Second minister and thief

"Master Hou! This is Zhizheng Hall, not your residence! What to say and what not to say, you must know in your own mind."

"This Marquis knows, there is no need for this lord to say more." Xiao Cen's face turned cold in an instant, he frowned and turned his head to stare at the person who spoke suddenly, when he found that it was the mad dog beside Song Gezhi, Immediately snorted, "What kind of person really can occupy a seat in the Zhizheng Hall for nothing. Your Majesty, my family's nine merchants are gentle and powerful, have excellent strategies and outstanding abilities, why are they not qualified?"

"Master Hou! What do you mean?!"

"What is the meaning of this Marquis? Didn't this lord ask knowingly? Elder Song Ge is powerful and has many followers, and Xiao admires it. But...does he have to share a piece of the pie with others?"

"Master Hou! You are spitting blood and turning black and white! Your Majesty, that matter..."

"Shut up." Emperor Wu'an originally planned to watch their quarrel with a cold eye, but seeing that the two sides were talking too much, he had no choice but to stop it.He looked worried, and tapped on the armrest by his side with one hand, avoiding this and asked Chu Linqiu, "You decided to stop the battle report without authorization, is there such a thing?"

"Yes."

"Nine merchants?!" Hearing Chu Linqiu's answer without hesitation, Xiao Cen's heart sank, and he almost jumped up from the ground in shock.But Chu Linqiu grabbed his hand by covering up his sleeves.

"Why do you want to do this? To conceal the affair of the Mobei Army, isn't it?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the minister has found out that the Mobei army did not have an affair with the rebel party, and there was someone else who actually had an affair. I originally wanted to go to the imperial case later, but who would have imagined that someone would strike first, and the thief would complain. "

"Interesting... Really interesting. Mr. Chu is implying that I, Song, did something wrong and dare not admit it, and pour dirty water on my colleagues instead?" Elder Song Ge believed that he had the chance to win, so when he heard Chu After Linqiu's accusation, not only did his expression not change, he even stroked the gold thread on his cuff and smiled.

"The lower official didn't say that, it was you, Mr. Ge, who said it yourself."

"Hmph." The Prime Minister glared at the two of them, then turned sideways and cupped his hands to the superior, and said loudly, "Your Majesty! You can see, this Chu Jiushang is really stubborn! Cover up the culprit! If you don't punish severely, you really can't move forward. The dead soldiers confess!!!”

"Soldier? Master Song still has the face to mention the dead soldiers? Didn't a thousand and five lives be lost because of your good nephew? If you want to punish severely, should you first call General Yuan back for interrogation?"

"Master Chu, one size counts for one size. Since you entered the palace, you have never stopped confusing the facts to divert the audience. Isn't it obvious enough what you want to do?"

"enough!"

"Wait a minute! Your Majesty, can you listen to me?"

"...you say." The Son of Heaven was interrupted when he spoke, and he was naturally very unhappy, so his gaze towards Xiao Cen became even more sinister.Chu Linqiu noticed this situation, and he moved to the side unobtrusively, blocking the sight of someone who was about to kill someone.

Xiao Cen squeezed his hand under his wide sleeve gratefully, and then said after considering, "I would like to examine some of the corpses of the rebels. If there is indeed a flying eagle on it, it is very likely that I, Mobei, followed it." I have been deserting for a long time. That minister should clean up the house and put an end to this disaster for Daqi. If not... then how would His Majesty punish Mr. Song for fabricating facts and framing his colleagues?"

"Your Majesty! He..."

"Song Qing, Mo Yan. Marquis Dingnan, why should I trust you?"

"Exactly! Master Hou, there is no basis for empty words. If you say deserters, you will desert. Do you think we are all fools?"

"Chu Qing, what do you think?"

"Your Majesty! He is already a guilty minister, and he is not qualified to express his opinion at all. Leaving aside the right and wrong between Xiao Houye and the old man, just saying that the seizure of the battle report has delayed the opportunity of the war, he can be punished for a felony! If Your Majesty hesitates, My minister proposes that you should vote on this in advance!"

"Your Majesty, this minister agrees!"

"My minister agrees!"

"The minister waits for the second opinion!"

"You guys, do you still have any basic sense of shame?" Xiao Cen was so angry that not only his face flushed, but his chest heaved violently. Just touched his reverse scale.He got hotheaded at the moment, and got up from the ground regardless of the occasion, raised his finger and pointed at Song Ge's old party, and said bitterly, "I see, which of you dares to vote?"

"Marquis Dingnan! What are you going to do?!" Emperor Jingyuan looked at the young man under the steps with wide eyes, feeling a little dazed for a moment. He felt that this miraculously overlapped with a proud and tall figure in his memory. Fear came out to cause trouble at this moment, he couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat, and even his voice changed.

"Your Majesty, I just want to seek justice for myself and Jiushang. Some people deceive people too much, will Your Majesty let it go?"

"Marquis Dingnan..." Emperor Wu'an forced himself to calm down and said, "This is the Zhizheng Hall of the Great Ancestor, don't be too presumptuous. Did I tell you to stand up?"

"Then His Majesty will let these dogs bark in the Taizu's Zhizheng Hall?"

"Master Xiao, what did you say?!"

Xiao Cen refused to budge, "Say you!"

"you!!!"

"Hou Ye." Chu Linqiu raised his hand and grabbed Xiao Cen's sleeve and pulled it down, trying to attract the man's attention. Ever since the emperor asked that sentence, he was dizzy from the intensified noise. , hands and feet were weak, almost fainting.He forcefully called out "Hou Ye" in a low voice, trying to get people to stop talking, but unexpectedly Xiao Cen was clearly in a rage, not only did not hear it, he even had the stance of wanting to compete with those civil servants.

If you really do something in the Zhizheng Hall, it will not be as simple as "dishonest before the imperial court".

The situation is so urgent, and he is not up to his expectations... In a hurry, he simply gritted his teeth, took a pill under the cover of his sleeve, and then secretly adjusted his breath to speed up the dissolution. About the same time, Fang took a breath and said loudly, "Your Majesty! The minister is indeed guilty, and there is no need to vote. After today, I hope you will pick off the black yarn and seal on the top and enter the Criminal Court for interrogation. However... I don’t know whether the words are true or not, and it is really cold to convict Lord Hou by this. The hearts of the officers and men of Daqi. Please, think twice.”

"Jiu Shang?" Xiao Cen was taken aback when he heard the words, he finally knelt down again, tightly grasped Chu Linqiu's arm with his hands, and asked with his eyes, "Why did you do this?"

But Chu Linqiu ignored him, and just stubbornly looked at the emperor sitting on the steps, with no emotion in his eyes, as if he had already grasped all the chances of victory.