At this time, the most qualified people in the palace to speak were naturally Mo Haoli and Wang Pingzhang. One was the head of the civil service and the other was the head of the nobility. If they expressed their opposition to this move, perhaps Emperor Kaiping would suppress his thoughts.

It's a pity that they didn't say anything.

The silence of Mo Haoli and Wang Pingzhang is not surprising.

As members of the core power circle of the empire, they will inevitably consider the issue from the perspective of the entire Liang Dynasty and will not involve too many personal emotions. When it comes to handling the briquettes, if they follow what Sun Dacheng said, it will

It was definitely a great injustice to Pei Yue, but it was an excellent result for the court and even the entire Liang Dynasty.

Of course, if the final decision is made to return the production rights of briquettes to the imperial court, they will also give Pei Yue generous compensation.

For example, mentioning his title again and directly promoting him to the first-class Zhongshan Bo, this is enough to stop the criticism of the world. After all, in this era, what is important is that the whole world is not the royal land. A mere recipe of honeycomb coal can be exchanged for a first-class earl.

, in the eyes of many people, it is a very good deal. As for what Pei Yue thinks in his heart, it is obviously not a question that people like Mo Haoli or Wang Pingzhang care about.

The emperor's expression was complicated and the two bosses were silent. This was already a very obvious signal. How could the important ministers who had been in the officialdom for decades not understand?

Censor Zhong Cheng Fangxun nodded and said: "If Pei Yue can hand over this recipe to the imperial court, it means that he is indeed a loyal person, and there is no need to pursue minor matters."

Zhang Xuan, the Minister of Civil Affairs, also said: "This boy has made great achievements at a young age. The court should reward him again to recognize his merits."

Cai Lun, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, said with a smile on his face: "God bless your majesty, God bless Daliang, how lucky you are!"

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"Enough!"

A cold and crisp rebuke caused the entire side hall to suddenly become silent.

Luo Ting took two steps, turned around and looked at the people who were rushing to express their opinions. His cold and murderous eyes swept across their faces one by one, and said sternly: "Do you know what you are talking about?!"

Sun Dacheng forced a smile and said: "We have no selfish motives when Luo is in charge. This matter is entirely for the sake of the court."

Luo Ting strode forward, his fingers almost pierced Sun Dacheng's face, and said angrily: "No selfishness? What a selfish person! It's in vain that you have read the books of sages for decades, do you know how to write the word shame? This recipe

It belongs to Pei Yue, why do you want others to take it out? You want to use other people's hard work to water your official title, and you have a good calculation! Today, his recipe is beneficial to the court, so you have to use it cleverly to plunder it. In the past, when the treasury was scarce,

At this time, why don't you, Sun Shangshu, donate your family's wealth with both hands to relieve the plight of all the people? When the war breaks out in the future, can I throw your whole family on the battlefield and give the last drop of blood to the beam?"

Sun Dacheng was already afraid of this tough-minded ruler, and now his face was even pale and full of panic.

None of the other ministers dared to say anything.

In recent years, Mo Haoli has gradually stepped away from executive affairs, and most of the government affairs are handled by Luo Ting. In the past, these ministers were often scolded, but now they have no courage to confront him.

Due to the special nature of his responsibilities, the Yushitai was not under the jurisdiction of the Dongfu, so Fangxun, the prime minister in the Yushidao, frowned and said: "How can the Luo government be so disrespectful in front of the emperor?"

Luo Ting turned around and looked at him. His voice was as cold as ice and more like a sword: "How much silver did Qibao Pavilion give you?"

Fang Xun's expression suddenly changed and he said angrily: "What do you mean by this? When did I receive money from Qibao Pavilion?"

Luo Ting stepped forward step by step and sneered: "If you don't want others to know, don't do anything except yourself. You sang with Sun Dacheng in front of His Majesty today, who can you hide from such despicable deeds? Fang Xun! Tell me what it means to be imperial."

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Fang Xun ignored him, turned to Emperor Kaiping and said, "Your Majesty, please punish Luo Ting for his misconduct in front of the emperor!"

Luo Ting's voice was louder than his: "Your Majesty, the law enforcement is by your side, and the censor is behind you. This is the original intention of the country to set up the censorship station. I also served as the censor back then, and I know that on my shoulders are the imperial court and the common people.

, there must be no selfish motives. Today, Fang Xun used such a lame reason to impeach Pei Yue, which is nothing more than to provide Sun Dacheng with a step up. The two of them are colluding with each other, but they want to trap His Majesty in an unjust place, and they should be punished!"

Everyone was shocked, and Sun Dacheng and Fang Xun were even more frightened.

Emperor Kaiping looked cold and said calmly: "Tell me how they want to trap me in an unjust place."

Luo Ting straightened his body and said neither humble nor arrogantly: "Although Pei Yue is a noble son, he is also a citizen of Daliang. His ability to make briquettes is his own ability, as long as the business under his name pays taxes and does business in accordance with the laws of the imperial court.

