Fight against villains outside and defend against hypocrites inside.
Lou Yunchun stood out so much that those who worked for the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Revenue dared not look at him directly, for fear that they would fall into his hands and be captured and executed.
Seeing his ministers as quiet as chickens, the sage nodded in satisfaction and then asked, "My dear ministers, do you have any objections to the judgment I just made?"
The officials of the Ministry of Rites knelt down and confessed their guilt, saying, "We are willing to accept the punishment."
The sage looked at the two ministers of the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Revenue, his eyes hinting at oppression. "Secretaries, do you have any objections?"
Minister Wang and Minister Luo did not dare to argue any further and had to conceal their resentment and make plans later.
"I have no objection."
"I have no objection."
Seeing that the two men had surrendered, the court officials headed by them also agreed.
"Since everyone agrees, let's put this matter to rest. I'm exhausted after a busy day. It seems this invigilation job is no easy task." The sage said to the three teachers and the Shangshu Ling, "Thank you for your hard work."
Several people replied: "It is our duty to share your majesty's worries."
The saint nodded and glanced at the eunuch.
The eunuch cleared his throat and stepped forward, saying, "If you have anything to say, please report it. If not, please dismiss the court."
Seeing that none of the ministers had anything to report, he called out again: "Dismiss the court—"
"Farewell to Your Majesty."
The saint raised his hand and asked the eunuch to help him get down from the dragon throne. He had been sitting for so long that his waist was sore and his legs were stiff. It was really painful.
After the sage left, the ministers also left the hall in order. Hu Xu was about to leave when he was stopped by someone.
"The champion will stay."
Lou Jing and Lou Yunchun both looked back and saw that the person who called Hu Xu was the Minister of the Chancellery, so they felt at ease and followed the ministers out of the hall.
Hu Xu bowed to the Minister of the Chancellery and asked, "What are your instructions, sir?"
The Minister of Chancellery smiled and said, "It's not me, it's His Majesty." Seeing Hu Xu was a little surprised, he continued, "Your Majesty has summoned you, the number one scholar, please come with me."
Hu Xu was slightly surprised, then respectfully followed the Shangshu Ling.
Lou Jing and the Minister of Rites returned to the Tribute Hall. These days, the Ministry of Rites has been cooperating with the inspection and has no time to handle official business. Now that there are mountains of affairs, I'm afraid they will be very busy.
Lou Yunchun returned to the Dali Temple with the Dali Temple Minister. Now that the stable court situation had been disrupted, it would not be so easy to patch it up again. The Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Revenue would not let it go.
He had to prepare early to avoid falling into a passive situation again.
At Taikang Restaurant, Zhou Shancai fled in panic. He was chased by the other scholars and scolded him and Zhao Xiu again. Then he dragged Feng Miao downstairs and wanted to send him to the government office.
Feng Miao tried to argue at first, but when his arguments failed, he pleaded in a low voice, and his tearful appearance made people feel quite uncomfortable.
This person is pitiful and hateful.
As they were from the same poor family, someone saw him like this and advised Zeng Zhui to let him go as long as he apologized.
Zeng Zhui also felt a little loose.
Seeing this, Xu Jiang said coldly, "Don't let this man go."
When Feng Miao saw Xu Jiang and heard her say this, he was filled with resentment, but he pretended to be timid and pleaded with her, "Madam Xu, for the sake of our acquaintance, please let me go."
"This young lady looks pretty, but she's actually cruel. Since we know each other, why would she be so determined to kill me?"
"I think she's right. Everyone saw it just now. He was the one who started it. This building isn't too high, but it's not too low either. If you fall from it, you might not die, but you'll probably be injured."
"But nothing's happened right now, so let's be merciful."
The audience started arguing about this.
Xu Jiang remained unmoved. "This isn't the first time you've harmed someone. Every time you do something, it's with the intent to take someone's life. You're truly vicious. Fortunately, God has mercy on you and didn't let you succeed. If I hadn't taught you a lesson this time, who knows who would have suffered the consequences next time."
If it weren't for him, Jiang Gu wouldn't have fled far away, and Mu Cong and the others wouldn't have been manipulated. If Mu Cong hadn't been manipulated, Du Hui wouldn't have been framed today. That would have been fine, but he had killed people twice, both times without hesitation, which showed that he had long lost his humanity and was unworthy of mercy and forgiveness.
Xu Jiang was right. Zeng Zhui no longer hesitated and immediately, along with the people from the Dali Temple, arrested Feng Miao and brought him to the government office.
Feng Miao was pulled and stumbled forward. He looked back at Xu Jiang outside the crowd, his eyes filled with venom.
Most people on the street had dispersed. Xu Jiang couldn't help laughing when she saw the waiters and servants in the restaurant cleaning up the mess skillfully, but also felt a little sorry.
The shopkeeper came to the door staggeringly, weighed the purse in his hand with satisfaction, immediately put away his guilt, and rode away on his donkey.
That's her purse.
After waiting for two days in a daze, he finally received Du Hui's verdict. As Lou Yunchun expected, Du Hui kept his official position and was not demoted to a commoner. Instead, he was demoted to Sima of Fuzhou and set off to take up his post five days later.
Zhao Xiu was stripped of his honors and was never allowed to take the exam to become an official.
Xu Jiang had been to Fuzhou, a remote and rugged place requiring two months of arduous journey by carriage, horse, and boat. Despite its distance, the climate was damp and hot, rife with insects and miasma. Du Hui, who had spent most of his time in the capital, feared the journey would be difficult.
However, compared to being demoted to a commoner, this was already a very good result. As long as he stayed in Fuzhou for three years, he could request a transfer, and maybe even be transferred back to the capital one day.
On the day Du Hui was released from Wutai, Du Feizhang and Zeng Zhui went to pick him up. Although Du Feizhang was implicated and demoted due to his father's involvement, he was still able to stay in Beijing and take care of his family.
It's a blessing.
These days, the Du family was busy preparing gifts for Du Hui, so Xu Jiang didn't want to disturb them. She asked Zeng Zhui to convey her greetings to Mr. Du, and then prepared a farewell gift for Du Hui in the store.
Xu Jiang had been traveling for many years and was very experienced. She was also familiar with the route from the capital to Fuzhou. She wrote down every detail about the customs, climate, travel methods and friends she met in the places she passed through in a notebook and prepared to give it to Du Hui on the day of her departure.
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