"Master Zhong, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say anything nonsense." Lu Zheng said with a smile.
"Where is Luan Jingtian, the centurion of Qianlong Camp whom you mentioned, now?"
"I have already committed suicide out of fear of crime." Zhong Yu said frankly.
"Suicide out of fear of crime?" Lu Zheng frowned slightly and said angrily: "Then is there any evidence for his statement?"
"No." Zhong Yu still looked like a dead pig who was not afraid of boiling water.
"Haha, no. Then where did you get the courage to slander a court official and a minister of the six departments!" Lu Zheng scolded angrily.
Unexpectedly, Zhong Yu showed no timidity at all, saying: "Master Lu framed you one by one. I don't know how I framed you?"
"I only know that this suspect had a problem in our criminal department and confessed some useful information. I will only provide it to His Majesty."
"Behavior like this is perfectly normal. How come it becomes a false accusation when it comes to your mouth?"
"Is there really something wrong with Mr. Lu?"
After what Zhong Yu said, Lu Zheng was so angry that his face turned red, but there was nothing he could do.
Zhong Yu is right, he can't stop the other party from reporting the situation to His Majesty!
He had no choice but to kneel on the ground and say to Emperor Jing Xing, "I hope your Majesty will see clearly."
Liu Jing, who was standing beside him, also knelt down and said, "Father, it would be inappropriate to make an unreasonable conclusion about a six-bu minister based on the testimony of a suspect before his death."
When Liu Yu heard this, he also hurriedly knelt down and said: "Father, the Six Ministers have high authority, so they should be more careful and appoint only those who are worthy."
"I feel that Mr. Lu is not suitable to hold the post of Minister of Rites, at least until the truth of this matter is found out."
boom!
As soon as these words came out, Liu Jing was completely shocked and turned his head to give Liu Yu a fierce look.
Liu Yu, who was stared at, did not hesitate at all and said directly: "Why are you glaring at me? Is it possible that you have a different opinion?"
"If there is, you might as well say it and we can discuss it together."
"I just feel that Mr. Lu has been working in the Ministry of Rites for many years. In terms of experience and qualifications, I am afraid he is irreplaceable." Liu Jingdao.
"Your Majesty, if necessary, I can accept the post of Minister of Rites." Zhong Yu stood up and said in a deep voice.
When Lu Zheng heard this, he almost fainted from anger.
I haven't done anything yet, but I'm thinking about taking on my own position!
"Your Majesty, please be aware of everything. Your loyalty to the officials and the imperial court will be revealed by the sun and the moon!" Lu Zheng said, grabbing the ground with his head.
"That's enough!" Emperor Jing Xing seemed a little impatient and scolded in a low voice.
The ministers immediately fell silent and waited for his words.
"What the prince said is true. The position of the Six Ministers is high and powerful. It is one of the most important positions in the imperial court. There is no room for sloppiness."
"However, the Lu Qing family has indeed never made any mistakes in these years, and they have rich experience."
"Okay, Lu Qing, please cooperate with the Ministry of Criminal Justice's investigation first. If the truth is found out within a month and you are proven innocent, you will be reinstated at that time."
"During this period, the post of Minister of Rites will be temporarily held by the family of Zhou Qing, Minister of Rites."
Hearing this, Zhou Bingzheng walked out of the crowd and said in a deep voice: "No."
Liu Jing and Lu Zheng's faces were as dark as the bottom of a pot.
The emperor is determined to support the prince and step on him Liu Jing.
Otherwise, how could one of the six dignified ministers be brought down on an unfounded charge?
He said he was cooperating with the investigation and would be reinstated after the investigation was found out.
But... the Minister of Punishment is Liu Yu's man, who knows how long the difference will be?
What if the investigation lasted a year and a half? Can he still be the Minister of Rites?
Your Majesty wants to cut off all the followers of His Royal Highness Prince Jing!
Lu Zheng closed his eyes in pain, knelt on the ground, and squeezed out one word: "No."
He regretted it!
Why did you side with King Jing in the first place?
Sometimes choices are really more important than political achievements.
If I were the prince's son, why would I end up like this?
"Well, if there is something to do, we will start, and if there is nothing to do, we will retreat." Emperor Jing Xing said with a calm expression on his face, waving his hand.
After a while, no one responded, and the meeting ended completely.
…
After the dispersion of the dynasty, Li Changkong and Liu Yu walked together.
"Old Li, how come my father is so easy to talk to this time? He is so responsive to every request!"
"What other reasons could there be? Of course I feel I owe His Highness."
"In addition, although the witchcraft disaster has not been found to be related to King Jing, His Majesty must be well aware of it."
"This can be seen from today's court meeting. His Majesty is targeting Liu Jing intentionally or unintentionally."
"The case discovered by Zhong Prison was originally insignificant. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Lu Zheng's correction was framed."
"But even so, His Majesty is willing to temporarily suspend Lu Zheng from his official position."
"The reason is obvious."
Liu Yu nodded and asked, "Then what should we do next?"
"Of course I chose people, and then I got ahead of Liu Jing and put down the Yizhou rebellion smoothly."
"From now on, Liu Jing will no longer be able to compete with His Highness."
Liu Yu nodded when he heard this and said: "Then let's go to the Royal Forest Army to select people now!"
Li Changkong nodded and said: "Just choose from the three major battalions under my command. The other battalions may not be reliable."
"Actually, the three major battalions may not be reliable, but except for some small commanders, ordinary soldiers will always be much safer."
"No matter how rich Liu Jing is, he can't possibly buy off the entire Royal Forest Army."
"That's true!"
Afterwards, Li Changkong and the prince worked in the imperial army until the lanterns came up and the moon gradually became brighter.
Only two people could return home, but even so, they could only choose three thousand people.
After all, in addition to selecting soldiers with good physical fitness and strong combat effectiveness, they also need to select small commanders who have nothing to do with Liu Jing.
The workload of this matter is not small, and it is estimated that it will take two or three days to complete the gathering of 10,000 people.
…
Three days later, East Palace.
Li Changkong, Zhang Han, Zhu Ben and Jia Taisui were all here, and Liu Yu had already prepared a banquet.
"The main reason I called you here this time is to tell you about the arrangements for counterinsurgency." Liu Yu said.
"After I and Lao Li got the charter, this matter has been relatively complete. Lao Li, please come and tell everyone."
Li Changkong nodded, stood up, and said: "This time, we not only want to quell the chaos, but we also want to completely defeat Liu Jing!"
As soon as these words came out, the remaining three people were shocked.
Zhu Ben couldn't bear his temper and asked first: "How to win?"
"But I still remember the facts about the counterfeit currency case."
"Of course I remember, but wasn't he locked up by Liu Jing and we can't find him?"
Li Changkong nodded and said, that is indeed the case.
"Prince Jing's Mansion is heavily guarded. Normally, it would be difficult to find Chen Shi."
"But today is different from the past, Liu Jing also wants to go on an expedition!"
"As soon as he goes out to fight, the tightness of the defense of Prince Jing's Mansion will inevitably drop a lot."
"As long as we take the opportunity to find Chen Shi, tell him that Liu Jing killed Rouge, and ask him to testify for us, we won't have to worry about being able to capture Liu Jing."