He also looked at the officials and asked, "My lords, have any of you seen me beating someone?"
As soon as these words came out, many officials showed angry expressions on their faces.
It's really shameless to hit someone and not admit it, and ask them if they saw it.
"Marquis Anding, this is in full public view, and you ask if anyone has seen it?" Tang Qi pointed at Li Qian and said sternly, "Do you think everyone is blind?"
"Then did you see it?" Li Yuanxian glanced at the officials and asked in a calm voice.
Several officials were about to go out to testify, but suddenly felt something was wrong and retracted their steps.
Tang Qi was also startled for a moment. What does your Majesty mean?
He was about to say something else.
Cui Lu, the uncle of the country, stepped forward first and said.
"Your Majesty, this may be a misunderstanding. As Marquis Anding said, it's his first day in court, so how could he hit someone."
Then he said to Tang Qi, "Marquis Anding probably touched Mr. Tang by accident. There will be a lot of people coming and going this morning, so some collisions are inevitable."
"But..." Tang Qi was about to speak, but Cui Lu stopped him with his eyes, and he had no choice but to retreat.
Even though he is unwilling to do so, looking at the situation, I am afraid that this matter cannot really be pursued. After all, the emperor obviously intends to favor Li Qian.
He also glanced at Li Qi'an bitterly, "Li Qi'an, from today on I swear to be incompatible with you."
"Your Majesty, please make the decision!" Li Qian bowed to Li Yuanxian at this time, "I want to sue Lord Tang for slandering me. Since I am the minister of the Ministry of Rites, I should lead by example. How can I slander others casually!"
Tang Qi almost lost his footing. Not only was he slapped, but now he was counter-sued and framed.
All the officials in the palace also opened their mouths. It was unbelievable that Li Qi'an actually wanted to accuse Tang Qi of slandering him. What does it mean to push the envelope even further? This is the real pushing the envelope.
Li Yuanxian frowned slightly, "Marquis Anding, what Uncle Cui Guo said just now was just a misunderstanding."
"But Mr. Tang has determined that I have beaten him, so he will definitely take revenge on me. I am not a person who likes to be retaliated against!" Li Qian said.
The officials were even more shocked. They all said that Li Qian had no bottom line. They all saw it today.
Tang Qi was so angry that he was shaking all over and pointed at Li Qian, "Marquis Anding, don't bully others too much!"
"Why did I bully others too much? Master Tang, it was you who used etiquette to suppress me for no reason. If you say bullying, it was you who bullied me. You also asked me what qualifications I have to be ranked among the hundreds of officials. Since I was fortunate enough to be named the Marquis of Anding by the emperor. , no matter where I was from before, am I not qualified to stand in this Jinluan Palace? How can you trample on my dignity as a marquis? You are not taking the emperor seriously, you are trampling on the emperor's. Dignity!" Li Qian's righteous words were sonorous and powerful.
"You, you, you...you're talking nonsense!" Tang Qi pointed at Li Qian. Such a big hat was pulled down, which made his face turn red. It took him a long time to squeeze out such a sentence.
All the officials were amazed. In terms of their ability to talk nonsense, there are many of them, but it seems that they are really not capable of holding such a big hat while talking nonsense.
The key is that once the hat is turned off, it is really impossible to refute.
There were a few officials who wanted to speak for Tang Qi at first, but they couldn't help but quietly took a step back. They couldn't afford such a big hat.
Li Yuanxian's face twitched a few times. I asked you to go to court to share my worries, not to cause trouble.
However, you are right. You, the Marquis of Anding, were granted the title by me. On the first day of court today, someone dared to target you. This is because they did not take me seriously.
"Your Majesty, I never meant this. It was Marquis Anding who falsely accused me. Please don't listen to his nonsense." Tang Qi also quickly knelt down and kowtowed to Li Yuanxian.
"Drag him out with a hundred sticks and remove him from the post of Minister of Rites!" Li Yuanxian patted the armrest of the dragon chair and said in a deep voice.
When Tang Qi heard this, he was completely frightened.
