People chatted with him for a few words, because they didn't know who was behind the scenes for the time being, so now they could only decide based on tactics. The key was to see Song Huizong's views on the matter.

"The Emperor has arrived!"

A high-pitched voice suddenly sounded. The ministers quickly took their places. When Song Huizong came out, they all saluted and said: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live."

"Everyone loves you for your peace of mind."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After some corny dialogue.

Song Huizong glanced at the ministers and said calmly: "Yesterday there seemed to be some unrest in our capital! I received dozens of memorials in one day."

Wow! So many? Okay. Let’s take note of you people first, and count them one by one when you have free time! Although Li Qi was prepared, he was still surprised when he heard it!

Song Huizong paused, glanced at Li Qi, and continued: "Not only that, these dozens of memorials impeached one person. I believe all you dear friends also know who this person is, right?"

Everyone stood with their heads bowed, and no one answered.

Song Huizong sneered and said, "Is the economic envoy here?"

"Wei Chen is here."

Li Qi quickly stood up.

Song Huizong asked: "Do you know who it is?"

Li Qi replied neatly: "I don't know."

"very good!"

Song Huizong nodded and said: "Chiang Yushi."

Jiang Daoyan hurriedly stood up and said: "Wei Chen is here."

Song Huizong asked again: "If I remember correctly, you also issued a memorial. Who are you impeaching?"

Jiang Daoyan said: "It is the economic envoy Li Qi who was impeached by the minister."

Li Qi let out a cry and said: "Brother Yan---oh no, Jiang Yushi, I have no enmity or enmity with you, why did you cheat me?"

Jiang Daoyan's face did not change and he said: "I am just reporting based on the facts. I am not targeting anyone."

Sure enough, you make a living by speaking. This official accent can be written into a textbook! Li Qi secretly laughed in his heart and did not cry out for injustice at this time. He would wait for a while and said: "Your Majesty---."

"Shut up first."

As soon as he shouted one word, he was interrupted by Song Huizong.

No, although this is just an act, you still have to save some face for me, at least let me shout out the second word! Li Qi was depressed and obediently stepped aside.

Song Huizong said again: "Chiang Yushi, why are you impeaching the economic envoy?"

Jiang Dao said: "The weak official impeached the economic envoy for accepting bribes."

Song Huizong snorted and said, "How did you know that?"

Jiang Daoyan said: "Reporting to the emperor, a newspaper called Banana Daily suddenly appeared in the city yesterday. It published all the crimes of the economic envoy. The records were very detailed. When the minister saw it, it didn't seem to be fabricated, so he immediately sent someone to go there.

investigation."

When Song Huizong heard about Banana Daily, the corners of his mouth twitched unconsciously, but then he restored his majestic expression and said: "Banana Daily? Who is this from?"

Jiang Daoyan said: "This little minister has not yet been identified."

Song Huizong said: "Then have you found any evidence?"

Jiang Daoyan replied: "We have found several witnesses. They saw with their own eyes that Japanese, Dashi, Byzantine and other envoys transported donkey carts filled with gifts to the economic envoy's manor in the western suburbs.

There were a total of twenty vehicles together, and although those people didn’t know what they contained, the number was very consistent with the number written by Banana Daily.”

Li Qi snorted: "Jiang Yushi, you are not a witness, right? What do thirty donkey carts mean? What if it is wheat, what if it is stone, can it be considered that I have accepted a bribe?

?”

Cai You hurriedly stood up and said: "Your Majesty, it is very simple to confirm whether this matter is true or false. You only need to send someone to search the Economic Envoy's residence, and you will know everything."

Just scream! Just wait until a few days pass and cry. Li Qi glanced at Cai You, a smile flashed in his eyes.

"What you said makes sense." Song Huizong nodded and said to Li Qi: "Li Qi, do you want to confess on your own, or do you want me to send someone to search."

"this---."

Li Qi went from confident to speechless in an instant.

Cai You's hands were trembling with excitement. It was really not easy to catch this kid and make him confess his crime! Heaven! Earth! You finally opened your eyes.

Song Huizong snorted: "What the hell, why don't we recruit people from the real situation?"

"Yes!" Li Qi lowered his head and said, "Wei Chen did accept the gifts from those envoys."

Song Huizong picked up a memorial and threw it in front of Li Qi, saying: "Look carefully to see if the gift you received matches what is written on it."

Li Qi picked it up and looked at it for a long time, but remained silent. Song Huizong said: "What? Have you forgotten how many gifts you received?"

Li Qi swallowed his saliva and said in a trembling voice: "Go back to the emperor, this is about the same amount." But then he immediately raised his head and said, "But Wei Chen refuses to accept the charge of accepting bribes.

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Cai You shouted: "The evidence is irrefutable, you still dare to quibble!" He said and cupped his hands towards Song Huizong and said: "Your Majesty, I would like to request that Li Qi be punished for the crime of deceiving the emperor and neglecting his superiors."

