"Prince Lu, is it you asking or I asking?" Zhao Bing saw that everyone had arrived, and pushed the memorial aside and asked Lu Xiufu with a smile.

"Your Majesty, please!" Lu Xiufu politely said.

"Okay!" Zhao Bing did not refuse and stood up and left his seat and said, "Zhou Xiang, you are the perpetrator, come forward and answer."

"Affect the saint's order!" Zhou Xiang saw that the young emperor was brave enough to be present. He knew that he would not let him take the blame. He changed his previous vulgarity and stepped forward to salute.

"I ask you why you had a conflict with the Left Secretary of the Shangshu that day? You must tell the truth, and there must be no concealment or function words, otherwise you will never be forgiven!" Zhao Bing said sternly.

"I understand!" Zhou Xiang said again, "Your Majesty is about to get married. His subordinates are ordered to renovate the temples of the East Palace. After investigation, they have compiled the plans, labor, materials and funds required in accordance with regulations, and reported them to the imperial court and the Secretariat. There are no objections, so they ordered craftsmen to enter the palace to start construction. Now that the project has just begun, the Secretariat sent someone to order the work to be suspended, saying that the project is inconsistent with the report. The subordinates raised objections on the spot, but they did not explain, but just asked to stop the project and wait for investigation!"

"When the work started, Your Majesty repeatedly reminded you that the wedding date was approaching, and that the project must be carried out quickly and that you must not delay major events. I also thought that Your Majesty's wedding was a major event of the country, so how could it be delayed. After the suspension of work, they went to the Secretariat for reasons, but they repeatedly refused to inform them. The subordinates summoned the work to rush to work and did not order the craftsmen to stop the work and reported to Your Majesty. This morning, when the subordinates led the craftsmen to the palace to start work, Li Kuan, the left minister of the Secretariat, suddenly led the crowd to prevent the entry into the palace. The subordinates said that His Majesty had already verbally ordered the work to be accelerated. If there was any question, I would go to the imperial court to ask. If there was an imperial order, I would stop the work." Zhou Xiang slowly said.

"My subordinates are very tough and rude. They not only insulted their subordinates, but also slapped them with their palms, and ordered their subordinates to arrest craftsmen and take them to the Secretariat for crimes." Zhou Xiang's eloquence was already good, and he said it was even more evident, "My subordinates were pitiful to him from the ship of the epidemic. After several times of reorganization, he kept in mind the iron rule of his Majesty. This is the imperial order that the upper and lower levels respected. Among them is the "respecting class", but he despised his humble position and disobeyed His Majesty's oral order. At this moment, the situation was urgent. Seeing that the craftsmen were arrested innocently, he stepped forward to argue with him."

"At that time, my subordinates were anxious and asked him to go to the imperial court for inquiries. At this time, the words might be inappropriate, but my subordinates promised no insults. However, the Langzhong Li said that he was listening to the order of the Secretariat and was not related to the matter of the State Administration. At the same time, he asked the yamen runners of the Secretariat to beat the subordinates. The craftsmen could not bear it anymore, so they stepped forward to stop him. He actually made the 20 people beat him with weapons, causing more than 20 people to be injured by the Europeans. In desperation, he ordered the craftsmen to fight back and had a conflict with them. All of them were incompetent, so please punish him!"

"Who is Li's doctor from the Secretariat?" After Zhou Xiang said that, Zhao Bing waved his hand and asked aloud. He knew that Zhou Xiang had received instructions in advance, and naturally he would not leave his opponent's small braid to catch him when he was prepared. The situation should be good.

"Your Majesty, I am the Minister of the Left Secretary of the Shangshu Province Li Kuan!" As soon as he finished speaking, a man wearing a green official uniform came out from the crowd and stepped forward and bowed and said in a trembling voice.

"Do you have any objection to what Zhou Xiang said just now?" Zhao Bing looked up and down, and saw that his official uniform was covered with stains. There were obvious footprints on it, and his face was even blue and purple, swollen like a pig's head. It was obviously beaten up. But at this moment, he could only hold back his smile and ask in a deep voice.

"Report...Report to Your Majesty! What Zhou Xiang said is generally...It's generally good, but Bei Zhi was indeed ordered to stop him. However, the craftsmen actually ignored the orders of the capital. He also instigated his subordinates to beat Bei Zhi and injured more than ten yamen runners who went there. He also asked His Majesty to make the decision for Bei Zhi!" Li Kuan replied.

"It's generally good, that's the difference, let's talk about it!" Zhao Bing asked unhappily with a frown.

"Doctor Li, don't be nervous. You must report the situation truthfully so that Your Majesty can make decisions for you!" Lu Xiufu repeated again.

