The emperor looked at the book in his hand, turned a page, and his face darkened. The temperature in the entire hall dropped again and again. It was not winter yet. The officials' official uniforms were thick and they would sweat in the past, but today they felt extremely cold.
"Eighty-three white bones" is a number. It's a number that can make you lose your head if you're not careful, regardless of whether you have anything to do with it or not.
Although they were full of questions, no one dared to speak.
Zhuo Yunfan knelt there upright, calm and calm.
The more I watch Meng Huitian, the more I like it.
"Pa", the emperor on the dragon throne threw the memorial: "Zhuo Yunfan, who gave you the courage to act wild in the Jinluan Palace?"
"My humble minister's behavior is indeed perverse. Please punish me, Your Majesty."
"Aren't you afraid that if I'm unhappy, I'll drag you out and kill you?"
"Wei Chen is afraid." Zhuo Yunfan answered honestly.
"Are you afraid? How dare you?" The emperor became even more angry.
"The people who let eighty-three people die tragically must be afraid, but they also dare."
"You." They say that newborn calves are not afraid of tigers. Are you, the new champion, not afraid of dragons?
The emperor was so angry that he had nothing to say. He tapped the armrest with his fingers holding the dragon chair, and his gloomy face slowly calmed down.
This is a sign of murder.
"Your Majesty, please calm down. Although Mr. Zhuo behaved erratically, he went to the scene of the disaster relief in Jiangnan, commanded it properly, minimized the losses, and recovered the disaster relief money in a timely manner. His merits outweighed his faults."
The one who spoke was the Minister of Civil Affairs.
"You are different from the two ministers."
"Your Majesty, Mr. Zhuo has deeply rooted in the hearts of the people in Jiangning. If he is sentenced to death for some misbehavior, I'm afraid it will be difficult to convince the public."
This person is the Minister of Punishment.
"It's a harmless little mistake for young people, just teach them." The Minister of the Ministry of Personnel and the two ministers had been quarreling in the Ministry of Personnel for several days. After all, there was no coffin board to hold them down.
"Father, why don't you take back the Number One Scholar's Mansion and give Xu Tanhua's house to Lord Zhuo instead." Meng Huitian said with a smile.
The emperor looked at his favorite son, and most of his anger disappeared.
"Okay, just as Tian'er said, after the court, you take him there and tell him about Xu Qingyuan. When a young man succeeds, he will run wild."
The people standing in the golden palace are all human beings. To compare Zhuo Yunfan with Xu Qingyuan is to like this new top scholar.
Who is Xu Qingyuan? Xu Qingyuan is the old magistrate of the county.
Although Xu Qingyuan's Tanhua Mansion is small and dilapidated, the courtyard has been empty since Xu Qingyuan left.
His Majesty the Emperor often sends people to clean it.
The princess who admired Xu Qingyuan back then would also go and sit there during holidays.
But Xu Qingyuan, just like Zhuo Yunfan now, was young and fearless, obviously a weak scholar, and would not give in when arguing with the emperor.
The emperor was so angry with him that he valued him.
When he learned that the princess loved Xu Qingyuan, he decided to marry her without hesitation.
I don't know where Xu Qingyuan made the mistake. Not only did he refuse the emperor's marriage offer, he demoted himself from the official position and became a small county magistrate.
The emperor was so angry that he didn't look good to his ministers for a whole month.
"Don't think that my anger will dissipate if I don't kill you. If you don't know how to restrain yourself, you won't know when I will lose my head."
Thinking of Xu Qingyuan, the emperor became angry. He has not returned to the capital for twenty years. My princess has become an old girl who cannot get married.
The princess who was painting in the princess mansion sneezed.
"I thank the Lord for his kindness." Zhuo Yunfan thanked the Emperor for his kindness.
Before the emperor could speak, Zhuo Yunfan turned into an aggrieved child in a second.
"Weichen will never be so eccentric again. In Jiangning, Weichen encountered four waves of assassinations. He was not familiar with the place and had only one personal bodyguard. The people in the local government did not know who he was targeting. Weichen almost died.
