More and more people were excited and angry and were willing to accept the imperial staff on behalf of the three girls of the Bai family. Even a seven- or eight-year-old child stood up and said: "The Bai family protects all people, and all people can protect the Bai family. Although I am young, I also read sages."
Book, I am also willing to take a beating for Sister Bai!"
Seeing this, the criminal officer became more and more afraid to take action. He was extremely shocked. He had never seen the people protect a family like this. The people were so shocked that they stood aside helplessly at this aggressive request to receive the royal staff for the third girl of the Bai family.
He turned around and told the guards following him: "Hurry and report to the peak to see how to deal with it."
Seeing this, the little eunuch who was hiding in Wude Gate to inquire about the news rushed all the way to the emperor's palace, crawled and ran to the entrance of the palace, and hurriedly said to Gao Demao: "Eunuch Gao, the eldest princess of the Zhenguo Palace took Bai Bai.
Several girls from the family were beating the drums outside the Wude Gate, asking His Majesty to arrest Liu Huanzhang, kill King Xin, and enforce the law of the country! All the people were clamoring outside to take the imperial stick for the three girls from the Bai family who were playing the drums."
Even people like Gao Demao who were close to the emperor were shocked when they heard this. King Xin... was the legitimate son of the emperor and the queen. This eldest princess was so crazy that she dared to ask the emperor to kill his legitimate son!
Historically, unless a prince was guilty of treason, the most serious thing would be to be imprisoned. The Bai family probably ignored the man until he was dead and had gone crazy.
"Eunuch Gao!" The little eunuch wiped his sweat with his sleeve, "Do you want to tell His Majesty?"
Gao Demao shook his fly whisk and sneered: "If someone comes to report such a bad thing, what should I do in a hurry? Your Majesty just gave King Xin a kick yesterday, and today the Bai family is looking for trouble. Recently, all of you have been working as errands."
Be careful with your head and don't get implicated."
As soon as Gao Demao finished speaking, the city guard commander came to report this.
After hearing this, the emperor smashed the porcelain tea cup with blue and white flowers and red plum blossoms in his hand. He was so angry that he couldn't sit still and walked back and forth. The light yellow tea instantly made a mess on the fine velvet carpet.
"Presumptuous! His Bai family is so presumptuous!"
In the main hall, the maid and eunuch knelt on the ground, holding their breath and not daring to speak.
When the emperor was angry, he laid down millions of corpses!
Who dares to speak in the face of the emperor's anger, isn't he afraid of being implicated? Even Gao Demao, who had a great reputation in front of the emperor, knocked his head on the ground like a quail, wishing he could shrink himself into a piece so that the emperor could not see him.
"I sent someone to investigate before I dared to report to Your Majesty. I heard that before today's mourning hall, the servants of the Bai family who were ordered to deliver winter clothes were covered in blood and worked hard to return the six volumes of bamboo slips. The bamboo slips were stolen by the Bai family girl in public.
After reading this, the people were so angry that they knelt outside the palace gate and asked for justice for the Bai family!"
The emperor was so angry that he could hardly stand. He recited it once in front of everyone in the Zhenguo Palace and again at the gate of the palace, for fear that the people would not remember it! There was no room left!
The Bai family... are so bold!
The emperor held the corner of the agarwood table with one hand, gritted his teeth, turned around and said, "Go, Gao Demao! Please personally invite the eldest princess in first!"
After all, she is her biological aunt, so she should first stabilize the eldest princess, and the children of the Bai family will be easy to talk to.
After making up his mind, the emperor looked at the corner of his clothes soaked in tea and became angry again: "You won't change my clothes yet!"
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Outside Wude Gate, Bai Qingyan, who was kneeling in front of the palace gate with the eldest princess, saw Gao Demao, the eunuch beside the emperor, trotting over.
Gao Demao trotted over and saluted, knelt beside the eldest princess and said: "Princess, your majesty asked the old slave to invite the eldest princess..."
Seeing that the eunuch beside the emperor had come out, Bai Jintong put the drumstick back and knelt beside Bai Qingyan.
The eldest princess squeezed Bai Qingyan's hand hard, stood up with crutches and straightened her clothes.
"Big girl..." Gao Demao smiled and said to Bai Qing, "Can you give this bamboo slip recording the march to the old slave and present it to Your Majesty?"
Bai Qingyan solemnly handed the bamboo slip to Gao Demao, and spoke word by word: "I have read this bamboo slip, and I feel every word of it! I hope your majesty can repay the justice of sacrificing his loyal soul for the country! Otherwise... the Bai family will be uneasy, and the people will be uneasy."
Gao Demao subconsciously glanced at the people who were kneeling with the Bai family at the gate of the palace. The meaning behind Miss Bai's words was serious... but it was a threat.
Carefully taking the blood-stained bamboo slips, Gao Demao said: "Don't worry, Miss Bai, I will definitely bring these words to you."
Bai Qingyan straightened her spine and knelt here, watching her grandmother enter from Wudemen with Gao Demao...
"Sister, do you think my grandmother will be persuaded by the emperor?" Bai Jintong tightly clutched the mourning clothes on her body and frowned.
The attitude of the eldest princess seems to be clear, but it is not clear-cut. How could Bai Jintong not know?
She looked at the red door and her grandmother's straight back, and her originally strong heart felt a little weak.
She only said: "The situation is so compelling that neither my grandmother nor the emperor... can stop me!"
"Can the emperor really kill King Xin?!" Bai Jintong thought repeatedly. There had never been a prince executed in the Jin Dynasty. Even the previous second prince was imprisoned and then committed suicide.
"If the emperor does not deal with the trustworthy king, it will not be enough to quell the people's sentiments and anger! Once he does deal with it...this crime of greedy for power and reckless advancement, which caused the death of hundreds of thousands of Jin Dynasty soldiers, and this crime of putting the blame on the loyal soul for fear of taking responsibility, is enough to
King Xin will no longer be able to aspire to a high position in this life, or he will be imprisoned... or demoted to a common people!" Her voice was slow, and murderous aura quietly came out of her eyes.
"It's an advantage for him!" Bai Jinxiu showed an unseen ruthlessness on her face, and tears couldn't stop falling from her eyes.
"If the emperor can ruthlessly kill King Xin, at least he can leave a good reputation in the hearts of the people. If he can't bear it... he will give all the people's hearts to the Bai family! The loyal martyr died tragically for the people and rebelled, but the prince managed to save his life.
What is right and what is wrong depends on the people!" She took a deep breath of the cold winter air and straightened her spine, "There is no room for women in the court, but the people's support does not distinguish between men and women. We in the previous government had no power, and all we could earn was the support of the people!"
"Revenge is easy! As long as you have the will... you can always kill King Xin! Why give the emperor a good reputation in vain? Isn't it good to hold such a powerful blade like the people's hearts in our own hands?! King Xin is greedy for life and afraid of death, abandoning the people and missing him.
There are many people who died. One day, someone accidentally wiped Ye Heifenggao's neck. Apart from the royal family... I'm afraid no one will shed tears for him!" Bai Jinzhi clenched his fists loudly.
After experiencing something, Bai Jinzhi is now willing to use her brain before doing things instead of relying solely on her own impulse. She is deeply pleased.
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In the main hall, the emperor saw the bamboo slips recording the march for the first time.
Every piece of information... was recorded clearly!
He originally only knew that the battle was a disastrous defeat, the march records were not sent, and the casualties were not clearly counted.
He really didn't expect that he would lose so miserably!