Tai Shu Xiong came back to his senses and suddenly said, "It doesn't matter if this King admits it or not. Some people have gone overboard and crossed the boundary. They actually dared to pick this King's daughter to vent their anger. Could it be that this King's daughter is inferior to his son? Tao Lve, you should teach him a lesson! "
Tao Lve bowed. "This old servant understands."
…
The next morning, Shao Pingbo went to court.
His appearance should have caused a commotion, but it was surprisingly calm. On the contrary, there were many people who were faintly discernible smirks.
When the discussion was almost done, Shao Pingbo stood up and proposed on the spot. Naturally, there was no resistance. There were a lot of people in favor and the matter was settled.
At first, the courtiers were in favor of clearing the Seventh Princess's innocence. Then, they objected that it was the enemy country's conspiracy. Now, they were in favor of Shao Pingbo's true feelings and it had nothing to do with the enemy country's conspiracy. In short, they were the ones who said the right words and the opposite words.
Tai-shu Xiong was a little annoyed about this. The factions in the imperial court that he usually kept in check with each other had suddenly joined hands. This made him very unhappy and was not what he, the emperor, wanted to see. Fortunately, he was clear that it was only because of this matter, and he was the one who started it.
As for the wedding date, it was not decided by Shao Pingbo himself. There would naturally be people who would discuss the auspicious date.
Once the result was out, there were other conclusions about the students.
It was just like when Shao Pingbo captured some people's family members and put them in the Black Prison. After he achieved his goal, the incense money that the family members offered to the Fire God Temple was investigated. It was just incense money and there were no other implications.
Those students were found innocent and restored to their positions. It could be a big or small matter, but it was turned into a small matter.
In fact, these students were not in the eyes of some people. They were only targeting Shao Pingbo's arrogance after he won a round. It was for the people below to see. For a moment, there was indeed no other way to deal with Shao Pingbo. Who knew that there would be an unexpected result and Shao Pingbo would actually care so much.
Since they could not stop the emperor from supporting Shao Pingbo to the throne, they naturally had to take advantage of Shao Pingbo's concession to win the first round. It was to get back their face and also to let the people below see that they did not lose. As for those students, they were far from reaching the point where they could be successful. In their eyes, they were just small shrimps. It was worth it if they could achieve their goal by letting them go.
In short, it was a fight between a group of high-ranking officials that implicated the people at the bottom of the hierarchy.
After the court was dismissed, the news reached Imperial Consort Lan's ears. Imperial Consort Lan was dumbfounded. Even she didn't understand what was going on. He didn't know if he should be happy or worried, and he didn't know if there would be any changes in the future.
Under the laughing eyes of the crowd, Shao Pingbo left alone.
Lord Zhao Gongquan, the Inner Custodian, also "coincidentally" met Tao Lve, the Head of the Inner Palace.
Just as Zhao Gongquan cupped his hands in greeting, Tao Lve exclaimed, "Oh, it's Lord Zhao. This old servant will apologize to you." After saying that, he lifted the hem of his robe and was about to kneel down.
Zhao Gongquan was startled by his action, but he couldn't take it, so he quickly reached out to support him.
The two eunuchs accompanying him were also frightened, and hurriedly stretched out their hands to support him.
Tao Lve had to kneel down, but Zhao Gongquan forcefully stopped him. He hurriedly asked, "Head Tao, why are you doing this?"
Tao Lve sighed, "Alas, it's all this old servant's fault. Although Shao Pingbo is an official of the imperial court, he doesn't have an actual position. He's still temporarily serving in my Black Water Platform, and he's still a member of my Black Water Platform. I heard that this insensible fellow ran to the Zhao Mansion yesterday and disturbed Lord Zhao. This old servant is really upset, so I'm here to apologize to you. I hope that you, a great man, will forgive me. "
Zhao Gongquan immediately smiled awkwardly, "It's not Head Tao's fault, it's not Head Tao's fault."
