Mad wife married: Lord, don't be arrogant!

Chapter 183 Old age, undercurrents are raging

After hearing this, all civil and military officials in the court were in an uproar, only Xie Guogong and Chen Jing stood still, as if Lu Jiashu was not talking about Chen Jing.

Seeing that their faces were normal, the emperor also had doubts in his heart, so he said, "Young Master Lu, do you have evidence for what you said? If not, slandering an imperial official is a capital offense."

The emperor's words were light and light, but he inadvertently gave everyone a reminder.

That's right, Lu Jiashu is just a commoner, and it's not a trivial matter to slander the imperial court officials. Could it be that he really has evidence of collusion between local officials and Chen Jing?

Lu Jiashu fell into silence.

Chen Jing remained motionless, as if Lu Jiashu's accusation against him was indifferent to her.

Everyone in the court hall held their breath, waiting for Lu Jiashu's reaction, the entire Golden Luan Hall was so quiet that even a needle could be heard when it fell on the ground.

Just when everyone thought that Lu Jiashu had nothing to say, Lu Jiashu suddenly laughed: "Happy New Year, Your Majesty, I just made a joke for you, didn't you startle?"

Hearing this, the emperor smiled, pointed at Lu Jiashu helplessly and said, "You little monkey, relying on me to give you the title of a little overlord, you really dare to act recklessly!"

"Caomin dared to make jokes about the prime minister in the court. Isn't it because he knows that the prime minister is clean and innocent, and there is no black spot! Now if you throw Wang Yanqing in front of me and I accuse him of corruption, he will definitely jump up and beat him immediately. Me!" Lu Jiashu chuckled, but managed to get over this hurdle.

Everyone didn't know where Lu Jiashu's song came from, let alone what the emperor's reaction meant, and everyone was stunned.

Xie Guogong was the first to react, and stood up and said: "Your Majesty, Chen Jing is the prime minister of my court, how could it be made a joke by others casually, and please punish Mr. Lu to correct the majesty of my court!"

Hearing this, Lu Jiashu narrowed his eyes and laughed: "This old man should be in his sixtieth year, why is he still going to court? Your Majesty, you are overextracting the labor force!"

The courtiers who originally wanted to follow suit with Xie Guogong's counselor Lu Jiashu were completely confused.

The eldest young master of the Lu family not only dared to make jokes about the prime minister, but also dared to ask the emperor to be held accountable?

Everyone couldn't figure out what the emperor was thinking, let alone Lu Jiashu who appeared suddenly.For a moment, no one dared to speak.

The emperor squinted his eyes, and he had a clear view of the situation in the court.He waved his hands and said with a smile: "Mr. Lu is young and lively, he has won my heart, and what he said is reasonable. The Duke is indeed not suitable for the imperial court at such an old age. Xiao Guizi, let someone prepare a soft sedan chair. Send the Duke back to the mansion!"

As soon as the emperor said this, it was obvious that he was on Lu Jiashu's side.But how did this new brat get the emperor's mind?
At this time, not only civil and military officials, but even Chen Jing couldn't help frowning.

He has Wang Yanqing, the magistrate of Yangzhou, and he knows the Lu family, the emperor of salt transportation.Lu Jiashu is just a real dude, if there is anything special, he just married Shu Yunqing more than half a year ago.

correct!Shu Yunqing!

Chen Jing's eyes lit up immediately!
It must be Shu Yunqing who led the Lu family to have a secret deal with the emperor behind the scenes, otherwise how could Lu Jiashu be so obedient last time, but this time he was so stubborn!

Thinking of this, Chen Jing's heart became more and more resentful!
Shu Yunqing... This woman was supposed to be his!But let the stinky boy in front of him take advantage of it!How could Chen Jing swallow this breath!

Xie Guogong observed Chen Jing's expression from the side, and seeing his uneasy expression, he knew that things were not as simple as they appeared on the surface.He secretly sighed in his heart, secretly thought that there was only so much he could do, the emperor had already opened the golden mouth to send him back to the mansion, if he insisted on not leaving, I am afraid that someone would read his book.

