kingnovel Chapter 392: The faint king!
Chapter 392: The faint king!
The emperor looked carefully and saw a small word on the place where Chen Changan had torn it open: Gong.
This means that this batch of paper was produced by the Institute of Technology.
Chen Changan then said slowly: "Your Majesty, the Institute of Technology developed this batch of paper only half a year ago, how come Lord Lu has been watching it for ten years?"
All the ministers laughed out loud and looked at Lu Fengsheng with a smile.
Lu Fengsheng's body went limp and he collapsed to the ground.
The criminal deceives the king, and no one can save him!
He looked at King Jing'an as if asking for help, but King Jing'an raised his eyebrows and said, "Humph, Lu Fengsheng, I really misjudged you!"
"You are talking about such a small matter. It is obvious that you are jealous of Chen Changan's favor from the emperor. Even I have been deceived by you!"
"Your Majesty, I request that Lü Fengsheng be taken out of the Meridian Gate and beheaded in public!"
Lu Fengsheng gritted his teeth and said, Prince Jing'an, you are so fucking cruel!
It was you who asked me to report Chen Changan, but now that something has gone wrong you are trying to distance yourself from the problem. Do you want me to bear all the blame?
Lu Fengsheng moved his lips but dared not say anything!
Because Prince Jing'an is in charge of the lives of his entire family!
"Your Majesty, I, I was wrong, please spare my life, spare my life!"
Lu Fengsheng knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly, begging the emperor to spare him.
The emperor's eyes turned gloomy, and he said in a cold voice: "My Lord, how do you think we should deal with Lu Fengsheng?"
Lu Fengsheng looked at Chen Changan pleadingly, with despair flashing in his eyes.
Chen Changan hesitated for a moment, thinking about how high-spirited Lu Fengsheng was when he first arrived in Jiangdu, and how he was favored by the emperor after returning to Beijing.
Perhaps it was because of his rebirth that Lu Fengsheng fell to such a state.
Besides, Chen Changan also knew that there was someone else behind the scenes.
"Your Majesty, there is no point in catching such a small fish. Your Majesty is kind-hearted, so just let him go?"
When Lu Fengsheng heard Chen Changan, he was immediately shocked!
He worked wholeheartedly for Prince Jing'an, but ended up being kicked out of the Meridian Gate. On the contrary, Chen Chang'an, the person he tried every means to kill, gave him a way to survive!
Lu Fengsheng closed his eyes in shame. Life or death didn't seem to matter anymore.
The emperor was silent for a moment, then shook his head slightly: "Lü Fengsheng, the reason why I kept you by my side is that I wanted to teach you how to be an official and train you as an important official."
"But you have disappointed me time and again. Now you are committing a crime of deceiving the emperor. How can I tolerate you?"
Lu Fengsheng said nothing and looked as pale as death.
The emperor knew that he could not get anything out of him, so he waved his hand helplessly and said, "Take him away, deprive his family of their salaries, drive him out of Baidi City, and never let him come back."
The Golden Armor Guards obeyed the emperor's orders and dragged Lu Fengsheng away.
Lu Fengsheng spoke only after leaving the Hall of Supreme Harmony: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace, and thank you, Lord Chen, for your intercession!"
"I am unable to repay your kindness in this life, I can only wait for the next life!"
Watching Lu Fengsheng leave the Hall of Supreme Harmony in disappointment, Chen Changan also shook his head.
The most important thing for an official in the Great Chu is to choose a side. Lu Fengsheng chose the wrong side, so he lost everything.
Prince Jing'an, however, did not care about that. He sighed and said, "Master Chen, I was careless for a moment and accepted Lu Fengsheng's deception. Now that I think about it... oh, I am really ashamed."
"I have wronged you, please forgive me, Master Chen."
Prince Jing'an was also a ruthless man. He immediately knelt down in front of Chen Chang'an.
All the ministers opened their eyes wide!
The prince represents the royal family. Even though he is only a king of the opposite sex, a king is still a king!
How could Chen Changan be worthy of a bow from King Jing'an?
Chen Changan took two steps back in fear and waved his hands repeatedly: "Prince Jing'an, what are you doing? Get up quickly!"
"I am not old enough to deserve this, I don't deserve this!"
