blogombal Chapter 367
Chapter 367
Wang Zhong's eyes widened when he heard this.
Damn it!
A general who looked like a chicken had already made him a well-known laughing stock in Chang'an City, and now there's a general who looked like a dung beetle!
How could this be tolerated?
Yan Zheng's face turned pale.
But a scholar has integrity. Since Yan Zheng had spoken, his reputation was more important than anything else. He gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, I have wronged Lord Gao and I am willing to admit defeat!"
"I will eat!"
Wang Zhong couldn't hold it back when he heard this.
You, Yan Zheng, want to eat, but he doesn't want to!
"Your Majesty!"
Wang Zhong stared at Wu Zhao, his voice filled with endless earnestness!
Wu Zhao looked at Wang Zhong's age, and thought of his courage in the Guanzhong locust plague and his timely support in the defense of Chang'an. She finally spoke.
"Mr. Gao, General Wang and Doctor Yan are my most trusted ministers and represent the face of the court. This is too much. Just apologize!"
Gao Yang also stopped when he saw the good, and said very politely, "Everything is subject to your Majesty's orders. As long as your Majesty gives an order, no matter what decision you make, I will always support your Majesty behind you!"
Wu Zhao looked at Gao Yang with a strange expression.
Why does this sound strange?
Wang Zhong and Yan Zheng didn't think too much, but they were relieved.
This is better than really having to lick the cesspool of Chang'an with a dung beetle general!
The two lowered their heads, and although they were extremely unwilling, they still spoke.
"Sir Gao, Wang Zhong wronged a good and loyal minister, which is a big mistake. I hope you will forgive me!"
"Sir Gao, Yan Zheng wronged a good and loyal minister, which is a big mistake. I hope you will forgive me!"
Gao Yang waved his hand at the two people with a calm face, "It's okay, it's a small matter!"
"But I have already told General Wang and Doctor Yan that I am a very principled official. Fortunately, I met someone else. Otherwise, it would be difficult to talk to someone else about my reputation as an official."
The expressions on Wang Zhong and Yan Zheng's faces were as ugly as if they had been defended!
It was clear that Gao Yang had received a heavy gift, the evidence was solid, and he personally promised to do the job, but they not only failed to impeach him, but also had to apologize to Gao Yang.
What a thing!
The two of them left the imperial study with a depressed look on their faces.
At the gate of the palace.
As the two were about to leave the palace, they ran into Lu Wen, who was straight and smiling as he was about to enter the palace.
"Lord Lu, are you going to see the emperor? Why are you holding a memorial in your hand?" Wang Zhong saw Lu Wen and shouted.
Lu Wen was also surprised when he saw Wang Zhong and Yan Zheng, "General Wang, Doctor Yan, I have something important to do with His Majesty, so I have to enter the palace. You just came out?"
Wang Zhong thought of what happened in the imperial study, and nodded with a depressed look on his face, "Don't mention it. Today, this old man and Doctor Yan fell into the hands of the living devil, and almost carried a dung beetle general!"
Lu Wen was shocked when he heard this.
"Dung beetle general, what's going on?"
When Wang Zhong mentioned this, his face became even uglier.
But he was embarrassed to say that he spent money on the mutton-fat white jade, and Chen Tianfang was actually his trusted subordinate.
So he just found a reason, saying that Chen Tianfang blew himself up, and told everything that happened in the imperial study.
In the end, Wang Zhong concluded, "That's what happened. Who would have thought that this living devil had been prepared and had a list on him."
"Ah!"
A sigh expressed too many emotions.
"What?"
"He took money but didn't do anything, he took bribes but didn't pervert the law, and he also prepared these lists of people who gave him expensive gifts and asked him to do things. Is this how this living devil works as an official?"
Hearing this, Lu Wen was shocked. His originally straight waist collapsed directly, and his whole body seemed to have aged by a dozen years.
Lu Wen was numb. He never expected this.
Wang Zhong also said, "Who could have thought of this?"
"But please keep this list confidential, Lord Lu. Once the news gets out, this living devil will definitely not admit it, and may even blame me and Doctor Yan. This person can do anything. This time, even if I admit defeat!"
Lu Wen nodded, "General Wang, don't worry, I, Lu Wen, am not a talkative person!"
"Lord Lu's character, I, Wang Zhong, naturally trust him. Lord Lu, please go to the palace to see the emperor first, and I won't delay you."
After saying that, Wang Zhong walked out of the palace.
But as soon as he took a step, he found that Lu Wen also turned around and followed him, which stunned Wang Zhong and Yan Zheng.
"Lord Lu, didn't you come to the palace to see His Majesty for something?"
Wang Zhong looked surprised and said to Lu Wen.
Lu Wen looked at Wang Zhong, then sighed and said, "It was a problem, but now it's fine."
Hearing this, Wang Zhong and Yan Zheng were stunned at first, and then their eyes fell on the memorial in Lu Wen's hand..
At this moment, everything is self-evident.
"Lord Lu, how much silver did you spend on the gift in your memorial?" Wang Zhong was silent for a moment, then asked.
"This is a man from the Dali Temple who blew himself up, and gave a heavy gift, spending three thousand taels of silver, which is about my salary for a year without food or drink."
"But let me make it clear first, this man has nothing to do with me, and this silver has nothing to do with my salary. I am just making a metaphor!"
Lu Wen spoke decisively at first, and then asked again.
"General Wang, how much did Chen Tianfang give when he blew himself up?"
Wang Zhong took a deep breath, "He gave a piece of the best white jade, which is extremely precious, about five thousand taels!"
"It's more than my annual salary, but I also declare in advance that this man and this gift have nothing to do with me!"
At this moment, everything is self-evident.
Although Wang Zhong didn't say a word, he said everything. He was in so much pain that he couldn't breathe.
Pain!
It hurts so much!
Wang Zhong suddenly thought of a person, Mr. Chen!
In his mind, a line of words inexplicably emerged. Chen Lang's clever plan to pacify the world, but he lost his wife and his soldiers.
This plan is good. The mutton-fat white jade that Wang Zhong bought for 5,000 taels, plus a confidant, are all gone. Not only that, he also apologized to Gao Yang!
This is not revenge for Gao Yang, it is clearly to send warmth.
When he thought of this, Wang Zhong gritted his teeth.
He is very angry now, and he must vent it to Mr. Chen!
At this time, Yan Zheng couldn't help asking, "Lord Lu, I have to ask a question. Is this plan to curb corrupt officials and internal rolls really from Lord Lu's heart?"
Upon hearing this, Wang Zhong also looked at Lu Wen curiously.
He was also curious about the answer to this.
It's just right to take advantage of the current relationship, maybe I can get the truth, but I'm afraid Lu Wen won't tell it.
Lu Wen faced the two people, his face was serious, and even unhappy, he waved his sleeves and said, "This plan is naturally from my hand. His Majesty said that no matter who asks about it in the future, I have to say that it was my own idea and has nothing to do with the living devil!"