"PS: I just saw a book review in which a book friend asked the author if he would be offered a reward of ten thousand yuan for more updates. The author who suffered from a cancer attack felt very itchy. Hmm, how about we try it for a week? The author will vomit blood in a month. Then...
I happily decided that starting from the release of this chapter, one chapter will be added for every 10,000 rewards, hehehe. The author thinks he can still make up for the one week arrears."
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Chao Lidong, the official of the dignified General's Palace, was kicked into the ditch in the west of the city by Su Wang Zhao Hongrun. This incident was quickly reported to Tong Xian, the eunuch of Chui Gong Palace, by the eunuch.
"Tong Xian, is there any news?" Seeing Tong Xian and a young eunuch whispering at the door of the inner palace, Emperor Wei originally thought there was some progress in the case of "the murder of Zhou Yan, the Minister of Punishment", so he asked.
Seeing this, Tong Xian dismissed the young eunuch who came to report the news, came to the side of Emperor Wei, and whispered a few words in the latter's ear, only to hear that the latter's face was full of astonishment, and he didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"That scoundrel has done such a good thing again!"
Emperor Wei was both angry and funny. Even this wise and wise king could not have expected that such a thing would happen.
You must know that the newly created "General's Mansion" has a very high status. It is nominally in charge of the entire military power of Wei State, and has the potential to replace the Ministry of War.
Because of this, the various ministries in the DPRK and Central Government have been treating the "General's Mansion" with great courtesy recently and dare not neglect it. But who would have thought that the head of the "General's Mansion" is Chao Lidong, who should be half a rank higher than the Six Ministers.
, was actually kicked into the ditch by Zhao Hongrun, the eighth son of Emperor Wei, in public.
What’s even funnier is that Chao Lidong is not water-based, so when he was rescued by a group of soldiers, he vomited and vomited, which was very embarrassing.
It is foreseeable that after this incident, the "General's Mansion" has lost all its dignity and will never be able to regain the glory it enjoyed a while ago.
"That scoundrel... is becoming more and more lawless. What is he doing there?" Emperor Wei asked with some reproach.
Tong Xian heard this and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, have you forgotten? His Royal Highness Prince Su went to the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Punishments and Dali Temple two days ago because of "Wen Qi", and brought the student Wen Qi who was involved in the "examination fraud case" a few months ago.
Qi proposed Dali Temple..."
Emperor Wei glanced at Tong Xian doubtfully.
Emperor Wei knew about Wen Qi because his son Zhao Hongrun had communicated with him.
Although Wen Qi once disrupted the order of the meeting hosted by the Ministry of Rites, Emperor Wei generally knew the cause and effect, but he was too lazy to pay attention to such trivial matters.
Even Emperor Wei was somewhat interested in Wen Qi. After all, not everyone could cheat under the eyes of the Ministry of Etiquette examiners, let alone help many people cheat and help him get on the top list.
In a sense, Wenqi can be regarded as a rare talent.
Therefore, apart from being thrown into the prison of Dali Temple, Wenqi did not receive any other punishment. This is undeniable because of the mercy of Emperor Wei.
Otherwise, "malicious revenge on the imperial court" alone would be enough to sentence Wen Qi to execution.
"Is this...what's the connection?"
Emperor Wei frowned and asked.
Tong Xian smiled, his wrinkled old face relaxed, and said in a low voice: "It seems that before Zhou Shangshu was killed, he had never made it difficult for His Highness Prince Su. His Highness Prince Su remembered this friendship in his heart, so after learning that
After Zhou Shangshu was killed, he rushed there..."
After hearing this, Emperor Wei nodded and said with a slight smile: "That bad boy has a bad character, but he is a person who values love and justice..."
Tong Xian understood immediately when he heard it: Chao Lidong was in charge of the general's palace, and he could never get back the revenge he suffered.
Thinking of this, he took the opportunity to say: "Your Majesty, do you want His Highness Prince Su to be responsible for this?"
