Chapter 89 Please come inside, sir.
King Zhuang submitted a memorial of apology, deeply reflecting on the assassination attempt caused by his initial reluctance.
Emperor Xiao Xuan didn't say much, neither punishing nor saying it was alright, he simply accepted the memorial.
King Zhuang was filled with unease.
If anyone is held accountable for what happened at Linde Hall yesterday, he will definitely be punished.
Originally, he came to the capital for his son-in-law's sake, hoping to swallow his pride and beg his elder brother, the emperor, to grant his son-in-law a post outside the capital.
They wouldn't let their son-in-law waste his time in the Hanlin Academy.
Who knew that something like this would happen?
Now that's settled, he's too embarrassed to bring up the matter of rewarding officials again. He's already thankful that his elder brother didn't blame him for the serious consequences of his past actions.
In addition, the son-in-law was accidentally injured in his genitals at the Linde Hall yesterday.
My daughter is still crying her eyes out at the princess's mansion...
After King Zhuang submitted his apology, he had just returned when an imperial censor came out.
More than one censor came out to impeach people.
Consort Ruan's brother, Lord Ruan, who was serving as a fifth-rank prefect in a lower prefecture, was impeached by the Censorate.
The reason for his impeachment is that he accepted bribes and disregarded the laws of Chongqing during his tenure.
Following that, Consort Nguyen's father, Lord Nguyen, who was already retired at home, was also impeached.
The reason for the investigation was that the perpetrators bullied farmers, forcibly took farm girls, and disregarded human life.
In addition to the family of Consort Ruan being impeached, the family of Consort Wu was also impeached.
Consort Wu's cousin, a fourth-rank general serving as a grain and fodder officer in the Weiyuan Army, was impeached for causing a blunder during a military operation by drinking alcohol, resulting in 20,000 soldiers in the Weiyuan Army going hungry for three days and nearly ruining a major mission.
The husband of Consort Wu's sister, who served as a third-rank governor in Jiangnan, also failed to properly handle the heavy rainfall during his tenure, causing damage to farmland on both sides of the Yangtze River. He was also involved in embezzling disaster relief funds.
There were also some minor officials from collateral branches, holding ranks of sixth or seventh grade. A total of twelve people from the Ruan and Wu families were impeached.
Not only were the officials taken aback, but even Emperor Xiao Xuan was startled.
And look at those people who jumped out...
Hmm, they're either the Crown Prince's men or the Prince of Qi's men...
The officials understood the situation.
In the incident at Linde Hall, it was probably because the King of Zhao and the King of Wu did something that offended the Crown Prince and the King of Qi.
This prompted the two to retaliate.
And look at these censors...
The King of Qi was clearly telling everyone, "I was the one who ordered them to impeach me. What can you do about it?"
Emperor Xiao Xuan was also having a headache.
Twelve people joined at once...
Whether it's the Crown Prince or the Prince of Qi, they're both telling themselves that the Prince of Zhao and the Prince of Wu are involved in the Linde Hall affair, and it's up to them whether they want to get involved or not...
Emperor Xiao Xuan hesitated for only a moment before uttering a single word.
"check!"
Subsequently, both the Ministry of Justice and the Court of Judicial Review immediately stated that they would definitely investigate the matter thoroughly.
All the officials knew that these twelve people were likely to lose their positions.
When the Censorate impeaches someone, it does so based on evidence.
Without something in your hands, how dare you impeach someone!
Furthermore, the people in the Censorate are also cunning and treacherous. Often, they have plenty of information but simply won't reveal it for the time being.
Those things will only be brought out when it's absolutely necessary.
The faces of King Zhao and King Wu were ashen; they had not expected the Crown Prince and King Qi's counterattack to come so quickly.
And they came so blatantly.
...
"Those bastards from the Censorate!" King Wu gritted his teeth in anger.
King Zhao had no other options.
