Chapter 404: The Ministers Reported to the Emperor and Charged Him with Treason (Part 2)

That night.

In Jinling City, at the residence of Duke of Korea Chen Qingzhi.

The news that "His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin committed a crime in the street" had already reached Duke of Korea Chen Qingzhi's ears, and even the news that the Prince of Jin Chen Longxiang secretly brought the former Queen Mother Su Wan'er back to the capital was also reported back to the Duke's residence.

In the study, Duke of Korea Chen Qingzhi, who was sitting in the main seat, had a gloomy face and said nothing.

On the chairs on both sides, Duke of Qin Wang Jian and Duke of Ding Qi Jiguang sat respectively. Their expressions were also very solemn, and they were not in the mood to drink the fine West Lake Longjing tea placed beside them.

Yes, such a big thing happened in Jinling City. As the "parties involved", the three Dukes had no time to drink tea. Their minds were full of thoughts about how to deal with the aftermath.

However, these three people just sat in the study of Duke of Korea Chen Qingzhi's residence for almost an hour, but still couldn't think of a perfect plan.

Finally, it was the admiral of the Tang Navy, Duke Dingguo Qi Jiguang, who lost his temper and spoke first: "Duke Han, Duke Wei, I think this matter should be reported to the emperor as soon as possible;"

"His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin has caused such a big mess, and the three of us are responsible;"

"Of course, when it comes to responsibility, my responsibility is the greatest!"

After a pause, Qi Jiguang continued: "At the beginning, when His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin followed my Tang Navy fleet to the east to attack Goguryeo, I had already discovered that His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin and that There was something wrong between the former evil queen Su Wan'er;"

"But, but that was the critical time when the navy attacked Nanpu Port. In order not to affect the morale of the vanguard general before the war, I chose to conceal this matter;"

"If, if I could report the matter between His Royal Highness Prince Jin and the former evil queen Su Wan'er to the emperor at the first time, it would not have led to the current difficult situation;"

"Hey, it's all my fault--"

Duke Dingguo Qi Jiguang fell into deep self-blame.

"Duke Dingguo, now is not the time to pursue who is responsible!"

At this time, Chen Qingzhi, who was sitting in the main seat, waved his hand and said, "If you really want to talk about who is responsible, I can't get away with it;"

"Before returning to the capital to report, I also met with His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin alone and asked him to deal with the relationship with the former evil queen Su Wan'er immediately;"

"And, it was also me who asked the Duke of Wei to act as a matchmaker for His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin;"

"Now it seems that it has become a joke!"

After saying that, Duke Han Chen Qingzhi couldn't help but laugh at himself.

In the end, it was the "relatively less responsible" Duke of Qin, Wang Jian, who stood up and said, "I say, two dukes, it's already this time, what's the point of you talking now?"

"Now, the most urgent thing before us is that if the officers and soldiers of the navy can't catch the Prince of Jin before his ship enters the East China Sea;"

"Once the Prince of Jin returns to the Goguryeo capital, there will be no room for maneuver!"

Wang Jian continued, "Think about it, the former dynasty's demon queen must have been very angry about the emperor and the entire dynasty after what happened in Jinling City. "Tingdu holds a grudge in his heart;"

"Plus, she is pregnant with the child of the King of Jin. I am worried that the King of Jin will not be able to resist her pillow talk and will do something treasonous!"

"Think about it, there are still 500,000 Tang troops stationed in the entire Goguryeo royal city, and the military power is held by the deputy generals in the army. Among the hundred households and thousand households commanding the troops, there are no fewer who worship the King of Jin;"

"Once, once the King of Jin raises the banner of rebellion in Goguryeo, the consequences will be unimaginable!"

Ah——

As soon as these words came out, the three Dukes of the Tang Dynasty in the study could not help but sigh at the same time.

Obviously, they all knew that once the King of Jin, Chen Longxiang, raised the banner of rebellion under the instigation of the former evil queen Su Wan'er, it would be terrible!

Regardless of whether the 500,000 Tang troops left behind in Goguryeo would follow the King of Jin in rebellion, and how many people would follow the King of Jin in rebellion;

The terrifying military strength of King of Jin Chen Longxiang alone is enough to make everyone afraid!

It is no exaggeration to say that if King of Jin really raised troops to rebel, looking at the military generals of the entire Tang Dynasty, no one can compete with King of Jin Chen Longxiang in terms of single-soldier strength;

Even if they use the advantages of troop formations and military strength to forcibly suppress, they can't withstand the explosive hammering of the pair of drum-beating urn gold hammers in the hands of King of Jin Chen Longxiang!

In the war of the Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo, Chen Longxiang, as the vanguard general, fought against thousands of Goguryeo heavy armored soldiers on the battlefield with two hammers. There were many battles in which he chased tens of thousands of Goguryeo heavy armored soldiers and hammered them alone.

To be fair, none of the three Dukes of the Tang Dynasty present was willing to fight against King of Jin Chen Longxiang on the battlefield!

Now, they personally handed this hot potato back to Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian.

So, when Qin Guogong Wang Jian broke this window paper, the three people present sighed at the same time.

