"Your Majesty! I think Marquis Yongwu is right! How can Emperor Qingyu still have bloodline left in the world? Someone must have faked his identity, and he should be punished!"
"Your Majesty, I would like to lead 20,000 elite soldiers to destroy the rebels!"
"emperor!"
"..."
Civil servants and military generals rushed to stand out one after another, and everyone showed their indignation.
In fact, everyone knows in their hearts that everyone is acting for the person above. Such tricks are no different from those played by children.
But if you don't have the childish tricks and shame to hang around in the court, you won't even be able to get the qualifications to enter this palace.
Even if you win, you can only hold those official positions that are clear-cut.
Liang Hanmin watched in silence the performances of the ministers below.
"alright."
After a while, he said: "I know your loyalty."
Wang Zai, Su Zai and other old foxes did not express their opinions, which made him feel a little boring.
The ministers who were afraid of falling behind just now fell silent instantly.
When it comes to acting, there is no need to overact.
There was no expression on Liang Hanmin's face, and he only said slowly: "But I heard that Lu Liang was rescued by Xu Jingnian in exchange for the prince, and Lu Fang was the posthumous son of the palace maid. What if this is true?"
Many ministers were speechless.
No one expected that Liang Hanmin would say such words.
Does the emperor want to recognize Lu Liang and Lu Fang as princes in this court?
Why, isn't this causing trouble for yourself?
Sometimes, the truth is not that important. What matters is which result everyone is more willing to believe.
Now the imperial court is in control of the overall situation. As long as the imperial court does not recognize the identities of Lu Liang and Lu Fang, then they can only be nailed to the embarrassing role of "fake".
In other words, they can only be traitors and remnants.
All the ministers looked at Liang Hanmin, waiting for his next words. Some people didn't know whether it was acting or they were really surprised, their eyes were slightly bulging.
"I've already had it checked."
Liang Hanmin did not sell out his secrets, and said shockingly, "Lü Liang and Lu Fang are indeed the princes of Emperor Qingyu. Lu Liang is the ninth prince of the year, that's for sure."
"emperor!"
"Emperor..."
As soon as he finished speaking, some ministers couldn't help but stand up.
"Your Majesty, don't believe this conclusion easily! This will shake the foundation of the country!"
Maybe they are really thinking about Dayu.
Regardless of whether the identities of Lu Liang and Lu Fang were true or false, they all believed that Liang Hanmin could not admit their identities because that would shake people's hearts.
No!
At that time, Emperor Qingyu had a good reputation among the people and the court, and even the morale of the military and ministers would be shaken.
Even in these years, the emperor did many things to discredit Emperor Qingyu.
Several people who came out thought that Liang Hanmin was confused for a while.
"I said it, the evidence is conclusive."
But Liang Hanmin waved his hand and told these people to retreat.
He did not discuss this matter with any ministers, but at this moment he made a final decision and decided to go all the way to the end, "Emperor Qingyu was deceived by traitors, wasting people and money, and the people were in ruins. As a Qing emperor, I had no choice but to lead the army. When I entered Kyoto, I didn't expect that it would lead to chaos in Kyoto and the palace was massacred. Every time I think about this, I can't sleep all night and my heart is broken. Now, I finally know that Emperor Qingyu still has blood left in the world. Is it possible? Aren’t I going to make it up to them?”
"If you do this, I...will have a bad conscience!"
The ministers below were all dumbfounded.
Even beings like Wang Zai and Su Zai, who were old foxes, had doubts in their eyes.
They really couldn't understand how the person above could say such a thing.
With this attitude, is it possible to return the throne to the emperor? This way his conscience will be at ease?
impossible.
Everyone in the palace died at the hands of everyone, not to mention the people in the palace, and even among the people, everyone knew it.
"emperor……"
Su Zai, who is conservative in the old school, finally took a slight step forward.
He bowed to Liang Hanmin, his voice as smooth as an ancient well, "What happened back then was a result that no one wanted to see. I thought that the emperor could not blame all the faults on himself, let alone believe the rumors.
Regarding the matter of the two princes of Emperor Qingyu, it is better to arrange for the capable ministers and officials in the court to investigate and verify before making a conclusion. If their identities are true, it will be too late for the emperor to make amends for them."
"Please go to Jingnan!"
Just as Su Shi finished speaking, another minister appeared.
It's Cui Shi, the minister of the Ministry of Rites.
The Ministry of Rites was placed under the Shangshu Province, and Cui Shi was promoted by Su Shi. In doing so, he undoubtedly wanted to grab this job.
It has nothing to do with merit, just for the benefit of their faction.
Old school.
They completely negated the policies of Emperor Qingyu, and were incompatible with the New Legalists.
But now Liang Hanmin's attitude towards Lu Liang and Lu Fang seemed to make them think that the emperor was deliberately getting close to the reformers.
Because the reformers always cherished their old friendship with Emperor Qingyu. If the emperor treated Lu Liang and Lu Fang well, the reformers would definitely remember this sentiment.
At that time, it will be a blind date between the king and his ministers.
Going forward, who can be sure that the emperor will not unite with the reformers to "push the new"?
Over the years, Liang Hanmin has made many such moves. It's just that they have pushed back on most of his policies.
Therefore, for them, they could not give Liang Hanmin the opportunity to win over the hearts of the reformers and even the former dynasty faction.
Naturally, Lu Liang and Lu Fang's status as princes cannot be true.
And isn’t it the person who conducts the investigation who has the final say on whether the conclusion is true or false?
It is related to the prince of the previous dynasty, so it is reasonable for the Ministry of Rites to intervene in this matter.
Liang Hanmin narrowed his eyes, but repeated: "I have already said it, and the evidence is conclusive."
It's just that his voice is much colder than before.
I guess he is also clear about Su Shi and Cui Shi's plans.
Then, Liang Hanmin did not give Su Shi and Cui Shi a chance to talk again, and said directly: "I just want you to talk about how I can make up for them."
Ministers, look at me, and I will look at you.
Su Shi and Cui Shi silently retreated into the queue, frowning and saying nothing.
It was obviously inconvenient for them to talk casually before they understood the emperor's true intentions.
No one came out to speak anymore.
I can't speak on this matter.
If you really want to make up for it, the throne should belong to someone else. But can this chair be allowed out?
What about conferring titles and official titles?
It doesn't seem to make sense.
They definitely won't want it.
Everyone is slandering, but no one is stupid enough to say these things out loud.
For several minutes, no one spoke. All the ministers stared blankly at Liang Hanmin, who was sitting high above.
"Forget it, before that, let's discuss how to prevent the two princes from being deceived by those traitors and causing trouble in Chengdu County."
When Liang Hanmin saw this, he made some remarks.
All the ministers were slightly shocked.
Do you think the emperor has been talking for so long to recruit those people from Chengdu County?