Crazy! Crazy batch of chief ministers reduced to subordinates

Chapter 68 Mr. Pei has a good idea

Pei Qin said: "Your Majesty, I have no other intentions. I just suspect that His Highness the Crown Prince was deliberately hidden by Mr. Lang. If he was not hiding on purpose, Your Majesty has made many inquiries about the whereabouts of the Crown Prince. Why can't you find the whereabouts of the Crown Prince?"

Only then did Lang Zhuo raise his eyebrows to look at Pei Qin and asked, "In your opinion, Mr. Pei, why did I hide His Highness the Crown Prince?"

"This..." Pei Qin lowered his eyebrows and thought for a moment, but did not give an explanation.

Jin Cheng glared at him angrily and said, "Master Lang is the prince's mentor and is hiding the prince? Mr. Pei can't figure it out?"

Lang Zhuo knew Pei Qin's thoughts very well. Pei Qin deliberately poured dirty water on him, undoubtedly to confuse the public and cover for King Leping.

"Master Pei," Hua Yun said loudly, "Even if Master Lang deliberately hides the prince, what will happen?"

Pei Qin gritted his teeth and lowered his eyes, speechless. He really couldn't do anything.

Hua Yun continued: "The prince was seriously injured and disappeared. If it is true that Mr. Lang and his master deliberately hid him, they were also thinking about the prince's safety to prevent some bad people from deliberately harming him!"

The ministers nodded.

Pei Qin Zedao: "Your Majesty, the Crown Prince, who dares to murder you? Grand Master Hua, don't be alarmist."

"Am I being alarmist?" Hua Yun thought in his heart and almost stopped breathing. "If no one was trying to kill him, why has the prince been missing for months and his life and death unknown?"

"Now His Highness has handed over a handwritten letter, clearly stating that he was besieged by thieves. Does Mr. Pei want to excuse the thieves by making such quibbles?"

Hua Yun, as the brother of the queen and the uncle of the prince, had been unable to eat for several months because of the prince's incident. Only then did he know that the prince was safe and sound. How could he allow Pei Qin to lie and lie?

Even Xiao Mian's expression darkened, and he couldn't help but doubt Pei Qin's intentions.

Pei Qin knelt down anxiously and said, "Your Majesty, I have absolutely no intention of doing this. What happened to the prince is a serious matter. Until the prince returns to the capital, nothing can be guessed. Even the letters written by the prince cannot be fully believed."

"Only after the Crown Prince returns to Beijing and I lead the Criminal Department to carry out a thorough investigation, can I avenge His Highness the injustice!"

A king has his own measure. Xiao Mian did not care about it and just said: "What I am concerned about now is who hurt the prince? I have to trouble Pei Aiqing to investigate this matter thoroughly!"

Pei Qin raised the imperial hut and said, "I will definitely live up to your majesty's expectations!"

Lang Zhuo glanced at the members of the Ministry of Ceremonies, curved his lips, and said: "As I see it, Your Majesty will hold a ceremony for the Ministry of Ceremonies. One is that the crown prince returns from his injury, and the other is that An Guogong and Gaoyang Hou return to the court to provide relief. People's livelihood should be well-lived and celebrated."

Everyone nodded as they listened, and Xiao Mian also looked excited: "What you said is very much what I want! Please ask the Ministry of Rites to prepare simple gifts to welcome the Crown Prince, Duke An Guo and Marquis Gaoyang back to the capital, and then hold a welcome ceremony."

Jin Chengze looked at Lang Zhuo in surprise. Shouldn't he investigate the assassination of the prince first? Why should a welcome ceremony be held first?

After thinking about it for a while, Jin Cheng no longer doubted it. Lang Zhuo always had his own reasons for doing things. As a secondary assistant, he just listened to his instructions.

Mi Tong, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, stood up and asked: "May I ask, Your Majesty, who should be appointed to host the ceremony?"

Lang Zhuo and Jincheng looked at each other, but no one spoke. Jincheng was about to speak, but Pei Qin said:

"It stands to reason that the ceremony to welcome His Royal Highness the Crown Prince should have been hosted by the two Crown Prince's tutors, Mr. Lang and Mr. Jin. However, since the prince's disappearance, some people inside and outside the court suspected that His Royal Highness King Leping murdered the prince."

"Therefore, I believe that in order to show the brotherhood between the Crown Prince and King Leping, and to quell the rumors, King Leping should be the host of the ceremony."

