"If the emperor refuses to depose King Qi and exposes him, will the emperor be grateful or angry?"
"As for the matter of impeaching the King of Shu, neither big nor small is appropriate. Moreover, my lord is just making a start. There may be mad dogs who continue to bite. When the dog bites the dog, wouldn't it be more beneficial to us?"
What the wild Taoist did not say is: This is exactly the result that the one on the Dragon Throne wants to see!
Regardless of whether the emperor is public or private, he just wants his lord to stir up a pool of water, but he has no intention of letting his lord kill everyone.
After saying that, the wild Taoist patted Cen Rubai on the shoulder and left.
In fact, before the truth was told, Cen Rubai had already received enlightenment. Throughout the dynasties, many loyal ministers wrote letters of remonstrance, all out of loyalty to expose the dark side. In the end, they often died without a burial place, and all their integrity was wasted.
Many people think that this is because the villain is deceived or the emperor is confused. In fact, the fundamental reason is that there is no intimacy, or it is not the right time.
"In the past, when Emperor Long'an made great use of Ji Heng, he relied on him to eliminate his unfaithful ministers. The minister Fu Zhen might have impeached Ji Heng for a small crime, but the impeachment of Ji Heng turned out to be evil. This actually forced the emperor to choose one of the two, ruining the emperor's overall situation.
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"So Minister Fu Zhen was furious and imprisoned by the emperor. He finally thought of his loyalty and escaped death and returned home."
"Alas, I was born in the East Palace, but I can't understand as well as this Taoist." Cen Rubai stood there and watched the wild Taoist walk away. After a long time, he shook his head and smiled, and then walked in the same direction.
Imperial City
The bullock cart carried Su Ziji slowly and slowly to the palace gate and stopped. Some bullock carts were parked in the open space nearby. The drivers who drove the carts were all sitting on the carts to rest. Su Ziji told the cart drivers and got out of the car.
Come down and walk towards the gate of the imperial city.
On the road, some officials walked back and forth in twos and threes.
At this time, the genius really shined. Outside in the capital, many people had just woken up, but in the imperial city, everyone was already in their places and starting the day's work.
Guards in golden armor stood on both sides of the hall, wearing bright helmets. The officials who walked into the hall one by one, no matter how frozen they were when they walked over, gradually recovered their temperature and demeanor when they entered the hall.
Because it was still early spring, there were several braziers in the main hall, all using the best charcoal. This kind of charcoal was specially supplied to the palace. The emperor allocated a lot of it and used it in the court hall in winter.
Even so, the door of the main hall was wide open, and the cold wind continued to blow in.
The officials near the door could only wear thick clothes under their official uniforms, because these officials were all fourth-grade officials, with the lowest official rank among those who could go to court, so they could only endure these.
As the Duke of Dai and the grandson of the prince, Su Ziji has the qualifications to observe government affairs and go to court, so his position is naturally at the front. However, although the front position is out of reach of cold water and the external environment is not cold, when he reaches the
The second-grade area is a gathering place for heart-fellows, and every word they say to each other can make people feel cold from the inside out.
When he came, the King of Shu had not arrived yet. King Qi and King Lu had arrived early. When they saw him arriving, King Qi just looked at him with an indifferent expression. It was rare that he did not show a cold face or smile when he saw him. King Lu
He smiled at Su Ziji and nodded.
Su Ziji thought in his mind, who doesn't know how to pretend?
Until the King of Shu and several ministers came in one after another in front of the King of Shu. They passed by the King of Shu who was standing in the front position and didn't even give him a glance from the corner of his eye. However, several ministers stood behind and kept looking towards Su Zi.
Ji's back released his gaze.
Su Ziji laughed again in his heart, but his face was calm.
Seeing him so calm and knowing what he was going to do today, the ministers from the non-Shu King's party were somewhat impressed. If nothing else, he could face the difficulties and still be with Qi even though he had no party members.
I don’t know whether I should call him stupid or upright for having such courage and enmity with the King of Shu when the two kings are not on good terms.
The King of Shu stood slightly in front, secretly holding his breath.
"I would like to see if my good nephew is as righteous as he said and dares to take action against me today!"
With the sound of "The Emperor has arrived——", all the officials bowed their heads and saluted, welcoming the Emperor who was the last to arrive.
"Long live my emperor, long live me."
"Everyone loves you for your peace of mind."
After a while, the emperor's deep voice came from above.
Ministers, those in front of the dragon chair, while standing flat, raised their eyes slightly and glanced at the emperor sitting on the dragon chair.
Just like the previous few days, the emperor, who was rumored to be seriously ill, was still sitting calmly with a rosy face, looking even healthier than last year.
In today's court meeting, it was obvious that there was no major issue in the court that could cause controversy. The only border issue was the border issue. Since the ministers who were able to go to court had vaguely heard about it, no one was willing to be the one who stood out at this time.
Everyone was absent-minded. Only a few censors came out and participated in a few matters. The emperor looked calm and settled everything in court.
Looking at the people standing in front of the honorable row, his eyes darkened.
"Who else is going to discuss matters today?" When they saw no words, the ministers all fell silent, and the whole hall suddenly became silent. The emperor coughed lightly and asked.
Although he asked this question, his eyes couldn't help but glance at Su Ziji.
Not only the emperor at the top, but also the ministers and ministers standing below. When they heard the emperor ask this question, a thought came into their minds: "The main event is finally here." They couldn't help but look at the representative standing there with a calm expression.
Duke of the country.
Is this a ginseng or a non-ginseng?
Just when some people were wondering if Dai Guogong regretted it after returning yesterday, Dai Guogong came out and stood in the center of the hall.
"Your Majesty, I have written a memorial for you!"
The emperor's face was still a little gloomy at first, but when he saw Duke Dai standing up, his face became a little better and he said calmly: "Oh? Do you want to discuss matters or participate in the meeting?"
Those who asked this question understood the elegant meaning of the question. Several first-rank ministers twitched their mouths and said to themselves, The Emperor is really impatient.
"I want to take part in the King of Shu's case of kidnapping the Princess of Ning, whipping and expelling the envoys of Ning, and forcing them to rebel against Ning!" Su Ziji said loudly at this time.
"Your Majesty, don't slander anyone!" Upon hearing this, the King of Shu was furious, his face turned red, he turned around and scolded Su Ziji directly.
Su Ziji ignored the King of Shu at all and handed the fold directly to Eunuch Zhao who came down. When the emperor took the fold and unfolded it to read, he carefully explained the cause and effect of the incident.
Although he had known for a long time that his nephew was going to impeach him in front of the ministers today, he was so ruthless, completely torn off his face, and made the matter so clear, which still made the King of Shu very angry.
King Qi on the side sneered, his face full of ridicule, as if he was watching a show.
When the King of Shu heard the sneer, he turned to look at King Qi. Seeing King Qi's appearance, he became even more angry. He looked at an official and pondered.
"Then what do you think should be done?" The emperor read the article about the impeachment of the King of Shu, put it aside, and asked Su Ziji who was standing in the hall with no apparent joy or anger.