Chapter 600 The Grand Princess's Plan
Capital city, imperial palace, Gantian Hall.
Emperor Yongping sat high on the dragon throne, looking at the civil and military officials standing in an orderly line below, his expression indescribably solemn.
The Changshan Shen Clan recruited 100,000 soldiers. Ostensibly, this was preparation for a conquest of Japan. However, anyone with a reasonable understanding understood that once these 100,000 soldiers were assembled, they would pose a formidable threat to the imperial court.
If the Changshan Shen family lost the war against the Japanese, everything would be fine. But if the Shen family won the war against the Japanese, then the Changshan Shen family would have a large territory overseas.
In addition, with an army that has experienced bloody battles, once the Changshan Shen family covets the country, the imperial court will be powerless to stop them.
"Why is no one talking?"
"Weren't you all very talkative in the past?"
Emperor Yongping looked at the civil and military officials below with a bad face, and felt more and more that the people in his court were a bunch of good-for-nothings.
When something happens, they all become quails.
"Your Majesty, what the Changshan Shen family did was to protect the Tang Dynasty from being usurped by the Japanese. I believe they should be rewarded!"
An imperial censor stepped forward and spoke of righteousness as soon as he opened his mouth.
"Warriors in front of the palace, drag him out for me!"
"Beat to death!"
The imperial court is already in danger, and this Changshan Shen family has evil ambitions. This crappy censor is still singing praises for the Changshan Shen family. You are simply an old man who wants to hang himself because he thinks his life is too long!
After experiencing these series of blows, Emperor Yongping no longer had the calmness and modesty he once had.
"Your Majesty, please think twice!"
"The founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty once said: ministers should not be punished for their words!"
"While what Censor Park said was certainly not in line with Your Majesty's wishes, it is not a crime punishable by death!"
"Your Majesty, please think twice before you act!"
When Emperor Yongping was tyrannically about to have the censor who had given advice beaten to death, many civil and military ministers who had been silent just now spoke up one after another, all trying to persuade and plead for mercy for the censor who had spoken out.
Emperor Yongping didn't expect that even though he was so angry, this group of people dared to come out and offend him. He was stunned for a moment, his face gloomy and his eyes blazing with fire.
"Your Majesty, think twice!"
The eldest princess finally spoke at this moment.
At the court, the Grand Princess was the person the Yongping Emperor trusted the most. When someone else spoke, even if it was Prince Yu Li Heng, the Yongping Emperor didn't take them seriously.
But when the eldest princess spoke, Emperor Yongping began to think twice.
"Forget it, the death penalty can be avoided, but the living crime cannot be forgiven!"
Emperor Yongping snorted coldly, "Drag him away and give him twenty strokes of the cane!"
Although he was very unhappy, since the Grand Princess had spoken, Emperor Yongping had to give her face.
This censor, who thought he was speaking out for justice, thought he had finally escaped and saved his life when he was dragged away.
But what she didn't see was that when he was being dragged away, the eldest princess gave a wink to the warrior in front of the palace.
The result was naturally that the censor was beaten to death with twenty boards!
It goes without saying that Emperor Yongping took the blame for such a crime, even though this was not his original intention.
The censor was beaten to death, shocking the court and the public.
Many civil and military ministers met secretly to discuss countermeasures.
Then, this group of people went to the Duke Dingguo's Mansion and asked to see the Grand Princess.
From the moment the civil and military ministers secretly colluded with each other, the Grand Princess had been waiting for these people to arrive. After all, it was she who was guiding all of this in secret.
As for the unlucky Censor Park, he simply walked into trouble.
"Your Highness, the Grand Princess, the Emperor is becoming increasingly irritable. In the past few days, ten of his colleagues have been caned, and Imperial Censor Park even lost his life."
"Please, Her Royal Highness, please save our lives!"
"Please, Her Royal Highness, save me!"
The group of people who came to Duke Dingguo's Mansion stood up and saluted the Grand Princess respectfully.
Once upon a time, Prince Yu, the head of the Imperial Clan Court, was the one these civil and military officials relied on. But recently, everyone could see that Prince Yu was no longer favored by Emperor Yongping.
No one knows why this happened, but he who knows the times is a wise man.
They didn't want to be the next person to be caned, and they didn't want to follow the same fate as Censor Park who was caned to death.
Of course, some people also thought about resigning and staying away from the right and wrong of the court.
But at this juncture, even if the resignation letter was approved, Emperor Yongping would definitely hold a small account against him. It might not be a problem at the moment, but when the situation stabilizes in the future, he would be held accountable sooner or later.
If he couldn't resign and run away, he would have to find another way to survive in the court.
"My Lords, I will do my best in this matter."
"But you guys have to do something too!"
The Grand Princess did so much, and her purpose was certainly not simply to make these people grateful to her.
Her purpose was actually very simple, which was to make all the civil and military officials in the court disappointed in Emperor Yongping. Then, when Emperor Yongping's life experience was exposed, even if the country could not fall into her control immediately, she could become the actual controller of the Tang Dynasty.
As for those local aristocratic families who are now making trouble, they can do whatever they want now, because no matter how they do it, as long as they don't dare to rebel openly, they will all be liquidated in the future.
He doesn't have the courage to rebel, but dares to jump out and purge the court. He is simply tired of living.
At the beginning, Emperor Taizu almost completely wiped out these local noble families. Later, these local noble families compromised and begged for mercy, so Emperor Taizu spared them.
Now, the facts have proven that these local aristocratic families are really ignorant of life and death and do not know how to be grateful. When she comes to power, she will definitely exterminate these ungrateful people.
This world belongs to the Li family!
Any attempt to challenge the orthodoxy of the Li family is self-destructive.
"Your Highness, the Grand Princess, what should we do?"
These civil and military ministers who came to visit the Grand Princess were all confused after hearing what she said. They really didn't know what they could do.
They seemed to be caught in a strange situation where doing too much was wrong, doing too little was also wrong, and doing nothing was also wrong. They felt that the emperor was unhappy with them and was just looking for trouble with them.
"There have been so many things going on recently that His Majesty is inevitably anxious. When you all say and do something, you should consider His Majesty a little more."
"For some matters, if you can make the decision, then try to do so. It is not necessary for His Majesty to make the decision."
"Also, the training and rectification of the thirty-six guards of the North and South Battalions is of utmost importance!"
Holding military power gives you the confidence to speak. The Grand Princess is well aware of this truth. However, more than just holding military power, the soldiers must be able to fight!
An army that cannot fight is just a decoration no matter how many there are.
Emperor Yongping personally led the expedition against the Northern Barbarians, holding absolute power over the army at the time. But so what? An army that couldn't fight was no better than a herd of pigs!
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(End of this chapter)
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