Chapter 54 Wet your pants
"Oh?" The emperor did not get angry this time. Instead, he asked with great interest, "Did she slander you?"
"Yes!" Du Ming said excitedly, "My Cheng Xiu is the most well-behaved child. He has been a filial and good child since he was young. Everyone in the neighborhood likes him. He is even smarter when he grows up. Who wouldn't say that my Cheng Xiu is kind and soft-hearted? This woman must have been ruthless and now she wants to shirk the blame!"
Ye Qiongying: ???
No, that thing is not a good thing at first glance, right? And good? It is a question whether he has a conscience!
Without waiting for Ye Qiongying to refute, the emperor sitting on the throne had already thrown down several memorials:
"Being obedient and filial? Kind and soft-hearted?
People say that Prime Minister Du, you dote on your young son to the point of almost indulgence. Now it seems that you are even worse than that!
The Guaiqiao you are talking about is the Guaiqiao who set fire to houses in the suburbs, leaving ten families homeless and causing heavy casualties?
The kindness you are talking about, is it the kindness of joining your friends in bullying unmarried girls, robbing women, insulting and killing them, and then asking you, the prime minister's biological father, to pay compensation with money to atone for the crimes?
Prime Minister Du, why didn’t I realize before that you have this ability?
Isn't that how you praised me before?"
The emperor touched his chin, as if he was really worried about his image.
Du Ming was terrified.
The letter thrown in front of him was not aimed at him and did not hurt him at all.
But the content above was so shocking that every word made him tremble all over.
The memorial records all the major and minor events that happened to the Du family over the years.
Although his other son and daughter are mediocre, they have no bad habits. They grew up and started families in ordinary ways and do not have a strong sense of existence.
But his youngest son Du Chengxiu was different. It can be clearly seen from the memorial that when he was a child, Du Chengxiu designed to lure and kill neighbors' pets and maliciously destroyed neighbors' houses.
We were young at that time, and our lethality had not yet reached its peak. Although there were constant problems, no one was actually killed.
But from that time on, Prime Minister Du never taught his son a lesson. Instead, he indulged him in making mistakes step by step, and used his power to solve these small problems for him.
After all, he was the prime minister of the current dynasty and had always had a good reputation outside. In addition, the family disturbed by Du Chengxiu did not suffer any murder or lawsuit, so it was not a big deal. Prime Minister Du personally came to the door to apologize and compensate, and the matter was over.
So, these things didn't become a big deal.
However, this approach only emboldened Du Chengxiu's arrogance.
After realizing that nothing would happen to him no matter what he did, Du Chengxiu's character became more and more perverse, and he was even more cruel than the tyrant in the palace.
He and his group of bad friends are a nuisance to the capital.
As they get older, the mistakes they make turn into more serious crimes.
No matter whether it is a woman or a girl, as long as they take a fancy to her and her family has no background, tragedy will surely happen.
The people whose women were insulted wanted to seek justice. Fortunately, they met Prime Minister Du. They were able to save their lives, get some compensation, and start a new life elsewhere.
Unfortunately, they fell into Du Chengxiu's hands and the whole family lost their lives.
And if someone is stubborn and refuses to take advantage of the situation to settle the matter, Prime Minister Du, who appears to be a decent person, will take action and completely eliminate the problem.
It can be said that these memorials are the murder books of the Du family father and son.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty... Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."
No matter how eloquent Du Ming was, he didn't know how to refute the evidence.
He knew that the emperor had a team of secret guards who were very effective in collecting information.
The fact that these evidences could be thrown to us by the emperor means that they must be verifiable.
If he dared to lie and refute, he would be beheaded the next moment for "deceiving the emperor".
Du Ming loves his son, but he also cherishes his own life.
At this moment, he had forgotten that the murderer of his son was right next to him. All he was thinking about was how to distance himself from these things.
"Okay, this case is very clear. Miss Ye was wrong to kill someone, but Du Chengxiu was the first to offend. The main responsibility does not lie with Miss Ye.
So... the Ye family started from a border town, right?
Since the accident between Lord Ye and his son, the situation in the border town has also changed.
Since you are a member of the Ye family, Miss Ye... then I will punish you by making you leave the capital for a border town within three days, start as a sergeant, and serve well in the army!
As long as the border is not peaceful and military achievements are not up to standard, you, Miss Ye, will not be able to return to Beijing."
Du Ming was stunned.
what happened?
Your Majesty, didn't you throw those things out to punish him?
Why does it sound like they are trying to help him kill Ye Qiongying?
Yes.
In Du Ming's opinion, this order was no different from asking for Ye Qiongying's life.
Ye Qiongying was a member of the Ye family, but she was just a woman, and an abandoned woman who had been married and divorced. What kind of ability could she have? There was no comparison between her and her father and brother.
What's more, the head of the Ye family and others have been dead for three years. Even if the Ye family has connections, after three years, their control over the border town will not be as strong as before.
Ye Qiongying, a woman, did not do logistics work there, but joined the army as a centurion.
Du Ming knew that there were a bunch of rough men in the army, and it was impossible for them to be lenient with Ye Qiongying just out of sympathy for her.
How could a good ending come for a woman like her if she joined the army?
Could it be that…there is no explanation for His Majesty’s previous behavior, and he is actually still on his side?
Before Du Ming could be happy, the emperor on the dragon throne had already announced his new decree:
“The problem of the eldest daughter of the Ye family has been solved, now it’s your turn.
Du Ming, as the prime minister, you condoned your own son to commit murder and insult women. Over the years, you used your power to cover up your crimes and deceived your superiors and subordinates. Not only did you commit the crime of murder, but you also deceived the emperor and humiliated the people. The main culprit, Du Chengxiu, died easily and cannot be resurrected to be punished.
If you don't teach your son well, you should bear the blame of your father.
Du Ming, dismissed from his post as prime minister, thrown into the prison, sentenced to exile in three days. It just so happens that the newly appointed chief, Miss Ye, will escort him to the border town!
The descendants of the Du family were not allowed to take the imperial examinations, serve as officials in the court, or marry into the families of officials, royal families, and people with titles, otherwise the families of the in-laws would be guilty of the same crime as the Du family.
Okay, let’s do it!”
Du Ming's eyes widened, his body went limp, and he collapsed to the ground.
It suddenly felt hot down there.
It turned out that he had just drunk too much tea, and due to the stimulation, he finally couldn't hold it in and suffered urinary incontinence.
How...how could this happen...
He is old and exiled to a border town. He doesn't even know if he can survive the journey.
Even if he went to the border town, as an exiled criminal, he would be treated worse than Ye Qiongying, a female chief.
In the past few years without the Ye family, neighboring countries outside the border have been ready to make a move. Even if he can survive the hard days on the road, he will become cannon fodder on the battlefield.
Compared to Ye Qiongying, he is more like going to the border town to die!