Jin Tianwei looked at a memorial with a livid face: "More than 7,000 people were killed in one night, many of whom were women and children. These people are really inhumane!"
The memorial was submitted by Ma Xiaoyao, which described the incident in detail. In the end, Ma Xiaoyao determined that the murderer was the ten thousand captains. It may be a few of them, or all ten of them were involved. Ma Xiaoyao implores Jin Tianwei to
An imperial edict ordered him to arrest ten ten thousand captains, torture them to extract confessions, and find out the murderers.
After a long time, Jin Tianwei suppressed the raging anger in his chest. He raised his head and glanced at the eagle standing below: "You must have read the memorial, right?"
The eagle nodded.
"What do you think?" Jin Tianwei asked expressionlessly.
"Those captains do have serious suspicions." Xiong Ying said solemnly: "But... it is inappropriate to arrest them without evidence."
Jin Tianwei nodded noncommittally: "Go on."
"The law is a sharp sword that governs the secret realm. Whether it is the emperor's relatives or the common people, they must abide by the law. As the supreme ruler of the secret realm, the emperor must set an example and must not open the door to ignore the law.
"Having said this, Xiong Ying quietly took a look at Jin Tianwei. After seeing that Jin Tianwei's expression was calm and showed no sign of anger, he continued: "Your Majesty, your unusual promotion of Ma Xiaoyao to the position of commander-in-chief has made many people dissatisfied.
Due to the majesty of the emperor, they dare not openly object, but they will definitely hide behind and watch Ma Xiaoyao. As soon as Ma Xiaoyao makes a mistake, they will jump out and accuse him, and then it will be difficult for the emperor to do anything."
"Go on." Jin Tianwei's eyes flashed with a sharp light.
"More than 7,000 people died in the White Tiger Banner camp, including more than 30 captains. It is definitely a shocking case. As the commander-in-chief, Ma Xiaoyao must have an unshirkable responsibility." At this point,
, Xiong Ying's expression began to become serious: "Some people will definitely stick to this matter. On the surface, they criticize Ma Xiaoyao, but in fact they want to attack the emperor's prestige... So I think the emperor should take action as soon as possible to block it."
Keep everyone’s mouth shut.”
Jin Tianwei was very angry, very, very angry, or depressed! Although he was an emperor, he still had scruples in doing things. There were many evil wolves squatting around him. If he was not careful, he might be bitten by these evil wolves.
One bite.
"Report!"
A guard ran in from outside: "Your Majesty, Prince Dragon and Prince Tiger want to see you!"
"They came so quickly." Jin Tianwei sneered: "Let them come in."
"Yes." The guard took the order and left.
Xiong Ying said with an ugly face: "They must be here to cause trouble. Your Majesty, you must hold back and never argue with them."
"I know it well." Jin Tianwei said coldly.
After a while, two middle-aged men walked into the hall side by side. These two men were the Dragon Prince and the Tiger Prince. They were the two oldest princes at present. Even Jin Tianwei had to give them some respect.
"Old minister, I pay my respects to the emperor!"
The Dragon Prince and Tiger Prince came forward respectfully and saluted.
"No gift." Jin Tianwei showed a smile: "I wonder why the two princes came to see me?"
"Your Majesty, I heard that a shocking murder occurred in the Baihu Banner military camp. I wonder if it is true?" Prince Long asked straightforwardly without beating around the bush.
Sure enough, he came here for this matter! The corner of Jin Tianwei's mouth twitched imperceptibly: "I just received the news..." At this point, Jin Tianwei showed a sad look on his face: "A total of more than 7,000 people died, including
Many of them were women, children, and the murderer was so inhumane..."
"Your Majesty, the murderer is inhumane and must be punished severely!" Prince Long said angrily: "As the commander-in-chief of the White Tiger Banner, Ma Xiaoyao also has an unshirkable responsibility. I suggest that he be removed from his post and imprisoned, and then send special personnel from the Criminal Department to Baihu Banner.
The Banner Camp will investigate the case thoroughly!"
Jin Tianwei raised his eyebrows: "Homicide cases occur everywhere. If the official in charge is dismissed as soon as a murder case occurs, who will dare to become an official?"
"This time is different. In the past, murder cases were minor incidents, but this time they were much more serious. More than 7,000 lives were lost. If Ma Xiaoyao is not severely punished, it is really impossible to explain to the local people..." Long Prince Shen
said the voice.
"What does the murder case have to do with Ma Xiaoyao? Does Prince Long think Ma Xiaoyao is the murderer?" Jin Tianwei's face darkened.
"No, I don't mean that, I mean... such a big murder happened, Ma Xiaoyao, as the commander-in-chief, has the responsibility for dereliction of duty..."
"Even if he is responsible for dereliction of duty, we can't just dismiss him and arrest him, right? We should give him a chance to make up for his mistakes."
"If it was an ordinary minor matter, naturally we could be lenient and give Ma Xiaoyao a chance to make amends. However, this murder case is so bad and the impact is so bad. If Ma Xiaoyao is not punished, it will be difficult to convince the public."
"Why can't you convince everyone? Prince Long, are you so unwilling to see Ma Xiaoyao? Are you so unwilling to let him be the commander-in-chief?"
