I am a commoner, but I will lead the empress to unify the world

At this time, all of Prince Rong's men knelt on the ground, wailing loudly, begging His Majesty to punish Shen Changgong.

The wailing sounded as if this was not His Majesty's birthday banquet, but that His Majesty had passed away.

You know, this is the first birthday banquet held by the empress since she ascended the throne.

It is still the critical year of the first year of Tianming.

Although she ascended the throne last year, it was after her birthday. Moreover, the late emperor passed away last year, but she still had to continue using the late emperor's reign title. She could only change the reign title this year.

These people are so short-sighted and wailing here. It's really unlucky.

The empress's face was as gloomy as water.

However, when she thought that there would not only be crying tonight, but also possible blood, she felt much better.

As long as we can take back the military power and make Dayan prosperous and strong, these people's wailing can be regarded as their own mourning.

A new emperor appoints new ministers. It's time to change the blood in the court.

At this time, Duke Xin stood up and said loudly,

"Your Majesty! I have something to report!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Prince Rong and others immediately turned around and looked at him with gloomy eyes.

In their view, Shen Changgong was Prince Gong's man, and Duke Xin was also Prince Gong's man. At this time, Duke Xin stood up, definitely to exonerate Shen Changgong.

Humph, let you show off first, our Southern King hasn't made a move yet.

Wait a minute, you all will die!

Yan Fuyao looked at Duke Xin and said coldly,

"What is the matter, my dear?"

Duke Xin first looked at the stern-looking Prince Nan and gave him a friendly smile, then spoke righteously to the Empress,

"Your Majesty, I want to report Shen Changgong for bribery!"

When he said this, all the officials present were stunned.

what's the situation?

Isn’t Shen Changgong a vicious dog raised by Prince Gong, specifically used to bite Prince Rong?

Why did Duke Xin also start to report Shen Changgong?

Shen Changgong is going to be deserted by everyone!

All the officials who can come here are seasoned veterans. It is obvious at a glance that Shen Changgong has been abandoned by Prince Gong's group!

This man is still too young. He thought that by overthrowing the Duke of England, he could prove his loyalty and get close to Prince Gong. Then he unscrupulously offended Prince Rong to death and even dared to confront Prince Nan.

He is so blind! Who in the court dares to offend the King of the South?

Now that Prince Rong has the support of Prince Nan, even Prince Gong can't stand the pressure and has to sacrifice his own country to save his own.

If we really try to protect Shen Changgong at this critical juncture, we will probably be attacked by Prince Rong's group.

It's just a pity for Shen Changgong. He has the ambition to govern the powerful, but he has courage and no strategy. In the end, he is just a brave man and ends up hurting himself.

With the two major groups and the King of the South, not to mention the Empress, even the Jade Emperor can't save him.

Prince Rong was overjoyed after hearing this.

He had no intention of getting rid of Prince Gong tonight. Instead, he planned to capture Shen Changgong first, torture him severely, and falsify his confession to get rid of Prince Gong.

He didn't expect that Prince Gong would give him such a big surprise tonight and actually abandoned Shen Changgong.

In this way, not only will there be no risk of getting rid of Shen Changgong tonight, but Shen Changgong will also bear a grudge against Prince Gong. Then, when the time comes, he can provide evidence of Prince Gong's crimes. Wouldn't that be smooth sailing?

If it weren't for the wrong occasion, Prince Rong would even want to laugh out loud.

Yan Fuyao pretended to have a headache and said weakly,

"Does Duke Xin have any evidence?"

"Of course."

Duke Xin said loudly,

“On the second day after the Duke of Ying was arrested, this old minister was drinking tea and discussing state affairs at Prince Gong’s residence in the afternoon.

Suddenly, Shen Changgong's personal bodyguard asked for a meeting, saying that he wanted to see Prince Gong.

We were all very curious. We were not familiar with Shen Changgong, so why did his guards come to see Prince Gong?

After he was called in, we found out that it was Shen Changgong who sent someone to deliver 5,000 taels of silver in an attempt to bribe Prince Gong.

Prince Gong immediately refused and severely reprimanded the guard, who then took all the silver back.

But the guard said he couldn't make the decision and left immediately.

The old minister discussed with Prince Gong that this money must not be accepted and must be returned.

However, if they were taken directly to the security army camp and seen by the people on the road and the soldiers, they would probably immediately know that Shen Changgong was corrupt and bribed.

In this matter, the old ministers and Prince Gong made a mistake and we were soft-hearted.

We thought that, after all, he had just taken office and was a young man, so it was inevitable that he would make some mistakes. We still had to give him a chance to correct them. If others saw it, his reputation would be ruined and he would have no chance to correct it.

So we took all the silver to the Shen family and returned it to Uncle Shen.

This incident is the evidence of Shen Changgong's bribery!"

Hearing this, Prince Rong's expression became even more smug. He looked at Shen Changgong triumphantly with a cold expression and the threat in his eyes was self-evident.

But Shen Changgong was not panicked at all, and even gave him a bright smile in response.

This smile made Prince Rong feel uneasy again.

The empress sighed and looked tiredly at the Southern Prince Ma Ling, saying,

"Uncle Nan Wang, what do you think about this matter?"

The Southern King immediately stood up, clasped his hands together and said solemnly,

"Your Majesty, I believe that the law is unforgiving. Anyone who breaks the law is guilty of the same crime as the common people. I urge Your Majesty not to sacrifice personal interests for the public good. Instead, enforce the law impartially and punish those who break the law."

Upon hearing this, officials from both factions were delighted.

As expected, the King of the South is on their side.

Prince Rong's faction was very happy, and Prince Gong's faction was also glad that they had chosen the right side.

It would be good if Shen Changgong died, and we would all be happy.

Everyone is happy!

However, what they didn't know was that the Southern King's words of enforcing the law impartially, which seemed to be a warning to Shen Changgong, were actually digging a huge pit for them.

Enough to bury everyone in the pit.

Officials from the two major factions shouted in unison,

"Your Majesty, please enforce the law impartially!"

Yan Fuyao sighed and said,

"Zongzheng!"

"Chen is here!"

One of the Nine Ministers, the Zong Zheng who was in charge of the emperor's inner treasury, stood up.

"Read the figures for the money coming in and out of the inner treasury on May 20th."

"The minister obeys the order."

Zong Zheng took out the list from his pocket and said loudly,

"Your Majesty, on May 20th, at the hour of Mao, according to Your Majesty's oral order, the Imperial Treasury paid out 5,000 taels of silver and handed it to the guards of Grand Commandant Shen Changgong. Their whereabouts are unknown.

At 5 p.m. in the evening, Lord Shen Wanguan took the five thousand taels of silver back to the inner treasury.

I was curious at the time and asked Your Majesty why, but Your Majesty did not explain clearly.

Upon hearing this, Prince Gong's heart suddenly skipped a beat and he had a bad feeling.

That kid Shen Changgong is so scheming that he was on guard against us at that time?

"I can tell you now."

Yan Fuyao smiled confidently and said,

"Because I asked Shen Changgong to give this five thousand taels of silver to Prince Gong. After the morning court session ended and the Duke of Yingguo was convicted, Duke Dingguo and Marquis Changxing invited Shen Changgong to the restaurant for a drink.

But do you know what their real intention is?"