The smile on Lu Yanzhou's face froze for a moment. "Ms. Shanyue will have to get used to it in the future. She's not the type to be bullied, is she?"
"Why is she used to being bullied?" Lu Zhixing's eyes darkened. "And why is she used to the hard life in the Emperor's house? Is there something wrong with her brain?"
Lu Zhixing's speech was becoming increasingly unruly, and he treated him with disregard for age. Lu Yanzhou's smile faded, "Now that Miss Shanyue has entered the Crown Prince's residence, she's a member of the Crown Prince's residence. Ninth brother, your concern for her should be limited."
"Did you marry her or did she agree to marry you?" Lu Zhixing snorted, looked at Lu Yanzhou with disdain, bowed and left.
Lu Yanzhou was left standing there alone, annoyed to death by Lu Zhixing's attitude.
In the Golden Palace, before Lu Yanzhou could attack Lu Zhixing, Minister Jiang started first, "Your Majesty, I have a memorial to make."
The emperor glanced at Lu Zhixing and Lu Yanzhou, both of whom looked very unhappy, and coughed lightly. "Speak."
"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Justice recently arrested a scholar. To redeem himself for his crime, he exposed the Wenchang Building's manipulation of scholars' fates, thereby affecting the success of newcomers in the imperial examinations!"
Wenchang Tower did control the scholars, but its doors were wide open. Even poor scholars could borrow books for free. If they were talented in writing, they could even comment on poems in exchange for writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstone.
Therefore, Wenchang Tower is a spiritual pillar in the hearts of literati, especially poor literati.
The emperor and the crown prince have always wanted to take over the Wenchang Tower, but behind the Wenchang Tower is Song Yushu, and behind Song Yushu is Lu Zhixing.
"Minister Jiang, what you said means that the crime of Wenchang Tower was convicted based on a few words said by a scholar who was caught from somewhere?" Zhang Liangyuan bowed to the emperor and then slowly refuted.
"If someone presents evidence, my Ministry of Justice will investigate!" Minister Jiang glared. "Minister Zhang, are you questioning my Ministry of Justice's handling of the case?"
Zhang Liangyuan wasn't afraid of him at all. He shrugged and said, "Who knows? I just think it's strange that a second-rank official could be punished by a few words from a commoner."
"What do you mean?!" Minister Jiang's face turned red with anger.
"You are bothering Your Majesty with such a small case. I am only speaking up for justice." Zhang Liangyuan spread his hands.
Minister Jiang turned and saluted the emperor. Before he spoke, he glanced at Lu Zhixing, fearing that others might not know. "Your Majesty, although the case is minor, its root cause is extremely serious! I believe someone is definitely interfering!"
Before the emperor could speak, Lu Zhixing suddenly said, "Then close it."
"What?" Minister Jiang was a little confused. He suspected what he had heard.
Wenchang Tower is actually not only in the capital, but is spread across every city in the Dayan Dynasty. It’s just that the one in Kyoto is very large.
The emperor coughed lightly and said, "Wenchang Tower is a bit presumptuous, but it also provides talents for Dayan Dynasty. It would be bad to close it down."
Lu Yanzhou agreed. "I also believe that if there are mistakes, they should be corrected. Closing down Wenchang Tower would be an overreaction. After all, the Supervisory Council hasn't reported any major changes at Wenchang Tower."
The Supervisory Council had already reported the Wenchang Tower's efforts to win over the people's hearts, but the Emperor and Lu Yanzhou wanted to reap the benefits and did not want to destroy the Wenchang Tower.
Lu Yanzhou completely ignored Minister Jiang's pleading look. He lowered his eyes, and the veins on his hands bulged in his sleeves.
idiot!
"My dear Jiang, is what the prince said true?" The emperor looked at Jiang Siyuan who was standing beside him.
Jiang Siyuan and Jiang Shangshu actually belong to the same family, but they are not related at all due to the birth of Wu Fu. Jiang Shouli really dislikes his nominal cousin.
He always told Jiang Siyuan not to pay attention to this distant relative. He claimed to be a scholar and looked righteous, but in fact he was a selfish, vain and power-hungry person.
Jiang Siyuan ignored Minister Jiang's threatening look and said, "Your Majesty, the Overwatch Council has not detected any unusual activity."
"Your Majesty! They--" Minister Jiang was a member of the prince's party, so he naturally knew that both the emperor and the prince wanted to take over Wenchang Tower, so he wanted to tear a hole in Wenchang Tower.
Not only could he satisfy the Emperor and the Crown Prince, but he could also use this incident to impress that Luoxue Mountain Villa's owner, Shan Yue! Killing two birds with one stone!
But the emperor's face changed, and he threw the document in his hand directly on the table, "Alright! Don't waste my time on such a trivial matter!"
In the end, Shangshu Jiang was naturally despised by everyone in the court. He actually wanted to use such a small matter to attack Wenchang Tower, which had a high prestige among the literati?
If the emperor really agreed to his request and punished Wenchang Tower, there would be a Wanmin Book! Those poor scholars would fight the court to the death!
After the court session, Minister Jiang still refused to give up. He waited for Lu Yanzhou to come over, "Your Highness! Why don't you let me pursue the victory?"
Lu Yanzhou's eyes nearly rolled back. Did he even have a brain? "You think you can compare to Wenchanglou? You only arrested someone yourself, with not much evidence, and you call that a victory?!"
Minister Jiang's mouth twitched. "Your Highness, your Highness's prestige is not small. How can it be inferior to that of Wenchang Tower?!"
"Minister Jiang, did Lu'er say something to you?" Lu Yanzhou asked Minister Jiang a question out of the blue.
Minister Jiang was immediately startled. His legitimate daughter was his pride and the bridge between him and Lu Yanzhou. "She's managing the household for His Highness at home. How could she have the time to speak to me?"
Lu Yanzhou pinched the bridge of his nose, looking very tired. "Minister Jiang, why are you, a first-rank minister, getting involved in these girls' grievances?"
"Lu'er is also a concubine, and she works hard to manage your household expenses. You should also give her some face." At this point, Minister Jiang couldn't help but say, "This humble minister only has this one daughter, so naturally I love her more."
You're so shameless! You have five or six other sons in your family, so why not just count them? Lu Yanzhou narrowed his eyes and stared at him, his face expressionless.
"Minister Jiang, if you can't distinguish between public and private matters, don't blame me for speaking my mind."
Minister Jiang had not been with Lu Yanzhou for a long time and had always thought that he was a compassionate and generous person. He had never expected him to be so arbitrary.
"If you're fine, go back and take care of the Ministry of Justice." Lu Yanzhou looked at him meaningfully. "If you can take care of the Ministry of Justice, you won't have to worry about who supports you."
If Minister Jiang was in power, he would not ignore everyone and would not punish anyone for such a minor crime.
After Lu Yanzhou took the distraught Minister Jiang away, two people came out from the corner.
Zhang Liangyuan shook his head. "Actually, I think the prince is pretty tired too."
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