Yan Qi was very angry: "What did Liao Shangshu say? I stand on the laws of Dahua, uphold justice, speak for all officials, and speak for Prime Minister Yang, but it actually caused Liao Shangshu to speak harshly to me."
"Oh, I understand, I really understand. You clearly blame me because you can't offend Prime Minister Yang. You are really... a complete villain."
"Oh, you..."
Liao Zhan was shivering all over, his face was frowning, and his intestines were green with regret.
He suddenly realized that he seemed to have completely offended Yang Ke.
Yan Qi's words were clearly a move to shift the universe, transferring his dislike of him to Yang Ke.
Liao Zhan hurriedly explained to Yang Ke: "Prime Minister, there is something fishy about this matter..."
"You don't need to say anything."
Yang Ke was extremely disgusted with Liao Zhan's side, and he couldn't hide the coldness in his eyes: "I already understand Liao Shangshu's thoughts."
Liao Zhan was anxious: It's over.
I became a pathetic creature.
The gods were fighting, and the little brat like me suffered.
The Eight Wise Kings had been silent just now.
Because Zhang Yongwu and Yang Ke are his right-hand men.
He cannot favor anyone.
Ask him to speak out, but he doesn't know what to say.
Moreover, to a certain extent, he was also happy to see Zhang Yongwu and Yang Ke disagree.
In this way, these two people will flatter themselves at the same time.
If Zhang Yongwu and Yang Ke are inseparable, the status of the Eight Wise Kings will be very embarrassing.
However, the two of them cannot have a quarrel.
How to maintain 'unity' when there is a stalemate?
Therefore, the Eight Wise Kings have been using means to keep the relationship between Zhang Yongwu and Yang Ke at a distance where they are at odds with each other in their hearts.
In this way, staying away from each other is the most powerful for him.
Now, it is obvious that Zhang Yongwu and Yang Ke had a falling out over a small matter.
Who else could be the instigator besides Yan Qi?
As for An Sihai, he is just a brick-thrower.
The one who really caused trouble was Yan Qi.
Seeing that the situation was out of control, the Eight Wise Kings immediately stood up and acted as peacemakers to Zhang Yongwu and Yang Ke: "General Zhang, Prime Minister Yang, China is now in trouble both internally and externally, with troops from the north and the south. The situation is complicated. You are the head of the civil service. One is a general who governs the country. He should be united as one and treat the outside world as one. How can he scold each other like children and add laughter to outsiders?"
Yang Ke and Zhang Yongwu snorted at the same time.
They turned their heads away from each other, feeling sick at the sight of each other.
Yan Qi knew that the Eight Sage Kings were going to
The peacemaker said deliberately: "The Eight Wise Kings are right, it is a bit embarrassing for such a small matter to cause such a big fuss."
"How about this, please ask the Eight Wise Kings to analyze who is responsible and who will bear it. The Eight Wise Kings have finalized the decision, and this matter is over. The court time is limited, let's move on to the next topic immediately."
"this……"
How can the Eight Wise Kings say who is right and who is wrong?
Isn’t that a choice to offend people?
No matter what choice you make, it's wrong.
The Eight Wise Kings said: "Now that time is limited, we will not discuss this matter for now. We will discuss it later."
Yan Qi looked like he was aggrieved for Yang Ke: "How can you, the Eight Wise Kings, be reconciled with Xini? When things have developed to this point, you are still not here to judge. Could it be that your golden mean is to be indecisive when it comes to troubles? You are so Isn’t the prince too irresponsible? Let me tell you, this responsibility belongs to General Zhang, and General Zhang must bear it with all his strength..."
The Eight Wise Kings were anxious and furious: "Nonsense, where does General Zhang's responsibility come from?"
Zhang Yongwu was overjoyed: "The Eight Wise Kings are wise."
Yan Qi laughed loudly: "Since General Zhang is not responsible, then the responsibility belongs to Prime Minister Yang?"
Yang Ke was very angry: "Your Majesty, where did I go wrong? Please speak out."
"Hey, this..."
The Eight Wise Kings hesitated: "Prime Minister Yang is also...right..."
