Chapter 100 He was the only one injured (two chapters in one)
As mentioned earlier, the Censorate lost Censor Jin who was unable to take care of himself. The Four Vajras became three Vajras. The censors showed their abilities in order to compete for the vacancy. Finally, a censor named Dai stood out and became one of the Four Vajras.
In fact, this acting censor had little experience, but the Censorate had never ranked people based on seniority, but rather on military achievements.
That day, the Acting Censor had a debate with the ministers at the morning court, and became famous in one battle. From then on, he was promoted to join the King Kong Dream Team of the Censorate.
While some people are in high spirits, others are sad and depressed, and Censor Wang is one of them.
Censor Wang and Censor Jin were from the same class. They both passed the imperial examination and entered the Censorate together, but their circumstances were completely different.
Censor Jin went from obscurity to rising to prominence, then to fame in the capital, and finally to being free from defecation and piss. His life has been perfect, and all he has to do is eat the candle while others enjoy the feast.
However, Wang Yushi, who was in the same class as him, was still in the second stage, which was the beginning of his career.
When a newly-minted Jinshi comes to the fore, it is called a promising young man, but when Wang Yushi, who is in his early forties, comes to the fore, it is a foreseeable end.
After seeing the latest ranking of the Four Heavenly Kings, Censor Wang had an epiphany.
Is it because his thinking is not quick enough?
Were his words not sharp enough?
Is his writing not spicy enough?
Is it that his vision is not sharp enough?
Neither!
He just didn't have the right timing!
What is a good time?
It is a good time for the Earl of Yan'an to favor his concubine and kill his wife, and it is also a good time for crows to cover the roof.
But he caught up with such a good opportunity, but failed to grasp it.
After much reflection, Censor Wang decided to start over.
Therefore, Censor Wang lowered his posture and began to make friends with people he had looked down upon before.
For example, Mr. Nie Er, who calls himself the uncle of King Liang.
In the past, Censor Wang would not even glance at Master Nie.
How could this person be considered a royal relative or a royal relative? He was just the cousin of Princess Liang from across the family.
King Liang gave him face by calling him uncle, but if he didn't, he would be just a poor relative who was begging for money.
But now, for the sake of that vague good opportunity, Censor Wang not only ate at the same table with Master Nie, but also closed his eyes and praised Master Nie's paintings.
Facts have proved that opportunities come to those who are prepared.
Look, here's the opportunity.
Master Nie II spoke with great enthusiasm, denouncing Yan Xia for his numerous misdeeds of bullying his classmates in the Imperial College, and every word he said was filled with blood and tears.
Censor Wang narrowed his eyes. Yan Xia, the eldest son of the Duke of Wei, was a well-known playboy in the capital. He liked to think of himself as a hero. He did not study hard, but instead made trouble in the Ministry of Justice all day long.
The prince of Weiguo, whose status is high enough, can satisfy most people's hatred of the rich;
The son of a military commander bullied his classmates, which was enough to cause a conflict between the civil and military officials in the court;
To oppress the royal family (the Nie family) is, to put it mildly, a contempt for the royal family, and to put it seriously, a provocation to the imperial power;
Hanging two study companions on a tree by the roadside, what is this? This is lawless, and to put it in a bigger way, it is a sinister intention!
In the shortest possible time, Censor Wang fabricated seven major charges against Yan Xia, each of which was enough to warrant a confiscation of the Duke of Wei's property.
The next day was the Wang Dynasty court session, and Censor Wang went to court with the memorial he had carefully prepared.
In the court, several officials finished reporting on the matters entrusted by the emperor. Emperor Yongjia was very satisfied and in a good mood. He asked, "My dear ministers, do you have any more?"
Censor Wang stepped out of the ranks and said, "I have something to report."
Not to mention, not many civil and military officials in the court knew Censor Wang.
There are a lot of censors of all sizes in the Censorate, but only four of them are famous. It is enough to know these four people. As for the others, ignore them all.
Therefore, although Censor Wang said he had a report to make, everyone from Emperor Yongjia to the civil and military officials in the court realized that he wanted to impeach someone, but no one thought about who he was going to impeach.
"Your Highness, Wang Huisheng of the Censorate, reports that Prince Yan Xia, the Duke of Wei, has abused his power to bully others, committing crimes and showing disrespect for the imperial family..." (300 words omitted here)
"Your Highness, Wang Huisheng of the Censorate, reports that the Duke of Wei is lax in his household management, has allowed his son to commit crimes, has disregarded state laws, and harbors evil intentions..." (300 words omitted here)
All the censors in the Censorate were stunned, all the civil and military officials in the court were stunned, and even the Duke of Wei who was dozing off was stunned!
Censor Wang single-handedly wants to confiscate the entire Weiguo Mansion and wipe out the entire family!
Even Emperor Yongjia was shocked.
He was still very satisfied with the Duke of Wei.
Although the Duke of Weiguo holds great power, he is a lone minister who never takes sides and is only loyal to the emperor.
