Fortunate Young Gentleman

In the court.

Before the court was dismissed, the hall was once again in a stalemate.

Led by the Imperial Censor Shen Zheng, more than a dozen important officials stood up and launched an impeachment against many dignitaries in the capital. On the surface, they impeached the dignitaries for their disregard for the king's law, but secretly pointed the finger at King Kang.

The Imperial Censor who stood up first was also stunned in place, not expecting the current situation at all.

He looked back, as if he realized something, and looked at the Minister of Rites Tang Huai not far away, with a strange look in his eyes.

When no one stood up to impeach again, the officials had roughly sorted out the cause and effect of the matter.

These impeachments can actually be roughly classified into three things.

The first thing is that some dignitaries in the capital were indeed too arrogant and lawless after King Kang came to power, bullying the people, committing public anger, and causing the Imperial Censor and court officials to scramble to impeach.

The second thing was that Xu Cheng, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice, protected these people, leaving the people with nowhere to appeal for justice and nowhere to complain.

The last thing was that some impeachment memorials were sent to the Ministry of Shangshu, but then fell into oblivion and no news came back. The spearhead of this incident was pointed at some officials in the Ministry of Shangshu.

These three things were linked together, and it was a big deal. Even the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Shangshu were infiltrated. This was not only a bullying of the people, but also a disaster for the court.

Emperor Chen sat at the top, his expression showing no emotion. He looked at Xu Cheng, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice, and asked, "Is this true?"

Xu Cheng's face turned pale, and he naturally couldn't admit it at this time. He said calmly, "I have never protected or shielded anyone. Your Majesty, please understand!"

Emperor Chen thought for a while and said, "Since so many people have impeached, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice will be suspended for the time being. Song Yi, the minister of the Ministry of Justice, will investigate the Ministry of Justice himself, and the Censorate will assist. If anyone disregards the law, bullies the people, or protects or shields anyone, we will never tolerate it!"

"Yes, I command!"

The minister of the Ministry of Justice and the censor said in unison.

The morning court was over, and all the officials walked out of the hall with different expressions.

No one expected that there would be such a big shock at the morning court today.

After Prince Duan's decadence, Prince Kang was very successful in the court, and the scene just now was undoubtedly a blow to him.

Jingbian Hou, Yanping Hou and others, who is not his vassal? This time, if the impeachment is implemented, even if it does not involve King Kang, it will be a heavy blow to him.

There is no doubt that this is another indirect contest between Prince Duan and King Kang, but Prince Duan, who has always been at a disadvantage, finally made a good move this time.

If the impeachment is successful this time, the loss suffered by King Kang is immeasurable, and the court may return to a situation where the power of the two kings is balanced.

Censorate.

The Chief Censor looked at the Attendant Censor Shen Zheng with shock on his face and asked, "Sir Shen, why don't you discuss such a big thing with us?"

Just now in the court, led by the Attendant Censor, everyone attacked King Kang's faction. Shen Zheng played a big role. Those who are not aware of it may think that this is a blow to King Kang by the Censorate.

The Imperial Censor came in and said, "I'm afraid those who pushed this matter behind the scenes didn't discuss it with Lord Shen."

Shen Zheng bowed to the Imperial Censor and said, "I'm stupid and have caused trouble for the Imperial Censorate."

"It's not a big deal." The Imperial Censor waved his hand and said, "If no one from the Imperial Censorate stands up, I'm afraid that a crime of negligence will be inevitable in a few days, and His Majesty will be disappointed in the Imperial Censorate. If you don't stand up, someone else will have to stand up."

The Chief Censor stepped forward and said, " But if we do this, won't we offend King Kang?"

"It is the duty of the Censorate to monitor the officials and dignitaries and report what others dare not report. How can we say that we have offended them?" The Censor-in-Chief said calmly, "It is not terrible to offend King Kang. The most terrible thing is that if His Majesty thinks that the Censorate is no different from ordinary officials in the court."

He looked at the Chief Censor and said, "Don't rush to stand in line. You must know that we are not above Prince Duan or King Kang, but His Majesty..."

