Chapter 174 Sophistry
Ye Qingcang was very surprised when he learned the news.
He admires Li Changfeng very much.
In his opinion, Li Changfeng acted recklessly on the surface, but in fact he was extremely intelligent, and he was not the kind of arrogant and unreasonable person. There must be something strange about it.
He has always focused on his energy in the army and never cared about the struggles between major forces. At this time, he couldn't help but become interested and attracted attention.
When Feng Quji learned about this, he sighed deeply.
As the prime minister, the leader of all officials, he naturally knew the contradictions between the royal family and the eight major families, and secretly maintained the balance between the two major camps.
Now that such a thing has happened, he is very worried that it will ignite the war between the royal family and the eight major families and put the whole world in turmoil.
"Your Highness Ninth Prince, it's not the time yet. Why don't you bear it anymore and wait until you get to power and then take action after the country is rich and the people are strong?"
Feng Quji's face was full of worry.
After a moment of worry, he thought of Li Changfeng's previous incredible actions, and his face gradually showed hope.
"Your Highness the Ninth Prince has created miracles many times. Maybe it can really help His Majesty destroy the eight major families and do a bright future!"
However, Li Changfeng, as the person involved, seemed to be a ok person, eating and drinking, and avoiding being inactive during the morning court and going to bed early.
Early the next morning, Li Changfeng came to Xuanzheng Hall with great energy.
Now he is in the prime of his life. Although he is head-on to fight the Zhao family, many ministers feel that his future is worrying, no minister dares to underestimate him.
All the ministers came forward to greet him enthusiastically, and at the same time they had some tentative thoughts, but found that he was not worried at all and responded enthusiastically to everyone, as if he was nothing.
Song Dexin, the Minister of Justice, did not come forward to say hello, and looked at Li Changfeng from a distance with a complicated expression, but soon became firm again.
Emperor Gan Wu arrived and the ministers worshiped him.
After the ceremony, Emperor Gan Wu looked around everyone, stopped on Li Changfeng's face for a while, and then said in a plain tone: "Do you guys have any memorials?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Song Dexin stepped out and bowed and said, "I will impeach the Ninth Prince. I will impeach His Highness the Ninth Prince for his actions without the state, which will damage the face of the royal family. I will demote them to common people to serve as a warning!"
The ministers were not in an uproar, and they had expected it.
Emperor Gan Wu's eyes flashed, and he glanced at Li Changfeng with a calm expression. His tone increased a little, and he asked, "Oh? Why did your family say this?"
Song Dexin: "Your Majesty, I received a complaint yesterday. His Highness the Ninth Prince sent someone to burn many industries of the Zhao family at night. The evidence is conclusive and irrefutable!"
"Daganlu, those who set fire to burn official houses or property will be imprisoned for three years; those who lose five pieces of silk are exiled for two thousand miles; those who have a higher value will be beheaded and displayed! The losses caused by His Highness the Ninth Prince to the Zhao family will be destroyed by the loss of the Ninth Prince to the Zhao family. , it reached hundreds of thousands of taels!"
Speaking of this, Song Dexin paused, his voice increased a lot, and said enthusiastically: "I am the Minister of Justice in charge of the world's criminal law. If I ignore it, wouldn't I let Your Majesty down and the people of the world? Therefore, I risk my life to impeach His Highness the Ninth Prince, Please decide!"
After saying that, Song Dexin couldn't get up.
Emperor Gan Wu said in a expressionless and indifferent tone: "Since the ninth prince caused a huge loss of hundreds of thousands of taels, why did your dear minister only demote him to a commoner instead of beheading him directly for public display?"
In an instant, cold sweat broke out on Song Dexin's forehead.
He knew that Emperor Gan Wu was angry, but there was nothing he could do, and he could not help.
Naturally, he didn't dare to kill Li Changfeng completely, so he wouldn't be able to survive. Emperor Wu would have to destroy him sooner or later, leaving room for himself.
Song Dexin bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Your Highness, the Ninth Prince, governed the floods in Shangzhou, and found that lottery tickets filled the national treasury. Such great achievements have never been rewarded. If you offset the merits and demerits, you can just punish them."
Speaking of this, Song Dexin gritted her teeth and added: "Of course, Your Highness the Ninth Prince must apologize to the Zhao family in person, so that you can be kind to the outside world!"
Hearing this, Emperor Gan Wu's eyes flashed with murderous aura, and Li Changfeng narrowed his eyes and glanced at Song Dexin.
Although Song Dexin was frightened, she also knew that she used the law of the Great Confusing Kingdom to suppress Emperor Wu. Even if he was the lord of the Nine Five, she had to give in.
Unless as the emperor, he wants to take the lead in disregarding national laws and break his trust in the world.
He believed that Emperor Gan Wu would consider which one is more important.
Emperor Gan Wu refused to comment and asked again: "What do other dear ministers think about this matter?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Ji couldn't wait to say: "Father, my son-in-law thinks what Song Shangshu said is very true. In order to safeguard the dignity of my great law, I must punish my brother Nine Emperors!"
Hearing his words, a trace of anger flashed in Emperor Gan Wu's eyes, and Li Changfeng looked at Li Ji coldly.
