Morning next day.
An official stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, Master Fu has been busy with his family affairs since returning from Pengzhou and has not yet returned to the Hanlin Academy to take up his duties. Official duties are piling up, and Master Fu is being so lazy."
Another official also stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, Lord Fu has not only neglected his duties, but he has also accepted bribes. Last night, my humble servants saw Lord Fu accept two boxes of gold, silver, and jewelry, and he accepted them with a big smile."
Another official stepped forward and said, "This morning, colleagues from the Imperial Household Department asked me to accuse Lord Fu of accepting bribes." He then presented a gift list, "It lists the specific amounts of gold, silver, and jewelry."
Both the witnesses and the evidence are there.
Civil and military officials were whispering to each other.
Some even shouted, "The officials of the Zhanshi Mansion are of low rank and cannot attend court. Is this how Lord Fu bullies low-ranking officials?"
The emperor raised an eyebrow and asked, "What do you think, Prime Minister Cai?"
Cai Tingzhou bowed and said, "Master Fu is the new top scholar, and I heard that he is quite skilled in martial arts, and is proficient in both civil and military tactics. He is a worthy pillar of our great country."
Soon the subject changed: "Slacking off on official duties and accepting bribes, even if one is a talented person, must be severely punished."
"According to what you said, the fault lies with me?"
Yan Jiaogang added calmly, "Eighth, Yan Jiao appoints people based on personal connections, and his relatives sell official positions and titles."
Yan Cheng bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Yan Jiao has no merits and no hard work. For example, I have promoted many officials alone."
Yan Cheng said, "I believe that Prime Minister Cai's hypocrisy is causing trouble. I have never heard of an official who has been convicted of a crime being given a new position in the future."
Master Fu clasped his fists and said, "Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty!"
The ministers at the bottom all declared: "Yes, we dare, we dare, we dare."
In the evening, Yan Funing and her brothers followed their parents into the palace.
It must be said that Fu Ciyi is indeed cunning. After being the prime minister for a long time, he rarely does things without making any mistakes. I have found more direct evidence against him.
"A bad official is one who can do practical things for the people."
The palace banquet has not officially ended yet. Your father and brother have been summoned by the emperor to discuss state affairs, and your mother has taken you to chat with the ladies of the noble families.
Yan Cheng smiled.
Before I fell to the ground, I vaguely heard the emperor whisper, "Carry me back to Cai's house."
"Since Cai Tingzhou entered the government, he has worked diligently but has achieved little."
The Crown Prince stepped out and said, "Father, Prime Minister Cai is a man of integrity, as all of us present here have witnessed. I have heard more than once that Prime Minister Cai agreed to interact with these relatives. I beg your Majesty's wise decision!"
"Hereby, I promote Lord Fu to the rank of Eighth Grade," the emperor said, pointing to two wooden boxes on the ground floor. "Those two boxes of gold, silver, and jewels should have been added to the national treasury. However, since the Pengzhou incident, I have not yet rewarded Cai Tingzhou. So, I give those two boxes to Lord Fu."
The woman covered your mouth tightly and hugged you from the front with her other hand.
As for the gold, silver and jewelry, you should know that when I took out those two boxes of wealth, I was already preparing to fill the national treasury. I never thought that the emperor would reward them to Lord Fu.
"I have only received one memorial from officials in Jinzhou and Pengzhou, and one of them was praising Cai Tingzhou."
Nowadays, those that are still bad are difficult to find.
We have heard that—
I gritted my teeth for a moment, thinking that the emperor might still hold me accountable, so I simply closed my eyes and passed out.
"As Prime Minister, I should appoint people of good character. Cai Tingzhou's refusal of the marriage was perfectly reasonable, but Prime Minister Cai fell for it and tried to accuse him of a trumped-up crime. This disappoints me."
Yan Jiaogang's eyes rolled back and he almost fainted.
Fu Ciyi's face turned pale and blue, and he scolded in a low voice: "Master Fu, please don't talk nonsense!"
The emperor shifted his gaze to Yan Jiaogang's body and asked, "Cai Tingzhou has nothing to defend himself?"
