Chapter 288 Will He Be Tear Me Apart?

Emperor Mingcheng asked: "Who do you think should be held responsible for this matter? And how should it be resolved?"

The hall was silent again.

If this problem was so easy to solve, it wouldn't have been put on hold until now. Besides, this mess wasn't as bad as it is now at the beginning, it just got bigger and bigger over time.

"Your Majesty, this matter needs further discussion." The Left Censorate said tremblingly.

Emperor Mingcheng cast a sharp gaze at him, "Procrastination won't work for me. You must come up with a plan for me today. If you don't have a safe solution, I will issue an order tomorrow to adopt the Duke of Ning's proposal."

Boom! The heads of the civil servants were buzzing.

Even Duke Ningguo's eyelids were twitching.

He, he is just talking nonsense! Your Majesty will not really take that unreliable proposal, will he? Will these civil servants tear him apart in the future? Emperor Ming Cheng added, "Officials above the third rank will stay, and the others will leave the court. In addition, Qin Qi'an will stay."

Qin Chi's heart skipped a beat when he heard this.

What is coming will eventually come.

The eunuch in charge of ceremonies sang loudly to bid farewell to the emperor.

Civil and military officials came out in a row to kneel before the emperor, kneeling on both knees with their heads close to the ground, and respectfully shouted: "Farewell, Your Majesty. Long live the Emperor!"

Emperor Ming Cheng left.

Officials above the third rank were retained.

He could only watch as other colleagues left, and then one by one they targeted Qin Chi.

Not to mention the civil officials above the third rank, there were more than a dozen military officers alone, each of whom was powerful. At this moment, Qin Chi was like a lamb that had strayed into a pack of wolves.

"Don't be surprised, my lords."

Qin Chi bowed deeply to everyone and said, "I am a lowly person with little influence. I had no choice but to protect myself. I never thought that it would implicate others."

"snort."

The Minister of Works snorted coldly, "What are you hinting at? Are you saying that one of us is trying to murder you?"

"I would never dare to have such an idea. My Lord, please don't rush to take the blame on yourself."

When Qin Chi said this, he was trying to clear himself but also hinted that he was guilty.

There is no silver here.

When the others saw the two assistant ministers of the Ministry of Works again, they began to look at them unfriendly.

It was clearly a struggle within the Ministry of Works, but it involved the entire court.

Duke Ningguo was watching the drama and didn't mind the big deal: "Hey, Minister Wang, there's no need to cover up. Everyone present knows about the trivial matters of the Ministry of Works. Old Yuan is just lucky that he's not here. If anyone here scolds him today, he will be drowned in saliva."

Minister Wang was exposed in front of everyone.

If it were someone else, he would have launched an attack long ago, but it happened to be the reckless Duke Ningguo.

Soon someone came out to smooth things over and turned the topic back to business, "Your Majesty, you only have one day to wait, so we should come up with a solution as soon as possible."

"Yes, let's discuss business."

Elder Yang stepped forward and said.

Logically, everyone should have put their heads together, put aside their past grudges, and tried their best to solve this problem. However, it would be strange if the various factions of the court officials got together and got along well. Every time they went to court, they were always on guard and confronted each other. The calmest government office today was probably the Qingshui government office. The reason was that there was no money, so there were relatively few bad debts.

Qin Chi retreated to the edge and said nothing.

He listened quietly to the ministers' arguments.

Duke Ningguo would glance at him from time to time, as if he were looking at something rare, and the other generals did the same.

They argued for an hour or so.

The midday sun shines into the hall through the gate.

Just from the light and shadow, it can be seen that it is already noon. In the past, the court would have been dismissed at this time, but today, the Jinyiwei were guarding the palace gate.

There was no order from Emperor Mingcheng.

No one can leave.

If someone was in a hurry to go to the bathroom, they could only tell the eunuchs in the palace and ask them to take them to the bathroom and follow them at all times.

It's no different from looking at a criminal.

While the ministers were arguing in the hall, there was an uproar outside the palace.

"What did you say? Your husband is being held in the palace?" Song Jin panicked for a moment when he heard the news. "What happened? Tell me quickly."

Song Jin just walked into the hall.

I heard someone report to Old Man Hong.

The affairs in the palace could no longer be concealed, and all officials below the third rank left the palace. As for why Qin Chi, a fifth-rank official, stayed, it was said that it was Emperor Ming Cheng who asked him to stay.

Song Jin suppressed the anxiety in her heart and asked in a calm voice, "Will my husband be in danger?"

"That's not the case."

Old Man Hong knew that danger was coming.

But not under the eyes of the Royal Guards.

After a while, Song Jin also knew what happened in the court, and couldn't help but wipe the cold sweat for Qin Chi, "Uncle Hong, do you think we can discuss a set of rules today?"

Old Man Hong said, "It depends on the situation. Under the pressure of His Majesty, they might be able to make one. Otherwise, they won't be able to make one even if they are given a month, let alone a day."

There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!

Song Jin agreed with what Old Man Hong said.

People's abilities are forced out.

As long as Emperor Cheng of the Ming Dynasty puts enough pressure on them, they might be able to work out a solution involving themselves.

Knowing that Qin Chi would not be in danger, Song Jin's worries were reduced a little. Then she asked about the case of the Liu family trying to frame Jifang Pharmacy. She had asked people to spread the news in a small circle outside, which reminded people of the drug dealer who was "forced away" last month.

With the former, this matter broke out again.

Most people who heard it believed it.

"With this incident in the palace, the bad things done by the Liu family are less noticeable." Song Jin actually thought it was not a bad thing.

The degree is just right.

What Old Man Hong didn't say means he had other plans.

The prefect is actually Helian Pu's man.

Over the years, Helian Pu never asked him to do anything. He just asked him to be an official according to his heart and not to lose his original intention.

Old Man Hong asked someone to send the investigation results to the prefectural government.

Before the Liu family could react, the Liu family's direct descendants were sent to jail to serve as a warning to the others.

So the prefect was particularly busy this morning.

The murderer and the family confessed first.

The car manager was arrested early in the morning and the prefect brought him to trial immediately. Before the Liu family wanted the car manager to take the blame, the car manager confessed Liu Guangrun.

Half a day later, Liu Guangrun was in jail.

All this happened before Liu Bingzheng left the palace.

By the time Liu Bingzheng found out, it was too late to make amends.

The prefect actually wrote a memorial and submitted it to the palace immediately.

In the past, this case would hardly have been brought before Emperor Ming Cheng. Compared with other major cases, this one could only be considered ordinary.

Emperor Mingcheng was sitting in the Wenyuan Pavilion.

I couldn't help but wonder if the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture had been replaced. When had he ever handled a case so quickly? You know, he gave it three days. It's only been half a day, and the case has been investigated? "Jixiang, has the prefect been replaced?"

Emperor Mingcheng suddenly asked.

Jixiang bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, no."

"Then tell me, how was this case handled so quickly?" Emperor Mingcheng did not believe that it was the prefect's own decision.

"Is it not good soon?"

Jixiang guessed, "I wonder if the prefect is hindered by the majesty of His Majesty?"

"Hahaha……"

Emperor Mingcheng laughed, read the memorial and threw it back on the imperial desk. He then stood up and walked out.