Chapter 152: Traitor
Before we found out how it collapsed, some unpleasant rumors started circulating.
It is rumored that there is a sorcerer around the emperor. That sorcerer is a treacherous villain. In order to gain the emperor's trust, he deceived the emperor into building the Ascension Pavilion, which is not only a waste of money and time, but also a useless thing.
Who can really become an immortal? If one can become an immortal, why would one need an Ascension Pavilion?
If you don't stop, God will punish you.
If this evil is not eliminated, he will continue to cause trouble in front of Your Majesty.
In the court, there were constant debates on the punishment for the evil spirits and the construction of the Ascension Pavilion.
Some people began to trace the source and find out who introduced this evil Taoist priest to the emperor.
This person must have bad intentions. We must investigate the conspiracy behind this person. Li Chen's head is about to explode.
Xie Yunzheng clenched his hands in the sleeves of his court robe. It was all Li Wan'er's fault. If it weren't for her cousin's husband's guarantee, how could he have introduced the Taoist priest to His Majesty?
Without that Taoist priest, there would not be a plan to sell everything we have to build the Ascension Pavilion for Your Majesty.
"Stop arguing. I must build this Ascension Pavilion, and I must protect the people."
Li Chen got angry. How could he become an immortal without the Ascension Pavilion?
Without the Taoist priest, who will guide him to become an immortal?
"I built the Ascension Pavilion with the money from the Duke of Lu's Mansion. How could it be considered a waste of money and labor?"
Duke Lu and Xie Yunzheng almost vomited blood on the spot, and he still had the nerve to say that.
"Your Majesty, this money is the compensation from the Duke of Lu's Mansion for your goods. If this money is used elsewhere, it will be beneficial to our Great Zhou."
"Yes, Your Majesty. The flood in the south has just eased, but the harassment in the north continues. It is the time to rebuild everything. The Ministry of Revenue has no money. If the money used to build the Ascension Pavilion is used to build the Great Zhou, many problems can be easily solved."
"I second the motion!"
"I second the motion!"
Li Chen was so angry that he almost laughed. Use his money to solve a problem that has been difficult to solve in the Great Zhou Dynasty for decades?
He glanced around coldly and happened to see Xie Yunzheng who was lowering his head.
The corners of his mouth curled up into a playful smile, revealing an expression that made people want to beat him up: "What do you know? This Ascension Pavilion was built voluntarily for me by the Duke of Lu. If you don't believe me, you can ask Prince Xie. It was he who recommended this Taoist priest to me."
"What?" Duke Lu shouted out immediately, regardless of his impoliteness in front of the palace. Then he reacted and covered his mouth tightly, his eyes full of disbelief.
He also secretly instigated the suspension of the construction of the Dengxian Pavilion, but he didn't expect that the source was caused by Yun Zheng?
Then he lost His Majesty's goods, and now his entire family is using their strength to pay for his stupid behavior?
This rebellious son!
The Duke of Lu’s Mansion will be destroyed in his hands!
All the officials in the hall looked at Xie Yunzheng in unison, with different emotions in their eyes: anger, ridicule, confusion, and he deserved it.
I don’t know if Xie Yunzheng regrets it now. When he recommended him, did he ever think that one day he would suffer the consequences?
Xie Yunzheng has felt too many unfriendly attitudes recently, which was something he had never experienced before.
In the past, I could only hear praise from others and see only admiration in their eyes.
Since returning to Beijing from the sea, these things have gradually disappeared.
What was even worse at this moment was that he actually saw contempt and ridicule in their eyes.
He couldn't accept it and lowered his head even lower, not wanting to see anyone's face.
Li Chen sat firmly on the dragon throne, staring at his appearance today. He wanted to see enough and remember it deeply in his heart, haha.
After admiring enough, he looked at the dark purple face of the Duke of Lu, and felt even better.
He said as if to show mercy: "Okay, let's stop here for today. The construction of the Duke of Lu's Mansion should continue and the process should be accelerated. I don't want to wait long." He couldn't even do this.
Most of the officials who oppose the construction of Dengxian Pavilion today are those who used to follow the Duke of Lu’s Mansion and are still looking forward to the revival of the Duke of Lu’s Mansion.
My heart sank at this moment. Are you making fun of them?
After returning to the Duke's Mansion, Duke Lu beat Xie Yunzheng for the first time.
Snap——
She slapped him in the face: "Why did you recommend that Taoist priest? Why didn't you discuss it with me?"
Xie Yunzheng's head was buzzing. He was very aware of the strength of his father's hand, but he didn't dare to cover his face.
"Father, I had no choice. At that time, His Majesty did not rely on me as much as before he ascended the throne. It just so happened that Li Wan'er's cousin, Li Mei'er's husband, mentioned this Taoist priest. I was also thinking about the Duke's Mansion."
"You are confused!"
"Who gave you the courage not to discuss it with me?" Duke Lu looked disappointed and angry. He held his forehead and staggered to sit down.
"At first he was the crown prince, so he naturally relied on military strategists, but after he ascended the throne he became the emperor, and you were just one of his many ministers. Is he increasing his reliance on you now? Are you waiting for him to overthrow him?"
Xie Yunzheng was shocked and immediately knelt down: "Dad, how could your son have such an idea?"
"You didn't, but he would be suspicious. Now your unnecessary actions have caused so much trouble."
Xie Yunzheng was really hating himself to death. It was all the fault of the young scholar for finding some crappy Taoist priest, and it was all the fault of Xie Yunzhao for stealing that batch of goods. He did it on purpose because he just couldn't stand seeing himself doing well and was afraid that he would be compared to the dust!
Before the Duke of Lu could continue to teach him a lesson, the butler came running over and said, "Duke, there are many people outside the door, throwing manure, rotten eggs, and rotten vegetable leaves at the door."
"You're still cursing...cursing...the prince...as a traitor." The butler spoke the last word in a whisper, not daring to say it out loud.
Duke Lu is about to faint again. How did it turn out like this?
He pulled himself together and said, "First, send Madam to Yun Zhao's place to hide, and Wan'er should go back to her parents' home to hide..."
At this time, at the Wei family, old General Wei was drinking and chatting happily with his wife.
"Husband, the news has spread."
"Humph! What a clear and bright, peerless Prince Xie! Let him have a taste of what it feels like to fall from the altar!"
"My husband came to our house in person and asked for You Ran's hand in marriage several times, but he refused to agree no matter what."
"We thought he couldn't let go of Princess Yongjia, so we gave up on him because he was deeply in love with her. Who would have thought that he would turn around and get engaged to Minister Li's daughter, causing our daughter to lose face."
"Now he is not worthy!" General Wei became even angrier when he mentioned this. His daughter was forced to become a concubine, and he did not treat her well for the sake of the Wei family's face. Instead, he let a lowly concubine ride on his daughter's head.
Dengxian Pavilion was a good idea as it gave him an idea.
He wanted to see how much silver he had and how many times he could build the framework of the Ascension Pavilion!
There was something he didn't tell his wife. He strongly suspected that his daughter's death was man-made. Why did she fall down for no reason?
Why can't the bleeding be stopped?
Don't let him find out that it's related to Xie Yunzheng, otherwise...
.......
The Duke of Lu's Mansion is in chaos. The Duke's wife is going to the Princess's Mansion to seek refuge with her second son, and Li Wan'er is going back to her parents' home.
Xie Zhinan decisively chose Li Shangshu's Mansion, but it is still uncertain what the outcome of Lu Guogong's Mansion will be.
If there is really no way out, in order to save his life, he will persuade Li Wan'er to divorce her father.
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