Nine dragons fight for the throne, I don't want to sit on this throne

The meeting in the hall was eventually interrupted when Huangfu Gao fainted from anger.

But everyone knows that this is just the beginning.

The two sides have already torn their faces apart and even brought the matter to the table. There is absolutely no room for reconciliation in the future.

What Chu Ning did in Bingzhou not only offended Bingzhou, but also offended all the aristocratic families.

By doing this, Bingzhou completely weakened the voice of the aristocratic families in Bingzhou, which was something the aristocratic families could not tolerate.

Even if Chu Ning was not captured in the first meeting in the hall, everyone knew that the wealthy families would launch a second and third wave of attacks.

As long as Chu Ning does not fall, the attacks from the aristocratic families will not stop!

Of course Chu Ning understood this, and after leaving the palace, he stopped Ling Haoran who was about to return to the Ministry of Justice.

"Your Highness the King of Chu." Ling Haoran bowed.

Chu Ning raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and said calmly: "Lord Ling, I will go back to the Ministry of Justice with you, and take your people to the Ministry of Revenue to arrest him!"

Go to the Ministry of Revenue to get someone?

Ling Haoran was stunned for a moment.

The confrontation between the two sides in the hall today was so fierce. Chen Guowei has already asked the aristocratic families to take action, but the King of Chu actually wants to take action against the Ministry of Revenue?

Does the King of Chu really want to make a big deal out of this?

Thinking of this, Ling Haoran showed a look of surprise on his face: "Your Highness, it is not appropriate to take action against the Ministry of Revenue at this moment."

The two sides have come to this point. If they continue to confront each other, the situation will only become more and more serious, which is not a good thing for the Great Chu Dynasty.

Chen Guowei has the support of the wealthy and powerful families. If he goes to the Ministry of Revenue to arrest people now, it will definitely completely anger the wealthy and powerful families.

But Chu Ning chuckled and said, "Lord Ling, as the Minister of Justice, what are your duties?"

Ling Haoran's face straightened: "The Ministry of Justice is in charge of the punishment of the whole country, to support the emperor and correct the people."

"All the appropriateness of the severity of laws and regulations, the credibility of hearing and judging, the appropriateness of pardons and slowness, and the amount of fines and recovery of corruption and loans should be reported to the Ministry by each department."

"The ministers and their subordinates shall make decisions, report major matters to the emperor, and carry out minor matters, in order to quell the crimes of the state!"

"very good!"

Chu Ning raised his lips slightly: "Since Lord Ling knows what the responsibility of the Ministry of Justice is, then take your people with me to the Ministry of Revenue. I already have evidence that some officials in the Ministry of Revenue have taken bribes and perverted the law."

After saying this, Chu Ning jumped on his horse and headed straight for the Ministry of Justice.

Ling Haoran hesitated for a moment, but ultimately did not send anyone to report to the emperor. Instead, he immediately mounted his horse and chased after him.

As an official of the Great Chu, although he did not want the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Revenue to fight each other, the situation would be different if the King of Chu had evidence.

As the Minister of Justice, it is my duty and I cannot refuse.

What's more, the emperor also wanted to clean up the Ministry of Revenue. Even if the wealthy families took action at this moment, the emperor did not order to stop the cleansing of the Ministry of Revenue.

Besides, the emperor is worried about Huangfu Gao's condition at the moment and probably has no time to take care of this matter.

The King of Chu must have grasped this point, which is why he chose to take action against the Ministry of Revenue at this moment.

Ling Haoran sighed. Although he had some doubts about Chu Ning's character, he had to admire Chu Ning's vision and courage.

Soon, the two men arrived at the Ministry of Justice, counted the people, and went straight to the Ministry of Revenue.

……

Ministry of Revenue, in the lobby.

Chen Guowei returned to the Ministry of Revenue with a gloomy face. The hall was filled with officials from the Ministry of Revenue standing on both sides. There were two chairs at the head, with two people sitting on them.

One of them was Liu Shouren, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and the man opposite him was Xie Shan, another Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.

This Xie Shan was none other than the Xie family of Bingzhou, and he was Xie Yuwei's uncle.

Chen Guowei glanced at everyone and finally set his sights on Liu Shouren.

"Lord Liu, why didn't you join us in identifying the King of Chu in the court today?"

Chen Guowei will not let go of Chu Ning's men.

The King of Chu has arrested so many people from the Ministry of Revenue, but he is still so arrogant in the court today, so let's take action against Liu Shouren.

Chen Guowei had no way to deal with the powerful Chu Ning, but as the Minister of Finance, he still had a way to deal with Liu Shouren!

Since Chu Ning has torn his face, there is no need to give Chu Ning face. Let's take down Liu Shouren first today!

Facing his superior's questioning, Liu Shouren remained calm and said calmly: "Sir Chen, just because you have a good relationship with the noble families doesn't mean that I have a good relationship with them.

Just because you want to stand up for the noble families doesn't mean that I have the same idea as you. As for the affairs of Bingzhou, I think the Ministry of Revenue can completely ignore them.

That is the land of the King of Chu. Why should our Ministry of Revenue interfere? Less trouble is worse than more trouble, my lords, don't you think so? "

As he spoke, Liu Shouren looked at the other officials.

But facing Liu Shouren's gaze, all the officials of the Ministry of Revenue lowered their heads and did not dare to look at him.

Everyone knows that Liu Shouren is the King of Chu's man. Now the Ministry of Revenue and the King of Chu are at loggerheads. Who would dare to stand on Chu Ning's side?

Although the King of Chu is a prince and has made many military achievements, the Ministry of Revenue is under the control of Chen Guowei, who is their immediate superior!

The county magistrate is not as good as the current manager. No one dares to offend his immediate superior.

What's more, most of them have the support of aristocratic families behind them, so how could they possibly stab the aristocratic families at this moment?

For a moment, the entire lobby was extremely quiet.

Among dozens of officials from the Ministry of Revenue, not one stood up to speak for Liu Shouren.

Sitting in the main seat, Chen Guowei looked at the scene with a sneer on his face, with a hint of murderous intent at the corner of his mouth.

"Master Liu, do you want to fight against so many of us by yourself?"

Liu Shouren still looked calm: "Why do you say that, Lord Chen? I am just expressing my own ideas. Does it mean that my ideas are different from yours and I am against you?"

Facing the Minister of Revenue, Liu Shouren, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, was not afraid at all.

And this is the confidence brought by the King of Chu!

Chen Guowei's face darkened.

In front of so many people, a mere minister dared to contradict me again and again. This is simply outrageous.

But this is what I want!

"very good!"

Chen Guowei stood up slowly and sneered, "As a subordinate, you are committing crimes against your superiors and repeatedly contradicting them. This is clearly a contempt for the court!

Come, take him down and punish him fifty times!"

If an ordinary person is beaten with the stick thirty times, he will almost become paralyzed on one side of his body.

Fifty heavy punishments are simply meant to beat people to death!

Even Liu Shouren did not expect that Chen Guowei would actually want to kill him, and his face turned ugly.

Looking at the Ministry of Revenue runners rushing in, Liu Shouren snorted coldly, stood up suddenly, and said in a cold voice:

"You dare to kill me, aren't you afraid of His Majesty's punishment?"

Chen Guowei raised his lips slightly and smiled coldly: "I didn't say I would kill you, I just want to punish you with fifty sticks!

Of course, if Lord Liu doesn't want to suffer this physical pain, then tell him everything you know about the King of Chu!

As long as you show your sincerity and get on the same boat with us, we will all be family from now on!"

Liu Shouren reacted.

It turns out that this person's purpose was to incite me to rebel!