The prince is more stable

Chapter 44: Official Summon
In the Kaifeng government office, Zhao Xiaoqian paced back and forth in the hall, looking increasingly impatient.

The imperial guards were still holding Liu Zhi and standing quietly by.

Half of Liu Zhi's face was swollen from the slap from Zhao Xiaoqian. He looked very embarrassed. After decades of ups and downs in his official career, today was the most embarrassing day of his life.

Trying hard to open his other intact eye, Liu Zhi suddenly smiled.

"Your Highness is so brave!" Liu Zhi praised.

Zhao Xiaoqian frowned and looked at him.

"But today, the prince acted impulsively. From the moment he killed my horse, you and the Chu Palace were destined to be in big trouble... Does the prince think that the New Party has gained power, so he is fearless?" Liu Zhi sneered.

Zhao Xiaoqian still didn't say anything, staring at him calmly.

"Haha, even if the New Party gains power, it's only on the verge of success. The court is still dominated by my Old Party. The Crown Prince's actions today will surely cause public outrage. Before taking action, the Crown Prince underestimated my Old Party."

Liu Zhi looked disheveled, but his demeanor was very calm. He spoke calmly and eloquently, like a wise old man who had experienced many vicissitudes of life.

Zhao Xiaoqian's gaze became strange. He walked in front of Liu Zhi, standing just a few inches away from him, and they looked at each other.

There was no so-called spark of collision. Zhao Xiaoqian suddenly raised his hand and slapped him hard on the other side of his face that was intact.

The slap was so solid that with a crisp sound, the other half of Liu Zhi's face instantly became red and swollen, and several teeth flew out of his mouth.

Liu Zhi screamed and looked at him in disbelief.

I just said so much and analyzed the situation for him, but not only did he not listen, he even dared to take action. What is this kid's mentality?
Zhao Xiaoqian withdrew his hand and wiped his palm on Chen Shou's clothes in disgust.

"The villain is so talkative!" Zhao Xiaoqian murmured.

Liu Zhi shut up. After being slapped in the face, he finally understood.

He found that in front of such unreasonable people, the more he talked, the harder he would be beaten.

It seemed that the Kaifeng prefect was unwilling to show up, and Zhao Xiaoqian was hesitating whether to go to the Dali Temple to try his luck.

The world is so big, there must be a place where reason prevails.

At this moment, an eunuch hurried over. When he stepped into the main hall of Kaifeng Prefecture, he saw Liu Zhi, with a bruised face and nose, being carried by someone, while Zhao Xiaoqian stood in the hall with his hands behind his back with an indifferent look on his face.

The eunuch was shocked. The former Prime Minister Liu was actually tortured into this state. The Prince of Chu was really brave.

"Prince, there is an imperial decree from the palace, and the emperor summons you to an audience." The eunuch said respectfully.

Zhao Xiaoqian said "oh" and pointed at Liu Zhi: "Should we take this guy with us?"

The eunuch bowed his head and said, "Yes, Mr. Liu will also go."

"Finally, there's a place where people can talk sense. Let's go!" Zhao Xiaoqian walked out.

Liu Zhi was held up softly by the imperial guards, and he felt so sad and angry that he wanted to cry when he heard this.

It was you who killed the horses and smashed the cars, and it was you who beat people. Yet you still act like you want to be redressed for your injustice, and you want to find a place to reason?
You have bought all the principles in the world!
The group had just left Kaifeng Prefecture and Zhao Xiaoqian was about to get on the carriage when he suddenly saw a round figure rushing out.

"My son! Are you okay?" Zhao Hao's clothes were disheveled and he looked anxious. It seemed that he had crawled here.

After seeing Zhao Xiaoqian, she was so anxious that she touched him all over.

Zhao Xiaoqian stopped his hand and said, "Don't worry, father. I am unharmed."

"That's good, that's good!" Zhao Hao breathed a sigh of relief. "I heard you had an argument with someone, and I was worried you might get hurt..."

