Chapter 80
"Everyone, please come over and read the document first, and let's sort out the ins and outs together."
The chief assistant sat in front of the case and laid out several brochures for the cabinet ministers to read.
The cabinet ministers gathered around and exchanged notes with each other that were handed over by relatives and friends of the Lin clan.
Zhang Ge, the second assistant, read three books and said first, "What Prince Wu Ding Hou did is a bit ridiculous."
His voice was not loud, but it was powerful enough for everyone to hear clearly.
The chief assistant nodded and asked him: "What do you think?"
Everyone put down their books and listened with all their ears.
In fact, the chief minister has the final say on matters within the cabinet.
However, Zhang Cifu recently recommended a doctor to the emperor who could treat eye diseases, and he suddenly became very close to the emperor and King Huan. It was the right time for him to gain favor.
Just when Zhang Cifu was about to speak, someone outside said: "Prince Huan is here."
The cabinet ministers turned around and looked over together. Qi Lingheng took the cloak for Ah Fu and walked in calmly, with a serious expression on his face: "I heard that there were more than a dozen tips for visiting the Wuding Hou Mansion last night?"
The chief assistant brought people over and saluted: "Your Majesty."
Qi Lingheng nodded slightly and said, "Sit down and talk."
The chief assistant ordered: "Show it to the prince."
Qi Lingheng flipped through a few books at random, his expression getting uglier and uglier. When he finally put down the booklet, he almost threw it on the case. He sat on a chair and asked the cabinet ministers: "Have you already given an explanation?"
Zhang Cifu came out and said, "Not yet."
I thought that Taifu Lin had been Qi Lingheng's teacher. Although the relationship between teacher and student had been established many years ago, King Huan would not come to ask about Lin's affairs for no reason. He should still remember Taifu Lin's kindness. Bar?
Seeing that no one dared to answer the question, he said first: "Although Prince Wuding has a bad personal morality, there are not many examples of how to deal with the Lords' matters. I would like to ask the prince for advice."
Qi Lingheng smiled and said, "I'm here to hear what you have to say."
The first assistant and the second assistant looked at each other, thinking that the prince was coming to intervene. Do they want to take care of it or not?
Qi Lingheng stood up and said: "My father asked me to take charge of the personnel department, so I can only take care of official dispatch, promotion and other matters. If it has nothing to do with my duties, you can discuss it yourself."
It looks like he's leaving.
Zhang Cifu followed up and said: "Your Majesty, then we will present the report truthfully."
Qi Lingheng walked quickly without looking back.
Everyone knew it by heart, and the chief assistant said: "Copy them all as they are and submit them."
Word spread quickly, and the courtiers discussed it privately.
"Does the prince want to take care of the Lin family's affairs or not? Why did he leave just as he came without giving any hints."
Fearing that the walls had ears, everyone whispered: "If the prince doesn't want to take care of it, he won't come over for a visit."
"Everyone knows that Taifu Lin was once the prince's teacher. The prince's control is so obvious that some people will inevitably say that he has selfish motives."
"If the prince's people knew about it, they would have to take the blame again, and this matter would be troublesome."
"Besides, in the royal family, the emperor and his subjects come first, and then the father and son. Since the prince only cares about the affairs of the staff, if he wants to interfere in other matters, he will go beyond the rules."
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Emperor Jingshun read the book and heard the rumors outside, so he summoned Qi Lingheng.
"Father."
Qi Lingheng knelt in the inner hall with a soft futon under his knees.
With such treatment, apart from him and the frail prince, there was no third person in the court.
Emperor Jingshun sat high up, holding the book in his hand, pretending to be asleep and ignoring him.
Qi Lingheng had no choice but to shout again: "My dear minister, please give me your blessings."
Emperor Jingshun snorted coldly, sat up and said, "You still know how to come to see me?"
The father is just urging the marriage, and the son has been hiding for several months without even seeing him in private!
Although he was angry in his heart, he couldn't bear to let his son kneel on the ground.
He ordered: "Give me a seat."
The eunuch in charge of the ceremony, known as "Old Ancestor" and "Nine Thousand Years Old" outside, was also respectful in front of Qi Lingheng. He moved a chair over and persuaded in a low voice: "My lord, you will make the emperor angry this time." It’s been long enough, hurry up and coax the emperor.”
