No sooner had Lin Ruhai left than he ordered his men to follow Shui Rong. After leaving the Lin family, Shui Rong returned to the Prince of Beijing's residence and hurriedly entered the palace late at night.
The Emperor, still half-asleep, looked at Shui Rong kneeling on the ground and threw down a memorial, saying, "Don't think that just because you've rendered meritorious service, I won't dare to do anything to you!"
Shui Rong knelt upright, but upon hearing the Emperor's words, he immediately prostrated himself, "Your subject, Shui Rong, has something to report!"
The Emperor sneered, "You'd better really have something to say, or you'll have a place outside the Meridian Gate tomorrow!"
The next second, looking at the memorial presented by Shui Rong, his face became solemn. After reading it for a long time, he laughed loudly.
He never expected that Shui Rong would betray his good father, the Emperor. This place is full of the Emperor Emeritus's people, and there is evidence of all kinds of corruption, bribery, seizure of fertile land, women, murder, etc.
The Emperor laughed heartily, closed the memorial, and looked at Shui Rong, "My dear minister, you are truly a talented man! Tell me, what do you want?"
Shui Rong finally relaxed, saying, "I only ask for one thing."
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A moment later, the Emperor's furious roar echoed from the main hall: "Get out!"
"Prince Bei Jing, Shui Rong, has been confined to his quarters for one month and fined one year's salary for deceiving the emperor! Get out!"
As Shui Rong was being carried out by the guards, he kept shouting, "Your Majesty, please grant my request!"
"Your Majesty! This is my lifelong request, Your Majesty, I beg you!"
"Drag him out and give him ten lashes!"
The next day, all the officials knew that Shui Rong had secretly returned to the capital, disobeying the emperor and causing the emperor to suffer from a headache.
Some courtiers pleaded for Shui Rong, but the emperor rejected their pleas, declaring that anyone who pleaded for Shui Rong would be punished as well.
For a time, everyone in the court was saying that Shui Rong was likely to be used as a scapegoat by the Emperor.
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