What worries the Holy Emperor the most is when did Song Li and his son win the hearts of the people so much? Obviously, there must be someone behind the instigation of this mass gathering, however, if the people themselves are unwilling, no matter how much you incite them, they will not follow you. In other words, if Song Li's father and son are not popular with the people, then the people will not stand up for the so-called aristocratic lord.

In the past, Prince Zhong had a reputation as a virtuous king among the people, but that kind of good reputation was no threat in the eyes of the Holy Emperor. Because he only has a good reputation, but not to the extent that the people see him as a savior. However, today's mass gathering incident in Triumph Square made the Holy Emperor feel a deep sense of fear!

The common people are cowardly, and if they are not driven to the point where they cannot survive, they will not be able to cry out in anger, especially in the face of high-pressure centralized power. But today, no one forced them, no one bullied them, and their lives did not reach the point where they could not go on. Under these circumstances, they were willing to risk the risk of killing their heads for the sake of irrelevant others, and collectively took to the streets and sang a song together with righteous indignation! The song was full of indignation at the injustice suffered by Song Li's father and son, and full of condemnation of him, the emperor!

This has fully demonstrated that Song Li's father and son have been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people of the imperial capital in a subtle way. They couldn't afford to lose Song Li's father and son, otherwise, these people would not have risked their lives alone to do this kind of thing that might be killed.

What should he do? The Holy Emperor has a sense of shame that his dignity has been provoked, and he also has a sense of betrayal that someone has dug into the corner. He is the emperor of a country, and the people are his people. These people should stand by his side in unity. But for the sake of the Holy Emperor's enemies, they chose to stand on the opposite side of the Holy Emperor and gathered to challenge the Emperor's authority! He was furious, and with a wave of his hand, he wanted to summon the Golden Feather Knights and go out to arrest and behead these rebellious people.1

However, at the moment when his anger reached its peak, the Holy Emperor held back and reason returned to his mind.

He knew that in this case, using the simplest and rude method could indeed solve the urgent need and maintain the authority of the emperor. But this can only temporarily calm down this incident, but it buries a deep hidden danger for the future!

If the brutal and ruthless suppression of this group ** case can certainly show a bad anger in his heart, he will leave a brutal impression in the minds of the people. Song Xinghai and his son had already won the hearts of the people, and if he did this, he would only push the people to their side faster.

Not only can he not do anything to the people, but he also has to put on a posture of attaching importance to the will of the people. He wants to win back the lost hearts and minds of the people, and only in this way can he be invincible in this struggle.

Song Li, this kid, is really the most difficult opponent he has ever encountered. New tricks are coming up all the time. At that moment just now, in a fit of rage, if he had given the order to suppress it in a dizzy mind, then he and the people outside would have lost both. The people sacrificed their lives, and he was evaluated by the tyrant, and the people's hearts were lost. The only person who benefited could only be Song Li.

It's dangerous. Luckily, he's not a man who easily loses his mind in a fit of rage. Otherwise, things are really troublesome. Trap, the Holy Emperor found that Song Li's move was a trap, and if he was not careful, he would fall into his trap. It seems that when you fight this kid, you can't relax at any moment. However, because of this, all the aggressive factors rooted in His Majesty's blood were mobilized. He has become more and more excited, and the loneliness of the master can only be experienced by climbing to his position. Now that there is finally another opponent of the same level as him, how can he not feel excited?

"Song Aiqing is reasonable, if no one in this court dares to tell me the truth, then I am a blind and deaf waste. The Holy Emperor's originally gloomy face suddenly smiled, and said, "I heard some noise outside, did anyone tell me what happened?"

"Your Majesty, just now a guard came to report, the people gathered in Triumph Square, they think that Prince Qianrong has been wronged by a traitor, and ask His Majesty to retry this case and give the Song family justice," said Luo Bin, the secretary of the Ministry of War, "The people are angry, and even said some big rebellious words, and the ministers have sent troops over to prevent them from committing excessive atrocities." Please tell Your Majesty what to do next. ”

The Holy Emperor laughed at himself and said, "It seems that I, the Emperor, have done something incompetent, which has made my people angry." The sages have a saying, the people are the most important, the monarch is light, and the community is secondary. This is very reasonable. Since this is the case of public opinion, I also conformed to the public opinion and agreed to retry the case of Prince Qianrong's corruption, bribery and abuse of power. Since the people are so concerned about this case, I specially approve them to elect a few representatives to enter the Golden Palace to observe, so as to show the fairness and transparency of the trial!"

Song Li glanced at His Majesty the Holy Emperor with a slight surprise, it seemed that he still underestimated this old guy's ability to grasp the situation. Obviously, the Holy Emperor was far-sighted and aware of his own problems. In the past, in order to deal with Prince Zhong, he had been living in the deep palace for a long time, burying his head in his own power, and had no time to take care of the people's hearts. He was obviously angry and almost went crazy, which Song Li could see. However, what makes him better than the average person is that he is always quick to control his emotions and find solutions that are in his long-term interests!

