The people from the Supervision Department reported the situation in Lizhou to Gu Yuanbai first after the anti-corruption campaign was launched.
Gu Yuanbai directly burst into a rage after reading it.
The governor of Lizhou executed a corrupt official this year, who was said to have committed crimes, robbed people's daughters, and embezzled, and the governor of Lizhou sent this person to the prison without even checking. The case was examined by the Da Lisi, which found that there were suspicions and asked the governor of Li Zhou to make a new decision, but the governor of Li Zhou was bent on having his own way and directly beheaded the official.
The people from the Supervision Department found out that although the executed official had some corrupt behaviors, his crime was not to death, not to mention that he had not committed any evil deeds such as committing crimes and robbing people's daughters by force, and he was completely falsely accused by other people's rumors and false accusations. If this is the case, the governor can only be sentenced to an error in judging the case, the right and wrong of the crime, but the inspection office of the investigation, found out a fun thing.
The magistrate who replaced the official who was wrongly sentenced to death was actually a member of the "Shuangcheng School" in the capital.
After a careful investigation, the people from the Inspection Office realized that the governor was also a member of the Shuangcheng school.
Party camping, the great taboo in the life of the emperor.
Gu Yuanbai looked at the letter sent back by the Inspection Office, the wrath of the Holy Spirit caused the people in the hall to tremble and fall to their knees, he laughed coldly twice, "Good, very good."
He has only cleansed the former inner court, and the parties among the officials dare not tie up, so he took the school and began to tie up the parties?
Gu Yuanbai placed the letter paper on the table, still burning with rage, he heavily slapped the table and said with a cold face, "Have the Head Teacher of the National Zi Academy summoned."
At the end of the early morning court on the second day, the ministers were not able to retire, but were brought to the State Children's School by His Majesty in the name of inspecting the scholars.
The scholars in the state school read loudly, clear and pleasant to the ear. The head teacher with all the lecturers had already waited in front of the National Zi Academy to welcome the arrival of His Holiness.
A group of courtiers followed the saint, only thought that the saint is a whim, so they also smiled and accompanied the side, to see some of the great and handsome talent of the state school.
When they had finished looking at the scholars, the ministers thought that this would be the end of the matter, but they did not expect the head teacher to invite them into an academy with a serious face.
Several chairs had already been placed in the middle of the academy, and as the ministers looked at each other in dismay, the Patriarch had already walked toward the front and said in a deep voice, "Please sit down, Your Holiness and the adults."
The Minister of Public Works looked to the front seat, "Your Holiness, you sit?"
Gu Yuanbai, however, walked toward the back of the crowd and said, "I will sit at the end."
"How can that be?" The Minister of the Household panicked, "How can His Majesty sit after us?"
But Gu Yuanbai had already sat down, his face pale, "Sit down."
The crowd was puzzled and sat down.
On weekdays, those with high official positions were in the front, and since His Holiness was sitting at the end at this moment, those with high official positions became sitting at the back as well.
After all the officials were seated, the head teacher opened his mouth, and his first words startled the hearts of the courtiers in the room to a sudden halt, "I would like to tell you all the adults about the cattle height dispute at the time of the first emperor."
The Niu-Gao dispute, a party dispute during the late emperor's lifetime, was a bloody political battle between a faction of the court's important minister, Lord Niu, led by a faction of the court, and another faction of the party, led by Lord Gao.
The first emperor like Buddha, character is good to say the good point is good to listen to advice, to say the ugly point is soft ears. At that time, the cattle high of the disputes disrupted the dynasty, the late emperor also just hit each 30 big board, let them each convergence of some. Cow high two parties see the first emperor means so weak, will be more arrogant with each other to compete for the status and power of the court, they rely on the very "law is not responsible for the masses" four words.
Until now after the birth of the Holy Spirit, the late emperor intends to harden up for his young son to clear the party chaos, that scourge of the dynasty for eight or nine years of the cattle high dispute of the party, which has fallen one after another.
This one incident, too, has become something everyone dares not mention, an unspeakable taboo.
