Chapter 651; You don’t deserve it

Author: Ran Xi Nian

Emperor Hongwen ignored these people and looked straight at Lu Yaoyao.

To be honest, he really wanted this thing in his heart, but at that moment he noticed something was wrong with Lu Yaoyao's tone.

He immediately weighed it up in his mind. This was his daughter. She had suffered a lot in the past few years, and he had always felt guilty in his heart.

Later, she appeared in the capital again and helped him many times in difficult times.

In his heart, Lu Yaoyao's weight was extraordinary and could not be compared with a bomb-making method.

Therefore, even though he wanted to, he did not speak directly, but let her make her own decision.

"Okay, you can give the things to the court."

"But I have a question, and I hope the ministers can clarify it."

The ministers who were anxious just now all beamed when they heard that she was willing to hand it over to the court.

When they heard her question, they all smiled and said that it didn't matter if she just said it, they would definitely know everything.

"I figured out how to make the bomb. It's my personal thing. Why do I have to give it to the court if it wants it?"

"Is this considered the imperial court robbing the common people?"

The ministers were startled, and just when Yan Zuoyao was about to speak, Lu Yaoyao continued, "If not, then I want to ask, why?"

"Why should I give it if the court wants it?"

Now the ministers were silent.

Some uninvolved ministers nodded inwardly when they heard her question.

Indeed, things belong to others, and if your court wants them, you have to ask them to hand them over. What is the difference between this and robbery?

But from the look of these people, it was clear at a glance that they would definitely not admit that they were robbing.

So, why should people hand it over to the imperial court?

It's not a robbery, so why do you have to hand it over?

"The whole world is not the king's land, and the shores of the land are not the king's ministers. You are a minister of Dongzhou, shouldn't you help Dongzhou?"

Now that he had been offended, Yan Zuo was no longer timid and stood up directly to refute.

However, those in front who followed him to force Lu Yaoyao were silent at this time.

"Well said, very well said."

"Then I would like to ask again, during the great locust plague and drought in Dongzhou, the court was short of money and food. Why didn't you, the important officials of the court, donate your family's money and food to the court?"

"Do unto others, do not impose on others."

"What do you people think about what you should say in front of me today?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the audience was speechless, and many of the relatively decent people had a look of shame on their faces.

Indeed, why should we only ask others to contribute selflessly?

Do their families have little money and food?

Maybe some people don't have many people, but most people have a lot of money and food at home. Why don't these people donate anything when Dongzhou faces difficulties?

"Master Yan, you can say so. I would like to ask, what contribution did you make to the locust plague and drought that year?"

"As a minister of Dongzhou, when you should share the country's worries, what did you do?"

Yan Zuo still wanted to refute, but Lu Yaoyao continued: "You people all claim to read the books of sages. Do you think the books of sages teach you all these shameless and shameless things?"

"If you are not upright, why do you have the nerve to ask others to do the same?"

These Yan Zuo were speechless.

There's absolutely no way to refute it.

"Do you want bomb-making methods for the imperial court, the people of Dongzhou, or for yourself? You know best in your heart."

"Yan, you really want this bomb-making method, right?"

"Okay, I'll hand it over, but I can't hand it over in vain."

After saying that, she looked up at Emperor Hongwen and said with a smile, "I can hand over the things, but I need your Majesty to give me something."

"Oh? What do you need?"

Emperor Hongwen's face didn't look very good at this time. Of course, this was not directed at Lu Yaoyao, but at these shameless courtiers.

"My daughter wants the heads of the nine clans of this Yan family."

"Didn't he say that as a subject of Dongzhou, you should pay for it?"

"I just want to see if he is willing to sacrifice the heads of his nine clans for the sake of the people of Dongzhou and the stability of Dongzhou."

As soon as these words came out, they were so murderous that many courtiers felt a chill in their hearts.

Looking at Yan Zuo's whole body, he was trembling, and his face was as pale as paper.

I began to regret secretly in my heart. I had really offended Princess Wanfu so hard. Looking at the head of the nine tribesmen with this opening, I was planning to kill him.

"Why didn't Master Yan say we should? Why didn't you say anything?"

"It's your turn to contribute to Dongzhou, why don't you come forward?"

Lu Yaoyao stared at Yan Zuo coldly.

"you you you"

Yan Zuo, who was forced into the corner, his expression changed several times, his eyes suddenly froze, he looked up at Lu Yaoyao and let out a cold snort.

"Princess Wanfu is so pushy and obstructive. Is she trying to use this bomb for some purpose?"

"Oh? What are you planning? Master Yan doesn't mean to say that this princess wants to rebel, right?"

As soon as she opened her mouth, everyone present was stunned.

This is in the Jinluan Palace. Can you say this directly?

Everyone looked up at Emperor Hongwen, and at this moment, Lu Yaoyao also looked at Emperor Hongwen and asked with a smile: "Your Majesty, my servant is going to rebel, do you believe it?"

As soon as he said this, a smile appeared on Emperor Hongwen's originally ugly face.

"I don't believe it."

The three words were spoken with sonorous force, and there was a gradual sense of trust in them.

"Master Yan, you have done the same thing before, and now you are slandering me. I am very curious, do we have any deep hatred?"

Yan Zuo, who had been upset just now, turned gloomy again the moment Emperor Hongwen said those three words.

He had been forced into a corner just now, and his only chance to fight back was to bet that Emperor Hongwen was suspicious of Lu Yaoyao.

As long as the bet is right, Emperor Hongwen can keep him.

Moreover, Lu Yaoyao kept resisting and refused to hand over the things, which in itself made people think too much.

But he never expected that Emperor Hongwen would trust Lu Yaoyao so much, and he would not even hesitate at all to directly express his trust in front of the civil and military officials of the court.

His only chance was gone. When he heard Lu Yaoyao's question, he could only shake his head mechanically.

"No? If you hadn't told me, I would have thought I had killed your whole family."

As soon as he said this, Yan Zuo's expression changed again, he raised his head in panic and said, "Princess Wanfu has misunderstood, I'm the official. I'm just..."

"Don't say you don't deserve it for Dongzhou."

As soon as she said this, everyone remembered the conditions Lu Yaoyao just said. At that time, Yan Zuo had not spoken.

Although it was difficult to say anything, it would be a bit too shameless for him to say anything for Dongzhou at this time.

"Here comes someone."

On the dragon throne, Emperor Hongwen spoke.

"Take off Yanzuo's black gauze and demote him to a common people."

"Your Majesty, minister."

Yan Zuo suddenly knelt down and wanted to explain, but was ruthlessly interrupted by Emperor Hongwen.
Chapter completed!