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The Emperor Longyan was furious, and all the officials were nervous. Some people already understood that Wei Zheng's day was far from good or bad.

Over the years, the emperor has been obsessed with cultivating Taoism, building large-scale construction projects, and neglecting state affairs. There are not a few ministers in the court who advise him.

The emperor was ruthless, but anyone who opposed his practice of Taoism almost ransacked his family and destroyed his family. Countless people's heads fell, and the voice of admonishment became less and less. In the past two or three years, almost no one has advised the emperor.

Loyalty is harsh to the ears, and as the number of honesty is less and less, it is almost hard to hear the harshness of the court.

But today this Wei Zheng offended Tianwei, he put his words to the emperor regardless of life and death, and those words were the most taboo words, everyone knew that this Wei Zheng was really asking for his own death.

Wei Zhengdao: "Reporting to Your Majesty, I have very little courage. Since I entered the court as an official, in order to avoid disaster, I never dare to speak freely, for fear of causing disaster to my superiors and ruining my reputation."

The emperor sneered, "But you suddenly became more courageous today."

"It's not that the subordinates are brave, but that the subordinates have to do their duty." Wei Zheng looked up at the emperor on the golden dragon chair. Words, to deceive the Holy Majesty, that would be a disservice to the Holy Grace."

The emperor leaned back on the chair, his eyes were ice-cold, "According to what you said, my empire is full of bandits, and my people are already in dire straits... I ask you, how many bandits are there in this world?"

Wei Zheng said solemnly: "There are as many bandits as ants."

Ma Hong, Minister of the Household Department, couldn't help but reprimanded: "Wei Zheng, don't scare and exaggerate in front of the Holy Master... Although there are some troublesome people, but there are only a few of them, and they are definitely not like ants in your mouth."

Wei Zheng took a look at Ma Hong, and asked, "Has Master Department ever left the capital to count?"

Ma Hong was startled, and then said angrily, "Did you count it?"

Wei Zheng slowly said: "Although I haven't counted them one by one, I do know better than Lord Butang, not to mention the southeast Tianmen way, but the bandits in other ways add up, there will be no less than hundreds of thousands of people! "

The emperor frowned, turned to Nayan Zhou Ting, and asked, "Zhou Nayan, are there really hundreds of thousands of bandits in this world?"

Zhou Ting hesitated for a moment, glanced at Wei Zheng, and then respectfully said: "Reporting to the Holy Majesty, what Wei Zheng said is exaggerated, but... it is also true that bandits are rampant." Seeing that the emperor's face was not good, he hurriedly said : "However, those bandits are mobs. As long as elite soldiers and good generals conquer them, they will definitely be defeated in one fell swoop."

When the emperor heard this, his expression softened slightly, and he asked, "Where are the most bandits now?"

"Needless to mention the Tianmen Dao in the southeast." Zhou Tingdao: "In addition, there is King Qingtian in Hebei, and there are several bandits in Chuanzhong Dao. The biggest one is Zheng Taicheng, Huang Sheng, Qu Matong, and Fuhai Dao. The rebellious party...but except for the Qingtian King, the other bandits are vulnerable and can be put down in just a few days."

Lin Yuanfang immediately said: "What Zhou Nayan said is very true. He Lianming sits in the middle of the Sichuan Road, and he has a good Sichuan army under him. The bandits in the middle of the Sichuan River will not be able to make a difference. Ruofu Haidao Blue Witch and the like are even more vulnerable... I am Daqin Millions of heroes, those mud legs are not enough to kill."

The emperor's face was still not very good-looking, but Wei Zheng asked back: "My lords, I would like to ask, where are the millions of great Qin troops you mentioned?"

The ministers frowned, and Wei Zheng had already said: "Your Majesty, the first minister to impeach is Qiao Mingtang, and the second to impeach is the Department of the Sixth Department of Zhongshu, who is not loyal to the emperor. A senior official in the Yamen."

The officials were even more astonished, thinking that you, the head of the Ministry of Rites, have really gone crazy, and you have completely offended the top management of the entire empire all at once.

The emperor let out an "oh", glanced at the high-ranking officials on both sides, and asked, "Why are you impeaching them?"

"Eating the king's salary, but not being loyal to the king." Wei Zheng said with emotion: "As the high-ranking officials and ministers of the empire, they should share the worries of the saints above and seek the well-being of the people below, but they are dead bodies and let the state affairs go from bad to worse. , but watching from the sidelines is even more deceptive to the Holy Majesty, and it is not enough for the Holy Majesty to patrol the north, which is really the act of a traitor!"

The faces of all the ministers suddenly became ugly. Qiao Mingtang was already sweating all over his body at this moment, knowing that Wei Zheng would definitely die today, and it might even involve himself.

"According to what you say, you are the only loyal minister in the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty?" The emperor sarcastically said, "Everyone is a traitor. If I appoint a traitor, I will naturally be a fool."

Wei Zhengdao: "I don't dare to...but the Holy One is really not supposed to go on a tour of the north."

"Shouldn't it be?"

"The situation in the southeast is critical, and the banditry in Hebei is huge. It is time for the Holy Majesty to sit in the capital and strategize." Wei Zheng said loudly: "The capital is the root of the empire. The emperor is in the capital of Luo'an to stabilize the empire. It's really...!" After hesitating for a moment, the emperor asked coldly, "What is it?"

Wei Zheng gritted his teeth and said loudly, "It's really self-destructing the Great Wall!"

There was an uproar all around, and all the ministers reprimanded: "Wei Zheng, you are disrespectful to the Holy Majesty by uttering wild words and lying about state affairs. Your Majesty, I implore Wei Zheng to be severely punished."

