Li Mu's legs were almost weak, and he bowed his head and said, "The minister must remember the teachings of the prince." ”

When Li Mu left Jingzhao Yin Mansion, he immediately came to Qi Wangfu.

Dongling Yan was teasing Xiao Shizi at this time, and by the way, he told Lu Qi about his ambitions, and he heard someone outside, and Li Mu, the head of the household, asked to see him.

He was a little unhappy that someone had disturbed his interest, but when he heard Li Mu's name, he went to the front hall to entertain him.

Li Mu was already sweating profusely at this time, he told his son about today's matter, and begged Dongling Yan to help him.

This Li Mu really has a lot to do with Donglin Yan.

He and Concubine Hui's father are old acquaintances, when Dongling Yan was just a prince, he has always stood on Donglinyan's side, and it has not changed over the years.

He firmly believed that Dongling Yan could help him, and Donglin Yan thought for a moment and said, "Since something happened to Lord Li's family, how can this king stand by and watch?" My lord, when I go to court tomorrow, this king will contact several other adults to speak for Lord Li. ”

Li Mu hurriedly bowed his head to Donglin Yan gratefully, but was stopped by Donglin Yan: "This king has received the kindness of adults since he was a child, and adults have always been teachers and friends in this king, how can this king bear the worship of adults?" ”

Li Mu was very moved in his heart, he deeply felt that he had not supported the wrong person over the years, since the king of Qi was a child, Li Mu felt that the king of Qi had great ambitions, and from that time on, he was inspired to assist the prince.

After Li Mu left, Dongling Yan hurriedly wrote to several officials of the Qi King Party, asking them to go to the court tomorrow and be sure to speak for Li Mu.

In fact, many ministers in the court today do not have any opinions, they just blindly follow the general trend, and only need to let a few high-ranking and powerful people come forward, and most people will have a herd mentality.

He had already made a wishful thinking and vowed to protect Li Mu, but he didn't expect that something happened in the court the next day.

On the second day, Chu Nanyue put on her official uniform and went to the court, she expected that something big would happen today, so she had already prepared in advance.

Sure enough, after a period of cumbersome etiquette, Zhang Song stepped forward directly and reported without giving any face: "Your Majesty, the king of Bei'an and the general went to Jingzhao Mansion to report the case, and Li An, the son of the Hubu Shangshu, robbed the people's daughters on the street, and also had a dispute with the king of Bei'an and General Chu. ”

The emperor thought for a moment and looked at Chu Nanyue: "Chu Qing, what Jingzhao Mansion Yin said, but the truth?" ”

Chu Nanyue immediately stepped forward and said, "It's true." ”

At the feet of the Son of Heaven, robbing the people's daughters, which is equivalent to the majesty of the emperor, has been provoked, the emperor has been very unhappy in his heart, but he still did not show it, and said in a deep voice: "When the street robs the people's daughters, let alone be sentenced to ten years, or the son of the household book, the household department is not strictly disciplined, according to my dynasty calendar, it should be the same crime!" ”

As soon as these words came out, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites came out to speak for Li Mu, "Your Majesty, the head of the household department has been an official for so many years, and he has done his best for His Majesty, if he is punished for this matter, I am afraid it will chill the heart of the old minister!" ”

The servants also stood up: "I implore the emperor, for the sake of Lord Li's recent contribution to water control, and deal with it lightly!" ”

The two took the lead first, and then, other officials also immediately stood up to speak for Li Mu, and everyone said a few words, as if Li Mu should not be punished at all.

These people are all Donglin Yan's people, because Donglin Shuo is not there, in the court, Donglin Yan's people are more active.

Li Mu was mixed in the crowd, completely relieved, he didn't ask for much, he just asked King Qi to keep him and his wife and children, even if he was demoted to an official and a half-post, he accepted his fate.

The emperor looked coldly at these high-sounding words that were full of dedication and dedication for His Majesty and the people, and his heart was already furious.

At this time, Chu Nanyue stood up and said word by word: "Your Majesty, the minister is the party to this incident, even if the family of the Hubu Shangshu family saw Weichen and the king of Bei'an, he was still arrogant, which shows that the son of the Hubu Shangshu is lawless on weekdays, and at the feet of the Son of Heaven, he can still be like this, and how much does he see His Majesty in his eyes?" The minister thought that the head of the household was not only a godson, maybe he didn't take His Majesty in his eyes at all! ”

Hearing this, Li Mu immediately shouted that he was wronged: "Your Majesty, the minister is wronged, the minister does have no way to teach his son, but he really did his best for His Majesty, and please let Your Majesty know!" ”

Chu Nanyue sneered: "If Lord Li really puts His Majesty in his eyes, how can he let his son ignore the law and discipline and rob the people's daughters on the street?" ”

Li Mu was ridiculed by Chu Nanyue, and he didn't choose to speak: "Your Majesty, the dog was framed, please Your Majesty to be clear!" ”

These words caused Chu Nanyue's unhappiness: "What does Lord Li mean is that the minister and the king of Bei'an have nothing to do, and deliberately framed Ling Gongzi?" ”

Li Mu was so choked that he couldn't say a word, so he could only sneer: "Weichen didn't mean this. ”

When the emperor saw the controversy below, he was already irritated and looked at his good courtiers! But he still suppressed it in the end and asked Dongling Yan: "What does King Qi think?" ”

Dongling Yan didn't seem to expect the emperor to ask him, but he still answered honestly: "Erchen thinks that the adults are reasonable. ”

Who knew that these words made the emperor furious, he snorted coldly, and pointed to the ministers in front of him: "You people, you don't necessarily do any practical things on weekdays, and forming a party for personal gain is more powerful than the other!" ”

At this time, the Ministry of Rites Shangshu, who was the first to speak, stood up: "Your Majesty, it's really not that Weichen is forming a party for personal gain, but now that the Dujiang River is flooding, if you deal with Lord Li at this time, who should solve the flood of crossing the river, at this juncture, Your Majesty, you can't do it!" ”

"Humph! I don't believe it, I'm a big country, and I don't even have a person who can manage the floods of crossing the river! The emperor angrily threw all the twists and turns on Dongling Yan's face: "Today, above this court, if anyone can manage the flood of crossing the river, he will immediately become the head of the household!" ”

When Li Mu heard this, he fell directly to the ground, he understood, it's over, everything is over......

Hearing the emperor's promise, a young man who had been standing behind Li Mu stood up, and this person was Meng Haoyan, the household servant who had been suppressing Li Mu: "Your Majesty, the minister can take this responsibility!" ”

The emperor squinted, he said so, but the flood of crossing the river can even affect the foundation of the country, and he is not particularly relieved to hand it over to such a young person.

All the adults also spoke one after another: "This, it is not appropriate to hand over the flood crossing to such a completely inexperienced waiter." ”

"Even the head of the household department is very troubled by the flood, how can a young man in his twenties be up to the task!"

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Chu Nanyue heard the discussion above the court, stood up firmly, and said in a sonorous voice: "The minister thinks that the management of the flood should not be judged by age, but by ability, if Lord Meng can prove that he is indeed capable of controlling the flood, the minister thinks that he can take on a heavy responsibility!" ”