The Legend of Rebirth of the Demon Empress

Chapter 232 Conviction
Xie Yao's mind fluctuated, so he didn't bother to listen to the conversation between the emperor and the cabinet.

It wasn't until the emperor called him that Xie Yao reacted and hurriedly responded, only then did he realize that several eyes were looking at him.

Xie Yao didn't know what was going on with the emperor, so he asked tentatively, "Father, did you call me?"

When the emperor heard this response, his face was extremely displeased, and he said, "Yao'er, didn't you listen to what Qian Shangshu said just now? If you are not interested in choosing a concubine, then I will let your mother empress do it for you." It's up to you!"

Only then did Xie Yao understand, and immediately said: "I believe in the eyes of the queen mother, but let the emperor father and the queen mother make the decisions."

The emperor gave a "hmm" and said to Qian Minzhong: "As for the selection of concubines, just follow what you said just now."

After speaking, the emperor thought of another thing, and said: "I heard that there is no shortage of people in the backyard of Xiao Si'er, so there is no need to make trouble for him this time."

Qian Minzhong was stunned, and was about to ask, when his eyes accidentally fell on Lin Zisu, he understood immediately, and immediately responded: "Your Majesty said so, I have made a note."

The emperor nodded, and continued: "Shouli, the case of King Wei has been going on for many days, did Dongchang ask anything?"

Since the case happened, Prince Wei's Mansion has been surrounded by Dongchang, and the emperor has been ignoring it all the time.

Cao Shouli thought that the emperor wanted to take it lightly, so he never mentioned it.Suddenly hearing the emperor mentioning this matter, Cao Shouli hesitated for a moment, and said: "My maidservant has already made an overview of the affairs of Prince Wei's mansion, but some details are yet to be confirmed. After confirmation, my maidservant will report to His Majesty in detail."

The emperor didn't seem to understand Cao Shouli's implication, and said, "Shouli, in front of several adults, just say what you find out, and I will listen to their opinions, my little brother!"

Cao Shouli looked up at the emperor, and thoughtfully said: "After investigation, King Wei colluded with Tan Taisong, the former Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and blackmailed the officials of the court. The investigation has evidence. The first crime is disrespect for the law and domineering. Restriction, the second crime..."

Cao Shouli enumerated the crimes committed by King Wei, together with the process of raiding King Wei's mansion, and told the emperor one by one in front of the cabinet.

The more the emperor listened, the more he frowned, until he heard Cao Shouli say "his crimes are sixteen, disregarding human relations, and living with his daughter-in-law", he shouted angrily: "This bastard has committed so many crimes without telling me. , this time, even if I want to spare him, God will not let him go!"

Cao Shouli saw that the emperor was furious, and he didn't know how true or false what he said, so he asked tentatively, "Your Majesty, although King Wei behaves perversely, he is a nobleman after all..."

The emperor immediately interrupted Cao Shouli and said, "Shouli! You are becoming more and more unruly. I discussed with several adults how to judge the punishment. Is there any part for you to criticize the character? King Wei almost killed people and set them on fire. Do you still want to defend him?"

Cao Shouli hurriedly bent down and said, "Your servant dare not!"

The emperor snorted coldly, then turned to Qian Minzhong and said, "Qian Shangshu, King Wei is just a vassal. He is lawless and disrupts the government. What do you think should be done?"

Qian Minzhong broke out in a cold sweat. He knew that in the hands of King Wei, there were many excuses for officials in office to commit crimes. When necessary, King Wei would use some excuses to blackmail relevant officials.

Among them are several of his disciples, who have done convenience for King Wei.

Qian Minzhong was in a difficult situation, if he wanted to investigate to the end, he might even bring himself in at the end, but if he said not to investigate, it seemed that he couldn't justify it, so he could only reply: "Return to Your Majesty, the minister has always been in charge of the Ministry of Rites, and the criminal name is not the minister's name." Now that you can put your beak on it, why don’t you ask the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment..."

Speaking of this, Qian Minzhong was shocked to realize that Tan Taisong, the former Minister of Criminal Affairs, had just been interrogated by the Jingzhao Mansion the day before yesterday and was still in prison, so he hurriedly said: "His Royal Highness is a relative of the emperor after all, so it is better to invite him to be cautious. Wouldn't it be more appropriate for the Ministry of Punishment to discuss with several adults from Dali Temple?"

The emperor looked at Lu Zhiyuan and Zhang Ruogu again, and asked, "What do you think?"

Lu Zhiyuan said: "What Qian Shangshu said is the truth."

Zhang Ruogu said, "I think it's wrong."

A gleam of joy flashed across the emperor's face, and he asked, "Zhang Ruogu, tell me, what's wrong with it?"

"The crimes committed by King Wei are really appalling. His crimes not only involve many officials in court, but also involve some secret matters, many of which were many years ago. If they are handed over to Yousi Yamen for trial, and their crimes are announced to the public one by one, There will be heated discussion, if someone cares about it, where is the majesty of the court? Where is His Majesty's sage?"

What Zhang Ruogu said was impassioned, the emperor nodded again and again, turned his eyes to Xie Yao and said, "Yao'er, in your opinion, how should King Wei deal with it."

Xie Yao thought for a while and said, "Uncle Wei Wang is also the blood of the emperor's grandfather after all. I beg my father, Huang Nian, to spare him the death penalty, cut his title, and guard the mausoleum of the Taizu forever."

The emperor looked indifferent, and said: "Yao'er, in the past, I always felt that although you and I have similarities, there are still some differences after all. Today, I know that you are better than blue."

Xie Yao was taken aback, he didn't expect that he would get the emperor's praise for just saying it casually, and said, "I thank my father for your compliment."

Zhang Ruogu winked at Xie Yao again and again, Xie Yao suddenly came to his senses, blushed and said, "I have little knowledge, the godfather and all the adults are laughing at me."

The emperor was disappointed and kept looking around.

This is Lin Zisu who has already diagnosed the emperor's pulse and has been waiting to get back to the emperor.

However, the dialogue between the emperor and the cabinet never stopped, and she could not find a space to speak, so she could only stand aside with her hands down, quietly listening to the conversation of several people. .

The emperor glanced around, landed on Lin Zisu, and asked, "Madam Su, what do you think King Wei should do?"

"With His Royal Highness and all the adults present, how can there be any courtiers here to speak?"

Lin Zisu pinched the hem of her clothes, lowered her head and said, "Besides, the courtiers don't know much, so don't you want to make fun of me when you say it?"

"I'm just listening to your opinion. It doesn't matter whether what you say is right or wrong."

With the emperor's words, Lin Zisu was still a little worried, and then said: "I am afraid of offending Your Majesty and the Crown Prince."

The emperor smiled and said: "You girl has always been very measured, I have never seen you say anything nonsense, as long as you are not chasing rumors, what can you say?"

Lin Zisu smiled sweetly at the emperor, and said decisively: "King Wei has no eyes on the king, violates the law, interferes in politics, disregards human life, and deceives the public with evil words. According to the law of Dayan, he will be the first to show the public, and the crime will affect the three clans."

(End of this chapter)