King Huaiyang appeared at the scene of the public trial, which was unexpected by everyone, who would have thought that such a thin teenager would actually appear in such an unbelievable way?

"What is the King of Huaiyang doing here? Who is he crying out for, guard, why don't you go and pull the King of Huaiyang back......"

Xia Yuanji was frightened, he still thought that he would be able to be promoted to Zhongshu Ling in his lifetime, and the king of Huaiyang suddenly made such a play, which made him a little confused for a while. Pei Jing's reaction was fast, and he immediately realized why Li Xi, the king of Huaiyang, was crying out for injustice.

"Could it be that King Huaiyang is here for King Xiang?"

This coincides with Qin Jin's thoughts, counting the prisoners who are full of prisoners, and those who have something to do with Li Xi belong to Li Xu, the king of Xiang. But why did he avenge Li You?

"Don't embarrass King Huaiyang, bring him over and see what grievances you have to sue!"

Seeing that Qin Jin was not angry, Xia Yuanji's mood stabilized a lot, and he quickly explained:

"Yes, don't embarrass King Huaiyang, he is just a child after all!"

Many of the people present secretly sighed with emotion, daring to openly avenge their convicted brother in front of tens of thousands of people, how could a child be driven out? I am afraid that few of the officials and magnates present have such courage!

Soon, Li Xi, the king of Huaiyang, was brought to them. The thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy's face was still flushed, and he was very dissatisfied with the pull of the guards.

"The king of Huaiyang avenged his brother's grievances, his feelings are commendable, and his courage is commendable, but do you know that your brother colluded with Fan Hu and killed the courtiers, how can such a big crime be wronged?"

Qin Jin values this young man a little in his heart, at least he still has the enthusiasm to avenge his brother, regardless of whether his brother is wronged or not, just this kind of behavior is enough to be respectable. Because people in the world have always been the icing on the cake, there are very few people who send charcoal in the snow, and what Li Xi did was a charcoal in the snow for his brother Li Xu.

Although Li Xi was young, he had no fear on his face when he stood in front of a cadre of important officials of the imperial court, and said generously with a slightly immature face:

"Li Xi is not fighting for his brother today, but to fight for who is right and who is wrong!"

Hearing this, Xia Yuanji almost lost his eyeballs, since it is not a dispute between right and wrong, what can be said about Li Xuanming's grievances?

"King Huaiyang, do you know who the person in front of you is?

Li Xi bowed and said:

"Of course you know, Doctor Qin, who has the skill of recovering the two capitals!"

"Now that you know, what are you talking about?"

Suddenly, Li Xi's eyes turned red, and he suddenly knelt down and choked up:

"Li Xi didn't know who his mother was since he was a child, if it weren't for his brother Li Xun taking care of him from time to time, I don't know how many people would be bullied......"

Qin Jin nodded secretly, he also knew a little about the origin of Li Xi, the king of Huaiyang, this mother's mother was just a miscellaneous servant in the East Palace, and Li Heng somehow luckily happened to this woman one day, but it happened that this girl was pregnant in just one day, but unfortunately this is a hard-working woman, and Li Xi died in childbirth on the same day. Therefore, Li Xi, who was born to the palace handyman, has a low status, and he has never been liked by Li Heng, so not only his brothers and sisters, but even the slightly powerful eunuchs in the palace can color him. Zoom in to see the time from Li Xi's childhood to adolescence, he is really a poor child.

If Li Xuan really takes care of this younger brother from a slightly humble background, Li Xu's actions today are also touching.

"It's understandable to care about my brother's heart, but do you know that Li Yan's crime has no chance of survival!"

Li Xi raised his head and said:

Li Xi knew, so Li Xi begged Doctor Qin to be punished with his brother, and only hoped that he could be exempted from the death penalty of his brother! Even if Li Xi did not become the king of Huaiyang...... Even if you are in prison for the rest of your life......"

Qin Jin thought it was funny, and was punished together with Li Yan? How could he bear it? Could it be that one person cut off half of his head? If he tried to avoid the death penalty in this way, wouldn't it be too easy to avoid death?

Just as he was laughing and silent, Xia Yuanji was shocked, he almost gave a thumbs up to Li Xi in public, as the saying goes, the eldest brother is the father, although Li Xuan is hypocritical and indulgent, but he also has a deep side of brotherhood, otherwise it would be impossible to save Li Xi in exchange for his life.

