Chapter 47 The Imperative
Sima Zhao was stunned for a moment when he saw Princess An Ning coming in, but then he felt the eyes of the ministers, and a trace of resentment inevitably flashed in his eyes.
He has been a prince for so many years with conscientiousness and diligence, and once he ascended the throne as the emperor, he still can't compare to the influence that Princess An Ning left in the hearts of everyone.
Especially after the last court meeting, Princess Anning's image in everyone's hearts seems to be even more unshakable.
If the original Princess An Ning gave everyone a sense of unobtrusive cruelty, then now she is a scheming madman.
However, Sima Zhao thought of the current situation, and this resentment was quickly replaced by powerlessness and frustration.
He raised his eyes to look at Princess An Ning, and said with some weakness: "It turns out that An Ning is here." You're here just in time to see what kind of wine bags and rice bags are standing in the venue. I really don't know, what did I raise these people for! ”
When the ministers were scolded by Sima Zhao, they were instantly silent and did not dare to speak. It's not that they are afraid of Sima Zhao, but that they are afraid.
It would not be credible for these people present to say that they have no ambition. However, their ambition is not to compete for power and profit, and look forward to one day turning over and becoming the king of the world, but how to use the convenience of their positions to make profits from it steadily.
In order to achieve this goal, the first premise is that the country cannot be chaotic. Therefore, rumors suddenly spread in Beijing, and assassins suddenly appeared in the palace, which was too panicked for them.
Especially Princess An Ning, who doesn't play cards according to common sense, they can't figure out her mind at all, and they don't know if she will simply go down because of this, so that none of them will end well.
Princess An Ning carefully looked at the people in the front hall and found that the people present were all nobles closest to the central power.
Above them, they are the most powerful ones in the Southern Imperial Kingdom.
Among them, Dazai is very old, and he has been extremely tired in the past two days, but now he still needs to sit in the warm pavilion and assign Doctor Guanglu to coordinate the assassination of the king of Chu; Taiwei and Da Sima, together with the forbidden army, thoroughly investigated the defense of the palace; And Sikong and Situ are basically not very involved in political affairs, and now they are simply busy with the funeral officials to worship the heavens and the imperial tomb.
Aside from these high-ranking and powerful people, those who are now in front of the palace can be said to be the backbone of this court. Almost all of them are people who are directly involved in political affairs, although they can't talk directly to the emperor like the three princes and three divisions, but they can make some small actions under the emperor's nose, and their autonomy is still very large.
The greater the power of man, the more his selfish desires will be.
If they really go down one by one, there are really few who can stand innocently on this court.
Princess An Ning picked up the case thrown by Sima Zhao from the ground, did not look at it immediately, but smiled slightly, and slowly walked in front of Lord Xu.
At this moment, Lord Xu was kneeling on the ground, and his slightly fat body was curled up into a small ball at this moment, shrinking and not daring to speak, wishing that he would burrow into the ground from this crack in the ground and disappear in front of everyone.
Sima Zhao was supported by the attendant and had already sat down again. This field was handed over to Princess An Ning.
Princess An Ning looked down at Lord Xu, and her voice could be called extremely harmonious.
"Lord Xu, at this time, what did you do to make our majesty so angry?"
Lord Xu stretched out his head and glanced at Sima Zhao secretly, and then immediately lowered his head.
As for Princess An Ning's side, he didn't dare to raise his head at her at all.
"Minister, minister is guilty." Lord Xu trembled, only emphasizing the fact that he was guilty, and did not mention anything else.
Princess An Ning was not in a hurry, she sat on the small steps in front of the dragon in the main hall in such a casual manner, and less than a foot behind her would meet the desk of Sima Zhao's office.
She slowly opened the case, even facing Lord Xu, she didn't look at him, but focused her eyes on the case in front of her.
After a quick review, he picked out the more interesting contents, and read them in the temple like this, and was amazed while reading, and couldn't help but admire:
"I didn't expect that our Imperial Governor, Lord Xu, was such a valuable talent! Looking at the 'merits' recorded on this case, it can really be described as fruitful. In this way, my lords, what do you think Lord Xu should do in order to be worthy of what he has done? ”
The official department Shangshu figured out what Princess An Ning meant, boldly stepped forward, and suggested to Princess An Ning: "Lord Xu is contempt for the royal law by doing this, and he can't be angry until he dies." The minister suggested that Lord Xu should be executed immediately, and that his descendants should be deprived of the right to become officials in the court as an example. ”
"Oh?" Princess An Ning looked up in the direction of the Ministry of Officials, tapped her fingers on the case in her hand, as if showing off a treasure, and said to the Ministry of Officials, "Lord Xu has such great achievements, but Lord Qin, you want to put him to death, his heart can be punished." ”
"Your Highness!" The official Shangshu hurriedly knelt down nervously, "The minister has no such intention, the minister is just for the sake of the country, Your Highness!" ”
Princess An Ning laughed lightly, "Lord Qin doesn't need to be so nervous, this palace is just joking, and it won't really punish you." Besides, above the court, isn't the person who has the final say still Your Majesty? Your Majesty will not punish the crime as soon as you are not punished, and you must live with gratitude, and do not always think about death. You say, is Hongu right? Other adults? ”
"Your Highness is very right."
All the officials and ministers present knelt on the ground and answered in fear.
Seeing this, Princess An Ning casually threw the case in her hand and stood up.
She walked forward step by step, slowly passing each of the officials and ministers. The feet are obviously fluttering as if there is no sound, but they are very clear on everyone's heart,
"You people, it's really interesting, you've been up and down in this officialdom for so many years, not to mention anything else, this kung fu that looks at people's eyes and makes sycophants really learn it thoroughly. This palace hasn't said anything yet, you are like this, I really don't know if this palace really wants your life one by one, what kind of ghost crying wolf will be on top of this court.
Fortunately, this palace has always been a magnanimous and open-minded person, and he will not worry much about you. But, my lords, when is it time to sober up and use your brains, right?
is still happily doing other people's outcasts, which is really ridiculous and generous! ”