The ministers in the main hall were a little puzzled, and the emperor also frowned, looking at the somewhat crazy Zhou Maochun.
Why did Zhou Maochun feel so excited after seeing this?
Are these memorials not impeachment but praise?
That wouldn't be so exciting.
Zhou Maochun was not done pushing these memorials over, and turned around to pick up the scattered memorials on the ground.
"Keep them all, I'll keep them all well, don't worry, let's settle the accounts one by one!" He muttered as he picked them up.
The faces of the ministers in the main hall turned dark.
It was dark at night, and a eunuch carefully came over holding a palace lantern and placed it on the table.
Four lamps have been placed on the table, illuminating the surrounding area as bright as day.
The emperor was leaning on the dragon bed, reading a notebook, and suddenly smiled.
"Look at this, this man is actually named Wu Gaide." He pointed to the book in his hand and said.
The eunuch on the side was busy watching, but of course he didn't dare to really watch, just pretending.
"Wu deserves it? I deserve it, he really dares to scream." The eunuch said with a soft smile.
The emperor continued to read with a smile, laughing a few times and frowning from time to time. This time he did not read the memorial as fast as before, but read it very slowly.
A eunuch looked at the four or five books on the table, and then saw that the wooden box was still full.
What is this? Why is Your Majesty so fascinated by it?
There was a gentle sound outside the door, and a red-robed eunuch walked in.
"My Majesty, it's getting late." Cai Chong laughed in a low voice.
The emperor's eyes did not leave the book and he waved his hand.
"What are you talking about? What's the point of sleeping?" he said.
Sleeping has become boring...
Cai Chong couldn't laugh or cry.
The lights in the main hall were kept on until the east turned white.
The emperor put down a yellowed book in his hand. The eunuch on the side quickly handed over a hot towel. The emperor wiped it before pinching his eyes with his hands.
"Your Majesty, let's just squint for a while, this is unbearable." Cai Chong said worriedly.
The emperor hummed and looked at the book at the bottom of the box.
"I'll look at this after noon," he said.
Still want to see, what are all these? How come the emperor is so interested in seeing this?
The eunuchs were very surprised.
Zhou Maochun was running up and down the hall, crying and wanting to file a lawsuit and confront those who were impeaching him, but was kicked out by the emperor.
Could it be that these are the evidence that Zhou Maochun obtained from those who impeached him?
"Where is Zhou Maochun? Did he really go to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment?" The emperor wiped his face with a hot towel and asked after remembering something.
Cai Zhong felt a little helpless when talking about this.
"Yes, no matter how hard I try to persuade him, he won't leave. I just won't leave." He said.
The emperor smiled and threw away the hot towel in his hand.
"If he likes to live, let him live. No matter what he does," he said, then stood up and walked inward.
Cai Chong's mind turned a few corners.
What the emperor hates most is being blackmailed.
This Zhou Maochun, if he really took advantage of others, the smart thing to do would be to cry out and complain about his grievances and turn this matter into a big deal. How could he cause trouble instead?
Then this doesn't just mean that those people have wronged themselves, but that the emperor has wronged himself.
As a minister, let alone saying that the emperor has not wronged you, what if he really has wronged you?
Thunder, rain, and dew are all grace, are they all just words?
Zhou Maochun clearly had a chance to stand up this time, but he decided to commit suicide.
Cai Zhong shook his head.
It seems that's what happened this time.
Saving one life is the best outcome.
As he lowered his head and thought, the emperor who was walking to the curtain suddenly stopped.
"Tell the person on duty not to touch these memorials and put the new ones away first," he said.
Cai Zhong responded yes.
The emperor thought of something else and waved his hand.
"It goes without saying, Li Tong knows it," he said.
Cai Chong's heart skipped a beat.
Li Tong?
"Your Majesty, Mr. Li Tongli, I am going to guard the city gate according to your Majesty's order..." He hesitated and said with a smile.
The emperor didn't look back and raised the curtain with one hand.
"I asked him to pick up people, and they have been picked up. What is he still doing there? Does he not have the eyes to see, or does he want to stay there for the rest of his life?" He said lightly.
The curtains were lowered and the sound of footsteps disappeared.
Cai Zhong let out a breath.
Understood!
There are so many twists and turns, it’s really hard to guess the emperor’s thoughts!
