Jun Jiuling

The scorching summer is scorching hot, and the scorched earth seems to be smoking, but in the main hall of the imperial palace, the officials of the upper court seem to be in an ice cellar.

This was not because of the ice cubes placed in the hall, but because of the emperor's livid face and several memorials thrown on the ground.

"I entrust the country to you. I trust you so much. You give people, money, and whatever you want. This is how you repay me."

The emperor, who has always been kind, is yelling.

"Tell me every day that the country is peaceful and the people are safe and the people are safe. In fact, the people affected by the South Flood suffered heavy losses of money and food. Dead or blind?"

He slapped a few desks, and the memorial incense burner on it fell down again, making a messy sound.

And with the scolding, the emperor's tears also flowed down.

"Is this God's punishment for me? Is this because I am not worthy to be an emperor?"

When this sentence was uttered, the hearts of the officials present were all trembling.

Whether he is worthy of being an emperor is probably the biggest hidden worry in the emperor's heart, and it is also the biggest taboo.

Shouting out in public at this time shows that the inner anger has reached the extreme.

All the officials in the hall knelt down, weeping and shouting that the minister was guilty and long live to appease his anger.

Huang Cheng, who stood at the forefront, cried the most. He took off the beam crown, and his gray hair flew around in a mess.

"Your Majesty, everything is the fault of the minister and others, and it is all the crime of the minister." He cried out out of breath and hissed.

The court hall of the main hall was in chaos, no matter if they were crying real or fake, they all lowered their heads and did not dare to stand alone. Even Yushi forgot the court etiquette and knelt down to cry with him.

Only one was still standing.

Lu Yunqi, who was wearing a scarlet robe, looked blank, as if he hadn't seen all this before him, nor would he feel grief and indignation because of the loss of life.

The court officials who knelt down didn't feel that Lu Yunqi was treasonous, they would only express their grief and indignation more sincerely, lest they be framed and attacked by Lu Yunqi afterwards.

The emperor scolded and scolded, cried and cried, smashed and smashed, and gradually calmed down amidst the crying and persuasion of his courtiers.

"My heart hurts." He said, wiping away tears.

The courtiers also breathed a sigh of relief and stopped crying and confessed again, but Huang Cheng's crying did not stop, and it was especially harsh in the quiet hall.

Who knows whether he is crying for the people of the North or thinking of his son.

Many officials present had an idea in their minds, but of course no one would say that.

The emperor looked at the old minister, tears shed again, and asked the eunuch to help him to sit.

"What shall we do now?" asked the Emperor.

A minister hesitated for a moment.

"Actually, we just broke through a prefecture..." he said.

These words made the emperor who had just calmed down become anxious again.

"Isn't a bite from a dog considered a bite? Do I have to stretch out my legs to let it bite off before I can cry out?" He scolded, "That's my people, let alone a city, it's a common people, too. Heartache."

The courtier had already knelt on the ground and kowtowed to plead guilty.

The emperor was still puzzled and called for the official to be dismissed and dragged down for questioning.

Seeing this scene, Ning Yan and other ministers looked slightly gloomy, and Huang Cheng, who was supported by the eunuch to sit down, had a sneer in his eyes.

"Your Majesty." Ning Yan stood up and said, "Your Majesty calm down, this is an urgent report just received."

As he said, he bowed and took out a letter.

"Duke Cheng has recovered the Hejian Mansion."

Hearing the news, the atmosphere in the hall was obviously relaxed, but the emperor was not surprised, obviously he already knew the news.

"Mend after a dead sheep! Can the dead people come back to life?" the emperor slapped the case and shouted.

"Your Majesty." Huang Cheng said in a trembling voice, "The Golden Cavalry has not yet left the border, and they are still stationed, which shows that their evil intentions have not retreated."

"Your Majesty, Duke Cheng has already led his troops to fight against the gold thieves." Ning Yan immediately took over the words and said with a bit of solemnity, "Your Majesty, Duke Cheng has been fighting for so many years, please rest assured."

It was fine if he didn't say this, but the emperor was angry again when he heard this.

"Duke Cheng has been fighting for many years. I trusted him and handed over the Northland to him, but now this kind of thing happened. Is this what he said to keep me awake at night and let me sleep peacefully?" One shot, "Where's Zhu Zan? Take Zhu Zan out of the prison, I want to ask him, are their father and son sleeping in Beidi every day?"

As soon as this remark came out, a gleam of joy flashed in Ning Yan's eyes who had been scolded.

"Yes." Ning Yan lowered his head to hide his joy, and said in a heavy voice.

Since eunuchs and imperial guards led the way, murmurs of discussion resounded in the court hall.

"Punishment must be asked!"

"How could there be such a mistake?"

"It was only last winter that Zhending was lost, and it hasn't been long before Hejian was lost again."

"Is this Northland as impenetrable as Duke Cheng said, or is it full of flaws?"

Questioning voices filled the hall, but Huang Cheng, who was sitting on the chair, looked very ugly.

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Lu Yunqi stood outside the hall, looking at Zhu Zan who walked slowly along with the guard eunuch.

Zhu Zan was still wearing a prison uniform, with a shaggy beard and a miserable appearance, but his eyes were bright and energetic, which was really against harmony.

"It seems that the food in the prison of the Criminal Ministry is good." Lu Yunqi looked at him and said, "My son seems to be getting fatter again."

Zhu Zan looked at him, raised his hand suddenly and hit him in the face.

The eunuchs and guards were taken aback. Who would have thought that Zhu Zan, who was still wearing a prison uniform outside the Hall of Qinzheng, would beat someone if he disagreed with him.

Lu Yunqi raised his hand to block it, preventing Zhu Zan's hand from falling on his face.

Zhu Zan grinned at him, showing his white teeth.

"Look, am I still strong?" He said.

It seemed that his actions were just responding to what Lu Yunqi said about you getting fat.

Lu Yunqi looked at him who was close to him with a blank expression.

"My son is so lucky." He said, "God will help you."

Zhu Zan snorted and spat on his face.

Even Lu Yunqi, the eunuch and guard, couldn't stop this movement.

Who would have thought that he would spit like a child, really...

"Sure enough, only the beast heard that the people on the frontier were suffering and dying, and only thought it was someone else's luck." Zhu Zan looked at Lu Yunqi and said coldly.

The guards and eunuchs watched them nervously.

"My lord, Your Majesty can..." the eunuch said sharply.

Before he finished speaking, Zhu Zan had already thrown off Lu Yunqi and strode into the hall.

"His Majesty."

People have already raised their voices and shouted before entering.

"It's wrong!"

"Your Majesty doesn't see me again, I'm going to die in prison."

Those words sounded like people were about to cry, it was extremely desolate.

But it's a pity that the voice was so full of anger that it almost overturned the Palace of Qinzheng. It really didn't look like a person who was about to die.

The originally gloomy hall suddenly became lively as Zhu Zan walked in.

Lu Yunqi still stood outside the hall, took out a brocade handkerchief from his sleeve, and slowly wiped the spit on his face.

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Thanks to Emerald Kangkang, Bingyi from the South, and Choi O(∩_∩)O

Thanks everyone, it's Thursday.