The next day, the Imperial Palace, Fengtian Temple.

The early dynasty has just begun.

Yushi stood up and said loudly: "Your Majesty! The minister has a book to play! ”

Wu Mingkong sat on the dragon chair and said lightly: "Quasi! ”

"The minister wants to impeach Yin Zhao Zhengrong of Chang'an Mansion for abusing his power and acting arbitrarily!"

"In just one day, 327 grain merchants in the capital were arrested for trumped-up reasons! As a result, the people of the capital fell into a situation where they had no food to buy! ”

The voice fell.

More than a dozen of the civil and military officials stood up and said in unison: "The ministers seconded the proposal!" ”

Dragon chair.

Wu Mingkong's bright eyes stared at them without any expression on his face.

But in my heart, I think it's ridiculous!

She has seen all the pieces sent yesterday.

The reason behind it, she also sent someone to investigate.

The facts are clear!

Every grain merchant arrested by Yin in Chang'an Mansion is a profiteer who raises the price of grain!

And the evidence is overwhelming!

These people were embarrassed to stand up and say that they were grain merchants arrested on trumped-up charges.

It's ridiculous!

It's nothing more than Chang'an Mansion Yin arresting these people and harming their interests.

They jumped out so impatiently and attacked Yin Qun of Chang'an Mansion!

Of course.

Wu Mingkong also understood.

A small Chang'an Mansion Yin, borrowing a hundred courage from him, would not dare to do such a thing that would obviously be attacked by hundreds of civil and military officials.

But he did.

There is only one reason behind this.

The person who asked him to do this, in his heart, has more power than the hundred officials in this court!

There is only one such person, looking at the entire Daqian!

Wu Mingkong thought of this, his beautiful eyes looked at Fang Xiu who was standing at the front, and the corners of his mouth hooked up a smile that watched the show.

"Of the hundreds of officials in the DPRK and China, three out of ten can collude with these grain merchants."

"Even if you are a powerful minister, if you smash these people's money jars, you will definitely be attacked by the crowd!"

"I want to see how you deal with it!"

Although Wu Mingkong appreciated what Fang Xiu had done this time, he also agreed with it very much.

But until the last moment, she would never stand up to support Fang Xiu!

The reason is simple!

Women are vindictive.

The Empress is no exception.

She also wanted Fang Xiu to experience what it was like to be attacked by hundreds of civil and military officials.

Only until the last moment.

Fang Xiu couldn't withstand the pressure of hundreds of officials, so she would stand up and speak for Fang Xiu.

Thinking of this, Wu Mingkong turned his gaze to Chang'an Mansion Yin's body, and said in a voice full of majesty: "Zhao Qing, is there such a thing?" ”

Yin Zhao Zhengrong of Chang'an Mansion stood up, bowed and saluted: "Back to Your Majesty!" The minister did arrest many grain merchants yesterday, but everyone arrested was justified! ”

"According to my great law, if the price of grain rises by more than 50% of the price set by the imperial court, you can be held accountable! If it exceeds 10 percent, you can ask for it! ”

"Which of these people arrested by the ministers didn't raise the price of this grain to 30 percent, 40 percent!"

"I want to ask all of you, Lord Goshi!"

"The minister of Chang'an Mansion Yin, in charge of the affairs of the capital, in the face of these profiteers who blatantly violate the laws of the great cadres and refuse to change their ways, don't they even have the power to arrest and convict!"

As soon as the words fell.

The imperial history who had just been impeached said-for-tat: "Since Lord Zhao has always enforced the law impartially, why did he suddenly use cold arrows to arrest grain merchants yesterday?" ”

"Could it be that the price of this grain has risen in one day, and the price of grain in this Chang'an City has always been in line with my law in the past?"

"If not, why didn't Lord Zhao catch it before, but wait until now?"

Speaking of which.

He looked at the empress on the dragon chair and said, "Your Majesty! The minister wants to say that the price of this grain is higher than that of the imperial court, which is normal! There are three reasons for this! ”

"First, I have a large population, but the arable land is barren, even in the year of great harvest, the grain produced may not be able to feed many people!"

"Second, fifty percent of the grain of the Great Dry comes from Wu State, and seventy percent of Chang'an grain merchants are Wu people, Wu State is so far away from Chang'an, Wu merchants transport grain back and forth, the loss is high, the risk is large, and the price of grain is naturally high when it arrives in Chang'an!"

"It is human nature for businessmen to value profit over righteousness! If there are not enough benefits, there will be no Wu people willing to transport grain to our Daqian, and our Daqian will fall into the crisis of lack of grain! ”

"Third, it is normal for the drought in Qingzhou this time, the grain harvest in a state is gone, and the price of grain fluctuates!"

"The price of grain is set high, Lord Yin can know it, move it with reason, and persuade those businessmen more, why use this repetition!"

This statement is well-founded and convincing.

All the civil and military officials showed their approval and shouted in their hearts: What you said is good!

Chang'an Mansion Yin stood in place, his brows furrowed, and he didn't know how to refute for a while.

I had no choice but to look at Fang Xiu, who was standing at the forefront.

Shouting in my heart: Prime Minister save me!

This moment.

He panicked!

If the prime minister sells him, he's finished!

moved the interests of the court, and he had to be eaten alive!

Over time.

He looked at Fang Xiu's back, and his heart gradually fell to the bottom.

"It's over! Fang Xiang is trying to use me as a scapegoat! ”

Just when he was in despair.

The back in front of me suddenly moved!

At the same time, Fang Xiang's magnetic voice sounded!

"According to what you say, even if this grain price is sold for a hundred taels of silver per liter, it is human nature?"

When the imperial historian heard this, he was slightly stunned.

It's not that it's hard to refute.

It's just that he didn't think of it.

Things have come to this point.

Fang Xiang even went down in person!

Is he going to break with the princes of the court for the sake of this grain price?

It's not just the imperial history.

Empress Wu Mingkong, and the civil and military officials were also very surprised.

In the current situation, it is obvious that the imperial historians have the upper hand!

There is no doubt that the wisest decision at this time is to push Zhao Zhengrong out as a scapegoat, so as to protect himself!

In fact.

When he encountered similar things before, Fang Xiang did this.

As long as you see that the general trend is irreversible.

Fang Xiang would stay out of the matter as if nothing had happened.

What's going on today?

"What is he going to do?"

"Did he think that he could still overwhelm people this time?"

Wu Mingkong stared at Fang Xiu with a pair of beautiful eyes, and for a while he couldn't understand what he was thinking.

The suppression of grain merchants has touched the interests of the public.

No matter how powerful he is, it is impossible to overwhelm people this time.

And!

No matter how high the price of food is, what does it have to do with him?

He is the prime minister and the auxiliary minister!

The power is monstrous, the glory and wealth are endless.

For him, it was completely thankless to go against the princes in this matter.

Even so, he stepped up.

What is he for?

Could it be for the sake of countless hungry poor people?

The empress looked at Fang Xiu, puzzled, and at the same time, ripples rippled in her heart.

[Mood +2000]

Meanwhile!

Fang Xiu spoke again, his tone becoming stern in vain.

"Judging from the original situation, Chang'an Mansion Yin is not only right, but also very right!"

"Those profiteers who raise the price of grain and do not treat the poor people as human beings will not only be caught, but also killed!"

"Have one, kill one!"

"Have a pair, kill a pair!"