At that time, not only the Duke's mansion, but even his daughter who is a noble concubine will be implicated if he is in the harem.

Thinking of this, Xie Guogong sighed, and said in a loud voice: "The old minister thanked His Majesty for his compassion. Originally, the old minister came to court today only because he heard that the tribute salt this time was very delicate. He wanted to say New Year's greetings to His Majesty. I did not expect His Majesty to be so sympathetic to his ministers." , It's really my court's blessing, the old minister's energy is low, thank you Your Majesty for giving me the sedan chair!"

After finishing speaking, the majestic Xie Guogong actually inserted the wat board on his back, turned around and walked towards the outside of the Golden Luan Hall.

Seeing this, Chen Jing hated it even more.

This woman Xie Yu is really useless!Even my own father can't handle it!I really don't know why I married her in the first place!

But fortunately, Xie Guogong still mentioned the matter of tribute salt before he left. Whether he was intentional or not, this was also a help to Chen Jing.So after Xie Guogong left, Chen Jing finally stood up.

"I just heard from Xie Guogong that the tribute salt has been transported to the capital. I have the courage to ask Your Majesty to allow me to be the salt official this time to inspect the tribute salt!" Chen Jing said so confidently that he almost pointed at the The emperor's nose said that I'm going to check your salt.

"Is there any misunderstanding in Aiqing?" The emperor looked at Chen Jing with a smirk: "Before leaving, the Duke just said that the tribute salt this time is very delicate, why did you hear that the tribute salt has already been transported?" Arrived in Kyoto?"

Hearing this, Chen Jing immediately calmed down, and turned his head quickly: "That's a misunderstanding by my minister, please punish me by Your Majesty."

"It's just a misunderstanding, and there is nothing to punish. The seventeen corrupt officials who have been arrested in Yangzhou City should be punished right now." The emperor said, sweeping away the look on his face just now, looking at Gao Lin who had been silent for a long time, and said: "Bring people to the palace!"

The guards had already pressed Wang Yanqing and the others to wait outside the hall. Upon hearing the summons, they immediately escorted the seventeen criminals into the Jinluan Hall.

Seventeen people knelt in three rows, all with their heads down, not daring to look up at the emperor.

"Do you have anything to defend against this strong confession?" The emperor's voice was extremely cold, and all the people present were silent, watching the development of the situation quietly.

"The guilty minister has nothing to say, but only wishes to apologize with death!" Wang Yanqing was the leader among them, so naturally he was the first to speak.

After hearing this, before the emperor made a statement, Lu Jiashu spoke first: "Uncle Wang, if you have anything to say, you should tell it quickly. At least you can pay off your merits before you die. It's not a way to change your family's life."

Seeing that Lu Jiashu was referring to something specifically, Wang Yanqing secretly clenched his fists.Lu Jiashu was undoubtedly telling him that if he wanted to keep Wang Wei alive, he would tell more about Chen Jing in the courtroom!
But he really... can't...

"The guilty minister has already confessed everything, and it is up to His Majesty alone!" Wang Yanqing closed his eyes as if he was going to die, and he looked a bit like a hero who died.

Seeing that Wang Yanqing would protect Chen Jing until his death, Lu Jiashu didn't know what to say.I can only keep my mouth shut and wait to see how the emperor gets offended.

"Since there is nothing to say, according to the silver taels you are greedy for, it is enough to steal and kill the whole family," the emperor stopped suddenly when he said this, and the criminal officials were clearly in turmoil.

"Your Majesty! There is still one thing I have not said, and I am willing to pay it off!" The Tongzhi in the jurisdiction of Yangzhou City knelt up tremblingly.

"No, you didn't." Lu Jiashu suddenly interrupted him, looked at the emperor with a smile, and said, "Your Majesty, this person is most greedy for life and afraid of death. We encountered assassins many times on the way to Beijing. His companion grabbed him to block the sword. If you don’t believe me, you can see that everyone has injuries to some extent, but he has nothing to do with it!”

(End of this chapter)