Du Jingtong's expression did not change at all when Jiang Shouli scolded him, and he still looked down on others.
This made Jiang Shouli furious. "Do you think you're the only one who's so noble and considers the interests of the empire?!" He glanced at Jiang Siyuan, who was guarding the door. "If I hadn't erased the evidence of the crimes those foolish scholars left in the Jingzhao Prefecture, do you think His Majesty would have let you join forces with me to investigate the case so easily?!"
He turned the Supervisory Office into this state because of family reasons, but he was still furious inside!
Du Jingtong really thought that he alone could protect those stupid scholars! ?
Du Jingtong retreated repeatedly at Jiang Shouli's words, his face gradually turning from red to white. He stared at Jiang Shouli for a long time, then suddenly bowed and said, "It's my fault. I shouldn't have been so impulsive. I hope Brother Shouli doesn't mind."
Seeing Du Jingtong apologize so quickly, Jiang Shouli was too embarrassed to continue harping on his fault. He coughed lightly and motioned for Du Jingtong to sit down. "Please sit down first. Let's talk it over."
Du Jingtong nodded and sat down beside him. "I wonder how Brother Shouli will deal with this matter?"
This matter is actually very tricky, because these scholars do have too many loopholes and are also involved in the royal family. If it weren't for Du Jingtong blocking them, they might have lost their heads by now.
Jiang Shouli did not immediately answer Du Jingtong's question. Instead, he glanced at the gate and whispered to him, "Hold steady."
As soon as he finished speaking, a figure appeared outside the door. Du Jingtong looked closely and found that it was the head of the Supervisory Council, Yue Lu.
This person was very open about currying favor with the prince, and even sent his own daughter to the prince's mansion to be a concubine. He was definitely a member of the prince's gang.
"Minister Du." Yue Lu bowed to Du Jingtong with a smile, then sat down naturally without even looking at Jiang Shouli.
Du Jingtong always hated people who tried to curry favor with powerful people. He didn't have a good look towards Yue Lu and nodded coldly.
"I heard that an imperial decree just came down, saying that our Supervisory Council and the Ministry of Rites must work together to solve the case." Yue Lu ignored Du Jingtong's attitude and continued to smile, "It's really rare. With the two parties joining forces, I believe this case will be solved quickly!"
Du Jingtong nodded. "I've discussed this with Dean Jiang. We'll discuss this in detail. I heard you have other cases, so I won't bother you anymore."
Yue Lu's mustache was about to fly off. "This matter is of no small importance. How can the dean be so exhausted? Besides, the dean has long since stopped caring about these things. It's better for me to go with you. Lord Du, can you go to my courtyard to discuss it first? The dean is not in good health, so we should not disturb him."
"Whether you are in good health or not, the case must be solved. Dean Jiang is a veteran. What can we do without his help?" But he didn't expect Du Jingtong to give Yue Lu any face at all.
He almost said that Yue Lu was incompetent and that he looked down on him.
"What are you talking about?!" Yue Lu slammed the table and stood up, pointing at Du Jingtong and starting to curse.
"Hey, since when can a second-rank official scold a second-rank minister? If this gets out, it will be bad for our Supervisory Office, right?" A hearty voice came from outside the door.
Du Jingtong was surprised to find that the look-down-on-the-guise Yue Lu's face changed, as if someone had strangled him.
Immediately afterwards, a pair of feet wearing brocade boots stepped in, and a young man with a slightly feminine appearance appeared in front of everyone.
His fair face was full of sarcasm, and the clothes he wore made him look like an imperial censor, but he was not at all timid when facing Yue Lu.
Looking at Yue Lu's expression, it seemed that he was quite concerned about this young man.
"I, the Imperial Censor Song Yushu, would like to pay my respects to Minister Du and Dean Jiang." Song Yushu bowed to Du Jingtong and Jiang Shouli, but he forgot to pay his respects to Yue Lu.
This made Yue Lu very angry. In front of outsiders, Song Yushu was still so disrespectful to him!
He wanted to point at Song Yushu, but stopped himself halfway and said through gritted teeth, "Song Yushu, what do you mean by this?"
"Oh, I see that you don't take the dean seriously at all, and you thought it was a characteristic of our Supervisory Commission, so I learned from you. Why are you angry?" Song Yushu was still smiling, and retorted Yue Lu with one sentence.
Seeing that Song Yushu was about to disrupt the situation, Yue Lu gritted his teeth and finally had no choice but to leave angrily.
There's actually such an interesting censor! Du Jingtong looked Song Yushu up and down, "What are you doing...?"
"I was originally the chief secretary of Prince Jing's Palace." Seeing that Du Jingtong didn't remember who he was, Song Yushu kindly reminded him.
It turned out to be him!
Du Jingtong immediately remembered that this man was a eunuch who controlled the entire palace when he was in Prince Jing's mansion. Prince Jing was very obedient to him and doted on him in every way.
Now even the Crown Prince and Prince Yu want to recruit him.
No wonder he dared to confront Yue Lu like that. Of course, he couldn't offend anyone that Yue Lu's master, the prince, wanted to recruit.
"This is all thanks to His Royal Highness Prince Jing. If you meet him, please thank him on my behalf." Du Jingtong was not like an ordinary person. He did not look down on Song Yushu's identity as a eunuch at all and bowed to Song Yushu sincerely.
Song Yushu quickly gave Du Jingtong a false support, "Your Excellency, there's no need to be so polite. His Highness told me about this matter. He also doesn't want to cause chaos in the court."
King Jing had already told Song Yushu about this matter. Presumably, Song Yushu was indeed King Jing's confidant. Du Jingtong immediately had no more scruples. He anxiously asked Song Yushu, "You're here because His Highness has some idea?"
Du Jingtong was a loyal and upright person, but he was powerless to do anything about this matter. He tried his best to protect those scholars but failed.
Song Yushu certainly knew what Du Jingtong was thinking. He had a separate courtyard in Luoxue Villa, which was dedicated to collecting various information about officials appointed by the court.
She stared at Du Jingtong and said, "Master Du, forgive me for being blunt, but it's impossible for you to save all the scholars. This blood must be shed!"
Upon hearing this, Du Jingtong stood up in shock, his mouth wide open, "You, what did you say?"
"If you do something wrong, you must be punished. There are many among them who want to disrupt the situation, which is why they made such a serious mistake." Song Yushu's face was calm. "The mere imprisonment of an imperial official is a capital crime! If Lord Du can let them get away with something like this, does he want the rest of the world to follow his example?"
Du Jingtong was stunned on the spot, "He, they also have no other choice, so..."
"Can we imprison the court officials if there is no other way? To be disrespectful, if there is no other way, will they rebel?!" Song Yushu shook her head slightly. She knew that Du Jingtong just valued talents.
But even if such people can escape today, they cannot escape tomorrow!
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