Chapter 161 Return to Beijing
Thirty miles outside the capital, people from the Ministry of Justice were waiting here early. After handing over the wanted criminal, they set off again.
Shengjing is in sight. When we left, it was still early spring, but now it is May with pomegranate flowers in full bloom on the branches.
There were many people waiting in front of the city gate, including soldiers from the five cities, government officials from the capital, and many onlookers.
Before the army sent to suppress the bandits returned to the capital, the news that General Shi Yu had subdued the bandits without bloodshed had already spread throughout the capital.
The people in the capital are already praising him, saying that he is worthy of being someone from General Shen’s army.
The army had returned to the parade ground before entering the city. Shen Yu rode in front, looking for that person among the crowd.
She received his first letter on her way back to Beijing. She would read it every day before going to bed. Now the edge of the letter had been curled up by her.
Not seeing the person she wanted to see the most, Chen Yu looked away in disappointment.
I said I would come and pick her up. Could it be that she had so much fun in Beijing over the past two months that she fell in love with some vixen from the Jiaofang Bureau or Zuiyun Tower?
Xie Tingzhou stood on the hill on horseback. He had finally come. He had promised to take her home.
He watched her looking around on the horse, then he flicked the whip impatiently, and became angry when she didn't find anyone.
Xie Tingzhou couldn't help but laugh and murmured, "Childish."
"I'm here! Here!" Pei Chunli jumped in the crowd, "Excuse me, excuse me."
He squeezed forward and asked, "Are you looking for me?"
Xiao Chuan cupped his hands and said, "Young Marquis."
Shen Yu didn't answer.
Pei Chunli waved his hand to Xiao Chuan, "No need to be polite." He then said to himself, "How would I know there were so many people? Even the carriage couldn't get through. I came here on foot."
"What are you doing here?" Chen Yu asked.
"I'm here to pick you up." Pei Chunli followed beside him, "You don't have many friends in Beijing. I'm your best friend, so naturally I have to come to pick you up."
Chen Yu thought of Xie Tingzhou again. He had clearly said he would come to pick her up. Could he be sick again?
Thinking of this, Chen Yu became a little anxious and rode faster, wanting to go to the palace to report as soon as possible so that she could go back to see him.
Pei Chunli couldn't keep up, so he asked Xiao Chuan for a horse to catch up with Chen Yu.
"You're finally back." Pei Chunli said, "This is the first time I've gone out since you left Beijing."
"What are you doing in the Marquis' Mansion?" Chen Yu asked, "Studying hard?"
"I'm afraid." Pei Chunli said as a matter of course: "You will run away after you get the official position
It's so far, I'm afraid Xie Tingzhou will break my legs if I go out."
Shen Yu smiled, "He's not that scary."
"It's scary. His name can stop children from crying at night in the frontier. That's not the point. The point is that it's boring for me to be alone without you in the capital. So I've been studying hard at home for more than a month. My father is so happy that he eats an extra bowl of rice."
Pei Chunli thought for a moment and said, "But he seems to have some indigestion. He has not been able to eat for the past half month."
Chen Yu tapped him on the shoulder with the whip and said, "I will go to the palace to report first, and we will meet again tomorrow."
She rode her horse quickly, and Xiao Chuan followed with a small group of people.
Pei Chunli's servant finally caught up with him, with his hands on his waist, panting, "Master, if you get lost, the Marquis will beat me to death when I get back."
Pei Chunli was still looking out, and when he could no longer see anyone, he imitated Chen Yu's actions and tapped the servant on the shoulder with a horsewhip.
"Go back home."
The servant followed beside him, looking up at the young marquis on his horse from time to time. After a while, he couldn't help asking, "Master, why do you always like to play with Master Shi?"
Pei Chunli didn't expect him to ask this question, "I am happy to play with him."
The servant hinted, "You are the only son of the Marquis."
"What does this have to do with me and Shi Yu playing?" Pei Chunli was confused.
