Chapter 6: Unexpected Assassin (2)

"Go and call He Tengjiao to me!" Zhu Yinglong was in a very bad mood. He returned to Nanshu and rushed towards Xu Yingyuan with anger.

"I passed the order, and ordered Taikangbo Zhang Guoji to personally lead 500 imperial guards to investigate the family of Li Yongzuo, the Marquis of Ruofengcheng, and imprison Li Yongzuo and his son in the Dali Temple prison, and women and children were taken care of on the spot."

"Transfer an order, ring the bell, and call on all officials to discuss matters!"

Three decrees were issued from the Nan Study Room. As the clear and distant bell rang, all the departments and yamen in the capital were shocked to put down their work. They were of high quality and speculated that something major happened suddenly in the court. At this time, the emperor actually ringed the bell and summoned all officials, quickly changed their court uniforms, put on official boots, and tied their crowns, and hurried into the sedan chair and headed towards the palace.

When He Tengjiao got up this morning, he felt that his left eyelid was twitching. There is a folk saying, "The left eyelid is twitching, and the disaster is coming. Although he has read all the sages and clerks, he has read all the things that are not sarcastic and confusing. He doesn't believe this, but he always feels that something is about to happen.

Because a special female prisoner was imprisoned, he specially called the prison inspectors to ask about it today, but there was nothing wrong with it. Just when he was still shocked and puzzled, the little eunuch from the yellow gate who had sent to pass the order directly into his office and study.

"Issued an order, and the Dali Temple Minister He Tengjiao immediately entered the palace to meet him!"

He Tengjiao quickly changed into court uniforms. Although the little eunuch of the yellow gate left, he heard the sound of the bell being ringed halfway through the road. He suddenly felt a sudden heart. Could something big happened in court?

He Tengjiao entered the Nan Study Room, performed the ceremony of the king and the ministers, and stood on one side with his hands down, not daring to show his vigor. It can be seen that the emperor was very unhappy today, and his face was gloomy, but he had never seen such a situation before.

"Your Majesty, you are eager to call me to come..." He Tengjiao couldn't stand this depressing and unstoppable atmosphere, and couldn't help but ask.

"He Aiqing, have you ever been to the prison cell before?" Zhu Yinglong asked.

"I have been there." He Tengjiao has served as three county magistrates. The prison cell is a place where you often go. Any official in the court has never been to the prison cell. If you have never been to the prison cell, it may be the only emperor himself.

"Then what do you think the cell should be like?"

"Report to the emperor, the prison cell is the place where prisoners are imprisoned. They are all like that, dark, wet, and dirty." He Tengjiao replied honestly.

"A prisoner made a mistake and was punished by him. But he was still the same person after all. The saints said that it is great to correct mistakes when they know that they can correct them. Why do prisoners have to endure a little dignity of being human and have to endure such a harsh environment? Do you think the imperial court sets up officials and educates the people just to detain those who make mistakes and torture them?"

"What the emperor said is, but for thousands of years, all prisons in all dynasties have been like this." He Tengjiao said.

"Yes, you're right. This has been like this for thousands of years, but I want to change it!" Zhu Yinglong nailed the imperial case with a hammer.

He Tengjiao was shocked. Did the emperor get some stimulation? How did he think of reforming the prison administration?

"Your Majesty, you want to..."

"He Aiqing, I ordered you to release Magu and others who were imprisoned immediately, and send someone to take good care of him. You must not be slackened at all."

"Your Majesty, this..."

"You will understand the reason in the future. I am not the kind of person who wants to destroy the laws of the court!" Zhu Yinglong had no extra time to explain to He Tengjiao, and gave him this order directly.

He Tengjiao was extremely surprised and suspicious. Magu's identity could attract enough attention from the emperor, but he had not paid attention to this point. Is there something in between that he didn't know, or is the one named Wu who has such great energy that can affect the emperor's decision? He didn't dare to ask more questions at the moment. He didn't believe that Magu was guilty and the emperor personally issued an order to release it. Why not do it?

Half an hour passed, and ministers came in one after another in Wenhua Hall. Since the emperor had not arrived yet, the ministers had a little estimate and talked about it. Han Yu and Sun Chengzong were not on duty today, so they came a little late. When the officials saw him and walked in, they immediately surrounded them and asked about this and that. Although they were both military and political leaders, they were all confused for a while and pushed away the officials. They didn't know what the emperor suddenly sounded the bell and summoned all the officials.

"The Emperor is here!"

After hearing this shout, the civil and military officials quickly stood in two shifts and stood up.

Zhu Yinglong strode into the Wenhua Hall, walked straight to the dragon chariot in the center of the hall, then turned around and sat down, swept the two groups of civil and military personnel in the hall, and the timids were scared by the gaze and their heads lowered.

"I finally saw what it means to be brave and be blind today!" Zhu Yinglong stood solemnly and shouted at a group of ministers under the steps.

There was silence under the steps, and many officials did not dare to show their aura. In the year since Zhu Yinglong ascended the throne, from his initial tenderness to his current sophistication and maturity, and his gradually developed emperor's aura, it shows that he is an emperor.

"I tolerate some people one after another, and give him a chance, but they have become more and more aggressive in forcing me and forced me to force me to visit his home. Haha, this is the first time I was treated to by a domineering person, but I don't know what this banquet looks like. Hongmen Banquet? Or something else, I didn't go, I refused!" Zhu Yinglong sat down and continued.

"Where is Taikangbo Zhang Guoji?"

"I'm here!"

"Have I asked you to do what I'm doing?"

"Report to the emperor, if the family of Li Yongzuo, the Marquis of Fengcheng, was captured by Weichen, and Li Yongzuo and his son had been put into prison by Weichen, and women and children were supervised nearby. However, Li Yongzuo's gang general Dai Xiaolou, when Weichen rushed over, he had already fled. Weichen was ordering the whole city to arrest him!"

Xu Yunzhen, the commander of the city defense army standing in the queue of military generals, was sweating coldly behind his back. How could the Marquis of Fengcheng do such a crazy thing? It's over, even if the King of Heaven comes, I can't save you.

"I am guilty of death!" Xu Yunzhen knew that as Li Yongzuo's direct superior, his subordinates were unable to escape the relationship, especially their in-laws.

"Xu Yunzhen, if you get up with me, I will calculate your sins separately from you. First remove all public offices and go home to reflect on your mistakes. Your position will be temporarily taken over by Duke Zhang Guowei!"

Xu Yunzhen knew that this was the lightest punishment, so he quickly thanked him and retreated. He had to go back and quickly eliminated all the evidence of his interactions with Li Yongzuo over the years. Li Yongzuo was probably over this time, so he could not cause any trouble and harm the fish in the pond.
Chapter completed!