At the same time.

While the three Tang Guogongs were worried about the "bloodbath of Jinling City" by Jin Wang Chen Longxiang, the residence of Liu Huaiyi, the censor of the Tang Supervisory Office, which was three streets away from the Guogong Mansion, was also brightly lit and full of guests.

Among them, most of them were officials from the Supervisory Office, Taichang Temple and the Ministry of Rites.

These civil servants were all officials in the court who firmly opposed the title of king of Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian.

This time we gathered at the house of Liu Huaiyi, the censor of the Supervisory Yuan, firstly because of the murder committed by Jin King Chen Longxiang in the street; secondly, we wanted to use this as an opportunity to publicly persuade the emperor in the court to stop the title of king, so as to ensure that The uniqueness of imperial power.

In the study room, a group of civil servants were talking and talking, which was very lively.

Liu Huaiyi said solemnly: "Everyone, I have long said that throughout the development of history, the emperors of all dynasties have conferred kings on the country, which has done a hundred harms but no good;"

"Whether it was the rebellion of the kings in the Han Dynasty, the rebellion of the Eight Kings at the end of the Jin Dynasty, or the kings with different surnames in the previous dynasty who proclaimed themselves emperors, it has been proven more than once that if the emperor adds kings indiscriminately, the princes will have military power in their hands. , will definitely bring disaster to the country;"

"No, now the King of Jin, Chen Longxiang, has gone so far as to cause riots in the imperial city of the capital and commit murders in the streets. Moreover, the targets of the murders are the Yulin Army stationed in the imperial city and the Dragon City internal guards under the emperor. They have completely failed to follow the laws of the Tang Dynasty. Take the dignity of the royal family seriously!”

"What the Censor said is absolutely true!"

As soon as Liu Huaiyi said this, he immediately aroused the echo of the officials present.

Guo Chun, the Minister of Rites, stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I have heard that after the murder, His Highness the King of Jin went directly to the pier outside the city and transferred the naval warship Mi Japanese that was anchored on the Yangtze River; "

"Mobilizing naval warships without authorization from the Ministry of War. What does this have to do with open rebellion?"

"Yes, Mr. Guo is right. This is clearly a rebellion!"

"Yes, this is rebellion!"

"..."

For a time, at the suggestion of Guo Chun, the minister of rites, this group of civil servants immediately slapped a rebel label on Jin Wang Chen Longxiang's head, defining his behavior as a blatant rebellion.

After the characterization, the next step is to denounce Jin King Chen Longxiang with quotations from classics and classics.

This group of civil servants in the DPRK and China are generally composed of civil servants from the previous dynasty. They are all old Confucian scholars who claim to be "iron-hearted". Even if they can continue to serve in the new dynasty thanks to the emperor's grace, they will not be able to stay in office in the new dynasty. Still not grateful for the emperor's kindness, but always contradicting Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian under the guise of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism;

Whether it was the imperial examination reform promoted by Chen Huaian or his intention to make the king a king, they were all strongly opposed by these old guys.

Although, they can't tell right from wrong;

However, as long as it is a policy agenda proposed by the emperor, they will definitely find fault with it;

It seems that their existence cannot be shown without raising eyebrows.

Prior to this, Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian's other political agendas were eventually implemented by him with iron-blooded means, which did not save any face for these old Confucian scholars.

Therefore, when these old Confucian scholars seized this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, they inevitably had to make a fuss about it so that they could feel proud in front of the emperor.

That night, this kind of old Confucian scholar went to the house of Liu Huaiyi, the censor of the Supervisory Yuan, and listed dozens of crimes against King Chen Longxiang of the Jin Dynasty, as well as his opposition to the inheritance of the Huihe Yingwu Khan of the Tang Dynasty by the children of the imperial concubine Yue Qiluo. The reason for the title of King of the West is to be presented to the court at the court meeting.

The next day.

It was originally the annual holiday for the emperor and all the civil and military officials of the court, but because of this incident involving King Chen Longxiang of Jin, he had to issue an order overnight to convene an emergency meeting.

In the Jinluan Hall, hundreds of civil and military officials in court uniforms lined up on both sides of the Jinluan Hall early, waiting for Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian to come to court.

"The Emperor has arrived——"

Accompanied by the announcement from the eunuch Cai He, the eunuch Bingbi, Zhaowu Emperor Chen Huaian, who was wearing a bright yellow five-claw dragon robe, sat on the golden sword in the Golden Palace, which symbolized the Tang Dynasty, amid the worship and long live greetings of the ministers. The throne of supreme authority of the dynasty.

Then, he said to the ministers who were kneeling in the hall: "My dear friends, please be free!"

After the ministers stood still, it was time for discussion.

Liu Huaiyi, the censor of the Supervisory Yuan, was the first to stand up and report the incident of Jin King Chen Longxiang's "bloodbath in Jinling City".

Liu Huaiyi said: "I would like to report to your Majesty that the King of Jin, Chen Longxiang, has committed a rebellion and bloodbathed Jinling. I believe that this move by the King of Jin should be punished as treason——"

"According to law, you should be punished!"