Chapter 382: The empress is wronged

Seven or eight servants rushed over and cut Chen Ao's hands back. Chen Ao shouted: "Your minister, don't regret it!"

The minister of the king laughed and said, "Repent? This sentence is also what you, the criminal, said? If you don't confess, don't blame me for not talking about the sympathy of my colleagues!"

Seeing that Chen Ao pursed his lips and said nothing, Wang Zhichen waved his hand: "Drag and beat him!"

"Slow!" Chen Ao surrendered and said, "I'll do it!"

Everyone was surprised and speechless about Chen Ao's behavior. This guy, who just said it was so high-sounding, really had a tough guy's true nature. He thought this guy would have any heroic deeds, but who knew that he had just surrendered before he could even take action. This... This...

Everyone had strange faces. Several adults who were drinking tea almost sprayed out the tea in their mouths in one sip. They quickly swallowed the tea, and then coughed desperately.

King Zhao Zong of Jin widened his eyes and said to King Qi beside him: "I had expected him to be like this long ago. Compared with me, this person's temperament is really far from that of me."

The King of Qi smiled and nodded, raised his thumb and said, "The emperor's character is beyond words, and he is the best in the royal family."

Zhao Zong was proud, with a look of eyebrows on his face and said to Chen Ao: "Chen Ao, it's not too late for them to slap their butts before lifting the weapon. It's really annoying to see!"

Everyone came to their senses and burst into laughter.

Chen Ao ignored them, and saw that the servants let him go, he slowly patted the ashes on his body, and said to the minister of Wang: "Mr. Wang, this is what you want me to say. If something happens, you must be responsible."

The king couldn't help but sneer, thinking to himself: "At this time, this lamb dares to pretend to be a tiger." He said: "Just say whatever you have to do, I'll take care of it!"

He sat back arrogantly and said, "I want to drink a little tea to moisten my throat first."

The king hesitated for a moment and gave a wink to the soap official. The soap official brought the tea. Chen Ao took it and drank it, saying, "I have indeed received these bribes, and the account books are not bad. As for the stolen goods, I will tell the truth. I have kept one of them myself. As for the other ones, some of them are taken by the Empress Dowager, and some of them are taken by His Majesty. In addition, there are also the Empress, the Fourth Lady, and the Empress Dowager. " He looked up at Fangliang, as if he was still recalling, and then continued: "My father-in-law, Yang Jian, and Yang, took a pair of jade horses, and the King of Jin took me a horse. By the way, the King of Jin happened to be here, so he could ask him to confront him."

Zhao Zongzheng whispered to the King of Qi. When he heard that the fire was burning on his head, he had actually received Chen Ao’s gift. The last time he entered the palace, he saw Chen Ao spending money everywhere, and felt aroused in his heart, and he said to Chen Ao: "Chen Ao, you can't favor one or the other. How can you lose me after giving so many treasures to the queen of the mother?"

As a result, a horse was delivered the next day. Zhao Zong happily showed it to others. The more he heard it, the more he felt something was wrong. When everyone's eyes fell on him, he immediately looked indifferent and said, "The horse... is... some."

Chen Ao was still muttering: "In addition to them, there are Duke Wei County, Duke Shang Gaohou, Duke Qiguo, and Duke Gaozhou..."

He reported it in one breath, and the number of people was increasing. When Wang Zhichen heard the three men of the Empress Dowager, Empress Dowager, and His Majesty, his face had changed drastically, his head was buzzing, and he suddenly collapsed on the chair weakly.

Chen Ao laughed and said, "Actually, the things from the merchants are all from others. Since they want to give them away, I have no reason to accept them. The so-called "wealth will not flow to outsiders' fields..."

“…”

"Since it is not the same as the rich and uninfluenced land of outsiders, of course, these things must be collected. As the Minister of the Honglu Temple, it is my duty to accept these gifts and my duty. As the saying goes, if I don't go to hell, who will go to hell, I will take on this bad guy alone."

