Wei Xinhua is not married and has only one old mother in his family. However, she died of illness six years ago and now there is no one in his family.
If Wei Xinhua is not at home, if he wants to find him, he really doesn't know where to look in this huge capital.
Now in the entire Jingzhao Mansion, only Zhu Xian and Li Zhizhang knew about Wei Xinhua's resignation and departure. They could hide it for the time being, but looking at the current situation, it seems that there is no need to deliberately hide it because no one will pursue it.
"Zhang Wei must have known something was wrong a long time ago, so he ran away first. He has always been smart, and he also saw an opportunity this time." Li Zhi said.
Zhu Xian shook his head.
He remembered clearly that at that time Wei Xinhua said he wanted to come back. He did not leave to run away. What he said was that he wanted to bring justice to the country.
But, where is he now?
"Also, sir," Li Cheng hesitated for a moment and said, "when Mr. Liang was taken away today, he looked really embarrassed."
"Awkward?" Zhu Xian looked over.
Li Cheng stepped forward and spoke in a very soft voice about the scene where Liang Nai was dragged away today.
Zhu Xian was stunned: "So rude?!"
"Master Liang is the master of our Jingzhao Mansion. If you do this to our Master Liang, you will do that to our Jingzhao Mansion."
Zhu Xian licked his dry lips, remembered the tea cup in his hand, picked it up, drank it all again, and then poured it again.
After drinking three cups in a row, he slammed the tea cup on the table and said: "Gather the men. How many soldiers and horses do we have in Jingzhao Mansion? Gather them all!"
"Sir, what do you want?" Li Zhizhang looked at him. Zhu Xian looked like he was drinking wine instead of water.
"I have something to say," Zhu Xian said, "it concerns everyone's life and fortune, so go quickly."
As soon as he heard the word "life", Li Cheng did not dare to delay and nodded: "Okay, I'll go now!"
Seeing Li Cheng running away, Zhu Xian clenched his fists and looked resolute.
The Jingzhao Mansion is in Kyoto, and apart from a few royal guards, the Jingzhao Mansion has the power to mobilize the rest of the Twelve Guards directly, without having to consult Emperor Xuanyan for instructions.
Therefore, the Jingzhao Mansion itself does not actually have many troops. The total number of clerks working in the Jingzhao Mansion, plus the Yamen and soldiers, totals only around six hundred.
When Zhu Xian gathered all the people, he discovered that at least fifty people had disappeared like Wei Xinhua, and most of the remaining people had gloomy and irritable expressions on their faces. After asking a few, he found out that there were many scholars in their families.
After Zhu Xian counted the number of people, he had a rough idea in his mind. He stepped on the chair Li had prepared and made a sound to signal everyone to look at him.
The lights in the courtyard were brightly lit, and the officials of the Jingzhao Mansion raised their heads. Mr. Zhu, who was tall and in his prime, had a beard that had been beaten white by the wind and snow. His face had not slept well for several days, and he looked haggard as if he was ten years older.
age.
Zhu Xian's heartbeat was a little fast. He quietly took a deep breath and suddenly said loudly: "The emperor has issued a secret order, which cannot be disobeyed. From now on, everyone in Jingzhao Mansion will obey my order!"
Li Zhizhang was beside him. Hearing this, his eyes widened and he looked up at him in disbelief.
Zhu Xian's feet were trembling, and he tried to calm himself and said: "Cao Sihu, Lin Judi, Lin Zhizhi, you take fifty people to sort and pack all the case files that have not been sealed and stored in the warehouse for the past ten years! Jiang Silu, you take the
Twenty people go to the front office to accept the case and enter it into the register! Liu Changshi, you lead one hundred and twenty troops to guard the lobby to protect Jiang Silu. If anyone makes trouble, thirty people will be killed on the spot!"
Jiang Siru said in surprise: "Sir, now?"
"Now."
"But it's the wrong time now. It's dark now and it's almost Haishi."
"What does Jiang Siru think is wrong? The Dengwen drum outside my Jingzhao Mansion is almost broken!" Zhu Xian interrupted him sharply and pointed to the outside, "In the past dynasties, when Dengwen drums were played, officials had to use all the Dengwen drums in their hands.
All things being done, accept it immediately. Those who do not accept it immediately will be given a higher penalty. Anyone who obstructs them will be severely punished! Now what?"
now?
Jiang Siru rolled his eyes silently in his heart.
When the news arose, officials indeed needed to stop everything in their hands, but the emperor also needed to be open-minded and listen to the news, so that the dynasty would not be abandoned throughout the ages.
But today, the emperor pretends to be deaf to go ahead, and we, the humble officials, have no choice but to act dumb now.
"Fan Jietui." Zhu Xian turned to the other side at this time.
Fan Jietui, who had not slept well for several days and was jailed again today, who had been in fear all day, raised his head and looked at Zhu Xian miserably.
"Take twenty people to accompany Jiang Silu to Qianya," Zhu Xian said. "If Jiang Silu is lazy in politics, slacks off or does nothing, he will be punished with severe punishment!"
Fan Jietui was stunned.
Jiang Siru was so angry that his beard stood up.
But Zhu Xian ignored him, turned to the others, and continued to send orders.
Compared to the dissatisfaction of everyone, Li Cheng stood beside Zhu Xian, still horrified and unable to recover for a long time.
The cold wind blew the torches in the courtyard swaying, and the lights also swayed on Zhu Xian's face.
Li Zongchen shuddered for a while, "Zhu Xian, you don't want to die."
At this time, a sudden shout came from outside: "My lord! My lord! It's not good!"
Now in this situation, such panic and shouting suddenly sounded, and everyone was frightened.
Zhu Xian's face turned pale, he looked outside and calmly shouted: "What's the matter with all the yelling!"
"My lord!" The visitor stumbled in and stumbled in, which is not an exaggeration. "My lord!"
"What the hell is going on!" Zhu Xian couldn't pretend anymore and shouted with a trembling voice, "Speak the fuck now!!"
Do you want to scare me to death?
"Soldiers and horses, soldiers and horses!" the visitor cried, "Two thousand soldiers and horses are heading towards Dongping Academy! Qingshan Academy has just been slaughtered!"
Zhu Xian's feet softened and he fell down from the chair. Fortunately, Li Chong helped him in time, and Zhu Xian was also lucky and sat down on the chair.
"What did you say!"
"Qingshan Academy was massacred?"
"Butcher?!"
"Where are you going now?? Dongping Academy?!"
The whole compound was shocked.
Everyone looked at Zhu Xian in surprise.
Most of the civil servants and officials here came from Dongping Academy. Two thousand soldiers and horses went to Dongping Academy. What does this mean?
"Sir," Cao Sihu called with a trembling voice, "Sir, what should I do?"
He imagined a hundred ways how bad things could get.
He really had some anticipation and mental construction!
But when the waves really hit him, he realized how terrifying, dark and powerless it really was.
It was the turbulent wheels of history rolling over, and the people were beneath it, unable to resist, only wailing in despair.
"Nothing can be done," Zhu Xian grabbed Li Zheng's forearm and stood up, saying, "Actually, I already knew it. I said, I have the imperial order, but is there anything I can do? Is there anything we can do?
"
Everyone stood with difficulty and looked at him.
"You all perform your duties, and you can't slack off. Just stay with me. I will ensure that you are safe," Zhu Xian continued, "If you dare to escape, then"
He raised his hand in vain and made a knife gesture in front of his neck.
