Madam, protect me!

After returning to the Song family with his wife, Li Nuo also observed Mu'er.

He was worried that the assassination on the street during the day would cause her some psychological trauma. Facts proved that Li Nuo thought too much.

The little girl was still lively and active. When she was practicing, she took the initiative to practice for half an hour. After practicing, she said to Li Nuo seriously: "I will practice well and protect Brother Li Nuo in the future!"

Song Mu'er felt guilty. She had said that she would protect Brother Li Nuo before. When she was walking on the street today, the man stabbed Brother Li Nuo with a knife, and she didn't react. If it weren't for Sister Jiaren, Brother Li Nuo would be in danger.

This is why Li Nuo prefers Mu'er. Who wouldn't love such a Mu'er?

Li Nuo rarely even read a book this afternoon, and made time to play with Mu'er.

If she wanted to throw sandbags, she would throw sandbags. If she wanted to play Gobang, she would play Gobang. If she wanted to play house, Li Nuo would accompany her to the end. Although this kind of game is too childish for an 18-year-old adult, who makes Mu'er happy?

Song Jiaren leaned against a column at the door, arms around, watching the two sitting on the stone table, using a jade bowl as a pot, a few leaves as ingredients, cooking in a very formal way, having a lot of fun, funny, but also a bit warm.

Before getting married, he came to the Song Mansion for the first time, and played with Muer.

During this period of time, he has changed a lot, but this is the only thing that has not changed.

At this moment, behind the moon gate, a hidden figure looked at the two from a distance, listening to Song Muer's silver bell-like laughter, regretful, and full of jealousy.

Although Brother Yu also doted on her, he would never play house with her. He said that it was a game for children, and it would be embarrassing to play with her, but why didn't Brother Li Nuo feel embarrassed?

Oh, it would be nice if I played sepak takraw with him at that time.

She knew him earlier than Song Muer.

I didn't play with him at that time, so Song Muer took advantage of me...

...

Early in the morning, Li Nuo sat up from the bed and stretched comfortably.

With my wife by my side, I slept comfortably.

Although only one day had passed, Li Nuo's mentality had changed a lot.

It was already late. In the past, he might not even have breakfast and hurried to the county government to judge the case.

After getting up today, Li Nuo washed up slowly, ate breakfast slowly, walked around the yard for a few laps to digest the food, said goodbye to my wife and Muer, and then got on the carriage to the county government...

Just as the carriage slowly drove towards the Chang'an County Government.

In the palace, on the Golden Palace, the atmosphere was a little tense.

Yesterday, Prince Chun was unwell, so the court meeting on the first day of each month was postponed for one day.

Since His Majesty ignored the government affairs, he ordered the adult princes to take turns to supervise the country.

Including the Prince Ji who just came of age this year, there are eight adult princes, each of whom will serve as regent for one month.

The crown prince died ten years ago, and His Majesty did not appoint another prince to the throne.

In the past ten years, the princes have been fighting for power. Except for the young Prince Ji and Prince Xuan, the other six princes have already established their power in the court.

The regent this month is Prince Chun. Just now, several censors jointly impeached the Dali Temple Minister Li Xuanjing for his reckless behavior and disregard for human life, which made the atmosphere of the court meeting tense.

Although Li Xuanjing has all the power in the court, the censors don't care whether they are honest officials or treacherous officials. Even if several princes do something wrong, they dare to point it out in front of all officials.

In Daxia, most of those who can become censors are both Confucianists and Legalists, and their Confucian cultivation is above the third level. Among them, there are many great Confucians in the fourth level or even the fifth level.

Above the three realms of Confucianism, there must be few selfish thoughts, and they are dedicated to the country and the people. They are upright and righteous, and are loved by the people.

Even if they scold His Majesty, His Majesty has to bear it. In these years, Li Xuanjing has been powerful, but he has never touched a censor.

Above the Golden Palace, on a position to the left of the dragon throne, a middle-aged man wearing a four-claw dragon robe looked at an official and asked: "Xu Yushi, what you just said is true?"

The censor said neither humbly nor arrogantly: "Replying to Your Highness, the Dali Temple Minister beat an assassin who assassinated his son to death at the gate of Chang'an County Government yesterday. This was witnessed by countless people. How can it be false?"

Hearing this, Prince Chun's face changed, and he immediately stood up and looked at a figure in front of the crowd, and said with concern: "If this happened, why didn't Xuanjing tell me, is my nephew injured? Do you want me to send a royal doctor?"

A figure Ying walked out slowly, bowed to Prince Chun, and said, "Thank you for your concern, my son is not injured."

Prince Chun breathed a sigh of relief, sat back in his chair, and said, "That's good, that's good..."

The censor couldn't hold back his face, coughed lightly, and said, "Your Highness, assassinating the relatives of the court officials in the street is also a serious crime, but it is not punishable by death. The actions of the Dali Temple are clearly disregarding the law and acting recklessly. Please investigate!"

Several censors beside him also spoke up, "Please investigate!"

The censors were passionate, but most of the court officials looked normal, and some even couldn't help yawning.

They are both court officials, but Prince Chun called one "Xu Yushi" and the other "Xuan Jing". Doesn't this explain the problem?

Prince Chun was just a prince who had lost power. Because of Li Xuanjing's support, he had his current status and was able to compete with other princes. Asking him to deal with Li Xuanjing was equivalent to asking him to cut off his own hands and legs. Would Prince Chun do this?

