PFC Chapter 140: Opening your mouth and putting someone to death is very Gu Jingzhi!
Chapter 140: Opening your mouth and putting someone to death is very Gu Jingzhi!
Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
After receiving instructions from Tianshu, as soon as the court opened on the fourth day and the court procedure was completed, Gu Jingzhi was the first to stand up.
"Your Majesty, I, Gu Jingzhi, Junior Secretary of the Dali Temple, have a memorial to submit!"
As soon as Gu Jingzhi's voice came out, Song Pu's eyes twitched slightly.
If this kid opens his mouth, it’s definitely not good!
Emperor Xia feigned curiosity and smiled, "So it's Gu Qing? I've noticed that since you took office as the head of the Dali Temple, you haven't had any important matters to attend to during your court sessions. I wonder what's the important matter today?"
"Your Majesty, I hereby impeach Guiyuan Earl Gu Heng for allowing murder, disregarding human life, encroaching on the people's fertile land, and forcibly seizing the people's property. I also condone my relatives' murder and arson, and forcibly abduct women, and I disregard Your Majesty's grace..."
As soon as Gu Jingzhi opened his mouth, he directly charged Gu Heng with several serious crimes.
Suddenly, the whole court was in an uproar.
Everyone looked at Gu Heng, and Gu Heng looked at Gu Jingzhi, his old face instantly filled with horror.
It's him!
It's really him!
It must be him, Gu Yong must be in his hands.
As soon as he heard about the occupation of the people's fertile land, he knew that Gu Yong must have fallen into Gu Jingzhi's hands.
He was about to defend himself, but someone else got there first. He saw that person scolding, "How dare you..."
"I think it's Lord Wessot who's being presumptuous, right?"
Gu Jingzhi glanced at him with his cold eyes and said, "As a subordinate, is this how Lord Wei Suo scolds his superior?"
"???"
Wei Suo was stunned, and suddenly found that Gu Jingzhi seemed to no longer be the sixth rank, but now the fourth rank, which was one level higher than his fifth rank!
Seeing that everyone was looking at him with contempt, Wei Suo put on an awkward smile and was about to retreat.
How could Gu Jingzhi let him go?
This old fellow had been taking advantage of Song Pu's stinky feet and had been against him time and again. Now that he had finally caught him, he immediately complained to Emperor Xia.
"Your Majesty, I impeach Wei Suo for disregarding the laws of the court and disrespecting his superiors! I submitted this report, and he jumped out to condone the criminal. I believe this action suggests collusion with the criminal!"
"I……"
Seeing Emperor Xia's fierce gaze, Wei Suo immediately wanted to quibble.
But Song Pu took the initiative and said, "Master Gu is a bit too overbearing, isn't he? Master Wei was just speaking out of consideration for the friendship between colleagues, but he didn't expect to be accused of such a crime!"
"Let's not talk about whether what Lord Gu impeached is true. Even if it is true, it is normal for colleagues to have different opinions. Why is Lord Gu making such a big deal out of it?"
Although Wei Suo seemed a bit stupid for speaking without thinking, he was from the same faction after all, so how could Song Pu not protect him?
His words were well-reasoned and many people nodded secretly.
Gu Jingzhi laughed and said, "What about contradicting your superior?"
"..."
Song Pu's mouth twitched. He glanced at Wei Suo speechlessly and said, "Lord Wei Suo just opened his mouth. I guess..."
"presumptuous!"
Song Pu was speaking calmly when Gu Jingzhi shouted loudly, scaring Song Pu so much that he trembled.
As soon as he came to his senses, he looked at Gu Jingzhi with dangerous eyes: "Master Gu, are you provoking the prime minister?"
Gu Jingzhi, however, didn't take it seriously. Instead, he suddenly realized, "Oh! So this is called provoking your superior! The Prime Minister has really taught me a good lesson!"
Song Pu: "..."
Wei Suo: "..."