"But, I know the truth that eating alone can't be fat. Although this is not a good fortune for the people, these rare treasures cannot be taken by one by one. Therefore, I adhere to the principle that everyone has a share and that there are different ranks and inferiors, from the Empress Dowager to the Queen Mother, from Your Majesty to the Lord and the Lord…"

“…”

"It's clear...

"Don't say it again!" Cai Jing stood up decisively. At this time, the more Chen Ao said, the more he made mistakes. In front of so many people, he involved the empress dowager and the emperor. Once it was introduced into the palace, who was the empress dowager and the emperor who blamed?

This was what the minister of Wang Zhishen said to take responsibility for the relationship and Chen Ao said, and it was also what the presiding judges forced him to say, but where should this person involved in the palace be put into place? A case was tried in the palace, and Chen Ao was a bachelor. How did he explain to Wang Zhishen?

"Chen Ao, this case is waiting for trial. Come and send Chen Ao back to Dali Temple first." Cai Jing showed his capable side at this time and said to everyone: "No one is allowed to spread today's affairs; if it is spread, not only will His Majesty lose his face, but we will also be the crime of death."

"As for the king's minister and Jiang Min, you two immediately follow me into the palace and go to the Empress Dowager to apologize to Your Majesty."

The trial had to end without any success. Everyone was afraid of it, and their faces were strange and they retreated one after another. No news was revealed. Even those well-informed officers kept their mouths closed and asked no questions.

This case became even more confusing, as if the trial in full view had never happened.

Cai Jing immediately entered the palace with two deputy judges, apologizing for guilt and kowtow, especially Wang Zhishen, who was like a defeated rooster, and he had no intention of slandering Chen Ao, and even his future became unpredictable.

After listening to their narrative, Zhao Ji sat upright after the imperial case and remained silent. He was neither angry nor happy, but said lightly: "I understand."

Cai Jing immediately knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I realized that I was really trying to get rid of the huge trouble. Please give up the crime. I will never complain." He admitted that he was wrong, and would never drag on the ground with a trembling slight trembling, his shoulders trembled slightly. When he raised his head, his old face was even darker.

Zhao Ji looked at Cai Jing, felt soft and said quickly: "What is the crime of the Grand Master? You don't have to take this matter to heart."

Cai Jing was helped up by the eunuch in a trembling tremble. Zhao Ji said, "You all retreat and take Chen Ao into the palace. I have something to say to him."

Cai Jing sighed in his heart. The thing he didn't want to see was about to happen, but he could only respond quickly to Zhao Ji and said, "Yes, I'll do it now."

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Wenjing Pavilion was airtight. Zhao Ji held the desk, held the pen in one hand, his eyes were like stars, and he focused on looking at the unfinished scroll under the paperweight. Finally, he put aside his pen and said with a deep eyebrows: "Take flower and bird paintings as an example, Chen Ao is the best in the world. I am the number one in the world, I am afraid I will abdicate and give way to the wise."

Zhao Ji shook his head and looked at the paintings hanging on the wall as thoughtful. Most of the paintings were works of Chen Ao, with different styles, but each one was extremely exquisite, either as delicate as wood grain or as rough as cool as the cool autumn wind. Zhao Ji couldn't help but stayed silent for a while, and then smiled bitterly: "How great would this guy be if he could not cause trouble and let me feel at ease."

"Your Majesty, if Chen Ao doesn't cause trouble, will Chen Ao still be Chen Ao?"

This sentence comes from Yang Jian, who is cautious behind him, said this when Zhao Ji was stunned. Yang Jian, who is familiar with Zhao Ji's personality, is naturally clear, but he knows that the opportunity to preserve Chen Ao... is here!

Zhao Ji nodded thoughtfully and said tepidly: "You are right. If Chen Ao was not this kind of mind, how could I appreciate him and be confidants with him, rather than a monarch and minister."

Zhao Ji is a nostalgic person. Otherwise, the old people from the front palace, such as Yang Jian and Gao Qiu, are now in high positions and power, and Zhao Ji has given them great trust and authority.

Zhao Ji sighed, remembering the friendship between him and Shen Ao when they didn't know each other's identity, and thinking of Chen Ao helping him in front of Prince Ni Bora, these things impressed him too deeply. For a moment, the cold heart melted a little.