"Grandpa, I'll wait for you to take a rest..." A eunuch about thirty years old nodded and bowed and said with a smile.
Cai Zhong gave him a kick.
"What are you serving? Who are you serving? If you don't share your Majesty's worries, why are you fussing around?" He scolded angrily, "Why don't you go and invite Mr. Li Tongli back? What have you done with so many things here?
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The eunuch was confused after being scolded, but he didn't dare to neglect and rushed out in a hurry.
At this time, the city gate had just opened.
Because the weather is getting warmer, more and more people are entering the city earlier and earlier.
A carriage rushed over first, and the driver shook off his whip angrily.
"You son of a bitch, why are you waiting so long to open the door? Can you afford to delay my important event?" he scolded.
Li Tong couldn't avoid it and was slapped on the shoulder.
"Bold, where are you this madman? This is our Lord Li..." A soldier shouted angrily when he couldn't see it.
The coachman was not afraid at all and even spat.
"Master Li? You are the one I am beating! Not to mention you, Master Li, who is guarding the city gate, even Master Huo, who has 50% of your troops and horses, has to give way to my carriage when he sees it!" the coachman scolded.
Before he finished speaking, something hit him head-on. The coachman couldn't avoid it and hit him in the face, and the smell immediately became overwhelming.
It turned out to be a pile of horse manure.
"I'm going to fuck your grandma." At the same time, someone yelled, "Get off here and kowtow to Mr. Li!"
The driver was angry and frightened, and wiped his face with his sleeves randomly. Then he saw several people rushing towards him. The person facing him was a young man in rich clothes and jade robes, followed by four young men, one of whom was holding horse dung in his hand.
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"It's wrong! I didn't see whose carriage this was..." the coachman screamed.
Before he finished speaking, the boy raised his hand again.
The coachman ducked to avoid it, and with a pop, horse manure hit the body of the carriage.
Seeing that there were so many people here and they were so powerful, the coachman, who was able to bend and stretch, took stock of the situation, raised his whip and urged his horse to rush over.
"Grandson, just wait!" he said and drove away.
Fan Yilin didn't expect this kid to run so fast. He rushed to chase him angrily, but was stopped by Li Tong.
"Why are you angry with a coachman?" he laughed.
"Yes, yes, that is the carriage of the Imperial Censor Wu family." A soldier said with a worried look.
"Young man, I don't like the idea of a dog relying on human power," Fan Yilin scolded.
Haven't you always been like this?
People around me reconsidered in their hearts, but did not dare to speak out.
Fan Yilin angrily sat down in the pergola nearby.
Li Tong looked calm and poured him a cup of tea.
"Aren't you angry?" Fan Yilin asked angrily.
"I'm not angry. I did something wrong and Your Majesty wants to punish me." Li Tong said.
This means that His Majesty asked me to accept your anger, and all this was expected.
Fan Yilin breathed out.
"Don't worry, Madam Qi is back. Those fussy guys will soon stop. Your Majesty will definitely..." he said.
Before he finished speaking, he heard a rush of footsteps rushing up the street.
Seven or eight men in official uniforms who were cheering stood up and glanced around fiercely.
"Who is Li Tong?" The leader, a dark-faced man, shouted, shaking the chains in his hands.
Something happened again?
The soldiers immediately stood up.
"I am." Li Tong said.
"Take it away!" the man waved his hand and shouted.
Seven or eight people immediately surrounded him, and Fan Yilin jumped up.
"What are you doing?" he shouted, "You are so bold..."
"This young man, someone has accused the city guard Li Tong of conducting a private interrogation and asking for money. We are ordered to take him back for questioning. You'd better not hinder us from doing our errands." The leader of the big man shouted.
Before Fan Yilin could jump, someone spoke next to him.
"I said Fan Yilin, why are you jumping out to speak in such a hurry?"
Fan Yilin and others looked over and saw a young master staggering over, with seven or eight servants crowding behind him.
"Oh no, this is the son of the Han family, the left minister of the Ministry of Justice, who was stopped by Lord Li for interrogation a few days ago." The soldiers recognized him, their faces turned ugly again, and they all backed away again.
It's really killing me. I don't know whether Li Tong was born with bad luck or someone deliberately made him uncomfortable. The short period of guarding the city gate fully proved the saying about beating a drowned dog. The soldiers under his command would not let him go.
