READ NOVEL ONLINE Chapter 54 Qingjun’s side!
However, Shen Yuan didn't seem to care about this. The playful smile lingered on his face, and he slowly got into the car with his crutches.
Youruo followed respectfully.
The carriage that came to greet Shen Yuan was naturally arranged by the Empress. Seeing this, Shen Yuan not only cursed, but Ji Yaochi was really impatient.
"Master Shen, please."
Shen Yuan entered the carriage and closed his eyes to rest.
Naturally, Youruo was not qualified to ride with Shen Yuan, so he could only ride a spirit horse to guard him.
The carriage drove and soon drove into Jiahe Palace.
At this time, the empress and Wei Qi had been waiting for a long time.
On the stone table in front of the empress, there are endless delicacies from the mountains and seas, and a dazzling array of various delicacies.
"Weichen see Your Majesty."
"My dear, please forgive me!"
The empress greeted with a smile: "My beloved, come, today I will be a peacemaker and hold an official banquet for the Prime Minister and the Emperor Wei."
"Ai Qing, please sit down."
Shen Yuan took his seat and stood there quietly, without saying a word.
The Thousand Fantasy Spiritual Eyes were opened, and the souls of the master forbidden army hidden in the darkness of Jiahe Palace were directly exposed to Shen Yuan's eyes.
Shen Yuan didn't reveal anything, he just tidied up and took his seat.
"Your Majesty is really interested."
"Master Wei looks good. I guess something happened that made Master Wei happy, right?"
Wei Qiqi smiled but didn't smile.
"No, it's just His Majesty's warm invitation. As a minister, I feel flattered. When I think that Her Majesty the Empress actually held a banquet specifically for the entanglement between you and me, I am really touched."
"Your Majesty, the Empress, is so considerate of the officials that she is willing to hold a special banquet to ease the relationship between officials. Aren't you the most wise king of the Northern Qi Dynasty for hundreds of years?"
"Master Prime Minister, do you think so?"
Shen Yuan nodded and chuckled: "Of course, I am deeply honored that Your Majesty has such intention."
"Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, the [-]th day of the [-]th. I specially invite my two beloved ladies to come to a banquet and enjoy the moon. I hope they can return home having a great time!"
The three of them were chatting, and those who didn't know it thought they were close friends for many years.
"In that case, please invite me, my two dear friends."
The empress raised her hand to signal the two of them to start the banquet.
Shen Yuan glanced at the table full of delicacies. Since the empress wanted to take action against her, there was a high possibility that the dishes were poisoned.
"What? The Prime Minister doesn't want to show his favor?"
The empress couldn't help but feel a little angry when she saw that Shen Yuan still didn't move his chopsticks.
"Your Majesty, please go first." Shen Yuan said calmly, "How can a minister come before the king?"
There is nothing wrong with this reason, but the problem is that the Queen is indeed drugged by the food on the table, so how could she eat it?
"I am hosting a banquet specifically for my two dear friends. As long as they enjoy the meal, they don't need to worry about me."
Wei Qi also said in a deep voice at this time: "Your Majesty allows the Prime Minister to eat, and the Prime Minister can just use the chopsticks. Are you trying to disobey your kindness?"
Shen Yuan sneered, but still didn't move his chopsticks. He wanted to see what other tricks Ji Yaochi had.
Seeing that Shen Yuan remained motionless, the empress's face turned gloomy.
"What? Does the Prime Minister look down on my hard work?"
"Your Majesty, you should be considerate of the people. Now there is a severe drought in Yanzhou. The people are miserable and have no means of living. Famine is everywhere and mourning is everywhere!"
"The people of Li are suffering from famine, and everyone in the world is in disaster!"
"In the face of a severe drought in Yanzhou, what did your Majesty do? Your Majesty did not open the treasury to provide disaster relief, and did not set up institutions to care for the people. He did not accept the destiny of heaven, and he did not obey the people's wishes. Even now, the land of Yanzhou is still suffering from hunger and cold, and is full of bones. !”
