The ministers discussed a lot, some said that the law should be strictly enforced, some said that extra-judicial mercy should be granted, and some said that the sentence should be changed and the prison lord should be beheaded. Anyway, there were various suggestions.
Zhong Yehan looked at Prince Zhong Langyao: "In the verdict, I suggest that he be executed immediately. Let me tell you my reasons."
Zhong Langyao wet his legs, and then began to speak impassionedly: "To govern a country, laws must be strict. As the saying goes, there is no rule without rules. If the younger brother makes a big mistake, will he be very sad as the elder brother? Can a prince break the law and be the same as the people? , as the elder brother, he also wanted to exonerate him, but as the prince of Yejiao, he could not, the law was merciless. When his father handed the case to his son, he had already told him that he must seek a verdict according to the law, so he was bold Ask the wrong fourth brother to be executed!"
Although Zhong Yehan was extremely unhappy in his heart, he didn't show it at all on his face. He nodded: "Well said! Very good. Prince Jia, what do I think?"
Prince Jiajun Zhonglang said to Xinye: "Father, your ministers' opinions are the same as those of the prince brother."
Zhong Yehan glanced at Zhong Langxi and thought to himself that he was just a power-hungry villain who was not very useful: "Very well, what do I think about Prince Ling?"
Prince Zhong Lang of Ling County said, "I think it's inappropriate to return to my father. Although my fourth brother has committed a capital crime, he is still my brother. My father's son has been punished since ancient times. Why?" When we get to the fourth brother, why should we ask him to die? Besides, the fourth brother has already withdrawn all the stolen money, and his attitude towards admitting his mistake should be said to be good. All the ministers think that the fourth brother should be given a chance to make good his crimes."
Although Zhong Yehan agreed with Zhong Langfu's view, he couldn't help but slapped the dragon's bookcase: "Nonsense, the law of the country is greater than heaven, does it mean that because he rejects my son, he can do whatever he wants?"
Zhong Langfu was not timid and begged again: "Father, tiger poison is very bad and does not eat its children. I sincerely ask my father to spare my fourth brother."
Zhong Yehan felt happy, I finally have a son with a conscience. Bu Nao is a man who is brave and foolhardy. He keeps his mouth shut and goes straight. He has no authority at all and does not seem to be qualified to be a prince. When Zhong Yehan thought of that, he even surprised himself. Why did I have the idea of deposing the prince? No, no, although the prince is ruthless, he did not make a big mistake. I should not have wronged him so much. Zhong Yehan looked at the prince and Zhong Langfu, and pondered for a long time: "That's it! Let me consider that matter. Do you have other matters?"
Situ Ximen Dehao came out of the class and said: "The emperor is here, Hu Feiying from Luocheng has a memorial, and the emperor is here to see it."
Zhong Yehan's heart skipped a beat, Hu Feiying had a memorial? I asked him to come to Beijing to be the prime minister, how dare he openly refuse me? Zhong Yehan spread out the memorial with suspicion, and he couldn't help but gasp. Hu Feiying was so cunning that he actually made such a request.
It turned out that after Hu Feiying returned to Luo City, he discussed with his advisers that the emperor asked him to serve as prime minister concurrently. Everyone felt that something was wrong, because the emperor was taking back military power in disguise, and the prince was actually ascending and descending covertly. But Hu Feiying was worried that if he refused to go, he would be suspected of resisting the order. Counselor Zhu Xun gave him an idea. I asked the prince to serve as the prime minister at the same time. The prince said that the soldiers there were arrogant and did not obey the rules. I was worried that the new commander would not be able to control the 300,000 soldiers of the old minister. Therefore, the old minister begged the emperor to send a prince-level commander first. The nobles around will come to replace the old minister. The old minister must cooperate with the prince to take over the soldiers. After the handover is completed, the old minister will go to Beijing to take up his post.