Fengtian Temple.
Emperor Shang read the memorial presented by King Jiuyou, nodded, and said, "Although King Jiuyou mobilized his troops privately, he did so for a reason. In view of the merits of suppressing bandits and ensuring the safety of the people in one area, the merits and demerits are balanced, so no reward will be given, and no reward will be given." punish."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
King Jiuyou saluted and thanked him.
"His Majesty!"
At the rear, the remonstrator Zhang Qizheng saw the Shang Emperor's obvious partiality and immediately retorted, with a heavy expression on his face, "What's the difference between King Jiuyou mobilizing his troops privately and King Xuanwu deceiving the emperor? Why do we need to suppress bandits for such a trivial matter?" The most elite black water army of our great business is dispatched, and the local government can handle it. King Jiuyou is obviously lying. Sir, I got the news that King Jiuyou mobilized the black water army not to suppress the bandits at all, but to kill the legitimate son of the Li family. Suppressing bandits is just an excuse for King Jiuyou!"
"presumptuous!"
In front of all the ministers, King Jiuyou saw Zhang Qizheng's stubborn attitude. His expression darkened, he turned around and said coldly, "Sir Zhang, do you know what the crime is for slandering King Wu of Shang Dynasty? The bandits near Yuzhou City Seriously, I care about the people and help the government to suppress the bandits. Why not? Besides, I have no enmity with the legitimate son of the Li family. Why should I kill him? He is just the son of a merchant. He is not qualified to let me set such a plan. Deal with all the worries."
"slander?"
Zhang Qizheng sneered and said, "This old minister cannot bear the crime that King Jiuyou has accused. No matter how clever King Jiuyou is, it is an indisputable fact that the legitimate son of the Li family was ambushed by the Blackwater Army on the way back to Yuzhou City. King Jiuyou, It is true that the legitimate son of the Li family is just the son of a merchant, but he has made meritorious service to our Great Shang court and is a national scholar personally ennobled by His Majesty. King Wu’s move is tantamount to murdering a meritorious official of our Great Shang Dynasty!"
"Master Zhang, I'm serious, this is just a misunderstanding."
A cold look flashed in King Jiuyou's eyes, and he said, "On that day, the spies of the Blackwater Army got the news that a large number of bandits would go to the villages around Yuzhou City to rob. The Blackwater Army set up an ambush in advance to prepare for those Bandits, unexpectedly, the Li family's legitimate son happened to pass by that road. The two sides did not know each other, so some conflicts occurred. After that, the general leading the Blackwater Army realized that they had recognized the wrong person and immediately retreated. ”
"King Jiuyou is really eloquent. A single misunderstanding can completely remove the blame!"
Zhang Qizheng looked at King Jiuyou in front of him and said angrily, "What is the national law? His Royal Highness the First Prince also said that there is a law but not being good is the same as being incompetent. If everyone violates the national law, they can just find any excuse to excuse it, then what? What’s the use of this national law?”
Having said this, Zhang Qizheng looked at Emperor Shang above the main hall, bowed respectfully, and said loudly, "Your Majesty, please deal with King Jiuyou impartially. The law cannot be abolished!"
In the Fengtian Hall, all the ministers looked at each other when they saw this scene, but no one said anything. At this time, no one wanted to take a trip into this muddy water.
In front of all the ministers, the eldest prince Mu Yuan, the third prince Mu Yao, and the eleventh prince Mu Qing, the three princes who had spoken fiercely about King Xuanwu just now, were silent at the moment, watching their noses and hearts, unwilling to interfere in this matter. thing.
Seeing the stubborn look of his old friend in front of him, Lu Siqing, the leader of the civil servants, sighed in his heart. After all, he did not sit idly by and stood up again. He bowed respectfully and said, "Your Majesty, what Mr. Zhang said is indeed reasonable. I, the Great Shang, will In order to rule the country by law, the King Wu cannot override the national law just because he holds a high position."
