Qiao Mingtang couldn't help but say in a deep voice: "Wei Zheng, Master is here, why are you going crazy?"

"We always have to speak." Lin Yuanfang said sarcastically: "Mr. Qiao, the emperor is on the northern tour and needs to understand the people's sentiment. Now that local officials have submitted a memorial, the emperor has not spoken yet, so when is it your turn to speak first?"

The three parties in the Qin Dynasty worked together, and now they are the princelings. The Qi Wang Party and the New Party checked and balanced each other. Although the Qi Wang Party has only begun to form in recent years and seems to be later than the New Party, the Qi Wang Party has actually inherited the team of the Han Wang Party. Compared with the Qi Wang Party converted from the Han Wang Party, the new Party power, which is based on officials of the prefectures around the capital, is the weakest.

The reason why the new party can gain a place in the current court is ultimately because the emperor favors the new party officials headed by Lin Yuanfang and Ma Hong. As the leader of the new party, Lin Yuanfang relies on the emperor's favor and always wants to strengthen the new party. For this reason, whether it is the princeling party or the Qi Wang Party, Lin Yuanfang does not mind taking advantage of the opportunity.

He naturally knew that Qiao Mingtang was one of the important members of the princeling party. Today, Wei Zheng suddenly attacked and wanted to impeach Qiao Mingtang in front of the emperor. This was certainly something that Qiao Mingtang did not expect, and even Lin Yuanfang did not expect.

Lin Yuanfang was very surprised. Generally speaking, the local Six-Secret Office had a good relationship with the Governor, and the Governors of all walks of life would also try their best to make the head of the Six-Secret Office be their own people.

In order to improve efficiency and to ensure that the local governor's political affairs can be implemented smoothly, the court did not want the people from the Six Divisions to confront the governor. After all, the empire implemented the strategy of local military and political separation from the beginning. The governor was in charge of political affairs, while the local commander handled military affairs. In terms of the arrangement of commander, the court would never arrange people who had too close relations with the governor. In fact, monitoring the relationship between the local governor and the local commander is also one of the important responsibilities of the Shenyiwei Guard. Any governor and commander who had too close relations, the court would transfer them to separate them as quickly as possible.

Therefore, the localities of Qin State have always maintained a tradition. The more closely the relationship between the commander and the governor is, the safer it is for both parties' official positions.

It is difficult for the governor to interfere in military affairs, so even if the Sixth Office uses people close to the governor, the court will not care too much about it.

Qiao Mingtang has been the governor of Xishan Road for many years. According to common sense, the heads of the Six Divisions yamen should be his. Even if the relationship is not too close, at least it will not be confronted by tit. After all, no governor will allow a subordinate who is not on the same path as him to work with him.

However, as the head of the Ministry of Rites of Xishan Road, Wei Zheng, as soon as he entered Longyan, immediately impeached Qiao Mingtang. Seeing that he was not in a hurry, he seemed to have prepared for it.

This surprised everyone and felt that something was strange. Lin Yuanfang was surprised first and then happy. If he could take this opportunity to overthrow Qiao Mingtang, it would be considered an unexpected surprise.

Qiao Mingtang was so smart that when he heard Lin Yuanfang scolding, he knew what the man had. He knelt down on the ground and apologized for guilt: "The minister is wrong, and I will ask the emperor to sue him!"

The emperor waved his hand and said, "You don't have to rush to apologize. I want to hear what Wei Zheng is going to impeach you." He looked at Wei Zheng and asked, "Wei Zheng, do you say Qiao Mingtang is not a good man, is he really guilty of deceiving the king?"

Wei Zheng knelt on the ground, but raised his head. Although he was hungry and a little weak, he still shouted as loudly as possible: "Report to the Master, Qiao Mingtang is indeed guilty of deceiving the emperor!"

"How did he deceive me?"

Wei Zhengdao: "Reporting to the emperor, Qiao Mingtang claims that the empire is united and that the heavenly way can be pacified in the short term. This is all the words of deceiving the king, and the sins cannot be forgiven!"

"Ah?" Qiao Mingtang was stunned, opened his mouth, and looked puzzled.

The ministers looked at each other with different expressions. The emperor asked calmly: "You said Qiao Mingtang deceived the emperor, so you want to say that my empire is apart from the top and bottom, and the Heavenly Way cannot be pacified in the short term?"

Wei Zheng said without hesitation: "The emperor said that the empire is not only not unity, but also has no intention of being in a state of mind. Otherwise, there would be no trouble for bandits and people living in poverty... In this case, it would be even more difficult to pacify the way of heaven even if Lei Guheng...!"

"Stop!" Lin Yuanfang stepped forward, pointed at Wei Zheng, and angrily scolded: "Wei Zheng, you are so brave, do you know what you are talking about?"

Wei Zheng glanced at Lin Yuanfang and said lightly: "Linbutang, you just said that if someone wants to speak, the subordinates just said a few words, can't they continue?"

"You...!" Lin Yuanfang was angry and embarrassed, "You are talking nonsense in front of the saint, blasphemy..." Before he finished speaking, the emperor had already interrupted: "Wei Zheng, do you say that the people in the world are living in poverty?"

Seeing the emperor ask, Lin Yuanfang's voice stopped abruptly and dared not say anything else.

