Are you stupid?

Emperor Taixing made a decision in his heart, and in a few days later, Wang Hong would not be given a chance to defend himself in the court, and Wang Hong was directly deposed from the fourth rank to the seventh rank, and was demoted from Beijing on the grounds of Wang Hong's "unpredictable intentions". Let him go to a remote area to become a county magistrate.

"Your Majesty, I think this matter is inappropriate." No one expected that Wei Yan would come forward to plead for Wang Hong, "Wang Hong is the spokesperson of Yushitai. There is a rule of 'no crime with words' in Dazhou. It is hard to convince the public that Hong wants to relegate him if he offends His Majesty."

Everyone knew Wei Yan's temperament, and Emperor Taixing knew it even more deeply, so Wei Yan didn't anger Emperor Taixing at all.

Emperor Taixing even turned the corner of his mouth down with a bit of grievance, "I have a reason. Wang Hong flattered the crown prince in private, and sent his children to do such dirty things. He was stopped by the queen outside the palace, so he held a grudge." , I insist on slandering me. How can I deal with such a shameless person? I still keep his official position, and I didn't let his whole family suffer because of the crown prince's illness, and accumulated blessings for him. .”

Wei Yan: "..."

He really wanted to refute Emperor Taixing, what His Majesty said was all guesswork, without any evidence, but Emperor Taixing's "slander" made Wei Yan shut up.

In terms of the sharpness of the tongue, Wang Hongyan was born as an official, so how could he be weaker than others.

He dare not open his mouth to refute, which is the best evidence.

Because Wang Hong had a guilty conscience, he was not sure whether Emperor Taixing had other evidence in his hands.

Seeing that Wei Yan had all retreated, Emperor Taixing said directly: "Guards, send Wang Hong out of the palace. How can you stand in the court hall with a seventh-rank official position."

As soon as the emperor gave the order, Wang Hong was immediately covered by the guards' mouth, twisted his hands and dragged out like a dead dog. He had no dignity and decency, which made the courtiers feel chills.

Emperor Taixing used to have so much trust in Wang Hong, but now he said to turn his back on him, so it seems that they should be more careful.

Most of Taixing Emperor's demotion and murder occurred within five years of his first accession to the throne.In recent years, Emperor Taixing believed that he was in power and that no one could compete with him. Not only did he neglect the government, but he seldom lost his temper with his courtiers.Emperor Taixing looked amiable, almost making the courtiers forget that he was not relentless in killing people.

Those who wanted to say a few more words on this matter temporarily suppressed what they wanted to say after Taixing Emperor was furious, and planned to go to the big study to have a private talk with Taixing Emperor when he was free.

——The important minister felt that since Wang Hong had such malice, Emperor Taixing punished him too lightly, so he should be demoted to a commoner directly, lest there will be a day of resurgence and make trouble; When the evil is discovered, according to Wang Hong's practice, there will be no turning back.

Although Emperor Taixing was not smart, he also knew the truth of killing chickens to scare monkeys. After dealing with Wang Hong, he turned his eyes around the court and found that the courtiers were afraid to make a sound. With a satisfied smile on his face, he finally aimed his gun at Wang Hong. Sitting next to his son is like King Lu who has nothing happened.

"Imperial brother, the day before Wang Hong slandered me, I just visited your house for a visit. What do you want to say about this?"

The courtiers were cautious for a moment, and looked at King Lu in unison.

Emperor Taixing didn't like King Lu for many years, and all the courtiers knew it; but Emperor Taixing never treated King Lu harshly because of his reputation.After so many years, the courtiers have almost forgotten Emperor Taixing's dislike for King Lu, and those who think this way include King Lu.

Suddenly attacked by Emperor Taixing, King Lu could only reply without style: "Brother Emperor, this matter has nothing to do with my younger brother. My younger brother has never provoked the feelings of father and son in the world."

"Ha!" Emperor Taixing sneered immediately, "So, you really have been in Beijing for a long time."

Oops, who reminded Emperor Taixing of this matter!

King Lu, who went back to Beijing and rested for half a month without entering the palace, knew that something was wrong. According to the court law, his behavior was enough for Taixing Emperor to seize the opportunity to deal with it severely, and demotion was considered light.

King Lu stood up from his seat, bowed his waist and lowered his head, a layer of sweat burst out of his tense head, "This...my brother, my brother..."

Emperor Taixing looked at King Lu triumphantly, intending to reprimand him severely.

Before Emperor Taixing could open his mouth, Shenlong took the lead and said: "Father, according to the law, entering the capital without seeing the king is regarded as treason. However, the emperor's uncle, father, mother, and father will definitely not have such thoughts, so it is better to punish them with small punishments." Commandment——Since Wang Hong has reached the seventh rank, the emperor's uncle can't be similar to him, so let's forget about the emperor's uncle's reduction from the first rank to the fourth rank."

Is it a small punishment for a prince of the first rank to become a county king of the fourth rank?This is enough for the Lu Wang family to thrive for three generations!

Emperor Taixing's eyes lit up immediately. Unexpectedly, after Zhang Xi left, his son would help him, which was more useful than Zhang Xi, and immediately said excitedly, "My son is talking about the brotherhood between you and your uncle." Shen, let’s take small punishments and big punishments—the fourth rank is too low, your uncle has no face, and I have no face, so let’s cut it down to the third rank.”

Wang Hua was old and frail, and fell ill on the way back to Beijing. He had already submitted a memorial request to arrive in the capital too late, so there were only two Sangongs in the court.Zhou Ji and the Dachaohui of Classics never express any personal opinions, they just acted as courtiers playing monkey games with the emperor, but today, Zhou Ji, who had vowed not to say a word for Emperor Taixing, suddenly felt his throat itch.

