Chapter 057 I'm Guilty (Guarantee II)
"I am the main maker of the rules and the biggest beneficiary. Because if I follow this rule, my descendants will be emperors for generations. Although the emperor of our Hong family is not very powerful, how can it be called an emperor? According to Director Ci's theory just now, whoever makes a profit will pay the price, then I should pay the price."
"But this is not the point. If you have sins, you are guilty. If you commit a crime, you are guilty. If Director Ci really violates the law of the empire, I cannot bear the crime for him. This is a violation of the law. I think Director Ci did not commit a crime, or the crime he committed is not enough to be put here for trial. With my understanding of the law of the empire, he should be guilty of sheltering. Who should he cover up? It is me who sheltered me, yes, he covered me."
"It was not him who forged government documents, but me! It was me who used these forged documents to make the Director of Ciqi conduct a secret investigation of the imperial officials. The reason why I did this was completely coincidental. The court could go to Weng Xiaoyi and the Jin-sen Haishang. At that time, they were having dinner in the third floor of Jinhe Building, and I was present with two guards. You may not know yet. My ears were very good, and I heard a lot about what they said in the imperial room. But I could not confirm these things, and the imperial law did not allow a casual investigation of an incumbent official without evidence."
"Of course, I can force Minister Yi, Minister Kong, and Prime Minister Bo to agree to my investigation. But doing this is a very bad habit. I can investigate Weng Xiaoyi today and secretly monitor Huang Xiaoyi and Bo Xiaoyi tomorrow. I can do this, can't the Prime Minister of the Empire do this? Minister Yi of the Supervision Department cannot do this? People live in the world, who has no enemy? Especially as imperial officials, they have to quarrel with the members of parliament if they have nothing to do. If one day they use the excuse of considering the Empire for some purpose and go privately to investigate the members of parliament, then is it necessary to continue playing with our rules?"
"But I don't want to see the destructors of the empire like Weng Xiaoyi, who can continue to eat our country safely. So I compromised. I forged government documents and the signatures of ministers, authorized Director Ci to investigate Weng Xiaoyi secretly, and finally arrested them. But breaking the law is breaking the law. It doesn't matter what reason to break the law. The purpose is only one aspect. I can't say that my original intention is good, so I can't bear the consequences. This precedent cannot be opened either."
"Actually, I am selfish, because there is a clause in the imperial constitution, which everyone may not be familiar with. This clause roughly means that the current emperor is not subject to most imperial laws, which is mainly to avoid too many scandals. If the emperor of the country commits a crime and is sentenced to carry stones in the mine, and is tired every day like a dead dog, it is also quite embarrassing to go out to meet foreigners. This time I will use this law to relieve myself of the crime. The justices behind me cannot convict me, Uncle Rong, is that true?" The court was silent, and everyone was stunned by this god's turn, including officials and members of the imperial government. The matter was different from their plans. No one knows what to do now, so they can only stare at and open their mouths and listen to Emperor Hong's vernacular alone.
"... There is indeed this law... But does Your Majesty do this, right..." The three brothers of the Rong family met Hong Tao the first day, nor did they have ever seen Hong Tao shameless. But in front of almost all the officials and senior officials of the empire, they were so shameless that they didn't know what to say.
"Everyone heard it. The Supreme Court has confirmed that there is indeed this law. Of course, there must be many people secretly calling me shameless in their hearts. If it were other things, I wouldn't care at all. It's not the first time I'm shameless. But if it were this, I would have to be more shameful, so I have to pay a little price, so I will be fair." Hong Tao picked up the gun in his hand again, interrupted the Supreme Court's inquiry, and continued to talk about himself.
"Please listen carefully. I will only say it once and never repeat it. As the emperor of the Empire, since I violated the imperial law, I announced that from now on, Hong Tao, the first emperor of the Empire, would abdicate from now on! The imperial emperor will be inherited by the current crown prince Hong Jinhe. Abdication alone is not enough to pay the price I deserve, so I have to exile symbolically. If it is too close, some people must say that I am dishonest. After being an emperor for so many years, I have never been poked on the back of state affairs. Now I will not! So I think the distance of Cape Town Port is more appropriate and more in line with the meaning of the word exile. After the new emperor of the Empire returns overseas, I will board a Shanghai ship and take Sai Fei and his mother to settle down at Cape Town Port."
"Silence and listen to me finish my words! Even though I may be a little nagging sometimes and not very popular, this is my last speech to everyone, so I will give you some face. I hope everyone will take this as a warning, not only the problem of Weng Xiaoyi and others, but also the problem of how to enforce, maintain and improve the law of the empire. Sometimes the law may cause trouble to everyone, and sometimes it will indeed expose defects, but we must look at it longer-term. As of now, this set of laws allows our empire to dominate the world. It not only ensures that everyone has a wealth of life, but also guarantees the safety of your lives and property. What else do you want? Can't you give it more time and let it grow up slowly? Who has a child, even if it has a promising future, can't you grow into a 20-year-old boy in three days, right?"
"After I leave, everyone will not be idle. Prime Minister Bo still has two proposals in his hand. I believe many members of parliament have seen it. This time I plead for you, if you don't think they are too fucked, just pinch your nose and pass it. They are the last patch I put on for the law of the empire. Whether the effect is good or not, I have to speak with facts. I don't know."
"Okay, the words are over, I won't be tried here. To be honest, the Supreme Court has no right to try this case. How smart I should have been, I actually remembered to leave a way out for myself. Hahahaha... Let's go, Geya, Sefei, escort your father, let's go home. Remember, your father will not be the emperor in the future. The new emperor is your brother Jinhe. Don't call him wrong. Do you understand?" No matter how serious it is, it may sound inappropriate when Hong Tao's mouth. If he speaks official words seriously and sternly, then these words may be lies.
"Your Majesty, you can't..." Before most of the people in the court could react, Hong Tao pulled the two children, Senya and Baixiang followed behind and walked towards the door of the court. The two old ladies of the Weng family were among the few people who knew about this in advance. They stopped the parents next to them with their eyes, but they could not affect Wen Nan in the second row. What he had just realized had happened.
"Geya, have you seen it? Your Uncle Wen is not as sensible as you. You can't learn from him! Whoever calls me the emperor is an insult to my son, I will use a gun to defend Jinhe's honor!" Hong Tao didn't want to listen to anyone's nonsense. After saying the word abdicated, he found that he did not feel regretful at all, but was quite happy. This is enough. Everything he did in his life was measured by happiness or not. This feeling shows that the choice was right this time. As for what others think, it doesn't matter. Whatever you like, it doesn't matter. Whatever you like, it hurts you?
Hong Tao suddenly announced his abdication, which not only made the people in the court unresponsive, but even Senia and Baixiang were confused. Her husband usually liked to joke and all kinds of pranks, and he really didn't like to be an emperor. But no matter how unreliable people were, they didn't joke about this issue. Since it wasn't a joke, then what the husband said was the truth. But an imperial emperor would not do it if he said he didn't do it? The problem is that if his husband was not the emperor, then the title of queen on his head would be gone. Even if he was not the queen of the main palace, he would be the queen. If he said he was gone, he would be gone.
Chapter completed!