With a quick glance, Zhao Hao saw Liu Zhi with a bruised face and nose, and his expression was stunned.

Zhao Hao naturally recognized Liu Zhi. In the past years, Liu Zhi, as the prime minister, had to stand in front of the princes at the court meetings. Every time Zhao Hao attended the court meetings, he saw Liu Zhi's butt, so of course he recognized him.

"My son, was he the one you hit? Lord Liu?" Zhao Hao was shocked, his heart sinking. Liu Zhi had learned his lesson and dared not speak again, but just looked at Zhao Hao and sneered.

You are a good son taught by the King of Chu. Let’s see what you will do next!

Zhao Xiaoqian nodded and readily admitted, "Yes, I did it. I used my fists and feet a little bit, and it felt great."

Zhao Hao subconsciously blurted out his praise: "My son, you fought well! I only regret that I was not able to see it with my own eyes and share in the great feat with my son!"

"If you offend my son, you will definitely die, and he is definitely the one who is wrong. My son is a man who is brave and avenging, and he is extraordinary and powerful. He is a good man."

Liu Zhi almost spat out a mouthful of old blood and glared at Zhao Hao with his eyes wide open.

Is this the family education at the Prince of Chu's mansion? Are the moral principles taught to you by dogs? So... it's completely unreasonable, right?
Even Zhao Xiaoqian couldn't help but feel his cheeks getting hot.

Here it comes again, the unprincipled and mindless flattery, it comes again!

How much does this father dote on his son? If he had a bastard son, he would have brought him into great trouble.

"Father, Father! Don't praise me so much in front of outsiders. Let's go home and close the door before praising me."

"Okay, I just couldn't help myself." Zhao Hao said with a smile.

Turning around, Zhao Hao's fat face showed deep worry again.

After mindlessly praising my son, I now have to figure out what to do with this trouble.

After much thought, I can only plead with the emperor. Considering that I have submitted a memorial to the emperor to understand his intentions, the emperor will surely not punish me too harshly.

At worst... I can privately donate half of my land to the government, which can be considered as spending money to avoid disaster.

Having made up his mind, Zhao Hao sighed painfully.

Zhao Xiaoqian saw Zhao Hao's worry and said with a smile, "Don't worry, father. I will obey the imperial decree and enter the palace right away. The emperor will not punish me."

"Oh? Really?" Zhao Hao was delighted.

Zhao Xiaoqian leaned over to Zhao Hao's ear and whispered, "Since the boy dared to take action, he must have grasped the emperor's intentions."

Zhao Hao thought about it, but still felt uneasy. He gritted his teeth and said, "I will go with my son."

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Forbidden Palace, Funing Hall.

The hall is very lively today because of the dispute between Zhao Xiaoqian and Liu Zhi, all the leaders of the new and old parties have come.

In the hall were not only the two old party leaders Fan Chunren and Lu Dafang, but also the two new party leaders Zeng Bu and Zhang Dun.

The four of them sat in front of the official Zhao Xu, chatting and laughing face to face. The two parties, who were obviously as hostile as water and fire, had no tension at this moment, but instead were chatting very happily.

Of course, we are not talking about political topics. If we have different political views, we should not talk about politics. If we talk about politics, we will definitely turn against each other and fight on the spot, and beat each other's brains out.

What people talked about was poetry, calligraphy, and love.

Which gentleman recently wrote a poem called Linjiangxian? It's a great poem. So I read the whole poem and recited it on the spot. What kind of thoughts and feelings does the poem express?

Which gentleman copied Wang Youjun's calligraphy? What beautiful calligraphy! By the way, this gentleman also has a very thorough study of Yanbei...

Recently, a courtesan has come to Yaoyue Tower. She is extremely beautiful and likes to sing lyrics. She only wants to meet a talented man if he sings a song. The courtesan's appearance and figure... cough cough, in front of the emperor, I am losing my manners, losing my manners.

Zhao Xu sat in the middle, he also smiled brightly, looked left and right, the court was full of harmony, it was really good.

(End of this chapter)