It was good to be an emperor. When dealing with his subjects, his subjects still had to weep and thank him for his kindness. Those who didn't know would think that he had given them some kind of reward.
At this moment, Yang Guozhong stood up shakily and left the Zi Chen Palace Hall with a painful expression. The wrinkles on his cheeks became deeper than usual and his back seemed to be hunched. He seemed to have aged more than ten years in an instant.
Just a moment ago, he had been speaking with confidence and confidence in high spirits, expressing his views in front of the Emperor. His attitude made everyone feel that the official who would replace Li Linfu in handling government affairs was none other than him, Yang Guozhong.
After Yang Guozhong left, Li Longji, whose anger had yet to subside, set his sights on Prince Consort Cheng Chang-yi. This unlucky Prince Consort Cheng was completely unlucky today.
First, he was beaten up by the servants of the Yang Family, then he was scolded by the princess. At this moment, he was going to be severely reprimanded by the emperor, but he didn't even have the chance to explain, and no one would listen to his explanation. Who told him to marry the princess as his wife?
In the ancient times of the Hua Xia Empire, it was fine to marry anyone, but not a princess. If one married a princess and became the Prince Consort, then life would not be easy.
After all, the princess was the daughter of the emperor, and her backing was too strong. If the princess was not served well and made the princess unhappy, then it would definitely be the fault of the prince consort. If the princess was injured, then it would be because the prince consort did not take good care of her. Just like today, Prince Consort Cheng was truly wronged, even more wronged than Dou E, but he could not say anything, he could only quietly endure the reprimand from the emperor, and when the emperor was tired of scolding, he would naturally stop.
Ang Lee did not come forward to intercede for Cheng Chang-yi. There was no friendship between them, and even if there was, in this case, he could not come forward to help. After all, the emperor was not a fool. Did he not know that Cheng Chang-yi was not at fault? Since he knew that his son-in-law was innocent, why did he still scold him? One reason was that he needed to vent his anger, and in this room, only Cheng Changyi fit the role of a punching bag. The other reason was that he felt that his son-in-law was too incompetent, being unable to move after being kicked. He was too weak. Cheng Changyi was the great-great-grandson of the Great Tang's founding general, Cheng Yaojin. Although he wasn't his own great-great-grandson, they were still relatives. Thinking about how brave and fierce Cheng Yaojin was while his great-great-grandson was so weak that he couldn't even take a single kick from a servant, he couldn't help but feel angry.
After scolding for a while, seeing that Cheng Chang-yi kept his head down and did not speak, Li Longji did not want to continue scolding him. At this moment, many imperial physicians had arrived at Zichen Hall, so they quickly let the imperial physicians treat the princess. As for the prince consort, Cheng Chang-yi, none of the imperial physicians looked at him.
"Your Majesty, don't worry. The princess's pulse is stable, and her complexion is ruddy. There is nothing serious, just some superficial wounds. She will be fine after applying some ointment and resting more."
The leading imperial physician said.
Li Longji nodded, looked at his daughter, and said, "Stay in the palace and rest well for a few days. If you need anything, just tell the palace servants."
"Thank you, father."
Princess Guangning felt the strong fatherly love and said coquettishly.
"Why are you still kneeling here? Go back!"
Li Longji looked at Cheng Chang-yi, who was kneeling in the main hall, and said unhappily.
Cheng Chang-yi heard this and bowed his head, then got up and left without saying a word. It was obvious that he was full of grievances and sadness. His body became even weaker than before, as if a gust of wind could blow him over.
Then, Princess Guangning also left Zichen Hall with the help of the palace maids to rest.
In fact, Princess Guangning's injuries were very light, and there was no need for anyone to help her. However, she was a noble, and this could show her superior status.
This was originally a small matter, but as long as it involved the royal family, it was not a small matter. Nothing in the royal family was a small matter.
When Yang Guozhong walked out of the palace gate, a cold wind blew from the street, making Yang Guozhong involuntarily shiver. What made him shudder even more was the Emperor's anger.
Although he didn't do anything wrong, his family's servant had beaten the current princess. Although the injury was very light, she was still the emperor's daughter. She was the emperor's flesh and blood. Even if she was touched, it was still unacceptable.
