Ninth Grade Jailer: He actually went on a blind date with the leader of the Demon Cult at the beginn

Chapter 214: Swords and shoes go to court, King Qin supervises the country (two combined into one, no need to separate)

After Jin Yang left, Li Nuo waited outside the palace for another two-quarters of an hour before he heard a rooster's voice coming from inside the palace: Xuan Li Zi'an comes to the pilgrimage.

Li Nuo, who was leaning against the pillar and yawning, suddenly became energetic. He straightened his clothes, puffed out his chest, and walked towards the Jinluan Palace.

The Ouchi guard who was on duty outside the palace immediately stopped him and stared fiercely at the saber hanging on his waist.

Naturally, Li Nuo started talking nonsense again... Oh, no, he was introducing the origin and function of [Embroidery Spring Knife] seriously. Don't forget that although the tomb robber's body was handed over to the Ministry of Punishment, Li Nuo has not yet officially gone to the Ministry of Punishment to be relieved. His [Embroidered Spring Sword] is still somewhat intimidating.

Just when the guards were in trouble, an old eunuch came out and said angrily: Your Majesty ordered you to go to the palace with Li Zian's sword. Li Zian, you must not let down His Majesty's wishes.

Wei Chen, thank you for your kindness.

Li Nuo cupped his hands and then stepped into the Golden Palace with high spirits!

a year ago.

It was in this palace that he stood up to Emperor Jingshun and destroyed his Confucianism and Taoism to prove his innocence. However, he was deprived of his No. 1 Scholarship, demoted to a jailer, and fell to the lowest point in his life.

one year later.

Although he was not able to hold the position of supreme minister, he still went to court with swords and swords!

In the court room.

The civil and military courtiers were clearly divided into left and right groups, and they all looked at Li Nuo with different thoughts.

The leader of the civil service was naturally Prime Minister Cui, but he only glanced at Li Nuo and looked away. After that, he looked at his nose and his heart, and he didn't know if he regretted it.

But he probably has no regrets, just like his name.

The leader of the military attache is the general of Tiance Mansion, King Xin Li Zaijun. He was like a poisonous snake hiding deep in the jungle, staring at Li Nuo coldly.

Li Nuo's mind was sharp and he clearly sensed some bad intentions in Li Zaijun.

This made him a little confused.

There is no intersection between him and King Xin, right?

I have never offended this prince who holds great military power!

Is it because of King Xiaoyao?

He had refused King Xiaoyao's solicitation and even played along with others, so this King Xin wanted to vent his anger on his brother?

Li Nuo made a guess in his mind.

However, he didn't have time to think about this. He saw Emperor Jingshun sitting on the dragon throne with frost on his temples and sighed: Li Zian, I haven't seen you for a year, but you still have the same style.

In fact, when Li Nuo defeated Lama Zhiqing's Buddha Kingdom in the Palm of His Hand, Emperor Jingshun glimpsed Li Nuo from a distance on the gate of Zhuque City.

At that time, Emperor Jingshun was not as old as he is now.

Li Nuo looked up at Emperor Jingshun, who could easily control his destiny a year ago, and sighed: His Majesty is much older.

Be bold!

The old eunuch next to Jingshun immediately shouted loudly.

The ministers also whispered to each other.

This Li Zian is still so bold and bold. I don’t know how many kilograms of bear heart and leopard courage he has eaten in the past year.

The emperor is old, and of course everyone has a clear mind, but can this matter be said like this?

Isn’t this cursing the emperor’s death?

But those ministers who were not dealing with the Lushan faction were gloating over the misfortune.

However, they were disappointed. His Majesty was not angry, but laughed: Haha, you are still so honest after more than a year. I do believe that you are innocent.

The relationship between the minister and Jiang Qiuyue was innocent, but His Majesty didn't believe it back then.

Li Nuo said calmly, without giving Emperor Jingshun any face.

Emperor Jingshun laughed dumbly: I won't mention the past. I ask you, can you be sure that the case of water seepage in the imperial mausoleum will be investigated within half a month?

