Yang Tinghe originally wanted to angrily accuse the other party of spouting blood.

But Li Yunxing raised his hand and refused to allow him to argue.

"Master Ma, I would like to hear what Yang Shaoqing actually said?" Li Yunxing asked.

At this time, Ma Yuncong seized the opportunity to show off and exaggerated: "His Royal Highness, after the minister proposed to allocate funds, Yang Tinghe directly rejected it for me."

"He said that His Highness the Crown Prince is inexperienced and does not know how to handle political affairs. If he does not keep an eye on the Crown Prince, the Crown Prince will be easily deceived."

"Fart!" Yang Tinghe was so angry that his whole body trembled, "When did I ever tell you that kind of stupid thing?"

"Have you ever said it? You know it in your heart!" Ma Yuncong said with certainty.

Li Yunxing's eyes turned to the two of them.

Naturally, Li Yunxing would not take the obvious words of provocation to heart.

You can tell just by looking at their clothes.

Ma Yuncong is just an official of the eighth rank. He wears court clothes on the outside, but the middle coat on the inside is made of fine silk brocade. The official boots are also precious tributes.

Yang Tinghe, on the other hand, wore an ordinary green shirt and a pair of plain trousers.

Although they are both wearing official uniforms, you can tell from the aura they exude that they are not at the same level at all.

Even if Yang Tinghe would say some unpleasant things behind his back, it would not be as bad as what Ma Yuncong said.

Li Yunxing glanced at Ma Yuncong indifferently.

His face was full of smiles, and his eyes looking at Yang Tinghe were full of teasing and ridicule.

Li Yunxing withdrew his gaze and asked Yang Tinghe: "Yang Shaoqing, do you know your mistake?"

Yang Tinghe gritted his teeth and said, "Your Highness, the humble minister is not guilty."

Li Yunxing waved his sleeves, with a hint of weariness on his face: "Since Yang Shaoqing is not wrong, Mr. Ma also feels that he is not wrong."

"Then I see that you are so loyal, so I will reward each of you with fifteen large slabs, and then you will be executed."

Yang Tinghe's eyes were filled with surprise, and uncontrollable emotions were about to pour out of his chest.

When the prince promoted him to the imperial court and appointed him as the Shaoqing of Sinong Temple, he thought it was

Favor and trust in him.

Unexpectedly, the prince now turned a deaf ear to the false accusations made by a mere eighth-grade official and even punished him.

Could it be that I trusted the wrong person?

If I had known this, it would be better to stay in my own county for the rest of my life.

On the other side, Ma Yuncong was even more horrified, "Your Highness the Crown Prince! Why do I have to be punished as well? I have never been disrespectful to Your Highness the Crown Prince!"

Li Yunxing looked at him indifferently and said, "You did nothing wrong? What is the current situation? You ask for hundreds of thousands of silver to repair the imperial tomb. What are your intentions?"

"These are all the emperor..." Ma Yuncong was stunned.

"The Emperor Wu has not yet passed away, and you are deliberately planning his aftermath. Do you dare to say that you have no other motives in your mind?"

Li Yunxing's slap made Ma Yuncong speechless.

He was speechless for a long time, and finally managed to say: "I am unjustly accused..."

Li Yunxing snorted coldly: "You should know clearly in your mind whether I am wronged or not."

After that, he ordered the guard next to him: "Why are you still standing there? Drag the two of them out quickly and carry out the duties of the staff!"

Outside the East Palace, two people were being tortured.

Yang Tinghe said nothing. He dug hard at the bench with both hands, his eyes were blood red from holding back, and he was unwilling to utter a word to beg for mercy.

Ma Yuncong, on the other hand, screamed in pain again and again, and his wails echoed throughout the East Palace.

Li Yunxing was sitting in the hall, staring at Yang Tinghe. He was going to beat Yang Tinghe into submission today.

Yang Tinghe had been serving as a local county guard before, and there was a corrupt official like Su Tianyang at his head.

In terms of speaking and acting style, it is inevitable that he is a bit tough.

For Li Yunxing, he could accept that Yang Tinghe was too rigid in his work. Although he seemed to be inflexible, he was the most suitable candidate for a financial institution like Sinong Temple.

But I didn't expect that Yang Tinghe would not restrain his temper even when facing him.

You dared to directly talk about being a king in front of him just now. It was simply arrogant!

Li Yunxing decided to give this guy a beating. Yang Tinghe could be sharp with other powerful officials, but he was the future monarch, so he couldn't let him be presumptuous!

After a while, Ma Yuncong's screams gradually stopped.

He lowered his head and was carried away by two guards.

"Take Mr. Ma to the imperial doctor and send him a doctor to check his wounds and make sure he doesn't injure his muscles and bones." Li Yunxing ordered calmly.

Ma Yuncong immediately breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly thanked him: "Thank you for your grace, Your Highness. I will resign."

The guard bowed and retreated with Ma Yuncong.

Although he was beaten this time, at least Yang Tinghe was dragged into the water by himself.

What's more, the prince also arranged for the imperial doctor to diagnose and treat him personally. Ma Yuncong was extremely proud when he saw that Yang Tinghe was still lying on the bench and no one dared to lift him up.

"Humph." He snorted coldly and walked out of the East Palace.

Although the renovation of the imperial mausoleum was blocked by the prince, he would have an excuse in the future. When Emperor Wu woke up, he would find an opportunity to read the prince's book.

Thinking this, Ma Yuncong quickly disappeared from everyone's sight.

Yang Tinghe was still lying there unable to move. He had been helped twice just now, but Li Yunxing stopped him both times.

Li Yunxing said that he had a strong bone and that nothing would happen to him even if he was fifteen years old. Naturally, others did not dare to help.

Yang Tinghe could only admit it and slowly stood up from the stool.

Li Yunxing then looked at Yang Tinghe: "Yang Shaoqing, what else do you have to say?"

"His Royal Highness, I would like to go back and continue to be the governor of a county."

When he heard this, Li Yunxing became even more angry, "It seems that the fifteen pieces I just played were missing."

Yang Tinghe remained silent.

The stubbornness born in his bones made him willing to be humiliated rather than surrender.

"Come here!" Li Yunxing shouted sharply, "Keep beating Yang Shaoqing until he kneels down and begs for mercy!"

Yang Tinghe suddenly raised his eyes and stared at Li Yunxing, his lips moving as if he wanted to say something.

"Yang Shaoqing, if you really want to be a clear leader, you should be proud and proud." Li Yunxing reprimanded mercilessly, "I am saving your life now. If you don't know what is good and what is good, don't blame me for being ruthless."

Already."

Li Yunxing's attitude was extremely tough and left no room for error.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince... I dare to ask, where did the lower official go wrong..." Yang Tinghe endured the severe pain and asked. He really couldn't understand why the Crown Prince treated him like this.

"Yang Tinghe, are you really stupid or are you pretending to be stupid?" Li Yunxing said coldly.

He stood up, walked slowly to Yang Tinghe, and looked down at him from a high position.

"I use you because I value your talents and can be used by me. But if you have a high self-esteem and only know how to do your own thing, let alone a county governor, I think you will be mediocre even if you become an official in the court."
Chapter completed!