I am a commoner, but I will lead the empress to unify the world

evening.

The front of the palace was particularly lively.

Almost all the prominent officials in the capital came.

All officials of the fifth rank and above, and dignitaries of the rank of earl and above are eligible to attend the birthday banquet and celebrate for His Majesty.

The square in front of the palace was filled with all kinds of festive lanterns, and many glazed decorations were hung on the palace walls. Round tables were placed in the square, filled with fruits, snacks and drinks.

At the innermost position, there is a high dragon throne, and under the dragon throne there is a small chair and table on the left side.

Usually, there are also chairs on the right side, one for the queen and the other for the prince.

But His Majesty did not have a crown prince yet, so only the queen's table was set up.

So who is the "Queen"? It's self-evident.

There was an endless stream of carriages at the gate of the palace. They stopped far away, and then people started to get off the carriages and enter the palace one after another.

Palace guards stood at the door to maintain order.

"Get out of the way! Everyone in front of you get out of the way! Don't be so blind!"

The carriages were all lined up. Suddenly, a carriage came rushing towards them on the imperial road from the west, knocking down many people and finally hitting a carriage.

The carriage in front was rear-ended and overturned on the ground. The carriage behind was fine, but the two horses were kneeling on the ground with their necks drooping, as if they were broken.

At this time, everyone around glared at the carriage, denouncing it for being rude and unreasonable.

Suddenly, the carriage curtain opened and a man who looked like a fat pig got out.

When the people around saw that it was Prince Rong, they were immediately frightened and dared not say a word.

They all lowered their heads and kept silent, not daring to breathe.

Prince Rong's eyes were gloomy. He glanced at his horse, then snatched the horseman's whip and looked around and asked coldly,

"Just now, who said that this king was unreasonable and overbearing?"

Everyone around stepped back, and no one dared to step forward and say a word.

In the past, Prince Rong had great power. It was no exaggeration to say that he had absolute power over the government and the country. Even the prime minister and the general had to show him respect.

Now that Prince Rong has the support of Prince Nan, his power is even greater. Who dares to offend him?

Seeing that no one dared to say anything, Prince Rong snorted complacently and then walked to the front.

In the carriage in front was an official in his fifties, neither big nor small in the capital, and belonged to Prince Gong's faction.

The man had just gotten off the car when he saw Prince Rong walking towards him with a whip in his hand. He was so frightened that he immediately knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.

"Your Majesty, please spare me, Your Majesty, please spare me. My groom didn't know you were right behind us."

Prince Rong didn't listen to his explanation and whipped him directly. The official took the whip and didn't dare to dodge. He could only kneel on the ground and beg for mercy.

Prince Rong cursed angrily,

"You don't know? You don't know that you can walk in the middle of the road? A small official like you is not qualified to ride in a carriage in the middle of the road? You should walk here, walk close to the wall, and kneel down when you see a carriage, do you understand?"

"I understand. I will definitely keep this in mind and never do it again. Never again!"

The official screamed in pain, but Prince Rong's whip continued to whip his face and body.

"You dogs! It's all because of you that this imperial road is so congested. It's such a spacious and good road, but it's all occupied by you country dogs. Do you think you deserve to walk on the main road?

Are you worthy? ! "

Prince Rong's insults reached the ears of the surrounding officials, and they all felt a sense of empathy.

They are also high-ranking officials. The common people would kowtow to them when they see them, but in Prince Rong's mouth, they are not even worthy of walking and have become dogs.

This is so humiliating.

Moreover, that official was from Prince Gong's faction. Beating that official in the street, wasn't that a slap in the face of Prince Gong?

In fact, Prince Rong's behavior was not just because of his arrogant nature, nor was it just a desire to slap Prince Gong in the face.

The Imperial Road belongs to the streets of the capital, and its public security is under the control of the public security military.

Who is the Grand Commandant of the Security Army?

He just wanted to slap the face of the captain of the security army and let that guy named Shen Changgong see that he was so arrogant and domineering, what could he do to him?

If Shen Changgong doesn't come, he will be considered a coward and will be impeached by officials for inaction. If he comes, it will be a good opportunity to give him a warning.

He wanted to use his arrogance to intimidate other officials and tell them that he now has the support of the King of the South and has great power in the court. You all should be obedient, keep your tails between your legs, and know how to do things and how to stand in line.

Sure enough, not far away outside the palace gate, the Grand Commandant Shen Changgong, wearing light armor, walked over with a team of security forces.

This was the first time that Shen Changgong wore his Grand Commandant's armor in public. Previously, he either wore casual clothes or official robes.

At this moment, the shiny light armor he was wearing, coupled with his slender figure with broad shoulders and narrow waist, and his unparalleled handsome face, made him look even more heroic and heroic.

"stop!"

Shen Changgong shouted loudly, walked forward, stood beside the two of them, and asked coldly,

"What's going on? Why are they beating people up in the streets on this day of universal celebration? Do they have no respect for the law?"

Prince Rong snorted coldly and pointed at the official on the ground and said,

"Let him speak."

The official said quickly,

"It was my damned carriage that blocked the way for the prince's carriage, causing the prince's horse to be killed and frightening the prince. The prince is teaching me how to drive in a civilized manner, teaching me how to be courteous and orderly in the future. The prince means well, and I am deeply grateful for his teaching. All my mistakes are my fault."

Everyone around was silent. Prince Rong looked at Shen Changgong smugly. His expression was as arrogant as it could be, as if the words "What can you do to me" were written on his face.

He felt that Shen Changgong had been very honest in recent days and had not caused him any trouble because Shen Changgong was afraid of King Nan and did not dare to cause trouble again, so he kept a low profile.

Now, he not only wanted to see Shen Changgong's expression when he was unable to do anything to him, but also wanted to humiliate Shen Changgong severely.

Prince Rong said with a sinister sneer,

"Captain Shen, this official killed my horse and frightened me. Tell me, what should we do with him?"

Shen Changgong ignored him and said to the official,

"My question just now was for Prince Rong, not for you. I have other questions for you."

"Shen... Lord Shen, what's your problem?"

"My question is, how many times did he whip you just now?"

"what?"

The officials were stunned.

Today, Prince Gong’s Mansion issued an order that no one on their side is allowed to provoke Prince Rong. He really doesn’t dare to provoke him.

He was really afraid that Shen Changgong would also whip Prince Rong.

"You don't remember, right? Let me help you remember, Prince Rong. I whipped you a full twenty times."