Chapter 201: Confrontation in the Imperial Study
Translator: 549690339
The warden stepped forward and opened the door.
Zhou Xuewen was calm. Although he was in jail, he didn’t panic at all. He was
Grand Secretary Cui’s man. As long as he didn’t confess, the Supreme Court wouldn’t be able to do anything to him. He could only be imprisoned for the time being. Feeling proud, he jumped down from the bed and patted the prison uniform on his body. Then, he stretched out his hands. His hands were handcuffed. He raised his head and said arrogantly, “Open the lock!”
Duan Jinchou looked at them with pity, like a clown jumping up and down. Even now, he still didn’t recognize the reality. If he wanted to let him go, why would he let them come? Mobilize a large force? At the very least, it was someone from Grand Secretary Cui’s faction.
He retracted his gaze and looked at the prison head. He was only here to deliver a message. He could just leave the murder to the prison head. After the matter was investigated by the higher-ups, he could just push him out. He said coldly, Send him on his way!
The warden was stunned. He pointed at himself and asked in panic,”Lord, Lord, aren’t you making things difficult for me?”
“How did I make things difficult for you? Everything was done according to the rules. The order was given by Lord Tianji, and the procedure had been completed. Was it wrong?”
He changed the topic. If he delayed any longer and waited for Grand Secretary Cui’s men to arrive, he wouldn’t have the chance to kill him. “Hurry up and do
Zhou Xuewen panicked. His body trembled and he almost fell to the ground. When he came back to his senses, he shouted, “The abuse of justice! Aren’t you afraid that the higher-ups will hold you accountable for killing an official of the imperial court?”
“It’s not that I want to kill you! It was Grand Secretary Cui who wanted to kill you!”
He kicked the prison guard to the ground and pressed on again. “Hurry up!”
Zhou Xuewen lost his voice and shouted crazily, “”This is impossible! Grand Elder Cui won’t kill me, it must be you! I want to see Grand Secretary Cui.”
He used all his strength to rush outside, wanting to escape from this place.
As soon as he arrived, he was kicked to the ground.
The jailer was under a lot of pressure when he met the cold gaze of the lord. Even though he knew that he should not act, he remembered that the procedure was legal and the memorial was handed over by the Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets. If he did not act soon, he would be the one in trouble. He stood up from the ground and drew the punishment knife at his waist. He walked towards the lord with a murderous aura. Zhou Xuewen glared at him and scolded, “How dare you!”
Whoosh!
The punishment blade slashed down with a huge cold light towards his head. At this moment, an angry roar came from outside, “Stop!”
But it was too late!
The punishment blade fell, and under Zhou Xuewen’s unwilling gaze, he beheaded him and sent him on his way.
Plop!
The knife fell to the ground, and the jailer fell to the ground in fear. He panicked and felt as if the sky was falling.
At this moment, Grand Secretary Cui’s men arrived with a group of people.
They glared at Zhou Xuewen, who had been dismembered, and shouted at Duan Jinchou’s men,””Who told you to do it?”
“The memorial sent by the Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets ordered my lord to immediately send Zhou Xuewen on his way.”
“You…!”
Duan Jinchou ignored him and ordered with his hands behind his back,””Let’s
He left with his men.
Seeing that they had left, the man felt helpless. He was angry and rushed over, but he was still too late. Zhou Xuewen had already been killed. He looked at the trembling prison head and was burning with anger. He rushed forward and kicked him a few times to vent his anger. He hurriedly brought his men back to report.
The Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets.
In the main hall.
Grand Elder Cui looked at Pei Caicai, who was sitting across from him, expressionlessly. They were separated by a table. He had sent He Wenxuan out just now, and Pei Caicai had come with a pile of useless memorials for him to read!
Usually.
They had used all kinds of methods to get him to send the memorial over, but they did not even pay attention to him and treated his words like wind!
Even though the Tianji Pavilion held a higher position than the other six departments and had more authority, it was still harder than ascending to the heavens to take them down! Unless there was an order from the Xia Emperor, or Pei Cai was caught committing a crime, then he could be taken down.
Otherwise, the minister would ignore you and go against you. At most, he would control them a little, block them in various procedures, and then embarrass them in the imperial court.
Other than that, there was no hard damage.
Under normal circumstances, no minister would do such a thing. Once he offended the pavilion elder, it would be several times more difficult for the other party to stop him from entering the pavilion.
Before Grand Elder Cui had pushed He Wenxuan out, their relationship hadn’t been this tense. However, when he tried to get He Wenxuan into the Secret Pavilion and cut off Pei Caihua’s path to the top, their relationship deteriorated. He used all kinds of tricks and fought with Pei Caihua. Both sides had their own victories, but Grand Elder Cui had the advantage of his status and was able to suppress him.
He didn’t expect him to be so ruthless this time. He actually wanted to use the Crown Prince’s people to cut off one of his arms. If Pei Caicai succeeded, it would be a fatal blow to his prestige!
Pei Caihua held the teacup and gently swung the lid. He leisurely took a sip and did not raise his head.”ls Grand Elder Cui too old to hold a pen? I’ve sent the memorial over for half a day, but you didn’t move at all.”
Grand Elder Cui wasn’t angry. He smiled and stroked his beard.’”‘Time and tide wait for no man. Unlike young people like you, who are capable and charge ahead for decades. It’s been hard on you.”
Footsteps came from outside. A subordinate walked in quickly and stopped in front of Grand Secretary Cui. He glanced at Pei Caicai and saw that the latter was standing there like a sticky candy. He leaned over to Grand Secretary Cui’s ear and covered his face with his palm. He lowered his voice and told him about the situation at the Scholar Hall..