Chapter 81: A life for a life?(2/2)
It’s not easy in the first place, but if everything had to be done according to the law, no one would be willing to work!”
"Shang Shuling is very insightful! However, if the salary of the officials is low, they can report to the court to increase their salary! Why do you need to secretly take grains and rice from the national granary to give favors? Could it be that after a memorandum comes up, Your Majesty and all of you will
Your Excellency will not approve it? Or maybe the salary is not low in the first place, so it cannot be reported? Even if it is an intercession, it must be a favor from the Holy One and a favor from the court. When will it be the turn of the transshipment envoy to secretly embezzle grain and rice from the granary to show mercy?
Already?"
Zhao Qian asked Chen Yu a little overwhelmed, "Please pay attention to your attitude!"
The emperor patted his throne and stood up, "Today we are discussing politics and discussing matters. You still have this attitude in front of me. Zhao Qian is a minister in the same palace as you, so why can't he ask you questions?"
"What Zhao Qian said is reasonable and in line with the law. You have to jump over the wall when you are at a loss for words? How can the country's money be used to give away favors at will? Even if you want to give it away, it will be given by me! When will it be my turn to make a fortune?
Can you make the decision?"
Xiao Xian finally couldn't bear it anymore. If he didn't speak anymore, the others would be suppressed by the emperor's momentum.
"Your Majesty, I think what Mr. Zhao said is correct. It's just that Xiao Yan was confused for a moment. However, Xiao Yan is not a corrupt person. He misappropriated grain and rice but did bad things with good intentions and failed to live up to His grace! Your Majesty, please spare him.
life!"
The emperor pointed at Xiao Yan, "My dragon robe was given to him as a favor. When has Prime Minister Xiao ever seen anyone wearing a dragon robe going to the execution ground?"
When Xiao Xian heard this, his expression changed greatly. "I am so frightened that I ask your Majesty to take back the dragon robe! This dragon robe is not something that a minister can wear! Xiao Yan, you are confused, take it off quickly!"
"My words don't count anymore? If you don't recognize the favors I personally sent out, do they have to be sent out by your hands?"
"I don't dare! I'm scared. Please ask Your Majesty to take back the dragon robe!"
What Xiao Xian is worried about is that once this dragon robe is brought home by Xiao Yan, someone will come to search for the crown armor in a few months. At that time, he will be accused of treason, and the entire Xiao family will be implicated.
If the emperor behaves like a hooligan, he is a real hooligan and has no sense of morality.
Wang Fu remained silent, as if he were an outsider. In his opinion, this was the emperor's attack on the Xiao family and had nothing to do with his Wang family.
Yuan Xiuwen's attitude was also very subtle. He neither spoke to the Xiao family nor came out to help Zhao Qian.
Deng Hua, the chief minister, looked at the dragon robe on Xiao Yan's body and said, "Your Majesty, what we are discussing today is the transshipment of Caohe River. This dragon robe is given to Mr. Xiao as a gift from His Majesty. I think Xiao Yan should not refuse."
, but you shouldn’t wear it, you should take it home as an offering, and always think of the emperor’s grace!”
Xiao Xian and Xiao Yan were almost crying, but Deng Hua came to the rescue at the critical moment.
However, Deng Hua changed the subject, "The mistakes Xiao Yan made were enough to be punished by death. The emperor gave him the dragon robe because he had good intentions and gave him the dragon robe so that his descendants would not be implicated! If Xiao Yan had not died,
Then the national law will be gone, and this gift of dragon robe will become a joke!"
This was the fatal blow. Xiao Yan had long known that wearing this dragon robe would mean waiting for death, but he didn't expect that instead of falsely accusing him of treason, he would kill him according to law and reason, and threaten him with his descendants.
"I thank the Lord for your kindness. I admit my sin!"
Xiao Yan's thank you was so sincere that Xiao Xian couldn't say anything else. There was no way he could save Xiao Yan's life at this time.
But if Xiao Yan is going to die, then Gu Xining can't live either.
Xiao Xian also knelt down to express gratitude on behalf of the Xiao family. "On behalf of the Xiao family, I thank Your Majesty for your grace! The guilty must be punished according to the laws of the country. I learned that Gu Xining, the murderer who killed hundreds of guards and officials in Bianzhou, is still at large. If
If we don’t kill him, I’m afraid all the local yamen will be in panic! Their guilt should be dealt with according to the national law, rather than being massacred by Jin Liangwei!”
"I also requested that Gu Xining be killed and the murderer be punished!"
"I beg your Majesty to kill Gu Xining for the sake of the people of the world and the common people of the country!"
"Under the guise of His Majesty, Gu Xining led his people to kill innocent people in Bianzhou. If they are not punished, I will worry that the majesty of the national law will disappear from now on!"
Zhao Qian and Zhao Agui looked at the emperor, hoping that the emperor could withstand it, otherwise if they kill Gu Xining today, it will be them tomorrow.
"Gu Xining? Who is Gu Xining? I have never hired this person! Where did you learn about it?"
The emperor openly acted rogue, Xiao Xian and others were dumbfounded, and then they remembered that the court did not have a list of Jin Liangwei's names, and the names were reported by Jin Liangwei's people themselves.
Gu Xining, he calls himself Gu Xining, and he has not met many people. Only Xiao Yan and Wen Qian have met him in this court.
"I recognize this man! This man starved me for three days and killed more than 300 of my subordinates! If Your Majesty does not kill this man, I will die with my eyes closed!" Xiao Yan knew that he would not escape death, so he simply ignored the situation.
A voice outside the palace shouted, "Your Majesty Gu Xining, please see me!"
Chapter completed!