Tao Lve said, "It's indeed this old servant's fault. Lord Zhao, you've done a good job in disciplining them. You should help this old servant discipline these disobedient things."
His words didn't sound right, and Zhao Gongquan felt a little scared. He hurriedly said, "Head Tao, you're too serious."
Tao Lve said, "Then Lord Zhao is willing to forgive this old servant?"
"This …" Zhao Gongquan was speechless. He explained, "Head Tao, Shao Pingbo is Shao Pingbo, and the Black Water Platform is the Black Water Platform. They're two different things, two different things."
Tao Lve said meaningfully, "But he's a member of the Black Water Platform now! Alas, forget it. Since Lord Zhao doesn't mind, this old servant will thank you. Lord Zhao is busy with work, so this old servant won't disturb you any further. "
Zhao Gongquan couldn't wait to be dragged into this matter again. He hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Head Tao, take care!"
Tao Lve bowed and turned to leave. As he walked, he scolded the little eunuchs following him, "Find out all the people who followed Lord Shao to the Zhao Mansion to cause trouble yesterday. Every one of them will receive thirty strokes of the rod! Pass my words down. Let the children remember that Lord Zhao's Mansion is not a place for them to behave atrociously. In the future, when they see people from the Inner Custodian's Mansion, they must open their eyes wide and avoid them! "
"Yes!" The two eunuchs responded.
Zhao Gongquan, who was about to turn and leave, froze. He understood that Tao Lve's words weren't a warning to his subordinates. They were clearly meant for him to hear.
He also understood that he had hit Shao Pingbo yesterday and angered the old man in the palace. Shao Pingbo was wearing the identity of a member of the Black Water Platform. This old man most likely thought that he didn't take him seriously and was slapping his face.
What did it mean to open their eyes wide when they see people from the Inner Custodian's Mansion? Zhao Gongquan shuddered!
Sometimes, the officials in the court were not afraid of the Emperor. After all, there were rules. For people like Tao Lve, the rules were only on the surface. On the surface, he followed the rules more than anyone else, but behind the scenes, he didn't follow the rules. Especially when Tao Lve controlled the Black Water Platform. It was the intelligence agency of Dajin. It was powerful and had a wide range of influence. It had a lot of information in its hands. It was fine if it didn't interfere with the court's affairs, but if it was targeted, people like him wouldn't be able to handle it.
Although he was shocked, he was also a little angry. Shao Pingbo was using the identity of the Black Water Platform to do evil!
The people of the Black Water Platform came to the Zhao Residence to kill people, and the person they killed was my son. Do you think you don't know anything? Is there anyone in the court who is talking about Shao Pingbo's identity? Now, I just taught him a lesson and you want to turn against me?
"Steward Tao! Steward Tao, please wait! "Zhao Gongquan, who had regained his senses, shouted and chased after him. He had to have a good talk with the other party.
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"Shao Pingbo took the initiative to propose?"
In the forest, Niu Youdao received the news from the capital of Dajin. He was stunned.
Jia Wuqun wrote behind Yuan Cong, "To protect his students."
Niu Youdao shook the news in his hand and laughed. "After going one round, we're back. Mister, you're really smart. I'm impressed!"
Jia Wuqun smiled bitterly and shook his head. "I also didn't expect Shao Pingbo to give in. Although we went back to the original goal, the Misty Pavilion's intervention made it impossible for the original plan to continue! "
Niu Youdao nodded slightly and looked at the news in his hand. He couldn't help but mutter, "Students … students …" He was really surprised that Shao Pingbo would give in for these people. This was not Shao Pingbo's style.
A group of people that Shao Pingbo cared about had really attracted his attention this time. He had never cared about them before.
He was going to arrange for people to pay attention to them later.
Another golden wing descended. Wei Duo took the letter and was about to translate it when he found that it was an open letter and didn't need to be translated. He immediately sent it over.
