Not to mention the distant past, the ministers in the cabinet have done a good job.
"Meng Zhaoxiang." Chongzhen began to call out names.
"I am here."
"How should we deal with the case of Song Quan, the Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate, falsely accusing Li Banghua, the Prime Minister of the Cabinet?"
"According to the law, he should be dismissed from office and become a civilian, but Song Quan is a censor and according to the law he should not be convicted for his words," Meng Zhaoxiang explained.
The censors of the Ming Dynasty inherited the system of the Song Dynasty and were allowed to speak out on matters based on hearsay.
As long as they want, they can impeach officials at all levels at any time and anywhere without any clues.
You don't have to take any responsibility if something goes wrong.
"But..." Meng Zhaoxiang frowned, "This is indeed a false accusation, and there are witnesses present. According to the law, he should be charged with counter-accusation."
The crime of false accusation in the Ming Dynasty is quite interesting.
For example, A falsely accuses B of murder.
When the false accusation is confirmed, A will be held responsible for the crime used to falsely accuse B.
In other words, A is guilty of murder because he falsely accuses B of murder.
To put it in children's words, it is a rebound of guilt...
As soon as Meng Zhaoxiang finished speaking, he was agreed by everyone: "This is a false accusation. Your Majesty, please dismiss Song Quan and punish him."
When the wall falls, everyone pushes it. The ministers present expressed their opinions one after another.
Even the nobles who were behind Song Quan's actions expressed their intention to expel Song Quan from the court.
Song Quan's heart suddenly turned cold as ice.
Chongzhen looked at Song Quan, who was first used as a gun and then abandoned, and couldn't help laughing in his heart.
The Ming Dynasty court was so cruel.
Once they are no longer useful, their companions will abandon them without hesitation.
Just when everyone thought that Song Quan was going to be dismissed and punished, Chongzhen spoke up: "Song Quan, as a censor, did not speak or act carefully, but instead falsely accused the ministers in the court. This does not please me."
"Deduct one year's salary to set things right."
......
The morning court session lasted until almost noon.
After the court session ended, the officials had different expressions.
The most common expression is confusion.
They wondered why Chongzhen, who loved killing so much, let Song Quan and Wang Hongzao go.
What made them even more confused was that they could no longer guess what the emperor was thinking.
On the way out of the court, Liu Wenyao found Li Banghua in the crowd and asked, "Mr. Li, is it convenient for us to talk?"
"you say."
"Can we keep all the officials in the imperial city overnight?"
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