Above the Golden Palace, King Chun looked at Li Xuanjing and said, "Xuanjing, what's your explanation for this?"

Li Xuanjing raised his head and said: "Back to your highness, the assassin is not just an assassin, he is also one of the masterminds of the case of Qinghe County Magistrate Gu Wenhan's abduction and trafficking of good families. He is a key criminal wanted by the court for a year. Qinghe County Magistrate Gu Wenhan, as an official of the court , colluded with gangsters, knew the law and broke the law. During his three years in office, he abducted and trafficked countless women from good families. His crimes were so heinous that it is difficult to describe. As one of the masterminds, this person is one of the masterminds. If he is not killed, it will not make the people angry, and if he is not killed, it will not shock Xiao Xiaoxiao..."

"Good kill!"

King Chun slapped his thigh, stood up, and said: "It is not a pity to die for such a heinous person. He should be executed by Ling Chi. Death with a stick is already a sign of mercy from the minister of Dali Temple. Xu Yushi, if you want to impeach others, you have to do it." We need to investigate clearly first. If we just impeach without any investigation, wouldn’t we be unfairly accusing a good person?”

Several censors were speechless.

Does Li Xuanjing deserve to be called a good person?

The case of Qinghe County Magistrate Gu Wenhan also caused a stir in the court a year ago.

Of course, it was not because of this little magistrate of Xuanzhou, but because during that time, in order to expand King Chun's party, Li Xuanjing purged all the officials in Xuanzhou, demoting the officials and exterminating the clans. All replaced by King Chun's people...

The case of Qinghe County Magistrate Gu Wenhan is just the introduction to this party struggle.

Maybe Gu Wenhan was really wronged, because Li Xuanjing wanted to use his case to open up the situation in Xuanzhou and help King Chun seize power. Li Xuanjing could do this kind of thing.

It is now unknown whether Gu Wenhan did those things. Whether he really committed a heinous crime or was wrongly accused by Li Xuanjing, the case has long been finalized and Xuanzhou has become King Chun's sphere of influence. Even if he wants to To overturn the verdict, the consent of Dali Temple must be obtained.

They didn't even know whether the assassin was really related to the case, or whether Li Xuanjing had randomly assigned him an identity.

He was beaten to death in public, so naturally there was no way to investigate.

However, in their opinion, the assassin who was killed with a stick was more likely to be a righteous man, because the assassination of Li Xuanjing's only son angered the ruthless Dali Temple minister, who killed him with a stick directly at the gate of the county government office. , kill the chicken to scare the monkey...

The man had been silenced, and Li Xuanjing was left to tell what was right and wrong. Several censors did not expect to overthrow Li Xuanjing with this trivial matter. However, as censors, since they knew about this matter, they could not remain silent.

After being reprimanded by King Chun, the few of them said nothing more and slowly returned to the ranks of courtiers.

This impeachment against Li Xuanjing, the minister of Dali Temple, ended without results, which was no different from every previous court meeting.

After the court, all the officials went back to their offices, and King Chun also returned to the palace. He lay comfortably on the soft couch and said with emotion: "These people, it seems that every time they go to court if they don't impeach Xuan Jing, they won't be able to speak... …”

The steward of the palace came up with a wooden tray and said with a smile: "Your Highness, these are the fresh peaches sent by Mr. Wei early in the morning. They were cultivated by the powerful farmers in the four realms. They taste extremely sweet. Do you want to try them?" "

King Chun took out a huge peach from the wooden plate, wiped it with his sleeve casually, and took a bite. He felt that the fruit was extremely crisp and sweet, and the juice flowed from his mouth. He couldn't help but praise: "As expected of a farmer, it tastes really good." Yes, Mr. Wei is interested..."

Although this is just a peach, it is far more precious than ordinary rare and exotic treasures. Although the strong farmers in Sinong Temple have official status, they have never been involved in court battles. They only focus on farming and cultivated rare fruits. One is always hard to find.

Regardless of the fact that he is the first-rank prince of the current dynasty, even if he speaks in person, people may not give him face. That is to say, Langzhong Wei is related to a powerful farmer in the four realms, so he can have such a good reputation.

Just when he was about to take the second bite, King Chun suddenly put down his hand again and said, "Xuan Jing should try such a wonderful thing. How many more are there in this Tao Mansion?"

The steward said: "Mr. Wei sent four as gifts, except for the one in His Highness's hand, there are still three left."

King Chun thought for a while and said: "Send two to Xuan Jing, and leave the last one to the prince..."

The butler bowed and said, "Yes."

Just as he was about to do what His Highness ordered, King Chun seemed to have thought of something and said again: "Wait a minute."

King Chun touched his chin, thought for a moment, and said: "Nephew Li Xian just got married, and there is a new wife at home. I'm afraid it's not enough to send only two. Let's send all three to Li's house..."

The housekeeper was stunned and asked in a low voice: "What about the prince?"

King Chun waved his hand and said, "I won't give it to you anymore because he doesn't like to eat peaches..."

After the housekeeper left, King Chun finished the peach in his hand and felt comfortable all over, as if his body had become a few years younger. He thought that things cultivated by farmers are good.

At this time, a noble young man in splendid clothes and jade belt walked quickly into the palace. As soon as he stepped into the palace door, he couldn't wait to say: "Father, I heard that someone gave a few peaches cultivated by strong farmers..."

King Chun put away the leftover peach stones without leaving a trace, looked at the noble master and asked doubtfully: "What peach?"