And now, the headmaster of the Guozixue was talking about it directly in front of all the court officials and the Holy Emperor.
Officials with high political acumen had already detected something unusual, and the closer the person was to the saint, the more he straightened his body and listened tautly to every word the Patriarch uttered.
"Forming parties for personal gain is a malpractice that has existed throughout the dynasties," the Sect Leader said in a loud voice, "The Niu Gao dispute when the late Emperor was around was only one of them, and this Niu Gao dispute is a dispute between two factions led by the most important ministers of the dynasty. The battlefield of this dispute is not only in the capital, but also in the local ......"
There were already people with fine sweat on their heads, slightly lowering their heads, not daring to listen further.
At that moment, the voice of His Holiness came out from behind him, and said in an unsavory manner, "Raise your head for me, and listen attentively."
So the courtiers were forced to raise their heads, not daring to miss a moment. And as they listened more, their hearts just sank.
The Patriarch had already spoken of the two factions of local officials who had falsely accused each other of killing each other because of party disputes, and these deeds had been exposed in blood, and every word was enough to make one's heart tremble with fear.
His Holiness was seated right at the end, and the backs of countless people would be seen by His Holiness, and some officials, with a glance of their afterglow, saw the guards with great swords on their waists guarding the outside of the lecture hall, and in an instant, their backs were drenched in sweat.
Finally, I don't know how long it took, but this difficult party fight was finally over. When the head teacher walked down from the front to the side of the saint, most of the officials sitting at the front breathed a sigh of relief in unison. Their minds gained a semblance of ease, and they began to think carefully about why His Holiness had brought them to the State Scholarship today, and why he had brought them to listen to this trip.
The Palmist respectfully said, "Your Holiness, I have finished speaking."
Gu Yuanbai sat on top of the carved wooden leaning, nodding slightly at the words, his fingers tapping on the armrests, his expression unable to tell if he was happy or angry, and said, "Then start over and tell it again."
There were beads of sweat sliding down the corners of the Sect Leader's forehead, and he didn't dare to have a moment's delay as he took big strides towards the front again.
This over and over again, the atmosphere in the entire room was extremely tense, and when Gu Yuanbai looked around, it was visible to the naked eye that some people were already fidgeting.
Tian Fusheng served Gu Yuanbai tea, and Gu Yuanbai slowly sipped it, the original anger in his heart having sunk.
What is the difference between a party headed by a high-ranking official and a party headed by a school of thought or a local origin?
It was all about wanting to possess Gu Yuanbai's land, rights and resources, using Gu Yuanbai's things to collect Gu Yuanbai's officials, and being utterly generous at the expense of others.
But how can the Emperor be so generous?
Gu Yuanbai put the teacup down after quenching his thirst, he hooked his hand at Xue Yuan who was standing pensively at the back door, Xue Yuan's lips hooked up in a smile as he walked over and said in a low voice, "What does the saint command?"
Heart thumping, is this really the heart of a gentleman?
Xue Yuan stole a glance at Gu Yuanbai with his remaining light, wanting to see him smile, not wanting to see him so angry. What if he got angry? This was probably really the heart of a loyal king.
Gu Yuanbai said, "You go and invite Tai Fu Li Bao here, he personally experienced the Niugao dispute back then, and always speaks with more emotion than the Sect Leader."
Xue Yuan stood up, the shadows beating down on him, and cleanly answered yes, turning and striding out the door.
Gu Yuanbai was blinded by the shadows and subconsciously glanced towards Xue Yuan's back, and at this first glance, he surprisingly realized that Xue Yuan seemed to have grown a bit taller.
Gu Yuanbai frowned and asked, "How old is Xue Jiuyao this year?"
Tian Fusheng thought for a moment and said uncertainly, "It should already be twenty-four."
At twenty-four years old, you can still grow? Gu Yuanbai looked at the front of the various mental taut officials, thought carelessly, that I just twenty-one, how did not see long?
The officials at the front prayed for the Sect Leader to speak faster. When this time finally finished, the Sect Leader did not dare to go down, the little eunuch beside the Emperor came over and said, "Lord Sect Leader, please go down quickly. You've worked hard today, and it's hot outside, so you can go back and rest a bit first."
