travel through the past to be emperor

Chapter 94 Official Opening of Trial

"Zuo Jinzheng's attitude is a little strange. He just showed a surprised expression when he saw the gold and silver, and then followed us without raising any protests along the way." Liu Yong continued: "It's just his friends and neighbors. We have been crying for him all the way."

"No one has acted aggressively?" Zhao Fei asked.

"No." Liu Yong shook his head and said, "Even his family members were silent, as if Zuo Jinzheng just went to the court for an early morning and would come back soon."

"Really?" Zhao Fei said strangely: "It seems that Mr. Zuo is indeed a good official among the people."

"Master Zuo has a good reputation." Liu Yong followed Zhao Fei.

"Well," Zhao Fei nodded, pondered for a moment, looked at Liu Yong and said, "Then Liu Aiqing, do you think it is possible for Mr. Zuo to really commit the crime Wang Yuanbao said."

"This..." Liu Yong was taken aback immediately, looked around at the ministers who were staring at him eagerly, and couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart, the emperor would really give him a problem.

Whether you answer yes or no, you will eventually offend others.

"Forget it, I won't embarrass you." Zhao Fei couldn't help smiling when he saw Liu Yong looking at him pitifully, and then said seriously: "Then how is Wang Yuanbao in the prison?"

"Very calm, looks like he really has a plan in mind." Yang Jiajie, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, stood up and replied.

Zhao Zilong glared and said, "Lord Zuo will definitely have no problem."

"Master Zhao, you have exceeded the etiquette." Lin Wanrong stood up and reprimanded: "Every right and wrong is up to His Majesty to judge. My emperor is wise and will never let a bad person go, and he will never let a villain go."

Zhao Zilong glared at Lin Wanrong bitterly upon hearing this, but stopped talking.

Above this imperial court, although everyone has the same rank, there are still differences in status. Qin Hui is the prime minister, who is the head of all officials, and although Liu Yong is newly appointed, he has many titles on him, and his status is faintly comparable to that of Qin Hui. Huichai, and Lin Wanrong, as the Minister of Rites and the emperor's father-in-law, was no worse than Qinhui when the empress was pregnant. These three formed the first echelon of officials.

But Zhao Zilong and others are in the second echelon. In terms of status and power, as the Minister of the Ministry of Households, he is only afraid of Wang Qinian, the Minister of the Ministry of War.

Therefore, when Lin Wanrong spoke, Zhao Zilong could only secretly hate him, but he could not speak.

"It seems that both parties are very calm, and it's really difficult to tell what's going on from their expressions." Zhao Fei looked around at the ministers, raised his eyebrows and said, "Then I have to trouble everyone to investigate the case carefully, and we must not let it go." Anyone who attempts to commit crimes or falsely accuses them of bribery."

"Follow Your Majesty's will." The loyal minister bowed his head.

Zhao Fei said again: "Liu Yong and Wang Qinian will come to see me in the study later, Lin Wanrong, the empress has been a little bored recently and seems to be homesick, can you let Madam Lin enter the palace for a while, Zhao Zilong will go back and deal with household affairs seriously, left Jin Zheng is not here, you have to be more busy, and the other ministers go back and do their own things."

"The ministers obey the order."

Liu Yong and Wang Qinian walked behind Zhao Fei, Wang Qinian murmured in a low voice: "Master Wang, the old man's ears are not working well recently, if His Majesty has any orders later, you can help the old man to delay a little longer, the old man is very grateful."

"My lord Wang, what's the point? Colleagues are meant to help each other." Liu Yong laughed.

In the study room, Zhao Fei stood in front of the new map of the Song Dynasty drawn up by the Ministry of War and remained silent for a long time. Liu Yong and Wang Qinian had no choice but to stand behind Zhao Fei, looking up at the map, but what the emperor was thinking about now .

"Are you ready for the war on the Western Front?" Zhao Fei turned and looked at Wang Qinian after a long time.

Wang Qinian said: "It's ready, just wait for His Majesty's order, and then you can set off immediately, send troops to the grassland, and show off the power of the Song Dynasty."

"Is it my order?" Zhao Fei said with a wry smile, "I need to know that this imperial edict will cost the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers. How can this imperial edict be so easy to issue."

"I am here to thank Your Majesty for always considering the lives of the soldiers, but Your Majesty should know that it is what the soldiers hope to die for the motherland and to protect their loved ones." Wang Qinian continued: "What's more, this time If the battle is successful, from then on, the grassland will no longer be a threat to our dynasty."

"It's one thing to know the truth, but it's another thing to make a decision." Zhao Fei said: "I am the emperor, and I have more considerations than soldiers. Forget it, let's not mention this, Liu Yong, then ah Did Mit make any changes at Hangu Pass?"

"The minister's spies discovered that he had some contact with some people of unknown origin recently. According to the analysis of the minister, these people should be from the grassland. Apart from this, Amit has not made any changes, and as far as the minister knows," Liu Yong raised Glancing at Wang Qinian, he continued: "Amit even handed over a few small roads leading to the Eagle Tribe at Hangu Pass. With these roads, it will be very convenient for me to use troops on the grassland in the future, so the court Now I’m not afraid of Amit playing tricks.”

