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Chapter 786 Like a Tide (3)

It is not easy to impeach the crown prince. You must know that the crown prince is a half-lord. Once the impeachment is unsuccessful, it is a serious crime of deceiving the emperor. It is considered light to kill the whole family. It is usually the end of the extermination of the nine clans. Seriously, it's not easy to bear, no matter how courageous a direct minister is, even if he has undeniable evidence in his hands, he only dares to report the matter in secret, how could he dare to act so rebelliously on such occasions as the morning court? Openly impeaching the crown prince, and now, Yue Wang Li Zhen dared to act in such a disgraceful manner, it was beyond the expectation of all the courtiers, and fear and horror were unavoidable.

"Mistress Qizuo, I want to impeach the crown prince. The guards of the East Palace are no match for the crown prince's own army, yet they dare to beat the emperor's guards. How would they dare to do such a domineering behavior without the support of the crown prince!"

"Qi Zou empress, I have a good reference, the prince conniving at Dong Gongwei's behavior is a loss of morality, not the blessing of the community, I implore the empress to issue an edict for a thorough investigation!"

"Qi Zuo Niang Niang, I think what His Royal Highness the King of Yue said is very true. The heir to the king is the foundation of the country. Virtue should be the first priority. If this is not the case, it will be a catastrophe for the country. It must be investigated!"

The courtiers at this end have not yet recovered from their fear, but they saw figures flickering non-stop, and more than [-] civil and military ministers stood up, and launched a fierce attack on the prince with one voice. Among them were not only Li Chong, Pei Shoude and other well-known officials of the King of Yue, as well as courtiers who have always maintained neutrality in court disputes, such as Wu Enming, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and Lu Shu, Lang Zhongling of the Ministry of War, are extremely aggressive.

Surprised, shocked, most of the courtiers did not expect that the people of the King of Yue, who have always acted in a low-key manner, would stand up to oppose the prince in such a clear-cut manner, and they did not expect that the people of the King of Yue had developed to such a large size without knowing it. The scale, and this, may be just the tip of the iceberg. No one is sure how much hidden strength the King of Yue still has in private, and he was shocked by the outrageous strength of the King of Yue's family for a while.

"Qi Zou Niang Niang, the humble minister has a purpose to participate, the prince willfully and recklessly, has lost the hope of the king, not the blessing of the community, should be strictly governed!"

Before the courtiers could react, Wu Chengsi, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, had strode out from the queue of civil servants. He was also impeaching Li Xian, but the tone suddenly turned up a lot, and he wanted to take Li Xian down on the spot. up.

"Qi Zou Niang Niang, I think what Wu Shangshu said is true, I agree with you!"

"The humble minister also seconded the proposal!"

"Your Majesty has taught me that the crown prince is the foundation of the country, and he must be virtuous. If the prince loses his virtue, he is no longer fit to be a crown prince and should be abolished!"

Wu Chengsi's first speech was a signal, and soon Wu Sansi, Jia Chaoyin and many other backbones of the rear party came out one after another, everyone shouted and shouted, and their words were extremely aggressive.

What is this for?Are you going to take down the prince in one battle?Seeing that more than [-] courtiers have stood up to impeach the prince under the cooperation of King Yue's family and the Queen's Party, the courtiers are no longer surprised, but horrified. He was about to be dislocated, not only the neutral courtiers were so shocked, but the officials of the East Palace were all shocked by this big scene. Only two people were left in the hall who could keep calm, one? Of course, it is Empress Wu who is in the hands of Zhizhu, and the other is the protagonist who was impeached this time-Prince Li Xian!
Surprised?A little bit, but definitely not much, not for anything else, just because Li Xian already knew that such a situation would happen, and had already prepared a countermeasure, so he would not be disturbed by the barking of the traitors. Shocking, of course, Li Xian was a little surprised that King Yue dared to put all his eggs in one basket to expose most of his hidden strength at this time. Without it, it is just that Gaozong's time is numbered. This is to declare his strength and prepare for the next step to win over those who are not determined, but there is nothing surprising about it.

Looking at the courtiers standing in the palace, the excitement in Empress Wu's heart was almost uncontrollable. Not to mention whether the impeachment case could be passed smoothly, Empress Wu was confident to recruit more people just by showing such strength , to completely suppress the expansion trend of the prince's power, even if it can't, with the support of nearly one-third of the courtiers, Empress Wu can already be invincible, let alone Gaozong is completely unable to govern In addition, the internal and external bans were completely isolated by Empress Wu. With the power to deal with the court, Empress Wu did not believe that she could not subdue the wild and unruly Li Xian.

"Is there anything the prince wants to say, huh?"

Empress Wu's scheming is as deep as the sea, even if the excitement in her heart is surging one after another, but from the appearance, there is no sign of it, her face is flat, indifferent as usual, and the tone of her question is even more serious. Doesn't include a single bit of emotion.

