Lord Shoufu, your wife has escaped!

The atmosphere in the palace suddenly became tense, and everyone bowed their heads to drink, not daring to get involved.

Li Hongyuan lowered his eyelashes, and smiled slightly: "What kind of punishment does Mr. Shoufu think is appropriate?"

"Slap twenty boards and drive them out of the palace."

The eight palace maids were all pale and trembling.Which wealthy family would dare to take the slaves who were kicked out of the palace, and they still have slave status, and they can't marry at will like ordinary women, so how can they live at that time?

Li Hongyuan was furious in his heart, lowered his head and twisted his teacup to hide his expression

.

It is okay to accuse him, because Zhang Li is his teacher, but the person who stretches his hand to his side is overstepping his authority.

Others may not know it, but Li Hongyuan is very clear.Zhang Li was trying to intimidate him because he failed to fulfill his wish in the last scientific examination.

"It's just a hairpin, but you want to force people to death, isn't Mr. Zhang going too far?"

Zhang Li said slowly: "There is no rule without a square and a circle. Once the rules are broken, everything will be out of proportion. Red jade hairpin is one, and oolong tea is another."

Hear him mention U

Long Cha, even though he was prepared, Gu Mingzhou's hand still trembled violently.

The layout was laid out by him, but there was not enough time for him to make more arrangements, and there was a lot of luck in the plan.

Can things really go as smoothly as he thought?Gu Mingzhou only felt that his heart was out of control

Jumped wildly.

Above, Li Hongyuan frowned and looked down at the tea.

He also tasted that tea when he went back to the concubine's place to sit for a while, and it tasted good, and it would not be considered negligent to use it to entertain the courtiers, why not?

That's not right, that's not right

, it turns out that it is right to base everything on him, Zhang Li.

Li Hongyuan sneered secretly, this old Buxiu wants to be the regent, but he is not a puppet emperor!

On the bright side, he remained calm, Li Hongyuan nodded, and asked the attendants beside him: "Where did you buy this tea?"

"Back to the emperor, it was bought by private tea merchants from Yanghai. Now it is the off-season for green tea, so I want to buy some to change the taste of the empress dowager and the concubines..." The attendant knelt tremblingly on the ground On the ground, "The slave deserves death!"

"Speak of sin, and not your sin,

Li Hongyuan raised his voice, "Where is that bold tea merchant, bring it here!" "

Hearing this, Yang Meng couldn't help feeling sorry.

It seems that he can't kill Bai Yuxin himself, let's see if he can work hard later and drag Gu Mingzhou into the water, killing two birds with one stone.

After a while, Bai Yuxin was dragged up.

He had already half fainted to death, covered in blood, Gu Mingzhou's breathing became short of breath, he held the cup tightly, not daring to raise his head.

Li Hongyuan frowned: "I asked you to bring people, how did you make it so miserable?"

Before the attendant opened his mouth, Yang Meng stepped forward and said, "If you go back to the emperor, this guy buys and sells oolong tea without authorization, which violates the teachings of the late emperor, and the crime is the same as treason. I arrested him according to law, but he was extremely stubborn and refused to plead guilty. The minister had no choice but to impose punishment."

Hear the word "Xiandi"

, Li Hongyuan squinted his eyes in displeasure.

He didn't say anything, and looked at Zhang Li: "Master Shoufu thinks, how should this be punished?"

Zhang Li twitched his beard, but said: "This matter has a lot to do with it, the old minister can't decide, it depends on the emperor's will."

"I don't understand, what crime should I be convicted of?" Li Hongyuan picked up a cup of oolong tea and chuckled, "But buying and selling some tea leaves is treason? Master Yang, can you explain to me?"

Yang Mengdao: "Back to the emperor, oolong tea is a product of Yanghai. Back then, Yanghai sent spies to spread tea among the people.

Stir-fried oolong tea made countless people whose wives and children were separated due to the war think of their hometown, and repeatedly criticized the late emperor, thinking that our Daxing should return to Shunyanghai..."

Speaking of this, Yang Meng became indignant, and said angrily: "Speaking of it, it is our Daxing who are the orthodox royal family, and Yang Hai is just a mud leg

How dare you be so arrogant when you gather a crowd of mobs? "

Li Hongyuan nodded, and then looked at Bai Yuxin: "As Master Yang said, can you plead guilty?"

"Forgiveness...it's hard to confess." Bai Yuxin slammed his forehead heavily on the bluestone floor.

"It was then, and it is now," Bai Yuxin gasped, and continued with difficulty, "The situation was not stable back then, the country was not strong, and the people were not rich, so the people would listen to spies' nonsense. But now the world is peaceful and the country is strong. Even if the Yanghai spies repeat their old tricks, they will definitely not be able to achieve the same results as before."

These words just hit Li Hongyuan's heart, he couldn't help nodding: "Go on."

"Xiaomin traveled all over the world when he was in business, and no one in Daxing mentioned the matter of regaining the country and unifying the world. Although Xiaomin is young, he also knows that the country's hatred and family hatred will never be forgotten," Bai Yuxin softened.

He let out a voice, and said sadly, "It's a pity that if you can't make martial arts, you can only come up with this bad plan..."

"Perhaps some people will remember that Yanghai originally belonged to our land, and buying and selling oolongs shouldn't be treason and collaborating with the enemy at all. That's what the people of Daxing should enjoy!"

Those words were deafening, and there was a complete silence in the palace.

Li Hongyuan was deeply moved and couldn't stop nodding.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Yang Meng quickly said: "Your Majesty must not be deceived by this guy's sweet words, oolong tea is not in line with the ancestral system, and should not be bought or sold.

It's a knowing crime! "

Li Hongyuan pulled his face down, and said in a deep voice: "According to what you said, I can't change any of the rules and regulations left by my father, so I can only stick to the rules?"

"Wei Chen dare not!"

"Don't you dare? I see that you are very courageous!"

Li Hongyuan slammed the cup in his hand on the ground, and with a bang, his long-suppressed temper burst out.

"So what if it doesn't conform to the ancestral system, the person who is in charge of the family now is me, not any of the ancestors!"

The courtiers were all shocked, knowing that the emperor

It finally happened.

At this moment, Zheng Ziming crossed the table and took a step forward: "I tell your majesty, according to my humble minister, Mr. Yang arrested this vendor several times, but the blackmail failed, so he made this ruthless move. It's just money."

Gu Mingzhou looked up in surprise

.

Li Hongyuan looked sharply: "Is this really the case?"

"No, absolutely not!" Yang Meng panicked, pointing at Zheng Ziming and scolding, "Don't spit blood!"

Zheng Ziming smiled elegantly: "Your Majesty can interrogate other members of the Ministry of Punishment and arrest the same

Three times personally, not everyone has forgotten, right? "

"Okay," Li Hongyuan smiled angrily, "There are such villains in Daxing who disregard human lives, take money and break the law. If it weren't for today's unintentional involvement, I don't know how long I will let you kill the people."

"Zhang Shou

Fu, how do you punish this matter? "Li Hongyuan asked this question for the third time today.

Everyone could smell the bad smell of the visitor, and countless tense eyes subconsciously focused on Zhang Li.