At this time, in the Jinluan Hall, although Li Baiyi hadn't arrived yet, everyone was already quarreling.
The prince looked at Tang En and others who had just made an impassioned speech, and his expression became increasingly ugly.
He knew before that Li Baiyi's action this time would definitely have a serious impact, but he never expected that these people could confuse right and wrong and ignore the facts.
"Your Majesty, I have received reliable information. At that time, Li Baiyi said personally on the gate tower of Zhixian County that he would use three meals a day to make the refugees work for him."
"Your Majesty, how can there be such a good thing in the world? If you give him a mouthful of food and some money, he will let the refugees who have been hungry for so long do manual labor for him."
Tang En's eyes were full of excitement and he cupped his hands to Emperor Huai'an Xuanfeng and said: "Your Majesty, Li Baiyi obviously doesn't care about the life and death of the refugees. In order to please His Highness the Crown Prince, he doesn't care."
"How can a person like this, who only knows how to bully the superiors and flatter the inferiors, regardless of the life and death of the refugees for the sake of profit, be able to serve as a county magistrate who dedicates himself to the county."
"I sincerely request your Majesty to dismiss Li Baiyi from office and put him in jail to set the record straight."
"I sincerely request your Majesty to put Li Baiyi in jail to set the record straight."
A group of ministers said in unison.
Prince Wang Lang finally couldn't bear it anymore, pointed at them and cursed: "You guys are talking nonsense!"
With that said, Wang Lang looked at Wang Xuanfeng and said, "Father, I can prove to Li Baiyi that what Tang En and others said is completely slander against Li Baiyi."
Wang Lang didn't get much sleep that night. During the day, he was giving orders in Xianxian County, organizing the refugees to participate in the construction and resettlement of his own garden. He received the news at night and rushed back.
I had not slept for two hours when I was called out and told that I was going to the palace. I originally thought that my father wanted to reward me, but I didn't expect that as soon as I arrived, I heard this group of civil servants impeaching Li Baiyi.
Originally, he planned to spend a large amount of money to support this disaster relief, but Li Baiyi took over the matter directly.
In this way, it was equivalent to Li Baiyi spending money to save the refugees, and the benefits fell on him, the prince.
This bunch of officials are just not grateful to Li Baiyi for saving the refugees, protecting the capital, and saving their families from massacre. They actually slander Li Baiyi. It is simply unreasonable!
These civil servants, besides finding faults, do nothing else.
Why didn't they say a word when they were asked to provide disaster relief? Now Li Baiyi lets these refugees live, lest the situation expands out of control, and they come back to bludgeon and point fingers.
Who doesn't know that these people say that Li Baiyi enslaves the people on the surface, but in fact each family has countless servants.
If these servants were not to serve them, but to work in the fields, I don't know how much more supplies and food could be added to the entire Dakun, and there wouldn't be so many people running around because they couldn't eat.
Seeing the prince, Tang En and others arguing with red faces, Wang Xuanfeng on the dragon throne had no expression on his face, but his eyes were full of excitement.
That's right, we are going to make a quarrel like this. If you don't quarrel, what good show can I watch?
Keep going, don't stop, toss hard, am I still afraid that you won't succeed?
Anyway, Prime Minister Guo is not in the court. No matter how hard you try, I can still hold you down.
What I'm afraid of is that if you don't make trouble, then I won't have a chance to deal with you, and there will be no change in the situation, and my wishful thinking will be in vain.
However, you should take it easy and don't let me make the trouble out of control. I will have to work hard to clean up the situation when the time comes.
You guys, you'd better control the situation to a just right level, and wait until this guy Li Baiyi comes, and then make things get out of hand for me.
In this way, this guy Li Baiyi can also be busy.
When Tang En heard this, he stood up and said to Wang Lang: "His Royal Highness, what you said is wrong. I have not slandered him. What I said is all true."
"Li Baiyi just used food and shelter to lure these people. In fact, these people want to get these and work as coolies for Li Baiyi."
"Put yourself in my shoes, if you were hungry for several days, would you have the strength to work? Let alone work, you wouldn't even be able to walk."
"Why are these people leaving their homes and coming to the capital? It's not because they don't have enough to eat."
"If they have the strength to work, why do they come to the capital? They can't get a bowl of rice from any house they go to."
"Li Baiyi nominally gave these refugees food and shelter. In fact, Li Baiyi just wanted to please His Highness the Crown Prince. Otherwise, why would His Highness the Crown Prince speak for such a person? He was just being soft-hearted and soft-spoken to take advantage of them. "
As soon as this statement came out, more officials stood up to confront the prince.
"Your Highness, although you have benefited, are you at ease? This was obtained through the hard work of countless refugees. In other words, your garden and road were built with the blood and tears of the refugees."
"If this villa and road are built, I don't know how many refugees will die. Who can remember their lives?"
"His Royal Highness, Li Baiyi is doing this just to gain fame and reputation, in order to win the trust and favor of His Highness the Crown Prince."
"It's enough for him to do this alone, but he makes the refugees' hearts turbulent, and it will affect the entire Dakun's foundation. We must pay attention to it."
"Your Highness, what Li Baiyi did is simply outrageous. If you continue to support him, I'm afraid it will also damage your reputation."
Although everyone was noisy, the prince understood what they meant.
No matter what Li Baiyi did, they could find fault with him. Everything Li Baiyi did was wrong.
Originally, Wang Lang didn't quite understand some of Li Baiyi's actions, and even thought they were a bit inappropriate, but it was definitely not as bad as they said.
They criticized Li Baiyi like this without caring about face. This was the rhythm of wanting to tear each other apart.
Moreover, these guys didn't give him a chance to argue at all. In their mouths, he, the prince, was deceived by Li Baiyi. What Li Baiyi did was not ordered by him and had nothing to do with him.
In and out of words, it seemed that Li Baiyi was guilty of a heinous crime.
If he defends Li Baiyi, it will be his fault as the prince, and he will bear the responsibility.
The prince clenched his fists. He wanted to help Li Baiyi, but if he said anything more, they would probably point the finger at him.
If even he is dragged into the water, this matter will be difficult to handle. Who knows what killer moves these guys have hidden behind them to deal with him.
Why doesn't this guy Li Baiyi come? He wants to kill me.
