Chapter 267 Handing over the command of the Black Armored Guard
"Have you heard that something big happened in Yizhou?"
"I heard that 80% of the officials in Yizhou were killed by the prince. It is said that these people are all corrupt..."
"What kind of corruption? I heard that Yizhou officials wanted to force Liu Shuwen's daughter to marry, and they threatened her with Mrs. Liu Shuwen's tomb."
"The prince had a good relationship with military advisor Liu Shuwen. He received a request from his daughter for help, so he went to Yizhou and killed all those bastard officials."
"This is so, I thought they were corrupt."
"The military advisor has made great contributions to our Ming Dynasty, how could his daughter be treated like this?"
"Isn't that right? His Royal Highness is a hero in safeguarding the Ming Dynasty. It is a great achievement."
In the early morning of the next day, people in the capital of the Ming Dynasty were already discussing the affairs of Yizhou.
They even knew about Liu Miaomiao.
In the Ming Dynasty Hall, the emperor sat on the dragon throne, with hundreds of civil and military officials standing on both sides of the hall in front of him.
All the officials today have ugly expressions on their faces.
They had never heard of any prince doing such a ridiculous thing.
Eighty percent of hundreds of local officials in Yizhou were slaughtered by Prince Chen Changfeng.
They didn't believe that this happened because Liu Shuwen's daughter Liu Miaomiao came to Chen Changfeng for help.
How could it be possible that 80% of Yizhou officials had something to do with Liu Miaomiao?
Chen Changfeng clearly wanted to weaken the second prince by killing so many Yizhou officials.
Who doesn't know that Yizhou is a fiefdom of the second prince, and most of the officials in Yizhou are from the second prince.
Now 80% of the officials in Yizhou have been killed. This news has reached the ears of all the officials in the court. Who would not feel worried?
Chen Changfeng was really killed!
All the officials who had anything to do with the second prince were killed. What about those officials who supported the second prince in the court?
If Chen Changfeng had the chance, would he kill them too?
Thinking of this, all officials' hearts froze.
They may have different political views, but they all have a bottom line. Chen Changfeng's move directly scared them all to death!
Chen Changfeng did not come to court today, otherwise these officials would not even dare to see Chen Changfeng.
The second prince stood blankly beside the imperial steps, his whole person was not energetic.
How could he be energetic? Yizhou's business was ruined by Chen Changfeng's move. Whether the second prince can still gain a foothold in the court in the future is still a matter of course.
The third prince is also standing in the court now. Huo Qubing did not deal with him yesterday.
The third prince also knew that it was not Chen Changfeng or Huo Qubing who wanted to let him go, but it was his own special status.
If Huo Qubing really wanted to kill himself, the emperor would never let it go. Even Chen Changfeng could not escape the blame.
The entire Tai Chi Hall was eerily quiet.
The emperor glanced at the officials in front of him. He heard Chen Changfeng say yesterday that 80% of Yizhou officials were killed, and he was very angry.
But everyone has been killed, what can he do?
We can't let Chen Changfeng be buried with those officials.
But Chen Changfeng's punishment must be necessary, otherwise how would the officials be convinced.
It's just that the emperor couldn't be sure about this punishment for a while.
"My dear friends, everyone must have heard about what happened in Yizhou. Liu Shuwen's daughter was in danger in Yizhou, and the prince led people to rescue her. However, the noise was too great and 80% of the officials in Yizhou were implicated. I am very heartbroken."
"I am determined to sympathize with all the officials. What do you think of the crown prince's move?" the emperor said, finally breaking the solid atmosphere in the Tai Chi Hall.
"Father, my sixth brother, as the crown prince, actually dealt such cruelty to 80% and hundreds of officials in Yizhou, causing the people of Yizhou to complain. I ask my father to punish me severely." The second prince immediately knelt on the ground.
He almost hated Chen Changfeng.
Fortunately, the emperor was reasonable and wanted to punish Chen Changfeng, otherwise the second prince would have no place to cry.
The emperor glanced at the second prince and sighed in his heart.
