Zhu Tian: Starting from the World of Zongwu

As soon as he did this, the entire court fell silent.

Even the elders who had been calm and composed all this time began to look solemn.

Even though Lin Daiyu and others were arguing fiercely, in the eyes of these bigwigs, it was a party dispute between the newly promoted cabinet minister Lin Ruhai and the old-school forces.

They have seen a lot of party struggles and don't care about them, but the position of Commander of the Black Guard is too important. In the court, any word from him can change the situation!

No matter which side he stands on, he is a terrifying force that makes people tremble with fear!

Chapter 352 He only has this one legitimate daughter, would he be willing to give her to someone else as a concubine?

Standing in the center of the hall, the ministers were silent.

When Song Xuan's gaze swept over them, many people subconsciously lowered their heads in fear.

They were not afraid of Lin Daiyu and dared to curse her in the court, and even dared to fight with her, because the other party was a civil servant after all. No matter how harshly they cursed, they were fighting within the rules of officialdom.

But the Xuanyi Guards are different. They have also heard about Commander Song’s style of doing things. He is a truly ruthless person.

If he messed with Lin Daiyu and offended Lord Lin, the worst that could happen was that he would lose his job and title in the court struggle. But if he messed with the ruthless character Song Xuan, his whole family would be in trouble if he wasn't careful.

Lin Daiyu felt very happy when she was scolding and beating people just now, but after the excitement wore off, she felt a little embarrassed and turned her head slightly, not daring to look at her cousin's eyes.

Alas, I guess the gentle image of myself in my cousin’s mind is shattered?

She really couldn't help herself just now. It has been a long time since she felt so good about arguing with someone!

After scanning the hall, Song Xuan first pointed at the nobleman who was thrown against the pillar by Lin Daiyu and was lying motionless on the ground.

"Go and see if he's dead?"

Another deputy commander, Du Sanshan, stepped forward quickly, reached out his hand, and said, "Sir, he has fainted. His life is not in danger."

Song Xuan nodded and said in a deep voice: "It is normal for disagreements to occur in the court, and it has nothing to do with us Xuanyiwei.

But if he gets angry and starts to attack out of shame, it is obvious that he is guilty.

Your Majesty, I feel that it is necessary to investigate the two people who took the initiative. How about I take them down and conduct a thorough investigation?"

Ji Xuanfeng glanced at Song Xuan obscurely, "Alright, then let's take them down for investigation. If they are not guilty, then their reputations will be cleared. As for the other seven people that Lin Yushi just impeached, do you want to bring them to the Xuanyi Guard for investigation?"

As soon as these words were spoken, all the ministers changed color.

Some of them were able to come out alive after being sent to the Xuanyiwei Prison. The other seven people who were impeached were now trembling with legs and pale in the face, and they were almost kneeling down to beg for mercy.

Song Xuan shook his head. "The Xuanyi Guard has been very busy lately. For impeachment cases like this, the court should go through the formalities first. The Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple will conduct their own supervision. If they encounter any problems and cannot proceed, they can hand it over to the Xuanyi Guard!"

After he said this, all the officials breathed a sigh of relief.

In the past, although the Xuanyiwei were scary, they generally did not express their opinions in the court, never took sides, and never interfered in state affairs. No matter how fierce the party struggles in the court were, the Xuanyiwei would not rashly intervene without the emperor's permission.

They were very scared just now, and thought that Song Xuan wanted to use this matter to directly interfere in the affairs of the court. If this was true, all officials would have to be submissive and not even dare to speak in the future.

What if you say something wrong and offend someone and get impeached by the Censorate? Wouldn't you be arrested and thrown into the Xuanyiwei Prison?

"Okay, I've finished what I'm saying, you can continue to criticize me!"

As long as they don't take action, he is still very happy to watch his little cousin Lin Duidui quarreling with others. The contrast of this weak and gentle little girl quarreling with others is quite exciting to watch.

He said so, but who dares to continue to argue now?

Lin Daiyu, who had a bunch of curse words accumulated, now turned her eyes away, not daring to look directly at her cousin's weird eyes that were watching her with amusement.

Without the drama of arguing with others, Song Xuan lost interest and winked at Ji Xiao, who understood and carried the two poor impeached kids out of the hall.

Song Xuan had little interest in the subsequent discussions of officials in the court. Ji Xuanfeng listened to the officials' reports while chatting with Song Xuan through telepathy.

