The civil and military officials in the court were not fools. If they still couldn't see through Your Majesty's intentions, then they would be wasting their time as court officials.
Hearing Your Majesty say this, many people began to chime in.
The Imperial Censors who followed Imperial Censor Gu in impeaching Pang Xiao all had ashen faces. They felt that their lives were about to be forfeited today.
As expected, Li Qitian said in a deep voice: "As subjects, not only did you not share my burdens and solve my problems, it's fine if I don't blame you for your incompetence, but you actually dared to frame a loyal subject in front of me! If I were to believe your slanderous words today, wouldn't I become an incapable ruler who framed his subjects? What are you trying to do to me! These people should all be severely punished! "
Li Qitian's anger was completely released at this moment.
This was because the Li Qitian in his impression had never been this angry before. How could an ordinary person withstand the majesty of an Emperor? Everyone was afraid that they would be implicated. Even the officials who had maintained a neutral stance on this matter were shocked by Your Majesty's anger. Not to mention Imperial Censor Gu and the others who were trembling on the ground.
Seeing that Li Qitian intended to push the blame onto others and remove himself from the blame, Pang Xiao immediately bowed and said: "Your Majesty, please calm down. The Imperial Censors' accusations were like this. They found a problem and wanted to impeach, but that was because they were doing their duty. Today, they impeached Yu Chen because someone had caused this misunderstanding behind their backs. They did their job diligently. Although they were fooled, they didn't do anything wrong. Your Majesty, please calm down. "
Many of the officials were very surprised. They originally thought that with Pang Xiao's domineering personality, he wouldn't let go of an opportunity to take revenge. Who would have thought that the murderous Wang Ye would have a soft heart and speak on behalf of the people who had just impeached him.
However, those who understood the situation clearly knew that Pang Xiao was not being benevolent and generous. It was clear that he wanted to let those imperial censors feel the difference in the way Li Qitian treated them.
If it wasn't for Your Majesty's instructions, the Imperial Censors would probably never impeach Pang Xiao for the rest of their lives.
They listened to Your Majesty's orders, but in the end, they were ordered by Your Majesty to be severely punished, and the one who pleaded for them was the one who was impeached by them.
Such a contrast could be seen clearly by outsiders, but the people involved must be even more clear about it.
Li Qi Tian also had the same feeling in his heart. He secretly hated Pang Xiao for pretending to be a good person. But, he could only suffer in silence.
None of his deployments worked. Now, he was afraid that Pang Xiao would explode on the spot and cause an uncontrollable situation. So, regardless of whether he could tolerate it or not, he could only tolerate it.
Li Qitian muttered to himself and sighed, "Forget it. We'll do as Prince Zhongshun says. However, all of you must remember that in the future, you are not allowed to sow discord between me and the other officials for no reason. Our Da Zhou dynasty has just been established for four years. What we need is for all of you to work together for the welfare of the people, not for internal strife. We must learn from the lesson of Beiji.
"If it wasn't for the fact that the officials of Beiji were not united and the corruption and extravagance were serious, the people wouldn't have been so angry in the end. We should also learn from the lessons of the Northern Ji Kingdom. "
When the officials heard this, they all bowed. "Your Majesty is wise!"
Li Qitian saw that the situation had stabilized and could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, Pang Xiao was not angered to the point where he could not control himself. Once he went berserk, the consequences would be even more difficult to control.
However, when Li Qitian thought of Ji Zeyu, who was under house arrest in the Tiger Army's barracks, he felt a wave of anger and suspicion.
Ji Zeyu was not an incompetent person. Otherwise, he would not have been able to dominate the north and make the Tatan tremble when they heard Ji Zeyu's name.
A few days ago, he had specially asked Li Guanwen to probe Ji Zeyu. At that time, Ji Zeyu had a good grasp of the Tiger Army's situation. Why did he fail at such a crucial moment?
Now, if anyone told Li Qitian that Ji Zeyu's situation was not intentional, he would not believe it.
Li Qitian's thoughts flashed through his mind. He had already made up his mind to severely punish Ji Zeyu. Ji Zeyu ruined his plans and made him lose face. How could he let him go!
Li Qitian remembered that he had asked Qin Yining a question just now. This was the best time to change the topic, so he said, "Prince Zhongshun, continue to answer my question just now."
Qin Yining saw the entire process. Just a few people who came to Li Qitian to answer Li Qitian's questions completely changed his attitude. She understood that Pang Xiao must have made some preparations behind the scenes.
Now that Li Qitian had changed the topic, she knew that the crisis had been resolved!
Qin Yining was overjoyed and sighed with emotion at Pang Xiao's power. However, her expression was calm as she bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I was not the one who killed A Nari Khan that day. The one who really killed A Nari Khan is the current Wu Tejin Khan. "
Qin Yining concealed the existence of Mu Jinghu and did not mention Lu Heng. He only gave a general description of the situation that day.
"… Later, I only knocked the Khan of A Nari unconscious. I didn't expect that after Wu Tejin Khan brought his trusted aides, he would kill his first wife. In the end, he even used A Nari Khan's death to arouse the sympathy of the people.