The Emperor was angry and ordered him to personally flog the evil servant. Yang Guozhong naturally had no feelings for a servant, but when the Emperor said this, he said it in front of many court officials. For him, this was a very embarrassing thing. More importantly, this matter would affect his career.
Just a moment ago, he was still talking about the state affairs with the Emperor, and had the momentum to replace Li Linfu in one fell swoop. But now, such a thing happened. Even if the Emperor did not blame him, he would not immediately hand over the state affairs to him for the sake of face.
After all, the Emperor also cared about face. The princess was beaten by the servant of the Yang family, and it happened on the street. This matter could not be hidden. At this time, if the Emperor still promoted Yang Guozhong and still favored the Yang family, the people would think that the Emperor favored the Yang family too much and lost his mind. This would greatly reduce the Emperor's status and prestige. At the same time, this would make the servants of the Yang family more arrogant and even more lawless in Chang 'an City.
Li Longji was a master of balance. If the power of his officials was too strong, he would appropriately suppress them, so that they would not become as strong as him and threaten his position. Yang Guozhong was well aware of this. Therefore, when he heard that his servant beat the princess, his heart sank. He had a premonition that it would not be so easy to replace Li Linfu this time.
Therefore, in Yang Guozhong's eyes, this evil servant who did not know the immensity of heaven and earth was the chief culprit who blocked his promotion. For this evil servant, he only had hatred in his heart and did not have the slightest intention to protect him.
But this evil servant who had committed the crime still had a glimmer of hope. He had been crying injustice since he was caught, and the content of his cry was that he did not know the princess, and that he was innocent because he did not know the princess. He also asked the yamen runner to let him go.
"Oh! You evil servant, you are at death's door, and you still dare to cry injustice for yourself. Save your energy! "
The yamen runner paced outside the palace gate and said with a chuckle.
"I don't know the princess, and I didn't beat the princess. It was the prince consort who bumped into the princess. I am innocent!"
The evil servant continued to cry injustice.
"You still dare to cry injustice? Even passers-by can testify that you not only beat the princess, but also scolded the princess and the prince consort's ancestors. Your scolding was so unpleasant to the ears! I don't even dare to learn it. "
The yamen runner was a smart man. He could not say a word about the princess's ancestors. Even if he repeated it, he would be in trouble.
"I didn't know she was the princess. I am innocent."
The evil servant continued to quibble, and there was a hint of dominance in his tone.
"Censor Yang."
The yamen runner suddenly noticed Yang Guozhong walking over and hurriedly bowed. He raised his head and saw Yang Guozhong's livid face full of anger. And this crafty man knew that Yang Guozhong was not angry at him, but at the evil servant who had committed the crime.
"Alang, save me. Alang, save me."
When the evil servant saw Yang Guozhong, it was as if he had seen his savior. His eyes were shining. He knew that the princess had only suffered some superficial wounds and was fine. Moreover, the Yang family was very favored, so a casual reprimand should be enough.
However, he was wrong. The Yang family was indeed favored, but they could not offend the royal family. Besides, he was just an insignificant servant. His life was worthless. No one would care about his life, including Yang Guozhong, who he thought was family.
"Pass down His Majesty's verbal order. Flog him to death."
Yang Guozhong's face was livid. He coldly passed down the order for the yamen runners to take action.
"Yes."
The yamen runners hurriedly responded. They lifted the evil servant from the prison cart and pressed him on the case.
"Alang, I am innocent. Save me!"
The evil servant still held on to a glimmer of hope and continued to shout.
It would have been better if this evil servant did not cry out for justice. Once he did, Yang Guozhong was immediately enraged. He went forward and took the stick from the hands of one of the bailiffs and hit him with it.
"You still dare to cry out for justice? You are innocent? Do you feel wronged?"
Yang Guozhong's expression was distorted as he hit his servant. The evil servant howled in pain. At the same time, the yamen runners and the onlookers in the distance were shocked. It was rare to see the prime minister hit someone personally. Fortunately, the cameras of this era had not been invented. Otherwise, many people would be busy pressing the shutter.
"Ah …"
After a burst of heart-wrenching pain, the evil servant finally cursed, "Yang Guozhong, you bastard. F * ck your eight generations of ancestors. Ugh."
