Su Qi'an's words shocked Wenxuan and Xie Cang, and their expressions became serious.
When had they ever seen Su Qian say such a thing? They immediately understood the seriousness of the matter and hurriedly said.
"Qi An, if there is anything you can do, just ask."
"Yes, Brother Su, we will do our best."
Su Qi'an nodded and waved. The two of them reacted, stepped forward and listened...
Outside, the crowd dispersed, and this huge arena competition and literary fight came to a complete end, but it did not affect the excitement of the people watching.
In the next few days, the streets and alleys were filled with the exciting literary fights that took place that day.
As the news spread, it even reached the prefectural cities near Kyoto City, and Su Qi'an's reputation became loud and clear.
After all, this is a competition with a foreign race, and this foreign race is the so-called island nation of Fusang.
If they lose, it will be a huge blow to the people of Da Liang. Watching the competition that day, it will be a dangerous situation, and it will be frightening to watch.
But it was indeed very enjoyable and brilliant. Fortunately, the final result was victory, which was a shot in the arm for the people of Kyoto City. The streets and alleys could faintly feel more energetic than before.
This was fun for the outside world, but at this time, Su Qi'an, the person involved, entered the imperial city alone.
Facing him, in addition to Su Xuanyong, Su Zhe, and Su Tai, there were also all the ministers in the court.
This scene is no different from the last time he was impeached. The only difference is that this time they impeached Su Qian to death.
He was fully prepared. As soon as Su Qi'an stepped into the palace and gave a brief salute to Su Xuanyong and the others, voices of impeachment and questioning began to sound.
"Dongshan Hou, do you know your guilt?"
"What is my crime? Mr. Huang, you slapped me with such a big label as soon as you came up. It seems that you are really impatient."
"There are other adults who must have the same thoughts as Mr. Huang. They all want to punish me for my crimes. It's now time. Don't hide it. Let's talk about it together. I want to hear how many crimes I have committed. crime."
Su Qi'an took his time and said, first to the Minister of Punishment, and then to all the ministers in the palace with a sweeping glance.
Many ministers in the palace would naturally be satisfied with Su Qian's request and would not be polite. They had been waiting for this opportunity for a long time.
The opportunity presented to him would definitely overturn Su Qi'an.
The first person to speak was still Mr. Huang, the Minister of Punishment, and he couldn't help but said coldly.
"Hmm, what's your crime? Marquis Dongshan is so loud, I'll tell you what crime you've committed."
"First, in the ring competition, I took action without authorization. Although there was a reason for the incident, I didn't try to make the matter smaller, but instead made the matter bigger and bigger, destroying the fairness of the ring competition."
"Second, you came forward without permission to fight Wen Dou with Prince Fusang. Although Dongshan Hou is indeed qualified to fight due to your status, you did not go through the two princes, let alone discuss it with us, and put forward opinions on behalf of Great Liang. , you really don’t take His Majesty seriously.”
"Thirdly, although you won the Wen Dou competition in the end, as a military lord of Daliang, you actually confessed to the royal princess in public. Even though you are a member of the royal family, on such an occasion, do you still take the royal family seriously?"
"As far as I know, Marquis Dongshan, you are already married to two wives, and now you have confessed to the Ninth Princess. Why, do you want the Ninth Princess to marry you? What are your intentions?"
"Fourth, the end of the civil war has not only failed to ease the relationship between Daliang and Fusang, but has made the relationship between the two countries even more rigid. You are so good at making decisions, what kind of situation have you put Daliang in? Do you want to see me go to court? Start a war with Fuso? Let the people along the southeast coast fall into misery?"
The words of the Minister of Punishment were quite aggressive. Not long after he finished speaking, several more Ministers continued.
"Lord Huang is right. The crimes you have committed, Marquis Dongshan, are: first, you are arrogant and do not take the royal family seriously; second, you do not pay attention to the court's laws; third, you are self-righteous and go out to fight on behalf of the Great Liang without authorization. Your Majesty takes it seriously."
"Just these three items, any one of them is enough to make you die without redemption. If you still have regrets, plead guilty immediately. For the sake of your colleagues, I can still intercede with you and keep the body."
The chattering of all the ministers lasted for at least half an hour. Everyone was filled with indignation and spitting, giving people a very exciting feeling.
Under the angry outbursts, Su Qi'an stood in the middle of the hall, silently listening to the angry rebuke of his fellow ministers.
When the ministers had finished speaking, Su Qian ignored them, looked up at Su Xuanyong and the other two men above him, and clasped his fists.
"Your Majesty, your two highnesses, I have something to say. I would like to ask the courtiers whether what they meant is also what your majesty and their highnesses meant."
"If it is, I will accept the charges placed on Wei Chen. Whether it is to kill or scrape, Wei Chen will do as he pleases. If not, please listen to Wei Chen's explanation."
