Chapter 702: Confrontation
The word "giving a seat" is really strange. As King Pingxi, when he entered the Hall of Martial Arts, he would have nothing to give a seat. However, Chen Ao is now a criminal minister and a criminal official. In this central place in the world, it is really puzzling to give a seat to a minister who is waiting to be guilty.
Li Bangyan's face couldn't help but look a little pale. Although he was good at dancing, Zhao Ji's intentions were really hard to understand.
The crown prince Zhao Heng also showed some strangeness at this time. His eldest son could only stand, and the crown prince of the Song Dynasty could not take a break. Instead, the King of Pingxi sat down first. His face was really unstoppable. If Chen Ao was already seventy-eighty years old, it would be nothing. He was old and it would be nothing to be polite, but when is it now? Where is it? Zhao Ji said this, he was really a little unable to see through.
The eunuch brought a Jindun, and Chen Ao owed to sit down. He had a slight smile on his face. In fact, the only thing that could really guess Zhao Ji's intentions in this hall was Chen Ao. He was unwilling to sit on this Jindun at this time because Zhao Ji was like this, but he felt guilty. The reason for his guilt was that he had to handle this case impartially in front of many ministers and in front of the whole world. Therefore, Zhao Ji felt guilty and gave Chen Ao the honor.
This means that as long as Chen Ao is found guilty, he will never be lucky, dismissed from office, demoted, or even exiled, or even exiled.
Chen Ao took a deep breath and forgot to say thank you. He sat on this brocade pier, with two classes of ministers on both sides of the hall, and his vision was exactly opposite to Zhao Ji in the golden hall.
Zhao Ji said lightly: "Li Aiqing."
Li Bangyan came out of work and said, "The old minister is here."
Zhao Ji looked at Chen Ao again, felt a little reluctant, then took a deep breath and said seriously: "Gate Li, come down and ask."
Li Bangyan cheered up. Since the crime was on his head, he had a higher chance of winning. So he turned sideways, stood in the hall, looked at Chen Ao who was sitting on the Jindun, and said aloud: "King of Pingxi, I want to ask, did you kill the Taiyuan Prefect?"
Chen Ao sat on the chair and said slowly: "Yes."
Li Bangyan continued: "I dare to ask the King of Pingxi, what is the crime of the Taiyuan Prefect?"
Chen Ao was still laughing and blurted out: "Death crime!"
This sentence is like asking for nothing, just like playing a word game, which makes Chen Ao take advantage of the loophole, and someone in the hall can't help laughing. Even Zhao Ji in the Golden Palace couldn't help but smile, thinking to himself that at this time, he still had the time to fight.
Li Bangyan was so angry that he had to continue asking: "Please make clear instructions from the King of Pingxi."
Chen Ao said lightly: "The state prefecture is governed, and it does not want to rescue disasters, but instead prevents the victims from entering the city."
Li Bangyan smiled coldly and stopped talking.
At this time, a censor stood up at the right time and said, "The emperor does not understand what the King Pingxi said, and he does not want to help the disaster. It is said that when will it be a death sentence to stop the victims from entering the city? Is there this one in the law of the Song Dynasty? Besides, it is understandable that the Taiyuan prefect prevents the victims from entering the city. According to the officials, there is no food in Taiyuan city and cannot be provided for relief. Once the victims enter the city, they have no food and no food to eat. What should I do if Taiyuan is doing? Taiyuan is not an ordinary prefecture, but a border town. If something goes wrong there, it will be a big deal. Does Your Highness even know this? Let's not talk about whether the Taiyuan prefect is doing his duty for the time being, even if he is a quarrel. If you make a mistake, it is also the affairs of the court. What does it have to do with King Pingxi? What is the intention of King Pingxi who kills the prefect without slaughtering the prefect? As far as the officials know, even Your Majesty, he often never punishes officials. Since Taizu surrender, there have been people who do not kill scholars and officials or write letters to talk about things. Who is King Pingxi? Could it be that even the ancestor of the Song Dynasty, King Pingxi dares not to abide by it?" He continued coldly: "The King Pingxi is relied on Your Majesty's holy family, and he has been sacrificing again and again, and has not been restrained. Your Majesty is generous and does not think that he is capable of doing things. The people of the world think that they are evil, and the civil and military in the court dare to be angry but cannot speak. To this day, King Pingxi still has to make a fuss and be proud. What is the reason?"
This series of words obviously had done enough homework, and it was extremely insidious. First, he called on the Taiyuan prefect to be innocent, and then asked Chen Ao why he went beyond the kitchen. He even brought out Taizu and compared it with Shen Ao, and finally found that Chen Ao was tyrannical. The tyrannical here was different from the tyrannical here. This tyrannical arrogance was the tyrannical one of Dong Zhuo and Sima Zhao were tyrannical. It was tyrannical that he was tyrannical and the tyrannical one of him.
The censor seemed to have not said enough, and continued, "As far as the officials knew, when His Highness was in Dali Temple, he talked and laughed calmly, and said with a witty voice. The King of Pingxi has always been like this, and it was nothing." He seemed to feel his words relaxed and couldn't help laughing, but after laughing, his face suddenly changed and he said sternly: "Who can still be so calm when he is guilty? Why is this? The officials dared to speculate, is it because King of Pingxi who thinks that no one can control you in the world? No one can bring you to justice? Therefore, although you are locked and taken into custody, you are still content and treat the people of the world as fools and deaf?"
