"I would like to use this earldom title to exchange for a few people from Your Majesty."
When Fu Xiaoguan said this, not only were the other ministers shocked, but even Yan Beixi looked up at him.
Emperor Xuan was even more stunned. Who was so important?
You must know that in the Yu Dynasty, apart from the late General Peng, only Fu Xiaoguan was granted the title of Viscount. Today, his title was promoted to Earl. This is a great honor, something that other officials dare not even dream of. But Fu Xiaoguan wants to use this title to exchange for a few people!
Is there something wrong with this kid's brain?
By the way, he has a brain disease. Could it be that it is happening now?
Emperor Xuan was a little worried. After a moment of silence, he asked, "Who do you want to replace?"
Fu Xiaoguan chuckled and said, "I want to exchange the guilty ministers Shi Yiming, Xue Donglin, Xi Shuang, Fei Qian, and Xi Xunmei!"
"boom……!"
The ministers were in an uproar, all shaking their heads with expressions of disbelief.
"Master Fu, this... this is being reckless."
"Master Fu has made a loss in this deal."
"This gentleman is truly courageous. These people are all relatives of traitors and traitors, yet he dares to make such a request!"
The ministers were whispering to each other, and Dong Kangping glared at Fu Xiaoguan's back with an angry face.
Yan Haochu frowned and looked at Fu Xiaoguan's back, thinking that this kid must not make His Majesty angry.
Only Yan Beixi frowned slightly, and just glanced at Fu Xiaoguan, then looked away, not knowing what he was thinking.
Emperor Xuan's face was serious. He took two steps slowly. This kid... gave me a difficult problem!
According to the law, the crime of treason should be punished by having nine generations of the family implicated and executed in the autumn.
The five people this kid wanted happened to be implicated because someone in their family was plotting a rebellion.
Of course, as the emperor, his power is above the law. As long as he issues an edict to pardon these five people, they can be released.
Fu Xiaoguan would rather exchange the third-class earl for these five people... Could it be that these five people have some outstanding qualities that I don’t know about?
After pondering for a moment, Emperor Xuan sat on the dragon throne. "My granting of the title of Earl of Ding'an to you has nothing to do with your request for these five individuals. Don't confuse them. The crimes of these five individuals are all documented in the Dali Temple, so I think you should review the files before making a decision."
Fu Xiaoguan pondered for a moment, then bowed and said, "I obey your order! I would also like to ask for your order."
"Tell me about it."
"I want to go to the Dali Temple Prison to see these five people."
Emperor Xuan raised his eyebrows. What's so good about the prisoner?
"Yes... In addition..."
The change in his words caught all the ministers off guard, and they pricked up their ears to hear what else Emperor Xuan had to say.
"Minister Fu has made great contributions to the country. His three wives are now pregnant. This is a happy event for Earl Ding'an and for me as well. Therefore, I specially grant the three wives of Mr. Fu the title of Third Rank Imperial Edict, a reward of 10,000 taels of gold, 100 pieces of tribute silk, 80 hundred-year-old ginseng, two pairs of Ru kiln vases and ornaments, and a gold plaque for the Earl Ding'an Mansion!"
This... the ministers immediately forgot about the five people that Fu Xiaoguan wanted. Your Majesty is bestowing grace on them without asking for any money today!
The rewards were not important, but two things were important: First, they were given the title of Third Rank Imperial Consort! This meant that their status had been elevated dramatically. From now on, when meeting the three wives of Fu Xiaoguan, if their official rank was not yet the third rank, they would have to show respect and salute them.
The second is the imperially bestowed golden plaque for Ding'an Earl's Mansion, which is more majestic than the imperially bestowed plaque for Fu Mansion.
The Fu Mansion can only be said to be the residence of the Fu family, while the Ding'an Earl Mansion demonstrates the emperor's great grace.
If you go to Fu Xiaoguan's house in the future, you must dismount in advance and bow to the plaque first!
Even the Yan clan does not have such glory.
Then the largest family in Jinling City today is undoubtedly the Fu family!
When Fu Xiaoguan heard this, his thoughts were completely different from those of the other ministers. He just heard about the offer of ten thousand taels of gold, and he was immediately happy. He thought that his father-in-law the emperor was generous this time, so he quickly saluted and shouted "Long live the emperor!"
Eunuch Jia glanced at Fu Xiaoguan and felt happy. He quickly drafted two imperial edicts. Once His Majesty's seal was sealed, the reward would be a sure thing.
Eunuch Jia read out one of the imperial edicts, which promoted Fu Xiaoguan to the rank of Earl of Ding'an. Of course, Fu Xiaoguan accepted the edict without hesitation.
Another imperial edict for his three wives needed to be read out at the Fu Mansion. Eunuch Jia left with the imperial edict, and the court meeting was disbanded.
The ministers gathered around him, clasping their fists and bowing, "Congratulations to Earl Ding'an!"
"You are young and promising, Lord Ding'an. I'd like to treat you to a drink sometime!"
"I heard that Guose Tianxiang has brought a few more beautiful women from that damn Liu Kingdom. I wonder when Earl Ding'an will be free. I'd like you to go and appreciate them."
Fu Xiaoguan was thinking about going to the Dali Temple Prison at the moment, so he didn't have time to talk here. He laughed and said, "Thank you very much, my lords. I have something else to do, so I'll excuse you!"
He bravely squeezed out of the crowd and ran towards the Dali Temple.
Leaving behind a group of court officials looking at each other in bewilderment, they turned to congratulate Yan Beixi, Dong Kangping and Yan Haochu.
Of course, Fu Xiaoguan had no idea how arrogant these three people were at the moment. He went straight to the Dali Temple alone.
Dali Temple Minister Su Shanyue was in a state of panic at the moment.
Xue Dingshan's rebellion involved the three most troublesome people:
The first one is Xue Bingqing, the former imperial concubine.
The second one was his immediate superior, the Minister of Personnel Xi Xunmei, who was an official in the same court a few days ago.
The third is Qin Huizhi, the former Vice-Chancellor of the Council of State, who was dismissed from office and imprisoned for having an affair with the Fourth Prince.
How the hell do I review this?
Xue Bingqing was interrogated twice in the palace, but she had no idea that her brother Xue Dingshan was rebelling.
Xi Xunmei did not wrongly accuse him. He knew that the Xi family had left Jinling in the first month of the year. At least he could guess something, but he did not report it to His Majesty, but kept those suspicions in his heart.
As for Qin Huizhi, no substantial evidence has been found in the Qin Mansion yet. In order to convict him, the only way is to arrest the Fourth Prince.
It doesn't matter as for the other few small fry, just give them a casual trial and then ask His Majesty to execute them in the autumn and the case will be closed.
This important figure cannot be executed casually. God knows when Your Majesty will want to see the file?
Just when he was at a loss, Fu Xiaoguan walked into the lobby of the Dali Temple.
He bowed and said, "Hello, Lord Su!"
Su Shanyue and his two subordinates, Dali Shaoqing Lou Shiwu and Dali Temple Secretary Shi Chuanyu, stood up immediately.
"Master Fu... when did you come back? Please take a seat. Tell Yu to get the fragrant mist hidden in my cabinet..."
Su Shanyue bowed in return and led Fu Xiaoguan to the public housing next door.
Speaking of which, the Dali Temple Minister is also an official of the third rank, the same level as Fu Xiaoguan, but he is a viscount, the son-in-law of the Minister of Revenue, the grandson-in-law of the Prime Minister, and the son-in-law of His Majesty!
Who in the court could afford to offend such a person?
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