Wenzong's body has disappeared, and only the ministers at the cabinet and ministerial levels know about this matter.

Of course, Li Nuo understood that Emperor Jingshun was using water seepage from the imperial mausoleum to cover up the matter. He nodded and said, I will definitely get to the bottom of it for your majesty!

Emperor Jingshun looked at the ministers with a smile on his face: Did you all hear this?

Your Majesty, how could Li Zian manage to investigate this case because he is a martial artist who talks freely? I hope your Majesty will think twice and choose another wise man.

Cui Xiang, who had been silent all this time, suddenly stood up and objected.

This was also unexpected by everyone.

Li Nuo was a little surprised.

There was not much conflict between him and Cui Wuhui. He might have been a little angry before, but it was a blessing in disguise. He married a beautiful, generous, gentle and virtuous wife, and Cui Wanwan was already a thing of the past. Now, he has naturally let go of his prejudice against Cui Wugui.

But now that Cui Wuhui objects to him taking over the case, what is his intention?

It's not so easy for this old fox to read his mind.

Cui Aiqing, it is imperative that Mount Tai be enshrined in Zen. This matter has been decided. Three days later, all the civil and military officials will travel with me.

The emperor's face turned cold.

Cui Wuhui, who had been his mentor and friend since he was just an unknown prince, was no longer on the same page as him.

Cui Wuhui said expressionlessly: Your Majesty, please think twice.

Your Majesty, please think twice!

With the statement of the chief minister of the cabinet, about one-third of the ministers knelt down to dissuade Invesco from being enshrined in Taishan.

On the other hand, the leaders of the ministries such as Yu Shangshu did not express their stance, acting like old monks in meditation.

The emperor said coldly: I have made up my mind, please don't try to persuade me any more. Li Zian was granted the title of Doctor of the Ministry of Punishment, and was given a jade belt and gold talisman to thoroughly investigate the case of water seepage in the imperial mausoleum. If anyone obstructs it, he will be punished. Cut it first and then report it, I admire this!

Weak minister, I obey the order.

Li Nuo said.

Of course, it was impossible to kneel down. The most he could do was bend down and give thanks.

Emperor Jingshun didn't care, waved his hand and said with a smile: Okay, you can go down.

I thank you for your resignation.

Under the gaze of everyone, Li Nuo exited the hall.

When he left the palace, the doubts in his heart became even more intense.

It had only been two months since that quick glance at the Suzaku Gate. How could Emperor Jingshun have aged to this extent?

This change is too big...

Moreover, Emperor Jingshun did not seem to be hostile to him, which was completely opposite to his attitude towards him a year ago.

Is this strange?

Could it be that he had wronged Emperor Jingshun before?

Also, Emperor Jingshun insisted on going to Mount Tai to enshrine his ancestral ancestry. Even though water seeped from the imperial mausoleum and even the body of the late emperor disappeared, he did not change his mind.

What does he want to do?

But no matter what, the conflict between him and Emperor Jingshun could not be resolved after all.

The case of Xin Keyan being framed can turn a page, but the case of Ye Changqing was definitely led by Emperor Jingshun, and he can never forgive it.

With a trace of confusion, Li Nuo returned to the Criminal Department.

It was almost noon, and Yu Shangshu went down to court.

Li Nuo immediately greeted him and said with a smile: Master Yu, why did the morning meeting take so long today?

Yu Shangshu sighed and said: Oh, the emperor is determined to be granted Zen status, and the matter has been decided. But my eyelids are twitching, always feeling that something bad will happen.

Your Majesty, you worry too much about the country and the country. By the way, Your Majesty will go to Mount Tai to enshrine the Zen. It will take more than half a month. Who will supervise the country?

Li Nuo asked.

This is a big deal.

Choosing who to supervise the country will send a signal to the outside world who can take over the East Palace.

Yu Shangshu, however, started to show off: Guess what?

