It was just a discussion. Seeing that it was getting dark, the British public declined Wang Xian's invitation to stay for dinner. He simply said, "I'll leave everything to you. I'll take on any responsibilities." Then he let Wang Xian handle the specific errands and took care of himself.
Zaiyouzai went home for dinner. In the eyes of the British public who were used to seeing big storms, although the assassination of the King of Han was not a trivial matter, it was not a big deal either.
Of course, with Wang Xian, a talented person who is praised by everyone, as his deputy, the Duke of Guo can be completely at ease as the boss. Zhang Fu also believes that a guy like Wang Xian who has achieved success at a young age will definitely not like to have an amateur boss bossing him around. He simply sells him.
Okay, let him figure it out on his own.
The British public's decision was very wise. Although it was his first contact with Wang Xiancai, from his past experience, he knew that he was a person with a strong desire for power and control. Handling the relationship between the two in this way was undoubtedly better than saying 10,000 nice words.
All of them can win Wang Xian's favor more.
Wang Xian had no choice but to give up the British government's control, and he also felt that it would be more convenient to do so. He asked people to prepare documents for sea arrests, ordering the states and counties under the jurisdiction of Tianfu to seal off land and water transportation, and notified them.
Officials from various places escorted masters of archery to the capital, etc., and wrote in response to the Tianfu, ordering them to assist the Zhenfu Division in a large-scale search of the capital!
Although I know that this will have no effect, the momentum must be sufficient. Otherwise, how can we reflect the emperor's concern for the King of Han and how the court attaches great importance to this case? As for consuming so much manpower and material resources, is it irresponsible to the national finance? This has always been the case.
It is not an issue that the secret service should consider.
At this time, the sky was completely dark. On the large terrace in the Zhenfusi courtyard, blazing torches and bright lanterns illuminated the courtyard as brightly as white.
Officials from more than a hundred households in Fusi, Beizhen, all lined up solemnly in the courtyard, looking ahead. There was only the occasional crackling sound in the air when torches were burning, and there was no other sound at all. Although he had only been in office for more than a month
, but today's Beizhen Fusi is no longer the same one as before. All dissident officers have been purged, and all power is firmly in the hands of the internal and external security guards. The newly promoted officers are all those who were marginalized in the past.
A group of people who are not allowed to be promoted. These people are full of enthusiasm for Wang Xian, even more fanatical than his cronies in the contract room.
Wang Xian was dressed in a crimson military attaché uniform with a regimental collar and narrow sleeves, a short-winged black gauze hat on his head, a wide black velvet cloak on his shoulders, and Jin Yiwei's iconic embroidered spring knife on his waist. The swaggering firelight made his face look even more evocative.
His features were sharp and sharp, and his facial features were as sharp as a knife. Wang Xian's entire figure was upright, standing still, except for the index finger of his right hand, which was resting on the handle of the knife, tapping the handle silently.
The governor was obviously waiting for something. After a while, he heard the sound of rapid footsteps, but none of the officers turned around. The person who came seemed to have passed through a row of wooden posts and spoke to Wang Xian at the foot of the stairs.
He said: "There is a decree! When the King of Han was assassinated, a mediocre official from Yingtian Mansion and Jiangning County had no choice but to order Beizhen Fusi to arrest the criminals and put them in jail, and to find out whether they had colluded with bandits and harmed the prince!"
"I sincerely obey the imperial edict." Wang Xian hurriedly took the edict with both hands, checked it under the light to see if it was correct, and said to the eunuch who delivered the edict: "May I ask if your father-in-law will go back to answer the edict, or stay here to supervise the army?"
"I don't want to be a military supervisor," the eunuch said politely, "but the palace door is locked now, and we can't go back, so let's go with your lord for a while."
"Okay, please come over here." Wang Xian moved a step to the side, letting the eunuch stand side by side with him, and then said to his subordinates in a cold voice: "The tasks of the three offices have changed. Let's first clean up Yingtian Mansion and Jiangning Mansion.
The officials will arrest you later."
"Yes!" Zhou Yong and the people from the three offices roared in response. They saluted Wang Xian and then turned around and went out. A gust of wind blew out the courtyard gate with his Jin Yiwei.
When the arresters were about to set off, Wang Xiancai asked the eunuch: "Originally, we were going to cause chaos in the whole city, but now all the officials of Yingtian Mansion have been sent to prison. I wonder who the emperor will put in charge for the time being?"
"Haha, it's Xue Fuyin." The eunuch said with a smile: "Xue Fuyin had been hiding at home because of the fire on the Lantern Festival, but he escaped this disaster. Now the emperor is furious and beats the officials on the ground of Yingtian Mansion to the ground.
We can only let him come back."
"The relationship is good." Wang Xian also felt relieved: "With Xue Fuyin coming out, the hope of solving the case will greatly increase."
Overnight, the people of Beijing City felt the thunderous wrath of the emperor. Teams of Jin Yiwei officers and soldiers wearing leather boots, as well as Yingtian Mansion officials wearing bright red uniforms, knocked on the doors of every house rudely.
Slowly, the door was kicked open, and then the wolf-like soldiers rushed in, controlled everyone, and ordered them to stretch out their hands to check. At the same time, Tianfu officials and Baojia were asked to name names one by one. As long as there was no name in the household registration book, Baojia would not.
Anyone they knew or had calluses on their fingers were all taken away.
That night, the Zhenfu Division and Yingtian Mansion arrested an unknown number of people and filled the prison of Yingtian Mansion. In the end, they had to find an empty warehouse to serve as a temporary prison cell to solve the problem of overcrowding in the prison.
