Zhao Ying cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty is busy with many things every day, and it is inevitable that you are occasionally deceived by treacherous people. This is not your Majesty's fault!"
Oh……
Help me get rid of the crime directly!
If you get away with it, it means you are still guilty.
Zhao Ji smiled and said, "Let's put aside the question of who is treacherous and who is loyal for now. I am not at the point where I cannot tell the difference between loyalty and treachery. Marquis Changping, I have a few more questions for you!"
Zhao Ying lowered his eyes and said, "Your Majesty, please ask!"
Zhao Ji looked at him with interest: "The news of the great victory in the Northern Expedition was not announced until New Year's Eve. If the three fortresses are not secured, Xindi will be attacked by the Di Kingdom at any time.
But the refugees showed up in the northern wilderness three days early. If they moved to the new land and the three fortresses were not taken down, resulting in the destruction of tens of thousands of families, who should pay for this blood debt?"
"this……"
Zhao Ying choked for a moment, but soon thought of a way to refute, and said in a sad tone: "The people of Zhao are full of enthusiasm, and they can't bear to see Your Majesty issue the order to relocate the people but get no response. I also firmly believe that Your Majesty will be able to protect the people after issuing the order to relocate the people. In addition, the people are united, so I reluctantly approved them to leave the city. I hope Your Majesty will understand the sincerity of the people and the loyalty of this old minister!"
You have already issued the order to relocate the people, how can you possibly use the excuse that the new land has not been decided yet to stall me?
Zhao Ying spoke in a tone of great aggrievedness, and even his true energy seemed to be out of control, dissipating a lot into the surroundings.
The signal is coming.
Wei and Han looked at each other.
Han Zhe took a step forward first: "Your Majesty! The loyalty of Marquis Changping is witnessed by heaven and earth, and I, an old minister, admire him very much. Although Marquis Changping's move was not carefully considered, it is also a firm belief in the prosperity of Dali and your Majesty's bravery. At a time when the population of Xindi is stretched to the limit, Marquis Changping dares to take the lead, which is really a blessing for Dali!"
Wei Huan followed closely behind: "I second the proposal! The loyalty and courage of the Marquis of Changping really puts us to shame. I hope Your Majesty will sympathize with his good intentions and not disappoint the country's pillars of support!"
Two bigwigs came to support Zhao Ying one after another.
The situation suddenly became a little bad.
It seemed that if Zhao Ji continued to care about it, he would be a stubborn and incompetent ruler.
But King Li didn't seem angry at all.
Although he was not angry, he did not intend to refute, as if he had been convinced by these three people.
The other ministers also had different expressions. They didn't expect that the argument would end so smoothly.
Zhao Ying couldn't help but smile.
He thought that it was right to unite with Wei and Han this time. Faced with the alliance between the royal family and Wei and Han, even Zhao Ji would have to surrender.
The unlucky Zhao Qi on our side hadn't even made a move yet, but Zhao Ji had already given up.
It seems...
But just when he thought he had victory.
"Hey!"
The sudden sound scared everyone.
Following the sound, I looked.
I found that Zhao Qi had an angry look on his face, with his head held high and his chest puffed out, as if he had heard something extremely absurd.
He took a step forward and said, "Father! I think otherwise!"
Wei Huan: “???”
Han Zhe: “???”
Zhao Ying: “???”
We agreed to force the emperor to abdicate together.
You should come out in order.
But what nonsense are you talking about?
Zhao Ji raised his eyebrows: "Oh? Qi'er has an opinion?"
"Of course I have an opinion!"
Zhao Qi turned around suddenly and stared at Zhao Ying with burning eyes. He felt that his aura had never been so strong in his life.
Zhao Ying felt so unconfident after being stared at that moment. He didn't know what was wrong with this unlucky kid. Besides, the reasons we gave him were enough. What else did he want to do?
He smiled wryly: "What do you think, Lord Pingling?"
"I don't deserve your advice!"
Zhao Qi sneered: "I just want to ask Marquis Changping a question!"
Zhao Ying suppressed his impatience and asked, "What's the problem?"
Zhao Qi took a deep breath and said, "Everyone knows that the Marquis of Changping is a great contributor who manages Zhao on behalf of my father. But since it is a trusteeship, everything over there should be done according to procedures.
This order to relocate people does not cover the five cities in the northern border, so the relocated people should act in accordance with the household registration laws.
Not to mention that the number of refugees this time has exceeded ten thousand households, even if there are only five hundred households, a memorial must be submitted to our father for processing.
But the Marquis of Changping did not even report it, and was impatient to approve the people to leave the city.
Then I can’t help but ask!
Are the people of Li the people of my father or the people of Marquis Changping? "
As soon as these words were spoken, the entire court fell silent.
When Zhao Ying heard this, his face became so gloomy that it seemed as if water might drip out of it.
Did this bastard take the wrong medicine?
Wei Huan and Han Zhe were also a little confused. It was you who invited us to join you in forcing the emperor to abdicate yesterday, and now you are turning around to trick us?
Moreover, this last sentence is merciless!
Although Zhao Qi felt a little panicked by their gazes, he was still in a good mood. Since he had been forced onto this path, he might as well walk it carefully.
I have to say, after saying the last sentence, my whole mood became clear.
It’s better to plagiarize. The last sentence is really powerful.
But the penultimate sentence I added, the "one can't help but ask", immediately gives it a cynical flavor.
Zhao Ji narrowed his eyes and listened with satisfaction.
Although Zhao Qi is a bit difficult to help, it doesn’t matter.
These are all lonely words!
There is still momentum.
He seemed to be thinking: "That does make sense. How do you explain it, Marquis Changping?"
This involves the laws of the world today.
The Zhou emperor divided the world into fiefdoms, and even though the Zhou royal family is in decline now, all land in the world nominally belongs to the Zhou emperor.
No matter how serious the internal divisions in the State of Li were, the people were nominally governed by the King of Li on behalf of the Zhou Emperor. Apart from the Zhou Emperor, the King of Li was the supreme master, even for the people in the Wei and Han territories.
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