Yusui Chang'an

In the morning.

With the death of Deputy Ambassador Mo at the hotel, the Ministry of Rites and Chu Chengyao who were responsible for the reception were impeached.

More impeachments about Chu Chengyao poured in, not only involving the Ministry of Justice and other government affairs, but also about Chu Chengyao's lack of personal morality and his unmatched affairs with women, which brought discredit to the royal family.

Officials from the Ministry of Punishment and the Ministry of Rites all spoke for Chu Chengyao. After all, they were also involved.

Many officials who had good relationships with Chu Chengyao in private and had a good opinion of him also defended Chu Chengyao.

When Han Qingru, the Minister of Household Affairs, also offered to help, and Yuan Dao, the Minister of Rites, even complained about Chu Chengyao because of the deputy envoy Mo, the prince, who was not happy that Chu Chengyao had won over so many officials, became even more angry. Face:

The Ministry of Husbandry and the Ministry of Rites were under his jurisdiction, but his people actually favored his opponents.

After allowing the officials to argue for a long time, the emperor noted down the officials who spoke for Chu Chengyao one by one, and punished the corresponding people in accordance with the law before finally making a final decision:

Chu Chengyao was ordered to pay a three-year salary, and to reflect behind closed doors before the wedding. All government affairs in hand were handed over to the temporary management of his people.

Seeing Chu Chengyao lowering his eyebrows and acknowledging the punishment, the emperor spoke softly and gave two instructions:

"After the wedding, I will take good care of your princess. I am still waiting to hold my first grandson. When he is born, I will be richly rewarded."

When Chu Chengyao heard this, he choked in his chest, feeling uncomfortable:
The emperor spoke eloquently in front of all the ministers, how could he get rid of the child...
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After going to court, the prince wanted to hold Yuan Dao and Han Qingru accountable, but Zheng Cheng called Han Qingru away first.

The prince only took Yuan Dao out of the palace and returned to the palace. He saw that he was very respectful to him, but he was always shirking the responsibility for attacking Chu Chengyao. Thinking of the news that Qin Zongliang had found out, his eyes filled with coldness: "Yuan Shangshu, back then you He was dismissed from his post because of disaster relief, and was later transferred to the Ministry of Rites to serve as Minister. I think I have always treated you with courtesy, but why do you favor the King of Jin over and over again?"

Yuan Dao was afraid of causing trouble to Chu Chengyao, so he said righteously:

"Back then, Wei Chen lost the relief food. His Majesty spared Wei Chen's life and handed over the Ministry of Rites to Wei Chen. Wei Chen was extremely grateful and did not dare to deceive His Majesty in the slightest. Regarding the envoy, Wei Chen only told the truth to Your Majesty. Report back."

The prince walked around Yuan Dao, pacing slowly with his hands behind his back:
"I heard that since you came to serve in the Rites Department, you have avoided people to have a drink with the King of Jin every once in a while, which shows that you have a close relationship in private. I checked the time when they met, and it happened to be before you were transferred to the Rites Department."

Yuan Dao's pupils tightened, fearing that the prince would find out the clues, so he hurriedly lowered his eyes to hide his emotions.

Hearing that Yuan Dao denied that he had any friendship with Chu Chengyao, saying that they met Chu Chengyao twice by chance, and that he completely picked off Chu Chengyao in his words, the prince became even more angry. He was so angry that he forgot the emperor's instruction not to spread the word:

"You shied away the responsibility for the death of the envoy of the imperial palace for the King of Jin, and you defended the King of Jin in this way in front of Gu. Could it be that Mr. Yuan believed that your appointment as the Minister of Rites was the work of Gu Na's good second brother? So you are grateful to him and help him in everything. ?”

The prince stood still three steps in front of Yuan Dao. Without waiting for Yuan Dao to reply, he continued with a sarcastic expression:
"I'm afraid Master Yuan has been deceived. At that time, it was General Gu's eldest grandson, General Gu Ruizhou of Anbei, who used his military exploits to plead for you."

Yuan Dao raised his eyes in surprise and confusion, and looked at the prince:
"General Anbei? I have never had any contact with the general's palace. Why did your highness say this?"

"General Anbei served the country selflessly. Hearing that Master Yuan was devoted to the people, he couldn't bear the sorrow for the rest of his life, so he protected him with military exploits." (End of this chapter)