Mourning Jiangning."
"At the time of Meng Lang, the magistrate of the Song Dynasty, Master Ma, and the governor of Liangjiang, Master Cao, were all in the magistrate's prison. I just don't know who informed the two ministers about such a trivial matter."
"On the way back to Beijing, if Wei Chen's horse hadn't been so fast, he would have died four or five times."
"I don't know who this person is, but he wants to kill him because of his misbehavior."
Zhuo Yunfan's aggrieved look and his cynicism just now seemed to be two different people.
The two ministers knelt on the ground and scolded Zhuo Yunfan countless times. He was a showman and treated the two of them like monkeys.
"Furthermore, Your Majesty, what makes Weichen feel most aggrieved is that Weichen sent five brochures to Your Majesty and only received four replies. For the fourth brochure, Weichen couldn't eat or sleep at night while waiting for the reply."
Zhuo Yunfan felt aggrieved, like a poor baby whose father had broken his promise.
The emperor's anger was completely extinguished by the crooked new top scholar in front of him.
Which minister is not frightened and trembling in front of him? Even if there is no need to be frightened, he still behaves and behaves in a serious manner.
Only the Xu Qingyuan of twenty years ago was different from the person in front of him.
"I only received four brochures from you." The emperor was no longer angry. He had just seen all these things in Zhuo Yunfan's brochures. He was very angry at first, but after being wronged by this kid, he lost a lot of his anger.
"Your Majesty, the General Affairs Department has only received four memorials from Mr. Zhuo," the General Affairs Envoy reported.
The General Affairs Department is specifically responsible for delivering memorials.
"Intercepting the court's memorials and killing court officials is quite courageous." Meng Huitian said calmly.
Meng Huitian rarely goes to court once a year, but anything that catches his eye is no small matter.
All the ministers suddenly realized belatedly that the main hall, which was supposed to be serious and tense, and had extremely low pressure just now, was not so cold now. The emperor, who was initially so angry that he wanted to kill someone, was no longer angry now.
The number one scholar is the number one scholar, and all the ministers are convinced. If they all behaved and acted cautiously like them, someone would be beaten today.
Master Zhuo seems to be stating his grievances, but which sentence is not the key point?
The case itself can be investigated slowly, and the person behind it is the key point of the case.
Not a single word is mentioned about the person behind the scenes, but every word is focused on the person behind the scenes.
"This matter is not trivial. From now on, in the capital, the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Punishment will cooperate with Zhuo Yunfan to investigate thoroughly. General Meng Huitian, the protector of the country, will be fully responsible."
The emperor glanced at the young man who was kneeling straight and frowned slightly. This time, he had to keep an eye on the princesses in the harem.
The emperor snorted softly, flicked his sleeves and retreated.
Xu Qingyuan and Mo Qing had previously reported the matters written in Zhuo Yunfan's book back to the capital, and he and Tian'er had discussed the specific matters.
What he has to worry about now is how to give an explanation to Annan Kingdom. A good prince, a prince, and a princess died in their own territory. It is impossible for Emperor Annan not to come and fight with him. Annan will
Such a prince.
The ministers left the court one after another, and the two ministers of the Ministry of Personnel were taken away by the Ministry of Punishment.
Meng Huitian glanced at Zhuo Yunfan, who was kneeling numb, and nodded with satisfaction: "Let's go, kid."
Zhuo Yunfan limped behind Meng Huitian, his face was calm, his heart was full of fear, and his inner clothes were wet and stuck to his body.
Yesterday, in the food box sent by General Meng, there was a note with four words on it, "Annoy the Emperor."
Making others angry is something Zhuo Yunfan can do with ease, but making the emperor angry is a gamble with his life.
However, the gamble was worth it. At least the two ministers of the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Justice came out to plead with the emperor when he was furious. It was quite touching.
The performance of others is comparable to his understanding of the capital.
Moreover, I have a house of my own, and I have a house in the capital.