Chapter 703 The king wants the minister to die! The minister has to die!
Chapter 703 You want me to die! I have to die!
The tenth day of the first lunar month.
Luoqi Palace.
The ministers in the court remained silent, trying their best to reduce their presence for fear of making Shang Yujie furious and having their heads removed.
"Ahem, cough, cough! Those messy rumors have caused turmoil in the people's hearts and unstable foundations of the court! It's really unreasonable!"
In just two days, Shang Yu's hair on his temples turned white, and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes became deeper.
"Your Majesty, calm down."
Ji Mengping stood up and said: "Your Majesty, General Chu Zheng has gone to Jiangdu to exterminate the rebels! Our top priority is to stabilize the people's hearts. Rumors are just rumors after all, and those who spread rumors dare to spread rumors and cause trouble because of the law and not to blame the public. We
We still have to find a way to dispel the rumors first."
It's easy to say, but they can't sew everyone's mouth shut.
The other ministers did not dare to stand up. At this time, a forbidden soldier suddenly entered the palace.
"Reporting to the Emperor, a woman in white suddenly appeared on the city tower. She used blood as ink to write the words of injustice on the paper, and then spread them one by one into the Kyoto city. Now, there are thousands of people
The people gathered under the tower to watch."
"Who is that woman?" asked Gu Hongrong, the Prime Minister on the right.
"Back to Your Excellency, this woman claims to be Qiwan, the orphan girl of the Ruling Qi family."
"Isn't she the agent sent by King Qin to Su Tingye? I remember that she had been executed, so how could she appear on the tower?"
"Sir, I don't know what happened. I wanted to expel her, but this woman has been covered by a golden light. As long as we step forward, we will be knocked away by an invisible force."
Hearing this, Shang Yuzhen coughed loudly again. He held on to the armrest of the dragon chair and said with a calm face: "Chief Fang, declare Luosheng to the palace immediately!"
"Yes! Your Majesty!"
All the ministers present knew that Luo Sheng, the national preceptor, was mysterious and unpredictable. He was a chess piece that Shang Yu frame would not easily move, but as long as Luo Sheng appeared, it would definitely affect the survival of the country.
Before Luo Sheng entered the palace, another news came back to the palace.
"Report to the Emperor! Something bad has happened!"
Shang Yujie looked at the leader of the Royal Forest Army below with a livid face: "What's the matter?"
"The leader of that extraordinary army is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
"Prince?! This traitor! How dare you raise an army to rebel! Cough cough cough cough cough!!!" Shang Yuzhen was so angry that he coughed up blood again.
"Your Majesty, not only the prince, but also someone saw Marshal Xiao."
The ministers were stunned when they heard this.
"Marshal Xiao? Which marshal?"
"Yes, we don't have a marshal in the court!"
"It's Marshal Xiao Mohan!"
"How is this possible? How can people come back from the dead?"
"That is to say, he seems to have been dead for more than ten years. Xiao Chuhong escorted his body back to the court that day. We have all seen it with our own eyes. He must be completely dead!"
"It's fake! It must be fake! They want to use the rumors in Beijing to gain momentum!"
Listening to the noisy voices in his ears, Shang Yuji's face turned gloomy: "Did that traitor say anything?"
The leader of the Royal Forest Army lowered his head and did not dare to say anything.
‘pop’
"Tell me! I want to hear what that traitor said?!"
"Returning to the Emperor and the Crown Prince, he led his army to the east and said that he wanted to clear the emperor's side and set the court straight! If the emperor is unkind and his ministers are unjust, they should be punished!"
"He wants to kill me? And Qingjun? Ha! Who does he want to kill?" Shang Yu laughed angrily.
The leader of the Royal Guards glanced at Ji Mengping: "Yes, the Left Prime Minister! The prince said that it was Ji Mengping who handed over the defense plan of Jiali Pass to He Liang!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone fell silent.
Good guy. The rumors are probably true.
Xiao Mohan's loyalty and patriotism are well known to the world. If he wants to rebel, then one can imagine how bad the emperor Shang Yujian must be.
"This is complete nonsense! How can it be possible for the truth to be collaborating with the enemy and treason!"
Gu Hongrong said: "Everyone knows that you are in love with General Danying. In the past, you could not love him, so you cannot allow Xiao Mohan to live! Today, the rebels are using this matter as a basis to spread rumors and cause trouble, which has damaged the emperor's reputation! It also makes Luo Qi
In times of crisis”
Every word Gu Hongrong said was like a sharp blade, trying to peel off the flesh and blood from Ji Mengping's body.
"You old man! Do you want me to admit this unfounded crime and die?"
"Whether this charge is groundless or not, God knows and the earth knows, you know and I don't know. If Ji Xiang pleads guilty early and calms the people's anger, the matter may turn around. If the prince loses the support of the people, if he dares to invade the capital
, that is to raise an army to rebel! A rogue party plots rebellion! Anyone who finds it will be punished!"
Ji Mengping froze on the spot with a pale face. He raised his head and looked at Shang Yujie, who was sitting on the dragon chair and looking down at him from a high position.
Obviously, Shang Yujie and Gu Hongrong had the same idea and wanted him to be the discarded piece.
Whether he wants it or not, the matter is settled.
All the stigma originally associated with the emperor was transferred to him when Ji Mengping was imprisoned.
Zuoxiang's Mansion, which used to be bustling with people, was suddenly deserted.
Countless rotten eggs and rotten vegetable leaves were piled up in front of the door of Zuo Xiang's Mansion, and the large seal was particularly eye-catching.
Ji Yunge, who used to be one of the most beautiful girls in Kyoto with Su Shen'er, put on prison uniform, and all the nobility on her body was covered up.
Her eyes were red and swollen from crying, and she was wearing heavy chains on her hands and feet. She was cursed and ridiculed by the people around her. Everything made her fall into a nightmare.
Shang Yuzhen thought that by pushing Ji Mengping out, the matter would be settled, but he forgot about the woman on the wall.
Qi Wan, dressed in white, stood on the city wall, with a resolute and determined back, endless freedom and ease, messy hair flying, Qi Wan smiled and curled his lips.
"My Qi family is loyal to the emperor and patriotic, and would rather die than rebel! My father once said before his death that soldiers can only die on the battlefield! They must not die in the blood caused by power and wealth! But he died in the end for being loyal! My Qi family
Everyone in the family died because of the word "loyalty"! Because the king wants the minister to die! The minister has to die!"
She took out a bright imperial edict from her arms and threw it away, and the imperial edict rose and fell towards the city wall.
The people below picked up the saint, and some illiterate people asked loudly: "What is written on it?"
"The general meaning is that the emperor ordered Qi Songlin to send a message to Xiliang, and then hid the secret message in General Danying's mansion. After the matter was completed, Qi Songlin was granted the title of King with a different surname. Look, there is a jade seal at the bottom. It looks like
It doesn’t look like he’s cheating.”
"Wang with a different surname? The Qi family rebelled and the nine clans were wiped out before General Danying died in vain. In other words, the emperor immediately silenced him after he was done with him?"
"Tsk tsk tsk tsk! If you want me to die, I have to die! Our wise and mighty emperor has used this sentence to the extreme!"
"Hey? I just heard that those things were done by Left Prime Minister Ji Mengping. Could we have misunderstood the emperor?"