No one expected that the emperor would suddenly say this, without concealing his determination to protect the two of them.
If it was just a roundabout way just now, now it is simply a matter of rupture.
The original confrontation fell silent.
When the Prime Minister was questioned like this, he moved his mouth and his eyes flashed. He was a little confused and didn't know how to respond for a moment.
"Why, I don't know what to say?" The emperor smiled coldly: "You don't know what to say, so let me tell you!"
As he said that, the emperor stood up holding on to the handrails, and his momentum poured out like a mountain falling. He pointed at the prime minister and angrily rebuked: "You, the prime minister of a country, hold a high position of power, but your fiftieth birthday has caused shock in Kyoto and the whole country.
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From the courtiers down to the common people, they have come to offer gifts and congratulations. Don’t you know that the entire state of Chu is now empty of treasury, and the frontier guards are starving of food. Even I have been frugal over and over again, but as the prime minister, you do not set an example, but instead take the lead in arrogance and extravagance."
The emperor suddenly became angry, and with his words, everyone in the room was scolded. The ministers who had just asked the emperor to punish the prince severely for the sake of the country and the country all shrank their necks.
The prime minister was even more panicked and leaned over suddenly: "I am guilty. In the past, all the ministers followed the imperial edicts carefully and were not extravagant in the palace. This time, I was also confused for a moment. My son was admonishing me, saying how many times can I have in life?
I want to live a whole life, so I am extravagant. I hope the emperor will see it for the sake of the minister who has dedicated his whole life for the emperor these years..."
"You have dedicated your life to the court and me, so I should sympathize with you, should I turn a blind eye and let your son ignore my prince, and let my son bully him?
"The emperor sneered and cut off his words: "If Hua Yanxi hadn't protected me, the fifth prince would have been humiliated by your son today. Would I still have to forgive him for the sake of your dedication to the court?"
When the emperor is angry, a little mistake leads to an abyss.
The Prime Minister dared not respond, so he could only say: "My discipline was lax. Fortunately, the fifth prince is safe and sound. On the contrary, my useless son is seriously injured now. He is responsible for all this."
When the emperor heard this, he felt even more amused: "Because your son was injured after provoking him in advance, I can't punish him anymore. On the contrary, my son should be punished by you because he stole your Prime Minister's Mansion."
Are you holding on to me?"
"Wei Chen does not dare to excuse Quan Zi. The emperor wants to punish Quan Zi and Wei Chen for their crimes. Wei Chen will not dare to plead for mercy. However, the fifth prince and the fifth prince's concubine did commit a crime. Wei Chen does everything for the sake of the country and the country."
How could the emperor not know what this old man had planned and how he wanted to punish everyone?
Although Lu Yong was guilty of instigating his servants to insult the prince, he had been severely injured now, and even punishment could not kill him.
The emperor was about to speak, but out of the corner of his eye he caught sight of the only two people standing in the entire hall besides him.
These two people didn't care at all that the officials were trying to get rid of them at this moment, and there was no trace of panic on their faces. Instead, they deserted when he, the father, was trying so hard to save them.
Those eyes that go back and forth make one's teeth hurt just by looking at them.
"Hua Yanxi, Ye Yibai, what are you two doing!" the emperor shouted angrily.
Hua Yanxi was startled, trembled subconsciously, and looked at the angry emperor with questions in her eyes.
Ye Yibai said dissatisfiedly: "If you want to curse, then curse, whatever you do to scare me."