In my eyes, people who cross the city gate and cause trouble happen every day.
"Tell me, are you two colluding together? Do you also have a share in my ancestral jade pendant that was taken away by Li Tong?" Young Master Han shouted loudly.
Fan Yilin spat.
"Han, what kind of virtue do you have? Why don't you return the jade pendant handed down from your ancestors? It would be great if you could have a stone belt!" he scolded.
Young Master Han's face was so dark when he was scolded. If it had been in the past, he would have backed away from Fan Yilin, but today is different from the past!
Young Master Han also spat unceremoniously.
"Come here, take him away. We'll find out if you walk around the yamen and ask questions." He waved his hand and said.
The scene suddenly became chaotic. Although Fan Yilin's servants were few, they followed their master's temper and were not afraid of causing trouble. They surrounded Fan Yilin and Li Tong desperately and started to fight with the seven or eight servants.
These officers were officers after all. They also knew who Fan Yilin and Li Tong were. They looked at the Buddha's face without looking at the monk's face. They shouted fiercely and did not dare to be cruel. For a while, the scene was a bit stalemate. Here at the city gate
There were already three floors inside and three floors outside. Salesmen and vendors gathered around with their handbags on their shoulders.
Seeing that so many people could not win even one Li Tong, Young Master Han became anxious.
"Little bastard, I think you're toasting instead of taking the penalty drink..." He cursed, rolled up his sleeves and was about to rush forward in person. At this moment, there was a rush of horse hooves from outside, accompanied by the sound of cracking whips to clear the way, and seven or eight people rushed in.
personal.
Seeing this scene, the people on the horse couldn't wait for the horse to stop and jumped down. After a few steps, they grabbed Mr. Han's shoulders and threw him down.
The Young Master of the Han family was caught off guard and was thrown onto his back.
Suddenly, the sound of yelling and cursing drowned out all the noise.
"You little bastard! You are so brave after eating your ambition! How dare you come to the city gate to cause trouble!"
The frustrated voice sounded even sharper.
This sound made Young Master Han stop cursing, and he looked dizzy and saw the person in front of him from the ground.
"Brother! You came just in time." He shouted aggrievedly, "This little bastard named Li..."
Before he could finish his words, the man in front of him stepped on his face, blocking his words.
The scene was a little quiet for a while.
The guards also stopped and looked at the man.
This man is none other than the eldest son of the Han family!
The eldest son of the Han family was already wet with sweat on his back. After all his efforts, it was still a step too late!
Last night he was on duty at the Criminal Department, and Zhou Maochun made a lot of noise all night long. When he saw Zhou Maochun clamoring to be put in jail, sweat started to fall on his forehead.
A place like Dalao is not something anyone can come to if they want to!
It wasn't unusual for Zhou Maochun to come. They had been preparing for it these days, but Zhou Maochun shouldn't have come like this. If he came like this, it meant that he wouldn't come.
Whether this sequence is coming or not is spinning in his mind, but Mr. Han is not stunned, but wakes up in an instant!
Damn it, Zhou Maochun, who was originally certain to be impeached, has changed!
He rushed home immediately, and sure enough, he learned from his father what happened in the hall. Although he asked Bing Beidao who was confused about the content of the memorial sent, this did not prevent everyone from quickly
Assess the situation.
Zhou Maochun couldn't move...
Naturally, those involved in Zhou Maochun's incident cannot be moved...
The father and son of the Han family were glad that they had not failed this time. After some analysis, Dongfang turned white and felt at ease to sleep. As soon as he lay down, the eldest son of the Han family remembered a small thing. His unsatisfactory brother borrowed
I asked a few servants to run some errands.
This was really a trivial matter to Young Master Han, but when he remembered who the person involved in this trivial matter was, the eldest Young Master of Han family lost all sleep and rushed out without even bothering to change his clothes.
Zhou Maochun is already making noises about going to jail. Is Li Tong still far away from returning to the palace to serve the emperor?
If you can't even see through this situation, Beijing should stop waiting as soon as possible.
The young master of the Han family was stunned when his mouth was stepped on in public. What made him even more confused was that his eldest brother, who had a look on his face that he wanted to swallow him in one gulp, walked quickly towards Li Tong, and in the blink of an eye he had a warm smile on his face.
