Daqian Night Emperor

Chapter 203 What a Misunderstanding
Ruan Yu's meaning was very simple. He wanted to find a middleman to connect him with Prime Minister Wu.

He wanted to explain the pros and cons to Prime Minister Wu and convince him that the Donghai Zhao family was not controlled by Zhao Qi'an alone. Although he was only a non-Zhao family member, he also represented the will of the Grand Duke of Donghai.

After hearing his words, the official smiled bitterly and said, "Nephew, please don't embarrass me. How can I afford to offend Prime Minister Wu? Don't think I'm heartless. Although I was your master's adjutant, your master had an argument with His Majesty and resigned. He didn't care about the lives of us, his subordinates, at that time, right? Now I am willing to meet you and give you a warning, which is the utmost I can do."

Things have come to this point, even the grudges of the older generation have been involved, and in fact, the end of the matter has been said.

But Ruan Yu did not intend to give up. He opened his ivory fan, leaned over, and spoke a few words in a low voice.

The official looked unwilling to listen at first, but gradually his expression became serious and he tilted his ear to listen carefully.

When Ruan Yu finished speaking, the official looked surprised and asked, "Can you make the decision?"

Ruan Yu waved her folding fan and chuckled, "The seal of the Duke of Donghai is on me. I came to the capital to represent the Duke of Donghai."

The official hesitated for a while, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, then I'll go all out. I'll go to Prime Minister Wu's mansion to meet him in person. You go back first and wait for my news."

Ruan Yu closed the fan, bowed and said, "Then wait for good news."

……

When Ruan Yu left contentedly, as soon as he walked out of the mansion gate, he saw people from Jingzhao Prefecture waiting at the door.

"Ruan Yu, it's easier for us to find you!"

The man from Jingzhao Prefecture looked up and took out a certificate with wet ink on it. "The master has ordered us to summon you to the court for questioning! Let's go."

Ruan Yu's face twitched violently a few times, and the veins on his forehead were faintly popping out.

……

"Will Ruan Yu actually go to Jingzhao Prefecture obediently?"

When Zhao Qi'an heard the news, he was also slightly surprised.

Before Gou Xiangxi took Li Yulu to do anything, he wrote a detailed plan for him to review.

That's why he knows everything.

That official Xiaoliu, and most of the people who went to Jingzhao Prefecture to file complaints these days, were Xiaowei.

But to be honest, Zhao Qi'an didn't think this matter was handled very well.

These cases are like a shrew throwing a tantrum; they are neither pretty to look at nor can they stand up to scrutiny.

Even if he bribed the judicial officers and military officers in Jingzhao Prefecture, it might be enough to deal with ordinary people, but it might not be enough to deal with Ruan Yu.

After all, Jingzhao Prefecture is not Zhao Qi'an's territory. His people can bribe the legal officials and military officers of Jingzhao Prefecture, so Ruan Yu can naturally say hello to Jingzhao Prefecture through other people's relationships.

However, Zhao Qi'an knew that this matter might not be done well, but thinking that it was Li Yulu's first time to do such a thing, he did not say much, and just thought that Gou Xiangxi was training his little apprentice.

But what I never expected was that not only was this thing done, but it was done so well!

Ruan Yu didn't know what was wrong with him, but when the Jingzhao Prefecture summoned him, he actually went obediently and spent several days in the Jingzhao Prefecture government office.

Gou Xiangxi had obviously found out something. He bowed with a strange look on his face and said, "Boss, this time... it seems that Prime Minister Wu intervened?"

"Wu Yong? He's dealing with Ruan Yu for me?"

For a moment, Zhao Qi'an thought he had heard it wrong, and his expression became a little strange.

Gou Xiangxi nodded and gave an affirmative answer: "It was really Prime Minister Wu. This time my disciple Ah Lu only bribed the lawyer of Jingzhao Prefecture, but those cases were later taken over by Jingzhao Yin. I felt it was strange and sent people to inquire about the situation. Now everyone in Jingdu knows that Prime Minister Wu is deliberately targeting Ruan Yu. For a time, the dignitaries in Jingdu City did not dare to contact Ruan Yu." "Weren't the officials under the Third Prince in contact with Ruan Yu a few days ago? This time, even the Third Prince has retreated. I'm afraid Ruan Yu will have a headache for a while. No one in Jingzhao Prefecture can help him out."

When he said these things, he couldn't help but feel a sense of gloating.

Zhao Qi'an was stunned for a moment, and a possibility came to his mind.

Could it be that... Wu Yong has found out about the Zhou family, and that the Zhao family is secretly helping the second prince?

Could it be that Ruan Yu took the blame for him?

Since Zhao Qi'an did it, he naturally thought that sooner or later Wu Yong would realize that the force that helped the second prince deal with the Zhou family was the Donghai Zhao family.

But Wu Yong would not think it was him. He would only think that the Zhao family of Donghai had placed their bets on the second prince.

Others would be afraid of this powerful prime minister, but Zhao Qi'an could see that he was weak inside.

He was certain that Wu Yong would not do anything to the Zhao family of Donghai.

Although this cockfighting prime minister fought fiercely within the court, he was actually always trying to do one thing - that was to maintain the stability of the court.

Even if this "stability" is like a prostitute's loincloth and is useless, he has to do it.

This can be seen from the affairs of the Zhou family.

The Zhou family supported the third prince and was completely on the opposite side of Prime Minister Wu. But the second prince revealed the key evidence of the Zhou family's trafficking of innocent people. What did Wu Yong do?
He was covering up the matter for his political enemies and giving the Zhou family a way out.

It can be said that Wu Yong fully demonstrated his other title - the Prime Minister of Heni.

Facing the Zhao family, Zhao Qi'an believed that this Prime Minister would also make a wise choice.

After all, Emperor Tianwu had been to the East China Sea and knew the strengths and weaknesses of the Zhao family in the East China Sea. As Emperor Tianwu's right-hand man, there was no reason for Wu Yong not to know this.

Others regarded the Zhao family as a merchant family, but Wu Yong would never do that.

It was for this reason that Zhao Qi'an handed the document to the second prince to prepare for his future "official career".

But just because he couldn't really do anything about the Zhao family didn't mean Wu Yong would just pretend that this incident never happened.

He probably still holds a grudge against the Zhao family.

But Zhao Qi'an is very low-key and his identity is sensitive, so it is difficult to make a fuss about him.

Zhao's firm also has An Shoudao in charge. Wu Yong would never dare to offend Dean An. After all, the title of "Supreme Confucian" is not for nothing. If Wu Yong offends An Shoudao, I'm afraid all the students in the world will turn against him.

At this critical moment, a person like Ruan Yu appeared. As soon as he arrived in Kyoto City, he moved around everywhere. He was considered a manager of the Zhao family, but he would not cause any impact if he was controlled...

If we don’t bully him, who should we bully?

So Wu Yong wanted to vent his anger on Ruan Yu.

After figuring this out, Zhao Qi'an couldn't help but burst out laughing.

I'm afraid that Ruan Gongfeng would never have imagined in his dreams that he would offend someone like Wu Xiang because of Zhao Qi'an.

Wu Xiang probably didn't expect that his act of venting his anger would actually help the culprit that had caused him to be depressed these days.

(End of this chapter)