Sitting down blankly, Zhao Ji suddenly raised his eyes, with star anger flashing in his eyes, and said to Yang Jian: "Take back the memorials of impeachment immediately. Is the memorial to impeach Chen Ao and beat Prince Ni Pola?"

Yang Jian said: "The slave has been archived. The person who impeached him is Zhao Xing, who is a censor."

Zhao Ji said: "Issuing an order to reconcile this person. If he dares to talk nonsense, he will be exiled to Lingnan."

Yang Jian was overjoyed. He didn't expect that in just a moment, Zhao Ji's mind had turned around and he hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, the censor is just a catch-up. If you talk about the wind and the news, why should you scold me? I think what he said is right. Chen Ao is too inappropriate."

Yang Jian knew in his heart that this was not the time to celebrate with the crowd, and he had to test again. The so-called "My heart is unpredictable, but who knows what Zhao Ji was thinking at this moment.

In fact, he didn't know that from the snow-like memorial flying to Zhao Ji's desk, Zhao Ji's anger was extinguished; in Zhao Ji's eyes, Chen Ao was a confidant, a bastard who made him respect and hate, but even a bastard, he was Zhao Ji's friend. He could scold, beat, teach a lesson, and give Chen Ao a little color. But what are these censors? Can their friends be scolded?

This is just one of them. The most important thing is that when someone used the Nipola Prince and Chen Ao to curse Chen Ao, Zhao Ji had already had a sense of protection for Chen Ao. These things were very deep in his memory. He clearly remembered that in the martial arts hall that day, the Nipola Prince was arrogant and domineering, and the ministers were helpless. Chen Ao stood up and helped him. However, Zhao Ji never expected that someone would dare to take this matter as Chen Ao's sin.

"This group of censors is really shameless!" Zhao Ji couldn't help but curse in his heart. When he thought about it, he suddenly felt that Chen Ao was not that hateful.

Half an hour later, the eunuch came over and said, "Your Majesty, Chen Ao will meet you."

Zhao Ji raised his hand in a complicated mood and said, "Call him in and speak."

Chen Ao walked in and lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, I am here."

Zhao Ji raised his eyes and thought Chen Ao must have suffered a lot this time. He was a custody and tried again. At least he had lost some weight. He couldn't help but want to comfort him. But when he saw Chen Ao, he regretted it again. This guy was still alive and fat. Not only that, his face was much rosy than before. Not to mention any scars on his body, not only did his limbs sound, but he also didn't even have any minor abrasions.

Zhao Ji sighed and thought to himself: "I really can't do this person." After thinking about it, he deliberately said to Chen Ao coldly: "Sit down and talk."

Chen Aoluo sat down generously, and the two looked at each other without saying anything. After a while, Zhao Ji let out a sigh and said, "Do you have nothing to say to me?"

Chen Ao immediately shouted, "I am wronged. Although I am corrupt, I am not greedy for the people. Besides, I have told Your Majesty that most of the stolen goods are not taken away by people's money or ointments. I have long told Your Majesty that most of the stolen goods were not taken away by me. They were sent to the palace, although I have detained them a little bit..." Chen Ao stretched out a small piece of finger and continued, "But Your Majesty also knows this matter very clearly."

Zhao Ji was speechless and glared at him and said, "That's all you want to say to me?"

Chen Ao was stunned, and then suddenly realized: "Then the minister is even more unfair. Today I will be tried. I have made up my mind to die rather than tell the whereabouts of the stolen goods. The Queen Mother and Your Majesty are so kind to me. I can't repay even if I die. How could I get into the palace? Unfortunately, the king's minister is too forced to punish the minister. He even said that he would not explain it and would raid my house and kill my head. I thought to myself, a hero would not die in the Ministry of Justice without suffering the loss before me. So... I asked..."

Zhao Ji shook his head impatiently and said, "I am not asking this. Don't pretend to behave. Can you hide your tricks from me? What I am asking you is peaceful."

Chen Ao stopped talking, no longer complained, and could not sit still for a moment.

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Chapter completed!