As for the Prince of Weiguo, Yan Xia, Emperor Yongjia also had a good impression of him. Although this kid loved to play, he never played with the other princes. He never got involved in the open or secret struggles among the princes. The people in the Ministry of Justice praised him highly. He did not want a salary, but paid for the Ministry of Justice to investigate cases out of his own pocket. He took the blame when something went wrong, and all the credit went to the Ministry of Justice when the case was solved. Who would not welcome such a person?
When Emperor Yongjia learned that the people bullied by Yan Xia were Zhao Tingxuan and his study partner, he ordered both parties to be brought to the court.
Yan Xia came from the Ministry of Justice. He went out of the city last night to capture a bandit. He came back at dawn, looking exhausted, with bloody marks on his face from being scratched by the bandit.
Zhao Tingxuan came from the Imperial College, and his two companions were not qualified to enter the palace, but with the Emperor Yongjia's order, the two of them were allowed in as well.
To be fair, the Prince of Northern Yan and his tutor who were present that day were also called over.
All three parties were present, testifying face to face. Yan Xia held his head high and chest puffed out, his demeanor dominating. He pointed at the Nie brothers and said, "Your Majesty, these two were the ones who insulted my ancestors in the Imperial College."
Duke Wei had just finished cursing the brat in his heart for causing him trouble again when he suddenly heard his son say that the two men had insulted his ancestors.
Isn’t Yan Xia’s ancestor his ancestor?
The Duke of Wei was furious when he heard this, and he knelt down, saying, "Your Majesty, I have humiliated my ancestors, and I must die to atone for my sin!"
Well, the Duke of Wei said he doesn’t want to live anymore!
Nie Huaxing and Nie Huaze had never seen such a scene before. They had been terrified since entering the hall, and now they were trembling like sieves. When they heard the Duke of Wei say this, they quickly denied it: "It's unfair! It was Yue Xiu who had cow dung on his feet. We are not talking about Yan Xia!"
All the civil and military officials in the court understood now. It turns out that you were talking about cow dung in front of Yan Xia. This beating was not in vain, you deserved it!
Yan Xia: "You are the ones who are spouting nonsense and insulting our Yan ancestors!"
Emperor Yongjia now understood what was going on. These two people had used cow dung to ridicule the poor students in front of Yan Xia, and were taught a lesson by Yan Xia.
It was originally a small matter, but for some reason, it was brought to the court by Censor Wang and became a big deal.
The Duke of Wei was still wiping his tears. He was obviously a man as strong as an iron tower, but he was pretending to cry so hard that it was unbearable for the Emperor Yongjia to watch.
Like son, like father, this father and son are no exception.
However, they were absolutely loyal to the emperor.
This alone makes him better than countless others.
Therefore, Emperor Yongjia immediately reprimanded Zhao Tingxuan, punished him with house arrest, and made him kneel in front of Taizu's portrait for two hours every day.
As for the Nie brothers, Emperor Yongjia didn't care about their background. Since they were Zhao Tingxuan's study companions, the reason was that Zhao Tingxuan was not strict with his subordinates.
As for Yan Xia, he was too impulsive. Considering his commendable filial piety and his meritorious service in catching the thief, his merits and demerits offset each other, so he will not be punished this time.
So this farce ended with Zhao Tingxuan bearing all the consequences alone.
Although Censor Wang failed to bring down the Duke of Wei and his son, Zhao Tingxuan was punished. Although Zhao Tingxuan's status was not as high as that of Yan Xia, he had the Liang Palace behind him, which was also a big tree. Censor Wang achieved his goal. Although he failed to become famous in one battle, he would become a person of status from then on. The next time he stood up, most of the people in the court would know that his surname was Wang.
Master Nie Er never expected that the outcome of this matter would be like this.
It was beyond his expectation. The capital city was indeed bottomless.
Zhao Tingxuan returned to the palace, sighing and looking dusty, but Master Nie II did not let him go.
Jade cannot be made into a useful object without being carved. As a responsible uncle, how could Master Nie not scold his son?
Master Nie Er quoted from classics and combined the elegant and popular to scold Zhao Tingxuan. In the end, he believed that the reason why Zhao Tingxuan became so depraved was that he was corrupted by the people around him.
Master Nie Er took this opportunity to replace all the maids serving Zhao Tingxuan with those sent by Eunuch Cui.
Master Li was also scolded by Master Nie Er. Master Li was very angry. He returned to his study and wrote a letter about the incident and sent it to Liangdi.
Master Li was the person personally selected by the old Prince Liang for Zhao Tingxuan. When he was in the Prince Liang's Mansion, he never had any private contact with Zhao Tinghan and Zhao Yunnuan. Before coming to the capital, Master Li never dreamed that one day he would secretly send a letter to Zhao Tinghan.
This letter could not be delivered directly to Zhao Tinghan, so it was placed in Li Fuzi's family letters, which were written to his son.
