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"During the time when Lord Li was the Minister of Revenue, the Great Xia treasury was full. Whenever there was a war or a disaster, the Taicang treasury in the capital was enough to solve the problem. Other treasuries were even expanded once every three years. This is all thanks to Lord Li!"
"In addition to the crimes mentioned by Lord Li, Lord Li has never participated in them. How can he be guilty? Lord Li and I have worked together for decades, and I admit that I am not as good as Lord Li. Although he helped the Queen Mother when Your Majesty ascended the throne, the situation at that time was that even if Lord Li did not help, the Queen Mother could stop him with her power. Even if Lord Li had stopped her, would the evil woman have returned to her right path?"
"Although we have tried our best, we are helpless in dealing with Lord Yanci's matter. However, I learned afterwards that Lord Li secretly sent people to take care of Lord Yanci's journey of a thousand miles to Raojiang. It was Lord Li who made arrangements for Lord Yanci to be appointed as the county magistrate of Yifu County, and Lord Li also took care of him in secret. How can such a thing be considered a crime? I hope Your Majesty will understand!"
After saying that, Zhang Gu seemed to have remembered something and immediately added: "The tenth crime that Lord Li mentioned is that when the late emperor passed away and entrusted him with his duties, many people in the court were present. It is not Lord Li's fault alone. Even if most people were watching, there were still treacherous ministers who disregarded the late emperor's legacy."
thump!
Just when Zhang Gu said this.
Yang Guofu slid down to his knees beside Li Jiulang, and after interrupting Zhang Gu's words, he bowed and said to Xia Fengxiang loudly: "Your Majesty, Lord Zhang is right. I think Lord Li is not only innocent, but also meritorious! The evil woman in the court disturbed the court affairs. If it weren't for Lord Li's mediation, he seemed to be of the same mind as the evil woman, but he was willing to compromise and protect Lord Yan. Not only did he protect our Great Xia from chaos, but he also protected the people of Great Xia for their well-being."
"The Ministry of Revenue is the foundation of the country. When the national treasury is full, the food and money of Great Xia are full, and the soldiers and horses of Great Xia are strong, and they are not coveted by the barbarians, Tubo, and the Western Regions. That evil woman Li Nishang has disrupted our government, but Lord Li has stood out from the crowd and has not been involved in corruption with the evil woman. You are worthy of being the pillar of Great Xia!"
At this point, Yang Guofu put his forehead to the ground and said loudly: "Your Majesty, please be careful and don't listen to what Lord Li said about asking for forgiveness and blaming himself."
Yang Guofu was shaking.
Many people saw it.
However, some of them did not understand what Yang Guofu was talking about.
Some people also guessed a little.
But only a few people know the truth.
And Yang Guofu himself knows this matter better.
The reason is simple. The only one who can plead for Li Jiulang is Yang Guofu, and only he can plead.
Because he is the leader of the Yang Party.
If Your Majesty wants to keep Li Jiulang, the person who pleads for him must be him, or his father.
This morning's game was to kill Li Nishang, but now this game
It was arranged for their Yang Party!
Is it necessary to make such a big fuss about the matter of that crazy woman Li Nishang?
It's a bunch of mess. After receiving the memorial, let the interrogators over there intensify the interrogation, and then go and ask those who no longer follow the Queen Mother and follow His Majesty, and that's it!
Then announce it to the world, etc.
Why is there such a big show? That woman is unworthy! Traitor! !
This is a fucking setup for their Yang Party!
They want their Yang party members, their father Yang Shanchang, and Yang Guofu to come out and protect Li Jiulang!
Besides
Yang Guofu was also very clear that his plea had already been defeated.
It can be said that the Yang Party surrendered to Your Majesty.
This is the situation that Your Majesty has set up.
What happens next.
Maybe it's gradual erosion, maybe it's purging, maybe it's completely sidelining them.
Your Majesty has done all of these.
But Yang Guofu didn't know what it was specifically because he couldn't guess it, just like he couldn't guess what the late emperor was going to do before.
But the only thing he knew was that His Majesty did not take direct action because of Wen Daozhi and because there were still no actual crimes they had committed.
otherwise
Today's Li Nishang can also be today's Yang Shanchang or Yang Guofu!
Yang Guofu didn't know whether his father had seen through all this and therefore asked him to come, but he felt that his father must have noticed something but didn't see it all clearly, otherwise he would have come in person.