He was also a man of fun, and at this moment, he jokingly said in a voice transmission, "I heard that Elder Lin and you are related. Envoy Lin calls you cousin, is that right?"

Song Xuan: "That's true."

"Hey, Commander Song, does this count as a hero saving a beautiful woman?"

"I guess so!" Song Xuan didn't deny it. "I'm a protective person and I can't bear to see my own people suffer."

Ji Xuanfeng smiled without comment, but didn't think it was wrong.

He doesn't even protect the people around him, so he doesn't dare to trust the so-called loyal ministers who talk about their country and justice.

The grand court meeting ended with Song Xuan and Ji Xuanfeng chatting nonsense.

After the court session, Song Xuan went to the imperial study and sat for a while, drinking tea with Ji Xuanfeng and chatting about business.

"The inspection team going to Songzhou has almost been selected. They will leave the imperial capital in three to five days. Please arrange the escort of the First-Class Xuanyi Guard as soon as possible."

Song Xuan smiled and said, "It's all arranged. We can leave at any time."

Ji Xuanfeng didn't ask who was responsible for the arrangement. That was Song Xuan's concern. He only needed the result.

"By the way, I have something to tell you. Among the three people accompanying the Censorate on this inspection tour, one of them is your little cousin. Did you know about this?"

Song Xuan shook his head, "I really don't know!"

"Then you should ask. This time the inspection team is investigating a case of treason, which involves a provincial governor. Even if there are first-class Xuanyi guards escorting them, there will still be some danger."

Song Xuan nodded, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for telling me!"

.....

Outside the imperial city, many officials surrounded the chief minister Wang Yan.

The Minister of Justice whispered, "Master Prime Minister, the more I think about this, the more I feel something is not right."

The Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works said somewhat angrily, "Yeah, Commander Song didn't show up early or late, but Lin showed up just when he was about to get beaten. Isn't this clearly taking sides?"

"Hush, be careful!"

The Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites said nervously, "This is Lin Ruhai's test, testing the Prime Minister's bottom line.

Since the founding of the Great Zhou, factional strife has always been unavoidable. We should just deal with it as it arises and not create enemies for ourselves without reason."

The Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works snorted, "Didn't you see the way Envoy Lin looked at Song Xuan? His thoughts were almost written on his face.

Today in the court, the Earl of Yong'an called her a foxy woman. Do you think that was just groundless talk?"

As soon as these words came out, the Minister of Justice frowned, "Lin Ruhai has a good plan, is he planning to use his daughter to win over the commander of the Black Guard?

But aren’t the Song family and the Lu family going to marry?

He only has this one legitimate daughter, would he be willing to give her away as a concubine?"

"Haha, the elder's legitimate daughter can refuse even the offer of becoming the emperor's consort, and become the concubine of the commander of the Xuanyi Guard. If this gets out, I wonder if Lin Ruhai will have the face to stay in the court anymore!"

"Alright, shut up!" Prime Minister Wang Yan sighed, "To tell you the truth, the Song family and the Lin family are somewhat related. The relationship is not deep, but they are still friendly.

It's fine if you guys talk about it in private, but don't talk about it openly.

Song Xuan might be biased towards the Lin family, but he is the commander of the Xuanyi Guard after all, and he will not interfere in court affairs at will.

Remember this from now on, you can fight with Lin Ruhai, but keep it within a certain range and don’t involve Song Xuan!

Whoever is involved should just hang himself and put an end to it, and don't implicate others!"

Chapter 353 Cousin, don’t embarrass me!

In the past twenty years, the Xuanyi Guards have not made any major moves.

The biggest movement in recent years was when Song Xuan went to Mingzhou and successively wiped out the seven major families of Jianghuai Prefecture, and in Qingzhou, Song Xuan killed a million Qing troops with just one sword.

But these things are too far away from the imperial capital, and it is difficult for the gentlemen in the court to empathize with them.

The Xuanyi Guard had been quiet for too long. After more than 20 years of dormancy, many rising officials in the court lacked a correct judgment of the strength of the Xuanyi Guard.

They knew that the Xuanyi Guards were powerful, but they didn't quite understand how powerful they were.

Only old ministers like Wang Yan, the chief minister of the cabinet, who had served three emperors, knew how brutal and terrifying the Xuanyi Guards were back then.

"Your Excellency!" the Minister of Justice frowned and said, "Of the nine people impeached by Lin Daiyu, two have been imprisoned. What should be done with the remaining seven?"

