The Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

Chapter 2502 Fang Yun is heartbroken

On the second day after Dingfu was sacked, the main entrance of the palace in the capital was surrounded by people from various families, and it was blocked.

Those who came here, in addition to some family heads, were mostly the elderly and children of the clan. They put down their bedding on the spot and claimed that if the Queen Mother and the monarch could not stop the crackdown and reform, they would always live here and never leave.

If there were a few hundred people, the guards in the capital could easily handle them, but the number that came here actually exceeded ten thousand.

More than half of them are old, weak, women and children. They are either not afraid of death or do not know what death is.

Facing these people, all officials and soldiers were helpless. Even attending emergency meetings, they could only enter quietly through the side door.

In the Jinluan Hall, the Queen Mother and the King were sitting on dragon chairs behind the curtains. Hundreds of officials were lined up. Fang Yun, still looking sickly, was sitting on Wuhou's chariot, at the head of the hundred officials.

Everyone was silent for a long time, and then the Queen Mother slowly opened her mouth and said: "The palace of a country is besieged by the people. There is no solution for a long time. All the beloved ministers will eventually come up with an explanation."

Fang Yun said: "Those who dare to besiege the palace may be spies from the demon world, they may be spies from the Qing Dynasty, they may be bullies and evil gentry, they cannot be ordinary people."

"It doesn't matter who they are, the key is how to solve them," the Queen Mother said.

At this time, Sheng Boyuan, the Minister of Rites, said: "This matter arose due to Fang Xusheng's innovation. I would like to trouble Fang Xusheng to come forward to solve it."

Fang Yun was surprised and said: "The country has expressly stipulated laws. It should be dealt with how it should be handled. Does this kind of matter need to be solved by the chief minister of the country personally?"

Sheng Boyuan changed the subject and said: "Since Mr. Zuo Xiang is unwilling to deal with it, Jing Zhaoyin should be responsible for this matter."

Fang Yun said: "They come from all over the world, and even Jing Zhaoyin can't solve them. In my opinion, it is better for the relevant ministries to set up a temporary department to handle family affairs in various places. In my opinion, a strong law enforcement agency is needed, and the Ministry of Punishment is needed. It also needs to be strict Complying with the law, the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Yuan are also indispensable. Since it happened in the capital, Jing Zhaoyin will naturally be involved in this matter. It is not difficult to solve it in strict compliance with the law. "

Sheng Boyuan laughed and said: "What Fang Xusheng said is wrong. Those people besieged the palace. If they really follow the law, they will all be put into prison and detained. But who dares to do that? If something goes wrong, who will bear the responsibility?" ?”

Fang Yun asked: "Oh? Listen to Sheng Shangshu, without any evidence, anyone can come to the palace gate to disrupt the national order and interfere with the laws of the court? The court and the Palace of Punishment jointly crack down, which is beneficial to the country Almost all ordinary people support important events that benefit the people. Why do a few people come out to obstruct it? As the leader of a department, Sheng Shangshu is not an easygoing person!"

Sheng Boyuan said angrily: "You caused the trouble, but you come to blame me?"

"Renovation is a matter of the cabinet, and severe punishment is carried out by the Palace of Punishment. What did I cause? From what Sheng Shangshu means, are you planning to submit a letter to entrust Jing Guoying's power to the Prime Minister? The Prime Minister is very pleased." Fang Yun retorted unceremoniously.

Sheng Boyuan snorted coldly: "Don't drag the entire cabinet into trouble. At least as a cabinet counselor, I won't agree with your reforms and severe crackdowns."

"Oh? Does Sheng Shangshu mean to oppose the decree that has been decided by the cabinet?" Fang Yun asked rhetorically.

Sheng Boyuan's face turned red with anger. Cabinet members can object to specific incidents, but they must not oppose the cabinet, otherwise the nature will be very serious.

"Don't use your words to trick me. Although I am opposed to reform and innovation, since the policy decided by the cabinet will naturally be implemented."

"Since it has to be implemented, and you are complaining in front of the court, when did it become so easy to become the Minister of Rites?"

"you……"

Fang Yun smiled freely and said, "Don't be angry, Master Sheng. I'm just imitating your verbal quarrels, but you've seen the result, and it won't help. However, I found that neither Master Sheng nor some officials care about the matter at all." The lives of the people are at stake!”

