Logically speaking, although Yu Rong was a treacherous official, his tomb was a thousand-year-old ancient tomb and was considered a cultural relic.
The officials would also provide protection.
However, in view of the various evil deeds that Yu Rong had done in the live broadcast.
The officials also remained silent.
To put it bluntly, he was too lazy to care.
Now, in the entire Xia country, everyone hated Yu Rong to the core.
If someone really went to dig up his grave, not only would no one feel that something was wrong, but they would also feel quite relieved.
After all, they couldn't do anything for Li Jin Nian. They could only use this kind of behavior to vent their anger on Li Jin Nian.
Even though Li Jin Nian couldn't sense it.
In the live broadcast room, Wang Han, Lieutenant General Liu Hua, and Professor Li Shuhe had also arrived.
"A good show is about to begin.”
Professor Li Shuhe put on his headset and said to the camera with a smile.
As he lay in bed last night, his mind was filled with thoughts of what would happen in the court today.
He had a premonition that what happened in the court this morning would definitely have a profound impact on the future.
"I guess those people didn't expect that sending six assassins to assassinate contestant Li would fail.”
"And it's fine if you fail. You won't even give yourself a chance to commit suicide. It just so happened that Player Li seized this opportunity, which meant that he had another card in his hand.”
Lieutenant General Liu Hua analyzed.
"Looks like today's clash is inevitable.”
Wang Han also said with some anticipation,
"I feel that even if Qi Yan and the others remain silent today, Contestant Li will take the initiative to make things difficult for them.”
"After all, being beaten passively isn't contestant Li's style.”
"Yes."
"I think so too." Bingbing nodded.”
At the beginning of the day, it was indeed quite depressing. Although Yu Rong's schemes were all solved by Li Jin Nian one by one, he was so angry that he even vomited blood in the end.
However, when they thought of Yu Rong and the rest's dirty methods, Bing Bing and the netizens from Xia country were very angry.
Therefore, everyone was holding back their anger.
They were all waiting for this morning court session.
……
Although Yu Rong's defense was broken by Li Jin Nian's words, he knew that he had to remain calm at this time.
He mustn't give himself away.
Seeing him like this, Li Jin Nian only smiled and did not say anything else.
When he arrived at the throne room, he could clearly feel that the atmosphere was more oppressive than before.
Almost every minister had a serious expression on their faces.
In the past, before the empress came, the ministers would still chat and laugh.
But today, no one could laugh.
A few ministers saw Li Jin Nian standing in the main hall full of vigor, and they couldn't help but cast a sharp gaze at Yu Rong.
"What a good-for-nothing. He can't even do this kind of thing well.”
The Minister of Justice couldn't wait to skin Yu Rong alive.
Of course, there was more than one person who had the same thoughts as him.
For example, the Minister of Personnel, Yan Zhen, and the Minister of Revenue, Yan Likuan.
"Brothers, Yan Zhen and Yan Likuan's eyes are not right. They are most likely in cahoots with Yu Rong.”
The netizens of Xia country had sharp eyes. They were all carefully observing these ministers in the court.
He wanted to analyze their expressions and gazes.
Seeing the netizens mention the Yan father and son, Professor Lee Shuhe also gave everyone a popular science.
"The power of the Yan father and son in the court cannot be underestimated. The two of them can almost be said to control the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Revenue.”
"Although Yan Likuan is only the assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue, just like Player Li, his authority in the Ministry of Revenue is far greater than that of Player Li.”
"As for the reason, it's actually very simple. The Minister of Revenue, Zhang Qian, was pushed up by Yan Zhen and the other ministers. It's equivalent to being the Yan Clan's puppet."
After hearing Professor Li's words, the netizens finally understood the current Great Feng Imperial Court.
"Good heavens, this empress is actually a puppet. The royal court has long been controlled by a few factions.”
"Let me count. One is the faction led by Qi Yan, and the other is the faction of the Yan father and son in power.”
"But I feel like it's not just that."
The netizens took stock.
There were so many factions. It was no wonder that Wang Pingchang, as the chief assistant, had many things he could not do.
At this moment, a eunuch stood in front of the palace gate and whipped the ground with the whip in his hand.
The originally noisy hall immediately quieted down.
This was called a silent whip.
Basically, before the emperor arrived, the eunuchs would whip the palace gates. The general meaning was,"Everyone, don't be noisy. The leader is coming soon."
Hearing the sound of the whip, the ministers were certain of one thing.
