Zhao Yun stood up and walked back and forth with a complicated expression. Finally, he suddenly looked back and said firmly: "So what if the government is in turmoil? If one hundred officials are not good, then one hundred officials will be replaced. Three-legged toads are hard to find, but there are plenty of two-legged people. I
I don’t believe that the official position is empty and there is no one to fill it!”
Zhen Dexiu was surprised and shocked by Zhao Yun's determination, and could no longer say any words of advice.
After Zhen Dexiu left, Zhao Yun felt uneasy. After thinking about it, Zhao Yun called Gao Shi and said, "Gao Shi, go and ask Xia You to make arrangements. I want to go to the Lin'an government office."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Gao Shi agreed, and then hurried to Xia You to make arrangements.
Not long after, Zhao Yun, dressed in ordinary clothes, left the palace incognito and came to Lin'an government office under the protection of Xia You, Zhang Tong, Wang Wushi and others.
When he learned that Zhao Yun was coming, Chen Guiyi was surprised and hurriedly came to see him.
"I didn't know that Your Majesty arrived incognito, but I missed you from afar to greet you. Please forgive me."
Chen Guiyi felt uneasy. He didn't know why Zhao Yun suddenly left the palace and came to the government office to see him in person.
Is it because he took Qiao Xingjian into custody?
Zhao Yun saw that Chen Guiyi's face was red with nervousness, and with a smile on his face, he patted his shoulder and said, "Don't be nervous in the Qing family. I came here this time to check on the affairs of Qiao Qing's family. You also know his identity."
After all, he is special. If he really commits a crime, I need to make arrangements in advance."
Zhao Yun's words not only gave Chen Guiyi the confidence, but also expressed his unlimited support for Chen Guiyi, giving Chen Guiyi confidence.
Chen Guiyi felt relieved and immediately said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, because Mr. Qiao is quite old and has a lot of inconveniences, he has not asked yet."
Zhao Yun nodded and said: "Well, you invite him to ask, and I will listen in the back hall."
"Yes, I will do it now."
Afterwards, Zhao Yun went to the back hall, and Chen Guiyi also ordered people to invite Qiao Xingjian, as well as the official who reported Qiao Xingjian, so that the two could face each other.
Not long after, the two arrived. Qiao Xingjian saw the official who reported him, with a confused look on his face. He had no impression of him. He kept thinking about it in his mind, but he had no clue for a long time.
The official's name is Li Maochang, who now works at Sinong Temple. Because Chen Guiyi investigated the charity warehouse and was found out, he is now being detained for interrogation.
When Li Maochang saw that Qiao Xingjian had actually been invited, obviously to confront him, he couldn't help but feel panicked and his face was uneasy.
Chen Guiyi looked serious and said to Li Maochang: "Li Maochang, you accused Mr. Qiao of sharing the stolen goods with you. Now I have invited Mr. Qiao here. Please tell me in detail what happened at that time. I will make my own decision."
"I,,,"
Li Maochang was speechless and couldn't even utter a single word.
Seeing this, Chen Guiyi was furious and shouted: "Li Maochang, what did you say that day? Say it again today in front of Mr. Qiao. But if there is a lie, I will serve you with severe punishment."
Qiao Xingjian also looked at Li Maochang and said lightly: "I don't seem to know you. I wonder when you and I have crossed paths?"
Li Maochang bowed his hands to Qiao Xingjian and said: "Mr. Qiao has many people, so he doesn't remember that twenty-five years ago, I was appointed as the magistrate of Tongzhou. At that time, my subordinate was the chief registrar of Tongzhou Yicang."
Qiao Xingjian thought about it carefully and suddenly realized, "Oh, I remembered it. I still remember that when I first took office, the local officials took care of me, and the officials from Yicang were also there. After that, I had an affair with the local officials.
After several dinners, I didn't have a deep impression of you.
On the contrary, there was a Yicang official named Pu at that time. I have a deep impression on me, but I don’t know when I divided the spoils with you. Please tell me in detail, and I will recall it again."
Li Maochang glanced at Qiao Xingjian and saw that Qiao Xingjian was calm and composed. He then turned to look at Chen Guiyi and saw that Chen Guiyi's face was serious and he was sweating profusely. In the end, he knelt on the ground and apologized to Qiao Xingjian.
He cried and said: "The lower official is guilty, the lower official is guilty. Please forgive me if Mr. Qiao can run a horse on his forehead and can punt a boat on the prime minister's belly."
How could Chen Guiyi not understand what was going on at this time? He was furious and shouted to Li Maochang: "Tell me, what on earth is going on? Let me bring you the truth."
There was no way, Li Maochang had no choice but to confess honestly. It turned out that he was caught this time, and he was afraid that he would be punished. He thought that he once served in Tongzhou, and Qiao Xingjian also once served as the prefect in Tongzhou, but now Qiao Xingjian is the most respected person.
Be the Prime Minister of the Right Dynasty.
So Li Maochang deliberately involved Qiao Xingjian. When the time came, Chen Guiyi was afraid of Qiao Xingjian's status and would not dare to investigate further. In this case, he would be fine.
But what surprised him was that Chen Guiyi dared to offend Qiao Xingjian without any scruples. Now that the two were confronting each other, how could he dare to make any arrangements.
After learning the truth of the matter, Chen Guiyi was furious and said, "Someone is here to beat Li Maochang thirty times and put him in jail. No one is allowed to visit him."
Two yamen servants went up and beat Li Maochang hard with a paddle. After only seven or eight paddles, Li Maochang's buttocks exploded. After more than twenty paddles, he couldn't stand it anymore and passed out.
When the person was taken down, Chen Guiyi looked apologetic and apologized to Qiao Xingjian, saying: "This misunderstanding with my husband is all due to the official's recklessness. Tomorrow, the official will go to the official to apologize. When the meeting is held, the official will do the same."
Apologize to your husband in front of all your colleagues and restore your reputation."
Qiao Xingjian was angry in his heart, but after all, he still had to take his identity and dignity into consideration. He just said in a slightly unhappy tone, "I'll just pay attention to you from now on. It's getting late and I have returned home."
After saying that, Qiao Xingjian glanced at Chen Guiyi with disgust, said no more, and turned to leave.
Chen Guiyi felt guilty and personally sent Qiao Xingjian out of the government office gate and watched Qiao Xingjian leave. Then he hurried back and came to apologize to Zhao Yun.
"Your Majesty, I acted recklessly and almost ruined Xianggong Qiao's wise life. I am shameless and can no longer stand in the court. Please ask your Majesty to remove me and give Xianggong Qiao an explanation."
Chen Guiyi's face was full of shame, he choked several times when he spoke, and he blamed himself very much.
Zhao Yun couldn't bear it, but he still spoke sternly and said seriously: "What, is the Qing family going to back down?"
"I,,, it is really difficult for me to face Mr. Qiao and my colleagues who are criticizing me."
Zhao Yun stepped forward, staring closely at Chen Guiyi, and said seriously: "Investigating a case is like a battle. We often lose in battle, but defeat is not terrible. What we are afraid of is not learning lessons. There are always mistakes and mistakes in investigation.
There’s nothing to be afraid of if you make a mistake. What’s scary is knowing you’re wrong and not correcting it!”
Zhao Yun loved Chen Guiyi deeply and was deeply hurt. He had no intention of giving up on Chen Guiyi and still had hope for him. This moved Chen Guiyi greatly. This good man actually had tears in his eyes.