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When they heard that the emperor was coming to court, all the civil servants suddenly became active. Okay, after handing in so many memorials, it finally has an effect!

At least in the eyes of these civil servants, the emperor's visit to the court was the result of their unremitting efforts. While waiting at the Meridian Gate, those who had attended the Memorial Hall held their heads high and held their chests high. When they saw colleagues they knew or didn’t know, they would take the initiative to say hello, as if they had won a battle. They just directly said that they had made mistakes and remonstrated, and dared to do something. It's your business!

After a set of procedures was completed, the emperor took his seat, the quiet whip sounded, and the eunuch's unique voice made the opening remarks: "If there is no problem, leave the court!"

As soon as he finished speaking, there were a lot of coughs below, and many civil servants took the initiative to come out and shouted: "I have my heart and I want to report it!"

When these civil servants saw so many people vying for memorials, they all looked at each other knowingly, and then glanced at Wen Tiren, the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty, who was standing at the front with obvious hostility.

Hu Guang didn't sleep all night, and his eyes were bloodshot. But fortunately, I'm young, so I can endure it. When he saw so many officials rushing to tell something, he had no choice but to suppress his impatience and let them speak first.

"I risk my life to remonstrate directly, and I beg your Majesty to go to heaven and ask the emperor as a warning. If your majesty is obsessed with such menial work as a mason and ignores the affairs of the court, then there will be traitors in the court. This is my intention, and heaven and earth can learn from it. I also ask your majesty. Think twice!" Sun Li, the censor of Shandong Province, shouted loudly, speaking with great righteousness, looking forward to death, and pointing the finger directly at the emperor himself.

At least on the surface, this statement makes sense, and no one can find any flaws in it. Hu Guang frowned when he heard this, and immediately shouted: "I have my own reasons for doing things. You are worrying too much!"

As soon as he said these words, Zhao Qian, the censor of Henan Province who was standing next to Sun Li, immediately followed him and said: "Your Majesty, I risked my life to impeach the powerful official Wen Tiren of the Ming Dynasty. He accepted bribes, promoted cronies, suppressed dissidents, and treated the imperial court Using public weapons as private property is a heinous crime and should be severely punished!"

As soon as he finished speaking, five or six people immediately echoed: "I second my opinion!"

It seems that in just an instant, Wen Tiren became the target of public criticism and became the public enemy of the people.

Cao Yubian, the censor of Zuodu, stood in the queue. Although his face was expressionless, he glanced at Wen Tiren in front of him and sneered in his heart. This is just an appetizer!

After hearing this, Hu Guang turned to look at Wen Tiren. Seeing him bending down to listen to the ginseng, he turned back and asked in a cold voice: "Do you have any solid evidence?"

"Your Majesty, please send someone to Wen's Mansion to check. The sedan chairs of the officials who are visiting his home have already been lined up at the end of the street!"

"Furthermore, the cabinet is the most important place of the imperial court, and the ministers in the cabinet are all highly respected and capable ministers who are trusted by everyone. But Wen Tiren took advantage of His Majesty's trust to promote his cronies and appointed Xiangdang, Wei Ni and others to serve as arbitrarily, regardless of the court's laws. Yu Wuwu. How can such a treacherous person be the leader of hundreds of officials? I sincerely request your Majesty to punish him severely!"

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The assistant ministers Cheng Jiming, Zhou Yanru and others behind Wen Tiren were gloating about the misfortune. They had only been the chief assistant for a few days and were bitten by those dogs. Even if nothing happened for the time being, they would definitely lose some of the emperor's trust. If you come here a few more times, it’s time to move the position! The newly promoted minister Zhang Zhifa looked up from time to time to look at the chief minister and the emperor, obviously a little uneasy.

Seeing the impassioned expressions of the ministers below, Hu Guang couldn't help but sneer in his heart. No wonder Wen Tiren seems to have done nothing in history. Just dealing with these overt and covert attacks has probably consumed his energy. Party strife without principles and beyond control is really undesirable!

He didn't say anything, and stared coldly at the people who were speaking in an awe-inspiring manner.

Slowly, these censors realized something was wrong. Logically speaking, even if the emperor doesn't believe it, he should express his opinion and ask Wen Tiren to defend himself. But if the emperor doesn't say anything and doesn't follow the subsequent procedures, wouldn't the preparations for Wen Tiren's self-defense be useless?

Some things are actually impossible to defend yourself. Especially some vague things. For example, it is a fact that there are so many officials lining up in front of the Wen Mansion. People will say that you only secretly met a few and accepted bribes, such as Zhang Zhifa. Otherwise, how could you recommend him with such qualifications? An incompetent person suddenly becomes an assistant minister?

Even if there was no bribe, there must have been some shady deal, and there was something wrong with it anyway. First let's ruin your reputation, Wen Tiren. Even if it doesn't work for a while, if you do it a few more times, you will definitely step down!

With such a wishful thinking in mind, but seeing no cooperation from the emperor and staring coldly at him, the censors slowly stopped talking and the scene finally became quiet.

At this time, Hu Guang finally broke out and shouted loudly: "What I said is true. Did you not understand or are you deaf? Where are the witnesses and physical evidence? If you wantonly attack the chief minister without these, who gave you the courage? You This is a lie to deceive you, do you think I am easy to fool?"

No one expected that the emperor would defend Wen Tiren so much, pointing the finger at these censors, and his words were so serious that some people suddenly broke into cold sweat. But the newly promoted assistant minister Zhang Zhifa secretly wiped his sweat, glanced at the chief assistant in front of him, and felt slightly relieved.

At this time, I heard the emperor sitting above shouting in a cold voice: "I will give you another chance to give you real evidence, and I will deal with it impartially. But if there is no real evidence, then it is false talk to deceive the emperor. I will never take it lightly." Spare!"

Faced with Long Yan's fury, the expressions of Sun Li, Zhao Qian and others changed. It was obviously impossible for them to provide solid evidence. Seeing that the emperor was about to get angry again, Zhao Qian argued with a little flinch: "I am a minister. The censor has the power to report things based on rumors. Although there is currently no solid evidence, it is still being collected!"

When Hu Guang heard this, he immediately sneered: "That means you are attacking the chief minister without any basis? Do you want me to believe your words and deal with the chief minister? You are too courageous. Do you really think that I am so? Are you easy to deceive? Come here!"

The royal guards immediately stepped forward to listen to the order: "Here!"

Looking at this posture, the emperor was going to severely punish the censors who attacked the chief minister Wen Tiren. Suddenly, the civil servants and generals who were not out were a little frightened.

Sun Li, Zhao Qian and others were furious in the face of Lei Lei. They were frightened and panicked, and they all looked at Zuodu Yushi.

Cao Yubian didn't expect that the emperor would defend Wen Tiren so much. It was a bit surprising that none of the accusations were believed. Fortunately, the emperor emphasized the solid evidence, so he was relatively calm. But if he doesn't step forward at this time, his losers will be unable to save themselves.

Therefore, at this moment, Cao Yubian also coughed and went out to report: "The old minister also has his own intention to report, and it concerns the chief assistant, which may be corroborated!"

When Hu Guang heard this, he sneered in his heart, you old fox, you finally went into battle shirtless, I'm just waiting for you!

Thinking of this, he immediately shouted coldly: "Speak!"

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