"Master Commander, why don't you use some rouge and gouache to cover it with me? I'm afraid I'm going to be in the court now."
In the carriage, the eunuch who ordered him looked at Chu Ze's eyes that were getting darker and darker.
After hesitating for a long time, he finally spoke slightly to remind him.
However, facing the other party's reminder, Chu Ze's mouth trembled slightly.
rouge gouache
If he painted that stuff, he would really be waiting to be laughed at.
Isn’t it just a black eye socket?
How big a deal is it?
"Sir, I can only send you here. The prince is presiding over the court today. You must not make a mistake."
When they arrived at the entrance of the Chaohui Hall, the eunuch who was delivering the order also stopped.
His mission itself is just to take people to the front of the hall.
After ordering the eunuch to leave, he then passed the news that Chu Ze had arrived to the main hall from the side door.
When Zhu Biao, who was presiding over the court meeting, learned that Chu Zeren had arrived outside the main hall, he did not make too many preparations and directly interrupted the ministers below who were explaining to him the various disadvantages of Jin Yiwei's existence.
"Xuan Chuze, come in."
"Xuan, Jinyiwei Commander sent Chu Ze into the palace!"
"Xuan Chuze enters the palace!"
Outside the main hall, Chu Ze, who was still a little dizzy, was about to reach out and touch his sore eyes when he suddenly heard a voice calling him in the main hall.
After taking a deep breath, Chu Ze straightened his back. Even though he had a big black eye, he still raised his head and stepped forward with his legs raised.
In the main hall.
After hearing the eunuch's summons, everyone couldn't help but turn their heads and look in the direction of the main entrance of the hall.
Under the gaze of the ministers, Chu Ze, whose eyes were cloudy and bloodshot, walked in from the outside with a black eye on one side.
When Zhu Biao, who was sitting on the main seat, saw Chu Ze, his eyes couldn't help but widen.
"Chu Ze, what's wrong with you? Why do you look so haggard?"
Although Zhu Biao looked at Chu Ze's face and felt like he was hungover.
But there were some things he wasn't sure about.
He knew that Chu Ze didn't drink. How could a non-drinker get a hangover?
Moreover, the black bruise on his eye socket was obviously caused by being beaten!
Judging from the appearance of the wound, it seems to be a fresh injury.
"Reporting to His Majesty the Crown Prince, I was in a dull mood yesterday. Although I have no habit of drinking, I couldn't help but drink to drown my sorrows."
"But I'm not a good drinker. I drank too much."
"You're really hungover."
Regarding Chu Ci's so-called depressed mood, Zhu Biao simply would not believe that such a thing existed.
Whoever feels depressed is not Chu Ze's turn.
This guy is so heartless, how could he use alcohol to drown his sorrows?
I guess I must have been messing around with the Fourth Brother and the others yesterday.
only.
"What's the matter with that injury on your face?"
"This! When I woke up in the morning, I teased the cat at home and the cat got beaten!"
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cat?
Zhu Biao looked at Chu Ze talking nonsense in a serious manner, and he shook his head slightly.
Just when I was about to continue speaking, I found that there were already people who couldn't wait to start making trouble.
"You are full of nonsense. How can we tolerate such childishness in this court?"
The sudden reprimand made Chu Ze, who was already a little irritable after a hangover, freeze on the spot.
After being stunned for a brief moment, he asked in confusion.
"May I ask, who are you?"
"you"
I originally thought that if he suddenly attacked, Chu Ze would question or defend what he said.
But to everyone's surprise, Chu Ze asked this question with a confused look on his face.
"I am"
"Hey, hey, you'd better stop breastfeeding. I'm not interested in your milking his old man. Let's talk about what happened just now. Let me ask, there is a person in our family named Cat. Is there any problem? "
"I teased the cat and let it kick me. Is there a problem?"
"Also, there is no room for trivial matters in the court. This is what you said. In the future, if you say something like "I will die before you die", remember to call me and I will do it for you. Here’s proof, if you’re not dead, or if you can’t do anything, I can help you!”
"you"
"What are you doing? I was talking to His Highness the Crown Prince, and you started scolding me even before His Highness the Crown Prince reprimanded me? Are you brave? Didn't you just ask for your registration number? You sign one up and I'll write it down for you!"
"If you don't worry about the hundreds of thousands of refugees in Shandong, you will end up chatting with me here."
"Don't say you are not in charge of this area. You should do your job in your position. This is your duty, but as an official, no matter what position you are in, you should worry about the people!"
"You don't worry about the big things about your family and country, but instead you worry about these trivial things here. Did you grow a head just to show off your stature?"
"On the way, I have to go back to Jinyiwei to run errands later. If you have anything to say, come to Jinyiwei's main office and talk to me."
Chu Ze's rapid-fire words, not to mention the courtiers who had previously reprimanded him, were immediately confused.
