Chapter 175: The Vicious Ning Dugong
After he finished speaking, everyone looked at the man on the big chair at the same time.
Ning Cuo leaned lazily against the back of his chair, drinking his tea with extremely elegant movements. Upon hearing this, his narrow and charming eyes glanced at him lightly. He slowly raised his lips and said, "Left Prime Minister, you are worrying too much. When the East Factory does things, we never care about other people's suspicions and misunderstandings!"
The Left Prime Minister's face turned cold upon hearing this. "Even if Governor Ning isn't afraid of rumors, over a hundred people died last night. For such a serious case, shouldn't the Governor give an explanation?"
Ning Cuo lazily said, "The Left Prime Minister is overthinking it again. The East Factory works for the Emperor and never needs to explain to anyone."
Upon hearing this, the Left Prime Minister sneered and said, "Doctor, do you mean this is the emperor's order?" No one would believe that!
Ning Cuo sipped his fragrant tea leisurely. "I, under the Emperor's order, exercise the great power of government on his behalf, managing internal affairs and presiding over the East Factory, the six ministries, and the court. My opinion is naturally the Emperor's opinion."
"you……"
Everyone was furious when they heard this and looked at the emperor.
The emperor nodded in agreement when he heard this, thinking it made sense. After all, it was an order issued personally by him, and all court affairs were to be handled by Ning Cuo. His opinion represented his own opinion, so there was nothing wrong with this!
Anyway, these ministers can't push these trivial matters onto him.
Everyone was so angry when they heard this. They really couldn't rely on the emperor at all.
The Left Prime Minister stared at Ning Cuo intently and asked, "This matter involves hundreds of lives. Do you think you can conceal it by posing as an imperial decree?"
"That's right, Lord Ning, you don't think you can do whatever you want just because you're under the Emperor's banner, do you?"
Ning Cuo elegantly moved the teacup and curled his lips, "The East Depot is authorized by the emperor to do things first and report later. They can indeed do whatever they want!"
"You, this is the emperor in person..."
"Exactly. How dare you speak such outrageous and arrogant words in the presence of the Emperor?"
"You're right. Lord Ning can't be so presumptuous in front of the Emperor."
"I am here to patrol the land on behalf of the gods and share your worries. So what if I act a little more presumptuous?"
"You are so bold, Ning Thief!"
"Hmm~?" Ning Cuo's strange and gloomy eyes swept over, and for a moment, the gloomy atmosphere that seemed to dim even the scorching sun outside instantly enveloped the official who spoke without thinking.
Upon seeing this, Tutor Xu, who had spoken, felt a chill all over his body, his hair stood on end, and he took a step back in fear.
Ning Cuo looked at the cunning light in his eyes, and said with a half-smile on his extremely beautiful lips, "Master Taifu, insulting me is a serious crime~"
Under the man's gaze, Master Xu's whole body stiffened and his face turned pale. He secretly regretted that he had said too much and cursed out loud what was in his mind.
Now, I have no choice but to look to the emperor for help.
The emperor didn't want to get involved, but the tutor was the teacher of his own sons.
He had no choice but to say, "Taifu Xu, you are really speaking without thinking. Why don't you apologize to the governor quickly?"
Grand Tutor Xu immediately took advantage of the situation and said, "It was an old minister who made a mistake in speaking. Please don't blame me, Governor."
The emperor nodded and said, "I'm sorry, it was an unintentional mistake!"
Then he looked at Ning Cuo and said lightly, "My dear minister, please be magnanimous and don't bother with him!"
Ning Cuo glanced at the other person with his charming eyes, then turned his gaze away, "Since the emperor has spoken, I will naturally obey your orders~"
Everyone's faces turned cold when they heard this. I guess only the emperor would believe this?
As expected, the emperor smiled and said, "My dear minister, you are magnanimous and considerate. Today's matter..."
Everyone's expression changed when they saw this, and they hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, what happened last night caused a huge uproar, and the whole city knows about it. If you don't give an explanation, the people of the capital will be in panic!"
The emperor's face turned unhappy when he heard this. He really hated the hassle of officials coming to him.
All day long, people would bring up the smallest things in front of him and ask for an explanation.
Not only did it delay his daily retreat and practice, but the auspicious weekend off that he had agreed with the master for today was also about to be ruined.
Ning Cuo elegantly put down his teacup and said slowly, "Your Majesty, since you gentlemen insist on asking me for an explanation, I will make an exception and give them an explanation. This will prevent them from continuing to make trouble and causing Your Majesty no peace."
The emperor was moved when he heard this, and he thought that Ning Aiqing understood him.
When he turned around and looked at the officials, his expression didn't look very good.
In his opinion, Ning Cuo was helping him, but was forced not to give in by a group of old ministers.
Seeing this, the expressions of the people in the hall became even more grim.
Ning Cuo, this traitor and flatterer, would spend his days deceiving the emperor into being dissatisfied with them.
Ning Cuo raised his gorgeous eyes and glanced at the officials calmly, "What happened last night was actually the East Factory dispatched to arrest the fugitive who stole at night."
The Left Prime Minister immediately jumped out and said coldly, "The Governor is talking nonsense, right? What kind of fugitives are there? There are hundreds of them?"
"I also think what the Governor said is far-fetched. The Dazhao Imperial City is heavily guarded. How could so many thieves suddenly appear?"
"I second the motion. Even if this is a case of thieves stealing something, what kind of treasure is it that would require hundreds of people to steal it? Moreover, to steal something, you don't need to kill everyone, right?"
Ning Cuolan curled the corners of his lips. "It's impossible for a person to appear out of thin air, so I will investigate in detail later. As for what they stole and why I killed them all, Your Majesty will have to figure it out for yourself!"
As he spoke, a memorial was presented by a young eunuch.
The emperor unfolded it and took only two glances before angrily saying, "What? They actually dared to steal weapons from the armory camp. What do these people want to do?"
Everyone was shocked when they heard this. Weapons, how is this possible?
The left prime minister frowned and glared, "Weapons?"
No, that's absolutely impossible. The Queen Mother clearly said that it was the eldest princess's people who were killed by mistake.
The reason was nothing more than the personal grudge between Ning Cuo and the eldest princess, how could it become a weapon?
Ning Cuo said calmly, "Your Majesty, stealing military equipment is a serious crime. The military camp was attacked last night, and thousands of soldiers were lost. This matter is of great importance, and I do not wish to make it public..."
"My dear minister, there is no need to say more. I know everything!" The emperor's eyes swept coldly over the officials.
The faces of all the officials turned pale.
The emperor snorted coldly, retracted his gaze and looked back at Ning Cuo, "Leave this matter to Ning Aiqing to investigate thoroughly. I want to know who is so bold as to plot evil and rebel against the emperor!"
Ning Cuo curled his lips, "Your humble servant obeys your order."
The emperor glanced at the officials again, threw the memorial to the ground, and walked away with a cold face and a flick of his sleeves.
Many officials were now filled with anxiety and started to discuss the matter in a chaotic manner.
The Left Prime Minister, the Grand Tutor and others stared at Ning Cuo with gloomy faces.
They would never believe that any weapons were stolen last night. This must have been arranged in advance by the Ning thieves just to deal with them.
The emperor was already dissatisfied with their affairs, and now he was even more displeased with them.
What I fear most is that Ning Ze will take advantage of the opportunity to create an arms case. If anyone is implicated in this case, it will be a disaster for whoever is involved.
Ning Zei, what a vicious method! !
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