Sure enough, the emperor's face was gloomy, he looked at Qing Yuanhou, and said coldly:

"Okay, Qing Yuanhou, your son, dare to kill my daughter? Your family, want to rebel? ”

"Your Majesty...... There is no such thing, my Zheng family, I will never dare to have a rebellion, my son, I will never dare to do anything to the princess, Your Majesty, this is just their words, my son is dead, there is no proof of death! ”

Qing Yuanhou doesn't want to cure Chen Xiao's sin now, he just wants that he can be safe and sound!

At this moment, the emperor stared at him with cold eyes, snorted and said:

"Death without proof? Hmph, you can run to the court and say that Chen Xiao killed your son, and now, you say that there is no proof of death? What a death without proof! ”

Qing Yuanhou's body trembled, and said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, my son is so bold that he is rude to the princess, how dare he kill the princess?"

This must be because Chen Xiao killed my son and was worried about being charged, so he asked the ninth princess to cooperate with him, saying that my son wanted to kill the princess! ”

Chen Xiao smiled when he heard this: "So, does Master Hou think that the Praetorian Guards, because of the princess and me, betrayed Your Majesty?" ”

The three Praetorian Guards immediately spoke: "Your Majesty, we have no lies!" ”

The emperor looked at Qing Yuanhou and said, "You mean that my daughter deceived me, and the Praetorian Guard, whom I trusted the most, also deceived me?" ”

"This ...... This ......" Qing Yuanhou had nothing to say, so he could only kneel on the ground to: "Minister...... I don't know ......"

"Hmph, no matter what, your son wants to kill my daughter, it's absolutely true, Chen Xiao killed him, a chaotic minister and thief, not guilty, meritorious!" The Emperor said.

Chen Xiao immediately gave his hand: "Thank you, Your Majesty......"

Qing Yuanhou sighed in despair: "The rebel son wants to mistreat the princess, and he is innocent of death...... The guilty minister has taught well, please ...... Your Majesty Punishment ......"

"Of course, I will punish the crime, I, remove your marquis, and demote him to a commoner as a punishment, I hope you will do it yourself!"

After the emperor said yes, he waved his hand violently: "Get out!" ”

Na Qing Yuanhou didn't dare to hesitate at all, and immediately got up and left the main hall.

After going out, his face was extremely cold: "Chen Xiao, my son died in vain...... Half of my life's work is ruined, how can I spare you......"

With that, he gritted his teeth and left the palace!

And in the main hall, after the three Praetorian Guards retreated, the emperor said to Long Jiuling: "Jiu'er, you can go down too!" ”

Seeing this, Long Jiuling left the main hall, and Chen Xiao was also leaving, but he heard the emperor say:

"Chen Xiao, wait a minute, this morning is coming, you are here, you can also participate!"

Chen Xiao nodded and stood there!

The emperor looked at everyone, and suddenly said, "Ladies and gentlemen, I am in the court this morning, and I specially want to ask you a question!" ”

Everyone looked at the emperor, and the emperor was silent for a moment and said, "Chen." I've been struggling lately, is it better to be kingly, or is it domineering? ”

A first-class official spoke: "Your Majesty, it is naturally a good royal road, for the emperor, to govern the world, if you need to act on the royal road, then the world will be surrendered, and the people will be respected!" ”

"Definitely!"

In the ranks of military attachés, the first old man said: "The minister thinks that domineering is more victorious, the so-called since ancient times, the founder of the country, has the greatest merit." And every founding monarch used hegemonic methods to subside the world. So, domineering is better than king! ”

"Old marshal, you said it yourself, it was the founding of the country, and it is suitable for domineering. The founding of the country and the governance of the country are two different situations. Nowadays, it is said to govern the country, and the way to govern the country is not the royal road. Among the civil servants, another minister spoke.

Immediately afterwards, a general in the ranks of military attachés spoke:

"It is true that the royal way is very important, but in the past, kindness was not necessarily a good thing. Only by absolute means, controlling everything, can the country be governed well, so hegemony is the most important. ”

"No, no, no, the king is good, rule the world with benevolence and righteousness, and the world is benevolent."