That was, the empress wouldn't use the excuse of being unwell to miss the morning court session.
Yesterday morning, the empress didn't come to court, which made Cao Kun, Yu Rong, and the rest anxious.
But today, the situation had reversed.
They didn't know that the empress wasn't feeling well today and didn't want to come to court.
However, things did not go as he wished.
After the eunuch finished lashing the whip, the empress soon arrived at the throne room and sat down on the dragon throne.
As usual, Qin Shuying stood at the side.
"Two days ago, I was unwell and couldn't attend the morning court. He was only slightly better today, but the imperial doctor said that he still needed to rest.”
"Therefore, all the ministers have something to report. If there is nothing else, they will withdraw.”
The empress didn't forget to cough twice after saying that.
She had to admit that her acting skills were pretty good.
She really did look like she was sick.
"Your Majesty, I have something to report!"
As soon as the empress finished speaking, Yu Rong took two steps forward.
"Yu Qingjia, what do you have to report?”
the empress asked.
"I want to sue Li Jin Nian, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue.”
Yu Rong said in a deep voice.
"Oh, what did Li Qing's family do?"
The empress asked despite knowing the answer.
Actually, she already knew all these things.
" The first one: Beating up an official of the imperial court on the street. Yesterday evening, the chief clerk of the Yamen of Yingtian Prefecture, Wu Fangli, was kicked away by Li Jin Nian when he was queuing up at the entrance of the Drunken Immortal Restaurant. He is still recuperating at home. The doctor said that several of his bones were broken and his injuries were very serious.”
" The second rule: After beating up Wu Fangli, Li Jin Nian announced in public that he would remove Wu Fangli from his post. Who gave him the authority to dismiss an official of the court? Does he still have the law in his eyes? Is there still a court order between the monarch and his subjects?"
" Third: Accepting corruption and bribery. The night before yesterday, the owner of the Drunken Immortal Restaurant, Shen Yunshang, visited the Li Residence at night and gave Li Jin Nian a cart full of gifts. Then, last night, he sent two hundred taels of gold to Li Jin Nian and was caught red-handed by the Yamen's officers. As an official of the court, Li Jin Nian had accepted such a huge amount of money. He ignored the law and corrupted the atmosphere of the court.”
At this point, Yu Rong paused for a moment before continuing in a clear voice,
"Your Majesty, please investigate. I'm really ashamed to be an official with such a treacherous official!”
"Your Majesty, I also feel that there is a need to investigate Li Jin Nian thoroughly. This child definitely has a rebellious heart and will definitely shake the country of Dafeng in the future!”
After Yu Rong finished speaking, Cao Kun stood out again.
"Your Majesty, I also think that Li Jin Nian has no respect for the law and discipline. As a subject, he has no respect for the monarch and acts extremely arrogantly and despotic. The day before yesterday, when Yang Zhong Yun, the official of the court, expressed his views, Li Jin Nian grabbed his clothes and threw him on the throne room.”
"Your Majesty, Lord Yang is already over fifty years old this year. He has dedicated his entire life to Da Feng, but in the end, he was humiliated by Li Jin Nian? If he didn't punish them, wouldn't it make the officials feel disappointed?”
Immediately after, another official stood out.
Li Jin Nian recognized him.
It was Liu Ke, the Guanglu doctor who had proposed a marriage alliance with the Xiongnu.
He had not shown any mercy when he had rebuked him that day.
He directly asked him why he didn't give his daughter to the Xiongnu for marriage.
Because of this incident, Li Jin Nian and Liu Ke had formed a grudge.
After these few people stepped forward, dozens of officials came forward to accuse Li Jin Nian.
Suddenly, Li Jin Nian became the target of public criticism.
Almost one-third of the officials in the court stood against him.
Throughout the entire process, Li Jin Nian's expression remained unchanged.
"Your Majesty, I have something to say.”
At this moment, Fan Jin, the Grand Secretary of the cabinet, took two steps forward.
"Minister Fan, please speak."
The empress's attitude had obviously changed after he came out.
"This Fan Jin is a cabinet member. The weight of his words doesn't feel ordinary.”
"Of course. Fan Jin is from Rank-1, the same level as Lu Yuanzhen and Xu Yannian, second only to Chief Wang.”
"Furthermore, Fan Jin is also an elder of two dynasties. If it wasn't for the fact that Chief Assistant Wang was strong enough, Fan Jin would have been Chief Assistant long ago.”
The netizens in Xia country were discussing animatedly.
