"Filial piety comes first..." Seeing the gloomy expression on the emperor's face, the imperial censor, Prime Minister Fang Shixian, stood up and argued to Dr. Guanglu Fan Qing and Shangshu Ling Shen Rui: "The reason why the emperor spared King Xuanwu's death was precisely for this filial piety. Character!"
"Your Majesty, the Censor, is wrong. Although I, Dayin, put filial piety first, if I lose the support of the people, how can I convince the people and bring peace to the world just by relying on filial piety?" Fan Qing frowned and asked, immediately blocking the Censor Zhongcheng. Fang Shixian's mouth.
"Your Majesty, water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it. King Xuanwu acted arbitrarily. Your Majesty cannot allow the people to resent you just for the sake of filial piety!" Shen Rui continued to speak to Xiao Heng, who was aloof, speaking each word sonorously and powerfully, with twinkling eyes. Determined to behead Xiao Zhao!
At this moment, Prime Minister Han Yunzhi, who had been silent, also stood in front of the ministers and slowly said: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother asked the Emperor to swear an oath. She did not expect that King Xuanwu would do such a treasonous and unethical thing. His brother's throne... Your Majesty, if you kill King Xuanwu and eliminate harm for the people, it will not be considered a violation of your oath! What's more, the Queen Mother is well-informed and never wants to see the people's resentment spread, the government's order to be disordered, and the country to be unrest!"
When Han Yunzhi said this, he paused and continued: "King Luoyang led his troops to repel the Northern Wei Dynasty this time, but he was seriously injured because of King Xuanwu. If the emperor spares King Xuanwu's death, I'm afraid the officers and soldiers in the army will also be dissatisfied!"
After Prime Minister Han Yunzhi finished speaking, a complex light flashed in Xiao Heng's eyes, as if he was thinking and weighing.
Yang Ce, the captain of the cavalry general Wei Ziyi, knelt down and said loudly: "Please put King Xuanwu to death and give an explanation to the soldiers out of the anger of the people!"
Yang Ce's rich voice echoed in the hall. Before Xiao Heng could speak, most of the civil and military officials also knelt down and said in unison: "Please put King Xuanwu to death to show the anger of the people!"
Xiao Heng's face was ashen, and he looked at the ministers kneeling in front of him with cold eyes, begging him to execute Xiao Zhao, as if if he did not agree to execute Xiao Zhao, then they would never be able to kneel down!
He originally thought that the ministers would agree with his decision to send Xiao Zhao to Yulin County because of what he called "filial piety". Unexpectedly, these people all agreed and insisted that he kill Xiao Zhao!
If Xiao Zhao was not his biological brother, he would have made the decision long ago without hesitation, but Xiao Zhao is his only biological brother and the most beloved son of his mother!
Xiao Zhao disappointed him again and again, and in the end even tried to take away the throne from his brother. He didn't want to let Xiao Zhao go, and his mother's last words always appeared in his ears!
"Your Majesty, King Xuanwu Xiao Zhao has brought trouble to the imperial court and is in contact with the enemy's country. He is actually a rebellious official and a traitor. He cannot be allowed to stay!" Seeing that the emperor was still hesitating, Shen Rui advised him solemnly.
Several of Xiao Heng's close ministers who originally tried to argue with Shen Rui and others did not know what to say and could only stand aside silently.
Xiao Heng quietly looked at the ministers in front of him who unanimously asked him to execute Xiao Zhao. Whether it was Prime Minister Han Yunzhi, Guanglu doctor Fan Qing, or his most trusted minister Shen Rui, they all urged him to execute Xiao Zhao!
Wei Ziyi's subordinate, Lieutenant Colonel Yang Ce, also strongly requested him to execute Xiao Zhao!
That's all for Fan Qing, but Prime Minister Han Yunzhi, the Wei family, and Shangshu Shen Rui are all pressuring him step by step!