You can't only love the Qing Dynasty when you're eating the fruits of others' labor.

Chapter 74 The First Anti-Chiang Alliance

The young eunuch was an acquaintance of Jiang Qingyun.

"Third Eunuch, isn't the morning court session held every seven days? Why is there a morning court session today?"

"Don't even mention it. It was supposed to be a meeting of the council of princes and ministers, but then the Emperor waved his hand and convened an emergency morning court session. I know your place, so I came to inform you. The Grand Secretaries and the Six Ministries and Nine Ministers were also notified."

……

suddenly~
The young eunuch turned his head on horseback and looked at the two children by the roadside.

"What's wrong?"

"It looks familiar."

"acquaintance?"

"I must have seen wrong, they probably just look a bit alike."

The third eunuch vehemently denied it, but still turned his head 120 degrees and glanced at it again.

However, Jiang Qingyun was very irritable today, having been injured by a countercurrent, and his breathing was disordered, so he couldn't pay attention to these details for the time being.

The two rode their horses at full gallop along the central axis.

When pedestrians saw this, they all stepped aside.

Upon reaching the Meridian Gate, the two dismounted.

"Imperial Censor Jiang~"

"Ok?"

"Be careful, the princes are going to impeach you."

Jiang Qingyun was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and cupped his hands in thanks, saying, "We appreciate your kindness."

……

With guards leading the way, Jiang Qingyun jogged all the way to the Hall of Supreme Harmony. He took a deep breath and temporarily banished all the nonsense about actors, nuns, and princesses from his mind.

Don't let your mind wander; focus on attending court.

As he stepped across the threshold, he knew that a fierce battle was about to ensue.

The young Shunzhi Emperor sat on the dragon throne with a cold expression.

Inside the hall were Prince Mandahai (in charge of the Ministry of Personnel), Prince Nikan (in charge of the Ministry of Rites), Prince Bolo (in charge of the Ministry of Revenue), Prince Lekedehun (in charge of the Ministry of Justice), Prince Shuo Sai (in charge of the Ministry of War), and Prince Yue Le (in charge of the Ministry of Works).

Also present were Fan Wencheng, Grand Secretary of the Secretariat; Ning Wanwo, Grand Secretary of the Hongwen Academy; Chen Mingxia, Grand Secretary of the National History Academy; and the ministers of various ministries.

People kept rushing into the hall.

The atmosphere is a bit off today.

……

Jiang Qingyun used his eyes to knock on each door, trying to determine friend or foe from the responses.

His eyes are like phased array radar, constantly sending radar waves to the target, then receiving the echoes and analyzing them.

In the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, we have a basic understanding.

Nikan's eyes were filled with anger, Mandahai's eyes were clearly disgusted, Bolo's eyes were cold, and Shuo Sai's eyes were full of sarcasm.

Ah, they're all enemies!
Fan Wencheng closed his eyes slightly, refusing to communicate.

Ning Wan's friendly gaze is not surprising.

Chen Mingxia, this traitor who has served three masters, has a resolute look in his eyes; he's just putting on an act.

Minister of Personnel Feng Shuan looked extremely friendly, after all, they had just drunk together.

……

Seeing that everyone was in place, Prince Jingjin Nikan, the most impatient of them all, was the first to fire.

"Your Majesty, this servant impeaches Jiang Qingyun, the Left Vice Censor-in-Chief. He is a Han Bannerman who slapped Prince Ying, Ajige, and then arbitrarily confiscated the Prince Rui's mansion. His crimes of insubordination are heinous and he should be executed along with his entire family."

"Minister Jiang, is this true?"

“Your Majesty. If the Prince of Ying and the Regent are loyal ministers, then I should naturally execute them. But they are traitors, traitors who want to seize the throne from me. Of course, I must treat them as enemies.”

"Jiang Qingyun, you Nikan, how dare you treat two noble Manchu princes like this?"

Jiang Qingyun was helpless. "Prince Jingjin, why are you cursing people like that?"

I hate fighting with idiots the most, because you always end up killing a thousand enemies while losing eight hundred of your own.

"Does Your Highness mean that I should have opened Xizhimen that day and allowed Ajige to lead his troops into the Forbidden City?"

