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Chapter 524 He Jingzhong is imprisoned

Mei Changsu thought about it for a long time, but in the end he didn't say a word, because at this time he already had some guesses about this matter.

But precisely because of these speculations, he chose to remain silent. Seeing that his clan leader hadn't spoken a word, Li Gang knew that it was time for him to leave, so he immediately bowed and left.

After he left, Mei Changsu suddenly said to himself, "Nihuang, Nihuang, why are you doing this?"

Time passed slowly, and during the morning court session of the next day, Qiu Yuan stood in his seat as usual, listening to what other ministers said.

It was not until the customary things were said and Emperor Liang opened his mouth to adjourn the court that Qiu Yuan stood up.

"Your Majesty, I have something to report." Qiu Yuan said directly
After hearing this, Emperor Liang had a bad feeling in his heart, but he couldn't help but listen in public, so he could only say, "Oh? I wonder what it is?"

"Your Majesty, it has been a while since Princess Nihuang came to the capital. The army in the southern border has been without a commander. I am worried that there will be problems on the border."

After hearing this, Emperor Liang and other ministers were all very surprised. What did Qiu Yuan want to do? Did he want Princess Nihuang to lead the southern army? Isn't that too good to be true?

Just as they were all expressing their disdain, Emperor Liang spoke up, "My dear minister, what you said makes sense, but are you really willing to let Nihuang go back?"

"Your Majesty, thanks to your grace, I am able to marry the princess. Of course, I am reluctant to let the princess return to the southern border, but I cannot turn a blind eye to the risks at the border."

"So even if I am reluctant, I must do this because it is my duty." Qiu Yuan said
After hearing Qiu Yuan's righteous words, all the ministers present admired him. After all, since he could say such shameless words, he was really suitable to be the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice.

"Ahem, my dear, I am deeply moved by your words, but I am not yet ready to ask you to abandon your family, so you should not do so."

"I think that Mu Qing is already an adult, and it is time for him to take on other responsibilities. He cannot always trouble a woman like Nihuang to take care of him." Emperor Liang said directly.
"Your Majesty, the young prince is still young and inexperienced. I am worried that he does not have the ability to take care of these things. I still think the princess is the most suitable." Qiu Yuan said unwillingly.
After hearing this, Emperor Liang became even more impatient, so he said directly, "Well, who in the world has experience right away? Can't he learn slowly?"

Besides, it’s not like he and Nihuang have stopped contacting each other. Nihuang can teach him slowly. Qiu Aiqing, you don’t have to say anything. This matter is settled.

"Come here, pass on the order, and let Mu Qing leave the capital and return to his fiefdom within half a month." Emperor Liang said directly
After hearing this, the ministers naturally came out to agree one by one. Qiu Yuan followed suit somewhat reluctantly, but anyone with a discerning eye could see that he was very dissatisfied.

After saying this, Emperor Liang naturally hurriedly retired from court. He was worried that something difficult would arise in a while, which would be troublesome.

After he left, the ministers naturally walked out as well, but before they left, they all glanced at Qiu Yuan, their eyes expressing all sorts of meaning.

Qiu Yuan saw everything, but he said nothing. Instead, he walked out of the hall with a sour face and returned to his own house soon after.

At this time, Emperor Liang was angry in the imperial study. After all, he had been the emperor for so many years. How could Qiu Yuan's little trick be hidden from him?

Of course he knew that Qiu Yuan's purpose today was to get him to issue an order so that Mu Qing could return to the southern border, but it was useless for him to know. Even if he knew it, he would still do it.

After all, Qiu Yuan chose to speak out in public, which blocked his way to resolve the issue privately. Of course, he could choose to discuss it later.

But the key point is that once he allows it to be discussed later, the other ministers will definitely think too much, especially the civil officials, who will definitely write directly to dissuade him.

So he had no choice but to agree and ordered Mu Qing to return to the southern border. He fell into a trap. As an emperor, he had not suffered such humiliation for many years.

Today, Qiu Yuan made him suffer once again, so he was naturally very angry, but after thinking about it, it seemed that there was no particularly good way to deal with Qiu Yuan.

