coobybook Chapter 153: After dealing with the Ministry of Rites, I will deal with the Ministry of Justice. My
Chapter 153: After dealing with the Ministry of Rites, I will deal with the Ministry of Justice. My
However, things are not over yet.
Tang Qian had just been dismissed when Gu Jingzhi continued, "Your Majesty, Li Yuan, as the prefect of Jizhou, deceived his superiors and subordinates and accepted bribes... However, Li Chun, the Minister of Justice, as his elder brother, failed to restrain his younger brother and is responsible for negligence. Now, under Li Yuan's protection, Jizhou Prefecture has made such a huge mistake..."
"I believe that Li Chun is no longer capable of controlling the Ministry of Justice. After all, the Ministry of Justice is responsible for the criminal justice system in the country and is of paramount importance!"
wow...
Everyone looked at Gu Jingzhi in horror.
They never expected that after Gu Jingzhi brought Tang Qian down, he was not satisfied and turned his attention to the Ministry of Justice.
Minister of Justice Li Chun sighed in his heart.
As the Minister of Punishment, he was in charge of the laws of Daxia, but his own brother took the lead in doing illegal things, and even the Jeju Prefecture under his charge was 70% rotten.
He is the only one who should bear the responsibility for this negligence.
Li Chun accepted his fate and was about to resign, but Song Pu lost the first round and was unwilling to lose the Ministry of Justice again, so he said:
"Your Majesty, I believe that Li Chun is Li Chun, and Li Yuan is Li Yuan... Although Li Yuan has betrayed Your Majesty's grace, his crime is not enough to implicate his family, let alone his clan!"
"I believe that Lord Gu's actions are inevitably suspicious of retaliation!"
hit?
revenge?
Gu Jingzhi was immediately amused. He looked at Song Pu with a smile and said, "Then I would like to ask the Prime Minister, Minister Li and I have no past or present grudges against each other, so how can you talk about revenge?"
"you……"
Song Pu suddenly came to his senses. If there was any retaliation, it was directed at Gu Heng. Although he had made up his mind that Gu Jingzhi would take advantage of this incident to help Emperor Xia cut off the arm of the aristocratic family, in the final analysis, the two of them really had no intersection.
The talk of retaliation is really too far-fetched.
Song Pu lost his position as Minister of Rites and was so confused that he came up with this reason without thinking.
Song Pu's words were inappropriate, but Gu Jingzhi naturally wouldn't let go of such a great opportunity. He continued, "The Prime Minister has the power to supervise all officials, and Minister Li of the Ministry of Justice is in charge of all punishments. His cousin committed a crime, and the case files record it not just once or twice, but for several years. Is it too much to say that he was guilty of negligence?"
"Besides, the Ministry of Justice has the power to determine criminal charges in every prefecture and city, yet they are completely unaware of this. This isn't just negligence, it's dereliction of duty!"
"Could it be that since Li Yuan is the brother of the Minister of Justice, the prefectures under his jurisdiction are not within the scope of the Ministry of Justice's supervision?"
"..."
Song Pu's face suddenly turned frighteningly dark.
Li Chun glanced at him and sighed in his heart. It seemed that Song Pu could not protect him either!
First it was negligence, then dereliction of duty, and finally it was almost considered as covering up.
Although all of this is true, if Gu Jingzhi is allowed to continue saying this, he might be accused of other crimes!
Li Chun stood up and said, "Your Majesty, as the Minister of Justice and the eldest brother of my family, I failed to detect Li Yuan's crimes in time. I am indeed responsible for my negligence. I beg Your Majesty to punish me!"
When Emperor Xia saw Li Chun come forward to apologize, he was immediately delighted.
First, the Ministry of Rites was destroyed, and now the Ministry of Justice is taken down, cutting off the two arms of the aristocratic families at once. I'm afraid the situation in the court will change soon.
but……
He thought for a moment and said, "Jizhou Prefect Li Yuan has committed numerous crimes, and Minister of Justice Li Chun failed to supervise him. He should be demoted to the position of Jezhou Prefect! Li Qing..."