This letter from Master Li was delivered to Wang Ling together with the official report.
Zhao Tinghan was a little surprised. He didn't expect that Master Li would actually write to him.
This letter was given to Zhao Yunnuan by Li Fuzi's son, and then Zhao Yunnuan sent someone to deliver it to Wang Ling.
The more it is passed around, the more important this letter becomes.
Zhao Tinghan couldn't wait to open the letter. When he finished reading it, he was so angry that he wanted to grab Zhao Tingxuan and beat him up.
However, now is not the time to be angry.
Zhao Tinghan had Zhao Yunnuan brought over and showed her the letter. The more she read, the angrier she became. She said to Zhao Tinghan, "I'll send someone over right now to kill Nie Er."
He must be killed. Not killing him will not be enough to intimidate the Nie family and the Nie clan.
Zhao Tinghan has passed his most angry moment and is now calm.
"Maybe that person prefers this kind of Axuan."
Zhao Yunnuan was stunned for a moment, but then she understood the implication of Zhao Tinghan's words. She couldn't help but sneer, "That's right. That person won't hate Axuan because of this incident. On the contrary, Axuan's life in the capital will be much better from now on. But I'm afraid mother will be distressed. I bet in the next letter that she will beg Concubine Qiao to persuade that person to come back."
Zhao Tinghan shook his head: "Before I have a son, that person will not let Axuan come back."
Although many of Zhao Tingxuan's actions made Zhao Yunnuan angry, they were siblings who grew up together after all. Zhao Tingxuan was being played like a monkey in the capital, and Zhao Yunnuan hated him for not fighting back, but also felt sorry for him.
But if left alone, Zhao Tingxuan would become a laughing stock in the capital. Emperor Yongjia would not target Zhao Tingxuan, but others would not respect him. Moreover, there were the three troublemakers from the Nie family. As long as they were in the capital, Zhao Tingxuan would not have a peaceful life.
Zhao Yunnuan said, "I still want to kill Nie Er."
She wanted to kill Nie Er, but if Nie Er died in the capital, it would definitely cause a sensation, and not only Zhao Tingxuan and the Prince Liang's Mansion would become the target of public criticism.
The Prince Liang's Mansion is currently gathering strength in a low-key and forbearing manner. Too much attention would be detrimental.
But if Nie Er’s death is not made known to everyone, the Nie family and the Nie clan will never be at peace.
Zhao Yunnuan not only wanted Master Nie Er to die, but also wanted to send his head to the Nie family.
Others would say that Master Nie Er’s crime did not deserve the death penalty, but as long as he was alive, Zhao Tingxuan would be in trouble and the Prince Liang’s Mansion would still be at the center of public attention.
Zhao Tinghan thought for a moment and asked, "My younger sister is still in Wu, right?"
Zhao Yunnuan sighed, "I just received a letter from her the day before yesterday. She found her biological parents, but unfortunately, they are no longer with us. They were killed. As for the reason, I didn't explain it in detail in the letter. I'll ask her when she comes back."
Zhao Tinghan's brows furrowed. "Destroy the whole family? Is my little sister safe now?"
Zhao Yunnuan smiled. "I sent people to White Crane Mountain. The day my younger sister left White Crane Mountain, her guards went after her. I think they reunited with her before she left Liangdi."
Zhao Tinghan and Zhao Yunnuan never dreamed that the twenty guards were currently searching aimlessly for Zhao Shiqing in Wu.
Zhao Shiqing has a special identity. She is registered in the royal family, the sister of the current King of Liang, and the adopted daughter of the old King of Liang.
Her status in Liang was equivalent to that of a princess. Why would she go to Wu for no reason?
Are the King of Liang and the King of Wu going to form an alliance to deal with the emperor together?
Therefore, what happened to Zhao Shiqing in Wu cannot be made public.
The guards did not dare to look for people in a high-profile manner. They were a group of twenty people and used a pass to Baihe Village in Liangdi.
Dayong does not restrict people's travel. As long as they have a pass, they can travel anywhere.
However, twenty men who looked like warriors traveling together would attract attention.
For example, in a county with very good public security, the twenty of them were targeted as soon as they entered the city.
As soon as they entered an inn, the inn was surrounded by yamen runners.
It turned out that they were mistaken for bandits preparing to enter the city to rob.
The twenty people were locked up in the cell for one night and were only released after each paid a fine of ten taels of silver.
The mission failed and he lost two hundred taels of silver.
Therefore, they later learned their lesson and acted separately as twenty people.
Some dressed up as masters and their followers, some as brothers, some as businessmen, and some as laborers.
They walked across the land of Wu, and every time they arrived at a city, they would conduct a carpet search.
The clue was found. A waiter at an inn remembered it clearly because he saw with his own eyes an eagle landing on the little girl's shoulder.
He will remember this scene for the rest of his life.
But this happened two months ago, which means that Zhao Shiqing was here two months ago. As for now, who knows where she went.
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