Chapter 388 The whole palace was shocked. The emperor raised his sword
Author: Soy Sauce Mixed History
Chapter 388 The whole palace was shocked. The emperor raised his sword
While there was a heated debate in the main hall, Mi Fang was pacing back and forth anxiously in a side hall.
After getting up early this morning to freshen up, Mi Fang originally wanted to set off immediately.
Although he is not as eloquent as Mi Zhu, he is thicker-skinned than Mi Zhu.
Mi Fang had already thought about it. If someone attacked his son at the Great Court Meeting, he would bite him randomly and completely muddy the waters of today's Great Court Meeting.
This is also the best solution that Mi Fang can come up with based on her wisdom.
Even before, when Mi Fang was in Jingzhou, she focused her business on Jiangdong. Otherwise, Mi Fang wouldn't mind repeating the same trick.
Just when Mi Fang was about to leave the house with the mentality of "seeing death as home", he received a summons from Mi Zhu.
Upon Mi Zhu's call, Mi Fang immediately went to visit him.
When visiting Mi Zhu, Mi Fang saw that Mi Zhu had already finished dressing up and put on court clothes.
Mi Zhu's body was known to Mi Fang, so Mi Fang was anxious to ask about the reason.
However, Mi Zhu did not give Mi Fang this chance. He just asked Mi Fang to go ahead and use his seal to escort some things to the palace.
Moreover, Mi Zhu specially ordered that when he sent someone, Mi Fang should bring these things to the palace immediately.
Although following Mi Zhu's various instructions, Mi Fang's doubts deepened.
But Mi Fang still didn't dare to disobey Mi Zhu's orders.
Hence the scene in the side hall today.
Mi Fang looked at the several large locked boxes he had placed aside in the side hall, the doubts in his eyes getting deeper and deeper.
To be valued so highly by Mi Zhu and regarded as an object that can turn the tables on Mi Yang must be something of great importance.
But what exactly is in the box?
On the one hand, she was worried about the situation in the main hall, and on the other hand, she had many doubts in her heart, which made Mi Fang feel restless.
Just when the uneasiness in Mi Fang's heart became more and more serious, a hurried Xiao Huangmen rushed into the side hall.
The moment the little Huangmen rushed in and saw Mi Fang, he immediately uttered breathless words:
"Servant, Your Majesty summons you to the palace."
After hearing these words, Mi Fang stopped pacing instantly.
He first looked at the little Huangmen who was rushing over, then at the boxes in the corner, and a more impatient words came out of his mouth:
"Come here, come here, bring these boxes up to the temple!"
In the main hall, the debate between the two factions of ministers was still going on fiercely.
Court debate is not an easy task for any minister. If you want to avoid making people laugh, a fierce court debate will inevitably consume a lot of energy.
For civil servants, court debate is their own battle.
One word can make the difference between life and death. This is the importance and danger of court debate in today's world.
With Mi Zhu's eloquence and experience, he is not afraid of any form of court debate.
However, under the fierce court debate, his mental state, which he had barely maintained through medication, was rapidly being depleted.
This made Mi Zhu seem increasingly powerless.
Some fine cold sweat began to appear on Mi Zhu's forehead, and it became more and more frequent.
His originally upright figure was gradually becoming unstable.
Mi Zhu felt very tired at this time, and his eyelids were becoming heavier and heavier.
But Mi Zhu knew that whether it was for Dahan or Mi Yang, he could not fall now.
Fortunately, he had advised Liu Bei to send someone to summon Mi Fang just now.
I think Mi Fang will be here soon.
Not long after this idea emerged in Mi Zhu's mind, the high-pitched praises and praises of the visitors immediately sounded outside the hall:
"Your Majesty's Imperial Servant Mi Fang has requested to see you."
When the high-pitched voices of praise and worship from the visitors were heard in the main hall, the originally heated debate in the main hall was slowly becoming silent.
Everyone knows that Mi Fang was summoned by Mi Zhu Jianyan and Liu Bei just now.
Mi Zhu suddenly made such a request while he was arguing in court, which can easily arouse people's imagination.
No one would think that Mi Zhu wanted to summon Mi Fang to embolden him.
Mi Zhu's sudden request must have a deeper reason.
Because they knew this and were unable to judge what kind of backup plan Mi Zhu had prepared, no matter what attitude they had, all the ministers stopped talking eloquently.
At this time, it is most appropriate for everyone present to wait and see what happens.
After Liu Bei heard Mi Fang's arrival, he also looked at Mi Zhu thoughtfully.
He felt that Mi Zhu was going to do something big today.
Just out of his trust in Mi Fang, Liu Bei didn't think much about it.
"allow."
The majestic voice of approval echoed throughout the entire hall from Liu Bei's throne. Under this voice of approval, Mi Fang walked all the way in from outside the palace.
