The middle-aged official did not expect that Li Chen's punishment would be so severe. He struggled and shouted: "Prince! You ignore the national conditions and insist on going your own way. This will hurt the country!"
"The dignity of the country and the well-being of future generations cannot be bought out of thin air with a passion for blood. The 600,000-strong army of the Liao Kingdom is eyeing you. Amid internal and external troubles, no matter how aggressive you are in the military, you are even more unable to listen to our unfaithful advice.
, this country will be defeated in your hands sooner or later!"
"I, my ministers, have been devoting their lives to the country and the country for a living. Even if we give up our lives, I cannot bear to see you ruining our ancestors' inheritance like this!"
While he was talking, two guards had already walked up to him to take someone away.
But he didn't know where he got the strength, and he actually pushed away two powerful guards in the desperate situation.
He knew that in this situation, he would never survive begging for mercy, but if it aroused public outrage, he might still have a chance to survive.
The middle-aged official became cruel, pointed at Li Chen and cursed: "Since the prince took charge of the country, how many court officials have been killed. You blindly trust Dongchang's minions, but you don't know that eunuchs will do anything for their own power."
"Nowadays, not only the government and the public, but also the people have already complained!"
"Officials are afraid every day, either because they are afraid that Dongchang will come to visit them, or because they are afraid that they will say something wrong that will make the prince angry and cause death. If this continues, who will still have the heart to do their job?"
"Not only that, as a prince, you actually set a precedent for accepting gifts in the East Palace. Throughout thousands of years, you are the only prince who is so greedy for money!"
"Let's talk about competing for profits with the people. As a prince, you don't want to run the government well. Instead, you set up some kind of bank, make business popular, and cooperate with private merchants. Only you can do such an exaggerated thing. Do you know
Now the public has already regarded you as a laughing stock?"
After all these words, there was silence, absolute silence.
Everyone looked at this middle-aged official as if he were a hero.
It’s not that no one wants to say these words, it’s that no one dares to say them.
But now, he said it all alone.
Since Li Chen took charge of the country, except for those who were killed, most of the government orders issued by the government were considered deviant by others.
Especially regarding the Qianzhuang matter, Li Chen tried his best to convince Zhao Xuanji, but he did not consider the huge impact that the imperial court's business would have on the scholar-bureaucrats in this feudal era.
It's just that this pressure has been hidden and silent. Today, someone has dug a hole.
The impact it brings is huge and intuitive.
After a brief period of dead silence, a burst of discussion suddenly broke out in the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
Except for the die-hard supporters of the East Palace, who are inherently reformists and agree with Li Chen's decree, the vast majority of other officials, including the cabinet and neutral factions, are opposed to it.
The discussion became more and more intense, and a glimmer of joy flashed in the corner of the middle-aged official's eyes.
He felt that most of his plan had been successful. As long as he succeeded in gaining momentum, even Li Chen would not be able to kill him.
"That's very well said."
Li Chen looked at him and said indifferently: "It's not just you, many people present have already wanted to say this, right?"
The officials who were swept by Li Chen's gaze subconsciously lowered their heads and did not dare to look at Li Chen.
