Sun Qingwen and Jiang Biebu were carried out of the house like chickens and thrown to the ground. Both of them were shivering.
Jiang Biebu shouted, "Sir, you've misunderstood. I'm Jiang Biebu, the son of the warlord of Yongjiang City. I'm here to visit, not to live here!"
"Jiang Biebu? Hmm, let me think. Yes, you are one! "Hong Bao laughed heartily." This will save me some trouble! "
He then took out a piece of paper and looked at it. He couldn't understand a single word. He threw it to the person behind him and said, "You read it!"
The person behind him didn't even look at it and threw it to another person. "You read it!"
"Don't you know that I can't read?" the other person scolded fiercely. "Where's Little Fifteen?"
"Little Fifteen's wife gave birth today, right? Sir gave him half a month's leave! "someone answered.
"Read it yourselves!" Another person threw the paper in front of Jiang Biebu and Sun Qingwen.
They glanced at the words on the paper and immediately turned pale. Their clothes were drenched in sweat.
"Read it!" The burly man at the side kicked one of them impatiently.
"Sun Qingwen and Jiang Biebu …"
"Louder, do you hear me?"
"As envoys of Hu and Yongjiang City, they privately mocked Her Majesty and the court officials during the banquet. Their words were disrespectful …"
"Damn it, how dare they criticize Her Majesty?" Hong Bao's eyes widened when he heard that. He kicked Jiang Biebu's chest, causing him to spit out blood in midair, and his chest caved in.
"Pfft, how dare you! See if he's dead. If he's dead, say that he dared to resist! If he's not dead, help him and let him die quickly! "Hong Bao scolded.
"Sir, I'm afraid you'll be punished for this!"
"What's there to be afraid of? How dare he criticize Her Majesty in private. Tomorrow, I'll bring some people to wash him in blood in whatever city! "Hong Bao scolded with his eyes wide open.
Sun Qingwen immediately went limp, and a puddle of yellow liquid flowed down.
Initially, he still had some hope. At that time, it was mainly Jiang Biebu who said it. At most, he would receive some punishment and think of a way to remedy it. He didn't expect the other party to kill him directly!
Now, his intestines were green with regret! If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have been so talkative! But at that time, the two of them had lowered their voices so low that it was impossible for others to hear them. How did it get out?
Not only was his intestines turning green with regret, even some of the young masters who were eavesdropping outside the wall, who had been cautious with their words and actions, were still fine. Some of them who had spoken disrespectfully these days were so scared that their faces turned green!
At this moment, a person separated the crowd and strode into the courtyard. "Sir, this is inappropriate!"
The people outside the courtyard were still wondering who was so daring. When they saw the figure, they were all shocked. "Lin Mengsheng?"
"Why is he getting involved in this mess?"
"Let's take a look!"
Hong Bao was furious when he heard Lin Mengsheng's words. When he turned his head and saw that it was someone from the Yun Nation, a sinister smile appeared on his face, and a murderous aura emanated from his body.
"Sir, I'm Lin Mengsheng. I'm currently working in the Black Bamboo Academy, and I'm your courtier!" Lin Mengsheng wasn't afraid at all in the face of Hong Bao's murderous aura.
"Kid? What did you say? " Hong Bao wanted to kill Lin Mengsheng at first, but after hearing that Lin Mengsheng was working in the Black Bamboo Academy, he recalled that he had heard of such a matter. However, he didn't restrain his murderous aura and continued to emit a threatening aura.
"Sir, did Her Majesty order you to arrest or kill people? No matter what these two people said or did, even if they were convicted, Her Majesty will be the one to decide. A country has its laws, and a family has its rules. This is the case for both the Yun Nation and Dayao. It's inappropriate for Sir to make decisions based on your personal preferences! "
Then, he softened his voice and said, "Sir, the Yun Nation has just surrendered, and the people are in a state of panic. These two people have special identities. They are envoys from the warlords. Although their statuses aren't high, their significance is different. Sir represents the imperial court and Her Majesty. If you kill people at will, it will inevitably cause the people of the Yun Nation to feel insecure, and there will be chaos in the end! The statuses of these two people aren't much, but if you kill them at will, the impact will be huge! I'm afraid that neither Her Majesty nor Zhao Prince Consort will be willing to see this happen. "
"Judging from Zhao Prince Consort's previous actions, he has always used coercion and gentleness against Tianjing Basin and the Yun Nation, incorporating Tianjing Basin and the Yun Nation into Dayao's territory. Although Sir is happy by doing this, it will do more harm than good to the overall situation! I wonder if Sir thinks that your personal preferences or Zhao Prince Consort's plans are more important? "
Hong Bao widened his eyes and stared at Lin Mengsheng as if he was looking at something strange.
