SFS Chapter 114 The Empress is Brainless
Chapter 114 The Empress is Brainless
Wang Tongjiao was also helpless!
But what can he do?
As I said before, he was the empress's uncle! The fall of the Great Qi was just a change of boss for others. But for these royal relatives, it was a fate of living and dying together!
Li Zhenbei has his own parents, children, and royal relatives. How could he tolerate your royal relatives, Zheng Qi?
With a thud, when the empress was dissatisfied with the suggestion of the son-in-law, Captain Wang Tongjiao, to invite Li Jize back, the uncle-in-law knelt down on the spot.
"Your Majesty! If Your Majesty is unwilling to invite His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin to lead his troops to the defense of the state, then Your Majesty may move south!"
Wow!
Wang Tongjiao’s strategies are more shocking than the last!
Either ask Li Jize to lead his troops into the capital of Qin, or let the empress move south to the north of Tianjiang.
It must be said that although Wang Tongjiao's ideas could be described as shocking to everyone in the court, he was loyal! A truly loyal minister!
Only a loyal minister would, under such circumstances, risk having his entire clan executed and offer genuine advice to the empress.
but……
Countless historical facts have proved that a dynasty is never enough just to have loyal ministers, it often also requires an enlightened monarch!
I am not afraid of the emperor being incompetent, I am afraid of the emperor not having self-awareness!
Just like the empress, she is both bad and loves to play!
If she had a little self-awareness, knew that she was not cut out for this, and stopped making trouble, and left it to her fiancé Li Jize to take care of it wholeheartedly, I'm afraid this result would not have happened.
But she felt that she could do it! I am the emperor!
Who do you think you are, Li Jize?
This world belongs to me, and all the troops belong to me! Because your existence has affected my ability to perform, you must either surrender your military power or die!
In the end, it turned out that even after Li Jize handed over his military power, she still failed to grasp it and ended up ruining Da Qi.
Until the situation has developed to this point, let's see what the Empress Jie said?
I am not the king who destroyed my country! You are all the ministers who destroyed my country!
Well! Anyway, I'm not wrong. This is all the fault of you damned ministers! It's you who deceived me, and it's you who brought Da Qi to this point today.
This is not...
The situation in the court was difficult, and it was hard to find a loyal minister. Her uncle Wang Tongjiao spoke the truth.
Under the current situation, you can either ask King Qin Li Jize to come back to support the king, or move the capital south of Tianjiang.
As a result, when this last point was put forward, the ministers strongly opposed it!
"How ridiculous! The more the Prince Consort talks, the more ridiculous it becomes! The Great Qi has had its capital in the north for nearly three hundred years. How can we just move the capital? Do you know how many people would be affected? How much would it cost? And how much would the people have to suffer?"
What was surprising was that when the empress asked for a decision, none of the civil officials said a word.
But at this moment...
The first civil official who jumped out was actually the chief minister of the cabinet, Ye Xianggao!
Led by the Prime Minister, six other ministries, including the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Personnel, and the Ministry of Justice, which were previously "outside the scope of their duties", all jumped out to fiercely oppose it.
"Your Majesty! Since the founding of the Great Qi, our most important thing has been our integrity! How can we flee in panic before the enemy even attacks?"
"Yes! Your Majesty, our ancestors' mausoleums are all in the north. Now we're moving them south! What will the people of the world think of Your Majesty?"
These people became increasingly heated and angry as they spoke, as if to say, "Whoever dares to mention moving south is a rebel! He is a traitor!"
This matter needs to be analyzed carefully. Why were these civil and military ministers so strongly opposed to the migration to the south?
Could it be that……
Are they really as loyal as they claim to be? Are they really as courageous as they claim to be?
After all, their interests are in the North. After going to the South...
Will those southern officials and gentry come into conflict with them?
Secondly, running away would mean abandoning the land and moving south with the whole family. If you don't run away, at most you will just have to change your boss.
So they were all filled with righteous indignation and tried to stop the empress from heading south, and the empress was unsure!
Seeing that the empress seemed quite moved by Wang Tongjiao's suggestion, Ye Xianggao's heart skipped a beat and he thought something was wrong.
What the hell!
I was kidnapped before, and my family and disciples borrowed money from everyone and finally managed to scrape together three million taels. And I haven't even gotten it back yet! Are we actually moving south?
He left his roots in the north and went to the south, becoming a cabinet minister with no foundation at all! Who would still trust him?
Let me ask you, when the time comes, will the empress rely on the local nobles and gentry, or will she rely on them?
Thinking of this, Ye Xianggao harbored murderous intent towards Wang Tongjiao, the imperial son-in-law. He immediately winked at one of the censors, who immediately leaped forward and, unexpectedly, shouted, "Your Majesty! I impeach the imperial son-in-law, Wang Tongjiao! As the ancestral precepts state, relatives of the emperor are forbidden from interfering in government affairs! He not only violated these precepts, but also encouraged Your Majesty to migrate south. He deserves death!"
Ah this...
The empress was stunned for a moment, and looked at the censor in surprise, "No... not really?"
After all, he was her uncle. It was really unacceptable for him to be dragged out and killed because of a single word!
But the next moment, what surprised the empress was...
Suddenly, all the civil officials in the court knelt down and shouted in unison: "Your Majesty, please kill the prince consort!"
"Your Majesty, please kill the prince consort!"
"you……!"
The empress suddenly stood up, glaring fiercely at the civil and military officials present. Not only did they remain unmoved, but the Minister of Rites, Kong Youxiang, even lectured them politely, "Your Majesty! Today's events were the brainchild of Prince Consort Wang Tongxiang alone! However, while we know this, the rest of the world may not! A Prince Consort has actually jumped in to meddle in government affairs, even proposing a move south. I'm afraid people will think it was Your Majesty's idea!"
Damn it!
As expected of the Minister of Rites, his eloquence is truly amazing!
Our ancestral precepts say that a prince consort should not interfere in government affairs! But why did he suddenly come out and say that Your Majesty should move south?
Is it possible that it was you, the Empress, who used your uncle's mouth to test the court officials' desire to move south?
Even if this didn't happen, the officials would be able to sense it, but what about the people in the world? Would they also think the same?
The empress was furious! It felt like her husband was deliberately causing trouble for her! If she didn't deal with him, people would think she was a coward! She had deliberately sent relatives to test the southward migration.
The emperor has to save face after all! Especially since this matter is really not her fault, she can't be sad!
and so……
Faced with the ministers' "forcing" and instigating her, her face turned livid and ugly. She stood there, squinting her eyes at the prince consort in the hall, and then shouted, "Come here!"
With a whoosh, two imperial guards outside the door rushed in.
The son-in-law of the emperor, Captain Wang Tongjiao, turned pale instantly!
"Throw the consort into death row! Wait for your punishment!"