Nuclear Warlord

Chapter 174 Sophistry
Ye Qingcang was very surprised when he heard the news.

He admired Li Changfeng very much.

In his opinion, Li Changfeng acted recklessly on the surface, but in fact he was extremely intelligent, and he was not the kind of arrogant and unreasonable person, so there must be something strange in it.

He has always focused his energy on the military and never cared about the struggles between the major forces, but at this time he couldn't help but become interested and attracted attention.

After Feng Quji learned about this, he let out a long sigh.

As the prime minister who is the head of all officials, he is naturally well aware of the contradictions between the royal family and the eight great families, and has been secretly maintaining the balance between the two camps.

Now that something like this happened, he was very worried that it would ignite the flames of war between the royal family and the eight great families, and plunge the whole world into turmoil.

"Your Highness the Ninth Prince, it's not the time yet, why don't you hold back for a while, and wait until the country is rich and the people are strong before you take action?"

Feng Quji's face was full of worry.

After a while of worry, he thought of Li Changfeng's incredible actions before, and his face gradually showed hope.

"His Highness the Ninth Prince has performed miracles many times, maybe he can really help His Majesty destroy the Eight Great Aristocratic Families, and maybe even make a bright future!"

However, Li Changfeng, as the person involved, seemed to be a normal person. He should eat and drink, so as to avoid being sluggish in the morning and go to bed early.

Early in the morning of the second day, Li Changfeng came to the Xuanzheng Hall full of energy.

Now he is at the peak of his power, although many ministers feel that his future is bleak by being tough on the Zhao family, but none of the ministers dare to despise him.

All the ministers came forward to say hello enthusiastically, and at the same time, they were a little tentative, but it turned out that he didn't show any worry at all, and responded enthusiastically to everyone, as if he was a normal person.

Song Dexin, Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice, did not come forward to say hello, but looked at Li Changfeng from a distance with a complicated expression, but soon became firm again.

Emperor Qianwu arrived, and all the officials paid homage.

After the ceremony, Emperor Ganwu looked around the crowd, paused for a while on Li Changfeng's face, and then said in a flat tone: "Do you have something to discuss?"

As soon as the words fell, Song Dexin came out and bowed and said: "Your Majesty Qizuo, I want to impeach His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince for reckless actions without the law of the country, which will damage the face of the royal family. You should be demoted to the common people, as an example to others!"

There was no uproar among the ministers, it had been expected.

Emperor Qianwu's eyes flickered, and he glanced at Li Changfeng, who was calm. He raised his tone a little, and asked, "Oh? Why did the Qing family say that?"

Song Dexin: "Your Majesty, I received a complaint yesterday. His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince sent people to burn many properties of the Zhao family at night. The evidence is solid and undeniable!"

"Da Qianlu, those who set fire to the official private houses or property will be imprisoned for three years; those who lose five bolts of silk will be exiled for two thousand miles; those who are worth more will be beheaded to show the public! And the loss caused by His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince to the Zhao family , reached a huge amount of tens of thousands of taels!"

Speaking of this, Song Dexin paused, her voice raised a lot, and she said impassionedly: "I am the minister of the Ministry of Punishments in charge of the world's criminal law. If I turn a blind eye, I will not let down your Majesty and the people of the world. Therefore, I risk my life to impeach His Highness the Ninth Prince, Your Majesty, please decide!"

After finishing speaking, Song Dexin couldn't afford to kneel.

Emperor Qianwu was expressionless, and said indifferently: "Since the Ninth Prince has caused a huge loss of tens of thousands of taels, why does Aiqing only demote him to a commoner instead of beheading him to show the public?"

In an instant, cold sweat broke out on Song Dexin's forehead.

He knew that Emperor Ganwu was angry, but there was no way to do it, so he couldn't help it.

Naturally, he didn't dare to kill Li Changfeng completely, otherwise he wouldn't be able to survive. Emperor Ganwu would have to destroy him sooner or later, and he had to leave room for himself.

Song Dexin cupped her hands and said, "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince managed the floods in Shangzhou and invented the lottery to fill the national treasury. Such great achievements have never been rewarded. If the merits and demerits are offset, they will be demoted to common people. Just punish them."

Speaking of this, Song Dexin gritted her teeth, and added: "Of course, His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince must personally apologize to the Zhao family, so that we can be extrajudicially merciful!"

Hearing this, the murderous look in Emperor Qianwu's eyes flashed away, while Li Changfeng narrowed his eyes and glanced at Song Dexin.

Although Song Dexin was terrified in her heart, she also knew that Emperor Wu would be suppressed by Dagan national law, even if he was the Ninth Five-Year Lord, he would have to give in.

Unless, as the emperor, he wants to take the lead in ignoring the laws of the country and breaking his trust in the world.

Which is more important, he believes that Emperor Qianwu will weigh it himself.

Emperor Ganwu was noncommittal, and asked again: "What do other lovers think about this matter?"

As soon as the words fell, Li Ji couldn't wait to say: "Father, my son thinks what Song Shangshu said is very true. In order to maintain the dignity of my Dagan Law, I must punish the Nine Emperor Brothers!"

Hearing his words, Emperor Ganwu's eyes flashed with anger, while Li Changfeng gave Li Ji a cold look.

