Chapter 32

The emperor looked at Xiao Zimu and looked surprised. His words were changed to: "Oh? According to what you see?"

"My son just heard what my fourth brother said. Lord Zhu is an honest official. But now it is widely rumored that he has been searching for people's fat and cream for a long time, neglecting people's lives, and the people in Jiangzhou are miserable."

"Those are all market rumors. How can they be taken seriously." Prime Minister Du looked at Xiao Zimu and refuted.

The crowd echoed one sentence after another: "yes, how can you take it seriously? It can't be true! It can't be true..."

Xiao Zimu smiled at the speech and didn't argue with them. He said to Xiao Yanjun, "since Qi Haizhou was under the law, Lord Zhu, as the second grade governor of the state of Xiao, can't continue to take people into custody. Until this time, no one proposed that he should be acquitted first?"

Xiao Zimu has always been as gentle as jade in dealing with people and affairs. He hasn't even talked loudly. At this moment, he suddenly spoke fiercely. There was silence around the earthquake, and the people who were teasing were speechless.

After a long time, all officials returned to their senses and agreed: "it's time to release Lord Lu first."

"As for the case of embezzlement of official silver, the ministers and Wu Taifu agreed. There are rumors everywhere in the capital, and there are popular songs. The purpose of strict investigation is to return Lord Zhu's innocence." Xiao Zimu took back the sharpness of his whole body and restored his usual warmth, and slowly said.

The speech officials at Wu Taifu's side listened to the excited opening: "Your Highness Qi said very much. I hope the emperor can make a clear observation..."

Prime Minister Du immediately said: "since Lord Lu wants to release, Lord Zhu will release. Otherwise, it's even worse for Lord Zhu's official voice to spread false rumors..."

The emperor looked at the ministers at the bottom, their faces flushed and quarreled. It's like a shrew in the market, pointing fingers and feet, hoarse and exhausted. With a black face, he smashed a purple stone canal inkstone and said angrily, "don't face above the hall, I want it."

The crowd was silent, and all of them lowered their heads in fear.

"According to my will, Zhu ChenLin and Lu Mingxi were acquitted. Qi Hai and Zhou Zhengyue were executed at 3:45 pm on the 16th."

"The emperor is wise." All officials kowtow.

A speech official wanted to stop him, but Wu Taifu stopped him.

The emperor shook his sleeve robe and left angrily. Just after getting off the Dragon chair, I thought about it and told grandpa Li to arrange a house for Lu Mingxi and send a doctor to have a look.

Duke Li responded and went out of the palace as the emperor went down.

All the officials in the hall helped each other to get up, surrounded Prime Minister Du and left with his highness Si.

Lord Xu also took several people and left after a ceremony with Wu Taifu and the seven halls.

The rest of Wu Taifu and Xiao Zimu smiled at each other and went out of the hall together.

"Your Highness Qi really impressed me today." Wu Taifu boasted as he walked.

"Where? Lord Zhu came out after all." Xiao Zimu with regret.

"Lord Lu has at least let it out. It's not useless."

"Yes, the Father also rewarded the house and sent the imperial doctor to appease Lord Lu."

"The emperor is to forgive the loyalty of loyal officials and warn Du Hanfei. In fact, the emperor knows it like a mirror in his heart, but it gives Du Hanfei face due to the pressure of joint names of all officials." Wu Taifu snorted coldly and spat at the direction of prime minister Du's disappearance: "it's hard for the emperor to protect officials..."

Xiao Zimu looked at Wu Taifu's indignation and smiled.

I thought, why didn't I find Wu Taifu so cute before.

At the gate of Dali temple at the end of the hour stood two groups of people. A group of people led by Du Kun came to pick up Zhu ChenLin and return to the house. One group was Duke Li, who took the royal doctor Xiang Chengfang to pick up Lu Mingxi to the house given by the emperor.

The two sides waited with each other, but it was Hu Yingmao, the Minister of Dali temple, who was embarrassed. He was caught in the middle and didn't know who to greet for a moment. On the left is the eldest son of prime minister Du Cheng, who can't afford to offend. On the right side is Duke Li, a popular man around the emperor, who can't be left out in the cold.

Hu Yingmao's head was as big as a fight. He could only step back and raise his hands and bow to the crowd.

"You've been waiting for a long time. It's windy outside. Why don't you step in and have a cup of hot tea?"

"No, the old slave did the job according to the order, but he didn't dare to ask for this cup of tea." Duke Li bowed slightly, but his tone was quite cold.

After hearing this, Du Kun naturally wouldn't go in and have a cup of hot tea.

Hu Yingmao was messy alone in the wind and felt his embarrassed smiling face almost frozen. He hurriedly ordered the people around him to hurry up and carefully helped the two adults out.

After about two cups of tea, Zhu ChenLin and Lu Mingxi finally came out one after another in the expectation of Hu Yingmao.

Zhu ChenLin didn't know the specific situation, but thought that Prime Minister Du simply fished him out. Therefore, he just went out of the gate of Dali temple and saw Duke Li. He thought that the emperor sent him to appease himself. He wailed all the way to father-in-law Li, put on a look of being wronged and humiliated, and said, "the emperor is holy, and I still want to be fair. I'd like to bother father-in-law Li to pick up the official in person, and I'm very grateful."

Du Kun, who stood aside, was about to open his mouth with a toothache. His face was very ugly.

Duke Li's shrill voice sounded first: "Lord Lu was hurt so much that he didn't say a word. Lord Zhu, what are you howling about for your intact body? It's the young master of prime minister Du who picked you up. The old slave came to pick up Lord Lu. You'd better go back to the prime minister's house to show your loyalty."

Zhu ChenLin looked at Grandpa Li awkwardly, and then turned to Du Kun with a dark face.

The brain could not turn around for a moment. He wiped the tears that were about to burst into tears just now and was dragged to his side by Du Kun with an angry face.

Lu Mingxi, supported by Hu Yingmao, also walked to Duke Li. When he heard that the emperor had sent him to pick him up, he was so excited that he bowed to Duke Li.

Duke Li immediately changed his face and smiled. Picked up Lu Mingxi and said, "Lord Lu is very polite. The emperor knows that you have suffered. He specially ordered doctor Xiang to ask you for diagnosis and treatment. He also rewarded a house and asked the old slave to take you there to live and raise you first."

Du Kun on the other side really couldn't see the scene of kings, saints, subjects and sages. He opened his mouth to announce to Hu Yingmao and Li Gong and left with Zhu ChenLin.

Lu Mingxi looked at their backs as they left. After a long time, he confirmed that he had really seen the sun again. He remembered what grandpa Li had just said and turned to kneel down to thank Lord longen. He was stopped by Duke Li and said, "the emperor knows you've been hurt. Let's go to the house first."

Lu Mingxi nodded with tears in her eyes, and was helped into the carriage by doctor Xiang and grandpa Li.