"Your Majesty, I am petitioning you to resign as the Northern General!"
"I wish you all!"
While everyone was still discussing the prince's empty city timer in Beiping Pass, Wood suddenly knelt on the ground and said this, and several others followed suit.
Emperor Qing frowned slightly when he saw this.
"General Wood, what do you mean?"
Wood slowly raised his head.
"Your Majesty, since the prince arrived in the north, the soldiers and people in the north are united and share the same hatred against the Huns. Although the incident in the Kingdom of Yin is small, it is the first victory we have won against the Huns in the north."
"In order to fight against the Xiongnu, the prince can be said to have put countless efforts into it. Although many things he did were a bit strange, his effects have to be admired by the veterans."
"Take the Huns' invasion of Beiping Pass as an example. If the prince hadn't planned the strategy and stopped the losses in time, I am afraid that the northern border would have been in raging war. Whether the veteran would be alive and appear in this hall today is also unknown. ."
"However, not only did His Highness have no merit, but he was also deprived of his position as the crown prince. As northern officials, we are not as good as the crown prince in this matter. How can we continue to be officials? What if we are shameless? If you continue to be in power, how can you face your fellow countrymen in the north?"
"Therefore, I beg the emperor to take back my old minister's post!"
Wu Tianxu, Qin Wei and others also followed and knelt down to Emperor Qing who was sitting in the seat.
"I wish to beg the emperor to take back my post!"
It is easy to take back the official positions of these people, but it also depends on when and what matters.
Although they came to Qingdu privately without the imperial edict, they came to complain about the prince and resigned from office.
All the courtiers heard what they just said. If he just agreed to the resignation requests of several people, wouldn't he himself become a foolish king?
Emperor Qing took a deep breath and slowly walked out from the dragon table.
After scanning around, his eyes finally landed on Yang Wenyuan.
"Master Yang!"
"The old minister is here!"
"After talking for so long, you have said what you should say and asked what you should ask. General Wood has also given you explanations. Ministers, do you have anything else to ask?"
It sounded like a question, but how could the courtiers not hear it? It was clearly the emperor, accusing them, the ministers, and slandering the prince.
Especially when I said "you" just now, I deliberately made the sound a little louder. No matter whether you are an old minister or a new minister, how can you not understand the meaning behind the emperor's words?
At this time, the hall was silent. Yang Wenyuan lowered his head, and it was obvious that the officials were waiting for his attitude.
Nowadays, all the accusations that can be made against the prince have been refuted one by one. If you continue to say something that is not valid at this time, it will be obvious that it is aimed at the prince.
If he really did this, I am afraid that instead of being able to remove the prince, he would be questioned by the emperor.
Yang Wenyuan knew very well that this time, he was defeated again. And there is no room for defeat at all.
He could feel it deeply from the emperor's tone. dissatisfied! Very dissatisfied!
Thinking of this, Yang Wenyuan knelt on the ground with a thud.
"Your Majesty, this old minister is guilty! He accuses the third prince of his crimes without investigating the truth. He deserves to die! Your Majesty, please ask me for my guilt!"
Other ministers followed suit.
"Your Majesty, Mr. Yang is also loyal. For the sake of Daqing, I am afraid that the young prince will harm the country. If Mr. Yang is guilty, I am willing to accept the punishment!"
"I wish you all!"
From this moment, Wood and the others saw clearly what the court looked like now.
It is no exaggeration to say that almost all civil servants are under the control of Yang Wenyuan.
Of course, there are also many generals.
It is really shocking that a minister can do this.
But Emperor Qing said in a deep voice at this time.
"Master Yang, if I heard you correctly just now, what was your name? It's the third prince, right?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, you...you...haven't Liu Qi's position as crown prince been abolished before? The old minister called him the third prince..."
"Master Yang, you are so shameless!"
Yang Wenyuan was shocked. Not only him, but also all the officials in the court were shocked by Emperor Qing's sudden shout and the foul language.
This is the first time in so many years that I heard Emperor Qing speak like this.
Even Liu Qi below felt very surprised.
"Emperor..."
Before Yang Wenyuan could speak, Emperor Qing spoke first this time.
"Yang Wenyuan, if it weren't for you, who kept saying this and that evidence to accuse Liu Qi, how could I have made a mistake and dethroned him as the crown prince?"
The courtiers were in an uproar, and the emperor was actually admitting his mistake. This is something that is almost impossible to happen in any dynasty.
Say it again!
"You said it yourself, you wrongly accused Liu Qi and failed to find out the truth. Now, I have made a mistake and deposed my son's position as crown prince."
"Furthermore, you have all seen and heard that General Wood asked me to resign from their official positions because my son was dethroned. The prince is not guilty. If I do this, wouldn't I become a coward?" "
"In this case, a meritorious official like Liu Qi cannot continue to serve as the crown prince. It is still because he was wronged by you and others. He was almost sent to the Tingwei Mansion for review. It almost made a big mistake."
"If my son doesn't return to his position, how can you have the dignity to stay in this position? Why don't you follow General Wood and others and resign from me!"
Liu Qi was slightly stunned. He never thought that his father could say such a thing.
This is too overbearing, asking everyone to resign together.
This is unheard of and unseen in all dynasties!
In the past, what the emperor did most was to check and balance the relationship between the two parties. He would always compromise with Yang Wenyuan and the others on many things, and he could not be angry at all.
What now? Not only did he use foul language, but he also said such words.
This is not something that is said casually, nor is it something that the emperor just suddenly gets excited about.
Now, Yang Wenyuan and everyone had only two choices, either to follow the emperor's wishes and restore Liu Qi's position as crown prince.
Or, let the emperor take this opportunity to relieve them of their duties as a matter of course.
The emperor's plan is brilliant! It can be said that it kills two birds with one stone.
Does Yang Wenyuan have any choice? Of course, there is no choice. He will naturally not do anything that hurts the enemy a thousand times and damages himself ten thousand.
Even if they were resigned from their official positions in order to depose the crown prince Liu Qi, tomorrow, as long as the emperor says a word, Liu Qi will resume his position as crown prince. But their officials would really lose it. It is even very possible that their wealth and lives would be lost.
After Yang Wenyuan figured this out.
He didn't care about the shamelessness, and took the lead directly, walked to Liu Qi, and knelt on the ground.
"Old minister, please return the crown prince to his throne!"
"I hope the prince returns to his throne!"
In an instant, all the courtiers were kneeling on the ground, as if begging, waiting for Liu Qi's answer...
Although Yang Wenyuan was kneeling on the ground, seemingly begging the prince, his heart was about to burst into flames.
So humiliating! It was so humiliating!
This time, it's still a matter of stealing the chicken but losing the rice.
Not only did he not bring down the prince, but he continued to deepen his impression of himself as a powerful minister in the court.
Moreover, now he has to bring his direct descendants to kneel in front of him, begging him to restore his position as prince.