As Mi Fang approached, he was followed by some tigers carrying several wooden boxes with him.
This abnormal scene immediately attracted the attention of everyone present.
No one knew what kind of medicine was sold in Mi Zhu's gourd, but just looking at the locked wooden boxes, a faint uneasiness emerged in the hearts of all the Yizhou ministers.
Everyone knows that the Mi brothers are very wealthy, but it is impossible for the Mi brothers to openly carry boxes of gold, silver and jewelry to bribe them.
When Mi Zhu saw the boxes behind Mi Fang, some joy appeared on his increasingly pale face.
Looking at those boxes, Mi Zhu recalled something that Mi Yang told him before leaving Chengdu.
Mi Zhu, who originally insisted on keeping a tightrope in everything, felt that he might never use this secret in his life.
But since everyone has seen it, he is not easy to bully.
Mi Zhu signaled Mi Fang to let Huben behind him put the box down on the spot. Then he took a deep breath, used the little strength in his body to look at Qiao Yu, the backbone of the Yizhou ministers, and asked:
"The new policy of General Zuo just mentioned by Qiao Zhongshu has caused people's hearts to fluctuate everywhere.
It even caused the foreign tribes in South China to feel that there was an opportunity to take advantage of it, so they thought it was impossible to implement the new policy, right?"
Hearing Mi Zhu ask this question, Qiao Yu's face darkened instantly.
It's such a familiar questioning routine. That's how Mi Zhu asked Liu Ba just now.
As a result, after Liu Ba agreed, the end he got was unbearable to look at.
Therefore, when Mi Zhu asked Qiao Yu this way, doubts would inevitably arise in Qiao Yu's heart.
It's just that Qiao Yu is also experiencing the same problem that Liu Ba faced just now.
This is a court debate. Every word spoken by each minister is related to his personal honor and disgrace. How can he overturn what he just said in public?
Moreover, under Mi Zhu's defense, the views of many Yizhou ministers were basically refuted.
This is the only view based on facts. No matter how eloquent Mi Zhu and the many ministers who supported Mi Yang were, they could not easily refute it.
It can be said that based on the current situation, this argument is the only possibility for many Yizhou ministers to stop Mi Yang's new policy.
Under such circumstances, how could Qiao Yu give up this point easily?
Therefore, under Mi Zhu's inquiry, no matter how reluctant he was, Qiao Yu still nodded in agreement.
After Qiao Yu nodded, the smile on Mi Zhu's face became even bigger.
If you want to take it first, you must give it first.
His Majesty and the Prime Minister have given enough before, and now it is time for him to take it.
After this thought emerged in his mind, Mi Zhu immediately turned around and bowed to Liu Bei:
"I have evidence to prove that the turmoil in Nanzhong and the unrest in various places have nothing to do with General Zuo's new policy, but are caused by the secret manipulation of some ministers with evil intentions."
When Mi Zhu said these words, not only Qiao Yu and other ministers of Yizhou were shocked, but even Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang immediately looked at Mi Zhu with surprised eyes.
The ministers in Yizhou were shocked because Mi Zhu revealed their deepest secrets.
Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang were surprised because they knew Mi Zhu's character, and it would have been impossible for Mi Zhu to say such a thing in the court meeting without ironclad evidence.
And if Mi Zhu had such ironclad evidence in hand, then undoubtedly what they had to do today would be much simpler, and even the negative impact it could bring would be minimized.
Liu Bei ignored the panicked expressions of the ministers in Yizhou, his eyes showed anticipation, looked at Mi Zhu and said, "Is what Mr. Mi said true?"
Although Liu Bei's tone was questioning, his eyes kept wandering over Mi Zhu and the boxes.
It was obvious that he had seen something.
However, under Liu Bei's questions, the panicked Qiao Yu also regained some composure.
It is true that Mi Zhu's words really shocked him, but for such a serious accusation, Mi Zhu was bound to provide ironclad evidence.
Although Qiao Yu also knew that the contents of those boxes were suspicious, Qiao Yu asked himself that since Liu Bei entered Yizhou, he and all the Yizhou aristocratic families had been very cautious.
Under such circumstances, it would be extremely difficult for Mi Zhu to collect the so-called ironclad evidence in just a few years.
Mi Zhu might be deceiving them.
Anyway, Qiao Yu cannot be easily frightened by Mi Zhu until he sees irrefutable evidence.
With such thoughts, Qiao Yu, under the gaze of many Yizhou ministers, bit the bullet and asked Mi Zhu:
"Does Weiwei have conclusive evidence? If not, Weiwei may be charged with scaremongering and pretending to save his family."
Faced with Qiao Yu's "kind reminder", Mi Zhu ignored him.
He will soon be a dead man.
