In such a dark sky, the voices of several people came from the Yongshou Palace.
"I've called you here because I have something to explain." After saying that, Emperor Chen Ziyuan glanced at the three of them and continued: "Just now, I went to ask Emperor Dechang."
"He didn't know about eunuch Li Zi accepting bribes from those officials. He only found out after I told him."
"It seems that the eunuch Li Zi was probably the one through whom those officials deceived Emperor Dechang."
After hearing this, the three people sitting nodded slightly in approval.
"Even so, there is no guarantee that all this was done by eunuch Li Zi. I'm afraid there are others."
Looking at Emperor Chen Ziyuan's face, after thinking for a while, Right Minister Xiao Hongyan said: "Your Majesty, the handling of those officials cannot be delayed too long, otherwise it will cause criticism."
Seeing the slight smile on the face of Right Minister Xiao Hongyan, Chen Ziyuan nodded slightly.
"Your Majesty, since we know that it was the eunuch Li Zi who did it, let's ask him. Wouldn't it be clear if there are any accomplices in this case?" Sun Zhicai, the left prime minister, asked.
Looking at his grandfather's face and thinking about what he had just asked Emperor Dechang, Chen Ziyuan said truthfully:
"Just now, I asked Emperor Dechang."
"This eunuch Li Zi has escaped a long time ago. As for where he escaped, I don't know. I only know that he took the prince and princess with him when he left."
After hearing this, Gu Yong, the commander of the Eastern Secret Guard, asked: "Your Majesty...since he left with the prince and princess, Emperor Dechang must know their whereabouts."
Chen Ziyuan shook his head slightly:
"He didn't know."
"When they first invaded the palace, the eunuch Li Zi escaped without telling Emperor Dechang."
"A eunuch who abandons his master when in danger."
After listening, the three of them all looked towards the sixteen-year-old emperor Chen Ziyuan.
"I'm here to find a few people to discuss how to handle this matter."
"Do you want to arrest this eunuch Li Zi? If he is arrested, the execution date of those officials may have to be postponed."
"I'm afraid that it will take too long and the people will talk about it."
Prime Minister Sun: "Your Majesty, I think it's better to arrest him. As for the execution days of those officials, I think it will be done in these few days."
Chen Ziyuan said worriedly: "What if there are other people involved in the case and no one testifies?"
What Emperor Chen Ziyuan said seems to make sense.
After the three of them looked at each other, they all thought of their own ideas.
After a while, Sun Zhicai, the left prime minister, said: "Even if there is, no one will testify, and if you use some punishment, you will definitely confess.
As he said that, Sun Zhicai, the left prime minister, looked at Gu Yong, the commander of the Eastern Secret Guard on the side: "I heard that the punishment of this secret guard is good. I believe that if this prisoner is in the prison under Commander Gu, he will be punished in a short time. I will definitely admit it myself.”
Hearing Sun Zhicai, the left prime minister, praise his secret guard in prison, he felt very happy and did not retort modestly.
You know, the prison of this secret guard is well-known to every household.
If a child makes a mistake, the adult will definitely talk about the secret guard, and the effect will be very good.
At this time, Right Minister Xiao Hongyan said:
"My opinion is consistent with Sun Xiang's."
"Of course the eunuch Li Zi must be arrested, but the execution of those traitorous officials cannot be delayed for too long."
After listening to what the two prime ministers said and thinking about it, Chen Ziyuan looked at Commander Gu:
"Well."
"Leave this matter to Commander Gu."
"Those secret guards should return them to the Sanfa Division tomorrow."
"As for eunuch Li Zi, you take people to arrest him, and you must bring him back. If you want to see him alive, you want to see his body if he is dead."
"Also, if you see those two children, don't touch them and let them live. They are innocent."
Upon hearing this, Gu Yong, the commander of the Eastern Dark Guard, responded:
"good."
"I will take care of this matter."
