Li Yi and Li Xuan were waiting outside the hall. When an imperial physician came out, Li Xuan quickly walked over and asked anxiously, "How is Uncle Huang?"
The imperial physician sighed and shook his head.
Li Xuan's expression changed. He grabbed his collar and asked, "Is it serious?"
"Why do you say that, Your Highness?" The imperial physician was surprised and said, "His Majesty was just temporarily stimulated. His mood was too unstable, causing his condition to relapse …"
Li Xuan relaxed and glared at him. "Then why did you shake your head just now?"
"My neck was a little stiff just now, so I moved it a little …"
The imperial physician sighed and then said, "However, you still have to pay more attention in the future. His Majesty's condition really can't take any more stimulation."
"Get out, get out, get out!" Li Xuan kicked the imperial physician's buttocks and waved his hand impatiently.
After the eunuch reported, the two entered the hall. Emperor Jing was lying on a soft couch inside and waved at them from a distance.
Li Xuan quickly walked over and said, "Uncle Huang, the dragon's health is more important. You can let MIngzhu handle these matters of the court. If they want to kneel, let them kneel until they die in the hall. It will save us some trouble."
"What a stupid thing to say." Prince Ning glared at him and said, "If the current Grand Tutor of the court kneels until he dies in the Golden Hall, how will the world talk about His Majesty?"
"I don't mind." Emperor Jing shook his head and looked at Li Yi. He said, "You have been wronged. What you have done is beneficial to the country and the people. It is a good deed that will last for generations, but you are regarded as a sycophant …"
Li Yi looked at Emperor Jing's pale face and said, "Whether it is a good deed or a bad deed, the future generations will judge. Moreover, the people are not stupid. They can't be toyed with as they like. I believe that the world will naturally give me justice."
Seeing the fatigue on his face, Li Xuan stood up and said, "Uncle Huang, please rest well. We won't disturb you any longer."
After leaving the hall, the smile on Li Xuan's face immediately disappeared. He said angrily, "Are these old fellows trying to force me to abdicate and rebel?"
Li Yi patted him on the shoulder and said, "You just can't stay calm when something happens. Don't worry, let's go and take a look first …"
In the main hall, Emperor Jing covered his chest and coughed a few times before slowly saying, "I can feel that I don't have much time left."
Pain appeared in King Ning's eyes. "Imperial brother …"
Emperor Jing looked out of the hall. After a long time, he said, "At first, I also thought that you should take this position …"
Without waiting for him to finish, Prince Ning immediately bowed. "Imperial Brother, you must not do this!"
"We know that you don't want to be trapped in this position. Otherwise, the one lying here right now would be you." Emperor Jing narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "In the end, this world should belong to those young people …"
Prince Ning nodded and said, "MIngzhu and Xuan 'er did not disappoint us."
"The Cui family has the ambition of wolves …" Emperor Jing looked at Prince Ning again. "This time, I'm afraid you will have to personally go back to Qing An Fu."
Prince Ning bowed and said in a low voice, "As you command!"
…
When Li Yi and Li Xuan walked to the main hall, they coincidentally ran into MIngzhu coming out from inside. She asked, "What's the situation inside?"
MIngzhu shook her head and said, "With Grand Tutor Chu as the leader, there are more than 20 people still kneeling inside."
Li Yi walked into the main hall and saw that other than the group of people kneeling on the ground, the other officials had already left. The elder at the very front was kneeling on the ground. He must be the Grand Tutor Chu that he had met twice.
He walked to the front. Grand Tutor Chu heard the sound of footsteps and slowly raised his head.
Li Yi hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Grand Tutor, there is no need to be so courteous. Please rise, I really cannot accept such a great courtesy from you …"
"How dare you!"
"How dare you!"
…
Before Grand Tutor Chu could speak, a series of harsh voices came from behind him. The four scholars looked at him angrily. The officials of the court behind him all shrank their necks and did not say a word.
Grand Tutor Chu's expression was calm as he lightly said, "I kneel for the world and the ancestral system. When the Emperor is ill, the Eastern Palace should be established to stabilize the court and the people. This is the rule set by the ancestors. Do you really want to be a treacherous official who disregards the ancestral system and causes trouble for the world?"
"Such a heavy crime, this junior can't afford to bear it." Li Yi shook his head and bent down. In a small voice, he said, "I am only worried that your grandson, a young man in the prime of his youth, will injure his legs if he kneels for too long. Grand Tutor, you are already so old. If something bad happens to you and you collapse, I presume that Official Cui, who does not wish to reveal his name, will be very sad?"
The old man looked at him and his gaze suddenly froze. "What did you say?"
Li Yi looked at him and asked, "Forming a clique for personal gain and pressuring the Emperor in the Golden Palace. Is this the righteousness that Grand Tutor, as a scholar of the Jing Kingdom?"
Grand Tutor Chu's gaze slightly froze. He coldly said, "My righteousness is not for you to judge!"
"Grand Tutor's reputation is illustrious. Naturally, I cannot judge." Li Yi once again lowered his voice and slowly said, "I wonder if those women who have been trampled upon by your grandson, who have been seriously injured in both body and mind, can be judged?"
"You!"
Grand Tutor Chu's expression changed. He stood up shakily with the help of his walking stick and pointed it at Fan Xian. In a trembling voice, he said, "You, you traitor, don't you dare sully the Chu family's clean name!"
"The Chu family's clean name for a hundred years is not easy to obtain. Grand Tutor, please reconsider. Don't casually use it to gamble." Li Yi shook his head and turned to leave.
The people in the hall looked at the dazed Grand Tutor Chu and looked at each other. An old man finally could not help but ask, "Grand Tutor …"
Grand Tutor Chu waved his hand and said, "Get up. We will discuss this matter at length when we return."
Watching the people leave the hall from afar, Li Xuan asked in confusion, "What did you say to that old man?"
Li Yi watched the group leave and said, "I told him that the old man's body is weak and that kneeling for too long is not good for his health."
"That's all?"
"What else?" Li Yi shook his head and said, "This is for his own good. If he still does not listen, then he can only blame himself …"
Li Xuan shook his head and said resolutely, "Impossible. That old man is as stubborn as a rock. Let alone kneeling until his legs are broken, even if he kneels to death, he will not easily compromise."
Li Yi waved his hand and said, "Fine. Actually, I told him that His Highness said that if they do not get up, they will all be beheaded and hung at the palace gates as lanterns. The Chu family will be exterminated, the men will be exiled and the women will be sold to the brothels. They will not be allowed to sleep without receiving a hundred customers a day … Just ask him if he is afraid!"
Li Xuan was stunned and murmured, "Isn't this too cruel?"
Li Yi patted his shoulder again and said, "If you are not so cruel, they will not be afraid …"
…
Outside the palace gates, Cui Qingming slowly followed behind Grand Tutor Chu and said, "Don't worry, Grand Tutor. All the evidence of that incident has already been destroyed. What he said is nothing more than slanderous slander and framing others. No matter what he does now, even if he finds those women and points them out, people will only think that he is desperate and will not be able to do anything."
His eyes flickered and he said firmly, "Now that the situation has been decided, as long as Grand Tutor puts in a little more effort, the great event will be possible …"
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