Chapter 877: Confrontation at the Court (2)
There was an uproar in the hall. Everyone could hear that the evidence from the Censorate was not conclusive and could not prove that Lu Chu was guilty, but Lu Chu actually resigned voluntarily and was even willing to be willing to entrust the crime of land annexation. Many smart ministers saw the key point of this case, which was the real owner of the five thousand hectares of land.
Yu Shinan also bowed quickly and said, "Your Highness, the court question has not yet ended, please allow me to continue!"
"Ting-question continues!"
Zhang Xuan looked at Pei Ju again and smiled and said, "Pei Xiangguo, please step down!"
"Old minister obeys the order!"
Pei Ju felt a little uneasy in her heart. He felt that Zhang Xuan had seen through him, and he had no choice but to retreat.
Yu Shinan continued: "When we checked the official records of Xingyang County, we found that all the land deeds transfer records were there, but there was no record of the 5,000 hectares of fertile land in Shangshu. In addition, in the land acres of previous years, the 5,000 hectares of fertile land were not recorded by the previous owner, nor in the official land records, just like the 5,000 hectares of fertile land that emerged out of thin air.
Of course, due to time constraints, we did not go to Xingyang County to conduct on-site inspections. I have no other request now. Please ask Mr. Lu to tell me who was the former owner of the five thousand hectares of fertile land? Whether Mr. Lu had the crime of land annexation or even the crime of corruption lies in this."
Zhang Xuan, who had been silent on this matter, finally expressed his opinion, "I know that Shangshu Lu has difficulties. Maybe he is unwilling to disclose the original owner of the land, but this matter has been related to the credibility of the court and whether there will be division within us. It is no longer just a personal privacy issue for Shangshu Lu. So I still hope that Shangshu Lu can respect the original intention of the establishment of the court's system and seek justice in order to openly seek justice. Of course, if major military secrets are involved, Shangshu Lu can raise objections."
Lu Chu's face was pale, and he was always hesitant. At this time, Su Wei walked out and said, "Your Highness is right. The original intention of the court question is to seek justice through openness and give ministers a chance to win innocence. This is no longer the personal honor and disgrace of Shangshu Lu, but also related to the reputation of the court. If Shangshu Lu doesn't want to say it, then I want to say a few words."
Everyone's eyes were focused on Su Wei, and Lu Chu's face turned paler. He did not dare to look at Su Wei directly, but he did not stop Su Wei from speaking.
Su Wei bowed to Zhang Xuan, "Please accept your favor!"
"allow!"
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
Su Wei raised his voice and said, "Doctor Yu just mentioned that there is no record of 5,000 hectares of land in Xingyang government, and no record of 5,000 hectares of land in the government, which reminds me of a situation. There is indeed a kind of land that will not be recorded in the government government, that is, the imperial village. If I am not wrong, these 5,000 hectares of land are the imperial villages, and Lu Shangshu, am I right?"
Lu Chu sighed deeply, "Su Xiangguo is right!"
It was actually the imperial village, and everyone had wide eyes, but no one dared to speak. The hall was silent, and everyone held their breath. The answer was about to be revealed. Yu Shinan asked: "Since it is the imperial village, may I ask Mr. Lu, which royal family entrusted it to Mr. Lu?"
"It's my father!"
Suddenly, a crisp voice from a girl came from outside the hall. Everyone turned around and saw Princess Yang Jier walking in from outside the hall.
The hall was silent. This sudden conclusion shocked all the ministers. The five thousand hectares of fertile land were entrusted to Lu Chu by the late emperor Yang Guang. It was simply incredible. But if you think about it carefully, it seemed that this was the only reason that the original owner would not have any records.
Everyone was silently watching the grown-up princess. The naughty little princess who had been born in the past was as beautiful as a peony. She seemed to have appeared in this hall without any sense of incongruity.
Yang Ji'er walked forward and bowed to Zhang Xuan. Her long eyelashes were lowered, but she didn't look at him. She could never forgive Zhang Xuan's indecent thoughts towards her mother. Although it was not entirely Zhang Xuan's responsibility, she could see that Zhang Xuan also had that kind of thought.
Zhang Xuan looked at her silently, with some guilt in his eyes, but this guilt flashed through his heart, and he said lightly: "What do you want to say to the princess?"
Yang Ji'er looked at Zhang Xuan, and there was no personal grudge in her eyes. She said loudly: "Your Highness, ministers, the five thousand hectares of land under the name of Shangshu Lu were indeed entrusted to him before my father went to Jiangdu. It was a way out for me and Zhao. If the country was not there in the future, his young children would also have the resources to make a living. The father inspected many people and finally chose Shangshu Lu because he was honest, upright, and loyal to trust. I remember very clearly that in addition to his father and Shangshu Lu, King Yang Qing was also there that night, and I and my brother, Zhao, were also my brother, King Zhao. Even my mother did not know about this. Now, the city is spreading a lot, saying that Shangshu Lu was corrupt and abused the law, annexed the land, and that he was hypocritical and treacherous, and could be called Wang Mang's second. I must not stand up. Even if I don't want those lands, I must not let Shangshu Lu bear the injustice."
At this time, Lu Chu was already crying and said in a trembling voice: "Your Highness, you don't have to do this!"
Yang Jier took out a yellowed white silk imperial edict, "This is the decree left by the father, in triplicate, one for each of Zhao Kings, and one for Lu Shangshu, and one for the hand, this is the evidence."
