The power of Qian Baokun's map cannon was not lacking, and he scolded those people into disgrace.
The people he named were gasping with anger. Just when they were about to retaliate, an old general in the court who had never taken a stand slammed the table and stood up with a bang.
"enough!"
He looked at the people in the palace angrily:
"Gong Cao is not an alarmist, what Qian Shangshu said is also true."
"Since three months ago, Luoyan Pass has been attacked by Beiling frequently, and wars have broken out frequently in the northwest. Although it is only a small-scale provocation, Beiling has been eyeing the Wei Dynasty for many years. Once the new emperor of Beiling has reorganized the court, he will With the ambition of the national counselor Xia Houqing, he will definitely send his troops south, and there must be no chaos in the court at this time."
"What's more, since the He family conspired to rebel back then, and Grand Master Liang and the others insisted that the incident in the South was made up by someone, and that it was Xiao Yan who plotted to kill the officials in the South, then your Majesty might as well not investigate the matter strictly. As long as the truth is found out, there will be no problem. People dare to say anything."
"Still, what is Your Majesty afraid of?"
This old general's surname was Yin, and his name was Yin Bao. He had made outstanding achievements on the battlefield and was a general of the Zhu Kingdom personally appointed by Taizu.
He was too old to go to the battlefield for a long time, and he had no interest in government affairs and never intervened in the "competition" between Emperor An and his ministers. However, the achievements he accumulated in the battles when he was young and the iron scroll personally given by Emperor Taizu made him No one dares to offend your noble status.
When he spoke at this time, Yin Bao's old tiger eyes were full of power, and just one sentence was worth ten thousand words of those from the aristocratic family.
When he looked at Emperor An with a cold expression, he said something about what he was afraid of, as if a sharp knife wanted to split An Emperor's face and see his heart clearly.
Emperor An was forced to go to Liangshan, and everyone else who had been arguing in the palace fell silent. They only looked up at Emperor An, as if waiting for his decision.
An Di grasped the palm of his hand with all his strength, feeling more embarrassed than ever before. He held Feng's arm for a long time before speaking:
"Old General Yin was joking, so of course I'm not afraid."
Emperor An endured the pain in his head and tried his best to squeeze out his former majesty.
"When the flood relief was hit, Prince Li and the He family failed, which led to riots in the south. The late emperor was afraid that the people would be unstable, so he ordered Lu Chongyuan to take over the matter. At that time, I was not valued by the late emperor and was only a deputy general. Although I was responsible for the escort and delivery of disaster relief grains, I did not I have never heard about Rong Jiang, let alone the cause of He Wenzhuo’s death.”
"But no matter what, since there is news about the massacre of the city, we have to investigate."
"Since Xiao Yan is a son of the He family and has suspicions about the affairs in the South, he will first remove him from his post as Privy Council envoy and put him in jail. Later, he will be interrogated carefully. As for Prince Hatred, all the witnesses and evidence found will be sent to him. It will be handed over to the Ministry of Criminal Justice for trial by He Cheng and the Minister of Dali Temple, and the case will be dealt with after the old case from twenty years ago has been clarified."
What Yin Bao wanted was for Emperor An to speak, but he didn't act aggressively when he saw that he gave in.
Although the courtiers of the aristocratic family are uneasy, the business is to take down Xiao Yan first. As for the rest, as long as Xiao Yan loses his official position and is imprisoned, it is not up to him whether he lives or dies? !
Qian Baokun was anxious: "Your Majesty, I feel that Xiao Yan is not suitable for imprisonment..."
"Then what else do you want? He deceived the emperor and ignored his crime and deserved to be punished. I will not care about him. I will only wait for people to find out what happened in Jiangnan before handling it. Qian Shangshu, are you still dissatisfied with this?"
"I……"
Qian Baokun wanted to speak, but Emperor An was already looking at him calmly, with no concealed murderous intent. He was tightly grasped by Mrs. Qian's arm, while Mrs. Qian's other hand was pinching Qian Qiyue to prevent her from speaking. Qian Baokun had no position to speak, and he also knew that he could not force An Di to change his mind by speaking at this time.
