Seeing Han Du return, An Qing stepped forward to help Han Du undress despite being exhausted.
"My husband killed Qi Tai to avenge Liang Guogong, but I'm afraid it's going to be a lot of trouble."
Han Du subconsciously nodded solemnly, and then looked at the worry on Yao Yue's face. His expression immediately made a 180-degree turn, and he smiled and nodded, "It doesn't matter, everything has been resolved."
An Qing didn't believe that such a major matter could be solved so easily.
"But I heard that the emperor dismissed hundreds of officials, and they were all senior officials in various ministries. This" .??.
If the imperial court suddenly lost so many officials, wouldn't it mean that it was deposed?
Knowing what An Qing was worried about, he gave her a comforting look and explained, "The emperor has already thought of a solution. Today the emperor went to the academy to recruit more than a hundred gentlemen, which is more than enough to replace the resigned officials."
"How can this be like this?" An Qing said. She didn't react for a moment. She always felt that this matter violated her common sense. "Although the gentlemen of the academy are talented, they have no experience of serving in the court after all. This will not happen."
Is there any trouble?"
"It will definitely be chaotic for a while, but it is much better than the imperial court being completely unable to function. And with their talents and learning, they will be able to adapt to it quickly, and then there will be no more problems."
Hearing what Han Du said, An Qing felt relieved for the time being.
A huge storm suddenly hit the capital, leaving countless people unable to sleep peacefully that night.
At Chen Di's house.
Although the person who resigned in the morning meeting was not here today, the Minister of Punishment and the Imperial Censor Yan Zhen were gathered here.
"Your Majesty, things have changed."
Chen Di let out a long sigh and looked out the window at the torrential rain that continued to pour down. The strong wind blew the locked wooden windows until they made constant collision sounds. He didn't know whether he was lamenting that the windows were damaged by the strong wind, or he was sighing at his fate.
"Yes!" Bao Zhao said, "In the past, the emperor was very tolerant to his ministers, but he didn't expect that he would be so strong this time."
Yan Zhen's expression was very ugly, and he glanced at the two of them, "I have long said that although the Emperor is kind-hearted by nature, we cannot force him too much, otherwise we cannot afford the consequences once he angers the Emperor."
Chen Di withdrew his gaze and looked at Yan Zhen, "What's the use of regretting it now? When we discussed forcing the emperor to severely punish Han Du, you also agreed."
Yan Zhen sighed and said nothing.
At that time, none of the three of them thought that the emperor would be so strong, but the result was something they never expected.
The always benevolent emperor was so furious that he didn't even
Using Han Du to defend himself, he directly confronted them and forced them to resign.
Bao Zhao lowered his head and pondered for a while, muttering to himself, "Why do I feel like we are all caught in a big net?"
"What big net? How did we fall into the net?" Chen Di said calmly, and then he reacted and stared at Bao Zhao with wide eyes. "You, you mean, all this is a trap set up by the emperor?"
"Huh!" Bao Zhao snorted coldly.
Yan Zhen stroked his beard and said hesitantly, "Did Han Du collude with the emperor from the beginning? Was he misleading us by killing Qi Tai?"
Chen Di lowered his head and muttered, "Perhaps even Han Du has not escaped the emperor's plan."
"You mean, the emperor also plotted against Han Du?" Yan Zhen asked.
Chen Di raised his head and glanced at the two of them, "Perhaps, there is no calculation at all. It was just the emperor who gently moved his fingers after seeing the situation."
"This, this is impossible! Your Majesty, Your Majesty, how old is he? How can he have such a calm mind and sophisticated skills?" Bao Zhao said as he suddenly felt a chill all over his body and couldn't help but shudder.
On the contrary, Chen Di became more and more sure the more he spoke, "What is impossible? Don't forget that the Emperor was carefully taught by the late Emperor for so many years. You don't know what kind of person the late Emperor was, right?"
"However, although the emperor was taught by the late emperor, he has always been kind and kind, and he was also very dissatisfied with the late emperor's frequent attacks. How could he be like this?" Yan Zhen agreed.
Chen Di slowly walked to the chair and sat down with one hand on his side.
With a long sigh, "People can become. Ordinary people can become arrogant when they suddenly burst out, not to mention that he is the nine-fifth supreme position. Besides, I used to be very strange. The emperor is the eldest son of the late emperor, what kind of character does he have?
Completely opposite to the late Emperor? Not to mention that sons inherit their father's legacy. After so many years of teaching by the late Emperor, they should have become a little closer."
Chen Di's words made Yan Zhen and Bao Zhao fall into deep thought at the same time.
Yan Zhen suddenly said, "I was also surprised that the emperor's personality was completely different from that of the late emperor, and the late emperor even got angry more than once because of this, but the late emperor had no intention of establishing another prince?"
The three of them looked at each other, their eyes rolling rapidly.
They all shouted angrily, "Damn it, we were all deceived by this father and son!"
