This was the second time that the officials in the imperial court had a face-to-face confrontation with Qiao Xin. Once again, they experienced Qiao Xin's venomous tongue!
When others said she had ulterior motives, she scolded the adults present for not doing their job, not being able to share the worries of His Majesty, not being able to make decisions for the people, but being unable to see others do even the slightest good thing...
When someone said that her two sons held military power, they might have ulterior motives, Qiao Xin spat at that person!
All under heaven belongs to the king, and all within the four seas are the king's subjects.
The soldiers her son controls are His Majesty's personal soldiers, generals appointed by His Majesty himself. When did they become the so-called private soldiers?
However, some people secretly raise private soldiers without your Majesty's consent. Why do you gentlemen turn a blind eye and turn a deaf ear to it? You are just picking on the weak!
As for the construction of the city wall in Laohu Town, she did not act first and report later, but sought the opinion of His Majesty in advance and then acted according to the order!
Last year, Laohu Town was still a wasteland. Why did no one do anything about it when there were so many tigers and wolves?
The heavy rains this summer almost flooded the town, why didn’t any of you adults do anything to help?
It would be fine if you just ignore it one by one, but you also don't allow the people to save themselves. What kind of logic is this?
What kind of heart are you having?
Are you gentlemen spies sent by the enemy country, unable to bear to see the people of Dajing doing well?
Ordinary people don’t dare to expect that their lives will get better, as long as they don’t continue to get worse, it’s good enough!
I have such a small hope, but you gentlemen keep blocking me. It's true that the rich don't know the difficulties of the poor, and they are smiling while sitting on a mountain of gold!
My lord, your son always spends a fortune in brothels, so he certainly doesn't understand the difficulties faced by the people of Laohu Town!
Besides, the Jiangcheng Massacre is still fresh in our minds. You gentlemen have really forgotten the pain once the wound has healed. After just a few days of comfort, you think the world is peaceful and there is no more war?
Xiling is eyeing us covetously, Beirong has wolfish ambitions, and wars have continued on the border. Compared with Nanliang and Dongyi, we in Dajing are facing these foreign enemies directly!
Although the State of Jing is large, it will perish if it loves war; although the world is at peace, it will be in danger if it forgets about war.
All the civil and military officials in the court were surprised. They didn't expect that Qiao Xin, who was born in the countryside, actually knew such a profound truth!
Even the King of Qi and Emperor Wu couldn't help but look at her a few more times!
The man was not convinced and found another excuse!
"But Laohu Town is right next to the capital, so there's no need to build such a high wall?"
"Haha, no need? Then please tell me where did the residents of Laohu Town go? What happened to them?"
"I'm not from there, how would I know?"
Seeing that the other party was avoiding her gaze and didn't dare to look him in the eye, Qiao Xin couldn't help but sneer!
Haha, he is pretending to be ignorant while knowing the truth. No wonder Qiao Yunqing often tells him that politics is never about right or wrong, but only about interests and positions. The lives of ordinary people have never been a priority for those in power.
"So you haven't investigated it, nor have you experienced it yourself, so what qualifications do you have to make irresponsible comments here!"
The man's heart choked, and he subconsciously retorted: "My duty is to investigate the illegal and disorderly behavior of all officials. If you are not doing things properly, I will naturally take care of it. Aren't you, the Qiao family, new here too?"
Qiao Xin nodded and said, "Yes, but I have consulted the governor of Weizhou Prefecture, checked the local chronicles of Laohu Town, and visited those elderly people who have experienced hardships and are still alive!
From this we know that when Lao Hu Town was at its most prosperous, it had a population of nearly 30,000, no less than the size of a county town, and several villages and towns nearby were built relying on it.
It was because of the disaster twenty years ago that we were massacred by the Northern Rong and Western Shu tribes. The people had no power to fight back, and there were no city walls to rely on, so they became fish at the mercy of others!"
Laohu Town was originally built to protect the capital city, and the city walls should have been built to be unbreakable long ago.
But no one cared!
"This is the responsibility of everyone present here, but you have done nothing except talking. In order to avoid repeating the same mistakes and to protect our homeland, everyone can only take action on their own.
Since the adults can't give them a sense of security, can't we allow the people to find some security for themselves?
Your Majesty has abolished harsh policies, made laws strict, and spread kindness. The people want to live and work in peace and contentment, no longer suffer from the torture of war, and spontaneously build their own homes. What's wrong with this?
As a subject of Your Majesty, the third son of the Qiao family shared Your Majesty's worries, fulfilled his duties as a subject, and helped the elders and fellow villagers build their homes. What's wrong with that?
Since you are a prosecutor, you should act according to the facts, instead of abusing your power and making false statements...
Qiao Xin spoke confidently, stating the pros and cons with solid reasoning and evidence, leaving the other party speechless!
The other party flicked his sleeves and grunted for a long time, but didn't say anything more!
But I was thinking in my heart: It is true that only villains and women are difficult to raise!
Especially when Qiao Xin mentioned that no one was supervising the censors, which led to the censors abusing their power, breaking the law knowingly, and taking revenge for personal gain,
The other party's arrogance immediately deflated, but he kept shouting that Qiao Xin was slandering him!
Haha, a bunch of freeloaders, standing on the moral high ground every day pointing fingers at this and criticizing that? Now that the boomerang has stabbed himself, Fang Xiao is in pain.
A good censor, unable to be fair and strict, instead sought to curry favor with the powerful and was willing to become a dog of the Right Prime Minister and his gang.
How dare you accuse others of slander?
Emperor Wu sat there and watched them argue without saying a word. He did not deny what Qiao Xin said, but looked at the censor coldly with his clear eyes.
Seeing them jumping up and down like a clown, the officials below who were originally just watching the fun and adding fuel to the fire suddenly lost all interest!
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