jdhmnovel Chapter 110 Humiliating the Imperial Court
Chapter 110 Humiliating the Imperial Court
Seeing that Dongfang Li was about to leave, Qin Yan, with the help of his father-in-law Wang Fu, hurriedly caught up with Dongfang Li.
After Qin Yan was poisoned, his face turned purple and he was too weak to walk a few steps. For Weng Ruoyun, he knelt down and begged Dongfang Li!
"Don't bother me with your own business!"
Dongfang Li kicked Qin Yan away, bent down and grabbed his neck with his hands, warning him without patience.
"Master, calm down!"
Seeing this, Eunuch Wang Fu hurriedly knelt down and begged Dongfang Li to calm down, fearing that he would strangle Qin Yan to death!
"Why, are you jealous of the Queen marrying me? Is your relationship with Prime Minister Liu's daughter just this good?"
"Now you have a secret love affair with my queen? You don't dare to face the queen getting married, right?"
Based on Qin Yan's understanding of Dongfang Li, he doesn't like to cause trouble.
Dongfang Li doesn't like to stir up trouble either, he will do whatever it takes to prove his innocence!
In order to make Dongfang Li compromise, Qin Yan did not fear life or death to provoke him!
"Okay, I'll help you marry a queen. This is the Baicao Pill for detoxification. Do you want to take it?"
Seeing that Qin Yan could say such shameless words, Dongfang Li angrily pushed him away!
Before Dongfang Li left, he threw the detoxifying Hundred Herb Pill to Qin Yan.
Dongfang Li was in a bad mood. After leaving the palace, he quickly returned to the Imperial Master's Mansion in the capital, took a red Taoist robe and entered the palace again.
The Xuanmen State Master married the emperor on his behalf. Dongfang Li himself was too embarrassed to face the State Master's Mansion, which had 300,000 Taoist children!
It was not until the next day, after Qin Yan had taken the Hundred Herb Pill, that he issued an imperial decree, ordering officials of the second rank and above, as well as royal relatives and their families, to follow the imperial teacher to the provincial government to welcome the bride.
At the same time, Qin Zhen issued a second imperial decree requiring the four concubines, Gui, Xian, Shu and De, to enter the palace and sent 500,000 guards to escort them.
Soon, the palace's festive procession set off.
Dongfang Li wore an official hat and a red Taoist robe, and listened to the discussions of the people kneeling in various counties of the capital until he arrived at the provincial government of Yu County, Yuanzhou Province at noon.
When they arrived at the provincial government office filled with festive atmosphere, Dongfang Li got off the horse with the help of Eunuch Tian Fu.
Dongfang Li straightened his clothes again and greeted Weng Yan, the governor who was in charge of the wedding banquet, with a smile on his face.
"Is this your Majesty? I heard that you are 26 years old, how come your hair is all white? Is it because you have white hair at a young age?"
At this time, relatives, friends and guests sitting at the provincial government table all turned their eyes to Dongfang Li.
Upon seeing this, Weng Yan felt that Qin Zhen was humiliating the provincial government, so he smiled and arranged for his relatives and guests to take their seats.
"My dear royal relatives, my lords, and my lords, please follow me to take your seats. Today, I am here to welcome the bride on behalf of His Majesty. Is it necessary to go through the formalities?"
Dongfang Li remembered that Weng Yan had impeached him the day he returned to Beijing to report on his work. Today, he had such a good opportunity and he would definitely humiliate him.
"Father-in-law, how can you dare to pick up your chopsticks when your elder is not here?"
Dongfang Li thought of Qin Yan's betrayal and the provocation he used when he asked him to marry her last night.
Although Weng Yan looked embarrassed, Dongfang Li treated the ministers and royal relatives like a family member and arranged for them to take their seats.
Dongfang Li looked at Weng Yan and called him father-in-law, which made many court officials feel that it was a humiliation to the royal family!
"Father-in-law, I am addressing you as father-in-law on behalf of His Majesty. You can't let outsiders know that your daughter is marrying a Taoist priest, right?"
Dongfang Li's humiliation had just begun when he looked at Prime Minister Liu Xiancheng for questions.