Xia Yuanji said in a very appreciative tone:

"The sage attaches the most importance to filial piety, and the king of Huaiyang loves his brothers, and even the old man admires ...... inexplicable"

He turned to Qin Jin and said in an unprecedented tone:

"There is a precedent for a son to bear the blame for his husband in this dynasty, since the king of Huaiyang has this heart, it is better to ......"

"Absolutely not!"

Without waiting for Xia Yuanji to finish speaking, Pei Jing stood up.

"Collaborating with the enemy and harming the courtiers are both unforgivable crimes, how can the capital crime be avoided because of filial piety? This is too child's play!"

Qin Jin didn't speak, but only looked at the courtiers present with an inquiring gaze. Because of the joy and anger on his face, the courtiers couldn't figure out the intentions of this Qin doctor for a while, and seeing that Pei Jing and Xia Yuanji, who had recently been highly valued, had different opinions, some agreed with Pei Jing's opinion, and some agreed with Xia Yuanji's opinion. Roughly speaking, the two views are half to half.

Zhang Jie and Tian Chengsi sent people to Qin Jin to ask for instructions on how to deal with it, and finally everyone came to a unanimous opinion, first suspend the execution of King Xiang, and wait for the court to deal with it later.

At first, people were puzzled by King Xiang's decision to temporarily avoid death, but soon the news that King Huaiyang was willing to bear the guilt for his brother came out, and everyone understood the reason. To put it bluntly, whether it is King Xiang or King Huaiyang, it is the blood of the Son of Heaven, and the court should pay attention to it. Therefore, it is even more important not to make any hasty decisions about them.

In the past few days in Chang'an, there have been lively events one after another, and a large number of Tongfan Hu have just been vigorously executed, and a more lively selection of the prince has immediately begun.

The big scene of killing, whether it is the officials in Chang'an or the people in recent years, they have all seen it. However, the selection of the crown prince by the vote of officials is a new thing that has never been seen before.

"Hey, have you heard? The Political Affairs Hall has already agreed today, if the officials in Beijing are above the fifth grade, one person can vote for one vote, and the one who has the most votes among the heirs of the Son of Heaven will win and inherit the throne of the prince!"

"Isn't this nonsense? The selection of the prince is related to the country, how can it be selected in such a child's play?"

"Isn't this a biased statement? The one who gets the most votes is the prince, isn't it the one who wins the hearts of the people who is the prince? Speaking of which, this Doctor Qin really has some strange ideas......

Of course, there are also people who speak yin and yang.

"Win the hearts of the people? The so-called one who gets the most votes is the prince, but he just wants the courtiers to stand up for him and endorse him......"

"Silence, silence! This is easy to say, if it gets out, we will all have to be unlucky!"

The secret agents of the Shenwu Army and the courtiers have heard of it to some extent, and it is said that even the whispers of a certain courtier to his mother-in-law at night are clear.

"What are you afraid of......?"

Ten kings' houses, the people of the palaces in the fang were panicked, Li Chenghong was forced to scatter all his family wealth to Qinglong Temple to shave his monk, and Li Xu, the king of Xiang, was also raided, and he was almost punished with a beheading.

The frightened houses were now closed, but the horses on horseback passed by, and they couldn't help but be terrified. Of course, there are exceptions to this, and that is King Li Qi.

"Li Xi, who has never been conspicuous, has taken the lead and shown his face, and now the courtiers have to give him a thumbs up and praise him for his filial piety, although he has lost the title of King of Huaiyang, but he still has won the hearts of the people! Mr. Zuo said, I have to find a way to cover his edge!"

The news of the selection of the crown prince by one person and one vote for officials above the fifth rank in Beijing has spread in the Ten Princes' Mansion, and in order to win the hearts of the people, Li Qi also locked himself in the house and racked his brains and worked hard. Since Li Xuan, the king of Xiang, had an accident because of bribing Zhang, he had to keep a low profile, and he didn't dare to bribe with silver money to open the way.

But if he was not allowed to use silver money to open the way, he was just an idle vassal king trapped in the mansion of the Ten Kings, and it was difficult for him to have a chance to influence the ministers.

Qiwangfu Peng Zuo Xiaojie frowned slightly, made a contemplative appearance, and did not rush to answer the question of Qiwang Li Qi. Obviously, Li Qi is an anxious person, and when he saw Zuo Xiaojie pondering, he chattered again:

Li Xi has been gloomy since he was a child, and he didn't want him to see such an opportunity to show his face. What other brothers, friends, brothers

"King Qi must remember, if you say too much, you will lose, some words have been spread, in case you are used by someone with a heart, don't forget the fate of King Xiang!"

When it comes to King Xiang, Li Qi still has a look of resentment.

