Chapter Five Hundred and Twenty Two How Many Books Will The Lord Be Involved In
On a snowy night, the front door of the palace was brightly illuminated by a burning torch.
The patrol camp and the forbidden troops armed with guns and crossbows were waiting. All the servants of the palace had been arrested. Five and six of them had been returned just now. The housekeepers and servants who were shouting to deal with the land war all turned into quails and knelt on the snow in fear.
Tan Songcheng, the chief minister of Dali Temple, held his head high, his face full of sarcasm.
What about the prince? I am the chief minister of Dali Temple. I am selfless and upright. I will never bow to power. Don't think that I will be afraid of you if I have troops in hand.
Su Lu narrowed his eyes and looked at Tan Songcheng: "Tan Songcheng, if you don't try this case today, you will be tried."
Tan Songcheng burst out laughing: "Your Majesty, don't think that with military power in hand, you can dominate the world. I, Tan Songcheng, am an official of the imperial court and your Majesty's minister, not your lackey, Prince Anguo's retainer."
Su Lu waved his hand: "Ping Qi, I have found out all of Master Tan's resume. Pick out the flaws and read them to Master Tan, so that he can recall the wrong things he has done."
Ping Qi picked up a booklet and looked at Tan Songcheng with a smile: "Master Tan, if you are so shameless, you are sorry."
"Tan Songcheng is a native of Weiyuan County, Shazhou. His father is Tan Wang, a wealthy family in the county. He has been studying poetry and books since he was a child. At the age of sixteen, he was a boy in the examination, at the age of nineteen he was a scholar, at the age of twenty-five he passed the examination, and at the age of thirty-one he became a mature student.
Two rankings of Jinshi."
Tan Songcheng's face was filled with pride. This was his glorious front half. Although there were many ups and downs in the middle, it was pretty good to win the championship at the age of thirty-one.
Ping Qi's voice changed and he started talking about Tan Songcheng's bad things.
"Eighteen-year-old molested Xiaochun, a maid, and forced her to die."
"Married at the age of nineteen to the daughter of Qian Cheng, a wealthy family in the county, and forced Qian's daughter to death before taking part in the palace examination."
"After becoming an official, I married the concubine of the current Lu Shilang of the Ministry of Punishment. Lu Nu is ugly and not very popular with Lord Tan. The marriage has not been consummated until now. I wonder if Lu Shilang knows about this?"
He smiled and looked at the Minister of Justice who was being escorted next to him.
Lu Shilang's expression changed, and he looked at Tan Songcheng with a fierce expression.
"Tan Songcheng, is this true?"
Tan Songcheng's expression changed slightly, but he still said firmly: "Father-in-law, don't listen to the villain's slander. Ding Xiangwei is a traitor and a sycophant. These are all false accusations."
Su Lu waved his hand: "That's all? This isn't enough for me to kill Tan Songcheng."
Ping Qi's eyes lit up. Since the prince wanted to kill him, it would be easy.
He took a copy of the document from the captain of the capital city of Dingxiang who was standing next to him, and said cautiously:
"Your Majesty, this is an excerpt about the journey of a high official in the capital. No one but Your Majesty and Your Majesty can read it."
Su Lu took the folder and took a look at it. His face immediately turned ugly, and the handful of folders were still on the ground.
"Tan Songcheng"
Tan Songcheng's face trembled, timidity and fear welled up in his heart. Could it be that all the secret things he did in his daily life had been discovered.
Su Lu looked around and said in a cold voice: "Master Tan, the ancients said that they are gentle beasts. Are they referring to people like you, Tan Songcheng?"
"Come here, capture Tan Songcheng and kill him on the spot."
Tan Songcheng panicked: "Your Majesty, I am an official of the imperial court, you cannot kill me."
"Kill me and you won't be able to explain to the court."
"The clan is already suspicious of you. If you kill me, the clan will definitely take away your power and make you die a miserable death."
Su Lu sneered: "Then I won't bother you, Lord Tan, and kill him."
Several patrol battalions of forbidden troops rushed forward and pressed down on Tan Songcheng swiftly. They swung their swords and Tan Songcheng's head fell to the ground.
