Daming King of Punishment

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"Just now, I arrested Lord Xiaohou and Marquis Ding'an." Song Wuya took a deep breath and said.

"You arrested Master Hou? Then this is not a trivial matter. How do you plan to deal with it?" Situ Wen was also taken aback when she heard that. She also knew very well that this matter was not the first one can be compared.

"I have already sent the guards to report to the Holy One, let's see how the Holy One decides. This matter has fallen on my head, and there is nothing I can do. But how to deal with it, I am not sure. If you make a decision rashly, it may be very dangerous. It will cause a lot of trouble, so I still ask the Holy One for instructions."

"Huh!" Situ Wen breathed a sigh of relief when he heard him say this: "It's okay. I didn't say you, you are too reckless. This is the capital, and it's no different than other places, where the emperor is far away There is no way to control you. There are many princes and nobles here, some can be provoked and some cannot be provoked. I heard from my uncle that although many of the founding heroes have no power now, they still have some saints bestowed by the former emperor. Things. I’m afraid these things are no worse than the gold medal the emperor bestows upon you.”

"Yeah! I'm also worried about this, so I didn't do anything out of the ordinary." Song Wuya nodded and said, "Of course, I'm not afraid of them. I just don't want to embarrass the Holy One. There are simply too many of them."

"Well! Those are your enemies, and it's fine to trip you up. For those who have nothing to do with you, please let them go if they can." Situ Wen persuaded.

She also knew Song Wuya's principles of doing things, so she didn't turn a blind eye, but said this sentence.

Song Wuya nodded, expressing his agreement with Situ Wen's words.

In the evening, the imperial guards who went to the palace finally returned.

Song Wuya, who had been waiting anxiously for a long time, immediately asked about the situation.

"How? What does the Holy Majesty say?"

"Your Majesty said, it all depends on Master Song's will. This Marquis Ding'an is not a close person in His Majesty's heart. He has made many mistakes in the past, but because his father is Ding Guogong, he didn't take care of him. How is he? Today's matter is not a small matter, and it happens to teach him a lesson."

"If that's the case, then I'll understand. I'll ask for the holy will in the court tomorrow morning."

The emperor's words were very clear, and he also wanted to suppress this Marquis of Ding'an.It's a coincidence that he finally committed such a thing.

With the words of the emperor, Song Wuya felt at ease, and went to bed early with peace of mind after eating.

Early the next morning, I arrived at the court hall.The emperor had just arrived after all the officials, when a report came from outside the palace gate.

"Report to Your Majesty, Lord Dingguo, please see me."

"Dingguo Gong?" Upon hearing this name, Song Wuya's head grew dizzy.

This Duke Ding is none other than the father of Marquis Ding An yesterday.If I come here today, I am afraid that I will ask the emperor for someone.

But the emperor didn't seem to be too surprised by this, but was very calm, presumably he had already expected such an event.

Naturally, the emperor couldn't let Ding Guogong wait outside, so he had to say: "Xuan"

"Duke Xuanding has an audience!"

Not long after, a senile old man came to the court hall tremblingly leaning on a cane.

Seeing the emperor, the Dingguo Duke did not kneel down, but bowed and saluted.

"Give a seat."

Seeing Duke Ding sitting down, the emperor asked, "I don't know why Duke Ding came here at this early morning?"

"Your Majesty, haven't you noticed that there is one person missing in the court today?" Duke Ding looked at the emperor and said calmly.

The emperor raised his head and looked around and said: "It is true that there are fewer people, it seems that Ding'an Hou is no longer among them!"

"That's right, my son was arrested yesterday by the magistrate of Fengyang Prefecture, so he is absent today. The old minister came here to go to court on his behalf." Duke Ding said without changing his expression.

Upon hearing this, Song Wuya knew that the old Duke Ding was by no means comparable to his son and grandson.He is a scheming guy, his words are enough to tell.

Ding Guogong fought with the first emperor to open up this country, now the former emperor is gone, and Ding Guogong is also old.Counting the past, how many of the founding heroes can survive.He can live to this day, there must be his excellence in dealing with people.

Just like today, in this court, opening your mouth is not bluntly speaking about what happened yesterday.Instead, he sent the words to the emperor with a pretext.

At this moment, when the emperor heard these words, he couldn't ignore them without asking any questions, so he naturally wanted to ask.

"Oh? There is such a thing?" The emperor really put on a surprised expression, and looked up at Song Wuya: "Song Aiqing, you arrested Shangguan Aiqing's son the day before yesterday, why did you capture Marquis Ding'an yesterday? You, the prefect of Fengyang, are too lawless, right? If you don’t give me a reasonable explanation today, I will never forgive you lightly!”

Song Wuya bowed and nodded: "My lord, this matter is not caused by my ministers. Yesterday, a farmer outside the city with his head covered in blood came to report the crime, claiming that the son of Marquis Ding'an, also known as the Young Marquis, beat him up. He was seriously injured, and if I hadn't asked someone to treat him in time, I'm afraid he would have died. Originally, I had done Ding'an a great favor, otherwise the young prince would have been sued for his life. The emperor broke the law and committed the same crime as the common people, so naturally I can't Sit back and ignore it. The young master made compensation on the spot. Although there was no intention of apologizing, the farmer who reported to the official accepted the compensation. The cause of this incident was that the young master chose him to support his family for some unknown reason. The arable land that the old and the young depend on for survival has to be bought at five times the price. However, there are no suitable apprentices around Fengyang Mansion, so the farmer is worried that the family will have no food, so he is unwilling to sell. Xiaohou However, the master has a tough attitude and insisted on buying it by force, so he asked someone to transport the stones and occupy his land. This is how the young master hurt people."

