Xiao Pingsi wanted to curse, but with courtiers around, he had to suppress his nature and be as civilized as possible.
King Wei had already knelt in a ball. He knew that he was finished. Even if he had not done anything yet, these things were enough to punish him.
As for what crime to ask, it all depends on His Majesty's mood.
"Young man, raise your head!"
Xiao Pingsi: "Look at me!"
King Wei shivered and had to raise his head, already bursting into tears.
Not out of regret, but out of fear.
He suddenly realized that what he did made his father more angry than the other princes.
Because although the things committed by others were all bad, they did not pose a concrete threat to His Majesty.
But King Wei himself...
"snort!"
Xiao Pingsi moved his sitting posture and continued: "Your long history said that you also want to bribe Lin Bei of the Yulin Army and Lu Xin, the deputy commander of the Forbidden Army, and you plan to take action next."
"How dare you say you have no idea?"
"You have bribed Tian Deyi before!"
"It's just that Tian Deyi has already colluded with Xiao Luoye, so you didn't succeed. It's not that you don't want to control the troops and horses around the capital!"
"What?" Mo Yuan was shocked.
Bribery the main military attachés of the Yulin Army and the Imperial Army?
If you say this is not an attempt to rebel, who will believe you?
Xiao Pingsi held down the imperial case and glanced at Mo Yuan's sword. He was really afraid that he couldn't help but rush over and kill the traitor with a sword.
"His Royal Highness King Wei, you..." Zhuge Qingshan originally wanted to persuade him, but after hearing this, he stopped pretending to beg for mercy.
Why do you keep him here if he harbors evil intentions like this?
No matter who is the emperor, he cannot tolerate such sons and ministers.
King Wei is finished.
"Father, your son, your ministers, and your ministers will never dare to have the slightest objection. It's just that the prince's tendency to seize the throne is getting stronger and stronger, and my sons and ministers just want to be the first to protect themselves!"
King Wei finally started crying, feeling sad and aggrieved, as if he was not the one who did these things.
Shi, the chief minister of Prince Wei's palace, was kneeling next to him. He didn't have much flesh on his body. Hearing this, he couldn't help but laugh secretly.
King Wei's intentions were clearly revealed, but of course he had to defend himself and could not admit to such a shocking crime.
"Your Majesty..." Wang Feng was still accustomed to speaking softly. He knew that His Majesty did not like people who added insult to injury.
"Shut up." Xiao Pingsi turned around and rolled his eyes at Wang Feng.
Wang Feng covered his mouth angrily.
Xiao Pingsi looked at the King of Wei who was kneeling down: "This time you designed the Northern Disaster Relief Food Team, which caused the young division to accidentally break away from the main force, and was ambushed by the Beiliang Army disguised as victims. Are you related to this?
Beiliang colluded in tandem!?"
"What?"
"Is there such a thing?" Everyone was shocked. Even Wang Feng became cold and decided not to say nice things anymore.
Colliding with foreign countries and framing one's own family is treason, and the meaning is completely different!
"Father, my father is wronged. I, my son, definitely did not collude with the Northern Liang Army. I just calculated and wanted to borrow a knife to kill someone!"
The king of Wei panicked and had to admit the crime of taking advantage of the situation.
Because if you refuse to admit it, it will be a crime of treason, which cannot be punished by three or five people in this hall.
Any criminal who commits treason and rebellion must be tried by the three divisions, presided over by the Supreme Court Wei Mansion, and must be recorded in history.
"Kill someone with a borrowed knife..." After careful consideration, several people thought that this was more likely.
If a high-ranking prince colludes with foreign countries to kill virtuous officials, this crime is unprecedented.
"How did your Majesty learn about this matter?" Zhuge Qingshan couldn't help but ask. This kind of matter was a big one, and as the chief minister of the cabinet, he had to intervene.
Xiao Pingsi said: "That secret letter."
"Oh?" Zhuge Qingshan thought that the secret message about this matter was just a starting point, but he didn't expect everything that the young master had already explained.
Xiao Pingsi said coldly: "In order to save some face for the royal family and to protect my face, the young master did not hand over the confessions of Zhang Feng and Chu Huairen to the cabinet. Instead, he ordered someone to secretly hand them over to me.
It’s really well-intentioned!”
Zhuge Qingshan nodded: "So that's the case. It's really rare for a young master to be so young and compatible with his emotions. No wonder Li Xiuxian is so afraid of him."
Everyone nodded.
"But I never expected that this treacherous son would be so ambitious. After careful investigation, he would find out so many shocking details, but he could no longer tolerate being dealt with secretly!"