But he thought to himself that it was not good. He knew that Yuanwailang was only a sixth or seventh rank official, and he did not even have the power to go to court to listen to the government. He could see the emperor from a distance and faced the emperor's question, so he was nervous and his whole body was trembling, and his words were not easy. It made people feel guilty when they heard it. Zhou Xiang was an old man with the little emperor, and he had to value it. Facing the saint was as simple as drinking cold water. At least half of the people in the palace were familiar with him, naturally he would not be nervous, so he could talk non-humble or arrogantly, but it was already eighty-point since he could talk non-humble.

In addition, what made Lu Xiufu uneasy was that this matter involved the Secretariat. As the chief official, he did not know about it. He did not know about it until he was in the palace. The young emperor did not know about the situation, so he would naturally blame himself for secretly causing trouble for him. What was even more troublesome is that this matter seemed simple, but actually involved a lot. It not only delayed the construction period, but also caused disputes over ownership among the inner court and the outer court, but also caused discussions about whether Your Majesty could take charge of the rule. Then, if the monarch and ministers were suspicious, they would be the first to bear the brunt.

"Yes, I should tell you the truth." Li Kuan gave a deep tribute to Lu Xiufu, and then said, "Your Majesty, I received news today that I was the general of the supervisor and did not suspend work and wait for investigation according to the order of the Secretariat. He also had the responsibility of inspection, so he led his yamen runners to stop it. The chief officer of Zhou claimed that it was His Majesty's oral order and asked us to go to the imperial front for inquiries. But the subordinates of the officials said it was his verbal order and asked us to go to the imperial front for inquiries. But the subordinates were beaten up by craftsmen and were injured more often. The guards on duty not only did not stop it, but also helped the craftsmen and the supervisors and others beat them up and detained them all. He also asked His Majesty to make the decision for the imperial front, otherwise who dared to enforce the law impartially in the future!"

"Well, but there is something to say!" Zhao Bing asked again after hearing this. He shook his head and said that there was nothing left. He said, "As you said, Zhou Xiang did tell you that I did not stop work, right?"

"Report to Your Majesty, Zhou Temple Supervisor did say it!" Li Kuan nodded and said.

"Zhou Xiang also asked you to go to the imperial court to verify?" Zhao Bing asked again.

"yes!"

"Since Zhou Xiang has told you, you know that you are not afraid to see me above the level, why don't you report back to Shangguan and report him?" Zhao Bing asked again.

"This... I also sent someone to go back to Gao Shangguan, but the situation was urgent. I thought I could stop it first and then ask." Li Kuan hesitated.

"Okay, I will verify this later." Zhao Bing's mouth twitched for a moment and did not ask again, and then said, "Do you know Zhou Xiang's identity?"

"Your Majesty, I know that he is a craftsman, a craftsman, and a military instrument workshop, a shipyard, a Lin'an Capital Courtyard and a craft workshop." Li Kuan replied.

"Do you know what rank he is?" Zhao Bing nodded and asked.

"Your Majesty, the temple supervisor should be a sixth-rank official!" Li Kuan replied with bowing.

"I tell you, Zhou Xiang has the title of "The Founding Principal of Huaiyang" and "The Chief of Light Vehicles"? " Zhao Bing said with a smile.

"It's...it should be a fourth-rank!" Li Kuan felt sweaty after hearing this. He never expected that Zhou Xiang was actually a rank-worthy person.

"Hmph, Zhou Xiang has followed me since the epidemic ship. He has the right to be a counselor in the general's office. He can go to the palace to attend court meetings and discuss the government affairs in Qiongzhou. You, a minister, dare to speak rudely to him in public and make others beat him, and only offend Shangguan. It is already light to beat you up, and you dare to shout for justice in front of me!" Zhao Bing sneered.

"I don't know that I deserve to die, but I'm also responsible!" Li Kuan entered the court shortly after he entered the court, but he didn't know how deep the water in the court was. He didn't expect that a temple supervisor had such a high title, but now it's hard to get rid of the tiger, so he simply admitted his mistake and refused to take the lead, and took a gamble.

Seeing Li Kuan like this, not only Zhao Bing laughed, but even the ministers in the palace laughed loudly. Zhou Xiang was an old man who followed the little emperor and shared troubles with him and experienced life and death. Even if he had no contribution, he had worked hard. Moreover, he had the ability to supervise the warships and weapons in the army were all from the craftsmen under his leadership. He had never missed anything, and he had always been trusted by His Majesty.

At present, not to mention that the generals in the army respect Zhou Xiang very much, even the prime minister of the dynasty would give him some points. It would be better to ask for death than to cause trouble for him. In addition, he is very good at being a human being, not only makes the little emperor happy, but even the officials in the court know his feelings and will not make things difficult for him. Now, let alone others take advantage of the situation, even if they beat him for no reason, no one will go into delving into it. But this time Li Kuan was definitely kicked on the iron plate, but he was still stubborn. Can people not laugh at him as naive?

"I will write down this first. You are also known as the Imperial Guardian, who is partial to the craftsman, and now I have called them to the hall. You two can confront each other!" Zhao Bing looked at Li Kuanyan and said.

