After Lin Ze saw Wu Cheng's head, he said decisively: "Let's go find Mr. Hu Hai."
Hu Hai did not leave Tingwei's Mansion today, and he happened to be on duty at Tingwei's Mansion. As for whether to sit on duty or lie down, it was up to him.
When the two met in the afternoon, Hu Hai complained to Lin Ze about this matter, so Lin Ze went straight to the right cell of Tingwei Mansion.
Soon Lin Ze came to the door of the right cell. There were two people on duty there. They were two of the four palace guards who usually protected Hu Hai.
Lin Ze saluted the two of them and said, "Brothers, I have something important to discuss with the Young Master. Please call the Young Master for me."
The two palace guards were very familiar with Lin Ze. They knew that Master Hu Hai spent half of his time hanging out with this young military advisor. They also smelled the smell of blood coming from Qingfeng's hand. Judging from the shape, it was probably a human head. They knew that Lin Ze was indeed
Something happened.
One of them smiled and said: "Little military advisor, wait a moment, I will call Mr. Hu Hai right away."
After saying that, he entered the house and quickly turned back and said, "Master Hu Hai asked you to go in. By the way, these four people will wait outside with me."
Lin Ze nodded, reached out to take the bundle, and stepped into the room.
Suddenly the palace guard stopped and said, "Little military advisor, please don't bring such an eyesore in, so as not to disturb the young master."
Lin Ze smiled and said, "It's okay. The young master has been on the battlefield, so this won't scare him. Besides, the young master will eventually see this thing."
The palace guard thought for a moment and got out of the way.
When Lin Ze walked in, Hu Hai was sitting at the table, yawning repeatedly. When he saw Lin Ze coming over, he said with a slightly dry voice: "Lin Ze, it's so late, you don't sleep, why did you come here to find me?
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Lin Ze directly placed the baggage in front of Hu Hai.
Hu Hai opened the baggage with a puzzled look on his face, and a ferocious-looking, bloody human head appeared in front of him. He was so frightened that he immediately lost all sleep and almost jumped up.
"Lin Ze, are you trying to scare me with a human head this late at night?"
Lin Ze held back his smile and said, "This is not an ordinary head."
Hu Hai rolled his eyes: "It's just a human head. What's so big about it? This isn't the first time I've seen you. By the way, what do you want to see me for?"
Lin Ze pointed at the head and said: "This man is a commander under me. I took office today and summoned him many times. He ignored me, so I asked the four elders of Fang Xiandao to kill him."
"After all, the commander Qian Shi was also a fourth-rank official, and he was killed rashly. His Majesty and Meng Tian were afraid that they would not be able to explain themselves, so they discussed with the young master and found a reasonable excuse to settle the matter."
Upon hearing this, Hu Hai asked with a look of disbelief: "Behead him directly? Lin Ze, this is not like your usual style. You should not frame him first, then kill him, or even kill him with a borrowed knife or something."
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Lin Ze shook his head: "The young master is now at a time when his power is developing rapidly. I need to master the black guards as soon as possible and assist the young master in establishing an intelligence system. How can I have so much time to play with him?"
"Besides, if it can be solved directly, why hesitate? To take a step back, a commander is not qualified to let the young master and I spend too much thought."
When Hu Hai heard this, it seemed that this was indeed the case. He would kill even the commander of the Imperial Guards who was in the third rank, let alone a commander who was in the fourth rank.
"Lin Ze, how do you think this young master should cooperate with you to deal with the aftermath of this matter?"
Lin Ze replied with a confident smile on his face: "I have already thought about this matter. As far as I know, the right prisoner of Tingwei Mansion does not directly have jurisdiction over the commanders of the black guards, but supervises the commanders of the black guards.
Commander."
"Usually, if a black-clothed guard below the rank of commander commits an offense, the right prison officer will deal with it. This incident of the commander falls within the scope of what the young master can handle."
"In this way, the matter will be simple. The young master and I will speak in unison, and we can give an explanation."
Hu Hai yawned: "Lin Ze, you talk so much, what do you mean by unified words?"
The smile on Lin Ze's face suddenly solidified, and he replied: "Currently, Commander Qian is serving in Wucheng. He has repeatedly disobeyed the orders of his superior Commander Lin Ze. Commander Lin Ze informed the right supervisor Ying Hu Hai about this matter, and Ying Hu Hai learned about it.
