There was silence in the Hall of Supreme Harmony. No one expected that the situation would develop to this point!

All the ministers looked at each other, wondering why Wen Tiren was so crazy that he was talking about party strife at this time. Didn't he know that cronyism was a taboo in the court?

Seeing that no one was speaking, Han Xu raised his head and looked at Wen Tiren, and said in a stern tone: "Uncle Zong, pushing Ting into the cabinet is a battle between gentlemen. How can you accuse others without any basis? If you have any dissatisfaction, just say it.

, stop talking about cliques."

Han Xu was experienced and knew that Wen Tiren was probably bringing the topic to the topic of party strife, so he set the tone and wanted to stop this topic.

But Wen Tiren was prepared for it, so how could he get through it so easily?

He smiled coldly and said: "I shouldn't say much when the elder Ge speaks, but it is a big deal to recommend ministers, so I have to be cautious. How can I not say anything when I see injustice?"

Wang Yongguang, the Minister of Personnel, said solemnly: "What's unfair? We are discussing it. If there is any unfairness, let's discuss it. Why bother to talk nonsense."

Wen Tiren laughed loudly when he heard this and said: "Who knows, the person who will join the cabinet this time has already been decided, and the discussion at this moment is just a formality. If I don't make any nonsense now, I'm afraid I will be in trouble in the court in the future.

There is no place for me to speak."

Wen Tiren's words were so serious that all the civil and military ministers looked shocked and started whispering.

Seeing the chaos in the court discussion, the censor in the main hall quickly shouted: "Quiet."

The ministers returned to silence, but everyone could feel the depressing atmosphere. Several of them looked up at the young emperor above them, and saw his brows furrowed, with a somewhat sullen look on his face.

Emperor Chongzhen took a deep breath to calm down the anger in his chest, and said in a deep voice: "Wen Tiren, you said that the ministers to the cabinet have already been selected. Where did you hear this?"

When Wen Tiren heard this, he came out and said: "Your Majesty, this is not a lie. It is a hot discussion in the capital. It is said that Qian Qianyi, the minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, will definitely join the cabinet this time."

When Qian Qianyi heard Wen Tiren mentioning himself, he quickly stepped out and said: "Your Majesty, this is groundless and cannot be believed."

Emperor Chongzhen glanced at Qian Qianyi, ignored him, and asked: "It is a major matter of the country to recommend cabinet ministers. How could there be such a scandal? Wen Tiren, please give me this groundless rumor."

Tell me, let all my dear friends listen to it."

Wen Tiren was overjoyed when he heard this, but he looked horrified and said: "Your Majesty, please calm down. I also accidentally heard someone say: 'These court promotions are all controlled by the Qianyi Party.' At that time, I only thought it was a rumor, but today I went to court, but

I found out that this statement is true.”

Although Emperor Chongzhen was young, he was well aware of the harm caused by party strife and hated cronies. Now that he heard the words "Qian Yi Party", his face became even more gloomy.

"If you don't lie, just speak frankly." Chongzhen said.

Seeing that he had successfully aroused the young emperor's anger, Wen Tiren couldn't help but feel overjoyed and said: "The recommendation of cabinet ministers is a state matter, and one should pay attention to their talents and qualifications. The people recommended by the ministers are all talented people in the court, and I have no objections.

Although he was the Minister of Rites, he was not selected, and he thought he could accept it. However, another minister, Zhou Yanru, was not selected either, so I was very surprised. I really have doubts about whether this recommended list is reasonable."

Some ministers couldn't help but nodded slightly when they heard this. Wen Tiren was the Minister of Rites and had high seniority in the court. Zhou Yanru's previous call for symmetry was also highly praised by the emperor. Neither of them was on the imperial recommendation list. This was really suspicious.

At this time, Li Biao said: "The list has just been discussed. What exactly does Uncle Zong want to do by holding on to this place?"

Wen Tiren said: "I have to catch him and let him go. The list is really wrong."

Li Biao took the list and said angrily: "What's wrong? Is it because your name, Wen Shangshu, is not there?"

Wen Tiren also said angrily: "Then why is there no Zhou Yanru?"

Li Biao smiled bitterly and said: "Zhou Yanru is indeed talented, but he is not qualified enough. This was decided unanimously by us."

Wen Tiren didn't buy it and sneered: "Is Qian Qianyi enough then?"

Li Biao suppressed his voice and said angrily: "Qian Qianyi has higher qualifications than Zhou Yanru, and he is a scholar, so why is it not enough?"

"Qian Qianyi forms a clique for personal gain. He is neither a minister of others nor a minister of the Holy One, so he should be considered inadequate." Wen Tiren said loudly without giving in.

Li Biao pointed at Wen Tiren, and his body was shaking with anger. It seemed that he was very angry.

At this time, Han Xu said in a deep voice: "Shang Shu Wen, you said Qian Qianyi formed a party, is there any evidence?"

Li Biao heard this and said quickly: "Mr. Ge is right, do you have any evidence?"

Speaking of evidence, Qian Qianyi paused slightly and did not speak.

Li Biao laughed when he heard this and said: "After talking for so long, it turns out that Wen Shangshu was just hearsay and there is no evidence."

After saying that, he left the office and bowed and said: "Your Majesty, Minister Wen criticized the minister without any real evidence. Please punish him."

Seeing that Wen Tiren didn't refute, Chongzhen was slightly stunned and didn't know what to say for a moment.

At this time, a man in the queue of officials came out and said: "Your Majesty, it is a major matter of the country to recommend ministers to the court. Wen Shangshu disturbs the court and talks about cliques without any evidence. His heart is worthy of death. I hope the Holy Lord

Punish the crime.”