He looked at Li Chun.
Upon hearing this, Li Chun immediately bowed and said, "I am the guilty minister!"
"This Jeju Prefecture has become so corrupt under Li Yuan's rule. I hope you can make amends and not allow Jeju Prefecture to continue to rot like this!"
"I accept the decree!"
Li Chun said respectfully.
When Gu Jingzhi saw this scene, he sighed softly in his heart.
It seems that the power behind this noble family...even Emperor Xia doesn't dare to act rashly.
Although he took the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Justice, he immediately handed over Jeju Prefecture to Li Chun, which was also a disguised exchange.
Gu Jingzhi sighed softly, then continued, "Your Majesty..."
"Do you have anything else?"
Emperor Xia glanced at him as if to warn him.
Gu Jingzhi's heart sank. Emperor Xia was warning him not to cause trouble anymore!
He originally wanted to impeach the Ministry of Personnel. After all, Jeju Prefecture was so rotten. However, in the past few years, the promotion of officials in Jeju Prefecture had been unusually smooth.
In a place that is so corrupt, there is no obstacle at all for officials to be promoted. To say that there is no trick... no one would believe it.
but……
Now that the two ministers have fallen, and the children of the aristocratic families in Jeju Prefecture have been almost purged, if the Ministry of Personnel is moved again, I am afraid that the aristocratic families will really fight to the death.
After all, although Song Pu had the support of half of the six ministries, the one he was most proud of was only the Ministry of Personnel.
After all, the Ministry of Personnel is in charge of the promotion of officials throughout the country. If the Ministry of Personnel is gone, how can so many children from aristocratic families in the world be promoted?
When Song Pu heard Gu Jingzhi speak, his heart trembled slightly.
He knew exactly what the Gu Heng case meant. The only thing he didn't expect was the Minister of Rites Tang Qian.
Even after the case came to light, he knew in his heart that the Ministry of Justice would definitely not be able to protect him.
However, if Emperor Xia wanted to take action against the Ministry of Personnel, he would not compromise no matter what.
Now, as expected, after Gu Jingzhi impeached the Ministry of Justice, he directly attacked the Ministry of Personnel. Fortunately, Emperor Xia stopped Gu Jingzhi in time.
It seems that Emperor Xia doesn't want to go to war with the aristocratic families at this time!
Song Pu breathed a sigh of relief.
Where is Gu Jingzhi?
Seeing the warning look in Emperor Xia's eyes, he naturally couldn't bring up the Ministry of Personnel at this time, but he had to answer the emperor's questions.
"Your Majesty, I thought the Gu family was just an earl's mansion and could rely on its power to swallow up the common people's land. But is there really only one Gu Heng in this world?"
hiss……
As soon as Gu Jingzhi finished speaking, all the civil and military officials in the court were shocked.
It turns out that toppling the Minister of Rites and the Minister of Justice was not his goal at all!
But his real purpose is...
Xia Di was also slightly stunned. He didn't expect Gu Jingzhi's mind to turn directly to this matter. His heart warmed slightly, but his face was cold and he said: "Gu Qing, what do you want to say?"
It was a seemingly cold remark, but Gu Jingzhi seemed to have heard a secret code.
He immediately said solemnly, "Your Majesty, land is the foundation of our country. It is the basis of the survival of the people of Great Xia. It is related to the safety and stability of Great Xia! In just twenty years, Gu Heng dared to order his men to swallow up ten thousand acres in two days and persecute countless people!"
"If everyone follows this example, how much land will be swallowed up?"
“How will the people who have lost their land survive?”
"Your Majesty, as the ruler and father, you must investigate. You must remember that past mistakes are a lesson for the future. The reason the people of the world are all for Great Xia is because the previous dynasty treated the people harshly, causing them to go hungry..."
Gu Jing's words hit the nail on the head, and all the civil and military officials in the court were so frightened that they dared not say a word.
But not everyone was like this. Just then, another person jumped out, pointed at Gu Jingzhi and shouted, "Gu Jingzhi, how dare you..."