Xiao Yu said leisurely: "Don't be upset, King Bin. I just suggested that your majesty not to take a stand on Fang Jun's case easily, so as not to end it later. He did not say that Fang Jun must be guilty, nor did he suggest that Fang Jun should be punished. The emperor is supreme, sincerely
You should be careful about what you say, otherwise export is a golden rule and it will be difficult to change.”
Ma Zhou laughed angrily: "What's the difference between this and a conviction? There is a lot of public opinion outside at the moment. If the court keeps delaying without expressing its position, won't it mean that the outside world will confirm Fang Jun's crime?"
Xiao Yu said: "Fang Jun has always acted unscrupulously. I am afraid that most people think that he is relying on favor and is arrogant and has no law. It is really unconscionable for him to sit down."
Ma Zhou was extremely angry and said unceremoniously: "This is simply ridiculous!"
Changsun Wuji, who had been sitting quietly without saying a word, suddenly spoke at this moment, smiled lightly, looked at Ma Zhou and said: "King Ma Bin is a capable minister and official, but he is still young after all, and he does not know the dangers of the human heart. The so-called painting of a dragon and a tiger.
It’s hard to draw bones, but you know people’s faces but not their hearts. Only by being cautious in everything can you survive for a long time.”
All the ministers looked at Xiao Yu and shook their heads secretly. This was simply nonsense. However, Le Yanwei insisted and refused to let go, which was indeed a headache. Now that Changsun Wuji has been added, this can be seen.
There must be shadows of Jiangnan nobles and Guanlong Group behind it...
In fact, this matter is very simple, just punish Le Yanwei severely and use the power of thunder to bring order to the chaos.
Everything must rely on evidence. This is a fair and serious court, not a market place talking nonsense. If there is evidence, Fang Jun will be punished. If there is no evidence, Le Yanwei, who made the false accusation, will be punished. If Fang is found out in the future.
There is irrefutable evidence of Jun's crime. It will not be too late to deal with it at that time. How can we generalize it?
But the difficulty is that this is a sensitive time point...
Eastern Expedition!
In the past two years, large-scale coordination and deployment of troops stationed on the border within the Tang Dynasty were carried out. While ensuring the stability of the western and northern borders, a large number of troops were mobilized to move to Liaodong. The two states of Youying now have military camps lined with mountains of grain, and the Eastern Expedition is imminent.
If Le Yanwei is severely dealt with at this time, the Jiangnan nobles behind him will definitely feel the same way. It is not necessarily a change of heart, but it is entirely possible to do some tricks in secret to drag the court back.
At this moment, coupled with the Guanlong Group, which has a strong influence in the military... even the emperor has to be afraid.
The emperor is said to be the supreme king in the world, holding the sun and moon in his hands, and controlling the life and death of hundreds of millions of people. However, the emperor is also a human being, and he is also affected by the power struggle between the court and the central government. It is impossible to take the golden rule and keep it true!
There are countless emperors in history who have been coerced by powerful ministers. Even a wise and powerful emperor like Li Er could not ignore the mutual attack and annihilation of the forces in the DPRK and China. He could only balance the interests of all parties and restrain each other, thinking that he could use it for his own purposes.
When the forces of all parties are balanced, that is a wise king.
There are always trade-offs in the pursuit of interests, so the emperor who obeyed the orders as soon as they came out, and who was eager to die can only exist in legends. There was no such thing before, there is no one now, and there will be no one in the future...
There will never be.
His majesty, Li Er, looked as dark as the bottom of a pot. He looked at Xiao Yu, then at Changsun Wuji, and suddenly laughed...
You all think that I can sacrifice everything and endure everything for the sake of the overall situation of the Eastern Expedition, right?
Well, then let me see what kind of background you, the leaders of the aristocratic families, have. I will do whatever you want to see if you can really hinder the Eastern Expedition, and see if you can really shake my country.
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The ministers were suddenly surprised when they saw the strange smile on the emperor's face.
Especially Xiao Yu and Changsun Wuji, their hearts sank suddenly...
How could the emperor and his ministers know each other's temperament after decades of experience? Just seeing the emperor's expression, they knew that they had really angered the emperor this time! In the face of a desperate situation, the emperor only dared to ride in Hulao with three thousand black armors.
He stormed an enemy formation of 100,000 people at Guanxia, dared to kill his brother and brother under the Xuanwu Sect, and dared to force his father to abdicate in the Daxing Palace. He had the blood of violence in his body, and he had incredible courage!
There is nothing he dares not do, and no one can seriously force him!
Xiao Yu and Changsun Wuji knew that without Fang Xuanling's resignation letter, the emperor would have chosen to endure it for the sake of the Eastern Expedition and temporarily wronged Fang Jun. However, when Fang Xuanling's letter was submitted, they made
The violent blood in the emperor's heart completely burned!
This is the blood of resistance!
