Guo Huan quickly turned his head away and continued to cry according to the rhythm, but in this moment of looking at each other, Li Qing read too much information.
Wen Chen is going to attack him!
To be precise, it is not just civil servants, but all officials who are corrupt and bribery.
Li Qing had anticipated this as early as Lao Zhu's birthday party, and was not very surprised.
It was indeed a good move at this juncture. He was the empress's attending physician. Now that Empress Ma had passed away, no matter what, he could not shirk his responsibility.
At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang needed to vent, and these people were naturally unscrupulous. Even if they publicly impeached him, or even went too far, directly requesting an order to kill him, it would not be too much.
It has always been an unwritten rule that when a person of the emperor or queen's level dies due to illness, a group of imperial doctors must die.
Li Qing muttered: "Damn, these idiots really know how to choose the right time!"
However, he was not very panicked. Lao Zhu was cruel, but he was a sensible person.
Moreover, Lao Zhu also wants to eliminate corruption and crack down on corrupt officials. He will never give up his sharp knife, at least not now.
Li Qing could see clearly that Zhu Yuanzhang deliberately pushed him to the opposite side of the ministers in order to make him isolated and helpless.
And the purpose of Lao Zhu's doing this is also very simple: everyone is the enemy, and you will have no other way out except to serve us wholeheartedly!
Haha, it's not certain who will be unlucky first... A sneer appeared at the corner of Li Qing's mouth.
"cry!"
Xiao Guizi's sharp cry sounded again.
"Empress...!"
The ministers mourned and cried loudly, like a cuckoo crying for blood, their livers and intestines were broken, and tears flowed down. It only made those who heard it sad and those who heard it shed tears.
Others may be fake, but those tears were real.
Li Qing saw clearly that these people were really crying without using any 'props'.
Little did he know that in this era where filial piety is more important than heaven, when the Queen passed away, it would be unfilial not to cry, and one must cry in sorrow.
If you are not sad enough, your political opponents will even make a big fuss out of it, and impeachment will always be the only thing you can do.
The emperor is the father of the king, the queen is the mother of the country, and filial piety comes first. If you are not sad when your mother dies, it means you are not a good person either.
Li Qing was affected by it, and his eyes gradually became moist, but he was far from being like the ministers, who shed tears like a flood.
In order to appear gregarious, he had to secretly take out the ginger Wan Ling gave him.
Covering his face with his big sleeves, he took the opportunity to touch his eyelids... Li Qing's eyes were red and tears were streaming down his face.
…
Near noon, the mourning came to an end, and under the organization of Xiao Guizi, the officials stood up in an orderly manner.
Then, the dragon sons and grandsons in the hall walked out one by one wearing sackcloth and mourning.
Zhu Di, Zhu Tie, Zhu Zi... their eyes were red, and they were crying as they walked. Xiao Qi followed behind. He was dressed in filial piety clothes and hat, like a mascot.
Zhu Biao, Zhu Fang and others did not come out and continued to guard the mourning hall.
A quarter of an hour later, Zhu Yuanzhang came out in despair. When the officials saw this, they immediately knelt down and cried bitterly.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at it blankly for a while, and then said: "Let's all disperse. Go back and take care of your official duties. We will attend the morning meeting as usual tomorrow morning."
After that, he turned around and returned to the palace.
The ministers cried for a while, then wiped away their tears and reluctantly walked out of the palace.
Seeing that no one wanted him to stay, Li Qing followed him out of the palace.
Along the way, there were constant glares from behind, and Li Qing looked indifferent, as if he hadn't heard anything.
On the streets, every citizen wears a filial piety belt. Restaurants and restaurants are also half-open. Waiters no longer shout, and there are far fewer stalls.
The capital was in a state of desolation.
After returning home and smelling the familiar aroma of rice, Li Qing's depressed mood improved slightly.
"Sir, sit down and have a rest." Wan Ling handed over a cup of tea, "Food will be ready soon."
"Yes." Li Qing took the tea, took a sip, leaned back in the chair and closed his eyes to rest, thinking about what he had to face next.
…
Household Department.
Guo Huan was in high spirits and looked at Shangshu Zeng Tai with a smile on his face.
"Lord Shangshu, Li Qing is bound to die this time. Last night, the lower official informed the ministers of the Ministry of Rites, the doctor of the Ministry of Punishments, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and the censor of Youdu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, among other important officials.
Tomorrow morning is the time for us to launch a general attack! "
"Well, okay." Shangshu Hube nodded, "You can just go ahead and do it."
Guo Huan's smile froze, and the smile on his face gradually faded away, and he said calmly: "I hope that Lord Shangshu can lead the memorial."
"Shilang Guo." Zeng Tai said displeasedly, "Does a small imperial emissary in brocade clothes need me to report in person?"
