Li Huairen raised his eyes and expressed disdain for the words of the Minister of Rites: "Now that things have come to this, do you still believe what that guy Wang Dong says?"
"I think this guy only has a good mouth."
"We believed his lies before and actually asked him to arrange for someone to assassinate the King of England."
"What's the result? The cowhide blew so loudly that it didn't even hurt the King of England's fur.
"On the contrary, we will be harmed and suffer together with him."
It can be seen that Li Huairen hates Wang Dong very much now.
The Minister of Rites waved his hand and seemed not to be affected at all: "Although what he did was not successful, it did not have much impact on us."
Li Huairen stretched out his hand and waved it in front of the Minister of Civil Affairs: "It won't have much impact? Your brain is not burning, right?"
"This is an assassination of the prince. We don't know if we can pass this level. Is this considered to have little impact?"
The Minister of Rites said calmly: "Actually, some of Wang Dong's words are not unreasonable."
"His Royal Highness is a man of rules."
"Although he knew we were responsible for the assassination, he had no evidence."
"From beginning to end, only Wang Dong, the minister of Dali Temple, came forward. We people have never participated."
Li Huairen was shocked when he heard this, and his whole body felt as if he had been struck by lightning, with numbness all over his body.
The original gloomy mood was swept away, and he was excited and said: "So, His Royal Highness will not do anything to us?"
The Minister of Rites smiled confidently: "At least, he can't frame us for the charges of assassination and rebellion."
Li Huairen completely understood this time.
Seeing his inexplicable excitement, the Minister of Rites poured cold water on him: "Don't be too happy too soon."
"Although the King of England has no evidence, he definitely knows that we did it."
"If the King of England does not want to directly turn against us and break the rules he has set, then the King of England will definitely not let us off lightly."
Li Huairen didn't care about this: "I don't think it's anything. If it's just like this, it doesn't matter at all. No matter what the King of England wants, just give it to him."
As a child of an aristocratic family, Li Huairen has this confidence.
After learning from the Minister of Rites that Zhu Han would not act recklessly, Li Huairen was completely relieved and returned to his yamen directly.
However, Li Huairen did not see that after he left, the Minister of Rites returned to the Libu Yamen again.
The Minister of the Ministry of Personnel was still reviewing documents with his head down. When he noticed someone coming in, he said without raising his head: "Leaving?"
The Minister of Rites nodded with a complicated expression, and said with some hesitation: "Your Excellency..."
The words were just the beginning, but they were not continued.
However, the Minister of Civil Affairs seemed to already know what he wanted to say, and continued to review the documents with the brush in his hand: "It is better for one person to die than for everyone to die together."
"Someone has to bear the wrath of the prince."
The Minister of Rites hesitated for a moment and sighed: "I just think that Li Huairen alone may not be able to withstand the prince's anger."
Regarding his worries, the Minister of Civil Affairs just smiled slightly: "This is not an inconspicuous small town, but Yanjing."
"Not to mention, the King of England also wants to build Yanjing as the future capital. It is not easy to manage the population here."
"If His Royal Highness the King of England gets involved, Yanjing will not be able to stabilize for at least ten years. They can't treat such an unstable city as the capital, right?"
"Don't think that the King of England is an impulsive and irritable person just because he is young."
"Don't forget, he is the one who followed His Majesty to overthrow the Meng Yuan and establish the towering Ming Dynasty."
"He must understand when to fight to the death and when to compromise."
"I conclude that His Royal Highness the King will definitely not be too involved this time."
"For the sake of the overall interests of the imperial court, he will endure this tone."
Seeing the Minister of Libu talking eloquently, the Minister of Rites felt a little complicated.
On the one hand, he felt that what the Minister of Civil Affairs said had some truth. Even he felt that His Royal Highness would definitely stop it.
Otherwise, all six ministers of Yanjing would be wiped out.
Among the six parts, there are not many people who are actually involved in the assassination. But those people are inextricably related to those who participated in the assassination.
If you really want to take action... pull out the carrot and bring out the mud, you won't be able to stop easily.
If all the officials in the six departments of Yanjing were wiped out at once, who would govern Yanjing?
This matter seems to be only a matter for the city of Yanjing, but in fact it concerns the entire north.
