Two days later, in the court hall.
After avoiding the limelight for several days, Xiao Chen finally went to court.
After discussing political affairs normally for a while, Chu Yanwu turned his attention to Xiao Chen:
"Xiao Chen, there was a fire in the East Factory earlier, and you were also assassinated. You didn't go to court for several days. Today you finally went to court. I guess your injuries have almost recovered, right?"
Chu Yanwu's words were full of exploration.
Xiao Chen was very grateful at this time and quickly bent down: "Your Majesty! Thank you for your concern!"
"However, my injuries have not fully recovered. The most important thing is that I have suffered a lot of mental damage. The reason why I came to court is because I don't want to delay the official business."
Xiao Chen would not say that he was safe and sound.
Now he still has to fool Zhou Tianfu and Chu Yanwu.
Chu Yanwu narrowed his eyes slightly and observed Xiao Chen in front of him.
His body shape looked similar to before, but his complexion was slightly pale, and his brows and eyes were full of fatigue, as if he hadn't had a good rest at all these days.
Chu Yanwu pondered for a while and asked: "He is mentally and physically exhausted? What's the explanation for this!"
Xiao Chen was even pretending to be pitiful:
"Your Majesty, you don't know something. The previous assassination scared me."
"Now, as soon as I close my eyes, I feel someone coming to kill me. I can't sleep well, and I can't eat well."
"In just a few days, he became so haggard and haggard."
What he said sounded sincere.
Even Chu Yanwu was almost fooled.
But Chu Yanwu knew very well that Xiao Chen was not that simple.
If he could be frightened by an assassination, how could he have the courage to attack people from major families and academies in Jiangdong?
Isn't this obviously inconsistent?
But Chu Yanwu was actually unhappy.
Although he knew that Xiao Chen did this because he wanted to protect himself.
But what he hopes more is for Xiao Chen and Zhou Tianfu to fight, and the bigger the fight, the better.
If the two of them stopped fighting, how could he still take advantage of the situation?
However, Chu Yanwu really couldn't show his displeasure on the surface, and just said calmly: "Xiao Chen, if you have nothing to do on weekdays, just have a good rest."
This answer was smooth and steady, just like a wise king who normally cares about his ministers.
But Zhou Tianfu, who was at the head of the hundred officials below, sneered secretly in his heart.
He just observed Xiao Chen carefully.
This guy doesn't seem to be lying, and his physical condition is indeed not good. He really hasn't slept in several days.
From the looks of it, he was probably really frightened.
Now he was very disdainful.
How could Xiao Chen be so frightened by just one assassination?
Sure enough, he cherishes his life and is afraid of death, and has no courage or strategy!
Xiao Chen secretly glanced at Zhou Tianfu from the corner of his eyes, but he smiled in his heart.
Although this old boy looked calm, there was a trace of disdain in his eyes.
It’s not in vain that I stayed up late these days without sleeping, forcing myself to get two dark circles under my eyes.
Anyway, it would be best if you can fool this old boy... Even if you can't fool him, you still have to give him the illusion that you are scared.
These monarchs and ministers can be regarded as "each having their own ulterior motives," and the total number of their scheming is estimated to be 700 or 800.
At this moment, Zhang Dongyang's voice came over: "Your Majesty, I have something to report!"
Hearing these words, Chu Yanwu's scalp felt numb.
His biggest headache recently is Zhang Dongyang.
He dug out many "corrupt officials" for several days in a row.
It doesn’t mean that I don’t want corrupt officials to be dug out.
But the key problem is that there are many positions that are not easy to find other suitable candidates to replace.
The six departments will also be affected by this.
But this matter is definitely no problem for you.
So Chu Yanwu could only bite the bullet and said: "Zhang Shangshu, what happened to you again?"
Zhang Dongyang slowly took out a stack of paper from his sleeve and said:
"Weichen's recent investigation revealed some news that some officials in the imperial court colluded with people from Japan! In addition, there are also some people who embezzle public funds!"
"These are all the evidence obtained by Wei Chen's investigation!"
Hearing this, Chu Yanwu frowned: "Collude with Japan? What does it mainly mean?"
Zhang Dongyang's tone was serious: "It's mainly about smuggling arms. In addition, there are also collusion between officials and Japanese, plundering merchant ships and local people!"
Chu Yanwu's eyes narrowed, and there was uncontrollable anger in his tone: "Zhang Shangshu, is everything you said true?"
In fact, Zhang Dongyang also impeached some people before.
But those people are mostly involved in corruption or smuggling some goods from Japan.
Now they are actually smuggling arms!
What a courageous dog!
Zhang Dongyang's tone was impartial: "Everything the minister said is true!"
Chu Yanwu was completely angry: "Here comes someone! Bring the evidence from Zhang Shangshu's hand!"
The reason why Chu Yanwu was extremely angry.
As the saying goes, the most important thing for the country is to sacrifice and fight.
All kinds of military supplies are top priority.
What's more, the border of Chu State is not so peaceful now.
In terms of armaments, they all have to take a bite, which is enough to show how arrogant those corrupt officials are!
A young eunuch quickly went over and took the evidence.
Chu Yanwu, who was sitting on the dragon chair, slowly flipped through the evidence in his hand, his expression gradually becoming ugly.
The ministers in the audience were also silent in their hearts.
Xiao Chen's expression was dull.
I was also uneasy in my heart.
Even if he has no political sensitivity, he can still understand how serious what Zhang Dongyang dug up this time is.
No matter how much Chu Yanwu wants to be with Xini, you can't bear it.
Zhou Tianfu's power in the nest may be uprooted by Zhang Dongyang!
However, Zhou Tianfu is a cunning guy with many back-up tricks, so the outcome is still unknown.
As expected, Chu Yanwu had not yet spoken.
Zhou Tianfu then spoke: "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Industry is mainly responsible for weapons matters, and various engineering documents of the Ministry of Industry are also easy to falsify. How many weapons are produced and how many are implemented? Among them are It’s hard to predict how much damage will be done!”
"As long as someone is willing, it is not particularly difficult to frame them! Moreover, the Japanese are notoriously poor. Even if they have money to buy weapons, how many weapons can they buy?"
Chu Yanwu raised his eyes slightly, and his eyes became cold.
Zhou Tianfu spoke righteously and said solemnly:
"Then there is the matter of corruption. Previously, several of the adults arrested by Zhang Shangshu were impeached by him just for taking money from the clan. What is the reason for this?"
"He is clearly "unfounded"!"
Chu Yanwu asked coldly: "What do Zhou Aiqing think? What do you think is wrong with Master Zhang's move?"
Zhou Tianfu spoke loudly:
"In my opinion, Zhang Dongyang is clearly abusing his power, excluding dissidents, and bringing chaos to the imperial court!"
