Qin Yining's face was expressionless, but there was a sneer in her heart. She took a step forward and saluted: "Report to the sage, the minister's wife..."
Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by a high-pitched male voice full of anger.
I saw a middle-aged official came forward angrily and saluted, "Your Majesty, this minister has something to say!"
Li Qitian seemed to be very surprised, and frowned unhappily: "Gu Aiqing, I'm asking, is it inappropriate for you to interrupt Princess Zhongshun so suddenly?"
"Sacred Lord, I know that this is too rude. It's just that the minister is a straight-hearted man. When he sees someone trying to confuse the saint with rhetoric, but he has to show a virtuous and virtuous face, the minister has no choice but to speak. ."
Gu Yushi bowed and continued: "Please listen to the minister's words, if the minister said something wrong or untrue, the minister will let the minister deal with it!"
Li Qitian frowned, as if caught in a dilemma. Seeing the sincerity of Censor Gu, he could only smile and say, "Forget it, you can talk about it first."
"Yes!" Gu Yushi bowed excitedly, and then said indignantly: "Your Majesty, as a censor, it is your duty to participate in the ten crimes of Prince Zhongshun!
"Kill innocents indiscriminately, without mercy, the crime is one;
"To be arrogant and humiliating old officials in Northern Hebei is two crimes;
"The greed of ink, grain and wages, causing misunderstanding between rulers and ministers, has three sins;
"Forcibly robbing ministers and daughters, disregarding the will of the Holy One, is four sins;
"Going out of Beijing without a purpose, with the intention of swallowing the treasure, is guilty of five crimes;
"Corruption of disaster silver, disregarding the life and death of the people, the six crimes;
"The greed for power and jealousy of the talents of colleagues are the seven sins;
"To form a party for personal gain, to support the government soldiers privately, and to have an unruly intention, is the eighth crime;
"Not being filial, not being filial, not respecting your aunt, and being a son of man in vain are nine sins;
"Defying the decree is disrespectful, disrespecting the emperor, defecting to another country, the crime is extremely heinous!
"Those who are so arrogant, arrogant, unfilial, unfaithful and unrighteous, their crimes are so numerous that they are too numerous to describe! I urge the sage to punish them severely!"
"My minister agrees!"
"Go back to the sage, the minister also agrees!"
"Prince Zhongshun is in vain as a human subject, please be strict with the Holy Master, and make the court upright!"
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As the voice of the ancient censor fell, more than a dozen people immediately stood up and echoed loudly. In the excitement of the crowd, some people might believe that Pang Xiao was a mountain bandit road tyrant who committed all kinds of crimes.
Li Qitian sat in the first place, frowning slightly, as if he couldn't stand the blow but forced himself to be calm.
However, Pang Xiao, Qin Yining, Qin Huaiyuan, and Qin Xiuyuan did not say a word, and did not defend themselves.
On the contrary, many people from the noble faction saw the way and guessed that the biggest reason why the sage opened today's battle was because of Pang Xiaogong's high shock. Like Pang Xiao, they all followed Li Qitian to fight the world together to achieve today's achievements. Pang Xiao is the benchmark for their row. If he falls, I am afraid they will be next.
It is because many nobles and nobles stood up and fought for Pang Xiao on the spot. And these people have their own good officials, as well as colleagues of the same faction, and they all follow the trend and stand up to argue with those censors.
Seeing that Xungui joined the battle circle, Li Qitian's subordinates also joined in.
Seeing that the other party was gradually growing, another person Pang Xiao knew came out to interject.
For a time, the scene was chaotic like a vegetable market. When these adults quarreled, they were a bit more sturdy than the market madmen, and those who quoted scriptures were even more aggressive and persuasive than expletives.
Li Qitian frowned more and more tightly. He never imagined that there were so many people willing to speak for Pang Xiao at this juncture. It seems that Pang Xiao's status in the minds of courtiers and the common people has long been different from what he understood.
Li Qitian couldn't help but secretly rejoice that he started early. If Pang Xiao was given more time to let him grow and develop, I'm afraid he would take root more firmly by then, and it would be even more difficult to shake his foundation.
The two sides were arguing in full swing, and both sides were arguing on their grounds. This was the first time such a large-scale debate had taken place at a conference since the founding of the Zhou Dynasty.
Qin Yining listened with her head lowered, and she couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
Gu Yushi made the rafters today, and he must have obeyed Li Qitian's instructions. I believe that Li Qitian must have a later move.
Although Pang Xiao is now a scholar of Wuyingdian University, he was born in a military commander, and he has a deep prestige in the army. Even among the common people, most of them know the reputation of "God of War Lord". Therefore, to deal with Pang Xiao, how could Li Qitian not arrange troops
Today, there are Gyeonggi Guard Camp, Shenji Camp and Sanqian Camp near the capital. In addition, the most worth mentioning is the Hu Ben army stationed in Tuntian on the outskirts of Beijing.
Qin Yining's heart skipped a beat, and he could not help but use the corner of his eye to look at the ministers who came to the Palace of Zhenghe today. During the Great Court Meeting, all Beijing officials of the fourth rank and above can participate.
But among these people, there is no Ji Zeyu!
Qin Yining's pupils shrank suddenly, but his face was still calm, reminding himself not to panic, not to let people get caught, and then take a closer look, and really found that Ji Zeyu didn't come today.
