Emperor Yuan Jia coughed lightly, breaking the situation at this time. Everyone in the hall looked up at the young Son of Heaven.

"Lieutenant Guan has worked hard and has always been loyal. The first emperor was also often praised when he was there. This matter must have been Chen Run's lawlessness and deception to the lieutenant, which caused the current catastrophe. Emperor Yuan Jia considered his mouth.

Meng Songyan frowned when he heard this.

Rong Zhi was even more surprised, but he was only a sixth-grade petty official, and no one would notice him at all. The party can use such words to whitewash the peace, but the emperor can't really feel that way.

"It's better to do this, the lieutenant's merits and demerits are offset, and there will be no reward or punishment, and that Chen Run is really hateful, I will immediately give an order to die."

"Never!" Meng Songyan hurriedly retorted.

Zhou Fa also echoed in the middle of the Zhou service, "Saint, merit is merit, and passing is fault." How can they be all the same? ”

Meng Songyan rarely agreed with Zhou Fa, and he said with a straight face: "This incident is causing trouble, and it is not only the Fengshan Courtyard and the first emperor's handwriting that has been damaged, but also the reputation of the saint." At present, the situation is unstable, and after yesterday's incident, rumors quickly spread among the people. It is even rumored that this matter was instructed by the Holy Heaven. The saint is now being known to have fallen into the land of unfilial piety and injustice, even though he has merit, it is difficult to counteract! ”

"What Taifu said is extremely true. Whether there is a heart or not, it is a fact that the Holy Divine Ming is now destroyed at the hands of Lieutenant Guan. If he is not punished, where will he put the face of the Son of Heaven? When it reached the ears of the people, I am afraid that everyone would think that the affairs of the other courtyard were instructed by God. Zhou Fa also stood up.

"The Holy Candle is shining, who dares to speculate maliciously? If there are people, they should be killed. Do you still ignore the heroes for the sake of their chasing the wind and shadows? Su Changtai stood up and retorted.

Guan Zhi is also coy, "Slaves and maids don't dare to take credit, let alone ask for merit to offset it." Mistakenly believing in Chen Run is really a slave's sin. ”

The court and China were again in contention, and the noisy Emperor Yuanjia had a headache.

Dissatisfaction filled his chest, Emperor Yuan Jia looked at the few people who were in a stalemate in the court, his hand pressed on Zhuo's case, and his fingertips turned white.

He is the emperor, but in this Manchu Dynasty, how many people regard him as a real emperor? Every decree he made had to be nodded by the courtiers before it could be implemented. If Zhongshu Province and Meng Taifu disagreed, his holy decree would not even be able to leave the palace. Now he wants to protect a person, and the courtiers are also against him, if he can't be arbitrary, what kind of emperor is he!

"Shengshang, according to Weichen, it is true that the lieutenant injured Shengming, but the lieutenant has worked hard and made great achievements, and it cannot be questioned. It is better to give the lieutenant a chance to atone for his crimes, and let the lieutenant be responsible for negotiating with Xijon and finalizing the tax. If not, it's not too late to ask for the guilt. ”

This game couldn't get rid of Guan Zhi, and after recognizing this reality, Rong Zhi stood up as if he was resigned.

Rong Yushi said lightly. Could it be that the Manchu Dynasty was civil and military, and only the lieutenant could negotiate with Xirong? The Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple are full of talents, can't they still negotiate a few deals? Zhou Shutao hurriedly retorted.

Rong Zhi's eyes were slightly cold, "Since the fifth year of Yongping, there has never been a year in our dynasty that has been able to earn a million yuan by trading with foreign tribes. Zhonglang will say that the country is full of talents, but I don't know where these many talents have earned the silver? Over the years, not to mention five million guan, that is, there are millions of trade inputs every year, so the famine in Yuanzhou before the year and the heavy snow in Wanzhou after the year will not be ruined! Zhonglang will be convincing, but it can be seen that when he was riding a golden red-maned horse, the people couldn't even afford to drink a penny of porridge! ”

Since he chose to be a "minister", what are he afraid of offending his colleagues? And what he said was true. Over the years, the state treasury has been receiving less and less revenues and more expenditures. The deficit one by one is not because the "talents" in this court are too "abundant".

The eunuchs are dirty, can the Zhou family be clean? It is true that the eunuchs have been fighting for the tiger in these years, but in the past few decades, it has been the Zhou family who has been lying on the body of the Northern Qi to suck blood! They are not good people, but now they are pointing fingers at each other, which is really ridiculous.

"You!"

Rong Zhi turned sideways and didn't look at Zhou Shutao, he continued to speak: "Holy Lord, according to Weichen, the most important thing now is not to determine the merits and demerits of Lieutenant Guan. The top priority at the moment is to save the reputation of the saint that has been damaged by the fault of Young Eunuch Chen. ”

"Rong Yushi said lightly, if he doesn't punish the lieutenant heavily, then how can he be a saint and clear his name? Is it really as Su Siqing said, kill them one by one? The saint is the holy monarch of the world, can he still do the things of tyranny? Zhou Shuzhan said coldly.

Rong Zhi was not afraid of Zhou Shuzhan, he said with a straight face: "Holy and sage, why should you sacrifice loyal ministers and people to make your reputation? According to Weichen's humble opinion, the matter has come to this point, and the saint might as well punish Young Eunuch Chen severely, and then comfort the family members of the group of selected women, showing the saint's wisdom and kindness. As for the group of women, the saint arranged to go to the imperial tomb to pray for the blessing of the country day and night, and the saint himself also ordered to keep filial piety for the first emperor for three years and fulfill the responsibility of the son of man. Wait until three years later, and then take those good sons back to the palace. In this way, the world will know that the saint is careful in choosing a good family, and who dares to ignore His Majesty's unfilial piety. ”

Emperor Yuan Jia was reluctant in his heart, and the first emperor was not his father, and ordinary people only needed to keep it for a hundred days, so why should he keep filial piety for three years.

Unlike Emperor Yuan Jia's dissatisfaction, Rong Zhi's words, even if they were hostile to the Zhou family, could not find anything to refute.

This is indeed a good way to salvage. The national mourning is close to color, which is for unfilial piety. But if the saint is not only not close, but also asks himself to keep filial piety for three years, then the rumors of unfilial piety can be self-defeating.

As for the group of innocent and chosen sons of good families, the saint chose to be included in the harem only because he was afraid that they would not have the opportunity to marry after they were repatriated home. Such an arrangement is a demonstration of the benevolence of the saints.

With this law, who will accuse the saint of being unfilial and unkind?

Whether it is the Qing Dynasty or the Zhou family, even if they can't find a better solution, they can't really deal with Guan Zhi.

After all, not everyone can earn five million guan for the poor and weak Northern Qi.

Meng Songyan felt sad in his heart, but he was helpless. Zhou Fa looked at Rong Zhi with pity in his eyes. Zhou Shuzhan was unwilling, and his face was not obvious. Zhou Shutao's face was gloomy and his face was not good. Guan Zhi suppressed the joy in his heart, and then threw a touch of appreciation at Rong Zhi.

Rongzhi is neither humble nor overbearing, such as green bamboo ripples. The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty all sighed, how could such a person recognize the eunuch as his father.

After several discussions, the court had no choice but to compromise, and everyone took a step back. Emperor Yuanjia ordered Chen Runci to be killed, temporarily dismissed from the post of lieutenant of Guan Zhishen Ce Army, and handed over all trade matters to Guan Zhi.

At this point, the matter was stopped.