"Your Majesty," Chiang's chamberlain called softly, "Your Majesty."
Li Ju was lying on the dragon case, motionless.
"Your Majesty, it's time to go to court early." Jiang's chamberlain said again.
Li Ju felt as if he could hear Chiang's voice, but also as if he couldn't.
He tried to open his eyes, but his limbs were heavy and there was something heavy pressing on his back, preventing him from moving.
But in Jiang's eyes, the emperor only looked like he was sleeping soundly.
The fifth prince Li Hui rubbed his sleepy eyes and raised his head, and the Minister of Civil Service Zhuge Shan also raised his head.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty." Chiang's chamberlain was still calling.
Li Hui was startled and suddenly lost all sleep.
Zhugeshan stared at Li Ju closely and held his breath.
"Your Majesty..." Jiang's voice trembled.
After a moment of silence, Chiang's chamberlain timidly stretched out his hand and put it under Li Ju's nose, wanting to test whether he was still breathing.
At this moment, Li Ju, who finally broke free from the nightmare, grabbed his wrist.
"What are you doing!" Li Ju scolded.
"emperor!"
Li Ju stood up and kicked Chiang's servant in the stomach.
"You want to murder me?!"
Jiang's servant endured the pain and quickly knelt down, while Li Hui and Zhuge Shan stood up at the same time.
"Father!"
"emperor!"
Li Ju gasped for air, paused, and turned to look at them with cold eyes.
After a lot of effort, Li Ju seemed to have finally recovered from the nightmare. He closed his eyes and said in a deep voice: "Change clothes."
"Hey..." Waiter Jiang said with a cold sweat.
Before going to court in the morning, Zhugeshan went to the political hall of Zhongshu Neishang to change clothes.
In the resting room behind the political hall, he sat on the soft couch in a daze for a long time. He didn't get up until his personal entourage came to urge him.
"Sir, you don't look good." He said softly.
Zhuge Shan opened his mouth and said: "Accompanying the king is like accompanying a tiger."
"Fortunately, last night has been over. Tonight is a matter for the Ministry of Punishment."
"If he doesn't sleep on the dragon bed, he will sleep there," Zhugeshan shook his head, "His health is getting worse and worse. Isn't that what he brought on himself?"
"Sir, hush..." he whispered.
The sedan chair was waiting outside the courtyard. When Zhuge Shan passed by, he met a person walking quickly.
Seeing that it was Diao Renhui, Yin of Jingzhao Prefecture, Zhuge Shan stopped and said, "Master Diao, are you looking for me?"
"Master Zhuge!" Diao Renhui walked over quickly, "Master Zhuge, something has happened and I want to discuss it with you!"
"What's the matter?"
Diao Renhui stepped forward and whispered in his ear.
Zhugeshan was shocked: "Lu Lang?!"
Lu Lang was a doctor in the Examination Department of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. When the followers next to Zhuge Mountain heard this name, they immediately frowned and pricked up their ears.
"Yes, it is confirmed without a doubt that he really has a house in his name." Diao Renhui said.
"He is so courageous!" Zhugeshan was angry, "How can we take away this thing from the house?"
"I guess he was tricked secretly. As soon as this house came into his hands, someone immediately wrote to him. If not, I wouldn't have been able to find out."
"Do you know who gave it to me?"
"You have to ask Lu Lang."
Zhuge Shan frowned: "How can he say it? Once he says it, it will be a solid evidence of his own crime."
"Master Zhuge," Diao Renhui said, "this happened to your official department. Could it be that it was directed at you?"
"Me?" Zhugeshan shook his head, "How is this possible? I, Zhugeshan, am doing the right thing."
"I'm so afraid of being tricked."
Zhuge Shan took a deep breath, raised his hand and bowed to Diao Renhui: "Thank you, Lord Diao, for coming here to tell me. Zhuge Shan is very grateful."
"Zhuge is for everyone, Diao should do it." Diao Renhui said.
