Chapter 1714 Worry
The atmosphere at Lord Tang and Lord Yang's place was more lively. Tang He was heading towards the palace gate while still talking to Yang Heshu. He couldn't suppress a smile and said, "She's quite clever. She knows how to retreat in order to advance."
Yang Heshu nodded slightly and said, "I'm afraid Wang Ji, Liang Fei and the others won't be able to escape this time. The best outcome will be dismissal from office."
Tang He rolled his eyes and said, "I remember Liang Fei was in the Ministry of Justice."
Yang Heshu said directly: "Don't even think about it. You just became the magistrate of Chang'an County, and it is impossible to change within three years."
Tang He lamented, "There was another fight on the street yesterday. There weren't many serious cases, just some brawls between the sons of powerful people and some bullshit. It's not even as comfortable as being a county magistrate in Yizhou."
Yang Heshu smiled. It was easier than walking between the Ministry of Revenue and the Eastern Palace.
Tang He also felt that he was a little luckier than Yang Heshu. He suddenly thought of something and said with a smile, "I think she will also be attending the Grand Court Assembly in the future."
"It's only twice a month, so let's do it."
Not long after Man Bao returned to Chongwen Hall and sat down, he was called before Kong Jijiu, who said, "Guo Zhanshi said that from now on, you must attend all major court meetings."
Manbao was a little nervous, "Do I have to go to the main hall at noon time in the future?"
"That's right," Kong Jijiu originally didn't worry about such trivial matters, but thinking of her previous history of being late, and her young age, she would be sleepy, he said, "So, in order to enter the palace without rushing, officials usually line up in the palace around 11:00."
Manbao calculated the time and felt troubled. "The Grand Court Meeting is held twice a month, right?"
"That's the rule, but there are exceptions," Kong Jijiu waved his hand nonchalantly, "The Ministry of Personnel will naturally notify you when the time comes. Okay, you can leave now."
Manbao turned to leave. Just as she was about to have lunch, she couldn't help but say to Bai Shan and the others, "If I encounter a big court meeting in the palace in the future, you have to help me carry things."
Bai Shan said it was no problem and asked curiously, "Why did you scold Wang Ji in the court today? Many classmates were talking behind our backs and hid away when they saw us coming up."
Bai Erlang concluded, "They definitely didn't say anything good about you. They only say bad things behind people's backs."
Manbao didn't care and said, "Anyway, Xiao Yuanzheng praised me, and the Crown Prince didn't say I did anything wrong. I heard that His Majesty also likes me very much, so I should have won all round. Since I won, I don't care what others say about me."
However, after they had their meal and rested, when the group went to Bai Shan's room for tea and snacks, she still vividly recounted what happened at the grand court meeting today.
Several people listened with great interest. Bai Erlang's eyes sparkled as he said, "This isn't much worse than our original complaint to the emperor. We should write it down."
Manbao asked, "What's the point of writing it down?"
"Anyway, write it down first. You don't know, but after I finished Brother Xiang's biography, I stopped writing. The bookstore owners kept sending me letters whenever they had a chance, asking me to think of a new story quickly. If that didn't work, they'd make up another story about Brother Xiang."
"Brother Xiang has a good temper, but we can't always catch him writing. Last time, he was stopped by two people when he went out. They insisted on treating him to a meal and drinks. They scared him so much that he went out with Brother Zhou Si the next day."
Yin Huo said, "I haven't seen Brother Xiang for a long time."
Liu Huan said, "The last time we had dinner together was last month. I miss him a lot."
Manbao and Baishan: ...
Manbao quickly changed the subject and said to Bai Erlang, "You can write if you want, but you have to write about me in a better way."
Bai Erlang patted his chest and said, "Are you still not confident in me? Don't worry, I will definitely write well."
They were carefree, but the court was in turmoil.
The Censorate and the Ministry of Personnel took action together, not only to investigate the performance of Wang Ji and others in recent years, but also to investigate deeper.
For example, interactions with other officials, income and expenditure, and other matters. Although these matters are tedious, they can best reveal the essence.
If you dig deeper into who they are, most of them can't hide.
The prince had long been suspicious of this, as Wang Ji and others had often targeted him. He initially thought that he was just like Wei Zhi, a piece of stinky, hard stone.
Later, as he found more and more trivial things to blame, he gradually figured out what was going on and thought that he was the third brother's man.
As a result, after Prince Gong was placed under house arrest, he still acted as if he was sharing the emperor's worries, that is, he was worried about the future of the country and was not at ease to hand over the foundation of the country to the prince. The prince then knew that he was not Prince Gong's man.
In the past, they wanted to investigate but had no way to do so. This time, they can investigate openly, so the prince will naturally give instructions to investigate in depth.
In fact, he didn't even need to hint at it. The emperor personally gave the order and personally took charge of it. Even if someone wanted to fool people, they wouldn't dare to do anything too big.
What’s more, the Censorate is presided over by Lord Tang.
After three days of investigation, Wang Ji took sick leave and had to resign from his post.
If the court meeting only stopped when he left crying, then there would be no problem for him to resign, and the emperor would turn a blind eye and let him go.
But that day Zhou Man openly admitted his mistake and asked for forgiveness, and the emperor had to admit that Zhou Man was right.
If an official cannot serve the people, the country, and the ruler of his country, then he is unworthy of being a minister.
So the emperor suppressed his memorial, did not agree, and continued to let the Censorate and the Ministry of Personnel investigate.
Seeing that seven days had passed and Manbao would be leaving the palace in two days, and this matter had not yet come to a conclusion, Manbao ran to ask Xiao Yuanzheng, "Do you think I should go to see him?"
Xiao Yuanzheng doesn't go to Chongwenguan often now. Even if he wants to revise a book, he usually borrows it back to the Imperial Hospital for compilation. It's very troublesome, but at least it can distance him from the Eastern Palace.
Seeing Zhou Man wandering around with a medicine box, he lifted his eyelids to take a look and asked, "Who are you looking at?"
"Master Wang," Manbao said, "I heard from Brother Yang that he has been ill since leaving the palace. There are rumors that he even vomited blood. They all say it's because I pissed him off."
Manbao still had a hint of guilt on his face. He scratched his face and said, "If my parents knew that I made him sick, they would definitely ask me to come to their house and admit my mistake. I don't think I will admit my mistake, but I can come to his house to check on his condition. At worst, I won't have to pay for the consultation."
Imperial Physicians: ...
Xiao Yuanzheng was speechless for a moment, then said, "Don't be naughty. If you go, the rumor of vomiting blood out of anger will become a reality."
"It's a good thing it was clarified that it was fake, otherwise it would be very bad for my reputation."
Xiao Yuanzheng comforted her, "It's okay. Don't look at this from the perspective of the imperial physician. Just think of yourself as a fabricator. You have to remember that when the court officials curse, they also make people angry. This is a common occurrence. There's no need to feel guilty."
Manbao sighed inwardly. She not only felt guilty, but was also afraid that her parents would beat her if they found out. When she was in the village, they never allowed their children to argue with adults, thinking that this was uncultured.
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