The emperor naturally does not believe such nonsense. If he is really ill, someone from the palace will come to ask for leave.
"Eunuch Li, let's go down to the Cui Mansion to see what's going on." As soon as the emperor finished speaking to Eunuch Li beside him, a voice came from outside the palace: "I am late, I hope the emperor will forgive me."
The civil and military officials looked towards the door of the palace and saw Cui Xuhong walking in with a bruised nose and a swollen face.
"Master Cui, are you beaten by my fourth brother?" Xiao Mubai said with a joking tone. When he saw Cui Xuhong's appearance, he probably guessed something.
"Second brother, don't talk nonsense. I was reporting to my father just now. How could I ask someone to beat Mr. Cui in private?" Xiao Yanjun sneered and retorted.
"Why is fourth brother reacting like this? Now that I have been granted the title of Prince, I can't even make a joke." Xiao Mubai looked lazy, with disdain in the corners of his beautiful eyes, and traces of ridicule in the corners of his mouth. .
The questions and answers of Xiao Mubai and Xiao Yanjun also aroused discussions among the courtiers.
"Yeah, why don't you come with a bruised nose and a swollen face?"
"Is Master Cui really sent to be beaten by His Highness King Yu?"
"Isn't it possible? Even the prince can't send people to beat up a minister in Chang'an City because of this matter?"
Xiao Yanjun was so angry that he was speechless for a moment. If he argued, it would be true that Xiao Mubai said he couldn't take a joke.
If he didn't argue and saw what the ministers said had noses and eyes, it would be as if he really did it.
Cui Xuhong had a bruised nose and a swollen face at this time, and his expression was really hard to tell. Even Xie Jiming, who had always been aloof, proud and unsmiling, tightened the corners of his mouth and tried to hold back a smile when he saw him like this. I don’t know who did it, but I feel relieved for him.
When the emperor saw that the market above the court was exploding, he immediately snorted coldly, and the place below suddenly became silent.
"Cui Xuhong, how on earth did you behave like this?" The emperor frowned at him.
"Reporting to the Emperor, I went out this morning and accidentally fell..." Cui Xuhong lowered his head and reported back.
this…
Naturally, no one believed that he fell into this state, but even Cui Xuhong said so himself, and the courtiers looked at Xiao Yanjun with something strange in their eyes.
If just now the courtiers thought it was impossible, but now after careful consideration, they realized that His Highness King Mo might have made a prediction.
Now, except for the proud Prince Yu.
Who can beat Master Shangshu, but Master Cui still dare not say a word
Xiao Yanjun suddenly felt aggrieved and pointed at Cui Xuhong and said: "Master Cui, who beat you? Let's be frank. With your father here, why don't you worry that no one will make the decision for you?"
Cui Xuhong glanced at Xiao Yanjun, and that look was full of meaning and mixed emotions. Then he knelt down to Xiao Yanjun in great fear: "Wei Chen fell on his own."
Cui Xuhong's look, attitude, and tone made the courtiers who just had a slightly strange look in their eyes suddenly believe him.
If it hadn't been for His Highness King Yu, Cui Xuhong would have knelt down in fear after being asked just a few words by Xiao Yanjun. At this time, he was carefully savoring Xiao Yanjun's previous sentence: "Who did you beat? Let's just say it." 'The more I thought about this sentence, the more threatening it became, and even the emperor turned to look at Xiao Yanjun with doubtful and searching eyes.
"Father, I really don't have one. I was just giving the report. I just wanted an explanation from the Ministry of Works. There is no way I would beat Mr. Cui for such a thing." Xiao Yanjun didn't know how the situation suddenly turned into Got this look.
Wasn't he still the master of suffering just now
Why did he become the target of thousands of people in an instant? Xiao Yanjun looked at Du Hanfei, his eyes indicating that he should say a few words no matter what. Du Hanfei had been worried and worried about his own affairs these days.
The more silent Xiao Zimu became after returning to Beijing, the more frightened he became. There was always a sense of calm before the storm.
Therefore, he had been absent-minded during the morning session.
Until this moment, Xiao Yanjun looked at him anxiously, and had no choice but to speak to the emperor: "His Royal Highness King Yu is such a noble person, he will never do such a stupid thing."
"Yes, Father, my fourth brother is not stupid enough to beat Master Cui himself." Xiao Mubai responded.
Just when Xiao Yanjun looked at Xiao Mubai in confusion, wondering why he suddenly spoke for him, he saw that Xiao Mubai just paused and then continued: "Maybe the people around him will be wrong. I did such a stupid thing because of my confusion."
"What the second brother said is indeed true. After the fourth brother goes to court, why not go back and ask the people around you carefully." Xiao Zimu added a handful of firewood to the side, and the fire burned even brighter in an instant. The courtiers The look he looked at Xiao Yanjun was somewhat contemptuous.
Xiao Yanjun was about to argue, but the emperor said impatiently: "Master Cui, regarding the collapse of the corner of Prince Yu's residence, I heard that you have found out the problem."
"Yes, after careful investigation, Wei Chen found that the problem was that someone embezzled money and cut corners, which led to the collapse." Cui Xuhong then turned around and reported back to the emperor.
The ministers who had received some rumors last night looked at Xie Jiming with some sympathy. The top scholar in Jinke had not been prestigious for a few months, but he was about to be knocked down.
Fang Bolun looked at Xie Jiming with a proud look on his face. They belonged to the left and right ministers respectively, and Xie Jiming really hindered him a lot.
The collapse of the building in Prince Yu's Mansion was also due to his idea and manipulation. Everyone in the Ministry of Works wanted to drive Xie Jiming out.
Xie Ji Ming's back was straight. He was conscientious in his work and had a clear conscience. If the emperor believed the slander and dismissed him, it would be fine if he did not serve as an official.
With this plan in mind, he naturally glared back at Fang Bolun with his neck raised.
Fang Bolun didn't expect that this guy didn't know that a disaster was coming. He really couldn't shed tears until he saw the coffin. Let's see if Cui Xuhong can still be so strong when he says the words "Jie Ji Ming" later.
When Fang Bolun thought of this, he smiled grimly and looked at Xie Jiming with disdain.
"Have you found out who did it?" After the emperor finished asking, he also looked at Ji Ming.
He had arranged Xie Jiming to be the minister of the Ministry of Industry against all opinions, and it was also because he liked his upright character.
The Ministry of Industry is the fattest among the six departments. Although the money is all in the Ministry of Husbandry, it only exists in the Ministry of Husbandry. Xu Wanjun would never dare to take advantage of these official funds.
But the Ministry of Works was different. Whenever there was any construction, it was an opportunity to make money. They reported the expenses step by step according to the regulations, and Xu Wanjun had to approve the money.
However, it is not known whether the money that was approved was actually the materials that were reported.
The emperor also roughly guessed that the Ministry of Industry might not be able to accommodate Xie Ji Ming, so he looked at him.
(End of chapter)