Wei Zheng nodded and said, "That is, refugees are everywhere, bandits are in full swing, natural disasters are coming, and wars are constantly coming... I really don't know how the people can live in peace under this situation, and how can they be with the court with the same heart and virtue?"

The emperor looked cold and sneered: "I have said before that some people with ulterior motives, cholera, and the people's hearts say that the world is chaotic, but I don't believe that when I left the capital, I passed along the way, the people lived and worked in peace and harmony. Where did you say that bandits and refugees are everywhere, where did you come from?"

Wei Zhengdao: "What the priest saw is only what the priest wanted to see, and what the priest didn't want to see, that is impossible."

"What did you say?" the emperor frowned.

Wei Zheng said without hesitation: "Report to the emperor, since the day he left the capital, he has been arranged in advance wherever he passed along the way... As far as the ministers know, the news of the emperor's northern tour has long been spread throughout the place. Although the emperor has not issued any orders, the route of the prefectures and counties along the way to the emperor's northern tour has been roughly clear."

Qiao Mingtang's back was already sweating profusely, and the officials of Xishan Road who were coming with him were all even more frightened and shocked.

Everyone thought that this was just coming to see the emperor. According to the normal routine, the emperor was on a northern tour and passed through the West Mountain. The officials in the West Mountain naturally came to visit and wait for the training.

This time, I came here just to pay homage to the emperor, listen to the emperor's instructions, and then respectfully send the emperor safely out of Xishan Road. During this period, I naturally have to be careful and resolutely not say what should not be said or what should not be done. I cannot even move my fingers. The purpose of everything is to send His Majesty away without any storm.

Everyone thinks this is a matter of no words, and they also think that their colleagues can maintain a full understanding. Even Qiao Mingtang also deeply feels that the officials under his command will definitely not miss them.

However, the officials in Xishan never thought that Wei Zheng, who was over fifty years old, would have caught everyone off guard on such an occasion.

Everyone knows that Wei Zheng is a scholar. He was born in Fuhaidao and studied hard. He was late for a long time. Fortunately, he later joined the Imperial College. At that time, Qiao Mingtang happened to be in the Imperial College and was considered a colleague. After that, Wei Zheng was transferred to the Ministry of Rites. However, he was low-key and taciturn. He could not talk about right and wrong, but he was not good at official communication. He worked hard in the Ministry of Rites for many years and only got into the position of a minister. According to his background and character, it was difficult to reach the top of the sky.

However, after Qiao Mingtang settled down on Xishan Road, he actually thought of this colleague who had worked in the Imperial College. Perhaps he had taken a fancy to this member of the Ministry of Rites, who was a member of the Ministry of Rites, who was sincerely doing things, but he would not cause trouble. Therefore, with a little operation, the court sent Wei Zheng to Xishan Road to serve as the head of the Ministry of Rites. He did not pay much attention to such an inconspicuous person. When he was in the Ministry of Rites for many years, he did not even have any ripple when he left the capital. Even when he came to Xishan Road, he had always been unknown and rarely walked with his colleagues. After a long time, everyone knew the temper of the head of the Ministry of Rites, and did not bother him.

If anyone attacked today, everyone would not be surprised than now. Wei Zheng, who always looks taciturn and even a little honest, has been low-key for half his life. Who would have thought that Mr. Lin would do such a shocking thing?

When Qiao Mingtang saw the emperor's wrinkled face, he knew that things would not be good today. He smiled bitterly: "Wei Zheng, Wei Zheng, you were honest and obedient at the time and did not cause trouble, so he spent his energy to transfer you to the West Mountain. Over the years, you have never caused trouble for me. He thought I was very accurate in my view. Unexpectedly, in the end, you used up all the troubles that had been vacant for many years...!" He felt very regretful.

The emperor's eyes flashed, just staring at Wei Zheng, but not speaking.

The ministers next to them were all silent. The relaxed atmosphere when Qiao Mingtang and others just entered the dragon chariot had already dissipated completely. The air was indescribable and the atmosphere was gloomy for a moment. Some officials even felt that they could not breathe.

Seeing that the emperor had nothing to say, Wei Zheng hesitated for a moment before continuing: "Because all places know the roads that the sage carries, while preparing for the Northern Tour for the sage, the local governments are also making great efforts for the sage carries out the sage carries. The prefectures and counties along the way are repaired and martial law is sent to expel the refugees along the way, ensuring that there will be no refugees within fifty miles of surrounding areas."

The emperor had no expression on his face, and Wei Zheng continued: "It is precisely because of this that what the emperor saw along the way was arranged in advance. They knew what the emperor wanted to see, so the emperor saw what he saw."

The emperor slowly leaned on the golden dragon throne and finally spoke: "Do you think what they did is what I want to see?"

"Yes!" Wei Zheng said: "The emperor thought that the world was peaceful, so what he saw was peace in the world. Even if the people were living in poverty, there were many bandits, and natural disasters and man-made disasters. These saints did not want to see or even listen to them, so the saints could not see or hear them."

The emperor said, "You mean they are all lying to me?"

"They are afraid of the priest." Wei Zheng was still very respectful, "For the sake of high officials, wealth and honor, and even for the sake of their wealth and life, they all followed the priest's wishes."

The emperor let out an old and strange laugh, "You mean, are they lying to me, are they following my wishes?" He put one hand on the dragon head chair handle of the golden dragon chaise and said coldly: "Wei Zheng, you are really brave!"
Chapter completed!