Because there are no major cases in the Ministry of Justice right now, and some minor cases do not require the personal involvement of the Minister Qiu Yuan. As for Nihuang, that is even more impossible.

After all, he had just used some means to make Nihuang stay, so naturally he would not see her at this time.

After much thought, it seemed that she could only attack her own son. After all, Nihuang went to see Jing Huan for no reason, so they must have discussed something.

No matter what they discussed, they couldn't just let it go, so he called Xia Jiang and directly ordered, "How are you doing with the matter I asked you to investigate before?"

"Your Majesty, I have found out that the Minister of Personnel, He Jingzhong, secretly bought and sold official positions to gain personal benefits. I now have detailed evidence." Xia Jiang said
"What? Buying and selling official positions? This is outrageous, outrageous! Investigate him for me. Investigate all his affairs for me. The faster the better!"

"Forget it, since we already have evidence, let's just arrest him first!" Emperor Liang said
Although Xia Jiang was surprised at His Majesty's decision, he bowed on the surface and then left the imperial study. After he left, Emperor Liang's expression became much better.

Humph, no matter what you are plotting behind my back, I still have the final say in Daliang!
Xia Jiang acted very quickly. That afternoon, he took his men to the Ministry of Personnel to arrest He Jingzhong and directly sealed off He Jingzhong's residence.

When Prince Yu received the news, He Jingzhong had already been imprisoned in Xuan Jingsi.

"Father, what is this going to do? This move is a little too fast. Although I have made some preparations, I am still far from enough." "Prajna, what do you think we should do now? Can He Jingzhong still be saved?" Prince Yu said directly.
"Your Highness, judging from the current situation, it is impossible to save He Jingzhong. However, we cannot completely ignore him."

"After all, he is the Minister of Personnel. He has promoted many people over the years, and most of our people were also arranged by him."

"If he can't hold on in Xuan Jing Si and says something, then we will be in a passive position." Prajna said solemnly.

"Yes, that's right. But the situation now is that it's the Xuan Jing Division that's taking action. I can't do anything there. If I go over there now, wouldn't I alert the enemy?" Prince Yu said in a difficult tone.
"Your Highness, although we cannot go to the Xuan Jing Division, He Jingzhong is at least the Minister of Personnel, and he is also a senior official of the court. Any punishment for him must go through the Three Judicial Divisions."

"So even though we can't go to the Xuanjing Division, we can write to His Majesty and make everything return to normal, right?" Prajna said directly.
"Yes, why didn't I think of that? That's right, as long as the case is brought to the Three Judicial Departments, the Ministry of Justice will definitely preside over the trial. We will have the final say then." Prince Yu said directly
"Your Majesty, please don't think too highly of the matter. Although this matter can be done this way, do you think His Majesty will let the Ministry of Justice preside over the trial?"

"After all, Lord Qi from the Ministry of Justice has always been your man. Your Majesty knows this. We can't pin our hopes on the Ministry of Justice." Prajna said
"Well, you are right. It is true that we cannot rely on the Ministry of Justice, but we still have people in the Dali Temple and the Censorate, so it doesn't matter." Prince Yu nodded.
After hearing this, Prajna nodded and didn't say anything else. After all, what Prince Yu said was right. At this moment, Xia Jiang, who was in the imperial study, was indeed in a dilemma.

"Your Majesty, this kind of case is usually handed over to the Three Judicial Departments for handling. After all, He Jingzhong is the Minister of Personnel, a second-rank official of the court. Your Majesty, Your Majesty?" Xia Jiang said with an embarrassed look on his face.

"Humph, don't I understand this kind of thing? Don't you know the situation of the three judicial departments? If you hand this case over to them, can't you guess what the final result will be?" Emperor Liang said dissatisfiedly
After hearing this, Xia Jiang didn't dare to say a word and could only stand there obediently. In fact, Emperor Liang was also in a difficult situation at this time.

He was angry at the time, so he didn't think too much about it and directly ordered Xia Jiang to arrest people.

Now the matter is troublesome, because this person cannot be handed over to the Three Law Departments, but the Xuan Jing Department cannot interrogate him privately because that is against the rules.

If he really did this, the civil servants in the court and the scholars in Daliang would definitely make a big fuss about the matter, and then even he would have a hard time handling it.

