Chapter 2671: Shifting the blame
"Sir, it's the two of them."
The generals of the Beijing camp pointed their hands at the two people who were escorted.
Plop!
The two of them immediately fell to the ground.
"Master, we are wronged. We are not spies to robbers, and we have not colluded with robbers."
The two kept calling for their injustice.
Finally, he was released from the robber, but unexpectedly he was caught by the people from the Beijing camp and was labeled as an affair with the robber.
The two of them were filled with the words "wrongfulness".
"It was you two colluded robbers who robbed the court of pay for Shanhaiguan?" The Ministry of Revenue's official looked at the two people kneeling on the ground with a cold look.
I could guess in my heart that these two people should have nothing to do with the robbers who robbed money.
But I also understand that these two people should be scapegoats pushed out by people from Jingying, just as he had insisted on robbing the robbery of the people from Jingying before.
"Master, we really didn't collude with the robbers. The younger ones are willing to swear with the tablets of our ancestors."
"I'm so unfair!"
The two kept shouting for justice.
"Sir, don't listen to them being sarcastic. Many people saw the proof that the two of them colluded with the robbers." said the general of the Beijing camp.
Since the Ministry of Revenue Officer Wailang guessed that these two people were scapegoats, he was too lazy to talk nonsense and directly ordered: "Please keep these two people well and keep them safe, don't let them run away."
The generals of the Beijing camp waved their hands toward their hands.
Next to him were soldiers from the Beijing camp dragging the two people away from everyone.
"Your Beijing camp will not be able to find the robbed salary, so your Beijing camp will be responsible for this." The Ministry of Revenue Officer said to the generals of the Beijing camp, and then left with a few Jinyiwei.
As for what will happen to the two people arrested by the people from the Jingying in the future, it is the Jingying’s own business. He does not want to interfere, but the robbery of Shengyin can only make the Jingying bear the blame.
In his opinion, two lowly identities are not qualified to bear such a large crime.
The generals of the Beijing camp who remained there were blue-white faces.
He didn't expect that the adult from the Ministry of Revenue in front of him would bit the Beijing camp and not give him any face.
As for the retrieval of the robbed salary, he no longer had hope.
The discarded wooden boxes and gravel scattered all over the ground had already made him realize that even if the robbers who had robbed money, they would not be able to get all the money back.
Unfortunately, it was too late to know this.
I'm afraid when he was beaten out of the capital, he was already a scapegoat and was abandoned by the big men behind the capital camp.
"General, the master from the Ministry of Revenue left with the Jinyiwei, as if he was back to the capital." A personal soldier whispered to remind the general of the Beijing camp.
A group of people were already in a small place. When the people from the Ministry of Revenue and the people from the Jinyiwei rode away, they could not hide the eyes of everyone.
The generals of the Beijing camp hesitated for a while, finally sighed and said, "Let me clean up, let's go back to the capital."
The money was lost, and it was no point to go to Shanhaiguan again, let alone the angel who sent the orders left.
When he heard that he had returned to the capital, the soldiers from the Beijing camp hurried to pack up their things.
Unlike those adults, these lower-level soldiers were not full or warm in food along the way, and they had to rush and work. If they didn't go, no one would want to go to Shanhaiguan.
Not long after, the people from the Beijing camp also set off for the trip back to Beijing. The two prisoners who were identified as colluding with robbers were also taken and returned to the capital.
The generals of the Beijing camp rode their horses and rushed to the capital with a gloomy face.
He had thought that he would just go up the mountain and become a bandit.
But he could not guarantee how many of the Beijing soldiers he brought were willing to go up the mountain with him. Another reason was that he was not familiar with the place and staying might not be able to survive. Moreover, if he really wanted to go up the mountain to become a bandit, his family in the capital would definitely be implicated.
It was already like this. He felt that it was better to go back to the capital to take a gamble. Perhaps he had a chance to survive. After all, he also had two prisoners in his hand. He spent some money to handle the matter, so he might not be able to save his life.
There are mostly infantrymen in the Beijing camp, so naturally there is no faster speed in returning to Beijing than the Ministry of Revenue Officers and the Jinyiwei.
Without the drag of the team, the Ministry of Revenue Secretary Wailang returned to the capital the next day.
When he returned to the capital, he did not immediately send the news back, but returned home and took the money and started to do some activities in the capital.
More than a day later, the people from the Jingying camp also came back. Only then did he report to the court that Fengyin was robbed and put the blame on the Jingying camp, saying that someone in the Jingying colluded with robbers, which caused Fengyin to be robbed.
After learning about this, the chief minister Zhou Yanru's expression changed.
In any case, he did not expect that the money sent to Shanhaiguan would be robbed as soon as he left the capital.
"Brother Yu Sheng, something big happened." Wen Tiren broke into the court room where Zhou Yanru usually was on duty with an anxious face.
Zhou Yanru raised his eyelids and looked at Wen Tiren who had rushed in, and asked, "What kind of big thing happened that made you so anxious Brother Changqing. Come on, sit down and talk slowly."
"Brother Yusheng, you are still in the mood to sit here and have tea!" Wen Tiren asked back, but without waiting for Zhou Yanru to answer, he immediately said, "The batch of silver sent to Shanhaiguan was robbed. Did you not hear about such a big thing about Brother Yusheng?"
Zhou Yanru nodded slightly and said, "I already know this. I didn't expect that there was such a bandit in the Shuntian Prefecture, who even dared to rob the imperial court's salary."
"At this time, it is no longer as simple as being robbed of money. How can Your Majesty respond? This batch of money is taken out of Your Majesty's inner treasury." Wen Tiren said anxiously.
Zhou Yanru said: "It must be impossible to hide the matter. Your Majesty will know sooner or later. I would rather think so. Let's go see Your Majesty and explain the matter clearly. After all, no one wants to see the robbery of the salary silver."
"It's not good to see Your Majesty at this time!" Wen Tiren said in a sign of retreat.
Such a big thing happened, he didn't want to become a tool for Chongzhen to get angry in such a thing. Such a good thing would be left to Zhou Yanru, the chief assistant.
Zhou Yanru glanced at Wen Tiren and said, "Let's go together. It was the money you and I asked for from His Majesty. Now there is a problem. It is hard to guarantee that His Majesty will not find both of us."
After saying this, Wen Tiren knew that it would be impossible not to go, so he agreed and rushed to Qianqing Palace with Zhou Yanru.
Both of them knew in their hearts that when they met Chongzhen at this time, they would definitely have to endure the storm of Chongzhen. Others may not know, but they both knew very well how important the money they were to Shanhaiguan.
Chapter completed!