Joy of Life: I am a Han Dynasty succubus, and I rebel from the beginning

Chapter 159: The Grand Ceremony of the Bell and the Cane Incident, Liu Hong Refuses the Imperial Edict

The Dongchang men swarmed in and left the palace again.

Because of the shortage of manpower, a large number of idle thugs in Kyoto were recruited to knock on the doors of Kyoto officials.

From then on, the reputation of the East Factory could no longer be cleared.

Originally, eunuchs were just greedy for money and had no other interests or hobbies, and they had nothing to do in the palace.

As a result, they recruited thugs, and during the arrest process, these dirty thugs took advantage of the ladies and socialites.

They also took away a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry.

What's worse, because there was a festive occasion on that day, this group of thugs went too far and even caused a death.

Looking at all this, all the officials in Kyoto felt that they had suffered an unexpected disaster.

They were shocked and angry. They didn't expect that the emperor was not only stubborn and self-willed, but also so harsh on all officials.

The door of the prime minister's residence finally opened.

Lin Ruofu wore the official uniform of a first-rank prime minister, was a first-class marquis, and was the prince's tutor. Countless honors were cut off from today.

"What does the Prime Minister want to do?"

All the officials looked at the prime minister whose temples had turned gray and felt puzzled.

Fan Xian came flying over, spoke breathlessly, and looked sincere.

"Father-in-law, leave the rest to me! If you ring the bell, there will be no turning back."

Lin Ruofu grabbed Fan Xian and spoke in a cold voice.

"What are you doing here! Why don't you learn from Liu Hong? Don't interfere with what happens next. Go back to your house."

Even though Lin Ruofu seems to be unhappy with Fan Xian now, he is actually worried about Fan Xian's life.

Fan Xian shook his head firmly and stood beside Lin Ruofu resolutely.

"Father-in-law, whatever you want to do, I will do it with you!"

Lin Ruofu stared at Fan Xian blankly for a while, then smiled.

"it is good!"

The two went to the ceremonial bell located in the direction of the west gate of the imperial palace.

This ceremonial bell was originally rung to celebrate happy occasions, but looking at Lin Ruofu's actions, he was about to take action.

The six ministers and some high-ranking officials of the Censorate were shocked when they saw Lin Ruofu's actions, as if they realized something.

After thinking for a while, he slowly followed Lin Ruofu.

As the crowd grew larger and larger, almost all officials gave up the matters at hand.

Choose to follow the last prime minister of Daqing Kingdom.

This is the result of Lin Ruofu's decades of cultivation, just like Wang Anshi of the Northern Song Dynasty who cultivated his reputation for decades and directly carried out reforms, and no one could stop him.

The imperial guards guarding the ceremonial bell quickly reached out to stop Lin Ruofu.

Lin Ruofu just glanced at him indifferently.

"Step aside!"

These two imperial guards actually stepped aside.

"Dong dong dong..."

The ceremonial bell rang, and Lin Ruofu and Fan Xian pushed the wooden stakes to ring the bell.

The melodious sound of the bells almost echoed throughout half of Kyoto.

Liu Hong, who was reading the newspaper in the civilian prison, slowly looked towards the direction of the imperial palace.

It’s a pity that I didn’t see such a scene.

Emperor Qing brought his own destruction upon himself. He no longer trusted the Censorate and always used eunuchs without any connections.

But they forgot that civil servants and eunuchs are naturally incompatible.

Lin Ruofu used up all his political reputation and, with the prime minister's momentum for a thousand years, launched a challenge to Emperor Qing with the intentional or unintentional support of various major forces.

"Open the door. I want to go out for some fresh air."

Liu Hong whispered and spoke.

The headman outside the door had a sad face.

"Grandfather, please don't make things difficult for me! I am just a gatekeeper. You are still under arrest. What should I do if you run away?"

Liu Hong shook his head and said nothing more.

So this guy can only be a small boss in this life.

Didn't you notice that all the houses nearby were being requisitioned? It was obvious that the emperor chose to confront the civil service group.

And Liu Hong, who is apparently Emperor Qing's confidant, will of course return.

Sure enough, not long after, Hong Zhu came panting with the imperial edict.

"My Lord, you are free! His Majesty needs you now."

Liu Hong lay back on the bed without saying anything.