Qian Qianyi looked back and saw that it was Zhang Yunru whom he had arranged before.

He calmed down, glanced at the silent Wen Tiren, straightened his clothes and went out, saying: "Your Majesty, today is the day for the court to promote ministers, but it is my fault that I didn't expect such a change."

Emperor Chongzhen was still too young. He was a little flustered just now. Seeing Qian Qianyi go out to take responsibility for his mistakes, he couldn't help but feel good about him and said: "Young uncle has been wronged."

This statement was a disguised admission that Wen Tiren's previous accusations were untrue, which disappointed many ministers who wanted to see the Donglin Party in trouble.

Qian Qianyi was well-known in Shilin, and he was also an elegant man. Seeing that he didn't need to take action himself, Wen Tiren had already defeated himself and couldn't help but said proudly: "Your Majesty, don't worry about it. Now that the matter has been figured out, Ting Tui's people

The important thing is that I am not willing to pursue the matter of Wen Shangshu's slander."

Rather than beating up the lost dog, Qian Qianyi is still willing to show his high-spirited and upright character.

Wang Yongguang, Shangshu of the Ministry of Personnel, said: "With such a big heart, I really deserve the reputation of Xinglin."

Qian Qianyi smiled and shook his head, looking very humble.

Just when everyone thought the matter was over, Wen Tiren suddenly came out of the classroom and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, I have this memorial."

Qian Qianyi's still-yet-disappearing smile froze directly on his face, and Wang Yongguang on the side said sternly: "Shang Shu Wen, what are your intentions for disrupting court discussions five times?"

Wen Tiren ignored him and said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, Qian Qianyi is a person who forgets his righteousness and is a hypocrite. Even if I die, I don't want to allow such a sanctimonious person to enter the cabinet."

Chongzhen thought that the matter had been exposed, but he didn't expect Wen Tiren to start a war again. He thought that he had lost his mind, so he couldn't help but said: "Wen Shangshu, if there is no real evidence, it is better to retreat. I will not pursue the case."

"Your Majesty, Wen Tiren does not think about taking care of the country's worries. During the court meeting, you blame the ministers randomly and delay the state affairs. You are a moth in the country. I hope your Majesty will punish you." Zhang Yunru came out at this moment.

Emperor Chongzhen was panicked and didn't know how to deal with it for a while.

Zhang Yunru was even more determined after seeing this, and said: "Today is the time when the court recommends ministers. Wen Shangshu has repeatedly said that it is just that there are no two people on the list of court officials. This matter is obviously Wen Tiren's fault.

Those treacherous ministers who hold a grudge and deliberately frame Zhongliang must be eliminated, Your Majesty."

At this time, several officials arranged by Zhang Yunru in advance came out one after another to plead with Chongzhen to punish Wen Tiren.

Emperor Chongzhen's expression changed. He knew that now he had no chance of sparing Wen Tiren, and he felt angry and frightened in his heart.

At this moment, Wen Tiren, who had become the target of public criticism, was not afraid and said: "Your Majesty, if I have framed Zhongliang, please judge after reading my memorial."

At this time, the ministers noticed the memorial that Wen Tiren had been holding.

The eunuch quickly presented the memorial to Emperor Chongzhen.

Under the eyes of everyone, Emperor Chongzhen read the memorial at a glance and suddenly closed it with a crisp sound.

Everyone didn't know what happened, and they all looked up at Emperor Chongzhen.

Wen Tiren did not wait for Emperor Chongzhen to speak, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, in the first year of Tianqi, Qian Qianyi instructed Han Jing and Shen Defu to plan fraud in the examination room.

It is truly appalling that such a major fraud was committed. How can such a greedy and corrupt person be able to join the cabinet, and how can he be loyal to the country?"

These words were heartbreaking, and Chongzhen was slightly startled when he was shocked and angry.

The rest of the courtiers were even more shocked, and a few of them could not bear to scold Wen Tiren loudly.

Chongzhen stopped the confusion and looked at Qiao Yunsheng, Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice, "Qiao Shangshu, is this possible?"

Qiao Yunsheng hurriedly left the class and said: "Your Majesty, this happened in the first year of Tianqi, when Qian Shilang was the editor of the Hanlin Academy and was ordered to be the chief examiner in Zhejiang. Han Jing, a returnee from Huzhou Prefecture, and Shen Shen, a native of Xiushui County, Jiaxing Prefecture

De Fu used the name of Qian Shilang to plan examination fraud. One of the candidates named Qian Qianqiu bought a joint with a seven-character code for "Once upon a time, he will rise to the top" and cleverly placed it at the end of each paragraph.

In order for the examiners to identify them, when the results were announced, it turned out that they were indeed gold medalists. No one noticed it at the time, but later due to the uneven distribution of the spoils, the fraud was revealed. Han Jing also sent people to the capital to publicize it, and then the etiquette department at the time took notice of the matter.

Find the evidence and expose it.”

Hearing that this was true, the ministers discussed in low voices one after another. Emperor Chongzhen looked at the book "The Straight-haired Unparalleled God of Traitors" in his hand, which reopened the case of Qian Qianqiu's examination fraud many years ago and criticized Qian Qianyi.

The chief examiner actually accepted bribes and was a treacherous person. He should not be a candidate for cabinet ministers.

Emperor Chongzhen knew that the court meeting could not continue, so he waved his hand to the eunuch to stop and retreat, and helped him down.
Chapter completed!