Only then did Hu Mingzhong raise his head and asked seriously, "Excuse me, Commander Yang, does the emperor have anything else to say to me?"
"Just tell Minister Hu to give this item to him, and he will understand." Yang Yi Zhong bowed in response.
Hu Yin nodded and stood up, but he held the document with both hands and handed it over directly: "Tell the emperor that I already know about this matter."
Yang Yizhong was stunned for a moment, but still took the document, said yes, and then, with full of doubts and regardless of the lateness of the night, he went back to the palace to return the document.
Without mentioning how Yang Zhengfu handed over the documents to Emperor Zhao again, let's just say that Hu Mingzhong returned the documents. He knew that he might encounter the biggest setback in his life, but he still didn't show any emotion. He first returned to the study, wrote a few simple letters, asked someone to send them out, and then went to have a leisurely meal. During this time, he did not mention it to his adoptive father or brother.
After finishing his meal, he went straight back to his study to continue dealing with the official documents he had brought back from the public housing.
The next day, there was nothing unusual, and he calmly went to the public housing opposite Xuande Building to handle official business.
However, no matter how determined Zhao Jiu is, or how aware Hu Yin is, what is coming will eventually come...those things cannot be covered up, because even if the documents are given to Emperor Zhao, the people who filed the complaints are still alive and well. Moreover, since this kind of thing has already taken the path of impeachment, those who filed the complaints will also exchange information with their fellow villagers and friends early on to build up public opinion backup.
Therefore, even though Emperor Zhao tried to cut off the matter directly from the Ministry of Justice early on that day, he was still unable to stop the related words and impeachment content from gradually spreading between the officialdom and the Imperial Academy.
Three days later, as the details of Hu Yin's unfilial behavior were gradually confirmed by Fujianese in Beijing, even the people were in an uproar... Everyone knew that the government had been deceived, and that the Minister of Works Hu Yin was a shameless person, how could he hold such a position?
In such a fierce atmosphere, almost everyone wants to be the Minister of Justice!
At this time, Zhao Jiu also received an official report from the Ministry of Justice. Those who wrote the letter were indeed the same people who sued the Fan Temple last time. They were all scholars in Beijing who had connections with Fujian.
The source of the specific materials they used to appeal was also very clear. It was a Jianzhou native named Liu Mianzhi... This person was a true fellow townsman and old friend of Hu Yin and his father Hu Anguo, a famous young Neo-Confucianist in Fujian, and had a good relationship with Liu Ziyu's second brother Liu Ziyi. Such a well-known figure had witnessed with his own eyes that Hu Yin refused to pay homage to his biological parents in his hometown in his early years. At that time, he publicly accused Hu Yin of wrongdoing in his hometown and almost broke off his friendship with the Hu father and son... But Hu Yin later went to the Imperial Academy and became a high-ranking official, and Hu Anguo also came to Tokyo. Liu Mianzhi happened to be a true Neo-Confucianist who hated the imperial examination and was devoted to studying, so the matter was left unresolved.
Then, about a few days ago, someone participated in a daily social gathering among Fujian folks, and someone talked about the best among the Jianzhou folks. He first mentioned Hu Anguo and Hu Yin, father and son, and then naturally someone mentioned Liu Mianzhi.
Unexpectedly, some people then said that Liu Mianzhi could have entered the capital and become an official. Lu Benzhong, a popular figure around the emperor, had recommended him. The reason why he was still a commoner was all because of Hu Yin...Then other people remembered the past entanglements and changed the topic, which immediately aroused the serious dissatisfaction of one of the people who had participated in the Imperial College's Fuque Incident, so that they started a discussion on the spot, which directly led to the Kaiyuan Gate Fuque Incident.
In other words, Ma Shen's meaning was very clear. This incident was a spontaneous and sudden incident in Tokyo. It was an accident and had nothing to do with Jiangnan, Taoism, those resigned officials, the Emperor Taishang Daojun, or any other indirect criticism... Please do not speculate or implicate others without authorization.
In this regard, Zhao Jiu did not speculate too much about the meaning of involvement. He had had similar guesses a long time ago, but at that time he guessed from the perspective of the court situation and the size of the opposition forces and whether they were well organized. The information submitted by Ma Shen verified his idea from another perspective - judging from the date and the circle of contacts of these people, it was indeed a group of Fujianese in Tokyo City who caused trouble, and in terms of time and interpersonal relationships, they had nothing to do with the opposition in the southeast.
Moreover, Zhao Jiu also vaguely remembered that Lü Benzhong had indeed recommended this person publicly, because he felt that this person was truly a scholar and could be transformed into the original school of thought. However, Liu Mianzhi did not know whether it was because of the school's problem or he really did not want to become an official, but he directly refused.
Of course, even if everything was correct, Zhao Jiu still ordered Yang Yizhong to follow up and verify it again, and then carefully waited for the development and changes of the event itself.
Furthermore, the Ministry of Justice issued a formal document to clear the complainants and let them move freely... There was nothing that could be done about it. There was no reason to implicate innocent people. Even though Zhao Jiu was furious at these people, he had to admit that they were innocent... But in doing so, the authenticity of Hu Yin's unfilial behavior was verified from an official perspective.
The remarks relayed in the complaint, namely the criticism of Hu Yin's unfilial behavior by the great scholar Liu Mianzhi, could stand the test of the imperial court's judicial organs.
Then, in a slightly depressing atmosphere, a day later, Chief Censor Li Guang took the lead and almost all the censors in the Censorate formally wrote a letter to impeach the Minister of Works Hu Yin for being involved in the case, accusing him of being unfilial and demanding an explanation from Hu Yin.
This is also a matter of course, Li Guang and his subordinates are performing their duties.
Not only that, after finishing the case files, Ma Shen also reported the matter to the Ministry of Justice in the name of the Ministry of Justice. It is worth mentioning that this was also Ma Shen fulfilling his duties.
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