Liu Zheng's words made a group of people look unhappy.
After all, despite the fact that there are five or six of them standing here now, when Jinghua was threatened, they were the first ones to abandon Jinghua and run away!
This was a stab in the spine on the spot!
No one is very happy!
"Sir, Chief Assistant, even if he has done meritorious service in protecting the country, the matter of overstepping command can be ignored for the time being, but the matter of killing the feudal king without permission must not be taken lightly. Otherwise, where is the national law? Where is the majesty of the imperial court?"
King Qin snorted coldly.
"that is!"
"Master Chief Assistant! Ruling the country according to law is your policy!"
“Are we going to go back to a human society?”
Others also spoke one after another.
Today’s parliament pays attention to fairness and justice!
It doesn't mean that they dare not speak just because Liu Zheng is the chief assistant.
This is the constitutional monarchy.
"Hmph, what a country's laws and regulations, what a court's majesty! I would like to ask, if the city of Jinghua is destroyed and the enemy's flag is planted on the city tower, who will you use your pitiful laws and dignity to? It’s not that you don’t know about the situation of the state army. This time, the Youzhou army almost came out in full force. Two hundred thousand troops went straight to Beijing. They were clearly King Qin’s army. So why don’t you explain what it means to bring so many siege weapons? ? Even if they were worried that the Mongolian army had already captured the city, why, when they saw the Mongolian army escaping, did they not pursue it, but just missed it and had to rush to the city as soon as possible? They wanted Qin Wang? , we still have to capture the king!"
Liu Zheng asked coldly.
"Sir, Chief Assistant, you can't say that. At that time, Jinghua City was in crisis. Preserving Jinghua City was the top priority. It is also said in the art of war. Soldiers are not tired of deceit, and sad soldiers must win without being chased! Their rash pursuit is an improper command. Bar?"
King Qin Xie Zhao said with a smile.
Liu Zheng looked at Xie Zhao quietly.
He was not surprised at all that King Qin would be so aggressive.
Because of the establishment of Parliament, he has become the representative of these privileged classes.
Whether it is an old aristocrat, a new aristocrat, or a scholar-official...
Anyone who enjoys privileges has actually assumed that he is the leader.
why is that?
In fact, this is human nature, this is politics, and this is an ecology.
A naturally formed political ecology.
In the past, Longyan was a confrontation between nobles and scholar-bureaucrats. With the birth of capitalism, a new aristocracy emerged, and three forces competed with each other.
And now.
The emperor's power is gone.
In order to check and balance the excessive power of the chief assistant, in addition to the people in the chief assistant group, other people began to unite and launch a person who could fight against the chief assistant.
This person will naturally represent these privileged classes to safeguard the privileges they enjoy.
Zhu Zhen is old.
Therefore, this person undoubtedly became the King of Qin.
Liu Zheng couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
At that time, the King of Qin and he were still sympathetic to each other, and they advanced and retreated together.
Now the confrontation has begun...
Sure enough, there are no eternal friends, only eternal interests.
At that time, the two parties came together because of their interests. Now that their interests are conflicting, it is natural for them to separate.
However, Liu Zheng came prepared this time.
"Prince Qin, you are really optimistic. Is this what all your colleagues think?"
Liu Zheng asked with a smile.
Although the officials and nobles did not respond, it could be seen from their eyes that they were all positive about this.
"In this case, it's interesting. I remember that even if the Mongolian army withdraws, there will still be many dignitaries clamoring to open the city gate and escape. I have a list here. Do you want me to read it to you? Since you You think the Youzhou army came to serve the king, so why did you run away?"
"Come out and talk!"
Liu Zheng smiled coldly, threw a file on the table forcefully, and said.
"this……"
"ah!"
In an instant, a third of the people lowered their heads.
The momentum of the ministers suddenly weakened, and Liu Zheng sneered.
"Hmph, at this time, you are still excusing King Zhao? You haven't shown any signs of rebellion. What do you mean by not showing anything? It's only when King Zhao's subordinates put knives on your necks that you are considered rebels? King Zhao was arrested when he entered the city. After Yu Qian took control, he openly invited Yu Qian to join the rebel camp. He offered high-ranking officials generous offers, but Yu Qian refused. Yet you want to kill such a loyal minister? What do you want to do? I think those of you who advocate killing Yu Qian, Are they all a group of King Zhao who are complaining about King Zhao’s failure to rebel and seize power?”
"Your Majesty, the First Assistant is serious! We are loyal to the Longyan Dynasty and have no intention of rebellion!"
Zhu Zhenyi said righteously.
"Oh? Loyal? Insisting on killing loyal ministers, does that mean you are loyal? Yu Qian's loyalty can be testified by the 20,000 city defenders. Do you want to call the soldiers over and talk to you face to face?"