The emperor's position was obtained because of the support of the aristocratic family, but also because of the constraints of the aristocratic family, the emperor's dignity was challenged again and again. This was absolutely impossible for the extremely confident His Majesty Li Er to endure for a long time.
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Now, this critical point has been reached!
Xiao Yu and Changsun Wuji secretly screamed at each other. After all their calculations, they never expected that Fang Xuanling's reaction would be so violent this time, and they would even use their complete withdrawal from the court as a bargaining chip to force the emperor to give him an explanation!
The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became cold. Just as the ministers were waiting anxiously for the emperor's thunderous wrath, they saw Prince Li Chengqian stand up from his seat, bow to His Majesty Li Er, and loudly said: "Father, I have something to tell you."
Play!"
All the ministers were stunned.
All eyes immediately turned to the prince, wondering why the prince spoke at this time.
His Majesty Li Er was furious, staring at Li Chengqian like a hawk, and said coldly: "What does the prince have to say?"
He thought that the prince wanted to speak for Fang Jun, so he was extremely dissatisfied. When it was time for you to stand up and defend Fang Jun, you said nothing and allowed Ma Zhou to be squeezed out by Xiao Yu and Changsun Wuji; now I have
I plan to support Fang Jun to the end, so as the prince, you should stay out of the matter and act as a peacemaker afterwards. But now you have to stand up and speak for Fang Jun when I have made up my mind. Do you have any insight?
Do you have any political wisdom?
The emperor's eyes were as bright as a sharp sword. Li Chengqian was so frightened that he almost shrank back... But there was no room for him to shrink back at this moment.
Swallowing his saliva, he summoned up his courage and said, "I would like to inform my father, my son and I can testify for Fang Jun. Although the merchant's daughter married into the Fang family, she was definitely not forced into being a concubine by Fang Jun."
His Majesty Li Er was stunned for a moment and asked curiously: "What did you say?"
Li Chengqian said respectfully: "That day, my son and his third brother were invited to the Fang family for a banquet. They happened to catch up with the Fang family to hold a wedding. Fang Jun accompanied his son and his third brother to drink until midnight. After the banquet was over, there was already a curfew.
Therefore, the son and his third brother all stayed at Fang's house. Therefore, the son could prove that the person who entered the bridal chamber with the merchant's daughter was Fang Jun's personal soldier. The so-called incident of Fang Jun robbing the daughter of a commoner was simply a lie.
Malicious fabrication.”
After saying these words, the hall fell silent, and Xiao Yu and Changsun Wuji looked embarrassed at the same time...
Everyone looked at the prince with a little surprise and amusement.
Since you were at Fang's house that day and you witnessed everything with your own eyes, why didn't you speak out to prove it earlier? You had to wait until Xiao Yu and Changsun Wuji stood up together to confirm that there was no way out before you spoke.
Woolen cloth?
In the past, the prince's impression on everyone was that he was honest and kind, and his outstanding abilities were not only far inferior to His Majesty Li Er, but he was also the King of Wei among his brothers, and the King of Wu was also above him. The reason why everyone is willing to support Li Chengqian as the prince is,
Firstly, Li Chengqian was the eldest son, and he was the emperor's rightful ruler, and secondly, because of Li Chengqian's temperament, who wouldn't want to serve as an official under such a gentle, generous and friendly emperor?
But now, everyone can't help but sigh: Your Highness, you are a bad student...
His Majesty Li Er stared at Li Chengqian with bright eyes. He was so talented and powerful, how could he not understand the prince's intentions?
It's obvious that Xiao Yu, Changsun Wuji and others have no way to retreat!
I finally have a bit of the domineering power of a prince. What does it mean to be the same as dough all day long?
His Majesty Li Er felt happy in his heart, but his face remained calm. He looked around and asked loudly: "My dear friends, what do you think of the prince's words?"
What can you think?
Is it possible that anyone dares to accuse the prince of lying and perjury? This is impossible. The prince's majesty means that the prince will never do that. If he said that he happened to witness it with his own eyes, it must be true, not to mention that there is a Wu.
His Royal Highness is also present. Could it be that the two princes lied to Fang Jun?
Sun Fuga, the minister of Dali Temple, said: "The previous difficulty was that Le Yanwei insisted that Fang Jun concealed it later. Now that the prince has testified, the truth is naturally revealed. As a supervisory censor, Le Yanwei falsely accused the imperial official. The nature of this is extremely
The impact of the collapse is extremely bad, and he should be punished with an additional level of crime. I sincerely request your Majesty to decree that he be punished in a canonical manner to serve as a warning to others!"
There was an uproar in the palace.
During the Zhenguan Dynasty, except for the serious crime of treason, no courtiers had yet been sentenced to death. Now that it is proposed to impose such a drastic punishment on Le Yanwei, is Sun Fuga going to side with Fang Xuanling and his son to show his loyalty?
Xiao Yu and Chang Sun Wuji looked at each other, their faces so gloomy that they could drip with water!