Chapter 723
At the court meeting, all the ministers gathered.
At the beginning, it was a rare moment of silence.
After all, the storm that happened when everyone gathered in the Golden Palace last time was too terrifying. Standing here again and seeing His Majesty and the Ming King in the same palace again, I was still still scared.
During a moment of silence, the court officials secretly observed the situation.
I saw Lao Jiugao sitting on his head, expressionless, and his eyes never fell on the Ming King.
Let’s look at King Ming again, standing in His Highness, not communicating with anyone, as if everything has nothing to do with oneself.
Seeing this situation, the court officials were a little at ease. Judging from the situation, both the king and the minister had temporarily avoided each other and had no intention of clashing again.
With a clear mind in my heart, the court officials no longer delayed and served the authentic food.
The first to come forward is undoubtedly the neutral rank in the court who has always regarded himself as a clear stream.
"Your Majesty, Fang Youqun, who is the military commander, escaped at the last battle during the war, destroyed our country's territory, and the soldiers and civilians were displaced, with heavy casualties. I ask Your Majesty to lock him in the capital immediately to question him!"
"Your Majesty, now the two provinces in northern and southern Jiangsu have lost their lives because of the cowardly battle of Fang Youqu, which has greatly damaged our country. The public anger has become a huge trend. If Fang Youqun is not immediately charged, the situation will be out of control!"
"Your Majesty, there are many crimes that are extremely evil. You should be beheaded on the spot to boost the morale of the army and to calm the anger of the people."
"Your Majesty, Fang Youqun is greedy for life and fears death, and is misleading the country and the king. If this person does not die, the right way will not exist..."
In an instant, the court boiled and bowed.
Mo Bai paid attention and not only the neutral faction, but also many people from the Hu Party, and they were also talking about it. They should severely punish the parties.
Now this scene is clearly united and must kill Fang Youqun.
Mo Bai doesn't believe it. No one has ever thought about so many people. In this case, the treatment side will have the consequences of the group.
He glanced at the Hu Party officials. Mo Bai had clearly reached a tacit understanding with Hu Qingyan in advance, so he could not have known that he wanted to protect the party and have a group.
At this time, Mo Bai was very suspicious about whether he had been uttered by Hu Qingyan.
Is this old guy taking the opportunity to kill Fang Youqun?
It was also at this moment that Mo Bai felt a look at him, glanced at him slightly, and just looked at Zhang Bangli.
Judging from Zhang Bangli's solemn expression, he obviously also suspected that Hu Qingyan was lying and deliberately took the opportunity to get Fang Youqun.
Mo Bai's eyes flashed slightly. He could let Hu Qing speak out and the government, or watch his party attack the same, but he would not allow him to fight against the same party and ignore the interests of the state for the sake of the party.
But at this time, with Mo Bai's identity, it is difficult to speak out for the party to have a group.
His position on the fight against the barbarians has always been a firm hawk. In this case, Fang Youqun cannot be tolerated with his position, otherwise there will be endless troubles.
"Your Majesty, the fall of northern Jiangsu is indeed a matter of grief among the whole country. However, I believe that the most urgent task now is not to pursue Fang Youqun's guilt, but to prevent the war from continuing to deteriorate. Now the flag barbarians occupy northern Jiangsu and southern Jiangsu, and the Bingfeng directly threatens our Central Plains. If we do not curb it, we will only have to worry about the consequences."
Zhang Bangli stood up, and he had to speak.
But someone immediately stood up and shouted angrily: "Mr. Zhang is pleading for Fang Youqun?"
Zhang Bangli was not panicked: "I am just seeking truth from facts. How can I plead for mercy? I dare to ask you all. With the momentum of the current situation, the sword of the Qiman is pointed directly at Xijiang. If you ask Fang Youqun at this time, wouldn't it be a way to cut off your own ranks and help Qiman with his arm?"
"It is ridiculous. It is because the Banners are in full swing that the dynasty should make a decision to sue Fang Youqun to kill this kind of atmosphere of fleeing without fighting. Has Mr. Zhang ever thought that if Fang Youqun is tolerated this time, I am afraid that the generals in the army will follow suit and flee in the future. In this way, it is probably not just Xijiang, but my entire Daxia mountain will be ruined in a daze."
An old man stood up and faced Zhang Bangli, shouting with anger on his face.
As soon as these words were spoken, the whole hall was quiet, and even Zhang Bangli was speechless for a moment and didn't know how to refute it.
When Mo Bai heard this, he couldn't help but look back and saw that the person who spoke was not unfamiliar with him.
It was his neighbor, Mr. Cai Yuande. Mo Bai was surprised. This old man pretended to be a turtle and lived a mediocre life. Today, he was not afraid of Zhang Bangli's power and spoke out his advice.
Mr. Cai was not finished speaking, but he looked around for a week and his voice was passionate: "All people, at this moment, our country's dynasty has reached a time of life and death. In recent days, countless people of lofty ideals have come to Beijing to petition the State to kill Fang Youqun. Everyone, what is this? This is the heart of the people. Fang Youqun will not die. The lost thing in our country's dynasty is not just a northern Jiangsu, but the heart of the people. If the heart of the people is lost, even if the flag barbarians are not there, our country's dynasty may be lost."
Finally, the old man Cai bowed to Lao Jiu, touched the ground with his head, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I will ask you to kill Fang Youqun immediately to calm the anger of the people and boost the morale of the army."
"I'm going to ask Your Majesty and ask you immediately if you kill someone!" All the ministers bowed together.