"Your Majesty has the world in mind and is planning strategies. How can you, the head of the Ministry of Rituals, understand this?"

"Great rebellion, great rebellion, my lord, such treacherous people must be severely punished!"

Wei Zheng was still a little nervous at first, but when he listened to the curses around him, his expression became determined, and he said loudly: "Your Majesty, I have never thought of living. The capital, calm down the chaos, otherwise...otherwise our Great Qin Empire will be destroyed...!"

Qiao Mingtang couldn't help yelling at this moment: "Wei Zheng, shut up...you...!" Panting heavily, he didn't know what to say for a while.

Amidst the clamor, one could hear coquettish laughter, all the officials were surprised, but saw a person coming out from behind the golden dragon chair, that person was dressed in snow-white fox fur, but could not hide his graceful figure, as beautiful as a flower, Then someone recognized that it was the emperor's favorite concubine, Empress Xuehua.

The ministers didn't expect that Empress Xuehua would appear suddenly, so they all stopped their voices. When the emperor saw Empress Xuehua appear, he stretched out a withered and old hand. Empress Xuehua's slender hand was already on the emperor's hand, and she was taken to the golden dragon chair by the emperor. Sit up and down, the golden dragon chair is very wide, the emperor and Empress Xuehua sat on the golden dragon chair together, without the slightest sense of crowding.

The emperor said softly: "It's so late at night, why hasn't my concubine rested yet?"

"The Holy Majesty doesn't care about the dragon's body, and he meets the ministers late at night. The concubines are worried about the holy dragon's body, so they come here to have a look." The soft and delicate body of the Snow Flower Empress leaned against the emperor, and said softly: "My Majesty, you don't look good, do you? Someone annoyed you?"

"Didn't you hear what this loyal minister said?"

"The concubine heard something." Empress Xuehua has a charming figure and a charming smile, "The little local official dares to offend the Holy Majesty, he really deserves to die."

Before the emperor could speak, Wei Zheng had already said loudly: "Since ancient times, the harem has not been allowed to interfere in politics. Your Majesty, please listen to the performance!"

"What else do you want to say?"

"I don't want to see the Great Qin Empire that the Holy One painstakingly built be destroyed." Wei Zheng said loudly: "Although my status is low, I still have to fulfill my duty as a minister. We must persuade the admonishing sage to drive back to the capital and sit in the capital, and also advise the admonishing sage not to be obsessed with Taoism, let alone interfere in political affairs for the sake of the harem."

The emperor smiled, and said: "You tell me not to practice Taoism?"

"Since the Holy Majesty has been practicing Taoism, he has exhausted the country's wealth, made alchemy and cultivated Taoism, and built Taoist temples, and the treasury has been unable to make ends meet...!" Wei Zheng straightened his body, "Nowadays the world is in chaos, bandits and natural disasters continue, but the imperial court can't provide money to quell the chaos and relieve disasters...! "

"Shut up!" The emperor finally couldn't bear it anymore, and said sharply, "Wei Zheng, who ordered you to say these words?"

Qiao Mingtang's heart sank immediately.

"Reporting to the Holy Majesty, these are all the words from the heart of the subordinates, and no one ordered them!"

Lin Yuanfang took the opportunity to sneer and said, "Wei Zheng, you are just a small head of the Ministry of Etiquette. If no one supports you, how dare you say these words to offend Tianwei?"

"Although my official position is humble, I am a minister of Daqin." Wei Zheng said without fear, "Since you are a minister of Daqin, you must do your duty as a minister." Looking at Qiao Mingtang who was not far away, he said: "Qiao Mingtang will neither say nor dare to say these words, let alone tell his subordinates that he is also a dead body and a great treacherous minister. If someone really instigated his subordinates to speak out, it was because of the people of the world. My lord, the people of the world are in dire straits, they are all the subjects of the Holy One, I only hope that the Holy One will be sympathetic to the people and work hard to make the world prosperous and peaceful!"

Empress Xuehua started to giggle, the emperor frowned slightly and asked, "Why is Aifei laughing?"

The Snow Flower Empress said softly: "My lord, this person is trying to gain fame. He did this to leave a reputation of integrity... The concubine heard that some people are not greedy for money and not lustful, but they only use names. If you insist on saying that the world is in chaos, it is just to gain fame."

"What Concubine Ai said is true." The emperor nodded slightly, glanced at Wei Zheng, and asked, "Concubine Ai thinks how to punish such a peddler?"

"Your Majesty, you can't kill him." Empress Snow Flower said with a light smile: "If you kill him, it will make people think that he is an upright person, and his tricks will succeed...!"

"Oh?" The emperor asked, holding Empress Snow Flower's green little hand, "Then what can I do for my beloved concubine, so as to prevent his treacherous schemes from succeeding and punish him for speaking wild words?"

Empress Snow Flower rolled her beautiful eyes, leaned close to the emperor's ear, whispered a few words, the emperor stroked his long beard, and soon laughed, saying: "I'm still smart."

Empress Xuehua giggled, and then waved to Lin Yuanfang, Minister of the Ministry of Officials. Lin Yuanfang bowed her body and hurried over. Empress Xuehua leaned close to his ear and whispered a few words. Punishment for the disrespect of this young man will also defeat his plot to gain fame...!" Glancing at the emperor and seeing him nodding slightly, Lin Yuanfang bowed his body and exited the hall.

All the ministers looked at each other, not knowing what the Empress Xuehua had planned for the emperor, but there was one thing that all the ministers knew in their hearts that Wei Zheng might be worse off than dead in the future.