Chapter 1142 Out of Control
The King of Yizhou also shouted "Mother" and rushed forward to support the Queen Mother.
The emperor immediately came to his senses and said, "Come, quickly help the empress dowager down and call the imperial physician."
After saying this, he also wanted to stand up and send the Queen Mother away.
Bai Shan raised his lip. Now that he had begun, he couldn't let it end so easily. He bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, I have evidence of the location, number, and weapons of the Yizhou King's private army. Your Majesty, the people of Yizhou were severely weakened by the flood five years ago. Nine out of ten houses were left empty that year. They cannot withstand another war."
Manbao then lay on the ground and shouted with Bai Shan, "Your Majesty, please give the people of Yizhou a chance to live!"
The emperor's expression changed slightly.
The Queen suddenly stood up from her chair, walked to the Emperor, squeezed past him, took over the Queen Mother, and whispered, "Your Majesty, please handle government affairs here. I will go and serve my mother."
The emperor glanced at her, felt the glare from her, and couldn't help but let go of his hand. The empress dowager suddenly opened her eyes and woke up with a wail.
The Queen didn't stop, but half hugged the man and said, "Mother, I will take you down to rest. Let them worry about these things."
The Queen Mother took her hand and cried, "Queen, it's so rare for me to celebrate my birthday, and yet my two little children have caused such a commotion. I, as a mother, have been bullied like this, and none of my sons are any use."
The King of Yizhou shouted angrily, "Wait, mother! I will skin them alive!"
Wei Zhi roared, "King of Yizhou, are you trying to silence me?"
The Queen Mother burst into tears, pushed the Queen away, pointed at His Highness Wei Zhi and angrily said, "What about murder and silencing? Such fabricated stuff! You just believed it based on the words of two young children? How old are they? They can find out all this stuff, and yet you know nothing about it..."
At this point, the Queen Mother's eyes lit up and she said, "Yes, you are all just sitting around doing nothing? Two little kids know everything, but you are completely clueless."
Man Bao said, "That's because the King of Yizhou did a good job of keeping the news secret. Queen Mother, you have no idea how hard life is for the people of Yizhou."
Manbao, relying on his young age, was filled with fear and hatred. He simply burst into tears, crying and saying, "When Yizhou was flooded, the people fled Yizhou to avoid the flood. As soon as the water stopped, they returned. But when they returned home, their houses and fields were occupied. The King of Yizhou turned them into wasteland. Those who couldn't produce the house deeds and land deeds were driven out by the Yizhou Palace. Those who could produce them were beaten and their belongings were stolen and burned..."
The King of Yizhou widened his eyes and said angrily, "You slandered me—"
"This is the truth," Manbao shouted back even louder than him, "The people of Yizhou City hate him so much in their hearts, but they dare not speak out their hatred, for fear that the people in the palace would hear and arrest them for hard labor. They can only curse him in their hearts."
"If you don't believe me, look," Manbao pointed at the wound on his face and said, "This wound was caused by Princess Yunfeng in the garden just now. I accidentally said something bad about the King of Yizhou. If you don't believe me, ask His Highness the Fifth Prince and Princess Changyu if Princess Yunfeng was the one who hit me with the wound on my face."
Everyone looked at the Fifth Prince, Princess Changyu and others who were still standing in the hall.
The two of them were too scared to speak, but Ji Hao knelt on the ground and shouted back, "I can testify that it was Princess Yunfeng who beat him."
Ji Xiang, who was kneeling in the front, said: ...
Old Master Tang knelt on the ground. Seeing that no one was talking, he reached out and pinched Wei Zhi in front of him. Wei Zhi said loudly, "Ji Xiang's hometown is in Yizhou. He should know something about these things, right? Didn't Ji Hao just come from Yizhou?"
Ji Xiang:......
Ji Hao looked up at Bai Shan and Zhou Man who were kneeling at the top, gritted his teeth and said, "I don't know about other things, but I know that there are many refugees in Yizhou, and they haven't been properly arranged yet."
The Queen supported the Queen Mother and said, "Mother, the Imperial Physician is here. I will help you go back to your room and rest."
The Queen Mother reached out and pushed the Queen aside, then plopped down on the chair again, angrily saying, "Okay, okay, you guys deliberately chose to make me uncomfortable today. I want to hear what else you have prepared."
Old Master Tang knew that with the Empress Dowager here, the case couldn't be tried any further, so he said loudly, "Empress Dowager, this matter involves the foundation and destiny of the country. It's hard to say right and wrong at once. It would be better to take the people away first and then thoroughly investigate the evidence they brought."
The Queen Mother pointed at Bai Shan and Zhou Man and asked, "Do you believe what these two little boys brought?"
"Whether it's true or not, we'll know after we investigate." Old Master Tang insisted, "I also ask the Queen Mother not to interfere in state affairs."
"What if I insist on asking?"
Old Master Tang looked at the emperor and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty!"
The emperor bowed to the empress dowager and said, "Mother, please return to the palace. Don't worry, I will definitely clear the name of the fifth son."
The Queen Mother was so angry that she raised her hand to hit him, but she couldn't bring herself to do it. She could only whisper with red eyes: "Erlang, I gave birth to four sons, and now there are only you and the fifth one. You can't, you can't..."
The emperor lowered his eyes and said, "Don't worry, mother. I understand everything."
The Queen then helped the Queen Mother down, and she secretly gave Aunt Shang a wink.
Aunt Shang quietly retreated.
She left the hall, called over a trusted young palace maid, and whispered something in her ear. She then quietly retreated, and as soon as she left the hall, she ran towards the palace gate.
The Queen Mother was helped away.
The emperor sighed, turned back to sit in his chair, and said in a deep voice: "Okay, if you have anything to say, say it now."
Ji Xiang gritted his teeth and could only bow first and say, "Your Majesty, I would like to see the account books they have collected."
The emperor glanced at Gu Zhong, who nodded quietly. The emperor then nodded and said, "Pass it on."
Gu Zhong took out an account book and took it away. In order to avoid taking the wrong one, he quietly opened it and took a look. After confirming that it was the original, he handed it to Ji Xiang.
This is the booklet about iron ore.
Ji Xiang flipped through it and turned to hand it to Liu Hui.
Liu Hui took it and flipped through it...
The letter was circulated among several important ministers, and those ministers who had originally believed it 30% now believed it 70% more. When they looked at the King of Yizhou again, their expressions changed completely.
The Fifth Prince and Princess Changyu also knelt on the ground. They were still a little bit in disbelief.
So, Zhou Man had a grudge against the emperor's uncle from the beginning for killing his father and mother?
No wonder she said the emperor's uncle was shameless.
The Fifth Prince quietly looked up at his father, remembering the note still in his arms. He then realized that he had led Bai Shan out, so this was...
The fifth prince swallowed.
Changyu's heart was filled with surprise, and he felt that everything was surprising.
Mingda, who was hiding outside the palace, pulled the Sixth Prince and turned away.
The Sixth Prince asked quietly, "Sister, aren't we going in?"
Mingda shook his head and whispered, "Let's go see the Empress Dowager and the Queen Mother."
It would be useless for them to go in and see what was happening here. They would just be kneeling and staring blankly if they stayed here. It would be better for them to go find their mother.
I wanted to add more chapters, but I got sick today and my head hurts. I'll see how it goes tomorrow.
See you tomorrow
(End of this chapter)
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