"I didn't deliberately target Ma Xiaoyao, I just discussed the matter..."
"Prince Long, let me ask you: Are you the emperor, or am I the emperor?" Jin Tianwei suddenly became angry.
Prince Long's expression changed: "Your Majesty..." Just as he was about to speak, he was interrupted by Jin Tianwei.
"boom!"
Jin Tianwei slammed the table hard: "I know very well what you are thinking! Why are you targeting Ma Xiaoyao? Isn't it because I promoted Ma Xiaoyao? You are not targeting Ma Xiaoyao, but me!!! You guys
You are getting more and more arrogant, and even I dare not take it seriously! What? Do you want to rebel?"
"Your Majesty's words are serious!" Seeing Jin Tianwei getting angry, Prince Tiger, who had remained silent, hurriedly came out to smooth things over: "Actually, Prince Dragon is also concerned about murder cases. Prince Dragon has always loved his people like his own son, but more than 7,000 people died in one fell swoop. Prince Dragon is heartbroken.
I want to increase my appetite, so I spoke so impulsively..."
"Shut up!" Jin Tianwei glared at the Tiger Prince: "You are just as bad as the Dragon Prince!"
In the entire secret realm, Jin Tianwei is probably the only person who dares to insult the Dragon Prince and Tiger Prince in person.
Of course, the Dragon Prince and the Tiger Prince were not happy to be scolded, but due to the majesty of the imperial power, they could not get angry and could only suppress their anger in their hearts.
"Your Majesty, you can scold us all you want, and we will never retaliate, but one thing I want to declare is that the murder case in the Baihu Banner Camp must be thoroughly investigated to the end! No matter who is involved, they must be severely punished and will never be tolerated!" Long
The prince said with a livid face.
"That's for sure." Jin Tianwei hummed: "I will make a decision now and order Ma Xiaoyao to solve the case quickly! Bring the murderer to justice as soon as possible!"
"Let Ma Xiaoyao solve the case? He..." Prince Long became anxious upon hearing this. He was stopped by Prince Tiger just as he was about to speak.
Prince Tiger looked directly at Jin Tianwei: "The Emperor is determined to give Ma Xiaoyao a chance to redeem himself and make meritorious service. If I stop him again, it will seem a bit shady... But there is one thing I must say first. What if Ma Xiaoyao can't solve the case?
In other words, what should we do if the case continues to drag on? You must know that such a big murder has occurred, and people in the entire secret realm are watching. If the murderer is not found out early, I am afraid it will cause strong dissatisfaction among many people."
Jin Tianwei sneered: "If you have something to say, just say it. Don't hide it."
"I agree to let Ma Xiaoyao solve the case, but he must be given a time limit. If he cannot solve the case within the specified time limit, he must be severely punished." Prince Tiger said word for word.
"Yes! That's what I mean too!" Prince Long said loudly: "Presumably other princes and princes also have this opinion!"
Seeing that the two of you are not enough, you bring out other princes and princes to suppress me? You two old guys, just wait for me and see how I deal with you in the future! Jin Tianwei cursed secretly in his heart.
Again, even though Jin Tianwei was an emperor, he seemed to have unlimited glory, but in fact he had a lot of helplessness. At least a group of princes and princes below him were dissatisfied with him and often got together to make things difficult for him, making it difficult for him to get down several times.
Fortunately, Jin Tianwei also had many supporters, otherwise he would have been knocked out of office by these princes.
Jin Tianwei took a deep breath: "Okay, the deadline is one month. Within one month, if Ma Xiaoyao cannot solve the case, he will be removed from the post of chief soldier and handed over to the Ministry of Criminal Justice."
"We are relieved with the Emperor's words." Prince Tiger nodded slightly.
"I'm tired and want to rest. If you have nothing else to do, please go out." Jin Tianwei waved his hand impatiently.
"Old minister, I retire." The goal had been achieved, and there was no need for Prince Dragon and Prince Tiger to stay any longer. They bowed to Jin Tianwei and then left in a swaggering manner.
"boom!"
Jin Tianwei slapped his palm on the table, his whole face was livid with anger: "Two old men, just wait for me! Sooner or later I will cut you into pieces!!!"
"Your Majesty, please calm down. In fact, this time may be an opportunity." Xiong Ying suddenly said.
"Opportunity? What opportunity?" Jin Tianwei held back his anger and glanced at the eagle.
"If Ma Xiaoyao can successfully solve the case within the time limit, it will be like a slap in the face to Prince Dragon and Prince Tiger. Then the emperor can justifiably reuse Ma Xiaoyao." Xiong Ying said.
"To put it lightly...the key question is, can Ma Xiaoyao solve the case within the deadline?" Jin Tianwei frowned.
"It all depends on Ma Xiaoyao's ability." A flash of light flashed in Xiong Ying's eyes: "I decided to go to the White Tiger Banner military camp and secretly help Ma Xiaoyao investigate the case."
"Are you going?" Jin Tianwei was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "That's all we can do for now. If I guess correctly, the Dragon Prince and the Tiger Prince will also take action... Ma Xiaoyao, Ma Xiaoyao, I hope you can give me some help.