"Mr. Prime Minister, do you think it is shameful for a Taoist priest to represent His Majesty in welcoming the bride? So should I call him father-in-law?"
Dongfang Li looked at Weng Yan, the corners of his mouth raised in provocation, and the smile in the corners of his eyes showed sarcasm.
Looking at Prime Minister Liu Xiancheng, Dongfang Li remembered that after his father Dongfang Kan passed away, he was punished by heaven and his life was worse than death!
Prime Minister Liu Xiancheng broke off the engagement, took advantage of the situation, and made sarcastic remarks, ruining the engagement that he had made with his legitimate daughter Liu Jinyue when his father was still alive!
At that time, Prime Minister Liu Xiancheng insulted Dongfang Li, a Taoist priest, and said, "How could he be worthy of marrying the daughter of the Prime Minister?"
"Should, should, should call."
Weng Yan felt more humiliated than ever before, but how could he dare to touch Dongfang Li?
When Weng Yan saw the scene today, he wondered whether Dongfang Li was coming to welcome the bride on behalf of His Majesty, or to seek revenge on Prime Minister Liu Xiancheng?
Furthermore, Dongfang Li was representing His Majesty in welcoming the bride, and touching him would be an insult to the Emperor. Weng Yan reluctantly gave a perfunctory response, thinking that the matter was over!
"Then may I ask, father-in-law, although I marry your legitimate daughter, shouldn't you be a subject before a family member?"
Dongfang Li looked at me with contempt, and actually called himself "I"?
Today, Weng Yan's daughter has to bow to him before she gets married? Who said that Taoist priests should be looked down upon by court officials?
"Humph!"
This scene made Zhennan Wang Shao Qing, the uncle of Qin Yan, unable to bear it!
Zhennan Prince Shao Qing slammed his fist on the table in anger. Could it be that Weng Yan would also have to kneel down and be demoted to Yu County's Imperial Master Dongfang Li for such a great humiliation?
"I, your Majesty, welcome you. Long live your Majesty. Please take your seats first, Your Majesty and the other ministers."
Weng Yan resisted the urge in his heart, clenched his fists, and gritted his teeth to force himself to be calm!
"Father-in-law, please stand up and take your seat."
Looking at Weng Yan kneeling at his feet, Dongfang Li chuckled.
Dongfang Li invited Weng Yan to join the party, but no one seemed to have an appetite for today's wedding banquet!
Weng Yan, a provincial governor of the second rank, actually knelt before Dongfang Li, a national teacher who was demoted to a dilapidated Taoist temple in Yu County. What kind of thing is this?
"Ask Queen Weng Ruoyun to come and serve me dinner."
Dongfang Li picked up the chopsticks and was about to pick up some food when his expression suddenly changed. He asked Weng Ruoyun in an unfriendly tone to help him pick up some food.
"What? If it was His Majesty sitting here today, would he not be allowed to eat even a hot dish?"
Dongfang Li’s revenge on Weng Yan was far from over. He simply threw down his chopsticks and questioned him.
Dongfang Li saw Weng Yan kneeling on the ground, picked up the chopsticks he threw away, sneered and continued to humiliate him.
"Sir Weng, I am marrying a wife for you, which is also rare and precious. My grandfather is the King of Zhenbei, a veteran of five dynasties."
"My biological mother is the legitimate daughter of the Zhenbei Palace. My ancestors have assisted six generations of kings. You are just a second-rank official. Kneeling to me is giving you face."
When Dongfang Li was humiliating Weng Yan, he noticed that his cousin Qin Zhaohua was glaring at him, so he covered her mouth without saying a word.
"It's not like some legitimate princesses who married foreign princes and even attacked the queen, causing her miscarriage and the death of the prince!"
As expected, when Dongfang Li said this, no matter how angry Qin Zhaohua was, he bowed his head in guilt when he remembered the time he slapped Weng Ruoyun and caused her to miscarry!
Some ministers were afraid of the power of Zhenbei King Xiao Ji, and felt that today's incident was a humiliation to the royal family and the Weng family!
He didn't dare to offend Dongfang Li directly, after all, he had an imperial decree to welcome the bride on behalf of His Majesty!