"When I was hiding in Tatan, the Tatan people were full of praise for Wu Tejin Khan's vow to avenge A Nari. As long as he said that he wanted to avenge A Nari Khan, even a ten-year-old child would want to fight on the battlefield.
"Their people are hot-blooded and valiant, which is different from our Da Zhou. Wu Tejin Khan very cleverly controlled their emotions and thoughts. "
Qin Yining's voice drifted over and explained the situation clearly. The civil and military officials in the court fell into deep thought.
"It seems that we have underestimated Wu Tejin Khan's shamelessness." Li Qitian gritted his teeth and said, "This Wu Tejin Khan helped A Nari ascend to the position of Queen Regent, and then slowly supported her to become Khan. I'm afraid that he did it so that he could legitimately obtain the position of Khan from her, the rightful heir of the royal family, and gain the recognition of the people. His scheming is deep and shameless, it's simply outrageous. "
When the officials heard this, they all agreed and condemned Wu Tejin Khan's shamelessness.
After a while, someone stood up and said, "It seems that Prince Zhongshun's wife was kidnapped to Tatan on the way back from the disaster relief. Even if Tatan wants to go to war now, it's not because of Prince Zhongshun's wife. The Princess is really innocent in this matter. "
"Exactly. As a woman, the Princess was able to maintain her strength of character in Tatan and did not do anything to harm Da Zhou. She was also able to maintain her chastity until we rescued her. Her temperament and willpower are worthy of being studied by the women of Da Zhou. "
When someone said this, everyone saw that Li Qitian had no intention of refuting, so they all agreed.
Qin Yining lowered his eyes and did not make a sound.
Pang Xiao, Qin Huaiyuan, and Qin Xiuyuan also did not make a sound. They looked as if they were completely at Your Majesty's command.
Li Qitian smiled and nodded repeatedly, but in his heart, he was so angry that he almost spat out a mouthful of old blood.
What did these people mean? What? His plan did not succeed and he did not capture Pang Xiao, but why did they want him to reward his wife?
A woman was kidnapped to Tatan. Who knew if she was still chaste or not? These people praised her chastity, but he had no way to refute at this juncture.
These people were definitely ordered by Pang Xiao!
Li Qitian gritted his teeth so hard that they almost broke. But he could only swallow this loss.
"Everyone is right. Prince Zhongshun's Consort is indeed a heroine. "Li Qitian smiled and said," The Qin Clan listens to the title. "
"This subject's wife is here." Qin Yining bowed gracefully.
"Prince Zhongshun's Consort is from the Qin Clan. She is intelligent, virtuous, and virtuous. She can be called the model of a woman. Today, she is specially conferred the title of a superior first-rank noble lady. She is also bestowed with a hundred taels of gold and a number of silk, satin, and treasures."
Qin Yining hurriedly bowed deeply. "This subject's wife thanks Your Majesty for his great kindness."
Li Qitian laughed and said, "Forget it. Quickly get up. Your body is heavy now. Be careful not to bump into my silly younger brother when you kneel."
These words made it seem as if Pang Xiao liked to find trouble with him as his sworn younger brother.
Pang Xiao smiled and pulled Qin Yining up. He bowed respectfully to Li Qitian and said, "Many thanks to Your Majesty. This subject is also an adult now. I won't always go to your house to make trouble like before."
Li Qitian's reply was neither light nor heavy. It meant that Li Qitian was talking about his childhood.
This reply caused many people to ponder.
Today's scene was clear to everyone. It was obvious that Li Qitian wanted to take down Pang Xiao.
The reason was that his military service was too high to shock the emperor. However, Pang Xiao's military service was real. They were sworn brothers, and they had a friendship when they were young. As the emperor, he actually had no tolerance and was so eager to eliminate a meritorious subject. It was really chilling.
Some people thought of this, and naturally, some people didn't think of it. They even smiled and felt that this was echoing the friendship between Your Majesty and Prince Zhongshun.
Li Qitian felt sick in his heart. Seeing that he couldn't get any benefits today, he became more and more bored. Soon, he announced that the court was dismissed.
After spending so much effort, not only did he fail to take down Pang Xiao, but Pang Xiao's wife also gave him the title of a first-class noble lady, a hundred taels of gold, and a lot of treasures. This made his heart ache more than if Li Qitian's heart had been dug out. However, he couldn't show it and could only endure.
The Jingji Guards and the Five Cities Warden's Office prepared in the city were mobilized in vain. They didn't receive any follow-up orders and returned to their positions.
Qin Huaiyuan and Qin Xiuyuan left the palace. They didn't dare to talk about today's matter, nor did they dare to make any unnecessary expressions. They hurriedly returned to Qin Manor.
Qin Yining and Pang Xiao left the palace together and got on the carriage.
When they left the Meridian Gate and were farther and farther away from the Imperial Palace, they began to hear the voices of the common people. Pang Xiao and Qin Yining looked at each other and smiled in tacit understanding.
"Wang Ye can foresee things like a god. What did he do? Why don't you tell this concubine? "
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