Compared with his difficulties, the prince was much more relaxed at this time.

"Hahaha, Xiao Jinghuan, ah Xiao Jinghuan, let's see what you can do this time!" The prince laughed
"Your Highness, although this is indeed good news, it is not the time to be happy. After all, this man was arrested by the Xuan Jing Division, and they are not qualified to interrogate him."

"After all, He Jingzhong is also a second-rank official, so this matter will eventually be returned to the Third Judicial Department. And we can't interfere there, as they are all Prince Yu's men." Xie Yu said
"Hey, I think you are worrying too much. Don't forget that this man was arrested by the order of the emperor himself. How could the emperor not think of this?"

"To put it another way, even if this person really entered the Three Law Courts, Jing Huan would not dare to act recklessly. After all, our father is watching him."

"If he does something he shouldn't do, then everyone in the three judicial departments will be in trouble. When his people are arrested, won't we have a chance?" The prince said directly.
"Your Highness is wise, but Your Highness, we still can't be unprepared. It's nice to watch the show, but we should be prepared for the worst. We must have some backup plans." Xie Yu bowed and said
"Well, whatever, it's better to be prepared. Okay, okay, then let's do this. Go find Chen Yuanzhi later and ask him to prepare a group of people."

"If anything unexpected happens, let them step forward. Also, if Xiao Jinghuan really makes a stupid move, we will have someone to take his place." The prince said directly.
After hearing this, Xie Yu naturally stood up and left. After he left, a smile appeared on the prince's face again.

If we were to say who were the most relaxed people at this time, it would naturally be Qiu Yuan and his wife. They were sitting in the carriage, talking and laughing, on the way to the palace.

"How is it, Madam? What did I say to you before? Did it work?" Qiu Yuan said with a smile

"Yes, yes, it really worked. But, will there really be no problems? After all, you forced His Majesty to agree this time." Nihuang said with some concern.

"Hahaha, don't worry, ma'am. There will be no problem. After all, His Majesty has no time to care about us now. Even if he has time, he won't care."

"After all, he still has two good sons to worry about. How can he have time to care about us? You should just put your heart at ease." Qiu Yuan said with a smile

After hearing this, Nihuang did not say anything for a while, because given the current situation, no matter what they did, if there really was a problem, it would all be in vain.

The carriage fell silent for a moment, and at this time Qiu Yuan pulled his wife into his arms and said, "Okay, ma'am, don't worry, I won't let anything bad happen."

"Besides, we still have you. As long as you can get Mu Qing to control the southern border, no matter whether he becomes the crown prince or Prince Yu in the future, he won't do anything to us."

Nihuang didn't say anything after hearing this, but just moved closer to Qiu Yuan. After a while, the carriage stopped. It turned out that they had arrived at the gate of the palace, and Mu Qing was already standing at the door waiting.

"Sister, brother-in-law, you are finally here. I missed you so much. Come on, let's go in. Let's go in and talk about what we have to say." Mu Qing said hurriedly.
Qiu Yuan and Nihuang just smiled when they saw this, and then followed Mu Qing into the palace.

The three of them walked into the study, then sat down and started talking about business.

"Sister, brother-in-law, I have received the imperial edict. You are really amazing. You actually did it. Can you tell me how you did it?" Mu Qing asked

"Haha, it's nothing, I just did it. Okay, don't ask about these things. How are you preparing? When do you plan to leave?" Nihuang said directly
"Because I received the news from my brother-in-law in advance, I have been preparing recently. If I really want to leave, I can do it within three days." Mu Qing said in a deep voice
"Three days? Well, this speed is not bad. Let's do this. You can go back in three days. We will send you off then." Nihuang nodded.
"Ah? Sister, are you really planning to let me leave in three days? Didn't the imperial edict say that I'll be given fifteen days? Can't I leave on the last day? Why leave so early?" Mu Qing asked puzzled.
"No, the fight for the throne in the capital is getting more intense. It's hard to say when it will affect our family. I can't leave now, but we can't be left alone at home."

"So you have to go back as soon as possible. Only when you go back will I be truly safe." Nihuang said
(End of this chapter)