Liu Zheng sneered.
After Liu Zheng finished speaking, no one answered. Of course they knew what was going on with Liu Zheng. If this matter was investigated in detail, it would really be detrimental to them.
"Hmph, I think you want to kill Yu Qian, not because he is good at killing vassal kings, but because his existence has affected your interests, right? An upright man occupies a high position, Mr. Zhu, I'm afraid In the future, it will become much more difficult to form cliques for personal gain and use power for personal gain, right?"
Liu Zheng looked at Zhu Zhen and asked with a sneer.
"You, you, you, you are so slanderous!"
Hearing Liu Zheng's scolding, Zhu Zhen was anxious and angry. He didn't know how to deal with Liu Zheng. Liu Zheng's words were too straightforward. Even Xie Tianyao had to give him two portions of thin noodles, but this kid didn't leave any Fight to death with all your heart!
"Come here, help Mr. Zhu go down and rest."
Liu Zheng said.
As soon as he finished speaking, two guards walked in and took him away regardless of whether he agreed or not.
"this……"
"grown ups!"
"What do you want to do, Mr. Chief Assistant?"
A group of people panicked.
King Qin also looked at Liu Zheng angrily.
Although he is the chief assistant, is he so unreasonable this time?
Of course, Liu Zheng didn't go too far.
He just wanted to express his wishes and attitude!
That was his attitude that he would protect Yu Qian no matter what!
Others have formed a group in the parliament to deal with him, so he has to support some of his own people.
Yu Qian will definitely be the most important one among them!
"Master Chief Assistant, it is true that Yu Qian is a loyal minister, but he also has a reason to die. After all, he killed a vassal king who had not yet rebelled. If Yu Qian is not severely punished, how can he lead the army to the world? The vassal kings will explain? Once these vassal kings unite to attack the imperial court, what will the imperial court do?" King Qin Xie Zhao asked coldly.
This has been said clearly enough.
This is no longer just a matter of interests, but a matter of loyalty of these vassal kings who have heavy troops.
In fact, Liu Zheng is also considering this issue.
For the further development of Long Yan, the feudal kings of the privileged class must be dealt with. Liu Zheng's original idea was to let them become wealthy businessmen and stay away from politics, or to participate in politics as business elites, but many powerful feudal kings would definitely not Will accept this arrangement.
No one is stupid.
Political power comes from the barrel of a gun.
Without soldiers and horses, they are nothing.
In this way, if they are forced to give up their arms, a large-scale armed conflict will definitely break out between the two sides. Now, Liu Zheng is sitting in two wealthy places in the northeast of Liangzhou. Although he has the money, food and materials to start a war, he does not have enough people.
The border war has not yet ended, and the Northeastern plague has not yet reached a turning point. If another war breaks out in the country at this time, even Liu Zheng will not be able to withstand the impact of the war.
Even if Liangzhou's wealth and strength can be used to protect itself, Long Yan's unity will inevitably be destroyed. At that time, if Russia, Britain, France and other countries come to intervene, Long Yan will fall into a chaotic situation where kings are fighting. .
Now is an important period of change in the world. There must be no chaos within Long Yan!
Perhaps, King Qin just used this to threaten Liu Zheng. After all, Liu Zheng's strength was unmatched by any vassal king. They may not have the courage to unite to deal with Liu Zheng, but Liu Zheng could not take this risk.
A group of people.
They all attacked Liu Zheng.
The lord's armed strength became an obstacle that could not be overcome.
For the sake of Long Yan's stability, Liu Zheng also had to take care of the feudal king's mood. Liu Zheng couldn't let them kill Yu Qian, but he probably wouldn't be able to reuse him for the time being.
Forget it, let him be exiled for a while and let him go to a bitter and cold place to hone his character.
Originally, this was Liu Zheng's idea. He thought that he had already given in and the kings would not push too hard, but he did not expect that things would turn around soon.
"800 miles from Youzhou, urgent!"
"Report----"
"Report----"
Everyone became nervous when they heard that the eight hundred miles was urgent.
This is a military report from Youzhou, which is the area that Longyan Council is currently focusing on.
"Report! King Xie Xian of Zhao has proclaimed himself emperor! The country's name is Zhao, its capital is Youzhou, and its name is Kaiping!"
"What!"
"Is the Youzhou Army really rebelling?"
"That's an army of 200,000. Now that Jinghua has insufficient troops and the city gate is damaged, if they really attack, how will they defend the city?"
As soon as the news came out, the court exploded.
Some were thinking about countermeasures, and some were busy pursuing blame. In short, everyone was as anxious as ants on a hot pot.
"Don't you all say that Youzhou is not a rebel? Now, what else do you have to say?"
Liu Zheng's eyes lit up and he asked with a sneer.
He couldn't help but scream in his heart, what a blessing!
