Chapter 477: Drawing Cakes
The imperial teacher glanced at Zhao Yi indifferently and walked towards a sedan chair.
Eunuch Liu hurried over and lifted the curtain of the sedan chair.
After the Imperial Preceptor got on the sedan chair, he said to Zhao Yi, "Your Highness, His Majesty invites you in."
Zhao Yi nodded slightly and pushed the door open to enter the hall.
With a "bang", an inkstone fell at his feet.
Ink splashed onto his official uniform and shoes.
Immediately afterwards, a rebuking voice rang out above his head: "You evil creature, you are so arrogant. You are an important official of the court and a pillar of the country, yet you arrest people at will. Do you still respect the law? Where do you put me?"
"Your Majesty, please order me to quickly close Feng Zhihuan's case and prevent any potential risks for the virtuous king." Zhao Yi produced two booklets and handed them to a nearby eunuch, who presented them to the Northern Qi Emperor. "The officials I arrested today exploited their positions to facilitate Feng Zhihuan's actions. Together, they seized the people's land, abducted women, and bribed officials... Their numerous crimes warrant confiscation of property and execution."
He asked in return, "Your Majesty, may I ask if I have violated the laws of Northern Qi? Have I disobeyed your will?"
After reading the booklet in his hand, the Emperor of Northern Qi became furious.
Zhao Yi was really calculating. He had deliberately concealed these two booklets from him in order to cheat him into giving him the privilege to deal with officials at will.
He was an emperor, but he was fooled by Zhao Yi.
"You don't even know where you've gone wrong." The Northern Qi Emperor snorted coldly, "They come from aristocratic families and hold high positions, so their relationships are complicated. If you say to arrest them, then arrest them. Tomorrow, my desk will be piled high with memorials impeaching you."
"You are my son. I can protect you. Anyone who dares to question you will be killed by me. Even if I become a tyrant, what's the harm?"
"But if I do this, it will definitely cause unrest in the court, giving the remnants of the previous dynasty an opportunity to take advantage."
At this point, the Northern Qi Emperor slammed the booklet down on the table. "You handed me the evidence of their crimes long ago. I ordered the Dali Temple to raid their homes and throw them all into jail. Who dares to object?"
"Right now, rumors are spreading throughout the capital that you are a spy for the Great Zhou. You've taken advantage of my favor to unjustly kill officials in order to destabilize the nation and ally with the Great Zhou to destroy Northern Qi."
The Emperor of Northern Qi wanted to use this as an excuse to seize power from Zhao Yi, put him under house arrest with justification, and then send another trusted minister to deal with Feng Zhihuan.
By then, even if Zhao Yi announced the evidence of King Xian's guilt, he could still be charged with framing and murdering his brothers.
Zhao Yi sneered in his heart. How could he not know what the Emperor of Northern Qi was thinking?
He said he wanted to protect him, but he was worried about the remnants of the previous dynasty and had no choice.
Therefore, in order to prevent the country from being overthrown by the remnants of the previous dynasty, an explanation must be given to all officials and the people.
How to explain?
Dispose of him.
"Everyone says that I grew up in the Great Zhou, was deeply loved by my uncle, and that my heart must be with the Great Zhou. But they never considered that you also doted on me, making me king, giving me power, and even giving me the cities bordering the Great Zhou as fiefdoms.
I am deeply trusted by you here and respected by the people. I enjoy treatment that is not available in the Great Zhou. Why should I betray my country?
Even if I helped the Great Zhou to destroy the Northern Qi, in the eyes of the Great Zhou, I would be a traitor. How could they use me?
Even if my uncle values me, what about the new emperor?"
Zhao Yi smiled bitterly. "Not to mention the royal family, even the great aristocratic families and ordinary people are fighting each other for the sake of interests. Why don't they suspect me of being greedy for Northern Qi's power and ambition, and help Northern Qi destroy the Great Zhou?"
"After all, my uncle trusts me, and the King of Zhenbei is my father-in-law. If he wants to swallow up the Great Zhou, wouldn't it be easy?"
At this point, Zhao Yi asked the Northern Qi Emperor, "If Your Majesty were in my position, what would you do?"
The Emperor of Northern Qi followed Zhao Yi's words and put himself in Zhao Yi's situation.
If it were him, he would fight for the throne of Northern Qi and then destroy the Great Zhou in one fell swoop.
The Northern Qi Emperor's eyes flickered.
The imperial teacher could not help him destroy the Great Zhou.
Maybe Zhao Yi can.
He originally planned to wait until Zhao Yi dealt with Feng Zhihuan and then let him stay in Yongqing County forever.
Now it seems that Zhao Yi still has some value.
"Your Majesty is my father. He is willing to protect me and go against all the officials. As a son, I am naturally willing to share my father's worries." Seeing that the Emperor of Northern Qi fell into deep thought, Zhao Yi knew that the Emperor of Northern Qi had made up his mind.
He said, taking a step back to advance: "Tomorrow morning at the court, you will follow the memorials submitted by all the officials to accuse me, remove my power, and demote me to my fiefdom."
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