Guo Huan sneered and said: "Zeng Shangshu wants to stay out of the matter? The one hundred thousand taels from the official..."
"you……"
Zeng Tai's expression changed, and he immediately put on a smile, "You misunderstood, how can I just let my subordinates charge into the battle and remain indifferent myself?
It's just that... this matter needs to be considered in the long term. That Li Qing is not easy to deal with. "
He looked solemn and said, "You know, he has succeeded Ouyang Lun, the consort, and even Cao Guogong has suffered at his hands. The emperor is aware of everything, and he is very partial to him. Even if I report it together, it may not be effective." , not as good as...
Let a few insignificant characters explore the path first, and then we'll wait for the opportunity. "
"There is no time." Guo Huan shook his head decisively, "Your Majesty will be buried in heaven, and the Emperor will have no scruples about killing people in the future. If we don't take advantage of this opportunity to kill Li Qing in one fell swoop, we will be the unlucky ones when he takes the initiative. "
"Where's the crime?"
Zeng Tai frowned and said, "You don't really think that because he is the queen's attending physician, you can put all the blame for the queen's death on him, do you?"
"why not?"
Guo Huan asked, "Given the emperor's feelings for the empress, as long as we fan the flames and set up a little trap, wouldn't it be easy to kill him?"
"..."
Zeng Tai was so angry when he looked at this subordinate who was greedy for money but not qualified at all for his political skills.
But he was not clean, and now he was on the pirate ship again. He had no choice but to withdraw, so he could only patiently say: "If he were an ordinary imperial doctor, it would be easy, but Li Qing is not an imperial doctor, he is a royal guard!
The emperor promoted Li Qing because he was courageous enough and would not hold back in punishing corruption.
How could Li Qing be able to lure Ouyang Lun into trouble and defeat Cao Guogong?
It's the emperor! "
Zeng Tai glanced at Guo Huan with hatred and said with a bitter smile, "Do you really think the emperor is so easy to fool?"
Guo Huan chuckled, "What if the subordinate has evidence of his corruption?"
"Oh?" Zeng Tai's eyes lit up and he asked urgently, "Is it true or false? How much is the amount?"
"Of course it's true." Guo Huan sneered, "During the Ouyang Lun case, Li Qing sealed off the Zuixian Tower and left himself two oirans and a heiress.
And that Qingguan is the Wanling in the word "Gift·Wanling". "
Guo Huan said slowly and calmly, "That Wanling is the number one among the shepherds in Zuixian Tower. The redemption price would be at least tens of thousands of taels."
"Isn't that the case?" Zeng Tai has also been a prostitute. "The capital of the Jiaofang Sigui is not that expensive."
Guo Huan took out the evidence that he had prepared and said, "This is the redemption price of the three shepherds of Zuixian Tower. The average price is 4,000 taels. Wan Ling is the top one among the shepherds, so why should it be doubled?
Including the two oirans, there are definitely tens of thousands of taels. "
Zeng Tai took the evidence and looked at it, and he immediately beamed with joy, "Okay! If the emperor knew that the anti-corruption pioneer he had entrusted with the important task, he was a corrupt official himself. It would be strange not to skin him."
After a pause, he said suspiciously: "You didn't fake this thing, did you?"
Guo Huan said with a smile: "This is what was copied by the lower officials when those who redeemed Sister Yao's body came to change their household registration. It really can't be true anymore."
"That's good."
Zeng Taixin put his heart back in his stomach, "In this case, Li Qing will definitely die."
"Then Sir..."
"I will play with you tomorrow."
Guo Huan smiled with satisfaction, "This is the best."
…
After dinner, Li Qing went to Zhao Prison immediately.
"Liu Hua!"
When Liu Hua heard someone calling him, he slowly raised his head and saw that it was Li Qing. His face was full of surprise: "Are you really okay?"
"That's natural." Li Qing smiled, "Is the injury feeling better?"
Liu Hua ignored this and said, "When do you plan to take action?"
"Morning morning."
Li Qing said, "At that time, I will report all the things you recruited, and I will make it clear to the emperor that you took the initiative to explain these things, so as to exonerate the sins of your nine clans."
Liu Hua nodded lightly and saluted Li Qing.
Li Qing took it seriously and said calmly: "After the emperor heard about it, he will definitely come to see you. If you betray him, you and your nine tribes will die."
"Don't worry, I'm not that stupid." Liu Hua sneered, "None of them can live alone."
Li Qing smiled slightly and said to Li Yu, "You will personally guard here tonight."
Since it is a life-and-death situation, then you will die and I will live... Li Qing sneered at the corner of his mouth.
After returning home, he reorganized his charges and began to recover from the sequelae left by excessive intake of Qi yesterday.
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