"I will finally be the deputy commander of the guard brigade of the imperial guards and ***, who was waiting in front of the palace, and said with a respectful salute.

"About the afternoon of today, but are you on duty?" Zhao Bing nodded and asked without politeness.

"Report to Your Majesty, the East Gate is the last time I will be on duty before the afternoon of the afternoon." *** returned.

"Dr. Li, is the person you are partial to? Is Vice Commander Hu?" Zhao Bing pointed at him and asked.

"That is, when the left yamen runners and craftsmen had a conflict, he ordered the guards to beat us up and tie us up and detain us." Li Kuan looked up and down and reported.

"Since that's the case, can Vice Commander Hu admit what he is involved?" Zhao Bing turned to *** and asked again.

"When you go back to your Majesty, I will not admit it. I am willing to confront him!" *** said with a calm expression.

"Accurate!" Zhao Bing nodded.

"Dr. Li, let me ask you, when you lead the crowd to stop the craftsmen from being a supervisor, have I sent troops to intervene?" After *** was approved, he turned to Li Kuan and asked.

"No, I just warn you not to make noise in front of the palace gate!" Li Kuan replied.

"I'll ask you again, did you help him when you distinguish between you and Zhou Sijian?" *** asked again.

"No, I just sent someone to remind me not to speak loudly, so as not to startle the Holy Lord!" Li Kuan shook his head and replied.

"Okay, when you scolded and insulted Zhou Sijian, have you ever helped me?" *** asked step forward.

"No...no, Vice President Hu did not make a statement!" Li Kuan stepped back and said.

"President Hu, please pay attention to your actions and do not act rashly, avoid being caught by others, and add another crime of intimidation to you!" Ni Liang scolded him when he saw this.

"Yes, I am wrong!" *** immediately obeyed the order and retreated back to his original position, turned around and politely said, "Dr. Li, I am a reckless man in the army. Please forgive me if you have any rudeness!"

"It's okay, it's okay!" Li Kuan hurriedly replied.

"Thank you, Doctor Li." *** asked after thanking you, "Doctor Li, you two have a conflict and have a conflict. Have you ever interfered?"

"No, I just sent troops to guard the palace gate and told me not to cross the cordon!" Li Kuan shook his head again and said.

"Since that's the case, how can I say that I will help craftsmen to be supervising craftsmen?" *** asked with a smile.

"When Deputy General Hu was in front of the government, he did not help each other, but after that he ordered the capture of the yamen runners of the Secretariat and gave them heavy hand. However, he let go of the craftsmen who were in charge of the craftsmen and did not capture them as well. Isn't this a partiality?" Li Kuan seemed to have reason at this time, and was afraid that others would not hear it.

"Oh, there is such a thing? How can Vice President Hu tell the difference?" Zhao Bing used his fingers to dig his ears and looked at *** and asked.

"Report to Your Majesty, I think I have not made any mistakes. Please defend myself!" After saluting the young emperor, *** asked in a deep voice, "Dr. Li asked well, the guards in front of the imperial army have the responsibility to protect the palace city, and there was a law that they would not be allowed to ride a carriage and go out of the palace without permission. No one is allowed to bring arms to the palace city without obtaining the order of the saint. Violators would despise the emperor and commit crimes of rebellion. Doctor Li would not know, right?"

"I know this myself, no need to remind me!" Li Kuan replied.

"It's good to know. At that time, the yamen runners of the Fashion Bookstore fought with craftsmen. The craftsmen were bare-handed, while the yamen runners held sticks and swords and chains. They were defeated and fled to the palace gate. The yamen runners then chased after them, regardless of the warnings of the guards and crossed the cordon with their weapons. I could only order you to take them down, but they were not subject to the control and could only do it with force. Two moves would inevitably cause damage. Doctor Li, is what I said wrong?" *** pointed at Li Kuan and asked.

"Yes... are wrong. Those craftsmen also broke through the cordon and approached the palace gate. Why didn't they take them away, but only targeted the Secretariat!" Li Kuan's expression changed suddenly when he heard this. Why did he ignore this matter at that time? Even if he was killed on the spot, no one would complain to you. But now that things have come to this point, he can only pull them and survive in death.

"So that's it!" *** smiled and said, "All craftsmen who come and go to the big house have waist cards issued by introspectively. As long as they do not do anything illegal, why should I stop them? If Doctor Li also has waist cards for the palace, I will be willing to be a military law to apologize."

"This..." Li Kuan was completely stunned. He was not going to steal the waist card from the palace. He was sweating and hesitating and unable to speak.

"My ministers, what are the objections?" Zhao Bing stood up and asked the ministers in the palace. But he saw that there was a silence in the palace. He had already understood who was right and who was wrong after arguing just now, and who was still looking for that uncomfortable.
Chapter completed!