GBP Chapter 179: No overnight revenge!
Chapter 179: No overnight revenge!
Ye Chen never had the habit of taking revenge overnight.
Zeng Hu and Ouyang Yu wanted to touch his woman, which touched his sore spot.
Moreover, Ye Chen felt that since he had already taken action, he had to display his power like thunder and lightning and could not delay in any way to avoid any further trouble.
And Shen Qiu quickly took the order and left.
"Cheng'en, I want to go to Taiqian Palace!"
Ye Chen said to Cheng En again.
"I'll go down and prepare right away!"
Cheng'en agreed immediately.
Ye Chen walked out of the Yangxin Palace and waited for a while. Cheng'en then arranged for someone to carry a sedan chair over.
Ye Chen got on the sedan chair, and a group of young eunuchs immediately lifted the sedan chair and headed towards Taiqian Palace.
When Ye Chen walked into the Taiqian Palace, he saw a familiar figure next to the dragon throne.
Su Mengjiao arrived before him.
She was wearing a golden gown that outlined her perfect figure, and she exuded endless dignity, dominance, and unparalleled elegance.
When Ye Chen walked towards the dragon throne, Su Mengjiao had already quietly walked behind the dragon throne.
At this time, Su Mengjiao seemed to have adapted to her position and had become accustomed to letting Ye Chen take the lead to deal with powerful officials.
This is a kind of trust, and it gradually develops into dependence.
When Ye Chen sat on the dragon throne, all the officials walked in quickly.
"Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty!"
All the officials knelt on the ground and bowed to Ye Chen.
"All your lords, please live in peace!"
Ye Chen waved his hand, his tone was calm, the imperial aura on his body spread out, and he was intimidating without even being angry.
All the officials stood up.
"Your Majesty has suddenly summoned all the officials. I wonder what it is for?"
Imperial Censor Chen Xiu stepped forward first, bowed to Ye Chen and asked.
As the Imperial Censor, it was his duty to be the first to step forward.
"I encountered something today."
Ye Chen looked at Chen Xiu, then at Yang Dechang, who was standing silently by the side. He then said in a calm tone, "Two young men from aristocratic families actually drugged a woman with ill intentions. They committed evil and were caught by me!"
Upon hearing this, all the officials fell silent.
There are too many young men from aristocratic families who commit evil deeds in the capital.
Many people even gloated over the misfortune, not knowing which family's descendants were caught in the crossfire.
The Imperial Censor Chen Xiu frowned slightly and said, "Your Majesty, I don't know the names of these two noble families. How dare they do such a thing in the capital, right under the Emperor's feet?"
"One of them is named Ouyang Yu, the son of Ouyang Tai, an official in the Ministry of Justice!"
Upon hearing this, one of the officials shuddered all over.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, this old minister has failed to educate my son. This old minister has failed to educate my son!"
Ouyang Tai stood up, but was panicked and fell to his knees.
"Your Majesty, is there some misunderstanding here? Minister Ouyang has been an official for many years and can be considered a veteran of two dynasties. I have worked with him for many years and know that he is always steady. I think the character of the son he taught should also be acceptable."
Qi Gongtai stood up at this time. After all, he was the Minister of Justice. Someone under his command had committed a crime, so he had to say something.
"Minister Qi, what if I have a witness, and I saw it with my own eyes?"
"Your Majesty, things in this world may not always be what you see. It is better to hand Ouyang Yu over to the Ministry of Justice for a joint trial."
Yang Dechang also stood up at this time.
"No, Ouyang Yu is the son of the Minister of Justice after all. Who knows if someone in the Ministry of Justice will protect him? Besides, Ouyang Yu has already confessed his guilt."
Ye Chen glanced at Yang Dechang and said.
Hearing this, Yang Dechang frowned slightly.
I admitted all the sins.
It was Ye Chen who bumped into him again.
What else is there to say?
"Your Majesty, no matter what, Minister Ouyang has served two dynasties. Even if his son is at fault, please be lenient with him."
Yang Dechang slowed down his tone and pleaded.
"Prime Minister Yang, if Ouyang Yu attacked your daughter, would you be lenient with him?"
Ye Chen retorted with one sentence.
"Your Majesty, no matter what, Ouyang Yu is from an aristocratic family. Please give him a chance."
Yang Dechang's face darkened, but he still pleaded.
The reason why he repeatedly favored Ouyang Yu was because he was worried that Ye Chen would follow Ouyang Yu's lead to bring down Ouyang Tai. Although Ouyang Tai was only a minister in the Ministry of Justice, he had worked with Qi Gongtai for many years and knew too much.
After losing the Ministry of Works, the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Personnel in succession, Yang Dechang did not want the Ministry of Justice to be taken away as well.
Yang Dechang put the son of an aristocratic family on the stage just to make Ye Chen cautious, after all, everyone in the court is from an aristocratic family.
Even if he failed to save Ouyang Yu in the end, he was able to leave a good impression on the aristocratic families.
Therefore, whether Ye Chen listened to his advice or not, Yang Dechang would make money.
"Prime Minister, you have a point."
Ye Chen suddenly said.
Hearing this, Yang Dechang's mouth curled up slightly. He thought Ye Chen had chosen to compromise in the face of the aristocratic family, and quickly said: "Your Majesty, I think it would be better to punish Ouyang Yu by exiling him 300 miles to the land of Bashu!"
The land of Bashu is the land of abundance.
Going to a place like this may be called exile, but in reality it's no different from a vacation.
"Exile three hundred miles is too heavy a sentence."
Ye Chen suddenly shook his head and said.
"Then Your Majesty, why not let Ouyang Yu reflect on his mistakes, give some money to the victim's family, and find a good marriage for the victim? This matter will be over, and everyone will be happy, right?"
Yang Dechang then said.
"Prime Minister Yang, this is still a bit heavy."
Hearing this, Yang Dechang frowned slightly, feeling that something was wrong.
He then cupped his hands and said to Ye Chen, "Then how would Your Majesty like to judge?"
"Haha, isn't he just trying to commit adultery with the daughter of a noble family? Not only should he be released, but a monument should also be erected for him so that future generations will remember the great achievements that Ouyang Yu once made!"
"Prime Minister Yang, what do you think of this?"
Ye Chen said so.
Upon hearing this, Yang Dechang suddenly changed.
The daughter of a noble family?
Yang Dechang immediately thought to himself that something was wrong.
The entire court, both civil and military officials, was in an uproar!