After King Zhao finished speaking, several more old ministers stood up and wrote letters, asking Emperor Hongyuan to punish the virtuous king severely to calm the public's anger.
Seeing that there was a lot of noise in the court, Emperor Hongyuan was very anxious and exhausted, so he said sternly: "Okay, shut up!"
Emperor Hongyuan roared angrily, and everyone stopped quickly, and the hall fell silent for an instant.
Emperor Hongyuan stared at everyone with splitting eyes and said in a deep voice: "Okay, then what do you think we should do with the virtuous king?"
Prince Rui immediately glanced at his confidant Lord Zhou, who hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, although King Xian has committed a serious crime, as a prince, he has a noble status and can be given a lighter punishment. The Emperor can whip him.
Fifty times, he will be deprived of his title of prince and demoted to prince, a small punishment but a big punishment."
When the others heard this, they were immediately filled with righteous indignation and said: "How can the wise king be punished so lightly for committing such a serious crime? The prince broke the law and committed the same crime as the common people. The wise king was ruthless, committed a heinous crime, and had a bad influence. I think he should be demoted to a commoner and be punished.
He will be imprisoned in the Zongren Mansion for the rest of his life and will not be allowed to come out!"
"No! It's just too light to be imprisoned in the clan's mansion! The wise king is so vicious that he dares to kill people in the palace. He should be sentenced to death. Only by killing one person to serve as a warning to others can he answer the question to the people!" someone said angrily.
"Yes! We should kill the wise king and sentence him to death, otherwise it will be difficult to convince the public!"
"Yes! The wise king must be beheaded, otherwise it will be difficult to eliminate the hatred in the hearts of the people!"
Seeing how excited the ministers were, Chu Xuanchen curled his lips coldly. When these ministers said it, it seemed as if the wise king had become a heinous villain.
Isn't that what they said about him at the beginning?
These ministers must have been deceived by others. He was about to step forward to speak for the wise king. Suddenly, a domineering female voice came from outside the hall, "Who said that the wise king is a murderer? Who dares to rule the wise king while I am here?"
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As soon as this domineering and cold voice came out, everyone was startled.
They quickly turned around and saw in the golden sunlight, a well-dressed woman in red walked in domineeringly with someone leading her!
She looks absolutely beautiful, with a cold expression. Her red dress makes her skin as white as snow, and her beaded hair makes her cold and indifferent.
She was like a fairy who could not eat the fireworks of the world. She walked into the hall in the sunlight. Her aura was noble and cool, shining brightly and dazzling everyone's eyes!
Everyone was stunned when they saw the woman in red walking in.
Suddenly, someone shouted: "How brave! Whose girl dares to break into the Jinluan Palace without permission? You will die!"
"That's it, Eunuch Xu, who is she? How could she go to the palace without reporting? Who gave her the right to enter the palace without permission?"
When she heard the crowd's scoldings, the woman not only was not afraid, but stepped forward sharply and glanced at everyone with a leering look.
Finally, she stopped in front of Emperor Hongyuan, bowed slightly and said calmly: "I'm sorry, Your Majesty, I was in a hurry just now, so I forgot to ask someone to pass on the message."
When Emperor Hongyuan saw the woman, not only was he not angry, but he said politely: "It doesn't matter, it's just a small matter. Dear sirs, this lady is my distinguished guest. I invited her to the palace. You must not be rude!"
In fact, it was Nalan Meng who came by herself. She seemed to have come here for something. She had been staying in the palace for two days, and he still couldn't figure out the reason for her visit.
But after hearing what she just said, he instantly understood her purpose!
At this time, the woman raised her eyebrows lightly, with a dignified look on her face, as if she didn't take anyone else seriously at all.