In less than half a day, rumors spread that the second son of Li Wenli, the son of the left minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Li Lin, a famous social butterfly known to everyone in the official circles of Beijing, was dismissed.
There are two main versions. In the first version, Chu Qing, the deputy commander of Qianqiying, and Ma Rui went to Zui Keju. They questioned Li Lin because Li's shop sold stones mixed with flour. The two sides had a verbal dispute, and Li Lin was killed with a dagger.
The finger was carefully cut off, and when everyone saw the blood, they accidentally stepped on Li Lin several times.
This is the first version, which is a bit ridiculous and has the meaning of conducting an IQ census of the Changjing population. The second version is less insulting to everyone's IQ. The beginning is similar to the first version, but Li Lin is quite good at pretending that he has
You can try this on me for a while, and then Chu Qing, the deputy commander of Qianqiying, will do it to him, and after that, he will go up and kick him.
Compared with the first version, the second version is more popular and believable. In short, it creates a very irritable and extremely unreasonable character image for the deputy commander of Qianqiying.
In fact, logically speaking, the people gave Chu Qing a double blow. After all, it was because of the rice grain matter. But the problem is that the final decision on this matter is the emperor, the courtiers, and both parties involved are not unknown people.
Things depend on the process and the results. The second version is obviously not good for Chu Qing.
Who among the courtiers will consider whether the rice is mixed with stones or not? It is not sold to them. They will only consider that the deputy commander of the Thousand Cavalry Battalion is too domineering. If this unhealthy trend is not curbed, his hands may be chopped off next time.
Just yourself.
So that night, whether they were on good terms with the Li family or those who had a normal relationship with the Li family, they were all ready to roll up their sleeves and beat the drum the next day.
It has to be said that the popularity of Qianqiying is really bad, and it can be said that it is very bad in officialdom. This is the main reason why Chen Yan never discloses his identity.
On the morning of the second day, in the government hall, Sun An just called for the court to begin. Li Wenli, who looked haggard and sad, was the first to leave and kneel down.
"minister…"
As soon as he called out "Chen", Li Wenli was already in tears, and many ministers sighed secretly.
Huang Laosi looked confused and looked at Sun An. Sun An shook his head slightly, saying that he didn't know anything.
Or Chen Yan was quite good at doing things and left as soon as he said so. Normally speaking, if something happened in Beijing, even if Chen Yan didn't take the initiative to enter the palace, he would order someone to inform Huang Laosi with a letter or verbally.
This was the case when the grain store was sealed the day before yesterday, and it was also the case when Li Lin was disabled yesterday. Huang Laosi was caught off guard.
In fact, it's not Chen Yan's fault at all. The main reason is that Chen Yan thinks too "responsibly" for Chu Qing.
Not to mention the officials, even the common people knew that Qianqiying was the emperor's lackey, specializing in supervising the officials and informing the emperor.
So Chen Yan thought that Chu Qing knew his "own job" and didn't specifically ask him to explain it.
As for Chu Qing, firstly, he is unwilling to enter the palace, and secondly, both matters involve himself. What a fool. If he takes the initiative to enter the palace, is that a snitch? Doesn’t that mean he surrenders himself? Besides, he really doesn’t know what he is doing.
Qianqiying also has this process. If something goes wrong, you have to go to the palace to find the emperor. If he had known, he might not have accepted this job in the first place.
When Huang Laosi saw Li Wenli sobbing, he frowned.
I knelt down and cried as soon as I went to court. If I wanted to cry, go home and cry. It was so unlucky and ruined my good mood.
"Your Majesty... minister, minister..."
Li Wenli was indeed extremely sad. Among the three sons, he liked the second one the most. He was the smoothest and the smartest among the three sons. The precious one was not good enough. He was afraid of melting when he said it in his mouth. He was afraid when he held it in his hand.
He was crushed to death. The result was that he was carried back yesterday afternoon. His legs were swollen like something, a finger was missing, and his right hand was bloody and bloody. After the doctor looked at it, he shook his head. Even if he recovered from the injury, it was still useless.
After bandaging the wound and drinking the decoction, Li Lin cried when he woke up. While crying, he screamed and asked Li Wenli to kill Chu Qing and Ma Rui. He used the most vicious method in the world to kill these two people.
Li Wenli was angry, but he did not lose his head. After understanding what happened, he prepared to follow the normal procedures to handle the matter. Chu Qing and Ma Rui were both court officials, and they were also higher-ranking officials. This matter must be brought to the court.
Say, first let’s see what the emperor means.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty Li Lin, yesterday..." Li Wenli took a breath and wiped his tears: "Yesterday in the capital, I was beaten to a cripple by Chu Qing, the deputy commander of Qianqi Battalion, and Ma Rui, the governor of Jingzhao Mansion. My minister,
I beg your Majesty to give me justice."