At the end of the sentence, Fang Yun's face darkened and he glanced at the officials coldly.

Everyone immediately realized what Fang Yun was going to say.

Fang Yun continued: "The Prime Minister was very busy yesterday. I thought that today's meeting would discuss the chaos in Dingfu. Some people are good and don't care about hundreds of lives, but they are busy framed and framed, which makes the Prime Minister feel chilled. !”

I saw Wu Hanjiang, the left minister of the Supervisory Yuan, step forward and said, "I have a plan to report."

After the ministries of the Jing Kingdom were restructured, the official names of the Supervisory Yuan were all unified. The censor in charge was changed to Shangshu, the censors of both left and right were changed to left and right ministers, and the heads of each department were changed to Si Zheng, but they could still be called censors.

Fang Yun looked at Wu Hanjiang with a half-smile but not a smile. This man was a die-hard royalist and a loyal lackey of the late emperor. If he had not been too junior and suppressed by the major forces, he would have taken over the power of the Overwatch Council long ago and turned the entire Overwatch Council into a sword for the royal family.

"What does Yushi Wu have to say?" the Queen Mother's voice came from behind the curtain.

"I participated in Fang Yun's unrestrained reform and self-centered reform, which harmed hundreds of officials, and finally led to chaos in Dingfu. Hundreds of people died in Dingfu and tens of thousands of houses were destroyed, all because of Fang Yun's misfortune and chaos in the court. I think that this time For the chaos in Dingfu, Zuo Xiang Fang Yun, as the leader of the officials, cannot escape the blame! Therefore, I believe that Fang Yun is no longer suitable to serve as Zuo Xiang, so he should be removed from his position and handed over to the Dali Yuan for trial to uphold the law of the country! !”

"I second the proposal!" Another censor came out.

"I second the proposal!" An official from the Ministry of Civil Affairs walked out.

Then, officials came out one after another, holding memorials and impeaching Fang Yun.

The atmosphere in the Jinluan Palace was particularly solemn.

After a long time, the Queen Mother said: "Someone must bear the blame for the chaos in Dingfu, but the reform was a collective decision made by the cabinet, so it seems that Fang Yun should not be blamed alone."

Sheng Boyuan stepped forward and said: "The cabinet made a mistake in the collective decision, so the cabinet must admit its mistakes, but in addition to admitting the mistakes, Fang Yun, as the head of the cabinet, should also take more responsibility."

"Lord Yang, what do you think?" The Queen Mother looked at the assistant prime minister Yang Xuwen.

The assistant prime minister Yang Xuwen coughed lightly and said: "The reform was collectively agreed upon by the cabinet. If there are omissions, Fang Xusheng should not be blamed alone; however, since there are inappropriate aspects, someone naturally needs to take responsibility."

"What do you think, the right prime minister?" The Queen Mother asked Cao De'an.

Cao De'an said loudly: "If there is to be punishment, then all the ministers, councilors and scholars in the cabinet should be punished. According to the rules of the past dynasties, the king should also issue an edict of self-blame. However, Your Majesty is still young, so it should be discussed."

The people who had impeached Fang Yun before glared at Cao De'an, and Sheng Boyuan was also furious.

Cao De'an not only defended Fang Yun, but also hinted that if Fang Yun was to bear the responsibility, the queen mother could not stay out of it. If the king did not issue an edict of self-blame, then only the queen mother could do it.

The Queen Mother was silent for a long time, then looked at Fang Yun and said, "Does Lord Fang have anything to say?"

"Yes, and a lot," Fang Yun glanced at the officials who impeached him and said, "It seems that my previous disappointment was very effective, and it was not deep enough before. The rebellion in Dingfu was caused by the sudden resignation of the officials of Dingfu. There were so many of you, but none of you stood up to judge them fairly and impartially, but instead forced me to leave. Censor Wu, let me ask you, if this matter is not my fault, is it a major dereliction of duty for you, the Left Vice Minister of the Supervisory Council!"

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In fact, the Supervisory Council in the book has been changed to a ministry, but it has the same name as the current national institution. In order to avoid it, the name of the Supervisory Council is still used.