When the drum of injustice sounded, Ning Yuchun, who was serving as a juror, shuddered with fear. What was going on?
Xi Xunmei was questioning Jiang Yu when she was suddenly interrupted by the sound of drums. She wondered if there were so many injustices in the capital city?
Ning Yuchun and Xi Xunmei exchanged a glance. What could Xi Xunmei do? She nodded and told Jiang Yu to wait while she brought up the man who had beaten the drum to complain.
In this way, Fu Xiaoguan walked into the lobby of the government office with a complaint.
"In the eighth year of the Xuanli reign, His Majesty bestowed upon me the title of Jinshi Fu, a humble official, to pay my respects to the two gentlemen!"
Xi Xunmei was immediately startled. What on earth was this kid trying to do by running up here? Wasn't I currently investigating your case?
Ning Yuchun was even more at a loss for words. You are also one of the witnesses. After the interrogation of Prince Hui, you will naturally be summoned to court for confrontation. Why are you so anxious?
This is totally off script.
Xi Xunmei faked a cough to cover up the awkwardness, "I haven't summoned you to the court yet."
"Ah, no, your Excellency. This morning I went to Prince Hui's mansion and saw that it was completely silent. I thought that since Prince Hui had been taken away, there should be wailing and crying in the mansion..."
As he spoke, he looked at Prince Hui who was sitting next to him. This was the first time he met Prince Hui, so he couldn't help but look at him for a while longer. Prince Hui also stared at Fu Xiaoguan. He had never seen Fu Xiaoguan before. At this moment, it was like enemies meeting and they were extremely jealous of each other.
It turned out that it was this seemingly weak young man in front of him who had crippled his third son!
It turned out that this young man, who looked kind but was actually vicious at heart, and his three accomplices had killed more than half of his 400 cavalrymen!
He is just a small landlord in Linjiang!
He was just a scholar in the Yu Dynasty. Even his status as a Jinshi was granted by His Majesty!
But it was this young man whom he did not take seriously at all, who overturned the Prince Hui's Mansion that he had painstakingly managed for more than ten years!
This is fucking terrible, like a boat capsized in a ditch, this is probably what Prince Comet is feeling at the moment.
Fu Xiaoguan raised his eyebrows in surprise, for Prince Hui was quite handsome and indeed bore a resemblance to His Majesty. Such men were generally intelligent, and the long street attack seemed a brilliant move to Fu Xiaoguan, yet all of last night's tactics seemed utterly foolish.
Could it be that he was blinded by hatred?
"Sir, last night Prince Hui sent many bandits to my mansion, burning, killing, and looting, causing me heavy losses. I had intended to wait until the case was concluded before asking the Ministry of Justice to make a ruling and have Prince Hui's mansion compensate me for my losses, but I didn't expect that Prince Hui's mansion seems to be deserted. I don't know if Prince Hui can still afford to compensate me. I am worried that if Prince Hui learns of the crime, he will send his family away and take all their belongings. Then... my losses are equivalent to approximately 200,000 taels of silver. Who can I ask to compensate me?"
Upon hearing this, Prince Hui stood up in an instant and pointed at Fu Xiaoguan with a trembling hand: "You, you, you have no shame!"
Two hundred thousand taels of silver, how much is your mansion worth?
Is this how you take advantage of others' misfortune?
"Your Highness, I'm a scholar, and scholars value their dignity the most. Don't you believe it? My mansion is still in the same condition as it was last night. You can ask Lord Xi and Lord Ning to send someone to check it out! Oh, let me tell you, among them are a pair of white jade Pixiu guardian beasts given by His Majesty. It's not too much to value them at 100,000 taels of silver, right?"
"You, you, you are shameless!" Prince Comet was so excited that even the muscles on his face were distorted.
I've seen shameless people, but I've never seen anyone as shameless as Fu Xiaoguan!
Prince Hui wanted to vomit blood, but it was blocked in his chest, which was really uncomfortable.
Fu Xiaoguan walked up to Prince Hui with his hands behind his back, smiling. He stretched out his hand and slapped Prince Hui's hand away. "Are you saying that His Majesty is not worth even 100,000 taels of silver?"
When Xi Xunmei heard this, she was shocked. Oh, this guy is so shameless!
Ning Yuchun raised his head and closed his eyes, thinking that this scholar was shameless and truly invincible!
Prince Hui was startled. The tone of his words changed after Fu Xiaoguan cut off a few words. He was about to argue when Fu Xiaoguan pointed at his nose and said, "As a prince, you have no respect for your superiors. As the younger brother of His Majesty, you have no respect for your elder brothers. As the son of the current Queen Mother, you have done something that is outrageous to both humans and gods!"
"Stop talking nonsense! Let me ask you, do you know propriety, righteousness, integrity and shame? Do you know morality, law and discipline? Do you know who the hell is in charge of this world?"
Fu Xiaoguan almost shouted the last sentence, which immediately shocked everyone in the hall.
The crowd of onlookers gathered outside the government office suddenly became excited as if they had been injected with chicken blood.
Ah, Fu Xiaoguan is cursing again! Will he make that guy vomit blood again?
"I'm telling you, this is His Majesty's world! You allowed your wicked son to abduct a woman in broad daylight, and you even dared to send your cavalry to kill me right here under the Emperor's feet! Are you planning a rebellion? Is it because His Majesty punishes your son that your cavalry will charge the Imperial City?"
“You, you…”
"I told you to shut up!"
Fu Xiaoguan's eyes were glaring with murderous intent at this moment, which made Prince Hui short of breath, tremble all over, and spit out a mouthful of blood.
