Shen Yicheng naturally wouldn't admit defeat. If he did, he wouldn't be the Grand Secretary anymore. He might as well just retire and return to his hometown.
So he started to retaliate.
"But neither the Law of the Daming nor the laws of etiquette stated it clearly. Furthermore, this was His Majesty's request, and the Emperor allowed it. Xiao Zhennan is also from Qin, which is in line with the rules. How can we object?"
Shen Yicheng's reason was also very pertinent. No matter how one looked at it, it couldn't be blamed.
It's over. There's no reason. It can't stand!
Yu Jideng panicked a little, but when he looked at Shen Li, he found that Shen Li's expression was calm, as if nothing had happened.
Of course, Shen Li didn't panic, because there was no need for this. If the mad dogs of the Imperial Censorate were defeated for no reason, then they wouldn't have become the most powerful group in the Daming Dynasty. They wouldn't be so useful then.
Just like the indomitable keyboard warriors of the modern era, if they admitted defeat so easily, then they wouldn't have stirred up the Internet.
As expected, Xu Zuo and Wen Chun didn't panic at all.
"Even so, Deputy Secretary, justice is in the hearts of the people. You don't care about the hearts of the people, and you follow the will of the Emperor just to curry favor with His Majesty. I'm afraid you want to become the Grand Secretary as soon as possible, right? You don't care about justice and the hearts of the people, just for your own selfish desires, right? "
Xu Zuo took out his spiritual sword and pointed it at Shen Yicheng.
"Yes, justice is in the hearts of the people. If the hearts of the people aren't, Deputy Secretary, how can you be so careless? We only found out about this after it was done. What do you want to do? Do you want to be Zhang Jiangling? "
Wen Chun's question was also very sharp.
When Shen Yicheng heard this, the hurt expression on his face deepened.
"Oh, everyone, everyone, you're making things difficult for me! Do you think you can change things if you know about this? If His Majesty wants to reward meritorious officials, can you not let him?
The ceremony of presenting the prisoners of war is about to be organized, but the reward hasn't been decided yet. Isn't this disappointing the hearts of the meritorious officials? How do you expect the people to view His Majesty and the court? "
Shen Yicheng sighed heavily.
"Sigh! This old man is in a difficult situation. Bearing His Majesty's request, I still have to consider your opinions. If I am not careful, this old man will lose his life. Do you think this old man is very relaxed? "
Wen Chun and Xu Zuo looked at each other, realizing that this old fellow was an extremely troublesome opponent.
It wasn't a direct hit, but it was soft. Every heavy punch was like hitting a pile of cotton, completely useless.
"None of that matters! The most important thing was integrity! As a subject, how could he not have integrity!? When His Majesty makes a mistake, admonishing him is something that an official must do. If the Emperor insists on doing things his own way, then fight to the death! "
Faced with Wen Chun's pressure, Shen Yicheng's expression changed.
"Imperial Censor Wen, I didn't expect you to have such integrity! Daming, he still had the integrity of a scholar! Please! "
Shen Yicheng's face was filled with excitement.
"Ah?"
Wen Chun was taken aback.
"Please. Didn't you say you wanted to fight to the death? If you can persuade His Majesty, this old man won't do such a thing, right? "
Wen Chun blinked and looked at the innocent Shen Yicheng.
"I …"
I want you to fight to the death. When did I say I would go?
I still have a good life to live, I still have delicious food to eat, I still have power and fame to pursue, I still have beautiful women to sleep with, I still have a large amount of money to squander, and I still have many desires to satisfy. How could I do such a stupid thing?
Don't you understand that this kind of thing is for you to do and not me to do it myself? I am only in charge of saying it. Of course, you are the one to do it!
Wen Chun couldn't wrap his head around it.
"Second Assistant! As the head of the officials, you should take the lead. We must follow closely behind! "
Xu Zuo saw that Wen Chun was in a daze and quickly tried to save the situation. Not bad, his reaction was quite fast.