Adding insult to injury, huh?

The prince recorded this ledger.

Immediately afterwards, more courtiers stood up to support Song Dexin's words.

"Song Shangshu's uprightness is really admirable, and his handling method is very appropriate!"

"The law is the foundation of governing the country. If the Ninth Prince is not punished and everyone follows suit, wouldn't the world be in chaos?"

"The ancients said that the emperor's crime is the same as that of the common people, let alone the emperor's son?"

"Degrading to a commoner is already an extrajudicial favor!"

"Apologizing to the Zhao family is the right thing to do!"

……

Hearing what everyone said, the anger in Emperor Qianwu's eyes gradually became a little bit hard to hide, and the hand holding the dragon chair shook with anger.

These courtiers bribed by Zhao's family just made trouble, everything was within his expectation, even if Li Ji said that, he was not that angry, because they themselves had enmity.

What really made him angry was that there were still several princes who had never been very involved in government affairs, and they all expressed their agreement.

I have fought in the world for half my life, and I have never bowed my knees with pride. How did I give birth to such spineless useless sons?

Don't they feel ashamed that the sons of the royal family who are in charge of the world are actually apologizing to an aristocratic family?
How can we not be angry that the eight great families have infiltrated the royal family to such an extent?
An unprecedented strong sense of crisis surged into Emperor Qianwu's heart, and he secretly made a decision that he must speed up the progress of eliminating the eight great families.

If they were left to develop, sooner or later he, the emperor, would be emptied, and his successor might even become a puppet.

This kind of thing must never happen.

Li Changfeng was also a little surprised, he didn't expect the Zhao family, one of the eight great families, to have such a great influence in the court.

How terrifying would it be if the eight great families were united?
Such a threat must find a way to get rid of it.

Li Changfeng calmly looked at everyone who agreed, remembering their names and official positions.

What surprised him somewhat was that the eldest prince Li Chengye seemed to be asleep, watching his nose, nose, nose, and heart without saying a word.

After the ministers bought by the Zhao family finished speaking, Emperor Ganwu looked at Li Changfeng expressionlessly: "Changfeng, what do you have to say about the testimony of Song Dexin, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment?"

Faced with this seemingly unsolvable dilemma, Emperor Qianwu was very curious about how Li Changfeng would break the situation.

"Father, they are slandering my ministers!"

Li Changfeng showed anger, pointed at the nose of the Ministry of Justice, and cursed: "You old bastard who can't tell right from wrong, you must have taken advantage of the Zhao family, right? You clearly know that the prince sent someone to hunt down the assassin. Those assassins deliberately set fire to the house to create chaos in order to escape, but said that the prince deliberately burned the Zhao family's property, what is your intention?!"

Song Dexin, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishments, turned very ugly, and said coldly: "Your Highness, the Ninth Prince, the evidence for this matter is solid, and you cannot deny it. No matter how sweet you talk, it will be useless!"

Li Changfeng ignored him, and continued to point out several ministers and princes who had just impeached him, and also yelled at him.

"You big moths have also taken advantage of the Zhao family, right? You disregard the laws of the country. How can you be an official in the court?"

As soon as this remark came out, the entire court seemed to explode, and they all spoke out to reprimand Li Changfeng.

"Your Highness's statement is so absurd. What proof do you have for saying that this humble official has taken advantage of the Zhao family?"

"The old minister is innocent, how can you allow you to slander him like this?"

"I asked myself that I have never abandoned government affairs, let alone searched for people's fat and anointment. Why do you call me a moth, Your Highness?"

"Your Highness, tell me, why did the old minister disregard the laws of the country?"

……

Even Emperor Qianwu couldn't help frowning after hearing Li Changfeng's words.

What's the point of talking about evidence without evidence, except to give people a handle?
Emperor Qianwu scolded angrily: "Don't talk nonsense about things without evidence!"

Li Changfeng nodded, then gave Song Dexin and the officials who impeached him a cold look, and said with a sneer, "You want evidence, right? Let me tell you, what I say is evidence!"

Song Dexin sneered and said, "Your Highness, are you joking?"

Li Changfeng smiled coldly: "Since you think the prince is joking, then what the Zhao family said is not joking, can it be counted as evidence?"

"The Zhao family's property was burned down. There were witnesses present. They saw it with their own eyes. The evidence is solid. How can it be said that it is a joke?"

"According to your logic, then my people also saw with their own eyes that the Zhao family sent you a large amount of silver, and also sent silver to other ministers who impeached me. Is this considered real evidence?"

"You have said that it is your people, how can their words be counted as evidence?"

Li Changfeng smiled coldly, and asked loudly: "Song Shangshu, do you dare to say that the so-called witnesses you speak of are not from the Zhao family?"

Song Dexin broke out in cold sweat immediately, and said angrily, "You...you are sophistry!"

Li Changfeng couldn't help but sneered.

Of course he was sophistrying.

In this situation where there is no monitoring, the crime happened late at night, there are only the perpetrator and the victim, and there are no third-party witnesses, what is the truth, or is it just for the two parties to talk freely?

This is Li Changfeng's confidence.

Even if he knew that he was sophistrying, he was helpless.

(End of this chapter)