After seeing Commander Gu agree and looking at the faces of the two prime ministers, Chen Ziyuan said what he was at a loss for:
"I have something, and I would like to ask the two prime ministers to give me some advice."
"Then Emperor Dechang, who is my uncle, how should I be punished?"
"He was temporarily deceived by others and mistakenly fell into a rebellion caused by treacherous ministers. He is indeed somewhat unjust."
After hearing the emperor's words, Right Minister Xiao Hongyan didn't know what to say.
After all, this is Emperor Chen Ziyuan's family matter and should be handled by him.
At this moment, Prime Minister Sun, who could tell that Prime Minister Xiao didn't know how to answer, said:
"Your Majesty, I still say the same thing."
"This is your family matter. How to execute him is up to you. As long as you comply with the will of the people and the officials in the court, you can do it."
After hearing what his grandfather said, Chen Ziyuan still had no idea.
"Okay. I understand."
"It's getting late, you three should go back first."
"Do as you said before."
The three people stood up, responded one after another, took three steps back, and walked out of Yongshou Palace.
After watching them leave, Chen Ziyuan sat alone on the dragon chair and continued to think about how to deal with this uncle who had made mistakes.
Not far after walking out of Yongshou Hall, the three of them started talking.
"Prime Minister Sun, this...the emperor just asked us to give you some advice. Why did you...?" asked Xiao Hongyan, the right minister.
After hearing the sound, Sun Zhi, the left prime minister, stopped, turned his head, and looked at Xiao Hongyan, the right prime minister on the side: "Xiao Xiang wants to ask why the prime minister said this, right?"
Then, Sun Zhicai said:
"Those of us who are ministers cannot always make decisions for the Emperor."
"The Emperor is young now and is incapable of many things. What we ministers can do is not to tell the answer directly, but to find another way to let the Emperor learn to make decisions on his own."
"You and I will also leave one day."
"This can't be..."
After hearing these words, Right Prime Minister Xiao Hongyan understood the intention of Left Prime Minister Sun Zhicai.
"What Prime Minister Sun said is absolutely true." Prime Minister Xiao smiled slightly.
Gu Yong, the commander of the Eastern Secret Guard on the side, listened to the words of the two prime ministers. For some reason, he admired Sun Zhicai, the left prime minister.
The next day.
Early in the morning, children's shouts came from the streets and alleys of the capital.
"Wan Kingdom is dead!"
"Wan Kingdom was destroyed by Qi Kingdom!"
…
Such a news quickly spread throughout the streets and alleys of Yanyang City.
Hearing this news, for the people, it seemed like they had lost something.
This taste has an indescribable feeling.
For those people who were greedy for life and fearful of death, after hearing this news, they began to worry about the safety of the Great Mo Kingdom.
Don't look at them as they are greedy for life and afraid of death. Sometimes they are quite patriotic.
Upon hearing the news, the most shocked people were the court officials.
After all, they can be regarded as the backbone of Da Mo, and the people across the country are counting on them.
"emperor."
"The news came today that the Wan Kingdom has perished."
After Cen Qi, the Minister of War, said this, the other officials began to talk about it.
It's not that they don't know yet, but they just want to share their thoughts with others.
Looking at the officials talking in front of him, Chen Ziyuan would have been uncomfortable with it before, but in the past few months, he has gotten used to it.
"okay!"
"Everyone be quiet!"
After Chen Ziyuan's words, these officials who like to share their thoughts shut up.
"The Wan Kingdom is dead."
"It's very detrimental to our country."
"Qi State may move south at any time. The top priority is to continuously enhance the combat capabilities of our main force."
"The country is short of money right now, so I hope all of you will not take bribes."
"Otherwise, I will never forgive you lightly!"
Qingliu officials like to hear this very much, but those officials who have other ideas in mind don't like to hear it too much.
At this time, I don’t know who started it.
Seeing this, these officials all bowed and said, "Your Majesty, your Majesty!"
