Just halfway through the banquet, the emperor's chamberlain hurried in, beaming with joy.
"Your Majesty, good news." He handed over the bag in his hand, "Good news from Liu Fuma. He said that the Dianzhou side has almost been sorted out. This time, a large number of people who were flattered and bullied were caught.
Officials and local people have also been let go, and now it is no longer a problem for them to leave Dianzhou City to visit relatives or do business in other places."
After the emperor heard the news, his mood, which had been very gloomy because of the list, suddenly lightened up.
"Oh? Really? Let me take a look."
After taking the paper, the old emperor glanced at the contents on the paper and burst into laughter.
"Okay, he is worthy of being the number one scholar back then, hahaha."
If it weren't for Concubine Xu, he should have reused such a talent earlier.
"You can give me a message for me. If Liu Fuma can completely restore all the affairs of Dianzhou to normal within this year and eliminate all hidden dangers, he can choose any position in the capital."
The waiter responded and trotted out quickly.
After hearing the news, the other officials in the hall had different thoughts.
As expected, it was an emperor's art. A slap in the face and a sweet date were given to control the child. The second leg made such a generous promise, saying that he would be free to choose the position in the capital. I'm afraid if Liu Fuma really didn't take it seriously.
If a wise man dares to choose, he will suffer the consequences.
Thinking of this, those officials couldn't help but be secretly vigilant in their hearts. They all said that accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger. Sure enough, they should be more careful when doing errands in the future.
Compared with these people's little thoughts in officialdom fighting, Wu Yifan seemed much more panicked.
During the Dianzhou incident, the Wu family was stabbed in front of the emperor by Pingyang Marquis last time, and they already looked bad in front of the emperor. For this reason, the father and son were demoted and fined, not counting their salaries, but were slapped on the face.
Because everything was explained verbally, there was no hard evidence left, so the emperor did not give up their official positions.
However, Liu Fuma is a man of means. During the time he went to Dianzhou, who knows what else he dug up.
According to reliable sources, he had killed many officials in Dianzhou on the spot, and his methods were so ruthless that they hardly looked like civil servants.
However, after the banquet, Wu Yifan stood up and wanted to escape, but was held down by Mo Jingzhan.
"Where does General Wu want to go? Our discussion just now is not over yet."
Hearing his voice, Wu Yifan felt that the wound on his butt hurt again.
Ma De, do you think that kick just now was not enough?
He rolled his eyes and pointed at the champion who was belching: "Prince Mo, if you want to spar, you can't catch the next person, right?"
The implication is that there is another one who is fleshy and thick-skinned. Go find him.
The champion who had just stood up and was about to leave suddenly glared at him: "Wu Yifan, I don't know martial arts, but I know how to watch. When you fight with Prince Mo, I can give you some tips."
This kid is so impatient that I dare to drag him into the water.
He is not stupid either. He can see that the eldest princess has an old score to settle with Prince Mo and the man named Wu. At this time, he still wants to pull up a blanket, which shows that this person is really evil-minded.
At this time, Wu Yifan was already too scared to be scalded by boiling water: "Master Hou, don't you know how to do these tricks? I can also teach you."
Mo Jingzhan was impatient to listen to his nonsense here, so he grabbed his shoulders and dragged him towards the main courtyard.
The old emperor and his imperial guards were already waiting there. When they saw the person being brought, they immediately sent someone over to take him into custody.
Only then did Wu Yifan realize that the emperor had been eyeing the Wu family early in the morning. If Liu Fu had not sent the gift back, he would have kept them dancing for a few more days.
But, he doesn't want to die.
"Your Majesty, what do you mean by this? Why do you want to arrest a minor official?"
Although death was imminent, he still refused to give in.
"Liu Fuma sent people to take the children back to the capital more than once, but they were intercepted by you and his son. What can you say about this matter?"
Although he knew it well, Wu Yifan's mind still buzzed when he heard the emperor ask this question.
It's over, the emperor knows it.
After being stunned for a long time, he came to his senses and shouted: "Your Majesty, those things were done by Prince Pingyang Hou and have nothing to do with us, father and son. Please take a closer look, Your Majesty!"
The emperor looked at him and felt that it was a bit annoying to see him share the benefits and blame others when something went wrong.
So, he waved his hand and ordered: "Take him away quickly, I will feel annoyed if I look at him more than once."
Wu Yifan was dragged away yelling. Luo Jiyuan asked: "Your Majesty, what are our plans for Pingyang Marquis Mansion?"
The emperor lowered his eyes and said, "Don't worry, let's see what they do next."
He deliberately captured the Wu family and his son in a high-profile manner today, just to scare away the enemy and see the reaction of Marquis Pingyang.
If he jumped over the wall in a hurry, it would be a good idea for him to deal with it as well.
But if the other party can keep his composure, he can also take a long-term approach to catch the big fish and see who else is behind him.
If he could get rid of the Rong family's thorn in the side and seize the military power of the Rong family without any effort, he would not believe it even if there was no one behind the scenes.
If Pingyang Hou was so smart, Pingyang Hou Mansion would not be what it is now.
Luo Jiyuan's birthday party was really lively.
The next day, the news that the second county master planned to collude with foreign enemies to murder the eldest sister quickly spread throughout the capital.
Li Chuchu was directly demoted to a commoner, and the Princess Mansion was also taken back in accordance with the law. As for the person, he was temporarily imprisoned in Zongren Mansion to think about his mistakes, and could not leave Zongren Mansion even half a step without an edict.
As Li Chuchu's biological mother, Concubine Luo was directly demoted to a concubine and imprisoned in the cold palace. She was not allowed to leave the palace without an edict.
At this point, the futures of Luo's mother and daughter were completely ruined.
"I heard that Luo didn't react at all during the whole process, and didn't even plead for mercy. Your Highness, do you think it's strange?"
After Lingyuan reported the news from the palace to Li Huang, she talked about Li Chuchu again.
"The Pingyang Marquis Mansion is also strange. I didn't see them falling in love with the second princess before, but now they rush into the palace and ask for her hand in marriage. Do you think it's strange?"
Li Huang raised his head from the book in surprise and looked at Ling Yuan: "You said that the Marquis of Pingyang went to the palace to propose marriage?"
Lingyuan nodded vigorously, her eyes full of gossip: "No, at first I thought I heard it wrong, but the sisters who served tea in the palace said that there was a big fight when Marquis Pingyang entered the palace.
They can’t even see it even if they want to.”
"Your Highness, tell me, what is the Gu family planning?"
Li Huang squinted his eyes and touched his chin, thoughtfully.
She also wanted to know what Pingyang Hou was planning.
She didn't think that Gu Chenzhou was an affectionate person. Now that Li Chuchu was like this, he would still marry her.