novelden Chapter 112 Impeachment by Officials, the Prince's Predicament
Chapter 112 Impeachment by Officials, the Prince's Predicament
"Since Your Highness has said so, I, as an official, will naturally obey Your Highness's orders. One hundred taels of silver will settle the matter here!"
The man spoke with a smug look on his face, and just as he reached out for the silver, Yang Ling smiled calmly.
"As you know, I've traveled a long way back to the capital, so I don't have much money on me. However, I have an excellent relationship with the Crown Prince, so you can ask him for this money!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the official was dumbfounded. Wasn't this clearly an attempt to extort him?
"Your Highness, what are you..."
The officer was furious. Wasn't this making a fool of him? But just as he was feeling indignant, he saw Yang Ling pull out a pistol and point it at his head.
"Either you go to the Crown Prince and ask for money, or you don't say a word. Do you know that the weapon in my hand can kill you in the blink of an eye!"
Yang Ling spoke slowly, and the officer looked at the dark gun barrel in front of him, his forehead slightly sweating.
"Your Highness, spare me! I was wrong! This never happened..."
As the official spoke, he scrambled and crawled away into the distance.
When Changqing saw this, he smiled slightly. It had to be the Ninth Prince; he really liked this kind of personality.
"Thank you for your help today, Your Highness. If there is anything you need me to do in the future, please don't hesitate to ask!"
Upon hearing this compliment, Yang Ling smiled slightly, patted the other person on the shoulder, and looked at them earnestly.
"Since you've put it that way, I'll naturally look after you in the future. But you should think carefully: following me means going through fire and water!"
Upon hearing this and seeing the other person's wicked smile, Changqing suddenly had a bad feeling.
Before he could even speak, Yang Ling walked into the post station.
"Could it be that the Ninth Prince is truly as rumored, destined for great things?"
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Meanwhile, in the palace, Emperor Liang held a memorial in his hand, looking at the words impeaching Yang Ling, and his face showed some displeasure.
The head eunuch standing nearby felt somewhat helpless. Why couldn't these officials understand the situation? Why did they have to impeach the Ninth Prince at this time? Weren't they just gambling with themselves?
"Go and fetch the Minister of Rites for me!"
Emperor Liang sounded extremely displeased.
"Yes!"
The head eunuch responded and left the imperial study.
A moment later, Xu Chenglin, the Minister of Rites, entered the Imperial Study. However, his mood was extremely complicated. The matter of the Ninth Prince had already caused a great stir throughout the city. Wasn't his arrival at this time...?
No matter how much Xu Chenglin thought about it, he could only grit his teeth and walk upwards with no other choice.
"I pay my respects to Your Majesty!"
"Get up. Do you know why I summoned you?"
As Xu Chenglin listened to Emperor Liang's words, he naturally knew what the other party wanted to ask.
Xu Chenglin understood the situation perfectly well, but he could only pretend to be confused.
"I don't know!"
When Xu Chenglin said he didn't know, Emperor Liang narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at him with some displeasure.
"I ask you, do you know how many people in Chaozhou have impeached the Ninth Prince?"
"Your Majesty, I am in charge of the Ministry of Rites, so naturally I am unaware of this matter."
Xu Chenglin was fully aware of the matter, but he dared not show it in front of Emperor Liang.
"This matter concerns the dignity and prestige of my Great Liang Kingdom. If this matter is not handled properly, where will I put my face?"
When Emperor Liang spoke, there was a hint of anger in his voice.
Seeing this, Xu Chenglin was helpless and secretly lamented his predicament.
"Your Majesty, now that the impeachment memorial has reached your hands, you must already have a plan in mind. I would never dare to speculate on Your Majesty's intentions!"
Upon hearing Xu Chenglin's words, Emperor Liang's face showed some displeasure.
"I have my own plans for this matter, but you also bear some responsibility. I heard that you arranged for the Ninth Prince to stay at an abandoned post station. Do you think that's the right thing to do?"
Upon hearing this, Xu Chenglin looked up helplessly, his face full of bitterness.
"Your Majesty, I am truly powerless to help in this matter. This is the Crown Prince..."
At this point, Xu Chenglin suddenly realized he had said something wrong and quickly shut his mouth.
Hearing this, Emperor Liang was even more dissatisfied. He knew perfectly well whose arrangement this was, but what could he say?
"Okay, you go down first!"
Emperor Liang waved helplessly, signaling Xu Chenglin to leave. Seeing this, Xu Chenglin sighed and turned to walk out of the imperial study.
Meanwhile, in the post station, Changqing stood respectfully next to Yang Ling, his face carrying a hint of flattery.
"Your Highness, look how much I've helped you, shouldn't you..."
Upon hearing Changqing's words, Yang Ling naturally understood what the other party wanted to say, smiled slightly, and looked at him.
"Don't worry, I will never forget you in the future!"
Upon hearing Yang Ling's words, Chang Qing quickly spoke up.
"Then thank you, Your Highness!"
Yang Ling looked at that smiling face and smiled slightly.
Seeing that Yang Ling had agreed, Changqing quickly asked for more information.
"Your Highness, now that we've done what we've done, aren't you worried about what those princes will think when they hear about it...?"
Hearing Changqing's words, Yang Ling nodded slightly. He had asked Changqing to deliberately spread the news before. Now, apart from his second brother who was not in the capital, the other princes were probably already getting restless.
"I want to see them jump around; otherwise, it's too boring to just stay so bland and uneventful."
Yang Ling spoke with a playful expression.
Changqing was also helpless when he heard this. This Ninth Prince seemed to be a bit unserious, but he was actually quite cunning.
"Your Highness, are you really not worried at all?"
Yang Ling smiled as she looked at the other person's somewhat worried expression.
"Go and prepare some food for me. I'm starving after all this commotion this morning!"
Changqing felt slightly embarrassed when he heard Yang Ling say that she was hungry.
"Well... Your Highness, you don't know this, but this post station has nothing at all, as for food..."
Hearing this, Yang Ling frowned.
"Such a large post station, and you're telling me you have nothing? What am I supposed to eat then?"
Seeing Yang Ling's dissatisfied expression, Chang Qing felt helpless. This place used to be an abandoned post station, and although it is now empty, there is nothing to eat inside.
"How about this, Your Highness? I'll go out and find you some food. You can rest here for a while."
Yang Ling frowned slightly as she listened to Chang Qing's words, but still nodded.