There was no violation of the law in the process, so the court should protect him instead of trying to seize his property! People like Fang Xun, Sun Dacheng and others came up with such stupid ideas, but they were just manipulated by the interests of briquettes.

I blinded my eyes and used this to please His Majesty in order to advance to the next level, but I never thought about how the people of the world would view Your Majesty!"

He raised his head slightly, his eyes slightly red: "If Your Majesty listens to the slander of such villains and an imperial edict takes away Pei Yue's prescription, how will the people of Li know what happened in the palace today? They will only say, Your Majesty is sitting here

We hold the world in our hands, but even want to rob the property of a young man. By that time, everyone will be in danger and betray the imperial court, and the country will be ruined!"

Fang Xun and Sun Dacheng could no longer stand, and both knelt down and shouted: "Your Majesty, I have no such intentions. The Luo ruler is just talking alarmist——"

"Shut up!"

Luo Ting showed contempt and scolded: "If you still have the slightest sense of shame, you should admit your guilt and punishment in front of His Majesty. How dare you talk so cleverly!"

Emperor Kaiping ignored the two people kneeling on the ground. Although he was indeed tempted by Sun Dacheng's proposal just now, as a qualified emperor, he would never express his attitude easily, so at this moment he could only react to Luo Ting's actions.

I feel a little uncomfortable, but not to the point of becoming angry.

Of course, the most important thing is that Luo Ting's ability to govern is excellent enough, and he is a capable minister that he extremely trusts and relies on. However, his temper is sometimes disliked by people and needs to be slowly adjusted.

So he waved his hand to signal Fang Xun and Sun Dacheng to stand up, looked directly at Luo Ting and asked: "Since what you said is so serious, why didn't Duke Jun Xing and Duke Wei say a word? Could it be that in your opinion, they also have ulterior motives?"

Luo Ting lowered his eyes and said in an indifferent tone: "In the eyes of Master Mo and Wang Junji, what does a mere young man's thoughts mean? After Fang Zi took him in, he gave him some rewards, such as an earl, which was enough to compensate for his losses.

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Emperor Kaiping said coldly: "Is it possible that the earl I rewarded is not worth a prescription?"

Luo Ting said without fear: "Your Majesty, the point of this matter is not whether the title or the prince is more important, but that the court should act openly, follow the law, and be self-restrained and disciplined. Before I entered the palace with the imperial edict today, I was in the city.

Looking around, the people have benefited a lot from the briquettes, which proves that Pei Yue is not a greedy person. How can such a loyal and capable young man use such methods?"

Emperor Kaiping had been persuaded by him, but looking at his arrogant demeanor, he couldn't help but frown slightly and his voice became colder: "What if I must collect that prescription?"

Mo Haoli suddenly turned his head and glanced at Luo Ting.

Luo Ting understood the old man's eyes. In fact, when things had developed to such a situation, it was impossible for the court to take Pei Yue's advice. At this time, he did not need to continue to be tough. It was wise to surrender to the emperor.

If he hadn't been consistently tough and upright for so many years, and had shown excellent ability in governing, Emperor Kaiping would have ordered his men to beat him out just now based on his roaring at Sun Dacheng.

A complicated smile suddenly appeared on Luo Ting's face. Mo Haoli knew something was wrong, and was about to speak to dissuade him when he saw this man who had reached the top of Daliang's officialdom at the age of forty reaching out to take off his official hat and said to

Emperor Kaiping paid a courtesy visit and said calmly: "If your Majesty insists on having your own way, please resign and return to your hometown. I will not enter an official career in this life."

All the ministers were surprised.

Mo Haoli said angrily: "Luo Ting, don't be so presumptuous!"

Luo Ting said sternly: "Jun Xinggong, if this hat of Xiaguan can persuade His Majesty to change his mind and prevent the world from underestimating the Daliang court, then I will accept it with pleasure and have no regrets."

The old man sighed helplessly, turned to look at Emperor Kaiping, knelt down with a wry smile and said tremblingly: "Your Majesty, Luo Jiyu has an upright temperament. I thought that after these years of experience, he had lost his frizzy body, but I didn't expect that he was still

It's the old minister's fault that he is so stubborn. I beg your majesty not to be indifferent to him and just punish the old minister."

Emperor Kaiping said to the eunuch next to him: "Why don't you help Jun to do his job quickly?"

Then he looked at Luo Ting, who was kneeling on the ground, and said a little irritably: "Get up, do you really want to turn me into a foolish king who doesn't know right from wrong? Let this matter be over, and you don't need to mention it again."

Luo Ting said loudly: "I thank your Majesty for your kindness!"

He put on his official hat meticulously, then returned to his seat and stood quietly.

This incident seemed to be an inconspicuous episode. Emperor Kaiping began to preach on the issues of today's temporary court. After all, this was a huge empire, and countless major events happened every day.

Luo Ting did not let the previous events affect his state of mind, and he would still express his opinions sharply and accurately on matters related to the government affairs of the court.
Chapter completed!