A gust of wind blew in, brushing Yan Li's hair and blowing it over his fair face. Yan Li lowered his head, not daring to look at Li Hai who was in a state of rage.
Is he really going to lose Li Hai's trust in him because of this matter? Could it be that he will be alienated by Li Hai from now on? The consequence of estrangement is that he is far away from the center of power and has no chance to help the people again. He was able to face those thousand lives with dignity, but he was ashamed of his ancestors after death.
That question still lingers in Yan Li's mind: Is it worth taking such a risk for a thousand people who have nothing to do with him
Yan Li's face was abnormally stern, he gritted his teeth.
It is better to kill one hundred people by mistake than to slip through the net.
Li Hai's deep eyes flashed ferociously. If Yan Li wanted to continue pleading for these thousand lives, then Li Hai would have to find someone else to assist him. As for Yan Li, it's not as simple as sending him to a remote county as an official...
"Your Majesty," Rong Chang'an's charming voice eased the tense atmosphere between Li Hai and Yan Li a little, "Can Rong Chenqie say a word or two?"
It is forbidden to talk about government affairs in the harem, but Li Hai still wants to hear what Rong Changan thinks about this matter, so that he can see Rong Changan's entire inner world.
"The queen, tell me." Li Hai's hoarse voice showed that he was trying his best to suppress his inner anger. With sharp eyes, he sat reclined on the nanmu dragon chair, turning the symbol of power in his hand - the huge jade finger!
Yan Li also glanced at Rong Chang'an coldly from the corner of his eye, not knowing what kind of discussion she would make. Do you want to intercede for the thousand lives, or do you want to make trouble and rush to Caishikou immediately
"The concubine thinks that those thousand people should be killed! And it's without mercy."
Rong Changan's words were like needles pricking Yan Li's internal organs. The corner of his mouth twitched, how could there be such a vicious woman? Those thousand people had no grievances against her, why did she kill them quickly? How is this different from Daji of the Shang Dynasty!
Li Hai's eyes flashed with joy, and he touched his chin: "Queen, tell me, why should these thousand people be killed?"
Rong Changan seemed to be talking about an ordinary thing: "Wild fires are endless, and spring breeze blows again. These thousand people are the closest people to King Ni. As the emperor said, no one can Guarantee that they did not assist King Jing in rebellion. There are even some people who slander King Jing and incite King Jing to rebel. If they are not killed, one day, the descendants of King Jing will definitely rise up and rebel like King Jing."
Yan Li's face was full of bewilderment: "Queen, if you killed more than a thousand people by mistake because of one or two people, wouldn't that be too cruel?"
"Cruel?" Rong Chang'an sneered at Yan Li's kindness, "How can those who have achieved great things since ancient times care about such a little bit of kindness? Think about it, among those kings who created empires, which one didn't step on corpses all over the ground Ascend to the status of the Ninth Five-Year Lord? Massacres of cities and countries are not uncommon in history books. Anyone who is kind has no right to live in this troubled world."
Rong Changan looked at Yan Li deeply with torch-like eyes. What she said just now was not so much a refutation of Yan Li, but a warning to Yan Li: If you want to replace Li Hai, you must be ruthless! No ruthless success!
This woman is crazy, she has reached the point of extinction! Yan Li's eyes on Rong Chang'an were alienated and strange. He always had a glimmer of hope for her, but now he felt that he was too naive, Rong Changan was really bad to the bone.
"Your Majesty, I beg your Majesty..."
"Yan Li!" Cong Changan scolded, "Why are you pleading for King Jing's family? Could it be that, as the emperor said, you have benefited from King Jing?" Rong Changan suddenly faced Li Hai, "The concubine implores the emperor to bring Yan Li to Yushitai, and ask Yushitai to interrogate whether he has colluded with Prince Jing."
Li Hai sat leaning on the dragon chair, touched his chin, and felt that his chin was about to be patted.
What Rong Chang'an said made Li Hai a little bit confused by Monk Zhang Er. She is really willing to put Yan Li in prison? Rong Changan asked Li Hai to kill more than a thousand people, but what invisible intentions did he hide
No, absolutely can't do what Rong Changan said. Although Li Hai couldn't figure out Rong Changan's real intention, there was a voice telling Li Hai that he must do the opposite of what Rong Changan asked him to do. The scheming Rong Chang'an will definitely not be good for Li Hai.
By the way, Li Hai suddenly thought, did Rong Changan want Li Hai to kill those thousand people, because he wanted the people to call him a tyrant and make him lose popular support, but she secretly won the hearts of the people, and then replaced Li Hai
That's right, that's what Rong Changan thinks!
Li Hai twitched the corners of his mouth, revealing a mysterious smile: "Queen, after thinking about it, I think what the prime minister said makes sense, and what you say makes sense too."
Yan Li's two sword eyebrows tightened, and his eyes lit up a little. Could it be that Li Hai changed his mind and wanted to let those thousand people go
Rong Chang'an said: "What does the emperor mean to drive them all to death?"
"Haha" Li Hai suddenly laughed loudly, "Queen, how could I kill them all! If so, wouldn't the people of the world regard me as a tyrant through the ages? Beheaded at Caishikou, and the others are going to send them to the frontier." Li Hai looked at Yan Li, "Prime Minister, what do you think of this decision?"
Of course not very good. But being able to achieve this kind of result, Yan Li has a clear conscience.
"The emperor is merciful, and the people of the world will definitely praise the emperor for his virtue of good life."
"Your Majesty, among those exiled are Prince Jing's descendants, are you not afraid that decades later, they will hide their names and come to the court to become officials, and even reach the position of prime minister, looking for opportunities to overthrow the Great Thorn Kingdom? "
Yan Li's body trembled slightly at Rong Chang'an's words, and his back was sweating. What is she doing? Do you want to tell Li Hai his former prince's identity? A cold light flashed in Yan Li's eyes. If he had known this, he should have gotten rid of this woman.
"Hahaha, I don't believe that they can threaten the safety of my Dajing country." Li Hai naturally wouldn't let the situation Rong Changan said happen, because he would send people to intercept and kill the exiled prisoners on the way, and let them die Inexplicable.
"Then Yan Li's charge of colluding with Prince Jing..." Rong Changan added.
Li Hai looked at Yan Li.
Rong Changan's heart is vicious, and she wants to use Li Hai's hand to kill his right-hand man. But he is not as stupid as Rong Changan thinks. However, he also wants to teach Yan Li a lesson and suffer, so that Yan Li understands that if he doesn't agree with him, all he has to do is suffer.