Chapter 264: Cruel and inhumane? Stupid and unjust?
"You're about to rebel, what the hell are you afraid of..."
Upon hearing this, Li Qing grumbled to himself, then chuckled, "That's all right. Uncle has been guarding the border for a long time, defending the Shang Dynasty against the Xiliang barbarians and the Western Sea Demon Eye. He has made great contributions. Come, come, uncle, ride in the imperial chariot with me and return to Chaoge together!"
After saying this, he took Ji Chang's arm and led him to the imperial carriage.
Ji Chang wanted to refuse immediately.
What is his status? Is he riding in the same imperial chariot?
But he was old and frail, how could he escape from Li Qing's grasp? Li Qing seemed to be supporting him, but in reality, he was carrying him like a chicken, directly onto the imperial sedan chair.
Then Li Qing sat on the throne with a majestic horse and a golden sword, and just smiled and said, "Uncle, sit down."
Ji Chang had a lot of things to say but couldn't say them. Now that he was on the imperial carriage, there was no way he could get off. Otherwise, not only would he become a laughing stock, but he would also be disrespecting the majesty of the Emperor, which would be unreasonable.
Therefore, he could only bow and say, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace."
After saying that, he was about to sit down.
However, he discovered that this huge throne was already occupied by Li Qing for more than 80%!
"Sit down, uncle."
Li Qing smiled and just waved his hand.
How could Ji Chang say, "Your Majesty, please give way"?
He had no choice but to nod and sit down slowly with helplessness, with his butt touching the edge of the seat.
"Return to the palace!"
Seeing this, Li Qing burst into laughter, then waved his hand and shouted proudly.
The emperor's carriage suddenly turned around, and then all the officials followed it to the palace.
Along the way, Li Qing naturally kept chatting with Ji Chang.
But Ji Chang was uncomfortable no matter how hard he sat, and the imperial sedan chair was not moving fast, so it took more than an hour to get back to the palace. This made his legs and the small part of his buttocks extremely uncomfortable.
So he could only nod from time to time and respond reluctantly. Apart from hoping to reach the palace as soon as possible, he had no other thoughts.
Wait until the sun is three points high.
Finally arrived at the palace.
At the palace gate, Li Qing smiled and supported Ji Chang as he walked down.
This time, Ji Chang really asked Li Qing to support him.
His legs were already numb and his butt was almost numb.
Although his expression was still calm at this moment, he had already greeted Li Qing's ancestors for eighteen generations in his heart.
This king must have done this on purpose! He came here to torture me!
Even with Li Qing's support, Ji Chang's legs were still a little weak and he looked unstable.
Li Qing smiled and said, "Uncle, you are so old. Traveling hundreds of millions of miles must have really drained your energy. You should rest well here with me."
Then he carried Ji Chang and walked into the palace with an appearance of proper relationship between king and subject.
Seeing this, the officials behind him nodded in praise. The king is not only a wise ruler, but also respects the elderly! He has supported Ji Chang all the way without slacking off!
Soon, Li Qing helped Ji Chang into the palace and then into the Wanshou Hall.
When they arrived at the Wanshou Hall, Li Qing became the king, so he let go of Ji Chang.
For a moment, Ji Chang staggered suddenly and almost fell to the ground.
Seeing this, Li Qing immediately reached out his hand, smiled and supported him, saying: "Uncle is really old."
Ji Chang's face was calm, but there was a hint of red in it, and he was extremely angry in his heart!
Even as my legs went numb, he suddenly let go without saying a word! It made me look so embarrassed!
But he couldn't curse out loud on the spot, so he took a deep breath and said slowly, "Although this old minister is old, his muscles and bones are still good. Your Majesty, please don't continue to support me."
"Hahaha, okay, okay."
When Li Qing heard this, he smiled, nodded, let go of his hand, turned around and strode towards the throne.
Ji Chang stood there and waited for a while before taking a step forward calmly. It seemed that he had returned to normal.
