Chapter 188: Internal Strife
Within half a month, all the officials in the south were reshuffled. While the princes felt sorry for the loss of their supporters, they did not forget to send in their own people as replacements.
No one thought of Song Jingchen at this moment.
"Let’s talk about it first. How did Shi Qingshan send the petition? Why didn’t anyone stop him?" The white-robed man sat by the desk and lowered his head to write the Heart Cleansing Incantation to appease his anger.
It had been a long time since anyone angered him this much.
Shi Qingshan was the magistrate of Lizhou. He was an upright person and never participated in the disputes between parties.
Cold sweat broke out on the foreheads of the two kneeling before him.
The masked man in black said, "It was our negligence. Who would have thought that since Shi Qingshan had bribed the palace maids around Emperor Chong’an, he could sneak the petition in directly?"
After saying that, the man in black paused and continued, "I’ve already dealt with that palace maid."
The man in white did not comment after hearing that. Without looking up, he asked indifferently, "What about those two idiots? What happened?"
The guard kneeling beside the man in black couldn’t help but tremble. He replied in a trembling voice, "Cao Dezhi sold food at a high price and even had designs on the food. When Lord Hong found out, the two of them got into a conflict on the streets..."