Who would have thought that Shen Yicheng would quickly push him away.
"You can't, you can't, you can't, there is a difference in status. This old man is only the second assistant of the cabinet. This kind of thing naturally needs the cabinet's chief assistant to step out. How can this old man overstep his authority? Then outsiders will say that this old man doesn't know the gravity of the situation, bullying the chief assistant. How can this old man be that kind of person? The chief assistant is in the room opposite, you all should go take a look! "
Shen Yicheng had directly pushed himself clean, and there was no room for criticism.
This time, it was Xu Zuo's turn to be stunned.
However, Wen Chun reacted again.
"Second Assistant, anyone with eyes knows that you are in charge of cabinet affairs right now. Grand Assistant Zhao is old, he has long stopped caring about government affairs. How can you bring up Grand Assistant Zhao at this time?"
Wen Chun gradually lost his patience.
"Nonsense! Grand Assistant Zhao is the chief assistant, I am the second assistant, how can I overstep the chief assistant's authority? Grand Assistant Zhao is clear about this matter. Under Grand Assistant Zhao's approval, this old man made the decision in his place. How can you say that Grand Assistant Zhao doesn't care about government affairs? Aren't you scared that the chief assistant won't be happy if this gets out? "
Shen Yicheng's face was full of anxiety.
"Back then, Zhang Wei was the second assistant, knowing full well that it was impossible, but he still dared to lead the ministers to resist to the death. Cabinet Elder Shen, you are also the second assistant, why don't you dare?!"
Xu Zuo's hair and beard were all standing on end, looking like he was bristling with anger.
Who would have thought that Shen Yicheng would shrink back even more.
"Zhang Wei is a sinner! He committed a crime! He was sentenced to death! You want this old man to learn from a sinner? This old man didn't provoke you, do you want this old man's family to be ruined and killed? When did this old man's family ever provoke you? What are your intentions? "
Xu Zuo had nothing to say again.
Wen Chun didn't know what to say either.
This high quality battle of words left Shen Li and Yu Jideng stupefied. They both vaguely felt that their loss wasn't unjust. Under Shen Yicheng's calm exterior, there was actually such terrifying quick-wittedness and powerful Taiji Pushing Hand skill!
He could actually hold on to this extent under the continuous attacks of the Daming's Most Powerful Verbal Cannon Squad, making the Verbal Cannon Squad's leader speechless. Just what kind of profound skill was this?
"Either way, Grand Assistant Zhao is right across the street. You two go find him, find him, let him lead the way. With the Grand Assistant's lead, only then can we properly enter the palace to find His Majesty. Oh, that's not right, we still have to have a concrete reason, we can't speak irresponsibly. We are all court officials, we have to be reasonable when we do things."
Shen Yicheng earnestly persuaded Xu Zuo and Wen Chun.
If Xu Zuo and Wen Chun understood a bit of modern Chinese and modern English, right now, their hearts would already be full of 'motherf * cker'.
Reason?
If our Daming's Most Powerful Verbal Cannon Squad was truly reasonable, would we still be as prosperous as we are today?
What we rely on is being unreasonable, what we rely on is mental pollution, what we rely on to stir up trouble. Otherwise, what do we rely on to make a living?
This was the fundamental spirit of the Most Powerful Verbal Cannon Squad — Mad Dog Spirit!
When all reasoning had lost its effect, when all the paths to reasoning had been blocked, the elites of the Most Powerful Verbal Cannon Group, who longed for fish and meat and a good life, would inevitably use their final trump card — pestering endlessly!
"Lift up the Grand Assistant! Bring him into the imperial palace! Go find His Majesty for an explanation! "
"There's also the Grand Assistant! Don't forget the Grand Assistant! We also have to bring the Grand Assistant into the palace! "
"Together! Together! "
Before Shen Yicheng could react, his entire body was lifted up by the two tall elite Verbal Cannon Squad, quickly moving outside.
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