Five days later, Ji Shangshu went to the palace to plead guilty: "The incompetent ministers failed to find out the real culprit in the assassination of the prince. The rumors have slowly subsided. It is really difficult to trace who the person behind the scenes is."
"The humble minister failed in his duty and is willing to accept the punishment. I ask the emperor to punish me."
Emperor Yongming was very angry and scolded Minister Ji.
Ji Shangshu knelt on the ground, his head wet with scolding, and his face turned pale.
When Xu Jing and the prince entered the Fuyou Hall together, they saw this scene.
Emperor Yongming lost his temper, the fat on his face kept trembling, and his breathing became rapid.
Upon seeing this, the prince immediately stepped forward to pat Emperor Yongming's back, while pleading for Ji Shangshu in a low voice: "Father, please calm down. These days, Ji Shangshu has been living in the government office. In order to investigate the case, he has not even returned home.
.”
"I beg your father to tolerate me for a little longer."
His Royal Highness is still generous!
Shangshu Ji was grateful and moved, and kowtowed three times: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is considerate of the humble minister, and the humble minister is becoming more and more ashamed. I beg the emperor to extend your grace for a while."
Emperor Yongming snorted from his nose: "The Lord of Suffering is here. You might as well ask the Prince of Beihai first to see if he is willing."
As a first-class Liubu Hall official, it is okay to kneel to the emperor or the prince, but it is really inappropriate to kneel to the prince of a feudal lord.
Ji Shangshu was quite hesitant.
Xu Jing has already taken the initiative to speak: "The Criminal Department has worked hard to investigate the case, and I know it. The delay in finding the real culprit is not the fault of Minister Ji, but the real culprit is too insidious and cunning."
Then he cupped his hands to Emperor Yongming and said, "Please, Your Majesty, spare Ji Shangshu this time."
Even the suffering master said this, and Emperor Yongming's expression finally softened: "Ji Shangshu heard what Xu Jing said. Stop kneeling and stand up!"
The Prince of Beihai is reasonable and not as arrogant and domineering as the rumors say. There are many rumors, all of which are maliciously smearing the Prince of Beihai.
Ji Shangshu's heart was as clear as a mirror. He thanked the emperor for his kindness first, and then raised his hands to thank Xu Jing after standing up.
After Ji Shangshu resigned, Emperor Yongming sighed and said to Xu Jing: "As you can see, it's not that I don't support you and make the decision. It's just that the Ministry of Punishment is too useless. It's been ten days and nothing has been found.
Useful clues."
Xu Jing sneered in his heart and responded: "It is clear that everything has been done, and there are always traces. The real culprit behind the scenes will be exposed sooner or later."
Emperor Yongming groaned and looked at Xu Jing: "Since someone is targeting you, you might as well stay in the palace forever and don't leave the palace at will, so as to avoid encountering assassins again."
The prince's expression changed slightly.
What does the emperor mean by saying this? Is he trying to take the opportunity to keep Xu Jing under house arrest in the palace?
Hearing Xu Jing open his mouth to respond: "The emperor is full of love and care, and my nephew is very grateful. However, it would be inappropriate for my nephew to hide in the palace all the time. The noble clan member of the Jin Dynasty royal family, the prince of the feudal lord, met
If you only dodge when trouble comes and act like a coward, won't you be laughed at by others?"
"Buddha fights for a stick of incense, and a person lives for a breath. Not only can my nephew not hide, but he also has to straighten his back and enter and leave the palace calmly. Let the treacherous villains hiding in the dark see my courage, Xu Jing!"
Xu Jing was so impassioned that Emperor Yongming couldn't say any more, so he simply nodded and said, "Well, you have such an idea, so let it go as you want! However, you should bring more soldiers with you when you go out in the future."
The prince immediately said: "Father, my cousin has many soldiers, but he only brought twenty people into the palace. It's really a little short, so you should bring more!"
Emperor Yongming glanced at the prince and said calmly: "The rules in the palace have always been like this. Even if you, the prince, walk in the palace, you will be accompanied by at most five or six guards."
"There are 30,000 imperial guards guarding the palace. As long as you don't leave the palace, there won't be any trouble."
The topic came back again.
Xu Jing winked at the prince calmly, and then said with a smile: "What the emperor said is that my nephew lives in the palace and is safe and sound. He only returns to the palace once every half month, and he wants to go out with more soldiers."
That’s it.”
After a cup of tea, Xu Jing resigned.
Emperor Yongming left the prince behind and didn't know what to teach him.
Xu Jing stepped out of Fuyou Palace and met the majestic Colonel Murong head-on.
Murong Shen twitched his lips, cupped his hands and said, "I heard that the Ministry of Punishment has been unable to track down the real culprit of the assassination. The general is also worried about the prince."
"I wonder what kind of enemies the prince has made, and they actually want to kill him. The prince must be careful. Don't lose your good life by acting on impulse."
Xu Jing raised his eyelids and replied with a smile: "Captain Murong has a leisurely mind, so he should do his job well and don't have to worry about my son. My life is very tough. Who dares to kill me?"
, this prince will let him die without a burial place."
After saying that, he left in a swaggering manner.
Murong Shen stared at Xu Jing's back, murderous intent flashing in his eyes.
Xu Jing suddenly turned around and made a humiliating gesture towards Murong Shen.
It's boring, ridiculous and childish in the extreme! Murong Shen was so angry that his face turned blue and he snorted heavily in his heart.
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Two days later, it was the holiday at the end of the month.
All the vassal princes and princes left the palace and returned to the palace one after another, and Xu Jing was no exception.
The foul-mouthed Prince of Xihe said to Xu Jing after walking out of the palace: "Cousin, you have to be more careful when you leave the palace this time."
Xu Jing responded with a smile: "I am blessed with great fortune, but I am my cousin. Recently, the hall has turned dark, which is a sign of bad luck. I was about to remind my cousin to stay in the palace and not to come out at will."
Prince Xihe: "..."
Prince Xihe frowned and was about to have a seizure.
Prince Yingchuan immediately acted as a peacemaker and smoothed things over: "We are brothers, and now we are even more like grasshoppers on a rope. We should be of one heart and one mind and help each other in the same boat."
Prince Xihe sneered: "What you said is wrong. The six of us are grasshoppers on the same rope, but Xu Jing is not. I have been attracted to His Highness the Crown Prince for a long time, and His Highness the Crown Prince has one cousin at a time. Wherever he goes, he is like a grasshopper.
Take him with you. We are drifting on the broken boat, and they are almost boarding the dragon boat."
Xu Jing was half a head taller than the Prince of Xihe. Taking advantage of his height advantage, he glanced at him: "What? Envy! Unfortunately, envy is useless. Some people are naturally lovable and are loved wherever they go. There are others.
"He has a hateful face, a bad temper, and a bad mouth, which makes everyone hate him. He tries to fawn over him, but no one pays attention to him."
The veins on Prince Xihe's forehead throbbed and he moved his hands without saying a word.
Xu Jing sneered, stretched out his hand to block Prince Xihe's punch, quickly kicked out his leg, and kicked Prince Xihe's left leg hard. Prince Xihe was kicked to the ground, and he let out a scream.
Prince Xihe, who was coming fiercely, was beaten to the ground without even being able to sustain two moves.
