Listening to Taifu Liu's words, many ministers in the court were shocked and widened their eyes. They never expected that Lu Yun was so bold that he dared to arrest all the grain merchants!
"Your Majesty! This is so hateful. Does Xichang have such great power? Or is it because this man named Lu is so arbitrary that even Your Majesty doesn't pay attention to him and seizes so many businessmen at once?"
At this time, many ministers in the court also knelt down. They all supported Taifu Liu. After all, Taifu Liu had promoted them.
"His Majesty!"
"Could it be that Eunuch Lu had a grudge against these businessmen because of what happened in court yesterday, so last night he took advantage of everyone's sleep to arrest all the businessmen. Such a person's nepotism is really abominable! "
"That's right! I took advantage of the night to arrest all these people out of my own selfish motives. Is this really reasonable?"
"Although some of these grain merchants may be at fault, there is no need to arrest them all, Your Majesty!"
At this time, Taifu Liu kowtowed again, looking very excited and a little pessimistic at the same time, as if he really understood the righteousness.
"Your Majesty, we cannot allow this eunuch named Lu to continue to act recklessly. We must make him pay the price he deserves!"
"Your Majesty, we are all shameless people. If you continue like this, I am afraid you will be mistaken for a tyrant and a bad emperor by the people, Your Majesty."
"Lu Yun's method is to discredit His Majesty and not to take His Majesty seriously. Is it necessary to keep such a person?"
Listening to his words, many people present were stunned!
Yang Zhong frowned. What Liu Taifu said was indeed a bit serious, but he didn't think it was anything.
Anyway, in the end of this matter, as long as the rights of the man named Lu can be weakened, he will be happy and at ease anyway.
As for Wang An, he also felt that there was no need to escalate this matter to such a serious level.
It's just that he is a person who takes things as they come and doesn't care that much. He just thinks he shouldn't say too much.
Liang Jing also didn't expect that Lu Yun would be so bold as to arrest all the grain merchants, although he hated these merchants, especially those who sold grain.
But arresting them all will definitely arouse the anger of others, which is unnecessary.
Just catch one or two of them and give them a little warning. It's definitely not right to arrest so many people at once.
Why doesn't even the emperor know about this matter? Is it possible that Xiao Yunzi is planning something?
"Ahem."
"I still don't know about this incident until now. I only became aware of it after hearing Taifu Liu talk about it just now. However, there is no need for everyone to be so excited about what Eunuch Lu did."
"Maybe it's a little unfair to these businessmen. It's a bit wrong to arrest them all indiscriminately, but I think it's wrong."
"It doesn't seem like there's any big problem."
"Perhaps Xiao Yunzi just asked the people from the West Factory to arrest them and give them a good interrogation. After all, the price of food is so high, and he is as angry as me."
Taifu Liu said loudly, "Your Majesty! Although businessmen are the lowest, there is no need to arrest all businessmen together. This matter is related to the face of the court and your Majesty!"
"Does Your Majesty really just ignore it and allow this man named Lu to do whatever he wants?"
"Your Majesty, this cannot continue."
"Your Majesty! After the Xichang force was organized, Lao Fu felt that something was wrong. Although Your Majesty thought it was okay, it became more and more powerful and powerful, and he would do whatever he wanted."
"Arrest all the injured people who caused a situation like today to happen. Who gives him the right!"
"He will definitely give an explanation!"
When Liang Jing turned around and left, Xiao Yunzi hadn't explained it clearly to him yet, so he thought about it and explained it to everyone present.
"My dear friends, please calm down the anger in your hearts. I also feel that this matter is a bit too exciting. Why should I arrest all the businessmen?"
"But Xiao Yunzi must have an idea of his own. He must have discovered something, so he arrested all the businessmen."
"I think it's better to find him and explain it in front of all the ministers to see what tricks he can come up with. What do you think?"
Hearing this, many people present were surprised!
Taifu Liu was also stunned for a moment. He didn't expect the emperor to be so straightforward. He thought it would take a long time to defeat Lu Yun.
It seemed that the emperor was a little suspicious of this man named Lu.
Maybe it's because Xichang is becoming more and more excessive and powerful. The emperor may even think that the people in Xichang will eventually betray him?
Will his hands and eyes reach the sky? In short, this matter all comes from the emperor's suspicion.
"Your Majesty, we might as well let him come to the main hall, and let's have a face-to-face confrontation and see what tricks this man named Lu can pull off."
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After a while, Lu Yun was called into the main hall.
Look at him wearing the clothes of the governor of the West Factory and walking into the hall menacingly.
He said calmly, "I have met Your Majesty!"
Liang Jing waved his hand and said casually, "Okay, okay, no need to be so polite. I heard Taifu Liu say that you arrested all the grain merchants indiscriminately, right?"
"Xiao Yunzi, you need to explain to me why you want to arrest all the merchants in the towns? These grain merchants are certainly hateful!
But you arrest people indiscriminately without clear investigation, isn't that right? When will Xichang be able to do whatever he wants? "
Lu Yun was stunned for a moment. The emperor was not really angry at him for speaking like this, but wanted to give an explanation to the ministers present.
Moreover, these ministers have always been aggressive, and the emperor must do something to show them.
"Your Majesty! Xichang does not have such great power. Naturally, I found some evidence when I arrested people, and found some things that made me very angry."
"Your Majesty, you may not know something!"
"As well as all the ministers present, you don't know anything."
"That is, last night my father-in-law found out that these merchants seemed to have had their food robbed, and there was not much food left in their hands."
"In fact, most of their grain is stored in a secret place and is not taken out. They secretly sell a little every day, taking this opportunity to increase the price of grain."
"Last night, I discovered a merchant's grain store in a cellar. It was enough to feed the people of the whole city for ten days!"
