"Your Majesty is wise!"
Hearing Lin Yi's words, everyone was stunned. He truly lived up to his reputation as Win People Over with Virtue.
His words were indeed convincing.
Cao Cao beamed with joy, excitedly saying, "Your Majesty truly lives up to your title; you saw the essence of it all at a glance. It's not that my Great Liang intends to wreak havoc, but the Yamata Nation is simply too tenacious!"
We praise the Yamata Nation, for their tenacity makes our own efforts seem insignificant.
"How magnificent is the Yamata Nation! Their spirit is truly worthy of emulation; given time, they will surely achieve great things. It's a pity they encountered my Great Liang; ultimately, their luck was too short."
Xun Yu sometimes praised, sometimes sang a sad song, and finally couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
Damn!
Jia Xu rolled his eyes at him and said irritably, " Lord Xun, you truly are the firefighter of Great Liang! You're a god, you're a ghost, and now you're even playing the straight man!"
Xun Yu had been feigning death, but then suddenly uttered this compassionate remark, clearly a way of concluding by echoing the words of the Emperor and Cao Cao.
On the surface, it elevates the Yamata Nation, but in reality, it praises the Great Liang. After all, the Yamata Nation was so hardworking and tenacious, yet it was still destroyed by the Great Liang. Wouldn't the Great Liang be even more powerful?
With this conclusion firmly established, no one can overturn it.
Even if the Heavenly King himself came, it would still be a fierce battle between the two sides; the Great Liang was not one to indiscriminately kill innocent people.
"Ah, the officialdom is truly wondrous. I enjoy working with clever people; it's like a little drama unfolding every day." Guo Jia took a sip of wine, looking completely at ease, utterly detached from the situation.
The Great Liang region is full of talented people; this little problem is no challenge for them.
Although the officials in the court today have different personalities and ideologies, most of them share one premise: they are completely subordinate to the emperor. Therefore, under the emperor's ideology, everyone's interests and opinions are actually the same.
This Zhao Zhong is only jumping out now to seek attention; he's lucky he wasn't killed.
Those around them were filled with envy.
Drinking in the imperial court, even if it's goji berry tea, is not something ordinary people are entitled to.
"That works too, Brother Yang?"
Zhao Zhong, on the other hand, was completely dumbfounded, his mouth agape as he stared at the emperor in disbelief. This was clearly a distortion of the truth.
He couldn't help but look at his superior, Yang Xiu. He usually had a good relationship with this superior, but the fact that he hadn't helped him earlier made him very uncomfortable.
"Huh?"
Seeing Zhao Zhong looking at him, Yang Xiu shifted his gaze to Xu You's sleeve. There was still some oil on the sleeve, so it seemed that the guy had eaten hot pot last night.
What a joke! My profession is to sing praises of His Majesty and the Great Liang, and my side job is to compile history. You actually want me to smear the emperor with you? That's a job I wouldn't be able to afford to lose even if I had several lives.
Although Zhao Zhong was somewhat talented, he only thought he was good; there was no real friendship between them.
Forehead!
Zhao Zhong was deeply hurt and couldn't help but mutter, "How could this be? It was clearly an indiscriminate killing of innocent people, but how did it become an act of loyalty to the Yamata Nation in the Emperor's eyes?"
This is murder, murder of so many people... ah...
Snap!
Just then, Zhang Fei walked past him and accidentally stepped on his foot, causing him to jump up in pain.
"You!"
"What? Don't try to extort me!"
Seeing Zhao Zhong jump up, Zhang Fei shrugged to show his innocence and shouted, "Look, this guy is perfectly fine! I just didn't see him and stepped on him!"
"I saw it! I saw it!"
Gongsun Zan and the others nodded repeatedly; dozens of eyes had seen it, and there was absolutely no evidence of beating to death.
"You!!!" Zhao Zhong's face turned green, and he pointed at Zhang Fei, ready to curse.
With so many people standing there, I'm the only one who got beaten to the ground. Even a blind person could see that. Besides, this is the imperial court; you're just loitering around here on purpose.
Cough cough!
Just then, the aloof Emperor Lin Yi stopped them, saying in a deep voice, "Alright, that's enough. From now on, fighting is forbidden in the court!"
Waaaaah!
Zhao Zhong was on the verge of tears, muttering, "I was the one who was beaten, not the one who fought! And they all hit me. This is clearly forming a clique, I'm going to impeach you!"
This faction is just too outrageous. So many people are in one faction, and I'm forming my own faction all by myself. That's just too difficult.
Cao Cao, seemingly reading his thoughts, glared at him and whispered a threat, "Shut up! My hand hurts too when I hit you. This was clearly a mutual fight, don't talk nonsense."
"Yes, that makes sense!" Huang Zhong, the easygoing man on the side, nodded silently, his face full of agreement.
puff!
Zhao Zhong nearly vomited blood. It seemed that navigating the imperial court was no easy feat; their faction's power and influence were too great, and he, a mere ant, was finding it difficult to remain in power.
He glanced around discreetly, only to find that few people sympathized with him. He felt a chill run down his spine; the court of Daliang was far too Great Liang, utterly devoid of compassion.
At that moment, his heart skipped a beat; the emperor's gaze was fixed on him.
Grunt!
He swallowed hard. Was the Emperor going to make a move too?
It is said that the emperor can subdue a tiger with one hand and capture a dragon with both hands. If he were to take action, I would probably be in deep trouble.
However, Lin Yi Yi's worries were unnecessary.
After exchanging those few words, his anger had subsided, and he said with a gentle expression, " Zhao Zhong, although you have slandered my Great Liang this time, I will not pursue the matter because you are still young."
ah!
Upon hearing this, Zhao Zhong's previously subdued thoughts instantly returned. The Emperor was still kind; he wasn't even angry.
He was overjoyed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, but..."
"No, not at all!"
Lin Yi interrupted him, looked directly at the assembled officials, and solemnly said, "As a member of the historians, you should possess a certain level of logical and dialectical ability in order to record history fairly and impartially."
Your abilities are very disappointing to me. I hate people who make subjective assumptions the most, and I have always believed in winning people over with Win People Over with Virtue, but unfortunately you haven't learned any of that.
It seems the previous Imperial Examination examination system lacked a crucial step in selecting talent, which is why you so carelessly impeached two great officials. From now on, this selection Imperial Examination should be added to all imperial examinations; those who don't meet the requirements will not be hired. Those who participated in the previous trial should also strengthen their studies!
Our core principle is to Win People Over with Virtue, yet you talk about indiscriminately killing innocent people. That's clearly conquest, the power of the strong!
ah!!!
Upon hearing this, Zhao Zhong's face turned green.
What logic and dialectical ability? What fairness and impartiality in recording history? Your Majesty, are you serious? The reasons you just gave were completely baseless.
But before he could say anything, he suddenly felt a chill in the air.
Turning his head, he couldn't help but shudder, swallowing back the words that were on the tip of his tongue.
Not only were officials from the Great Liang faction glaring at him, but even some of his brothers who had taken office with him were also staring at him angrily.