"You…You…"
The Minister of Official Personnel Affairs 'mouth was full of blood foam. He pointed at Ye Ning, wanting to say something, but he couldn't say a word.
Did Ye Ning scold him wrongly?
Of course not!
However, from his perspective, it was not entirely correct.
It was true that he was the Minister of Official Personnel Affairs, but did he really have that much power?
Was he really the only one who had the final say in the appointment and removal of officials in the Great Zhou?
Right now, even the imperial power was restricted, let alone a mere Minister of Personnel.
It was the immortal sects that controlled the world!
It was the immortal sects who wanted this world to become like this.
Was this something that he, a mere Minister of Personnel Affairs, could change?
Of course not.
Therefore, he felt a little wronged, but he could not refute.
Because he didn't dare to point out the real culprit.
Therefore, he could only hold it in.
Everyone looked at the Minister of Official Personnel Affairs, feeling like a fox grieving over the death of a hare.
"Preposterous!"
Another official stood out. He had a good appearance. Although he was middle-aged, he was still gentle and scholarly.
In modern times, he would look like a handsome uncle.
However, the words he said made people's teeth turn cold.
"No matter what reason you have, as a mere fourth-grade censor, you have no right to humiliate a dignified minister like this. As a scholar, don't you know etiquette?”
Ye Ning glanced at him and asked.
"Who are you?"
he said indifferently.
"Minister of Rites."
"Oh my, another minister." Ye Ning looked at him and asked," You asked me if I know etiquette. What a coincidence. I also wanted to ask you if you know etiquette."”
The Minister of Rites frowned.
"Don't be so unreasonable. I'm the Minister of Rites. How can I not know etiquette?”
If he could think, he could recite the relevant etiquette backwards.
This was a professional.
There was no need for him to be afraid of Ye Ning.
"Very good. Then let me ask you a question. On that day, when the six kings forced the abdication and asked His Majesty to confer the title of King Jin on the Li family of Jin Yang, were you there?”
Ye Ning's soul asked.
"This…"
The Minister of Personnel's expression changed slightly.
He realized what Ye Ning was going to say.
"What, you don't dare to admit it?"
Ye Ning sneered.
"I'm here."
The Minister of Official Personnel Affairs gritted his teeth.
There was really no way to deny this.
Ye Ning sneered and continued.
"Very good. Let me ask you again. The six kings don't rush into the court, don't praise their names, and go to the palace with swords and shoes. Which part of it was in line with the etiquette of a subject meeting a king? Why didn't you say anything when you were there?”
Beads of sweat formed on the forehead of the Minister of Official Personnel Affairs.
How was he supposed to answer?
Those were the six kings.
He dared to stop them? Do you think your life is too long? Do you want to die?
"After all, the six majesties are princes, so you can't be too rigid with the usual etiquette.”
He barely found a reason.
"What a good prince!"
Ye Ning's eyes flashed coldly as he asked again.
"Then let me ask you again. According to the Great Zhou's ancestral system, can a person with a different surname be conferred the title of king?？”
Everyone was shocked.
This Ye Ning was really too daring.
No one dared to reply.
The reason was very simple. The Great Ancestor of the Great Zhou had set a rule that different surnames could not be conferred the title of king!
A king must have a country.
Once they had a fief and controlled the military and political affairs of the land, they might become the source of trouble in the future.
This was the case in the previous dynasty.
It was originally a unified dynasty, but because of the rebellion of a few princes, the world was in chaos.
After that, Taizu rose up from the wilderness and ruled the world. He learned from the lessons of the previous dynasty and set this rule.
"This, this, this…"
The Minister of Rites regretted it.
He should not have stood up.
It wasn't that he couldn't answer Ye Ning's question, but that he didn't dare to answer at all.
Ji Mingyue, who was sitting on the dragon throne, felt her heart surge when she saw Ye Ning suppressing two ministers in a row.
"What a soul interrogation!"
She also felt great.
Of course, one with a different surname could not be conferred the title of king!
Wasn't the Six Nations the work of the immortal sects?
He pressed on step by step, forcing the emperors to break the bottom line step by step.
"Although a person with a different surname cannot be conferred the title of king…the title of king is conferred by the emperor. As a subject, what can I say?”
The Minister of Official Personnel Affairs finally found an excuse.
He chose Shuai Guo.
Even the emperor is willing to be crowned king, what more do I have to say?
Hearing this, Ji Mingyue was furious.
Could it be that the emperor wanted to confer a title of nobility?
There was still a way.
This person actually wanted to push the blame to the emperor. There was no way to be a minister.
However, this was actually the result of the Minister of Official Personnel Affairs 'careful consideration.
They couldn't afford to offend the Celestial Gate, and neither could the Six Kings. On the other hand, the Son of Heaven seemed to be easier to bully.
It seemed that offending him was not a big problem.
As long as he hugged the two thighs in front of him, his position would be as stable as Mount Tai.
"Your name should be Li Yilian, right?”
Ye Ning laughed and asked.
"Li Yilian?" The Minister of Official Personnel Affairs frowned." Nonsense. How could I be called that?"”
"Is that so?"
Ye Ning shouted coldly, his eyes filled with disdain.
"But I see that you are shameless!”
Shameless?
Courtesy, righteousness, integrity, and shame. Without shame, wasn't it shameless?
The Minister of Official Personnel Affairs reacted immediately and was instantly flustered and exasperated.
