All the ministers staggered.
Isn't that the point?
Shao Yutang gritted his teeth and said, "As the governor, Feng Siyuan is a gift from Your Majesty. Naturally, he must keep an eye on Zhao Lin for Your Majesty and prevent him from causing more trouble."
Emperor Chengping was lucid for once: "How did you know? Did he tell you?"
"minister……"
Shao Yutang opened his mouth but was speechless.
Fortunately, Yu Youning took over the conversation: "Feng Siyuan has already filed a complaint against Zhao Lin, and he stated this in the memorial."
Emperor Chengping said, "Hand over Feng Siyuan's memorial."
Shao Yutang hurriedly handed the memorial to Zhu Zhongyan.
Emperor Chengping reviewed it and said, "Everyone resigned voluntarily, so Zhao Lin succeeded and inserted his people without the Ministry of Personnel's consent? My dear ministers, please tell me about this matter."
"Your Majesty, I have a secret letter from Zhao Linchen."
Fu Chengwang stood up and said.
Emperor Chengping smiled and said, "As a father-in-law, you really care about your son-in-law."
Fu Chengwang said, "I am only thinking about your majesty."
Emperor Chengping said, "Alright, bring it up here so I can see how Zhao Lin explains it."
Fu Chengwang hurriedly took out the secret letter that Zhao Lin asked him to pass on from his sleeve.
Emperor Chengping read it and showed his anger: "These officials in Jiujiang Province have gone too far. They actually bullied Zhao Lin because he was young. Not only did they not respect him, they also united to embarrass him. Letting them go is too easy. If it were me, I would kill them all."
Forehead……
All the ministers were stunned.
Do you believe what Zhao Lin said?
Yu Youning quickly said, "Your Majesty, Zhao Lin must have been misrepresenting right and wrong in his memorial to defend himself. Why not summon him and confront him in court?"
Fu Chengwang said calmly, "Yu Youning, Jiujiang Province is a thousand miles away from here. It would take at least half a month to go back and forth. At this critical moment, you asked Zhao Lin to come back? What are you thinking?"
Yu Youning was not afraid at all and said, "As far as I know, Master Fu's son, Fu Wenqi, went to Jiujiang and is currently serving as a councilor in Jiujiang Province. Master Fu, will you explain?"
Fu Chengwang said proudly: "I asked him to go, what do you think?"
Yu Youning sneered, "Jiujiang Province's political advisor, a third-rank official, can only be appointed by His Majesty and discussed by the cabinet. Who gave Zhao Lin the right to appoint a third-rank official?"
"As for the councilors, Zhao Lin appointed all of them to his own ranks. He's truly courageous. Does he get to decide who becomes emperor?"
"Your Majesty, Zhao Lin is incredibly audacious, defying the imperial court and the law. I request that he be dismissed from his post, investigated, and brought to the capital for trial by the three courts, and then beheaded in public."
Okay, this series of processes has been arranged.
Emperor Chengping was also a little annoyed.
It is his right to appoint anyone to be an official, and Zhao Lin cannot take advantage of his favor to cross his bottom line.
"Someone come..."
Emperor Chengping immediately ordered the arrest of Zhao Lin.
Li Xingye stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, please listen to me."
Emperor Chengping said, "You speak."
Li Xingye said, "I learned that Zhao Lin was being ostracized by his colleagues. There was not a single available person in the huge Governor's Office, so I sent several relatives, friends, and students."
Emperor Chengping was stunned.
Li Xingye is a member of the royal family and the cousin of Emperor Chengping.
The relatives and friends he sent must also be members of the royal family.
Li Xingye continued, "I also know this is absurd. Zhao Lin does not have the authority to do so. Therefore, those people are only appointed temporarily to maintain the operation of the Jiujiang Governor's Office. As for who will take over these positions next, Your Majesty still needs to appoint them. This is a secret letter that Zhao Lin asked me to pass on to Your Majesty. Please review it."
Li Xingye also took out a secret letter from his sleeve and handed it to Zhu Zhongyan.
Emperor Chengping reviewed it and his expression softened. "This Zhao Lin understands the rules and knows that I should be the one appointing these officials. Well, the people he recommended in the memorial are all good, so I'll leave it to him."
What's going on?
Yu Youning and others were bewildered.
Just now we were going to dismiss Zhao Lin from his post and investigate him, why is he being left alone now?
Yu Youning quickly asked, "Your Majesty, what does this secret letter say?"
Emperor Chengping said, "It's just Zhao Lin's apology and his explanation for appointing officials."
Yu Youning said unwillingly, "Zhao Lin is eloquent and cunning, and harbors evil intentions. Your Majesty must be on guard."
Emperor Chengping angrily exclaimed, "What are we guarding against? Zhao Lin made it clear in his secret letter that these positions were temporary, meant to keep Jiujiang Province running. As soon as the officials I appoint arrive, they'll relinquish their positions and leave. Furthermore, while he appointed officials at all levels, he didn't appoint anyone as a commander-in-chief, which shows he's well aware of the situation. I think he did the right thing. How could he harbor any evil intentions?"
"this……"
Yu Youning held his breath in his heart, unable to swallow it or spit it out.
So you believe whatever Zhao Lin says. We are so anxious that we are dying, but you still don't believe it.
Yu Youning insisted, "But Your Majesty, Zhao Lin has exceeded his authority by doing this. This is all Your Majesty's right."
Emperor Chengping said impatiently, "So Zhao Lin said that this is just a temporary appointment and he will give it up immediately once the official official arrives. My dear Yu, do you not understand what I am saying?"
Come on, if you like someone, whatever he does is right.
If you don’t like someone, even breathing is wrong.
At this time, Emperor Chengping no longer liked Yu Youning.
But Yu Youning, as the Imperial Censor, was responsible for this, so he had no choice but to go ahead and say, "But Zhao Lin just took office, and he forced all the officials in the Governor's Office to resign. Shouldn't this lead to an investigation?"
Emperor Chengping suddenly realized: "Yes, these officials, Zhao Lin threatened to dismiss them collectively right after taking office. They really need to be investigated. Li Xingye!"
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