Meanwhile.

Su Zhiming easily solved the problem in the old county, and returned the suspect to detention, thinking that there was no longer a problem.

But the capital received an amazing report, which set off a stormy wave in the court.

"The people of the old county have not received the slightest relief silver, and the streets are full of hunger, and thousands of people have died of starvation!"

As soon as this news reached the DPRK and China, almost no one dared to believe it.

It wasn't until the report was confirmed again and again that someone finally dared to say, "It seems that the power of the Queen Mother cannot be kept this time." No matter how wise the Queen Mother is, she can't stand up to her unscrupulous children......"

The condemnation of Su Zhiming by the DPRK and China was very loud for a while.

Originally, Su Zhiming was reused at a young age, which was already very dissatisfied. What's more, when discussing the disaster relief in the northwest before, almost all those who wanted this errand were defined by Su Youyi as corrupt officials with bad intentions.

Now that Su Zhiming has also been pulled into the water, these people are clapping their hands.

So where are the scruples?

One by one, I went up.

Yuanzhi's desk was quickly filled with Su Zhiming's recitals, and many ministers proposed that Shang Fang's sword should be taken back immediately, and the accompanying officials should press Su Zhiming back to Beijing to be guilty.

Motoji had not yet recovered from the report in the northwest, and was troubled by the endless arguments of all parties.

"Your Majesty, this time you must no longer tolerate Su Zhiming for the Queen Mother, he dared to embezzle so blatantly and kill how many people!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, it is in vain that you trusted him so much to give him the Shang Fang Sword, he is simply living up to the emperor's grace!"

"By the way, the emperor, the queen mother previously said that as long as Su Zhiming is corrupt, she will hand over the power of the previous dynasty, I don't know if this is counted......"

Yuanzhi could only look at Su Qing and the others for help.

What surprised him was that Su Qing didn't have the slightest intention of speaking for Su Zhiming and Su Youyi, but just stood there silently.

As if the things of the ministers had nothing to do with him.

Yuanzhi was anxious, and looked at Zhou Shoufu again.

Zhou Shoufu has always supported Su Youyi, and if Su Youyi hadn't recommended him in front of the first emperor, he would not have become the first assistant.

But in today's court situation, most of the courtiers are indignant and dissatisfied with this matter, and Zhou Shoufu wanted to stand up and say a few words, but in the end he still flinched.

In the end, he only said, "Lord Xiao Su's business is Xiao Su's business, now let's sort out his affairs first, why bother with the Queen Mother?" ”

He can't protect Su Zhiming, it's okay to say a word for Su Youyi.

At the critical moment, it was Prince Yong, who had refused to speak for a long time, who stood up, "Back to the emperor, the minister thinks that what Zhou Shoufu said is reasonable. ”

The discussion in the court immediately fell silent.

Prince Yong stood up in a dignified manner, "Lord Xiao Su is far away in the northwest, what happened can't be determined by a report." As for what the Queen Mother said before, this king is really puzzled, the matter has not yet been decided, why are some people already in a hurry to pull the Queen Mother? ”

"This really makes this king curious, is it Lord Xiao Su who made a mistake, or someone can't wait to hope that he will make a mistake so that he can pull the Queen Mother down?"

The words were silent.

Su Qing couldn't help but raise his head and glanced at Prince Yong.

I don't know when Prince Yong rarely expressed his opinions in the court, it seems that after the new monarch ascended the throne, and it seems that it has been the case since the first emperor was still there and the crown prince was in charge of the country.

As a prince, it is natural for him to avoid suspicion.

It would be good if he kept avoiding suspicion like this, but today, why did he stand out for Su Zhiming?

As soon as Prince Yong said this, Yuanzhi had confidence.

"What Uncle Huang said is very true. This matter is still unknown, and in a few days, Xiao Suqing will naturally send someone back with a message, and I want to see what he says. In addition, I will send an envoy to investigate, all with the aim of finding out the truth. ”

"I don't allow you to climb the Queen Mother. I was too young to be in power, and even if the Queen Mother was willing to hand over the power of the previous dynasty, I could not be left without my assistance. ”

"Your Majesty."