"No, not only that, they have deceived everyone in the world!"
"Dry!!!"
The three of them were filled with resentment, but what could they do if they were more resentful?
Zhu Biao's benevolent image is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Even if they go to the street and pull people one by one to say that Zhu Biao's kindness is fake, no one will believe it.
In addition, they have resigned themselves now. Even if they say this, others will think it is just a rumor they made out of reluctance.
The three of them racked their brains and thought hard for a long time, but they couldn't find any solution.
Such a situation made the three of them very angry.
After a while, Chen Di's eyes were filled with fire and he said, "We can't do anything to deal with the emperor, but we can't do anything to deal with Han Du."
Although the three of them had already guessed, Han Du probably still doesn't know the inside story of this matter. It seems that Han Du suffered the same fate as them, he was deceived by the late emperor and the emperor.
But so what, when people are unlucky, they just want to find a punching bag. The emperor and the three of them can't afford to offend him, and Han Du is not too big or too small, which is just right.
"Tomorrow let all the scholars make a fuss and see how Handu ends up!"
Yan Zhen's eyes showed a hint of joy and he nodded, "It's simple. We just need to spread the news that Han Du was forced to resign. Those scholars don't need us to incite them, they will find trouble for Han Du themselves."
"That's it." Chen Di raised his eyebrows.
Bao Zhao paused and said, "Then, where is the emperor?"
The three of them lowered their heads, but the expressions on their faces gradually became ferocious.
Chen Di gritted his teeth and said, "The late emperor is not just Zhu Biao, he is the only prince, and this world is not Zhu Biao's alone. It's amazing!"
Yan Zhen and Bao Zhao took a deep breath and nodded in agreement.
The morning sun shone into the capital with a halo, and the heavy wind and rain last night did not last long and then stopped.
By morning, there were some water stains in some hollows on the street, but most places were already drying out.
The news that Han Du had killed Qi Tai, Minister of War, and had caused the resignation of more than a hundred officials in the imperial court with the emperor's protection spread to the Imperial College, causing the Imperial College students who were already extremely dissatisfied with Han Du to become violently angry.
"Han Du is a thief who is good at killing cabinet bachelors. He is lawless!"
"What's even more outrageous is that he actually deceived the emperor with clever words, so that the emperor was deceived by him."
"The loyal and righteous people in the imperial court were forced to resign, but the wolf-hearted people actually held the power!"
"Han Du is a national thief, a national thief!"
"Execute this traitor! Execute this traitor!!!"
All the eunuchs shouted fierce slogans and stepped out of the gate of the Imperial College. The Imperial College officers, supervisors, chief ministers, etc., who used to attach great importance to etiquette, turned a blind eye.
The sergeants who guarded the gate tightly and refused to let a fly fly by also lowered their heads and counted ants, turning a deaf ear to the supervisor's actions.
Such a big movement attracted a large number of people to follow in just a moment. The Chinese people's mentality of watching the excitement has been consistent since ancient times.
However, after someone heard these supervisors yelling at Han Du, they quietly ran into an alley and took a shortcut towards the Zhenguo Palace.
"My father-in-law, my father-in-law is not well"
Han Du was having breakfast when Uncle Wu, the housekeeper, hurriedly walked into the lobby.
"What's wrong?" Han Du glanced at it and put it down.
"My father-in-law is not good. The supervisors from the Imperial College are coming to our house. Say yes, say yes."
"What did they say?" Han Du felt very calm.
He was indeed in the wrong for killing Qi Tai at the Ministry of War. Although Zhu Biao helped him defeat those officials, the supervisors of the Imperial College would definitely get into trouble because of this.
"They said" Uncle Wu didn't dare to speak because those words were too unpleasant.
Han Du wiped his mouth with a silk handkerchief and said, "Just tell me, no matter how unpleasant it sounds, I can bear it."
In this case, Uncle Wu cautiously replied, "They called me a traitor and a traitor to the country."
national thief
It was really a compliment to himself, Han Du shook his head slightly.
Seeing that the father-in-law didn't speak, the fifth uncle had to remind him, "Master, the prison guards are coming to our door soon."
Han Du chuckled and stood up, "They are just some stupid young people who don't understand anything. I will go meet them."
"My lord, sir, you can't do this." Seeing that Han Du was about to go out to face the prison guards, the fifth uncle quickly grabbed his arm and said, "my lord, they are outnumbered, what should I do if they offend my lord?"
Han Du was pulled for a moment, then lowered his head and looked at Uncle Wu's hand grabbing his.
Uncle Wu quickly let go and explained, "Master, I, we, we are just worried that they will hurt you."
Han Du adjusted some clothes and said, "It doesn't matter. With their helpless appearance, they can't hurt me. Let's go!"
"Then, the young man, go find all the servants and build a strong momentum." After saying that, the fifth uncle turned around and summoned the servants.
Han Du went straight to the gate and saw a crowd of people walking towards him at the street entrance on the left.