strictlysupreme Chapter 529: Beating Zhu Liji
Chapter 529: Beating Zhu Liji
"These two fence-sitters are so abominable!"
Wu Sansi had a bad premonition and wished he could kill the two brothers immediately in Yunsu Palace.
These two brothers came here completely for him. Making trouble for Xiao Huangmen and Zhu Liji, wasn't that just making trouble for him, Wu Sansi?
Looking back, I gave them gifts several times in order to win them over. Now I think my kindness was in vain.
Only a few years had passed, but he had unknowingly stood behind Li Cunxi, helping Li Cunxi deal with him.
"Think twice. I advise you to keep your mouth shut today."
Wu Youji stood beside Wu Sansi and couldn't help but remind him.
"You farted, didn't you see or hear it?"
"These two guys are going to help that brat Li Cunxi deal with me!"
"I kept my mouth shut, I wish I could kill them all!
Wu Sansi's eyes were filled with anger, and he was very annoyed by the performance of Li Cunxi and others.
He only regretted that he did not kill Li Cunxi in Pengze County, Jiangzhou before Li Cunxi entered the court.
If Li Cunxi had been killed early, perhaps there wouldn't be so many troubles now.
"Have you forgotten what Chengsi did back then?"
Wu Youji frowned and brought Wu Chengsi out to put pressure on Wu Sansi.
Wu Sansi, who was angry, immediately calmed down as if a basin of cold water was poured on him.
He glanced at Wu Chengsi, who was sitting in his original position motionless with a very indifferent expression. The man didn't even look at him, but still gave him a mountain of pressure.
Yes, he remembered that many years ago, when Wu Chengsi first went to court, he was also harassed by the eunuch, and Wu Chengsi beat the eunuch to death.
Wu Chengsi, Wu Chengsi's disciple Li Cunxi, and Li Cunxi's disciple Zhou Bi, all three of them had been bullied by the eunuch.
Regardless of the relationship or the past, it is impossible for Wu Chengsi to remain indifferent to today's scene.
If Wu Sansi dares to defend Zhu Liji in the court later, he will probably be besieged by many ministers immediately.
The Imperial Censor Zong Qinke might even sit on his face and scold him.
"Damn, damn!"
Wu Sansi stamped his feet in anger, thinking that his brother-in-law's life would be in danger.
Soon, the escaped eunuch rushed in again with a proud look on his face, followed by an official with his head held high and a haughty look on his face.
As the two men walked in, they heard the eunuch yelling:
"The eunuch is here. I wonder what you, a mere censor, are going to say about it!"
"I just don't believe you dare to argue with Zhu Guoqi!"
Zhu Liji was obviously a short-sighted guy. He held his head high and chest out, with an expression that showed he looked down on everyone.
"Humph, I want to see who else dares to..."
Before he could finish his words, a court sceptre hit his fat face.
Zong Qinke, who was very angry, raised his imperial hu tablet and hit Zhu Liji again and again.
"I'm fucking your mother, you bitch!"
"Yun Su was openly asking for bribes in the palace, and there was no money given to you as a gift. You forged an imperial decree to prevent the ministers from seeing the emperor. You are truly deceiving your superiors and subordinates, and you deserve to die!"
"It is a great misfortune for us to have such scum as you under the Emperor's feet. I wonder whose influence you, a bastard, rely on to dare to do this!"
"Today I am going to beat you, this filthy dog-head, to death, and let those officials with ill intentions in the court see that we, the Censorate, are not made of clay!"
Zhu Liji was hit more than a dozen times for no reason and became extremely angry.
He covered his face with his hands, fearing that his image would be disfigured, and said angrily:
"I am a Huangmen official appointed by the emperor himself. You dare to hit me? Do you know who I am?"
The Qin guest didn't care and just started beating people with his imperial staff.
Several officials from the Censorate nearby were also not ambiguous. Five or six of them formed a circle and beat Zhu Liji to death.
Zhu Liji was hit on the back of his head and said in pain:
"You bastards, do you know that I am also a royal relative?"
"My brother-in-law is the current Liang Wang Wu Sansi. You beat me up, aren't you afraid that my brother-in-law will cause trouble for you?"
It would have been better if Zhu Liji had not said this. Once he said this, several ministers nearby could no longer bear it and raised the court tablets in their hands and beat him even harder.
"Think carefully, you have a good brother-in-law. Anyone can be a royal relative."
Wu Yizong sneered and simply sat on the ground to watch the show.
He wanted to see how Wu Sansi's situation would end.
No matter what, those old guys in the Censorate will never let that idiot Zhu Liji go.
If these censors were happy, they might even report Wu Sansi and make him look bad.
Today's court meeting, before welcoming the Khitan envoys, will be quite lively. Wu Yizong has already foreseen the result of Wu Sansi being attacked by many people.
It makes me happy just thinking about it.
Wu Sansi in the corner was ashamed. He lowered his head and dared not look at Zhu Liji who was roasting him on the fire.
He was really afraid that he would look at Zhu Liji and then beat the other person to death in Yunsu Palace.
Soon, this farce came to an end.
Zhu Liji was beaten up by a group of people from the Censorate. His face was bruised and swollen like a pig's head. He ignored all etiquette and stood at the door cursing everyone from the Censorate after escaping. When he saw Zong Qinke was about to chase him out and beat him up, he quickly ran away.
Although Zhu Liji ran away, Wu Sansi was still in the Yunsu Palace.
Just now, Zhu Liji didn't even notice that Wu Sansi was in the hall, otherwise he would have gone to Wu Sansi for help. Unexpectedly, he ended up fleeing in embarrassment.
After another cup of tea, Shangguan Wan'er appeared outside the Yunsu Palace, accompanied by Hu Jinghui, the general of the Qianniu Guard who was on duty today.
"His Majesty has ordered all the gentlemen to go to the Linde Hall of Shangyang Palace to attend the court."
Upon hearing this, all the officials left the Yunsu Palace and followed Shangguan Wan'er to the Linde Palace.
Soon, all the officials stood outside the Linde Hall of Shangyang Palace. Following the eunuch's shout, everyone divided into two groups and slowly entered the hall.
On the emperor's left side, Li Cunxi stood in the front, followed by Wu Chengsi, Wu Sansi and others.
On the emperor's right side, Di Renjie stood at the front, followed by Zhang Jianzhi and other powerful officials from the six ministries.
They were all experienced courtiers. After they found their respective seats, Li Cunxi sat on the cushion with his eyes closed as usual.
He did not mention a word about what had just happened in Yunsu Palace and just waited for Wu Zetian to ask the question herself.
Sure enough, after Wu Zetian finished her opening remarks, she turned to Wu Sansi and asked:
"Think carefully, how are you going to explain what happened in Yunsu Palace just now?"
Wu Sansi hurriedly cupped his hands and said in defense:
"Your Majesty, I really don't know about this matter."
"In the past, Zhu Liren accepted bribes and was eventually sent to the Dali Temple by me. How dare I let Zhu Liji do the same now?"
"Although I am stupid, I am not so stupid as to forget about food and beatings."
"I hope Your Majesty will look into this matter carefully and give me justice."