high official

Chapter 513

In the East Courtyard of Fusi, Beizhen.

The town governor Wang Xian, who hadn't been home for several days, inspected the individual rooms as usual, and the individual rooms were occupied by a group of Jinyiwei officers below Li Chun.Since those people were put under house arrest by Wang Xian that day, they haven't taken a step out of the room until now.

That single room was actually for the lowest-ranking warriors in brocade clothes and school captains. Although the condition was far better than that of ordinary army bunks, it could only accommodate a bed, a table, and a chair, not much larger than the rooms in the Gong Yuan.These days, Li Chun and the others ate, drank, and littered in this small space, which couldn't be ventilated in winter, so the smell inside could be imagined, anyway, Wang Xian didn't dare to set foot there.The governor, who was still calm and composed in the imperial prison, was frowning at this moment to cover his nose, looking at the messy hair and dirty official robes Li Chun through the window, and sighed softly. : "Master Li looks a little thinner."

"It's better to be thinner and more energetic." Li Chun sat cross-legged on the bed, catching the lice on his body, and said with a blank expression.At this point, the two sides are already inexhaustible, and there is nothing to be hypocritical about.It's just that Deputy Zhenfu Li never expected that Wang Xian would not play his cards according to the routine... Shouldn't he be polite on the surface no matter what happens in the secret fight?There have been many open and covert fights in the officialdom, and he is far from the only official who has been squeezed from top to bottom. Why does the surname Wang threaten his boss with a gun without saying a word, and then arrest all his subordinates in a blink of an eye?In this important place of the capital, at the foot of the emperor, is there any law of the king? !

Naturally, Wang Xian could hear Li Chun's deep resentment, covered his nose and said with a smile: "We still need to eat more, such days will last for a long time."

"Is that all food for people to eat!" It doesn't matter if he doesn't mention food, Li Chunman's stomach is full of evil fire when he mentions it: "Every day stew radish with brown rice in water! You don't even put salt, you are a prisoner in prison The food is better than this!" In a fit of anger, he didn't care about the implication in Wang Xian's words.

"This is out of conscience." Wang Xian disagreed: "Can the prisoners in the prison eat open rice? How much sand is mixed in the rice they eat? Can they eat radishes all by themselves? Radishes are ginseng. ah!"

Although Lord Zhenfu spoke seriously, the guard at the door couldn't help but burst out laughing.My lord is really hurt, what a great hatred this is, making people like this and making sarcastic remarks...

"Sai ginseng!" Li Chun was so angry that he jumped up from the bed and cursed, "Why don't you eat it if it's so good!"

"Who said I wouldn't eat it?" Wang Xian said with a smile: "Radish and green vegetables are safe. I can only be safe if I eat them often. Vice-zheng Li will not be safe if he doesn't eat them."

"Ping An'an? You can be proud!" Li Chun smiled instead of anger: "Just based on what you have done these days, how long can you be safe?" Then he turned defensive into offensive: "You On the first day of taking office, he pointed a firecracker at the governor! He also changed the cells of the princelings in the imperial prison without authorization, and dared to imprison his subordinates privately! All these things are taboo, but you did it within two days Repeatedly, just like this, you still want to be safe? Go dreaming!"

"What's wrong with Li Fuzhen?" Wang Xian looked at Li Chun with the eyes of a monster.

"I've eaten too many radishes, it's too dry." Erhei behind him cheered and said, "My lord is right, Sai ginseng!"

"Then stop the radish first." Wang Xian said clearly.

When Li Chun heard that he didn't even eat the radishes, he couldn't hold back his anger and said, "You don't need to stop, I will go on a hunger strike from today, if you have the guts, starve me to death!"

"Calm down, I'm going to tell you something this time, so how can you be so angry?" Wang Xian sighed.

"What's the matter?" Li Chun was taken aback.

"It's nothing," Wang Xian said with a slight smile, "It's just that your wife sent a jasper watermelon the day before yesterday."

"Bi Yuxi..." Li Chun was taken aback for a moment, and then, as if stung by a scorpion, he asked in horror, "What do you mean?"

"It's nothing," Wang Xian said as before, "It's just that the wife of a prisoner went to the Yamen to file a lawsuit and appeal for grievances. The case involved Deputy Governor Li, so I sent someone to your house to inquire about it. , and in the end Mrs. Zun sent the thing to the yamen when she turned back."

"You...you..." Li Chun finally couldn't help but said, "You want to reverse Qi Dazhu's case?"

"I haven't said anything yet, Deputy Zhenfu Li will know." Wang Xian sneered and said: "It seems that there is something hidden."

"No!" Li Chun said with wide eyes.

"Where did the jasper watermelon come from?" Wang Xian said with a smile, "Could it be that Li Fuzheng Fuzu is also from the palace?"

"I don't need to explain this to you!" Li Chun muffled.

"Then just wait and explain to the emperor." Wang Xian smiled sarcasticly.

"You want to use this case to punish me, but you have miscalculated!" Li Chunse said sternly: "This case is the Qin case, do you understand the Qin case? The case set by the emperor, whoever touches it will die!"