Think of this
Yang Guofu once again lamented how terrible the current emperor was, because he let his father do the interrogation and even let Su Wenqing watch.
How can I let my father do anything?
In this game, if I make any mistakes, it will all be because of me!!
Thinking of this, beads of sweat fell on Yang Guofu's forehead.
Because he thought of the memorial in his arms, it was a good thing that he did not submit it but dictated it directly. In the dictation, he told everyone everything about the King of Shu's people.
However, I had some thoughts in mind that I didn't write down on the memorial.
Thank goodness I didn’t pay!!
Fortunately, I was able to say it all out when I dictated it.
Yang Guofu knelt and pleaded for mercy.
Many people in the hall were stunned, especially Yan Jingqing and other members of the Yang Party.
However, everyone was puzzled, but when Yang Guofu did this, Yan Jingqing and others also stood up and knelt down together.
"Your Majesty, I second Lord Zhang's statement that Lord Li is not guilty."
"My lord, second the motion!"
"I also second my opinion."
……
All of a sudden, many ministers of the Yang Party knelt down.
In addition, many good officials who knew that although Li Jiulang had been with the Queen Mother, he had actually done many good deeds and things that were beyond his conscience, also stood up and pleaded for mercy.
I don’t understand why Yang Dang came out to plead for mercy.
But you just beg for mercy, that's all.
Moreover, even you Yang Party members are begging for mercy, which further proves that Lord Li and that evil woman Li Nishang are not in cahoots with each other! !
And many people in Yang Party knelt down.
This also made the other ministers' hearts tremble. Looking at Xia Fengxiang's playful expression, they were surprised and extremely excited.
Three years.
Three years! ! !
Your Majesty ascended the throne! After that, first the Queen Mother, then the Imperial Tutor and others controlled the government!
Thanks to the Grand Tutor and others for their hard work in the court!
But even so, the emperor was still bullied.
But now
Now I’m kneeling!
All these people knelt down!
What will be Li Nishang’s end? It must be death!
Moreover, the execution had to be done in the palace and it could not be paraded. After all, Li Nishang was the empress dowager in the past, and this was a matter of reputation for the court and dignity for the royal family.
Then there are the father and son duo of Taifu!
Although the Grand Tutor is not here now, Yang Guofu is kneeling on the ground and trembling!
how many years
This one-eyed wolf who usually showed off his power and arrogance has now knelt down before the emperor whom he despised!!
Although some of these officials wished that the emperor would order Yang Guofu to be sent to prison.
But he also knew that it was not the right time and that matters of state should never be handled in this way.
But when I saw Yang Guofu like this.
enough!
enough!
My late emperor! Your Majesty is worthy of being your daughter! !
The four words "feel proud and high" were almost shown on the faces of those officials who had been secretly fighting against the Yang Party and the Empress Dowager Party from the beginning and who had only now spoken out!
Xia Fengxiang stood up.
Feng Chun, who was standing by, saw His Majesty was about to leave, and immediately lowered his head and followed beside him.
All the officials lowered their heads.
When Xia Fengxiang walked downstairs and stood in front of Yang Guofu, he looked at the one-eyed wolf trembling and asked, "I thought Lord Yang would learn from Lord Li and apologize, but I didn't expect him to plead for Lord Li."
Everyone in the hall was shocked when they heard this.
Yang Guofu was horrified and didn't dare to ask anything. Instead, he pressed his forehead to the ground and kowtowed: "I know my crime! Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"
Chapter 160 Today’s Zhonghe Hall is Too Scary (Part )
The world is impermanent.
He is probably talking about Yang Guofu of today.
Everyone in the palace was also surprised. They had never expected that today everyone came to report the guilty woman Li Nishang and the people she had protected, such as Wang Maoqing, Zhu Kewen and others who had done all kinds of evil over the years.
As a result, the empress suddenly did this, and everyone began to speculate what Her Majesty was going to do.
Yang Guofu lowered his head, sweat dripping down his face. Because his forehead was touching the ground, he could only see the empress's robe. He wanted to see what the emperor was thinking and whether he really wanted to kill someone.
But I totally don’t dare!
However, when looking sideways, one could see the Huanglong guards with their hands on the hilts of their swords, as if they were ready to draw their swords and kill at any time.
What should I do?