Being a bad guy, right?
The prince wrote down this account book.
Immediately afterwards, more court officials stood up to support Song Dexin's words.
"It is really admirable that Shangshu Song is upright and upright. The way he dealt with is very appropriate!"
"The law is the foundation of governing the country. If the ninth prince is not punished and the emperor and the emperor follow the example, wouldn't this big-handed world be in chaos?"
"The ancients said that the emperor violated the law and committed the same crime as the common people, let alone the prince?"
"It is already a mercy for demoting to a commoner!"
"Apologizing to the Zhao family is a good move!"
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Hearing everyone's words, Emperor Gan Wu's eyes gradually became a little unrecognizable, and his hand holding the dragon throne trembled due to anger.
It would be fine if these court officials who were bribed by the Zhao family took advantage of the situation, but everything was as expected by him. Even if Li Ji said so, he would not be so angry because they had grudges.
What really made him angry was that there were several princes who had never been involved in the government affairs, and they all expressed their consent.
I have been fighting in the world for half my life, and I have never bowed my head in a proud manner. Why did I give birth to such a spineless son?
The royal family members who are in charge of the world actually apologized to a noble family. Don’t they feel embarrassed?
The eight major families have actually penetrated the royal family to such an extent. How can we not be angry?
An unprecedented sense of crisis surged into Emperor Gan Wu's heart, and he secretly made a decision to speed up the elimination of the eight major families.
If they were allowed to develop, sooner or later, the emperor would be undermined, and his successor might even become a puppet.
Such things must never happen.
Li Changfeng was also a little surprised. He did not expect that the Zhao family, one of the eight major families, had such a great influence in the court.
How terrifying would it be if the eight major families united?
Such a threat must be solved.
Li Changfeng looked at everyone who agreed with him calmly, remembering their names and official positions.
What surprised him was that the eldest prince Li Chengye seemed to be asleep, and he didn't say a word when he looked at his eyes and his nose and his heart.
After the ministers who had been bribed by the Zhao family finished speaking, Emperor Gan Wu looked at Li Changfeng with a expressionless face: "Changfeng, what do you have to say about the evidence of Song Dexin, the Minister of Justice?"
Faced with this seemingly insolvent dilemma, Emperor Gan Wu was very curious about how Li Changfeng would break the situation.
"Father, they are slandering the sons!"
Li Changfeng looked angry and pointed at the nose of the Minister of Justice, cursed: "You old guy who can't tell the right and wrong must have taken advantage of the Zhao family, right? You clearly know that this prince sent someone to chase the assassin, Those assassins deliberately ignited the houses to cause chaos in order to escape, but said that the prince deliberately burned the Zhao family's property, so what is his intention?!"
Song Dexin, the Minister of Justice, turned very ugly and scolded coldly: "Your Highness the Ninth Prince, the evidence of this matter is conclusive and you cannot tolerate denying it. No matter how sweet you say, it is useless!"
Li Changfeng ignored him and pointed to several ministers and princes who had just impeached him, and also cursed him.
"You big-fly borers have also taken advantage of the Zhao family, right? Do you ignore the national laws and have the face of being an official in the court?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the whole court seemed to be in an uproar, and they all rebuked Li Changfeng.
"How ridiculous is your highness? I said that I have accepted the benefits of the Zhao family. What evidence do you have?"
"How can you let me slander you like this innocence?"
"The official asked himself that he had never abandoned government affairs, nor did he plunder the people's wealth and ointment. Why do you say that I am a borer?"
"Your Highness, let me say, how did the old minister ignore the laws of the country?"
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Even Emperor Gan Wu couldn't help frowning after hearing Li Changfeng's words.
What is the point of saying anything that requires evidence and without evidence, besides giving people a handle?
Emperor Gan Wu scolded him a little angrily: "Don't talk nonsense about things without evidence!"
Li Changfeng nodded, then looked at Song Dexin and the officials who impeached him coldly, and sneered: "You want evidence, right? Tell you, what I said is evidence!"
Song Dexin sneered: "Is Your Highness kidding?"
Li Changfeng smiled coldly: "Since you think this prince is joking, then what the Zhao family talks is not joking, can it be regarded as evidence?"
"The Zhao family's burned industry was present. How could they say that the real evidence was joking?"
"According to your logic, my people have also seen with their own eyes that the Zhao family has given you a lot of silver and also sent silver to other ministers who impeached me. This is also a real evidence?"
"You said it was your people, how could their words be considered evidence?"
Li Changfeng smiled coldly and asked loudly: "Shangshu Song, how dare you say that the so-called witnesses you mentioned are not from the Zhao family?"
Song Dexin immediately broke out in a little cold sweat on her forehead and said in a furious manner: "You...you are just sophistry!"
Li Changfeng couldn't help but sneer.
Of course he was making a sophistry.
In this situation where there is no surveillance, late at night, there are only the perpetrators and victims, and no third-party witnesses, what is the truth? Isn’t it that both parties can speak out?
This is Li Changfeng's confidence.
Even though he knew he was making a sophistry, he could do nothing.
Chapter completed!