bookrandom Chapter 2197 It’s His Majesty
Chapter 2197 It’s His Majesty
Looking at the monkey-like faces of several people, Chen Changli and Wan Shufang could not help but burst out laughing. The two of them had no worries and did not suppress their laughter, which was clearly heard by several dandy young men.
Several people's faces turned red, and they glared at the two men fiercely: "How dare you! It must be you who did something to make us become like this."
"Gentlemen, please don't talk nonsense since we don't have any evidence. We are not yet able to bear the responsibility for this crime." Wan Shufang spoke calmly with a gentle smile between her eyebrows.
But this made those people even more angry. They pointed at her with trembling hands. Worried that Wan Shufang would be threatened, Chen Changli subconsciously stood in front of her.
He exuded a cold aura that instantly intimidated those young masters.
Several people looked at each other, wanting to leave this hellish place, but unwilling to do so. They could only grit their teeth and say something cruel: "Hmph, just wait for me, I won't let you go."
After saying that, they ran out, but came back not long after, followed by a slightly older man.
Chen Changli recognized that he was the current Shangshu, and immediately became malicious and deliberately blocked the emperor behind himself. This little action was discovered by Wan Shufang, and she couldn't help laughing.
The laughter was heard by the minister and the dandy young master, and they immediately started shouting.
"Do you know who is standing in front of you? This is the current Shangshu Lord, and you dare to laugh!"
"How dare you! You are the ones bullying me..." Shangshu also scolded, but before he could finish his sentence, he saw Wan Shufang looking at him with a strange look.
When he was wondering, Chen Changli suddenly turned sideways, revealing the emperor behind him. The Shangshu recognized who it was and was immediately scared to death.
Looking at the emperor with a stern face and fierce eyes, the minister's knees weakened and he knelt down in fear and begged for mercy: "Your Majesty, your humble servant...your humble servant pays homage to Your Majesty!"
"I didn't know Your Majesty was here just now. I am very rude. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me." As he said this, he immediately kowtowed loudly, and did not dare to stop until his forehead was red and swollen.
This is the emperor. When the emperor is angry, millions of people will die. He just dared to scold the other party. He was simply seeking death. Thinking of this, the newly appointed Shangshu wanted to slap himself a few times.
At the same time, he also hated the bastards who brought him here.
Seeing the Shangshu's resentful eyes, several dandy young men also realized the seriousness of the matter, and hurriedly knelt down and saluted tremblingly.
"Your Majesty, long live my emperor."
Looking at the frightened looks of the crowd, the emperor snorted coldly, his gaze falling on their faces one by one. When his eyes fell on a certain face, he paused slightly, narrowed his eyes, and his expression suddenly darkened.
"Hmph, you're committing violence in the street and committing crimes against your superiors. How can I let you off so easily? Come, drag these people out and give them all thirty strokes of the cane. Hand them over to the Shuntian Prefecture. Their past misdeeds will be thoroughly investigated and punished one by one."
As soon as these words were spoken, the faces of several people changed drastically and they cried and begged for mercy.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please spare my life."
"We didn't mean to do that. We didn't know your Majesty's identity, so that's why we offended..."
"Your Majesty, please spare us this time."
"You rely on your status as an aristocratic family to act recklessly. Do you think ordinary people should be bullied like this?" The emperor scolded coldly, turning to the attendant and saying, "Why don't you go!"
"Yes, Your Majesty."
The attendants acted quickly, dragged several people out, and beat them with thirty sticks in front of the people in the street, making them scream and scream.
Those people were delicate and weak, and soon they fainted. They were dragged to Shuntian Prefecture.
Looking at this tragic scene, Wan Shufang glanced at the emperor thoughtfully and asked softly, "Your Majesty, did you discover anything just now?"
"Well, one of them is Zhao Yue's nephew. Go back to the palace first. I have something to tell you."
Hearing this and looking at the emperor's serious expression, Chen Changli and Wan Shufang said nothing more. They turned around and followed him back to the palace.
The emperor dismissed everyone except a few trusted aides. He then frowned and said, "I just saw Zhao Yue's nephew, and he gave me some clues."
"Zhao Yue is so cunning and bold that he dared to arrest Changli. His nephew is also arrogant and domineering. This is wrong no matter how you look at it. As the commander of the imperial guards, he dare not and cannot do this. Therefore, I suspect that there is another force behind Zhao Yue."
Upon hearing this, Chen Changli and Wan Shufang looked at each other. Seeing the emperor's serious expression, they were about to say something but were interrupted by the emperor.
"Changli, I will now hand this matter over to you. You will continue to investigate secretly. Don't worry, I will arrange for the cooperation of all parties to facilitate your actions."
As he spoke, the emperor also left his personal jade token to Chen Changli. Holding the slightly hot jade token, Chen Changli took a deep breath and also presented the news.
"Your Majesty, we actually went to the Zhao residence a while ago and saw Zhao Yue conspiring with a strange man. I didn't hear what they said, but I only know that they wanted to kill me."
"They want to kill you?" The emperor was shocked, his hand touching his chin in deep thought. "Is their grudge against you personal, or is it because you're standing in someone's way?"
"I suspect the mastermind behind this is related to the corruption case."
After he finished speaking, the emperor narrowed his eyes, as if thinking about something. He turned to the bookcase next to him and took out a dark token from the secret compartment.
On the token was a lifelike dragon painted.
The moment Chen Changli saw the token, his face changed. Just as he was about to refuse, the emperor handed the token to him.
"Your Majesty, you cannot..."
"Changli, I believe you. This token can mobilize the elite secret guards in the capital. Keep it and use it to challenge the Zhao Mansion. I just hope this iron plate is not so hard, otherwise, these secret guards will not be enough."
As he spoke, he shook Chen Changli's hand vigorously, his brows full of urgency. The corruption case concerned the foundation of the country, and he had to be on guard.
Chen Changli and Wan Shufang were also well aware of this. They looked at each other, hesitated for a long time, and finally accepted the token and knelt down to receive the order.
"I will obey your orders and do my utmost to investigate everything and restore peace to Yongzhou City."
"Hurry up, I trust you." He helped the man up himself, saying in a gentle tone, "It's getting late, you should go back first."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
The two men bowed and took their leave. After leaving the palace, Chen Changli handed the dragon-patterned token to Wan Shufang.
"Shufang, this token is very important. I will feel at ease only if I give it to you."
Hearing this, Wan Shufang smiled at him and put the token into the space in front of him: "You can rest assured now, Your Excellency."
"In my space, no one can steal the token."
"Of course I trust you, Madam." Chen Changli smiled faintly and kissed her gently on the forehead, looking at her with gentle and doting eyes.
Wan Shufang blushed instantly and the atmosphere became ambiguous. Looking at her pretty face, Chen Changli's eyes darkened and he leaned over to kiss her tender and tempting lips.