CHAPTER XVII

"Dare to quibble!!" The Emperor yelled in anger, "Someone!!" ”

It's just that before the emperor finished speaking, Prime Minister Liu Cheng stood up, "The emperor can't!" ”

The only person in the court who dared to stop the emperor in front of hundreds of civil and military officials was Liu Yuanzhou and Liu Cheng.

Now although the emperor controls many courtiers and the government, but he does not dare to go to Liu Yuanzhou, Liu Yuanzhou is a veteran of the two dynasties, and his power is even more intertwined, it can be said that it affects the whole body, if there is no absolute certainty, the emperor will not offend the Liu family.

When he saw Liu Yuanzhou stand up, even if the emperor was furious in his heart, he had to press it down, "Is the prime minister trying to intercede for Lord Li?" ”

"The old minister doesn't dare, the old minister just thinks that Lord Li and Lord Li should just be a little anxious, so he made a mistake in his words, please ask the emperor to take it lightly for the sake of Lord Li's dedication to my court."

After the emperor heard Liu Yuanzhou's words, he sneered in his heart and did his best? Hum! It's to do your best to satisfy your pocket, right!! The emperor wanted to dispose of Li Wenqing, but now that Liu Yuanzhou has stood up, if he refuses, I am afraid that it will attract Liu Yuanzhou's vigilance, and now is not the time.

The emperor took a deep breath, and then spoke: "Since Prime Minister Liu Cheng has interceded for Lord Li, then I will ....."

"Your Majesty!"

Interrupted twice, even if it is a clay man, he will have a temper, and the emperor has a very bad tone and asks General Zhenguo, who stood up, "What?" Didn't the general have something to say? ”

Gu Rinjun didn't seem to hear that the emperor was in a bad mood, "Emperor Qiqi, although Lord Li is excusable, but if you are wrong, you are wrong, Weichen thinks that no matter what the reason is, since you have done something wrong, you will have to bear the consequences, so please deal with it according to the law!" Although Lord Li wants to fill the treasury of our dynasty, he should not deceive the emperor. ”

Liu Yuanzhou secretly said in his heart when he saw Gu Rinjun stand up, and now after hearing Gu Rinjun's words, he gritted his old teeth even more, "Your Majesty, Lord Li didn't mean to, if you dispose of Lord Li, it will inevitably make the old ministers who have done their best for the country in the DPRK feel cold." ”

When the emperor heard Liu Yuanzhou's words, his face was angry, and his tone was dark, "Is the prime minister threatening me?" ”

"The old minister doesn't dare, the old minister is just ....."

"Emperor Qiqi, if everyone is like Lord Li, as soon as they make a mistake, the prime minister will come to intercede and be exempted from disposal, then what else can I do. If the ministers of the court and the central government make a mistake, all they need is the prime minister's intercession in a few words, then what is the use of the law of the court. This simply doesn't put ...."

"Nonsense!!" Prime Minister Liu Cheng interrupted Gu Rinjun's words angrily, "Your Majesty, after all, the old minister has worked with Lord Li for many years, and Lord Li is still a protΓ©gΓ© of the old minister,.....

"According to what the prime minister said, is it that as long as he is the prime minister's protΓ©gΓ©, as long as he is a member of the Liu family, he will not be punished if he makes a mistake!!" Gu Rinjun was aggressive, "Since Lord Li has done something wrong, he has to bear the corresponding consequences." If Lord Li's situation is in our army, he should be killed according to the law!! The last four words were like a rainbow, and with Gu Rinjun's righteous appearance, they were full of deterrence, at least everyone in the Fengtian Hall was shocked by Gu Rinjun.

"The general also said that it was in the army!" The prime minister stiffened his neck and refused to back down, it seemed that he was going to fight Gu Rinjun to the death.

"Oh? I didn't know that only our army would really act according to the law, so if a child in our army made a mistake, he would not need to be dealt with by military law? ”

"You....you....you're strong words!!" Prime Minister Liu Cheng was annoyed by Gu Rinjun's unreasonable words, and glared at Gu Rinjun angrily, as if he wanted to dispose of Gu Rinjun.

"Enough!!" The emperor saw that the heat was enough, and interrupted Gu Rinjun and Liu Yuanzhou's argument angrily, "Do you think this is a vegetable market?" It's so unseemly, it's a shame!! ”

"The old minister knows his mistake!"

"The minister knows his mistake."

"The secretary is still in the book, what should Master Li do according to the law." The emperor dragged Wen Junming, who had been silent and watching a good show from beginning to end, and pulled him into the water, don't think that I didn't see that you were watching a good show and watching it very happily.

Wen Junming secretly said that it was not good, and then stood up expressionlessly, "Return to the emperor, behead according to the law, and his family will be exiled to the barbarian land in the southwest, and the family wealth will be confiscated." ”

"The emperor forgives the sin! The emperor forgives the sins!! Li Wenqing knelt in the center of the Fengtian Temple, and kept kowtowing to ask for guilt, "The old minister is just confused for a while, please forgive the emperor, the emperor!" ”

After appreciating Li Wenqing's embarrassed appearance, Wen Junming continued to speak: "But the thought is that Lord Li is anxious for the country, and it is excusable, so you can take it lightly as appropriate. ”

"In that case, what does the official department think should be handled?"

"When you return to the emperor, you should be demoted to three positions and fined three years." After Wen Junming finished speaking, he stood back in place with a wooden face, but he kept roaring in his heart, it seems that the future will be difficult!

"Do you have any objections?" The emperor looked at the officials standing in the Fengtian Hall with an unkind face, and after seeing that no one objected, his face looked much better, and his eyes fell on Li Wenqing, who was kneeling in the center, "In this way, the current household department is not in a good position, and the deception of the monarch should be beheaded according to the law, I remember that you are dedicated to opening up the national network, but the capital crime can be avoided and the living crime cannot be escaped, and Li Wenqing, the household department secretary, will be demoted to a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, and will be fined for three years." Does Li Shangshu have any objections? ”

"We're thanking you." Li Wenqing breathed a sigh of relief, as long as he saved his life, as for the rest, he would think about it in the long run.

"Well, step aside." The emperor waved his hand to let Li Wenqing retreat, "As for the matter of paying taxes, let's reduce it by one percent according to what Lord Song said," and then looked at the courtiers in the palace, and asked aloud: "Regarding the matter of irrigation in the south, do you have a way?" ”

The hall was silent, and it was clear that no one would stand up again after having just touched the emperor's wrath. Seeing that no one spoke, the emperor suppressed his anger and spoke in a deep voice, "Is there a way for the prime minister?" ”

"Back to the emperor, the old minister is stupid."

The emperor didn't have much hope for Liu Yuanzhou, and after hearing the expected answer, he turned to ask, "What about the others?" ”

Your Highness's people look at me one by one, I look at you, but no one stands up, one may really have no way, and the other is that the emperor has just become angry, and no one wants to touch the emperor's mold for the time being.

Seeing that no one made a sound, the emperor couldn't help but be angry, "Bastard! Do I feed you to eat rice? Irrigation alone can't solve the problem, so what do I want you to do? ”

Someone in this palace finally spoke up, and they all said in unison, "The ministers are afraid!" Please forgive the emperor! ”

"In this case, I will give you three days, headed by Prime Minister Liu Cheng, followed by the Ministry of Household and Industry, and come up with a way for me, if there is no way after three days, all of them will be fined for one year!! Retreat!! The emperor snorted angrily after speaking, shook his sleeves and left.

"Congratulations to the emperor! Long live my emperor, long live, long live! ”