My father is Emperor Wu of Han, how can I be different from him?

Chapter 216 Is It Okay?
The next day.

It happened to be the regular court session held every five days.

The atmosphere in the Xuanshi Hall is very solemn today. In the past, people would whisper to each other before the emperor arrived, but now everyone has a look on their face that says "keep away from strangers".

"Your Majesty has arrived~"

"See Your Majesty."

"May your majesty live forever and enjoy eternal happiness."

The emperor was still as casual as ever. He waved his sleeves, indicating that there was no need to be polite, and said, "Let's discuss the matter."

As soon as the words fell on the dragon couch, Zhao Yu's angry voice rang out in the center of the hall, "Your Majesty, I want to impeach the General of the Cavalry for assassinating the ministers and acting recklessly!"

"Your Majesty, please punish me severely!"

It was true that the General of Cavalry had a close relationship with the Crown Prince, and it was also true that Zhao Yu had something to ask of the Crown Prince, but yesterday he saw with his own eyes that the General of Cavalry drew his bow and shot a minister to death.

Zhao Yu couldn't tolerate this!

As soon as he finished speaking, another person stepped forward and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, the cavalry general committed a crime in the street. This is against the law of the country. According to the law of An, he should be executed!"

The person who spoke was the Chief Justice Wang Wenshu.

Yu Gong, he is the Chief Justice, in charge of criminal law, and he must stand up at this moment.

In private.

The General of Cavalry had no personal relationship with Wang Wenshu. He had a little personal relationship with the Crown Prince. However, in the "Yi Zong Case", Wang Wenshu had already done a big favor.

To be honest, he doesn't owe the prince anything. The last bit of friendship is not enough to make him shut up today.

"I agree with the opinion. The General of Cavalry has no respect for the law and must not be tolerated!" said Kong Jin, the Minister of Agriculture, who stepped out from the line.

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He also had no personal relationship with the General of Cavalry, and the Crown Prince even owed him a favor, so Kong Jin stood up without any psychological burden.

"I second the proposal!"

"We all second this motion!" At this moment, almost all the ministers in the hall, except Liu Ju, Wei Qing, Lu Bode and others who were directly related to Huo Qubing, stood up.

Sang Hongyang, Kong Anguo, Zhongjun, Ni Kuan, Xu Yan and so on, no matter whether they are famous or not, and no matter whether they can be related to Huo Qubing in some roundabout way.

In short.

As long as the ministers did not have a strong connection with Huo Qubing, at this moment, most of them stood up to impeach him, and they all agreed that Huo Qubing must be severely punished!
Do they have a grudge against Huo Qubing?

No, not at all. Many of them had never had any contact with Huo Qubing, so how could they have any grudge against him?

Who supported them? Li Guangli?

No, neither.

The ministers stood up and said, in practical terms, that Huo Qubing had violated the law and should be severely punished. To put it more abstractly, it was that Huo Qubing had broken the unspoken rules.

He touched upon the insecurity of the entire officialdom.

Think about it.

You are an official appointed by the imperial court, sitting in a carriage, strolling down the street, and suddenly you are assassinated!
If you were still a noble, and the street you were walking on was still under the feet of the emperor, in the city of Chang'an, the thieves would openly shoot you with bows! ?

Simply unheard of!

Even if he is a champion marquis with great military achievements, a cousin of the crown prince, and a favorite of your majesty, the officials of the Han court will never back down when it is time to stand up and confront him!
Zhao Yu was like this, Kong Jin was like this, Sang Hongyang, Kong Anguo, Zhong Jun, and those ministers, famous and unknown, were all like this.

There is no room for compromise on matters of principle.

When Li Guangli was targeted by the arrow, he was extremely surprised because he saw that Huo Qubing dared to act recklessly and defy the will of the world!
Last night in Chengming Palace.

The emperor's anger was a real emotional outburst, he was really angry.

Even Liu Che, whose words are law today, still had to give in to the frenzy of officials.

He could use force, but the emperor had to consider whether it was worth it for the sequelae caused by the force...

