Emperor Chu looked at Prince Feng, who was standing in the palace with his head and arms wrapped in gauze, and already had a guess in his mind. However, in order not to disrupt the process, he still asked: "You want to impeach Xu Qing, the Marquis of Anding County? Why?"
Prince Feng looked miserable and burst into tears as he said, "Just because I said a few words to the Marquis of Anding County, he suddenly got violent and beat me. I begged my father to make the decision for me."
Emperor Chu heard this and asked: "Oh? What did you say about the Marquis of Anding County? What did you say about him? The Marquis of Anding County is a kind man, how could he be so angry and angry just because of a few words?"
Prince Feng said pitifully: "My son... My son just said that he was just a mud-legged person, but he was so angry that he relied on his martial arts skills to beat my son like this. The Marquis of Anding County
If you don't talk about the royal family, you will definitely put your father in your eyes. Please ask your father to make the decision for your children! Give me the clear sea and rivers in the capital city of Chu."
When the Emperor of Chu heard this, he said in a deep voice: "Where is the Marquis of Anding County?"
Xu Qing went to court for the first time, and saw him standing up from the side, cupping his hands and saying, "I'm here."
Emperor Chu asked: "Is what King Feng said true?"
Xu Qing lowered his head and cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, it is indeed true."
Emperor Chu said in a deep voice: "Even if King Feng is at fault first, you can sue him to Yushitai and Dali Temple. Why are you so violent? Do you still care about the imperial court?"
Prince Feng held the gauze that almost fell off his forehead, looked at Xu Qing who stood up, and hummed: "The Marquis of Anding County has repeatedly made outstanding achievements, but now he is proud of his favor. If he remains an official for a few more years, I am afraid that even the imperial court will
Don’t you even take it seriously?”
Emperor Chu turned to look at King Feng and said in a deep voice: "It's none of your business! Kneel down! I asked you to take charge of the internal affairs of the government. Now you can taunt the important officials of the imperial court as much as you want. Originally, I was responsible for your affairs.
I planned to reward you for being so neat, but now it seems... hmph!"
When King Feng heard what Emperor Chu said, he immediately knelt down and held his bandaged left arm, while he breathed a sigh of relief.
Just don’t give any rewards.
You may not know when the reward will become the position of prince.
But I dare not ask for a reward.
When Xu Qing heard this, he looked at Prince Feng and was slightly startled. Was this also his plan?
Emperor Chu turned his head and looked at Xu Qing again: "And you! No matter what, Prince Feng is also my prince, how can I allow you to beat him wantonly and cause serious injuries? At the beginning, you were just a mere catcher, and I and the emperor favored you.
Your talents have promoted you step by step, but now you are so arrogant and ignorant of propriety! What crime should you do?!"
As soon as Emperor Chu finished speaking, General Longwuwei Liu Chong on the side clasped his fists and said: "Your Majesty, the Marquis of Anding County is a first-time offender. He has repeatedly performed extraordinary feats for the court. Please show mercy to your Majesty."
The Minister of Household Affairs also immediately stood up and said: "For the sake of the past achievements of the Marquis of Anding County, would you please show mercy to your majesty?"
At this moment, people from both military generals and civil servants stood up one after another to intercede for Xu Qing.
In fact, there are only a few who sincerely plead for mercy, and many others are just fishing in troubled waters.
Everyone else has stood up one by one. It would be embarrassing for me not to stand up here. Just beg for mercy. Anyway, the law does not punish the public. No matter whether His Majesty listens to their pleas or not, it is impossible for anyone to plead for mercy to be the same as them.
words.
His Highness Prince Feng's ability to cause trouble is obvious to all.
Normally, the expenses of His Majesty's inner palace are handled by a dedicated person. This time, Your Majesty didn't know what to think, so he handed it over to His Highness Prince Feng. His Majesty had just finished praising Prince Feng for doing a good job, but who would have thought that this time he would ask the Marquis of Anding County?
Balance merit and demerits.
But looking at it now, the Marquis of Anding County was also a fiery man, gentle and gentle on the surface, but actually he also had a restless temper inside.
Even the prince dares to beat him.
You have to be careful in the future...
There are many people who can guess Xu Qing's true purpose. Of course, there are also many people who can guess King Feng's purpose even though they have not guessed Xu Qing's purpose.
Xu Qing may not know how to balance merit and demerit, but His Royal Highness Prince Feng's daily routine is quite a slippery slope.
Both the DPRK and China are basically aware of this.
But looking at His Highness Prince Feng’s appearance...it seems like he screwed up this time...
Of course, there are also some people who came forward with ulterior motives. This time, almost all the civil and military ministers in the court stood up to plead for the Marquis of Anding County. The Marquis of Anding County will easily make a knot in His Majesty's heart.
The crime of being a party member.
Forming cliques for personal gain has always been a taboo in His Majesty's heart!
There are hundreds of civil and military officials with different thoughts.
Emperor Chu glanced at the ministers and said in a deep voice: "Are you going to protect him?"
Liu Chong clasped his fists and said in a deep voice: "I don't dare to do so. It's just that the Marquis of Anding County is indeed a rare talent for the court, and His Highness Prince Feng made a mistake first. I beg Your Majesty to show mercy as appropriate."
After Liu Chong finished speaking, the generals behind him also clasped their fists and said, "I beg your Majesty to show mercy at your discretion."
Upon seeing this, Emperor Chu closed his eyes, seemed to think about it, and then said: "Well, I am not an unkind person. For the sake of past merits, I will be merciful as appropriate. For past merits, I will show mercy."
"Today's mistakes cannot be offset by merits and demerits. You can just sit on the wall at home and think about your mistakes. You are not allowed to enter the court without being summoned. You can reflect on it at home for me."
When Xu Qing heard this, he bowed and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty."
All the ministers also bowed: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."
The Emperor of Chu snorted coldly and continued: "And you courtiers, I know that you have also made great contributions to our country of Chu, but if anyone feels that he has shed blood for the country of Chu, he can just lie down if he is tired.
If you sleep peacefully on your merits for half your life, you are wrong! If I see any of my subordinates taking advantage of troubled waters to fish in troubled waters while inspecting various yamen again, the chief official and the subordinates will be guilty of the same crime!"
The courtiers were shocked when they heard the words of Emperor Chu, and quickly bowed and said: "Your Majesty's holy words, I will bear them in mind!"
Unexpectedly, His Majesty would take this opportunity to hit them. This was something they never expected. The one who hid it the most was His Majesty!
Emperor Chu glanced at King Feng who was kneeling on the ground and said in a deep voice: "Retreat!"
King Qi, who was standing among the crowd, glanced at Xu Qing, with a hint of resentment in his expression, and then bowed and retreated to the court.
After the courtiers in the main hall dispersed, Emperor Chu stood up, walked down the imperial steps, and came to King Feng who was still kneeling in the hall.
Prince Feng raised his head and said: "Father, son and minister..."
Emperor Chu helped the gauze on Prince Feng's head that was slightly tilted: "It's almost falling off."
"Oh." Prince Feng subconsciously thanked Emperor Chu after hearing what he said, and quickly straightened the gauze on his head: "Thank you, Father, for reminding me."
Emperor Chu said: "Next time, remember to apply some cinnabar. This gauze has been wrapped around my head for a long time, and there is not even a trace of blood or medicine. Fortunately, I left the court quickly."
"Cinnabar is not good. Xu Qing told Erchen that this thing is poisonous." Prince Feng suddenly felt something was wrong. He raised his head and looked at Emperor Chu: "Huh?!"