Wang Renzhi and Yue Jiming are by no means the only two people in the court who have such thoughts.

The three generations of emperors after Wu Zong were mostly mediocre kings. They often did things based on personal preferences, and they all had one common characteristic, that is, the punishments were excessive. They killed the whole family at every turn and executed the entire family. It is no wonder that the ministers in the court felt that everyone was in danger and wanted to seek justice.

The way of self-preservation, especially the Prime Minister of the political hall, has many contacts with local feudal towns and is an alliance with each other. At certain times, he is the spokesperson of those powerful local feudal towns in the court. Because of the backing of force, even in

The political struggle failed. In order not to cause a military disaster, the emperor still had some scruples and did not dare to go too far.

After Zhao Zhi succeeded to the throne, he worked hard to change this situation and did it from two aspects. On the one hand, he severely cracked down on the ministers of the DPRK and China who had colluded with the local feudal towns. On the other hand, he abolished many tortures. Furthermore, as long as it did not involve the serious crime of treason,

If an official breaks the law, the most he can do is to be dismissed from office and exiled, and his family will never be implicated. What Zhao Zhi did played a big role. Now that Wang Renzhi and Yue Jiming want to follow the same example of the past, Zhao Zhi will never tolerate it.

There are twenty-four prefectures and five major vassal towns in Hebei.

Li Conggu was the envoy to Weizhou, Gao Shancai was the envoy to Jizhou, Zhang Jinghui was the envoy to Zhaozhou, Chen Qingqing was the envoy to Hengzhou, and Tian Zhang was the envoy to Youzhou.

Hebei Province has a very developed economy and a large population. It is also a good land for war horses. Someone once said: There are many strong horses in Hebei Province, and the lower ones can gallop two hundred miles a day, so soldiers often dominate the world.

After Wu Zong's death, Xizong abused the power of the people and used troops wantonly. As a result, civil unrest broke out in the country. The government and army could not suppress it, and the situation got out of control. The rebel army once broke into the pass and approached the capital.

Faced with this situation, Xizong finally listened to the advice of his ministers, issued an edict to show his guilt, spread the message to everyone in the world, and admitted his mistakes to the world, and then began to implement a policy of equal emphasis on suppression and appeasement.

The most powerful rebel army at that time came from Hebei. After its leader Wang turned his heart towards the court and occupied the entire Hebei, he did not continue the next military action. When other rebels invaded the pass and fought a life-and-death battle with the government troops, Wang

Congben had been standing still. After receiving Xizong's personal letter of persuasion to surrender, Wang Congben persuaded his generals and finally surrendered to the court.

Wang Congben's surrender made Xizong overjoyed and rewarded him heavily.

In the subsequent quelling of the chaos, Wang Congben also made great contributions and finally helped Xizong calm down the domestic chaos.

But such a great hero who had made great contributions to the reconstruction of the Jin Dynasty ended up committing suicide because of Xizong's suspicion and the false accusations of villains.

After Wang Congben's death, war broke out again in Hebei. His subordinate generals rebelled against the imperial court one after another. Xizong sent a large army to quell the rebellion, but was defeated and returned. In the end, he could only compromise. This was also the beginning of the five major vassal towns in Hebei.

Facing the attacks from the ministers, Yue Jiming finally couldn't stand it any longer. He moved to stand up and argue, but was restrained by Wang Renzhi who was sitting beside him.

Wang Renzhi glanced at Yang Daosi next to him. The latter's face was calm, but his brows were always furrowed. Obviously, today's court meeting was beyond his expectation, but when things have developed to this point, he and Yue Jiming, as right ministers,

Yang Daosi, a member of the First Party, has always remained silent, and his attitude can already be seen from this.

Wang Renzhi sighed secretly. At the critical moment, he and Yue Jiming were ruthlessly abandoned. Politics can be so cruel and dramatic at times. They seemed to be close allies just now, but in the blink of an eye, they had parted ways.

Wang Renzhi stood up, bowed his hands and said, "I am guilty, please punish me."

Yue Jiming and Jizhou Jiedushi Gao Shancai were very close, and they often exchanged letters. The former told him the secret affairs of the court, and the latter Chengruo gave him strong support at critical moments. His son Yue Ning and Gao Shancai

The eldest daughter even made a secret engagement. Although Wang Renzhi was not involved, his failure to report the knowledge was a serious crime in itself.

Zhao Zhi didn't say anything, but looked at Yue Jiming.

Yue Jiming took a deep breath, finally stood up slowly, walked out, bowed his hands, and said with difficulty: "I am guilty."

Zhao Zhi nodded, looked at Yang Daosi, and said quietly: "Yang Xiangguo, what suggestions do you have?"

Yang Daosi did not stand up. He was silent for a moment and said: "The ministers still need to investigate and prove the crimes committed by Wang Renzhi and Yue Jiming one by one..."

Zhao Zhi frowned slightly, but at this moment, Yang Daosi's words suddenly changed: "But... being impeached by so many ministers, Wang Renzhi and Yue Jiming's moral character was ultimately compromised, and they continued to sit in peace.

For fear of causing criticism from the courtiers, I suggest that the two of them be removed from the position of Prime Minister for the time being, and we can discuss it after the matter is investigated clearly."

"What Yang Xiangguo said is reasonable."

Zhao Zhi relaxed his frown, nodded, and agreed with Yang Daosi's suggestion.

Qiu Yan, the left minister of the Ministry of Justice, frowned and glanced around. Today's court meeting was completely one-sided. Although Yang Binglin was deprived of his official position, his official position was still there, and his rank was still very high. From the third-grade silver green light

With the title of Dr. Lu, Yang Binglin has been contacting everyone recently. He was originally going to make trouble in this court meeting. Now that he has not come, the officials of the Right Prime Minister's Party have collectively lost their voices and remained silent. It seems that the situation is

changed.

"Your Majesty, two prime ministers, Wang Renzhi and Yue Jiming, have governed the country for many years. They have been diligent and honest and have made great contributions. Now they are dismissed from their positions based on trumped-up charges. Is it too hasty?"

Qiu Yan finally gritted his teeth and stood up, speaking out for Wang Renzhi and Yue Jiming.

Zhao Zhi glanced at Qiu Yan, his eyes a little cold, and he leaned back slightly, leaning on the back of the chair without saying a word.

"Lord Qiu, the previous incident at Baihuayuan involved Yue Le, the son of Yue Jiming, and the incident at Jingyuan Temple involved Wang Renzircon's son Wang Fan. In both cases, you interceded on their behalf, and now you don't distinguish between them.

Be innocent and speak out for him..."

Censor Zhongcheng Liu Chongji quickly stood up, questioned Qiu Yan, and then bowed to Zhao Zhi and said: "Your Majesty, whenever it comes to the affairs of the two prime ministers Wang Renzhi and Yue Jiming, Qiu Shilang always has to ask whether he is right or wrong.

I came out to speak out and excuse them. I suspect that these people are forming a clique for personal gain."

"You spit on others."

Qiu Yan's face turned red, and she pointed at Liu Chongji and roared loudly.

There are naturally factions in the court, just like in the era when Wu Zong was the only one who was supreme. There are also factions. If the emperor wants to be balanced, he cannot allow any one political force to dominate. For the sake of stability, he cannot allow too many parties. This

It is an inevitable political environment and cannot be eliminated at all. Everyone just needs to know it. Now Liu Chongji, of course, said it clearly in front of Zhao Zhi and in front of the civil and military officials of the court. This is simply a slap in his Qiu Yan's face.
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