After saying that, he bit his tongue and committed suicide. He could not stand the pain. Otherwise, he would not have killed himself.
Looking at the evil servant who had bitten his tongue and committed suicide, Yang Guozhong felt relieved. He could personally kill the evil servant to give the princess and the emperor an explanation.
In the Zi Chen Palace, the emperor and the ministers were still there. However, at this time, no one was in the mood to discuss the court. They were more concerned about the development of the situation.
"Your Majesty, news just came from the palace gate. The evil servant has been beaten to death by Imperial Censor Yang."
A young eunuch ran back to report.
At this point, the matter of the princess being beaten by the evil servant could be considered to have turned over.
However, Li Longji had just finished dealing with the princess's matter. He immediately looked at Ang Lee and Li Yu in confusion. He felt that it was such a coincidence that they appeared there at the right time. Was it as simple as having a meal?
"These few days, I have heard that Minister Li has been busy researching the Ten Thousand Mile Telepathy Plan and did not even have enough time to eat. Today, it seems that it is not so serious! You can even find time to go to the Four Seas Tavern. How is it? There has been progress in the research. "
Li Longji asked indirectly.
Ang Lee quickly said, "Your Majesty, there has indeed been progress in the research. However, after all, it has just begun. It still needs a lot of time to produce results. As for the free time, it is really not enough. I have really cut down on the time to eat. If not for the Gwangbyeong Of Gojoseon inviting me for an important matter today, I would not have the mood to go to a place like the Four Seas Tavern."
"Oh, there is an important matter?"
Li Longji looked at Li Yu.
Li Yu quickly stepped forward and said, "Imperial Grandfather, I recently found that there are many traffic jams in Chang 'an. The more prosperous the place is, the more serious the traffic jams are. Today, aunt's car was hit. Although it was the evil servant who did it, if the roads were wider, such a thing would not have happened. However, are the roads in Chang' an really not wide enough? That's not the case. Many roads are occupied by parked vehicles. That's why the roads are narrow. If these parked vehicles are moved to a place where they are parked, the roads will naturally be wider, and the vehicles won't often collide with each other. In addition, every vehicle has a suitable place to park, and there won't be any conflicts caused by parking. It's like killing two birds with one stone. "
"Hmph, regarding the problem of parking and traffic jams, I have received hundreds of memorials. However, it has dragged on for more than a year and no one has been able to come up with a good solution. Now, the problem of traffic jams and parking is getting more and more serious. Even my daughter has been implicated."
When Li Longji heard this topic, he suddenly became angry. Many ministers under his command really disappointed him. After more than a year of debate, they came up with countless solutions, but none of them could really solve the problem. No matter whose interests were infringed, it would lead to resistance and complaints. In the end, the problem was not solved well, which was the most important thing.
"Imperial Grandfather, I have thought of a way to solve this problem in one fell swoop these days, but I am not sure. Therefore, I want to ask Assistant Minister Li to see if it can be done. However, as soon as Assistant Minister Li finished reading, aunt had an accident."
Li Yu was lying. The idea was Ang Lee's, not his own. However, Ang Lee had already said that he would not fight with Li Yu for credit. Therefore, even if Li Yu said so, Ang Lee had no opinion.
"Oh! You can think of a good solution? What solution? "
Li Longji frowned. His eyebrows were full of contempt. He felt that so many ministers in the court could not solve this problem. So, how could Li Yu solve this problem?
"Imperial Grandfather, please take a look. This is my idea. This is the design blueprint."
Li Yu took out the memorials and blueprints from his arms and handed them to Li Longji.
Li Longji only glanced at the blueprints and then opened the memorials to read.
It did not matter if he did not look, but when he looked carefully, Li Longji was stunned. This method was very novel. It seemed to be a very good method, but because there was no precedent, it was really hard to say whether it would work or not.
"Dear Minister Li, do you think this method will work?"
Li Longji thought as he looked at Ang Lee and handed the memorials and blueprints to Wei Jiansu and the other ministers.
Ang Lee said seriously, "Your Majesty, the problem of traffic congestion in some areas of the capital is extremely serious. The method proposed by Gwangbyeong Of Gojoseon is the only feasible one."
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