Just now, so many ministers came out to accuse Li Jin Nian. They were so angry that they were trembling all over.
They had been waiting, but none of the officials came out to speak up for Li Jin Nian.
This made the Chinese netizens feel inexplicably sad.
So now that Fan Jin had stepped forward, everyone couldn't help but look forward to it.
"This old minister believes that Assistant Minister Li is indeed exceptional.”
When Fan Jin spoke, the netizens in Xia country immediately heaved a sigh of relief.
"I finally met someone with discerning eyes.”
"It's too difficult for God Li. He has been accused by a group of dog officials for so long. If it were me, I might have broken through his defense on the spot.”
The netizens began to feel sorry for Li Jin Nian.
At the same time, in the court, Fan Jin continued,"
"This old man also thinks that the vertical and horizontal alliance that Assistant Minister Li proposed the other day is very good. It is an excellent method to punish the Xiongnu.”
"And the gunpowder invented by Lord Li. Everyone saw the power of this thing with their own eyes that day. It is indeed extraordinary. If it is used on the battlefield, it will definitely produce miraculous effects.”
"In addition, some of the words that Assistant Minister Li said in the court that day could indeed be called wise words.”
"Especially that sentence,'For the sake of the past saints, for the sake of heaven and earth, for the sake of the lives of the people, for the sake of the past saints, for the sake of the past saints, for the sake of peace for all eternity.' After hearing that, I couldn't help but tear up, as if I had found my original intention of entering the court as an official when I was young.”
"This sentence is really too good. This old minister believes that if every official can use this as his own admonition, why worry about political corruption and prosperity?”
"The human heart is indeed a very complicated thing. I believe that all of you here have been filled with lofty aspirations when you were young and wanted to become an honest official.”
"But the truth is, when we reach a high position, the power in our hands increases.”
"Human desires and greed are often the result of the expansion of power. If we can't be corrupted at all, why would we think about how to be corrupted? With power, one would naturally have status and ability to achieve their goals.”
When Fan Jin said these words, Li Jin Nian, who was in the court, could not help but feel his heart tremble.
Fan Jin was indeed a minister that he had always neglected.
However, he did not expect him to say such a thing.
This was really rare.
The Chinese netizens had the same thoughts as Li Jin Nian.
If everyone had some doubts about Fan Jin just now, then now everyone completely believed that he was a virtuous minister.
Bing Bing heaved a sigh of relief when she saw that Li Jin Nian had a reinforcement, and it was a cabinet scholar. At the same time, a smile appeared on her face.
" Professor Li," Bing Bing looked at Li Shuhe." Can you give us some general knowledge about this Grand Scholar Fan?" It felt like everyone didn't have much of an impression of him. He was clearly one of the cabinet members.”
Li Shuhe adjusted his glasses and said,""Regarding this Grand Scholar Fan, there isn't much recorded in history. He was about twenty years younger than Wang Pingchang, but the two of them had been partners in the cabinet for a long time. Before Lu Yuanzhen entered the cabinet, it was Wang Pingchang and Fan Jin who complemented each other and pushed for various reforms. I don't know why there aren't many records about him in history, but from the information we have, we can indeed judge that he was a virtuous official.”
When the netizens heard Li Shuhe's words, they felt relieved.
"So it's an ally. It's fine then.”
"Grand Scholar Fan looks like a good person with a kind face. Cao Kun, Yu Rong, and the rest were treacherous officials.”
The netizens discussed.
At the same time, Fan Jin continued,"
"Assistant Minister Li is indeed a great talent. He is the most stunning young man I have ever seen in my life.”
"Although he is somewhat unrestrained and does things without scruples.”
"But I don't think these are anything.
"Because I think he has the people of the world in his heart. As long as he has this heart, even if he goes overboard in some things, I think we should try our best to tolerate him.”
"Not to crusade."
"I've heard the opinions and thoughts of all the ministers just now. Many of them said that Li Jin Nian was rebellious and had no respect for the law.”
"I also admit that he violated the etiquette that we often talk about.”
"But people always have a good side and a bad side. If Assistant Minister Li is killed because of the problem of etiquette, it will definitely be a big loss for Dafeng.”
"This old minister also does not wish to see such a rare talent wither.”
At this point, Fan Jin paused for a moment and his gaze fell on Li Jin Nian who was not far away.
The netizens in Xia country were touched by Fan Jin's words.
Cao Kun, Yu Rong, and the others simply wanted to kill Fan Jin now.
