In the early days of the dynasty, Zhao Guangyi sat on the dragon chair, and the chief eunuch Wang Jien shouted in a sharp voice: "There is a book to play, and there is no book to retreat." ”

At this time, Prime Minister Lu Duan took a step forward and knelt on the ground: "Long live the play, the minister has the book to play." ”

"Aiqing, hurry up and get even, what do you have to say?" Zhao Guangyi said.

Lu Duan didn't get up, he was obese, and he finally knelt down, how could he get up when he said it?

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the King of Chu went to Ryukyu with a sick body, and this will be a life of nine deaths, my emperor is benevolent and generous to the people, not to mention the prince. I implore the emperor to recall the king of Chu and punish him in Beijing. ”

Zhao Guangyi was displeased, and said in a deep voice: "Lu Aiqing Hugh wants to mention this matter again, the prince broke the law and was guilty of the same crime as the common people, and he should have killed him to give an explanation to those people who died in the fire, and also to the people of the world." It was you who petitioned again and again that I was able to exonerate him from his capital crime. ”

"Your Majesty, the minister has something to say." A young minister in his thirties stepped forward and said loudly, it turned out to be Kou Zhun, the deputy prime minister.

Kou Zhun is young and vigorous, with an upright personality, and he is arrogant, and even Zhao Guangyi has a headache when he sees him. According to historical records, once again Kou Zhun and Zhao Guangyi quarreled in the court, and the quarrel was inexorable, and the emperor relied on his identity, and left as soon as he flicked his sleeves. Who knew that Kou Zhun actually rushed forward, relying on his young and strong, black belt eight-stage skills, grabbed Zhao Guangyi's clothes and pressed him on the dragon chair.

If you don't make it clear, no one will want to leave today.

There was a good tradition in the Song Dynasty that the emperor did not kill ministers. In the 400 years of the Northern and Southern Song Dynasty, except for Yue Fei, no minister was executed by the emperor. If it were in other dynasties, with Kou Zhun's emotional intelligence, the first episode would have been killed with a rod.

"Kou Zhun, you want to talk about this too?" Zhao Guangyi asked.

"Your Majesty, the King of Chu is indeed guilty of burning the palace, and he should be beheaded according to the law. But he was suffering from madness at the time, and his body was not controlled by himself, and he did not do it by heart, so the emperor could not punish the crime like this. ”

"Then what do you say I should do to cure his sins?" Zhao Guangyi sneered.

"Pardon the guilt of the king of Chu, and he will pay for the bereavement of those who are burned to death." Kou Zhun said without hesitation.

"Nonsense, Zhao Yuanzuo's crime of murder and arson is unforgivable, you actually asked me to pardon him, do you still have laws and morals in your heart? As the king of a country, do you think it is appropriate for the order to change? Zhao Guangyi was furious and threw out two questions in a row.

If it was an ordinary minister, when he encountered such a question from the emperor, he should have knelt down and pleaded guilty. But Kou Zhun didn't care, glared and said, "The emperor's mistakes must be corrected, otherwise he will make deeper mistakes." ”

"Are you saying I'm wrong?" Zhao Guangyi asked the Manchu Dynasty Wenwu with a cold face: "You all tell me, is it my mistake?" ”

The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty fell to their knees and said in unison: "Please be gracious to the emperor and pardon His Royal Highness the King of Chu." ”

Zhao Guangyi was furious, although Zhao Yuanzuo was his son, but the most important thing in his heart was Jiangshan Sheji, his minister actually bent the law for personal gain for his son, ignoring the laws of his ancestors, and he was simply messing around. He stood up and said, "This matter must not be discussed again, let's retreat." After speaking, he hurriedly walked to the apse, he was afraid that the stunned young man would pull him back again.

Above the court, all the ministers knelt on the ground, and no one got up.

They all knew very well that although they were against the emperor at this time, the purpose was to make the prince angry, but in fact, he could see what he could see in his eyes.

Those who can enter this court are all human and dramatist.

Of course, there are also bar spirits, like Kou Zhun, who insist that the ministers of the king of Chu should not be blamed.

There is another person who was forced to kneel inside, that is, Kaifeng Mansion Yin, Xu Wang Zhao Yuanxi, everyone else has interceded, as the younger brother of the King of Chu, how can he not care? You'll have to pretend for a while.

There was no choice but to kneel down with the ministers, but he was really panicked in his heart. Look at Zhao Yuanzuo's popularity, if he comes back, he will be squeezed aside. So all your efforts have been in vain?

Zhao Guangyi was in a bad mood, but he was opposed by the minister, and he was even more depressed, so he went straight to the harem and wanted to complain to the queen.

However, after entering the harem, I saw the queen sitting on the bed and weeping, and the brocade in her hand was wet.

"Queen, what's wrong with you?" Zhao Guangyi asked suspiciously.

"Your Majesty, the concubine is poor Yuan Zuo, she was originally a madman, she did stupid things in a daze, she was going overseas, and it was no different from killing him. What's even more pitiful is Yunsheng's child, although he is a royal family, he became an orphan in his teens. Hey, that kid, I cried all night last night, and I just coaxed him to sleep. ”

"Queen, do you think it's wrong for me to punish Yuan Zuo?" Zhao Guangyi asked with a glare.

The queen hurriedly knelt down and pleaded guilty: "The concubine doesn't dare, Yuan Zuo made a mistake after all, of course the emperor should punish him, but is there no other way to punish him?" If he has already been exempted from the death penalty, why should he be sent to Ryukyu to die? ”

"You, you are unreasonable." Zhao Guangyi was furious and pointed at the queen and scolded.

At this time, Wang Jien bent over and said to Zhao Guangyi: "Your Majesty, the ministers have not retreated from the court, and they are still kneeling in the palace." ”

"What? Still kneeling, what are you doing on your knees? ”

"They said they would kneel down and change the emperor's mind."

"How can it be?" Zhao Guangyi flicked his sleeves, threw down the queen and went to the upper study.

At noon, the ministers were still kneeling in the hall, and the fat and frail Lu Duan had already fainted twice and insisted on kneeling. At this time, Wang Jien came out and shouted in a sharp voice: "The holy decree has arrived." ”

The ministers sorted out their kneeling postures and listened to orders.

"Fengtian transported, the emperor summoned and said: Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Chu, was brutal and unprovoked, set fire to the house, and caused innocent people, and the crime was not forgiven. Chin this. ”

"Long live my emperor, long live long live." The ministers finally breathed a sigh of relief, shouted long live, and dragged their sore thighs and buttocks home.

Xu Wang Zhao Yuanxi sat in the sedan chair with a blue face, extremely depressed in his heart, Zhao Yuanzuo came back, it was undoubtedly a great threat to him, fortunately, his father's edict was clear: degraded to a concubine, never used, if so, he would not have the qualifications to compete with himself.

However, this person is not dead, there are still many variables, and it seems that he has to find a chance to kill him.