Qin Yining's heart went cold.
If Ji Zeyu were to command the Hu Ben army and cooperate with Gyeonggi Guard, Sanqianying and Shenji Battalion to encircle and suppress Pang Xiao, with the more than fifty elite tiger guards in Pang Xiao's hands, there would be absolutely no chance of winning.
As for the City Defense Forces of the Five Cities, when she entered the city today, she also found that these people were more diligent than before.
It seems that Li Qitian has made all preparations today, and plans to take down Pang Xiao in one fell swoop, and those who are related to Pang Xiao...
Thinking of this, Qin Yining suddenly took a deep breath and forced herself to stop thinking about it.
First of all, Pang Xiao is not a brainless and reckless person. Since he dared to bring her to this "Hongmen Banquet" today, he must have been fully prepared. He's not the kind of person who would stretch out his hand and hit you on the left cheek, and then come up to get someone to hit you on the right cheek again, and he's not the kind of person who can ignore his family.
Secondly, if Li Qitian wants to succeed today, I am afraid that he will have to pass the public opinion of the people. As long as you have a good grasp of it and see the direction of the wind, there is not no room for manipulation.
Pang Xiao was actually very worried about Qin Yining's condition, for fear that she would have fetal gas in panic and anxiety. But looking at her expression, he found that when she saw her face as usual, and not pretending to be calm, but first panicked and then slowly thinking about it, he was very applauded in his heart. Wife, really is his luck.
At this time, the two rooms were already arguing fiercely. Suddenly, many neutral ministers noticed that Li Guanwen, the great eunuch beside the sage, hurriedly walked to Li Qitian's side with his head lowered and whispered a few words in a low voice.
Everyone couldn't help but be a little curious. Li Guanwen didn't show up when he went to court today, and he suddenly came here. What happened
Li Qitian's car was taking advantage of the quarrel of the people below, and asked Li Guanwen in a low voice, "Why hasn't Ji Lan brought anyone?"
Li Guanwen's face was almost wrinkled into a bitter gourd, with a constipated expression on his face, he hesitantly lowered his voice: "Sir, Concubine Ji said, saying that there is a change in the Huben army barracks, he can't leave, but wants to sit in the barracks."
Hearing this, Li Qitian exerted force on his hand and almost broke apart a string of topaz beads he was playing with.
He didn't notice the slightest difference, and scolded in a low voice: "What's the matter! Didn't you see the Hu Ben army last time! Ji Zeyu's control over the Hu Ben army is not lost to Pang Xiao, how come there is a critical moment? Change? Is there really a change, or is he unwilling to come and help me?"
Li Guanwen was so frightened that he didn't dare to say a word. At this time, he just said more and more mistakes.
Li Qitian glanced at the people in the court and found that many people had begun to pay attention to his direction, so he quickly restrained his expression, or put on the expression that he used to worry about for the court, gritted his teeth and said: "The current situation will cause chaos at any time, What should I do if it is really safe? I need him to protect him from coming, and who is he sitting for!"
Li Guanwen was trained like a quail. He wanted to retire quickly and be a transparent person, but he had to bring Ji Zeyu's words to him, so he could only say, "Ji Consort Ji said that if something goes wrong, Ji Concubine will fight for this. Life must also protect the integrity of the Holy One."
"This life?" Li Qitian almost cursed his mother.
When Ji Zeyu came to contribute his life, he might have been killed by the traitor Pang Xiao long ago.
Li Qitian was very angry. The deployed officials participated in the performance of Pang Xiao, but there was a problem with the generals. You must know that Pang Xiao has a deep foundation in the people and has a very detached position in the eyes of the people. Success is almost impossible.
If he can't kill him this time and give him a chance to breathe, things will become more and more difficult and dangerous in the future.
Li Qitian ordered Li Guanwen in a low voice: "Go and remind me again!"
"According to the purpose." Li Guanwen wiped his sweat, but he didn't dare to show what he found, so he hurriedly stepped back.
At this time, the disputes between the courtiers became more and more chaotic. The two parties who impeached Pang Xiao and explained Pang Xiao's actions were still arguing, and even the two sides began to criticize each other. Out.
Li Qitian originally just pretended to be worried, but in fact he listened to the words of these people who attacked Pang Xiao with admiration. He only felt that the words of those people were said in his heart, which made him especially comfortable.
But now Li Qitian is really worried.
If Pang Xiao was in a hurry, he really went against it. With his martial arts, I am afraid that only Ji Zeyu in the entire capital could have an enemy. Pang Xiao's shot was quick and ruthless. If he finally broke his face and let him get close, Li Qitian was very afraid that he would die before Ji Zeyu came to save him.
At this moment, another young man dressed as a small inner supervisor came up from the side.
Li Qitian's pupils shrank, and he had a bad premonition in his heart.
This young man is not an ordinary inner prisoner, but a spy kept by him. Specially do some spying, assassination and the like for him. Usually, they communicated secretly, but on occasions like today's Great Court Conference, he changed into the clothes of the inner prisoner and came here openly. It's hard for Li Qitian not to wonder if something happened outside.
The young man came to him, saluted, and said a few words beside Li Qitian. On the spot, Li Qitian was shocked to drop the topaz bead string in his hand.