His Royal Highness the King of England is not the kind of person who would destroy the entire northern foundation of the imperial court for his own selfish desires.
But... no matter how many reasons the Minister of Rites came up with, he still had no idea in his heart.
Because their opponent this time is not an ordinary person, but His Royal Highness the King of England.
His Royal Highness the King of England who founded the Ming Dynasty together with today’s emperor.
"It's not good! It's not good!" At this moment, a minister from the Ministry of Civil Affairs ran in with a panicked look on his face, shouting as he ran.
The Minister of the Ministry of Personnel lowered his face in displeasure and reprimanded: "What kind of behavior is this in a hurry? What did I tell you before? Our officials in the Ministry of Personnel must be solemn and calm during major events."
"If even we are in chaos, what will the other officials of the court do?"
"You must always remember that we are the officials of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the mainstay of the court. Do you understand?"
The minister of official affairs who rushed in was being scolded like a third grandson, but he didn't even dare to show his anger.
He didn't dare to interrupt the Minister of Civil Affairs, so he could only stay there and be punished.
The Minister of Civil Affairs was frothing at the mouth when he suddenly heard the sound of dense footsteps coming from outside the courtyard.
And all kinds of scoldings, screams, and curses.
Just now he said that we should pay attention to the official authority, but the whole official department was in chaos.
What's the difference between this and beating up the official minister in person?
It would be fine if there were only people from the official department.
But there is also a minister of the Ministry of Rites here, which makes it even more difficult for the minister of the Ministry of Personnel to come to the stage.
His eyes were red and he yelled angrily: "What's going on outside? Are you treating the staff as a vegetable market?"
The reprimanded Minister of the Ministry of Personnel had a grimace on his face: "Sir, the Black Cavalry Army must have rushed in. Just now, their people surrounded our entire Ministry of Personnel."
"What did you say?" The Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs could no longer pretend to be unfazed by the collapse of the mountain.
His face turned pale and his whole body was trembling: "Why didn't you talk about such an important thing just now?"
The servant who reported the news lowered his head and said nothing.
You can't blame him, he wanted to say it, but Master Shangshu didn't give him a chance to speak.
Just as the official's questioning voice ended, the door to the room was suddenly kicked open.
The fierce Black Cavalry soldiers rushed in like a tide and surrounded them.
The Minister of Civil Affairs was so frightened that his legs were shaking, but he still held on, putting on an official look and scolded him sternly: "Who are you, and who let you in?"
"Don't you know what this place is? You Qiu Ba can just break in at will?"
"If you don't quit, I will definitely give your Majesty a copy of your book."
Among the black cavalry, a general with the appearance of a thousand households sneered: "It is your Yanjing officials who are surrounding you, and those who are caught are the corrupt officials like you."
The officials and ministers are going crazy, something is wrong.
Your Majesty, why don't you follow the rules?
Does he really want to turn Yanjing upside down and make the people resentful?
"I am the Minister of the Ministry of War in Yanjing. To arrest me, we must have the consent of the three departments of Dali Temple, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate!" The Minister of the Ministry of Personnel was like a man falling into the water, trying desperately to grab the straw around him.
Qianhu of the Black Cavalry Army snorted disdainfully: "Don't worry, we not only have the approval document from the Third Division, but also your Majesty's imperial edict. You will be able to see it soon, sir."
The Minister of Civil Affairs was completely panicked. He didn't know what he was thinking, so he turned around and ran away.
But he is a weak scholar, and he is so old, how could he run away?
As soon as he took a few steps, he was pinned to the ground by the soldiers of the Black Cavalry Army.
This is because he is a high-ranking official, and the soldiers of the Black Cavalry Army did not dare to do anything dirty.
Otherwise, it is not impossible to break the leg on the spot.
Qianhu of the Black Cavalry Army said angrily: "Just follow us and that's it. Why are you fussing around? We are already surrounding everyone outside. Do you really think you can run away?"
Two soldiers of the Black Cavalry Army walked out, each holding an arm of the Minister of Civil Affairs.
The soldiers of the Black Cavalry Army were tall, and the Minister of Civil Affairs was being held up like a chicken, kicking his feet randomly, but he couldn't even touch the ground.