In the main hall, Emperor Shang looked at the two veteran ministers below and could not help but frown again.
These pedantic old guys are really troublesome.
"Fellow members of the Qing family, what do you think?"
Emperor Shang glanced at the ministers present and asked.
In the palace, all the ministers lowered their heads, unwilling to get involved in this matter.
It's not worth offending a King Wu, but it's also very troublesome to offend these remonstrating ministers.
The gain outweighs the loss!
"Fourth!"
In the main hall, Emperor Shang looked at the fourth son in front of the ministers and said, "What do you think?"
Below, Mu Bai heard his father's inquiry and walked out calmly, saying, "I think that based on Master Zhang and King Jiuyou's own opinions on this matter, there is nothing to argue about. Only by asking the Li family's legitimate son to come in person can we understand the whole story!"
After the fourth prince finished speaking, all the officials in the court looked shocked.
Let the Li family's legitimate son go to the palace?
"No!"
Hearing this, Tao Yaoyao was the first to object and said in a deep voice, "The legitimate son of the Li family is not a court official and is not qualified to go to the palace!"
That little guy must not be allowed to go to the palace, otherwise, the consequences will be unpredictable!
"Although the direct son of the Li family is not a court official, he has the title of national scholar. It is not necessary for a national scholar to go to the palace."
At this moment, behind the two of them, Zhang Qizheng spoke and said in a deep voice, "I also suggest that the legitimate son of the Li family be summoned to the palace to find out the ins and outs of this matter!"
In the main hall, Emperor Shang looked at the three people below who had completely opposite attitudes, and thoughts quickly flashed through his sinister eyes.
"That's fine!"
After a while, Emperor Shang calmed down and ordered, "Summon the legitimate son of the Li family into the palace immediately!"
…
"puff!"
Li Yuan, Li Ziye, who was chatting with the Confucian disciples, spurted out a mouthful of tea when he heard the summons from the palace.
"Calling me into the palace to meet the saint?"
Li Ziye looked shocked and said, "Now?"
"Yes, Li Jiaoxi, hurry up, His Majesty and the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty are still waiting!"
The little eunuch who delivered the order said anxiously.
"Your Majesty recruits Li Jiaoxi into the palace, why?"
In the front hall, Wen Xiuru and other Confucian disciples also had puzzled expressions on their faces. Li Jiaoxi was not a court official, so why did His Majesty recruit Li Jiaoxi to the palace?
"It's for the Blackwater Army!"
Faru seemed to have guessed something, and said in a deep voice, "Little guy, remember what you promised me, never act impulsively."
Li Ziye nodded, a strange color flashed in his eyes, which was strange.
The current result was somewhat beyond his expectation.
Under normal circumstances, this matter should be noisy with loud thunder and light rain, and there would be no disturbance.
Emperor Shang summoned him into the palace at this time, which showed that this matter was not resolved smoothly.
Could it be that someone spoke for his Li family?
In a short moment, Li Ziye guessed everything about the matter, and his thinking was as exquisite as that of few others.
After thinking about the reason, Li Ziye put down the tea cup in his hand, looked at the anxiously waiting little eunuch in front of him, and said with a smile, "Okay, I will follow my father-in-law into the palace."
After saying that, Li Ziye stood up and walked outside.
"brat!"
Behind him, Faru immediately stood up and reminded him again with a solemn expression, "Remember, don't be impulsive!"
"rest assured."
Li Ziye curled his mouth slightly and walked out of the house without looking back.
Not long after.
royal palace.
Outside Xuanwu Gate.
The carriage rumbled in and ran very fast.
After more than a year, Li Ziye entered the palace again.
Soon, Li Ziye's figure appeared in front of the thousand-story stone steps of Fengtian Palace, walking step by step towards the main hall that symbolized the highest power of the Shang Dynasty.
In the Fengtian Palace.
The ministers turned around and looked at the young man walking towards the end of the stone steps, their eyes narrowed.
The Li family finally came here.