He could only look at Cao Dejiang, trying to get him to say a few words, but Cao Dejiang was not as strong as before. He just seemed to acquiesce to what Emperor An had just said, and kept his mouth tightly shut without saying a word.
When Emperor An saw that there was no objection below, he said in a deep voice: "I will send people to investigate the old affairs of the He family and the twenty-year disaster relief. Yu Yanfeng will take Xiao Yan down."
Yu Yanfeng stood in front of the palace, his mind disturbed by what happened tonight. At this moment, when Emperor An asked him to take someone, he showed hesitation.
"Yu Yanfeng?!"
Yu Yanfeng gritted his teeth, walked up to Xiao Yan, and whispered to him in a low voice.
"Director Xiao, I'm offended..."
Xiao Yan helped him get out of trouble tonight and rescued him. He shouldn't have taken advantage of Xiao Yan, but now everything stemmed from Emperor An, and he would have no good end if he violated the holy will. What's more, Liu Tong'en was watching eagerly, even if he didn't take action, There were countless forbidden troops in the palace, and Emperor An could also ask others to come forward and detain Xiao Yan.
If he does it, at least he won't hurt him intentionally.
Xiao Yanneng saw the apology in Yu Yanfeng's eyes when he turned his back to Emperor An. He sidestepped away from Yu Yanfeng's reaching hand and only chuckled: "Deputy Commander Yu, please don't do anything yet. In this prison, I will not do anything." In."
"Xiao Yan, you dare to resist the order?!" Feng Neishi suddenly shouted.
Xiao Yan laughed: "Eunuch Feng, please don't blame me for any crime. I have been following your Majesty for many years and know your Majesty's methods too well. I just don't want to be imprisoned like Lu Chongyuan. It didn’t take long for the news to spread that He Jiazi committed suicide out of fear of crime.”
"Xiao Yan!" Emperor An was furious.
Xiao Yan ignored him and only glanced at the courtiers at the table: "The people in this court are very unpredictable. How many people are looking forward to the death of this governor. They are afraid that if I go to the prison today, my body will have to be collected tomorrow. Just like The He family was loyal and loyal back then, but they were notorious for being treasonous. They didn't even have a chance to defend themselves, and they were executed by everyone in the family."
"Learning from the past, I would not dare to put my own life on the conscience of His Majesty and some people."
Xiao Yan lost his usual humility, and lost all the respect he had shown before the saint. After all the disguises were gone, his black eyes were as fierce as the mountains and seas separated by fog and frost.
Like a long sword drawn from its scabbard or a long bow fully loaded with strings, when the sharp edge is revealed, people dare not look directly at it.
"Since Your Majesty intends to investigate what happened twenty years ago, let's investigate now. It just so happens that I also want to know where the so-called bad reputation of the He family comes from, and why my father He Wenzhuo died during the disaster relief. In the end, It’s because the He family is rebellious and there are still people who can’t tolerate the He family.”
Xiao Yan raised his eyes coldly:
"Since Your Majesty said that he felt no guilt, he asked Prince Hatred to bring the people into the palace. It happened to be in front of all the courtiers that he could find out whether the incident in Nandi was a rumor or the truth!"
Emperor An's face was extremely ugly, and Liang Guangyi and the others did not expect that Xiao Yan would dare to tear his face at this moment.
He was clearly forcing Emperor An, but it was different from Liang Guangyi's previous actions.
Liang Guangyi was able to use the reputation of the emperor, the stability of the court, the feathers that Emperor An cared about, and the Liang family's confidence that it would not endanger the throne to intimidate Emperor An. But as for Xiao Yan, he used the He family to force Emperor An, and used those things in the past that could even shake the throne. To blackmail Emperor Andi into something.
Isn't he afraid that Emperor An will take action directly?
