Cao Bin kept in mind Taishi Pang's instructions and cried loudly as soon as he came up. His performance was extremely miserable.
Those who didn’t know thought how wronged he had been.
Gao Qiu squinted and sneered.
This is a court meeting, with all the civil and military officials present. Do you think you can escape by being miserable? That's really overthinking.
Being messy will only make all officials feel disgusted.
So, he turned around and scolded:
"Uncle Zhongjing, this is a court meeting, not a place for you to act recklessly..."
At this moment, he was already determined.
If we take action today, even if we can't strip Cao Bin of his title, he will still have to face a lawsuit and come to apologize in person.
At this moment, an imperial censor suddenly stood up and interrupted him emotionally:
"I want to impeach Gao Qiu! He is in charge of the front office of the palace, but he uses soldiers as slaves to build private houses and seek private wealth..."
"Gao Qiu is guilty. He ordered the imperial army to oppress the family members of Uncle Zhongjing and threaten his colleagues. People and gods are outraged..."
"I have also reported that Gao Qiu, in order to please King Duan, ordered the imperial army to seek profit... Such rebellious officials and traitors must be punished."
In the blink of an eye, three censors stood up from the Yushitai and impeached Gao Qiu one after another.
You know, there are only six imperial censors in total in "Taiyuan", and half of them came out at once.
Seeing this situation, Gao Qiu instantly broke into a cold sweat.
Especially the last censor, who described his relationship with Prince Duan as extremely serious, as if he had witnessed their secret plotting with his own eyes.
But he couldn't explain it.
Everyone knows that he was recommended to the court by King Duan and had a close relationship with him...
But if they were unjustly accused of planning the court, the most he could do was pay tribute to King Duan and please him...
However, this was just the beginning. As the three imperial censors spoke, dozens of ministers stood up, all pointing their fingers at Gao Qiu.
This blow was so sudden that Gao Qiu was completely stunned.
He never expected that he would receive so many attacks just because he scolded Cao Bin.
This is the rhythm of stepping on yourself to death!
He had even felt the emperor's suspicious and cold gaze.
I felt my hands and feet were sore and my heart was numb, and I hurriedly looked at Cai Jing for help.
However, Cai Jing's response was a slight shake of his head.
At this moment, Gao Qiu was very desperate and regretful.
I didn't expect that just a small revenge would have such serious consequences, and it would cost my life.
At this time, the emperor nodded slightly to Cao Bin and said:
"Cao Bin, get up! I will make the decision for you!"
Cao Bin quickly bowed deeply and said with tears streaming down his face:
"The official sage is shining brightly, the eternal sage is the king, and the humble minister is in tears before the court. How dare you not risk your life to be loyal to your majesty?"
When the emperor heard Cao Bin's compliment, his face immediately softened and he said with a slight blush:
"Okay, okay, don't cry. I know you are innocent and straightforward and will not do anything illegal."
"Don't worry, you were instrumental in saving me, I won't let you suffer in vain!"
All the ministers were speechless. Are you two complimenting each other?
Where do you see your naivety and frankness? That’s obviously unreliable!
Still an eternal sage? Even your flattery is swollen!
Then, the emperor looked at Kou Zhun and said:
"King Duan's misbehavior has harmed the moral character of the royal family. Kou Qing drafted a decree for me to reprimand him, and ordered him to be grounded for half a year and to think about his mistakes behind closed doors!"
"Don't repair the garden. When will you repent and allow him to enter the palace to pay his respects to the Queen Mother?"
Kou Zhun quickly accepted the order.
He was in a very happy mood now. Although he didn't know why the two factions of traitors started fighting, the result was good.
He had long disliked Gao Qiu, but he was not as insidious as Taishi Pang and his party, and actually "suggested" in front of the emperor that Zhao Ji colluded with Gao Qiu to rebel.
Although he didn't like King Duan's temperament, it would be pure slander to say that he was rebelling.
Fortunately, these people only hinted, and Gao Qiu didn't even know where to start with his refutation.
Of course, the emperor did not really believe that Zhao Ji had ulterior motives.
But judging from the last sentence of the decree, the emperor still felt some fear in his heart.
The Queen Mother is Zhao Ji's biggest supporter, and she loves him more than the emperor.
Not allowing Zhao Ji to enter the palace would cut off the channel for him to communicate with the Queen Mother.
After dealing with Prince Duan Zhao Ji, the emperor looked at Gao Qiu again and said, "What else do you have to say?"
Gao Qiu quickly shouted: "Officials and ministers are wronged, wronged..."
The emperor looked at him coldly and said: "With so many ministers impeaching you together, don't they all accuse you unjustly?"
This was a bit hasty, but the emperor was already disgusted with him, so of course he had to seize the opportunity to capture him!
At this time, Cai Jing suddenly came out of the class with a trembling voice and said:
"Officials, wait!"
The emperor looked at Cai Jing and said, "What does the old master have to say?"
Cai Jing bowed and said:
"Officially, the charges against Captain Gao are just rumors among the imperial censors and court officials, and have not yet been proven by 'Yousi' to make a final conclusion."
"If it were investigated after the official disposal, it would be unfair to Lieutenant Gao."
"I ask your Majesty to put this discussion on hold for the time being, and wait until there is a judge to discuss the crime before it is too late to discuss Gao Taiwei's crime again."
As soon as he finished speaking, several other important ministers stood up and echoed:
"What the Master said is correct. I hope the officials will adopt it!"
The emperor pondered for a moment, nodded and said:
"In this case, we will handle it as Taifu said and order the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple to jointly investigate."
"We will deal with it after we have the results!"
When Cao Bin heard this, he was a little disappointed. He thought he could capture Gao Qiu on the spot, but he didn't expect that he would have a buffer.
Disappointed, he couldn't help but look at Master Pang...