Wang Qinian's originally squinted eyes opened when Liu Yong was speaking, and he looked at Liu Yong with a somewhat cold expression, until Liu Yong finished speaking, then he hummed lightly.

Both Zhao Fei and Liu Yong naturally heard the old man's cold snort, knowing that the old man was not happy with their meddling in the Ministry of War.

But even if you don't like it, what can you say?
This world belongs to the emperor, and these soldiers are the emperor's soldiers, not your Wang Qinian's one-acre land.

"Wang Aiqing, I wonder if what Liu Aiqing said is missing anything?" Zhao Fei looked at Wang Qinian with a hint of warning in his expression.

Wang Qinian bowed and said: "Your Majesty, there are no omissions. Master Liu is indeed the pillar of the country. I didn't expect to even dabble in military matters. It seems that Wang will have to ask more advice in the future."

Liu Yong glanced at Zhao Fei helplessly, then cupped his hands at Wang Qinian and said, "My lord Wang is better at military affairs, and Liu is just playing tricks, so please don't make fun of me, my lord."

"I've done a good job, but if you play tricks, what am I?" Wang Qinian slanted his body and looked at Liu Yong coldly. From this angle, Zhao Fei couldn't see Wang Qinian's expression.

But Zhao Fei wanted to know what the expressions of the two of them looked like now, and this was what he did on purpose.

This imperial court does not need a powerful prime minister, so Zhao Fei set up a military aircraft department to directly and violently divide the power of the prime minister.

This imperial court does not need a minister of the Ministry of War with a large army in his hands, so Zhao Fei plotted against Liu Yong and let this old fox intervene in the military affairs. The mighty Liu Yong.

The way of being a king is the way of checks and balances.

To be a powerful emperor, he must not have too strong ministers under his command, and he must have all the ministers unite around him without forming a party.

From a historical point of view, once officials form an alliance, the harm to the emperor is quite great. At that time, if Zhao Fei issued some orders that were not conducive to the ministers, the ministers who formed the party would definitely oppose it.

Therefore, Zhao Fei would never allow his ministers to be too powerful, nor would he allow his ministers to form allies.

Unite, strike, divide, disintegrate!
All kinds of means are just to consolidate military power!
Empress Ziyan was in a much better mood after seeing her old mother, and when she was in a better mood, she started to think more, she actually introduced her childhood in Zhao Fei's ear, and also mentioned her sons. Shi Xiaoyou, by the way, also said that he was planning to go to the Chuxiu Palace recently, Xiaofang has already been named a nobleman, and she still needs a personal maid.

Miss Ziyan obviously intended Xiang Zhuang's sword dance to be aimed at Pei Gong, and the reason for saying these words was definitely not because she remembered the running under the sunset that autumn.

I'm afraid it's because she's afraid that she's pregnant, and Xiaofang loves her so much. Anyway, it's definitely not just for the benefit of her husband.

Speaking of this, Zhao Fei recalled an anecdote he read in his previous life. He said that there was a man whose wife gave him a gift before going on a business trip. What was this gift?It's a doll. What do you mean by doll? It's the doll you thought it was. The reason why I gave it was because I was afraid that my husband would be lonely in the boudoir and would come out of the closet.

Miss Zi Yan also meant the same thing. She thought it was good for her husband to give Xiaofang to her husband at first, but now she wants to give her husband's sister paper, I'm afraid it's not so simple.

It's just a simple girl, don't you know there is a word called fire prevention, theft prevention and girlfriend protection?
Zhao Fei was lazily sitting at the back of the lobby of the Ministry of Justice, his head was full of buzzing, and he only felt that ten thousand bees were singing touching songs in his ears.

Is this woman talking so much when she is pregnant?

Zhao Fei yawned. He wanted to accompany his wife last night, but was nagged by his wife all night.

"Your Majesty, do you need to rest?" An Ping moved to Zhao Fei's side and looked at Zhao Fei worriedly.

"No need." Zhao Fei shook his head and said, "Has the trial started yet?"

Anping said: "My lords are already seated, and the prisoners are being picked up now."

"That's good, report any news at any time." Zhao Fei nodded.

The reason why he appeared here was because after two consecutive days of investigation, the trial of Wang Yuanbao's lawsuit against Zuo Jinzheng for accepting bribes and murder was officially opened today.

As the emperor, Zhao Fei had to sit here personally to keep abreast of the developments of the matter, and in the end, Zhao Fei would make the most just decision.

But Zhao Fei is the emperor after all, he should not appear in the main hall. According to the old saying, how can such a villain who commits crimes witness the dignity of the emperor, so Zhao Fei sat in the back hall , Waiting for the news ahead.

This is the procedure of Dengwen drum, otherwise the previous emperor would not have sent troops to block Dengwen drum layer by layer.

Do you think, which emperor would like to squat here every day and listen to the trivial matters of the people, instead of galloping horses in the palace.

In the future, I will double my troops to protect the Dengwen Drum, and I want to see which one can return the drum to me.

Zhao Fei said bitterly in his heart.

(End of this chapter)