NFBE Chapter 182 Longkodo, you are so outrageous!
Chapter 182 Longkodo, you are so outrageous!
Chapter 182 Longkodo, you are so outrageous!
Early the next morning, just as the emperor sat down in the Qianqing Palace, an imperial censor reported to the emperor that the concubine of the Tong family, Longkodo, was talking nonsense. At the gate of Prince Chenyuan's mansion, she kept saying that she was Prince Chenyuan's Ekechu and wanted to deal with the servants of the prince's mansion beyond the rules.
The censor's evidence was conclusive, and Kangxi's face turned dark in an instant. This was not the first time that Longkodo was impeached because of the concubine issue. Kangxi had also found Tong Guowei before, and even Concubine Tong in the palace had reprimanded him, but Longkodo was like a piece of meat on the chopping block. He admitted his mistake on the spot and continued to pamper Li Si'er afterwards.
Upon seeing this, Liang Jiugong quickly said, "If you have something to report, please stand up. If not, please dismiss the court." At the same time, when other ministers had nothing to report, he invited Lord Tong Guowei and Longkodo into the side hall. Of course, Yinreng also followed them in.
Seeing that Kangxi was unhappy and wanted to resolve the matter privately, everyone tacitly left the Qianqing Palace. Some people might say that the censors were not the stubborn ones. Didn't they say that if the emperor didn't investigate on the spot, they would investigate thoroughly?
But that depends on the situation. The censors are human beings, not steel pillars. If they were to bang their heads against the pillars every day for the slightest thing, how many of them would stay? Besides, anyone with a discerning eye could see that the emperor wanted to hide this scandal and didn't want others to see his mother's family as a laughing stock. So why didn't they withdraw immediately?
If you insist on dying to give advice at this critical juncture, it is not loyalty or integrity, but stupidity and lack of understanding.
In the side hall, after everyone had left, Kangxi threw the teacup in front of Longkodo and said, "Kneel down!"
With a thud, Longkodo knelt down in front of Kangxi, and Tong Guowei followed suit. Kangxi's eyes flickered when he saw Yinreng standing by, but he didn't say anything to stop him.
Tong Guowei had a bad feeling in his heart. This kid of his was not going to escape today. If he was directly scolded or demoted, it meant that the emperor was not angry, but just mad at him for not fighting back. However, this kind of silence, just asking him to kneel down without any other reaction was the most serious.
Yinreng stood aside calmly, not saying a word, as if he were a motionless, thoughtless pillar, and ignored the look Tong Guowei gave him.
What are you thinking? You insulted me and you still want me to forgive you generously. Even if you are the emperor's mother's family, it is unreasonable. What's more, that is only the emperor's mother's family. What does it have to do with me? I don't care about the Hesheli family, let alone the Tong family of the Eighth Route Army.
Yinreng knew the reason. The reason why the Tong family targeted him was, firstly, revenge for him winning over Yinzhen and causing them to lose the strong support of Empress Xiaoyi's legitimate son.
Secondly, the Tong family borrowed a lot of money during the tax case. If they hadn't sold off a lot of assets, they would have been held accountable by the emperor. They seemed to have sought intercession from Yinzhen, but he flatly refused. Now I think that was when the Tong family hated him.
Thirdly, this can be considered as a token of my allegiance to Yinsi. You see, you want the position of crown prince and are dissatisfied with Yinreng's position in the emperor's heart. Now I come to slap you in the face on the most glorious day after he was deposed. Are you satisfied with this token of my allegiance?
After a while, seeing that Yinreng had no intention of speaking, Tong Guowei kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive Longkodo this time. He was blinded by lust and blinded by what he heard. He fell into the trap of the harem and agreed to let the concubine come to the banquet."
But I can guarantee that what the concubine said was definitely not instigated by Longkodo. It must have been that bitch's own decision. I will deal with that bitch directly when I return, and then bring Longkodo to the palace to apologize in person."
After hearing Tong Guowei's words, Kangxi's expression eased a little. He knew what kind of character Longkodo was. Although he was usually impulsive, being able to become his favorite cousin and become a second-rank official at such a young age was not something that could be achieved by just being the third master of the Tong family.
As for the fact that he regarded himself as the uncle, he still believed this, but it was definitely not Longkodo who ordered the concubine to break into Prince Chenyuan's mansion and punish the servants beyond the rules.
Kangxi: "Alright, since you've already recognized your mistakes, then let's make a big deal out of it. Execute that woman when you get home, and Longkodo will go to the Prince's Mansion to apologize. Also, don't call yourself the prince's uncle in the future. If you do it again, I won't protect you."
After saying this, Kangxi looked at Yinreng, hoping to hear his agreement. Yinreng had no expression on his face, but he was secretly counting in his heart, "three, two, one..."
Longkodo: "Your Majesty, please don't. Please have mercy on me. Si'er didn't mean to do that. She just wanted to go to the banquet and see the new things at the palace banquet. Besides, there was nothing wrong with what she said before. She is the elder of the princess. What's the big deal about teaching a few servants a lesson? If they don't obey, just beat them to death."
A slight smile appeared on Yinreng's lips. He knew that Longkodo could not help himself. You know, in his previous life, Li Si'er turned Longkodo's wife into a human pig and abused his legitimate son Yue Xing'a into a poor little thing, but Longkodo never dared to touch a hair of Li Si'er.
Later, Longkodo brought Li Si'er to the banquet at the fourth brother's mansion openly, and directly announced to the outside world that she was the third wife of the Tong family. The censor impeached her at the time, but the matter was soon resolved by the emperor. What was the final result?
Not only was Li Si'er safe, she also completely controlled Longkodo's harem, and her son Yuzhu, born to Longkodo, eventually became the heir to the title.
Of course, after the fourth prince ascended the throne, Li Si'er was sentenced to death together with Longkodo because of his greed for money and his instigation of Longkodo to sell official positions and titles. But that is a story for later. In the current situation, Yinreng felt that he could add fuel to the fire.
Yinreng: "She is just a lowly concubine. I heard she was born in a brothel. Only Longkodo considers such a woman as a sweetheart. According to my suggestion, just execute her directly, and this matter will be forgiven. Longkodo was deceived. I can understand..."
Before Yinreng could finish his words, Longkodo stood up and rushed to Yinreng, raised his fist and hit Yinreng directly in the face. Yinreng was soon staggered by the blow, and one of his eyes swelled up at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Then, Liang Jiugong on the side exclaimed, "Your Majesty!"
Longkodo was very fast. By the time they reacted, he had already smacked Yinreng several times, saying, "Sorry for your bad mouth. I said you can't touch my woman, no one can do that, let alone you, a deposed prince!"
At this time, Yinreng also started to fight back, and for a while the two men were fighting fiercely in the entire side hall.
"Enough! Longkodo, you are so outrageous!"