The eunuchs around wanted to scold Liu Hong to kneel down and accept the order, but when they saw Hong Zhu's murderous gaze, they shut their mouths obediently. "Sir, you don't want to accept the order?"

"It's a time of great trouble, why should I accept your order? Let's talk about it in a few days."

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Liu Hong was taking advantage of the fact that all the officials were kneeling outside the palace to raise the price.

Hong Zhu nodded and hurried away with his men.

Prepare to return to the palace to report.

"Grandpa, don't you come out for some fresh air?"

The head guard laughed obsequiously.

Liu Hong lifted the quilt and replied lazily.

"I want to sleep now, don't disturb me."

Less than a week had passed since he lost his official position in Beijing, but Emperor Qing wanted to reinstate him and even gave him more rewards.

It seems that Emperor Qing is in a bit of a mess this time.

Liu Hong thought with glee.

Inside the palace, Emperor Qing looked at the imperial edict that he had not yet opened, and his expression did not change much.

"It seems that Liu Hong still has a temper!"

Hong Zhu and Eunuch Hou knelt on the ground, saying nothing.

Emperor Qing should have been angry about Liu Hong's behavior, but in fact he was numb.

After all, all the civil and military officials in the court had knelt outside the palace and rang the ceremonial bell, letting most people in Kyoto know that the East Depot had arrested people.

What does Liu Hong’s little temper matter?

"Where is Gong Dian?"

Emperor Qing snorted coldly.

Gong Dian, who was guarding outside the imperial study, saluted with his fists clasped and half-knelt on the ground.

"His Majesty!"

"Since the officials are so enthusiastic, I will also reward them with something! A court cane, so that their names will go down in history!"

Emperor Qing spoke grimly.

All the officials were kneeling outside the palace, almost forcing him to abdicate. If he didn't do something, he would not be an emperor who could conquer the world.

Gong Dian was so frightened that he stood there, his words becoming evasive.

"Your Majesty, outside are the Prime Minister, the earls, and the officials of the six ministries."

He is Ye Chong's junior brother, and a member of the Ye family faction.

But offending so many officials at once, isn't that courting death?
"What, you don't want to?"

Emperor Qing looked at the deputy commander of the imperial guards, who was usually very easy to deal with, and now seemed to have second thoughts.

Gong Dian's scalp tingled for a moment, and he thought for a long time before he found the reason.

"Your Majesty! The eldest prince is now in charge of the imperial guards. Given his temperament, I'm afraid he would not be willing to do this."

Emperor Qing was at a loss as to what to do with his son for a moment.

Such a stubborn guy, even if he killed him, Li Chengru might not dispatch the imperial guards to suppress all the officials.

"Eunuch Hou, where is your East Factory? Don't tell me that you, as the eunuch in charge of the East Factory, can't call upon the East Factory."

Eunuch Hou didn't know what to say.

I could only shrink back and take on this task reluctantly.

He didn't understand why Emperor Qing, who was always wise and brave, sent the widow to frame Lin Ruofu, but failed.

His actions seemed to be irrational, and he made stupid moves everywhere.

"In fact, we can't blame Emperor Qing for choosing this method. Even though I don't have any good ideas, of course, with my personality, I will definitely give in and give in."

Liu Hong lay on the bed and spoke lazily.

Zhang Liang didn't know when he arrived here. The people outside, including Fantou, left obediently under the threat of Ji Xin's sword.

"Emperor Qing! He cares too much about his own face and power."

"If small tricks to depose the prime minister don't work, then use cheating in the imperial examination. I impeached Prime Minister Lin just to make Lin's forces react and resist fiercely."

"Emperor Qing wants to depose a prime minister who has committed no serious crime, and then abolish the prime minister system that has been passed down for thousands of years. This is not in line with morality and the people's hearts."

"In addition to the early favoritism and overuse of the East Factory, he later even stopped trusting Chen Pingping. Under the numerous contradictions, all these were completely exposed."

Liu Hong said it easily.

However, Zhang Liang understood that this was a grasp of the general trend.

It’s okay if you don’t understand people’s hearts! You just need to know the general trend and go with the flow, then you can use the power of others to defeat them.

"Sir, when do we start?"

Zhang Liang's face was solemn. Now that the Grand Ceremony of the Zhongting Staff incident had happened, it had to be brought to an end.

(End of this chapter)