"I wanted to reconcile this so that the matter could be dropped. However, the young master refused and even uttered wild words that he wanted to kill me. As an official of the court, I must not be underestimated by others, so I beat him dozens of times." Ban, take him into custody for the time being. Not long after this incident, Marquis Ding'an led his soldiers and broke into the court with his sword in hand, and even stabbed at the minister with a sword. Not anymore. Originally, I planned to report this matter to the Holy Majesty, but I didn't expect Duke Ding to come, but the first minister brought up this matter one step at a time."

"Oh? So it sounds like it's really not your fault." The emperor nodded immediately after hearing this, and then looked at Dingguogong and said, "Dingguo Gong, you heard it too, it's really inappropriate for Marquis Ding'an to do this. What do you say?" How do I deal with this?"

"Your Majesty, the old minister came here this time to replace his son, not to let the Holy Majesty give the old minister an explanation. The old minister does not have that kind of thought, nor does he dare to have that kind of thought." Ding Guogong still said indifferently, as if he came today Coming here is really not for this matter.

The emperor looked at him and nodded and said: "Dong Guogong followed the previous emperor to conquer the country. If there were no Ding Guogong and those heroes who founded Dayue Jiangshan, there would be no emperor like me today. Naturally, I can't help but think of Ding Guogong. Meritorious service. Marquis of Ding'an who brought soldiers and swords into the court will be punished as a felony, deprived of his title of Marquis of Ding'an, and suspended from the position of minister of the Ministry of War. For his meritorious deeds, he will be fined to stay at home for a year to contemplate his mistakes, and he will not be allowed to leave the house for a year."

Ding Guogong came here, naturally to give him an explanation. After the emperor pronounced the sentence, he looked at Ding Guogong and said, "Come here, convey my will, and send Ding Guogong back to the mansion."

Having said this, Duke Ding probably wouldn't say anything.

"Thank you, the old minister, for your kindness. The old minister's unfilial grandson has done such unreasonable things. The old minister must discipline him well. As for the seizure of other people's land, the veteran will definitely solve the matter himself, so that the farmer will not suffer any loss." Ding Guo The Duke got up, raised his head and said to the emperor: "Speaking of which, that unfilial grandson is also thinking of the old minister. The old minister's original ancestral home was not in this Fengyang mansion, but it took root after following the first emperor to conquer the country. Here. Now that the old minister is getting old, it is time to make some preparations for what will happen after his death. That piece of land was chosen by his grandson for the old minister's cemetery. It was only because he acted recklessly when he was young that he caused trouble. Now The old minister has already bought the land from another place and exchanged it with the farmer, and the exchange is still five times the price."

Chapter 857 It's a big deal

Chapter 857 is deep in public opinion

Seeing that the emperor wanted him to go back, Duke Ding said this.

Song Wuya couldn't help but admire the old man, coming to the court, every word he said had already been calculated.It seems that here today, what the emperor wants to say and how to say it, he has already expected it.

Before leaving, the emperor had no choice but to give him face for the method he proposed.

"I really didn't expect such a thing to happen." The emperor smiled wryly and faced Song Wuya: "Song Aiqing, did you hear what Duke Ding said just now? Let's deal with this matter according to what Duke Ding said."

"I obey the order!" Song Wuya bowed and nodded.

Now, what can he do.However, as long as this matter can be dealt with properly and the farmer will not suffer any losses, then it will be considered complete.

At the end of the morning, Song Wuya turned around and was about to leave.But the ministers behind him suddenly swarmed and gathered beside him.

"Master Song, today's style is completely different from yours in the past! I thought that Duke Ding would be ashamed today, but I didn't expect that Master Song didn't even dare to fart from the beginning to the end, so let him Duke Ding gave this matter to him?"

The first one to speak was naturally Zhu Yuanlong, he wished to see Song Wuya's deflated look, so he was full of cynicism at this moment.

And Shangguan Feihong, who was humiliated by Song Wuya, did not forget to ridicule Song Wuya at this moment.

"In the past, Mr. Song was stern and selfless, and he didn't even give me the face of a first-rank official. I thought Mr. Song was upright, and he was serious about personal relationships! Seeing you today, Mr. Song turned out to be nothing more than that. It seems that he is also a master who bullies the weak and fears the hard. , as long as there is no Holy Majesty to help you speak, Mr. Song will not be at all majestic. This is like that...how do you say that word."

"Bullying the weak and fearing the strong, the fox pretends to be the tiger's power, and the dog takes advantage of others."

Shangguan Feihong deliberately showed off, and a minister at the side immediately continued.

These three words are used to describe Song Wuya, but it can be regarded as scolding Song Wuya for being flawless.

"Haha! That's right, that's exactly the case. Once this dog loses the care of its owner, it doesn't even dare to bark indiscriminately!"

There was a burst of laughter all around, and all the officials ridiculed Song Wuya to the extreme.