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Chapter 37 Lord Qiansui is unhappy
Not long after, the imperial capital was in chaos. Following the decree of emperor Jinghui, the whole imperial capital was surrounded by the people of the Department of Supervision, the Prefecture of Arrest and the five military armies. For a moment, everyone was in danger. Those who were officials were even afraid to go out in case they got caught with the shackles. After all, those crazy dogs of the Department of Supervision and the Prefecture of Arrest were all vicious and ruthless.
Soon a lot of new faces were added inside the prison of the Ministry of Justice. There were about twenty big and small officials arrested. No need to mention the prisons of the Department of Justice and the Prefecture of Arrest. Although, no news leaked because of the tight guarding, it was said that the floor tiles at the door were red every day, making people shudder.
“Lin Qing truly turned crazy!” Inside second prince’s residence, Situ Jinkang smashed a white jade teacup. His face was full of anger. He was so angry that his eyes became bloodshot, scaring the people under him that they didn’t even dare to make a sound.
The assassination attempt on Lin Qing was ordered by Situ Jinkang. That Lin Qing helped Situ Wenrui made Situ Jinkang feel a great threat and made him who always remained calm and collected unable to sit still anymore.
If not counting Situ Yuanxiao, then Situ Jinkang’s power would have been the weakest at court. If Lin Qing remained neutral, then the power of the three princes could still balance out each other.
Although, there were big and small power among the princes, but because the existence of the Lin Qing, the unstable factor, the three of them didn’t dare to have a free hand and fight to death with each other. However, Lin Qing stood at Situ Wenrui’s side now, making a great disadvantage for him.
After receiving Lin Qing’s help, would Situ Wenrui be obedient and happy with the status quo? If he did nothing, then Situ Wenrui was very stupid. Naturally, Situ Wenrui wouldn’t be so stupid to take action against Situ Yaohua first. Then, the person who he would deal with could only be Situ Jinkang.
Even dogs would bite if they were forced to the extreme. When princes were forced, they would kill people. Situ Jinkang had no other choice but to act first and the best target was not Situ Wenrui but Lin Qing.
Lin Qing is a treacherous official and wicked beyond redemption. Many people at the court wanted to kill him. The moment Lin Qing dies, Situ Wenrui would lose a right arm. No, perhaps, he would lose more than that! That was beneficial to him and no wind and waves would be turned with the oppression from the crown prince. Moreover, with the infamy of Lin Qing, except for Lin Qing everyone else would be delighted. No one would go investigate at all. Even if they investigated and found out that it was him, who would be so bold to dare to hold him accountable? And he wasn’t afraid that those people who wanted to eat Lin Qing’s flesh and feed on Lin Qing’s bones would eat him (SJK) alive. Also, even if the crown prince wanted to use this matter to strike at him, he had to consider whether he would lose people’s hearts.
So, as long as Lin Qing had died, it would be three wins hit by one stone. Unfortunately, since Lin Qing didn’t die now, the matters became troublesome.
An official of the Ministry of Rites cautiously said to the gloomy Situ Jinkang, “Your Highness the second prince, many of our people from the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Revenue had been arrested now. It can’t go on like this!”
The other people also looked at Situ Jinkang with the same eyes. Situ Jinkang couldn’t not save those people who had been arrested, otherwise, it would let the hearts of the people who followed him get cold. However, those people where in the hands of the Department of Supervision and the Prefecture of Arrest. How could he save them? Ask Lin Qing directly for them? Don’t joke. Would Lin Qing let him off now that he knows it was done by him?
This time, Lin Qing was really hard pressed. He even arrested the people of the crown prince. As long as there was any suspicion, he wouldn’t let go. Even his ally Situ Wenrui had been affected. Several of Situ Wenrui’s men had also been arrested. Wasn’t he (LQ) afraid of stepping on his own foot?!
Now, Situ Jinkang was at his wit’s end. He could only comfort the advisors under him and said, “Don’t worry, what about it even if he knew that it was done by us? As long as Lin Qing doesn’t have evidence, he can’t do anything to our people. Although, it was inevitable that they would suffer a bit, but in the end, they would be eventually released. We should just watch at the sidelines.”
The people under Situ Jinkang felt that it was reasonable after listening to him because the assassins that Situ Jinkang sent were people willing to sacrifice their lives. It was impossible for any evidence to be left. Since there was no evidence, Lin Qing wouldn’t be able to do anything. Besides, Lin Qing may still not be sure that it was done by them and could only leave this matter unsettled after he had vented his anger enough.
Almost all the princes whose people had been arrested thought like this, but it didn’t take long for them to realize that they were wrong. Moreover, they were very wrong!
On the tenth day after the decree was issued, emperor Jinghui was furious, but it wasn’t because of the assassination attempt. Instead it was because the Department of Supervision took advantage of this assassination attempt to discover many corruption and officials who abused their power. They also gathered a lot of the bribes the officials had received. Take bribes, bend the law, abuse of power. The evidences that could proof their crimes were so much that it simply made one’s hair stand up in anger. Emperor Jinghui was angered to speechlessness.
What an irony that “for the country and for its people” always came from these people’s mouth and they kept talking about benevolence and righteousness, but in private, they were so dirty. Were these people really worrying for him and his world?! All were hypocrites! The moths of the country!
They couldn’t even compare to a eunuch!
Emperor Jinghui truly wanted sack these people, search their house, confiscate their possessions and exile all of them!