The censor's words have always been extremely sharp. This censor has been tested for a long time and his level is unfathomable. Every word and action can be used to make a crime. Moreover, every crime hit Chen Ao's seven-inch, tyrannical, ignoring the law. These two are enough to take anyone's head.
Dominance is often the prelude to rebellion. Ignoring the law means knowing the law and breaking the law. This is a problem of attitude. Ever since attitude is often more serious than behavior problems, because attitude represents people's hearts and virtues. Killing a prefect is not a crime because he has the sword of the court. However, if there is a problem with virtue, it cannot be ignored. If virtue is lacking, it means that Chen Ao may rebellion in the future, and may ignore the king, which means infinite possibilities.
Chen Ao couldn't help but applaud the censor. It was indeed the censor of the Song Dynasty. Even he could not imagine these words.
The censor bowed to the hall with a sigh, and kowtowed to Zhao Ji three times, saying, "Your Majesty, my words today are expressed in my heart. Please ask Your Majesty to punish the ministry."
Zhao Ji's face was very calm, neither excited nor protective. He just nodded lightly and said, "My words are thought-provoking." He paused and continued, "It's just that today is an imperial trial, not an impeachment. You should go back to the class and let Li Aiqing finish asking questions before making a decision."
The two words of "making things up" are completely different. Besides, it is just shirking the responsibility and making things up again. That is to say, it will be dealt with together when the crime is discussed later. When Li Bangyan heard this, his eyes shone in his heart and said in his heart that he thought that His Majesty was going to protect the King of Pingxi. Today, it seems that there is something to do.
Li Bangyan looked at Chen Ao coldly and continued to ask: "King Pingxi, I will ask you again, it would be fine if you killed the Taiyuan Prefect, but why did you lead troops to kill the Taiyuan Grand Governor Wen Xianzhi?"
Chen Ao sat on the Jindun and answered very openly: "Save people."
"Who to save?"
"People in Taiyuan."
Li Bangyan laughed and said, "It turns out that all the officials in Taiyuan are harming the people, but the King of Pingxi is the only one who can save the people from water and fire, right?"
This sentence was a little ironic, and Li Bangyan had already made a big decision at this time. Regardless of the big reason, the murder was a fact. As long as Chen Ao was forced into the corner, the task was completed.
Someone burst into laughter in the martial arts hall. The laughter was naturally mocking Chen Ao. Today, it was just a showdown. The Huaizhou Party had no scruples.
Chen Ao's face looked like a pool of autumn water, and he said calmly: "Li Menxia is right."
The smile on Li Bangyan's face had not yet dissipated, and he couldn't help but say, "So, Taiyuan Prefect's Prefect harms the people, and Taiyuan Grand Governor Wen Xianzhi also harms the people? Your Highness saves the people, so he kills the governor and the prefect to save the people?"
Chen Ao said loudly: "That's it."
Li Bangyan secretly glanced at the Jin Palace and smiled, "What's going on with Duke Zheng? As far as I know, Duke Zheng was just going to Taiyuan to stay temporarily, not Taiyuan's parents and officials, could it be that Duke Zheng also harmed the people?"
Chen Ao continued to nod and said, "That's right."
Li Bangyan said sternly at this time: "Chen Ao, you are too presumptuous. Can you kill someone if you believe in your heart? Can you decide whether the officials are good or bad? Can you decide whether the King of Pingxi decide? So what should the court do? What should you do for the Ministry of Personnel? What should you do for the punishment of Dali Temple?..." He smiled coldly, and saw the dagger, and continued: "What should Your Majesty do?"
Chen Ao took a deep breath and said, "It's a very special thing to do, is this sentence right?"
Li Bangyan snorted coldly: "What is an extraordinary time?"
Chen Ao said seriously: "The Taiyuan Prefect closed the city gates and would rather let tens of thousands of disaster victims starve to death and freeze to death outside the city. Is this an extraordinary time? The Taiyuan Grand Commander sent troops to kill disaster victims, and thousands of people died in vain. Is this an extraordinary time? The Zheng family is in Taiyuan, stocking up goods and ignoring the court's laws. Is this an extraordinary time?"
Li Bangyan smiled faintly and said, "The matter of the Taiyuan Prefect has been explained clearly. The responsibility is unscrupulous. Compared with Taiyuan City, it can only aggrieved the victims. As for the Taiyuan Governor who sent troops to suppress the civil war, why did it become a killer of the victims? The news I received was that the civil war surrounded the imperial envoy and surrounded the place where you Pingxi King was Pingxi. Wen Xianzhi was very anxious. He used the troops to suppress the imperial envoy to rescue the imperial envoy. How could it end? Pingxi King revenges his grudges and instead fell to his sword. Wen Xianzhi's head?" He paused for a moment, and the faint smile on his face seemed even more sarcastic, and continued: "It is even more fantasy for Duke Zheng to stock up on goods. Who is Duke Zheng? It's really a matter of being more and more guilty. Besides, Duke Zheng has such a big family business, even if the people below are rampant, it is not uncommon to stock up on goods under the name of the Zheng family. Duke Zheng is just not strict at most, but King Pingxi killed him. Don't you know what the crime of killing Duke in this dynasty is?"
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Chapter completed!