However, Ye Ning had no intention of letting him go and continued.
"Then let me ask you one last time. Since the six kings are princes, they don't have to pay attention to the etiquette of officials. Didn't you see him threaten Tian Zi that day?”
The Minister of Personnel Affairs 'expression changed drastically.
"That's an Immortal! How can he be so particular about mortal etiquette?”
Cai Xianggao couldn't help but take a step forward and say.
"But during the founding ancestor's era, when immortals came to see him, who didn't pay attention to etiquette?”
The era of the founding ancestor was the time when the suppression of the immortal sects was the most ruthless.
The etiquette of cultivators was even more than that of ordinary ministers.
This was also a form of suppression, proving that imperial power was above everything else.
The Minister of Rites was speechless.
What could he say?
They said that the Great Ancestor was awesome back then, so the immortal sect had to admit defeat.
They said that the Great Zhou was finished, so the immortal sects could be arrogant?
He could say this in his heart, but if he really said it, Ji Mingyue would definitely push him out and chop him up.
Therefore, the Minister of Rites had nothing to say.
He felt that the people of the Overwatch Council were all lunatics. They kept talking about the Celestial Gate. They were really not afraid of death.
After dealing with two ministers in a row, the court was completely silent.
For a moment, no one spoke.
He didn't want to be scolded.
After all, they had too many flaws. If Ye Ning really wanted to catch them, they couldn't do anything.
However, no one expected that Ye Ning would actually call out names when they didn't show themselves.
"Minister of Justice, come out!"
A middle-aged man walked out. He was angry and afraid.
"Ye Ning, don't go too far!”
I didn't even say anything, and you actually took the initiative to drive me away?
Today was really a day of rebellion.
They were obviously mocking Ye Ning, but in the end, it turned into Ye Ning arguing with the scholars.
"I'm not bullying you. I just want to ask if you know the law!”
Ye Ning said lightly.
"If you have something to say, just say it."
The Minister of Justice had learned his lesson and didn't dare to reply.
Ye Ning gave him a look.
Cai Xianggao understood and cleared his throat.
" The first rule is to injure and abuse the people. The mighty shall wait for…"
"The second rule is to kidnap a commoner's daughter. The mighty shall…"
"The third…"
……
Cai Xianggao also had a photographic memory and began to recite.
He read more than a hundred lines.
Everyone could tell that this was Marquis Weiwu's crime!
The time, place, witnesses, and physical evidence were all there.
Basically, it was the kind that could not be denied.
They didn't doubt the authenticity at all. It was normal for Marquis Weiwu to do such things.
"These are the results of the Overwatch Council's investigation in two days.”
Ye Ning said coldly.
"But there are already more than a hundred!"
"If we continue to investigate, I think we can double it!”
"But I don't think there's a need to investigate anymore. Just these crimes are enough to make Marquis Weiwu die ten times!”
"I want to ask the Minister of Justice, is the Ministry of Justice blind? Such a sinful person was in the capital, and you completely ignored him?”
Ye Ning's aggressive gaze swept across the crowd.
Many people felt guilty and subconsciously lowered their heads.
"You were supposed to be in charge of justice and uphold justice for the people, but what did you do?”
Ye Ning's question made the Minister of Justice tremble.
But he closed his eyes and remained silent.
He didn't say anything or refute.
Of course, there was no way to refute.
He used this method to fight against Ye Ning because he knew that the more he spoke, the more Ye Ning would have something to say.
However, it didn't matter to Ye Ning whether he said it or not.
In Ye Ning's eyes, these civil and military officials were all trash!
Yes, it was.
They were all trash!
Marquis Weiwu was quite a character. After all, he was pissed and really dared to kill Ye Ning.
But these officials didn't dare.
They were afraid of the immortal sects, the six kings, this, and that.
It looked glorious, but it was actually pitiful. It was just a pitiful worm living in the cracks.
They didn't even have the courage to kill Ye Ning.
Because Ye Ning's reputation was not small and the people under him were not weak, they were also afraid of Ye Ning.
This was the official position of the Great Zhou.
His bones were already soft.
The word 'cautious' had already fused into their instincts.
If you don't even dare to kill me, then what are you if not trash?
However, this group of trash did not stop. They had prepared a killing move.
A person jumped out from the ranks of the officials.
This person was tall and thin, and his appearance was decent.
But this was not strange.
Strangely, this person was actually wearing a black official uniform!
This was the official uniform of the Overwatch Council.
"You are…the Imperial Censor!"
Wei Wentong revealed a look of disbelief.
The Overwatch Council was arranged from top to bottom. The eldest was the supervisor, the second was the censor, and the third was the censor.
Thousands of years ago, the supervisor went to an unknown place to find Taizu and never returned.
The position of supervisor was vacant.
It wasn't that he didn't want to be a supervisor, but that he had to meet certain conditions to sit in this position, and he had never met them.
However, there were always people sitting in the positions of censor, censor, and general judge.
For example, now, everyone knew that Ye Ning was a censor.
He also knew that above him, there was still a censor.
However, this censor was very strange.
He had never been to the Overwatch Council's yamen!
Ever since he became an official, this big brother had disappeared. He didn't go to work for a day and spent all day reciting poems at home. He was living a very happy life.
Everyone had almost forgotten that the Overwatch Council had such a person.
He did not expect it to pop out at this time.
Ye Ning was shocked. He looked at the censor with a look of disbelief.
"Deputy, you're still alive?”
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