Minister Lu's expression changed slightly. In the past, he had impeached the prince, supported him in supporting his troops, ignored important officials in the court, disrespected the clan, and was not afraid of His Majesty. Now it seems that these crimes are all minor.
Once he had soldiers in hand, he actually dared to kill a court minister. This was a fourth-rank official, the chief official of Dali Temple. Because of a piece of information, he didn't even verify it, so he beheaded him.
Tomorrow I will still fight against him, I will fight against him even to the point of death.
Tan Songcheng was killed, and Su Lu looked at Minister Lu.
"Shilang Lu, I heard that you married a daughter of the Li family, and you are considered a member of the clan?"
Minister Lu's expression changed slightly. Although he had made up his mind to impeach Su Lu, he did not dare to bring trouble to Su Lu now.
"The veteran dare not claim to be a member of the clan. Although the veteran's wife is the daughter of the clan, the veteran is a veteran and his wife is his wife."
"If I come to hear this case in person today, I will do it fairly and strictly, without any favoritism."
Minister Lu took the initiative to pick up the case file and began to examine the case.
Su Lu watched from the side, and it had to be said that Minister Lu was capable of being the Minister of Punishment. There were dozens of unscrupulous slaves in the palace. Except for the elderly housekeeper, all the other guilty ones had been screened out.
Clearly.
After Lu Shilang finished dealing with the servants of the palace and put away the case files, he cupped his fists and saluted Su Lu.
"Your Majesty, your order has been taken care of by your subordinates. These people are so bold that they will be sent to the Ministry of Punishment tomorrow and will be executed after questioning."
Su Lu sneered: "When will the Ministry of Punishment nod when I do something?"
"Lu Zhan, according to the screening of Mr. Lu, those who should be beheaded will be beheaded now."
Lu Zhan called out, and dozens of guards came forward. Amidst the cries and pleas of the palace's servants, they dragged out a group of servants and beheaded them all in front of Minister Lu.
The white fish belly rose in the east. I don’t know when the snow stopped, and the red and bright sun poked its head out of the white fish belly, illuminating the capital.
Minister Lu cupped his fists and saluted Su Lu: "Your Majesty, the time to go to court is coming. If nothing happens, I will leave now."
Su Lu waved his hand and signaled Mr. Lu to help himself.
Looking at the corpses on the ground, Su Lu ordered the old housekeeper: "Take care of all these things. It was your lax discipline and nepotism that caused such a disaster. I won't punish you. You will know what to do in the future."
That’s it.”
The old butler knelt on the ground, tears streaming down his face: "I know that my eyesight is dim, but I refuse to delegate my power. This is what caused such a catastrophe. They deserved to die, but they ruined the reputation of the prince. I deserve this."
Su Lu waved his hand: "Okay, I didn't say let you die, just handle the things here properly. Both the young master and the young lady cousin told me that although you are unfair, you can still serve them well. For the sake of it,
Since you're doing your best, you haven't done anything wrong, so let's leave it at that."
Chang Ningtong led a group of imperial guards to the gate of the palace. Chang Ning jumped off the carriage, bowed and said:
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty knows that you are back and ordered me to come over and ask you to go back and rest."
Su Lu nodded and gave a few more instructions, instructing Lu Zhan and the others to entertain Li Dazhuang at the palace. Then he got on the carriage and followed Chang Ning.
Looking at the back of the convoy of Ouchi guards, Li Dazhuang hesitated to speak.
"General Lu, you are the prince's personal bodyguard, why didn't you follow him into the palace?"
Li Dazhuang finally couldn't help but ask.
Lu Zhan looked confused: "Isn't it safe enough in the palace? What, is there someone in the palace who wants to assassinate the prince?"
Lu Zhan said, already holding the long knife on his waist.
Ping Qi hurriedly stopped Lu Zhan: "You two, stop thinking nonsense. Your Majesty is the pillar of the country and your Majesty's husband. How can anyone in the palace threaten the prince?"
"Dazhuang, you are right to worry about the prince's safety, but you can't talk nonsense."
Looking at the fleet of cars going away, Ping Qi said worriedly:
"I'm afraid that the prince will be accused this time. He killed court officials without permission and chopped off so many heads in the street. I don't know how many more books the prince will be involved in."
