The most romantic little emperor

This morning, Qin Hao was in a good mood and came to the Tai Chi Hall with vigorous steps.

Before he sat down, he found that almost half of the people attending the court today were gone. He didn't think much about it and sat down directly.

He turned around and asked Gao Lishi beside him, "Is it time for the morning court?"

"Reporting to the prince, the time for the morning court session has arrived."

"Then let's get started!"

Gao Lishi stepped forward and shouted, "If you have something to say, please report it. If not, please leave the court."

The ministers looked at each other in confusion, wondering why so many people didn't attend the court today? So many people didn't attend the court, and the prince didn't even ask about it.

Seeing that none of the ministers had come to report, Qin Hao was also happy and said directly: "Gao Lishi, write down the names of those who did not come to the morning court today and adjourn the court."

Qin Hao walked into the side hall.

Today's morning court was too weird. These court officials had never encountered such a weird situation in all these years. The ministers didn't know whether to leave or not. They all stood there. No one left and they all started talking about the matter.

After a while, Gao Lishi came to the side hall and handed the prince a list of ministers who did not attend the court.

Qin Hao took a look and found that these were all Su Zhengfang's followers. He asked directly: "Lao Gao, what do you think we should do about this matter?"

Seeing that the prince was not unhappy and seemed to be amused, Gao Lishi smiled and said, "Your Highness, you must have already thought of a countermeasure in your mind. I will not talk nonsense, lest I say something wrong and upset you."

Qin Hao encouraged: "Go on, I want to listen, you can say whatever you want, it doesn't matter if you say it wrong."

Gao Lishi thought for a moment, then bowed and said, "Your Highness, those who are not here are all Su Zhengfang's men. They are going to cancel the court session and force you to invite them! We must be cautious. If we are not careful, we may fall into their trap."

Qin Hao snorted coldly and said, "No matter how strong the wind blows, I will remain unmoved. This old man Su Zhengfang is really confused. He actually tried to fool me with this little trick. I'll make him die."

Gao Lishi flattered his horse and said, "Your Highness is very courageous. You must have a plan in mind. I have an idea. I wonder if I should tell you or not?"

Qin Hao was in a good mood and said, "You say."

Gao Lishi said cautiously: "Su Zhengfang has offended many ministers in the past. Most of them have been persecuted to death by him, but there are still a few in prison. If Your Highness can pardon them, they will definitely be grateful to you."

Qin Hao patted Gao Lishi on the shoulder and laughed, "Your idea is great. Let's do this. Get me these lists and leave the rest to me. This time I'm going to make this old fox suffer in silence."

"Also, pass on this king's order, and ask Su Zhengfang to come to court immediately. Anyone who fails to come in one day will be fined 500 taels of silver, and anyone who fails to come in two days will be allowed to go home and retire!"

"I have given them a chance. If they don't know how to cherish it, I will kill them. I believe they will be grateful to me."

After saying this, a hint of viciousness flashed across Qin Hao's face.

Gao Lishi looked at the prince in front of him and found that the prince had changed. He had become mature, steady, and also ruthless, which made people feel scared.

Gao Lishi took the order and came to the court, where he read out the prince's oral order.

The court immediately exploded, with ministers discussing the matter.

Some people are happy that someone is worried.

For example, Dong Sicheng was very happy when he heard the news. Both the prince and the Su family had risen up, and the fiercer the fight, the happier he was.

After returning home, he immediately sent someone to deliver letters to his sister, Concubine Dong, and his daughter, the Crown Prince's concubine, asking them to find trouble for the Crown Princess as soon as possible, and preferably kill Wang Yourong and set a fire in the Crown Prince's backyard, so that his daughter could become the Crown Princess.

The trusted minister told Su Zhengfang what happened in the court, but Su Zhengfang didn't care and didn't take it to heart at all.

At this time, Qin Hao took the list of ministers who were harmed by Su Zhengfang given by Gao Lishi, and went directly to the prison of the Ministry of Justice with his guards. The Minister of Justice rushed over after hearing the news.

Before coming, he obtained some information from the Ministry of Justice from Gao Lishi.

Qian Song, the Minister of Justice, was admitted as a Jinshi in the same year as Guo Jia. He came from a poor family and was once a disciple of Su Zhengfang. He worked his way up to the position of Minister of Justice. He was Su Zhengfang's favorite student but also his dog, and he did a lot of things to persecute loyal ministers.

At this time, Qian Song came jogging over. Qin Hao saw that this man was fat, had big ears, a pointed face and monkey cheeks. He could tell at first glance that he was not a good person, so he had even less good impression of him.

As soon as Qian Song saw Qin Hao, he knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "I am here to greet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. I wonder what your Highness has brought you here for?"

Qin Hao looked at him with disgust and said coldly, "Are you the Minister of Justice Qian Song?"

Qian Song thought the prince didn't know his background, so he flattered him, "It's you, my humble servant."

Qin Hao didn't beat around the bush and said directly: "I heard that you persecuted loyal officials. Do you know your crime?"

Qian Song was stunned, and immediately said: "Your Highness is wise, I am innocent! Although I was once a disciple of Minister Su, I have never done anything to let the court down!"

Qin Hao snorted coldly and said, "Whether you did it or not is not up to you to decide. Come, take Qian Song back to await trial!"

Seeing Qin Hao was about to leave, Qian Song kowtowed and begged, "Your Highness, please spare my life! I am willing to confess everything I know about Su Zhengfang."

Afterwards, Qian Song told the whole story of how he colluded with Su Zhengfang to persecute loyal and honest people.

Seeing that he was honest, had a good attitude towards admitting his guilt, and was only an accomplice, Qin Hao agreed to spare his life and asked someone to bring the confession to him immediately and have him sign it.

Seeing Qian Song had signed, Qin Hao breathed a sigh of relief. He thought Qian Song was a tough guy, but he didn't expect that this guy was a softie. It didn't take any effort, just a little intimidation, and he confessed everything. It was a misfortune for the country that such a person could still occupy a high position.

"How should I deal with this wimp?" Qin Hao thought for a long time before he came up with a plan to kill someone with a borrowed knife.

He asked Qian Song to order the release of several ministers who had been persecuted.

Afterwards, Qin Hao personally released Qian Song and told him to confess his persecution of loyal officials during the morning court tomorrow. Qin Hao promised to give him a lighter sentence.

With the prince's promise, Qian Song went back happily.

After a while, several persecuted ministers were released. When they saw that it was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who rescued them, they immediately kowtowed to the Crown Prince to express their gratitude.

Qin Hao helped them up one by one, said a few words of comfort to them, and then took them away.