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Chapter 228 Waiting for him to come back
The generals echoed one after another, and there was no need to question the authenticity of the matter.
There was a hint of deep meaning in Emperor Xuanhui's eyes, and he turned his gaze to Shen Li who was standing in front of all the civil and military officials. His face was firm, neither humble nor overbearing, and he was dressed in black, as if shrouded in a layer of unknown fog, making it hard to see.
"Vice General Cao's false transmission of the imperial decree is already known to everyone, and I ask the emperor to make a ruling as soon as possible, otherwise... it will be difficult to stop this leisurely mouth."
Seeing that he didn't answer for a long time, Shen Li continued to talk, with his leadership, several generals just now also followed suit.
Cao Jin knelt on the spot and said nothing, but Cao Zhongqian, who was standing there, was so anxious that sweat broke out on his forehead.
Several people looked at Emperor Xuanhui silently. Although such silence was waiting, it was a urging intentionally or unintentionally.
After a while, Emperor Xuanhui looked at Cao Jin and said, "Cao Jin, I have always trusted you, but I never thought that you would do such heinous things for personal grievances, which caused heavy losses to my Great Liang. What else do you have to say??”
Cao Jin slowly turned his gaze to Cao Zhongqian. Although his face was unwilling, he still opened his mouth and said: "I... have nothing to say, this time... it is really because I don't like Cui Jinzhao... that I came up with a solution, and the minister'sThe father has nothing to do with it, how the emperor will deal with it... I just accept it."
Hearing this, Cao Zhongqian frowned helplessly, sighed and said: "Your Majesty, the old minister is getting old, and the Cao family only has such a single seedling. Please, Your Majesty...be lenient."
Emperor Xuanhui sighed and said: "Then let's take him to the prison first and wait for his release."
As soon as Emperor Xuanhui's words fell, several guards came up and tried to take Cao Jin down. Cao Zhongqian, who was standing beside him, also breathed a sigh of relief in a timely manner.
The guards walked up to Cao Jin, and when they were about to escort him up, a man stood in front of them at the right time.
Several guards didn't know what to do for a while, so they turned their eyes to Emperor Xuanhui.
Emperor Xuanhui: "Ninth Brother, you...what else can I do?"
The person blocking it was Shen Li, he was obviously not very satisfied with this handling method, the expression on his face was obvious, Emperor Xuan Hui obviously asked the question knowingly.
Shen Li said in a calm tone: "Your Majesty, the matter is already clear, if you don't make a ruling, it will be difficult to convince the public."
"Ninth brother, you misunderstood. It's not that I don't want to make a judgment, but the matter is very important. I need to think about it."
Shen Li's palms slowly curled up, and he said in a strong tone: "You can also think here, and all the ministers will accompany you to think together."
Seeing that his tone was wrong, Qin Fengyang, the prime minister who had never said a word, hurriedly gave him winks, but the man didn't know whether he didn't see it or pretended not to see it, so he just remained in a stalemate.
All the ministers naturally felt the obvious smell of gunpowder, no one dared to say more, and the atmosphere was deadlocked for a long time.
In the end, Emperor Xuanhui compromised, "Forget it, I just want to handle the matter properly, since that's the case..."
"Cao Jin, because you are the only son of Cao Taiwei, I don't need to take your life, but... the death penalty is inevitable, and the living crime is inevitable. From now on, you will be imprisoned in the Ganlu Temple outside the city for life.Do not return to Beijing."
It was said that Cao Zhongqian's old body was almost unable to stand, but fortunately the ministers around him gave him a hand, "Your Majesty... such confinement... what is the difference between being executed..." The difference.
"My subject... I would like to obey the emperor's order."
Before Cao Zhongqian finished speaking, Cao Jin responded first, his voice just overshadowed Cao Zhongqian's.
"Your Majesty, this old minister thinks..."
"The emperor is wise."
Shen Li's dissatisfaction was about to be written all over his face, before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by someone.
Shen Li frowned and looked at the person who interrupted him, it was Qin Fengyang who had never said a word.
After going down to court, Qin Fengyang pulled Shen Li to his side, and said in a deep voice, "You and that kid Jin Zhao are really the same."
He still remembered that when dealing with Zhang Huai, Jin Zhao was also dissatisfied with the emperor's way of handling things, and wanted to put Zhang Huai to death. Others couldn't see it, but he could see it clearly. These two people were doing each other's good., but never explicitly stated.
Mentioning Jin Zhao, Shen Li's eyes flashed, and he asked sideways, "Why did Prime Minister Qin stop me?"
Qin Fengyang sighed and said: "If I hadn't stopped you just now, I'm afraid you would have dealt with Cao Jin in that hall."
Shen Li rarely refuted him, and seemed to agree with him.
"You, you almost got the word 'murderous' engraved on your forehead."
"Even if he died, he deserved it." Shen Li's tone was full of murderous intent.
Qin Fengyang said: "Although this is the case, you can't act too hastily. Cao Taiwei is the elder of the three dynasties. The life of this only son is bound to be saved. You just lost your temper in the hall, and you almost forced the emperor to act. If something happenedIt's not good for you if the fermentation is too big, you have always been prudent, but don't dare to neglect these things, then you will get a bad reputation, and the loss outweighs the gain."
A trace of sarcasm appeared on Shen Li's face, "What does fame have to do with me? How can I control the mouths of the whole world? Those people can say whatever they want, and I never care about those."
Qin Fengyang looked at him for a long time and said, "Then what do you care about? Cui Jinzhao?"
Shen Li turned his head and gave him a sideways glance, neither saying yes nor no.
"Don't be surprised. Although I don't care about those things, I have heard the news. He...is still missing now. What are you going to do?"
Shen Li said firmly, "Wait for him to come back."
He naturally remembered the words that Jin Zhao had whispered into his ear when he left. Jin Zhao had told him to wait for him to come back, then... he would have to wait.
"Actually, no news is the best news. If you want to wait until he comes back, then you can take care of yourself at ease. If others don't wait for you to come back, you'll get overwhelmed first. I don't think you're looking good recently."
Hearing what Qin Fengyang said, Shen Li's face softened a little. He was not like other people... who kept guessing that Jin Zhao was gone. These words gave him a glimmer of hope.
"I know, but those who have hurt him, I will not let them go easily."
Looking at the cruelty on his face, Qin Fengyang naturally understood the meaning of his words, "It's better not to act rashly right now, you should know that Ganlu Temple is full of practicing monks and masters, the emperor imprisoned him there,And for a lifetime, Cao Taiwei's son...is probably abolished, for Cao Jin, this is more uncomfortable than letting him die."
Shen Li said with a heavy gaze: "It's nothing, if he dies in my hands... it will be considered a solution."
"Yu Heng, you're going too far..."
"..."
Qin Fengyang changed the topic in a timely manner, "By the way, do you want to visit Cui Hou recently? I heard that he...is not in a good condition. He has not been in court for several days after learning about Jin Zhao."