Thinking this, Dongli Lu Cang directly ordered, "Someone, summon the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review."
"yes!"
Before long, Zhou Linchuan, the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, arrived at the Hall of Diligent Governance.
"This humble official greets the Regent. May I ask what Your Highness's orders are?"
"Zhou Linchuan, have you investigated the matter I asked you to investigate?" Dongli Lu Cang asked calmly. He had already given the instructions when he handed the man over to Zhou Linchuan that day.
I wonder how efficient Linchuan is this week, and whether they've found any other illegal or disorderly conduct on Shi Qingyun's part. If they have, that would be ideal; they could execute Shi Qingyun at any time as a warning to others.
"Your Highness, I have investigated thoroughly. This is the memorial I wish to submit to Your Highness. Please take a look."
Zhou Linchuan is no one of those good-for-nothings. No matter what the matter is, he can find out the truth in the shortest amount of time.
Lu Cang of Dongli took the memorial and began to read it quickly.
After reading it, Dongli Lu Cang was immediately satisfied. He looked at Zhou Linchuan and said, "Now that we have investigated it thoroughly, Shi Qingyun should not be kept in prison to waste food. He should be executed at the Meridian Gate at noon tomorrow."
"Yes, Your Majesty, I obey." Zhou Linchuan agreed. Since he was a man of Lu Cang in Dongli, he naturally obeyed whatever Zhou Linchuan said.
As for the emperor's faction, sorry, he didn't have the time to care. If it weren't for the regent, he would have been demoted to some unknown corner long ago, and wouldn't be able to be the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review he is now.
The news that Shi Qingyun was to be executed at the Meridian Gate the next day quickly spread. This alarmed not only the Princess but also the Empress Dowager.
Ignoring the guards' attempts to stop her, she stormed into the Hall of Diligent Governance and roared at Dongli Lu Cang, "Dongli Lu Cang, how dare you! Who gave you the right to order Qingyun's execution?"
“Even princes are subject to the same laws as commoners. Shi Qingyun has broken the law, can’t I punish him?” Dongli Lu Cang coldly looked at the Empress Dowager and said, “If the Empress Dowager has nothing else to do, she should go back to Cining Palace to rest. Instead of caring about a grandson, you should care more about your son and your grandson who has never been born.”
"What do you mean by that?" The Empress Dowager's face instantly turned ugly. She knew that Lu Cang of Dongli would not speak without reason; he must know something.
"It's nothing. If Your Majesty has nothing else, please leave. I still have many memorials to review." Dongli Lu Cang didn't explain and directly issued an order to leave.
The Empress Dowager stared at Dongli Lu Cang for a long while before turning away. In her heart, she cursed the late Emperor to death. Just because he was worried about her interfering in politics, he had appointed Dongli Lu Cang as regent. Now, it seemed the throne would fall into someone else's hands.
He was shrewd his whole life, but became so muddle-headed when he died.
At this point, the Empress Dowager only knew how to blame others, but never looked for problems within herself. If she hadn't raised the Emperor into a son who obeyed her in everything, how could the Emperor have allowed Lu Cang of Dongli to rule as regent?
Could he not know that Lu Cang of Dongli is powerful and that it would be easy for him to seize his son's throne?
But he was helpless. The other princes were suppressed by the Empress Dowager's family and couldn't stand out. They all seemed like useless people. The Empress Dowager had also raised her son to be someone without his own opinions.
Rather than allowing his maternal relatives to seize power, he would rather let Lu Cang of Dongli seize the throne. After all, that way, the throne would still belong to the Dongli family.
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