Before Gu Mocheng could speak, General Lin spoke with a loud voice: “Your Majesty, the old man thought the matter was not that simple. Everyone thought that the border was unstable before the New Year. It was His Highness Xiao who took over the seal of the general and led the border officers and soldiers to repel the enemy. If His Highness Xiao really had the intention of treasoning with the enemy, why bother to protect this land for His Highness thousands of miles?”
As soon as this was said, it caused everyone’s whispers, which was right. If King Xiao was really rebellious, why should he have to protect this home at that time?
Seeing that the ministers seemed to be a little shaken, Gu Jiangliu snorted coldly, “The old general is old and easily blinded. Could you forget who was leading the generals into the city at that time, and who was holding the military talisman? Gu Qingchen escaped at the time. If the prince had not taken charge of the general seal, the outcome of this war might have not yet been decided.”
There was an uproar in the court, and almost all the civil and military officials in the court could not believe what they heard. Only Gu Lingtian clenched his fists and his eyes were excited. He tried hard to suppress his ecstasy, and even the gentle face was a little distorted.
General Lin’s face turned blue with anger, but he could not argue with the emperor’s words. Although he had heard his daughter say about the situation at that time, King Xiao’s actions were indeed inappropriate. He gave his handsome seal to a young boy at will. Now, His Majesty directly wiped out all his past contributions.
“Father! My son has different opinions, my son thinks…”
“Why? Do you think there is room for you to speak in this court? You don’t know such an important thing at all. If it weren’t for the general and your emperor, would you have to wait until the entire northern country fell into the hands of the capital? Don’t forget that I trust you with the great responsibility of governing the country, but unfortunately… this time, you disappointed me very much.”
The emperor’s words were extremely harsh. Gu Mocheng’s face turned pale, and even the minimum calm could not be maintained. The emperor has always been his goal and the object of worship, but now, he feels that his faith is collapsed. The noble father has broken his beautiful wish with his own hands.
At this moment, he was extremely disappointed!
Gu Jiangliu looked down at the ministers crawling at his feet. He was an emperor. It can completely control their life and death, but these people seem to often forget that they always try to challenge their royal power with their ridiculous theories.
“Okay, I didn’t want to make a decision about King Xiao so quickly, but in order to avoid turmoil in the court, some people want to take advantage of the situation. Now it seems that this matter cannot be delayed anymore. Xiao Fuzi, read the memorial I wrote yesterday.”
Eunuch Fu received the order and read out the imperial edict that had been prepared long ago.
“The emperor ordered the emperor to collude with foreign tribes, and King Xiao Gu Qingchen, , have bad behavior, have bad morals and lose virtues on weekdays. However, I have been thinking about my brothers and sisters, and King Xiao has shared my worries many times, so I spared his death sentence and demoted him to a commoner. I will not be allowed to be an imperial examination for life, be an official, and have no intention to set foot in the imperial capital…”
A series of punishments came down, and the audience was stunned, especially the old general Lin, whose beard was crooked. This emperor may not be too vengeful. Although he has been afraid of King Xiao over the years, King Xiao has always been responsible and naturally did not let him seize the handle. However, not only has his throne deprived him of the throne, but even the opportunity for the imperial examination was not given to King Xiao. This is to completely draw a clear line between King Xiao and the entire court.
General Lin was deeply moved. This emperor was indeed cruel enough.
The imperial edict was soon announced to the world. For a time, King Xiao became the most frequent word in the mouths of the people on the streets and alleys. The people in the court also criticized the experience of King Xiao, but because King Xiao has always been famous and this time it involves collusion with enemies, most of the people are disgusted.
For a moment, King Xiao’s reputation plummeted, which can be said to be
It is anger between man and god.
It is worth mentioning that after hearing the news, the empress dowager fainted in anger, but the emperor visited him but was turned away. Yanzhi did not react much to this matter. In her opinion, all this was expected. Since King Xiao could not be killed, the emperor would definitely try every means to ruin his reputation. Only in this way can he prevent him from making a comeback.
But in Yanzhi’s opinion, all this is just useless work. Gu Qingchen would accept this judgment so simply, not that he could not change it, but that he did not want to change it.
Perhaps this was an opportunity that Gu Qingchen had been waiting for, completely breaking away from the shackles of the imperial city, and from then on, the sky was so high that birds could fly!
Suddenly, it felt a little enviable!
It seemed that overnight, the rumors about King Xiao in the capital disappeared. Yanzhi didn’t know how Gu Qingchen did it, but when she found out, it seemed that everyone’s attitude towards Gu Qingchen had changed drastically, from being punished by everyone to being sympathized and suspicious of this matter.
Rumors are always the most difficult to control. The emperor used rumors to ruin Gu Qingchen’s reputation. Now, Gu Qingchen has used rumors to make another game back.
At this moment, in the most famous teahouse in the capital, there are a group of people whispering something.
“Hey hey, have you heard of it? King Xiao was actually wronged. I heard that the evidence was taken out by General Lin on the day when King Xiao was arrested. Isn’t this very strange? Why was General Lin so sure that King Xiao would meet with the people of Beijing that day, and he happened to be with evidence that King Xiao colluded with the enemy? Isn’t this a coincidence? ”