However, there were too many people involved. If all of these people were convicted, there would be no one to govern this country. Emperor Jinghui couldn’t do this. In the end, most of the people arrested by the Ministry of Justice had been released. It was just that none of the people that had been imprisonment by the people of the Department of Supervision and the Prefecture of Arrest could return to their original positions. They were either sacked or exiled or no longer able to get out.
The whole court was under a dark cloud. Even the Imperial Censor who were always the most interested in such things and would grab on them without letting go was a lot quieter. They truly couldn’t make more from this because this time even that virtuous face of the Imperial Censor had been slapped. Moreover, it was severely slapped. This made them don’t know where they should put their old faces.
However, no matter who it was would say to Lin Qing, “Crafty bootlicker, one day you would suffer a terrible death!”
However, these courageous people had been thrown into the prison of the Department of Supervision by Lin Qing with an eerie smile. As to why he didn’t throw them in the prison of the Prefecture of Arrest was because the staff of the Department of Supervision were more adept at such things! No one could torture people more than eunuchs and there were also no people who would enjoy torturing people more than eunuchs. Because all of them were psychos. Of course, Lin Qing was also. He had never denied it.
When these people who were thrown into the Department of Supervision were released, only half of their lives were left. No one dared to point at Lin Qing and scold him for being a crafty bootlicker anymore because not everyone had the courage to go one round in the prison of the Department of Supervision.
Situ Jinkang’s lungs exploded from anger because no one of his people had returned. He lost a quarter of his capable officials in one go. The crown prince was also not much better. However, compared to Situ Jinkang, he was much better. Situ Wenrui had been affected a bit, but he wouldn’t go bump heads with Lin Qing because of such small matter. After all, Lin Qing could be considered one of his people. Being a bit considerate towards him at this moment was also necessary. Third prince felt that he truly had the demeanor of being an ally.
However, what everyone didn’t notice was that a small number of the generals that had been arrested by the Department of Supervision belonged to general Pingxi’s party.
At the fifth prince’s residence, a handsome young man stood in front of Situ Yuanxiao in Situ Yuanxiao’s study and said, “Fifth prince, is what we have done already discovered by that castrated official?”
Situ Yuanxiao answered, “I also don’t know. The spies of the Department of Supervision couldn’t find a loophole, but what about it if it is discovered? We only pushed the wave and added to the billows when second big brother acted. Even if Lin Qing got to know, his gunfire would still be aimed at second big brother. Moreover, our people are not so easy to be moved. It is just that this time, I let teacher down.”
Pushed the wave and added to the billows: add fuel to fire“I think that even if father gets to know about this, he wouldn’t blame you. The castrated party brings calamity to the country. Everyone wants them gone. Chen Jing would always stand on little prince’s side,” Chen Jing said.
This young man named Chen Jing looked with firm eyes at Situ Yuanxiao. Chen Jing is the son of general Ping Xi, Chen Jin. He met Situ Yuanxiao from a young age and their relationship was that of friends, but Chen Jing was a follower of Situ Yuanxiao. The incident of this time was plotted by the two of them without the knowledge of general Pingxi.
Situ Yuanxiao patted Chen Jing on the shoulder and said with moved eyes, “Good brother.”
Situ Yuanxiao had taken general Pingxi as his teacher when he was young. Not only did he learn the art of war and martial arts, but he also met a group of generals and these generals choose to follow him in the end. Although, Situ Yuanxiao stood on the side of his eldest big brother Situ Yaohua, but it didn’t affect the respect these people have for him. Moreover, he is the fifth prince.
Presumably, no one would’ve thought that this incident was done by Situ Jinkang and Situ Yuanxiao. Situ Jinkang didn’t know that he was used as a gun by someone else.
Lin Qing also only found some tiny clues due to the spies of the Department of Supervision and Prefecture of Arrest who have no hole that they could not enter. He also didn’t expect that this fifth prince who looked reckless fooled everyone.
However, what did this matter? Lin Qing was ruthless enough. Anyway, no one had good intentions towards him. He might as well let these people suffer a bit and let them suffer a beating lest they think that the title of Jiu Qiansui was for nothing. Moreover, every official had shit on their ass. It was only the difference between having more or less.
What a joke. He shouldn’t rectify them so easily. Did they really think they were saints after speaking about compassion, duty, propriety and integrity for a long time? My ass!
Lord Qiansui was very upset. If he ended everything like this, it would truly be letting those people who call him “crafty bootlicker” every day down. It was not over yet! After a few days, Lin Qing would give those people who always had him on their minds a big surprise. After all, he was very unhappy. Lin Qing felt that it was better for everyone to be unhappy together. After all, they were colleagues and should share happiness and bear difficulties together.
After dealing with a group of people, Lord Qiansui’s mood finally improved a bit. He was lying on his bed and was fed grapes.
Lord Qiansui liked grapes. When he was in a good mood, he liked to be fed grapes. This day, like usual, he waited for beauty Li to bring the peeled grapes to his mouth. The grapes were still grapes and the taste was still the same, but why did he find it unpalatable?
After thinking about it for a moment, Lin Qing said to Xiao Lianzi behind him, “Go call beauty Zhao over.”
Xiao Lianzi was specially transferred from the secret system of the Department of Supervision. He was good and spying, collecting intelligence and other tasks.
After the last assassination attempt, Lin Qing transferred him to his side. Not only could he always be vigilant of his (LQ) surroundings, this kind of people were also good at hiding. He had excellent skills. It wouldn’t be a problem for him to take him(LQ) to hide and escape in times of crisis.
After Xiao Lianzi got the order, he ran away in a hurry.
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