Li Nuo curled his lips and didn't bother to pay attention to this bad old man.

Seeing that Li Nuo didn't take the bait, Yu Shangshu laughed loudly and said, You would never have imagined that His Majesty would choose Prince Qin to supervise the country! Zian, Zian, all your wishes have come to nothing. Princess Qingyang is still a woman after all. Your Majesty has no intention of making a crown princess.

Qingyang did a lot of things during these days, and she took at least 70% of the credit for making the eldest prince bald.

When His Highness King Yan came to the palace in triumph, he thought he would be recognized by the emperor, but he didn't expect to make a fuss. The news that he had killed 100,000 people of the Yue clan had become a hot topic, and his contribution to conquering the Yue clan and expanding the territory of Dayin became a bargaining chip for everyone to criticize him. Those spitting censors made him shut up on the spot. .

All of this was of course the work of Qingyang.

Unfortunately, in the end, he fell short and made a wedding dress for King Qin.

But Li Nuo was not depressed at all.

Because in his plan... Qingyang or King Qin came to power.

Moreover, he is more inclined to King Qin.

As the great scholars at Lushan College said, if Qingyang really becomes the empress with his support, and he cannot be the man behind the empress, then there will definitely be conflicts between them.

Qingyang is an extremely strong woman!

But then again, whether King Qin can take over the East Palace after supervising the country will have to wait until Emperor Jingshun comes back to be entrusted with Zen.

The half-month period of supervising the country is particularly important. If Qingyang is more ruthless, he will also have the ability to make a comeback.

Li Nuo expressed his doubts: In just two months, the emperor has become old. Is there something wrong with his body?

Yu Shangshu nodded solemnly and said: There are rumors in the palace that Your Majesty has contracted a strange disease and is losing his vitality. He is afraid that he will not live for three months. I don't know who has listened to the slander, saying that if you become a Zen monk in Mount Tai, you can live longer in heaven.

Li Nuo was deeply suspicious.

Emperors who always wanted to live forever never ended well.

By the way, Your Majesty will go to Mount Tai in three days to enshrine Zen. You'd better stay away from Chang'an during these three days.

Yu Shangshu reminded again.

Why?

Li Nuo expressed confusion.

Yu Shangshu said angrily: You, don't you really know how powerful your power is now? Jade belts and gold talismans, behead them first and then display them! Your Majesty said this in front of all the civil and military officials. Now you really have it. Shang Fang’s sword.”

Li Nuo frowned: Sir, you mean that someone will ask me to do things, or even lend my hand to kill people?

In short, the more supreme power you have, the more you have to walk on thin ice, otherwise you will be close to death. This power was given to you by His Majesty. If you abuse it, His Majesty can take it back with just one word, and you will be dead by then.

Thank you, sir, for reminding me.

Since you know what's going on, I won't talk too much. I still need to find a few colleagues to discuss the matter of conferring Zen in detail. You can do it yourself.

After Yu Shangshu finished speaking, he left in a hurry.

Li Nuo also returned to his squad room.

After a while, a eunuch came over with a reward and read out the emperor's imperial edict.

Li Nuo accepted the order and finally felt at ease mentally.

And all the fellow jailers around him were all admiring him with eager eyes.

A doctor from the Ministry of Punishment who rose from being a lowly prison guard to a fifth-rank official?

How many levels does this mean?

correct!

Mr. Li was suddenly promoted, and he must still need a few errands to serve him, so wouldn't he have a chance?

Xiao Liuzi took the lead and said with a flattering smile: Congratulations on your promotion and wealth! I am willing to serve you in front of you.

Of course Li Nuo knew what Xiao Liuzi had planned, but this was all human nature, and Li Nuo understood.

Moreover, this guy is usually very clever, and he does lack a few errand boys.

He then stepped forward and patted Xiao Liuzi on the shoulder, and said with a smile: Ask three more clever people to work with me on errands. However, our family background must be innocent, and our hands and feet must be clean. Can we do it?

We will definitely fulfill our mission!