Lu Chu took out the same decree from his arms with trembling hands. Yang Shidao stepped forward to take two imperial decrees and presented them to Zhang Xuan. Zhang Xuan looked at Yang Ji'er deeply and read the two imperial decrees. It was indeed the handwriting of the emperor Yang Guang. He entrusted the five thousand hectares of land in Xingyang County to Lu Chu for temporary storage. In the future, the world will be peaceful, and then 5,000 hectares of fertile land will be returned to King Zhao and Princess Guangling. Below are Yang Guang's signature and Lu Chu's engraving.
Zhang Xuan asked Yang Zaitian to hand over the decree to Yu Shinan. Yu Shinan looked for a moment and suddenly bowed to Lu Chu, "Yu's investigation is unclear, so he asked the Secretary of State to bear the injustice. I am willing to apologize to the Secretary of State!"
Lu Chu sighed: "It is a blessing for the court to have an upright and strict censor like Doctor Yu!"
Yu Shinan said loudly: "The situation has been found out now. Shangshu Lu is honest and honest, and has not annexed the land. The Censorate officially withdrew the case. The court asked this to end!"
Zhang Xuan waved his hand and said, "Arrang a temporary seat for His Highness the Princess."
An official took a stake and placed it next to the Danbao. Yang Jier hesitated for a moment and sat down. The court officials had no objection. His Highness the Regent made it very clear that he was just a temporary seat. He asked the princess to sit for etiquette, not to let her listen to the court.
Lu Chu bowed, "Your Highness, I'm leaving!"
Zhang Xuan smiled and said, "Shangshu wait, the next court discussion will be related to the Shangshu."
Zhang Xuan slowly said to the ministers: "The court question not only promotes justice through openness, but also allows us to see a pillar minister who is upright and honest. Let's enter the second item of the court discussion, and the explanation on the implementation of the multi-party system. Before the explanation, I need to make two appointments."
Speaking of this, Zhang Xuan raised his voice and said, "Li Shangshu from the Ministry of Civil Affairs listened to the title!"
Li Gang quickly walked out of the court officials and bowed and said, "I am here!"
"Shangshu Li is the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, in charge of the world's finances, and has a great deal of work. This king specially appointed Li Shangshu as the Ziwei Pavilion to provide advice and participate in the Ziwei Pavilion's political discussion."
"I thank Your Highness for your title."
Li Gang retreated, Zhang Xuan looked at Lu Chu again and said loudly: "Shangshu Lu, the Ministry of Works, listen to the title!"
Zheng Shanguo's face turned pale. He knew that the thing he was most afraid of finally happened. His mind was blank. He only heard Zhang Xuan announce that "he was transferred to the right vassal of Shangshu, and he was granted the title of Ziwei Pavilion to provide advice and participate in Ziwei Pavilion's political discussion."
An applause suddenly erupted in the hall. Obviously everyone supported Lu Chu as the Ziwei Pavilion supervisor. Lu Chu was so excited that tears flowed out and knelt down and kowtowed, "I am willing to devote my whole life to the death!"
Yang Ji'er also shed tears of excitement. Her beautiful eyes looked at Zhang Xuan. Although it was still full of resentment, there was a hint of warmth in this resentment.
Pei Ju seemed to have stepped on the air, and had no support in her heart. She felt extremely disappointed. Originally, Lu Chu had insufficient qualifications and was criticized for being appointed as the Ziwei Pavilion Advisor. However, after experiencing this land storm, Lu Chu became the most popular choice for being appointed as the Ziwei Pavilion Advisor. Not only did he fail to plan, but he also helped Lu Chu with his help.
He looked up at Zhang Xuan, and Zhang Xuan also looked at him. His eyes were so cold that Pei Ju shivered involuntarily.
Zhang Xuan immediately said to everyone: "Next, the Ministry of Personnel Wei Shangshu officially announced the multi-phase system plan!"
Wei Yunqi walked to Danbi, took the book handed to him by Yang Zaishi, and read it loudly to everyone, saying: "Since Emperor Wen, the multi-ethnic system has been mentioned repeatedly. The previous emperor's election of Cao Qiqing was actually the prototype of the multi-ethnic system. However, it was not established by the system. After many aspects of deliberation and weighing the pros and cons, it was decided to implement the multi-ethnic system in this dynasty, gradually summarize the pros and cons, and improve the system. The draft is now announced as follows."
When the people of Zhongdu were moved by the truth that Lu Chu held 5,000 hectares of fertile land, another important news exploded in Zhongdu. The court officially introduced a multi-prime system, and the regent appointed seven prime ministers, including Su Wei, Pei Ju, Wei Yunqi, Xiao Yu, Chen Ling, Li Gang, and Lu Chu. All important affairs of the court were decided by the seven people in consultation and voting, and the appointment and removal of the seven prime ministers were decided by the regent.
Secondly, there are the reform of the ministry and the appointment and removal of major personnel. Wei Yunqi served as the Minister of the Shangshu and the Minister of Personnel. He was appointed as the Minister of the Left and Right Pushe, and the Secretary of the Shangshu and the Right Pushe was in charge of the six ministries of officials, households and rites. The Minister of the Ministry of Works was changed to the position of Lu Chu, and the Secretary of the Shangshu and the Left Pushe was in charge of the military, punishment and work, and was changed to the position of Zhang Xuansu, the Minister of the Huangmen.
The Provincial Department of Neishi was renamed as the Secretary of the Secretariat, and the Chief Official of Neishi Ling was changed to the Secretary of the Secretariat, and Su Wei was appointed, and the Minister of the Secretariat was appointed. The Minister of the Secretariat was unchanged. The Minister of the Secretariat was changed to the Secretary of the Secretariat, and Pei Ju continued to serve as the Chief Official, and the Huangmen Secretariat was appointed as the Minister of the Secretariat.
Chapter completed!