Chapter 173 Qi Yanzhou Requests Exile
Qi Yanzhou looked at the various weapons on the ground, a hint of sneer flashed across his eyes.
"Your Majesty, these weapons are the collection of Prince Chen's Mansion for hundreds of years, and there are no more than one hundred pieces in total."
After saying this, he looked at the pile of weapons.
"Whether the emperor believes it or not, these weapons do not belong to Prince Chen's Mansion."
He had a look of "you can always find a pretext to accuse someone of a crime".
The emperor snorted coldly, "Why, you still want to say that it was Minister Ye who framed you? Then tell me, how did Minister Ye hide so many weapons in your warehouse without telling your people?"
When the dowry was delivered to the warehouse, Prince Chen's Mansion sent two people to watch over it.
Under Qi Yanzhou's deliberate efforts, both of them were people planted by the emperor in Prince Chen's Mansion.
The weapons were hidden in the warehouse in broad daylight.
When the people from the Shangshu Mansion left, Qi Yanzhou's people transported most of the weapons away from the tunnel that had been dug long ago.
Facing the emperor's questioning, Qi Yanzhou said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I have no right to defend myself."
"What a fool! Prince Chen, do you know that these weapons are enough to confiscate the Qi family's property and exterminate all nine generations of the Qi family!"
In order to consolidate the imperial power, the national law stipulated that no family's guards could not exceed a thousand and the number of weapons could not exceed five hundred.
If it exceeds the limit but there is no reasonable reason, the person can be treated as guilty of treason.
Qi Yanzhou looked at the emperor calmly, with mocking eyes.
"If the weapons are seized from the Shangshu Mansion, will the Emperor also exterminate the Second Prince's entire clan?"
This was extremely treasonous, and the emperor was so angry that he picked up a sword and put it across Qi Yanzhou's neck.
He is just a minister, but he actually compares himself with the royal family. What a pipe dream!
"Who gave you the courage to kill all nine clans of the royal family?"
The sword cut Qi Yanzhou's neck, and the blood dyed his wedding dress a dark color.
Qi Yanzhou didn't want to waste any more time and directly pointed out the emperor's thoughts.
"I know that the emperor has always wanted to get rid of Prince Chen's Mansion, but with only three thousand weapons of unknown origin, does the emperor dare to wipe out the entire Qi family?"
The emperor was enraged, "I am the Son of Heaven, what is there that I dare not do?"
As he said this, he was about to chop off Qi Yanzhou's head.
Qi Yanzhou took out a golden medal of immunity from death from his arms.
"This was bestowed by our ancestor, the Emperor. Your Majesty, are you going to disobey the will of your ancestor?"
The emperor looked at the gold medal of immunity from death and sneered, "One token can only save one person's life!"
After saying that, he let Qi Yanzhou go and attacked the old prince.
The old prince immediately dodged the sword that the emperor swung at him.
"Your Majesty, have you forgotten that the Qi family still has the imperial sword bestowed by our ancestors, which can be used to strike down tyrants and slay treacherous ministers!"
"The Imperial Sword can protect the Qi family, but only if the Qi family does not commit treason!"
As he said this, he continued to kill the old prince, but was stopped and controlled by Qi Yanzhou who broke free from his grip.
No one expected that Qi Yanzhou would suddenly launch an attack and capture the emperor.
Everyone turned pale with fear.
The Dali Temple Minister screamed, "Prince Chen, don't be impulsive, let the emperor go!"
The Imperial Guards immediately took control of the people in Prince Chen's Mansion.
"Prince Chen, if you hurt the emperor, no one will be alive in Prince Chen's mansion!"
The emperor was so frightened that the sword in his hand dropped to the ground.
"Qi Yanzhou, you... do you want to kill the king?"
Qi Yanzhou gently pinched the emperor's neck and shook his head.
"I have said it before, Prince Chen's Mansion has never thought of treason, let alone regicide."
As he said this, he sneered.
"If the emperor insists on exterminating the entire Chen Palace before finding out the truth, I don't mind killing the emperor."
The emperor knew that Qi Yanzhou was not trying to scare him, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
"The weapon was found in Prince Chen's Mansion. This is the truth."
Qi Yanzhou took advantage of everyone's inattention and stuffed the golden medal of immunity from death into the emperor's arms.
