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Chapter 141: On behalf of the people of Jiangnan, I would like to thank Your Highness

The next morning.

With Si Lili's help, Li Chengping got dressed and took a carriage to attend the morning court.

He arrived still early, the door to the main hall had not yet opened, and many officials were waiting outside.

Li Chengping's appearance attracted a lot of attention.

"I, the Minister of Justice, pay my respects to His Highness the Third Prince."

"I, the Minister of Personnel, pay my respects to His Majesty."

Officials came to greet them one after another, including some officials from the Prince's Party and the Second Prince's Party.

Li Chengping responded with a smile.

At this time, Lin Ruofu got off the official sedan chair and saw Li Chengping surrounded by many officials, a smile appeared on his face.

"Your servant Lin Ruofu pays respect to His Majesty the Third Prince!"

The officials on the scene were instantly startled and hurriedly made way.

Lin Ruofu stepped forward and smiled at everyone: "Everyone, I want to chat with the Third Prince about a small matter. Please excuse me for disturbing you for a moment."

Everyone present was smart and naturally understood what it meant.

They laughed and then dispersed one after another.

Lin Ruofu brought Li Chengping to a secluded place and looked around.

"Your Highness, do you know that His Majesty has promised you another marriage?"

"I know about this, uncle, what do you think about it?"

"No, I think it's a good thing."

Lin Ruofu's answer stunned Li Chengping.

He originally thought that the other person came to speak up for his daughter, but who knew he would say this.

Seeing Li Chengping's surprised expression, Lin Ruofu patiently explained.

"Your Highness, the Ye family is the most powerful family in Qing Kingdom besides the royal family. They guard the capital city all year round and know the situation here very well."

"With the support of the Ye family and the assistance of my Lin family, Your Highness may be able to make further progress."

At the end of his speech, Lin Ruofu's voice was almost inaudible.

Li Chengping is now a prince, and there are only two obstacles standing in his way.

The emperor and the prince.

If we go a step further, wouldn't it be...

"Uncle, there are many people here, please be careful with your words!"

Li Chengping smiled faintly.

This time he neither rejected nor opposed Lin Ruofu's proposal.

The prince and Li Chengze stood not far away, looking at Li Chengping and Lin Ruofu whispering to each other with very unpleasant expressions.

Now, neither of them laughs at the other. Instead, when they stand together, they feel a sense of sympathy.

As the palace gate slowly opened, the ministers lined up and filed in.

After the daily routine, it was time for the ministers to speak.

Seeing that the scene was silent, Emperor Qing simply changed the topic.

"My dear ministers, regarding the case of the Jiangnan Ming family, the Third Prince has made outstanding contributions. I wonder how you think he should be rewarded?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the quiet court suddenly became lively.

Immediately afterwards, the Minister of Rites Guo Zheng walked out.

"Your Majesty, I think the Third Prince will not only not be rewarded, but will be severely punished!"

Emperor Qing: "Why do you think so?"

Guo Zheng bowed slightly.

"Your Majesty, the Ming family was at fault first, but the Third Prince was too brutal. The extermination of the Ming family directly cut off the supply to the inner treasury, affecting the finances of our entire Qing Kingdom."

"Killing the Ming family is a small matter. This matter concerns the interests of the country. I beg Your Majesty to forgive me!"

Having said this, he knelt down on the spot, followed by four or five other minor officials.

"How dare you! Guo Zheng, what do you mean by this? Are you trying to threaten His Majesty?"

A loud shout was heard in the hall, and Lai Mingcheng walked out from the crowd and saluted Emperor Qing.

"Your Majesty, the Third Prince has made great contributions in this trip." "He brought back the murderer who killed the Minister of Revenue from Dongyi City. This undoubtedly demonstrated the national prestige of our Qing Kingdom to Dongyi City."

