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Chapter 20 Completed
Is Zheng Nanmu crazy for blatantly forging his official position and ordering the fake official to slaughter the cattle?
Everyone stared at Zheng Nanmu, who was frantically defending like a madman. The topic had been drawn, and Yin Qilei didn't say a word of nonsense. He directly asked Wei Wujiang, Minister of Dali Temple, to present Sun Ban'er's testimony in court and the testimony of his neighbors.

When Wei Wujiang came out, Ji Wei's heart skipped a beat. The plot was not good. Yin Qilei, a villain, even went directly past Jing Zhaoyin and stabbed him to the Dali Temple. He obviously had evil intentions!

Ji Qiang, who got the testimony, read it carefully three times, and sighed, "It turns out that Mrs. Zheng loves beef."

Immediately afterwards, he explained to the ministers, "Look, according to the testimony of the servants of Zheng's mansion, Sun Ban'er ordered people to send high-grade stewed beef to Zheng's mansion six or seven times a month."

When the ministers heard this, they immediately fried the pot and talked endlessly.Most of them are condemning the lawlessness of the Zheng family. The Daliang law clearly stipulates that no one should slaughter cattle for food, but Mrs. Zheng openly challenged the law for the sake of her appetite. The desire to create a ninth-rank official was absurd!

What audacity!

Don't say that he is a third-rank commander, even the lord of the world, His Majesty above the court, is not free to set up a Qilin Guard. What is Zheng Nanmu!
Talking, talking, I don’t know who raised his voice to mock Zheng Nanmu for being more majestic than the king, saying that making an official is like making an official, his voice was not loud, but when he said this, everyone’s discussion was intermittent, ten people Nine of them listened, so they changed the subject and talked about Qilinwei.

"Your Majesty just wants to build a small personal guard army to facilitate daily dispatch, so why should he, Zheng Nanmu?
"I still remember that day, Zheng Nanmu was the one who objected the most."

"Yes, yes, a third-rank commander, who does not allow His Majesty to do, but does it himself, so blatantly overriding the imperial power, how rampant!"

"There is a saying that only state officials are allowed to set fires, and the common people are not allowed to light lamps. Today, it is reversed. Only the common people are allowed to light lamps, and state officials are not allowed to set fires."

"Ahem, Mr. Deng, what you changed is inappropriate."

"Oh, that's what it means, understand?"

"understand."

"..."

The hall at this moment is even more lively than when Ji Hua and Yin Qilei were arguing, and the noise of these discussions alone gave Ji Hua a headache.

To say that Zheng Nanmu didn't make a big mistake, the crime of forging an official position only stayed in Sun Ban'er's confession, and it was not recorded in Jing Zhaoyin's book, so it was not official.As for the testimony of those neighbors, it is even more dispensable.

But the bad thing is that the timing is not right, things are neither forward nor backward, and they appeared impartially after His Majesty proposed to establish the Qilin personal guard...

Thinking of this, Ji Hua's heart skipped a beat again, she seemed to think of something even more terrifying!
Qilinwei, the head of the soup pot... two words that have nothing to do with each other, is there any connection between them?
Ji Hua couldn't help but fell into deep doubt.

……

With all the witnesses and material evidence, Zheng Nanmu still quibbles in every possible way and refuses to admit it.

Ji Qiang was not in a hurry, nor did he speak. Even when he threw the testimonies from the high platform, his movements were gentle, shaking a very gentle dragon prestige.

The ministers didn't know what they meant for a moment, and the hall, which was full of discussions, suddenly fell silent.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, and in the midst of great anticipation, Ji Qiang hesitated for a while before saying childishly, "Dare to ask Zheng Qing, what does beef taste like?"

All the ministers: "..."

"No, I don't know...Your Majesty, I have never eaten beef before, how can I talk about its taste?" Zheng Nanmu reacted quickly, and secretly sweated afterwards.

Ji Qiang was not discouraged, but he did not give up either, "If that's the case, then send someone to ask Mrs. Zheng, she will definitely be able to clarify my doubts."

"Ah no, Your Majesty, the family has never eaten beef... I don't know Sun Ban'er at all, and all the testimony is pure slander, I hope Your Majesty will see clearly!"

