He hit his own servant and then said he didn't need to thank him?
If we're talking about shamelessness, no one is more shameless than Jing Zhe, the Crown Prince of Yu couldn't help but think after hearing that.
"You're dreaming! You were the one who started the fight, and you're saying it was to uphold His Majesty's authority? Do you have an imperial edict?"
Jing Zhe shook his head and honestly said, "No."
"Without an imperial edict, what makes you claim to have come to our Yuwang Mansion on His Majesty's orders? How dare you hit someone without an imperial edict?"
“I have an oral decree, and an oral decree is also an imperial edict.”
"Utterly ridiculous!"
The Crown Prince of Yu laughed in anger: "You think you can force your way into the Yu King's residence and beat up the servants with just a casual verbal order? Do you think you can arrest everyone in the Yu King's residence with just another casual verbal order?"
Jing Zhe nodded and said, "Your Highness can understand it that way."
"you--"
How could the Crown Prince of Yu possibly out-argue Jing Zhe? He could only turn to his father, King Yu, for help: "Father, that's a false imperial edict! Quickly issue the order to arrest him!"
Jing Zhe said with a smile, "Since the young master doesn't trust me, should I take out the Emperor's Sword again and show it to him?"
"..."
The crown prince of Yu was speechless in front of everyone: "I told you about the imperial edict, why are you showing me the emperor's sword?"
"Didn't the young master not believe me? I even have the Emperor's Sword, why would I need to falsely convey the Emperor's decree?"
After saying that, he sneered, "To put it another way, even if I were to falsely convey the Emperor's decree with this Emperor's Sword, what could the Crown Prince do to me?"
"..."
The Crown Prince of Yu was dumbfounded. He knew Jing Zhe was bold, otherwise he wouldn't have openly beaten the servants of their Yu King's Mansion. But he didn't expect Jing Zhe to be so bold. This was equivalent to telling everyone openly, "I have the Emperor's Sword. I can do whatever I want. What can you do to me?"
"Shi Zhong, shut up!"
At this point, it was King Yu who spoke up and interrupted them.
King Yu knew that Jing Zhe was telling the truth. Even without the emperor's decree, with just the emperor's sword, let alone hitting or even killing someone, what could they do to him?
Arrest him?
Who should we arrest?
Who would dare to arrest them?
Write a memorial to Emperor An, exposing his crimes?
Not to mention how long it would take for the memorial to reach the palace, even if it did, would Emperor An help them?
In the end, it will probably fizzle out or just keep getting bogged down in disputes.
King Yu did not want to see this outcome, so he could only suffer in silence.
"Since Chief Jing is here to see me on His Majesty's orders, these servants who dared to obstruct him certainly deserve to be punished. I have failed in my own discipline, so I really have to thank Chief Jing for disciplining them for me!"
King Yu said in a deep voice.
"Hehe, not worth mentioning, not worth mentioning."
Jing Zhe waved his hand and smiled.
"..."
The Crown Prince of Yu turned pale with anger, while Master Qu, who witnessed the whole thing, was even more shocked.
"President Jing has traveled all the way from Jingzhou, and even went out of his way to reprimand my servants. Could it be that he only came here to pay me a visit?"
King Yu looked at Jing Zhe and asked in a cold voice.
"I have come from Jingzhou on imperial orders to open a branch of the Da'an Newspaper. In addition to paying my respects to Prince Yu, I would also like to invite you to the opening ceremony of the Da'an Newspaper tomorrow, so that I may cut the ribbon for the newspaper. Is that alright?"
To be honest, Jing Zhe came here today for three reasons.
First, once he arrived in Ruzhou, whether he wanted to or not, he would definitely have to visit King Yu; this was a matter of etiquette and principle.
Secondly, the killing of Prefect Liu and Manager Hu indicates that he lost his confrontation with Prince Yu. He was resentful and angry, which is why he deliberately came and beat up the servants of Prince Yu's residence, as a way of venting his anger.
Thirdly, there's the opening ceremony tomorrow. In any case, as the highest-ranking person in Ruzhou City, inviting King Yu to cut the ribbon is a way to elevate the event's prestige. Otherwise, if King Yu doesn't show up for the opening ceremony in Ruzhou City, the people will feel something is missing, which is why they want to invite him.
"Tomorrow, right?"
King Yu thought for a moment and said with difficulty, "It is really unfortunate. My back has been uncomfortable recently. I just heard that a doctor who specializes in treating back pain has come from out of town. I had arranged for this doctor to come to my residence tomorrow to take a look at me, so I'm afraid I can't go."
"Oh, I see."
Jing Zhe looked regretful. "That's a pity."
Then he continued, "Prefect Liu and Manager Hu died a terrible death. It's obvious that someone was afraid they would talk too much, so they hired that jailer to kill them to silence them."
In my opinion, since they are all dead, we should stop investigating. Besides, I've been busy with the newspaper and the opening of Wenxiangju lately, so I don't have the time or inclination to deal with anything else.
Governor Yu insisted that this matter was of great importance, adding that the bald waiter at Juxianlou hadn't been executed yet and must know a lot of inside information. He suggested sending heavy troops to escort him back to Jingzhou and hand him over to His Majesty for personal interrogation. He argued that it wouldn't be long before the waiter confessed everything, and then it would be clear whether there were any other important figures involved!
Although he was talking to himself, Jing Zhe's voice was not quiet at all. At least King Yu heard him clearly. After glaring at the Crown Prince of Yu, King Yu's brows furrowed.
Jing Zhe, on the other hand, was secretly pleased with himself.
Thanks to his cleverness, he had a backup plan. He said he would drag the bald waiter out and behead him, but he didn't. Instead, he locked him up in the prison. Although he certainly didn't know as much as Manager Hu and the others, and his words didn't carry as much weight, as long as he lived, someone would suffer every day.
As expected, after he finished speaking, King Yu's expression changed. Jing Zhe was secretly pleased, and then without lingering, he cupped his hands in greeting.
"Since King Yu has business to attend to tomorrow, that's a pity! I still need to go to the Imperial Prison to discuss with Governor Yu whether or not to send Bald Xiao Er to Jingzhou. I'll take my leave now!"
After Jing Zhe finished speaking, he really turned around and left.
King Yu panicked upon seeing this and immediately waved his hand, "Wait!"
"Oh? Is there anything else, King Yu?"
King Yu turned to his son and asked, "That gentleman originally said he would be returning tomorrow, which is why I made an appointment with him for tomorrow. However, President Jing's newspaper is opening tomorrow, and it wouldn't look good if I didn't go. Could you talk to that gentleman and ask him to return the day after tomorrow?"
"Forehead…"
The Crown Prince of Yu was a bit confused, because he had no idea when his father's back started hurting, nor did he know where this teacher came from!
While he was lost in thought, Jing Zhe quickly waved his hand and said, "King Yu, there's really no need for that! Your Majesty's back is the most important thing. We're just opening a branch of a newspaper; how can we delay Your Majesty's treatment? So let's forget about it. Your Majesty can focus on getting your back checked tomorrow!"
With that, Jing Zhe turned around, a mischievous smile on his face, and walked away.
"..."
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(I was busy working overtime today, didn't even have time to peek at the screen. A bunch of perverts tagged me in the group chat, it's definitely not good news, so I'm playing dead...)
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