Hearing this, Hai Qing was not moved. Instead, he took off the black gauze hat on his head, held up his hands, walked towards the emperor's coffin, opened his robe, knelt down and kowtowed respectfully to the emperor three times, and then He put the hat upright beside the coffin, turned around silently and walked away.

It goes without saying that Haiqing is only a courtier of the emperor, not an official under King Ning. He does not recognize King Ning. If King Ning proclaims himself emperor, Haiqing would rather resign from office.

In front of so many people, this move can be said to be a slap in the face of King Ning.

King Ning's complexion suddenly sank, and his eyes shot at Hai Qing like a sharp knife, but Hai Qing didn't realize it, and walked forward on his own.

Pei Xiaoqing looked at the straight-backed but gray-haired figure, and felt a little sour in her heart. When she resisted the marriage, Hai Qing helped her a lot. If he left, his life would be in danger. Even if King Ning didn't know how to kill him , I am afraid that he will also be assassinated.

Her heart was agitated, she stood up recklessly and said, "Master Hai, please stay."

Everyone looked over in astonishment, and they never expected that a young woman would speak up at such a tense and depressed time.

Hai Qing didn't seem to hear it, and continued to walk forward. Pei Xiaoqing came out more and more, and said loudly: "Everyone says that Mr. Hai is the most upright and upright official in the Zhou Dynasty, but in the eyes of the little girl, Mr. Hai My lord is nothing but a vain name."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone was shocked, and some people stared at Pei Xiaoqing coldly. She was indeed King Ning's daughter-in-law. Haiqing opposed King Ning's ascension to the throne. King Ning would not kill Haiqing in public for fear of damaging her reputation. This daughter-in-law speaks rudely and slanders Haiqing.

As expected, Hai Qing also stopped, turned around and looked at Pei Xiaoqing frankly, and couldn't help but startled, he didn't expect that in the hall with hundreds of people, it was Pei Xiaoqing, a weak woman, who wanted to keep him.

"Second Young Mistress, I have a little friendship with you, I don't know what you mean?" Hai Qing said coldly.

"I just want to ask Mr. Hai, why do you want to be an official?" Pei Xiaoqing looked deeply at Hai Qing and said.

"Naturally, it is to serve the country and benefit the people." Hai Qing said.

"Since serving the country and benefiting the people, Mr. Hai is a third-rank official, why did he resign?" Pei Xiaoqing asked again.

"A courtier is in power, orthodoxy is not upheld, Hai Qing doesn't want the Second Palace to be a minister, so I resign." Hai Qing said in a clear voice.

This statement directly refers to King Ning as a courtier, and it also shows that he does not recognize King Ning's right to inherit.

King Ning's expression became even uglier.

"Master Hai's words are wrong. The emperor's funeral is a natural law. No matter who is the emperor, it is impossible to live forever. There will always be a funeral. Life is limited. This is irresistible. Since you are serving the country and benefiting the people, why do you have to see who is in charge of the main hall? Are you a slave of one person, or a good minister of the country, and the parents of the people? I wonder if your lord has ever made this distinction clear?" Pei Xiaoqing's voice was clear and clear. asked loudly.

This statement can be described as extremely bold. In this society where the imperial power is supreme and the monarchy is ruled by the ideology of centralized monarchy, she actually said that being an official is only for the country and the people, not for the emperor. This kind of thinking is extremely dangerous, including many clans. Everyone looked at Pei Xiaoqing in astonishment.

"Boldness, it's a big treason, a big treason." Sure enough, a man with the appearance of a Longtuge University scholar pointed at Pei Xiaoqing and cursed.

Haiqing fell into deep thought.

Everyone looked at King Ning, wondering how King Ning would deal with Pei Xiaoqing's bold and reckless behavior.

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