Go to the grain! This little idiot actually learned to use it right away.
Song Pu was annoyed and was about to speak when he heard Emperor Xia, who was sitting on the dragon throne, suddenly say angrily, "Enough!"
"In the court, with all the nobles in front of you, a prime minister and a deputy minister of the Supreme Court, both important officials of the country, yet you are imitating that shrew in the market. You have brought shame to all the officials!"
Emperor Xia roared in anger, and everyone in the court fell silent!
"Weisuo disregards the laws of the court, despises his superiors, and repeatedly disrupts court meetings. I don't think he understands the laws of the court. Why not go to Jiaozhou and become a county magistrate to learn the ways of being an official?"
What?
Wei Suo's eyes bulged, and he wailed, "Your Majesty..."
"Why? You don't want to go?"
Emperor Xia's eyes became extremely dangerous.
Wei Suo trembled all over and immediately bowed his hands and said, "Thunder, lightning, rain and dew are all grace from your majesty. I am willing to guard an entire county for your majesty!"
Wei Suo was almost crying.
Not to mention how bad the land of Jiaozhou is, the position of county magistrate alone is only seventh rank, and some lower counties are even eighth or ninth rank!
Why would he be willing to go?
He was doing well as an official in the capital, but now, who knows, tomorrow he might become a seventh-rank official... or even a ninth-rank official...
When Song Pu heard that Wei Suo was directly demoted, a gloomy look flashed in his eyes.
However, Emperor Xia wasn't finished yet. He looked directly at Song Pu and said earnestly, "Mr. Song, as the head of all officials, why do you even interfere with the memorial submitted by a humble official? Is this the authority to rule over the six ministries?"
When Song Pu heard this, his heart skipped a beat. He quickly bowed and said, "I have behaved badly. Your Majesty, please punish me..."
"There's no need to punish me for such a trivial matter! Otherwise, outsiders will think I'm being harsh on the officials!"
Emperor Xia said something in a gloomy tone, then looked at Gu Jingzhi with a dark face and scolded him, "If you want to impeach me, then do it properly. Why are you arguing with people in the court when there is nothing to worry about? Has my court meeting become a market?"
"I acknowledge my guilt, please..."
"Alright, alright! Let's get back to what we were talking about!"
"According to the order!"
Gu Jingzhi clasped his hands and said, "In addition to impeaching Gui Yuanbo, I would also like to file a petition to impeach Jizhou Governor Li Yuan and the Magistrate of Chongning County under his jurisdiction..."
The first thing he mentioned was a prefect and four county magistrates.
All the officials looked at Gu Jingzhi in surprise, especially the Minister of Justice Li Chun.
Li Yuan and even Li Moxue, who had an indirect conflict with Gu Jingzhi before... are all cousins of Li Chun, the Minister of Justice.
They came from the aristocratic Li family, and their influence in the court was second only to that of the Prime Minister Song family.
Upon hearing this, Emperor Xia saw so many officials, all of whom were prefects and county magistrates of Jizhou Prefecture, and immediately asked, "What crime are you impeaching them for?"
"Officials protect each other, accept bribes, form cliques for personal gain, and disregard human life..."
What the hell!
When the officials heard this, they were immediately shocked.
Are you fucking taking human lives again?
Gu Jingzhi is usually very quiet, but this move is a serious crime. Is he going to catch all these people in one fell swoop?
Li Chun was a little unsteady. He walked out and said, "Master Gu impeached so many important ministers and local officials in one go. Do you have any concrete evidence?"
Gu Jingzhi calmly pulled out a thick stack of documents from his sleeve, on top of which was a memorial. He said, "When I first heard about this, I was deeply shocked, but I was also afraid of wrongly accusing someone, so I conducted a private investigation. Now, all the confessions and evidence are here. Your Majesty, please review them!"
Wow...
Everyone in the court looked at what was in Gu Jingzhi's hand, stunned...
This is going to be a big deal!