Just now, the two of them stood up to accuse Li Jin Nian, and dozens of ministers came out to accuse him.
Originally, they had already taken the initiative in terms of aura.
However, who would have thought that Fan Jin, who had always kept a low profile, would stand up for Li Jin Nian at this time?
Although Fan Jin kept a low profile, he was still a proper Secondary Rank-1 in Cabinet University.
Wang Pingchang's support for Li Jin Nian was known by all the officials in the court.
If Fan Jin was added, wouldn't the situation be reversed?
Not to mention Cao Kun and Yu Rong, even Wang Pingchang was somewhat surprised.
He had known Fan Jin for decades and knew him very well.
He was very talented and had outstanding abilities. He was definitely a capable minister.
However, he had a low-key personality and was usually quiet. He rarely expressed his views and did not offend anyone.
As a result, many people often ignored him.
Therefore, on such an occasion today, Fan Jin was able to stand up for Li Jin Nian. Wang Pingchang was very touched.
Because it was really rare.
"It seems that Fan Jin also thinks that Li Jin Nian has great talent. If such a talent withers, it will definitely be a great loss for Da Feng.”
Wang Pingchang thought to himself.
At this moment, almost everyone felt that Fan Jin was speaking up for Li Jin Nian.
Li Jin Nian himself felt a little weird.
It wasn't that there was anything wrong with what Fan Jin said.
He felt that Fan Jin was right.
In ancient times a thousand years ago, Fan Jin was definitely ahead of time to have such thoughts.
The reason why he felt strange.
It was because of the way Fan Jin looked at him just now.
Li Jin Nian saw a complicated emotion in the depths of his eyes.
"If Assistant Minister Li has a big heart, I think that even if he does something out of line, as long as it's not illegal, I think we should try to tolerate it.”
"For example, the crimes that Assistant Minister Yu mentioned just now, I have already sent people to investigate in private.”
Fan Jin continued.
Hearing him say this, Yu Rong and Cao Kun's faces turned incomparably pale in an instant.
Fan Jin's sudden appearance could be said to have disrupted their entire plan.
"Let's talk about the first charge. Assistant Minister said that Assistant Minister Li beat up an official of the court on the street. "The truth I know is that when Assistant Minister Li passed by the Drunken Immortal Restaurant, he saw Wu Fangli having a dispute with the commoners because he cut in line. Wu Fangli wanted to use his power to bully others, but Assistant Minister Li couldn't stand it anymore, so he kicked Wu Fangli.”
"At that time, Wu Fangli's original words were like this: Kneel down and kowtow to me, and this matter will be over. Otherwise, your crime of beating up an official of the imperial court on the street will be confirmed.”
"Is this what a father and mother should say? He cut the queue and was in the wrong first. Not only is he shameless, but he also threatened the people. This kind of person should have been dismissed and investigated long ago.”
"Since we've come to this point, I'll request Your Majesty to dismiss Wu Fangli, the chief clerk of the Yamen of Yingtian Prefecture, and investigate him.”
Fan Jin bowed to the empress and said.
"Correct."
The empress didn't hesitate at all." The chief clerk of the Yamen of Yingtian Prefecture, Wu Fangli, bullied the people. He was dismissed from his post and investigated. At the same time, he was given 50 strokes of the cane as a warning to others.”
"Your Majesty is wise!"
All the officials said in unison.
When the Chinese netizens saw this scene, they felt very relieved.
Her favorable impression of Fan Jin increased exponentially.
"Then, there is the second charge that Lord Yu mentioned. He said that Assistant Minister Li overstepped his authority. Indeed, as the Assistant Minister of Revenue, Assistant Minister Li did not have the authority to dismiss an official of the court. This matter was indeed Assistant Minister Li's fault. But just as this old official said before, we can't stick to trifles when dealing with a talent like Assistant Minister Li. Assistant Minister Li loves the people and is willing to make decisions for the people. This is a good thing. How can we say that Assistant Minister Li is guilty because of this?”
"At most, we can say that he didn't do it properly, but we definitely can't say that he's guilty.”
When Fan Jin said this, the netizens from Xia country had already cheered in unison.
Indeed, his words were quite beautiful. With just a few words, he resolved Yu Rong's accusation against Li Jin Nian.
"There's a third condition, which is also the most serious. Assistant Minister Yu said that Assistant Minister Li was corrupt and bribed, and there was a transfer of benefits between him and the Lady Boss of the Drunken Immortal Restaurant, Shen Yunshang.”
