When Zhang Shangshu saw the emperor coming, his first sentence was to cover his face.
"Your Majesty, since the Orange King has decided not to kill, what should be done, please let the Emperor decide."
Yesterday there was a quarrel in the court, and it was difficult to come to the conclusion that the Orange King would not be killed. Zhang Shangshu is the mainstay of the group that advocates killing oranges to make the people angry. Even if he finally decided not to kill the Orange King, his old man would never allow the Orange King to continue to enjoy the title and spend the rest of his life in his own fief. At the very least, he must be removed from the king, the fief, and demoted to a commoner. This can be regarded as an explanation for the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty and the people of the world.
Therefore, although he was summoned by the emperor to wait in the hall, he couldn't wait to wait for the emperor to come to say this, and he wanted to get a head start. Otherwise, if the Pope takes the lead, it will be regarded as passive.
The emperor had no anger or joy, just put a blank face, slowly took his seat, and cleared his throat.
"Today, the two patriarchs are summoned to come here. It is about the new suzerain of the Jinyin Sect who asked me for a marriage, and I want to ask the two for their opinions."
The emperor seemed to have not heard what Zhang Shangshu said at the beginning, and talked eloquently.
"As the two of you know, Jin Wangsun asked for marriage yesterday, and he came abruptly. I taught him to give him a headache. It is self-evident that the White King's Seven Crowns are of great importance to the capital, and the Gold and Silver Sect..."
"Your Majesty!" Zhang Shangshu's words were ignored by the Emperor. He was angry and interrupted loudly: "What the old minister just said, I wonder if the Emperor heard it?"
There was silence in the Chongwen Hall, and the emperor looked at Zhang Shangshu quietly and did not speak. After a while, he spoke again.
"Where did I just say?" As if he was suffering from Alzheimer's disease, and as if Zhang Shangshu didn't exist at all, he began to ramble about the importance of the Gold and Silver Sect, and the pros and cons of this courtship.
"Your Majesty! You and the Empress have already played tricks to save the Orange King from the death penalty in the hall yesterday. Is it possible that today you have to pretend to be deaf and dumb to excuse the Orange King?" Zhang Shangshu took a step forward and said angrily: " Even if the old minister is old and old, he will not allow this to happen in the present court!"
"Bold!"
The emperor Longyan was furious and shouted: "Zhang Chunfeng! I respect you as a teacher, but above the hall, I don't speak, you speak first. You interrupted many times when I spoke, but in your heart, you can still There is this emperor! You clench your fists with both hands and take a step forward, what do you want!"
Zhang Chunfeng froze in his heart, but he had lost his sense just now and stepped back and said, "Old minister is convicted."
"Are you convicted? If you are convicted, you won't be urging me again and again. You know how embarrassing and difficult it is for me to do this, but you want to force me to do it. Good you Zhang Chunfeng Well, you Zhang Shangshu, you are selfless. If you want to talk about sin, I will talk about it with you. Where is Wang Tushui?"
The prince next to the dragon chair stuck his head out and said with a smile: "The servant is here, the emperor is what you want."
The emperor took it and threw it on Zhang Shangshu without looking at it.
"look by youself!"
Zhang Shangshu followed a piece of paper that the emperor threw on him, and he didn't know what it was written on it. Zhang Shangshu looked suspiciously at the emperor's expression before opening it to read the contents.
It was a bolt from the blue when I saw it on the first line!
It records the various deeds of his grandson who colluded with bandits in the Jianghu and lakes and established a gang of gangsters who were strong men and women. Finally, there is the signature of his grandson. Zhang Shang's bookish body trembled uncontrollably, but he opened his mouth to speak but didn't know what to say. He is a scholar of the Zhang family, and there are many officials in the court, and he is also a famous family in the capital. Unexpectedly, such a little bastard.
I was arguing with the emperor, but I didn't expect this to happen at home. If the emperor wants to make a fuss in it, the Zhang family is finished.
Only knelt down and gritted his teeth: "This beast is acting like this, it is the old minister's fault of lax discipline. Please punish the emperor severely, the old minister will never be partial!"
"It was a few days ago that the king presented this memorial. I didn't take it out yesterday, in order to show face to my old teacher. Zhang Shangshu rest assured, this is his personal fault, and I don't blame him for it. The whole Zhang family, let alone you, can't blame you. But you need to know that no one is a sage and a sage.
Zhang Shangshu still had something to say, but he didn't know how to speak for a while, so he had to thank the Lord Long En first.
"Anything else, it's the disposal of the Orange King."
"what?"
Zhang Shangshu froze for a while, what happened? Didn't the emperor make such a move to delay the disposal of the orange king? How come there is already a conclusion
"Wang Tushui."
"The slave is here."