Seeing that the courtiers were still in a daze, unable to focus on the point at all, he couldn't help but interjected, "Your Majesty, if the name is not correct, the words will not go well. The prince's title is only a single word, and now King Lu is from the county king of the third rank. There are no more words."

King Lu's fiefdom is in the land of Shu. Therefore, some officials often use the name "King of Shu" instead, which can not only show that King Lu is the brother of Emperor Taixing, but also show that he has a vast fiefdom and strong strength; Cheng Moumou Wang, Lu Wang can be said to be doubled.

King Lu's face turned green immediately.

He stared at Zhou Ji with his eyes wide open, and couldn't figure out why Zhou Ji, which he refused to mix with Emperor Taixing's brothers when they were fighting for the crown, suddenly helped Emperor Taixing clean himself up.

What made King Lu even more desperate was yet to come. As soon as the sweet-faced and bitter prince heard Zhou Ji's speech, he immediately nodded, and then said, "Yes, father, the emperor's uncle is now degraded, and if he eats so many titles before Yi, it is unavoidable to be discussed by the people of the world, not only to blame the emperor for no real punishment at all, but to act for the world to see, and it is inevitable to insult the emperor's uncle behind his back, saying that the emperor's uncle is a hypocrite, and he did not take the initiative to remind the father to reduce his title. Yi. The father clearly has good intentions, but he can't just bear the blame for not doing everything."

Shenlong's step-by-step reminders finally reminded Emperor Taixing of the memorial that his son had sent up first, which was full of ways to control the royal family.

Emperor Taixing cleared his throat, tried to straighten his body, stroked his beard and said: "Imperial brother and I are both at the same age, now that you have returned to Beijing, you don't have to go back to the fief to suffer. The fief is remote, you don't need it, you already have For the three thousand food towns, I will deduct five hundred, and for the remaining two thousand and five hundred households, I will ask the Ministry of Households to convert it into rice, grain and silver and distribute it to you. Leave the matters in the fief to the young officials to worry about, and you don't have to worry about it anymore gone."

what? !

What is the rice money collected in the fief? What really matters is the salt, iron and population produced in his fief!

King Lu was in so much pain that he wanted to beat his chest and stamp his feet, but in front of the civil and military officials of the court, he could only pull the corners of his mouth stiffly, and bowed his head in a graceful and gentle manner, "Thank you brother for your compassion, I really don't want to go back to fief."

"You and my brother, of course I will take care of you as an elder brother." Emperor Taixing laughed heartily, looking at King Lu's expressionless face, he felt a sense of relief that he had never felt before.

"...Your Majesty, the title of King Lu should also be changed." Zhou Ji reminded again that he was very tired of Emperor Taixing who could never grasp the key points.

Taixing Emperor patted his forehead, "Let's change it to Jiayu County King."

The smile on Emperor Taixing's face was still there when someone from the Yushitai suddenly came out and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I want to sue the royal servants of Jiayu County for galloping horses in the street and hurting pedestrians. Jingzhao is afraid of his power. Will do it!"

Who else but the prince has been "riding horses in the street" and "hurting pedestrians" for several months!

Jingzhao didn't expect that the unexpected disaster would fall on him, so he immediately came out with a bitter face, and knelt down in front of Emperor Taixing to call for grievances, "Your Majesty, this matter is not because I am incompetent, nor because I am afraid of the power of Jiayu County King. It is really suspicious. He pointed directly at the harem again. I don’t dare to specialize without His Majesty’s will.”

Emperor Taixing had long forgotten about forcing his son to pretend to be sick in order to save face for himself. Hearing the words did not arouse the slightest doubt, and asked directly, "What are you guys talking about?"

Yushi immediately answered Emperor Taixing's question, "Your Majesty, the king of Jiayu County has been back to Beijing for dozens of days, and there is a lot of traffic in front of the mansion every day. He has several horse farms under his name. The owner of one of the horse farms brought horses a month ago. , The servant came to Beijing to sell horses in the market. The horse dealer was arrogant. After a dispute with others, he even ordered the horses he raised to trample on the other party. The bitter master sued the official. After Jingzhao arrested the horse dealer, the matter was over. Entering the Jiayu County King's Mansion is a distinguished guest. Therefore, I must attend Jingzhao and Jiayu County King!"

Emperor Taixing couldn't help but look at his own younger brother and son, and suddenly found that the same thing was mentioned at another time, and it sounded completely different.

When the incident first broke out, he thought that Shenlong insisted on fighting for others' interests, and was very inconsiderate of his own face; but now that his younger brother has just been demoted for breaking the law, it seems logical to mention that he had evil things before. Yes, even the immaculate reputation of his own brother has a sour and disgusting smell.

Taixing Emperor Qiang pulled his gaze back, and asked Jingzhao pretendingly, "You just said that the harem was involved? Is it true that the king of Jiayu raped slaves and committed murder?"

"Jingzhao said, father is waiting for your answer." Shenlong agreed with a light smile.

Jingzhao answered with sweat all over his face, "Nature, nature is true, it's just the harem..."

"The imperial court shouldn't interfere with the affairs of the harem, the queen mother will take care of it." Shenlong interrupted Jingzhao, "What the father and emperor asked is about the uncle's affairs, so don't gossip about him."

Facing the questioning of Emperor Taixing, Jingzhao dared to go around in circles, but facing the shrewd prince, he could only kneel down tremblingly, "It is true that the king of Jiayu County Zong and Zongnu committed murder. The man slave has already been taken into custody, and the king of Jiayu County ...Not yet punished."

Shenlong raised his eyebrows and looked at his dear emperor uncle with a smile.

Under Shenlong's gaze, the Jiayu County King, who had a new way out, shed a drop of cold sweat.

——This son is coming in a menacing way, and the matter of him being framed behind his back has been found out?