He was able to say in front of the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs, "I am a little incompetent as the emperor", Song Li knew that it was not that he really thought so in his heart, it was just a gesture. As the saying goes, the situation is stronger than people, and the power of tens of thousands of civilians in Triumph Square made His Majesty the Holy Emperor, who thinks highly of himself, temporarily choose to bow his head. This does not mean that he has succumbed to the people, the real purpose is to slowly regain the lost land of the people's hearts.

It should be said that he made the wisest choice.

"Your Majesty, this must not be done. Lin Dingsheng, the second assistant of the cabinet, hurriedly stepped out, knelt on the ground, and said: "The common people have gathered in a crowd to spread rebellious remarks, which has seriously violated the laws of the empire, and this is a naked provocation to the authority of His Majesty! The minister suggested sending troops to wipe it out to show the strictness of the laws of the empire!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, let civilians enter the hall to observe, the Holy Lion Empire has not happened since the founding of the country, this is not in line with the court system!" Yan Chongguang, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, also stood up against it.

"If Your Majesty tolerates such a rebellious ballad when the common people gather together to sing such a rebellious ballad, it will encourage this arrogance, and the minister also thinks it is inappropriate. ”

"In this way, Tsunade is often in chaos. Your Majesty's majesty will be seriously damaged!"

"Since ancient times, only scholars and doctors can go to the court, and ordinary people are not qualified to enter. If they can come in, how can we be embarrassed by those of us who have been studying hard for ten years?"

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Ministers made a lot of comments, and most of them expressed their own resistance. Only a few remained silent. Among them naturally includes Song Li, but also the first assistant of the cabinet, Wen Liren.

"Song Aiqing, what do you think?" The opposition of the ministers seemed to be expected by the Holy Emperor, his gaze focused on Song Li's face, and he asked quietly.

At such a time, he was eager to hear what Song Li would say. Because the Holy Emperor still couldn't guess Song Li's purpose in doing this. Behind his back, he instigated these people to gather and sing this ballad together, in order to force the Holy Emperor to compromise and remand the case for a new trial, or to provoke the Holy Emperor to kill in a fit of rage, thus losing the hearts of the people?

This point cannot be determined by the Holy Emperor, the only thing that can be determined is that no matter which choice he makes, it will be beneficial to Song Li.

The Holy Emperor wanted to see what Song Li's opinion on this matter was, and perhaps from his words, he could guess his ultimate purpose.

In fact, Song Li's purpose is only one, that is, the method commonly used by politicians in the previous life to deal with political enemies, using the pressure of public opinion to force them to comply. He didn't induce the Holy Emperor to go on a killing spree and finally make the people's hearts fall to his side. In the final analysis, it is his background that decides. The biggest difference between him and His Majesty the Holy Emperor is that he comes from a time and space where his thoughts are more democratic, freer, and more humanitarian. He would not sacrifice the lives of ordinary people at will to satisfy his own ends.

Although there was a certain risk in doing so, the Holy Emperor might have ordered a clean-up under his anger, but if such a situation really happened, Song Li had also thought of a countermeasure, in short, he would not let that kind of cruel bloodshed happen. These people came to protect their family, and if someone wanted to cut off their heads, Song Li would never sit idly by. Moreover, with his understanding of the Holy Emperor, the Holy Emperor would not have made such a choice easily!

It turns out that the Holy Emperor is indeed a character. He straightened his mindset in the shortest possible time and chose an approach that was in his long-term interests.

Song Li arched his hand and said: "The minister admires the famous saying of the sages: the people are important, the monarch is light, and the society is secondary. If every king had such insight and put the people first in his statecraft, then his country would be stable for a long time. There is no need to worry about instability. The ministers have never understood this question, why are so many high-ranking people willing to expand their armies, polish their weapons, and spend huge sums of money on maintaining internal stability rather than be kind to the common people?"

His Royal Highness King Ming's words are worthy of our reflection. (http：/／.）。 Wen Liren said solemnly: "Your Majesty, the minister believes that your decision is extremely sinister, and only by doing so can you eliminate the resentment in the hearts of the people and make them feel that you are a good emperor who upholds justice and justice! Killing will bring hatred and calamity, which is not conducive to the long-term peace and stability of the empire." ”

The Holy Emperor nodded secretly, Wen Liren is an ambitious person who can do things and can do things. It can be said that fools know that the Holy Emperor is not dealing with Song Li now, and he is afraid to avoid it. But when Wen Liren thought that his views were correct, he did not shy away from the sensitivity of his identity, but directly affirmed it. There are fewer and fewer people like this in the court.

"I have made up my mind, you Aiqing don't need to say more. The Holy Emperor smiled and waved his hand, and said, "Wen Aiqing go and do this." ”

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