"I heard that Zhao Hao held a meeting in Dazhalan yesterday and brought the eldest princess along," Censor Zhu explained quickly.

"I've heard about it, too. It seems to be called the Xishan Coal Industry Board of Directors. I heard that their stocks are very expensive." Several imperial censors also became interested and discussed:

"I heard that one share costs several hundred taels. Even if we save for twenty years, we still can't afford one share."

When the gap between the rich and the poor reaches a certain level, you can’t even feel the harm.

But Xu Fan can feel it!

These imperial censors talked to each other, and every word they said about stocks was like a knife stabbing into his heart.

When he arrived at Chengtian Gate, Xu Fan felt that his blood was about to run dry.

Until he saw Zhao Shouzheng, wearing the uniform of the sixth rank and with a harmless look, smiling all the way from Zuoanmen, surrounded by a large group of low-level officials.

Xu Fan immediately got angry, and glared at the man who destroyed him with red eyes.

"Zhao! Shou! Zheng!" Xu Fan gritted his teeth, tears streaming down his face with every word.

"Hey, you are..." Zhao Shouzheng was chatting and laughing with his classmates. When he heard the voice, he looked over and saw a middle-aged man with an angry face.

Well, the foundation is not bad. But the eye circles are a bit dark and the bridge of the nose is sunken, which is not very flattering.

"You don't recognize me?!" Xu Fan exploded on the spot and roared madly: "I think of you all the time!"

If the people next to him hadn't held him back, he would have pounced on Zhao Shouzheng and bit him to death.

"Oh, I recognize you in this look." Zhao Shouzheng's face was filled with realization, and you couldn't figure out whether he was deliberately trying to irritate you.

~~

Fortunately, the palace gate was opened in time, so a fight was avoided.

"Hmph, if you have the guts, keep pretending to be stupid during the court meeting!" What the young cabinet minister hated most in his life was this kind of bandit who seemed honest and loyal on the surface, but was actually full of evil when opened up!

"Whatever you say." Zhao Shouzheng was used to being misunderstood.

Mr. Zhao is consistent in his words and deeds, but some people always think he is pretending.

"Brother, don't pay attention to him." His classmates glared at the young elder angrily.

These young people who have just entered the officialdom and have no roots or foundation are at a stage where they are full of enthusiasm but have nowhere to place it. They hate the situation of using power to bully subordinates the most.

What's more, the one being bullied is their beloved big brother Song Erye.

If we drive Big Brother out of the capital, who will give us timely help in the future?

Thinking of this, those poor officials in Beijing who had not received a penny in salary and were completely dependent on Master Zhao for support, wanted to tear the young cabinet minister into pieces!

"Brother, just hold your head high and enter the palace!"

Seeing the high-ranking officials who participated in the court meeting also coming to Chengtian Gate one after another, the classmates shouted excitedly:

"We are here and not going anywhere! If the court is unfair, we will fight them!"

"Yes, those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes! If one person is beaten, a group of people will also be beaten!"

Several high-ranking officials of the second and third ranks happened to pass by them. When they heard these petty officials of the eighth rank shouting and calling for war and killing, they wanted to reprimand them, but were afraid of getting into trouble.

The court has been uneasy lately, with many fools, so it's better not to show off your power.

Just pretend you didn't hear anything, take two quick steps and get away from these crazy people.

But they couldn't help but be secretly surprised. They didn't expect that Mr. Zhao's father had such a good relationship with people?

~~

As usual, court meetings were held in the East Pavilion.

It is impossible that all the bigwigs in the court gathered together just for such a trivial matter.

Several military and national affairs were supposed to be decided today, and the so-called "Dong Gongshengmen brawl" was just discussed at the end.

Zhao Shouzheng and Xu Fan waited in the side hall first.

Fortunately, the eunuchs and guards were watching, so the two did not fight again.

But Xu Fan was so angry that he chose to kill him with his eyes.

It was the first time in Zhao Shouzheng's life that he was stared at by a man for such a long time. He felt very uncomfortable and simply closed his eyes to avoid seeing him.