That night, people in the city of Jing were in panic, and no one could sleep. When dawn came, they found that the city gates were tightly closed, and all water and land passages were blocked. Things were not much better outside the city. Officials from various states and counties
Soldiers from the and guard stations were mobilized, and land and water transportation was blocked. No one was allowed to pass without a road guide. Even those with a road guide had to undergo strict inspection before they could be released. Anyone with calluses on his thumbs would be detained.
Escort him to Fusi, Beizhen.
Although the atmosphere in the neighboring prefectures and counties further away was not so tense, the government began to suppress the desperate people in the rivers and lakes. All the gangs, big and small, were in trouble. All the masters of archery, medium and low-hand, were all arrested and transported to the capital.
city!
In a word, because of the assassination of King Han, both inside and outside Beijing entered a highly tense state of martial law. The government had only one code of conduct, which was to carry out high-pressure raids. It would be better to do nothing than indulge in it!
There was an uproar inside and outside the city of Nanjing. Half of the pedestrians on the street were reduced, and even the business of shops was greatly affected. Although Xue Juzheng, who was serving as governor, felt distressed... The prosperity of Nanjing City was soaked in so much of his hard work! But he himself
It was only because of the assassination of the King of Han that he was reinstated. How could he get an advantage and still be good? Besides, through this big sweep, I don’t know how many vicious criminals were caught, and some vicious gangs were uprooted. It was also an unexpected gain. So.
He remained silent and did whatever the Secretary of State asked him to do.
But Xue Juzheng couldn't stand it anymore, and the censors couldn't stand it any longer. If he hadn't had a tacit alliance with Wang Xian, they would have impeached him for abusing his power and harming the people. But they couldn't pretend to be deaf and dumb.
, after some discussion, they sent the criminal department to Yang Yan, who was involved in the matter, to make peace with Wang Xian.
Speaking of which, the Criminal Division supervises the Criminal Department, Dali Temple and Beizhen Fusi, and can also be regarded as the supervision department of Beizhen Fusi. However, before, Beizhen Fusi always regarded itself as the emperor's order and never ignored the Criminal Division. It was Wang Xian who came to power.
Later, he started to buy the favor of the Criminal Division. At least all the driving posts were signed by the Criminal Division, so Section Chief Yang still had a good impression of Wang Xian.
On this day, Wang Xian was preparing to go out at the Yamen when he heard from outside that Section Chief Yang was here. He quickly went out to greet him personally, took Yang Yan's hand affectionately and said with a smile: "We are rare visitors. Leaders are welcome to come and give us guidance."
Although it was strange to hear Wang Xian's words, Yang Yan could still tell that he was trying to flatter him, so he smiled and said: "No, no, your company really sent too many driving posts, and the criminal department has too many manpower."
There were so few, so I was really busy, so I had to make a quick trip."
"Just let the section chief know and ask the people below to pick it up." Wang Xian said, glaring at Wu Weidao beside him: "Don't we have people working in the criminal department around the clock?"
"It's also because there are too many driving posts," Wu Weimao explained in a low voice: "It is inevitable that there will be times when the front and rear legs cannot connect."
"Then send more people and ask Section Chief Yang to make a trip in person. That's outrageous!" Wang Xian scolded.
"Oh, Wang Zhen's words are serious." Wu Wei knew that Wang Xian was acting, and he nodded in response to "sincerity and fear". When Section Chief Yang saw this, he hurriedly waved his hands and said: "It's nothing to run errands for a lower official.
"He said with a smile and said: "Besides, I really have something to do, and I want to make peace with the adults."
"Please come inside." Wang Xian asked Section Chief Yang to sit down in the living room, served tea again, and then asked seriously: "I wonder what the Section Chief has to say?"
"It's not up to you to give me advice," said Chief Yang, who was a total stinker in everything. Because he had to deal with the chiefs of various yamen, what he said was somewhat palatable, but only a little bit palatable. "I just want to ask your Excellency.
, have you posted too many driving posts in the past two days?”
"Emergency times are unavoidable." Wang Xian heard the words and said with a smile: "His Royal Highness the King of Han was assassinated, and the Emperor was furious. If we don't arrest a few more people, how can we quell the anger?"
"Having said that, there are really too many people to arrest," Yang Yan said patiently: "Many people cannot be assassins at all, but they were arrested by the government and have no news at all. The people of Beijing City cannot bear this disturbance, what are they afraid of?
At that time, my family members were taken away by the government. If things continue like this, I'm afraid there will be trouble."
"My Chief Yang," Wang Xian said with a helpless smile, "I can't take care of the people at this time, I have to take care of the Emperor first!" An ordinary scholar would not be able to say this, but Wang Xian said it without any obstacles.
He said seriously: "If Mr. Ling was almost killed, how would the section chief feel?"
"Of course I'm very angry." Yang Yan said: "But I also know that every injustice has its owner and its debtor has its owner, and it will not affect the innocent."
"The problem is that the enemy is hiding and cannot be found for a while." Wang Xian spread his hands and said, "This is the only way to cast the net all over the sky."
"If you can't find it, you should find a way to find it instead of affecting innocent people." Yang Yan said.
"That is the reaction of us ordinary people. But the emperor is the emperor, and the emperor's wrath will lay down millions of corpses and bleed thousands of miles!" Wang Xian said solemnly: "Now the emperor has entrusted this case to us ministers, we can only
Try to calm down the emperor as much as possible. If the emperor is not satisfied and wants to personally intervene in the case, then it will not be arresting, but killing!" (To be continued)