Xiao Liuzi was immediately elated.

Your Excellency has delegated the power of selecting people to him!

Upon seeing this, the guards from the Punishment Department all rushed forward and surrounded Xiaoliuzi. They wanted to kneel down and call him godfather.

Li Nuo left the Criminal Department with a smile.

The jade belt given by the emperor is tied around the waist as a symbol of status.

The golden talisman can mobilize the guards in the inner and outer cities, but they must be put away.

[Xiuchun Sword] could only kill officials below the fourth rank before, but he hadn't tried it yet, but now it has become a real Shang Fang sword, and its intimidating power has naturally reached its peak.

Of course, Li Nuo was not so arrogant that he directly took a knife to kill the third- and second-grade boss in the court. That is purely courting death. But use it to scare people, hehe...

In contrast to Li Nuo's leisurely and comfortable mood, Emperor Jingshun coughed up blood again after returning to his palace.

Your Majesty, do you want to summon the imperial physician?

The old eunuch who was serving said nervously.

Need not.

After wiping his mouth, Jingshun placed the blood-stained silk scroll on the table and said, Is Prime Minister Cui still waiting outside?

Yes, do you want to ask him to come in?

No. Go and tell him, let him go back and prepare well, and accompany me to climb Mount Tai in three days!

Old slave, I obey.

The eunuch ran quickly.

…

Yingyi, do you think I really did something wrong?

Emperor Jingshun murmured, his eyes a little confused.

The leader of the shadow guards, the great eunuch, emerged from the shadows: Your Majesty is right.

Then why do half of the ministers in the court oppose my enthronement? Even the chief minister of the cabinet whom I most rely on opposes this matter?

The chief eunuch replied: Taishan and his party will definitely waste people and money. Prime Minister Cui must also be thinking about the national treasury.

Alas! He has been partnering with me for decades. When I was still a prince, he began to make suggestions for me. Unexpectedly, now that I have almost half my foot in the coffin, he actually, he actually... cough Ahem...

Jingshun's eyes widened and he coughed a few times. It was really difficult to accept Cui Xiang's betrayal.

Your Majesty, please don't get angry, the dragon body is important.

Yingyi, tell me, can I really extend my life by being enshrined in Zen at Mount Tai?

Don't worry, Your Majesty, there will be no problem. After Mount Tai is enshrined in Zen, the Gu insect will be able to absorb the energy of the heavenly spirit. Your Majesty will feed it with blood essence for three days, and then swallow it, and you will be able to share a lifespan with it and live another life. Ten years is absolutely fine.”

Haha, okay! You are still loyal! I will go to Mount Tai in three days to be enshrined. You can arrange it now, but don't let anyone ruin my good deeds!

Jingshun felt relieved when he thought that he could live for another ten years. By the way, your proposal to let King Qin supervise the country is indeed a clever move.

If nothing unexpected happens during the period of supervising the country, then when Taishan returns, he will make King Qin the crown prince of the East Palace.

He had really struggled with the selection before.

Needless to say, the eldest King Jin, once he becomes the crown prince, I am afraid he will abdicate and become the emperor.

The second eldest son, King Yan, controls the border army and has the support of the Beiyue family, so he cannot be underestimated.

The third oldest King of Chu, in charge of the Supervision Department, has secretly cultivated quite a lot of influence.

There is also his brother from the same mother, King Xiaoyao. It doesn’t matter that he has a domineering temperament, but he recruits talented people from the world with great fanfare. What is he trying to do?

so.

At the suggestion of the great eunuch of the Shadow Guard, he prepared to make his fourth son the prince.

The King of Qin was young, fledgling, and had a shallow foundation, so it was much easier to control him.

The purpose of establishing a prince was only to appease the ministers in the court.

Once this calamity of life and death is over, he can just find some excuse to depose the prince.

And King Qin really won the Mark Six lottery.

When people sit at home, joy comes from heaven.

When a eunuch came to announce the order to supervise the country, King Qin was really stunned.