Xiao Pingsi gritted his teeth coldly and pointed at King Wei: "Traitors, all of them are traitors, and none of them give me peace of mind!"
When he thought of Xiao Luoye, King Qin, King Qi, and now King Wei, Xiao Pingsi felt a fire in his heart.
Real rage!
"Your Majesty, please calm down..." Everyone cupped their hands and consoled him.
Everyone knows that His Majesty is right in saying that this matter can no longer be handled privately.
Because there are too many people involved, such as Li Xiuxian, the cabinet scholar, to deal with him, there must be a clear crime and purpose.
As for Li Xiuxian's crime, it all lies with the King of Wei. Without investigating the King of Wei, he cannot be implicated, and the law cannot get around it.
There are also northern merchants. Once this case comes out, they will inevitably be punished. Those people have a great influence. Without clear charges, many merchants will join a group to resist the law.
If everything goes bad, Daxia's business will face collapse.
So now that the matter has come to this, King Wei must take action!
"What does the cabinet think should be done with this traitor?" Xiao Pingsi took a few deep breaths, then suppressed his anger and asked Zhuge Qingshan.
The reason for calling Zhuge Qingshan was to find a suitable way to deal with it without going too far.
Zhuge Qingshan has also been thinking about it. After hearing King Wei's accusation, he started thinking about this issue.
His Majesty has already planned to hold a public trial, otherwise the chief minister of the cabinet will not hear it.
"Your Majesty, I believe that His Highness the King of Wei's crimes are not just violations of law and discipline, but also unpardonable. It should be tried by the three departments... at least send a prince or an elder prince to sit on the trial."
Zhuge Qingshan gave his own answer.
It is a difficult situation for the three justice divisions to handle when the three justice divisions are asked to interrogate a prince, and he is the prince of the current emperor.
The most distinguished members of the royal family must be in charge personally, otherwise many interrogation methods will not be possible.
The emperor was naturally the most qualified, but he was too busy to spare a few days to interrogate King Wei.
The case of King Wei was so big that it would take more than three to five days to complete the trial, and a long list of people would be involved. The emperor would also have to consider how to fill the vacant positions in the future.
"Your Majesty, the princes in the court are all younger than the King of Wei. It is difficult to judge the brother by the younger brother according to the filial etiquette and etiquette. I still suggest that an elder prince should be chosen to take charge. Moreover, the title of this prince must be higher than that of the prince.
His Royal Highness, King Wei, must be taller."
"Elder Prince..."
Xiao Pingsi nodded. It wasn't that he didn't understand, but that he was dizzy with anger.
Zhuge Qingshan is right, not to mention that several princes are no longer in the capital, even if they are all in the capital, they are not qualified to preside over the trial of King Wei.
King Wei is the Sanzhu Prince, and he is the oldest among the princes.
"Among the older generation of princes, there are only two who are above the rank of Prince Sanzhu." Zhuge Qingshan continued, saying that he was equally familiar with the members of the royal family.
Xiao Pingsi also remembered: "Yes, there are only King Ning and King Zhao."
Speaking of these two princes, Xiao Pingsi also remembered that he had not seen these two brothers for a long time.
Except for the annual Mid-Autumn Festival and Chinese New Year banquets held by the royal family, Xiao Pingsi could no longer see those members of the royal family in the past.
After failing to compete for the throne, each one of them wisely disappeared.
"Your Majesty, these two princes are both Five Pearl Princes, and His Highness Prince Wei is qualified to preside over the trial. However, Princess Ning died young, and Prince Ning's concubine and His Highness Prince Wei's mother-in-law are sisters..."
Zhuge Qingshan once again explained this relationship clearly.
Mo Yuan looked at Zhuge Qingshan deeply, wondering how this old man had such a good memory and could remember all such partial relationships clearly.
"In that case, only King Zhao can preside over the trial of King Wei." Xiao Pingsi nodded slowly. He had almost forgotten the relationship between King Ning and King Wei.
There are too many people in the royal family, many of whom Xiao Pingsi cannot even remember.
"King Zhao?"
Mo Yuan suddenly said: "I remember that this prince is very carefree and is always away from the capital. Can I find him here?"
"King Zhao happens to be in the capital." Zhuge Qingshan smiled.
Xiao Pingsi said keenly: "What a coincidence?"
Zhuge Qingshan: "Exactly, because the old master of Emperor Zun Pavilion came to the capital, Prince Zhao went to visit him personally, and now he lives in Fangjiazhuang."
"Huh?" Xiao Pingsi said in surprise, "The old Pavilion Master has come to the capital, in Fangjiazhuang?"
He suddenly realized: "Is it the young master's, the second uncle?"