470 Someone Must Be Responsible
Half a month has passed since Lin Feng presented the memorial.
The past half month has been quiet, and Prince Li Chengqian seems to have been much more peaceful. In any case, in addition to the slow progress of memory removal work recently, Lin Feng's life can be said to be quite comfortable.
Today, as usual, someone from the palace had already informed Lin Feng and asked him to attend the morning court.
Now this has become a compulsory course for Lin Feng, and Li Shimin seems to want Lin Feng to learn more with him.
Under Qiuyue's service, Lin Feng changed into an orthodox court wardrobe and walked out with big strides. Later, he might not be able to catch up with the morning court time.
It was still the familiar "reporting something, leaving the court without anything." Lin Feng stood among the ministers and quietly closed his eyes.
Li Shimin sat upright on the dragon throne, with his eyes shining in his eyes, and his domineering aura was inadvertently revealed.
Today, Changsun Wuji was abnormal and stood up before everyone could start the report. "I have the credit to report."
"What's the matter with the auxiliary machine?" Li Shimin looked at Changsun Wuji with a little smile.
"Report to Your Majesty, what I report today is about the flood warning of His Highness the King of Shu half a month ago." Changsun Wuji bowed and said, "I received feedback from officials from various places that they received the warning from His Highness the King of Shu immediately organized the transfer of people, including the transfer of food and grass. The cost was huge, but in the end there was no heavy rain. The people complained and had already begun to blame the court."
"Oh? There is still this matter?!" Li Shimin frowned, and his originally happy mood disappeared instantly.
Changsun Wuji bent his waist deeper and said heartbrokenly: "Yes, Your Majesty, according to the news submitted by officials from various places, the people have complained about this relocation, which not only delayed the summer harvest, but also wasted a lot of time, manpower and material resources."
"What do you think the auxiliary machine?" Li Shimin knew that Changsun Wuji must have some more information.
"I believe that someone must stand up and take responsibility for this matter, otherwise the people's trust in our court will decrease, which will easily cause some unnecessary trouble." Changsun Wuji did not explicitly ask Lin Feng to stand up and take the blame, but the meaning was obvious.
Lin Feng, who was standing among the ministers, woke up instantly and was paralyzed. These people were endless. If I didn’t go to trouble them, they still bit themselves and refused to let go.
By the way, why the flood has not happened yet? According to the time records in history books, it should be the past few days, which makes no sense.
Lin Feng was thinking about how to deal with the situation in front of him with a gloomy face, but Li Shimin looked at the ministers and asked expressionlessly: "All the ministers are all opinions, so why not talk about it."
Because there was no concealment, everyone knew that Lin Feng predicted the flood, and even the people in the capital had heard of this.
If this matter is true, it would be fine, but it is proven to be fake now. Then one person has to stand up and bear the manpower and material resources spent and the abuse of the people. Obviously, Lin Feng, who spread the news, is the only person who takes the blame.
An old minister who belongs to the prince's faction stood up and said loudly: "I believe that His Highness of the King of Shu should be fully responsible for this incident. He should not only stand up and apologize, but also bear the losses this time."
Another minister of the prince's faction also stood up and said respectfully: "I agree that because the rumors about His Highness the King of Shu have caused unnecessary losses. This kind of thing cannot happen. We must give the people an explanation."
"I heard that nothing happened in Yangzhou under the rule of Prince I. Not only did it not move, but it also successfully completed the harvest of crops this year. Therefore, I believe that His Highness, the King of Shu, should go to the fiefdom as soon as possible, rather than talk about war on the capital." More and more ministers of the prince faction stood up and pointed the finger at Lin Feng.
Li Chengqian stood in front of everyone, expressionless and without saying anything, but the gloating eyes showed that he was actually very happy inside. He quietly looked back at Lin Feng, and thought in his heart that he must let Lin Feng go to Yizhou today.
Wei Zheng, the counselor, stood up and said a fair word, "His Royal Highness of Shu is also for the sake of the people, and the starting point is good."
"Even so, what should those hundreds of thousands of people do? You must know that if there is a civil rebellion, it will not be a good intention or bad intention." Changsun Wuji looked directly at Wei Zheng and refused to give in. He prepared for this matter for half a month in order to exile Lin Fengfa to Yizhou, and no one could destroy it.
"Then what you should do with Li Ke according to the auxiliary machine?" Li Shimin, who had not spoken, finally spoke.
"I believe that Your Highness, King of Shu, should stand up and apologize to the people, and then go to the fiefdom as soon as possible. This will not only block the world's vast mouths, but also protect the face of Your Highness." Changsun Wuji told the answer he had already thought of.
"What do you think?" Li Shimin looked at the ministers again.
"I'm going to discuss it!"
"I'm going to discuss it!"
None of the ministers in the court were willing to speak for Lin Feng.
Li Shimin rubbed his eyebrows, and felt anger in his heart. These ministers did not like Li Ke, and he knew it clearly, but even so, he kept Li Ke with him with a tough attitude after Li Ke was granted the title of king.
But now, he couldn't find any good reason to keep Li Ke by his side. Although he didn't want to admit it, these ministers were right this time, and someone must stand up and be responsible for this matter.
If Yangzhou under Li Chengqian also moved with him this time, things might be easier. However, Yangzhou under Li Chengqian did not move, which was a sharp contrast with those prefectures and counties that were undergoing migration. People lived and worked in peace, but they left their homes and left their own business, so the people naturally would not be able to balance.
Li Shimin can't even protect Lin Feng now. Of course, he can force Lin Feng to protect him, and no one dares to object, but this will lead to losing people's hearts, and Li Shimin will never do this.
After hesitating for a while, Li Shimin turned his eyes to Lin Feng. Just as he was about to speak, Lin Feng stood up first.
After tidying up his clothes, Lin Feng faced Li Shimin with his head raised and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I am willing to take full responsibility for this matter and apologize to the people of the world!"
Li Shimin was stunned.
Li Chengqian was delighted.
Wei Zheng turned his head and looked sideways, with a complicated expression.
Changsun Wuji had no expression on his face and frowned secretly in his heart.
"Li Ke, do you know what this means?" Li Shimin suppressed his shock and made himself look like usual.
"Of course I know, what thousands of men are referring to." Lin Feng raised his head high, and a shocking light suddenly burst out in his eyes, and he said loudly: "But so what? My original intention is to not want the people to suffer. I wrote this memorial so that the people will not cause casualties. Although the flood has not happened now, no one has died. This is a good thing. I am my original intention, so I am willing to receive this punishment."
Lin Feng's words were loud and his voice could be heard clearly in the whole court.
After hearing this, Wei Zheng's eyes suddenly burst out with a strange light, and his eyes when he looked at Lin Feng had obvious changes.
Li Shimin burst into laughter after hearing this.
Changsun Wuji frowned even deeper. When did this boy become so sweet? In just two or three sentences, he turned a bad thing into his sacrifice of his life for justice.
Changsun Wuji was unhappy and thought to himself that he could not let Lin Feng continue and that he had to leave the capital quickly.
Just as Changsun Wuji was about to say something, a hoarse voice suddenly sounded outside the hall: "Report, there is an emergency!"
Chapter completed!