Huang Laosi blinked and suddenly realized something.
Chu Qing was beaten by Li Lin and became a cripple. Why was he not surprised at all?
But there is also something surprising, that is, how come the good old Ma Rui got involved.
Before Huang Laosi could speak, an inspector who had a close relationship with Li Wenli jumped out and slowly knelt on the ground.
"Your Majesty, the country has its own laws. How can Qianqiying abuse lynching? The second young master of the Li family, Li Lin, is quite talented and well-known. I have met him several times and he is well-informed. However, he was beaten to death by Chu Qing, the deputy commander of Qianqiying, for no reason.
It is truly appalling to be disabled, and I hope Your Majesty will uphold justice."
At the beginning, a few more ministers came out and started talking to each other.
"The Qianqi Camp abuses lynching, and this trend cannot last forever..."
"The Drunken Guest House is located in Nanshi, and there are many scholars who come and go. Such a tragic incident..."
"You can't punish a doctor. Li Lin is a scholar. He got together with his friends, and Qian Qiying rushed in with great momentum..."
Each and every one of them spoke with style, as if they were there yesterday.
Huang Laosi kept his expression and roughly understood what was going on. Li Lin was having dinner at Zui Guesthouse and called a few friends. Chu Qing rushed up and gave Li Lin a chop by the way.
He was beaten half to death with a finger.
Li Wenli, who had stopped crying, started crying again with his confinement baby.
Huang Laosi looked at the row of courtiers who were kneeling down to ask him to do justice, and finally spoke.
"Chen...Chu Qing, the deputy commander of Qianqiying, entered the Druid Guest House without any reason and beat Li Lin?"
Li Wenli stopped crying, and the supervisory envoys and officials who had just complained stopped saying anything.
Huang Laosi breathed a sigh of relief.
I know that no matter how bad Chu Qing is, he can't hit people for no reason. There is indeed something hidden.
The ministers looked at each other. They knew why they were beaten, but they couldn't take the initiative to say it. If they did, Li Wenli would have to say it.
"Your Majesty, my family runs a grain shop, and the deputy commander of Qianqiying wanted to accuse him, saying that the flour sold in Li's shop was mixed with sand and gravel, and that's why the dog was found."
Huang Laosi frowned: "Because the rice sold by your Li family is mixed with sand and gravel?!"
"If that's not the case, there's no need to blame him. Chu Qing is unjustly accusing the dog."
"Oh, I know, this Chu Qing is really a bastard."
Huang Laosi showed a sneer and said quietly: "I beat someone for no reason. I will naturally give Li Shilang justice. However, what the ministers said is true. The freedom of the country and the law, I will convince Chu Qing."
"If you dare to slander the son of a minister, please do not forgive me lightly, Sun An."
"The old slave is here."
"Now, I ordered the imperial guards to leave the palace, put on disguises, and secretly inquired who had gone to Li's store to buy rice grains, and whether there was anything mixed with sand and gravel. I thought there was no such thing. Record the testimony to avoid Chu Qing's quibbles.
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"yes."
Li Wenli was startled; "Your Majesty, don't... don't go to such trouble, this matter of mixing rice with stone... is..."
Huang Laosi's voice was still calm: "Is it possible that the rice sold by your Li family is really mixed with sand and gravel?"
"This..." Li Wenli raised his head, trying to see the emperor's face hidden under the jade crown and bead curtain, and finally gritted his teeth: "Even if there is sand and gravel, it is the negligence of the shopkeeper. Even so, Chu Qing should not
This is a vicious move."
Those ministers who supported Li Wenli began to agree again.
Yes, yes, that's the reason, just mix it in, it will train your teeth, and it won't kill anyone, but Mr. Li is disabled, we can't put the cart before the horse, you say so, Your Majesty.
Seeing that everyone was evading the call again, someone came out of the household department, it was Qiu Wanshan.
"Your Majesty, I have something to report."
Huang Laosi looked at Qiu Wanshan, who had been trolling the Li family recently, with an incomprehensible expression, and nodded slightly.
"My lord, I impeach Chu Qing, the deputy commander of the Thousand Cavalry Camp. He has no regard for the laws of the country. He should be severely punished and give justice to Mr. Li!"
As soon as he finished speaking, most of the courtiers' heads were full of questions. Even Li Wenli subconsciously turned his head and looked at Qiu Wanshan, who was expressionless. He was very confused.
The head of the Household Guard, Changfeng, gritted his teeth. If looks could kill, Qiu Wanshan would have been pierced by thousands of arrows.
