Chapter 177 Work Injury! This is a Work Injury!!
Jiang Yanchuan spoke quietly, "Prince Jing mentioned in his memorial that Mengzhou has been hit by natural disasters recently and the people are trapped in the city. Have you received any relevant information before?"
Lu Yao smiled confidently and said, "Your Majesty, I have indeed heard of it."
And this news happened neither too early nor too late, less than half a cup of tea ago.
The court officials around him looked at Lu Yao's smug expression with a look of annoyance, and for the nth time they envied this government office which was usually not well-received.
The Imperial Guard, whose job was to collect evidence, arrest, and interrogate, was in natural opposition to the court officials. The situation did not improve until a straightforward guy like Lu Yao took over as commander.
Can--
The ministers clenched their teeth.
It would be better to remain in opposition.
Watching your friends getting lucky and making great progress is like killing them, and it makes them feel uncomfortable!
Facing the envious looks from all sides, Lu Yao spoke loudly, "Such rumors started to circulate in Mengzhou half a month ago."
Having said this, he deliberately paused for a moment with malicious intent.
Although he didn't glance in the direction of King Jing, he was always silently glancing at him from the corner of his eye.
However, King Jing stood still, showing no sign of guilt. Lu Yao sighed inwardly and continued, "As soon as I heard the news, I sent people to Mengzhou to investigate the situation."
Jiang Yian, who was standing in front of the court, was indeed not panicked.
Ever since he made this plan, he has been sending people to patrol around Mengzhou, just to prevent someone from being too cautious and sending people to investigate just because of a piece of news that has not been widely circulated.
Facts have also proved that no one has attempted to enter Mengzhou since the news came out.
Jiang Yian finally turned around at this time, his eyes showing concern: "How is it? Have Lord Lu's people found any information about the casualties in the city?"
"No." Lu Yao's expression was solemn.
Jiang Yian sneered in his heart, but his face was full of sorrow and pity: "To be honest, after receiving the news, I sent people to investigate the situation, but the only entrance has been blocked by fallen rocks, and my people have not been able to clear a passage yet."
"There may be a great epidemic after the disaster," Jiang Yian sighed, "so I dare not send anyone to sneak in rashly. I have to go to the capital as soon as possible and report this matter to Your Majesty."
Everyone rolled their eyes inwardly.
You sound so righteous, but it's all your own bad deeds!
Lu Yao was also very angry at King Jing's hypocritical attitude.
If the young man had not reminded him first, he might have been frightened by King Jing's words and his legs would have trembled and he would have been in a panic.
If he is found guilty of failing to report the disaster in a timely manner, which led to the spread of the plague, I'm afraid he would have eight heads to chop off!
Jiang Yanchuan also spoke up at this time: "Since you already knew about this, why didn't you report it?"
The majesty that could not be concealed in the voice made the unsuspecting officials shudder subconsciously.
Lu Yao's face showed no fear at all: "Your Majesty, my men have entered the city to investigate as soon as we arrived in Mengzhou."
"What I said was that there were no casualties in Mengzhou City."
He raised his head and looked straight at the golden platform: "Everything is peaceful in Mengzhou City. The lives of the people have not been affected too much by the rocks blocking the road. Once the road is opened, the order in Mengzhou can be restored to normal."
Jiang Yian's expression froze, a look of suspicion flashed across his face, and then he calmed down again.
The people he sent to Mengzhou were all his trusted followers. He had evidence against each of them and they would never betray him easily. However,
As the commander of the Imperial Guard, Lu Yao should not dare to tell such a huge lie in public.
Don’t you want to live?
"It's just that there is a group of people in Mengzhou who are acting suspiciously. I have sent people to set up a strict surveillance network. If they are found to have any ill intentions, they will be arrested immediately."
——This is what Lu Yao, who had never heard of anything strange in Mengzhou before, said.
"That's great," Jiang Yian suppressed his surprise, smiled, and breathed a sigh of relief, "As long as the people in Mengzhou City are safe, I can rest assured."
"The Jinyiwei are so willing to sacrifice their lives, which is a great blessing for us."
The fingers hidden in his wide sleeves twitched unconsciously twice.
This is not right.
When he sent people to spread the news, he had clearly instructed that the scope of the spread of the good news must be controlled. This matter should not be known to Lu Yao in advance, and he should not have sent people to investigate back and forth.
unless……
A gleam of ruthlessness flashed across Jiang Yian's eyes.
Unless someone has planted a traitor in his house.
However, this is not the most important thing at the moment. His subordinates had already received his instructions. Once his whereabouts in the capital were discovered, they would immediately send someone to notify the people in Mengzhou and carry out the plan step by step.
Li Cheng should have sent out his men last night, so he had to find a way to intercept them as soon as possible.
[Wow——] Jiang Yingcheng clapped his hands unconsciously, [My Uncle Lu is so cautious and far-sighted that he has nipped all of King Jing's evil plots in the bud!]
【Uncle Lu is simply awesome! 】
Lu Yao quickly lost himself in the praises and puffed out his chest proudly, not caring at all whether he had as far-sightedness as the young man said.
He didn't care about the contemptuous looks from his colleagues.
Jealous! They are all jealous!!
[Hehehe, I'm afraid King Jing's men have already sent people to notify Mengzhou's men. They must be extremely anxious by now~]
[He must want to quickly adjourn the court so that he can send someone to intercept the order. Cheng Cheng must think of a way to prevent King Jing from passing on the message so quickly!]
The courtiers had kind eyes as they could hear the young man's thoughts.
If the little princess has to worry about even such things, then these old guys are really useless.
What's more, there are countless cronies of King Jing and the Pan family in this court. It is not enough to just hold back King Jing alone!
Several ministers looked at each other and reached a new consensus in silence.
Tan Wenhan was the first to speak out: "Your Majesty, I have a memorial to report!"
"I have seen the disaster in Mengzhou and I feel that it would be better if the court set up a patrol team to check for risks in the border towns..."
Tan Wenhan quoted from classics and made extensive citations, demonstrating the strengths of a civil official to the fullest, and he seemed to be eager to write a ten-thousand-word strategy as soon as he opened his mouth.
The court officials’ strategy was to delay.
It didn't matter that the excuse he came up with didn't last long, because he still had dozens of colleagues ready to go, each brewing their own unique tricks.
The saying "many hands make light work" was embodied at this moment.
Tan Wenhan was filled with pride and as if he was saving the people from disaster.
[Eh? Grandpa Tan seems to be in much better spirits recently! ]
Jiang Yingcheng, who had not paid attention to the other party for a long time, had stars in his eyes: [Grandpa Tan is really amazing. He can write such a well-written paper as soon as he opens his mouth. He is so imposing, as if he can go into battle and kill the enemy right away - I'll go see what Grandpa Tan's second son has been doing recently! ]
The ministers: “…”
Ministers: “???”
How come you still remember that Tan Siyuan? !
Prime Minister Tan will not do anything to you, but he will secretly find out their secrets in order to drag everyone into the same embarrassing situation!
It seemed as if all of Tan Wenhan's classical poetry was stuck in his throat; the pause was so long that King Jing turned around and glanced at him.
He felt bitter in his heart, and his eyes were full of sorrow when he looked at Emperor Mingze.
Workers' injury! This is a workers' injury!!