"If I knew better, I would have gotten him more fierce material, but now it's good, in case I can't die......"

"King Qi is silent, be careful that the wall has ears!"

"Mr. Zuo, don't worry, I can't guarantee anything else, at least the minions who can enter the house can be trusted!"

Zuo Xiaojie sneered:

"People's hearts are separated from their bellies, how do even the family-born minions know that they won't be bought?"

These words startled King Qi.

"Could it be that Mr. Zuo heard some rumors? Or was it a house slave who was bought? Once found out, he would definitely cut out his tongue and gouge out his eyes!"

"King Qi doesn't have to worry too much, these things are chasing after the wind, and what the minister said is just to remind King Qi to be cautious in his words and deeds!"

"That's good, that's good! Please ask Mr. Zuo to think of a way to win back a game for me!"

Zuo Xiaojie twisted the sparse beard under his chin, and the old god shook his head in the presence.

"That's not simple, King Qi has heard that the officials and people in the city have suffered from the poison of Fanhu, and there are still many people who have no fixed place to live and are not clothed?"

"What does Mr. Zuo mean, let me give money?"

Zuo Xiaojie nodded, but Li Qi said:

"There are thousands of officials and people in the city, although my family is rich, but I am also powerless...... Besides, can you move back to a game?"

"Of course!"

Zuo Xiaojie said vaguely, and Li Qi hurriedly said:

"Mr. Zuo, don't play dumb riddles, if there is anything I need to do, just say that if it can really be effective, even if you scatter all your family resources, you will not hesitate!"

"King Qi can have such determination, the minister is very relieved, in fact, there is no need for King Qi to scatter all the family resources, it is enough to take out half of it!"

Even if he only took out half of it, King Qi was also distressed and his heart was dripping blood, and he gritted his teeth.

"Okay, half is half!"

Early the next morning, the Qiwang Mansion sent a letter to the government affairs hall, saying that he had heard that there were still unclothed officials in the court and the government treasury, and the government treasury was unable to make ends meet, and he was willing to use his family resources to help these officials who worked hard for the court to tide over the difficulties.

Xia Yuanji has been floating and sinking in the sea for half his life, and he has long been an old fox in officialdom, and he can't see what King Qi is thinking. The imperial court does need a sum of money to help the officials tide over the difficulties, and Doctor Qin doesn't seem to be concerned about this matter, and even feels a little disapproving, but as the prime minister of the political hall, he must consider these issues, and now that there is ready-made money in hand, how can there be any reason to extrapolate it.

Therefore, Xia Yuanji immediately approved King Qi's application and agreed to donate family funds to help officials who were in difficulty to tide over the cold winter.

As far as the truth is concerned, Qin Jin's judgment is generally reliable, and the officials are indeed persecuted and blackmailed by Yu Chaoen, but as long as those who survive and are still officials in the court, there are ways to collect money. In this era, greed for ink is not too jealous, so the officials' performance in front of Xia Yuanji is deliberate, as for what kind of calculations they have and what kind of intentions they have, I'm afraid everyone has a private account in their hearts.

However, no matter what kind of calculations the officials had, in Qin Jin's view, they were all details that could be turned a blind eye, and the top priority was to elect the crown prince, stabilize the court, and completely stabilize the power center, and then he could free up his energy to deal with local rebellions.

Judging from Qin Jin's current situation, it is impossible for him to leave Chang'an in a short period of time. Because only he himself can suppress all kinds of bulls, ghosts, snakes, gods and forces from all walks of life. After all, there are still too many uncertainties in the center, such as Li Heng, the crippled son of heaven in Lingwu, who is surrounded by a group of civil and military ministers with relevant interests, even if Li Heng is powerless, these people are all looking forward to returning to Chang'an one day and regaining power.

There is also the former prince Li Yu, who is on the run and does not know his life and death, if Li Yu suddenly appears and wants to compete for the position of the crown prince, then the situation will be even more complicated. Therefore, Qin Jin must quickly cut through the mess, ignore all the details for the time being, and try his best to reach an agreement with the courtiers to elect a new prince. As long as the position of the prince is certain, those surging undercurrents will inevitably gradually return to silence and calm, and as long as time passes, the situation will naturally become stable.

At sunset, the news that Xia Yuanji agreed to King Qi's generous money and "difficult" officials reached Qin Jin. He knew what Xia Yuanji and King Qi were thinking, but these were also within the scope of details, and if King Qi was willing to spend his family resources to appease the dissatisfaction of the officials, he had no reason to stand in the way.

However, it is not enough for King Qi to pay for it alone!