Du Ruhui and the seven High Dukes stared at each other and fell silent again.
Du He held his forehead and was conflicted. Should he enter now? Although he knew that after the seven dukes came, he could not hide what happened in the morning court, but his father Du Ruhui's attitude was so subtle that he could not understand.
"Xuanling, I have been an official with you for many years. I hope you won't lie to me.”
Inside the room, Du Ru coughed a few times and slowly sat on the edge of the bed. His turbid old eyes flickered with a bright light as he stared at Fang Xuanling and asked with a solemn expression,"Let me ask you, what happened in the morning court today?”
"Sigh, since things have come to this, I'll be straightforward.”
Fang Xuanling sighed and recounted what had happened in the morning court.
" In the court today, Du He, as an Imperial Censor, said that he had something to report to His Majesty. Wei Zheng felt that he did not follow the rules of the court, so he stepped forward to scold him. In the end, Du He first accused Wei Zheng of being disrespectful, His Majesty shielded Wei Zheng, and Du He accused His Majesty of blocking the audience. In the end, Du He said that His Majesty and Wei Zheng were speechless. His Majesty ordered Wei Zheng to be beaten twenty times. At the same time, he agreed with this second accusation, so he fasted for a day as punishment for his mistake.”
"Your Majesty is so generous."
Du Ruhui heaved a sigh of relief, and a forced smile appeared on his old face."If it was the previous Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, I'm afraid that my Du family's lives would be lost. I hope that my colleagues will not take my words to heart. I did not know the reason beforehand, so we are talking about different things.”
"Of course!"
"Brother Keming, we won't take it to heart!”
The seven High Dukes hurriedly nodded. They were really afraid that Du Ruhui would vomit blood and die after hearing this news. At that time, Du He would have to fight them to the death. This was the reason why they had come this time to be cautious. However, they did not expect that they were not on the same channel at all, causing them to spill the beans.
Everyone secretly pondered. Originally, they had come together this time to build a good relationship with the Du residence. Now, if they were Du He, they would probably hate them for a lifetime.
Fortunately, Du He wasn't here!
The seven High Dukes looked at each other and rejoiced.
She had to think of a way. She couldn't stay outside all the time. Du He stood outside the door and eavesdropped. When she heard the conversation inside, she couldn't help but pat her forehead. She muttered in her heart, but she couldn't go in now. Otherwise, things would get out of hand.
"Fellow colleagues, this old man has a request!”
At this moment, Du Ruhui suddenly dragged his sick body with a solemn expression. He stood up shakily and bowed to everyone. His voice was filled with fatigue, but he said firmly,
"Today, all of you have come to the Du residence together. I know why you have come. We have been officials in the court for many years. On the account that we are colleagues, please let my son go. My son is only fourteen years old. He contradicted His Majesty in the court because I have not taught him well over the years. You have come to arrest him under the imperial edict. I can understand your difficulties, but I would like to ask you to plead for mercy on behalf of my son. If His Majesty feels that he has lost face, I am willing to take the blame for my son with my life. Please!"
At the end of his sentence, Du Ruhui raised his head. His pale face was covered in tears as he sobbed silently. His turbid eyes were filled with pleading as he looked at the seven High Dukes.
Outside the door, Du He's eyes were red. He felt as if his heart had been tightly clenched by a palm. It was so painful that he could not help but clench his fists.
In his previous life, he grew up in an orphanage. Every time after school, Du He saw that children of the same age had parents to pick them up. He was envious. That kind of kinship was something he had never experienced before.
After coming to the Great Tang, Du He was always happy and grateful to the heavens for giving him a chance to experience what it felt like to be family.
Now that he had experienced it, this kinship made him feel extremely sad, especially when he saw Du Ruhui dragging his sick body and bowing to the seven High Dukes with tears streaming down his face. Intense anger rose from the bottom of his heart.
"Father, don't be like this. I'll take responsibility for what I did!!”
With a bang, Du He couldn't help but kick the door open. Under everyone's shocked gazes, she strode to Du Ruhui and wanted to help him up, but Du Ruhui's body was like a rock. No matter how hard Du He tried, she couldn't help him up.
Du Ruhui's eyes were filled with tears. He suddenly grabbed Du He's sleeve and shouted hoarsely,"Unfilial son, go back to your room. Without my order, you're not allowed to come out!”
Du He shook her head firmly and said,"If I did something wrong, I don't need anyone to do anything today. I'm willing to accept the punishment, but I don't think I did anything wrong!”
"The Imperial Court, Your Majesty, you call this not doing anything wrong?" Du Ruhui roared.”
"At that time, I was still a censor!"
Du He tilted her head and glared at the seven High Dukes who were standing at the side with dumbfounded expressions. She said word by word,
"The censor's duty is to remind His Majesty of his words and actions. When His Majesty makes a mistake, the censor should advise him. He must not sit on the sidelines and watch. Otherwise, he will be letting down the Xie Zhi crown on his head. Wei Zheng has committed a crime of great disrespect and should be punished. Moreover, my father has been an official for many years. His Majesty watched my father drag his sick body to the audience and then watched my father leave with a walking stick. This is not the friendship between the monarch and his subjects. Is it wrong for me to accuse him of not sympathizing with the meritorious officials?”
Hearing this, Du Ruhui's heart trembled as he stared at Du He with wide eyes.
He had thought of many things that Du He had read about Li Er in the third book, but he had never thought that Du He would actually read about Li Er for him. He felt a wave of sorrow in his heart, and his old palm heavily slapped Du He's body. He sobbed,
"Foolish! My son is muddle-headed! This old man doesn't have many days to live, why should I sacrifice my future for this! Do you know that doing this will make you lose your place in Chang 'an?”
"As a father, you can drag your sick body to seek an official position for your child. As a son, how can your child feel at ease?”
Du He spat out word by word through gritted teeth. He then supported Du Ruhui, who was crying bitterly, and turned his head to look coldly at the seven Duke who had a slightly dull expression.
At this moment, Du He was greatly disappointed with Li Er. In her previous life, when she read the history books, it was said that Li Er was a magnanimous emperor. However, she did not expect that Li Er would actually disregard the relationship between the monarch and his subjects for the sake of his face. He did not care if what he said in the morning court was reasonable or not. He sent seven dukes to the Du residence to arrest people!
"Dukes, let's go!"
"I'll go wherever you say!" Du He said coldly.”
Upon hearing this, the seven High Dukes broke out in cold sweat. This was not right. We came here together to build a good relationship with you and your son. When did you say that we were here to arrest them?？
Fang Xuanling raised his palm and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. He glanced at Du Ruhui, who was crying bitterly, and then at Du He, who was furious. He frowned and said,
"Is there some misunderstanding between us? This old man is indeed here under the imperial edict, but His Majesty said that he wanted us to come over and return your censor uniform. When did he say that he wanted to capture you and bring you back to report?”
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