In just a few breaths, he fell asleep sitting on the stool.

"How dare you ignore me!" Xu Fan was immediately furious. Now that I am no longer a junior minister, can I not slap you in the face?

But he forgot that when he was beaten, he was still a junior minister.

But the opponent was asleep, so there was no need for Xu Fan to waste his energy. He just crossed his arms and waited to be called or for the guy to wake up.

Zhao Shouzheng was awakened by Pang Shangpeng who came to call them.

Seeing this guy actually fell asleep again, Pang Zhongcheng couldn't help but be stunned, thinking how big this guy's heart must be.

It was okay that I fell asleep in the cell of the Censorate last time, but now I am about to be tried by the ministers, and I can still fall asleep here?

As expected, the most treacherous and evil people all have a heart that is much bigger than that of ordinary people...

Pang Zhongcheng silently raised his evaluation of this guy to an unprecedented level.

"Ahem." Although they did not want to offend this treacherous man, the ministers were still waiting for them to enter the palace.

Pang Shangpeng had no choice but to bite the bullet and cough a few times to wake Zhao Shouzheng up.

"Ah, did I fall asleep?" Zhao Shouzheng saw a fourth-rank official standing in front of him, and quickly wiped the corners of his mouth, stood up apologetically and said, "I was so frightened last night that I didn't sleep a wink."

"I don't believe you."

'Do you look frightened?'

Xu Fan and Pang Shangpeng thought the same thing.

~~

Today's court meeting was initiated by the Ministry of War to discuss whether to build a border wall to defend against the invasion of the Tartars. Therefore, it was chaired by the Minister of War Huo Ji.

When the two entered the hall and performed the formal ceremony, Huo Ji pointed at Zhao Shouzheng and said in the official language with a strong Shanxi accent: "Come and have a look. This is the champion who beat people. In my opinion, he should take the military examination and become champion in both civil and military affairs."

The civil and military officials laughed to varying degrees.

Zhao Shouzheng felt uneasy at the laughter and thought that this kind of situation was really terrible, a hundred times more terrible than being interrogated in the Censorate.

He could not help but miss the waterside pavilion in the Princess's Mansion. After removing the entire row of window sashes, he could see the rippling blue waves on the lake and the mandarin ducks playing in the water, which made him feel extremely peaceful.

Listening to the shrill laughter of the senior officials and looking at the mysterious smile on Zhao Shouzheng's face, Xu Fan felt offended.

When I was still a junior cabinet minister, no one dared to laugh like this.

He glanced at the Dali Temple Minister Dong Chuance, and Tingwei Dong nodded slightly, then said angrily to the crowd:

"On the tenth day of this month, a Hanlin editor named Zhao Shouzheng attacked Xu Fan, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, causing Xu Leqing to suffer serious physical and mental injuries. In addition, the crime scene was located at the Donggongsheng Gate where the government offices of various ministries are located, which had a very bad impact. After the crime, the official even absconded without a trace. The Dali Temple and the Metropolitan Procuratorate summoned him several times but he did not appear. Such a rebellious and arrogant person who disregards the king's law is really unheard of and unseen!"

Zhao Shouzheng was stunned by these words. He thought, isn't it just beating up a person? Why does it feel like the next step is to kill me?

Seeing Zhao Shouzheng's expression change, Xu Fan smiled happily, thinking, "Can't you pretend anymore? This is just the beginning!"

Seeing Dong Chuance taking over the conversation, Huo Butang frowned slightly, but he still held back. The Dali Temple was responsible for trying criminals among officials in the court, so the other party was not the main character.

"Now Xu Leqing has retired in anger and has become a commoner. The old prime minister is so distressed that he almost fainted. Your Majesty cannot bear to see the old prime minister retire and return with hatred. Therefore, you order the ministers to discuss his crime and severely punish him to thank the old prime minister!"

After saying this, Dong Tingwei pointed at Zhao Shouzheng angrily and shouted, "Official, do you know your crime?!"

The Tingwei was the Minister of the Dali Temple.

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