Seeing Han Du coming back, An Qing stepped forward to help Han Du undress despite his exhaustion.
"Although my husband killed Qi Tai to avenge Liang Guogong, I'm afraid it will be a big trouble..."
Han Du subconsciously nodded solemnly, and then looked at the worry on Yao Yue's face. His expression immediately made a 180-degree turn, and he smiled and nodded: "It doesn't matter, everything is solved."
An Qing didn't believe that such a major matter could be solved so easily.
"But I heard that the emperor dismissed hundreds of officials, and they were all senior officials in various ministries. This..."
If the imperial court suddenly lost so many officials, wouldn't it mean that it was deposed?
Knowing what An Qing was worried about, he gave her a comforting look and explained: "The emperor has already thought of a solution. Today the emperor went to the academy to recruit more than a hundred gentlemen, which is more than enough to replace the resigned officials."
"Is this still possible?" An Qing said. She didn't react for a moment. She always felt that this matter violated her common sense. "Although the gentlemen of the academy are talented, they have no experience in serving in the court. This will not happen." Is there any trouble?"
"Chaos, it will definitely be chaotic for a while... But it is much better than the imperial court being completely unable to function. And with their talents and learning, You will get used to it very quickly and then there will be no more problems.”
Hearing what Han Du said, An Qing felt relieved for the time being.
...
A huge storm suddenly hit the capital, leaving countless people unable to sleep well that night.
At Chen Di's house.
Although the person who resigned in the morning meeting was not here today, Bao Zhao, the Minister of Punishment, and Yan Zhen, the Censor of the Supervisory Yuan, were gathered here.
"Your Majesty, things have changed..."
Chen Di let out a long sigh and looked at the heavy rain pouring down outside the window. The strong wind blew the locked wooden windows until they made constant collision sounds. I don't know if he is lamenting that the windows were damaged by the strong wind, or sighing at his fate.
"Yes!" Bao Zhao said, "In the past, the emperor was very tolerant to his ministers, but he didn't expect that he would be so strong this time."
Yan Zhen looked very ugly and glanced at the two of them: "I have said long ago that although the Emperor is kind-hearted by nature, we cannot force him too much, otherwise we will not be able to bear the consequences if the Emperor is angered."
Chen Di withdrew his gaze and looked at Yan Zhen: "What's the use of regretting it now? When we discussed forcing the emperor to severely punish Han Du, you also agreed."
Yan Zhen sighed and said nothing.
At that time, none of the three of them thought that the emperor would be so strong, but the result was something they never expected.
The always kind-hearted emperor was so furious that he directly confronted them and forced them to resign without even using Han Du to defend himself.
Bao Zhao lowered his head and pondered for a while, then murmured to himself: "Why do I feel...that we are all caught in a big net?"
"What big net? How did we fall into it..." Chen Di said lightly, and then he reacted and stared at Bao Zhao with wide eyes: "You, you mean, all of this is The emperor’s plan?”
"Huh!" Bao Zhao snorted coldly.
Yan Zhen stroked his beard and said hesitantly: "Did Han Du collude with the emperor from the beginning? Was he misleading us by killing Qi Tai?"
Chen Di lowered his head and muttered: "Perhaps even Han Du has not escaped the emperor's plan."
"You mean, the emperor also plotted against Han Du?" Yan Zhen asked.
Chen Di raised his head and glanced at the two of them, "Perhaps, there is no calculation at all. It was just the emperor who gently moved his fingers after seeing the situation..."
"This, this is impossible! Your Majesty, Your Majesty, how old is he? How can he have such a calm mind and sophisticated skills?" Bao Zhao said as he suddenly felt a chill all over his body and couldn't help but shudder.
On the contrary, Chen Di became more and more sure the more he spoke, "What's impossible? Don't forget that the emperor was carefully taught by the late emperor for so many years. You don't know what kind of person the late emperor was, right?"
"However, although the emperor was taught by the late emperor, he has always been kind and kind, and he was also very dissatisfied with the late emperor's frequent attacks. How could he be like this?" Yan Zhen agreed.
Chen Di slowly walked to the chair and sat down with one hand on his side.
He sighed: "People will change. Ordinary people will become arrogant when they suddenly burst out, not to mention that it is the ninth-five supreme position. Besides, I used to be very strange. The emperor is the eldest son of the late emperor. Why? His personality is completely opposite to that of the late emperor? Not to mention that the son inherited his father’s legacy. After so many years of teaching by the late emperor, he should have changed and become closer.”
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Chen Di's words made Yan Zhen and Bao Zhao fall into deep thought at the same time.
Yan Zhen suddenly said: "I have also been surprised that the emperor's personality is completely different from that of the late emperor, and the late emperor even got angry more than once because of this, but the late emperor has no intention of establishing another prince?"
The three of them looked at each other, their eyes rolling rapidly.
They all shouted angrily: "Damn it, we were all deceived by this father and son!"