"Oh." Wang Xian responded, "The case has already been sent to the imperial court, let's see what the Holy Will will do."

"Don't look, the emperor must be furious!" Li Chun laughed hysterically: "See how long you are arrogant, maybe today's decree will come down!"

"It's possible." Wang Xian nodded, and suddenly listened attentively and said, "Why did I hear that someone is rushing over?" As soon as the words fell, Shuai Hui hurried into the courtyard and said out of breath, "My lord, are you here?" It is the decree to order Beizhen Fusi to retry the murder case of Qi Dazhu!"

"Oh." Wang Xian nodded again, and said to the pale-faced Li Chun, "Deputy Zhen Li can pinch and count." He said with a slight smile: "Let's figure out how this case will end." With a laugh, he turned and left, regardless of the distraught Vice-Zhen Li...

In the private room, Li Chun sat down on Didi, muttered with shock on his face: "How is it possible? The emperor is obviously on our side, how is it possible..." He screamed nervously: "He must be lying Yes, yes, it is a lie! This cunning person dares to falsely preach the imperial decree. This is the crime of deceiving the emperor! Hahahaha! Another capital crime! Hahaha!"

The night owl-like voice echoed in the courtyard, and all the military officers in the other single rooms heard it very sadly. In fact, these pampered guys have been tortured unbearably for a long time. I thought that the governor would definitely turn the tables, but now I heard that the imperial decree ordered Wang Xian to retry the case of Shuiche Lane. This blow to them is really devastating... They are all old people from Beizhen Fusi, how can they I don't know that the case that made a lot of noise at the beginning has long since transcended the criminal scope, and turned into a struggle between Jin Yiwei and the Three Law Departments. In the end, the emperor firmly protected Jin Yiwei and dealt a heavy blow to the important ministers of the Three Law Departments.

It can be said that this case is a sign of the emperor's unreserved support for Jin Yiwei, or Ji Dudu.Now the emperor would rather not lose face, but also want to retry the case. This kind of meaning does not need to be carefully considered, it is enough to make people shudder...

Maybe Ji Dudu will be fine, but call them shrimp soldiers and crab generals, how should they persevere?
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Don't talk about the gloomy officials of the East Court, just say that Wang Xian went to the lobby to set up an incense table to lead the order.After sending away the middle official who delivered the decree, he also heaved a sigh of relief.It seems that this time he made the right bet again... He knew that the emperor wanted to use himself to repair Ji Gang.The key depends on whether there is the support of the emperor. As long as there is the support of the emperor, he will wear shoes barefoot without fear.Just based on the bad things Ji Gang has done these years, he can completely replace offense with defense, making him tired of coping.

But the key is to have the emperor's clear support. Without the emperor's support, how could he beat Ji Gang with his small arms and legs?Wang Xian was very clear about this from the very beginning, and he believed that the emperor was also very clear—since he put himself in the den of tigers and wolves, he had to escort him, otherwise he had to feed the wolves.

The case of Qi Dazhu this time was Wang Xian's test of the emperor. If it was his own wishful thinking, then he should not bother, and try to find a way to protect himself is the right thing to do.But now that the emperor has decreed a retrial, and the intention is obvious, he has nothing to worry about... As for the meager salary that was fined, it can only be said to be a symbolic punishment for a rich man like him.

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The same news reaches different people's ears, and the feelings are completely different.Although he had already made psychological preparations, Ji Gang felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave when he received the confirmed news.Dudu Ji, who was always indifferent to emotions, smashed his favorite decorations in his study to pieces.He drew out his sword again, and chopped the thick papers on the table until pieces of paper flew up. He still couldn't understand his hatred. He wanted to kill someone, and he wanted to rush to the palace to question Zhu Di face to face, why he was so heartless and unjust!I have been an eagle dog for you for more than ten years, and I have carried piles of scapegoats. There is hard work without credit, but you treat me like this!
Zhuang Jing originally wanted to let him vent his anger, but seeing that his anger was getting bigger and bigger, he had no choice but to ask Ji Gang to stop him. After trying to persuade him, he let him sit down and drink a cup of tea to calm the anger.Ji Gang took the teacup, took a sip, put it on the table like a late old man, and said with a slumped face, "Disheartened..."

"Yes, all these years, Dong Weng has shielded him from the wind and rain, and he has given him a bad reputation, but he is so cold-blooded, which is really chilling." Zhuang Jing waved his hand to make everyone retreat, and he stood at the bottom and said: "This is also true. Just verified the student's previous speculation, the emperor wants to kill the donkey."

Hearing the words 'kill the donkey', Ji Gang's eyes twitched, and his heart was shrouded in deep fear.The so-called "the ignorant have no fear", he really knows Zhu Di very well, and he knows that His Majesty the Emperor is terrifying.This is also the reason why he has never dared to respond directly to Master Zhuang's instigation.If possible, he really didn't want to be an enemy of the emperor...

"Since I see that I have been abandoned by the emperor, I will resign tomorrow and go back to my hometown in Shandong to farm," Ji Gang said dejectedly, "I think the emperor has always treated meritorious officials preferentially, so he should spare my life."

(End of this chapter)