"Master Li, are you okay?" he asked with a bit of worry and concern.
The young master of the Han family and the servants around him all widened their eyes in surprise.
The eldest son of the Han family is not so humble even in front of his own father, right?
Did this kid take the wrong medicine?
Fan Yilin and Li Tong were also stunned for a moment.
As underachievers in the eyes of the world, the real eldest sons of these big families simply don't even bother to look at them, let alone interact with them.
That is to say, as the saying goes, birds of a feather flock together and people flock together.
Why is this young man from the upper class who has never interacted with people suddenly so... polite to people from the lower class like them?
While I was stunned, I heard the sound of horse hooves again, accompanied by the sound of whips. The crowd of onlookers, who had become accustomed to it, immediately parted a path.
"Master Li!" a soft and thin voice shouted.
This was the unique tone of eunuchs. Then everyone saw that the people on the four or five horses were not eunuchs in the palace. They hurriedly dismounted and saw where Li Tong was. They stretched out their hands to take Li Tong with smiles on their faces.
"Oh my Lord Li, you can make it easier for us to find our family." The eunuch smiled and took Li Tong's hand as he spoke, "Quick, quick, I'm waiting for you to take over your shift, but I can't
Delayed."
When these words were spoken, everyone's minds suddenly became clear!
The eldest son of the Han family was sweating on his forehead.
He guessed that he would return to the palace, but he didn't expect it to be so soon!
I felt scared again. Fortunately, I arrived quickly, otherwise this Li Tong would have been thrown into prison by his younger brother, and how would that have ended?
Thinking of this, he turned around and glared at his brother who was still lying on the ground.
"Let's see how I deal with you!" He shouted through gritted teeth, turning to look at Li Tong with a more respectful and kind expression, "Sir, please go ahead and go ahead. Don't worry about this matter. I will definitely give you an explanation..."
"Explain?" The eunuch on the side heard this and noticed something was wrong at the scene. He immediately raised his eyebrows and asked softly, "What do you want to give me? What happened?"
The eldest son of the Han family suddenly started sweating. He looked at Li Tong with his heart in his throat.
At this moment, there was another bustle outside.
"It's right here, right here, with the surname Li..."
Another seven or eight people rushed in, led by the coachman who had just left, followed by a young man in brocade robes, equally arrogant.
"Li Tong, how dare you block my carriage, hello..." Mr. Jinpao shouted loudly as he came in. As he spoke, he glanced at the scene and was suddenly stunned.
He saw Li Tong and Fan Yilin, saw the eunuch standing in front of Li Tong, who was the grandson of the great eunuch Cai Chong, saw the eldest son of the Han family who was about to serve as Minister of Punishment, Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Punishment, and saw the face lying on the ground.
The young master of the Han family clearly had the same footprints. The most important thing was seeing the expressions of the eunuch and the eldest master Han.
That kind of humbleness, timidity, worry, restlessness, anxiety, and fear...
"Young Master Wu, what am I good for?" Li Tong asked as he looked at the young master who rushed over.
Young Master Wu did not stumble, he raised his foot and kicked the aggressive driver in front of him to the ground.
"You're so shameless! You're such a thief slave, you're still so polite, you should be beaten to death on the spot!" he shouted angrily.
The onlookers, including Fan Yilin, who was the best at telling lies without blinking an eye, were all shocked.
Well, he is worthy of being the son of the imperial censor of the capital. Look at his ability to respond quickly with his eyes and ears, his eyes and ears in all directions, his ability to adapt to changes in clouds and rain.
What exactly is going on?
A fool can also see that these people are so aggressive that they are looking for Mr. Li Tongli to feel uncomfortable. Why did it become like this in the blink of an eye?
Li Tong followed the eunuchs on their horses and hurriedly left. Although Li Tong said nothing, the cold and gloomy eyes of Cai Chongqian's grandson before leaving still made the Han family, Wu family, and others feel cold in their hearts.
Fan Yilin also got on his horse and followed the eunuch's example and swept past these people.
"I told you before, but you don't believe me..." He said slowly, then snorted and walked away without saying a word.
Fan Yilin, who used to chatter endlessly and ignore others, made everyone feel cold again with his snort.
They have noticed that Li Tong is honest and has no temper. It should be easy to make peace with him if he offends him, but this is different with Fan Yilin. This is a master who will retaliate even if nothing happens!
