Since Cao Pi established the Wei Dynasty, he has set a rule of one court every five days.
In a blink of an eye, it was the day of the court meeting again.
The ministers, including Yang Ling and Sima Yi, came to the palace one after another to attend the court meeting.
After everyone arrived, Cao Pi slowly came to the palace, surrounded by eunuchs.
"I have met His Majesty!"
Everyone bowed and saluted.
"My dear friends, please forgive me without paying any tribute!"
Cao Pi sat down and said in a deep voice.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Dear ladies, do you have anything important to report?"
"Your Majesty, there has just been a war in Jiangdong, and the people have been displaced and miserable. Therefore, I ask your Majesty to show mercy and exempt the people of Yangzhou from paying taxes this year."
Chen Qun was the first to stand up and said in a deep voice.
"What Shangshu Ling said makes sense, I agree!"
Cao Pi nodded and agreed with Chen Qun's advice.
"Your Majesty, the Xianbei people from the north are invading Youzhou, and Xianyufu, the governor of Youzhou, sent an envoy to ask for help..."
"Your Majesty, there is a drought in Yuzhou this year..."
One after another, court officials stepped forward and told Cao Pi what was happening across the country.
With the help of a group of ministers, Cao Pi also handled political affairs in an orderly manner.
Seeing that no one stood up again, Cao Pi said calmly,
"If there is nothing to report, then let's disperse the court!"
Hearing this, Sima Yi winked at Li Fu, the lieutenant general on the side.
Li Fu nodded knowingly, followed the crowd and said loudly,
"Your Majesty, I have a plan to tell you!"
Cao Pi gave him a pretending look, nodded and said,
"General Zhonglang, please speak!"
"I heard that Sun Quan, the leader of the bandits in the east of the Yangtze River, was defeated and fled entirely because of the general's deliberate actions. I would like to ask your majesty to investigate the matter thoroughly!"
Li Fu said in a deep voice!
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the hall was in a commotion!
No one expected that Li Fu would impeach Yang Ling!
Yang Ling was also slightly startled.
I had no grievances with Li Fu, so why did he suddenly bite me?
It dawned on him as he followed.
When Cao Pi wanted to usurp the Han Dynasty and establish himself on his own, Li Fu was the first to jump out and dissuade him.
Today he took the initiative to impeach himself, presumably at the instigation of Cao Pi!
"You bastard! The general is the pillar of our Wei Dynasty. How could he let the leader of the bandits go on purpose?"
Cao Pi's face darkened and he scolded unceremoniously,
"Do you have any evidence to impeach the general like this?"
"Reporting to your Majesty, I do have no evidence, but this matter is really weird."
Li Fu said calmly,
"Sun Quan was besieged by the troops of Wei Dynasty, but he was able to escape safely. There must be something fishy in it!"
"I once heard that in order to win over the general, Sun Quan not only gave his wives and concubines to the general, he even betrothed his own sister to the general."
"I believe that we will investigate this matter thoroughly and give the general a clear answer!"
Cao Pi became more and more angry, looking furious,
"Since you have no evidence, you are slandering!"
"The general has made great contributions to the Wei Dynasty. How can you slander him?"
"Come here, drag Li Fu down for me, with a thirty-weight staff!"
The imperial guards on the left and right immediately came forward, intending to drag Li Fu down.
A sneer appeared at the corner of Yang Ling's mouth.
He did not rush to refute, but quietly watched Cao Pi and Li Fu showing off!
Just when Li Fu was about to be taken away, Sima Yi said slowly and authentically,
"Your Majesty, wait!"
"Although General Zhonglang has no evidence, he has good intentions."
"After all, letting such rumors spread will not only affect the general's reputation, but also damage the majesty of the imperial court!"
After hearing what he said, Cao Pi's expression softened.
"What Zhongda said makes sense! In that case, Li Fu, let me spare you once!"
"If you dare to be disrespectful to the general again in the future, don't blame me for being merciless!"
After scolding Li Fu, Cao Pi looked at Yang Ling with a pleasant expression.
"General, don't take what happened today seriously. I believe in you, General!"
"Thank you for your trust, Your Majesty!"
Yang Ling just bowed and said nothing more.
In the eyes of most court officials, Li Fu's impeachment of Yang Ling was just a minor disturbance, and they did not take it to heart.
There were also scheming people like Jia Xu and Cheng Yu who sensed something was wrong.
After the meeting, Yang Ling led Dian Wei, Xu Chu, and Zhao Yun towards his mansion.
"This Li Fu is really impatient and dares to slander our eldest brother!"
Xu Chu snorted coldly.
"That's right. Fortunately, Your Majesty is not confused. Otherwise, I would definitely make that guy Li Fu look good!"
Dian Wei also complained dissatisfiedly.
When Yang Ling heard this, he couldn't help but laugh.
"Second brother, fourth brother, do you really think Li Fu attacked me for no reason?"
As soon as these words came out, the other three people were stunned.
"Brother, what do you mean by this?"
Zhao Yun frowned slightly and whispered,
"Could it be that someone instigated him?"
"That's right, the one who instigated Li Fu was none other than our Majesty!"
Yang Ling's words surprised the three of them again!
Looking around at the people who were leaving the palace with them, Yang Ling said calmly,
"Let's talk about it after we get back!"
When several people returned to Yang Ling's house and dismissed the servants, Xu Chu couldn't wait to say,
"Brother, why did your Majesty instigate Li Fu to impeach you?"
"Yes, if it was really His Majesty who ordered it, why would he defend you?"
Dian Wei also looked puzzled.
"Needless to say? Of course it is a play performed by His Majesty!"
Unlike the two of them, Zhao Yun is thoughtful and has some insights into politics.
After listening to Yang Ling's words, he understood Cao Pi's intention.
The reason why Cao Pi instigated Li Fu to impeach Yang Ling and defended Yang Ling in front of everyone was to put on a show to prove how much he valued and trusted Yang Ling, and would never doubt Yang Ling because of other people's groundless accusations.
But this is only the first step.
Next, he will arrange more people to impeach Yang Ling.
And these people will not make empty claims like Li Fu, but will provide corresponding evidence.
After all, many of Yang Ling's behaviors are quite deviant, and they will inevitably be used as excuses!
At that time, it would make sense for Cao Pi to attack Yang Ling again.
After listening to Zhao Yun's analysis, Dian Wei and Xu Chu were shocked and angry!
They never expected that Cao Pi would be so narrow-minded!
Not long after Yang Ling pacified Jiangdong, he planned to take action against Yang Ling!
"Brother, what should we do?"
"You can't sit still and wait for death!"
Looking at the two nervous brothers, Yang Ling chuckled and said,
"I know you two are in a hurry, but don't worry yet!"
"Brother, since I returned to Xudu, I naturally expected this day to happen."
"Let's just wait and see what happens!"
Seeing his confident look, the three brothers, who were still nervous at first, felt relieved.
After all, they have known Yang Ling for so long, and they have never seen Yang Ling fail!