"Prepare the decree." The emperor was determined, and said in a deep voice: "The emperor's second son, Li Chengzhi, deceived the country and humiliated the emperor, rebelled against human ethics, and committed criminals to the sky. However, the heaven has good benevolence. I am grateful for the benevolence and kindness of the ancestors of all dynasties. As a descendant of human beings, I dare not commit crimes with my own body, setting a precedent. I also remember that my mother, Queen Ling, was well-mannered in the world, and she worked hard and made great achievements, and I am pardoned for her death penalty."
"However—" The emperor gave a heavy pause: "The death penalty is forgiven, but the life crime is unforgivable. Li Chengzhi's wrongs and crimes cannot be forgiven, and I hereby order that from today, Li Chengzhi will cut off the king and be demoted to a commoner, and it will never be wrong again. Imperial descendant. I am obliged to refrain from engaging in the four professions of scholars, peasants, industry, and commerce for the rest of my life. One day, I will not be granted a title again, nor will I step into the palace, nor will I see the old people again!"
The emperor finished reading in one breath, very smoothly, and smiled at Zhang Shangshu.
"Zhang Shangshu, what do you think of my handling of this?"
"This this… "
Zhang Shangshu was dumbfounded. The emperor scolded him badly, but his will was exactly the same as what he asked, and the details were beyond his thoughts. It turned out that the emperor originally intended to cut the rank, and also ordered that he could not operate the four industries for life, and not to see the old man again. It completely eliminated the possibility that the Queen Mother could secretly help the Orange King.
But since the emperor agreed with his own ideas, why did he scold him harshly? He himself begged for this scolding today, why bother
In the middle of confusion, the old prime minister suddenly said: "The words of the emperor are really reasonable."
Zhang Shangshu just didn't know why he had beaten the water dog at this time, and suddenly his mind moved. He remembered the four words 'too much persecution' said by the emperor, and he couldn't help but realize it in his heart.
"The emperor's handling of the judgment is admired by the old minister. If there is nothing else, the old minister will retire."
The emperor really didn't stop him: "Lord Shang Shu, please invite me."
Chapter 33 The Emperor's Holy Break
Except for that sentence, the old prime minister never said a word, closed his eyes slightly as if he could not see it, but he was watching this good show with a cold eye.
To mention the Prime Minister Li Si, he is a veteran of the three dynasties, and he claims that the political arena is not an evergreen tree. It is the prime minister who started from the generation of the emperor's grandfather. After three dynasties, he still stands still, relying on this set of knowledge of being an official and a man.
The emperor asked Zhang Shangshu to come over today, and after asking three questions, he was deliberately digging a hole for Zhang Chunfeng to jump in. Just now the emperor played Zhang Shangshu's hand, the famous outsiders there seemed to be confused, but the old Prime Minister Li saw that he was no longer clear.
Zhang Chunfeng was a true pillar of the dynasty. He was talented, full of knowledge, sharp in words, and generous in his tongue. He is also upright, arrogant, and has always been known for his innocence. Never make concessions for the powerful, even the emperor, because he was a grandfather, must give him some face.
If it were not so, the Ministry of Personnel in the capital would be in charge of the promotion and transfer of officials in the world, the examination of honors, and the title of Minister of Personnel.
However, Zhang Chunfeng has a smart face, but he is still an inflexible scholar at heart.
That's right, in the emperor's heart, he may have father-son affection and compassion for the Orange King. However, the nearly half-hundred-year-old emperor is no longer the young emperor who used to do things in his own way, let alone the student who needed Zhang Chunfeng's help. He is the king of a country, and he has his own ideas and plans. He didn't kill the Orange King, definitely not because of pure love of flesh and blood.
The emperor is a wise lord, it's not that he can't kill the orange king to make the people angry. The emperor himself did not know the seriousness of the matter. Unlike the Queen, he did not make a blind decision without putting the life and death of the Orange King on the scales.
If Zhang Chunfeng is willing to do it slowly, maybe today next year will be the death day of the Orange King.
Should the Orange King be killed? Should kill.
Does the emperor know? he knows.
Can the emperor bear it? He can take this seriously.
But why was the Orange King today saved from death? This is all because of the accusations and censures that Zhang Chunfeng has launched over the past month, a drama that is repeated in the court every day. Zhang Chunfeng's move of a hundred officials to force the palace is a stupid move.
The king will always be suspicious of the power that threatens him, even if it is a virtuous king, even if it is for official business.
The world is the public and the king and ministers can be well watered without breaking the river, or they can fight each other to burn the pure land into a wasteland. Prime Minister Li Si has witnessed this happening more than once with his own eyes. He knew what to say and what not to say.
He knew more about his lord, what kind of monarch he was.
Yuan Shengdi was never a cowardly monarch. Unlike his father, he was bloodthirsty and brutal, but had no responsibility. He is a good emperor, but also a tough and decisive emperor.