HLnovel Chapter 194 The Empress Dowager Will Be Able to Calm Prince Qing and Li Jiren
Chapter 194 The Empress Dowager Will Be Able to Calm Prince Qing and Li Jiren
Shen Meng was slapped in the face by Emperor Zhaowen in front of all the ministers. He felt extremely ashamed, but he could only grit his teeth and endure it.
Prince Qing cursed Emperor Zhaowen at the city gate early in the morning. Emperor Zhaowen ordered him and Ge Wei to keep an eye on Prince Qing and not let him say anything that was unfavorable to him.
Seeing that Prince Qing was just cursing and didn't say anything else, he kept his troops in place.
But when Prince Qing mentioned Queen Mother Chen, Ge Wei ordered his men to shoot Prince Qing.
He had no time to stop it, and chaos had already broken out outside the city.
Emperor Zhaowen cursed and told his court officials to come up with a plan quickly.
The ministers looked at Prime Minister Mu, who was as steady as an old dog this time and refused to speak.
Because of the ring match, he was scolded by Emperor Zhaowen almost every day.
But, isn’t it because the people appointed by the emperor himself are too useless?
Not only was it useless, it also brought shame to the imperial court.
Before the competition even started, he wanted to use rumors to destroy Prince Lin's Mansion, but was used against him by Li Jixin, causing the people to sympathize with Prince Lin's Mansion and the people of Ji Yang.
On the second day of the competition, the refugees from Wuping County were pushed forward in a hurry, without any patience at all.
Although Li Jiren was forced to promise to be executed, many people admired him for this reason.
The poisoner not only failed to kill Li Jixin, but instead forced Li Jiren to make chaos in the Duke of Yingguo's mansion.
Not only did the reputation of the Duke of Yingguo's mansion fall to pieces, one person died, two were disabled, and it was said that all the secret guards were killed. The Duke of Yingguo begged the emperor to punish Li Jiren every day as if his mother had died.
Another murder was framed and the court was implicated by the Li Jiren brothers, which brought great disgrace to the court.
In the end, the cornered man decided to resort to a round-robin battle, and even identified a few notorious bandits.
The prefect of Shuntian Prefecture, who received the report yesterday, was so worried that he almost pulled out his beard because the people were clamoring for the bandits to be arrested as soon as possible.
Prime Minister Mu knew that most of the people who appeared on the stage yesterday were the ones who were behind the scenes of Kong Haibo, whom he had only heard of but never seen. But now even Kong Haibo was missing.
As the Son of Heaven, he changed his words and broke them, and even shot and killed a prince at will, and did it in front of the people.
No matter which one of them gets into trouble, the protective Prince Lin can twist the emperor's head with his own hands!
Last year, Prince Lin went crazy and many people were disappointed in him. This should have been a good time for the emperor to take advantage of the opportunity to win over the people's hearts.
But in one boxing match, the court made so many stupid moves that it completely ruined the good situation.
Now, not only the people have complaints about the court, but even the court officials are worried.
It's shameful for an emperor to be in this state!
Seeing that Prime Minister Mu didn't say anything, the ministers also kept their mouths shut.
Only Ruan Bai cried out, "Your Majesty, Li Jiren and his men have gone too far. I have a secret report that Prince Lin has been in a coma for a long time. Your Majesty, if you kill Li Jiren and his men, the Jiyang army will be leaderless. Your Majesty, we don't have to be afraid of them..."
If Ruan Bai had said this at the beginning, perhaps some people would have believed him.
But now?
Haha, who doesn’t know that he said this because Li Jiren caused a big disturbance in the Duke of Ying’s Mansion?
Emperor Zhaowen felt sick when he saw Ruan Bai's gray hair and face covered in tears and snot.
Just at this moment, the guards at the south gate of Luo City sent a message requesting reinforcements, saying that the gate was about to collapse.
Emperor Zhaowen was so angry that he picked up the teacup and threw it on Ruan Bai's head.
"Cry, cry, cry, you'll be mourning all day long."
The air was quiet. Although Emperor Zhaowen's temper became more and more violent, he mostly only directed his anger at the palace maids and eunuchs.
Today, he not only lost control and hit the commander of the Imperial Guard, but now he also hit Ruan Bai.
Ruan Bai was different from the commander of the Imperial Guard. He was not only the Duke of Ying, but also the Minister of Revenue and the father of the Queen.