"Long live His Majesty! Long live His Majesty! Long, long live His Majesty!"
All the ministers returned to their seats and the Emperor held his morning court.
All the officials, including Ji Chang, knelt down and kowtowed to Li Qing.
Li Qing raised his hand calmly and said, "Everyone, please stand up."
After he finished speaking, he looked at Ji Chang and said, "Lord Xibo, you have traveled hundreds of thousands of miles from Xiqi to Chaoge. Do you have something important to report?"
After taking the throne of the Emperor, Li Qing naturally no longer had to be polite to Ji Chang.
Ji Chang bowed and said, "Before I came here, I submitted the memorial to Your Majesty. Could it be that Your Majesty has not read it?"
The ministers frowned when they heard this.
Why does this Xibohou sound like he's blaming me? Even if Your Majesty didn't read it, so what? Can't you just repeat it?
Li Qing was not angry, but nodded and said, "Of course I have seen it, but the Duke of Xibo has lived in the remote place of Xiqi for a long time, and it seems that he has misunderstood the affairs of the court. It seems that there must be treacherous people around the Duke of Xibo."
Ji Chang raised his head and asked, "What do you mean, Your Majesty?"
Li Qing said, "There are many untrue things in the memorial submitted by the Marquis of Xibo. However, considering that the Marquis of Xibo was unaware of the situation, I will not blame you for your offense."
"Everything this old minister said in his memorial is true. Where is it untrue?"
When Ji Chang heard this, he sneered in his heart and his voice became a little higher.
Li Qing smiled and said, "Lord Xibo, in your memorial you accused me of being foolish, unjust, cruel, and inhumane. I would like to ask you, how am I foolish? How am I unjust? How am I cruel? How am I inhumane?"
Ji Chang said slowly, "Your Majesty forced the daughter of Su Hu to marry you, forcing the Marquis of Jizhou to rebel. This is foolishness. After Your Majesty married Su Daji, you indulged in beauty all day long and ignored state affairs, causing chaos in the country and the people to live in misery. This is unrighteousness. Your Majesty dug snake holes, cast cannons, and killed Doctor Mei Bo. This is cruelty. Your Majesty marched north to the snowy plains and killed billions of snowy creatures. This is inhumanity. With such conclusive evidence, how can Your Majesty not admit it? Your Majesty, making mistakes is not scary. What is scary is not admitting mistakes and not correcting them! Under such circumstances, the fate of the Great Shang Dynasty is in danger!"
"Hahaha!"
When Li Qing heard this, he burst into laughter.
When Ji Chang saw this, his brows immediately frowned.
Without waiting for Li Qing to speak, Shang Rong stepped out and said, "What the Duke of Xibo said is truly absurd."
Ji Chang turned and looked at Shang Rong.
Shang Rong spoke slowly, "Su Hu's daughter and Your Majesty are in love with each other. How can you force her to marry you? And the Marquis of Jizhou rebelled because he had always harbored rebellious intentions! The poem he wrote on the city wall is obvious! And what about Your Majesty's obsession with beauty? Your Majesty simply caught a cold and rested in the harem for over a month. How can that be considered an obsession with beauty? If that's the case, then you, Marquis Xibo, often disappear from your residence for six months at a time. What are you obsessed with? And the snake cave and the branding torture instruments should deter all traitors! Doesn't Marquis Xibo appreciate these excellent tools for slaying treacherous ministers and rebels? As for killing the creatures of the North Sea? That's even more ridiculous. The North Sea barbarians invade our Great Shang borders year after year, causing great suffering to millions of our people. Your Majesty and the people of Great Shang all hate their extinction. How can Marquis Xibo still show pity for them?"
After all, he was their own king, so Shang Rong's words were so convincing and flawless that Bi Gan and other old ministers nodded in agreement.
The king was somewhat foolish before, but he has come to his senses now. How can you, a vassal king, come and slander him?
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