Even Zhu Biao, who was sitting above, and Zhu Yuanzhang, who was hiding behind the scenes, both looked stunned at this time.
This guy, although what he said was not elegant at all.
However, the lethality is not small.
At least, the momentum is quite strong!
"Okay, okay! The main hall is a place for discussing state affairs, not a place for you to quarrel. Shut up for now."
Zhu Biao looked at the old guy who was speechless by Chu Ze and knew that the intensity was about the same, so he quickly came out to smooth things over.
And then he changed his attitude and looked at Chu Ze.
"Chu Ze, I called you here today because I heard that there are a lot of rumors in the court, saying that you are guilty of many crimes and that the Jin Yiwei is acting arrogantly. As the commander of the Jin Yiwei, do you have anything to say about this?"
"Your Highness, before we talk about this issue, I have something to say."
Chu Ze didn't care at all about someone in the court impeaching him for his guilt or something.
As for the issue of Jin Yiwei, what does it have to do with Chu Ze? He has only been in office for a few days?
"Oh? You have something to say? What is it? Let's talk about it first."
"Your Highness the Crown Prince, after I take over the Imperial Guard, I will pay close attention to all the news coming from my informants in real time."
"In recent days, we have learned that Yongjia Marquis Zhu Liangzu and his son did many illegal things without telling the truth. They also deceived the superiors and subordinates, raised and imprisoned children, exploited the people, colluded with powerful businessmen, and oppressed the villagers wantonly."
"After I sent people to conduct detailed investigations these days, I found that many of the evidences were true. Last night, I sent people to capture Marquis Yongjia and bring him to justice!"
"In addition, I also discovered that most of the people close to him among the nine tribes have a large amount of money from unknown sources. I have arranged for Jin Yiwei to detain all the main members of the nine tribes for examination."
"The business and property in his family have been sealed, and the land is being checked. I believe he will be able to get something soon."
"Yongjiahou!"
"What! It's lawless, it's lawless! How dare you, a royal guard, take charge of a marquis? And who gave you the right to kill first and report later?"
"It's so audacious to raid the nine clans. Who gave you the right to do this?"
"Your Highness, look at it, is this the way Jin Yiwei behaves? Without examination and confirmation, this is another interrogation and house confiscation! If the person is captured by them, they will beat him into submission. Then the royal guards have the final say over life and death in this court!"
"His Royal Highness, we ask for orders to severely punish Chu Ze! He is attacking a marquis!"
"Yongjia Monkey fought for His Majesty's foundation through life and death, and when you were fighting on the battlefield, you, Chu Ze, were hiding in some corner and trembling! What qualifications do you have to slander him, and you have to hold people accountable for your empty talk! Don't you think so? What a thing!"
Chu Ze's words were like a depth bomb exploding in this otherwise peaceful court.
The entire hall was undoubtedly filled with scoldings, curses, and voices of reproach against him.
However, Chu Ze directly and selectively ignored these voices.
His eyes were locked with Hu Weiyong standing at the front from beginning to end.
Chu Ze had a smile on his face, as if he were a humble junior.
Hu Weiyong's face was also full of smiles at this time.
It's just that the palm of his hand under his sleeve has been tightly clenched into a fist.
"enough!"
While the ministers were angrily accusing Chu Ze, Zhu Biao's somewhat deep roar suddenly sounded above the hall.
"Is this the so-called rule you keep saying? Above the court, it is as noisy as a street market. What? Are you showing off to me that you have a loud voice?"
"With such a loud voice, how about I ask you to go to the disaster-stricken place to maintain order?"
"Chu Ze arrested Marquis Yongjia because he is the commander of the Jinyi Guards. This is an institution established by the Emperor Father. If you have any objections, after leaving the court, I will take you directly to the Emperor Father. How do you say it one by one? ?”
"Jinyiwei's duties are within his authority, and there is nothing wrong with what he did."
"As for Chu Ze, I cannot say more about my father's decision, but I will tell you in advance that Marquis Yongjia has outstanding military exploits and is a founding father of the country. You, the Jinyi Guards, are not allowed to torture him."
"After we are brought here, we will confront you in front of the main hall!"
"Yes, please obey Your Highness."
"Your Highness, the King of Qin wishes to see you!"
When Chu Ze just wanted to cooperate with Zhu Biao.
Outside the main hall, the somewhat sharp voice of the eunuch who was delivering the order suddenly came.
When Zhu Biao and Chu Ze heard Zhu Ping's request for a meeting, the two of them, who had been cooperating well, became confused for a moment.
The two of you looked at me, and I looked at you. For a moment, what you saw in each other's eyes was confusion.
Zhu Ming, shouldn't he lead the team to arrest Zhu Liangzu?
Why did you come back suddenly?
Could it be that there was an accident?
(End of chapter)
