Song Shiwen had an even stronger bad premonition in his heart. He had fought with Lu Taiyuan for so many years and knew him very well.

Lu Taiyuan never fights a battle without preparation.

Since he attacked so aggressively, he must have been fully prepared.

Treason!

Treason!

He cursed in his heart. At this time, the sitting Crown Prince Mu Yunyin said in a low voice: "This is the place where important state affairs are discussed. How dare a mere seventh-rank censor impeach the Prime Minister? How outrageous!"

"Someone, drive him out!"

Mu Yunyin directly scolded the teacher regardless of the emperor being in front of him. There must be a reason why the teacher wanted to see him so late at night, so of course he had to stop him.

"Your Highness, you are only the Crown Prince, not yet Regent. How can you order someone to be expelled even when His Majesty is sitting on the throne?"

After Mu Yunyin finished speaking, someone immediately spoke up to refute him. This was a young man who looked to be in his thirties, with a slender figure. Unlike the prince's square face, his cheeks were thin and quite handsome.

He has narrow eyebrows, a straight nose, slightly thin lips, and speaks very rudely.

The only person who dared to speak to the Crown Prince like this during the court meeting was the Second Prince.

The second prince, Mu Yunxiu, left the palace and built his own palace after he came of age and was named Prince of Qing. He was about the same age as Mu Yunyin, and their birth times were only three hours apart. Because he was born later than Mu Yunyin, he could only be Prince of Qing, not the crown prince.

He was unwilling to accept this, so he competed with the prince for the throne. What was puzzling was the emperor's thoughts. He didn't say anything in the face of such a competition. Not saying anything meant tacit approval, which further fueled Mu Yunxiu's arrogance.

"Hmph, I am the crown prince. What's the big deal about expelling someone who caused a disturbance in the court?" Mu Yunyin refused to give in.

The two quarreled in front of all the ministers, but everyone was used to it. This was not the first time. What was puzzling was that in the face of this situation, His Majesty never said anything or tried to stop it.

Mu Yunyin glanced at his father, and seeing that he was still indifferent, he quietly clenched his fist in his sleeve.

The purpose of appointing a crown prince was to stop other princes from having such thoughts and to avoid chaos in the government caused by the struggle for the throne. However, his father, the Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, turned a blind eye and even instigated the struggle again and again.

This triggered the fight for the throne.

"If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince doesn't let me speak today, I will crash into this dragon pillar and die!" Tang Shun spoke directly, his tone firm and his face showing the determination to die.

The ministers in the court could not help but be surprised. Censors have always been fearless of life and death, and such people are not uncommon. However, there is a prerequisite that what they say has substance, that is, the person you want to impeach is indeed guilty. Saying this in the court is tantamount to forcing the emperor to abdicate.

You challenged someone to death but ended up framing them. How can that be justified?

Since Tang Shun dared to say such things, he must have evidence to support his claim.

Mu Yunyin stopped talking immediately. Although the censors were of low rank, they were extremely powerful. If a censor was killed by the Panlong Pillar because of his obstruction, it would have a great impact on his reputation as the prince.

At this point, Song Shiwen had to speak out.

He said calmly, "Most of those who want to impeach me are slandering me. I am upright and honest, and I fear no gods or ghosts. Why would I be afraid of your false accusations?"

He looked calm, but the person he was looking at while speaking was Lu Taiyuan.

Tang Shun was just the person Lu Taiyuan found to push the issue to the forefront.

After receiving the agreement, Tang Shun pulled out a memorial from his sleeve and read aloud, "This humble official's impeachment is not slander, nor is it just a random statement. It is based on solid evidence. I am willing to take responsibility for what I said. If I say even a single word is false, I am willing to bear the blame!"

This first sentence shocked everyone.

They saw that the memorial Tang Shun took out was as thick as a thumb, and their determination could be seen from his expression. Could it be that he really had evidence?

Tang Shun ignored the others and said loudly, "The Prime Minister's corruption was not his own doing. His cleverness lies in the fact that he used the hands of others. It is well known that Ji County is his hometown. Since the 13th year of Yuan Jing, every Ji County magistrate and even the Ning'an Prefecture governor have been selected by the Prime Minister."

"Besides that, there's the Han family, a powerful local family in Ning'an. The local dignitaries are all the hidden hands behind the Prime Minister. They've been helping the Prime Minister amass wealth since the 13th year of Yuan Jing..."

Inside the Hall of Supreme Harmony, there was complete silence, with only Tang Shun's loud voice echoing.

"Shut up!"

"Who gave you the courage to slander the Han family and the Prime Minister? What is your purpose?!"

But at the very beginning, a man stood up as if jumping up and down. This man was tall and thin, with deep eye sockets, a serious face, and long eyebrows that extended out. At this moment, he was cursing with a cold face. It was not that he lost his temper, but that the evidence he said was true.

It is now the 23rd year of Yuanjing, and it is indeed from the 13th year of Yuanjing that people really start to make money from Ji County.

Of course he would refute it, because the Han family that Tang Shun mentioned was his family. He was Han Qingshan, the left vice minister of the Ministry of Personnel, the head of the Han family, and Han Yu's elder brother.

Tang Shun ignored his scolding and began to recite loudly.

All the ministers present were shocked and puzzled when they heard this. They could tell that this accusation was not fictitious, but had evidence to prove it. The time, place, and what the people did were all detailed.

This was a case of collusion between local dignitaries, but no one expected that people would be involved.

Not to mention Ji County, even the appointment and dismissal of officials in the entire Jiangzhou were arranged by Song Shiwen, and the relationship between the Han family and Song Shiwen is even more needless to say. Han Qingshan was promoted by Song Shiwen.

If these evidences are true, then Song Shiwen is most likely the man behind the scenes.

Because these people are his people!

Everyone was shocked and horrified when they heard this. With so many things exposed, the Second Prime Minister, His Royal Highness Prince Qing, and those who were dissatisfied with the First Prime Minister would all start trouble. If they really investigated, there was no guarantee that they would not find out something.

It turned out that something big was going to happen.

They all knew that a few months ago, the Second Prime Minister and His Royal Highness Prince Qing jointly sent an editor from the Hanlin Academy to serve as magistrate of Ji County. How could such a result be achieved so soon?

He is truly an efficient official.

Song Shiwen seemed expressionless, but in fact, his heart was already in turmoil.

Rebellious son!

Treason!

Others don't know, but he knows that these were all found out by Song Chi, his son.

This rebellious son was seeking revenge, and it was revenge that meant death.

He didn't ask about it completely, but he could tell that the evidence Tang Shun mentioned was true.

But at this moment, Lu Taiyuan held his head high and chest out, smiling faintly.

He knew Song Shiwen was panicking.

Song Chi... He kept repeating this name in his mind and became more and more happy.

It was him. He must have found it out.

At this moment, Liang Qingwu was also thinking of this name in her heart.

A young man far away in Ji County, who came from a humble background and was just a little book boy, actually managed to shake up the situation in the court.

Liang Qingwu suddenly returned to Beijing, not because of important state affairs, but because she learned that Song Shiwen sent Wu Wenhui to kill Song Chi, so she had to come back in person. Such a thing must not happen again.

Liang Qingwu also smiled, a smug smile.

In this way, it is worth my trip back for you.

PS: I updated 8,000 words today. I will work hard to update in the future. Thank you for your company and reading. I wish you all a happy new year. I hope that those who are studying will be successful in their studies and those who are working will be promoted.