Chapter 649： despise the king

Chapter 649 Contempt of the King

Prime Minister Su was standing at the head of the officials at this time, calm and composed.

Last night, Xiao Yu came to visit secretly in the middle of the night. The two of them discussed for a long time in the secret room and had already made plans.

If the emperor were to directly punish the queen, the emperor would inevitably have to protect her.

But it will be different if the abolition is proposed.

It's like buying something, first offering a high price, which you find difficult to accept. Then, a middleman proposes a much lower price than this. With good words from both sides, you immediately feel that you have made a profit, and you hurriedly agree.

Both Xiao Yu and Prime Minister Su knew that the emperor would never be dethroned at the moment.

As long as Duke An Guo is around, the queen's position will be indestructible.

Xiao Yu didn't have any hope that he could dethrone the empress by just saying something casually. However, if he didn't teach the empress a lesson, wouldn't his Xiao Fei's suffering be in vain?

Seeing that all the officials were talking about it, more and more people felt that Xiao Yu was right.

Having no children is the biggest reason for her dethronement.

The emperor is already over thirty years old and does not even have a child. Even if the queen is not entirely to blame, the death of the young prince is said to have been caused by Concubine Jade, but it was also due to the queen's inability to manage the harem.

The emperor's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot. The **** next to him swung his whip and shouted: "Quiet!"

The hall became quiet at this moment.

The emperor pointed at Xiao Yu and was furious, "Xiao Yu, what is your intention in deceiving the ministers and deposing the queen? Come here, drag the prince of Qi out and give me twenty sticks -"

At this time, all the ministers tried to dissuade him, "Your Majesty, no!"

“There is no reason to punish the crown prince!”

Xiao Yu stood still and said in a cold voice: "I wonder what I said, what's wrong with it?"

“Isn’t it true that the Queen has no children and no virtue? The officials have their own minds, how can I easily deceive them?”

“Now my wife is still lying on the bed dying because of the queen’s humiliation and beating.”

"I just said a few words of truth, and the emperor will punish me with a stick. I really don't know what I did wrong?"

The emperor pointed at Xiao Yu and said angrily, "You, you despise the king. This is a serious crime. How can I tolerate you?"

Xiao Yu said calmly: "I do not despise the king."

“Everything I said is true.”

"If there is any untruth, the emperor will punish you."

He looked around at the ministers as he spoke, "Besides, there is a severe drought in the north. I, the Prince of Qi, have raised 200,000 taels of grain to transport to the north and hand it over to the court for disaster relief. How can the Prince of Qi's office be so loyal to the emperor and the court, so contemptuous?"

At this time, the civil and military officials were in a commotion again. Not many people knew about the donation of food from the Qi Palace. The food of two hundred thousand silver was a great achievement. Unexpectedly, the emperor not only refused to praise it, but actually protected the queen. But he wanted to punish the prince of Qi with a stick.

This is not the first day that the officials and the emperor have been kings and ministers. Everyone knows the emperor's behavior, and he is really mean and ungrateful. At this time, just because the prince of Qi told the queen a few truths, he became angry and wanted to be punished.

It should be noted that if a minister has not committed the crime of gross disrespect, he shall not be punished with a cane in court.

Although the royal family is a family and a surname, you must give your ministers enough respect, otherwise who will work for you?

Everyone felt chilled when they saw the emperor so disrespectful of his decency and merit.

At this time, a censor stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the Prince of Qi's words were a little impulsive because his wife was dying. It's not like he will be punished for this. I hope that the Emperor will spare the prince's credit for the disaster relief work of the Prince of Qi's Mansion. ”

(End of this chapter)