In the imperial study, Emperor Xixuan was looking at the progress of Chonghe County's case in the past few days, and the more he looked at it, the more he frowned. The court ordered officials to commit crimes.
The people involved are not only the court ministers, but also the local officials. It is like pulling grass and vines, and even the branches and leaves are pulled out.
The broken bones are also connected to the tendons, not to mention such a mess of people.
At this moment, Prince Chonghe was standing in front of him, bending over to ask for instructions, no doubt wanting to see if he wanted to continue the investigation.
Emperor Xixuan rubbed his brows, looked up at the prince who had not spoken since he presented the memorial, and sank his eyes, "Prince, what do you think we should do about this?"
Prince Chonghe moved his shoulders, raised his drooping head, and said calmly, "It depends on what kind of result Your Majesty wants to achieve."
"Oh? The county king said something." Emperor Xixuan put down his memorial and looked over with bright eyes.
Prince Chonghe smiled and continued, "If Your Majesty wants to get rid of the worms in the court for so many years, you should find them all, and not let them go. If Your Majesty wants to achieve a shocking effect but does not want to implicate too many people , then just take out the left and right sides, and others can deal with it as appropriate. But the old minister knows what your majesty is worried about. "
Emperor Xixuan smiled, "Did the prince guessed it?"
Prince Chonghe still smiled faintly, "The first method is bound to cause turmoil in the court situation, civil and military officials are all at risk, and they have no intention to govern, and execute too many officials at once, resulting in vacancies, which will affect the To the people of Limin. The second method is that the thunder is heavy and the rain is small. Although a group of people was executed, a group of people were left behind at the same time. Your Majesty is wary of them. Therefore, both methods have advantages and disadvantages, and it is difficult for Your Majesty to choose."
Emperor Xixuan ordered someone to arrange a position for Chonghe County King, then patted his thigh and sighed lightly, "The County Prince is right, this is exactly what I am contradicting," he said and raised his head towards Chong Chong. He looked at the king, "Which method does the king think is more appropriate?"
The king of the county shook his head, "Your Majesty can't decide, how can the old minister He Dehe understand it?"
Emperor Xixuan snorted, still being so slick, not giving him any advice, but he had already made up his mind.
"If I want to clean up all the factions again, how sure is the county king?"
Prince Chonghe was not surprised at all. Judging from his resolute actions a few days ago, he knew that the emperor had already made a decision in his heart.
"Then it depends on what effect Your Majesty wants to achieve?"
Emperor Xixuan sneered in his heart, this old slick!
"Of course it is to uproot all those who have dissent."
"Including those who support His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince?" Duke Chonghe was not at all worried about offending the emperor.
Emperor Xixuan stared straight at him for a while before slowly nodding, "Including."
"If Your Majesty fully supports it, the old minister will be 80% sure." Prince Chonghe replied with his eyes and nose watching his heart.
"Okay!" Emperor Xixuan showed a smile, "In this way, when the later inherits the position of Zhen, the court is full of loyal and patriotic ministers, so he can take care of it."
Perhaps it was because he had completely torn apart his face with Xiao Xu, and Emperor Xixuan did not hide his approval of Xiao Ran and his decision to make him the prince in the future.
Prince Chonghe's brows moved, and he half-squinted his eyes in disapproval, "Your Majesty seems to be inappropriate. According to Xixuan's succession to the throne since ancient times, if the son-in-law is still there, as long as he has no moral problems, he should be the eldest son. to inherit the throne."
"Prince Chonghe, are you trying to sing against Zhen?" Emperor Xixuan smiled and responded coldly.
Prince Chonghe smiled, "The old minister dare not. After all, the loyal words are hard to hear, and the old minister is just telling the truth."
"What a truth to tell the truth!" Emperor Xixuan snorted coldly, his eyes were aggressive, "If I abolish Liang Yuan and make Concubine Yue as the queen, then Ran'er is the son of the first son, then it is reasonable for him to be selected as the crown prince."
"Your Majesty, you can't be so self-willed, there is no problem with Empress Derong, if you dismiss the empress easily, I'm afraid it will be difficult to explain to the court and the people of Limin!" Prince Chonghe's expression changed slightly, and he couldn't help but persuade.
When Emperor Xixuan heard these words and was about to scold him for the following crimes, Eunuch Cao hurried in with a guard.
"Your Majesty, this subordinate has important military information to report!" The guard knelt on the ground and said in a panic.
When Emperor Xixuan heard that it was a military situation, he ignored what Chonghe County King had said, and immediately said, "Speak!"
"When General Li was chasing King Ying and his party, he found an army coming from the north. They appeared suddenly, and they were well-trained and well-equipped. All of them were elites."
Everyone present was stunned, and Emperor Xixuan said angrily, "How many of them are there? Who is the leader? Why did you only find out now?"
"There are about 100,000 people. I don't know how they used to cover up their whereabouts before they were not detected. It was not until now that the spies discovered them. The leader is, yes—" The guard lowered his head and dared not say it.
Emperor Xixuan stood up and smashed the teacup on the table to the ground, "Say, who is it!"
He really raised a bunch of rubbish, and everyone had already called, and they found out that if it was later, they would attack the capital!
The guard didn't dare to hide it, "It's a man named Fang Liu. He used to be a personal soldier beside the King of England. Later, he made many meritorious deeds and was promoted to lieutenant general."
Emperor Xixuan's body couldn't help shaking, and he supported the desk amidst Eunuch Cao's worried voice. He Longyan said angrily, "He really rebelled! He really dared to rebel!"
Saying that, he looked angrily at Prince Chonghe, who was standing beside him, "Look, this is the eldest prince you said has no moral problems. He has already led his troops to rebel against my world!"
Prince Chonghe closed his eyes and sighed heavily.
Seeing that Emperor Xixuan smashed everything that could be smashed in the imperial study, Eunuch Cao immediately escorted Prince Chonghe out of the palace, so as not to hurt the innocent.
Prince Chonghe and Eunuch Cao stood outside the hall, listening to the noise coming from inside, they both looked at each other and smiled bitterly.
"Eunuch Cao, you have been following His Majesty for forty or fifty years. When have you ever seen him so panicked?" Chonghe County King said softly.
Eunuch Cao shook his head, "Never."
"Actually, I don't blame Xu'er's child. All this is the fault of Your Majesty." Prince Chonghe shook his head and turned to leave.
Eunuch Cao watched the old figure slowly go away, and his heart was filled with bitterness.
He has been by His Majesty's side since he was a child, witnessing him struggling from a prince to a prince, and then to a prosperous emperor today.
He knew that His Majesty was not so ruthless in the beginning, it was just that time has passed, and the more you have experienced, the more your mentality has changed. The more you get, the more reluctant you are to let go.
However, no matter whether the road ahead is full of flowers or full of people, he still accompanies His Majesty to continue walking.