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Chapter 402 Minister, Commander
As soon as the words fell, the two of them crowded back and forth into the hall.

Before he could stand still, Duke Ma first cried out to the little emperor:

"Your Majesty, you have to decide for our father and son. Some people wantonly arrange us to arrange Princess Huaizhen and my son. The rumors spread in the streets and alleys are all rumors. You have no face. You must help the old minister find out this matter." Mastermind, give justice to the princess, to our Ma family!"

As Uncle Ma Guo said, he looked at Shen Qingzhi who was standing next to him with vicious eyes. The allusion was very clear.

Shen Qingzhi quickly said: "That's not right... Uncle Ma Guo, what do you mean when you look at me? Why does it seem that I did this thing?"

Uncle Ma Guo looked away, and said honestly, "...I don't have any evidence right now, so I can't say anything, but... I just doubt it."

Shen Qingzhi pointed to his nose and asked in disbelief:
"Your suspicion is really unreasonable. Why would I do this? I came here to report this matter to His Majesty, and request His Majesty to investigate thoroughly!"

Ma Guogong narrowed his eyes, sneered and said:
"Why does Shen Guozhu pretend to be confused? Why do you and I oppose each other? Don't you know? It's meaningless to let people talk about it."

Shen Qingzhi blinked his eyes, put one hand on his waist, looked at Ma Guogong, slanted his feet to the side, and said wordlessly:
"To be honest, I really don't know why you are against me. You and I are officials in the same court. You are the uncle appointed by the late emperor and the empress's biological father. I am the pillar of the country appointed by the late emperor. We two should It is right to work together and assist His Majesty together."

"You!! Don't speak sarcastic words to me!" Ma Guogong pointed at Shen Qingzhi angrily.

Shen Qingzhi's tone changed again, and he persuaded again:

"...Even if my apprentice Xie Yuan beat your son, if you want to take revenge, you should take revenge on us.

Why?My apprentice Yuan'er, he won.It was your son, not him, who was beaten with a blue nose and swollen face and couldn't get out of bed. "

When Shen Qingzhi said this, the other hand couldn't help pinching his waist, and the pride in his heart couldn't be suppressed to escape.

He has such an apprentice as Xie Yuan, it really gives him face everywhere, especially at this moment, it's really cool to say it.

Sure enough, as soon as these words came out, Ma Guogong was so angry that his nose was smoking, and the palace servants standing beside him, as well as the little emperor, couldn't help laughing.

Ma Guogong's dark face was flushed with shame and anger, and looked a little purple.And everyone, including the little emperor, was laughing.

He had no choice but to turn around and cry to the little emperor:

"Your Majesty, the old minister can't say anything about him. However, the first emperor had already decided what happened at the beginning. It was a child who talked nonsense and was sent to prison. Now, it has been arranged by someone with a heart to harm our Ma family, especially the traitor. Princess Huaizhen, Your Majesty, we must find out who did it, and make the decision for the veteran."

Upon hearing this, the little emperor asked with a smile on his face:

"You two have been arguing non-stop since you came in. What's the reason?"

As soon as these words came out, Uncle Ma Guo and Shen Qingzhi were inevitably stunned for a moment... I dare say the two of them have been talking for so long, but the emperor still hasn't understood what's going on?

These two battle-tested figures who have climbed from the humble to the top all the way can't help but feel a sense of exhaustion from the bottom of their hearts.

This feeling of exhaustion made the two people who were like old enemies even look at each other with empathy, without saying a word.

After a brief silence, Shen Qingzhi took out a note from his arms and said:

"It's just that we are too confused, we just quarreled when we came in, and we haven't explained the situation to His Majesty.

A vulgar ballad appeared in the market place, and it was spread everywhere, which harmed the majesty of the royal family. This is a word copied by the old minister, please read it by Your Majesty. "

Uncle Ma Guo snorted coldly and said, "Did you copy it? How many words do you know?"

"I got someone to copy it! Oh, I didn't call you Uncle Ma Guo... You're too small-minded." Shen Qingzhi muttered impatiently.

The eunuch took the paper from Shen Qingzhi's hand, held it all the way and handed it to the little emperor, who unfolded it with a smile on his face.

Looking at the smile on his face, he froze, and then a roar broke out:
"Who is so brave?! Dare to arrange my sister like this?! Arrest everyone on the street who has sung this song!"

As soon as these words came out, not only Shen Qingzhi, but even Duke Ma panicked and said:
"No, Your Majesty, acting like this is likely to cause panic, and the law does not blame everyone, Your Majesty."

Shen Qingzhi also quickly said; "Yes, we should send someone to conduct a thorough investigation and find out the people behind the scenes and deal with it."

The little emperor walked back and forth angrily, shouting:
"Is that all for those untouchables who speak badly? Impossible, send people to the street, and anyone who has sung will be beaten with a hundred lashes and killed. Let's see if they dare to talk nonsense in the future!"

Shen Qingzhi persuaded with a bitter face:

"Well, the top priority is to find the mastermind behind the scenes and kill them as an example. If they only target those ordinary people who don't know anything and have been used, I'm afraid they will let them go..."

Unexpectedly, Ma Guogong took the words directly and said:

"Of course the real culprit behind the scenes must be found, but His Majesty's concerns are right. The old minister has asked for orders to take the imperial guards to the streets today, arrest and kill a few people who spread rumors, so as to serve as an example to others."

"Okay, Ma Guogong, this matter is up to you. We must kill a few more people to rule those untouchables!"

"The minister leads the order!" Ma Guogong immediately responded.

Seeing that he had no chance to refute at all, Shen Qingzhi cupped his hands and asked:
"Your Majesty, it would be better to send someone to thoroughly investigate this matter. What do you think... How about Hussar General Xie Yuanjie?"

"Him? Maybe he was dissatisfied with the princess and made up this matter, Shen Guozhu, didn't you let the rats guard the food?!" Ma Guogong immediately retorted.

Shen Qingzhi scratched his head with a bitter face, and said:
"Hey, my uncle, Xie Yuan is the consort of the princess. If you compare your heart with your heart, who would make up your own wife like this? Wouldn't that mean putting a pot of shit on your head and making the world laugh at you?"

Ma Guogong was speechless for a while, and stood there in a daze.

The little emperor said: "Ding Guozhu is right. In this matter, my sister Huai is really the victim. It is most appropriate to let her husband and son-in-law investigate the matter thoroughly. Then send General Xie. By the way...General Xie Have you left Beijing yet?"

Shen Qingzhi quickly said:
"Not yet. His Majesty gave him a mansion and good land. She is still handling some affairs in Beijing and will not leave Beijing in time."

"Okay, okay...let him do it." The little emperor was rarely entangled, and was very neat.

When Ma Guogong heard this, he glanced at Shen Qingzhi, not feeling a little flustered. He was afraid that when Xie Yuan was on business, he would take advantage of his position to harm the Ma family, so he quickly said:

"Your Majesty, the veteran's son, Ma Shuo, is also a victim. Let him cooperate with General Xie to deal with this matter? It's also a good pair of eyes."

"Yes, yes, yes... What Ma Guogong said makes sense. Let Ma Shuo go too. General Xie will be the commander, and he will be the deputy."

Shen Qingzhi and Ma Guogong looked at each other again, sparks flew in the dark, bowed together and said:
"Sir, lead the order."

(End of this chapter)