1545. Chapter 1545 The Autumn Wind Sweeps the Fallen Leaves Ten
"Your father-in-law? Which father-in-law?" You can't blame Concubine Hua for asking. The main reason is that Marquis Xuanwu had too many wives, which resulted in too many father-in-laws. For a while, Concubine Hua really didn't know who the father-in-law Xuanwu was referring to.
"..." The corner of Xuanwu Hou's mouth twitched: "It's Guan Yi..."
"Guan Yi." Concubine Hua was stunned: "What trouble did he get into?" In Concubine Hua's impression, Guan Yi is a mature and steady person, he is very principled in doing things, and he is capable. Logically speaking, he should not get into trouble.
Ah? One more thing to say here, among the many father-in-laws of Marquis Xuanwu, the only one that Concubine Hua Gui could take a liking to was Guan Yi. In her eyes, the others were just a bunch of trash waiting to die.
"Guan Yi misappropriated more than one million taels of military funds. Oh, no, to be precise, it was his son Guan Qilin who misappropriated military funds. In order to save his son, Guan Yi took the initiative to take the blame."
"What? More than one million taels of silver? Guan Yi's son is too courageous!"
"Yes, that kid is bold and reckless. This is a bit like me. But after all, he is young. He is young and immature. It is understandable that he makes mistakes. In fact, that kid Guan Qilin is not bad and he is quite filial."
"Just say something nice to them."
"I'm telling the truth. That kid Guan Qilin is pretty good, and my old father-in-law is also pretty good... They are in trouble now, and as my son-in-law, I should help them."
"How is Guan Yi doing now?"
"He was arrested by the new commander-in-chief of the White Tiger Banner. As for his family... I don't know. The situation must not be optimistic."
"Have you ever gone to see the emperor?"
Marquis Xuanwu nodded: "I searched for it, but it didn't work. In the end, I was scolded by the emperor. I really have no choice but to come and beg you."
"You will create problems for me." Concubine Hua glared at Marquis Xuanwu: "Guan Yi has caused too much trouble this time, and there is nothing I can do about it."
"Don't." Seeing that Concubine Hua didn't want to take care of it, Marquis Xuanwu immediately became anxious: "Sister, you must take care of it no matter what. If you can't save Guan Yi, my concubine will definitely seek death..."
"You are a grown man, but you can't even discipline a woman. I'm really ashamed of you." Concubine Hua said angrily.
Xuanwu Hou blushed: "The main reason is that I am too soft-hearted... Sister, I know you are resourceful and you must have a way to save Guan Yi. Otherwise... you go to the emperor to beg for mercy. I know that the emperor listens to you the most.
Already..."
"If I go to the emperor to plead for mercy, the emperor will definitely be angry, and maybe he will ignore me in the future." Hua Guifei snorted.
"It's not that serious, right? It's just a trivial matter..." Xuanwu Hou said casually.
"A trivial matter?" Concubine Hua was exasperated: "A little captain embezzled more than one million taels of military expenses. Can this be a trivial matter?"
"In the worst case, I will repay the money." Xuanwuhou said.
"You are really not afraid of death!" Concubine Hua cursed, "It is true that you are a Marquis, but how much money does your annual salary cost? Even if you don't eat or drink for the rest of your life, you won't be able to earn it.
One million taels of silver. If you spend one million taels of silver at once to help close a hole, it will probably take less than a day for your notes to be piled up on the emperor's table. Due to the excitement of the crowd, the emperor will definitely give the order.
We will investigate you thoroughly and you will be finished by then."
"Do you look at me as if I'm trying to scare you?" Concubine Hua softened her tone and said, "Brother, I know you want to help Guan Yi, but you have to be measured and don't involve yourself in the end." At this point,
, Concubine Hua added: "The relationship between you and Guan Yi is not a secret at all. Many people must know it. Now that Guan Yi has committed a crime and has been arrested, there will definitely be many eyes watching in the dark. If you make it public
Once you are acquitted, people hiding in the dark will definitely come out to attack you, and then you will be in a difficult situation. At least you will not be able to take off the label of being a favoritist and bending the law. In the end, you may even lose your title."
He is indeed a shrewd person who can defeat the Queen, but his mind is not comparable to that of ordinary women.
"Then what should we do? Just let Guan Yi be beheaded? No matter what?" Xuanwuhou asked with lack of confidence.
"You must take care of it." Concubine Hua said solemnly: "If you don't care, others will say you are cold-blooded and ruthless, which will be a big blow to your reputation. Besides, your concubine will not let you go.
Yes, then you can just wait until the back house becomes restless."
"It's impossible to control it, it's impossible to ignore it, what are we going to do?" Xuanwuhou was very depressed.
Concubine Hua pondered for a moment: "I just said, you must take care of it, but you must be careful and don't get involved too deeply. It's mainly just for show, so that others can't find fault with you."
"So... Guan Yi will definitely be beheaded?"
"It's still a bit arbitrary to draw conclusions now. It mainly depends on the emperor's attitude. If he insists on killing Guan Yi, even the gods can't save him. If the emperor is willing to take the initiative, Guan Yi can save his life."