However, Mi Zhu also knew that the entire palace was waiting for him to provide the corresponding irrefutable evidence, so he did not delay.
Under the gaze of hundreds of pairs of eyes, Mi Zhu took out the key from his arms, then handed the key to Mi Fang's hand and motioned for him to open one of the wooden boxes in the hall.
At Mi Zhu's signal, Mi Fang immediately opened a wooden box with the key.
When the wooden box was opened, many Yizhou ministers stood up involuntarily. They looked at the many bamboo slips and letters in the wooden box with eyes full of worry and doubt.
Even their breathing became rapid.
This includes Qiao Yu.
A feeling as if Mi Zhu was pinching their throats emerged in the hearts of many Yizhou ministers.
After Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang observed the reactions of the Yizhou ministers, a coldness began to appear in their eyes.
Under everyone's gaze, Mi Fang took out a letter, then immediately turned around and handed it into Mi Zhu's hands.
After Mi Zhu received the letter, he unfolded the letter under the gaze of many complicated eyes, and then read out the contents.
"I heard that Ma Lu has been destroyed, God bless Duke Ming.
Ming Gong should praise the world as expected, judge the nobles and show the light, it is the right time, the destiny is Cao... Although I haven't seen it with my own eyes, I dare not to criticize it!"
When Mi Zhu finished reading all the contents of the letter, the originally silent hall immediately exploded like boiling water.
Qiao Yu looked at Mi Zhu with disbelief. He pointed at Mi Zhu with his finger and wanted to say something, but in the end nothing came out.
The whole hall was completely surrounded by the sound of many heated discussions, angry accusations and defences.
Such a reaction suddenly appeared in the main hall, because the content in the letter was really shocking.
From the content of the letter that Mi Zhu read aloud, we can see that this is a letter that is extremely flattering. This can be seen from the words that praise someone's death for not paying for it.
Of course, if this is all, I am afraid that at most some people will look down upon the person who wrote this letter.
What really shocked the ministers was that the person who wrote this letter was none other than Qiao Yu, who had been so righteous just now, and his letter was written to Cao Cao!
It can be seen from the content that Qiao Yu wrote a letter to Cao Cao back then to celebrate his success in quelling the Xiliang Rebellion.
Moreover, in the letter, Qiao Yu also directly and openly expressed his intention to serve Cao Cao, especially the four words "Destiny is with Cao"!
Although Qiao Yu's master was not Liu Bei at that time, as a human minister, Qiao Yu had already committed the death penalty of disloyalty by writing such a letter.
What's more, just the four words "Destiny lies with Cao" are enough to push Qiao Yu, who is currently serving in the Han Dynasty, into an abyss of eternal destruction.
Han and Wei are not at odds with each other. This is the biggest political bottom line for everyone in the Han Dynasty!
How could such a jaw-dropping content not make all the ministers in the hall feel uproar and angry?
And from Qiao Yu's subconscious look, we can tell that the content of this letter is probably true.
After Mi Zhu revealed his biggest secret to the public, Qiao Yu was already in a state of extreme panic.
He didn't understand why Mi Zhu got this letter. This letter was written to Cao Cao when Liu Zhang was still in power.
Perhaps Qiao Yu felt that Liu Bei had been very careful after he took control of Chengdu, but he forgot one thing.
When Liu Zhang was in power, he indulged them in every possible way, which also led them to do many things unscrupulously.
Once people are careless, they will overlook many things.
Even though Liu Zhang was incompetent, he was still the ruler of Yizhou.
Given the carelessness of the Yizhou family, it was not difficult for him to get one or two such letters.
It's just that Liu Zhang didn't have Liu Bei's courage after all, so after he got such a letter, he didn't deal with Qiao Yu accordingly. He just collected such evidence.
As for how the evidence that originally belonged to Liu Zhang fell into the hands of Mi Zhu?
That's because Mi Yang successfully saved the life of Liu Zhang's son Liu Chan after the battle with the police.
In order to thank Mi Yang, Liu Zhang handed over all the evidence he had to Mi Yang.
For Liu Zhang, this was a trump card he gave Mi Yang to deal with the Yizhou gentry in the future.
Before Mi Yang left Chengdu, he handed such a trump card into Mi Zhu's hands.
It's just that people's instinct is to survive. Even though he knew in his heart that the contents of the letter were true, Qiao Yu still held on to a glimmer of hope.
Qiao Yu trembled and defended himself: "Fake, fake. I have never written such a letter. Wei Wei is slandering me!"
Qiao Yu shouted this sentence in front of everyone almost hysterically.
However, facing Qiao Yu's sophistry before his death, Mi Zhu raised the letter in his hand and spoke loudly to the palace full of ministers:
“Words can deceive, but handwriting cannot.
