The news of Yan Guoan's death quickly spread throughout the capital.
Countless officials were horrified.
How can it be the act of a benevolent monarch to kill a minister unjustly! Now that the world has been settled and the country will be governed in the future, but before there have been a few years of peace, Your Majesty has actually started to use the knife against important ministers.
Just use the knife! At least give a reason.
Is it a reason that the management of the market fails to satisfy you, old man?
Such natural disasters are everywhere, so why did only Yan Guoan die?
All the officials were furious, frightened and panicked. If you had followed the legal procedures and killed someone, people might not have reacted so strongly. But Your Majesty is now wantonly killing whoever he wants. Will anyone speak up for you when the butcher's knife falls on you in the future?
In anger, the crowd quickly identified the suspect Fang Zhengyi.
There is only one possibility that Your Majesty had Yan Guoan killed unjustly, and that is Fang Zhengyi's involvement.
Everyone in the court knew that there had long been a rift between the two of them, but who would have thought! This boy could be so vicious!
If the prince ascends the throne one day in the future, won’t Fang Zhengyi be able to get rid of anyone he wants?
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On the second day, when he went to court, Emperor Jing sat high on the dragon throne.
A large number of His Highness' ministers knelt down, and there were also many people standing scattered around.
Most of those standing were important ministers and other people who knew the inside story, while those kneeling were basically people from the Hanlin Academy.
The leader was Hanlin scholar Yang Yingcai.
At this time, he knelt on the ground, his face flushed and he asked excitedly: "Your Majesty, why did you kill Yan Guoan unjustly? Is there a villain around you who repeatedly slandered you?"
"This is a matter of great importance. If there is no reasonable explanation, I am afraid that scholars all over the world will be disappointed!"
"Then the students of the world will be alienated and disloyal, which is not a blessing for the country!"
"There are now a total of 120 people from the Hanlin Academy kneeling outside the Imperial Gate. Your Majesty, please understand!"
"If Your Majesty cannot be close to the virtuous and stay away from the villains, we are willing to kneel before Your Majesty forever!"
Li Yansong and others couldn't help sighing. They had already discussed it privately, but some people just wouldn't listen.
Yan Guoan himself has already shown some potential to become the new generation leader of the Hanlin Academy. He has wide connections and profound knowledge.
This attracted many people to follow him willingly, so many people in the Hanlin Academy had a bad impression of Fang Zhengyi.
The younger generation in particular were full of enthusiasm and believed that it was Fang Zhengyi who had deceived His Majesty with his slanderous words.
He didn't expect the backlash to come so quickly...
Guo Tianyang looked at this group of people expressionlessly, feeling very disdainful in his heart.
The court has been changing its personnel at the bottom very quickly in the past two years, and many people don't know your majesty's methods. You've really read so much that you've become stupid, and you don't know who holds the knife!
Emperor Jing looked at the people below with amusement, and looking around, he saw many people kneeling outside the hall.
Then he said, "So... who is this villain you are talking about?"
"I am Fang Zhengyi!"
Yang Yingcai didn't say anything, and a Hanlin at the end of the team stood up.
Emperor Jing glanced at him and suddenly saw someone standing next to him. He asked curiously, "Hey, why don't you kneel?"
The person standing there was none other than Yang Fengfan, the Imperial Academy editor.
Yang Fengfan straightened his face and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, I think Your Majesty has a keen eye and there are no villains around you. Your Majesty's actions are naturally justified."
Emperor Jing laughed. This was a real villain. It was interesting that there was a traitor in the Hanlin Academy.
Fang Zhengyi also looked back curiously, and Yang Fengfan immediately winked at him.
Ever since he licked Fang Zhengyi, Yang Fengfan became a bad person in the Hanlin Academy and was ostracized every day.
However, he is a dead pig that is not afraid of boiling water. As long as he holds on to Fang Zhengyi's thigh, he still has a bright future.
Who cares if he is a villain or not, Yang Fengfan has figured it out clearly. His Majesty favors Fang Zhengyi, so he will follow Fang Zhengyi and lick his boots, for sure!
"Fang Qing, they all say you are a villain, what do you think?"
Fang Zhengyi had already cursed in his heart.
Your Majesty is really good at finding trouble. I don’t want Yan Guoan to die. I have been idle for just a few days and then I got blamed for nothing. There is no way I can get along with him in the future!
When he looked up, he saw Li Yuanzhao winking at him and said angrily, "I am not a mean person. I think Lord Yang is like a weak person at his age!"
"???"
A soft person? The people in the court were confused for a while.
After thinking for a while, I realized that many people were kneeling on the ground and shaking constantly.
Yang Yingcai's face turned red, and he looked at Fang Zhengyi with wide eyes hatefully.
You're making dirty jokes in the court, and you still say you're not a villain?!
Emperor Jing glared at him and said, "Stop talking nonsense!"
"Yang Qing, how long do you plan to kneel?"
"If Your Majesty cannot be close to the wise and stay away from the villains, we will kneel before Your Majesty forever!"
Fang Zhengyi was wondering whether he should change his name to Fang Xianchen, when he looked up and saw Emperor Jing smiling coldly, he immediately perked up.
It seems like His Majesty will never compromise. I wonder what his plans are next.
Emperor Jing said, "Well, since you are so willing to kneel, then kneel."
"If you are hungry, I will send the imperial kitchen to bring you food!"
I'll give you some more laxatives!
Fang Zheng was excited at first... A bunch of bastards actually dared to mess with him. If I don’t get him back, will I still be Fang Zheng?
Anyway, I have offended them enough, so I have to kill them!
Fang Zhengyi was just thinking about how to deal with this group of people when Yang Yingcai spoke.
The voice was extremely sad: "Your subjects are willing to die for your advice!"
"Dying to remonstrate?" Emperor Jing stood up and looked down at his ministers: "You open your mouths to the world, close your mouths to the world, do you ever take the people of the world into consideration?"
"I will kill anyone like Yan Guoan I see."
"Now that you are willing to stand up for him, I have no objection. If you want to kneel, then kneel. This world cannot be separated from anyone."
"This is a good opportunity for me to see the character and courage of all the ministers. Please adjourn the court!"
As soon as these words were spoken, many people below were immediately shaken!
We are here to cause trouble, but we really don't want to kneel all the time! Kneeling for an hour is killing me!
How to step down now!
Yang Yingcai was desperate. He was not afraid of kneeling, but he was afraid of Emperor Jing's attitude.
If this continues, the country will no longer be a country!
Just as Emperor Jing was about to leave, Fang Zheng stepped out and shouted, "Your Majesty, please stay!"
"Hmm? Do you have anything else to say?"
Fang Zhengyi said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, kneeling like this could result in death!"
"The ministers in the court are the pillars of the country. If something goes wrong, won't it affect the livelihoods of the people of the world?"
Many people looked up at Fang Zhengyi in surprise.
What's going on? Your Majesty didn't give in, but the lackeys turned against you first? There's hope!
Emperor Jing felt extremely disappointed when he heard that Fang Zhengyi also opposed him.
He frowned and said, "What do you mean! Are you saying that I am wrong?"
Fang Zhengyi said respectfully, "Your Majesty! That's not what I meant. I meant to say that kneeling on the ground is really too tiring."
"Your Majesty, please move to Dengjinfang. The water there is of good quality and has great buoyancy. You won't feel tired kneeling there!"
All of a sudden, all the Hanlin scholars looked at him with their eyes wide open.
Fang Zhengyi, CNM!
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