The thirty year of Jiaqing, late autumn.

The capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty-----Zhongdu.

In front of the Meridian Gate of the Palace, there were two bloody people lying on both sides. One had already lost his breath. The other was crawling towards the man, but he tried his best and could not move a step, and finally fainted.

At this time, a man walked slowly from the Huangji Gate, staggering, and at first glance he saw a limp.

The imperial guards and eunuchs guarding next to him seemed to recognize this person, but they didn't know what he was doing, and hesitated without stopping him. He never thought that the man pointed at the corpse and scolded: "I deserve it! I'm stubborn and self-righteous, and don't listen to others, so I should be punished!" As he said that, he approached and touched it gently, deliberately shook the corpse without much effort, as if he still had a trace of breath.

Then he came to the person who fainted, and gently pushed it. After confirming, he sat down between the two of them, cursing and whimpering, and his voice was a little whimpering. He could not tell any hatred. He was completely indignant than complaining. He couldn't help but cry and shouted from time to time. In addition to the neatly arranged imperial guards in the distance, there were also some eunuchs in the inner palace who were staring at him. There were only him and two corpses in the entire square, which seemed particularly eye-catching.

After half a morning, the two of them walked from the direction of Zhengji Hall. They saw that they were prominent in their identities and must have come to seek punishment. Some officials and followers followed behind, and they were separated by a long distance. They were generally afraid of stealing the limelight, and some even seemed afraid of dodging.

When he came to the man, a first-rank official in his seventies asked: "Liang Ji! You are so bold, you dare to clamor in the court. What should you make excuses?"

When I saw that this person was a veteran in the officialdom, he was not in a hurry to convict him when he came up, and gave people a chance to distinguish and did not say anything. Next to him was an eunuch in the inner palace, who looked very noble from his clothes, and he was not in a hurry to make a sound.

"Mr. Cao! Peng Zhe drove me away for no reason, and didn't even pay severance. I was here to disgust him. The imperial guards next to him could be proved!" The man named Liang Ji said.

These are okay to deceive ordinary people, but this is Cao Shu, the second assistant of the cabinet who is powerful for a while, so there is no need to say that he is serious. Besides, Peng Lu, the chief assistant of the cabinet, predicted that something was going to happen to him and did such abnormal behavior. How could he deceive him? Turning to the eunuch and asked: "Eunuch Liu! This is a completely quibbling, what do you think?"

This person is Liu Quan, the eunuch in charge of the seal, and is a celebrity around Emperor Jiaqing. He knows that he wants to be a villain himself. He replied disdainfully: "Master Cao, let's do it! I will report back to the emperor later."

Cao Shu cleaned up his clothes and coughed dryly, "The emperor's will be to storm the corpse for three days. No matter what the reason you are for, you are guilty. Come on! Take it down and send it to the Ministry of Justice Prison, waiting for the Holy Punishment."

At this time, the two imperial guards came up and wanted to hold Liang Ji. Liang Ji flashed his hands and did not let him succeed. "Mr. Cao! The emperor's order was to scoundrel the corpse, and he did not say that he could not curse the corpse and scold him. I am here to take revenge and vent my personal anger. What is the crime?"

Liang Ji's words are reasonable. Whether he has to say anything about the order or not, he cannot draw a conclusion, otherwise he will cause trouble. You must know that Liang Ji is a famous aide. He should be careful in his words. He can only shout hard: "Didn't he say it? Hear the Holy Prison, take it down quickly!", and turned his face to the side and kept waving his hands.

Liang Ji seemed to be prepared, and suddenly pounced on the ground, looking like a scoundrel. He said, "I wonder how Peng Zhe supported you back then, otherwise you would still be a sixth-rank official. Did you see me abuse Peng Zhe and speak up for him?" The two imperial guards had to watch from both sides, waiting for Cao Shu's further orders.

When these words were said, Cao Shu was so embarrassed that Peng Lu could have such an ending, he was secretly hurting him. He was cursing himself in a turn. Although Liang Ji was disabled, he was still confused. It turned out that he had this trick waiting!