All the civil and military officials in the court felt the same way. Today they could attack the commander of the imperial guards and the minister of finance, and tomorrow they could attack any one of them.
Yang Ziliang grabbed Ruan Bai, who was about to continue crying, and stepped forward: "Your Majesty, I have a suggestion."
Emperor Zhaowen, like grabbing a life-saving straw, hurriedly said, "Minister Yang, speak quickly."
"The Emperor has already issued a clear decree regarding the additional competition, so naturally it cannot be changed. However, regardless of the outcome of the additional competition, the court must not change its order overnight. Otherwise, I'm afraid the people will lose their trust in the court."
Emperor Zhaowen frowned. What he wanted to hear was how to repel the enemy, not this.
"Minister Yang, I'm asking how to get the 100,000 troops outside the city to withdraw."
"Your Majesty, please hear me out. Regarding the extra race, it was Prince Qing who caused the disturbance today. The attitudes of Li Jiren and Li Jixin are still unknown. Our most urgent task is to find someone to convince them to withdraw their troops, and then get them to agree to the extra race. This will keep Luocheng safe and allow the court to save some face."
Minister of War Chang Jingyu was the first to speak up: "Your Majesty, I second the motion."
What nonsense is Lord Yang talking about?
The emperor vomited after eating. Were Li Jiren and Li Jixin crazy or stupid? They not only wanted to withdraw their troops but also agreed to an extra match. Did they really think those two were easy boys to bully?
Although Chang Jingyu thought so, as long as he was not allowed to give any advice, he would agree with whatever others said.
This was followed by a series of seconding voices.
Emperor Zhaowen was dizzy from the numerous voices of seconding the motion. If Li Jiren and the others could really agree to these two conditions, he would have a chance to turn the tables.
But who can we find to convince Li Jiren and Li Jixin?
Everyone looked at Yang Ziliang, who cursed inwardly and said, "I believe that there are very few people who can suppress Prince Qing and Li Jiren."
Isn't that nonsense? Is that a small amount? That's absolutely...
The ministers who were quick-witted took a few steps back without leaving any trace.
Emperor Zhaowen was anxious: "Very few, very few. Who are they?"
"Your Majesty, this is a matter of state and even more of a family affair. I believe it would be best if someone from the royal family stepped forward."
Emperor Zhaowen nodded, and several names quickly flashed through his mind.
"What do you think, my Lords? What do you think of the Prince of Yan?"
"Your Majesty, Prince Yan has been ill ever since he was frightened by Li Jiren's ruthless actions that day, and he is still unable to get out of bed," Prime Minister Mu replied.
The court officials secretly complained that the Prime Minister was becoming more and more adept at lying. Was he frightened by Li Jiren? He was clearly enraged by the Emperor's ruthlessness!
Of course, they wouldn't say any of these things.
Now, except for Ruan Bai who was confused, everyone else had guessed where things were going.
Emperor Zhaowen was troubled because his seventh cousin was really useless.
"What about Empress Dowager Ruan? She is the legitimate mother of Prince Qing and the legitimate grandmother of Li Jiren and his family. I believe they would not dare to disrespect the Empress Dowager."
The ministers were speechless. Li Jiren dared to kill the Ruan family in front of Empress Dowager Ruan, and he didn't dare to disrespect her? The emperor was just daydreaming.
When Ruan Bai heard the Emperor mention his sister, he quickly shouted, "No, no, Your Majesty. The Empress Dowager is of noble status, and that little bastard Li Jiren is so reckless. What if he injures the Empress Dowager's body?"
Not to mention Li Jiren, Prince Qing might even take the opportunity to kill Qingyao, but his Ruan family's current situation is entirely due to Qingyao and Xinyu, and these two people must not be harmed.
Emperor Zhaowen was furious: "This is not allowed, that is not allowed. Should we let the Crown Prince go? Or should I go myself?"
The Crown Prince was even worse off, as he was the Ruan family's greatest support. If the Emperor was willing to go in person, that would be the best, but if he couldn't come back, that would be even better.
Ruan Bai thought so in his heart, but he dared not say it out loud.
He hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager will surely be able to calm Prince Qing and Li Jiren and the others."
The hall fell silent again. With the atmosphere reaching this point, Prime Minister Mu quickly said, "I second the motion."
"I second the proposal."
"I second the proposal."
"I second the proposal."
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