"Then what are you waiting for? Sister, please hurry up and beg the emperor. I don't expect the emperor to let Guan Yi go now. I just hope the emperor doesn't kill Guan Yi."
"I have just said that if I go to the emperor to plead for mercy, he will definitely be unhappy. The Guan Yi case has a profound impact. If it is not handled properly, it may cause turmoil. In fact, the emperor is also very difficult. On the one hand, he has to
I don't care about your feelings, but on the one hand, I have to stabilize the people's hearts, and I must always be wary of the schemes of Prince Long and others... The emperor is already in a difficult situation, and I definitely can't cause any more trouble for him." Concubine Hua said slowly.
"But..." Xuanwu Hou was about to speak, but was interrupted by Concubine Hua Guifei.
"If you come to me, the emperor will definitely know. He is probably waiting for me, right? If I go to him, he will definitely be very disappointed in me. If I don't go, the emperor will be very pleased. The more deeply I show
The more I understand my righteousness, the more the emperor will like me, and my position in the harem will be more stable. Compared with the emperor's favor, other things can be ignored." Concubine Hua's analysis was clear and logical: "Actually, if I don't plead for mercy, the emperor will feel guilty.
There will definitely be a trace of guilt, after all, Guan Yi is our relative, and the emperor might be able to spare Guan Yi's life by then."
"Sister... my IQ is not as good as yours, and my understanding of the emperor is even worse than yours. Just tell me what to do, and I will listen to you." Xuanwuhou said with a bitter smile.
"You only need to do four words now: wait and see what happens!" Concubine Hua said word by word: "Guan Yi will definitely not be saved, but you can save his family.
With your gratitude, you can also gain a reputation of caring for your relatives and friends. In addition, you can also have an explanation with your concubine."
Marquis Xuanwu nodded: "Okay, I will listen to you."
"Brother, Guan Yi's incident is a reminder to you. You should restrain those relatives more and don't let them do whatever they want. Once they cause a big disaster, it will affect you, or at least make your family uneasy." Concubine Hua said sincerely.
said.
"I understand, I will warn them later." Xuanwuhou nodded and responded.
"Okay, don't look so gloomy. Isn't he just a father-in-law? If he's gone, he's gone. What's the big deal." Concubine Hua patted Marquis Xuanwu on the shoulder: "Come on, follow me to the back garden for a walk."
Marquis Xuanwu followed Concubine Hua obediently towards the back garden.
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The Ministry of Punishment must have taken the case approved by the Emperor very seriously. That morning, the Minister of Punishment held a meeting. Almost all the serving officials of the Ministry of Punishment attended. After a long discussion, it was finally decided that a minister named Li Kaifa would lead the team to Baihu.
Flag Army Camp to verify the situation.
Li Kafa's minister led a group of troops to the Baihu Banner military camp that afternoon.
At the same moment, Ma Xiaoyao also got the news. He let out a breath: "I guessed it right. In order to stabilize the morale of the army, Jin Tianwei will definitely deal with Guan Yi seriously." As soon as the Criminal Investigation Team was dispatched, Ma Xiaoyao understood Jin Tianwei.
The meaning is to investigate thoroughly and never tolerate it. If Jin Tianwei wants to cover up, he will not send the Ministry of Punishment to verify the situation. Instead, he will directly ask Ma Xiaoyao to secretly release Guan Yi, and then claim to the outside that the investigation was wrong, and Guan Yi
It was innocent. This situation was what Ma Xiaoyao was most worried about happening, but fortunately it didn't happen in the end.
After the criminal investigation team arrived at the Baihu Banner military camp, Ma Xiaoyao gave him a grand welcome, and was especially affectionate to the minister Li Kafa. However, what made Ma Xiaoyao depressed was that the minister Li seemed to have some prejudice against Ma Xiaoyao.
He didn't give Ma Xiaoyao any good looks at all, which made Ma Xiaoyao very depressed. He couldn't understand where he had offended Li Kafa.
Originally, Ma Xiaoyao wanted to invite Li Kafa to stay at the General Military Mansion, and the rooms were all freed up, but Li Kafa didn't accept the offer at all. After refusing, he found an inn to stay, which was a short distance away from the General Military Mansion.
Still far away.
Next, Ma Xiaoyao lowered his profile and prepared a sumptuous banquet for Li Shilang. People came all the way. As a landlord, Ma Xiaoyao should treat him well and not let people find fault.
But what Ma Xiaoyao didn't expect was that Li Shilang actually refused. He didn't even give a reason for the refusal, and just said that he didn't want to eat with Ma Xiaoyao.
No matter how good-tempered Ma Xiaoyao is, he is a little angry at this time. He is so stupid, isn't he just a bad servant? What's so great about it? Damn it! You don't want to talk to me? I don't want to talk to you anymore!
Screw your grandmother and grandma! I won’t serve you anymore!
After being rejected several times, Ma Xiaoyao stopped talking to Li Shilang, and Li Shilang didn't come to see Ma Xiaoyao. The two of them kept a distance with each other in a tacit understanding. Of course, Ma Xiaoyao couldn't let Li Shilang go to the White Tiger Banner military camp.
He specifically told Gu Zhiqiu and Tian Zhengang to keep an eye on Li Shilang and inform him immediately if they found any signs of something wrong.
