hsntnovel Chapter 1886 Impeachment of the Liu Family
Chapter 1886 Impeachment of the Liu Family
Even though some people are still not convinced, since so many ministers and the prince have agreed to this matter, and His Majesty has given his consent, this is the only thing they can do.
However, Li Shen looked deeply at the censor from the Censorate.
"Tenth brother, come here and let's sign the contract."
"Okay." Li Shen retracted his gaze and walked up.
Li Shen didn't care about the rules at all.
After signing his name on the contract, Li Chengqian also stamped it with the imperial seal.
"Brother, it's a pleasure to work with you." Li Shen extended his hand very formally, which surprised Li Chengqian.
But he soon reached out his hand and shook hands with Li Shen.
Li Shen thought to himself that if he had a camera at this time, he could take a photo as a souvenir.
It’s a pity that Li Shen really doesn’t understand such a high-end thing as a camera.
After signing the contract, two copies were made, one for Li Shen and the other for the court.
"Tenth brother, you said you came here for two reasons. This one is over, so what is the other one?"
After Li Chengqian said this, the ministers remembered that Prince Ji had just mentioned two things.
Li Shen took out a few more sheets of paper calmly.
"Your Highness, I want to impeach twelve officials for oppressing the people, forcibly seizing women, being corrupt, accepting bribes, and taking human lives."
"Wow~~~" Li Shen's words caused an uproar.
"What? Prince Ji wants to impeach the minister?"
"Yes, he is still such an official."
"I haven't heard of anyone offending Prince Ji recently. Who is so unlucky?"
The first thing everyone thought about was not the truth of these things, but why King Ji impeached so many officials.
Since the Xizhou case ended, Prince Ji has rarely appeared in public.
And I haven't heard of any movement in Prince Ji's mansion.
The people who were most worried at the moment were the people from the aristocratic families. After the Xizhou case, they had been on guard against revenge from Prince Ji's Mansion at all times.
But after such a long time, Prince Ji's Mansion has not taken any action, which makes them a little puzzled. Now it seems that Prince Ji is ready to take action.
Among the twelve officials, those who could be impeached by King Ji are definitely not petty officials.
Everyone present was thinking in their hearts whether what they had done was similar to what Prince Ji had just said.
After hearing this, Li Chengqian frowned and the smile on his face disappeared.
"Send it up."
Wang Zhong went down and took the memorial and paper from Li Shen's hand and presented them to Li Chengqian. Li Chengqian first took a look at the memorial.
Written on it were the names, official positions, and crimes of twelve people.
Li Chengqian cast his eyes on the papers. As he was reviewing them, the entire hall fell silent.
Everyone's eyes were on Li Chengqian, but everyone had different thoughts. Those who were open-minded were naturally curious, while those who had done something wrong were naturally worried.
"Bang!" Li Chengqian slammed the paper heavily on the desk and shouted angrily:
"It is outrageous that officials of our Tang Dynasty actually broke the law knowingly, persecuted the people, and even embezzled the money and grain for disaster relief.
It’s totally lawless.”
"Your Highness, please calm down." The ministers bowed and said together.
"Tenth brother, is what you said above true?" Li Chengqian looked at Li Shen with anger on his face.
"Your Highness, it is absolutely true. I will not joke about such things.
The Dali Temple could easily determine the truth of the evidence written on those papers.
I dare not speak nonsense." Li Shen bowed and replied.
Everyone's heart sank at once. Prince Ji had already found the evidence and yet he hadn't yet reported it to the emperor.
Li Zhi, who was standing by, couldn't help feeling a little worried when he saw Li Shen's confident look.
He and Li Shen are not on good terms, and it was he who did the things in Xizhou, so it would not be surprising if Li Shen took revenge on him.
Although His Majesty had reprimanded Li Shen a few days ago in Cuiwei Palace, if Li Shen was so obedient, he would not be Li Shen.
