Tang He immediately stood up and confronted Li Shuzheng tit for tat, "Although Han Du's move was a little crazy, it was for a reason and excusable."
After saying that, he ignored Li Shuzheng. He turned to the emperor, clasped his fists, and said sincerely: "Your Majesty, Han Du's behavior is naturally inappropriate, but please look at his past achievements and don't punish him."
Lao Zhu was equally noncommittal.
"Isn't that reasonable? Han Du's crime of killing people in the street is extremely heinous. If he has merit, he can be so wanton. Then everyone can be so wanton. Then where is the legal basis?" Uncle Li spoke righteously and did not agree to let Han Du go.
There was silence in Fengtian Hall, and after a while Lao Zhu finally spoke.
"The others, why didn't you say a word?"
Facing the emperor's question, several people looked at each other.
Seeing that no one answered, Lao Zhu looked at Xu Da, who was standing at the front, and said, "Brother Xian, what do you think? Can you tell me?"
Seeing that his name was called by the emperor, Xu Da couldn't hide, so he had to bow and salute and said: "Your Majesty, I think this is a family matter of the emperor, and it can be decided by the emperor."
Xu Da's words reduced the nature of this matter to countless levels.
If Shang Gang goes online, Han Du will really be unable to escape the blame. But if it is the emperor's family matter, it has nothing to do with the court. Naturally, it is up to the emperor to decide how to deal with Han Du.
Go to all the officials and talk nonsense.
Moreover, Xu Da could clearly see that the emperor named his name because he was dissatisfied with Li Shuzheng's words. How could he follow the emperor's wishes without knowing how to say it?
And this matter was originally said to be serious, so it was serious. The bride snatching was on the head of the royal family, which was enough to make him a disobedient criminal. But it is fair to say that it was light. This was the emperor marrying his daughter, and Han Du was ruining the face of the royal family.
, as long as the emperor doesn't care, according to common sense, it has nothing to do with the court.
Therefore, the current situation is that if the emperor wants Han Du to die, then Han Du will have no choice but to die. But if the emperor wants Han Du to live, then Han Du will naturally be able to live well.
Will the emperor let Han Du die? Judging from the emperor's attitude, it is obviously impossible. Even if we don't talk about Han Du's achievements, his sister has made great contributions to the Ming Dynasty just a few days ago. Until now, there is no decent one.
Reward. If I cut off my brother now, it would be unjustifiable.
As soon as Xu Da finished speaking, Tang He was the happiest person.
I saw him laughing loudly, rubbing his hands continuously, and exclaimed: "Brother Xu Da is right, this is the emperor's family matter, and it is naturally decided by the emperor."
Li Shuzheng was so angry that he blushed and said angrily: "The royal family is doing nothing selfless. Han Du ignored etiquette and committed a heinous crime. How can he just ignore family matters?"
Tang He immediately retorted, "Who said that Han Du is disrespectful to etiquette? In my opinion, he is the one who follows etiquette the most. This incident is a special case, and Han Du did it as a last resort..."
Tang He and Li Shuzheng continued to argue, while everyone else watched indifferently.
At this time, several other ministers also came to their senses, and the emperor had no intention of punishing Han Du.
If Han Du really wanted to be punished, the Emperor would have already ordered Han Du to be beheaded directly. Why would he make things so troublesome by beating around the bush? When the Emperor beheaded people in the past, he did not pretend to question them like he does now.
Opinions?
If you take something that is obviously very simple and turn it upside down to make it very complicated, there must be something fishy about it.
As for what the emperor's purpose was, several people also had their guesses.
It's just that the emperor didn't want to punish Han Du, but now that the matter has reached such a stage, it will not end well.
They were gathered together just to throw the blame to the court.
To put it bluntly, the emperor didn't want to punish Han Du, and at the same time he didn't want the royal family to lose face, so he wanted the court to take the blame.
But the court didn't get any benefit from this matter, so why should it take over?
This was the reason why several people said nothing, they all wanted to avoid being blamed.
Can't afford to offend, can't afford to hide.
We said nothing. Are you embarrassed, Your Majesty, to ask the court to top the cylinder for you?
"That's enough," Lao Zhu was angry, glanced at everyone, and asked sternly: "Don't you have anyone who can share my worries with me?"
Seeing that they couldn't escape, several ministers looked at each other, bowed and replied in unison: "The Emperor is arbitrary in his decision-making, and all ministers must abide by the Holy Will."
The implication is that whatever you say is what you say, Your Majesty. It doesn't matter whether you punish the ministers or not. But if you want the ministers to take the blame, that's impossible.
Lao Zhu was so angry that he would get angry.
"The Queen has arrived!"
Queen Ma had been here a long time ago and had been listening secretly behind the screen. Now she saw that the situation was getting tense, so she had to step forward.
"I will pay my respects to the Queen..."
"Ping Shen." Queen Ma stood beside Lao Zhu and said with a smile.
After saying this, his expression suddenly became sad, and he sighed: "I was listening for a while just now. Han Du ignores etiquette and should not be leniently spared. But..."
Everyone couldn't help but tremble when they heard it, and an unpleasant feeling arose spontaneously.
"But I only have a few daughters, and every one of them is my darling. An Qing is still kneeling at the door of my palace. It seems that if I don't agree, she doesn't want to live anymore."
After a pause, Queen Ma lamented, "I can't give someone with white hair a gift, right? So I made the decision on my own and changed the engagement. What do you think, sir?"
Several ministers, including Li Shanchang, were naturally unwilling. But there was no way. Queen Ma's reputation was too good, and her name of kindness resounded throughout the Ming Dynasty. I don't know how many ministers were removed from the emperor by Queen Ma. Some of those who were saved from under the butcher's knife were even saved more than once by Queen Ma.
The Queen and the Empress have already talked about this, what else can they say?
If they say no at this time, wouldn't it mean that all the officials are ungrateful?
Forced to have no other choice, several people had no choice but to kneel down and prostrate themselves, "Your Majesty is the queen of the world, she is respected by all the people, and I have no objections."
Just take it as a pity for the parents in the world.
Lao Zhu was a little dissatisfied with this result. In his opinion, this situation was equivalent to sharing the burden between the court and the royal family, which was different from his original idea of completely passing the blame to the court.
But Queen Ma gently shook her head at Lao Zhu, indicating that he would stop as soon as he was ready.
Lao Zhu hesitated for a moment and had no choice but to give up. "In this case, the matter is settled. You all should stand down."