Follow the old man's words.
The scene fell silent, and all the officials looked at He Fenghua and Lin Cheng.
Facing the old man’s accountability.
He Fenghua's face was very calm, and he pointed at Lin Cheng: "Master Qin, you are worrying too much. The Zhenjiang Mansion drank last night to celebrate this little brother, what crime did he commit? As for the murderer...he killed me and Zhenjiang Mansion What does drinking have to do with it? If we don’t drink, he won’t kill anyone?”
"Ah!"
The old man sneered.
He pointed at He Fenghua, trembling with anger: "He, you are very eloquent. I don't even bother to argue with you. I'll see how you defend yourself when you face His Majesty!"
He Fenghua was not angry either.
He cupped his hands towards the old man and said politely: "Then you don't need to worry."
The old man waved his sleeves and left.
The surrounding officials rushed over to greet him.
They pulled the old man aside with great enthusiasm.
Lin Cheng looked at the old man's back and asked He Fenghua, "Who is this old man?"
He Fenghua withdrew her gaze.
He moved his lips: "This old man is the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment. A few years ago, he established the Tianying Hall to hunt down fugitives. However, he did not receive support from His Majesty, so he is not as strong as Zhenjiang Mansion."
Hearing this, Lin Cheng also understood.
It turns out to be a competitor!
The Tianying Hall established by this old man has been suppressed by Zhenjiang Prefecture.
Now that I see the opportunity, I definitely want to take advantage of it.
I'm afraid that when he goes to court later, the old man will get into trouble again, and I don't know if He Fenghua can handle it.
Lin Chengzheng was thinking...but out of the corner of his eye, he saw He Fenghua staring at him.
"What's wrong?"
Lin Cheng touched his face deliberately and said with a smile, "Is there something on my face?"
He Fenghua shook her head.
He narrowed his eyes and said solemnly: "Lin Qianshi, everyone in the house was drinking wine last night, why didn't I see you?"
Lin Cheng's heart moved.
There was no change on his face, but he asked: "Master He, I have always been here! Everyone was drunk and staring at me at that time. Did you really not see me?"
A smile appeared on He Fenghua's face.
He patted Lin Cheng's shoulder twice and said with a smile: "As we get older, our eyesight gets dazzled. I seemed to have seen you last night, hahaha."
Lin Cheng also laughed.
The laughter of the two attracted the attention of those around them.
Especially the Minister of Punishment named Qin.
He looked at Lin Cheng and the two of them and said coldly: "I will make you cry later!"
…
The bells rang in the Jinluan Palace.
The people who were originally scattered quickly formed an orderly queue after hearing the bell.
Climb the steps leading to the Golden Palace.
Lin Cheng followed He Fenghua, climbing up the steps little by little with the large team.
Waited until they arrived at the Jinluan Palace.
Lin Cheng stared at the dragon chair in the palace.
Under a burst of ritual music, the emperor slowly walked out and sat on the dragon chair.
In an instant.
Hundreds of officials saluted.
After some tossing, before the silence could calm down, the old man surnamed Qin quickly stood up.
When the emperor saw this, he shook his head to stop it and said: "Shang Shu of the Ministry of Punishment, I know what you are going to say? I will not discuss this matter in court today."
The other party can only return to the queue.
Subsequently.
In the court, no one mentioned the assassination.
It's like it never happened.
At the end of the court meeting.
The emperor then looked at He Fenghua and said coldly, "He Fenghua, you will take Lin Cheng to my imperial study later. If anyone else wants to go, they can come with you."
After the dynasty is over.
He Fenghua took Lin Cheng through a side door and went to the imperial study.
Following closely behind were the old man named Qin and about a dozen officials from the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Punishment.
In the imperial study room.
The emperor looked at He Fenghua and said angrily: "More than a dozen ministers, including the Minister of Rites and the Minister of War, were killed overnight. Do you have any clues?"
"without."
He Fenghua lowered her head.
The emperor picked up a memorial and threw it at He Fenghua, saying angrily: "Then what use do I need from you?"
Seeing the opportunity, the old man surnamed Qin quickly shouted in unison: "Your Majesty, Zhenjiang Prefecture is not doing things well, please punish him!"
"Um!"
The emperor nodded.
He looked at the old man and suddenly said, "I know that you have a Tianying Hall who is best at catching fugitives. Since Zhenjiang Mansion has no clues, let the Tianying Hall handle this matter."
The old man surnamed Qin had a happy face.
He hurriedly saluted and said, "Thank you, Lord, for your kindness."
Hear this.
He Fenghua's face changed slightly, but she didn't say anything.
The emperor looked at Lin Cheng again and said with a smile: "I heard that you were very impressive yesterday, and the powerful forces in Kyoto rushed to give you banknotes. How much did you receive?"
Lin Cheng had already prepared.
He said calmly: "I collected it on behalf of your Majesty. When I return, I will definitely turn it over to the national treasury."
"Hmm."
The emperor hummed softly and said in a gentle tone: "I don't care if you take money. The Zhenjiang government was the first to provoke Jianghu. They should pay for the apology."
"Your Majesty is wise."
When Lin Cheng saw this, he quickly slapped his horse.
But the emperor waved his hand and said seriously: "Don't flatter me! I have received memorials during this period, and they are all for your participation! You should calm down during this period. Yunzhi has been making trouble recently and wants to practice martial arts. You go into the palace and give it to her Be a teacher for a while!”
Lin Cheng was startled.
He originally thought that the emperor would find a reason to remove him from his position.
The result was unexpected.
The other party actually just asked him to calm down for a while.
He Fenghua winked.
Lin Cheng reacted and expressed his stance to the emperor: "I obey!"
Subsequently.
The emperor looked at He Fenghua again, his tone still cold: "Although I let Tianying Hall intervene in this matter. If your Zhenjiang Mansion catches the murderer before Tianying Hall, everything will be easy. Otherwise, your Zhenjiang Mansion will be merged into Tianying Hall Come on!"
He Fenghua's face turned pale.
He immediately said: "I obey."
"okay."
The emperor became a little impatient. He waved his hand and said, "You all can go down. I'm tired."
Everyone could only resign.
Originally, those who followed from the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Punishment wanted to take the opportunity to attack Zhenjiang Mansion, but the emperor did not give them a chance.
This matter was handled very hastily.
Although they were puzzled, they could only choose to shut up.
After everyone leaves.
The emperor looked towards a corner and whispered: "Come out."
The words fell.
The corner suddenly became distorted, and a rickety old eunuch walked out.
The emperor was not surprised by this.
The old eunuch looked at the emperor and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, I have found out. These people who died deserved their punishment, especially the Minister of Rites. He was actually a spy of the Yuanqing Dynasty."
"Um."
The emperor nodded and asked: "What happened to the fatal young man?"
The old eunuch lowered his head and moved his fingers slightly: "I went to check, and the smell at the scene is very clean. The perpetrator should be an innate powerhouse who is good at Qinggong and breathing."
"The strongest innate..."
The emperor tapped his fingers lightly on the table and said slowly: "This man killed corrupt officials and scum of the court, and he can be considered a chivalrous man. There are countless innate strong men in the world. Go and check. If he is I am willing to serve the imperial court, and I will let bygones be bygones!"
