When Zhu Gaoxu said what he said, everyone in the hall was frightened. They all looked at His Highness the Crown Prince, thinking that Wang Xian was the Crown Prince's lucky savior before. But this time, it was better. He became a complete disaster, putting the Crown Prince in a dilemma.
situation……
If the prince does not protect him, it will inevitably chill the hearts of all the people. Even guys like Jian Yi who just shouted to hand over Wang Xian will think that the prince is too cold. But if the prince protects him,
He would drag himself into trouble again, which is exactly what the King of Han and others wanted to see...
"Haha, what happened last night..." Zhu Gaochi smiled gently and said, "Others say he can do it, but my second brother can't say that about him."
"Why, do I still owe him?" Zhu Gaoxu said with a look on his face, "You are so ridiculous."
"It's hard to say who owes whom." Zhu Gaochi said with a smile: "However, the joint crackdown between Zhenfu Division and Yingtian Mansion this time is actually adhering to the emperor's will to eliminate gangs all over the country, and the reason why my father did this is
Isn't it because of the assassination of the second brother? So..." The prince smiled and didn't say any more, but everyone could understand what he meant.
Everyone looked at the prince, and today they really saw a different side of this generous Bodhisattva.
"Brother is really good at pushing things far-fetched!" Zhu Gaoxu naturally couldn't admit it, and said coldly: "Last night's incident and my assassination are completely unrelated to each other!"
"But Beizhen Fusi's actions last night were indeed in accordance with the emperor's will." Zhu Gaochi said calmly.
"It's ridiculous. My father's decree was issued a few months ago," Zhu Gaoxu said with a glare: "It was also a few months ago that the Zhenfu Division started to clean up martial arts people across the country. That matter was over long ago!"
"Oh..." Zhu Gaochi looked sideways at Yang Shiqi and said, "Has the Zhenfu Division renewed this decree?"
"The decree has not been returned yet," Yang Shiqi shook his head and said, "That means the case is still under investigation."
"Is this normal?" Zhu Gaochi asked again.
"This kind of case involving the whole country usually takes a year and a half to investigate and deal with. This is less than three months, which is naturally considered normal." Yang Shiqi said.
Zhu Gaochi looked at Zhu Gaoxu with an expression of "You understand, right?"
"Hmph, why didn't they crack down on gangsters when my father was in Beijing? Why did they have to wait until my father left the capital before taking action? You can't explain it with your rhetoric!" Zhu Gaoxu said angrily.
"Is this..." Zhu Gaochi still had the same expression of smiling at Maitreya, but his tone was a little cold: "Xue Fuyin, can you explain it?"
"Yes." Xue Juzheng stepped forward, bowed deeply to the King of Han, and said: "Prince Qi, this is it. In fact, a few months ago, the Zhenfu Division informed Yingtian Mansion and asked to cooperate with them in the crackdown on crime in the capital. However, speaking of
Ashamedly, one of the lower officials had just been reinstated, and both of them really felt that there were many things under the emperor's feet that should not be taken lightly, and it was better to be more cautious. Therefore, they did not agree to Zhenfusi's request..." He sighed and said: "Who
It was only a month after the Emperor left Beijing that the security situation in the capital deteriorated rapidly. Villains bullied the market, gangsters committed crimes in the streets, and even gang members openly confronted the government. The number of vicious cases increased sharply, and public resentment boiled over. Papers filed against Ying Tianfu piled up like mountains. See.
Under this situation, the lower official felt embarrassed and felt that it was difficult to deal with the extremely vicious enemy with Ying Tianfu's power alone, so he asked Beizhen Fusi to take action again. Fortunately, Wang Zhenfu ignored the previous suspicion and used thunderous momentum to defeat the enemy.
Wipe away the evil forces in the capital overnight and restore peace to the people..."
What Xue Juzheng said was so convincing that Zhu Gaoxu was dumbfounded. A glimmer of understanding finally arose in his mind. In terms of confusing right and wrong and covering up wrongdoings, he could not keep up with these civil servants. It took him a long time to say: "How dare you carry my father, the emperor, and the town behind your back."
Fusi colluded, how brave are you?!"
"Your Majesty, your words are wrong. Your subordinates are very timid. They never dare to deceive the emperor, let alone collude with anyone."
Notify the whole city in advance..."
"What, you reported it to the emperor?" Zhu Gaoxu was stunned, looked at Ji Gang who had just come in behind him and said, "Didn't you say they had just contacted each other the day before yesterday?"
"This..." Ji Gang was also stunned. He knew that Xue Juzheng could not lie about this kind of thing, but his spies kept an eye on Wang Xian twelve hours a day and found no sign of contact with Xue Juzheng.
In an instant, both of them thought that Wang Xian and Xue Juzheng had conspired for a long time, and the contact the day before yesterday was just a show. When they thought of this, they both wanted to cut these two 'despicable villains' into pieces...
...However, in fact, the two of them judged a gentleman with a villain's heart. Xue Fuyin told the truth, but when Wang Xian asked him to clean up gangs, he was worried that those gangs were all Ji Gang's forces.
, unwilling to intervene hastily in their war. However, the King of Han and Ji Gang unscrupulously indulged their subordinates, making the people of the capital miserable, and finally the Fu Yin could not sit idly by.
In fact, before Wang Xian came to visit, Xue Juzheng had already made up his mind to crack down on gangs and eliminate evil. Therefore, he secretly reported to the emperor half a month ago and was ready to agree to Beizhen Fusi's request. Zhu Di had already approved it, allowing him to take necessary measures.
