old friends return

The fire was much bigger than everyone imagined.By the time the fire was completely extinguished, it was already broad daylight.

Everyone ran into the gate of Liu Mansion, but they saw more than a dozen charred black corpses on the ground. The place where the main hall was supposed to be was burned so that the pillars collapsed, pressing down on the things placed below, all were burnt. Disfigured black ash.

There is still a pungent burning smell in the air.

And when everyone saw the corpse on the ground, they were already scared and ran out. Those who were still sane knew to report the crime to the magistrate, and there was a lot of discussion for a while, all wondering what happened to Liu's mansion. this way.

The magistrate is still not clear about this matter. He is just a local official. Although he is the magistrate of the capital, he only goes to court every month to appeal for his position, and he is only responsible for some trivial matters on weekdays. Naturally, the news of what happened in the DPRK will not be well-informed.

With a confused look on his face, he sent a few yamen servants to clear out the people around Liu's mansion first, so as not to let the idlers approach, and then he went into the palace to report the matter to Emperor Hengde.I was still a little confused in my heart, why did such a big thing happen last night so peacefully?

By this time, it had already been more than half an hour.

Cheng Muzhi's face was gloomy, listening to Yan Qi talking to Emperor Hengde about what happened in the Liu Mansion yesterday.

"Your Majesty, I found evidence of Liu Shangshu's corruption and bribery in Liu Shangshu's study yesterday, and now I have handed over all the relevant evidence to Dali Temple."

Emperor Hengde nodded without saying anything, and signaled Yan Qi to continue talking.

"As for Liu Shangshu and his family, I wanted to send him to Dali Temple first. After all, I have no right to deal with the court officials, but who knows that the people I brought over have not done anything yet..."

Yan Qi reported to Emperor Hengde meticulously, and paused intentionally when he said this, and said, "Who knows that Liu Shangshu took the knife first, and fought with the soldiers brought by the minister in the main hall, how dare those soldiers fight?" Liu Shangshu fought back, and several people were injured in a short while, I had no choice but to issue an order, so..."

At the end, he stopped talking, prolonged his voice, and coughed a few times meaningfully.

The ministers standing below sighed for a while.Firstly, he was surprised that Liu Yinyi's embezzlement and bribery incident was confirmed, and secondly, he was surprised that Liu Shangshu, a literati, even hurt someone by fighting with soldiers?Isn't this a joke?But that's what Yan Qi said, and judging from this, Liu Shangshu must be...

However, Emperor Hengde on the dragon chair did not have the slightest doubt about these words.He nodded to indicate that he already knew these things, and then you can talk about other things, and if you have nothing to do, you should leave the court as soon as possible. To him, Liu Yinqi is just a dispensable official, and he always speaks and does things. Stubborn and stubborn, he even openly challenged him, the emperor, in court.

Wouldn't the loss of such an official give him peace of mind... Emperor Hengde even took a satisfied attitude towards this matter, and Yan Qi really comforted himself.

And Chen Yuting, the Minister of Dali Temple who returned to the mansion early due to illness yesterday, now has mixed feelings in his heart.

He had a bit of a feud with Liu Yinzhen, and he really did this push with the mentality of watching a theater at the beginning, and the most serious consequence he thought of was going to prison.Yan Qi's performance in Chaoshang yesterday is enough to show that he is the mastermind behind this matter, and this is also the reason why he didn't want to go to the Liu Mansion to get involved, but he really didn't expect...

Yan Qi was so desperate in his work that he didn't even give Liu Yintiao a way out.

Yan Qi had already looked at him frequently in Chaoshang, as if signaling him to say something.However, Chen Yuting really didn't have the heart to confront him anymore, he didn't want to take care of Yan Qi's troubles with this matter, and his own conscience would always make it difficult for him.

After all, Liu Yinyi was indeed a good official, if he hadn't been born at the wrong time, how could he have fallen into such a state?It is said that a good minister chooses the master and serves him. An emperor like Emperor Hengde is really not worthy of Liu Yinqi's painstaking efforts for him, let alone such an end in the end.

Some wandering Chen Yuting was elbowed by Kong Shenqiao next to him, "Why are you in a daze? The emperor is talking to you!"

"...The follow-up of this matter will be left to Chen Yuting, and Aiqing will have to work harder."

Chen Yuting only listened to the second half of the sentence, but he still responded respectfully: "The minister accepts the decree."

"As for the post of Shangshu, let's leave it vacant for now. In the next year, one of the top three candidates will be selected in the imperial examination, and it will be fine to fill in the position. Is there any suitable person for you dear ministers? You can also recommend it to me."

All the ministers who were still whispering at the top for a while fell silent.

But each has his own thoughts.

Cheng Muze was naturally happy to hear about this kind of thing. The Liu family's previous attitude was obviously on Cheng Muzhi's side. Now that the Liu family has collapsed, he can get [-]% back.

Besides, now that I am following Huang Qingwen, maybe I can get some of the military power of the Guards in my hands. Although this matter has not yet been determined, Huang Qingwen will soon be his father-in-law. The son-in-law... should always be there to help.

Grand Tutor Li Ye was also secretly happy, Prime Minister Zuo had already guaranteed his son's future, so maybe the post of Shangshu...

Cheng Muzhi's heart was still in a mess, and his head was a little dizzy.

He didn't sleep all night, and stood outside with Liu Qingyan in the rain for most of the night, and now he was getting more and more tired. He originally thought that the Liu family's affairs would be more or less asked by his father, or I had some doubts about the affairs of the Liu family, but I didn't expect to be brought over by Yan Qi in such an understatement...

No one in the court made any excuses for Liu Yintiao, after all, he was gone, not to mention the fact that he had been convicted of a crime, so what else could he say?

At this time, I only heard a notification from the outer hall: "Liu Di, the prefect of Shengjing, is asking for an audience—"

Emperor Hengde, who originally saw that everyone was silent and wanted to retreat, frowned angrily, and told Su Wenquan who was standing beside him: "Tell him that I am tired, and if there is something urgent, go to Prime Minister Zuo, and if there is nothing urgent, let it go." Come back in two days, if he comes to sue once a month, I will be enough to bother him, I have to talk about big and small things, I shouldn't come back today, hurry up, retreat first, I will go back."

Su Wenquan responded, "Back to court—" Then everyone saluted and dispersed.

Liu Di, who was standing outside waiting for an audience, was once again in a daze. Su Wenquan came after him and saluted him politely, "How did Lord Yang come here today? Our emperor just finished court and was a little tired. How can Lord Yang help?" Urgent matter? The servant will inform you."

"There is something urgent..."

"The emperor said that if you are in a hurry, you should talk to Prime Minister Zuo first. If Prime Minister Zuo can't handle it, how about you come back?" Liu Di was dismissed in a few words.

Liu Di stood where he was, waiting for Yan Qi to come out.

Cheng Muzhi's headache was a bit severe, and he wanted to go back after the court, not to mention that Ah Yan was still in An Ling, so he was a little bit worried, but he was stopped by Yan Qi.

Cheng Muzhi's eyelids twitched, and his sullen face naturally no longer had any good looks, "Is the left minister looking for something to do with me?"

"His Royal Highness, can you see the young master of the Liu family?"