Because the beam was too dirty, the two of them could only squat, holding their robes with one hand to prevent them from falling, and holding on to the wood next to them with the other hand. Their posture looked weird.
Compared with the awkwardness of the two of them, the other secret guards guarding Liang Shang seemed much more harmonious.
Xiaotuanzi squinted his eyes and smiled flatteringly at Yu Xiheng. There was dust somewhere on his fair and tender face, which was dusty, like a white glutinous rice dumpling stained with dust.
[Fortunately, it fell on daddy. If it had fallen on anyone else, he would have been discovered~]
Yu Xiheng's eyebrows and his heart skipped a beat, then he withdrew his gaze, really unable to see.
What Zhao Lide didn't expect was that the emperor didn't seem to intend to let it go this time.
He listened to Zhao Lide's words without even raising his eyelids. After he finished speaking, he calmly said:
"Zhao Lide despised the imperial power, cursed the prince, lost all conscience, and was deposed from his official position. He will be investigated and dealt with in the future."
Zhao Lide, who was still kneeling on the ground, opened his eyes wide, as if he couldn't believe it.
"..."
In an instant, there was deathly silence all around, and even the prince suppressed his cough.
"emperor--!"
Several members of the Zhao family knelt on the ground with a plop, their voices mournful, and tears streaming down their faces, "Your Majesty, my father just cares too much about His Highness the Crown Prince. He definitely has no intention of cursing the Crown Prince. You see that he is young and loyal to Jiang Guo. For the sake of mercy, Your Majesty—"
"Uncle, he is heartbroken. His duty is to be loyal to the emperor. Even if there is no merit, there will be hard work. You will chill the hearts of the ministers! Please take back the emperor's orders, otherwise we will never be able to kneel down!"
When these words came out of the Zhao family's mouth, people outside the incident could faintly hear a hint of threat.
Although Zhao Lide was kneeling on the ground in a embarrassed posture, his heart was filled with rage.
Some petty officials with little real power felt sweaty and regretful.
If I had known that they would go home directly after going to court, why would they come here to join in the fun?
The emperor glanced coldly at these people who said they would be unable to kneel for a long time. His face was calm, but his eyes were as cold as frost.
"Oh? Anyone else who feels chilled should come forward and let me take a look."
Except for the people from the Zhao family, the other ministers all took a step back as if they had agreed, for fear of being misunderstood by the emperor.
The emperor looked coldly at the Zhao family kneeling on the ground, nodded, and laughed angrily.
"Okay, if you dare to threaten me, since you feel cold, then you won't go to court anymore. Go back and take off your black gauze hat and official robes and bring them to me. Go back and suspend them pending investigation!"
Several of the emperor's closest ministers were so frightened that their eyelids jumped.
Is the emperor going to attack the Zhao family? Why didn't they get wind of it?
The Prime Minister slowly moved to Yu Xiheng's side, covered his mouth with his hand and asked in a low voice, "Did the Emperor get a handle on the Zhao family?"
Yu Xiheng stood firmly on the spot: "No, maybe he was angry."
The Prime Minister hesitated for a moment and couldn't believe it. "You don't have any reason to attack the Zhao family? I saw you were so calm and thought..."
Yu Xiheng sighed inexplicably.
He was not calm, and he really wanted to persuade the emperor, but he was afraid that after he went there, another minister would stand in his position and find a greedy little cat eating above his head.
As an old father's good intentions.
"Anyway, no matter how bad it is, it will be like this. It's better to let the emperor vent his anger."
The emperor was happy, but his close ministers were under pressure.
Although the Zhao family members tried their best to hide it, some unconvinced emotions could still be seen on their faces, and their eyes were as wide as bells.
"Is the emperor going to betray the Zhao family who are loyal to Jiang Guo because of a few words?"
Zhao Lide asked with a trembling voice.
"Yes, you should quickly take off your official uniforms and black gauze hats and get out of here! Day by day I am getting into trouble with you!"
After scolding the emperor, he felt that all his old problems seemed to have been cured, and he felt happy from head to toe.
The last time he cooperated with the Wen family to sell his official position, he couldn't find any involvement of the Zhao family in it. Maybe it was erased. Other than that, the rest were all big and small things.
The emperor calmed down and was not at all panicked at this time.
Anyway, he has Yu Xiheng, so let him check it again when he gets back! Don’t panic if you can’t find out, there is also Fish Guan Juan, but the ancestor said that he has immortals to help him, so it is rare for him to be arrogant!
The Zhao family looked at each other. They glanced at Zhao Lide, who had a dark face, and waited hesitantly for him to make a statement.
It didn't matter whether they were dismissed or not. The most important thing to worry about was whether the emperor had any reason to treat them like this. He slapped them in the face in front of all the civil and military officials.
Zhao Lide didn't know either. He took a deep breath, feeling heavy in his heart.
Now that the matter has come to this, we can only go back and discuss methods.
At the entrance of the palace, Yu Xiheng waited for a while, and sure enough, he saw Yu Quezhi striding over with Juan Juan in his arms, and the three of them returned home together.
At the same time, news of the Zhao family's collective dismissal from office also spread throughout the capital. Everyone said that they had angered the emperor. But what was different from the last time the Wen family was that when the Wen family fell out of favor, most people hated it. They avoided him, but it seemed as if nothing had changed in the Zhao family.
After receiving the news, Zhao Pengcheng hurried out of the brothel. Lin Shijin followed him out with an anxious tone, "Brother Zhao, don't forget what you promised me tomorrow!"
Zhao Pengcheng hurriedly wrapped himself in clothes, turned around and waved his hands: "I won't forget, I won't forget..."
He hurried home non-stop and saw the elders of the family sitting in the study, with a little girl sitting at the bottom.
As soon as he entered the door, Zhao Lide, who was holding back his anger, saw the marks on his neck and the smell of rouge and gouache coming from his body. He was so angry that he grabbed a teacup and smashed it over.
"Going out and fooling around every day! What's it like?!"
Zhao Pengcheng quickly dodged, and then approached him with a playful smile, "Grandpa, don't be angry. If you don't go there in the future, your grandson will definitely study hard at home."
Speaking of studying, Zhao Lide became even more angry and glared at Zhao Pengcheng fiercely, "Why can't our family have anyone who can study?"
After venting his anger for a few words, he turned to today's events with a heavy look on his face.
"The emperor now wants to attack our Zhao family. We can't sit still and wait for death."
"By the way, Sun Leyao, has the gunpowder you mentioned before been made?"
Sun Leyao picked up the box placed next to the table, but she did not make this thing. She asked the system to take it out of the warehouse before coming. In addition, there was a piece of paper recording the method of making gunpowder, and How to obtain materials.
If the inventory in the system warehouse was not too small, she would not want to give this method to the Zhao family. Once it was given, it would mean that she had one less trump card.