Say?At this moment, if Li Xianzhen opens his mouth, he will fall into the trap set by Empress Wu. No matter how Li Xian argues, if all the words make money, then the yellow mud will fall into the crotch, and it will be shit or shit , Moreover, even if the judge wins, so what?With the dignity of a dignified prince, arguing fiercely with a group of ministers in court, not to mention losing his status, and even losing all the dignity that the Tian family should have, I am afraid that it will be difficult to summon the ministers, it has nothing to do with strength , but the issue of righteousness and status. There is no doubt that the organs buried in this question of Empress Wu can be described as extremely vicious.

"Ah."

Li Xian is not a rookie in politics, he can see the ambush in Empress Po Wu's words without even thinking about it, so he won't fall into such a trick, and he won't get angry at the sight of the King of Yue and others, he just smiles calmly He smiled and didn't answer Empress Wu's question at all.

"Ok?"

Seeing that Li Xian smiled instead of answering, Empress Wu's expression darkened immediately, and she snorted coldly, but she didn't continue to press the question, because Empress Wu also knew that Li Xian had seen through her calculations. If she presses the question again, the matter will turn into a fierce debate between her and Li Xian. In this way, no matter whether she wins or loses, her image as the ruler of the court will be disillusioned, and this is obviously not what Empress Wu is willing to accept Consequences, therefore, even though she was full of anger in her heart, Empress Wu couldn't keep asking questions again.

"Your Majesty, His Highness the Crown Prince connives at the guard rate first, and despises the imperial court later. This kind of sincerity is not what a prince should do. I want to impeach His Highness the Crown Prince for nothing, so I implore His Majesty to judge!"

Although Empress Wu is not easy to speak, there are a lot of people with stinky feet. No, as soon as Empress Wu's snoring stopped, Jia Chaoyin couldn't wait to jump out. He buckled at Li Xian.

"Your Majesty, what Prime Minister Jia said is very true, and the minister seconded it!"

"The minister also agrees!"

"Such evil deeds must be dealt with severely!"

With Jia Chaoyin taking the lead, the officials of both the Queen's Party and the King of Yue's family were unwilling to lag behind. They all accused Li Xian of his wrongdoing. Under the turbulent public opinion, they really had the spirit to win Li Xian in one fell swoop.

Facing the turbulent group of officials, Li Xian still maintained an extremely calm silence, and there was no wave in his eyes as he stared at the crowd, as if the group of people were accusing someone who had nothing to do with him. Immediately, the rear party members who had been making such a scene all this time couldn't help but become suspicious. They didn't dare to speak nonsense until they couldn't figure out Li Xian's hole cards, and the hall fell silent for a while.

"I want to report to your empress, I have something to say."

Just as the queen party calmed down, another minister in a purple robe walked out unhurriedly in the civilian queue, bowed towards Empress Wu, and reported plainly.

"Om..."

Seeing that the minister who stood up was Di Renjie, Minister of Si Nong Si, the courtiers who had just calmed down suddenly became confused again, not for any other reason, but because Di Renjie was Li Xian's confidant, and it was obvious that he stood up like this It was a sign that the prince launched a counterattack. Seeing that the court struggle had intensified, the hearts of the courtiers became more and more disturbed.

"speak!"

Seeing that the person in line was Di Renjie, although Empress Wu's face remained calm, her eyes turned cold, because she knew very well what Di Renjie was capable of. It may have come to naught, but Di Renjie is one of the nine ministers, a senior official under Zaifu. Cold words.

"Thank you ma'am Ron."

Although Empress Wu's permission was extremely reluctant, and there was a piercing chill in his voice, Di Renjie didn't take it seriously at all. After thanking him respectfully and calmly, he stood up straight and looked sideways at the crowd hiding in the crowd. Li Zhen, the king of Yue in the middle, cupped his hands and said: "His Royal Highness, please, there are many things that I don't understand, so please give me some advice."

"Don't dare, Master Di has something unclear, just say it, I will try my best."

Seeing that Di Renjie aimed his firepower at him as soon as he came up, Li Zhen couldn't help feeling bitter, because he also knew how difficult Di Renjie was. No matter how much anxiety is in my heart, I can only bite the bullet and put it on the top.

"My lord, you are being polite. I would like to know, did you witness the conflict between the two armies that you mentioned?"

Di Renjie didn't show any more politeness, just smiled and asked a seemingly simple question.

"This……"

Li Zhen's success in the court is not only due to the prince's hat on his head, he is a resourceful person, so naturally he would not think that Di Renjie's seemingly simple question will be true. It's so simple, but I can't see through the strangeness behind it for a while, so I can't help but hesitate.

(End of this chapter)