The next day.
In the court room.
The current Holy Lord, who was sitting on the dragon throne, was looking at the people below with a cold face.
After looking around, his eyes finally fell on Li Tianhe who was kneeling on the ground in the main hall.
"Why did the Qinghe Prefecture's campaign to annihilate the Qin invaders end up like this?"
Although the voices of the people in the palace were not loud, they carried a sense of majesty.
At this moment, Li Tianhe, who was kneeling on the ground, was trembling slightly.
"That's the lives of five hundred officers and soldiers!"
The cold voice sounded again.
Li Tianhe's trembling voice finally sounded.
"Let me report this to your Majesty, this matter is due to the incompetent supervision of the ministers, and I deserve to die for my crime!"
Li Tianhe knew that sophistry would have no effect.
Instead of making excuses, it would be better to admit the crime himself, not to mention that this was the purpose of his trip back to Beijing.
"You deserve to die! You do deserve to die! But is your life worth the lives of five hundred of my passionate men?"
The originally calm voice was now mixed with incomparable anger.
Li Tianhe, who was kneeling below, was trembling more and more at this moment.
"Come here! Drag this criminal out! Send him to the border and never enter the capital!"
As soon as the voice fell, several guards came in from outside the palace and took Li Tianhe away directly.
Seeing the guards taking the person down, no one in the hall dared to intercede for him.
Whether it was the head of the Xie family or Zhongshu Ling, they were watching Li Tianhe being taken away like this.
Of course, the two of them are not fools, and they know that if they plead for Na Tianhe at this moment, they will definitely be implicated.
What's more, the head of the Xie family has already given up on Li Tianhe, and Li Tianhe has handed over some of the things he committed to Zhongshu Ling.
It's good that it doesn't add fuel to the fire right now.
As for Zhongshu Ling, after repeated thinking, he finally failed to protect Li Tianhe.
Saving Li Tianhe no longer meant anything to him, and now he had gotten what he wanted.
For this reason, there is no need to offend the current Holy One.
"Preach my will!"
"Deploy the northern frontier general Bi Hanlin to go south to Qinghe Prefecture to exterminate the Qin invaders. Set off immediately after receiving the order, without any delay!"
"I still don't believe that this little bandit can't be taken down!"
No one in the court dared to speak.
Everyone has obviously already made assumptions about this situation.
Just when everyone thought that no one would express an opinion on this matter, a voice suddenly rang out.
"Your Majesty, this matter... I don't think it's appropriate."
Zhong Shuling's voice seemed particularly abrupt at this moment.
Everyone in the court looked at him.
Some laughed secretly in their hearts, while others had sarcasm on their faces.
Of course, there were also many people who looked puzzled and confused at this moment.
After all, no one expected Zhongshu Ling to say this at this time.
For a little Qin Kou, he dared to offend the current emperor at this moment!
If it weren't for the fact that he was a famous person next to the emperor, he would have been pushed out of the Meridian Gate and beheaded on the spot.
As expected, the matter that should have been implicated by other people now fell on Zhongshu Ling, but it only attracted the dissatisfied look of the Holy Emperor.
"Lord Zhongshu, what do you mean by this?"
At this moment, everyone's eyes fell on Zhong Shuling again.
"Your Majesty, we have all seen what Qin He has done these days."
"In Qinghe Prefecture, Qinhe has a very good reputation among the people, and he even actively participated in the extermination of Japanese pirates."
"How could such an outstanding talent really assassinate an imperial envoy?"
"I think there must be some misunderstanding. I hope the Holy One will be wise and give Qin He another chance!"
Zhongshu Ling's voice resounded throughout the hall, and his tone sounded like he was cherishing his talents.
However, at the same time that Zhong Shuling finished speaking, the head of the Xie family standing opposite stood up.
"Lord Zhongshu, if you say this, you may be suspected of being treasonous!"
"Are you questioning His Majesty's decision?"
As soon as the head of the Xie family said these words, everyone's expressions suddenly changed.
The expressions on the faces are different.
The wealthy family headed by the Xie family looked like they were watching the show.
The people from the Zhongshu Ling faction looked worried.
Indeed, what Zhongshu Ling just said is true.
You must know that the person who ordered the destruction of Qin He was the current Holy Emperor.
Now, when Zhongshu Ling said this, wasn't he questioning the Holy One's decision?
Under the eyes of everyone, Zhong Shuling showed very calmness.
He didn't feel intimidated by his words at all, but continued.
"I don't dare to question His Majesty's decision, but there are a lot of strange things in this matter. I don't want to see His Majesty lose his loyal minister!"
When Zhongshu Ling said this, he looked directly at the head of the Xie family.
After the words fell, a serious look appeared on his face.
"On the contrary, Mr. Xie, I wonder if you know what the Xie family has done?"
While talking, Zhongshu Ling took out a memorial from his arms and handed it over.
"Your Majesty!"
"Weichen recently received a piece of evidence regarding the Xie family's embezzlement of food for last year's disaster relief!"
The current Saint, who was sitting high on the dragon throne, frowned slightly when he heard this.
The eunuch next to him also understood his intention at this moment and was about to hand over the memorial in Zhongshu Ling's hand.
After reading the memorial, his expression turned extremely ugly.
"Your Majesty! This matter is due to the lack of supervision by the minister! The minister will definitely find out the person who embezzled the food for disaster relief within one day, and leave it to His Majesty's mercy!"
Before the Holy One could speak, the head of the Xie family had already knelt on the ground, looking terrified.
"I hope the Holy One will give Wei Chen a chance because he has no merit but hard work!"
At this moment, the person on the dragon chair looked at the head of the Xie family coldly.
"Hmph! Are you coveting disaster relief food and trying to give you a chance?"
"Come here! Give me..."
I wanted to take this opportunity to hit the Xie family and other wealthy families, but I never thought that I would be interrupted mid-sentence.
"Your Majesty! Please give Mr. Xie a chance!"
"Your Majesty, Mr. Xie has worked hard and made great achievements over the years. You must not bring disaster to Mr. Xie because of the mistakes of one person in the family!"
"emperor……"
At this moment, everyone in the wealthy family headed by the Xie family knelt down one by one to beg for mercy for the head of the Xie family.
Looking at this scene, even today, I have to stop talking.
He looked coldly at the people kneeling on the ground.
"Hmph! I'll give you one day. If you can't find the person, then you will resign and return home!"
The head of the Xie family, who was kneeling on the ground, heard this and quickly kowtowed in thanks.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for not killing me!"
Zhongshu Ling looked at the scene unfolding in the court hall, a look of helplessness flashed across his face.
Although I had already guessed that this would be the scene, I still felt a little unwilling in my heart.
But he also knows that the Holy One also has difficulties with the Holy One. Otherwise, how could it be like this?
It should be noted that it is a capital crime to embezzle money to provide food for disaster relief!
