Chapter 381

On the other side of the meeting hall, everyone is here.

A total of thirteen people from the royal family came, including the deputy head, King Bao'an, and the King of Eastern Yue, who was also temporarily invited into the palace.

Murong Jie invites everyone to be seated. This is the meeting hall, where the ministers discussed political affairs in the past, so there are many chairs and office cases here.

After everyone was seated, Murong Jie looked around at everyone, and said slowly, "I would like to invite everyone to the meeting hall today. There is something that the king wants to discuss with you. The clansmen and ministers present all know that the emperor has authorized this king to If the prince commits evil deeds and commits great treason, this king has the right to depose the prince."

Liang Taifu immediately stood up and said: "My lord, do you dare to ask if there is a clear order from the emperor?"

Murong Jie's eyes fell on Liang Taifu's face, "Does the Taifu not believe what this king said?"

Liang Taifu shook his head with a smile, "No, my lord, don't misunderstand. I just think that deposing the crown prince is a major national event and should not be done lightly. If there is no clear order from the emperor, the lower officials dare not discuss this matter."

Murong Jie said: "If Grand Tutor dare not discuss this matter, you can withdraw from the meeting."

The Taifu suddenly said: "Your Majesty, this is a big matter. Please forgive me for being rude and blunt. The purpose of establishing the Crown Prince was to strengthen the foundation of my Great Zhou. To shake the position of the Prince is to shake the foundation of my Great Zhou. If there is no Emperor's enlightenment This purpose, the lower officials believe, should not be proposed today at all.”

Murong Jie sneered, "What is the Tai Tuo in such a hurry for? Is this King proposing to abolish the Crown Prince now?"

Grand Tutor Liang was stunned, and his expression was a little annoyed, "Your Majesty spoke up and down, and it became clear just now that you said that the purpose of summoning the clan and all the officials was to abolish the crown prince, but now you say you didn't mention it."

Minister Cui Daren said: "Why is the Taifu angry? Just now the prince just mentioned to everyone that he has the power to depose the prince, and he didn't say that he wants to abolish the prince. On the contrary, the Taifu got angry when he heard this question. The Ming decree was made by the foundation of the Great Zhou Dynasty, which inevitably makes people think deeply."

Liang Taifu resentfully said: "If it wasn't for the idea of ​​abolishing the prince, why did you call so many people?"

Everyone was very surprised, this Taifu Liang was the most calm in the past, why did he get mad in a hurry when the prince didn't say anything today? This is very abnormal.

Murong Jie knew that he was stalling for time, to prevent him from talking about today's topic, and to wait for the arrival of the empress and empress dowager.

Sure enough, the guards shouted outside: "The empress dowager is here, the empress is here!"

Murong Jie clearly saw that Taifu Liang's expression relaxed, and he also sat down.

Accompanied by Eunuch Sun, the empress dowager walked in quickly, followed by the empress.

The clan relatives and all the officials got up, "I see the empress dowager, and the empress dowager!"

Murong Jie also stood up, stepped forward to support the Empress Dowager, "Why is the Empress Dowager here?"

The empress dowager said indifferently: "I heard that the prince called the clan and officials to discuss the matter. It must be very important. The Ai family happened to be fine, so I came to listen in. Does the prince not mind?"

Her voice and tone are very cold, and she is not as close to Murong Jie as before, which shows that she does not like what he is doing today.

"Of course the empress dowager wants to attend." Murong Jie ordered someone to move a chair, let the empress dowager sit on the front seat, and moved the seat himself.

The empress dowager sat in the seat he had just taken, and said: "The prince is the regent, and he is discussing important national affairs. I don't understand anything about mourning women, I just listen in."

Murong Jie didn't evade, and sat down.

The queen and the Tai Tuo exchanged glances, and they both took their seats.

Although the empress dowager said she was just listening in, she sat down and asked, "What are you talking about today? You want to work your clan to enter the palace."

Murong Jie said: "Mother, just now this king and the Taifu are discussing whether this king has the authority to depose the crown prince."

The empress dowager's eyes tightened, and she said: "Of course the prince has the right to do this. The Ai family heard the emperor's oral instructions with their own ears, but I don't know what serious crime the prince has committed, so he wants to depose him?"

The empress dowager took the initiative to change the topic, which surprised the empress.

But when she saw the empress dowager leaning slightly, very stiff, with her hands on the armrests of the chair, looking ready to go, she knew that if the regent told about the prince and concubine Yi, she would immediately Get up and stop.

Murong Jie said loudly: "Everyone, the reason why you are summoned to the meeting hall today is because the Crown Prince has done something that damaged the friendship between Da Zhou and the Kingdom of Liang, and today he committed the crime of inhumanity and filial piety towards Princess Zhen Guo. This king has greatly doubted the prince's virtue. This king invites everyone to enter the palace to discuss this matter. What kind of crime should be punished for the prince? .”

Hearing this, the Empress Dowager relaxed slightly, at least the two crimes he mentioned did not involve adultery with Concubine Yi.

On the contrary, the empress and Liang Taifu were stunned for a moment. This matter of damaging the diplomatic relations between the two countries was probably the regent's intention to impose a crime. As for being unkind and unfilial to Princess Zhenguo, this is even more nonsense. Princess Zhenguo is lying on the bed now. He breathed a sigh of relief, the crown prince's unfilial piety was at most because he didn't visit him, it's ridiculous to use these two things as a crime.

Liang Taifu asked: "My lord, please tell me, what exactly is this matter that damages the diplomatic relations between the two countries? Is Song Ruiyang, the crown prince of the Liang Kingdom, asking the lord to complain? The prince has been recuperating in the palace for the past two days. It is reasonable to say that it is impossible to offend Liang Guo. Prince's."

All the clan relatives and ministers also watched each other, yes, I heard that the crown prince was injured, how did this offend the crown prince of Liang? If it was Prince Liang who asked the prince to file a complaint, he would have ulterior motives.

"My lord, is this a misunderstanding? His Royal Highness should not have any conflicts with Liang Guo's envoys." Hubu Shangshu said.

Murong Jie stretched out his hand and pressed it, "Be safe and don't be impatient. Since the king has filed a crime, he will naturally explain the situation. Today, Song Ruiyang, the crown prince of the Liang Kingdom, told the king that the crown prince Murong Qiao kidnapped Wang Yi'er, the princess of the Liang Kingdom, and brought him to the Imperial Temple. Here, the king has ordered people to bring the monks from the Huangsi to come, and they can enter the palace in a short while, because the witnesses have not arrived, now let's talk about the second thing."

As soon as Murong Jie's words fell, the queen spoke, "My lord, how could this Wang Yi'er be the Princess of the Liang Kingdom? She is clearly a member of our Great Zhou."

Murong Jie glanced at the queen indifferently, "Whether it is true or not, the prince of Liang Guo entered the palace to testify later, but from the queen's words, it seems that he knows that the prince has taken Wang Yi'er away."

Everyone looked at the queen. The queen looked a little embarrassed, but she said bluntly, "Yes, I know about this matter, and I have already punished him for this matter."

"May I ask how the queen punished her? How did she deal with it?" Murong Jie asked.

The Queen raised her chin and said: "I have already punished him for three months. There is a reason for this light punishment. The King of Liang has already taught him a lesson and beat him with bruises all over his body. Closed for three months."

Bao'an Wangdao: "The empress's treatment is biased, regardless of whether this Wang Yi'er is the princess of the Liang Kingdom, even if she is just a commoner's daughter in my Zhou Dynasty, it is a criminal offense for the prince to kidnap a commoner's daughter, and it must be done in accordance with the law. legal treatment."