Ying Tian, Imperial Palace.
With three whipping sounds, the civil and military officials crossed the Golden Water Bridge and entered the Hall of Heaven's Tribute.
Zhu Yuanzhang, dressed in a fiery red dragon robe, sat on the dragon throne with large strides. His every move was like a deep mountain, and he looked very dignified.
"Long live our emperor!"
"Get up."
"If you have something to report, then report. If there's nothing else, then withdraw from court!" Song He, the eunuch in charge of the ceremony, shouted.”
Hanlin Scholar Li Jia was anxious and hurriedly looked around.
Today was the grand court that was held thrice a month. All the civil and military officials, including the dignitaries, and even the people from the Monk Registration Department would come!
If someone impeached him now, he would really be showing off!
As the saying goes, what you're afraid of will come!
At this moment, a young man in a blue robe stood up and shouted,"I!"
"The Imperial Censor Ouyang Shao has a report!”
"Tell him," said Zhu Yuanzhang.
"I impeach the Hanlin Scholar, Li Jia!”
"This person's heart is impure and corrupt!”
"Emperor, Li Jia was just a poor scholar who fell in love with the woman Du Shiniang!”
"Only by accepting this woman's financial support was he able to enter the throne room and obtain the same Jinshi background!”
"However, the first thing he did after he became an official was to abandon Du Shiniang and sell her to your merchant Sun Fu for a thousand taels of silver, causing Du Shiniang to drown with a treasure chest in her arms!”
"Your Majesty!"
"There are discussions in the streets now."
"Du Shiniang was originally a woman from a brothel, but her action of sinking a treasure chest in anger was actually rumored to be chaste.”
"It's not that she's really chaste, but that Li Jia's behavior is corrupt and infuriating!”
"The Imperial Academy is the place where the country nurtures scholars. How can we let such scum make up the numbers?”
"I, Ouyang Shao, beg the emperor to remove this official from school.”
As soon as Ouyang Shao spoke, many officials stepped forward.
It was fine to find a woman from a brothel. All literati would do this, but it was a little too much to kill the person you liked first.
Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma raised their hands and raised their eyebrows. They were also extremely disgusted by this behavior. They frowned slightly and placed the belt on their bellies."Which one is Li Jia?"
Li Jia hurriedly ran to the middle and knelt on the ground.""Your Majesty ~"
"Is what Ouyang Shao said true?"
"Your Majesty, it's fake!" Li Jia quickly denied. It's fake!"
"They are slandering me, slandering me!”
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled lightly." He's in Yushitai, and you're in Hanlin Academy. They're not related to you. Why would they slander you?"”
"This…"
"Emperor, it's not Ouyang Shao's slander, it's a story circulating in the room. It says that Du Shiniang angrily sank the treasure chest and pointed out that this matter was done by the same scholar in Jinhua, Zhejiang Province in the sixth year of Hongwu.”
"That book is purely fabricated. It's a vile person who slandered the students!”
Li Jia repeated the words that Kong Zhao had made up for him yesterday, word for word. The more he said, the more he felt that it was not a big deal. As long as he refused to admit it, wouldn't it be fine?
"Your Majesty!"
"Although this student was born in the top three scholars, Chancellor can testify that this student has been studying hard in the Imperial Academy and has conscientiously completed every task.”
"This time, the Imperial Academy was ordered by the Emperor to compile a book to persuade farmers.”
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Kong Zhao in the middle and gave him a look. Was that what he meant?
"Your Majesty, Li Jia is indeed among them."”
"Yes!"
Seeing Kong Zhao step forward, Li Jia felt relieved and instantly became excited."I don't understand!"
"As a disciple of a Saint, how can Ouyang Shao believe in novels?”
"His impeachment on the day of the Great Dynasty is the true evil.”
"If I don't restore my reputation, I won't be able to raise my head for the rest of my life.”
"I implore the emperor to investigate!"
Ouyang Shao was stunned when he heard this. He really couldn't believe that there was such a shameless person.
"Li Jia!"
"You're so glib with your words!"
"You've committed the crime of deceiving the emperor!”
"Ouyang Shao, you're the one with ulterior motives!" Li Jia quickly retorted.”
Ouyang Shao was upright and upright, and was a person with the same name as Zhou Guanzheng. How could he allow such a person to escape by sophistry?
"Li Jia."
"Your name wasn't written in the book. It was written by your errand boy at the entrance of Qingtian Bookstore!”
"He said that after hearing that Du Shiniang angrily sank the treasure chest, you were out of your mind and drenched in cold sweat. It was as if your soul had left your body, like a walking corpse!”
"If I hadn't done something wrong, how could I be so guilty?”
"Your errand boy has already told you everything. In the Hall of Heaven's Tribute, in front of the Emperor, you still dare to spout nonsense?”
Attendant!
Li Jia was also a poor person before, but he did not put the errand boy in his eyes when he passed the Jinshi examination. He did not expect that he would stab him at the critical moment!
He was filled with hatred in his heart, but he hurriedly made up for it by saying,"That errand boy is a villain who only cares about profit ~"
"I've studied the Sage Book for so many years, but you don't believe me. Why do you believe in the words of a villain so much?”
"Then why did you keep this greedy villain by your side for so many years?" Ouyang Shao asked.”
"I…"
Ouyang Shao followed up with another attack,"When others respect you, you are a good subordinate. When others backstabbed him, he was a villain who only cared about profit.”
"Your face is very similar to the main character in Du Shiniang.”
Only then did Zhu Yuanzhang understand that Li Jia's matter had been exposed by a story.
He waved his hand and Song He walked over quickly."Your Majesty."
"Have you heard of this story?"
"This servant has always been in the palace and cannot leave the palace without a divine order, so I have never heard of her.”
Zhu Yuanzhang asked in a low voice, but the design of the Hall of Heaven's Tribute was an echo structure, so everyone present could hear it clearly.
Li Jia's heart was in his throat. Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang's expression did not change, he was relieved.
"Father!"
"Your son has seen this script!" Zhu Biao suddenly left the office.”
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