After hearing this, Emperor Wei frowned slightly and said thoughtfully: "If it is to lead troops to fight, I already know my son's abilities, but for the investigation of criminal cases... Xu Rong from Dali Temple should be in charge." At this point,
He hesitated and added: "As for my scoundrel son, well, if Zhou Yan really had friendship with him during his lifetime, I'm afraid he might not listen to me if I ask him not to interfere... That's all, I'll make him an inspector.
Let’s do it.”
Hearing these words, the eunuch Tong Xian and the three ministers in the Chui Gong Palace secretly laughed secretly.
After all, there are not many people in Wei who can make Emperor Wei make such a compromise.
At this moment, Emperor Wei took a deep breath, his face gradually darkened, and he said in a deep voice: "Tell Xu Rong of Dali Temple, tell my son that this time the Minister of Punishment, Zhou Yan, was killed, he must be punished by me.
Find out the whole reason... No matter who the other party is, what their identity is, or what their family background is, they will be dealt with strictly as "treason and rebellion"!"
Conspiracy and rebellion are the most severe punishments in the Wei State. The person who commits the crime will be executed in full, or the six clans will be implicated in the worst. There is no more serious punishment than this.
Therefore, after hearing these words, the other four people in the hall couldn't help but feel shocked.
They knew that Emperor Wei was really murderous this time.
At the same time, Dali Temple’s Ai Qing Zheng Xu Rong, Shao Qing Yang Yu, Daliang Mansion Chief Chu Shuli, the left minister of the Ministry of Justice Tang Zheng and the right minister Shan Ming were standing by the canal, looking at them with wry smiles on their faces.
A group of soldiers and guards fished out the palace of General Chao Lidong from the ditch.
Beside, Zhao Hongrun, Wei Jiao, Lu Mu and other clan guards sneered.
Mu Qing even said something sarcastic with an exaggerated expression: "Your Highness, that kick you just made was absolutely amazing. Without decades of skills, you wouldn't have been able to pull off this kick. It was so quick and easy that Mu Qing won."
As soon as he finished speaking, the other clan guards also echoed his words.
Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun looked very "humble" and waved his hands and said: "Where is it? It's not me who is good at kicking, but who is on the ground better..."
Listening to the conversation between the master and the servants, several nearby officials and soldiers couldn't help but want to laugh, but because of Chao Lidong's face, they tried hard to hold it in and almost suffered internal injuries.
Poor Chao Lidong, the nominally highest military officer of the Wei State, had just been rescued from the ditch by the guards. His crown had fallen off and his official uniform was wet. He looked like a drowned rat. Not only was his whole body wet, but his body was also wet.
It was also covered with mud, water plants and unknown dirt, and it looked as miserable as possible.
At this moment, this man was lying on the ground vomiting the water in his abdomen.
After vomiting for a long time, Chao Lidong stood up and looked at Zhao Hongrun with murderous intent in his eyes, as if he wanted to eat the latter alive.
"Zhao Run! How dare you play tricks on me like this?!"
With an angry howl, the general, who at first glance seemed to be over forty years old, rushed forward with all his teeth and claws to fight Zhao Hongrun, without the dignity of a high official in the imperial court.
Unfortunately, before he could rush to Zhao Hongrun, he was stopped by Xu Rong, Chu Shuli, Yang Yu, Tang Zheng, Shan Ming and other officials as well as a group of soldiers and guards.
To be fair, it wasn't that these officials were partial to Zhao Hongrun, but that Zhao Hongrun's kick just now was so neat that no one nearby could react. With just a pop, the palace official of the general's mansion fell into the water.
Last time they failed to rescue him, but how could they watch Chao Lidong hurt Zhao Hongrun this time? Everyone in the court knew how powerful His Highness Prince Su was now.
Facing Chao Lidong's howling, Zhao Hongrun remained calm and said seriously: "Chao Lidong, Mr. Chao, I have some grudges with the Wang family in Zhengcheng, and you, the Chao family, have been married to the Wang family, so you are hostile to me.
