Chapter 324 The most ridiculous thing in the world
What does it mean to advise Zhao Xing? It does not count as interfering in state affairs.
Isn't it the government's policy for Zhao Xing to kill Peng Qingzhong and others?
"I cannot agree with what Doctor Chen said. I know nothing about the affairs of the court, yet you come to ask me to advise Your Majesty. Personally, I and you are husband and wife. If I agree to you, wouldn't I think that my husband is wrong? Publicly, I am the queen, and the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics. This is the ancestral rule and must be obeyed." Zhang Guifen said lightly.
Chen Nian was speechless for a moment when he heard this. How could Zhang Guifang be so eloquent when she came from a noble family?
Zhang Guifen and Zhao Xing have been married for many years, and they have learned one thing in common, which is to never give in even when the other party is right.
She did not give Chen Nian any time to think of a countermeasure and continued, "Besides, the king never jokes. His Majesty has just issued an order, but you asked me to persuade His Majesty to take back the order. Where is His Majesty's dignity?"
"It is a great honor to admit one's mistakes and improve upon them. Your Majesty, revoking the order is in line with the will of the people. It will not only not affect your majesty's dignity, but will also become a good story." Chen Nian said.
"Is that so?" Zhang Guifen smiled and said, "So, Doctor Chen and the others have already determined that Your Majesty is wrong. Then Doctor Chen and the others can tell me where Your Majesty's actions are not in line with the laws of the Song Dynasty, or where they violate the rules of our ancestors. As long as you can tell me, I will naturally persuade Your Majesty."
“This…this…” Chen Nian’s face changed slightly, and Nana was speechless.
Was Zhao Xing wrong?
It must be wrong in the eyes of the civil servants.
However, Zhao Xing acted completely in accordance with the law, and the law was made by Emperor Taizu.
Judging from these aspects, Zhao Xing was indeed right.
"I want to go back to the palace now. Do you want to continue to stop me?" Zhang Guifen said lightly.
Chen Nian and his group were in a dilemma. They had thought that Zhang Guifen would be easy to fool, but they didn't expect her to be so difficult.
If we retreat now, wouldn't it be tantamount to admitting that Zhao Xing is right?
"What? Do you gentlemen have to force me to agree to your demands? Doctor Chen just said that we should follow the will of the people. How about I ask someone to find some common people to judge the matter and see what the public opinion is?" Zhang Guifen said.
"I dare not!" Chen Nian had no choice but to stand up.
They were speechless after being rebuked by Zhang Guifen. If Zhang Guifen really called a group of people over, their reputation would be ruined.
When the others saw Chen Nian get up, they had no choice but to follow suit and retreat to the sides, making way.
Zhang Guifen brought her mother and Minglan, accompanied by palace maids and guards, to the carriage, got in and left.
"Doctor Chen, what should we do now?"
After Zhang Guifen's carriage drove away under the escort of the imperial guards, an official asked.
"How should I know what to do?" Chen Nian said a little irritably.
He came here on orders, and now that things have turned out like this, not only will the people who sent him here cause trouble for him, but even the government will find out and will cause trouble for him.
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"What did you say?"
After listening to Sanshui's report, Zhao Xing angrily said, "How dare they block the Queen's carriage! Tell Yin Hanzhang that I want evidence of the crimes of the ministers who blocked the Queen's carriage!"
"Yes!" Sanshui responded and hurried away.
Zhao Xing was still not satisfied, so he stood up and walked out.
Outside the Longtu Pavilion, dozens of people were kneeling. These people were all important officials in the court. Except for a few of them, all the others were here.
They had been kneeling for several hours. These people were used to a life of luxury. After kneeling for so long, they were thirsty and hungry and some of them could not hold on any longer.
When Hu Zhongyan heard the footsteps, he looked up and saw the hem of the dragon robe. He knew it was Zhao Xing coming out. He immediately fell to the ground and said, "Your Majesty, I beg you to take back your order!"
"Your Majesty, please take back your order!" Everyone shouted. "Minister Hu, I'd better let you take over the throne." Zhao Xing said calmly.
"Your Majesty, if you say so, aren't you trying to force me to death?"
"Humph!" Zhao Xing sneered, "I am following the law, what's wrong with that? Just because it doesn't go your way, you force me to abdicate. In that case, why don't you just choose someone to be the emperor, and then everything will go your way."
Originally, Zhao Xing was a little confused about why the emperor chose Prince Yong in the original drama.
The fact that Prince Yong was older and had many children was not tenable in Zhao Xing's view.
It is true that Prince Yong is older, but Prince Yong and Prince Yan are not the emperor's sons. Whoever the emperor adopts becomes his son, and the only one.
As for offspring, although Prince Yan had not as many as Prince Yong, he still had several.
The Prince of Yan has more than one son, and he is worried that if one of his sons dies without an heir, he will end up like the emperor, with no son to inherit the throne and the need for adoption.
But the emperor chose Prince Yong, and even though he knew that Prince Yong had attacked Concubine Rong's sister, he had no intention of changing him.
Now it seems that the reason why Prince Yong was able to win was closely related to the support of court officials.
The court officials did not need a smart and capable emperor, they wanted a mediocre emperor.
Only in this way can we ensure that their interests are not harmed and satisfy their wishes.
"I am terrified!" Hu Zhongyan said, "I am doing this entirely for the sake of the stability of the court, without any selfish motives."
"No selfish motives?" Zhao Xing sneered, "Peng Qingzhong and his gang are corrupt and pervert the law, why can't I punish them according to the law? Could it be that if I kill them, the Song Dynasty will perish? This is the first time I've heard that not killing corrupt officials is for the sake of stability in the court. It's simply ridiculous!"
"Don't try to play tricks on me. I have already told the whole country about this matter. The people have sharp eyes and will judge right from wrong. If you are still kneeling here and being despised by others, don't blame me for not reminding you."
"Besides, I still have some patience now. I don't want to make a big deal out of this. You know what some of you have done. If you run out of my patience, don't blame me for being ruthless."
"Don't think that the court will stop functioning without you. There are tens of thousands of officials in the Song Dynasty, and it won't have any impact if you leave them!"
Many of the officials kneeling on the ground changed their expressions when they heard this.
The reason they stopped it was because they were afraid that the knife would fall on them in the future.
But according to Zhao Xing, if they continued to make trouble, Zhao Xing would take action against them.
Thinking of this, some people who had something to hide shuddered.
In fact, they also understood that even if they retreated now and acquiesced to this matter, Zhao Xing's knife might still fall on them in the future.
But people all have a sense of luck, and rather than falling now than falling later, they would rather fall later.
Many people have already given up.
After Zhao Xing finished speaking, he turned around and entered the Longtu Pavilion without caring what they thought.
After about a cup of tea, Sanshui came in and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, the people outside have left."
Zhao Xing was not surprised to hear this, as these officials had probably already guessed that he was secretly ordering people to collect evidence of the crimes of officials in the court.
No one dared to gamble as they were not sure whether Zhao Xing had evidence of their crimes.
(End of this chapter)