All the ministers in the palace are well-known in the world, so we can compare the content of this letter with Qiao Yu's past handwriting to know whether it is true or false."
Seeing Mi Zhu swearing to say these words, Qiao Yu, whose psychological defense was already on the verge of collapse, instantly fell to his knees with despair on his face.
It is no longer important how Mi Zhu got this letter. What is important is that Mi Zhu can say this, which means that the letter in his hand is absolutely true.
And based on this alone, the Brazilian Qiao clan is doomed.
When Qiao Yu knelt on the ground, the ministers of Yizhou who were still defending Qiao Yu in the hall immediately shut their mouths.
Qiao Yu looked like he was pleading guilty, and no one could excuse him.
When the voices of those Yizhou ministers gradually disappeared, the voice of attacking Qiao Yu in the hall instantly took over the mainstream.
But the box contains more than just evidence of the Qiao family's crimes.
Even though her body was very tired now, Mi Zhu still managed to hold on for a breath.
He waved his hand to temporarily stop the uproar of criticism in the palace.
Since Mi Zhu had a transcendent status among the ministers, his actions temporarily silenced the entire hall.
At this moment, Mi Zhu took a few steps forward and came to Liu Bei, looking into the eyes of the master for whom he had devoted all his life.
As the emperor and his ministers looked at each other, Mi Zhu saw the joy in Liu Bei's eyes.
Liu Bei really didn't expect that Mi Zhu would give him such a surprise today.
Just when Liu Bei was about to ask Mi Zhu, Mi Zhu took the lead and bowed to Liu Bei and said loudly:
"The box brought by the servant contains not only evidence of the Brazilian Qiao family's treason and immorality.
There is also evidence that the Li family of Guanghan, the Ma family of Mianyang, etc. had secret connections with Nanzhong and intended to commit rebellion.
All the criminal evidence is clearly organized and can be reviewed by His Majesty and all the ministers in the palace. There is absolutely no falsehood.
With these criminal evidences here, it is enough to infer that the recent turmoil in the Han Dynasty is caused by the secret mischief of these rebellious ministers and has nothing to do with General Zuo's new policy. I hope your majesty will be aware of it!"
Mi Zhu's voice was pure and high-pitched, which was usually very pleasant to hear.
However, when Mi Zhu said these words, all the faces of the Yizhou ministers in the hall were filled with fear.
Qiao Yu's example is there, which is enough to show that if Mi Zhu dares to say this, he must have corresponding evidence of their crimes.
After realizing this, which Yizhou minister could still remain calm?
Soon, some Yizhou ministers with poor psychological quality were so frightened that they fell to their knees like Qiao Yu.
There are also some Yizhou ministers whose first reaction is to escape from this place of right and wrong.
However, Mi Zhu had already guessed the intentions of these ministers.
Now that the entire Mingde Hall is surrounded by fully armored Huben troops, where can they escape to?
After other ministers learned that Minister Yizhou had evil intentions, their voices against Minister Yizhou became louder and louder one after another.
At this moment, with Mi Zhu's efforts, the rebellious ministers recognized by the entire Han Dynasty were no longer Mi Yang, but the sanctimonious Yizhou ministers in the past.
Seeing that the situation in the hall was completely reversed by Mi Zhu, Liu Bei's eyes became softer when he looked at Mi Zhu.
My Mijun is so strong!
But suddenly Liu Bei discovered that some blood was slowly flowing out from the corner of Mi Zhu's mouth. This scene frightened Liu Bei and quickly got up and came to Mi Zhu to support him.
Liu Bei was anxious to call the imperial doctor, but Mi Zhu slowly pushed his hand away.
After pushing Liu Bei's hand away, Mi Zhu took a step back and unhooked the long sword hanging from her waist.
Praising and worshiping without name, going to the palace with swords and shoes are the honors given to him by Liu Bei, and now it is time for him to repay this kindness.
Mi Zhu held the sword in front of Liu Bei with both hands and said firmly:
"I am incompetent and cannot plan strategies for His Majesty and fight on the battlefield.
It’s just that I know that Your Majesty wants to use the sword, and what Your Majesty wants to do, I will definitely think of ways to do it for Your Majesty.
Now that the emperor has earned the right to draw his sword, what are you waiting for?"
Watching Mi Zhu's action of offering the sword with both hands, and listening to Mi Zhu's loyal words, Liu Bei's eyes slowly became moist.
But he knew he still had important things to do now.
So Liu Bei decisively took the sword from Mi Zhu's hand, then Liu Bei raised the sword and shouted:
"Where is Tiger Ben?"
Under Liu Bei's shouts, thousands of high-pitched voices of agreement immediately came from outside the hall.
"Here! Here! Here!"
The sword is already in the emperor's hand, and then the emperor will be angry and the blood will flow.
(End of chapter)
This chapter has been completed!