Chapter 203: Fighting in a group, who is the hypocrite?
The next day, early morning court.
Because of the incident involving Lord Tao, more than twenty of his accomplices were identified.
The emperor's expression remained unchanged as he spoke: "Tao Changhai has embezzled disaster relief funds, squandered the people's wealth, deceived his superiors and subordinates, and done whatever he wants. If such treacherous officials are not removed, the court will not be in good order. If the root of the evil is not removed immediately, there will be no way to rectify the government and put the government in order."
The whole hall was silent; one could hear a pin drop.
He continued in a dull voice, "Now that the evidence is irrefutable, execute him immediately, and punish Zhuo Ci's entire family. If the remaining accomplices are found to be true, they will all be eliminated."
The frightened cries of the guilty ministers were drowned out by the ministers who kowtowed and shouted "Your Majesty is wise."
In addition, Ji Bolian's case was concluded quickly yesterday, and officials from the Dali Temple were sent overnight to escort the Governor-General of Liangjiang back to the court for trial.
The court was very depressing today.
Seeing their former colleagues being dragged out by the guards in a panic, the court officials felt a sense of sympathy.
When Emperor Wu Su calmly announced the adjournment of the court, everyone looked at each other and found that they were all sweating profusely.
I thought what I experienced today was exciting enough.
Who would have thought that as soon as the emperor left, a big chaos broke out in the court.
The two groups of court officials started a fight at the gate of the Golden Palace.
After Emperor Wu Su disappeared from the sight of everyone, Prince Yong was the first to walk out of the hall and lay in ambush at the door, waiting to see Wei Ting's shadow.
He shouted, "You want to marry my fifth cousin? Dream on!"
Prince Yong rushed forward swiftly and kicked him twice with great force.
No one expected that someone would dare to take action in the area of the morning court. Wei Ting was unable to react in time and was kicked hard in the chest and abdomen. He staggered back a few steps.
He cursed under his breath in pain.
Afterwards, Wei Ting knocked Prince Yong down in a swift and decisive manner.
Prince Yong had already made arrangements. He knew that he could not defeat Wei Ting in a fight of physical strength, so he had already informed the officials of his faction.
Wei Ting had just stood firm when a group of courtiers in scarlet official uniforms, mixed with a few indigo official uniforms, both civil and military officials, rushed forward.
When General Zhenbei's subordinates saw that their general was attacked, they didn't think much and rushed forward.
But they are far less numerous than the group led by Prince Yong who have been hanging around in Lin'an for a long time.
Even though there was a huge disparity in their armed forces, the two groups still fought each other.
Lu Juan, the son of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery, who was passing by, frowned and moved away at first, fearing that he would be accidentally injured, but when he saw clearly who the two people at the center of the fight were, he
Lu Juan glanced around and quietly took a few steps toward the crowd.
Taking advantage of the chaos, he kicked the calf of a general who was unable to cope with all the other tasks.
Then, he walked towards the Qinzheng Hall without looking around.
When Lu Juan came over, Xiao Dongzi at the door was saying something timidly to Li Yuzong.
Manager Li was so frightened that the skin on his face peeled off. How could such a big trouble happen just because of a little carelessness?
Seeing Lu Juan, Li Yuzong suppressed his expression and said hurriedly, "Lord Lu, the emperor is waiting for you in the palace."
Lu Juan said, "Eunuch Li, let me tell His Majesty what happened in the previous dynasty."
Li Yuzong hurriedly said, "Thank you, Lord Lu. I will send someone to check ahead right away."
Lu Juan raised his hand to stop him, and hinted: "Eunuch Li, it won't be too late for you to send someone over after I report to His Majesty."
In the Qinzheng Hall, the scent of agarwood floats in the air, further highlighting the peaceful and tranquility of the emperor's place.
Lu Juan bowed and said, "Your humble servant pays respect to His Majesty."
"No need to be polite."
Emperor Wu Su closed the memorial and threw it aside. When he raised his eyes, he found that Lu Juan looked strange.
"What happened?"
Lu Juan said respectfully: "Your Majesty, there is a fight at the gate of the Golden Palace."
The imperial pen in Emperor Wu Su's hand paused, his brows slightly frowned, and he looked at His Highness. Lu Juan looked gloomy and continued, "The people who were fighting were Prince Yong and General Zhenbei."
Emperor Wu Su put down his imperial pen and said coldly, "They have no feud, why are they fighting?"
"From what I heard, it seems that Prince Yong was dissatisfied with Wei Ting's proposal to marry the fifth daughter of the Ji family, so he rushed forward in anger, and the fight is now in full swing."
The emperor looked slightly surprised and raised his eyebrows: "Are you still fighting now?"
How could Prince Yong, with his mediocre skills, hold back Wei Ting?
Lu Juan said, "Your Majesty, all the people from Prince Yong's faction rushed forward, so the situation is fifty-fifty, and it is still unknown which side will win."
Emperor Wu Su rebuked: "Nonsense!"
However, he did not give any oral instructions on what to do. Instead, he continued to review memorials with a happy expression.
It was not until the two sides were exhausted from fighting that Li Yuzong came with his belated guards to stop the fight.
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Ji Qingwu went to the clinic on the street in the morning.
When I saw it again after a few days, the layout inside was very different. The decoration was more exquisite, with more basins for washing hands and bronze mirrors.
Mi Zhenchuan said: "Miss Mo personally bought these things and watched over them to be installed."
Mo Lingling smiled modestly and said, "Uncle Mi, that's not the case. I just followed him for a while. It was Uncle Mi who made the decision."
It seems that Mo Lingling has quickly integrated into this place and adapted well.
When Ji Qingwu walked to the window, he saw several people dressed in black walking back and forth nearby. They were obviously from the Imperial City Bureau.
She asked, "Has Lord Duan come here recently?"
Mo Lingling was wiping a glass box containing medicinal herbs and almost dropped the box when she heard the sound.
"I have never met him again in private."
Seeing her panic, Ji Qingwu said with a smile: "I mean, has he ever come to see me?"
Mi Zhenchuan said: "Master Duan has not been here, but in the past few nights, I often see Master Duan appearing at the corner of the street."
Mo Lingling wiped the table repeatedly with the rag in her hand.
Ji Qingwu walked to the bag of medicinal herbs that had just been transported and instructed: "Next time you see Lord Duan, tell him that I have something to talk to him about."
Mi Zhenchuan nodded in agreement, and Mo Lingling lowered his head and fell silent.
Seeing the depressing atmosphere in the room, the waiter took the initiative to talk about what had happened in Lin'an recently.
"Just now, a large group of palace soldiers went to the Tao Mansion. I heard that the emperor ordered a confiscation of the house and that Lord Tao would be executed soon."
Mi Zhenchuan said: "That Tao Ge Lao seems to be a man of character, but who would have thought that he would collude with local petty officials to embezzle the silver and grain for disaster relief? It's really a pity for those beautiful articles he wrote."
Ji Qingwu opened a bag of herbs, took out some and smelled it, then asked, "Have you all met this Lord Tao?"
Mi Zhenchuan said: "That old man likes to wear white clothes. He looks gentle and refined, and his conversation is also gentle."
Suddenly, Mo Lingling threw the rag in her hand onto the counter, startling several people.
She said: "He is just a shameless official who shows off his talent! A hypocritical hypocrite! It would be better if he died sooner!"
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