Compared with Chen Changfeng's methods, the second prince is really far behind. Chen Changfeng's ruthlessness alone is beyond the reach of the second prince.
Killing hundreds of officials, even he, the emperor, would not dare to do such a thing.
"Father, how can the matter involving Liu Shuwen's daughter involve 80% of Yizhou officials?"
"The sixth brother's behavior is clearly an excuse to vent his personal anger. If my father does not punish him severely, there is no guarantee that the sixth brother will not commit another murder in the future."
"Perhaps next time, the sixth brother will take action not from Yizhou officials, but from all the civil and military officials." The third prince followed closely behind.
A few words made all the officials in the court instantly feel a strong sense of crisis.
If Chen Changfeng kills them in the future, what will they do?
For a time, all the officials in the court were in danger.
"Your Majesty, I would like to severely punish His Highness the Crown Prince for massacring hundreds of innocent officials. This is a breach of morality. I would like to depose the Crown Prince." An official stood up with a look of fear on his face.
"I second my opinion, if the prince is so violent, how can we, the ministers, work for the Ming Empire with peace of mind in the future?"
"I also second my proposal and ask your Majesty to depose the prince."
"Your Majesty, please depose the prince!"
At that time, more than half of the officials in the court spoke up and asked the emperor to depose Chen Changfeng as the crown prince.
Yao Xiaoren didn't say anything. Before coming here, he talked to Chen Changfeng about the difficulties he might encounter.
For example, hundreds of officials asked the emperor to depose Chen Changfeng as crown prince.
But Chen Changfeng was so confident that Yao Xiaoren went to court with confidence.
This made Yao Xiaoren very puzzled.
Even if the emperor had some agreement with Chen Changfeng before, it was impossible for the emperor to completely turn a deaf ear to the joint petition from hundreds of officials.
"Your Majesty, the prince is still young and has no one around to teach him. It is inevitable that he will make some mistakes."
"No one is a sage, and no one can do anything wrong. As the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, the prince is related to the stability of the Ming Dynasty. How can he abolish the establishment so lightly?"
"Moreover, what great contributions has His Royal Highness the Crown Prince made for our Ming Dynasty?"
"I have the courage to say something. If His Highness the Crown Prince had not turned the tide, would you all still be able to stand here safely?" Tang Mingren stood up and said slowly to the officials.
But how could the officials pay attention to what Tang Mingren said.
They also knew that deposing Chen Changfeng as the crown prince was unlikely, but if they didn't have an attitude, the emperor might settle the matter.
The emperor did not even pursue the matter of Huo Qubing leading the army to attack the Luowang stronghold.
Facing Chen Changfeng, what is impossible for the emperor to do?
"Your Majesty, merit is merit and fault is fault. If you have merit, you can kill people. Wouldn't the world be in chaos?"
"Your Majesty, Military Advisor Liu Shuwen has also made great achievements. Is it possible that he will be able to kill courtiers at will in the future?"
"If Your Majesty acquiesces to this move, I would like to ask Your Majesty to retire and return home."
"I also want to consider this!"
The officials did not give the emperor a chance to speak, and insisted on forcing the emperor to punish Chen Changfeng.
The emperor's eyes darkened, and he glanced at the officials in front of him, then waved his hands and said: "I will definitely punish the prince, but the matter of deposing the prince is of great importance. Considering that the prince is young and has made great achievements in the past, I also miss you all.
My dear, please give him a chance."
"According to my decree, the prince has no rules, is blind and arrogant, and does not obey the public if he does not punish him. I will hand over the command of the black armored guards and confine him to three months."
"Your Majesty..." Yao Xiaoren's expression changed drastically. Chen Changfeng only had the black armor guard in his hand.
Has it been taken back by the emperor now?
What will Chen Changfeng do in the future?
"Prime Minister Yao, in seven days, we will have our first imperial examination in the Ming Dynasty. This matter will be completely handed over to you. I hope you can handle it well." The emperor looked at Yao Xiaoren, as if he was warning.