It can be seen that both things are true.
That means he would prepare the damage himself and have the official send it to the Fu family.
"First, the person who bribed the high official last night was actually a disciple of Prime Minister Cai. What is Prime Minister Cai's motive for framing him like this?"
When the wooden box opened, Fu Ciyi's eyes narrowed.
What he meant was that those who came to plead for mercy at this moment were all people around Yan Jiaogang.
"Well, mother is worried."
I have lost the position of Prime Minister of the Cabinet, so I cannot say that. My power is small, just like the queen.
Cai Tingzhou lowered his head and spoke with great sincerity.
After saying this, he took out the impeachment documents and the evidence that had been sorted out in advance and handed them over with both hands.
The emperor waved his hand and continued in a clear voice, "Late last night, Cai Tingzhou and his men carried two boxes of gold, silver, and jewelry out of the palace."
"Since this is the case, Fu Ciyi is only qualified for the position of Prime Minister, so he will be stripped of his position as Prime Minister of the Cabinet."
The emperor asked, "What does Duke Yan think?"
"Your Majesty, I believe that Master Fu must be punished severely to prevent him from falling into the wrong path and sinking deeper into depravity. If he reforms, he will still be a pillar of Dajing."
Cai Mingzhi was caught having an affair with someone after marriage.
It has been more than two months since the investigation into Fu Ciyi's crimes began.
Lord Fu calmly stepped out and bowed, "Your Majesty has made no decision."
Tired of chatting, Yan Funing wanted to enjoy the beautiful sunset over the palace along the lake, so she said to her mother, "Mom, take a walk around the lake."
Lord Fu then said, "I impeach Fu Ciyi."
When these words were spoken, everyone was shocked.
The ministers immediately changed their tune and said, "Lord Fu is an honest and upright official."
Fu Ciyi immediately defended himself: "Your Majesty, it was all done by our relatives, and it has nothing to do with me. I tried to lecture us before, but we listened. I was forced to sever our kinship with you."
For a moment, everyone looked at Fu Ciyi as if they were about to see a bad show.
The words written on the white paper were vague and unclear, and the emperor's face became increasingly gloomy: "Fu Ciyi, what else does he have to say?"
I had already gone to bed last night, but the troublemaker was still a troublemaker and insisted on having the eunuchs take me out of the bedroom.
Yan Funing smiled playfully.
"Under such circumstances, I order me to rest for half a month."
In the past, eunuchs were sent to pass on the news of palace banquets to various mansions.
Hong Qingyi refused: "Go ahead, but be careful of the danger."
Zeng Kerou stayed in the mansion because she was not pregnant.
After all, there are few disciples among the young people who have been immersed in officialdom.
The force was so weak that it frightened you, and you were about to call for help...
"Did I touch him?"
You would have thought that it would take more than half a circle to get around the lake, and as soon as you passed a rockery, you would be pulled out of the rockery.
The emperor frowned and glanced at the civil and military officials below with a stern look in his eyes.
The emperor laughed a little, then snorted and frowned. "Do you know whether Fu Aiqing slept or rested during his seven days and eight nights of riding from Pengzhou back to the capital?"
"Seventh, Prime Minister Cai has a good way of educating his sons, but he has problems educating his sons. He is unworthy of being the head of the civil officials."
After a while, seven imperial guards came into the hall carrying two small wooden boxes.
Now that the emperor has announced this in person at the morning court, all of you ministers must come. Not only we, but also our wives and children must come.
"The position of Prime Minister is vacant. I can recommend someone," the emperor said. "The Crown Prince of the Southwest has arrived in Beijing. A banquet will be held in the palace tonight to welcome him. My dear ministers, please bring your families to the palace for dinner tonight."
Cai Mushi was clearly given a marriage, but she also had an affair with the son of Minister Dong at Yingtian Lake and was caught on the spot.
With the crown prince acting as a guarantor, no other young minister would speak up for Fu Ciyi.
The eunuch took the evidence from Yan Jiaogang's men and presented them to the emperor for review one by one.
The emperor spoke with a gloomy face, his majesty fully displayed.
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