Even though Dongfang Li was demoted to a powerless imperial teacher, his maternal grandfather, King Zhenbei Xiao Ji, was a veteran of five dynasties.
King Xiao Ji of Zhenbei started to conquer the world since he was the second king, and his reputation remains to this day.
The Dongfang clan of the National Master’s Mansion had six national masters who assisted six previous emperors.
The seventh imperial master, Dongfang Li, was banished from the capital, but no one dared to provoke him!
Weng Ruoyun, who was wearing a bright red phoenix robe, saw that Dongfang Li was making things difficult for her today, so she walked towards Dongfang Li to try to find a way to help him out.
"That may not be the case. If the Imperial Master wants me to serve him at dinner, he should just say so. Why would he bother to argue about family background?"
"My aunt didn't know I was pregnant, so she miscarried. I still blame my aunt. Why did the Imperial Master blame me?"
Weng Ruoyun was waiting for Qin Yan to marry her today, but she saw Dongfang Li's humiliation!
Weng Ruoyun was also a little unhappy and questioned Dongfang Li.
"Of course it's in the name of His Majesty. Why did the Queen come?"
Seeing Weng Ruoyun coming over, Dongfang Li looked at her already pregnant belly and for some reason wanted to laugh.
"Of course, I am serving the Imperial Master a meal. Please open your mouth, Imperial Master!"
In order to prevent Dongfang Li from leaving, Weng Ruoyun kept making things difficult for Weng Yan. She personally used chopsticks to pick up food and feed him.
"Isn't it too high? Is this the only way to be comfortable?"
Dongfang Li seemed to feel that it was not enough, so he reached out and grabbed Weng Ruoyun's wrist, then held her directly on his lap.
"Queen, feed me."
Dongfang Li deliberately called himself "I" and still had his heart set on Weng Ruoyun.
Today is the day of the Emperor and Empress' wedding, and Dongfang Li didn't even let Weng Ruoyun go?
"Come, Your Majesty, eat. Today's braised pork is delicious. Open your mouth and I will feed you."
Weng Ruoyun and Dongfang Li occupied one table.
"I am a Taoist practitioner, I eat simple food and do not eat meat."
Seeing Weng Ruoyun's hand almost reaching her mouth, Dongfang Li reached out to stop it.
Dongfang Li kept calling himself "I", which upset the wedding of the Emperor and Empress, making everyone angry!
"Your Majesty, how can you allow such a rebellious imperial teacher to marry for you?"
Some ministers really couldn't help but complain that they were there to pick up the bride on behalf of Qin Yan today.
As a result, all the court officials, princes, marquises, and their families were angry and laughed at!
Dongfang Li really trampled on the royal family's reputation and humiliated them!
The angry Prime Minister Zhou Chengwei left in anger, and before leaving, he looked at Weng Yan with a frown and called out.
"Sir Weng, can you please spare me a moment to chat?"
"Father-in-law, are you planning to take advantage of your daughter's wedding day to discuss treason with the current prime minister?"
Seeing that Weng Yan was about to leave, Dongfang Li called him father-in-law in a hypocritical manner, which was also intended to be a crime.
"Please don't make unreasonable accusations or frame people too much. You are here on behalf of the king to marry the daughter of an old minister into the palace. I am not asking you to frame court officials and arbitrarily accuse the prime minister and the provincial government.
Finally, Weng Yan could no longer tolerate Dongfang Li's random accusations against Prime Minister Zhou Chengwei and started to spread rumors to refute it!
"Weng Yan, do you dare to accuse me of making false accusations?"
When Dongfang Li heard Weng Yan say that he was making false accusations, he pointed at him angrily and questioned him.
"I am representing the emperor in welcoming the bride, but I have not said that I cannot do some husband-wife duties on behalf of His Majesty. If you say that the daughter of the provincial government seduced me, then is it because you, Lord Weng, did not teach your daughter well enough?"
After he finished speaking, Dongfang Li reached out for the belt of Weng Ruoyun's phoenix robe. The next second, her neat clothes were in disarray, but he laughed wildly.
This scene made the guests and court officials of the provincial government feel humiliated by the court, and they hurriedly covered their eyes with their sleeves!