"You bastard caused all this trouble!" The eldest son of the Han family kicked him over.
The young master of the Han family, who had just stood up and was rubbing his face, immediately fell to the ground again. He put his hand on his nose, and blood suddenly flowed out from his nose, and he let out a dry howl.
The young master of the Wu family here did not lag behind and gave the coachman, who was pale and shivering, a hard kick.
"Bind this evil slave and kneel before me for three days and three nights!" he shouted.
As the people in front of the city gate left, the spectators dispersed, leaving the few soldiers still in a daze.
"What else can we do? Mr. Li has been reinstated." Another person said smartly.
After saying this, several people suddenly felt mixed feelings in their hearts.
Has the official been reinstated?
Became the Emperor's personal attendant again?
"Then we won't see each other again, right?" one murmured.
"Nonsense." someone said.
The status of the close ministers and these small soldiers is so high that it is not easy to meet them in this life, and they still want to make friends!
Thinking of this, several people felt even more sour in their hearts.
In fact, they had a chance to make friends. If Mr. Li treats each other well when he is here, Mr. Li will definitely remember them and let these adults remember them. If they find an opportunity to mention their names, what future will they have?
Isn’t it bright?
It's a pity that instead of showing friendship and friendship, they treated each other with indifference, harsh words and ridicule...
Several people looked at the empty streets and felt regretful.
Why didn't you think of that?
Why don't you treat others well?
But how could you think of it? How could you dare to do it?
For a down-and-out person, who would have thought that he would rise again in the future? For a down-and-out person, in order to please certain people, all everyone has to do is compete to step on them. Who will and who dares to do it?
How can this downtrodden person offend someone who is not yet downtrodden?
Seeing the long term is probably the most difficult thing in life.
There was the sound of horse hooves again, this time it was a familiar person.
The soldiers stood still and looked at their immediate superiors.
The man in official robes glanced at them with cold eyes.
"Why are there only a few of you?" the man asked, "Where are the four?"
None of them came together, only three people came each time, and then Li Tong had to stand up for one person. After coming to the city gate for so long, Li Tong basically never left except when he had to go back to change clothes and wash up.
The people above must also know these things, otherwise how could they dare to do this? There is no tacit support from above, but now they are the only ones taking the blame...
"Tell them not to come here again!"
Sure enough, the man didn't even wait for an answer, he just said something and urged the horse to leave.
Only then did the soldiers dare to raise their heads and look at each other.
Why does everything seem to have changed overnight?
It feels like all the official offices in the capital are busy.
What happened?
At this time, Qi Yue was also asking Chang Yuncheng to ask this question.
"What's going on? Why are you hiding it from me?" she shouted.
They were sitting in the room outside the prison of the Ministry of Punishments. Yesterday the emperor kicked everyone out of the hall, but he was worried that the emperor would ask questions. Zhou Maochun made a fuss and went to the prison without stopping, so the eunuchs had to stay.
Qi Yue waited outside the palace until dawn before she learned that the emperor had gone to bed and had no questions to ask, so she left the palace.
Since Chang Yuncheng didn't see Qi Yue coming out, he kept waiting outside the palace gate. When they met, Qi Yue learned that Zhou Maochun wanted to go to prison, so he wanted to follow Chang Yuncheng to the prison.
"It's not that I have to hide it from you. It's just that I don't know if the trip can be made or how long it will take, so I didn't tell you." Chang Yuncheng said with a smile.
After all, the follow-up curative effect on wounded soldiers is uncertain. It is best to be effective. If it is ineffective or the effect is not visible for the time being...
"So the adoptive father is responsible for taking responsibility first, and you are responsible for handling this. I am the only one who knows nothing and is well protected by my aunt at home. Do I have to worry about this or that?" Qi Yue said unhappily.
Chang Yuncheng smiled again.
"No way, I was just about to tell you. If you don't, you will see His Majesty." He said.
Qi Yue snorted.
The two clerks on duty outside the palace gate came in.
"Your Majesty, haven't you had breakfast yet? Everything is ready here." They said respectfully.
Chang Yuncheng stood up.
"No, we have to go to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment. We won't eat here." He said, looking at Qi Yue, "I will take you to try the delicious breakfast in Beijing on the way." (To be continued)