After a while, he said, "Damn it, what are you talking about?"
"Sir, you look straightforward, but you understand!" Lin Mengsheng said faintly.
Hong Bao suddenly burst into laughter and said, "Although I don't really understand, it sounds very impressive!"
As he laughed, he patted Lin Mengsheng's shoulder a few times with his palm-leaf-sized palm. Lin Mengsheng's face twitched slightly.
If he didn't use medicine, he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to lift his arm for eight to ten days.
After Hong Bao finished laughing, he turned his head and asked, "Is he dead?"
"He's still breathing!"
"Carry him to the doctor's office and keep him alive before sending him to prison! Take the rest of them away! "
After laughing, he looked down at Lin Mengsheng with a sinister smile and said, "Kid, what you said makes a little bit of sense! However, I suddenly don't like the look of you and want to beat you to death! "
He then laughed heartily and led everyone away.
After Hong Bao and the people from the Department of Inspection left, the people outside rushed into the courtyard and surrounded Lin Mengsheng.
No one had expected that Lin Mengsheng would actually stand up for those two people and even persuade this barbarian official! In particular, he didn't back down when facing that fierce person just now, which was even more admirable.
Many people realized that Lin Mengsheng had a position in Lan City, was also from the Yun Nation, and was willing to stand up for them. Compared to the others, he was more valuable to befriend.
Even if he couldn't climb to a high position, befriending him would still be beneficial without any harm.
…
Ren Baqian and the empress sat opposite each other with a chessboard in front of them.
He held the chess piece and racked his brains for a long time before placing a white piece!
The contented empress, who was sitting opposite him, ate a fruit and quickly placed a red piece (don't ask why there were red pieces — the empress liked the color red). "Five, you win!"
Ren Baqian looked at the five connected red pieces on the chessboard, threw the white piece aside, and said, "I'm not playing anymore!"
The empress wrinkled her nose, was in a good mood, and had a smile on her face.
Ren Baqian's flustered and exasperated look made her happier than admitting defeat.
Before long, Xin Zhe came over and reported, "Your Majesty, those people have been arrested."
At the same time, she handed over a piece of paper and said, "This is from the Rearguard Commandery."
The empress took a look and threw it to Ren Baqian.
Ren Baqian took it, looked at it carefully, dusted it, and said, "This Lin Mengsheng is quite interesting!"
"Hong Bao is too daring. I ordered him to arrest them, but he actually dared to kill them!" The empress was concerned about another matter.
Ren Baqian laughed and said, "It's also because Your Majesty holds a high position in his heart and can't stand others speaking ill of you!"
"Even so, he can't be punished!" the empress said.
Ren Baqian was slightly curious and asked, "What is Your Majesty going to do?"
The empress thought for a while and said, "He will be fined half a year's salary!"
Ren Baqian nodded. This was a punishment that wasn't too light nor too heavy.
"Reward him with another 1,000 taels of silver! At least I like his way of thinking! "the empress said again.
"Hong Bao's annual salary is only 800 taels of silver, but he still earned it! Your Majesty, are you going to punish him or reward him? "Ren Baqian laughed.
The empress blinked and asked, "Don't you always tell me to be fair in rewards and punishments?"
Ren Baqian was stunned and didn't pay attention to what the empress said. Instead, he was attracted by her playful look when she blinked. He leaned over and gently kissed her eyelids.
Qing Yuan and Hong Luan were used to this and didn't mind.
Both of them had seen even more shameless things.
On the contrary, Xin Zhe's eyes lit up behind her glasses.
"Your Majesty, the original location of the palace has been cleared and the cause of the collapse has been found."
"Oh? Let's go and take a look! "
When Ren Baqian and the empress arrived, they saw that the original location of the palace had been cleared for seven meters. There were holes that were half a meter in diameter on the earthen wall at the edge of the palace. There seemed to be at least a dozen of them around the palace.
The two of them were surprised at first, and then their faces lit up.
There was only one thing in the palace that liked to dig holes like this … the roaring emperor!
No one knew when that fellow had dug so many holes under the bedchamber that it looked like a sieve! Of course, these holes were five meters below the surface, which meant that they were dug under the foundation. If there were no accidents, it probably wouldn't collapse for decades!
It was somewhat far-fetched to say that these holes were the cause of the palace's collapse. However, the empress didn't care whether it was far-fetched or not. If it was said that it was done, then it was done!
"Your Majesty, the palace collapsed because of these holes. However, I discovered something just now. There is a layer of stone below with traces of artificial carvings. It is very likely that there is a secret chamber below! "
"Dig it!" the empress immediately ordered.
There was actually a secret chamber under the palace, which made Ren Baqian and the empress curious as to what was down there.
Ren Baqian casually ordered, "Capture the roaring emperor!"
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