Princess of the auxiliary country

Chapter 482: Speech in the Palace
"Your Majesty, I, as a servant, do not care about rewards or anything like that."

"There is just one thing that has been on my mind for a long time. Since I have come to the Golden Throne Hall today, I would like to report it to the Emperor and let the civil and military officials discuss it."

Hearing this, everyone's attention was drawn over.

"Just tell me."

Emperor Zhaowu had actually heard some rumors, so he had some idea of ​​what was going on.

Speaking of which, he has been thinking about this matter for the past half month, and the emperor has often come to him to discuss this matter.

He brought up what happened back then and talked about it. After thinking about it, it was impossible for him to say that he had no guilt in his heart. Although even if he was given another chance, he would still do the same thing and would not regret it, but he would still feel some guilt.

This guilt was not directed at Prince Yi De. After all, Prince Yi De had tried to kill him many times in the past, so his counterattack could only be regarded as a contest between rivals, in which the opponent was inferior in skills.

His guilt was directed at the King of Qin. Although he had been relatively nice to the King of Qin in public over the years, he had secretly put many obstacles in his way because of the fact that he was the son of Crown Prince Yide.

Moreover, the original fight was a matter of their previous generation, but it has somewhat affected this younger generation.

This junior also poisoned him. Logically he would be very angry, but the emperor told him that this was the result of the karma he had planted in the past.

Moreover, if the King of Qin really wanted him to die, he could have simply prevented the imperial physician from coming during the half month that they were trapped in the palace. As long as the imperial physician did not come, it would have been impossible for Emperor Zhaowu to survive.

Didn't he think of that? It's impossible.

Although the King of Qin was somewhat overwhelmed at that time, he did not need to do anything special to make Emperor Zhaowu lose his life. He could do it just by giving an order. Could it be that he did not even have that little time?

So, although we don’t know what the King of Qin was thinking specifically, he did spare Emperor Zhaowu’s life.

In this regard, he actually did a very good job.

Emperor Zhaowu was indeed very upset, after all, it was stated at the beginning that this was revenge for his father. You, Emperor Zhaowu, poisoned Crown Prince Yide, and the King of Qin poisoned you, but he held back and did not take your life. On this point, it was hard to say who was right or wrong, but the King of Qin did show mercy and spared the Emperor Zhaowu's life.

Moreover, the Supreme Emperor intended to protect the Prince of Qin, who was the last bloodline of Prince Yide.

In addition, Princess Zhaode had agreed to it at the beginning. After thinking about it, Emperor Zhaowu also felt that it was not impossible to let the King of Qin go. After this incident, the King of Qin would probably not have any bad intentions anymore.

At worst, we can just lock him up. I don't think he can cause any trouble.

If you want to let King Qin go, then problems will arise.

This time, the King of Qin poisoned the emperor and committed treason and forced the emperor to abdicate, both of which are unforgivable crimes.

But we can't just let him go with a simple word and expect the ministers to agree to let him go. This involves the national law. If they let him go like this, where will the national law of the Yu Dynasty be placed?

Therefore, we need an excuse that is reasonable and can leave people in the world speechless.

Then the reason lies with Huo Junyao.

"Half a month ago, when I was negotiating with the King of Qin at the gate of the capital, I promised him some things. This is why the King of Qin took the initiative to open the city and surrender." She then recounted the conversation between the two that day.

"I also know that the King of Qin has committed an unforgivable crime this time, but considering that he has repented and turned back in time, I would like to use this and previous merits to exchange for the lives of the four people in the King of Qin's mansion. I wonder if this is possible?"

As soon as she said this, the ministers began to discuss again. Some people thought it was a good idea. Not to mention the matter of King Qin, Huo Junyao had made a lot of contributions this time and in addition to the contributions she had accumulated in the past, so it was not impossible to save the other party's life.

No one in the world can find anything to say.

But some people think that this is not possible. The King of Qin is guilty of heinous crimes and should not be let off. Although Princess Zhaode has made great contributions, her merits are her merits and her faults are her faults, and they should not be confused.

There are also a small number of people who think that the King of Qin is the main culprit and must be killed, but his princess has a pair of children. If Princess Zhaode is willing to give up the credit and protect them, it is not impossible. After all, they are not involved, especially the children are still so young and have no ability to get involved in this matter at all.

Anyway, everyone has their own opinion and no one can convince anyone else for a while.

Huo Junyao and Emperor Zhaowu did not say anything, but just listened quietly to their argument.

After a while, there was still no result. Huo Junyao was not in a hurry and spoke again; "In addition to the four people in the Qin Palace, there is another thing that I think it is necessary to mention."

"That's the 50,000 Xihuguan soldiers who participated in the rebellion and the imperial guards who defected to the King of Qin. I think there are nearly 60,000 people."

"Your Majesty, I absolutely agree. Although they have committed a serious crime this time, it does not deserve the death penalty. I beg you to give them a lighter sentence."

Hearing this, some people started to protest. Treason is a serious crime, so why were they all given lenient sentences? What did they regard the laws of the Yu Dynasty as?

People from the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple were all very resistant.

However, Huo Junyao was not at all disgusted by these people's insistence. The laws of a country are one of the fundamental principles.

"I know that what they have done is serious, but everyone, this is nearly 60,000 people. This is not six, nor 60, nor 660,000."

"Also, there are more than 200,000 people in Xihu Pass. To be honest, these people are more or less involved."

"Aside from those who did not participate, or were dragged into participating, the conservative estimate is more than 150,000 people. And these 150,000 people are all veterans in the army, and can even be said to be elites."

"How much money has the Yu Dynasty spent on training over the years? Are we going to take them all down? This is a punishment for them, but isn't it also a punishment for the Yu Dynasty, or a weakening?"

"Now that the Turks have been destroyed, the vast grassland is in need of people. As for Tuyuhun, although they have been defeated this time, they have participated in this matter. Are we just going to let it go?"

"Therefore, Your Majesty, I think that there is no need to kill these soldiers from Xihu Pass. It is better to let them atone for their crimes. After the rebellion of King Huai is quelled, the Yu Dynasty can fully recover for a year or two, and then these people will serve as the vanguard to attack Tuyuhun."

As she finished her words, the people who were arguing fiercely quieted down. Indeed, there were too many people this time.

The most important thing for a country is definitely its population. Although treason is a serious crime, it is not impossible to show leniency if too many people are involved.

Moreover, Huo Junyao also mentioned Tuyuhun. The civil and military officials in the court had no good feelings towards this neighbor. If they had not interfered, such a thing would not have happened in the Yu Dynasty.