Later, they sent people to arrest Wucheng, but Wucheng knew that he would not be spared, so he rose up to resist and was beheaded on the spot."
"Young Master only needs to follow this statement tomorrow and write a memorial to His Majesty, and then explain the matter clearly to Meng Tian. No matter what, we must insist that Wu Cheng died innocently."
Hu Hai nodded after hearing this: "I will do what you said tomorrow and deal with this matter."
Lin Ze bowed to Hu Hai: "In that case, I will not disturb the young master's rest and take my leave."
After saying that, he turned around and left.
Hu Hai was stunned on the spot. You ran over, said a few words, and ran away in disgrace. It was late at night. Isn't this Mr. Ge Yingben?
But Lin Ze had already left the right cell.
Hu Hai panicked when he saw the shriveled head, and shouted: "Here comes someone."
The palace guard who received the summons immediately walked in. Hu Hai pointed at the head and said: "Take this guy away, I will be useful tomorrow."
Without changing his expression, the palace guard wrapped the head with the baggage again, bowed to Hu Hai, and then retreated.
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The next day, early in the morning, Hu Hai rushed to Meng Tian's place in a hurry, followed Lin Ze's example, and threw the bag containing the human head on Meng Tian's table.
Meng Tian, who was dealing with official duties, was confused. When Meng Tian smelled a special smell, his expression changed and he shouted: "Master Hu Hai, what is in this?"
Hu Hai said nonchalantly: "Oh, I forgot to tell Mr. Tingwei, here is a man named Wucheng. This Wucheng has disobeyed orders many times, and his superiors have reported it to me.
When the young master heard this, he thought it was a good thing, so he sent people to catch him."
"Unexpectedly, Wu Cheng felt that he was guilty of serious crimes and could not be spared. He actually jumped over the wall and used force to fight against my subordinates. However, he was not strong enough and was killed by my subordinates."
"This beast died unjustly. I am here to explain this matter to Lord Tingwei."
Meng Tian just sneered: "Could this Wucheng's boss be Commander Lin Ze?"
Hu Hai praised: "Lord Tingwei really has a clever plan. Wucheng's boss is none other than the newly promoted commander Lin Ze."
Meng Tian said angrily: "Is Mr. Hu Hai a fool for taking the position of an official? He is clearly trying to purge dissidents, but he is still making up nonsense to trap others."
Hu Hai was not Yi's master. He said forcefully: "It is my duty to supervise the black-clothed guards. I act according to the law. Is Lord Tingwei dissatisfied with this? Or maybe this Wucheng is following your order?"
Do you dare to ignore your boss and ignore me?"
Meng Tian snorted coldly when he heard this and ordered: "Come here, ask Commander Lin Ze to come and see me."
Upon hearing this, an official immediately bowed and left.
Soon Lin Ze came over and saluted each of Meng Tian and Hu Hai: "Greetings to Lord Tingwei, and hello to Lord Youjian."
Meng Tian looked at Lin Ze and said coldly: "Lin Ze, you said that Wu Cheng disobeyed your orders many times. Do you have any evidence?"
Lin Ze immediately replied: "Replying to your lord, my subordinates have issued formal documents to Wu Cheng three times, summoned Wu Fan when necessary, and arranged for Wu Fan from hundreds of households to send letters. It can be said that there are human and physical evidence. Please investigate clearly."
Meng Tian waved his hand and shouted: "Come here, call Wu Fan from Baihu, and check whether Wu Cheng has received three official documents from Commander Lin Ze."
Lin Ze added from the side: "Actually, when the official was issuing the document, some of his subordinates also saw it. Your Excellency, you can ask them to come and confront him."
Meng Tian said to his subordinates: "Did you hear that? Invite ten thousand households together."
Soon Wu Fan, Zhang Qianhu and others were called over. When they saw Wu Cheng's head, their pupils shrank. Under Meng Tian's questioning, they honestly told what they knew, basically talking to Lin Ze.
It matches.
A quarter of an hour later, the people who went to inspect Wucheng's corpse also came back, holding three documents with the commander's seal in their hands.
When Meng Tian saw this, he felt suspicious. The pair of ministers might have been prepared for this, so he had no choice but to say: "I know, please step back."
Lin Ze was a little surprised. He had prepared various cross-examinations, but he didn't expect it to pass so smoothly.