Seeing those colleagues who were so excited that they even began to cry uncontrollably, Hu Yingjia felt very uncomfortable, but after all, the situation was stronger than the people at the moment, and staying here would not help.
After all, their purpose from beginning to end was just to persuade the emperor to take back his life. If they offended His Majesty because of this, they would lose more than they gained!
Therefore, after hesitating for a long time, Hu Yingjia stood up and comforted everyone.
"Don't worry, we are not giving up on this matter, we are just going back to discuss it in the long term!"
After Hu Yingjia finished speaking, he took the lead to leave. Seeing this, the officials, after observing the surrounding situation, could not help but clenched their fists, lowered their heads, followed Hu Yingjia's footsteps, and turned around to leave.
What's more, he wanted to take the body away with him, but after seeing the unkind eyes of the imperial guards around him, he had no choice but to give up this idea.
Among those Yan Guan who left, there were still a few who looked back from time to time to see the lifeless body lying in a pool of blood, their faces full of reluctance.
Correspondingly, their hatred for Xu Jie, the second minister of the cabinet, also increased to a higher level.
Xu Jie looked at the departing figures of those Yan Guan and couldn't help but snorted, his face full of disdain.
At this moment, the former Forbidden Army officer came to Xu Jie with a look of flattery on his face.
"Mr. Xu Ge, what do you think we should do next?"
After the Forbidden Army officer finished speaking, he nuzzled the body lying in a pool of blood with his mouth. The meaning was self-evident.
When Xu Jie heard this, he immediately looked away from the corpse and gave the order quite casually.
"Whatever should be done, be done as it is. All you need to do is report the whole story. If anything happens, I will be responsible for it!"
"Yes, Mr. Xu Ge!"
After receiving Xu Jie's specific instructions, the face of the Imperial Guards officer was filled with gratitude, and he immediately said respectfully.
Seeing that the matter had come to an end, Xu Jie immediately prepared to leave. After taking a few steps, Xu Jie seemed to suddenly think of something. He suddenly stopped, came back to his senses, and gave instructions to the Forbidden Army officer.
"By the way, tell those people to wash the ground more often, otherwise, the smell of blood will be too strong!"
"Yes, Mr. Xu Ge!"
After Xu Jie walked away, everyone present followed Xu Jie's steps and walked together towards the direction where the sedan was parked.
Yan Song looked at Xu Jie walking in front, sneered and said to himself.
"Hmph, Xu Jie, you're going to have to suffer a lot from now on!"
…
At this moment, Lu Fang's pace could be said to be quite rapid. He ignored the eunuchs and maids on both sides of the road who were saluting him respectfully, and hurriedly headed in the direction of the Qianqing Palace.
Not long ago, everything that happened near Huangjimen was reported step by step, and Lu Fang finally learned the ins and outs of the matter.
"Damn it, not only did you use weapons privately in the Forbidden City, but you actually killed someone!"
Lu Fang thought so and couldn't help but speed up her pace.
Soon, Lu Fang marched to the Qianqing Palace. After being notified by the guiding eunuch, Lu Fang successfully entered the Qianqing Palace and met Jiajing.
Looking at the figure sitting on the dragon chair, Lu Fang immediately gathered her thoughts, knelt down on the ground with a plop, and said respectfully.
"My slave, please see Your Majesty, long live my emperor!"
When Jiajing heard this, he looked Lu Fang up and down before giving instructions.
"Well, get up!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
After receiving Jiajing's permission, Lu Fang slowly stood up from the ground, with a look of reverence on his face.
While Lu Fang was still thinking about how to tell Jiajing about this matter, Jiajing seemed to see what Lu Fang was thinking and asked.
"Lu Fang, you came to see me this time. Do you have something to report?"
When Lu Fang heard this, she immediately suppressed the chaotic thoughts in her mind, took out a prepared envelope from her sleeve, and respectfully reported.
"Your Majesty, the envelope in the hand of this slave records the whole story. Not long ago, when those officials were approaching the Huangji Gate, they were stopped by Mr. Xu Ge. Immediately..."
After listening to Lu Fang's narration, Jiajing had a preliminary judgment on the general appearance of the matter. He immediately turned his eyes to Lu Fang and gave instructions.
"Well, if that's the case, then show it to me!"
"As you command, Your Majesty!"
After that, Lu Fang came to Jiajing and handed the envelope in his hand to Jiajing.
Jiajing opened the envelope and began to browse the contents. The contents were very similar to what Lu Fang had described before, but in some subtle aspects, it was more detailed.
Therefore, Jiajing quickly finished browsing the contents. At this moment, Lu Fang's anxious voice sounded in Jiajing's ears: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty, how do you plan to deal with this matter?"
After Jiajing heard this, he immediately put down the letter in his hand, turned his gaze to Lu Fang, chuckled, and then spoke.
"Isn't it clearly written on it? The Yanguan named Wang Xinyi took the initiative to bump into him. In this case, he can't blame others. When the time comes, the court will give him a nice name and send him away! "
When Jiajing said this, he changed the topic and continued to add: "However, the forbidden soldier used weapons without authorization in the Forbidden City and had to be punished. In this case, he will be punished with twenty sticks and he will be imprisoned for another ten days and a half. As a punishment!"
Lu Fang couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief after listening to Jiajing's instructions. In his opinion, this was a great favor!
It can also be seen from this incident that the emperor is not very cold towards those officials, because generally speaking, any case involving human life is not a trivial matter.
But at the moment, His Majesty just lightly asked the offender to be punished with twenty sticks and to be imprisoned for a while. His Majesty's attitude towards those officials can be seen clearly.
After listening to Jiajing's instructions, Lu Fang immediately responded in a deep voice.
"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"
After that, Lu Fang carefully observed the expression on Jiajing's face and then spoke.
"Your Majesty, Mr. Xu Ge has made great contributions to this whole thing. You see..."
When Jiajing heard this, he nodded slightly to Lu Fang and then gave instructions.
"Well, I understand. You should go and withdraw all the imperial guards near Xu Jie's residence now!"
"In addition, send someone to tell Xu Jie that I have something to ask him!"
When Lu Fang heard this, she immediately looked stern and responded in a deep voice.
"As ordered, Your Majesty, I will do it now!"
After Lu Fang finished speaking, she turned around and left immediately without stopping at the Qianqing Palace.
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When Xu Jie returned to his residence in the capital in a sedan chair, the housekeeper immediately greeted him.
Seeing this situation, Xu Jie couldn't help but frowned. After getting off the sedan, he immediately asked the steward.
"How's the situation?"
The housekeeper knew that Xu Jie was asking him about the guards in uniform who were responsible for surveillance outside the mansion.
After organizing his words, the housekeeper carefully answered.
"Old... Master, it's still the same. Tell me, will His Majesty..."
However, before the butler finished speaking, he was coldly interrupted by Xu Jie: "What stupid things are you talking about!"
After that, Xu Jie's face was full of determination and he said slowly.
"Just wait, someone will be here soon." (End of Chapter)
