amaotonovel Chapter 886 The Censor’s Mouth is a Deadly Ghost
Chapter 886 The Censor’s Mouth is a Deadly Ghost
The court officials followed Prince Jin to the Golden Palace.
King Yi Xiao Jingyi was still kneeling on the ground, with his fists clenched tightly in his sleeves, his brows furrowed, veins popping out on his forehead, and his teeth gritting!
Fortunately, two officials from Prince Yi's party deliberately slowed down and fell behind the other officials.
Seeing that none of the officials in front of him turned back to pay attention to them, he silently walked to Xiao Jingyi and reached out to pull Xiao Jingyi up from the ground.
"Your Highness Prince Yi, please be patient!
A little impatience can ruin a great plan!"
An official whispered in Xiao Jingyi's ear.
Rather than saying this was an encouragement, it would be more accurate to say that this sentence gave Xiao Jingyi a step to stand up.
Xiao Jingyi closed his eyes tightly, turned around, and took steps as if their legs were filled with lead, forcing himself to walk towards the Golden Palace step by step.
The Golden Palace... I don’t know what’s waiting for me in a while?
As the golden bell rang, the ministers, divided into civil and military officials, walked into the Golden Palace in an orderly manner.
Emperor Hongde, dressed in a crown and dragon robe, walked onto the dragon platform accompanied by Feng Guang and Yu Feng, and sat firmly on the golden dragon throne that was greedily coveted by ambitious people.
"Your Highness, long live the Emperor!"
All the ministers paid homage with great ceremony.
Emperor Hongde raised his hand and signaled, "Everyone, please stand up!"
"We thank the Emperor!"
All the ministers stood up and retreated to the sides.
Emperor Hongde saw Prince Jin standing at the head of the civil officials and hurriedly stood up and walked down the dragon platform to greet him, "Uncle, didn't you catch a cold a few days ago?
Are you feeling better now?"
"Everything is fine, Your Majesty, don't worry!"
Prince Jin smiled and nodded.
"Uncle, if you have any instructions, just call your nephew to your house. Why did you come to the palace in person?
You should have informed your nephew in advance before you came to the palace, so that your nephew could have sent a sedan chair to pick you up at the palace gate!"
Prince Jin smiled and patted Emperor Hongde's hand, then shook his head and said, "It's okay, it's okay. The cold has healed, and I have to move my old arms and legs!
Our royal family has something going on, and I, as long as I can still move, must come and listen, right?"
"Yes, thank you, uncle!"
Emperor Hongde bowed to the old prince Jin, then turned and ordered the eunuch beside him, "Quickly find a seat for the old prince!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
The young eunuch quickly brought the embroidered dragon cushion and placed it behind Prince Jin.
Emperor Hongde personally helped Prince Jin to sit down, then he walked up to the dragon platform and sat back on his own throne.
"If you have a certificate, come early. If you don't, leave the class!"
As usual, Yu Feng stepped forward and sang loudly.
"Your Majesty, I have a petition to submit!"
Fu Yinglan, the Minister of Justice, was the first to come out of the class holding an ivory guard.
"Your Majesty, I, your humble servant, also have something to report!"
The Chief Censor Zhen Fang also followed suit.
"My dear ministers, if you have any, please submit them!"
"Yes, I obey your order!"
Fu Yinglan spoke first.
"Your Majesty, the day before yesterday, Zhang Jinyan, in this very Golden Palace, in front of all the civil and military officials present, openly disregarded the imperial authority, obstructed the imperial edict, and distorted the emperor's will. He has already committed the grave crime of deceiving the emperor!
Afterwards, Lord Zhen and I were ordered to investigate whether Deputy Minister Zhang Jinyan had committed any other illegal or disorderly conduct...
It’s better not to check, but once you do, you’ll be shocked!
Your Majesty, today I will report to the Second Assistant Zhang Jinyan!
Zhang Jinyan, relying on his status as a royal relative, despised the imperial power, had no regard for the sage emperor, was rebellious and committed crimes against his superiors, and was a criminal who deceived the emperor!
He formed cliques for personal gain, abused his power for personal gain, bought and sold official positions, seized farmland, seized people's property, forced innocent people to death, and so on. His crimes are too numerous to list. He is unforgivable and deserves the death penalty!
I now present this memorial, the results of my investigation, the accumulated complaints from various levels of government, and all the evidence for your incriminating crimes to His Majesty for your perusal!
Feng Guang quickly walked down from the dragon platform, took the memorial and all the documents and petitions from Fu Yinglan, turned around and returned to Emperor Hongde and presented them to him.
Emperor Hong De took it, opened it and read it one by one.
The more he looked, the darker his face became.
King Yi Xiao Jingyi, who was standing below, started to sweat coldly when he listened to Fu Yinglan's memorial!
Although Fu Yinglan did not directly mention the three words "Xiao Jingyi" in his memorial, the words "he relies on being a royal relative" have already mentioned him, Xiao Jingyi!
As the Minister of Justice, Fu Yinglan's words and the cases he handles must be based on reason and evidence!
Compared with the rigorous style of Fu Yinglan, the Minister of Justice, the memorials of Zhen Fang, the Chief Censor, were much more imaginative!
As an imperial censor, you can speak out what you hear.
To put it bluntly, the censor can directly report something just by hearing a rumor or seeing a shadow.
As for the facts and evidence, that's something the three judicial departments will investigate!
To be honest, those officials who have nothing to hide actually like to listen to the censors' reports on others - it's like eating melons!
But it’s a different story for those who have something to hide.
They say the censor’s mouth is a deadly ghost!
They who are imperial censors all have heads that are not afraid of falling off;
It also has a neck that is not afraid of being cut.
They dare to say anything and they dare to involve anyone!
As long as they hear a little rumor or see a little shadow, they will open their mouths to report anyone they want to!
Of course, it is definitely not okay to talk nonsense, otherwise it will become a joke!
It's said that we listen to rumors and observe shadows, but nine times out of ten it's true!