"Just do what needs to be done!"

Wang Yan glanced at him and said in a low voice, but with a sense of oppression, "If they are guilty, then punish them. If they are innocent, then investigate what needs to be investigated!

It's better to have your own internal staff from the Ministry of Justice investigate than the Xuanyi Guards!"

The Minister of Justice nodded quickly, "Your Excellency is right. If we investigate internally, the worst they will do is lose their jobs. But if the Xuanyi Guards get involved, it will be more than that!"

Wang Yan nodded. "This case has already been noticed by Song Xuan and the Emperor during the Grand Court Meeting. Don't try to smooth things over. Find two examples and punish them severely. This will be an explanation to the Emperor and the Xuanyi Guards!"

The Minister of Justice sighed, "I understand the logic, but I still feel a little aggrieved. Back when the old emperor was on the throne, we didn't have to be so cautious."

"Be careful!"

Wang Yan glared at him. "A new emperor appoints new ministers. Times have changed. The current emperor is a pragmatic man. Let's all do our work honestly. Anyone with a dirty hand will be dealt with as soon as possible."

If you can't handle it properly, just take the blame and don't drag everyone down with you!"

"Your Excellency is right!"

The Minister of Justice lowered his head slightly, feeling somewhat disapproving.

When it comes to being dirty, who can compare to you, Wang Yan?

You took Zhao Kuangyin's benefits more happily than anyone else, and you took the Chamber of Commerce shares that King Wei gave you secretly without hesitation. Now that you feel the situation has changed, you start thinking about cleaning up your mess?

Did you wipe it clean?

......

After leaving the imperial city, Song Xuan met Lin Daiyu again on the street.

She sat in the carriage, lifted the curtain, and there was a hint of embarrassment on her pretty face.

She argued with people in the court today, which was very different from her usual image of a lady from a noble family. I wonder if her cousin will laugh at her?

Song Xuan walked to the carriage and gave his little cousin a thumbs-up. "Well done, Censor Lin. I haven't seen you for a few years, and your words have become even sharper."

"I'm sorry to have made a fool of myself, cousin!" Lin Daiyu lowered her head shyly.

"How can this be a joke?"

Song Xuan praised: "Life is all about living happily. I'm very pleased that you can find something you like!"

Lin Daiyu breathed a sigh of relief. Although she knew that she and her cousin were not destined to be together, she still hoped to leave a good impression in his heart. In front of the person she liked, Lin Duidui, who always dared to talk back to everyone, was now a little worried.

After praising him, Song Xuan asked directly, "I heard your name is on the inspection team heading to Songzhou?"

"That's true. I asked for it myself."

Song Xuan frowned, "Does your father know about this?"

"I know," Lin Daiyu said softly, "My father disagreed at first, saying it was too dangerous. It was only after I repeatedly urged him that he agreed."

"It's indeed very dangerous!" Song Xuan said with a serious face, "It involves a governor of a state plotting rebellion. If pushed to the limit, those people will do anything. I'm just saying hello, but you'd better not go!"

Lin Daiyu shook her head, extremely determined, "I have to go!"

"Why? What's so attractive about Songzhou that you have to go there?"

"Songzhou isn't very attractive." Lin Daiyu looked at him dimly. "Cousin, you're getting married in half a month, right?"

Song Xuan nodded.

"Given the relationship between the Song and Lin families, I should go to congratulate you on your marriage, right?"

"Correct!"

"But I don't want to go, what should I do?"

Lin Daiyu, not knowing whether she was shy or mustered up courage, blushed as she looked straight at Song Xuan, "I don't want to see the person I love marry someone else. I just want to escape from here as soon as possible!

Cousin, please don't embarrass me, okay?"

Song Xuan rubbed his forehead.

It's not that he didn't know that his little cousin was interested in him, but since he was a child, due to his outstanding looks and status as a member of the Xuanyiwei family, he had seen many girls in the imperial capital who were interested in him, so he never took it too seriously.

After all, he and Lin Daiyu actually didn't have much contact time, especially in recent years when he was away from home for several years at a time, and the number of times they met was very few.

Who would have thought that this girl was so cunning.

Seeing Song Xuan deep in thought, Lin Daiyu completely relaxed, "Now that things have come to this, cousin, I won't hide anything anymore.

Ever since you took me away from the Jia Mansion that day, you have already been in my heart.