The hall is quiet.
Zhang Bangli glanced at King Ming and finally had no choice but to bow down.
Seeing this scene, Mo Bai's heart was inexplicably complicated.
I have to say that today's court officials made Mo Bai look at him with admiration.
Although these court officials acted contrary to him, it is certain that this time, most of them were indeed not selfish, but were fair-minded and for the future plan of the country.
For example, Cai Yuande, whether to kill Fang Youqun or not, has no interest in him. He stood up and offended Zhang Bangli for this. If he thinks about self-interest, it is not worth it.
"Gei Master, Fang has something to do, what do you think?" A voice came slowly from above.
Hu Qingyan went out to work and bowed respectfully: "When you answer your Majesty, whether to ask Fang Youqun for the crime is indeed important. What your colleagues say is reasonable, and General Zhang's concerns are also true. The old ministers think that this matter should be cautious. It is better to listen to the opinions of Lord Qin and His Highness Ming. One of them is the Minister of Military Affairs and the other is the Minister of Military Supervision, both of whom are in charge of military affairs. Their opinions must be more comprehensive."
As soon as these words came out, Qin Hong immediately complained secretly.
He was not allowed to be a transparent person, but Hu Qingyan clicked him out at this time.
As expected, before Lao Jiu could ask him, someone heard from the court officials behind him whispering: "Your Majesty, I want to participate in Qin Hong. As a military minister, he instigated Fang Youqun to flee. This is a crime of dereliction of duty, and he should be punished with the same crime as Fang Youqun."
"I'm going to discuss it!"
Suddenly, the Hu Party officials were in anger and tried harder than Fang Youqun's report just now. In almost instant, the spearhead in the hall was transferred from Fang Youqun to Qin Hong.
Qin Hong was pale and slowly knelt down: "Your Majesty, the old minister is wronged. There is a case of withdrawing troops from the group. He did report to the Military Affairs Office, but the old minister did not approve it, so he made arbitrary claims. The old minister would never indulge him."
"Qin Hong, your words are ridiculous. As a military minister, you are in charge of the whole country's military affairs. How can you use your subordinates to make a decision to hide your guilt?"
"Qin Hong, since you are not able to control the Military Affairs Office, why dare to be at a high position and mislead the country and the people. Now it has led to the decline of the country and the Great Xia has suffered a great humiliation for five hundred years. What should you be punished?"
"How dare people without virtue or talent discuss state affairs with us?"
"We are ashamed to be with this generation..."
Mo Bai stood aside, looking at the indignation of the group, then looked at Hu Qingyan who was still as moving as a mountain, and finally looked at Qin Hong, who was kneeling on the ground, with a pale face and a trembling body, and his heart was silent.
Today, he truly witnessed the cruelty of party struggles.
At this point, he finally understood what Hu Qingyan was doing.
But he was a little confused. Qin Hong had just taken office, and Mo Bai had never heard of anything dirty about Qin Hong and Hu Qingyan.
The positions of the two did not overlap. Hu Qingyan was in charge of the government affairs, while Qin Hong was in charge of military operations. Why did Hu Qingyan deal with him?
Even if Qin Hong is taken down, the military plane will not fall on Hu Qingyan. If the military power is his, wouldn’t this dynasty be named Hu?
Qin Hong's ending is already destined.
Under such pressure, Qin Hong had no second way.
He looked up tremblingly and looked at Lao Jiu who was sitting on the top.
However, Lao Jiu's eyes fell on Hu Qingyan indifferently. Hu Qingyan lowered his head, as if he didn't notice it.
After a long time, Lao Jiu's eyes fell on Mo Bai again.
Mo Bai frowned slightly, vaguely feeling that something seemed to be happening.
In the end, Lao Jiu withdrew his gaze, Qin Hong smiled helplessly, took the initiative to remove the throne, and bowed: "I am incompetent, please punish Your Majesty!"
"Since that's the case..." Lao Jiu spoke silently for a moment.
But at this moment, Mo Bai's voice sounded: "Mr. Qin failed to control his subordinates, so he was guilty. If we deduce this, the minister of the army supervisor, who failed to find out in advance that Fang Youqun withdrew his troops, wouldn't it be a dereliction of duty?"
As soon as this statement came out, the whole palace was covered with Hubei.
Even Lao Jiu was stunned. No one expected that Mo Bai would actually help Qin Hong at this time.
And it is a reason to take the initiative to seek guilt. Is this the reason to take the initiative to send him to His Majesty?
Lao Jiu was stunned, and Qin Hong was even more surprised. The Hu faction and neutral parties in the court looked at each other, and for a moment there was a strange tranquility in the field.
No one knows how to answer.
However, someone still spoke, it was Hu Qingyan. He only heard his voice calmly: "Your Highness's words are different. All colleagues in the palace know that since you took office, your highness has been in the house because of your health and well-educated. Naturally, this matter cannot be falsely accused of Your Highness."
"Thank you, Master Ge, for excuse me!" The touching hands were bowed to Hu Qingyan, and then facing the ministers: "Since I am not a sinful person, I will dare to say a few words."
"Please, please!" Hu Qingyan stretched out his hand to signal.
Mo Bai stepped out of duty, and the court officials gave up their middle position.
Mo Bai looked around and looked at Lao Jiu at the end: "Your Majesty, what my colleagues said just now is all about serving the country with a heart of serving the country with sincerity. I have the same position as you. The loss of land has been a great matter since ancient times. No matter what dynasty or generation, they have been dealt with strictly and seriously."
Chapter completed!