PFC Chapter 59 Lord Wei Suo, are you the spy we placed next to the Prime Minister?
Chapter 59 Lord Wei Suo, are you the spy we placed next to the Prime Minister?
Song Pu's face turned a little gloomy. In his opinion, Emperor Xia's move seemed to be targeted.
At this moment, someone suddenly stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the Northern Li envoy Baili Gongshu requests an audience with Your Majesty!"
"What's the matter?"
Emperor Xia raised his eyes slightly.
The man said, "It's about the murder case involving the envoys. He wants to report it in person!"
"No!" Emperor Xia raised his hand.
The civil servant bowed and returned to the train.
……
On the other side, Gu Jingzhi followed the eunuch to the front of the hall and saw Baili Gongshu head-on.
Baili Gongshu also saw Gu Jingzhi and took two steps forward: "Deputy Envoy Gu..."
"Master Baili, your Beili delegation has put me in a very passive position! In our capital, at the feet of the emperor, there are actually cases of murder with a knife. How rampant is this!"
"This... Deputy Envoy Gu, I am not aware of this matter. I believe there must be some misunderstanding!"
"Misunderstand?"
Gu Jingzhi bulged his eyes and said, "Master Baili, this is a case of white knife in, red knife out, and the person is in the morgue of the Inner Guard House, and you tell me this is a misunderstanding?"
"Deputy Envoy Gu! This matter... Sigh! I hope Deputy Envoy Gu can say a few kind words!"
Baili Gongshu also knew that they were in the wrong in this matter. Regardless of whether there was any hidden secret, the murderers were all from his delegation.
"..."
Gu Jingzhi's lips moved, and finally he sighed helplessly: "Master Baili, our dynasty has always had a deep prejudice against you Beili, and now this kind of thing has happened, I'm afraid that our two dynasties will... Alas!"
"It's difficult! It's difficult!"
Gu Jingzhi shook his head with an expression that said you are hopeless.
"This……"
Baili Gongshu was about to say something when he heard a voice from inside the hall: "Announce... Hanlin Academy Editor and Secretary Gu Jingzhi to enter the hall!"
"Master Baili, His Majesty has summoned you, so I will not accompany you!"
Gu Jingzhi hurriedly bowed and walked towards the main hall. Baili Gongshu looked at him and suddenly flicked his sleeves: "Alas..."
Gu Jingzhi slowly entered the main hall and immediately bowed: "Your Highness, I, Gu Jingzhi, the editor and secretary of the Hanlin Academy, bow to you and wish you the best of health!"
"I am safe!"
Emperor Xia raised his eyes slightly and said, "Gu Qing, a murder occurred in the capital yesterday. The Beili envoys committed murder. The Crown Prince said that you handled the case overnight. I wonder if there is any result so far?"
"Your Majesty, the murderer is indeed Chang Wei, a captain of the Beili Mission's guard! He has confessed!"
"Oh? Now that you have found out the truth, let's execute him according to the law!" Emperor Xia did not show much emotional fluctuation, but said it very calmly!
Song Pu quickly stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, since the matter has been investigated and the murderer has confessed, I think we can directly arrest the Beili envoys!"
"Well……"
Emperor Xia nodded and looked at Gu Jingzhi: "Mr. Gu, since the murderer has confessed, then hand him over to the relevant authorities for punishment!"
"Your Majesty, I think this is inappropriate!"
Gu Jingzhi objected immediately.
"Humph!"
Song Pu snorted coldly, "Since he's already confessed, what's wrong with this? Could it be that Master Gu accepted bribes from others and is so anxious to plead for mercy?"
As soon as he said this, someone jumped out and said, "Your Majesty, I, Wei Suo, impeach Secretary Lang Gu Jingzhi for accepting bribes from the Beili and Liyue envoys. I am afraid there is suspicion of favoritism and corruption. I request that Your Majesty strip him of his position as Deputy Negotiation Envoy and punish him!"
"..."
Gu Jingzhi turned around and looked at the man: "What is this gentleman's name?"
"I'm Wei Suo!" Wei Suo said arrogantly, "Don't try to get close to me. I don't want to associate with a corrupt and lawless person like you!"
"..."
Gu Jingzhi twitched his lips and said, "I think Your Excellency has misunderstood. I dare not make friends with Your Excellency!"
"You..." Wei Suo pointed at Gu Jingzhi and was about to refute him, but Song Pu's face darkened: "How dare you! How dare you laugh and joke so freely in the hall?"
"..."
Gu Jingzhi immediately turned his head and looked at Emperor Xia: "Your Majesty, thanks to the court, the Beili and Liyue envoys did send gifts to me! However, I have already reported this to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and the matter has been handed over to the Crown Prince for disposal!"
The prince was very polite and said immediately, "Father! Lord Gu did inform me of this matter, and he also attached the gift list!"
"Well……"
Emperor Xia said expressionlessly, "If that's the case, then leave it to the Crown Prince to handle!"
"Your Majesty! Although this matter has been reported to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, it's not impossible that some items were secretly withheld. I think a thorough investigation is best!"
Yo ho!
I have to say that this 'sleazy' gentleman does have some imagination. He did intercept some of it, but that was all ginseng given by the prince!
Gu Jingzhi chuckled, "Haha! Lord Wei Suo is here to stab me today? Even a humble official like me who handed over money and property would be reported, but I wonder why Lord Wei Suo didn't report the Prime Minister? As far as I know, Prince Beili even made a special trip to the Prime Minister's residence and brought several carts of gifts!"
"???"
All the officials looked at Gu Jingzhi in astonishment.
"Mr. Song, is this true?" Emperor Xia did not miss the opportunity and asked directly.
Song Pu glanced at Gu Jingzhi resentfully, then glared at Wei Suo, as if blaming him for being nosy. He then turned his head and looked at Emperor Xia: "Your Majesty, Prince Beili did visit my residence, but he only brought some local specialties!"
"Oh? Then I don't understand! Even the things sent to the Prime Minister's Mansion are local specialties. How can a sixth-rank official with no real power be considered a corrupt official? Your Majesty..."
Gu Jingzhi bowed and said, "To borrow Lord Wei Suo's words, whether it is a local specialty or not... that's all the talk of Prime Minister Song! For a prince of this country to come to our house and bring some local specialties, wouldn't it be disrespectful?"
Everyone immediately looked at Song Pu.
Mainly...
Song Pu clearly supports Li Yue. If Prince Beili only sends some local specialties, it might not be enough, right?
Wei Suo also realized now that he seemed to be trying to flatter the master but ended up flattering the horse's leg accidentally and even implicated his master!
He immediately wanted to make amends, pointing at Gu Jingzhi and angrily cursing, "Who is Prime Minister Song? How can you slander him?"
"Oh?"
Gu Jingzhi laughed and said, "Does it mean that in Lord Wei Suo's eyes, whether an official is corrupt depends on the level of power and authority? The smaller the position, the more corrupt it is?"
"You, you are talking nonsense..."
"Enough! Arguing so fiercely in the court is unbecoming!" Emperor Xia glanced at Wei Suo displeasedly. "Without any real evidence, how dare you make such unwarranted assumptions about your colleagues? You...will be fined half a year's salary!"
Wei Suo: "..."
Gu Jingzhi immediately said with a grin, "Your Majesty is wise!"
"Don't be so frivolous here, answer the question properly!"
Emperor Xia glared at Gu Jingzhi.
Gu Jingzhi immediately said, "Your Majesty, I think that arresting the Beili envoys is extremely inappropriate..."