: Forced into the Palace

Author: Gongsun Xiaoyue

: Forced into the Palace

"Why?"

"What?"

Li Yanxing and the Yang couple exclaimed at the same time.

Li Diyao hurriedly asked the housekeeper: "Is the news true?"

"It's absolutely true!" The steward wiped his sweat, "Eunuch Xia from the palace specially took the time to come out and deliver the news."

As the saying goes, being with a king is like being with a tiger. If you want to know the emperor's latest news as soon as possible, the most effective way is to bribe the eunuchs around the emperor.

Most ministers and nobles will do this.

Although the Yannan County Prince's Mansion has never taken the initiative to bribe eunuchs, there is no reason to refuse if eunuchs come to visit him.

Just take what you need.

Li Yanxing hurriedly asked: "Why did the emperor suddenly change his attitude?"

The steward shook his head: "Eunuch Xia didn't say much."

"I understand, you want to go down."

Li Yanxing dismissed the butler with a wave of his hand, with a solemn look on his face, "I understand that the emperor is reluctant to part with King Xuan. But in the face of justice, if the emperor sacrifices the lives of tens of thousands of people for his own son, it will definitely arouse public outrage!"

Yang was worried about Tang Qing: "If King Xuan doesn't become a hostage, what will those Japanese pirates do to Qing'er? Will they, will they... kill Qing'er?"

She trembled.

"Mom, I can't."

Yingning comforted her, "The purpose of the Japanese pirates is to open the sea ban. If they dare to kill our country's general, there will be no room for change."

Yang cried and said, "If it doesn't work out, why don't we just let Qing'er be a hostage for them and try to get her back later? As long as they don't hurt Qing'er's life."

Li Yanxing sneered: "I'm afraid Qing'er is not worthy enough as a hostage!"

Li Diyao whispered: "If the emperor insists on having his own way, what can we do?"

Murong Qing said quietly: "Isn't the emperor afraid that a mark will be recorded for him in the history books?"

"I want to enter the palace."

Li Yanxing said, "As a minister, I cannot watch the emperor make a big mistake, nor can I watch the people being slaughtered."

Yang tried to dissuade him: "Sir, who can change the emperor's decision? If you ask like this, I'm afraid you will only anger the emperor."

"Even if I die, I can't do nothing!"

Li Yanxing rolled his sleeves and left.

Yang was so angry that she burst into tears and stamped her feet: "Second brother, why are you still standing there in a daze? Follow me quickly!"

Li Diyao rushed away in a hurry.

Many ministers who have received the news have gathered in the palace.

They all knelt outside the Qinzheng Hall and begged the emperor to agree to the Japanese pirates' conditions.

The door of Qinzheng Hall is closed.

The ministers knelt on the ground, as if the emperor did not submit, they would not be able to kneel down.

The stalemate lasted until late at night.

Another eight-hundred-mile urgent dispatch arrived.

The Japanese pirates have killed a hundred people.

They made the people line up and kneel on the ground and brutally killed them.

The scene was extremely tragic.

This is the Japanese pirates' demonstration and warning to Daxuan.

They can say it and they can do it.

More and more ministers were kneeling outside the Qinzheng Hall.

But the emperor paid no attention to it.

Not only did he ignore them, he even got angry and sent people to beat the ministers with whips.

Several elderly ministers were beaten unconscious on the spot.

Even generals like Li Yanxing could not bear it.

After the beating, the emperor ordered the ministers who had fainted to be sent home, while the remaining ministers who persisted in kneeling were imprisoned in prison.

With such thunderous fury, no one in the court dared to oppose the emperor's decision.

Li Yanxing was injured and lay on the couch, filled with grief and anger, and burst into tears: "Your Majesty is so confused! How could you give up the wealth and lives of thousands of people for the sake of your own son?"
Chapter completed!