After Li Dongyang and the other two were imprisoned, the impeachment memorials from the Censorate flew into the central government like snowflakes. The four university scholars Wan An, Liu Ji, Peng Hua, and Yin Zhi also held a meeting to study the impassioned memorials.
Wan An, Liu Ji, and Yin Zhi have always been followers of Concubine Wan. Peng Hua was also brought into the central government by Wan and Liu. He was deeply grateful to them and naturally colluded with them. They certainly did not want to discuss how to get Li Dongyang and the other two out of the meeting, but there were too many memorials. If the emperor was dissatisfied after reading them and thought they were incompetent, wouldn't it damage their favor?
Wan Ge Lao twirled his beard and sighed: "The censors are too ignorant. Selecting concubines is a royal matter, why should outsiders comment on it?"
Yin Zhi echoed, "What the Prime Minister said is absolutely right. These censors are criticizing the royal family with the intention of slandering the emperor and selling their integrity. They are worthy of death. Why don't we pick out the memorials and see which ones are not qualified to criticize the royal family? Send them in together and ask for the emperor's order to send them to the imperial prison."
Peng Hua snorted coldly: "Three people were imprisoned, and the memorials were overwhelming. Isn't it the intention of forming a clique to force the emperor? The Jinyiwei didn't torture them to find out the truth. This new governor is really incompetent!"
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