The crowd saw the head teacher walked down, all thought that this is already over, the heart steeply loose, face are showing a relaxed look. But behind the saint no one said anything, no one dared to make a noise and move.
After more than a quarter of an hour of silence, footsteps sounded by the door. The crowd looked up, and saw the famous great scholar Li Bao walked in on his crutches, moving to the front step by step, and after seeing the tightly focused gaze of the officials underneath, he took a deep breath and said forcefully, "Today, I will be here, and I will give all the adults to tell you about the Niu Gao party chaos dispute that the previous emperor had scourged the dynasty back in the day!"
The courtiers were dizzy and their hearts were violently lifted again. This loosening and tightening, scared people simply two strands of war.
The sun outside was big but not too strong, but the people in the house were as hot as if it was the height of summer in July, so hot that they couldn't breathe.
By the time Lippo had finished his speech and was escorted out, this would be the last time anyone dared to relax.
Gu Yuanbai waited for a while before leisurely asking, "Do the lords have any ideas?"
Don't dare move, don't dare have.
The six ministries and the important ministers of each government took the afterglow to look at each other, the Privy Councillor Lord Zhao watched with his eyes and nose, and the Councillor of the Hall of Political Affairs did the same, these two governments can not have any lousy matters of party affiliation and self-interest.
After a while, someone finally stood out and said, "Party turmoil will only disrupt the dynasty, once discovered it must be severely punished!"
"The Minister of Justice is right," said the Emperor, "then this severe punishment, how severe should it be again?"
The Minister of Justice said, "Depending on the extent of the case, it will be pursued in a graded manner."
Gu Yuanbai nodded, his voice gentle, "The Minister of Justice is right, I think so too."
The ministers heard the easing in the tone of His Majesty's voice, and their taut spirits loosened slightly.
The Minister of Justice, however, did not dare to think wildly, he intuited that the words of the Holy Spirit had not yet been spoken, and these words, must be the main content of this play this day.
As expected, the tone of the Holy Spirit remained unchanged, and asked again, "Then if a local high official of a party uses his private power in his hands to eliminate an official of another party whose crime is not punishable by death, and installs a person of his own party in his vacancy, what should be the crime?"
The pressure of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs is steeply large, he is cautious and careful, thinking, "when to favoritism, party affiliation, poor moral behavior to do punishment."
The saint didn't say yes or no, but just turned and called out, "Minister of Appointments, what do you think should be done?"
The crowd didn't understand why His Holiness suddenly called up the Minister of Justice, and turned their heads towards the Minister of Justice, who was also full of confusion, but still respectfully said, "I think the Minister of Justice is right."
His Majesty's hand to hold the government to now also have a year and a half of kung fu, everyone also studied out a detail. If the emperor is in a good mood, that is to call the minister for a certain secretary a certain secretary, if he is in a bad mood, or which officials have violated his taboo, that is, the tone of voice will be called the whole official position, as at this time to call the Ministry of the Ministry of Ministers, the same.
"I also think that the Minister of Justice is right," Gu Yuanbai smiled, "Now it just so happens that one of the things that I said has also happened, since the Minister of Justice thinks that it should be so, then go and deal with it together with the Da Lisi."
The Minister of Ministries was not in charge of handling this, his eyes jumped and a bad feeling rose in his heart, "Yes."
Gu Yuanbai finally got up and walked outside under the escort of the palace attendant, and had just taken two steps before he remembered and turned his head, "Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, the officials in this case are involved in the faction that is none other than the 'Shuangcheng School of Learning' now."
The dynasty was a violent awakening among those in the Shuangcheng school.
The saint laughed for a moment, then his voice plummeted cold, "I hope you won't make the mistake of bending the law as well."
"The important officials of the court should put the country before the people," Gu Yuanbai's gaze swept over the bodies of the courtiers one by one and said, "I also hope that all the ministers should know what exactly has been said in the three lessons that you have listened to today."
Cold sweat had broken out among the people in the court who were themselves representatives of various factions, and they bowed in a deep voice: "Yes."
