In the imperial palace, Chui Gong Hall, Zhao Ji, who had come to the end of the court meeting, was sitting behind the imperial desk.
His eyes swept over the civil and military ministers, and finally glanced at Cai Jing, the prime minister, and then at Gao Qiu.
After giving instructions to Yang Jian beside him, he quickly announced the dismissal of the court.
However, Cai Jing and Gao Qiu, who were in a very unhappy mood, were told by the eunuch, who asked them to stay.
The two of them glared at each other, then turned around and headed into the palace.
The civil and military personnel who left Chui Gong Hall all whispered to each other.
"What's going on? I just noticed that Captain Gao and Cai Xixiang were at odds?"
"Haha, it seems you don't know that Lieutenant Gao's only son beat the sixth son of Xiang Cai's family twice in a row."
"Really or not? I remember that Gao Zhang, the only son of Taiwei Gao's family, must be only eleven or twelve years old this year, right?"
"Cai Yao, the sixth son of Prime Minister Cai's family, should be two years older than Gao Zhang. Why..."
"Who knows this? I have also heard rumors that this boy from the Gao family can beat people very hard, very hard."
"Ah, this... Cai family's bodyguards, can't they just watch helplessly?"
"You don't know. According to what I heard, it seemed that Cai Liulang was rude a few days ago.
As a result, Gao Zhang did not follow martial ethics, so he made a sneak attack and beat the person before running away.
The Cai family servants guarded him and were caught off guard, allowing the boy to run away.
Cai Liulang, who had a bruised nose and swollen face, was so angry that he tried to stay on guard. "
"It turns out, I did my best to squat. I didn't expect that Gao Zhang actually brought a large group of people with him this time.
Cai Liulang didn't even have time to run away, so he was caught and beaten by the kid again. "
"No wonder our Prime Minister Cai, who is unfazed by honor and disgrace, looks so ugly. His own baby is being beaten by a baby smaller than himself one after another. He would not be happy if it happened to anyone else."
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Naturally, Cai Jing and Gao Qiu couldn't hear the officials who were drifting away gossiping about their own family affairs.
After the two entered the palace, they bowed respectfully to the emperor Zhao Ji who was sitting peacefully and waited for the emperor to speak.
Zhao Ji then slowly stroked his short beard and spoke in a very gentle tone.
"Cai Aiqing, when I first entered the palace, I saw that you and Gao Aiqing seemed to have a dispute. I wonder if you two..."
Cai Jing rushed out and saluted Zhao Ji.
"In the official family, I impeached Lieutenant Gao for failing to teach his son, and his son committed crimes in the street..."
Seeing Cai Jing who was quite excited, Gao Qiu on the side naturally stood up not to be outdone.
"In the official family, I impeached Prime Minister Cai for his failure to teach his son, and his son took advantage of his power to bully others and oppress good people..."
After hearing what Gao Qiu said, Cai Jing shouted at Gao Qiu with a dark face.
"You hurt me, Liu Lang, and you dare to say that Cai has no way to teach his son?"
"Quinzi has always been well-behaved and polite. He had a serious illness more than a month ago and has just recovered.
And he is still young and a sensible child. How could he hit your Rokuro? "
"My Rokuro has always been polite and decent..."
Zhao Ji sat behind the imperial court with a confused look on his face. Isn't Gao Aiqing's only son the young boy he saw crawling out from under Master Li's bed?
He actually beat Liu Lang of Cai Aiqing's family twice in a row? Is this possible?
Gao Zhang, who spoke politely and was quite lovable, had beautiful features, red lips and white teeth. He smiled before he said anything and was very polite.
He doesn't look like a violent person at all. Could there be some misunderstanding here?
Yang Jian on the side saw Cai Jing and Gao Taiwei, the two favorite ministers in front of His Majesty, already quarreling till they were blushing and neck thick.
But the officials were still thinking about themselves as if they were in a state of wandering.
Yang Jian wiped his face with a headache, quickly came to Zhao Ji and whispered a reminder.
After Zhao Ji came back to his senses, he noticed that the two lovers were already squirting at each other until they were blushing and almost touching each other, so he quickly started to stop.
"...My dear friends, please stay here!"
Cai Jing and Gao Qiu, who both knew that their current status was entirely dependent on His Majesty's favor, would not deny face to the officials.
They all had a tacit understanding to stop complaining immediately and quickly bowed to Zhao Ji to apologize.
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After some comfort with Xini, Cai Jing and Gao Qiu bowed respectfully and left the Chui Gong Hall.
Zhao Ji stroked his short beard and couldn't help but fell into deep thought. Cai Jing and Gao Qiu both spoke plausibly about this matter, which really made it difficult for him to break up.
But it just so happened that one of these two Qing family members was quite talented and accomplished in politics, and he was also very good at calligraphy.
One is the best player in the world. He is loyal and his loyal minister.
You can't reprimand the juniors just because of minor frictions between them, which will hurt the friendship between the king and his ministers.
After Yang Jian watched the two important ministers leave, he saw the officials leaning on the imperial case.
His fingers were caressing the surface of the case, his eyes were unfocused and he was staring ahead, and he knew that the official family had begun again...
After waiting for a long time, I finally heard the official speak slowly.
"Interesting. It seems that I should meet Gao Aiqing's only son Gao Zhang again and see what the child would say..."
At this point, when Yang Jian heard the pause in the official's tone, he immediately started to praise him.
"What officials say makes sense. With their eyesight, they should be able to distinguish right from wrong and eliminate falsehood while retaining truth..."
Listening to Yang Jian's words, Emperor Zhao Ji of the Song Dynasty couldn't help but smile, stroked his short beard, and stood up calmly.
“I listened to Taoist Master Yuqing Zhaoyinggong’s lecture a few days ago and it was very interesting.
It's very early to leave the morning today. Let's go and walk around as I go. "
"Officials, please slow down, this servant will lead the way for the officials..." Yang Jian hurried forward.
Seeing the officials and Eunuch Yang walking and talking and laughing, several younger eunuchs were very envious and jealous.
I wish I could be as talkative as Eunuch Yang and be favored by His Majesty.
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The horse under Gao Qiu, given by His Majesty, finally stopped in front of the mansion.
He got off his horse, let his entourage take the reins and whips, and walked straight towards the mansion.
After walking a few steps, he saw his wife Huang standing at the hall door, walking back and forth with a worried look on her face.
"Madam, why are you here tomorrow?"
"I'll be in my yard tomorrow. Husband, will Prime Minister Cai do anything difficult for you today?"
Huang looked at Gao Qiu and asked with concern.
"He wanted to make things difficult for me, but the officials took action."
Having said this, Gao Qiu's expression was rather strange and authentic.
"I gave my husband and Cai Jing a hundred pieces of silk each."
"...That's it?" Mrs. Huang looked at her husband in confusion, her mind was in a daze.
"Well, that's it..." Gao Qiu nodded and shook his head helplessly.
"As a husband, I don't know what the officials are thinking. They don't favor anyone. They actually gave me silk and asked me and Prime Minister Cai to restrain the younger generation."
Not only himself, but also the resourceful Prime Minister Cai might not be able to figure out the official's operations... right?