"Your Majesty, why did you steal the golden medal of immunity from death bestowed upon the Chen Palace by the ancestor emperor?"
emperor:"……"
"Qi Yanzhou, what are you crazy about?"
In front of everyone, Qi Yanzhou took out the golden medal of immunity from death from the emperor's arms.
"The gold medal of immunity from death was found in the emperor's arms. The evidence is irrefutable. How does the emperor intend to argue?"
emperor:"……"
"You took advantage of me not paying attention..."
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Qi Yanzhou.
"Your Majesty, this is how the weapons appeared in Prince Chen's Mansion. Seeing is not necessarily believing. If you want to convict Prince Chen of treason, please produce irrefutable evidence, otherwise it will be difficult to stop the world from talking nonsense."
After saying this, he let go of the emperor and knelt down on one knee.
"I was forced to do this, and I have offended Your Majesty. I beg Your Majesty to forgive me."
The emperor was so humiliated that he wished he could tear Qi Yanzhou into pieces immediately.
But he can't!
Because Qi Yanzhou has a golden medal that protects him from death.
The Qi family was not only a founding hero, but also had made great military achievements and was guaranteed by the Imperial Sword.
It is not possible to confiscate the Chen Palace and exterminate the Chen family with just three thousand weapons of unknown origin.
Fortunately, he had a backup plan!
The emperor suppressed his anger and said, "Prince Chen, I hope you can still be so confident when the imperial guards find the irrefutable evidence!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a royal guard came quickly with a bundle in his hand.
"Your Majesty, I found this in Prince Chen's study."
The Imperial Guards opened the bundle, revealing the priceless tribute from southern Xinjiang.
Most of the tributes sent from southern Xinjiang to the emperor were taken away by Ye Chutang when he was trapping the "ghost thieves".
But those were what the emperor left over.
The best tribute had already been taken away by him and given to his favored concubines.
In order to prove that Qi Yanzhou was related to the "ghost thief", the emperor asked his concubines to return the tribute and distributed it to the imperial guards.
So, we have the current scene.
"Lord Chen, these tributes were stolen by the 'ghost thief' a long time ago, why are they in your study?"
Qi Yanzhou already knew the emperor's plan.
He suddenly realized and said, "Your Majesty, I understand. Whether it is weapons, letters, witchcraft or tribute, they were all put into the Chen Palace by the 'ghost thief' in order to alienate us from each other!"
"Prince Chen is really good at making excuses. Why do I feel that you and the 'Ghost Thief' are in cahoots?"
"Your Majesty, the 'Ghost Thief' is clearly framing me."
After saying this, he added bluntly.
"You can always find a pretext to accuse someone of something. Your Majesty does not trust the Qi family. I have no way of defending myself. I ask to be exiled!"
This was said so suddenly that everyone was stunned.
The old prince was extremely anxious.
"Zhou'er, what nonsense are you talking about? Our Qi family is upright and honest, and we are not afraid of investigation at all. If we are exiled, the people will think that the Qi family has made a mistake!"
Concubine Chen also echoed, "Zhou'er, don't be impulsive or foolish. The Qi family's century-old reputation cannot be ruined by exile!"
The concubines, illegitimate sons and daughters also all opposed exile.
"Exile is a serious crime, which means that Prince Chen's Mansion has done something terribly wrong. Your Majesty, you are confused!"
"Please think twice, Your Majesty. The Emperor is wise and powerful, and he will definitely clear the name of Prince Chen's Mansion. There is no need to exile him!"
"Your Majesty, Prince Chen's Mansion was framed. If we exile him, the crime of treason will be confirmed!"
"I would rather die in the capital than be exiled to the wilderness!"
The emperor looked at the crying Qi family and was inspired to think of a new idea.
Given the current situation, it is possible to charge the Qi family with treason.
But three thousand weapons were too few in number, and the Qi family had military merits and life-saving talismans, so it was impossible to kill all nine generations of the Qi family.
At most, his title would be stripped and he would be imprisoned.
But confinement means that the Qi family has to stay in the capital, and there is a possibility of redress at any time.
Exile will not only drive the Qi family away, but also make them die on the road!
After all, exile is hard, and it is normal for a few people to die.
Thinking of this, the emperor looked at Qi Yanzhou, and the anger that had been pent up for a long time disappeared.
"I approve!"
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