"Wood, you brought everyone to the capital without being summoned by the emperor. What do you want?"
Before Emperor Qing could speak, Li Shouting, Minister of War, stood up and immediately questioned Wood and others.
In ancient times, it could be said that it was a very serious crime for local generals to enter Beijing without permission!
To put it mildly, he was AWOL. Local generals leaving their defenses without permission may lead to local chaos and threaten the security of the emperor and the country.
If you take it seriously, this is treason.
Rebellion is one of the most serious crimes in ancient times!
Local generals mobilized troops without permission in preparation to overthrow the central government. This behavior was considered a betrayal of the emperor and the country and would be severely punished.
Of course, Wood only brought these generals and local officials over, but did not mobilize troops. Otherwise, he would not be able to appear in this hall today.
Of course, the final right to convict Wood is a matter of the full-screen emperor opening his mouth.
Not to mention bringing so much heat here, even if he comes by himself, he can still be charged with treason.
However, Wood not only snorted arrogantly, he was not afraid at all. He even ignored Li Shouting.
Li Shouting was disgraced and was a little unable to get off the stage.
He immediately turned his attention to Emperor Qing who was sitting in the seat.
"Your Highness, General Wood entered the capital without permission from the imperial court. I beg your Majesty to convict him!"
That was true, but Emperor Qing was not a real puppet. How could Li Shouting do whatever he said?
He immediately yelled.
"Back off!"
"Emperor..."
"I'm telling you to step back."
Li Shouting had no choice but to return to the crowd angrily.
Emperor Qing asked.
"Wood, you haven't been to Beijing for many years, right?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, it has been thirteen years now."
Emperor Qing nodded.
"Then you suddenly came to me with your generals today. Did something happen in the northern border? Could it be that the Huns have begun to invade our Daqing border again?"
"No, Your Majesty."
"That's Pingcheng, what happened?"
"No."
Emperor Qing narrowed his eyes and asked again in a deep voice.
"Since you have nothing to do, you brought everyone to the capital for no reason. Don't you know that this is violating Daqing's laws?"
Wood cupped his hands in front of him.
"Of course the old minister knows, and these officials brought here by Suo also know it well."
"The reason why I rushed to Qingdu from the north was just to express my grievances to His Majesty the Crown Prince. I also wanted to tell His Majesty and all the officials in the court how unjust His Highness was for what happened in the North!"
As soon as Wood finished speaking, the corners of Yang Wenyuan's mouth couldn't help but twitch slightly.
Why do we always have to kill such a person at this critical moment?
no!
Since the Crown Prince has been deposed, His Majesty must not go back on his word because of the appearance of these people. This is an opportunity that was created with great difficulty!
If Liu Qi's identity was restored today, then he would very likely have the opportunity to enter the northern border again. He once again held military power, and his reputation at that time was definitely higher than it is now!
So Yang Wenyuan immediately stood up.
"Haha, General Wood, the imperial court is already aware of the matter in the northern border, and His Majesty is also aware of it. Even Liu Qi himself has admitted it. What else do you have to say?"
"Whether the Crown Prince was unjustly accused or not? After the court officials reviewed and gave the results, you came to the capital privately and still claimed that you were avenging His Highness. Is it possible that you don't take the Emperor seriously?"
Wood snorted coldly.
"I don't dare, but if I let the old ministers and the generals in the north watch His Highness being wronged, then I can't do it!"
Li Shouting immediately stood up.
"What grievances does the prince have? You are all in the north, and you know it. If the prince hadn't deliberately angered the Xiongnu, how could there have been the disaster in the north today? Furthermore, he assigned an old minister to go to the Xiongnu to seek peace. This matter, You all know this!"
As soon as Li Shouting finished speaking, Liu Qi, the newest guard, and Qin Wei suddenly stood up.
"Master Li, you keep saying that the prince asked you to go to the Xiongnu to seek peace. But have you opened and read the edict that the prince gave you?"
"Edict? What edict?"
Qin Wei sneered and took out a letter.
"Your Majesty, this edict is what Your Highness has arranged for Mr. Li to do when he goes to the Xiongnu. The arrangements are very detailed."
"However, Mr. Li did not bring it with him. He got it from Mr. Li's entourage. Many of Mr. Li's subordinates and many soldiers at Beiping Pass can testify."
Laifu took the letter from Qin Wei and, under the instruction of Emperor Qing, read it out loud...
Li Shouting's face turned red after hearing the contents of the letter.
Just because the letter said that he wanted Li Shouting to make it clear to Da Chan after he arrived with the Huns. Unless the north of Mohe River was ceded to Daqing, and he was compensated with countless gold, silver and jewels, Daqing would never go with the Xiongnu. Even if we stop using weapons, we won’t be able to make peace...
In short, what Liu Qi expressed did not mean to seek cooperation or beg for mercy at all. On the contrary, he severely humiliated the Huns.
Qin Wei looked at Li Shouting coldly.
"Master Li, you did not act according to His Highness' wishes and secretly made peace with the Xiongnu. Do you know your crime?"
Li Shouting knelt on the ground with a pop, facing Emperor Qing above him.
"Your Majesty! This veteran has been wronged!"
The old minister really forgot about the letter that the prince gave to the old minister because his subordinates did not remind him. The old minister only remembers that it was the prince who asked me to go to the Xiongnu to seek peace. The old minister misinterpreted His Highness's intention. This is the old minister's fault. "
"But Your Majesty, you have also heard the content of the prince's discussion. How can the Xiongnu agree to it? When the Xiongnu Chanyu hears it, he will definitely be excited again. If this is the case, how can the old minister survive?"
"Furthermore, the Xiongnu invaded Daqing because the prince angered the Xiongnu. Judging from this edict, the prince is not unjust!"
As soon as Li Shouting finished speaking, the prefect Wu Tianxu stood up immediately.
This is what makes Li Shouting strange. How could he, a prefect, come here? Logically speaking, this matter should have nothing to do with him.
"Your Majesty, I have something to say."
Emperor Qing nodded.
"speak!"
As the prefect of a city, Wu Tianxu had never participated in such an occasion. He shivered for a long time and was unable to say a word.
Seeing this, the courtiers couldn't help but sneer.
"What, don't you have something to say? Why can't you say it? Or is there nothing at all that can give the prince a reason to redress his injustice?"
"Haha, the little governor of Pingcheng is worthy of coming to a place like this. Do you think this is a place where you can come here casually and talk nonsense? Your Majesty, such officials should be punished!"
...
Listening to the ridicule and ridicule of the ministers, Wu Tianxu was even more panicked and at a loss what to do.
But what he didn't expect was that Wood, who had always been unkind to him and never put him in his eyes, would suddenly stand next to him.
"Don't be anxious, speak slowly, don't worry, if the sky falls, I will support you?"
After Wood finished speaking, other generals agreed.
"Yes, Mr. Wu, just say whatever you have to say, and the emperor will definitely act impartially."
"Master Wu, tell me everything you know, and let all the officials in the court listen."
Wu Tianxu's confidence gradually increased, and he cautiously raised his head and glanced at Emperor Qing who was sitting there.
Emperor Qing also knew that this guy was extremely frightened. Then she spoke to him with a softer tone.
"Wu Tianxu, just say what you have to say? Don't worry, I'm here, no one will do anything to you."
As he spoke, he glanced at the ministers.
"Everyone should shut up and say nothing."
When the ministers heard this, they closed their mouths angrily.
With the emperor's support, Wu Tianxu suddenly gained a lot of confidence. He gritted his teeth and immediately stood up again.
"Your Majesty, His Highness the Crown Prince, has indeed been wronged!"
