An hour later, Yan Mansion.
Yan Ming is anxiously waiting for the news.
Not long after, the housekeeper hurried back, and before he could speak, Yan Ming asked first, "Have you finished all the things I told you?"
After all, he was his son, so how could he not be nervous.
And since he can be the Minister of Rites, he is certainly not a fool. He has almost the same idea as Zhao Yuanliang, and they both want to solve the problem privately instead of making a big deal out of it.
Just before, Wu Wei Mansion knocked on the door, but he did not stop him in any way. However, after he left, he immediately ordered the housekeeper to go to Zuihong Mansion, compensate his son for the broken things according to the price, and communicate with the beaten guest. Coordinate and compensate others with gold and silver.
Now the housekeeper is back, he seems to be running in a hurry, and he is a little out of breath and says: "Back, back to the master, everything... everything has been solved by the Zhao family, and the money has been paid by the Zhao family."
"Oh?" Yan Ming raised his eyebrows and then smiled: "This Mr. Zhao is quite good at doing things."
The Zhao family had paid a lot of gold and silver to the beaten guest, so naturally he would not complain again, and the matter was almost settled.
Although the matter was minor, it was brought up in the morning of the next day.
I don’t know how Liu Changqing knew it. In short, after all the ministers knelt down, he was the first to stand up, cupped his hands and saluted:
"Your Majesty, I heard that I was drunk in the Red Mansion yesterday and a private fight broke out. Of course, this kind of civil dispute should not be mentioned in the court, but the impact of this matter is bad, and it involves the sons of several high-ranking officials."
Hearing this, Yan Ming and others couldn't help but feel shocked.
Xiao Yuan raised his eyebrows, "Oh? Who are the young masters from high-ranking officials' families? And what's the reason for the incident?"
"Your Majesty, I have the son of the Zhao family, the son of Lord Yan, the Minister of Rites, the son of Lord Zhou, the Neiyou Shi, and the son of the Zhongdafu. All because of a few people who acted arrogantly and forcibly drove out the innkeepers. If the innkeepers refused to comply, they were severely beaten."
Xiao Yuan frowned when he heard this, especially when he heard the Zhao family. After a pause, he shouted again: "Master Yan, Master Zhou, Master Wei."
"I'm here." Several people quickly came out and stood respectfully. Yan Ming was the first to speak: "Your Majesty Mingjian, although the dog caused trouble, he was detained by the Wuwei Mansion and the matter was settled. "
"That being the case, Master Liu, there is no need to mention it again." Xiao Yuan glanced at Liu Changqing slightly dissatisfied.
The latter said: "Your Majesty, your Majesty, this matter is not as simple as it seems. As far as I know, several high-ranking officials' sons, led by the Zhao family, have formed gangs and have been tyrannical in Qinzhou City for more than a day or two. , once trouble occurs, it will be settled with money, and the various government offices are intimidated by their power, and most of them dare not accept the case. Even the Wuwei Mansion did not dare to arrest the case immediately after arriving at the scene yesterday."
"What!?" Xiao Yuan said slightly angrily: "Is this really happening!?"
Seeing this, Yan Ming panicked and said quickly: "Your Majesty, Liu Changqing's words are actually made out of nothing. Although Quan Zi got into trouble yesterday, it was all because of a quarrel between the two parties, and this was the impulsive private fight. There is no such thing as tyranny."
Neiyoushi also followed closely and said: "Your Majesty, my son is still young and not sensible. He will inevitably make mistakes. But we know that mistakes can be corrected. How can we do better? What's more, the Wuwei Mansion has already dealt with it and the two sides have reached coordination. There is no such thing as Any trouble."
"Yes, Your Majesty, why should such a trivial matter be brought to the court? Liu Changqing is really making a fuss out of a molehill and trying to please others," said the middle doctor.
After Xiao Yuan listened, before he spoke, Liu Changqing sneered: "Humph, it's so ridiculous! If it's just a trivial matter, that's it, but don't the young masters of the three adults use their power to bully others!"
With that said, he faced Xiao Yuan again and said seriously: "If your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can visit the people. Everyone knows the name of a playboy."
The meaning of his words was already very clear. These big dandies were already well-known to the people of Qinzhou. It can be imagined that although their usual actions did not commit any serious crimes such as murder and arson, they definitely relied on their power and acted recklessly.
After Xiao Yuan heard this, he squinted his eyes slightly and thought about it secretly.
This involved the Zhao family and the children of high-ranking officials. To be honest, the matter was very small. From a personal point of view, he did not want to delve into it further.
But Liu Changqing said again: "Your Majesty, laws are the foundation of a country. Without laws, the country will not be a country. Although this matter is small, its impact is bad. These are the children of high-ranking officials, and they can be beaten casually. People, if you spend some gold and silver, nothing will happen. Will the people talk about it? If this continues, will all rich people be able to kill people with swords and then pay gold and silver to settle the matter?"
"This, this, this is completely sophistry!" Yan Ming said in a panic: "Your Majesty, a small private matter has been linked to a murder case by Liu Changqing. He is alarmist!"
"This is by no means alarmist!" Liu Changqing immediately retorted: "If your Majesty does not know the canonical punishment, you can just imagine what will happen to those dandies in the future. They will definitely continue to be tyrannical and even more unscrupulous! Because they have committed crimes, the government does not dare to investigate deeply. , just pay gold and silver! How can they take the law seriously!"
After hearing what he said, Yan Ming became even more panicked: "This, this... Your Majesty, don't listen to Liu Changqing's nonsense! You have already realized your mistake in this matter, and you must discipline me strictly after you return..."
"Okay!" Xiao Yuan shouted angrily.
In fact, the gap between the powerful and the common people in the past dynasties cannot be changed at all.
As far as this matter is concerned, if it had not been brought to the court, it would not be worth mentioning to the Zhao family and Yan Ming.
But Liu Changqing insisted on insisting on it, and even made a big deal out of a small matter, summarizing it to the law and influence.
What he did was equivalent to defeating Xiao Yuan's entire army.
Now the matter has been magnified, and it has even involved the Zhao family. As a monarch, it is up to you to do something or not.
Xiao Yuan glanced at Liu Changqing faintly, then took a deep breath and said seriously: "Arrest all the perpetrators such as Zhao Peng and others! Put them in jail!"
"My king Yingming——" Liu Changqing saluted immediately.
Yan Ming was dumbfounded. He knelt down on the ground and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, your Majesty, please calm down..."
Neiyoushi and Zhongdafu also hurriedly knelt down and begged for mercy.
The other ministers looked at each other one after another, and then looked at Liu Changqing's eyes, not to mention how weird they were.
You know, there is the King’s wife’s biological brother among them. Doesn’t this mean embarrassing the King!
Liu Changqing's behavior today shows that he hates evil and is upright, but at the same time, he does not know how to beat around the bush, and he often seizes dead ends and remonstrates him to the end. If the king does not deal with it properly, he will always be stubborn. With.
He didn't understand the king's will, and because of his character, he offended many people.