Just when Yuanzhi thought that the overall situation had been decided, Su Qing, who had been silent, spoke.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that it is important to investigate the truth, but in order to avoid suspicion, it is best to suspend Zhiming's post at this time. He can temporarily hand over his position to Lord Zhang, isn't he also in the northwest? ”

Suspended?

Motoji frowned.

He didn't believe that Su Zhiming would really be corrupt, he felt that as long as this matter was investigated, he would definitely be able to find out the truth and return Su Zhiming's innocence.

But Su Qing proposed to be suspended at this time, why is this?

Shouldn't he and Su Zhiming be in the same group?

Su Qing also knew that he had a close relationship with Su Zhiming, and what he said was inevitably confusing, so he said: "The minister doesn't think that he must be corrupt, just to avoid suspicion, and for his innocence, it is better to suspend him and investigate it more securely." Doesn't the emperor want to give him back his innocence? ”

He also has a point.

Yuan Zhi was relieved and was about to accept his proposal, when Prince Yong suddenly said: "Your Majesty, it's better not to make a decision on this matter for the time being." The minister suggested that it should be discussed with the Queen Mother before deciding, after all, this matter is also closely related to the Queen Mother. ”

Motoji hesitated again.

Prince Yong is right.

Besides, Su Qing's opinion does not represent Su Youyi's opinion, didn't they still have a quarrel some time ago, Su Qing walked out of Kunning Palace with an ugly face, and everyone in the palace knew it.

Fortunately, Prince Yong reminded him, otherwise he would have directly accepted Su Qing's proposal.

Yuan Zhi nodded, "What Uncle Huang said is very true. This matter is a big matter, and I will discuss it with the Queen Mother and make a decision. If the ministers are fine, they will retreat. ”

The ministers looked at each other, and finally bowed and retired.

……

Out of the palace gate, Prince Yong followed Su Qing's footsteps.

"Lord Su."

Su Qing looked back and saw that it was Prince Yong, who was sharp today, and couldn't help but smile, "The prince has been silent for a long time recently, and today he suddenly put forward his opinion, but he is a little unaccustomed to making the lower officials." ”

Prince Yong looked at his expression, and felt more and more that he was not smiling.

It seems that his guess was correct.

Something must have happened between Su Qing and Su Zhiming, and today's proposal looked like it was to ensure Su Zhiming's innocence, but it was actually tying his hands and feet.

If he didn't remind him, the emperor might really listen to Su Qing's words.

He smiled and said, "What can this king say?" is nothing more than following the instructions of the first emperor before his death, the emperor is the nephew of this king, how can he not take care of it? And the queen mother is the person selected by the emperor to assist the emperor, so she naturally has to discuss everything with her. ”

It's ironic.

When the first emperor was alive, he thought of letting Su Youyi, the queen, govern the dynasty, but he didn't think about selecting a few old ministers for Yuanzhi.

He was by no means in a hurry and had no time to choose, but he did not choose.

As for why he didn't choose, Prince Yong couldn't say the reason, but he could vaguely guess some.

Su Qing heard a little sarcasm from his words, "Is the prince sarcastic that the lower officials do not have the will of the first emperor and are not worthy of assisting the emperor?" ”

"Of course not."

Prince Yong smiled on his face, "I just said the facts." Why is Lord Su so suspicious? Your Excellency's status in the DPRK is now self-evident, and you are the chief examiner of Enke this year, and candidates all over the world have to call you a teacher. ”

Su Qing didn't feel flattered after hearing this, but felt that there was something strange in Prince Yong's words.

Is he warning himself that he is too powerful to be cautious?

There is Li Ge Lao in the front, Ji Yushen in the back, and then there is Weiyuan Hou Jiangsu...... Which one is not a monstrous power, a smash hit, and finally reduced to a dead corpse?

The one who didn't become a dead body is now struggling to survive in a hospital bed.

Su Qing's eyes lit up, "The prince is humble, the lower officials still have something to do, take the first step." ”

After saying that, he bowed slightly, and walked out.