"But after my investigation, Assistant Minister Li and Shen Yunshang met two days ago. At that time, General Shi was also present.”
"At that time, Assistant Minister Li used a kind of seasoning in the Drunken Immortal Restaurant. The first time Shen Yunshang visited Assistant Minister Li's house, she had brought a cart full of gifts. In fact, she was not bribing him, but she wanted to buy the seasoning formula from him.”
At this point, Fan Jin paused for a moment and looked at Li Jin Nian."
"Assistant Minister Li, I was right.”
"Yes."
Li Jin Nian nodded.
He was not surprised that Fan Jin knew so much about this matter.
Because there were actually quite a few people who knew about this.
At that time, Shen Yunshang had mentioned it to the people around him.
That was probably how Fan Jin knew.
"Shen Yunshang wanted to buy the formula, but Assistant Minister Li did not want to sell it. Later, Li Jin Nian used this formula to invest in the Drunken Immortal Restaurant and became a major shareholder.”
"As for the two hundred taels of gold that Assistant Minister Yu mentioned, it was actually Assistant Minister Li who asked Shen Yunshang to withdraw it first. When the time comes, it will be directly deducted from his dividends.”
"That's probably what happened.”
"There is indeed no corruption or bribery in this. It is nothing more than a business cooperation between Assistant Minister Li and Shen Yunshang.”
"And our Dafeng does have such a rule. Officials are not allowed to do business. The main reason is that we are afraid of collusion between officials and businessmen, which will lead to various cases of abuse of power and corruption.”
"Thus, Assistant Minister Li did do something wrong. However, to say that he was corrupt and took bribes was definitely a blatant slander.”
Fan Jin spoke very logically.
After hearing what he said, the officials basically understood what was going on regarding Yu Rong and the others 'accusation against Li Jin Nian.
Beating up an official of the imperial court, corruption and bribery.
In fact, it was all Yu Rong and Cao Kun who made a false accusation and deliberately framed them.
"These are the details of my investigation, including some evidence.”
"Please take a look, Your Majesty."
Fan Jin said as he took out a memorial from his pocket.
Qin Shuying took it from him and handed it to the empress.
"Awesome. Grand Scholar Fan can do it. He does things without a drop of water leaking.”
"There's nothing more to say now. The truth is out!”
"Damn, it was a false alarm. I was worried that something would happen to General Li.”
The netizens in Xia country were very excited at the moment and liked Fan Jin one after another.
"Yes, Minister Fan has already investigated this matter very clearly. There is also evidence.”
"Does anyone have any objections?"
the empress asked after reading the memorial.
For a long time, no one spoke.
On the other hand, Li Jin Nian felt that it was rather boring.
He was ready to fight, but this was the result?
"Your Majesty, I haven't finished speaking."
Fan Jin said to the empress.
"Please speak, Minister Fan."
The empress gestured for him to continue.
"Regarding Vice Minister Yu's three accusations, this old official has already explained them clearly. Assistant Minister Li was not guilty, but his actions were indeed inappropriate.”
"Logically speaking, appropriate punishment should be given.”
"But for a great talent like Assistant Minister Li, we should give him more freedom and let him display his talents.”
Fan Jin said.
"I believe that Assistant Minister Li is absolutely capable of bringing about earth-shattering changes to Da Feng.”
"Of course, I also know that Assistant Minister Li has offended many people in the court, such as Assistant Minister Yu and Assistant Minister Cao.”
"This is also the reason why they can't wait to get rid of Assistant Minister Li.”
When Fan Jin said this, Yu Rong and Cao Kun's expressions were no longer as simple as a drastic change. Both of them were trembling.
Meanwhile, the Chinese netizens were extremely excited.
"If Vice Minister Li is sincere in saving Dafeng, no matter who wants to get rid of him, this old minister is willing to protect him with my life.”
"Because he has entrusted Da Feng's future to him.”
When Fan Jin said this, a pained expression suddenly appeared on Fan Jin's face.
He looked at Li Jin Nian and said in grief and indignation,"
"But Assistant Minister Li, why did you betray the country? You want to inherit the land and serve the people?"
"Assistant Minister Li!"
"You really disappoint me!!!”
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(PS: This chapter is 7500 words. It's a super big chapter. Because the plot is very important, in order to maintain continuity, there is no broken chapter. Today, it has been updated to 15000 words. There is still one more chapter to come!) Thank you for your support. The author would work hard to write a better story.）
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