Chen Changan pretended to be panicked, but Prince Jing'an gritted his teeth!
You keep saying you don't deserve it, but you came and helped me up. What does it mean to back off?
Before Prince Jing'an could speak, the emperor said gloomily, "Prince Jing'an, I want to ask you, why did you offend Empress Zhaolie yesterday?"
Prince Jing'an trembled and hurriedly bowed his head to the emperor.
"Your Majesty, I didn't mean it."
"I really didn't know that Empress Zhaolie followed Lord Chen. I deserve to die!"
The officials who went with Prince Jing'an to stop Chen Chang'an yesterday all kowtowed and said, "I deserve to die!"
The law does not hold everyone responsible, the emperor stood up coldly.
"Humph, since you sincerely admit your mistakes, I have nothing to say."
"I will fine you three months' salary. If anyone dares to disrespect Empress Zhaolie again, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
Prince Jing'an and others hurriedly expressed their gratitude. The emperor glanced around, pondered for a moment, said a few words to Eunuch Jing, and then left.
"General Li, Lord Xiao, Lord Chen, please stay for now. The Emperor is waiting for you in the Imperial Study."
"Others withdraw."
Prince Jing'an looked deeply at Chen Chang'an and left with his ministers.
Chen Changan hurried to the outside of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, but did not see Zhao Qingcheng. Eunuch Jing told him that the emperor had taken her away and he would see her later.
Chen Changan shook his head and shrugged, then followed Eunuch Jing to the imperial study.
After waiting outside the imperial study for about half an hour, Eunuch Jing came out and said, "Master Chen, the emperor invites you."
Chen Changan straightened his court robes and walked in.
As you step into the imperial study, a gloomy and elegant atmosphere hits you.
The floor is paved with smooth marble, the patterns on it resemble the veins of mountains and rivers. In the center lies a huge desk, which is made of dark purple rosewood. The wood texture is like flowing clouds and water, with a faint luster.
The desk is vast and boundless, with pens, ink, paper and inkstone neatly arranged on it.
The rice paper is as white as snow, delicate and smooth; in the inkstone pool, the faint fragrance of ink wafts.
Chen Changan knelt down before the emperor and said, "Your humble servant Chen Changan pays respect to His Majesty."
The emperor just looked at Chen Changan for a long time, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Are you close to Sun Jingyi?"
"Yes, Sun Jingyi was brought out from Jiangdu by me. She has been with me through thick and thin."
"You seem to have a good relationship with Liu Ruge?"
"Yes, Liu Ruge has been with me through life and death, and it is hard for me to leave her."
"Are you still entangled with Yan Qing?"
"This... doesn't count as harassment, does it? She just has a crush on me."
"It seems that He Fengxian said that she wanted to marry her daughter to you?"
"He Fengxian treated me like a mother, I dare not refuse."
The emperor nodded and smiled: "Good, not bad, Chen Changan, you are loyal and righteous, and I like you very much."
"I have decided to grant you a great fortune."
Chen Changan was delighted when he heard the emperor say, "Eunuch Jing, draft an order to execute the women I mentioned just now!"
Upon hearing the emperor's order, not to mention Chen Changan, even Eunuch Jing was stunned!
Oh my god, what is going on? Isn’t the emperor bloodthirsty?
Eunuch Jing didn't dare to ask more questions and turned around to arrange the imperial edict. Chen Changan was so anxious that he went crazy.
"Wait, wait, Eunuch Jing, I have something to ask the Emperor!"
Chen Changan was confused: "Your Majesty, what did you say? You want to kill Sun Jingyi, Liu Ruge, Yan Qing, and Jiang Yueqing?"
"Why? Why?"
"Let's not talk about others, Jiang Yueqing is your daughter!"
"Don't you know why I killed them? And you still have the nerve to ask me?"
The emperor flicked his sleeves and said loudly, "I'm explaining to you, you seduced my sister, who is my brother-in-law, and you have a relationship with me!"
"As the late emperor's consort, he flirts with women. This is simply ruining the late emperor's reputation!"
"I killed them to save the royal family's reputation!"
The emperor almost said it clearly, it was for Zhao Qingcheng!
Chen Changan gritted his teeth and looked at the emperor, then suddenly chuckled, "Incompetent monarch."