Qi Lingheng smiled slightly and said yes.
After the palm eunuch retreated, Emperor Jingshun pointed at the folds at hand. The stack together was taller than a stool. They were all folds about Prince Wudinghou.
He said: "I have seen that the prince of Wudinghou Mansion is really stupid."
"If it weren't for the military exploits that old Wu Ding Hou had made and Lin Ming's teachings to you, the words Wu Ding Hou Mansion should not appear in front of my eyes again."
Qi Lingheng said calmly: "Father is wise."
Then he frowned and asked, "Now that you have made a decision, summon your ministers to come -"
Emperor Jingshun smiled and said: "I heard that you went to the cabinet specifically for this matter. I want to hear what you mean."
As a father, of course he knows his son.
As a son, you know your father very well.
Qi Lingheng said: "Father, please tell me what you want to say."
Emperor Jingshun said solemnly: "Although Prince Wuding is confused, there is no evidence that he destroyed his wife. It cannot be said that he destroyed his wife by doting on his concubine. The most he can do is demote him or remove his official position."
"Heng'er, if you have no other ideas, I will handle it this way."
Qi Lingheng's face turned cold, but he never lost his composure, and he was even more decent in front of his father.
He smiled lightly and asked: "Father, what if I have any ideas?"
What Emperor Jingshun was waiting for was his son's words.
He paused with great satisfaction and then said: "Next year you will go to the fiefdom to become a vassal state. Your mother and I really can't worry about your marriage. If your mother and I can see you taking Princess Huan to the vassal state, then It couldn’t be better.”
The suppression of the Wuding Hou Mansion was nothing compared to his son's marriage.
Qi Lingheng knelt on the ground and said calmly: "This is the monarch's government affairs, and I have no right to interfere. I retire."
He bowed his head and retreated, because he could not turn his back to the emperor, so he did not turn around until he was out of the palace gate.
Emperor Jingshun was so angry that he smashed an amphora.
When the Chief of Ceremonies entered, he was so angry that he trembled with fear.
"Didn't you persuade the prince to coax the emperor..."
Why is the emperor even more angry!
Emperor Jingshun returned to the Queen's Yikun Palace angrily.
Zhao Susu and her palace attendants knelt to greet the emperor.
Emperor Jingshun helped her up, frowned and said, "Why are you still kneeling? Get up."
Zhao Susu quickly asked everyone in the palace to go out, and asked the emperor anxiously: "How is it? Did Heng'er agree?"
"He promised nothing!"
Emperor Jingshun couldn't help but uttered foul words.
Zhao Susu was used to it. Although one of them was the king of a country and the other was the queen of the world, they were almost like an ordinary couple in private. They were not so particular when talking behind closed doors.
"Look, Queen, you gave birth to a good son. Sooner or later, I will be angry to death!"
Zhao Susu was ten years younger than Emperor Jingshun. She was used to acting like a young girl in front of her husband. She said very aggrievedly: "I can't give birth to a single person!"
Emperor Jingshun was speechless.
It was not easy for him to ascend to the throne of God back then. Why could he use so many methods to deal with his own son?
He said angrily: "I asked him to get a wife, but I didn't ask him to..." Thinking that that word was unlucky, he was reluctant to use it on his son.
Zhao Susu sighed: "It's all my fault."
When a prince reaches his age, he has to choose a palace maid to see if there are any problems with the prince. However, Qi Lingheng's experience was not smooth, which even affected his marriage.
Emperor Jingshun held the queen's hand and said, "How can I blame you?"
There were a lot of unclean things in the palace, and the queen was unable to guard against them.
Zhao Susu was really powerless and said helplessly: "I thought he was thinking about Taifu Lin's kindness and was willing to give in."
He didn't expect that he couldn't do anything about anyone.
Emperor Jingshun shook his head and said with a smile: "Susu, you still don't understand Heng'er."
Zhao Susu is nearly ten years old, but she is well-maintained and looks to be less than thirty years old. She is very charming.
She looked at Emperor Jingshun and asked curiously: "What do you mean, Your Majesty?"
Emperor Jingshun looked at her face and had no intention of answering.