"Does the national teacher know the taste of beef?" Ji Qiang was like a curious baby, and he would never give up until he reached his goal. The officials who had high expectations just now finally understood that His Majesty didn't care about Zheng Nanmu and his family's crimes at all. All my heart went to the "beef".

It's just...

When the ministers were speechless, Jiang Jian told Ji Qiang very sincerely that he had never eaten beef, so he didn't know its taste.Ji Qiang let go of his eyes and asked all the ministers if they knew what beef tasted like.

The officials shook their heads and said they didn't know. Ji Qiang asked Ji Wei again, but the princess of Wei State, who had endured it until now, seemed to be unable to bear it, and said angrily: "The cattle are so sacred and precious, Chen An dares to eat them?! Your Majesty, you should know that you are greedy for food. Desire is taboo for emperors, you must not make a bad boss for the people of the world."

"Princess Wei's lesson is that I shouldn't put my mind on my appetite." Ji Qiang accepted the admonition with a submissive attitude, which made Ji Hua feel dazed for a while.

At this moment, Xia Qiongju, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, came out and said: "Princess Wei Guo's words are very true. The matter of food and drink is not important, but the matter of safety and danger is the most important thing. What we should discuss is how to build the Kirin Guard, such as when to build it. How to build it, the size, etc.”

Ji Hua was annoyed by being generaled again. She only said that an emperor should not be greedy for food and drink. Why did she ever mention the Qilin Guard?

Sure enough, someone wants to make use of it!

However, Tang Chongjian didn't give her a chance to speak at all, and rushed: "Let's talk about it first, I don't have money."

Yin Qilei, "Money, Qianqian, Mr. Tang has nothing but money in his eyes."

"Hehe, Mr. Yin is a breeze in his sleeves, and Qilin Wei wants to eat the wind and drink the smoke?"

"My lords, don't quarrel." Xia Qiongju came out in time to be a peacemaker, "As far as I know, the Qilin Guard that His Majesty wants to build is only a few dozen people, and it won't cost much money."

How many?

Dozens of people?
Tang Chongjian's expression was obviously relaxed, and only Xia Qiongju continued: "Besides, when my brother Xia Wang left, he left a large private treasury for His Majesty. Since His Majesty wants to set up a private guard, I think the money is a From His Majesty's private treasury."

When mentioning her late husband, King Xia, all the officials were solemn.

And the way he looked at Xia Qiongju changed.In everyone's impression, this Minister of War from the Xia family has always been taciturn, keeping a low profile and calm in his affairs. It seems that there has never been such a situation where his brother was mentioned openly in the hall.

In addition, Xia Qiongju seemed to have something in his words, and everyone carefully figured out that it seemed that the Lord Shangshu meant that King Xia did not hide the private treasury for His Majesty from the Xia family... That's right, although King Xia and Xia Qiong Ju is only a cousin, but he had a very good relationship since he was a child. Moreover, the current Xia family is also sparsely populated, and there are not many people in the direct line. It is only natural that King Xia is close to his cousin while he is alive.

Everyone was calculating carefully, and Tang Chongjian was not idle. He even walked carefully to Xia Qiongju's side and asked in a low voice, "I wonder how much private treasury King Xia has left for His Majesty?"

Although the voice was quiet, it was heard by many people. Yin Qilei was almost laughed out of anger, and sarcastically said, "Master Tang, take back your long nose. No matter how much it is, it is His Majesty's private treasury. Isn't Master Tang always clear about public and private affairs?" Is it?"

Tang Chongjian was displeased, "I'm just curious, what is Lord Yin anxious about?"

Seeing that the two were pinching again, Ji Qiang shook his head and got up, walked quickly to the side of the two, deliberately paused, and when the two found out, he shook his head and walked away quickly... However, he did not forget to salute the national teacher , although when saluting, people have already reached the gate of the main hall.

In the eyes of all the ministers, this is His Majesty's second willful dismissal.

However, when they thought about what happened this early in the morning, they seemed to understand His Majesty's move.

Only Ji Wei was "played" around from beginning to end. The more she wanted to control things, it happened to run counter to her will. For example, this Qilin Guard, who did not know how to become it, who agreed?

She can't take it!
(End of this chapter)