Gu Yuanbai walked out of the lecture hall, but the ministers still standing in the lecture hall were stiff-legged. Just as all the lords were feeling fearful, they suddenly heard a voice ringing out, "All the lords, please go, the affairs of the various government offices can't afford to be delayed for a few moments."
General Xue, who was buried among all the courtiers, felt that the voice was too familiar and looked up, but it was his own son.
Xue Yuan smiled courteously and looked like he had an extraordinary temperament.
The courtiers awoke with a start and began to leave the door in twos and threes. General Xue headed to the side and walked up to Xue Yuan, whispering, "What's wrong with His Holiness today? What's the big case with the Shuangcheng School?"
Xue Yuan glanced down at General Xue and lazily said, "General Xue is trying to inquire about the Holy Intent?"
General Xue's face was so angry that he took a big step out.
Only when everyone had finished walking did Xue Yuan square the saber at his waist and quickly chased after the direction of His Holiness.
When he walked outside the gate of the National Academy, the Emperor's carriage was already far away. Xue Yuan lost his smile, glanced around, stepped forward and yanked General Xue off his horse, flipped onto his horse, and with a flourish of the reins, "Giddyup!" Chasing towards Gu Yuanbai's direction.
General Xue was so angry that he jumped in place, "Rebellious son, rebellious son--!"
However, in a moment, Xue Yuan caught up with the large troop, and he galloped his horse to the side of Gu Yuanbai's carriage, clearing his throat, "Your Holiness, if you're in a bad mood, you can also take it out on the minister."
Just said two words and couldn't help but laugh.
A few days ago, the saint scolded him animal things can scold him hard, it is better to forget it. Xue Yuan recently felt that he had too much fire, if he was scolded hard again, what if he scared people.
A white hand lifted the window, and Gu Yuanbai revealed half of his chin in the carriage, his light-colored lips hooked up in amusement, matching the sharp lines of his lower jaw, revealing a few points of half-hidden, half-concealed, cold and stern beauty, "What is Squire Xue talking about? If I get angry, will I take it out on the people around me?"
What's more, Gu Yuanbai had stopped being angry a long time ago, so why should he be angry with himself for a bunch of stupid people. If you're suffocating ......
Gu Yuanbai couldn't help but go and look at Xue Yuan's neck through the car window.
He still remembered the feeling of expressing his heart's anger and the various irritations he had suppressed when he bit Xue Yuan last time. Seriously, it was very refreshing. In Daheng crossing so far, only Xue Yuan could bear to let Gu Yuanbai take out his anger and gas on Xue Yuan, who was thick-skinned and mad-dog-like, and Gu Yuanbai could briefly make movements that did not conform to the emperor's words and actions, and could be himself.
No one else, not the head of the guards, not Tian Fusheng, not Chu Wei, not the inspector general's office, no one.
Gu Yuanbai is a mountain, the mountain in their hearts, this mountain can not collapse, can not be annoyed, to be calm, can not make a move to vent the repression in their hearts, to be high and deep, to be bent on serving the country and the people.
It's always a little lonely after a long time.
This is how it is, but at the end of the day, Gu Yuanbai is still a positive young man who likes adventure and excitement in the 21st century.
Seeing that Gu Yuanbai's gaze did not leave his neck, Xue Yuan suddenly felt that the place where he had been bitten earlier was itching, he reached out and touched the neck that had long since healed, and with a glimpse of Gu Yuanbai's afterglow, he leaned down on the back of the horse, pressed one hand on the upper head of the carriage to stabilize his body, and with his head close to the window, he cajoled in a low voice, "Does Your Holiness want to take a bite out of my servant again?"
Gu Yuanbai lifted his eyelids to look at him.
Xue Yuan licked his lips and suddenly smiled, "Doesn't Your Majesty like to watch Cuju? If you're in a bad mood today, I'll play a game together with Senior Zhang and the others to show you."
"I think the reward doesn't have to be much," Xue Yuan's dark eyes stared at Gu Yuanbai, half-truthfully, half-falsely, "You smile and are happy, that's enough."