The Censorate is controlled by the Shangguan family, who were once the maternal relatives of Emperor Wu and held a noble status. The current Crown Princess is the eldest daughter of the Shangguan family.
And the Censorate is loyal to the emperor, so it's hard to say that this incident wasn't instigated by their father, the emperor.
"Perhaps... Father Emperor knows that we have acted in secret." King Zhao sighed.
"Father really favors the Crown Prince and goes to great lengths to vent his anger on his behalf!"
The people in the Censorate are all the Crown Prince's men. Whatever they say is exactly what the Crown Prince wants to say.
"Those people... I'll deal with them sooner or later!" King Wu said bitterly.
"Alright! This time it was our side that acted too hastily."
Not only did they fail to achieve their goal, they also got themselves into a lot of trouble.
Fifth brother, let me tell you!
The people in the Censorate cannot be touched, nor can the officials in charge of remonstrance or the historians, understand?
If we were to offend the censors and historians, not only would Father Emperor not let us off, but all the scholars in the land would not let us off either!
The King of Zhao looked at the King of Wu with a warning.
The King of Wu had no choice but to suppress his resentment and frustration.
Go to the palace these next two days and try to comfort your mother. The Ruan family only has two capable members, and both of them have been impeached.
"When you go to the palace to see Consort Ruan, try to persuade her more. It doesn't matter if she loses her official position."
The current situation isn't favorable, so it's understandable that they're temporarily avoiding the limelight.
"Don't worry, I'll remember it. Given the chance, I'll definitely rise again," King Zhao continued to reassure him.
King Wu did not speak, but he remembered all the people from the Censorate in his heart.
One day, he will make those people in the Censorate wish they were dead...
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Inside the Hall of Diligent Governance, Eunuch Xue had already instructed the eunuchs outside that if any officials came to see His Majesty today, no one except Chancellor Lin would be seen.
Emperor Xiao Xuan also put the memorials on the table aside.
He walked to the chessboard in the hall.
Zheng Wanwan is preparing snacks on the small table.
"Fermented rice and osmanthus cake, Guanghan cake, almond crisp, jujube and yam cake!"
Did you have the imperial kitchen prepare all of this?
Where are the sandalwood nectar cakes? You don't even care about your own family!
Her favorite food is sandalwood nectar cake! Why didn't you prepare it?" Emperor Xiao Xuan glanced at the pastries on the table and immediately began to criticize.
Zheng Wanwan quickly smiled.
"It's true that you love sandalwood nectar cakes, but one of the ingredients in nectar cakes is very cooling. You shouldn't eat them these days..."
In a few days, I will personally make sandalwood nectar cakes and send them to you, sir.
Emperor Xiao Xuan...
Zheng Wanwan really cares about that girl; she even remembers such a small detail!
"Alright! Stop busying yourself and go stand by the door!"
I've been absent-minded since this morning. I told you to brew Lao Jun Mei tea, but you insisted on brewing Lu'an Guapian tea instead.
"Go and greet your master!" Emperor Xiao Xuan waved his hand, signaling Zheng Wanwan to go to the door.
Upon hearing this, Zheng Wanwan immediately curtsied and then happily headed towards the entrance of the Hall of Diligent Governance.
You can see the adults here first...
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Not long after noon, Ye Yunshu arrived under the blazing sun.
Zheng Wanwan immediately greeted him with a happy smile.
"You've had a long journey, sir. Please come inside!"
Seeing that Zheng Wanwan looked quite well, Ye Yunshu couldn't help but smile.
"You've been having a good time these days, you look even better!"
"Hehe, this way please, sir!" Zheng Wanwan respectfully invited Ye Yunshu to the Jinling Qinzheng Hall.
The eunuchs sweeping nearby and the patrolling guards all found it strange.
Everyone says that Zheng, the palace maid in front of the emperor, is arrogant and haughty, but why does she act like a servant meeting her master when she sees Lord Ye of the Censorate?
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