"Changsun Pushe, please read out the names for everyone." Li Chengqian had a dark face, and everyone could see how angry the prince was at the moment.
Changsun Wuji stepped forward to take the memorial, his eyes narrowed, and he looked up at the smiling Li Shen.
Then start reading aloud:
"Lizhou Governor Liu Zhengwen was convicted of corruption, Junzhou Governor Liu Zhengwu was convicted of bribery, Bozhou Governor Liu Liyan was convicted of raping a woman..."
As Changsun Wuji read out the names one by one, the ministers discovered that all of them had one thing in common, that is, they all had the surname Liu.
It seems that the Liu family has offended King Ji.
As soon as Zhangsun Wuji finished reading, Liu Shi stood up:
"Your Highness, this is a false accusation and a frame-up."
"Liu Shi, Duke Zhao hasn't finished reading yet, why are you jumping out in such a hurry? Are you feeling guilty?"
Li Shen picked his ears and looked at Liu Shi jokingly.
"Your Highness Prince Ji, my Liu family has no grudges against you, why do you want to frame my Liu family like this?
My Liu family is loyal to the Tang Dynasty, and the sun and the moon can bear witness to this. I hope Your Highness the Crown Prince will understand and make the decision for my Liu family."
Liu Shi's face was full of sorrow.
"Yes, Your Highness the Crown Prince, please judge for sure. This is clearly a false accusation by Prince Ji. Please judge for sure, Your Highness the Crown Prince." Liu Heng also stood up.
"Whether it is a false accusation or not, let's wait until Zhangsun Pushe finishes reading it." Li Chengqian said with a straight face.
The two had no choice but to retreat.
Then Chang Sun Wuji began to read the evidence on the paper, including when the money was embezzled and whose daughter was robbed.
How the relief money and grain were embezzled, how much was embezzled, and even where the money and grain were hidden were recorded.
Although there are no particularly detailed details, the general evidence of the crime is available.
In the end, Liu Shi and Liu Heng's faces were ashen. What was said here made perfect sense and didn't sound fake at all.
Moreover, some of them are their direct relatives, and many of them have given them gifts.
"Liu Shi, Liu Heng, do you have anything else to say? I never thought that the Liu family would do such a wicked thing.
You actually keep saying that the Liu family is loyal?
I would like to ask, who are you loyal to?" Li Shen shouted angrily, and the sound of his voice frightened Liu Shi and the other two.
“Your Highness, this matter has not yet been fully investigated, and we cannot make a conclusion based on the words of Prince Ji alone.
Our Liu family is truly loyal to His Majesty and the court, please understand, Your Highness the Crown Prince."
Liu Shi was almost frightened to death by Li Shen's words of loyalty, and quickly bowed to show his awakening.
At this point he already believed these things to be true.
Even if it was Prince Ji who framed someone, it is impossible for him to frame twelve people at once.
"Haha, it's easy to find out whether it's true or not. Just check it out and you'll know. I have already written down the general evidence of the crime very clearly.
Just check according to what I wrote, and everything will be clear. "
Seeing that Liu Shi was still struggling, Li Shen sneered.
"Your Highness, I think what Prince Ji said is absolutely right. Whether it is true or not, we can find out once we investigate. If the Liu family is wronged, then Prince Ji is making a false accusation.
On the contrary, it can also clean up the bureaucracy and rectify the government." Zhongshu Ling Ma Zhou stood up to advise.
Hearing Ma Zhou's words, Li Chengqian nodded.
"What Ma Zhongshu said is very true. This case involves many officials, including three provincial governors. In order to be cautious,
The king of Ji was appointed as the chief judge, responsible for trying the case, with assistance from the Dali Temple, the Ministry of Justice, and the Censorate.
We must get to the bottom of this matter.”
"I obey your orders!" The three big bosses quickly stood up and accepted the orders.
"I don't agree. I might be sick in the next two days and need to see a doctor."
(Poke, poke, poke, my dears. The data has dropped.)