A tree of peach blossoms pressing the prime minister

Chapter 62
As soon as the words fell, there was an uproar all around.King Yu, who was sitting in the car behind, was about to get out of the car, but was stopped by King Jing.

"Brother Yu Wang, if you go over now, don't you send him to your door to scold your father?" King Jing smiled: "Let's wait for someone to finish talking."

King Yu frowned, took a deep look at him, and said in a low voice, "Brother King Jing came prepared."

"Hey, what does this have to do with this king?" King Jing shrugged his shoulders, his face full of innocence: "Don't you know what Brother Yu himself has done? There is no impenetrable wall in the world."

King Yu gritted his teeth and stretched his head to look ahead.

The old man who complained knelt on the ground and wailed loudly. Although he couldn't see the expression on his father's face, seeing the eunuchs kneeling next to him, it must be Longyan who was furious.

This time it's really bad!
Holding the pleading paper from the beginning to the end, the emperor was so angry that his hands shook, he turned his head and said to the commander of the imperial guards next to him: "Bring everyone back to the capital and open the capital's yamen. I want to try the case myself!"

Shen Zaiye raised his eyebrows slightly, after thinking for a while, he got off his horse and walked to the dragon chariot, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, you are going to be interrogated in person at the Yamen of the capital. This case is no small matter. His Royal Highness King Yu is a prince after all..."

Concubine Lan Gui glanced at him, and took the emperor's hand and said, "The prime minister thinks that your majesty will show favoritism and favoritism? The emperor breaks the law and commits the same crime as the common people, and your majesty will try it in the Yamen for the sake of justice. Such a wise monarch, when Not only do the courtiers not sing the praises of holiness, but they want to stop it?"

With a chuckle, Shen Zaiye bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty calm down, I have no intention of stopping it, but seeing that His Majesty is angry now, I want His Majesty to think twice before acting."

His anger subsided a little, the emperor patted Concubine Lan Gui's hand, looked at Shen Zaiye and said, "The prime minister has always understood my thoughts best, so it's only natural to persuade me. It's just that this time someone was killed, and it was involved in the corruption of the racecourse." I must punish you severely, so as to set an example to others! So you don’t need to say too much.”

"I understand." Shen Zaiye bowed his head in salute, and returned to his horse.

Taohua was still pecking at the rice. Although she was terrified by the old man's yelling just now, she seemed to be falling asleep again, with her eyelids half-closed.

Shen Zaiye got on his horse and hugged her in his arms again, and saw her yawned a little, smacked her mouth and said, "Master really understands Concubine Lan's temperament."

"Huh?" Shen Zaino asked casually, "How did you find out?"

"What you want is for the emperor to severely punish King Yu, but you deliberately said it the other way around. Does it mean that Concubine Lan Gui will contradict you?" Rubbing his chest, she found a more comfortable position and squinted her eyes. : "It seems that we have been friends for several years if we don't talk about it, otherwise we wouldn't know everything to this extent."

The old man and the person blocking the way were escorted into the carriage behind, and the convoy continued on its way.

While looking at the road, Shen Zaye said expressionlessly: "It's not several years, it's been ten years."

ten years? !Taohua finally opened her eyes, looking at him in shock and curiosity.

Since they have been friends for ten years, why does the relationship seem so strange?It seems that they have been in love before, and it seems that there is some deep hatred.

However, she wisely didn't ask, because Shen Jaeye would not answer if asked.He didn't seem to like to mention Concubine Lan very much, and when he mentioned it, he became a little irritable.

This kind of emotion made her feel very familiar, as if she had seen it before... When she asked him for the personal jade pendant as a mortgage, Shen Zaiye's annoyed mood was similar to when she was in front of him when she was the noble concubine of Lan?

Is there any connection between the two?

Touching her chin, Taohua quickly thought of a love-hate entanglement drama - the two were in love with each other, but the emperor beat the mandarin duck with a club, and Shen Zaiye took advantage of the situation to send Concubine Lan into the palace, and Concubine Lan has always held grudges against Shen Zaiye mind.Poor Prime Minister Shen still still has Concubine Lan Gui in his heart, weeping at the jade pendant she left every night until dawn!
Can't love, can't wait, can't ask, can't give up!The pain of love in the world is vividly reflected in these two people!
That's horrible!
Thinking about it, Taohua sighed for a long time, stretched out her hand and squeezed Shen Zaye's hand in front of her, and her voice was full of ethereal comprehension of life: "I don't need to be too painful about the past, I should let it go." You have to let go, there are still many good things in the world, don’t despair of life.”

Shen Zaiye looked at her with a crazy expression on his face: "Did that arrow hurt your brain?"

"I understand, I won't ask any more questions." Looking back at him deeply, Tao Hua's eyes were full of pity: "I will treat you well in the future, give me warmth, and make you no longer suffer , no longer alone!"

"...I'm in pain right now." Half of his face turned dark, Shen Zaiye looked at her with disgust and said, "What the hell are you thinking? If you want to sit on the horse, just shut up and stop talking. If you talk nonsense again, even If you are injured, I will throw you down too!"

Stretching out her hand to pinch her lips, Taohua blinked, indicating that she would not say any more, then nestled in his arms obediently, and continued to look forward.