Kang Wang Mansion.

"Censorate, what does the Censorate want to do!" King Kang, who had just returned to the mansion, was furious. Neither the counselors nor the servants dared to approach.

A man hurried in from outside and said, "Your Highness, Marquis Jingbian and Marquis Yanping are waiting at the back door, and they want to see Your Highness..."

"No!" King Kang waved his hand fiercely and said, "They caused the trouble themselves, so they should clean it up by themselves. If they make me suffer, I will not forgive them!"

A counselor stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, I have to see them. Marquis Jingbian and Marquis Yanping are loyal to Your Highness. If Your Highness ignores them at this time, I am afraid you will lose the support of the people. Moreover, if something happens to them, we will also lose a lot of help..."

King Kang turned around abruptly: "Do you mean to let me intervene?"

The man nodded and said, "With Your Highness's current status, you only need to move around a little. Although you can't eliminate this matter, you can reduce the impact..."

"Absolutely not!" Before he finished his sentence, a middle-aged man stood up.

The middle-aged man looked at King Kang and said solemnly, "Your Highness, this is definitely not an accident. Someone must be behind this. In my opinion, they must have a trick up their sleeve. If Your Highness takes action personally, you will be stuck in the quagmire and will never be able to escape unscathed."

"Mr. Xu is right." King Kang thought carefully, nodded, and said: "It took a lot of effort for me to climb to where I am today. I must not put myself in danger... Come, tell Marquis Jingbian and Marquis Yanping." , they will solve the problem themselves!”

Advancing is risky, retreating is unpopular. Unexpectedly, he would find himself in a dilemma. A look of resentment appeared on King Kang's face, and he gritted his teeth and said, "The Tang family must be the Tang family!"

Tang family.

Tang Qi breathed a long sigh of relief and murmured: "The game has been set up. It depends on whether King Kang returns or enters. I hope he will enter, but according to King Kang's temperament, he will definitely choose to protect himself..."

Tang Huai picked up the tea cup and put it down again, and said: "Your Majesty knows whether he is retreating or advancing. What I am worried about is that if we set up a trap for King Kang, we are not slipping into someone else's trap. What is the purpose of the person who set up the trap?" What is..."

…

Tang Ning is preparing a medicine. According to the old beggar, after taking this medicine, people will enter a state of suspended animation. He has recently learned a lot of weird formulas. If he has the opportunity, he can discuss it with Xiao Jue.

"Today in the court, Marquis Yanping and the other ministers of the Ministry of Punishment were impeached. My father ordered the Ministry of Punishment and the Yushitai to conduct a strict investigation..." Zhao Man walked in from the outside and asked: "Does this matter have anything to do with you? "

Tangning looked back at her and said, "It's a small relationship..."

"Although you are smart, there are conspiracies everywhere in the court. As long as you make a mistake in calculation, you may lose everything..." Zhao Man looked at him and said: "You should be careful in the future and don't make mistakes in everything." Thinking of taking it to yourself."

"I understand. Thank you for reminding her, Princess." Tangning thanked her for her kind words. When she looked at her again, her expression was slightly startled and she asked, "What's wrong with Princess's hand?"

The index finger of her left hand was wrapped with a circle of white gauze, and there were obviously shallow scars on her hand. She didn't have to cook, didn't know how to embroider, and didn't do any rough work, so it looked strange to have a wound on her hand.

"It's nothing, I got hurt accidentally." Zhao Man retracted his hand into his sleeve and said, "I'm going back."

Tangning watched her walk out of the yard, shook her head, and turned back to prepare the medicine.

Ministry of Punishment.

The Minister of Punishment looked at the files piled up on the desk, rubbed his brows, and looked helpless.

The cases seized by Xu Cheng are piled up here, but it is not easy to investigate them one by one, because there are too many powerful people involved, and I am afraid that they will encounter unimaginable resistance.

Even though he is the Minister of Punishment, he still thinks this is a hot potato.

He opened a file, and a clerk knocked on the door and came in, saying, "Sir, Mr. Tang has returned to the office."