At this time, the officials behind had already followed, but they kept a distance and naturally heard it very clearly and did not speak out. Only they knew what they thought. Seeing Cao Shu looking back at him, he couldn't help but avoid it, all of whom did not care about his own affairs and was erect, it would be better to be cautious at this critical moment.

Seeing that no one stood up for him, Cao Shu could only refute himself, "It's outrageous! Peng Lu is a traitor. I have long been incompatible with him, so you have compassion and slander me?"

"Yes! Cao's loyalty to the emperor is so clear that the sun and the moon can be seen. How can you join the traitor? It's because you have ulterior motives!" As soon as Cao Shu finished speaking, an official stood up. It seemed that he was looking forward to him. Although he was one step too late, someone finally took the lead and followed a few people to agree. It can be seen that the general trend in the court is still in the majority.

"Pan Guohong! What are you calling? You are just a dog from the Cao family, still gnawing on bones? Xia Zhan can't finish eating meat, have you given it?" Liang Ji was unforgivable and suddenly stabbed the pain in a person.

"You are Peng Lu's dog, a mad dog that is biting people randomly. He is still yelling at the moment of death?" The official named Pan Guohong retorted angrily. However, he did not dare to go forward, he had no courage at all, and looked like a slave.

"Mr. Cao! I am just a useless person and no threat to anyone. It's just that worth your concern?" Liang Ji ignored Pan Guohong. Whether he could get out of here was Cao Shu, who had just been promoted to prime minister, and he looked up at him.

"You are too worried. I just did it according to the law. I will not blame me if I don't target any innocent people!" Cao Shu vaguely felt that the reason why Liang Ji did this was based on his own talent and clever arguments, and he would not have any harm in killing himself. He was disgusting himself. Even though he said that, he had a secret murderous intent in his heart, thinking about how to kill him.

Liang Ji snorted and sighed, "It seems that I am deadly. Come on!" Before he finished speaking, he stood up while the two imperial guards were relaxed, and looked fearless, and rushed straight to Cao Shu.

Cao Shu didn't know why he was like this, so he couldn't help but take a few steps back and stretched out his right hand to stop him. He asked sternly: "What do you want to do?" At the same time, Pan Guohong rushed up and stood in front of Cao Shu, with great enthusiasm to die with him.

Liang Ji smiled and said indifferently: "I am a useless person, how can I be worthy of Lord Pan like this? You must know who is the cloudy day of Peng Zhe. Don't do things too much, otherwise you will get retribution."

Pan Guohong looked horrified, but he still said toughly: "Just rely on you? Save it!"

At this time, the two imperial guards came up to suppress Liang Ji, pressed him down and knelt on the ground, unable to move. Liang Ji was still struggling, but it was still useless, so he had to look up and say loudly: "Cao Shu! Don't think that if I get rid of me, everything will be fine. My two brothers in life and death will not spare you, just wait!"

Seeing Liang Ji being restrained, Pan Guohong got up boldly and came to his side. He kicked him hard and cursed: "Damn lame! He is still stubborn when he dies. What brother? I pressed them down with a single finger, hum!" As he said that, he kicked him a few more times, and Fang Jue relieved his anger.

Cao Shu waved his hand and said indifferently: "Take it down!".

The two imperial guards picked up Liang Ji cleanly and walked out of the imperial city. They only heard Liang Ji shouting constantly, "Don't think I'm talking and playing. When you Cao Shu regretted it, just wait for the same fate as Peng Lu!" Just in the middle of the square, the sound echoed, and everyone in front of the Meridian Gate could hear it clearly.

Seeing this scene, Pan Guohong, who looked like a slave, jumped up and cursed, "Who do you think it is? Look at what you can! Something is ungrateful." He was the only one present, who was very hardworking, as if he was afraid that others would not know. He walked away and looked at Cao Shu. He knew that he had walked into the crowd behind him, so he ran over without any hesitation.

I happened to hear Cao Shu saying to a first-rank official who was nearly 60 years old, "Mr. Qin! I will recommend you to the emperor as the Minister of Rites." His tone of speaking was very gentle, as if he had said it accidentally.

The man was very respectful and quickly saluted: "Thank you, Chief Cao! The official is a little talented and knowledgeable, so he may not be able to be competent." After saying that, he waved his hands, his attitude was very sincere, and he seemed to not care about the position. He looked helpless and did not want to have too much involvement with him.