Compared to his predecessor, Liang Nai, the Yin of Jingzhao Prefecture, Diao Renhui was able to get along more easily in Hejing, and he was able to get everything he wanted. This was due to his temperament.
Zhugeshan understood that he owed this favor.
Before getting into the sedan chair, Zhuge Shan thought for a while, then turned sideways and ordered his men to do a few things.
He had brought Lu Lang up with him. If something happened to Lu Lang, he might not be implicated, but his life would definitely be difficult. Not to mention the emperor's will, even if he encounters people with different political views in the future, this matter will be a problem.
It can be said forever. After all, the civil servants in the court have sharp mouths and are good at keeping small notebooks and wearing small shoes.
All the officials had arrived at the imperial city and were waiting to go to court. They stood straight in four rows and waited for the king to give the order before stepping into the palace gate with their heads held high.
Lu Mingfeng didn't need to go to the morning court every day, but he usually wasn't too far away from the imperial city. At the moment, he was riding a horse outside the palace gate and looking at the officials, his sharp eyes passing by Lu Lang from time to time.
Bribes paid privately by officials were not under the control of the Tianrong Guards until the emperor ordered the Tianrong Guards to investigate them strictly.
Lu Mingfeng felt that it was not far away. This Lu Lang must be the first court official invited to tea by his Tianrong Guard this month.
Seemingly feeling something, before stepping into the palace gate, Lu Lang turned his head and looked towards Lu Mingfeng.
Lu Mingfeng did not shy away and met his eyes, but whether it was his own misunderstanding or not, Lu Mingfeng felt that Lu Lang's eyes were... somewhat sarcastic and playful.
Such a fearless look should not appear on a person who has committed a serious crime.
Before Lu Lang withdrew his gaze, he glanced behind Lu Mingfeng for a few times. Lu Mingfeng followed his gaze and looked back behind him.
The imperial street behind him was long and spacious. People passing by stopped to look at the officials and did not dare to move forward.
Lu Mingfeng frowned, Lu Lang must have seen something just now.
In the past few days, Lu Mingfeng did feel weird. It often seemed like there was a pair of eyes staring at him from behind.
He is a very intuitive person, but every time he looks back, he sees nothing.
Li Ju was sitting on the throne. The bags under his eyes became more and more obvious, and there were thick black circles under his eyes.
All the officials knelt down and kowtowed. After the ceremony, the servants announced the start of the court ceremony.
The imperial palace in Hejing was originally the Jinping Palace. After the capital was moved, it was turned into an imperial city.
The new imperial city is still under construction, and the current size of the main hall of Jinping Palace is far from comparable to that of Tiansheng Palace in the Yong'an Imperial Capital.
Li Ju squinted his eyes slightly, and several officials came forward to play. He seemed to be listening, but he seemed not to.
Until a name suddenly came to Li Ju's ears. Li Ju opened his eyes and suspected that he heard it wrong: "Zhuang Aiqing, say it again."
At this time, all the civil and military officials in the court were stunned, and they all looked at Zhuang Zhongdao, the Minister of War, standing in the middle.
Zhuang Zhongdao said loudly: "Your Majesty, I want to visit the general of Tianrong Guard, Lu Mingfeng!"
With that said, Zhuang Zhongdao lifted his robe and knelt down.
"Lu Mingfeng, the general of Tianrong Guard, colluded with the traitor Song Zhiyi in Shoushi City and rebelled against me! Lu Mingfeng and Song Zhiyi conspired to make money. They tried to explore the minerals in Shanjing City, and made nearly 100,000 silver. They did not report anything to the court.
, and used it as his personal property, depositing it in Jiangnan Road and Zhangzhou!"
"I have also heard something!" Lu Lang stepped out of the official rank, "Your Majesty, I have a wealthy distant relative in Panzhou. He accidentally saved an injured courier. The courier died, but my distant relative got a letter among his belongings.
letter!"
With that said, Lu Lang took out a letter from his sleeve and presented it.