Niu Youdao took a look and smiled. "This should be a letter from the Prime Minister to Mister." He passed it to Jia Wuqun.
Jia Wuqun hurriedly took a look and found that there was no signature or name in the letter. It only talked about some trivial matters, like the ramblings of an ordinary person.
However, Jia Wuqun understood the meaning of the letter. Zi Pingxiu didn't know what had happened. The Southern Province had sent people over to send his family away on the pretext of going out to play.
Although the person who wrote the letter didn't leave his name, Jia Wuqun could tell that the handwriting was Zi Pingxiu's. He was afraid that the letter would be intercepted, so he hid it. He could also see that the Southern Province was indeed secretly preparing for the evacuation of Zi Mansion. Once there were any changes, they could quickly disappear.
Seeing this, Jia Wuqun knew that it was no longer a verbal promise. It had been fulfilled. He bowed again to express his gratitude to Niu Youdao. It was sincere. He knew that the Southern Province had taken a greater risk by doing this than silencing him.
After that, Jia Wuqun wanted to write a reply to Zi Pingxiu so that Zi Pingxiu would be at ease and cooperate with him. Niu Youdao agreed.
At night, he received another message from the Southern Province. After reading it, Niu Youdao temporarily left his place of seclusion.
In the middle of the night, he appeared by a river outside the city. There was a fishing boat anchored by the river. The fisherman sat alone at the bow, and Niu Youdao boarded the boat without being invited.
The fisherman held a bamboo pole in his hand and pushed against the shore. The boat slowly drifted away from the shore and into the river.
After looking around to make sure there was no one around, Niu Youdao sat down and asked, "Why did you come here personally?"
The fisherman replied, "I just had to leave the country. It was troublesome to arrange people, so I came along. There's some progress on the matter you wanted to investigate. There are indeed people missing in the area you gave us on the map. Recently, three people from the Misty Pavilion have gone missing. There's some movement, and the people from the Misty Pavilion in the Qi Capital region are looking for them. "It was Sha Rulai.
Niu Youdao was surprised. "Three? I only have two here. "
Sha Rulai replied, "One is Bian Qiuan, and the other is Lu Wei. These two are originally from the Misty Pavilion in the Qi Capital region. There's another one called Qin Yaoguang. He has some status. He's the shopkeeper of one of the nine banks in the Qi Capital region. "
Niu Youdao asked, "What do the three of them look like?"
Sha Rulai replied, "I don't know what they look like. But according to the information you provided, and my understanding of the Misty Pavilion, the three of them should be a group. Qin Yaoguang should be the supervisor of the other two. "
Niu Youdao was suspicious. "Aren't the people in the bank only responsible for the affairs of the bank? How could they be the supervisor of the other two?"
Sha Rulai replied, "This is where the problem lies. The two people you mentioned shouldn't be acting on the orders of the supervisors in the area they were in charge of. They should be acting on their own. After the two of them went missing, Qin Yaoguang should have been killed. "
Niu Youdao replied, "This isn't a joke. Are you sure?"
Sha Rulai replied, "At least from the time when Bian Qiuan and Lu Wei disappeared, they should be the two you're looking for. As for whether Qin Yaoguang was killed or not, I can't say for sure if I have to confirm it. If he was really killed, then this will be interesting. When the time comes, think of a way to see if you can dig out the person behind Shao Pingbo. "
Niu Youdao replied, "If he was really killed, he would have already alerted the enemy. It would be difficult to dig out the person easily. Let's see how it goes. By the way, has the ban on the Immeasurable Garden been lifted? "
Sha Rulai replied, "No. Why are you always concerned about the Immeasurable Garden? Are you thinking about the Immeasurable Fruit?"
"You're thinking too much." Niu Youdao shook his head. He wasn't thinking about the Immeasurable Fruit. It was just that he suddenly bumped into Lv Wushuang outside the Saint Territory, which caused a change in his plan. Now that Ao Feng couldn't come out, he was afraid that something might happen to Ao Feng.
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