What was supposed to come finally came. What happened in Princess Ling'an's mansion last night had already spread outside the palace. Even if Prince Yin was at fault, it was not a reason for Tang Ji to beat him wantonly. But everyone heard that
Your Majesty only punished Prince Yin. He couldn't help but be shocked by His Majesty's attitude towards Tang Ji. He also deeply admired Qi Yushi for daring to stand up and cast their gazes over him.
Emperor Ning pinched his bulging eyebrows again, raised his hand and said, "Why do you want to impeach Tang Ji?"
In the center of the golden palace, a bearded man with a horse face bowed and replied: "Your Majesty, I want to impeach Tang Ji for his violent attack on Prince Yin in the palace of Princess Ling'an last night. The following offense is extremely disrespectful.
, which is against etiquette and law!”
As soon as he finished speaking, several more censors stood up from the crowd.
"Your Majesty, Master Qi is right, and I agree with you!"
"Tang Ji's beating of His Highness the Crown Prince is disrespectful to the royal family and should be punished. I second my opinion!"
"I second the proposal."
"..."
After several censors finished speaking, an official from the Ministry of Rites also stood up: "Your Majesty!"
Emperor Ning exhaled a foul breath, and then asked: "Do you want to impeach Tang Ji too?"
"No, I want to impeach General Shenwei..." Halfway through his words, the official of the Ministry of Rites was stared at by a gaze from the front. He shuddered and quickly changed his words: "I want to impeach General Shenwei. Song Yao returned to the capital in a few days.
, but sat idle at home, neglecting his duties.”
Song Kui naturally knew what he wanted to say before. He knew about Yaoyao beating Li Chonghan last night. It seemed that he would have to restrain that girl in the future and not let her get into trouble like before.
Emperor Ning frowned slightly and replied impatiently: "Song Yao was injured while fighting against bandits in Huaizhou. Her recuperation at home is approved by me. Please step back first."
"Yes!" The official from the Ministry of Rites swallowed his saliva and stood back up.
Now, the focus returned to Tang Ji's matter. Yang Tianhao raised his lips slightly, intending to add a few more sentences, but as soon as he took a step forward, he found that a figure had stood up in front of him.
"Father, I have something to say." Li Yu had completely woken up and said with cupped hands.
Emperor Ning nodded slightly and raised his hand: "Yes!"
Li Yu cleared his throat and said loudly: "For the record, father, first of all, Tang Jizheng entered Kyoto half a month ago and did not know Prince Yin. The so-called ignorant person is not guilty; secondly, last night in the palace of Princess Ling'an, Li
The crown prince plotted against Tang Ji's fiancée, which made him confused and angry; thirdly, his son was hurt by Li Shizi, and Tang Ji wanted to protect his son, but he was also a weak scholar, and he was nervous for a while and couldn't grasp the balance.
, the attack was a little heavier; after closing the three points, I think Tang Ji is not guilty!"
Before Emperor Ning could reply, Qi Deyuan, who was standing on one side, spoke: "As far as I know, Prince Li had revealed his identity when he was beaten, but Tang Ji did not stop because of this. As an official of the Star Guard,
It is our duty to protect His Highness's safety. As for his fiancée, even if Prince Li really misbehaves, there are laws to control him. Tang Ji cannot beat her arbitrarily, so I ask for your Majesty's warning!"
Hearing this, Li Yu frowned and sneered: "According to Mr. Qi's wishes, if I do something wrong to your family, you will just stand aside and watch and discuss it later, right?"
"This, this..." Qi Deyuan was a little overwhelmed by his retort. Then he thought about it and said, "His Royal Highness Youwang, as a prince, how can you say such degrading words?"
"Oh, being a prince is not enough, then His Highness the Crown Prince is okay? Is it possible that Crown Prince Li is not bound by the etiquette and laws of the Ning Kingdom?" Li Yu said with a serious face.
Hearing this, the officials present looked at each other in confusion. They had never seen such a face of His Highness King You. Is this still the weak and fearful King You they knew? What is so special about Tang Ji that he deserves to talk to everyone in the court?
Censor?
Emperor Ning, who was sitting on the dragon chair, was also tired. He stared at His Highness Li Yu closely, with a trace of distress and relief in his eyes. This boy has finally grown up!
Cold sweat broke out on Qi Yushi's head. He thought that someone in the court might stand up to refute, but he didn't expect that this person was Li Yu. The key was to suppress himself. He reorganized his thoughts in his heart and planned to continue, but was stopped by Jin.
Ning Huang on the stage interrupted.
"Well, it is true that Li Chonghan was at fault in this matter. I have already punished him, but Tang Ji acted too impulsively, so I will fine him one month's salary. Okay, this matter ends here.
Everyone, please step back."
After hearing Ning Huang's words, Li Yu raised the corner of his mouth slightly, glanced at Qi Deyuan and snorted coldly.
Qi Deyuan clenched his fists with both hands. He originally wanted to at least give Tang Ji a slap in the face, but now he only had his salary deducted. What kind of punishment was this? However, he did not dare to disobey Emperor Ning's decision. He shook his sleeves and returned with several censors.
Get to the original position.
Emperor Ning's frown relaxed. If Li Yu hadn't stood up and said so much, he would have been so embarrassed to punish Tang Ji so lightly. He stopped thinking about it and was about to raise his hand to announce his resignation, but he found that
Li Yu still stood on the same spot and asked, "Yu'er, is there anything else?"
Li Yu smiled calmly, cupped his hands and said, "I would like to inform my father, I have something to report!"
"Tell me about it." Emperor Ning had an ominous premonition when he saw him like this.
"I am informing my father that I want to impeach Prince Yin's crown prince Li Chonghan for abducting and raping civilian girls in the city. He also used drugs to induce banquets and gatherings on many occasions and committed sexual and unethical acts against all the ladies in the city. Afterwards, he also tortured these women.
The threat is against the laws of our Ning Kingdom and is an insult to the dignity of the royal family. This is the evidence found by my son. I hope my father will learn from it!" After saying this, Li Yu took out a roll of rice paper tied with a red rope from his sleeve.
In an instant, all eyes in the courtroom focused on Li Yu.
King Yin had no conflict with King You before, and Li Yu had left Kyoto for three years. How could there be evidence of Li Chonghan's crime? Could it be that he found it overnight? This is probably difficult even for His Majesty's Xingchen Division.
!
Emperor Ning was also a little confused, but he was sure that there was no force behind Li Yu. He winked at Bai Chang, and soon a young eunuch brought up the roll of rice paper.
Before Ning Huang had finished reading, several figures among the hundreds of officials stood up at the same time.
Chen Zehan, the left minister of the Household Department, was the first to say: "Your Majesty, I have heard about what Prince Yin did in the city. Now His Highness Prince You has produced evidence. I feel that the court should thoroughly investigate this matter and give an explanation to the people!"
Chen Jue, the Minister of Industry, and Song Kui, the Minister of Hubu, said in unison: "I second the proposal!"
At this time, the officials in the court became no longer calm. If Chen Zehan and two junior officials came forward to second the proposal, they would not think anything was wrong. But now there are two ministers, the daughter of the minister of household affairs and the prince you.
It's an unclear relationship, so it's reasonable for Song Kui to stand up, but what's the situation with Chen Jue? Is it because of Tang Ji?
Suddenly, everyone had an idea in their hearts at the same time, that is, the scene of two kings fighting in the court for a long time might turn into a three-king confrontation!