Yang Tiejiang continued to rant, "Not only do you not know how to be grateful, but you're also causing trouble for him both overtly and covertly. And you still have the nerve to call me vulgar and ignorant? I think you're the ungrateful and shameless ones...especially you, Wang Hong."
"I don't care how you spread rumors about me, how you say I'm vulgar and arrogant. I'm just from the countryside, and I can't compare to you guys who rely on your ancestors' influence, have family support, and even have connections with the Empress. But... even if you really are royal relatives and have connections with the Empress, you are still the Emperor's subjects, dogs under his feet. What qualifications do you have to give orders to the Emperor?"
When Wang Hong heard what Yang Tiejiang said, he almost fainted from anger.
"Yang Tiejiang, what nonsense are you talking about? When did I ever order the emperor to…"
"Isn't that an order?"
"What's the matter? Do you really want to go up and touch the emperor to make orders? Do you want to stand on top and give orders to him to give orders? I didn't expect that you, Wang Hong, are so ambitious!" Yang Tiejiang said in a loud voice.
"You, you're talking nonsense..."
Wang Hong was so angry that his whole body was shaking.
Emperor Wenyuan narrowed his eyes slightly.
He felt that what Yang Tiejiang said was indeed quite reasonable. Wang Hong and the people behind him had caused him a lot of trouble, because among the officials brought down by Mr. Lu, many were from their faction, and even Empress Xu's mother's family was affected.
Everyone was respectful on the surface.
In fact, he was hindered everywhere.
Think about this.
Emperor Wenyuan's eyes darkened.
Even the officials who had just seconded Wang Hong's proposal were given a gloomy look by him.
The officials' expressions changed slightly.
But before they could react, Yang Tiejiang suddenly stood up, bowed high to Emperor Wenyuan and said, "Your Majesty, I don't want to cause trouble for you, and I don't want you to be misunderstood as biased because of those messy things."
"Lord Wang just accused me of a multitude of crimes. Although I retorted a few times out of anger, I also know that the mouths of these self-proclaimed scholars are like knives that can kill people. Moreover, they have always disliked me, a peasant. If they can't investigate today, I'm afraid that my crime of plotting rebellion will be fully confirmed."
As Yang Tiejiang spoke, he rummaged through his pockets and quickly produced a tiger talisman: "Your Majesty, this is the tiger talisman of 300,000 troops that the late emperor handed over to me. I am handing it over today."
The tiger talisman for an army of 300,000?
There was a moment of silence in the court.
Even Wang Hong couldn't help but look at Yang Tiejiang in surprise, as well as the tiger talisman he was holding in his hand.
Yang Tiejiang commanded an army of 300,000.
It is almost the majority of the military force of the Mo Dynasty. This is also the reason why Emperor Wenyuan has always been wary of Marquis Zhenbei. After all, it is the majority of the military force. Once Yang Tiejiang has any ulterior motives, he will not be able to sit firmly on the throne.
Now, he actually handed it over like this?
An undercurrent flashed across Emperor Wenyuan's eyes, and his hands unconsciously grasped the armrests of the dragon throne, but on the surface he remained calm. Looking at Yang Tiejiang, who was kneeling upright, he spoke gently, "My dear Yang, I believe you. You don't have to..."
"emperor."
Yang Tiejiang grinned and said, "I am a rough man to begin with. When the late emperor gave me the military command, it was so that I could drive out the invaders and protect the stability of our people and the dynasty. Over the past few decades, I have lived up to the late emperor's trust and have a clear conscience."
"Now that Lord Wang has questioned my loyalty to Your Majesty, and is worried that I might harbor ulterior motives with this military power, it means that many people share this sentiment. Some may even think that I am... so meritorious that I overshadow the master. If that is the case, I will return it to Your Majesty."
These words made many people's faces change.
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