"No, not only that...they lied to everyone in the world!"
"Dry!!!"
The three of them were filled with resentment, but what could they do if they were more resentful?
Zhu Biao's benevolent image is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Even if they go to the street and pull people one by one to say that Zhu Biao's kindness is fake, no one will believe it.
In addition, they have resigned now. Even if they say this, others will think that they are just rumors created by them.
The three of them racked their brains and thought hard for a long time, but they couldn't find any solution.
Such a situation made the three of them very angry.
After a while, Chen Di said with fire in his eyes: "We can't do anything to deal with the emperor, but we can't do anything to deal with Han Du."
Although the three of them had already guessed, I am afraid that Han Du still does not know the inside story of this matter. It seems that Han Du suffered the same fate as them, he was deceived by the late emperor and the emperor.
But so what, when people are unlucky, they just want to find a punching bag. The three of them couldn't afford to offend the emperor, and Han Du was neither too big nor too small, which was just right.
"Let all the scholars make a fuss tomorrow and see how Han Du ends up!"
Yan Zhen's eyes showed a hint of joy and nodded: "It's simple. We just need to spread the news that Han Du forced him to resign. Those scholars don't need us to encourage them, they will find trouble for Han Du themselves."
"That's it." Chen Di raised his eyebrows.
Bao Zhao paused: "Then, where is the emperor?"
The three of them lowered their heads, but the expressions on their faces gradually became ferocious.
Chen Di gritted his teeth and said: "The late emperor is not only his prince, Zhu Biao, this world does not belong to him alone. It's amazing... the fish is dead and the net is broken!"
Yan Zhen and Bao Zhao took a deep breath and nodded in agreement.
...
The morning sun shone into the capital with a halo, and the heavy rain and wind last night stopped not lasting long.
By morning, there were some water stains in some potholes on the street, but most places were already drying out.
The news that Han Du was good at killing Qi Tai, the Minister of War, and with the emperor's protection, caused more than a hundred officials to resign, spread to the Imperial College, and the Imperial College students who were already extremely dissatisfied with Han Du instantly became angry.
"Han Du is a thief who is good at killing cabinet bachelors. He is lawless!"
"What's even more outrageous is that he actually deceived the emperor with clever words, so that the emperor was deceived by him."
"The loyal people of the imperial court were forced to resign, but the wolf-hearted people actually held power!"
"Han Du is a national thief, a national thief!"
"Execute this traitor! Execute this traitor!!!"
All the supervisors shouted fierce slogans and stepped out of the gate of the Imperial College. The Imperial College officials, supervisors, chief ministers, etc., who used to attach great importance to etiquette, turned a blind eye.
The sergeants who guarded the gate tightly and refused to let a fly fly by also lowered their heads and counted the ants, turning a deaf ear to the supervisor's actions.
Such a big movement soon attracted a large number of people to follow. The mentality of Chinese people to watch the excitement has been consistent since ancient times.
However, after someone heard these supervisors scolding Han Du, they quietly ran into an alley and took a shortcut towards the Zhenguo Palace.
...
"My father-in-law, my father-in-law is not well..."
Han Du was having breakfast when Uncle Wu, the housekeeper, hurried into the lobby.
"What's wrong?" Han Du glanced at it and put it down.
"My father-in-law is not good. The eunuchs from the Imperial College are coming to our house. Say yes, say yes..."
"What did they say?" Han Du felt very calm.
He was indeed in the wrong for killing Qi Tai at the Ministry of War. Although Zhu Biao helped him defeat those officials, the supervisors of the Imperial College would definitely get into trouble because of this.
"They said..." Uncle Wu didn't dare to speak, because those words were too unpleasant.
Han Du wiped his mouth with a silk handkerchief: "Just tell me, no matter how unpleasant it sounds, I can bear it."
In this case, the fifth uncle cautiously replied: "They called me a traitor... a traitor to the country..."
National traitor......
It really flattered him, Han Du shook his head slightly.
Seeing that the father-in-law didn't speak, the fifth uncle had to remind him: "Master, the prison guards are coming to our door soon..."
Han Du chuckled and stood up: "They are just some stupid young people who don't understand anything. I will go meet them."
"My lord, sir, you can't do that..." Seeing that Han Du was about to go out to face the prison guards, the fifth uncle quickly grabbed his arm, "My lord, they are outnumbered. If they offend my lord, But what should we do?”
Han Du was pulled for a moment, and then he looked down at Uncle Wu's hand grabbing his.
Uncle Wu quickly let go and explained: "Master, I, we, we are just worried that they will hurt you..."
Han Du adjusted some clothes and said: "It doesn't matter. With their helpless hands, they can't hurt me. Let's go!"
"Then, the young man, go find all the servants and build a strong momentum." After saying that, the fifth uncle turned around and summoned the servants.
Han Du went straight to the gate and saw a crowd of people walking toward him at the street entrance on the left.
