Just when Li An left the secret room and went to the living room to meet Xiao Chen, the mysterious man inside also quietly left the secret room.
A servant had already come over and led the mysterious man to the back door of Li An's mansion. He untied the horse tied to the tree next to it, handed it to the other person's hand, and opened the small door.
After exiting the small gate, the mysterious man looked around, got on his horse, and galloped out of the city.
In the living room, Xiao Chen crossed his legs and looked at Li An on the ground, thinking about how to get out the person behind him who was adding fuel to the fire.
Wang Wencheng behind him was also lying on the ground, but in his heart he was thinking about his little Jiujiu.
"Li An, have you ever thought about it, even if you succeed in taking off my purple clothes, or even more successful, if you kill me, what will you gain, and what will the officials in the court gain?"
Looking at Li An, Xiao Chen said calmly.
"What did you get?" Li An's eyes were confused. If he really achieved his goal, what could he get?
At most, it just gave Cangcheng a sigh of relief. He should continue to do whatever he should do. In addition to going to court every day and dealing with the affairs of the Punishment Department, it would not bring any benefits to his Punishment Department.
In fact, Li An understood that the reason why all the officials in the court were able to respond to everything at once was simply because they felt the threat posed by Xiao Chen from the incident in Cangcheng.
They indirectly expressed to the emperor that they did not want the existence of a powerful spy agency like Jinyiwei and Dongchang.
But then again, both Jinyiwei and Dongchang were targeting those court officials who had committed crimes. If he had not committed corruption and perverted the law, and served the country with integrity, he would not be afraid of Jinyiwei and Dongchang.
Even Li An himself couldn't figure out why he had to come forward and encourage all officials to sign a letter together.
"Do you feel that Cang Cheng died unjustly? Do you want to stand up for him?" Xiao Chen asked lightly with a smile on his face.
"No." Li An shook his head softly, "Kura Chengmochi just let Kuang go, rushed into the execution ground, and even into Ziyi, and ended up being beheaded. He deserved it. The Ministry of Punishment just believes that state-owned national laws,
There are family rules, and it is a fact that someone committed a crime, but he should also be executed through formal judicial procedures."
"Your Excellency, to kill him casually in the execution ground, especially in front of all the officials of the court and numerous people in the capital, shows that you did not take the court's judicial procedures seriously."
Xiao Chen put down his crossed legs and stood up slowly: "Is it that simple?"
"That's the reason." Li An lowered his head and said.
Xiao Chen smiled lightly: "Have you ever thought about who the emperor wants to kill? Does he need a reason?"
Hearing this, Li An trembled all over, but did not speak.
Who does the emperor want to kill? Does he need a reason?
"Have you ever thought about it, even if your joint petition succeeds this time, what will happen next? What result will you get from the emperor? Will the emperor find a reason to remove you from office and kill everyone? Threaten with the orders of hundreds of officials.
The court is threatening the emperor, do you think the emperor can rub a grain of sand like yours out of his eyes?" Xiao Chen smiled lightly, very casually.
Li An remained silent, not knowing what to say anymore. It was as if at this moment, he saw his future clearly.
"You don't have such scheming, tell me, who asked you to encourage hundreds of officials to jointly submit a letter?" Xiao Chen smiled faintly and got straight to the point.
Li An was lying on the ground, thinking about how to figure this out, when his foot was lightly touched.
The person who touched him was the butler Wang Wencheng who was lying on the ground behind him.
"There is no one else but myself. I felt that your Excellency did not take our punishment department seriously, so I took advantage of Master Cang being executed in public to contact all the officials and submit a letter together." Li An reacted and summarized everything.
One person carried them all.
Xiao Chen didn't say anything. He was so close. Although the butler Wang Wencheng's movements were very slight, how could he escape from Xiao Chen's eyes.
At this time, Wang Wencheng could still remain rational and give Li An hints in a subtle way. This Wang Wencheng has some skills.
"Li An, tell me, do I dare to kill you on the spot today?" Xiao Chen asked calmly.
"Xiaguan bumped into your lord, and you asked for it when you were killed. I just want to beg you, for the sake of your loyalty to the court, please spare your family." Kneeling on the ground, Li An said sincerely.
arrive.
At this moment, Li An seemed to wake up. He understood that whether it was the government inciting everyone to target Xiao Chen or his unreasonable treatment of Xiao Chen today, his life could no longer be saved. If he could help his family,
A pardon can be considered as not having to kneel on the ground for so long in vain.
Who would have expected that when Xiao Chen asked this question, it was as if he didn't want to hear the answer at all. Instead, he bypassed Li An and stood directly in front of the housekeeper Wang Wencheng behind him.
"Stand up." Xiao Chen said calmly while staring at the other party.
It's really interesting that a housekeeper can influence Li An's words at critical moments.
When Xiao Chen bypassed Li An and walked toward him, Wang Wencheng had already realized that his inconspicuous little move had been discovered by Xiao Chen.
He had no choice but to put his hands on the ground and stand up slowly. His small eyes narrowed hard and he tried his best to look honest and honest.
This Wang Wencheng is in his early forties, not tall, but he looks quite energetic. Especially his small eyes, although he has tried hard to restrain them, still reveal his extraordinary energy.
I took a look at the tiger's mouth on the opponent's right hand. Although it was not very obvious, there were still traces of calluses. Looking at the opponent's big cotton hat again, it goes without saying that there must be a trace of wearing a military helmet for a long time on the forehead below.
"Steward Wang, how long have you been working as a housekeeper in Li An's mansion?" Xiao Chen asked calmly, staring closely into the other person's eyes.
Holding his fists and blinking his eyes a few times, Wang Wencheng hurriedly replied, "Sir, it's been five or six years since I've been in Master Li's house?"
"Is it five years or six years?" Xiao Chen's words were as sharp as his eyes.
"Sir, today is the fifth year." Wang Wencheng's mind turned quickly and he hurriedly replied.
With Xiao Chen's status, it was easy to find out the details about himself. Answering honestly at this moment would be more beneficial to him.
"Haha, the fifth year? This year is the 19th year of Yongle. That means you came to Li An's house in the 14th year of Yongle." Xiao Chen's eyes were like a sharp sword, staring closely at him.
The other party will not let go of any emotional fluctuations.
"Yes." Wang Wencheng's heart trembled, and he tried his best to maintain a calm aura before replying.
Xiao Chen laughed and his eyes turned into two crescent moons.
"So, Butler Wang was a member of Tiance Guard before he came to Li An's house..."
