Chapter 439: The Pure-hearted Minister is Hot (20)
There were more and more people around, and Lin Yuqing stepped forward to protect Sang Tian behind him.
Just as he was about to defend himself, Sang Tian's voice came from behind him: "Husband, you misunderstood just now. That person just wanted me to see other hairpins and didn't do anything to me."
Sang Tian's voice was not loud, but the people who surrounded them could hear it clearly.
Lin Yuqing wanted to say something to defend himself but in the end he couldn't. As a great general defending the country, what did it matter if he killed someone?
Aren’t these unruly people who have surrounded him now only able to survive because of him fighting?
Thinking of this, Lin Yuqing suddenly felt emboldened and didn't want to explain at all. He pulled Sang Tian and was about to leave, but the people obviously didn't want to let him go.
The people rushed forward to block the way and shouted loudly: "Killing someone means paying with your life."
For a moment, the situation began to develop in an uncontrollable direction. No matter how shocking Lin Yuqing's shouts were, the people would not give him a way out.
Soon the noise here attracted the patrolling guards. When they saw it was Lin Yuqing, they were stunned for a moment but still politely invited him to have tea.
The people cursed Lin Yuqing without caring about anything, and some even wanted to rush up and punch Lin Yuqing twice, but they were stopped in time by the guards.
This incident was so serious that the emperor knew about it in less than a day.
Many officials in the court had long been fed up with Lin Yuqing's condescending attitude, and now that they had finally caught this opportunity, they began to frantically pull him down.
Lin Yuqing looked coldly at the group of people who had flattered him in the past but were now stabbing him in the back.
The emperor highly values Lin Yuqing, but this incident has caused public outrage. If it is not handled well, his prestige as an emperor in the hearts of the people will probably be reduced.
Without waiting for the emperor to speak, Ju Yuzhu stood up and began to speak for Lin Yuqing.
Ju Yuzhu is now different from the past. He is now a popular figure around the emperor.
The officials present were a little puzzled. They didn't understand why Ju Yuzhu, who had never been competitive before, suddenly started working hard.
Whenever the emperor had something to do, he was always the first one to come out, regardless of the consequences.
He is no longer as cold and indifferent as before and does not talk to other colleagues. Now Ju Yuzhu not only has a good relationship with the emperor, but people in the court also think that he is a good person.
"Your Majesty, General Lin has fought for the country for many years and his crime does not deserve death. If the general is punished, it will discourage other soldiers. In my opinion, he should be demoted, his fiefdom and the tiger talisman should be taken back to give the people an explanation."
Seeing the attitude of the court officials today, Lin Yuqing thought he was doomed to die, but he didn't expect Ju Yuzhu to stand up and speak for him.
Lin Yuqing didn't say anything but his eyes were full of emotion when he looked at Ju Yuzhu.
Originally, the emperor didn't know how to punish Lin Yuqing without offending him and at the same time calming the anger of the people. Ju Yuzhu's words just happened to solve his problem.
After Ju Yuzhu made the proposal, no other official stood up to oppose it.
The emperor demoted Lin Yuqing to the Dali Temple as the warden, and the news soon reached the general's mansion.
Without giving Bai Lian a chance to digest the situation, a group of palace guards rushed into the general's mansion and took away all the general's belongings, including the plaque hanging on the door of the mansion.
Bai Lian was a little anxious. She grabbed one of the guards who was moving things and wanted to ask for clarification, but the other party just looked at her coldly and shook off her hand.
Sang Tian stood quietly not far away and watched this scene.