Chapter 306 Yin and Yang
With a miserable cry, the old Minister of Justice stepped forward and bowed to greet him.
He was puzzled.
Why are Zhou Huaishan and the Lord of the Imperial Court here?
The Queen Mother is also here.
Moreover, why does the Queen Mother look so ugly?
Is it that the Queen Mother came to seek justice for him?
This shouldn't be the case. Yesterday, his wife went to the palace to cry and complain to the Queen Mother. Although the Queen Mother promised to vent their anger for them,
she couldn't just come to the Imperial Study so blatantly.
This is too stupid.
This is clearly showing that he doesn't take His Majesty seriously!
Moreover, at this time, His Majesty is dealing with family and national affairs. Why would the Queen Mother say such a thing at this time?
It must not be because of what happened yesterday.
The Queen Mother is wise and will never do such a stupid thing.
After a quick analysis in his mind, the Minister of Justice knelt there after bowing and greeting him.
The emperor glanced at the empress dowager, and looked at the minister of the Ministry of Justice, who looked a little gloomy, "What grievances do you have that you want me to handle for you?"
He hadn't spoken for a long time, and now his voice was a little hoarse.
The minister of the Ministry of Justice knelt there, with a face full of grief, wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and said in a miserable voice: "Your Majesty, I have devoted my life to the court. Even if I have no merit, I have worked hard.
My youngest son Yang Tian has always been excellent in both character and learning in the Imperial College.
Yesterday, I heard from the Lord of the Imperial Academy that I should be the main writer of the birthday speech for the empress dowager, so I began to prepare diligently.
Who would have thought that I was beaten by Zhou Huaishan last night.
Now he is seriously injured and lying in bed. Not to mention writing the birthday speech, he can't even hold a pen."
Speaking of this, the minister of the Ministry of Justice's tears of grievance fell.
After he finished speaking, the emperor looked at the Lord of the Imperial Academy.
The Lord of the Imperial Academy, who was standing aside eating melons, suddenly felt this gaze and shuddered.
Why are you looking at me?
What does this mean?
Do you want me to say something?
Why do you want me to say it? Isn't Zhou Huaishan, the person involved, right here?
Although I am the chief priest of the Imperial College, I really don't know about student fights.
Why are you still looking at me?
With a twitch of his mouth, the chief priest of the Imperial College tried to speak, "In fact, Yang Tian is not very good in both character and learning. I can only say that his grades are acceptable."
The Minister of Justice, who was crying in grievance, suddenly trembled at the corner of his mouth. He was so shocked by these words that he even forgot to cry.
He turned his head and looked at the chief priest of the Imperial College.
The Queen Mother also looked over with a gloomy look.
The chief priest of the Imperial College.
I am just a teacher in a school. If I don't say this, what else can I say? I didn't see the fight!
A trace of surprise flashed across the emperor's eyes. After his eyes stayed on the face of the chief priest for a moment, they fell on Zhou Huaishan.
"Fighting? What do you have to say!"
The tone was not very good.
Zhou Huaishan immediately used his simple and honest face to pretend to be extremely aggrieved, "Your Majesty, I feel that the Minister of Justice is crudely framing me."
The emperor almost couldn't hold it in, and his words made him laugh.
It's enough to just accuse, why is it so crude.
The Minister of Justice immediately stopped looking at the Imperial College's chief priest, and glared at Zhou Huaishan, "My son is still bedridden, what did I accuse you of? If you say it's a false accusation, you can ask the imperial physician to verify it now."
Zhou Huaishan made a sound of "tsk", and then said slowly: "Look, let me analyze what you just said for you."
The Imperial College's chief priest.
Analyze?
I couldn't help but turn my head to look at Zhou Huaishan.
Zhou Huaishan said honestly and sincerely: "First of all, you said that you were loyal to your duties and had no merits, only hard work.
I think this sentence is wrong.
As the Minister of Justice, why don't you have any merits?
If only hard work is enough, then the porters at the docks probably work harder than you, and they don't have an easier life than you.
Besides, you were loyal to your duties, why only hard work?"
The Minister of Justice looked at Zhou Huaishan blankly.
What are you talking about?
Zhou Huaishan continued: "Then, you said that Yang Tian was excellent in both character and learning, but in fact, his grades were just okay.
Later, you said that Yang Tian was conscientiously preparing the birthday speech for the Empress Dowager, and I was puzzled. He was conscientiously preparing the birthday speech, so where did he have time to fight with me?
Is it possible that the birthday speech was prepared on the street instead of in your study at home?
This is not in line with common sense.
You see, you only said a few words, but every sentence is nonsense.
I said that you are accusing me in a clumsy way, is there a problem?
Do you think that you have a big backer, so you don’t even need to think carefully before accusing me?"
At the beginning, Zhou Huaishan spoke slowly, and as his voice gradually rose, his speed and voice became louder, with a sense of coercion.
When he bluntly proposed that the Minister of Justice had a big backer, the Minister of Justice looked at the Empress Dowager quickly with a sullen face.
At this moment, Zhou Huaishan immediately said: "I said you have a big backer, why do you look at the Queen Mother, is she the one?"
"Zhou Huaishan, you are so presumptuous!" The Queen Mother slapped the table with a dark face.
Zhou Huaishan immediately looked a little aggrieved, shrank his shoulders and leaned towards the Lord Jijiu.
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Damn it!
My team is completely standing!
"You are clearly making a fuss to confuse the public!" The Queen Mother glared at Zhou Huaishan, "Just tell me, did you beat Yang Tian?"
Zhou Huaishan said weakly: "Are you going to seek justice for the Minister of Justice? Is this matter related to your false imperial decree to summon me to the palace?"
The Minister of Justice was stunned.
What?
The Queen Mother falsely conveyed the imperial decree?
After Zhou Huaishan finished speaking, he did not forget to pay attention to the Minister of Justice, "Are you very moved? Suddenly you are more willing to devote yourself to the cause."
This is really yin and yang.
Devote yourself to the cause, for whom?
The emperor snorted heavily.
The Queen Mother looked at Zhou Huaishan furiously, "I just want to ask you, did you hit Yang Tian?"
Zhou Huaishan pursed his lips, showing his aggrieved, angry and humiliated face, and then said hoarsely: "Yes."
The Queen Mother immediately looked at the Imperial College's chief priest.
"What are the school rules and mottos of the Imperial College! Fighting will be expelled from the academy?"
The Imperial College's chief priest immediately clasped his fists and said: "To answer the Queen Mother, fighting will indeed be expelled from the academy, but the four words "fighting" must be an activity involving more than two people."
If Zhou Huaishan is to be expelled, Yang Tian must be expelled.
The Queen Mother's face turned green, "Yang Tian was beaten by Zhou Huaishan."
Zhou Huaishan said: "I just pushed him, I didn't hit him!"
As he said, Zhou Huaishan looked at the Minister of Justice.
"You just said that Yang Tian was bedridden and couldn't even hold a pen. That's weird. I just pushed him lightly, how could he get hurt?
Are you sure that the injuries on his body were caused by me and not by him diligently preparing a birthday speech for the Queen Mother?
Do you have any evidence?"