"Secondly, during his trip to Jiangnan, the Third Prince not only uncovered the great scourge of the Ming family, but also wiped out the bandit force of Jiangnan Water Stronghold, allowing the people in the coastal areas to live and work in peace and contentment."

"Now the people in Jiangnan are grateful to His Majesty the Third Prince. Public opinion is the most convincing!"

"I am sure that Your Majesty will reward the Third Prince generously!"

These words quieted the noisy hall.

They didn't expect that the usually stubborn Lai Mingcheng would actually stand up and speak for the third prince. Even Emperor Qing showed a rare look of surprise on his face.

"Imperial Censor Lai, don't you claim to be fair and just? Why are you favoring the Third Prince today?"

"Your Censorate is also implicated in the Ming family's affairs this time, don't forget that!"

There was a threat in Guo Zheng's words.

It’s a pity that he chose the wrong person. Lai Mingcheng has been tough all his life and will never bow his head because of such a small matter.

"Your Majesty, regarding the suicide of Zou Lei, the Censor of Jiangnan Road, it was due to the lack of strict supervision by the Censorate."

"I have already found out the situation. This person committed suicide out of fear of punishment. He is a member of the Censorate who was implicated by Zou Lei. Your Majesty, please take a look!!"

As he spoke, Lai Mingcheng took out a memorial from his sleeve and presented it above his head.

Eunuch Hou stepped forward, took the memorial and handed it to Emperor Qing.

At this moment, all the censors held their breath.

Emperor Qing opened the memorial in public. Lai Mingcheng, as a censor for many years, described the situation in great detail.

From lightest to heaviest, write down the names of the implicated censors in order.

"Good, good, good! You censors in the Censorate are all great. You usually claim to be noble, but secretly you are such a person!"

"I will give you a chance. Those who are involved with Zou Lei should write a memorial and submit it to me after the court session."

"If I knew that any of you dared to hide this, I would not let you off easily!"

Emperor Qing threw the memorial heavily to the ground. All the officials present knelt down in fear, not daring to breathe.

Seeing that the deterrent effect had been achieved, Emperor Qing's expression gradually returned to normal.

"The Third Prince has made great contributions this time. I have decided to appoint him as the Minister of War. Do you have any objections?"

The sound echoed in the hall, and the entire scene fell into silence.

None of the ministers dared to say anything, after all, no one wanted to be scolded by Lai Mingcheng.

Li Chengqian and Li Chengze both looked unwilling, but they had no reason to stop it.

"In that case, withdraw from court!"

As Emperor Qing left, the ministers kneeling in the court slowly stood up.

Li Chengqian and Li Chengze walked forward with false smiles on their faces.

"Third brother, congratulations on your promotion to Minister of War. You will have to help Qing Nation in the future!"

"Third brother, congratulations!"

After two dry blessings, the two men stood up and left. They really couldn't find any reason to smile and talk to Li Chengping.

Other ministers also wanted to step forward to congratulate him, but Li Chengping had already dodged away.

Arrived at the gate of the palace.

Just as Li Chengping was about to leave in a carriage, he saw an unexpected person.

"Your Highness, your Highness the Third Prince!"

Seeing the little old man suddenly kneeling on the ground, Li Chengping was stunned for a moment and hurriedly helped him up.

"Censor Lai, what are you doing?"

"Your Highness, I would like to express my gratitude to you on behalf of the people of Jiangnan!"

Having said that, Lai Mingcheng bowed deeply, and without waiting for Li Chengping to come back to his senses, he turned around and left.

Looking at the lonely back of this little old man, Li Chengping felt a sudden pain in his nose.

It has been more than ten years since this old man started working in the court, and he has devoted his entire life to the people of the world.

He lived a very poor life. He was penniless and could not even afford a sedan chair.

He could only walk to and from court. If it weren't for the official robe he was wearing, no one would believe that he was a third-rank official in the court.

Thinking of this, Li Chengping decisively turned back. He felt that he must do something for those frugal officials.

(End of this chapter)