"Shang Shu, you are clearly targeting me! If so, don't blame me for being rude!"
"oh?
How else can you be rude to me? Do you want to hit me?
If you want to fight, just come, I'm not afraid of you!"
Hou Junji particularly raised his cheeks and looked like he wanted to be beaten, which was really annoying.
In this case, Muchuan was not polite. He raised his hand and punched the opponent's face hard. Hou Junji fell to the ground with one punch.
"ah!"
Hou Junji couldn't help but let out a cry, and his whole cheek was swollen after receiving the punch.
Hou Junji stroked his injured cheek with one hand, widened his eyes and said in disbelief: "Mu Chuan, you... you really dare to hit me!"
"Yes, didn't you ask me to hit you?
Then I will help you."
"You scoundrel, how can I beat you whenever you ask? I will definitely testify against you in front of the emperor!"
"ah?
Are you saying you didn't hit hard enough?
Well, I will continue to beat you!"
Muchuan raised his fist and planned to continue teaching Hou Junji a lesson, but he had to let him know that he was not a paper tiger.
However, when Muchuan was about to step forward, the surrounding officials stopped Muchuan one after another. Ouyang Bufan saw that something was wrong and came to stop him.
After all, Hou Junji is not only the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, but also one of the twenty-four heroes of Lingyan Pavilion, titled Chen Guogong. This time Muchuan punched him and caused a big disaster. If he dared to hurt him again, he would probably cause trouble.
It would be embarrassing to go to court.
"Master Mu, please calm down and don't make things worse!"
Ouyang Bufan persuaded him earnestly. After all, it was not good for Muchuan to beat anyone, so he beat the hero of Lingyan Pavilion.
However, even if Muchuan calmed down, Hou Junji couldn't. If he didn't show any signs of being beaten, where would he put his old face in the future?
"Someone, come quickly!"
Hou Junji shouted at the top of his lungs.
It didn't take long for the guards around the official residence to rush over. There were nearly eighteen people. At Hou Junji's order, a group of guards surrounded Muchuan.
Hou Junji widened his eyes and said fiercely: "Mu Chuan, you are so capable! You dare to hit me, this matter will never be settled like this! I will arrest you first, and then hand you over to the emperor for interrogation, even if you are
No matter how powerful I am, I will never let you go like this!"
A group of guards were aggressive and were about to take down Muchuanji.
The surrounding officials noticed something was wrong and immediately ducked aside.
However, Ouyang Bufan was very loyal. He always stood unswervingly beside Muchuan and discussed with Hou Junji: "Mr. Chen Guo... there is a misunderstanding about this matter. Can I apologize to my lord and you?"
"
"Who do you think you are?
Get away! Otherwise I’ll arrest you too!”
Hou Junji roared, and it was obvious that he was so angry that he lost his mind.
Now that the matter has escalated, Muchuan has not thought about resolving it through peace talks. At worst, he will go to court and let the emperor comment. Anyway, he feels that he is not wrong. He was targeted by Hou Junji!
As for this group of guards assigned by Hou Junji?
It is not easy to catch Muchuan. Although Muchuan is not confident that he can defeat everyone, he can still escape from the encirclement of more than ten guards.
"Bufan, I slipped away first!"
After Muchuan said hello to Ouyang Bufan, he quickly started to prepare to leave.
But at this moment, a eunuch's shout came from outside the official residence.
"The Crown Prince has arrived!"
A sound attracted everyone's attention. Everyone looked towards the door of the official residence and saw a group of palace guards rushing in. Among the guards, it was Li Chengqian himself!
Seeing the arrival of the Crown Prince, the etiquette that a minister should be expected to do should still be fulfilled.
At that moment, all the officials went to receive him and shouted in unison: "Join His Majesty the Crown Prince."
"No gift..."
When Li Chengqian spoke, he could clearly tell that something was not right in the atmosphere. Looking at the unconscious guards lying on the ground, the scars on Hou Junji's face, and the guards drawing swords at Muchuan, Li Chengqian could probably guess something.
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However, Li Chengqian still pretended not to know and asked: "What is going on?
Why don't you two, Chen Guo Gong and Yang Guo Gong, talk about it."
It seems that Li Chengqian wants to take care of this matter, which is fine. After all, Muchuan and Hou Junji don't obey the other, so they really need someone to judge the situation.
So Muchuan and Hou Junji told Li Chengqian the whole story, but what they said was different.
Hou Junji said that Muchuan had no respect for the king's laws, broke into the official residence without permission, and even seriously injured a court official. He was really bold and guilty and should be dismissed from his post.
Muchuan claimed that Hou Junji abused his power and did not distinguish between public and private affairs. First, he made things more difficult for the Ministry of Household Manpower, and then he tried to send guards to teach him a lesson.
Now Muchuan and Hou Junji each said their own words, and they responded to the sentence "the public says the public is right and the mother says the mother-in-law is right", which gave Li Chengqian a headache.
After a moment of burning incense, all the officials now moved to the main hall of the official residence.
The Crown Prince Li Chengqian sat on the pear-shaped chair in the center and muttered slightly: "I already know everything. In my opinion, this matter is just a misunderstanding. Why don't you two shake hands and make peace, and pretend that this never happened.
Bar."
After hearing this solution, Muchuan and Hou Junji were naturally dissatisfied. They both wanted the other to be punished, but now they want to pretend that nothing happened?
Hou Junji: "Prince, this is not okay! He beat me. Look, my face is hurt!"
Muchuan: "Your Highness, this is indeed not possible! If we let it go, wouldn't Chen Guogong make things difficult for the personnel issues in the Ministry of Household Affairs?
The Household Department is currently short of manpower and must redeploy manpower immediately!"
It seems that neither of them is willing to let it go. However, from Li Chengqian's heart, this matter must be reduced to a major issue and a trivial matter.
So during the next cup of tea, Li Chengqian began to persuade him earnestly.
"Mr. Chen Guogong, as a senior and a hero, you shouldn't be so fussy with the juniors. Let's just forget about it."
"Your Highness..."
"As compensation, I, the Prince, will compensate the Minister of Hubu with one thousand taels of gold. Next, you must treat the Hubu with fairness and find ways to solve the manpower issues of the Hubu."
Hearing what Li Chengqian said, Hou Junji was shocked for a while.
Li Chengqian actually took the initiative to compensate one thousand taels of gold for Muchuan?
You must know that the relationship between the two of them was not very good in the past.
Speaking of a good relationship, it should be that Hou Junji himself has a good relationship with Li Chengqian, so in terms of human relations, the other party should help him.
