flstandardbreds Chapter 155 Bright Moon
Chapter 155 Bright Moon
Forgiveness?
What sin can be forgiven?
Emperor Zhou frowned, eager to know the truth, and asked, "What is going on?"
So Xu Zhiqing told the Emperor of Zhou everything. Because the plague and flood occurred almost at the same time, Lin Junchen and Xu Zhiqing were also appointed to go to the two places for disaster relief at the same time.
The two people met on the road by chance and walked together for a while.
When they passed through the mountainous area, they were kidnapped by bandits on the mountain. After the local government learned the news, they quickly went up the mountain to rescue them. After they were rescued, they went their separate ways. Only after they separated did Xu Zhiqing realize that they had taken the wrong dispatch documents. At this time, the two had been separated for several days.
At that time, the disasters in both places were very urgent. In order to avoid delays in dealing with the disasters, Xu Zhiqing simply took the documents for going to Beijing to accompany Lin Junchen to take up his post.
At the same time, Lin Ying also sent a pigeon letter to Lin Junchen, asking him to take up his post in Lingquan Village as soon as possible.
The two of them changed places.
"Your Majesty, we had to take emergency measures. The flood in the capital was already extremely serious. The government offices in the capital were not doing a good job in disaster relief, and the victims were complaining. In order not to waste time, we had to resort to this desperate measure. I hope Your Majesty will forgive us!" Xu Zhiqing said with his head down.
Is there such a thing?
Emperor Zhou frowned and asked, "So, you have been accompanying the capital the whole time, and you are also the one who is in charge of disaster relief in the capital?"
"Exactly."
Emperor Zhou turned to look at Lin Junchen again: "Did you actually go to Lingquan Village? Was it you who brought the plague in Lingquan Village under control?"
"Yes." Lin Junchen replied, "When I first arrived in Lingquan Village, the plague had already spread severely in the village and the situation was extremely serious. I led the villagers to isolate the patients, bury the livestock, and look for antidote drugs. I accidentally contracted the plague. Fortunately, Lingquan Village found an ancient prescription for curing the plague. I tried the medicine on myself and my condition improved. Then I distributed the medicine to the whole village and the plague was brought under control."
After hearing what both sides said, Emperor Zhou felt that the situation on both sides was extremely serious. If he insisted on exchanging the wrong document, it would probably delay it for another ten days, with disastrous consequences.
Fortunately, both sides have the situation under control now.
Judging from the results, he also felt that changing documents was not a big deal.
When Emperor Zhou thought of this, he silently breathed a sigh of relief.
"Please forgive me, Your Majesty!" Xu Zhiqing and Lin Junchen said together.
"Forget it." Emperor Zhou said calmly, "In the face of a major disaster, we should not dwell on these minor details. Besides, the situation on both sides has been brought under control, so we will not pursue this matter further."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." They both said at the same time.
After Xu Zhiqing finished speaking, he silently looked up at Tang Wanru.
Tang Wanru blinked curiously and continued, "That's strange. Since you, my cousin, didn't go to Peijing at all, how could there be evidence that you gathered disaster victims to enter the capital? Where did the evidence come from?"
When Emperor Zhou heard this, he immediately remembered this incident. His eyebrows turned and he immediately looked at Crown Prince Zhou Huangquan.
The prince stared at Lin Junchen. He had never expected that Lin Junchen would not go to the capital. He was planning to harm others, but now he was being plotted against. What was going on?
"Crown Prince?" Emperor Zhou asked coldly, "Since Lin Junchen never went to Peijing, where did you get the evidence of his rebellion?"
"I..." For a moment, Zhou Huangquan's mind went blank!
Emperor Zhou narrowed his eyes and suddenly said angrily: "Prince, what crime should you be punished for slandering an official appointed by the court?!"
Zhou Huangquan was frightened and immediately kowtowed and said, "Father, I don't know what went wrong. Someone secretly gave me evidence that Lin Junchen was gathering disaster victims to revolt. I felt that rebellion was a big deal and I would rather make a wrong judgment than let him go. So I arrested Lin Junchen without any explanation."
Zhou Huangquan's brain was working rapidly.
He said: "Now that it has been proven that I was wrong, I have nothing to say. I am willing to be punished. But in the final analysis, I am also doing this for my father and the court."
He rolled his eyes and said, "The General's Mansion has been entrenched for many years, its power is stable, and it is deeply loved by the people. If there is really a traitor, what can be done? Although this time I was deceived and arrested the wrong person, if I encounter the same thing in the future, I will take the initiative. Father, rebellion is a heinous act, and there must be no tolerance. Please understand!"
These words confused Lin Yunsong. Was he still suspecting that they had ulterior motives? He asked, "Prince, what do you mean?"
"Your Majesty!" Lin Yunsong immediately looked at Emperor Zhou, "The General's Mansion is loyal..."
"Forget it." Unexpectedly, Emperor Zhou interrupted him.
The General's Mansion was so glorious and they always mentioned the late emperor, which was a threat to Emperor Zhou. It would be a good idea to teach them a lesson through this incident, so that they would know their place.
And the current master.
Thinking of this, Emperor Zhou was silent for a moment, and said to Zhou Huangquan: "You are also confused. Do you dare to believe the evidence that comes out of nowhere?"
Zhou Huangquan was stunned when he heard this, and immediately replied: "Your son, your son is also loyal, so..."
"No need to say more." Emperor Zhou said, "Go back and contemplate this matter carefully for a month."
"Also, you should investigate who gave you this false evidence. Don't let this happen again."
Zhou Huangquan was delighted when he heard this, and immediately bowed his head and replied: "Yes! Father!"
"Your Majesty!" Lin Yunsong didn't expect that the prince would be let off like this. They were being slandered.
Emperor Zhou looked at him and said, "Yunsong, although Junchen violated the rules and changed the documents this time, fortunately he did not commit a serious mistake. I will not pursue it any further. I will still reward him for the plague in Lingquan Village."
Without waiting for Lin Yunsong to speak, Emperor Zhou continued to look at Lin Junchen and said, "Junchen, you are young and promising. I am very pleased. You must help me solve problems in the future."
Lin Junchen raised his scarred face and looked at Emperor Zhou, then nodded slowly.
Emperor Zhou said nothing more and turned and left.
When Zhou Huangquan saw him leave, he turned around and raised the corner of his mouth provocatively towards Lin Yunsong and Lin Junchen, snorted smugly, and left.
Lin Yunsong looked at Emperor Zhou's back.
He sighed softly and shook his head with a sneer.
This is really the case: I wanted to shine my heart on the bright moon, but the bright moon only shines on the ditch!