It turns out.

The emperor did not choose a tough approach. In the past, when King Liang Liu Wu assassinated ministers, he had to push out two of his confidants to commit suicide afterwards.

Concessions are necessary. The emperor had already made a decision yesterday about what to do in order to give an explanation to all the officials.

Now, inside the Xuanshi Hall.

All the officials impeached him. Liu Che once again squinted at a stubborn guy and said coldly, "The Marquis of Guanjun committed a crime in the street. His behavior is terrible."

"Now, abolish the title of Grand Marshal, reduce his fief by 5,000 households, and confine him to reflect on his mistakes for three months as a punishment!"

As soon as the voice on the dragon couch finished speaking, before the commotion in the hall arose, another group of people spoke.

The prince said, "Your Majesty is wise."

General Wei Qing, Imperial Guard Lu Bode, Grand Chancellor Dongfang Shuo, Water Commissioner Zhang He and other ministers who were related to Huo Qubing all said in unison: "Your Majesty is wise!"

Say it.

His Majesty did not respond. The officials, who had originally thought that His Majesty's punishment was too lenient and were about to make a commotion, thought about it for a moment and most of them sat back in their seats in silence.

Said it before.

They had no grudge against Huo Qubing, nor did they want to make enemies with Huo Qubing. What they wanted was an attitude.

Now that the attitude has been given, the prince and others have also sent out a signal -

"Is it okay?"

That’s enough, so most people have returned to their respective positions, most people, which means that some people still haven’t moved.

Because Huo Qubing was punished, what about others?
"Your Majesty, General Li Guang ignored the law and fought in the street, and Lieutenant Li Gan abused his power and should also be punished." Wang Wenshu said.

"Li Guang will reflect on his mistakes for three months, and Li Gan will be fined five hundred yuan," said the emperor.

Wang Wenshu bowed and sat back in his seat. An imperial censor who remained in the center of the hall continued, "The crown prince should be punished for allowing the general to commit a crime."

The emperor stared at the Imperial Censor.

Huo Guang and Huo Zimeng, Shangshu Pushe and Shiyushi, stood respectfully, as if they would not move unless the emperor responded.

"A fine of one hundred."

Hearing His Majesty speaking, Censor Huo bowed and sat back in his seat. Another Censor who was still standing there continued:
"The general, as the uncle of the general of cavalry, is not strict in discipline and seems to be indulgent. He should also be punished."

Is this just nonsense?
Yes.

Was that someone arranged by our own people?

No.

This scene is like hitting two sticks if there is a date or not. The grudge that His Majesty has against the general is the date. Since everyone is impeaching him, just hit him with one stick.

However, the emperor once again stared at the Imperial Censor, the Imperial Censor whose name he did not even remember, and said only one sentence:

"Drag him out, Jiuquan County, and guard a beacon tower."

"Ah? Your Majesty!"

As soon as he started to beg for mercy and beg for mercy, the experienced eunuchs had already dragged him away from the Xuanshi Hall, covering his mouth.

There are idiots every year, and no one cares.

However, at this moment, today's turmoil is still not over.

Don't forget that the previously disputed "Li Guangli case" was itself based on another case - the case of seizing a title by paying bribes.

Huo Qubing shot Li Guangli with an arrow because Li and Zhao had moved against Cong Piao Hou.

Ordinarily.

When all the officials impeached Huo Qubing, those who suffered losses in the incident of seizing the title by drinking gold should have helped Huo Qubing. After all, they were speaking for the majority of victims. In the end, it was okay for them to shout along with the prince and others.

However, it did not.

Compared with the huge, united group of officials, the group of nobles had just suffered a severe blow, and they had to save their only remaining strength to compete with the emperor.

But just as Zong Zheng took a step and hadn't spoken yet, the emperor spoke first. Liu Che asked: "Zong Zheng, if it is useless to raise people in the country, what do you think we should do?"

Zongzheng Liu Anguo: "Uh..."

(End of this chapter)