jdhmnovel Chapter 127: Become the Minister of Justice (8)
Chapter 127: Become the Minister of Justice (8)
After the court meeting, some officials who were good at changing their attitudes came to flatter Xie Lang.
"Your Excellency is extremely talented and has become a minister at such a young age. You have a bright future ahead of you!"
"In ancient times, Gan Luo became a senior minister after twelve pleas, and now you have become a minister at the tender age of twenty. You are indeed a young and promising man, and your talent is unrivaled in ancient and modern times."
"..."
However, there were other officials who were displeased and snorted coldly and walked away.
At this time, Crown Prince Song Chengze had already walked over, and the other officials surrounding Xie Lang retreated voluntarily. This crown prince... they couldn't afford to offend him!
The prince came over and put his mouth close to Xie Lang's ear, and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "I don't know what kind of magic potion you gave to the emperor that made him exempt you from etiquette. But I am the prince, the heir to a country, and the future emperor of the Jin Dynasty. If you are sensible, you should behave yourself in front of me. Otherwise, when the emperor is gone for a hundred years, do you think you will still be alive?"
Song Chengze's words were both a threat and an attempt to win over others.
Xie Lang is now a popular figure in front of the emperor, so Song Chengze plans to change his attitude towards her.
What he meant by this sentence was probably that even though the puppet emperor exempted Xie Lang from the etiquette, Xie Lang should still pay her respects to him, so that he could consider sparing her when he ascended the throne in the future, otherwise she would have no way to survive.
Xie Lang just smiled slightly and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Do you think you can live to see the day you ascend the throne?"
Wha...what?
Song Chengze's pupils suddenly shrank, and then he saw Xie Lang's half-smile, which seemed to be mocking him.
It seemed that in her eyes, I was just a toy that she could play with at will.
Next, Xie Lang waved his sleeves and walked away under Song Chengze's astonished gaze.
"Ahhh...Xu Yingqing, I must kill you."
A few seconds later, Song Chengze's extremely violent roar resounded throughout the hall.
The officials who were still in the hall were speechless for a moment.
Then they looked at each other in bewilderment.
The trend of the entire Dajin is about to change.
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More than half a month later.
In front of the grand courtyard, the plaque that originally read "Prince Ning's Mansion" has been removed and replaced with the two large characters "Xu Mansion".
There are two tall stone lions in front of the door, which are carved to look lifelike.
Xie Lang stood at the door, watching the servants coming in and out.
Today is the day she moves. The Ning Prince Mansion is the most luxurious mansion in the capital after the Imperial Palace, and it is close to the Imperial Palace, so Xie Lang used it as his residence.
Another month has passed.
Over the past month, Xie Lang had been imprisoning and torturing an official every few days, and no matter how they impeached Xie Lang, the puppet emperor ignored them. In the following period of time, these officials who impeached Xie Lang also suffered at the hands of Xie Lang one after another.
Therefore, the officials in the court are now trembling with fear, and they become terrified when they hear the three words "Xu Yingqing".
Because Xie Lang didn't need any evidence to put people in jail. He just needed to torture them in various ways and the evidence would be there.
Therefore, some officials wrote letters of resignation in order to stay away from Xie Lang.
However, they were shocked to find that half of the ten officials who resigned were unable to do so, and that their resignation accelerated the time they were sent to prison, which made them very panicked.
The entire court and the country were shrouded in a haze called "Xu Yingqing", and many scholars and writers secretly gave Xie Lang the title of "traitor and troublemaker".
In the streets and alleys of the capital, some scholars who were fearless and brave enough to take risks shouted in the taverns after getting drunk: "If the treacherous officials are not eliminated, the country will not be safe!"
However, as soon as these words were shouted out, the Dragon Guards wearing Flying Fish uniforms rushed in and captured them all.
The Shenlong Guard was originally a military and political intelligence gathering agency that only took orders from the emperor and could arrest ministers on orders.
Now this organization has naturally fallen into the hands of Xie Lang. If anyone insults Xie Lang in public and is heard by the Dragon Guards, they will be quickly arrested.
All of a sudden, Xie Lang became the public enemy of the Shilin community, and everyone was angry with her but dared not speak out.
That evening, Xie Lang was fishing by the pond at home. Shang Tan, the commander of the Dragon Guard, stood by and reported: "Shangshu, a group of scholars were talking loudly in the tavern this afternoon. One of them got drunk and shouted, 'If the treacherous and corrupt officials are not removed, the country will not be at peace.' I have arrested this group of people. What should I do with them?"
Xie Lang looked at the fish swimming around in the pond. There were some lotus flowers planted in the pond. It was midsummer now and the lotus flowers were in full bloom. Many dragonflies and butterflies were living among them. Together with the fish swimming at the bottom of the water, it was a beautiful midsummer picture!
At this time, Xie Lang had been sitting by the pond fishing for more than half an hour, but not a single fish was caught, as if he was fishing in vain.
Hearing the discussion, Xie Lang still had a relaxed expression. While fishing, he said, "Since those scholars don't know the saying 'Misfortune comes from the mouth', let's teach them a lesson. Since they have such lofty ambitions, how can we not satisfy them? The one who said such a lofty statement will be caned fifty times, and the others will be caned twenty times, so that they will think twice before speaking in the future."
Even though those scholars have read many books of sages, they are easily instigated. Xie Lang naturally has to teach these irrational people a lesson.
You can insult her, but it’s best not to let her hear it.
If she didn't punish him for insulting her in public, she would have wasted the title of "traitor".
"I'll take care of it now, sir."
Shang Tan answered respectfully and was about to leave when Xie Lang stopped him.
"Wait, my father is still a seventh-rank county magistrate. As a child, how can I forget him?" Xie Lang looked at the place where the fishing rod fell into the water. Although she could see fish swimming around near the fishing rod, not a single fish was caught.
But this did not affect her good mood. Was she fishing for fish? She was fishing for artistic conception.
Once his good father arrives, and with the addition of his good sister Xu Wanxin, the mansion will become much more lively.
"Then I will personally invite the old master to the capital." Shang Tan thought that Xie Lang mentioned Xu Guanghai in order to find a good job for her father. According to Xie Lang's current status in the emperor's heart, as long as she mentioned it, Xu Guanghai might directly get promoted.
"You don't need to go in person. Send a minor official with the transfer documents. My Ministry of Justice is currently short of a chief officer. Let my father take the position."
A cruel smile appeared on Xie Lang's lips. The official position of the head of the Ministry of Justice was the sixth rank, which was only a low-ranking official in the capital.
The daughter is a second-rank minister of the Ministry of Justice, while the father is a sixth-rank official. If this gets out, it will definitely become a good story.
To make a person suffer, besides physical torture, there is also mental destruction.