Damn it! For this little charge, you want to kill me. It shows that you are like this. Don’t worry, it won’t take long. I will teach you a lesson and let you know what it means to add insult to injury. Li Qi argued

He said: "What is the ironclad proof? When envoys come to visit me, they naturally have to bring gifts. This is human nature and reasonable. What's the crime?"

Cai You hummed, "Then let me ask you why they don't give me gifts."

Li Qidao: "You have poor interpersonal relationships."

"Presumptuous." Cai You said: "I am also your superior, how dare you speak rudely to me." As he said this, he cupped his hands towards Song Huizong and said, "Your Majesty, I would like to request that Li Qitiao be convicted of contempt of court.

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Song Huizong waved his hands and said, "Let's put this matter aside for now and let's talk about business first."

Cai You was depressed. He sang and said to Li Qi: "There are so many ministers in the DPRK and China. They don't give gifts to others, but they give them to you. It's obvious. Because you are the economic envoy, you have a heavy responsibility in this negotiation.

Of course they want to find you, because they want something from you. And since you accepted the gift, there must be something illegal between you."

Song Moquan also stood up and said: "What the British government said is true. If you don't want others to know, you have to do nothing yourself. As an economic officer, if you have done something that harms the country, I advise you to call the police as soon as possible. Otherwise, you will be found out and you are guilty."

Add one more."

Many of Li Qi's enemies stood up and questioned Li Qi.

Li Qi let them talk, but silently wrote down their names, thinking, well, except for Cai You's son, I haven't found anyone to attack originally, but now I have. After they finished speaking, Li Qi said:

"Everyone, this seems to be just your one-sided statement. Yes, I accepted the gift, and they did ask for something from me, but I promised what I should, and I didn't agree at all."

Song Huizong snorted and said: "What you said is strange. Then I ask you, what does it mean to agree and what does it mean to not agree?"

Li Qidao: "Anyone who harms our interests in the Song Dynasty should not agree. And all the ministers have agreed to the conditions that have been planned for a long time. For example, the Dashi envoys and the Byzantine envoys came to give me gifts and communicate with me.

This negotiation has nothing to do with it at all. They just want to get the secret recipe of my Zui Xianju canned food, and they even pay a lot of money and an island. The emperor can send people to find evidence on this matter, but Wei Chen did not agree. As we all know,

Canned food is a perfect compensation for those who have been floating on the sea for a long time. For the navy, its importance is self-evident. The purpose of getting canned food is to dominate the sea. This is very important to my big brother.

Song's domination of the sea would be very harmful, so even though the money they promised me was unimaginable, I never agreed, because as a citizen of the Song Dynasty, I must not do anything that harms the country.

thing."

What he said was categorical and unquestionable. After a pause, he continued: "As for the Goryeo envoys, they gave me gifts in the hope of strengthening ties with the Song Dynasty and mediating their relationship with the Jin Kingdom.

I thought that our Song Dynasty, as a big country in the Central Plains, should step in to mediate the disputes between neighboring countries. If this were not the case, then our Song Dynasty would have no sense of existence. But even so, I still did not agree to them. I just said that it would depend on the situation.

Besides, because we are also allies with the Jin Kingdom, and we are not very clear about the disputes between them, we cannot make a decision until we find out. The envoys from Dali and Japan are seeking help from the Song Dynasty.

At this point, Your Majesty, you should know that Wei Chen has never made a decision without authorization. Also, the Japanese brought ten young girls and wanted to borrow seeds from Wei Chen. Wei Chen was not tempted and sternly refused.

, Weichen will never give them the opportunity to train thousands of economic envoys to make money from me. Of course, they were scolded by Weichen and felt very guilty, so they sent the ten girls to Weichen.

I became a servant to make up for the damage they had done to Wei Chen's spirit and character. Wei Chen refused, so I reluctantly accepted. Now those ten girls are still sweeping the floor in my house, and I haven't even touched them.

, If the British Duke doesn’t believe it, he can go and get himself tested.”

Cultivate tens of thousands of economic envoys? This person must regard this as his own family! The officials just wanted to laugh when they heard this.

Cai You subconsciously said: "How to test this?"

Li Qidao: "The British Lord is too modest, isn't he? You have experienced hundreds of battles, how can you not know how to experience it?"

Many ministers couldn't bear it anymore and snickered.

Cai You was stunned for a moment, then reacted immediately, pointed at Li Qi and said: "You--you slandered me."

Li Qidao: "But I don't know that my words slandered the British public, and I would like to ask the British to point it out."

Zhao Huan suddenly stood up and said: "I would like to inform my father, I can prove that everything Li Qi said is true."

Song Huizong said: "Say."

Zhao Huandao: "Concerning this negotiation, Erchen has always been in charge, and the economic envoy assisted. Regarding the content of the negotiation, Erchen and the economic envoy have discussed it countless times. In other words, the main content of this negotiation is

It had been decided long ago. At that time, the envoys from various countries had not yet come to Beijing. If Li Qi agreed to any of the envoys' requests, then Li Qi would definitely come to discuss with his ministers and make corresponding changes. But in fact, Li Qi
To be continued...