"Your Majesty!" A group of ministers looked at each other and immediately knelt on the ground.
"Your Majesty, Lord Li is a senior official of the previous dynasty. He has dedicated his life to the Song Dynasty. Your Majesty cannot punish Lord Li out of personal favor."
"Your Majesty, Lord Li simply offered a good plan. What crime has he committed?"
"You, you, you..." Li Bangyan looked at Zhao Huan so angry that he was speechless.
The ministers knelt on the ground and looked at each other. The prince was usually weak and gentle, but how come he became a completely different person after ascending the throne today? He didn't seem like a prince at all.
Zhao Huan was stunned. He had not expected so many ministers to oppose him. He had over-idealized the imperial power. The emperor could not do whatever he wanted.
Zhao Huan became stubborn and decided to go against this group of ministers.
"Where is the guard?"
Several imperial guards immediately stood outside the palace and clasped their fists towards Zhao Huan: "Your Majesty!"
"Drag this Right Prime Minister Li Bangyan, who has brought disaster to the country and the people, out of the palace and give him twenty lashes of the cane!"
Li Bangyan immediately shouted: "I will go to the emperor and report you."
"Your Majesty! Lord Li has done nothing wrong and must not be subjected to this humiliation."
"Your Majesty, you can't do that. You can't do that."
The ministers knelt on the ground to stop the guards. They all thought that the new emperor was crazy.
Zhao Huan's face turned green with anger: "How dare you tell me who is speaking for Li Bangyan? Drag them all away and beat them with a stick!"
It didn't work very well, and seven or eight ministers still knelt down and begged for mercy.
The imperial guards looked at each other, not knowing what to do.
"Do you intend to disobey my order? Anyone who pleads for Li Bangyan will also be punished with twenty strokes of the cane. Anyone who dares to suggest ceding territory or paying compensation will have their property confiscated and beheaded!"
Silence, instant silence. This emperor was serious. The guards dragged seven or eight ministers and Li Bangyan out of the palace.
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