"Haha! Third brother, when he saw us, he saluted you first, and then me. In his heart, this is respect for you!"
"Father, we are the masters of the Ming Dynasty. Anyone who sees us must grovel, but this Li Xiuyuan shows respect in this way. He takes himself too seriously!"
"If we don't kill such people, how can we frighten the world?"
Lin Fan said with a sneer.
"Father! When Li Xiuyuan saw us, he had a arrogant attitude and was accompanied by officials from the enemy country. He obviously has long been in contact with the enemy country. This is evidence of collaboration with the enemy and treason!"
Zhu Cijiong said in a deep voice.
"Your Majesty! No, I don't have that. I have been friends with Pei Nanjin for many years. Although we exchange letters, we only discuss poems and songs, nothing else!"
Li Xiuyuan cried out for injustice.
"Your Majesty, Mr. Li has always liked literature. Therefore, he has always been in contact with some scribes. Pei Nanjin is also a famous literati. It is normal for Mr. Li to know him!"
"That's right, we and other literati often have to communicate with literati!"
"We also know something about Mr. Li, but this definitely cannot be regarded as collaboration with the enemy and treason!"
The officials said one after another.
Lin Fandao: "Ten years ago, there were several generals who, because of a letter sent by the enemy, you did not give them a chance to explain, but directly reported it to His Majesty and ordered them to be executed!"
"Now that I think about it, is it possible that those generals were framed?
Or are they just discussing the art of war?"
"If those people had not died, the national power of our country, the Tang Dynasty, would not have declined so quickly. Have you, the literati, ever been soft-hearted when killing people with a pen?"
"Father, I seriously suspect that this Li Xiuyuan colluded with the officials of Annan Kingdom to harm our soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, and caused your Majesty to kill many loyal people!"
hiss!
After Lin Fan said this, all the ministers present were shocked. Thinking about it carefully, this possibility is not impossible!
During the time that Li Xiuyuan was an official in the court, he impeached no less than a hundred military attachés, and most of them died tragically.
Those who survived were promoted again in the end, which was enough to prove that they were loyal and good!
At that time, they only thought that Li Xiuyuan had played the wrong part. But now they thought about it, why did Li Xiuyuan play the wrong part? It was clearly intentional!
Seeing that all the officials present did not speak, and their expressions were very solemn, Emperor Chongzhen was a fool and he would have thought that these officials believed him!
In fact, he also believed it. Dozens of generals and generals in the army died at the hands of Li Xiuyuan. This old guy came to cause trouble again because he saw that the Ming Dynasty was getting stronger!
"Hmph! Li Xiuyuan, I didn't expect you to be so vicious. As a minister of the Ming Dynasty, you would actually do things like cheating!"
Emperor Chongzhen said angrily.
"Father, I was still young at that time, but I still vaguely remember that as soon as Li Xiuyuan appeared in the palace, he was participating in the impeachment of officials!"
"Haha! In those years, our Ming Dynasty lost many capable people!"
Zhu Cijiong also said.
Lin Fan was speechless. Is Li Xiuyuan's popularity so bad?
What he just said is just a guess, and Li Xiuyuan, as a veteran of the three dynasties, will naturally not be incited to rebel by Pei Nanju's few words!
However, he also had selfish motives for joining the officialdom, in order to eradicate dissidents, and at the same time, he also wanted to establish his upright image!
It was also because of this that he was able to serve as a veteran of three dynasties. Later, when the Ming Dynasty's national power weakened and bandits were rampant, this old guy went directly to live in seclusion in the mountains and forests.
This shows what a thief he is. The reason why Lin Fan charged him with collaborating with the enemy and treason was because he wanted to punish the nine clans. Through him, all the literati in the world would know that the imperial court would not be merciful to them!
At the same time, if Li Xiuyuan is executed for such a crime, people in the world will have different views on literati, and they will not be able to cause too much trouble.
"Your Majesty! You! You have to trust me!"
Li Xiuyuan could not defend himself at this time and could only pray to Emperor Chongzhen.
"Li Xiuyuan, the things you have done are so sinister, how can you expect me to trust you?"
Emperor Chongzhen scolded angrily.
"Your Majesty! It's the prince who is deliberately framing me! I was disrespectful to him when I was in Yunnan Mansion. He wants to put this old minister to death!"
Li Xiuyuan yelled.
Lin Fan sneered in his heart: "Huh! You old guy is not stupid. You are indeed not treasonous. However, it is true that you have killed so many loyal people by eradicating dissidents for your own status!"
"Now that you are charged with collaborating with the enemy and treason, and that the nine tribes of you are punished, it is also to make all the literati in the world give up. If the court can kill you, it can kill them!"
"If I kill you, the Ming Dynasty will be completely stable, and it will be much easier to implement the New Deal in the future!"
Lin Fan's inner thoughts were all heard by Emperor Chongzhen. Although he knew that Li Xiuyuan had not collaborated with the enemy and treason, it would still be enough for him to die ten thousand times if he framed Zhongliang!
"Hmph! You have already admitted that you are disrespectful to the prince, how can you make me believe you?"
Emperor Chongzhen said angrily.
"Mr. Li, you have disappointed us so much. Just now you said that you respect the prince, but now you admit it. You are really good at lying!"
"Mr. Li, we are very sad. We didn't expect you to be so cruel. For your own sake, you would ignore the justice of your family and country and eradicate the loyal people of our Ming Dynasty for the enemy!"
"Haha! I finally know that Mr. Li will choose to go to Yunnan Mansion when he retires. You are going to make plans for the enemy country!"
The officials said one after another.
Li Xiuyuan's face looked extremely ugly at this time. He didn't expect that so many people believed what Lin Fan said. So wouldn't it be the same as committing suicide if he entered Beijing this time?
"Your Majesty! You! Do you really not believe me?"
"I came to Beijing this time to contribute to the Ming Dynasty and the people of the world!"
Li Xiuyuan said in a deep voice.
"Hmph! Li Xiuyuan, you, a treasonous person like you, still want to harm the Ming Dynasty. Do you think we are all fools?"
Lin Fan said coldly.
Emperor Chongzhen also said: "Li Xiuyuan, I don't want to hear a word of your nonsense now! Come here! Pull this Li Xiuyuan down and chop him down!"
"Li Xiuyuan collaborated with the enemy and treason, and killed the nine tribes!"
"Yes! Your Majesty!"
Jin Yiwei took orders and came in to drag Li Xiuyuan out.
hiss!
The ministers present were all stunned. They thought His Majesty would scold Li Xiuyuan a few words, and at most he would kill Li Xiuyuan alone. They did not expect that he would destroy the nine tribes!
"Your Majesty, the Annan Kingdom and the Ava Kingdom are both under the control of the Ming Dynasty. Next, we can build a powerful navy and station it in the inland sea between the Annan Kingdom and Qiongzhou Prefecture!"