"Don't try to argue your point. Ajige only took 200 cavalrymen with him when he returned to the capital."

"Your Highness, how do you know there aren't 20000 cavalrymen behind those 200? The Ministry of War has issued a clear order that all princes supervising the battle at the Shanxi front must return to the capital alone, with no more than 10 guards. Prince Zhuang, you are in charge of the Ministry of War, am I correct?"

Prince Zhuang, Shuo Sai, snorted coldly. Jiang Qingyun was not embarrassed and turned to stare at Chen Zhilin, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of War.

"Lord Chen, am I right?"

Chen Zhilin was embarrassed for a moment, then cupped his hands and said, "There is indeed such an order, and the Ministry of War has a record of it."

……

Jiang Qingyun turned his head and stared at Nikan, his eyes deliberately carrying a hint of mockery.

"Your Highness, 200 fully armored elite soldiers can do a lot of things."

Prince Li, Mandahai, suddenly stepped out from the crowd.

“Even so, you should not have publicly beaten a prince. Ajige is guilty. You can arrest him, bind him, or even kill him on the spot during the battle. These are all the duties of a subject. But you have already captured him, and you still slapped him in public. This is insubordination.”

Mandahai was more formidable than Nikan, and he quickly cornered Jiang Qingyun.

moment,

All eyes in the hall were on Jiang Qingyun.

“Prince Li is right, but at the time, Ajige said many things he shouldn’t have said.”

"No matter what he says, it is not a reason for you to slap him in public."

Jiang Qingyun surveyed the crowd, taking in their expressions. Whether they were friend or foe was now crystal clear.

Feng Shuan was very worried.

Ning Wan was very surprised and hesitated to speak.

Chen Mingxia was eager to try, but it was unclear what he was planning.

Fan Wencheng lowered his head and looked down, just like a dog.

……

"Well, I can only tell you the truth. At that time, after Ajige was tied up, he publicly insulted the emperor. He said that the emperor was young and that the court needed someone to assist him. He also said..."

Jiang Qingyun abruptly stopped when everyone's faces changed color.

Then~
He took two steps forward and stared sincerely into Prince Li, Mandahai's eyes.

"Your Highness, I really can't listen to this anymore. I can't think of any other way but to beat him to shut him up. I am probably guilty."

After saying that, he cupped his hands to the bottom.

Instantly, a chill ran from Mandahai's heels to the top of his head.

He turned his head and happened to see Shunzhi staring at him angrily.

Broken~
As expected, Shunzhi spoke:

“Ajige has always been arrogant, as everyone in the court knows. When Dorgon was critically ill, he actually dared to ask to be the regent, his uncle, but Dorgon refused. He was not giving up and actually made the same request to me.”

"Shameless, utterly shameless."

Everyone nodded.

At the same time, he admired Jiang Qingyun immensely.

Fan Wencheng thought to himself:
I knew long ago that this guy was ruthless and vicious, a butcher in the officialdom.

I, Old Fan, am so wise! I told my son long ago that when Jiang Qingyun slaps him in the face, he should never fight back, but just let him slap him.

……

"It was my fault for being presumptuous. Ajige's words and actions were indeed excessive, and he deserved to be beaten."

Prince Li, Mandahai, bowed his head and withdrew.

Jiang Qingyun won a game, but there was no smugness on his face.

He calmly surveyed the crowd once more. Phased array radar, activate! How could today's enemy possibly have only one trick up their sleeve? At least three tricks, right?

As expected, Chen Mingxia, a Grand Academician of the National History Academy, took the stage.

"Your Majesty, I impeach Imperial Censor Jiang for remaining inactive on the day of the Plain Blue Banner mutiny, watching as the Six Ministries, which were located just a stone's throw away, were attacked by the mutinous soldiers, resulting in the deaths and injuries of more than a hundred officials."

Chen Mingxia was furious, staring at Jiang Qingyun.

“It’s just across Zhengyang Gate, just a mile away. Your cavalry could arrive in an instant, but you, Jiang Qingyun, just won’t come to the rescue.”

"I ask you, what were your intentions at that time?"

Jiang Qingyun looked at the old man's withered fingers that were about to poke his face and resisted the urge to snap them off on the spot.

laughed:

"Public-mindedness!"

(End of this chapter)