Emperor Jianchang scanned the hall with sharp eyes, observing the changes in expression of each minister.
The court officials standing below were feeling uneasy and trying hard to calm their pounding hearts. This matter might seem insignificant, but if it was really investigated, it might have far-reaching implications.
If anyone has done something out of line in secret, once His Majesty finds out and takes the opportunity to investigate, it will be a big trouble.
The deputy commander of Xiaoyuwei received the imperial edict from Emperor Jianchang and took immediate action.
The Royal Guards were not idle either.
Li Rui, who was lying on the floor, was so frightened that his face turned pale.
Young Master Qingfeng has been taken care of by the master's men, and there is no evidence to prove his wrongdoing.
As for Tao Jingyu, he is the kind of person who is afraid of death and loves life. Once he is brought here, he will be in trouble.
No, once Tao Jingyu comes, he will put all the blame on Tao Zhihong. Compared with his own suspicion, Tao Jingyu is more suspicious.
Li Rui made up his mind that as long as he insisted that Tao Jingyu was the mastermind behind the plot against his own elder brother, he would have a chance of survival.
Inside the Ministry of Rites, one of the six ministries of the Secretariat.
Tao Jingyu sat in his office, chatting idly with a colleague.
He was not being honest while chatting, and he tore into pieces the things that his neighbor had written.
After meeting his superior, the man came back to get something and saw Tao Jingyu's table full of scraps of paper, so he went up to ask.
Tao Jingyu was in the middle of a bragging match with his colleagues when he was interrupted. He was very unhappy and said impatiently, "Look, it's turned into a pile of garbage. If you want it, take it."
The other person's position was the same as his, just a sixth-rank official, and his family had no background.
He is not as good as him, as he has a brother who is a great general in the court to support him.
Perhaps after today, his status will be different.
That Li Rui had already started to attack my eldest brother last night. We will hear good news after the morning court.
When he gets promoted and leaves this small government office with no chance of promotion, he will definitely dismiss this annoying guy and send him back home.
The other person pointed at his nose in anger and said, "This is official work assigned by the senior boss. I spent two days and two nights writing it, and you destroyed it so easily. I will report it to the senior boss."
Tao Jingyu stood up his fat body with disdain and punched the man in the eye. The man howled and fell to the ground.
The colleague who was sitting next to him and bragging to him was so scared that he was speechless.
"Who do you think you are? How dare you go and complain?" Tao Jingyu stepped on the man's chest, his eyes fierce and he wanted to kill him.
"I'm about to get promoted, and you're trying to pick a fight with me. You deserve to be punished."
Tao Jingyu stepped on him hard, and the other person howled in pain.
This further stimulated Tao Jingyu's excitement.
He kicked the man in the stomach mercilessly.
There was a sound of footsteps, and a dozen imperial guards appeared and pulled Tao Jingyu away.
"Among you three, who is Tao Jingyu?"
When he saw the Imperial Guards, Tao Jingyu was still excited. He thought that Li Rui and the nobleman behind him had already accomplished the task.
These people came to invite him, they must be trying to promote him.
Tao Jingyu said happily to the Imperial Guards, "I am Tao Jingyu. Do you want to take me away and move me to another place to work?"
The Royal Guards immediately made way for them and said, "Please follow us!"
When they came, His Majesty did not clearly point out that this man was guilty, so they did not want to take him away in a rough manner.
However, they will report to His Majesty the fact that this man beat up his colleagues.
Seeing that His Majesty's personal guards were quite polite to Tao Jingyu, the frightened colleague came to his senses and happily complimented him, "Brother, you are not bad. When you get promoted, remember to help me."
Tao Jingyu laughed and said, "No problem, just wait for good news from brother!"
Led by the Imperial Guards, he swaggered out of the Ministry of Rites.
Watching Tao Jingyu leave in the limelight, the colleague stood by the man who was injured and said, "You said you were too tactless to offend him. Now look what will happen when he gets promoted, and you'll be in even worse trouble..."
The man lying on the ground stared at his colleague unwillingly, his eyes full of indignation.
He will definitely take revenge for the humiliation he suffered today.
Tao Jingyu was brought to the main hall. His fat body trembled as he stepped over the threshold of the hall. His back foot was accidentally knocked down, and he fell to the ground in the hall with a loud bang.
The noise was very loud and the movements were ugly. Emperor Jianchang sat on a high place with a slightly dark complexion.
"Ah! It hurts so much."
It took Tao Jingyu a long time to recover. His stomach hit the ground and the pain was so severe that he almost thought he was going to die.
When he arrived at the palace gate, he realized that the people coming to see him were His Majesty's Royal Guards.
And he is about to meet His Majesty, haha, that will definitely be accomplished.
Your Majesty must have met him to get a promotion for yourself.
Unexpectedly, he was so excited that he didn't look at his feet. As a result, he was thrown to death as soon as he entered the Golden Palace.
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