"What does the aristocratic family have to do with this matter, Cui Cen, please don't speak nonsense."
Zhao Xin sneered in his heart, but his face was serious, and he seemed very unhappy.
Many people in the palace breathed a sigh of relief, and some even began to shout angrily, "Your Majesty, Cui Cen has gone mad. To prevent him from making random accusations, please immediately behead him and throw him into the streets."
Before Zhao Xin could say anything, Cui Cen sneered, glaring at the man with a mocking smile, "Randomly biting? Who are you biting? You? Haha, you're not worthy. The aristocratic family I'm talking about isn't one like you, a scum who claims to be from a humble background yet willingly serves as a dog of an aristocratic family."
"you……"
The man became furious upon hearing this.
Cui Cen, however, remained furious. He bowed once more and said, "Your Majesty, sixteen years ago, I was only the Minister of the Chancellery, with a salary of only a thousand dan. Lin Hongyue was the Prime Minister at that time, possessing immense power. How could I, alone, frame him and harm the Lin family?"
At this point, the man paused and sneered again, "I plead guilty because I was indeed responsible for the destruction of the Lin family. However, the knife was not mine. The one who handed me the knife was from a noble family in the world, or more precisely, a noble family in the capital.
This includes the Nangong family at that time. If Your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can summon Nangong Yanran back and ask her. Although she can't speak, she is well-educated."
Even Zhao Xin was stunned by Cui Cen's words.
In the back hall, the three members of the Lin family who had been taken away but did not leave, vaguely heard these words, and Lin Yuchen was the first one who could not help but get furious.
This old villain not only harmed the Lin family so much, but also dared to slander his mother's family.
But just as he was about to move, he was stopped by Nangong Yanran.
Lin Yuchen and his sister turned around and saw her silently shedding tears, but shaking her head slightly at him. They couldn't help but change color and lose their voice.
"Could it be that what that old thief said was true?"
Nangong Yanran did not answer.
Cui Cen then added, "And your majesty, think about this: although the Lin family was destroyed, the Nangong family is safe and sound. Over the years, has there been any sign of revenge for the Lin family?
What's more, Nangong Yanran and the remnants of the Lin family are in my house. Could it be that the Nangong family is completely unaware of this?"
"No."
Cui Cen answered his own question: "Nangong Yanran is just the reward given to me by the Nangong family.
Back then, Nangong found me and used the bait of marrying Nangong Yanran to me after the deal was done.
Haha, it’s really funny to think about it. A few years ago, I also proposed to Nangong Yanran from the Nangong family, but was ridiculed in public and even kicked out by Lin Hongyue, the so-called eldest son of the Lin family.
A few years later, the Nangong family and other noble families used the daughter of the Nangong family, who was once a proud daughter and is now the prime minister's wife, as bait to lure me into becoming a treacherous minister.
Your Majesty, this is the aristocratic family of the world. In their eyes, there is only one word, and that is profit.
Lin Hongyue was born into a noble family, but she attempted to harm her family and enrich the world.
He repeatedly wrote to the late emperor, asking him to liquidate the land in the world and thoroughly investigate the people hidden by the noble families, saying that the registered population of the court had dropped to 30% since the reign of King Sejong.
It is said that of ten acres of land in the world, nine are in the hands of aristocratic families, and of ten acres of population in the world, nine are also in the hands of aristocratic families.
Stupid, really stupid to the extreme!"
Cui Cen laughed heartily at this point, then looked up at the emperor with a half-smile and said, "Your Majesty, with your wisdom, if anyone in the world does this, will anyone in the Great Qin tolerate him?"
Zhao Xin took a deep breath and finally understood all the confusions he had had before.
I understand that Lin Hongyue was not only the prime minister back then, but also had a high reputation and was widely regarded as a wise man among the people.
No matter how foolish the late emperor was, why did he kill this man? Moreover, no one in the world spoke up for this honest and wise prime minister.
"Your Majesty, Cui Cen's words are detrimental to the country. Your Majesty cannot believe them!"
At this moment, a voice sounded at the end of the class.
Zhao Xin looked up and saw that it was Kou Zhunren. He couldn't help but frown slightly.
Liu Muzhi then followed suit and said, "I agree with what Mr. Kou said.
The so-called "all the people in the world are the king's subjects, whether they are from noble families, wealthy families, or the common people, they are all His Majesty's subjects."
Cui Cen's words simply indicate that he knows his crime is unforgivable, and that's why he slanders people wantonly."
When the two of them spoke, everyone noticed that all the emperor's close ministers were in the palace today.
Before, because we were all at the end of the class, no one noticed us.
As soon as the two of them spoke, everyone reacted and began to agree.
Zhao Xin also reacted and realized that he had almost fallen into Cui Cen's trap just now.
At the same time, he also understood what the two meant. Now is indeed not the time to fall out with the aristocratic families. He smiled slightly and waved his hand, saying, "My lords, there is no need to say more. How can I believe such a ridiculous statement?"
However, once these words were spoken, it became impossible to use Cui Cen's words as a breakthrough point to abolish the Prime Minister's Office.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but glance at Cui Cen, but saw that the man had a sneer on his face.
He couldn't help but frown slightly, a little confused as to why this person dared not cooperate with him. Did he really not care about Cui Zhihao's life or death?
But there is no way around it. It is impossible for everything in this world to develop in the direction you give it.
He said no more and waved his hand, "Today's court meeting ends here..."
Cui Cen was not sure what he was thinking. Seeing Zhao Xin say that the court meeting was over, he actually interrupted Zhao Xin again and said, "Your Majesty, I have another memorial to make!"
"hehe."
Zhao Xin sneered and waved his hand, "No need to play!
"Retreat!"
Although what Cui Cen was going to say next might be what Zhao Xin wanted him to say before, Zhao Xin no longer wanted to listen.
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