Su Qi'an's words made Su Zhe and Su Tai raise their eyebrows, although they were eager to say a word.
But it happened that neither of them could say this sentence no matter what.
Su Qi'an was very smart and put the problem aside directly. If Su Qi'an was just an ordinary military prince, he might just take him down.
But now, he has reached a higher level both in terms of reputation and status.
Especially in the literary fight just now, he defeated Showa Inchon, and even got involved with the Ninth Princess.
If he really obeyed the officials and had Su Qi'an beheaded, no matter how you look at it, it would be like killing a donkey.
Not long after the civil war ended, if Su Qi'an was asked to be executed, he would not say a word to explain, but only one-sided words from the courtiers. What would the people of Kyoto think?
They would not be scolded to death and lose the support of the people. They would not do such a stupid thing to make themselves the target of public criticism.
In the special hall, besides the two of them, there was also their aloof father.
Su Xuanyong came here to uphold justice. He seemed to say nothing and was just a spectator. However, if he followed the courtiers' words and had Su Qi'an executed without a reasonable explanation, the first person to object would be their father.
Therefore, after all kinds of considerations, they would not do such a thing as killing Su Qian immediately.
Even though Su Qian's low posture seemed to be a confession, this low posture was threatening.
It was to remind them both that it was not that easy to kill him.
After a brief silence, Su Zhe smiled and said, "Haha, what Dongshan Hou said is wrong. The courtiers have their own ideas. This is normal. Summoning you this time also gives you a chance to defend yourself. If I If the king directly admits it, doesn’t it mean that the king has no distinction between right and wrong and is stupid and incompetent?”
Su Zhe's words gave Su Qi'an a big step up. It would be difficult to make the most powerful prince of Great Liang surrender even a little bit.
Su Qi'an is not an ignorant person, so he naturally knows how to give up when something is good.
He nodded and said softly, "Since His Highness King Jin has said so, Qi'an will naturally give you a reasonable explanation."
After pondering for a while, Su Qi'an refuted the accusations placed on him one by one.
"The first crime is that I undermined the fairness of the martial arts competition, which is completely unfounded. At that time, the guards of both sides seemed to be about to decide the winner, but if you look at a few practitioners, you will know that even if I did not intervene, It is very likely that the two guards will still be in a draw, and this draw will be in the form of both parties dying together."
"The purpose of fighting in the ring is to watch. If there is such a bloody death, I think it has violated the original intention. Instead of doing this, it is better for me to intervene."
"If you ministers don't believe it and you insist on seeing the bloody scene, you can ask your own guards to try it and see if you will feel distressed at the loss of a few guards you don't value."
Some ministers originally wanted to refute Su Qi'an's words, but when they heard Su Qi'an's last sentence, asking his own guards to come forward for a life-and-death fight, they all suddenly lost their voices.
There is indeed no loss to them if a few guards die, but there is still a difference between guards and guards.
What Su Qi'an wants is to dispatch top-notch guards. There are only a few top-notch guards, even the ministers of the court, and they are very precious chess pieces.
Even if it is a chess piece, it must be placed in the right position. How could it be abandoned and discarded based on just a few words from Su Qi'an? That would be a pity.
Therefore, in response to the first rebuttal, the ministers could only remain silent and remain silent for the time being.
Seeing the silence of the ministers, Su Qian'an continued, "As for the second thing, I don't communicate with the ministers, or even the two His Highnesses, and His Majesty, and I make my own opinions. I want to ask you, because the incident happened so suddenly. "
"In front of nearly 30,000 people, under the circumstances at that time, I dare you to ask the ministers if there is a more appropriate measure than the six arts proposed by me? Or simply have a temporary break and leave everyone present aside. Don’t care about anything?”
"I dare to ask which minister, in that situation, can appease the hearts of the people who have been angered by public sentiment? If so, I will admit this crime."
Upon hearing this, the expressions of several ministers changed. This was Su Qi'an's secret mockery of them.
They wanted to retort, their mouths opened, they wanted to say something, but there was nothing to say.
Su Qi'an then added, "As for what the ministers said, I married two wives, and now I confess my love to the royal princess in public, which is disrespectful to the royal family and to His Majesty."
"I would like to ask you, which part of the Great Liang law stipulates that you are not allowed to like the royal princess? Does liking it in public violate the law? Even the so-called prince of the little Fusang expresses his love for the ninth princess, and even paints it. Can’t I, the great cool man?”
"For those who don't know, I thought that all the ministers are ministers of Fuso. Doing this would be too double-standard. Moreover, even if my love violates the law, can I be sentenced to death?"
"Is this law the law of Great Liang, or is it Lord Huang's own law? I have never heard of anyone being executed for loving a royal princess in all dynasties. I would like to ask which law Lord Huang follows. Which law."