"I think that the people of Yanzhou are still suffering from hunger, but the imperial city is very extravagant. It is just a banquet for the ministers, and the house is full of delicacies. If these are given to the refugees, I don't know how many people can be saved, don't you think? ,His Majesty?"
At this time, the empress' face was ashen, and Shen Yuan's every word was accusing the empress of her inaction in dealing with the drought in Yanzhou, and insinuating that she did not understand the way of governing the country.
"Shen Yuan! You are so presumptuous!" Wei Qi shouted loudly, "Your Majesty is worried about the affairs of Yanzhou. You know nothing about it, so you just talk nonsense and blaspheme the emperor's power. What crime should you do?!"
Shen Yuan slowly raised his head and looked at the sky.
"What crime should I be guilty of? Haha, what crime should I, Shen Yuan, have? Isn't what I said the truth?"
The empress gritted her teeth and her tone was ferocious. She was too lazy to pretend to Shen Yuan anymore.
Today, Shen Yuan will die!
"Okay, what I said makes sense as the Prime Minister. The drought in Yanzhou has continued until now and has not been solved perfectly. I am indeed to blame."
"But the Prime Minister secretly gathered together to plot to usurp the throne. This must be a crime, right?"
Shen Yuan still looked calm and calm.
"How come I don't remember what rallies I did."
At this time, Shen Yuan no longer even called himself a minister at all, but called himself me.
"Shen Yuan! Stop pretending to be confused. Shen Ren is my pawn. He told me everything about the meeting of your Shen family. You Shen family blasphemed the imperial power and conspired to usurp the throne! According to the law, the nine tribes should be punished. !”
"Law?" Shen Yuan smiled ferociously, "What law? Who made the law?"
"Of course it's my Northern Qi law!" Wei Qi angrily yelled, "Why are you pretending to be stupid? It's naturally the Northern Qi law enacted by Empress Liuli since the founding of Northern Qi!"
"Since it is the law made by Empress Liuli, then let Empress Liuli obey it. Why should I, Shen Yuan, obey this so-called law?"
"Shen Yuan! You are so presumptuous!" the Empress said urgently, "The laws of the Northern Qi Dynasty formulated by Empress Liuli are a symbol of justice in the Northern Qi Dynasty. How can you be allowed to talk nonsense here?!"
Shen Yuan stood up: "Justice? It's ridiculous."
"The law is just a tool formulated by the Ji family of Northern Qi to restrain the common people. With the law, Northern Qi will have order, and with order, Northern Qi will have stability. And stability is what you want to see. situation."
"You hope to remain stable, so that no one can challenge your imperial power."
"If the grass bandits in Northern Qi violate your order, they will be greeted by the butcher's knife called the law. But if they are members of the Ji family, the law must be nothing more than a piece of paper, right?"
"The law is never justice, the law is just order!"
"And a truly strong person must be above rules and order! A guy who is bound by rules and order will never be able to become a truly strong person!"
"Your Majesty the Empress, you have lived in the palace for a long time, do not know the public opinion, do not understand the people's sentiments, and have no support from the people. I am deeply ashamed. All of this is my fault."
"I failed to protect His Majesty well, and that's why His Majesty was deceived by those treacherous ministers and traitors."
Shen Yuan's dangerous eyes turned to Wei Qi. It was self-evident who he meant by the traitorous officials and traitors.
"Your Majesty, don't worry. You will not be affected by these rebellious officials and traitors in the future."
The empress was furious and pointed at Shen Yuan.
"Shen Yuan! What do you want to do?! Do you want to rebel?"
Shen Yuan stood up, took off his disguise, and the gentle smile on his face completely disappeared.
The eyes contained endless indifference and awe-inspiring murderous intent.
"Your Majesty has misunderstood me. I am loyal to the Northern Qi Dynasty, and I can learn from the sun and the moon. How could I rebel? I just want..."
"Qing——jun——side——!"