noffsinger Chapter 585 Feeling sorry for the Empress
Chapter 585 Feeling sorry for the Empress
Chapter 585 Feeling sorry for the Empress
Although Wang Wenzhou withdrew his troops, he also ordered the people of Hanshan to defend Hanshan.
As soon as Wang Wenzhou issued the mobilization order, the people of Hanshan immediately sprang into action. Now, almost everyone in Hanshan practices martial arts, and the people of Dangtu County were directly driven away by the mobilized people of Hanshan.
At this time, Jiang Ming, the prefect of Hezhou, also arrived in Hanshan.
Although Wang Wenzhou did not interfere in the political affairs of Hezhou, his influence there was considerable. When Wang Wenzhou was imprisoned, Zhang Jiao raised an army, and Jiang Ming was imprisoned by his subordinates for attempting to suppress it.
Jiang Ming followed Sheng Liang to visit Wang Wenzhou.
Upon seeing Wang Wenzhou, Jiang Ming quickly cupped his hands in greeting and said respectfully, "Jiang Ming, Prefect of Hanshan, greets Lord Wang."
Wang Wenzhou hugged Empress Zhou and kissed her, then said with a smile, "Xiao Jiang, you're a little late. Kneel down."
Jiang Ming was furious. "I am an official of the imperial court, and you, Wang Wenzhou, you mad dog, are just a commoner now, yet you dare to shamelessly make me kneel down... Wait... Mad dog Wang Wenzhou, the girl you're holding looks so familiar! Holy crap!"
Jiang Ming knelt down with a thud, not daring to raise his head, completely terrified. "Your Majesty, you wouldn't kill me to keep this a secret, would you?"
At this time, Li Decheng, the prefect of Hanshan, came to confront Wang Wenzhou and demand an explanation.
As soon as Li Decheng entered the room, he said in an unfriendly tone, "You audacious Wang Wenzhou, you've bewitched the people... Hmm..."
Li Decheng was also terrified when he saw Empress Zhou. He knelt down with a thud and subconsciously said, "Li Decheng, Prefect of Hanshan, pays his respects to the Empress..."
"Slap!" Jiang Ming slapped Li Hechen on the back and whispered, "Shut up! What are you talking about? Are you trying to get yourself killed?"
Upon hearing this, Li Decheng turned pale. That's right! That mad dog Wang Wenzhou was actually kissing and touching the Empress! Good heavens! Are these adulterers plotting to usurp the throne?
"Alas..." Empress Zhou sighed. The royal family's reputation is ruined, and my reputation is also finished.
Wang Wenzhou said with a smile, "Gentlemen, don't be so polite, please get up!"
"Cough cough..." Jiang Ming coughed a few times, then thought that it was wrong of him to kneel before Wang Wenzhou! He should get up. As he stood up and looked up, he saw that the mad dog Wang Wenzhou's hand seemed to be inside the empress's clothes.
Jiang Ming broke out in a cold sweat. "Mad dog Wang Wenzhou, how dare he do this to the Empress in front of me! I'm sure I'll be silenced!"
Li Decheng also stood up. He saw the affair between Wang Wenzhou and Empress Zhou and could no longer restrain himself.
Li Decheng flew into a rage, pointing at Wang Wenzhou and cursing, "Mad dog Wang Wenzhou, you...you have no respect for your sovereign and father, you...you...I'll fight you to the death!"
Just as Li Decheng was about to rush forward, Sheng Liang kicked him to the ground.
Wang Wenzhou cursed and said, "Old Li, are you a mad dog? What did I ever do to you?"
"You...you..." Li De pointed and gestured, too angry to speak.
Jiang Ming helped Li Decheng up and took the opportunity to whisper, "Brother Li, let it go. We'll both be silenced today. To leave with a whole corpse, you shouldn't make a fuss! Mad dog Wang Wenzhou is so blatant, there's no point in us saying anything more, we'll only suffer physical pain."
Empress Zhou thought about it and realized that even if she were shameless, the royal family still had to maintain its dignity, and the emperor also had to maintain his dignity!
Thinking of this, Empress Zhou said, "Greetings, Your Excellencies. I am Xi Shi, the newly arrived courtesan of Chunfeng Pavilion. The manager sent me here to serve Lord Wang."
