Xu Yangzi never expected that his most trusted disciple would betray him. The huge anger in his heart made him rush up and kick Zi Yang viciously.
"You beast! If it weren't for me, you would have died somewhere long ago!"
Zi Yang struggled to get up and knelt with his head down, saying nothing, allowing Xu Yangzi to insult him.
Seeing that Xu Yangzi was about to kick him, Song Yushu quickly asked the guards behind him to stop him.
"Master, what are you doing?" She stood between the two of them with her hands behind her back. "If you have something to say, just talk it out. Why bother with violence? Do you disregard our family or the prince?"
To be honest, who in the entire Dayan Dynasty could look up to that blind prince? However, Xu Yangzi still couldn't say such a thing to his face.
Xu Yangzi suppressed his anger, glared at Zi Yang, and then bowed to Song Yushu, "Eunuch Song, my traitor has been ill recently and has gone a little crazy. You can't just listen to his one-sided story!"
"Of course. Even a eunuch in our family knows that evidence is important, right, Master?" Song Yushu nodded sincerely.
Seeing Song Yushu's understanding, Xu Yangzi's anger and fear subsided a lot. He pulled the corners of his mouth and raised an ugly smile, "Eunuch Song is talking about -"
"But since someone has complained to us, we can't pretend we didn't hear anything. We still have to take care of what we should do." Song Yushu interrupted Xu Yangzi and raised his hand towards Zi Yang, "Master Zi Yang, please stand up and speak first."
Judging from Song Yushu's attitude, he is just meddling in other people's business! He doesn't even look at his own status! A eunuch dares to speak like this? Xu Yangzi's face turned cold.
In front of Lu Zhixing, Xu Yangzi still maintained a false face of hypocrisy and humility, but he did not take this small-time palace official seriously. "Eunuch Song, this is a Taoist temple under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Rites. Even His Royal Highness Prince Yu has personally appointed us to visit. Are you sure you have the right to control it?"
He almost wrote on his forehead, "I am Prince Yu's man, I am Lin's man." Song Yushu stared at him with his hands behind his back, "I am the Chief Secretary of Prince Jing's Mansion, from the fourth rank. What rank are you, Master?"
"Do you think you're so popular that His Royal Highness Prince Yu and the Minister of Rites will definitely protect you?"
"A Taoist temple master who was nothing but a nobody, only used it for a short while, and now it's lost, so what? Do you think they'll feel bad?"
With every word Song Yushu spoke, Xu Yangzi's face turned paler. Suddenly, his eyes went dark, he staggered, and almost fell down. Fortunately, Zi Yang helped him up.
However, Xu Yangzi didn't appreciate it. He shook off Zi Yang's hand and nervously retorted to Song Yushu, "You, you're talking nonsense! His Royal Highness Prince Yu and the Minister of State have praised our temple highly. How could they allow a mere eunuch like you to cause trouble here?"
There is no point in saying more to such a person. Originally, we thought that we would have to search secretly for a few days in Baima Temple, but now that Zi Yang has changed sides, I think they don’t have to worry about anything.
Song Yushu shrugged and smiled at Xu Yangzi, "Come here, capture this extremely evil Taoist priest for us!"
"You! How dare you!" Xu Yangzi immediately jumped up and down, backing away while pointing at Song Yushu's nose and cursing, "If His Royal Highness Prince Yu knew about this, he would tear you into pieces!"
"Then let's give it a try." Song Yushu didn't care about the guy's threat at all.
When Xu Yangzi was finally pinned to the ground by the guards, he was still talking nonsense, but he couldn't break free at all. He was originally thin, and in recent years he had been addicted to alcohol and sex. His body had long been hollowed out, and he fainted soon after.
Zi Yang looked at Xu Yangzi who had fainted on the ground, his eyes closed, tears streaming down his face. This was a man who was like a father to him! How could he have come to this point?
When Xu Yangzi was suppressed, far away in the imperial palace in Kyoto, when the emperor was about to dismiss the court saying that there was nothing wrong, an official from the Dali Temple stood up.
"Your Majesty, I have something to report."
"Oh? What's the matter?" The emperor narrowed his eyes slightly. He could see clearly the prince's little movements just now.
He must have some new evidence against the Lin family! Now he was really excited.
"A few days ago, the Dali Temple rescued a prostitute while investigating a case. She told us that Taoist temples like Yuqing Temple, Xuanmiao Temple, and Baima Temple were trafficking prostitutes and decent women, forcing them to become playthings for their patrons, and causing them to lose their lives for no reason."
"I also learned the names of several patrons from the prostitutes, including Minister Tao."
Before the emperor could say anything, the Minister of Rites jumped out and pointed at the official from the Ministry of Justice, shouting, "How can you speak nonsense in front of the emperor? Do you know what you are saying?!"
"The Dali Temple has already sent people to those Taoist temples to investigate, and they all have solid evidence. Please have a look, Your Majesty!" Jiang Shangyu, the Minister of the Dali Temple, immediately stepped out. Without even looking at the shameless old pervert, he took out the document from his sleeve pocket and presented it with both hands.
"You!" Tao Qingyu's face turned pale, his heart was pounding, he pointed at Jiang Shangyu and was speechless, and in panic he met Lu Zhichen's eyes.
Before he could ask for help, Lu Zhichen turned his head away as if nothing had happened, and the king's uncle Lin Zong never even looked here.
Tao Qingyu pointed at Jiang Shangyu and was speechless. He watched Eunuch Li beside the emperor walk down and take away the document that recorded his guilt.
The emperor only took a quick glance before he flew into a rage. He slammed the table and shouted at Tao Qingyu, "Tao Qingyu! Is there nothing you can think of other than getting something? How dare you use the Taoist temple as a dirty place for your entertainment?!"
"Your Majesty, please calm down." The ministers quickly knelt down and apologized.
Tao Qingyu also sank to his knees and kowtowed vigorously, "Your Majesty, this Dali Temple is talking nonsense! It must be because the old minister's daughter rejected Jiang Shangyu's son's marriage. He is taking revenge on a personal grudge!"
"Your Excellency, I am not as confused as you about public and private affairs. The Dali Temple will only report when it has solid evidence when investigating a case." Jiang Shangyu looked at him with contempt, thinking that his son must be blind to fall in love with the daughter of an old pervert.
"I--" Tao Qingyu tried to argue but was interrupted by the emperor.
"Shut up! Aren't you ashamed? I'm speechless in front of the late emperor when I have a minister like you! Come here!" The emperor waved his hand, not wanting him to argue anymore. "Strip him of his official uniform and throw him into the Sky Prison! I don't want to see this filthy thing now!"
"Yes! Your Majesty!" The guards in front of the palace immediately stepped forward, stripped Tao Qingyu naked in no time, and dragged him away like a chicken.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I am innocent! Your Highness Prince Yu, Your Highness Prince Yu, help me!" Tao Qingyu was terrified. He didn't expect the emperor to be so merciless and throw him directly into the sky prison. In fear, Tao Qingyu asked Lu Zhichen for help.
Hearing Tao Qingyu's cry, the emperor narrowed his eyes and looked at Lu Zhichen gravely, "Prince Yu, is this matter related to you as well?"
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