.That’s why the two parties hit it off when Wang Xian came to visit... However, Xue Juzheng is also a gentleman. He did not let Wang Xian bear it alone after the incident, but took the responsibility on himself...
Of course, in the eyes of Ji Gang and the King of Han, Xue Juzheng was not a gentleman, he was just an insidious and despicable villain!
"Okay, Xue Juzheng, I usually see you with a low eyebrow and a submissive look, but you can't do anything with three sticks," Ji Gang said with his old face turning pale with anger: "Turns out you are a cunning and cunning wolf cub!"
"Master Ji, please don't spit on anyone with blood." Xue Juzheng said calmly: "If you hadn't made such a big fuss, I wouldn't have waded into this muddy water."
"You!" It didn't matter if he didn't say it, but this statement made Ji Gang furious: "So you also know?! You talk about cracking down on gangs and eliminating evil! They are all spies of my Jin Yiwei!!"
"So they still have this identity? Mr. Ji has never admitted it before." Xue Juzheng still said calmly: "I only know that Yingtian Mansion has received thousands of complaints accusing them of committing crimes, and dozens of them have been identified.
Since then, all the witnesses and physical evidence have been enough to prove that they are heinous villains!"
"The scoundrel is also a member of my Jin Yiwei!" Ji Gang was furious, pointing at Xue Juzheng's nose and cursing: "You Xue Juzheng have been hanging around in the capital for more than ten years, why don't you pretend to be ignorant here! The scoundrels have their own scoundrels.
Useful, secret agents and detectives have to use these people! In short, this is the matter of my Jin Yiwei! Even if they deserve death, it is not your turn to intervene!"
"..." Xue Juzheng was about to speak when he heard a clear voice:
"It seems it's not the Jinyiwei Yamen's turn to take action!"
Accompanied by this sound, Wang Xian, wearing a black veil on his head and a fitted official uniform, entered the hall.
"Wang Xian!!" The enemy was extremely jealous when they met. Ji Gang gritted his teeth and said, "How dare you hang around in front of me!"
"What is there to be afraid of?" Wang Xian said with a smile, "Could it be that Lord Ji wants to beat me in front of the prince?"
"Hmph! Just wait!" In front of everyone, Ji Gang had to resist the urge to cut him into pieces, and said bitterly: "Even if the prince and Xue Juzheng are covering for you, there is still no way to hide it. Last night
You are using the name of cracking down on gangsters to kill all my spies in splendor! I must report this to the emperor!"
"Master Ji, what you said makes no sense." Wang Xian still said with a smile that was so angry that he would not pay for his life: "Is the Jinyiwei secret agent in charge of the Fusi of Guibei Town or the Jinyiwei Yamen? Let's clarify this issue first, shall we?
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"You..." Ji Gang's momentum suddenly froze. Everyone present knew that the Jinyiwei were originally just the emperor's palace guards. Later, in order to give them detective functions, the emperor established a subjugation department in the Jinyiwei to handle the investigation of imperial edicts and prison cases.
This Jinyiwei secret agent should naturally be under the control of Beizhen Fusi.
"Your Zhenfu Division is all under the control of this official!" Ji Gang finally choked out a sentence: "The Jinyiwei secret agents are naturally under the control of the Zhenfu Division Yamen!"
"No, no, Governor Ji has obviously overstepped his authority." Wang Xian shook his head and said, "One level is in charge of the other. This is common sense in Ming Dynasty officialdom. Have you ever seen the prefect commanding the county officials?
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"I can't command you, uncle, so I have to do it myself!" Ji Gang was also confused. Although he was talking in a hurry, such words were too presumptuous and undermined his own ambition. The king of Han frowned when he heard this.
, Xin said, aren't you setting a trap for yourself? How will you use your status as a commander to suppress him later?
"Your Majesty, what you said is wrong." Wang Xian still shook his head and said: "I, the Governor of Beizhen Fusi, were appointed by the Emperor. Your Majesty feels that I am incompetent, so you can ask the Emperor to replace me instead of replacing me.
I exercise my power!" He said with a cold smile: "This way, I won't be suspected of deceiving the emperor!"
"Stop talking nonsense here!" Ji Gang said angrily: "You have wiped out the secret agent network that the imperial court has been operating in the capital for more than ten years. Can you afford this huge loss?!"
"I didn't see any spy network, I only saw a den of rebels." Wang Xian said and bowed to the civil and military officials who were watching the excitement. Finally, his eyes fell on the King of Han and said in a deep voice: "We searched from the den of thieves last night.
There are more than 10,000 weapons, as well as more than 1,000 muskets and crossbows that can only be equipped by the Imperial Imperial Guard! Are these things that ordinary gangs should have? What are they going to do? They want to rebel!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone knew that the outcome was decided. Wang Xian not only won last night's game, but also won today's game... With these evidences of rebellion, it was useless for anyone to say anything to the emperor.
, those big guys in the capital are all punishable by death... What's funny is that these weapons were provided to them by Ji Gang, but they became irrefutable evidence to prove their crimes!
Ji Gang was stunned for a moment by Wang Xian's big hat, and then he remembered that even Master Zhuang was no match for this guy's talk. At this moment, he was confident and would not take himself seriously. He knew that he would not get back here.
Fortunately, he stopped talking nonsense and just looked at Wang Xian secretly. After a long time, he smiled solemnly and said: "Just wait!" After saying this, he walked out without saying hello to the prince. Behind him, Wang Xian sounded again.
Xian’s hateful voice:
"Everyone has heard it! If something happens to me and I ask everyone to prove my identity, it must be Mr. Ji who did it!"
When Ji Gang heard this, a mouthful of old blood spurted out seven feet...