Yan Qi sneered: "Prime Minister Yang is right, General Zhang is also right, so may I ask the Eight Wise Kings, who is wrong?"
The Eighth Sage King was left speechless by Yan Qi's cross-examination.
He cursed Yan Qi angrily in his heart: Whose fault could it be? Of course it's your fault.
If you hadn't fanned the flames, how could it have been so chaotic?
The Eight Wise Kings roared: "That's enough."
The ministers were shocked.
Unexpectedly, the Eight Wise Kings were driven almost crazy by Yan Qi.
All the ministers dared not speak.
The Eighth Sage King looked gloomy, sighed helplessly, and handed over to the emperor: "Brother, the time in court is precious and cannot be delayed. Let's do other things. As for this case, I will investigate it in detail after I retire from the court."
"That's fine! Then I'll ask the emperor to do some hard work."
The old emperor was satisfied when he saw that the matter had reached a boiling point.
This result is just right.
However, neither Zhang Yongwu nor Yang Keju were satisfied.
They all felt that the Eight Wise Kings favored each other.
The feud between these two people was finally forged.
The Eighth Sage King was afraid that Zhang Yongwu and Yang Ke would quarrel again, so he immediately reported: "My brother has his roots."
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The emperor said: "Come here."
The Eight Sage Kings presented the memorial: "Xia Ming, as Cao Chunqiu's best friend, has caused harm to the country and should be thrown out of the Meridian Gate and beheaded to comfort the prince's spirit in heaven."
When the ministers heard this, they did not dare to speak.
The Eighth Sage King had been holding back on this matter for a long time, and today, he finally brought it up openly in the court.
The old emperor asked the ministers: "My dear friends, what do you think?"
The ministers became mute one by one, and no one wanted to speak.
Zhang Yongwu and Yang Ke were very dissatisfied with the Eight Wise Kings' statement just now, and for the first time they did not stand up to support the Eight Wise Kings.
At this time, the Eight Wise Kings were embarrassed.
Three Gangs of Men.
If no one sings in harmony, the stage will become cold.
If Zhang Yongwu and Yang Ke don't stand up and speak, their younger brothers will naturally not be able to take over.
I held it in for a while.
The old emperor coughed lightly: "Don't you have any suggestions, sir?"
Yan Qi stood up: "I have something to say."
The old emperor waved his hand: "Speak!"
Yan Qidao: "Your Majesty, I believe that Cao Chunqiu has violated the law and cannot be tolerated by heaven. Xia Ming belongs to Cao Chunqiu's lineage, and he can be considered a member of the same family, so he should be convicted."
"However, Xia Ming is only Cao Chunqiu's disciple after all. It is unreasonable and illegal to kill him."
"You must know that the disciple belongs to the tenth clan. Cao Chunqiu's most crimes are to punish the nine clans. How can he punish the tenth clan?"
"If the emperor really kills Xia Ming, he will be disregarding the laws of the country. That is a foolish emperor. How will future generations evaluate the emperor? How can it be so easy to bear the feeling of being criticized by thousands of people and despised by thousands of people?"
This was a polite remark.
It's not against the Eight Wise Kings, but considering it from the emperor's point of view.
It makes sense.
Even the Eight Wise Kings were sharp-tongued and quick-thinking, but they had no words to oppose Yan Qi.
Zhao Qing, Qi Ying, and Wan Liangju all expressed their stance.
"Deputy Prime Minister Yan considers the Emperor, and his merits will last forever."
"That's right, Vice Prime Minister Yan is far-sighted and I will listen to him."
"Killing Xia Ming is too arbitrary and will leave a stain on the emperor. It is not advisable."
…
The old emperor took the opportunity and said: "What Yan Aiqing said won my heart. Eight Wise Kings, if you force me to kill Xia Ming, my fame in this life will be in vain."
"Do you want me to be a foolish king who ignores the king's laws and acts wantonly?"
The Eight Wise Kings were speechless.
In my heart, I hated him to death: Yan Qi was indeed sharp-tongued and sharp-tongued.
