Chapter 284: Going to court to discuss matters! No one has ever done this before, so I will be the first
Emperor Wen was furious and launched a thorough investigation into the case of military corruption. A group of powerful and treacherous officials, led by the Grand Herald, were demoted and exiled. The investigation began with great fanfare and reached its climax when the officials who were interrogated during the house searches at Heshan were beheaded in public.
He Zhaojun's powerful return made the remaining people feel uneasy. Everyone knew that this woman, who was once looked down upon by everyone, had become a completely different person since her return from Fengyi County.
From Ancheng Jun, to Ancheng County Princess after suppressing the Shouchun Rebellion, and then to Ancheng Commandery Princess who was a meritorious official in pacifying the southwest, He Zhaojun's titles and status were like a triple jump, but they were steady and solid, and there was nothing wrong with them.
Because she had made many outstanding achievements and would soon become the consort of the third prince, Emperor Wen even asked her to wear court robes and an official hat while He Yong was in the northwest, and stand in the Dezheng Hall for He Yong to participate in court affairs.
When He Zhaojun was dressed in a beautiful and energetic female official's outfit and stood among a group of rough men, she was like a bright spot in the midst of green, not to mention how outstanding and eye-catching she was.
Speaking of women accompanying the king during marches and battles and having military merits, although such cases as the Concubine Yue and the female general Xiao Yuanyi were rare, it was not the first time.
However, it was the first time in history that a woman actually stood in the Dezheng Hall, participated in government affairs, and still wore women's clothing.
The honest officials and the poor scholars loved her as they loved their own lives. He Zhaojun and Wen Ziduan worked together, raised their swords and chopped off the dodder that was parasitic on the big tree of the dynasty, even at the cost of breaking their own branches and leaves.
The towering trees no longer looked as majestic as before, but they exuded infinite vitality and vigor. These good officials who refused to succumb to power, were upright and incorruptible, and wholeheartedly served the people, stood out in this reshuffle, and the atmosphere in the court was boosted.
The new forces headed by Yuan Shanjian, with the intentional support of Wen Ziduan, quickly became equal to the remaining evil forces. Even though they could not shake those deeply rooted and entangled aristocratic families for a while, they eventually gave those who were interested in reform a glimmer of hope.
Those who committed crimes and took advantage of the situation hated He Zhaojun to the core and wished they could eat her alive to vent their hatred.
People's opinions on the couple Wen Ziduan and He Zhaojun are polarized, but they also know that it will be difficult to make any breakthroughs from Wen Ziduan.
Emperor Wen only had Empress Xuan and Concubine Yue. Empress Xuan had asked to leave the palace and would soon go to Jiaodong to live with the deposed Crown Prince Wen Zikun and enjoy the beautiful scenery. Concubine Yue would no longer have children. With only the existing princes, they were not enough to stand up to Wen Ziduan.
The brothers were able to live well, thanks to Wen Ziduan's kindness and indifference to them, so those petty quarrels were always ignored. So these people set their sights on He Zhaojun and Jin Yuji.
The He family was eventually drawn into the vortex, and even He Yong, his father and son, and his third brother, who were far away in the northwest, could not escape the disaster, not to mention He Zhaojun in the capital.
"Your Majesty, I have something to report!" The newly appointed Censor Guo stopped Emperor Wen from leaving, kowtowed to him, and spoke firmly, as if he had made some great discovery, with some excitement in his tone.
Emperor Wen rubbed his forehead impatiently. These imperial censors were always unwilling to behave themselves. Looking at their expressions, he knew without needing to speak, that they were most likely here to implicate the He family and He Zhaojun.
Since the He family was at the peak of its power, they received a constant stream of memorials, all of which were withheld by Emperor Wen, who ignored them all, thus helping the He family withstand the pressure from the ministers.
"Your Majesty! I want to criticize the He family and He Zhaojun! I criticize He Zhaojun for commanding her own army. All the nobles in the capital are registered and managed by our dynasty. How can she, He Zhaojun, be exempted?"
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