"Hmph, run the world with domineering, don't dare to disobey!"

All of a sudden, a controversy broke out in the main hall.

Most civil officials feel that the royal road is good!

Most military attachés think that domineering is powerful!

The emperor looked at this scene lightly, as if he was not moved at all.

Suddenly, he looked at Chen Xiao, what kind of opinion would he have when he was lecturing in the palace during this time, and what kind of opinion would he have when he was a boy who was fascinated by the emperor?

So, he spoke: "Chen Xiao, tell me, what do you think?" ”

Chen Xiao was stunned for a moment and said, "Royal or domineering, which one is better?" Can I think it's better to have both? ”

The ministers of civil and military affairs all looked at him.

The emperor also said: "All the officials think that you should choose one of the two, why do you want to choose two?" ”

Chen Xiao said: "Back to Your Majesty, as the saying goes, the prosperous times are kings, and the troubled times are fighting for hegemony!" Now that the country is safe, the country should be given the royal way and the world should be ruled by benevolence and righteousness.

And, outside the border gates, if all the wolves are ambitious, then they will naturally be domineering to these foreign countries, so as to ensure the safety of our country and not be bullied by foreign countries!

So, both are good, it just depends on how you use it, Your Majesty, and what kind of people use the royal way. And what kind of people are you domineering. And for what kind of person, the king is domineering and domineering.

Or, the minister thinks that His Majesty is based on the royal road as the skin and the domineering as the bone. The outer king and the inner tyrant, the way of the soft king, and the way of the king! ”

A few words made the hall fall silent.

The emperor frowned, looked at Chen Xiao, and said to him, as if all of a sudden, he had spoken to his heart.

He looked at Chen Xiao and was a little shocked in his heart, less than twenty, it was really not easy to have such a cognition and insight into the domineering of the king.

It's just that I feel sorry in my heart, and I think, if this kid is my own son, how good would it be? ”

Thinking of this, he asked again: "Can you tell us a little bit!" ”

Chen Xiao smiled: "To put it simply, if the king wants to kill, he must first be reasonable, and then kill after reasoning, which is benevolence and righteousness!" ”

"Huh? That's what you say...... It's really the royal road for the skin, and the domineering for the bones, then, what is the domineering? The Emperor asked.

"In layman's terms, domineering means that Lao Tzu wants to kill you, and he doesn't bother to reason with you!" Chen Xiao said.

"Well...... This is domineering enough......" the emperor nodded.

The civil and military officials on the left and right did not speak.

Because, Chen Xiao's remarks made them have nothing to say, and even felt that he was quite reasonable.

"Your Majesty, the minister suggests that you still have to practice the royal way on the surface. As for overbearing...... For feudal society, in fact, hasn't it always existed? It's just that the king who takes the royal road as his skin is more loved! ”

The emperor nodded approvingly and asked, "Then what kind of way is used to deal with you?" ”

Chen Xiao smiled: "I don't know!" ”

The emperor also smiled: "Okay, I believe everyone, we have the answer, and I also have the answer." Today, I am talking to Zhong Aiqing about this, there is something I want to talk about.

I received news that the king of the southern frontier country is coming to the dragon country. The purpose is because last time, the prince of southern Xinjiang was killed by Chen Xiao, who was the governor at the time, for persecuting women. ”

"Your Majesty, the Fifth Prince asked me to kill!" Chen Xiao did not forget to shake the pot!

The emperor rolled his eyes and said, "This time, the people from the southern frontier country are not good, so I am wondering whether to be royal or domineering, and now I have a plan. ”

As he spoke, he looked at Chen Xiao: "This time, I will let you receive the king of the Southern Xinjiang Kingdom!" ”

Chen Xiao was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, you ...... You're doing something......"

The emperor said, "I, show the world with the king's benevolence and righteousness!" ”

Chen Xiao said: "I ...... Just be your domineering, help you do things, and take the blame for you? ”

The emperor smiled: "The children can be taught!" ”