Fu Xiaoguan dodged and pointed at his nose, saying, "The current Empress Dowager is a benevolent and kind-hearted woman. She sets an example for the peace and stability of the harem and encourages the people to be kind. But what about you? You pretend to obey her but secretly disobey her, condoning your evil son's evil deeds. You don't know how to reflect on your own mistakes and trample on the laws of the country. What kind of situation do you want to put the Empress Dowager in? You want to anger her to death! You deserve death!"
"puff……!"
Prince Hui was spurting blood non-stop, "You, you..." He fell down on the chair. Fu Xiaoguan stepped forward, bent down slightly and looked down at Prince Hui.
"The Empress Dowager is kind and generous. She kept you in the capital so she could see you whenever she wanted. But what about you? Do you understand the Empress Dowager's motherly love? Even crows know how to repay their parents, and lambs know how to kneel down to suckle. But what about you?"
Fu Xiaoguan stood up straight and shouted fiercely: "You are worse than a beast!"
"puff……!"
Blood gushed out of Prince Comet's mouth again, but his body had already collapsed, his hands hung down, and his eyes were lifeless.
The crowd outside cheered immediately, and the clerk next to Xi Xunmei wrote furiously, recording everything he saw word for word.
But Xi Xunmei and Ning Yuchun were already stunned.
Xi Xunmei had seen last year in the Golden Palace where Fu Xiaoguan scolded the Minister of Rites Shi Chaoyuan until he vomited blood. And now it was even worse. Prince Hui had vomited no one knew how much blood he had vomited. It seemed that he was only breathing out but not surging.
Ning Yuchun had heard the story about Fu Xiaoguan before, and when he saw it with his own eyes, he was immediately shocked by her beauty!
This guy is not only extremely bold, but also meticulous in thinking. He always surrounds the Queen Mother and uses the Queen Mother's reputation to attack Prince Hui. No one can refute this.
The key is his aggressive aura, which made Prince Hui feel so depressed that he vomited blood and was about to die.
As the curse of "You're worse than a beast" came out, the crowd outside the government office immediately became excited: "Kill that beast-like prince!"
"Restore the Queen Mother's innocent reputation!"
"Punish that damn prince severely and uphold the law!"
"Oh, heaven, you have finally opened your eyes. Dayu is fortunate, the country is fortunate, and the people are fortunate!"
"If I had a son, I'd want him to be like Fu Xiaoguan!"
"If you want to marry someone, you should marry Fu Xiaoguan!"
"Mr. Fu! Mr. Fu! Mr. Fu!..."
"What the hell!" Fu Xiaoguan was startled. "What are you guys yelling about? This matter isn't over yet."
Yan Xiaolou was also in the crowd. She was worried about Fu Xiaoguan and wanted to see what was going on in the government office. However, she didn't expect to see Fu Xiaoguan scolding the arrogant Prince Hui in the lobby until he had no power to resist!
He... is indeed a heroic man!
Wen Ke wrote books and left his name on thousands of stone tablets.
Wu can swipe his sword and kill the enemy on horseback.
Even cursing is so exciting, and it can even kill people!
Words are sharp as swords, and words and writings are used to criticize and condemn. I think this is what it is like.
Fu Xiaoguan also saw Yan Xiaolou. He smiled and waved to her. Yan Xiaolou's face turned red immediately, and she also waved to Fu Xiaoguan shyly.
Fu Xiaoguan then remembered that he had not done his important work yet. He had cursed so much just now, but he had destroyed his house with his own hands, and he had to ask Prince Hui to compensate him for the loss.
So he raised his hands and pressed them down, and the excited voices outside immediately stopped and there was silence.
He turned and bowed to Xi Xunmei and Ning Yuchun before saying, "My Lords, this is my petition."
He handed over the complaint and added, "I suspect Prince Hui is transferring assets. I implore you to send troops to seal off Prince Hui's mansion and demand compensation for my losses."
This... this is a really difficult problem!
The case hasn't been tried yet. No, the case hasn't been tried yet. There's no reason to seal it up.
But then Xi Xunmei remembered what her father said: Let the dog bark as much as it can, as long as it keeps the horse on the right path!
I am following the right path. As for the reason, isn’t this eloquent complaint by Fu Xiaoguan the reason?
He waved his hand and said, "Come here!"
"Since Prince Hui is in poor condition right now, and what Fu Xiaoguan said makes sense, I have decided to temporarily seal off Prince Hui's mansion. No one is allowed to enter or leave. Anyone who disobeys this order will be executed!"
Prince Comet used the last bit of his remaining strength to try to raise his hand, but he lowered it halfway and uttered two barely audible words: "Don't..."
However... no one paid any attention to these two words.
Xi Xunmei looked at Fu Xiaoguan, "Are you... done with your trouble?"
Does this mean that it is now my turn to try the case?
Fu Xiaoguan chuckled and said, "Thank you both, my Lords. I will take my leave now."
"Go, go, go!" Xi Xunmei waved her hands repeatedly. With this kid here, it would be difficult to continue the trial of the case.
Fu Xiaoguan turned around and glanced at Jiang Yu next to him, and asked, "Is your Wuweizhai...still open?"
Jiang Yu bowed to Fu Xiaoguan with eyes full of admiration and said, "Sir, it hasn't opened yet."
"Well, that's fine. Let's wait until this is over before we open the meeting. The two above are great judges. If you have any grievances, feel free to speak up."
"Thank you, sir."
"No, if you want to thank someone, you should thank the Queen Mother. It was through her guidance that I was able to understand the principles of the world."
"In that case, I would like to thank the Queen Mother."
Damn, this guy is so fucking cunning!
Ning Yuchun thought so.
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