Li Meibao was completely confused. What did that mean? She looked at Wang Wenzhou and asked softly, "Husband, I don't understand what my sister is saying?"
Wang Wenzhou laughed and said, "It's normal that you don't understand; she's speaking in code!"
Secret language? Li Meibao looked at Empress Zhou and then at Wang Wenzhou, completely bewildered. She really couldn't understand it.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Ming and Li Decheng immediately understood. The Empress compared herself to Xi Shi, the Emperor was Goujian, who endured hardship and humiliation, and Wang Wenzhou, this mad dog, was King Fuchai of Wu. One was the prefect of Hanshan, and the other was the prefect of Hezhou; they knew best what Wang Wenzhou had done in Hanshan.
It turns out that the Empress endured this humiliation for the sake of the country and the Ming Dynasty, allowing Wang Wenzhou to act so frivolously! When will these two people feel sorry for Zhu Youjian and Empress Zhou? This couple has had it so tough. To save the people of the Ming Dynasty from war, the Emperor and Empress were able to sacrifice so much. They are truly admirable!
Li Decheng quickly cupped his hands in greeting and said respectfully, "Miss Xi Shi... um..."
Li Decheng wanted to say, "Miss Xi Shi, I'm sorry you had to suffer this," but he swallowed the words back.
Jiang Ming thought for a moment and said solemnly, "Today, Lord Li and I came to discuss state affairs with Wang Wenzhou. We did not see anything else."
"Pfft!" Wang Wenzhou burst out laughing. He hugged Empress Zhou and kissed her, whispering, "Don't worry, sister-in-law, those two bastards won't say a word, even if it's for their own sake!"
"Alas..." Empress Zhou sighed. What a tragedy! She was probably the most wronged empress in thousands of years.
Wang Wenzhou spoke up, "Are you two aware of the conflict between the people of Hanshan and the people of Dangtu County?"
Jiang Ming nodded and quickly said, "That's exactly why I've come."
Li Decheng quickly said, "Wang Wenzhou, you..."
Li Decheng thought for a moment and realized that this was not right. The Empress had already humbled herself to allow Wang Wenzhou to act frivolously, so he should be even more understanding of the Emperor's good intentions and not provoke Wang Wenzhou.
Thinking of this, Li Decheng quickly changed his words and said, "Lord Wang, how do you intend to handle this matter?"
Wang Wenzhou cursed and said, "That bastard Niu Dalei has no good intentions. Is this what a county magistrate should do? He just hates me because I'm handsome! So, to vent his personal anger, he incited the people of Hanshan to smash, loot, and vandalize! Jiang Ming, Niu Dalei is the county magistrate under your jurisdiction. What do you think should be done with him?"
Jiang Ming thought for a moment and said, "Wang Wenzhou, you mad dog, Niu Dalei did go a bit too far, but you were the one who started this. The people of Hanshan have already benefited, and the people of Dangtu have all been driven away. Are you still going to keep pushing your luck?"
Empress Zhou spoke up, "I unfortunately witnessed the people of Dangtu committing a crime on the spot, it was truly terrifying! Niu Dalei, as the magistrate, saw the people committing a crime but did nothing about it. I think such a person is not worthy of being the magistrate of Dangtu."
Since the Empress had already issued an imperial decree, Jiang Ming hurriedly said, "Your Highness, I also feel that Niu Dalei handled the matter improperly and neglected his duties. I will immediately send someone to escort him to the capital and hand him over to the three judicial departments for trial."
Wang Wenzhou smiled slightly and said, "The culprits cannot be spared, and the accomplices should not be let off either, right? Those rioters in Dangtu County are really outrageous. I think it is best if Lord Li orders that the yamen runners from Hanshan be sent to arrest them and send them to the labor camp for labor reform."
Li Decheng shook his head with a wry smile. "Mad dog Wang Wenzhou, you've gone too far! You don't even spare the common people who don't know the truth!" He secretly glanced at Empress Zhou, only to see her nod slightly. Helpless, Li Decheng could only agree. Even if he disagreed, he couldn't command the yamen runners of Hanshan.
Wang Wenzhou stood up with his arm around Empress Zhou and said, "Now that we've finished discussing this, let's go to the scene together to handle this matter."
"Yes!" Li Decheng and Jiang Ming could only nod in agreement. The Empress hadn't said anything else, so how could they refuse?