readytorunbook Chapter 123 Song Pu’s absurd reason, and another taboo due to carelessness!
Chapter 123 Song Pu’s absurd reason, and another taboo due to carelessness!
Innocent?
Song Pu's originally good mood suddenly became extremely bad.
Who in the entire Daxia civil and military circles doesn't know that those of you who are at odds with me are calling me a traitor behind my back?
Although it may not sound nice, I can barely believe that you are praising me.
Now, who are you insulting with this innocent remark?
Song Pu was in a terrible mood. Gu Jingzhi only came to court a few times, but every time he did, he almost always caused trouble for him. It was really annoying!
It's just that Emperor Xia wanted to make use of this kid. Even though he was promoted to the fourth rank official, his secretary position has not been removed, and he can walk in front of the emperor at any time.
He wanted to touch Gu Jingzhi... but if he didn't have a valid reason, it wouldn't work.
Song Pu looked at Gu Jingzhi with a sour expression and asked, "What advice do you have for me, Master Gu?"
The word "teach" is emphasized very much.
Gu Jingzhi disagreed and said, "Even from the time the two countries signed the alliance to the time Zhao Zhongli was escorted back to the capital, almost three months have passed. Does the Prime Minister think that the information Zhao Zhongli has is still the military secrets you want?"
"If the Prime Minister truly believes this, please forgive me for letting out a few unkind laughs!"
"Song Pu!"
"presumptuous!"
Emperor Xia glanced at Gu Jingzhi with a stern gaze, "Mr. Gu, how can you tease your superiors like this in the court?"
"Your Majesty...I acknowledge my guilt!"
Gu Jingzhi pretended to bow to Emperor Xia, then bowed to Song Pu and said, "They say a prime minister has a broad mind. I just said this without meaning to, I'm sure your Excellency the Prime Minister won't take it personally, right?"
"Pfft!"
Li Ye couldn't help laughing out loud.
He looked at Gu Jingzhi and felt that this boy was really irritating.
The saying "a prime minister has a big heart" made Song Pu feel very uncomfortable.
If I care about it... I will be considered a narrow-minded and petty person. If I don't care about it... I will seem to feel very uncomfortable.
The key point is that this kid offended him several times, but always used those perfunctory words to put pressure on him.
How hateful!
Emperor Xia glanced at his ministers and said sternly, "Let's get back to the point. Mr. Gu, please continue!"
"According to the order!"
Gu Jingzhi saluted and said, "Your Majesty, as the saying goes, war is a matter of great importance to a nation, a matter of life and death, and must be carefully considered!"
"Zhao Zhongli has been in the Beili army for twenty years. Although he's not a trusted general, he knows some secrets. Beili allowed such a person to enter our Great Xia, so how could we not be on guard?"
"I'm afraid that by the time Baili Gongshu's letter was passed back to Beili, Beili would have already started making arrangements!"
"In my opinion, directly interrogating Zhao Zhongli about Beili's military secrets will only make people laugh!"
"Then according to Gu Qing, if it's not Beili, then who could it be?"
Emperor Xia asked calmly.
"I am still investigating this matter..."
Gu Jingzhi responded with his eyelids drooping, but there was a subtle glint in his eyes: "The bandits are cunning. After failing to attack the delegation, they actually ordered arrows to be shot and killed, including those bandits who were entangled with our soldiers!"
"I risked my life to save him, but he was severely injured and has been in a coma ever since..."
"hateful!"
Emperor Xia shouted angrily.
Upon hearing this, all the ministers lowered their heads immediately.
However, among the hundreds of officials, there was one person whose eyes flashed.
Emperor Xia said, "Gu Qing, tell me the truth. Where was that person placed?"
"Your Majesty! I took it upon myself to send the prisoner and the injured thief to the Inner Guard Prison. Once the thief's injuries have healed, we can interrogate them together!"
"Interrogation?"
Emperor Xia was puzzled and asked, "If he were a thief, we would naturally interrogate him. However, this Zhao Zhongli...his crimes are known to the world, so why should we interrogate him?"
"I second the proposal!"
Song Pu said, "Now that she is an orphan of the Yun Kingdom, Princess Le Huang is in the court, and she was raised by the late queen, I believe she should be executed as soon as possible!"
"I object!"
Gu Jingzhi shouted, "Your Majesty, since the thieves are targeting Zhao Zhongli, it must be that Zhao Zhongli is hiding some unknown secrets, otherwise the thieves would not have gone to such great lengths!"
"Hmm! That does make sense!" Emperor Xia nodded.
Seeing this, Song Pu immediately said, "Since that's the case, why not take the thief and Zhao Zhongli to the Ministry of Justice and let them handle this matter!"
"I think what Prime Minister Song said is even more inappropriate!"
Of course Gu Jingzhi couldn't agree.
When Song Pu first asked to hand the person over to the Ministry of Justice, he knew that Song Pu must have known about Gu Heng's activities.
Or in other words, after they failed to ambush him, Gu Heng went to Song Pu and explained everything.
Otherwise, Song Pu wouldn't have kept coming to ask for people.
"Master Gu has repeatedly prevented the transfer of the prisoner to the Ministry of Justice. Could it be that he is doing something shameful?"
No wonder Song Pu was angry. Seeing that he was rejected by Gu Jingzhi twice and three times, even though Song Pu was scheming, he didn't care whether his words were appropriate at this moment!
However, his words hit the mark of Gu Jing, who said in a cold voice, "Although I tried to stop the Prime Minister, I did not secretly detain the prisoner!"
"The Inner Guards are directly under the Emperor's command and are his personal troops! Could it be that Prime Minister Song is doubting their loyalty?"
As soon as he said this, everyone's expression changed immediately.
Even Emperor Xia looked at Song Pu with displeasure.
If there are problems with the Imperial Guard, then that means he, the emperor, doesn't know how to judge people?
Song Pu quickly explained, "Your Majesty, I was angered by Lord Gu and spoke rudely. I beg Your Majesty to punish me!"
"It doesn't matter!"
Emperor Xia said lightly, "We in Great Xia do not punish people for their speech. However, as the Prime Minister of a country, Song Qing often represents Great Xia with just one word. You need to be careful in the future!"
"..."
Song Pu's mouth twitched, but he could only bow and admit his fault: "I know my crime, thank you for your teachings, Your Majesty!"
"Well!"
Emperor Xia nodded with great satisfaction.
Song Pu then turned around and said, "Master Gu, the Ministry of Justice is responsible for reviewing cases across the country and has the most comprehensive methods for handling criminal cases. I suggested transferring the criminal only out of public interest!"
"I have absolutely no doubt about the Prime Minister's intentions, but..."
Gu Jingzhi chuckled and said, "It's just that the Ministry of Justice has a backlog of cases and endless official duties to deal with. As officials, we should be concerned about the people's concerns and think about what they are thinking!"
"Although Zhao Zhongli's crime is serious, the facts are clear and the evidence is sufficient to warrant no trial. Why waste public resources? It would be more appropriate for the Inner Guard to handle this matter!"
"But if this is the case, and the Internal Guards intervene in everything from now on, isn't Lord Gu worried that the laws of Great Xia will be weakened?"
Seeing that Emperor Xia was clearly leaning towards the side, Song Pu directly used the law to make his point.
However, perhaps because he had been in a high position for so long, he had already forgotten that it was precisely this that had touched the Xia Emperor's reverse scale...