After all, Uncle Zhongyong has the title of an uncle, and his disposal must go through the normal process. What's more, Uncle Zhongyong's ancestors followed Emperor Taizu to conquer the world, and they have the power of following the dragon. Among them If one person is not handled well, the reigning emperor will probably be criticized by the world.
So the first thing today is to discuss yesterday's assassination of His Majesty in Zhongyong's Mansion.
Everything that happened in Zuiranju yesterday, with many people present, naturally the news could not be kept secret. By this morning, almost everyone in the capital knew about it.
"Your Majesty, how do you plan to deal with the matter regarding Zhongyong's Mansion?"
Prime Minister Su spoke first. Although His Majesty had already mentioned this matter yesterday, he was the only one present at the time and no other officials knew about it.
Hearing this, Lu Qing raised his eyes to look at the ministers below and answered the question, "Everyone must have heard about what happened in Zuiranju yesterday, right?"
"Your Majesty, I heard about this. The loyal and brave man deserves to die!"
"Back to Your Majesty, I have heard about this. Uncle Zhongyong and his nephew dared to assassinate Your Majesty. They should be punished for their crimes!"
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The anger on the faces of all the ministers could not be concealed.
His Majesty was almost killed after being out for only a short while. It was really annoying!
The ministers have long understood the cause and effect. At that time, they were so angry that they went to the prison where Zhongyongbo's family was imprisoned and cursed Zhongyongbo and his nephew. Zhongyongbo was old and he was an uncle, so the ministers could not treat him well. He punched and kicked him, but his nephew was not spared and was beaten to death by the angry ministers.
If something happens to your majesty, the country of Yu will be completely ruined!
How angry this makes them!
"Your Majesty, apart from being treasonous to Your Majesty yesterday, this Zhongyong Mansion has also used the power of the Prince's Mansion to suppress the people and allowed his nephew to seize the people's fields. These are all their crimes."
After Su Xiang said that, he found all the evidence that he had compiled yesterday and presented it.
What happened yesterday, after he was ordered to escort Uncle Zhongyong to prison, he notified Dali Temple to go to the uncle's house to arrest people, and began to sort out the crimes of Uncle Zhongyong's house over the years.
It can be said that in these years, all the developments in the capital have been under his nose. How could he not know what happened in Uncle Zhongyong's house.
Lu Qing took the book of evidence of the crimes of Uncle Zhongyong and opened it. After a moment, he passed it to the ministers below for circulation, with a calm expression on his face.
Lu Qing saw that all his ministers were furious after seeing the contents in the book. Coupled with the serious crime of assassinating His Majesty yesterday, it was really hard for even gods to save him.
Several ministers who had some dealings with Uncle Zhongyong also gave up their thoughts of begging for mercy at this moment. Of course, they were not asking for mercy on behalf of Uncle Zhongyong. They still knew the difference between right and wrong. They just wanted to get acquainted with him at least, and went to the home of Uncle Zhongyong. Innocent people were implicated, no matter what, they should take action. Never thought that they were actually not innocent. Look at the things Mrs. Zhongyongbo did. None of them were seeking death. They despised Dayu's laws as they despised His Majesty. They couldn't say anything to plead for mercy.
And their children, relying on their family background, have killed so many girls' families and framed so many innocent people. Their crimes are simply too numerous to list.
Lu Qing saw that the ministers below were whispering to each other, and from time to time there were loud and loud curses. He hurriedly pressed his hands to signal everyone to be silent.
The whole place suddenly became extremely quiet.
Lu Qing glanced at Su Xiang and nodded with satisfaction [As expected of Mr. Su, he is thorough in everything he does, very good. 】
After hearing this, all the ministers below couldn't help but nodded in agreement.
you do not say!
That's an old fox!
Your Majesty has the right answer!
He was cursing in his heart, and his eyes quietly fell on Su Xiang who was aside.
Su Xiang's reaction after hearing this: Your Majesty, are you praising an old minister?
Lu Qing didn't know that at that moment, the undercurrent of the ministers was surging.
She always likes to make quick decisions when doing things. "Undisciplined uncle Zhongyong assassinated me in broad daylight. He allowed his nephew to commit crimes and seize people's fields. He despised the laws of Dayu. He is not worthy of being a loyal uncle. He is deprived of his title today." To be executed, Wang Gui, as the nephew of Uncle Zhongyong, is even more..."
"Long live my emperor!"
In the end, Uncle Zhongyong and Wang Gui, as well as the servants they brought with them, were all sentenced to death. Uncle Zhongyong’s wife and children who had their lives in their hands could not escape death. As for those who had not committed any crime and did not know how to do it, All Qing's direct descendants were sentenced to exile in the northwest, and Zhongyong Bo's house was confiscated. These are all things for later.
Back to business.
The matter of Uncle Zhongyong was over, and then we talked about other things.
"Your Majesty, because the snow disaster is particularly severe this year, although Mr. Zhang and several other ministers went to various places to provide support, the disaster situation has improved greatly, but food and post-disaster reconstruction are huge projects. It is no longer feasible for me to raise donations like this. , there is also food shortage. The food stored in the homes of those people who suffered from floods have long been washed away by the floods, and they cannot survive without food." Su Xiang was so worried that his hair turned gray. He was already old, and now it is even more... I couldn't sleep for a whole night, and I was back to the way I was before.
Even if he rarely fell asleep, he would often have nightmares. The dreams were all about Dayu being invaded by the enemy. He went there alone but was killed by the enemy with a knife. He woke up in the middle of the night and his back was all wet, and then he sat alone. all night.
When Lu Qing heard this, he frowned [This is really confusing to me. Even if I take out my private money, I can only squeeze it between my teeth. Bah, bah, bah, how can I take out my private money? But What should those people do? How about I contribute a little and the ministers raise funds to help alleviate the situation? 】
Lu Qing knew the feeling of hunger best. Thinking of the people starving to death because of lack of food, Lu Qing couldn't ignore it.
[What’s more, I am still an emperor. If there were no people, I would not have the happy life I have now. I can’t eat delicacies from the mountains and seas, but the people are hungry. What should I do? Just thinking about it makes my conscience hurt. 】
[Otherwise, I should use my private money to deal with emergencies, right? If money is gone, you can make it again, but if people are gone, you will lose nothing! right! That's it, woo woo, my money just left me, why should I have such a thing as a conscience? ah! Destroy it, I am really tired! 】
At this moment, she had long forgotten what she had said earlier about not caring about other people's business, and was only thinking about how to help the people.
The ministers listened to His Majesty's voice with extremely complicated emotions. They looked at His Majesty's heart full of drama, but his face was calm and expressionless, and the young emperor showed a smile that he had not seen for a long time.
