Chapter 649: Contempt for the King

Prime Minister Su stood at the head of all officials at this time, without making a sound.

Xiao Yu came secretly in the middle of the night last night. The two of them discussed for a long time in the secret room and had already made a plan.

If the emperor was asked to punish the queen directly, the emperor would inevitably protect her.

But if the queen was deposed, it would be different.

It's like buying something. You first offered a high price, which you find difficult to accept. At this time, a middleman offered a much lower price than this. Both sides said good things, and you immediately felt that you made a profit and agreed to it in a hurry.

Xiao Yu and Prime Minister Su knew that the emperor would never depose the queen at the moment.

As long as the Duke of Anguo was there, the queen's position would be indestructible.

Xiao Yu didn't expect that he could depose the queen with just a few words, but if he didn't teach the queen a lesson, wouldn't his little Fei suffer in vain?

Seeing that all the officials were talking about it, more and more people felt that Xiao Yu was reasonable.

The biggest reason for deposing the queen was that she had no children.

The emperor is already over thirty and has no children. Even if the queen cannot be blamed entirely, the young prince who died was said to be the result of Concubine Yu's death, but that was also due to the queen's failure to manage the harem.

The emperor's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot, and the eunuch next to him whipped his whip and shouted: "Silence!"

The hall finally quieted down.

The emperor pointed at Xiao Yu and was furious. "Xiao Yu, what is your intention in inciting the ministers to depose the queen? Come, drag the prince of Qi out and beat him with 20 sticks--"

At this time, the ministers tried to dissuade him, "Your Majesty, don't do that!"

"There is no reason to beat the prince!"

Xiao Yu stood still and said coldly, "I wonder if what I said is wrong?"

"Isn't it true that the queen has no children and no virtue? The officials have their own scales in their hearts. How can I easily bewitch them!"

"Now my wife is lying on the bed dying because of the queen's humiliation and beating."

"I just said a few truths, and the emperor wants to beat me with a stick. I really don't know what I did wrong?"

The emperor pointed at Xiao Yu, Furious, "You, you despise the king, this is a great crime, how can I tolerate you?"

Xiao Yu said lightly: "I did not despise the king."

"What I said is all true."

"If there is one untrue word, please punish me, Your Majesty."

He looked around at the ministers, "Besides, there is a severe drought in the north, and my Qi Wang Mansion raised 200,000 taels of silver worth of grain and transported it to the north, and handed it over to the court for disaster relief. The Qi Wang Mansion is loyal to the emperor and the court, so how can we despise it?"

The civil and military officials were in turmoil again. Not many people knew about the Qi Wang Mansion's donation of grain. 200,000 taels of silver worth of grain was a great achievement. Unexpectedly, the emperor not only did not praise him, but wanted to punish the prince of Qi Wang for protecting the queen.

It was not the first day that the officials and the emperor had been monarchs and ministers. Everyone knew the emperor's character. He was really mean and ungrateful. At this time, he was angry and wanted to punish the prince of Qi Wang just because he said a few truths about the queen.

It should be known that if the ministers have not committed the crime of disrespect, they cannot be punished in court.

Although the royal family is a family, they must also give their ministers enough respect, otherwise who will work for you?

Everyone felt chilled to see the emperor so disregarding etiquette and not considering his merits.

At this time, an imperial censor stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the prince of Qi was a little impulsive because his wife was dying, but he should not be punished for this. I hope that the emperor will spare the prince for the merits of the Qi Wang Mansion in disaster relief."