, I don’t blame you, as long as we don’t cross each other’s wells. However, you have to go against me many times today, in the important matter of investigating the cause of Zhou Shangshu’s death, so that I can teach you a lesson...
As the head of the General's Mansion and a courtier with a transcendent status, don't you know what is more important than what is more important? You want to embarrass me. There will be many opportunities in the future, but why did you choose today?"
After hearing this, Dali Temple Ai Qing Zheng Xu Rong, Daliang Mansion Chief Chu Shuli and other officials who were mainly responsible for the case also glanced at Chao Lidong indifferently. Originally, they thought Zhao Hongrun's kick was biased, but now that they think about it,
They also felt that His Highness Prince Su was not to blame for this incident, but that Chao Lidong himself had no sense of measure and could not tell what was light and what was serious.
"I……"
Perhaps he noticed something from the eyes of several nearby ministers. Chao Lidong's arrogance gradually weakened, and he tried to defend himself: "I was kind-hearted, lest His Highness Prince Su would be frightened after seeing Zhou Shangshu's body..."
"It's ridiculous!" Zhao Hongrun snorted and interrupted Chao Lidong's words, and said contemptuously: "I have led my troops on several expeditions, but I have seen countless enemy soldiers who died under my general's orders... I have seen
There are probably more dead bodies than Master Chao has ever seen in this life. Are you worried that I will be surprised when I see the body of Zhou Shangshu? Ah?"
After hearing this, many people present realized that His Royal Highness Prince Su was more than just a simple prince. Therefore, when they looked at Chao Lidong, there was a hint of disdain in their eyes: He still needs to defend himself now.
, this Mr. Chao is really...
Seeing that Chao Lidong's expression was gloomy and uncertain, Zhao Hongrun said coldly: "Right now, there is nothing more important than tracking down the murderer of Zhou Shangshu. If Mr. Chao is unhappy, you can go to Chui Gong Hall to impeach the king, or you can call the ministers in the court.
Comment!... Or you may cause trouble for me in the future, but before the end of this case, if Mr. Chao continues to mess around, I will not just teach you a lesson!"
"..." After staring at Zhao Hongrun with resentment for a long time, Chao Lidong gritted his teeth, suddenly turned around and walked away.
Perhaps one of his followers was ignorant and came forward to ask: "Master Fuzheng, are you not going to Dali Temple?"
As a result, before he could finish his words, Chao Lidong slapped him in the face: "Go to hell with your mother! ... I'll go back and change my clothes first!"
Looking at this scene, Dali Temple Ai Qing Zheng Xu Rong, Daliang Mansion Chief Chu Shuli and other officials who were mainly responsible for the case secretly shook their heads.
Even if they had never thought of siding with His Royal Highness Prince Su, they couldn't help but feel that the newly appointed general's office really lacked some consideration.
Even some soldiers and guards were still gloating in their hearts: They thought that the newly appointed general was doing something great, but in the end, in front of a certain Prince Su, it was just like that. It was ridiculous that this person had dared to do it before.
I went to provoke His Highness Prince Su many times.
"I didn't expect that the East Palace would recommend these people to build the General's Mansion..."
The minister of Dali Temple, Xu Rong, who was about to resign, shook his head slightly and sighed. What he said was deeply believed by the other ministers.
"The scene just now shows that this person is narrow-minded...I think this person cannot swallow this breath. Your Highness should be careful." Tang Zheng, the left minister of the Ministry of Punishment, also said from the side.
Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun curled his lips and smiled: "The General's Mansion, which has only been established for a long time, has a false reputation, and I don't take it seriously... My lords, let us specifically investigate the murder of Zhou Shangshu, Zhou Shangshu.
He is a kind man and has taken great care of me. I sincerely hope that the murderer will be found out as soon as possible."
"Good!" The officials responsible for the case, including the Ai Qing of Dali Temple, Zheng Xu Rong, and the Daliang Prefecture, Chu Shuli, looked at each other and nodded.