Impeachment will make me stronger, and I will be invincible on the road to death.

Chapter 92 Calling Di Renjie brothers
"Masters!"

Wu Zetian spoke and motioned for everyone to be quiet.

"Yang Yanzhang, the Censor Zhongcheng, said that Di Renjie is a talented person, so I will temporarily appoint him as Nayan. When Di Renjie comes to the court to perform his duties, all the ministers will have to keep an eye on him for me to see if he is really as capable as Yang Yanzhang said!" "

When all the officials heard this, they were suddenly confused and all looked at Yang Yanzhang's position.

But unfortunately, Yang Yanzhang did not come to court today.

At this moment, everyone thought that Yang Yanzhang impeached Zhang Guangfu at Wu Zetian's side.

Just after he said that Zhang Guangfu's crime had been found out, Yang Yanzhang praised Di Renjie, but Di Renjie was framed by Zhang Guangfu and demoted.

It is difficult for Yang Yanzhang to be misunderstood.

Zhang Guangfu's moral character among the officials was not very bad. Although the incident in Yuzhou was very cruel, he was also vaguely loyal to Li Tang.

Now everyone thought it was Yang Yanzhang who impeached him, and they were immediately disappointed in Yang Yanzhang.

The so-called deep love and deep hatred, the greater the expectations for Yang Yanzhang, the greater the disappointment at this time, and many people are even very angry about it.

For example, the right minister of Wenchang, Wei Bai, couldn't help but remind Wu Zetian: "Empress Dowager, Yang Yushi has reported, you can say it openly in the court, but now you only report to the Empress Dowager in private, I'm afraid it will be difficult to convince people. Moreover, speaking of Yang Yushi not coming to court every now and then, he is also incompetent as a censor, can he really believe his words?"

The ministers behind him immediately agreed.

"Yes, Yang Yushi rarely goes to the Yushitai. How does he know about Prime Minister Zhang?"

"It's probably a trap! I never thought that Yang Yanzhang would do such a thing!"

……

Wu Zetian was secretly happy when she saw this.

Zhang Guangfu's matter was secretly investigated by her, and it was not Yang Yanzhang's impeachment at all.

But her words just now caused misunderstandings among officials, making everyone think that Yang Yanzhang secretly impeached Zhang Guangfu. Now many people are condemning Yang Yanzhang, but Wu Zetian has no intention of clearing Yang Yanzhang of suspicion.

"Oh, what the gentlemen said is true! I really shouldn't believe Yang Yanzhang's words easily! In this case, Zhang Guangfu, you will continue to serve as internal history until I find out everything!"

Zhang Guangfu immediately fell to the ground and cried: "Empress Dowager, I did something stupid indeed. I plead guilty and do not dare to quibble with the law! The Queen Mother does not need to send people to investigate again. I plead guilty! I am willing to be exiled to Lingnan to atone for my sin!"

Now Zhang Guangfu himself admitted it, and the officials naturally had nothing to say.

Seeing this, Wu Zetian laughed: "Zhang Guangfu, if you can plead guilty at this time, it shows that you still have a conscience! For the sake of your performance today, I will exempt you from exile. You will be dismissed from your post and you will go home. Live your life to the fullest!"

Zhang Guangfu breathed a sigh of relief, bowed to Wu Zetian, took off his official uniform and left happily.

All the officials looked at each other in astonishment.

In this case, even if it was indeed Zhang Guangfu who was impeached by Yang Yanzhang, there was nothing wrong with him, because Zhang Guangfu did indeed do what he shouldn't have done.

However, what happened today still made many officials who were fond of the Li family feel that Yang Yanzhang was not one of them, so their attitude towards Yang Yanzhang became much colder.

……

Yang Yanzhang didn't know anything about what happened in the court until Di Renjie came back from Fuzhou a few days later and paid a visit. "Yang Yushi! Long time no see, how come the number has been reduced?"

"Haha! Each other, Mr. Di, oh no, Mr. Di has also lost a lot of weight."

"Hey, Mr. Di, you might be pulled down tomorrow. Please don't call Yang Yushi that! If Yang Yushi doesn't dislike it, you and I can be brothers."

Di Renjie is now 60 years old. Yang Yanzhang couldn't help but smile bitterly: "How dare you, a junior who is a junior official, be a brother to Di Xiang?"

Di Renjie's face suddenly became solemn: "Brother, you've seen someone else! I deeply admire your intelligence and character. I only wish I could have been born 30 years earlier and get to know you earlier! If you don't want to, then that's it." Look down on Di!"

"Ah? How can I refuse this? Di, brother Di!"

Di Renjie suddenly laughed, very boldly.

"By the way, I have to thank Brother Xian for your recommendation! If it weren't for you, Brother Yu might have died of old age in Fuzhou!"

Yang Yanzhang waved his hand: "Brother Di, this great talent, how can it be forever buried? Even without me, you will still be used."

"By the way, dear brother, now the ministers of the DPRK seem to have quite a bit of criticism towards you and me."

Yang Yanzhang was stunned: "Miscellaneous words? What do you mean?"

"It's about your impeachment of Zhang Guangfu! Nowadays, many people in the court feel that you should not be like this. Even me, the person recommended by you, is ostracized by them."

Yang Yanzhang was even more stunned: "When did I impeach Zhang Guangfu? Why didn't I know? What about Zhang Guangfu now?"

Di Renjie smiled bitterly: "After Brother Yu heard about it, Zhang Guangfu was originally going to be beheaded, but later he was exiled. However, because he confessed his crime in court, he was finally exempted from exile. Now he has been dismissed from office and seduced his title, and he has gone home to live in seclusion."

Yang Yanzhang was stunned for a while, a little confused.

To be honest, he has not dealt with many officials since he entered the court. Zhang Guangfu is one of the few people he is familiar with. When Xue Huaiyi and others were causing trouble, Zhang Guangfu spoke up several times, which made Yang Yanzhang quite satisfied with the old man.

Who would have thought that something like this would happen now.

The only thing that made him feel lucky was that Zhang Guangfu was not framed and died like in history, but was able to retire and return to his hometown and have a good death.

Seeing Yang Yanzhang's look, Di Renjie immediately realized that there was something behind the matter: "Brother Xian, is it possible that someone is spreading rumors again? Brother Yu heard that you are busy with farming and rarely go to court. Is there someone else who impeached Zhang Guangfu? "

Yang Yanzhang thought about it again and again, and realized something at this time, so he smiled bitterly: "Of course there is another person involved in this matter! Moreover, [-]% of the time, this person is the one."

He pointed in the direction of Shangyang Palace. Di Renjie was stunned for a moment, and a flash of surprise suddenly flashed in his eyes.

"The Queen Mother is trying to force you and me to face the ministers and the emperor?"

"I'm afraid that's it! I have recently caused the Queen Mother to lose a lot of close confidants intentionally or unintentionally. Although the Queen Mother has not punished me, she naturally does not want some people to think that I am from that side. This matter is mostly caused by the Queen Mother to force I’m taking my side!”

Di Renjie nodded repeatedly after hearing this: "Brother Xian is indeed very thoughtful. Having said that, I think that's probably the case! So, brother Xian, what are your plans? Find an opportunity to defend yourself and clear your name?"

Yang Yanzhang immediately shook his head: "It's not necessary, not to mention that it is not easy to explain clearly. Even if you can really prove your innocence, then the Queen Mother can think of other ways to ruin my reputation. As the saying goes, the pure will self-purify, and smart people can naturally see through it. I don’t need to talk to people who can’t see through it.”

Seeing how open-minded and transparent he was, Di Renjie admired this new brother even more.

(End of this chapter)