This person is Qin Yunhou, the minister of the cabinet and minister of the Ministry of War. Cao Shu is now also the minister of the Ministry of Rites. He has served as the chief minister, so he naturally cannot serve as the deputy. Qin Yunhou knew that if he served as the minister of the Ministry of Rites, the minister of the Ministry of War would be taken over by Cao Shu. Although the minister of the Ministry of Rites is easy to serve as the junior assistant of the cabinet, getting too close to Cao Shu will cause trouble and avoiding it is an insane move.

"Who doesn't know that Qin Gexiang's poems and prose are famous all over the world. Master Cao Ge is for your own good, so don't refuse!" Pan Guohong, who was still breathing, immediately answered. Because Cao Shu had already told him, if he didn't interrupt, he would be really a elm head.

Qin Yunhou was still shaking his head and responding politely, "I have been in good health recently, and the Ministry of Rites is complicated and I can't handle it." A person who doesn't want to do something will always find various reasons. It seems that Qin Yunhou really doesn't want to take up this position.

"No hurry! I'll take care of it first. It's not too late to take over when Mr. Qin is in good health. Let's just do it!" Cao Shu was a little impatient. After saying that, he hugged his fists, turned around and left, ignoring what the other party was thinking.

Pan Guohong shook his head at Qin Yunhou and sighed, "It was putting pressure on the other party. Although Pan Guohong looked like a slave, he was still quite scheming, otherwise he would not have climbed to the position of Zuo Wailang of the Ministry of Works. Then he quickly caught up and followed Cao Shu.

At this time, a man in his sixties and in his 190s and wearing the Prince Nine Python clothes came from the direction of Qinzheng Hall, and was bright and energetic, followed by a few people. He happened to meet Cao Shu, and Cao Shu hurriedly bowed and said, "I have met Prince Li!".

"It's the Chief Auxiliary of Cao! Please forgive me if my foolish son-in-law has any offense! After he recovers from his injuries, I will let him go to the mansion to apologize in person." The prince bowed and said.

"Where! Where! Lord Ai is too straightforward, there is no need to stand up and anger Your Majesty. It is normal to argue with me." The other party was a royal relative and nobleman, and Cao Shu dared not offend him, and his attitude was very complimentary.

"I hope the prime minister is telling the truth. I want to be an official from another place, Chief Minister Cao! You won't stop him, right?" Seeing that the other party doesn't care, it is a good time to speak.

"Of course not! It's time to train below, and it's not too late to enter Beijing again." No matter what he thought in his heart, Cao Shu's reply gave the prince enough face.

"That's thank you!", while saying that, he kept bowing and giving the other party a favor. "I have to take this son back, so I won't bother the Prime Minister!", and then bowed and walked towards the person who fell asleep.

At this time at the Meridian Gate, everyone's eyes turned to the prince. When they approached the man, they first tried to put their right index finger at the man's nose. Seeing that they had nothing to do, they shook their heads and ordered them to be carried into the car, drag them carefully, and followed them behind.

Cao Shu and the officials on both sides were watching. When they saw that they had gone far away, Cao Shu turned around and left. The other officials followed. Only Qin Yunhou was a little disappointed and did not want to make any sound. He left in the opposite direction of Cao Shu.

Cao Shu asked Pan Guohong, who was catching up with him: "Do you know Liang Ji's two friends?"

Pan Guohong did not dare to neglect, so he shook his head and said, "What friend? I haven't heard of it." Pan Guohong looked at him, but he didn't care about this matter. How could he not be confused when he heard Cao Shu mention it?

Cao Shu had expected this to be the case and said kindly, "Liang Ji is a talented person, and the people he makes will not be bad, go check it out!"

Although Pan Guohong was a little puzzled, he still agreed, "I understand, I'll send you news as soon as possible." He was still thinking, Cao Shu was too fussy, what kind of storm can cause a cripple. He looked down on people like Liang Ji from the bottom of his heart, and it's okay to have ideas. Without Peng Lu's backer, he would be a headless fly, biting people without itching or pain, and buzzing.

Chapter completed!