The servant said, "The task of carrying on the family line has fallen on you, so you must not go the wrong way."
Pei Chunli was a little at a loss, not understanding how he could be childless. After he figured out what he was saying, he whipped the servant fiercely, "If you keep talking nonsense, I'll tear your mouth to pieces. Shi Yu and I were, I was, that was..."
It took him a long time to think of a word, and he said, "We are sworn brothers! We are sworn brothers, do you understand? Don't slander our pure friendship."
The servant touched his arm that was hurt by the beating and smiled quickly, "That's right, that's right, I said the wrong thing."
After saying that, he shook his head. The young marquis probably hasn't figured it out yet.
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Shen Yu went to the palace to report.
Emperor Tongxu was taking a lunch break. Chen Yu waited for a while outside the Hanzhang Palace before being summoned into the palace.
After entering the palace, Shen Yu knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I will return to the capital to report as I have been entrusted by you."
Emperor Tongxu didn't say anything, so Chen Yu didn't look up.
After a while, Emperor Tongxu said, "I have read the memorial you sent urgently."
Chen Yu lowered her head, not knowing how to respond, nor did she understand what Emperor Tongxu meant.
In the case of Ge Liangji, she was convinced that Emperor Tongxu favored the person behind the scenes, so she was not sure whether she would get the same result this time.
"You said in your report that the grain robbery was a fabrication, but they helped the court officials transport grain and resell it to various places. Is this true?"
"It's absolutely true." Chen Yu said, "After the Qichang bandits surrendered, I took people to the mountain to investigate. The food on the mountain was only enough for them to eat for less than a month. Among the 1,326 people on the mountain, half were old, weak, women and children. It is simply a fantasy to say that they have the ability to rob food and grass."
The palace was silent for a moment before Emperor Tongxu said, "Get up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Shen Yu stood up and only then could she see Emperor Tongxu clearly.
Although he was wearing a dragon robe, he could not suppress the air of old age. He seemed a little older than before he left Beijing.
Emperor Tongxu's eyes fell on Chen Yu, "Do you have anything else to report?"
"Yes." Chen Yu presented a confession, "This is the confession of the twelve bandits who were escorted to the capital this time. One copy has been handed over to the Ministry of Justice, and one copy has been submitted to Your Majesty."
Emperor Tongxu took a look at it and slammed the confession on the table. "My kingdom has been emptied by these parasites!"
The eunuch Defu did not dare to respond, but just silently poured a cup of tea for Emperor Tongxu.
Emperor Tongxu held up his head, feeling deeply powerless.
Chen Yu: "Your Majesty, I have something to say."
Emperor Tongxu raised his head and asked, "What's the matter?"
Chen Yu understood the relationship between the monarch and his subjects, and there were some things she shouldn't have overstepped her authority over, but she remembered the conversation between Emperor Tongxu and Ge Liangji that she had heard in the darkness that night.
Perhaps Emperor Tongxu was not stupid, but he was powerless.
Shen Yu knelt down on one knee, "Your Majesty may not be the Holy Lord."
Just this sentence made Defu's heart rise to his throat and he almost shouted "Bold".
"But your majesty is a wise ruler." Shen Yu said again.
The expression on Emperor Tongxu's face was obscure and difficult to read. After a moment, he asked, "What is a holy ruler, and what is a wise ruler?"
Chen Yu said solemnly: "A wise ruler only selects people based on their talents, not other things. He only seeks their ability and not their virtue. He is good at starting a business but not at maintaining it. A wise ruler devotes himself to his work until his death. He is close to virtuous ministers but not necessarily away from villains. He is good at maintaining the status quo but not at starting a business. He can share the joys and sorrows with the people, but..."
She paused, staring at Emperor Tongxu with burning eyes, "But he is incapable of making decisive decisions on major national affairs. He has great ambitions, but lacks the courage to kill and make decisions."
"How dare you, Shi Yu!" De Fu shouted, "How dare you speak ill of His Majesty."
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