The speed of returning to the city was about the same as when leaving, and after half a day, I saw the city gate of the capital.The emperor and his party didn't even return to the palace, but went directly to the Yamen in Kyoto.

Jing Zhaoyin was frightened to death, and immediately ascended to the hall after hearing the holy order, and the news that the emperor personally tried the case quickly spread throughout the capital as if he had wings.By the time Emperor Mingde changed his clothes and sat in the high hall of the yamen, the gate was already crowded with people watching the excitement.

Shen Zaiye really knew Emperor Mingde very well. This man was very selfish, and his sons were the ones he cared most about.Although he usually hates and scolds them a lot, but he is reluctant to convict them of any crime.Impulsively, he came to the Yamen, but when he was changing clothes in the room, the emperor had already regretted it.

However, the way of retreat has been blocked by Concubine Lan herself, and he can't be an emperor who favors others and cheats.If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked to the limit.Besides, the common people have all come, and it is shameful to regret it at this time.

So the emperor bit the bullet and went to court.

Shen Zaiye and King Jing stood on both sides, King Yu, Taifu Meng and the old man who complained all knelt down. The gate of the yamen was crowded with people, and Jiang Taohua and Concubine Lan stood in the hearing room next to the court.

The emperor's trial began, and the old man had his younger brother and son's corpses brought in. They were all rotten and rotten, but he refused to bury them.

After looking at it twice, the emperor quickly waved his hands to let people go away, frowned and said: "The construction of the racecourse was allocated by the imperial court, and it was also recorded by the officials who governed millet. If I remember correctly, a total of 40 taels of silver was allocated. But why? Building such a vulnerable palace, even without paying the wages of the workers, is it exhausting?!"

Meng Taipu trembled all over, and kowtowed again and again: "I am wronged! The construction of the racecourse is all left to the people below, and I don't know how..."

"Crack!" The clear sound of the gavel made Meng Taipu almost bite his tongue in fright, and raised his head to look at the emperor in panic.

"How dare you refuse to accept it?" The emperor was furious: "Take me as a fool? If you didn't make money from it, how could the money below be not enough to pay for the labor?"

Meng Taipu bent down on the ground, and didn't know how to explain for a moment.It stands to reason that such a small matter as building a racecourse would never be allowed to be questioned by the emperor himself, let alone open a trial.If you want to blame it, blame him for being unlucky, why did he meet the emperor and go hunting at the horse farm, and the palace was surrounded by wolves.This happened one after another, just like who arranged it.

What's even more frightening is that even King Yu was involved.If this master stays out of the matter, he can still give him a hand, but now he is unable to protect himself...

"Father." King Yu kowtowed and said with a heavy expression, "My ministers are not good enough to supervise the work. I have never found such a problem in the racecourse. Please forgive me!"

"It's not just that the supervisor is not effective?!" The emperor looked at him in the blink of an eye, and frowned: "Your majesty, you don't lead by example, but ignore human life. What face do you want me to have to face the people of the world!"

The people at the gate burst into ebullition and knelt down one after another, shouting long live!

With such a good emperor who is sympathetic to the people, what else can they ask for?Those who were bolder raised their heads and shouted "My Emperor is wise", and the voice reached the audience, so that the dragon's face was serious, but the dragon's heart was joyful.

Few emperors don't want to be loved by the world. This sense of accomplishment is more satisfying than the power in their hands.

However, as long as he was satisfied, he still didn't want to seriously offend King Yu.It's just that a commoner died, but is it really worth the prince's life?

"Father!" King Yu also knew this, and quickly shied away: "I don't know about this, I am afraid that the servants in the house are too arrogant, cheating, killing someone but not telling my son... I am willing to make compensation and support the elderly for the people who died innocently, please forgive me!"

Speaking of this, the emperor softened his expression, and planned to walk down the steps, and a light punishment would be enough.

However, Shen Zaiye guessed the emperor's mind early in the morning, and immediately gave King Jing a wink.

Mu Wuyin understood, and immediately stood up holding a box of evidence: "Father, my son still has a lawsuit to sue!"

"Huh?" Wei Wei was taken aback for a moment, the emperor looked at him puzzled: "What do you want to sue again?"

"My minister sued the current Prince Yu for colluding with Meng Taifu and embezzling two hundred thousand yuan for the construction of a racecourse! This is more than that. Previously, the imperial court bought horses from Fanbang several times. The king's pocket! Moths devoured the country and harmed my great Wei Guozuo, please father and emperor to investigate clearly and punish severely!"

The loud voice echoed in the yamen, and everyone was shocked when they heard it.

King Yu's face turned pale, and he almost failed to kneel down.Mu Wuyin looked back at him, his eyes full of complacency.

However, he didn't look up at the emperor sitting on his seat. Emperor Mingde's complexion was not much better than that of King Yu.

Exposing King Yu's corruption here is tantamount to crucifying King Yu to death.After all, last year the emperor tried his best to reject all opinions and executed an official who had embezzled 5 taels of silver.This year, if King Yu commits a crime, if he is forgiven lightly, what will be the prestige of the emperor? !

(End of this chapter)