"Insolence! How dare you speak so arrogantly before the Emperor! How many heads do you have to chop off?"
Just then, Bai Yuanshan stepped forward again, glaring righteously at the military officer and rebuking him.
Upon hearing this, the military officer didn't even break a sweat. He was now completely reckless, thinking that since he had already offended so many people, he wasn't afraid of offending one more.
So he turned his gaze to Bai Yuanshan, intending to confront this prime minister head-on.
"Enough, all of you, shut up!"
Just then, a cold female voice suddenly reached everyone's ears.
Li Chang'an could no longer tolerate it. After speaking, she walked straight forward under everyone's gaze, bowed to Emperor Xingchang, and said, "When did the court become a place for you to argue about such pointless things? We are all officials and colleagues in the court. Shouldn't we value harmony and work together for the country?"
These words were so reasonable that they immediately silenced the ministers who had been chattering on and on.
Feng Beichuan looked at the woman's still cold face, but a faint smile involuntarily appeared on his lips.
A feint attack?
It seems the effect is indeed quite good!
Perhaps the ministers were indeed intimidated by Li Chang'an's impassioned speech, but Feng Beichuan saw through it all.
Li Chang'an did this entirely in order to control the situation.
Otherwise, if these people continue to cause trouble, things will likely get out of control.
Li Chang'an coldly scanned the crowd. Just as he was about to say something to end the dispute, Bai Yuanshan, unfortunately, stepped forward again.
Before he could even speak, Li Chang'an knew he was going to contradict him.
As expected, Bai Yuanshan said seriously the next second: "According to what the princess said, since we should value harmony, then we cannot let what just happened go so easily."
As he said these words, Li Chang'an could even see a fleeting glint of calculation in the old fox's eyes.
Immediately, Bai Yuanshan looked at Emperor Xingchang and said emphatically, "Your Majesty, this man has disrupted the order of the court, assaulted a high-ranking official, shown arrogance and disrespect to the emperor, and dared to utter wild words without remorse. In my opinion, he must be severely punished and absolutely cannot be let off lightly!"
Upon hearing Bai Yuanshan's words, Li Chang'an's expression changed repeatedly.
That old fox is really capable; he listed out all these charges so quickly, it seems he wants to kill him.
Originally, this matter could have been resolved peacefully, but now, thanks to Bai Yuanshan's words, the general who had failed in his attempt to impress the emperor was once again thrust into the spotlight.
"What Minister Bai says is absolutely right. I also think that this matter should not only be punished, but should be severely punished!"
No sooner had Bai Yuanshan finished speaking than Emperor Xingchang immediately chimed in in agreement.
After seeing Emperor Xingchang's attitude towards the matter, Li Chang'an's expression immediately tightened.
This matter is neither a big deal nor a small one; the most important thing is whether these people are willing to show mercy.
In fact, Lord Song, who almost got beaten, was unwilling to back down, but as long as Emperor Xingchang mediated between them, the military officer would at most be fined a little and have to apologize, or at worst get a few lashes, and that would be the end of it.
But judging from Emperor Xingchang's words, this matter is unlikely to end well.
However, it is still unknown what kind of severe punishment he just mentioned.
However, once this step was taken, Emperor Xingchang had confirmed his intention to protect civil officials and suppress military officials.
This is tantamount to providing a powerful backing for all the civil officials in the court. From now on, the military generals in the court will probably never recover.
At this moment, not only was Li Chang'an worried about this matter, but even the military general realized the seriousness of the situation.
Upon hearing of the impending severe punishment, he quickly suppressed his previous arrogance, and a rare look of fear appeared on his face. He then hurriedly stepped forward and said to Emperor Xingchang, "Your Majesty, please understand the truth of this matter! I acted impulsively out of anger. If I had to say what happened, it was because Lord Song insulted me first, and I was simply too angry to speak..."
Unfortunately, Emperor Xingchang was determined to show these officials his power this time, and despite their lengthy explanations, he wouldn't listen to a word they said.
Emperor Xingchang simply raised his hand and interrupted, "A moment of impulse? You're quite good at making excuses for yourself! But I seem to recall that the princess already stopped you once before, and Minister Song didn't say anything after that. Could it be that you acted impulsively the second time as well?"
As he spoke, he glanced at Li Chang'an almost imperceptibly.
Upon hearing this, Li Chang'an felt somewhat annoyed. Emperor Xingchang's words were not only meant to shut up the military officer, but also to silence him.
Upon hearing this, the military officer was speechless.
The atmosphere suddenly became tense. Li Chang'an clenched his fists, then prepared to try to turn the tide once again.
However, Feng Beichuan, who had been silently observing the situation from the sidelines, suddenly spoke first, calmly saying, "I also think that what the Emperor said makes sense..."
These words not only left Li Chang'an somewhat bewildered, but also Emperor Xingchang and his entourage found them utterly incomprehensible.
Although they were approaching the issue from different angles, they were all wondering what Feng Beichuan meant by saying those words.
However, before they could figure it out, Feng Beichuan spoke up again, saying leisurely, "But speaking of which, if we really want to investigate this matter, Your Majesty yourself is also implicated."
This time, Feng Beichuan's remarks once again surprised everyone.
Seeing this, Li Chang'an temporarily put aside his thoughts and decided to observe from the sidelines for a while.
Based on her understanding of Feng Beichuan over the years, she knew he must have his own plans at this moment.
For some reason, Li Chang'an suddenly felt incredibly at peace.
Although Feng Beichuan didn't do anything, she felt from the bottom of her heart that as long as he was there, it was like she had an extra help.
"What does the Regent mean by that?"
Upon hearing this, Emperor Xingchang raised an eyebrow slightly, then looked at Feng Beichuan with an unfriendly expression and asked in return.
He was very interested to see what this person was really up to.
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