Phi-Fic Chapter 23: Prime Minister! You have to take care of your family...
Chapter 23: Prime Minister! You have to take care of your family...
The first place where the imperial edict was issued was the Song family, the prime minister's residence. After Song Pu received the imperial edict, his face became very ugly.
It was a bit of a big fuss that a prime minister was actually reprimanded by the emperor.
Normally, the so-called imperial edict of reprimand was nothing more than the emperor's oral order.
This kind of oral order...is actually not a big deal. At least as the prime minister, he can only submit a memorial to apologize, and the emperor will not really blame him, so everyone can save face.
But the imperial edict...
That has to go through the Secretariat and finally be kept for record, etc.
One is similar to a verbal warning, and the other is similar to a warning punishment, which will be recorded on file.
The most important thing is that although it was just a reprimand, the problem would be different if the imperial edict was used.
Not only did Song Pu have to submit a memorial to apologize, and his words had to be sincere, but he also had to be laughed at by others, especially those who were at odds with him in the court. I'm afraid that those imperial censors in the court... are now writing memorials to accuse him!
Song Pu gave a look to the butler beside him, and the butler covertly stuffed a piece of silver into the sleeve of the eunuch who was delivering the imperial edict.
"Father-in-law, can you tell me what is going on?"
"Oh... Lord Prime Minister, you are so polite!"
The eunuch immediately smiled happily: "Actually, I don't know the whole story very well. I just heard that someone from the Inner Guard reported it, and then His Majesty summoned the Secretary for questioning..."
Gu Jingzhi?
Song Pu's face immediately turned slightly cold.
He hadn't thought of touching this kid these days, simply because of Emperor Xia's favor. But if this kid was really causing trouble and trying to offend the prime minister, then...
The young eunuch didn't notice his expression and continued, "Speaking of which, Your Majesty! You still have to take care of the relatives in this mansion! I heard that the punishment at the Ning Marquis's Mansion is even more severe!"
As he said this, the young eunuch sighed softly, then took his men away from the prime minister's residence.
……
the other side.
Gu Heng, Song Yu and Gu Xiu knelt on the ground, feeling cold in their hands and feet.
He has failed to educate his children properly, used public resources for personal gain, transferred power privately, abused public resources, and disregarded the laws of the court. He is demoted one rank...
His marquisate became an earl.
From the top powerful person in Daxia, he was demoted to an ordinary noble.
Although they are all founding heroes, the value of his title is much inferior to that of other dukes and marquises. Now he has been demoted to an earl again, which basically represents the decline of the once powerful people in Yun State.
The wife was stripped of her imperial decree, and the youngest son was stripped of his official position and will never be employed again...
Looking at the pale Song Yu and the dumbfounded Gu Xiu.
Gu Heng was immediately furious. He stood up and kicked Gu Xiu.
"I'll beat you to death, you prodigal son! You'll just squander the title I've worked so hard to earn my entire life..."
"Who the hell are you? How dare you interfere in the affairs of the imperial court? I'll beat you to death, you beast..."
But within a breath, Gu Heng had already kicked three times. Hearing this sound, even the eunuch who came to announce the decree felt a toothache.
This is not a show, this is a real kick!
Gu Xiu rolled on the ground and screamed, but Gu Heng became even more angry: "How dare you yell at me? If I had known you would become the idiot you are today, I shouldn't have kept you..."
Gu Heng was also extremely angry. This decree of punishment almost destroyed his decades of accumulation.
When Song Yu saw her husband's eldest son, she immediately came to her senses. She rushed over and stood in front of her son.
"Gu Heng, are you going to beat your own son to death?"
Gu Heng looked at him, and when he heard Song Yu calling him by name, his face became even more angry. "Get out of here! Loving mothers often spoil their children. If you hadn't indulged him all the time, how could he have become so useless today?"
When Song Yu heard this, his expression suddenly changed.
"Gu Heng... My father is the prime minister, the head of all officials. How dare you speak to me like that?"
"Gah?"
The middle-aged eunuch didn't care about the toothache. He had heard a long time ago that this Ning Hou... Oh no, it's Ning Bo now... Why the hell does it sound like he's taking advantage?
Should I talk to His Majesty the Emperor and ask him to change Gu Heng's title?
The more the middle-aged eunuch thought about it, the more he felt it made sense, but...
bah bah...
What were you thinking about just now?
Looking at Song Yu's shrewish look, a wave of dead memories attacked his brain.
I've heard that Gu Heng's wife is arrogant and calls her father so-and-so all day long, but I didn't expect she would do the same in front of her own man.
Now that Gu Heng's title has been downgraded, his life will probably be even more difficult in the future.
The eunuch shook his head subconsciously, looked at Gu Heng pitifully, and shouted, "Master Gu, please beat him later! If you hurt him now, you won't be able to give him the caning His Majesty will give you later. I won't be able to explain myself!"
"Gah?"
Gu Heng's feet stopped in mid-air...
Uncle?
Yes, in just one imperial decree, he was demoted from a marquis to an earl, and was also punished with caning...
He suddenly realized that although the emperor did not directly behead or exile him for the sake of the Gu family and the prime minister's residence, a beating with a stick was inevitable.
The middle-aged eunuch brought his men and put Gu Xiu on a bench. Gu Xiu's face turned green with fear.
"Mother! Mother, please save me! My injuries haven't healed yet, I can't stand such a beating!"
Gu Xiu looked at Song Yu miserably. Song Yu couldn't bear it and stuffed the money into the eunuch's sleeve: "Eunuch..."
"Madam, please don't make things difficult for me. This is His Majesty's decree..."
The eunuch in the middle retreated repeatedly and refused to accept the silver note that Song Yu stuffed into his mouth.
He knows exactly what kind of money he can accept and what kind of money he cannot accept.
I have to collect the money today, and I have helped Song Yu to get away with it. I guess my head will be in tatters when I go back.
But if you take the money but don't do the work...
It seems that no one dares to take this person's money and not do the job?
……
The beating was so loud and colorful that Gu Xiu's shrill screams almost spread throughout half of the mansion. A group of maids and servants hid in the backyard and trembled.
They thought that their young master had been punished by the master again.
After the beating was finally over, the middle-aged eunuch wiped the sweat from his forehead.
I thought to myself, at least he was not beaten to death, otherwise this task would be difficult!
To be honest, this kind of job of beating people at their homes is really not easy to do. If you do it well, there is no reward, but if you do it badly, you will lose your head.
The key is that lady, her expression changes from gloomy to bright. Sometimes she looks at Gu Xiu with heartache, and sometimes she looks vicious and gritting her teeth, no one knows what she is thinking.
There were rumors circulating in the palace that this lady was extremely vicious.
It’s better not to provoke her. After all, she is the daughter of the prime minister of the current dynasty. Even though her imperial decree has been taken away, they can’t afford to offend her!
The middle-aged eunuch watched the beatings being completed, and without bothering to be polite, he waved his hand to dismiss the people, then forced a smile and said:
"Master, Madam! This mission is now completed. I must return to report to His Majesty, so I won't bother you any further..."
Having said that, he left in a hurry without waiting for Gu Heng's reaction.