Yang Tinghe was an old official of four dynasties and was used to the wind and rain. No small change in the court could escape his eyes.
After Yang Tinghe entered Taihe Palace, he swept his gaze across Zhang Cong, Yan Song, and the others who were eyeing him covetously. He couldn't help but snort coldly.
The Minister of Rites, Mao Cheng, and the Assistant Minister of Rites, He Mengchun, went up to Yang Tinghe and said,""Lord Yang, it seems that something is going to happen in the Imperial Court today!”
"Humph!"
"As long as I, Yang Tinghe, am here, what can happen in the Imperial Court? I, Yang Tinghe, have been in the court for decades. Who can touch me?”
"Ah, yes, yes, Lord Yang is right. We were overthinking!”
Mao Cheng and He Mengchun were relieved when they saw Yang Tinghe's calm demeanor. As long as Yang Tinghe's momentum was strong, he would not be defeated. This way, Mao Cheng, He Mengchun, and the other officials of Yang Tinghe's party would be safe and sound.
"The Emperor has arrived!"
As the officials gathered in Taihe Palace and discussed among themselves, they heard Huang Jin shout and follow Zhu Houjin into Taihe Palace.
When the officials saw Zhu Houjie, their hearts trembled. Zhang Cong and Yan Song roused their spirits and prepared to attack. As for Yang Tinghe, he looked at the indifferent Zhu Houyou and sneered.
After he was done with his business, Zhu Houzhen swept his gaze across the ministers present.
"Do you have anything else to report? If not, the morning court session would end here!”
After Zhu Houjiu finished speaking, the ministers looked at each other. They felt that the murderous aura in the morning court was so strong that it would be good if the court could be successfully withdrawn.
"Your humble subject, Zhang Cong, has a memorial to report!"
Right at this moment, Zhang Cong stood up with all his might. Zhu Houjian looked at Zhang Cong, and the corners of his mouth curled into an imperceptible smile.
"Mm, Zhang Cong, what do you have to report?”
"Emperor, this lowly official wants to impeach the cabinet chief assistant Yang Ting He for taking bribes and bending the law, accepting bribes from local officials that amount to a hundred thousand taels of silver!”
"Nonsense!" After hearing Zhang Cong's words, Zhu Houzhen frowned and said,""Lord Yang is an important official of the Imperial Court, how could he do such a thing? Zhang Cong, do you know the consequences of slandering a cabinet minister?”
"Emperor, this lowly official's words are true and not lies!”
Zhang Cong did not back down at all, standing in Taihe Hall and arguing with conviction.
In fact, all of this was arranged by Zhu Houjin yesterday. Zhang Cong and the other officials were originally chosen by Zhu Houzhi to attack Yang Tinghe.
As Zhang Cong stepped forward to denounce Yang Tinghe, the first chaos in the Jiajing Dynasty officially began.
Yang Tinghe was someone who could clearly see the situation in front of him. Yang Tinghe understood that Zhu Houjiu could no longer hold himself back and wanted to make a move on him.
But you want to defeat me, Yang Tinghe, so easily? It could only be said that Zhu Houjin was too childish.
"Emperor, this lowly official Yan Song also has something to report!”
Yan Song also stood up at this time and said,"Everything Lord Zhang Cong said is true. During this period of time in the capital, this humble subject also discovered that Yang Tinghe had private dealings with local officials, secretly forming cliques for personal gain and having ill intentions. I implore the emperor to order an investigation on Yang Tinghe!”
"Oh, there's actually such a thing?"
Zhu Houjin smiled and looked at Yang Tinghe, who was standing at the front.
"Lord Yang, this one will never believe the words of these two people, but they speak with certainty. This one also needs you to stand up and explain!”
Yang Tinghe smiled coldly when he heard Zhu Houjian's words. His expression was calm.
"Emperor, as the saying goes, a clean person is clean. This lowly official is upright in the court. I am not afraid of others investigating, nor am I afraid of some evil people maliciously slandering me!”
"En, I see. Zhen also believes that Lord Yang is innocent!”
With Yang Tinghe's status, he didn't even need to stand up and defend himself. His subordinates would come out to help him.
"Emperor, this minister Mao Cheng has something to report!”
"Yes, Mao Cheng, what do you have to say?”
"I, Mao Cheng, want to impeach Zhang Cong, the Imperial Academy's editor. This person maliciously slandered the current minister. I implore the emperor to severely punish him!”
"I heard that Zhang Cong had once failed the exam, so I blamed the examiner, Lord Yang Tinghe. Lord Yang is honest and upright. He definitely did not commit any evil deeds like Zhang Cong said. This is all Zhang Cong's slander!”
"Hehe, so that's how it is!"
Zhu Houlin knew that the flames of war in the imperial court had already started, so he was happy to watch from the side. He wanted to see how many of Yang Tinghe's trusted subordinates could be drawn out this time. This would also let Zhu Houlin know how powerful Yang Tinghe was.
"I, He Mengchun, the Right Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Rites, impeach Yan Song, the editor of the Imperial Academy! Yan Song and Yang Daren had conflicts in the past, this time Yan Song is taking advantage of the opportunity to maliciously slander, the emperor must investigate!”
Zhang Cong and Yan Song had been chosen by Zhu Houjiu to attack Yang Tinghe mainly because they were both more extreme and violent. Now that they were being attacked by others, they naturally wouldn't let it go.
"Emperor, Mao Cheng has a close relationship with Yang Tinghe. This time, he must have received Yang Tinghe's instructions to attack this lowly official!”
"I, Yan Song, am upright and upright. I will not bring my personal grudges to the court. This time, I impeach Yang Tinghe not for personal grudges, but for the sake of the people's livelihood!”
"Emperor, Yan Song has always been narrow-minded.”
"Your Majesty…"
As the officials discussed, the debate between Yang Tinghe's faction and Zhu Houzhi's faction became more and more intense. In the end, the officials on both sides could not control themselves and directly cursed in the court.
The officials in the court scolded each other. This was also the tradition of the Ming court. Because at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang gave the censors a lot of power. These people liked to curse when they had nothing to do, which affected the atmosphere of the entire Ming Dynasty.
The officials of the Great Ming Dynasty were usually gentle when they scolded and quarreled in the court. Sometimes, when their temper flared up, they would even roll up their sleeves and fight. For example, during the period of Emperor Mingying, before the defense of the capital, the ministers hated the commander of the Jinyiwei, Ma Shun, for his evil deeds, so they beat him to death on the spot.
Now, Zhu Houyi did not stop the officials from cursing, which made the officials curse even more fiercely.
Zhu Houjin knew that the more the two forces cursed, the more he could see how strong Yang Tinghe was. Therefore, Zhu Houjin was not in a hurry.
Yang Ting and the old ministers of the four dynasties were used to ups and downs. The scolding of the officials was nothing to him. Therefore, Yang Tinghe was not in a hurry.
The leaders of the two factions in the imperial court were watching leisurely from the side. Meanwhile, the officials under their protection were fiercely cursing each other in the Great Ming Dynasty. The scene became more and more chaotic and lost control for a while.
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