Lang Zhuo's eyes darkened, and there was a cold chill in the corners of his eyes and eyebrows, and he looked at Pei Qin.

This ceremony is not a performance venue for King Leping to show off his words and deeds!
  Hua Yun said directly and coldly: "King Leping? Not to mention whether he killed the prince, how can he deserve to host a ceremony in front of our ancestors based on his recent ridiculous behavior?"

"A shameless and immoral person does not hide his tracks and stands on a high platform to make the world laugh at him?" As soon as he finished speaking, the hairs of all the ministers stood on end!

Everyone knows about King Leping's virtues, but Hua Yun is the only one who dares to name and curse him in front of His Majesty.

Pei Qin blushed and couldn't believe his ears that he heard such dirty words in the court.

He said: "You! How dare you slander King Leping like this in front of His Majesty?"

No matter how bad King Leping is, he is still His Majesty's biological son, and Xiao Mian's face will be disgraced by being scolded like this.

Hua Yun supported Xiao Mian all the way to the throne and was Xiao Mian's right-hand man and loyal minister.

He believed that he had great merit and power, and there was nothing he dared not do. He stood upright and continued: "Whether I am slandering or telling the truth, your Majesty will make his own judgment, and so will the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty!"

"Your Majesty! His Royal Highness King Leping..."

Jin Cheng quietly glanced at Lang Zhuo and saw that his expression was indifferent. Before Pei Qin could finish speaking, he raised his hands and said:

"Your Majesty, this grand ceremony is not only to celebrate His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's safe return to the capital, but also to reward Duke An Guo and Marquis Gao Yang who provided disaster relief. It is also to commemorate this disaster relief and the soldiers who died defending the border over the years. It is reasonable to recommend people with high moral character and high prestige. I recommend Lang Your Excellency and Taishi Hua will both host the ceremony!"

"Your Majesty!..." Pei Qin wanted to say more, but Xiao Mian raised his hand to stop him.

Xiao Mian said: "I will play exactly what Jin Aiqing said!"

Pei Qin could only lower his eyes angrily.

Some ministers couldn't help but raise their eyebrows when looking at Pei Qin, and some even snickered.

What kind of virtue is King Leping? He still dared to let King Leping preside over the ceremony in front of the emperor?
  If King Leping was really allowed to preside over the grand ceremony, the people who would react would not be the prince, Duke An and Marquis Gao Yang, but the ministers who had heard or seen King Leping doing great things in Zuixian Tower.

After the discussion in the South Study Room was over, everyone left. Xiao Mian left two assistant ministers of the cabinet, Lang Zhuo and Jincheng, as they still had other matters to discuss.

Pei Qin and Mi Tong walked side by side, slowly falling behind.

When other ministers passed by them, some said hello, while others looked at Pei Qin and smiled sarcastically.

Mi Tong glanced back and saw that there was no one behind him, so he frowned and said, "Why did Mr. Pei recommend King Leping to host the ceremony in front of His Majesty?"

"King Leping's recent reputation..." Mi Tong was a little embarrassed to say, and then said:
  "Now His Majesty doesn't even want to mention him. King Leping's several requests for an audience have failed. It shows that Your Majesty is extremely disappointed in him. Why are you bothering me?"

Pei Qin sighed leisurely and said as he walked away: "Why don't I know the prince's recent situation, so I want to use the ceremony to build a platform for him and win some people's hearts? Otherwise, the prince will face high cliffs and abyss."

Mi Tong lowered his eyes and whispered: "The future of King Leping is all his own fault. Although Master Pei is King Leping's teacher, but the teaching stick is hanging on the top of his head, what can he do if he doesn't listen to Master Pei?" Woolen cloth?"

Mi Tong added: "Your Majesty has the Ministry of Punishment to conduct a thorough investigation into the assassination of the prince. Mr. Pei must also be cautious. If this is not done well, it will be a small matter to lose his official position and it will not be worthwhile to lose his life."

Pei Qin suddenly stopped, looked at Mi Tong, and said angrily: "What do you mean? You are a minister of the Ministry of Rites, and you want to teach me how to do things in the Ministry of Punishments?"

Mi Tong frowned. He had always been on good terms with Pei Qin, but he didn't expect that his kind reminder would make Pei Qin angry.

He had no choice but to hand over his hand: "As long as Mr. Pei has an idea."

Then he strode toward the palace gate.

(End of this chapter)