"Yang Qing has always worked hard and made great contributions. You should continue to be loyal to the king and create the prosperity of the Great Sui with me.”
The officials looked at each other, not understanding the meaning behind the emperor's words.
All the signs just now indicated that Yang Su, the King of Yue, was already on the side of the Emperor and was supporting him.
The officials did not understand what the emperor was saying, but Yang Su was the complete opposite. He could hear the hidden meaning in the emperor's words.
That was…
As everyone knew, he had always maintained a neutral stance, neither supporting the deposed Crown Prince Yang Yong nor the former Crown Prince Yang Guang.
In reality, he secretly supported Prince Jin and also monitored Emperor Gaozu, paying attention to all movements in the palace.
Just based on this crime of disrespect, it was enough for him to be dismissed and investigated.
If they still wanted to stand in the imperial court and did not want their entire family to be executed, they would show their loyalty on the spot.
If he didn't show his loyalty, the emperor could show his might and intimidate the ministers.
If they expressed their loyalty, they could establish the image of the emperor as someone who could pull in even the neutral parties.
No matter which one it was, it was all beneficial to the emperor and could make the officials not dare to underestimate it.
Emperor's Heart Technique!
Thinking of this, Yang Su could not help but break out in cold sweat. He suddenly realized that he was facing a terrifying emperor.
Previously, he was not in a hurry to convict him, but instead chose to stay in today's morning court. This patience was bone-chilling.
As a subject, he could naturally understand that a Son of Heaven knew the Emperor's mind. It wasn't that scary.
What was terrifying was that even though he knew the truth, he still patiently controlled everything until he brought it up in the imperial court.
Such patience and control over the overall situation could be described as terrifying.
"This is the duty of a subject. I am willing to follow Your Majesty to create the prosperity of Great Sui.”
With the respect that only Emperor Gaozu had, Yang Su immediately stated his stand.
Nodding slightly, Wu Jianzhang and Zhangsun Sheng felt extremely gratified. The emperor had indeed lived up to their expectations.
Did Emperor Gaozu see this? The current emperor was extremely wise. There was hope for the unfinished foundation of Great Sui.
Seeing that Yang Su wanted to be loyal to him and even chose the latter, Yang Zheng's expression did not change.
Not convicting Yang Su was not because he had become soft-hearted, but because he had another purpose.
Before Yang Su's value was used up, Yang Zheng would not directly punish him, nor would he do it himself.
Putting aside the crimes of Jin Wang, Yang Su still had a few key events that were enough to convict him. His actions were simply outrageous.
At that time, there was no need for him to say anything. The ministers would take the initiative to impeach Yang Su and ask him to take down the King of Yue.
At that time, it would be time to gain another wave of prestige. There was no need to convict him in advance.
Now, it would be best if he could play a useful role.
This was the politics of the imperial court, which appeared calm on the surface but was actually full of undercurrents!
It sounded very cruel, but it was relatively close to the actual situation of ancient politics.
"Your Majesty, the Turkic emissary has arrived. Should we announce him now?”
An official from the Bureau of Rites stepped forward and asked, perhaps because the Turkic emissary had arrived.
"Xuan…"
With the emperor's approval, the official ordered his subordinates to summon the Turkic emissary into the hall.
"Foreign minister Tuli Xiang greets Great Sui's Majesty. I greet His Majesty on behalf of the Great Khan.”
The person who came spoke in a fluent Guanlong dialect and bowed in Yang Zheng's direction.
Furthermore, he placed one hand on the chest of the moon.
The newcomer was a burly man with a high nose and deep eyes. He had the characteristics of the nomads beyond the Great Wall.
"Where is the Minister of Rites?"
Without even looking at the Turkic envoy, Yang Zheng turned his gaze to the officials.
Without receiving a reply from the Emperor of Great Sui, even if the Turkic messenger could not understand, he could only maintain a half-bow.
"Your Majesty, I'm here."
As the head of the Ministry of Rites, Yuwen Bi naturally had to step forward.
"According to the etiquette of the Great Sui Dynasty, do all court meetings and foreign officials need to kowtow?”
Hearing this, Yuwen Bi immediately understood the emperor's intentions. He wanted to put the Turkic messenger in his place.
Moreover, there was a trap in this sentence.
According to the etiquette of the Great Sui Dynasty, when the foreign emissaries came, they could follow the local customs. However, after the war in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, many precious materials were lost.
However, if one were to trace it back, it was indeed a common etiquette for the Three Kingdoms to receive envoys from beyond the Great Wall.
The rest of the officials saw that Yuwen Bi, who was well aware of etiquette, did not immediately answer. They knew that it was indeed the case.
"Your Majesty, the etiquette of the Great Sui Dynasty has yet to be perfected, but this one can be traced back to ancient examples.”
Yuwen Bi said truthfully when he thought of how the Emperor had silently subdued the neutral King of Yue, Yang Su.
"Your Majesty of Great Sui, the previous emperor did not ask us to salute like this. How can we do it now?”
The Turkic messenger finally understood that the Emperor of Great Sui wanted him to kneel down and salute.
The Turks were the natural eagles of the steppe. They could submit to the Great Sui, so how could they kneel so easily?
"With the status between the Turks and Great Sui, what's wrong with a mere ceremony? Are you looking down on Great Sui?”
It would have been fine if he hadn't mentioned this matter, but once it was brought up, a group of old officials felt furious. Wu Jianzhang even stood up and questioned loudly.
He had chosen to compromise with the Turks because he had no other choice.
Now that he had suffered a great loss, he had submitted to the Great Sui, and he had come to ask for a marriage alliance. His attitude had to be changed.
However, what the court officials did not know was that there would be a change in national policy initiated by the emperor, Yang Zheng, regarding the severing of the marriage alliance!
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