"You can't do this! I am the official minister of the imperial court!"
"I want to impeach you and let me go!"
The struggling and shouting of the official minister gradually faded away.
Qianhu of the Black Cavalry Army smiled half-heartedly, looking at the Minister of Civil Affairs and the Minister of Etiquette who were paralyzed on the ground and asked: "Two adults, should I invite you to leave, or should you two leave on your own?"
The Minister of Rites took a deep breath, did not do anything extra, and left honestly with the Black Cavalry.
They lost, completely lost.
What I thought was a clever guess now looks like a joke.
How could His Majesty Zhu Han, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, act according to the ideas of people like them?
The Minister of Rites just wants to know what step His Royal Highness will take.
Prison Department of Punishment.
When the Minister of Rites was put into the cell, he found that there was already a person inside.
Moreover, this person is not unfamiliar to him.
It was Li Huairen, the Minister of Punishment, who had just separated not long ago and was regarded as an abandoned son to bear the wrath of His Royal Highness.
As soon as he saw him, Li Huairen gritted his teeth and said, "Didn't you say that His Royal Highness will not do anything to us? What is going on now?"
The Minister of Rites looked at Li Huairen with a complicated expression.
Sometimes, he really wants to open this guy's head and see what he thinks about every day? =.
Now that things have come to this point, is this guy really unaware of anything?
Without even a hint of officialdom, it's a shame that this guy was able to climb all the way to the position of Minister of Justice.
Even if the Li family has deep-rooted influence in the north, who can get into the position of Shangshu without any support in their family?
I really don't have any ability, and I will never be able to sit in the position of minister.
However, reality is sometimes stranger than fiction.
He is just a waste like Li Huairen who doesn't understand anything.
It turned out that he was really safe and sound, having been the Minister of the Ministry of Justice for so many years.
"What's the use of talking about this? We have completely lost. Now, we can only wait and see how His Royal Highness will deal with us. I don't think His Royal Highness will let us continue to live."
Li Huairen's eyes were red and he gritted his teeth and roared: "How dare he. If I die, my family will never let it go."
However, the Minister of Rites smiled coldly: "I advise you, it is best not to have such thoughts."
"Now that things have happened, if we cooperate obediently, we may be the only ones who are unlucky. But if you dare to threaten the King of England with these things."
"That is to tell the King of England openly and ask him to wipe out your family!"
There seemed to be endless killing intent in his calm words.
Li Huairen shuddered subconsciously: "He...he can't do this."
The Minister of Rites smiled contemptuously and said: "Why not? Your Majesty and the King of England have launched a reckless army. Over the years, they have fought all over the world and killed countless people. How difficult do you think it is to destroy your family?"
At the same time, Zhu Han was having a similar conversation in the temporary palace in Yanjing.
"Brother Xu, there is no point in destroying one or two aristocratic families."
"Maybe it will cause turmoil in the north."
"Our Ming Dynasty is now full of waste and waiting for improvement, and what we need most is stability."
"Anyway, I have nothing to do now. I don't intend to get involved in this incident, as long as the culprits can pay the price."
Xu Da stared at Zhu Han with burning eyes: "Are you serious?"
Zhu Han looked calm: "Of course I am telling the truth. I just pretend to be a prince in front of others. I can't pretend to be the same as my own family, right?"
Although he acted very sincerely, Xu Da did chuckle and said, "How can I know what your temper is like?"
"After all that, you still don't want to kill people? If you don't remove the root of the problem, there will be endless troubles."
"You kid, don't think that these people will be grateful to you if you show mercy to them."
"I can be sure that they will call you a fool while secretly continuing to use their strength, ready to stab you in the back at any time."
Zhu Han smiled casually: "I never need their gratitude."
"Brother Xu, we have been fighting for so many years and have killed countless people. It is okay to kill those foreign captives, but for the Han people... we should show mercy."
Xu Da laughed heartily.
Even Zhu Han felt that there seemed to be a dark cloud hanging over Xu Da's heart that was swept away.
There is no basis for this feeling, but Zhu Han feels that he is not wrong.
Xu Da was not interrupted until Xu Da had laughed enough.
He patted Zhu Han hard on the shoulder and said, "Seeing that you are still the same as before, I feel relieved."
