry of Rites, because the Ministry of Personnel was already in charge of personnel management such as the appointment, removal, assessment, promotion and demotion of officials.

If the selection was still handled by the Ministry of Personnel, wouldn't it be the Ministry of Personnel's one-man show?

Therefore, the imperial examination is also a ritual, which is handled by the Ministry of Rites.

When Ji Changan said this, the entire court was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop on the floor.

Is the "imperial examination cheating" a big deal?

It's not big, but it's not small either. After all, no matter what exam it is, it's impossible to do it absolutely. Fairness.

Even the Emperor of Jin knew that there might be some people who took advantage of the backdoor in the imperial examination.

There might be one or two officials who, as long as they were not too stupid, the Emperor of Jin would turn a blind eye and not care.

But now that Ji Changan had said this in the court, it was another matter.

Upon hearing this, the Minister of Rites was so frightened that his face turned pale as paper, and beads of sweat rolled down his forehead.

He panicked and shouted at the top of his lungs: "Your Majesty, this is absolutely not the case!"

At this time, he was no longer as calm as when he impeached Ji Changan, but was panicked.

Because he knew that this matter was true.