"Your Majesty." Lin Shangli bowed to Ming Chengzu.
"Yes." Ming Chengzu nodded and responded, with a serious expression on his face.
"Commander Xu is here too?!" Looking at the standing Xu Kaiying, Lin Shangli greeted, and then quickly looked at Ming Chengzu who was sitting on the chair, "Your Majesty, did this servant disturb you and Commander Xu when discussing important matters?
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"Not only are there no interruptions, the matter we are discussing is also related to you and is waiting for you." Ming Chengzu smiled lightly.
As for Xu Kaiying, who was standing with a bow, a trace of embarrassment flashed in the corner of her eyes, and then she bent slightly towards Lin Shangli: "Mr. Factory Master."
The emperor called him over and asked carefully about the details of the issues mentioned in the memorial.
And the one who added insult to injury was reporting Lin Shangli's "evil deeds" in Jinyiwei Prison. While he was talking, the protagonist came, which made Xu Kaiying feel a little unnatural.
Based on his past understanding of the emperor, the emperor appears to be upright and aboveboard, but in fact he is suspicious by nature. Especially such matters about subordinates' inappropriate moral conduct will definitely be hidden in their hearts.
Allowing this suspicion to take root and sprout, eventually leads to tragedy for the host.
Although Lin Shangli used to be the eunuch of the Chief Li Supervisor and was always close to the emperor. But now, he is the admiral of the East Factory and has a lot to do. He should not come to the imperial study at will.
I just hope that Lin Shangli's arrival today is to report on Dongchang affairs and not to be summoned by the emperor to confront him.
Back then, Lin Shangli killed someone in the Jinyi Guard Prison. Logically speaking, he should have captured him immediately and reported it to the emperor. But not only did he not dare to do that, he even obeyed in front of Lin Shangli and did not say anything to accuse him.
When he looked back, he wrote the matter into a memorial and complained to the emperor.
This behavior, no matter how you look at it, is the behavior of a villain.
Picking up the memorial in front of him, Ming Chengzu looked at Lin Shangli: "This memorial is Commander Xu's accusation against your recent behavior. Take a closer look. Is it true?"
"Yes." Bending down, Lin Shangli took the memorial with both hands and slowly opened it.
Xu Kaiying, who was standing next to her, secretly complained in her heart.
The emperor really called him here to confront him! Once this matter is revealed, Lin Shangli will definitely regard himself as an enemy. If he is not punished by the emperor and continues to be the admiral of Dongchang, then whether it is himself or Jin Yiwei, the future
The days have become a torment.
Forget it, now that we've broken our skin, let's fight to the end.
Although Dongchang is extremely powerful, the Jinyi Guards are not ordinary guards of the imperial court. If there is a fight, it is not certain who will win.
Thinking of this, the fear in Xu Kaiying's eyes when she looked at Lin Shangli was gone.
He worked hard to adjust his mentality so that he could face Dongchang's targets calmly.
Ming Chengzu leaned against the back of his chair, placed his hands on the desk, seemed to have a meaningful smile on his lips, and looked at the two people in front of him calmly.
The memorial was not long, with only a hundred or so words in it. After reading it, Lin Shangli slowly put the memorial together, took two steps forward, placed it respectfully on the table, and then returned to its original position.
Without saying a word, he fell to his knees on the ground with a "pop", and then stretched his hands forward so that his upper body touched the ground, and he fell to the ground: "This slave is guilty, please punish me."
Xu Kaiying, the commander of the Jinyi Guards next to him, couldn't help but be startled, and then secretly rejoiced.
Lin Shangli was considered smart and knew that five human lives could not be deceived no matter what. It was better to plead guilty. Perhaps the emperor was nostalgic and left a whole body for him.
When Ming Chengzu, who was sitting on the throne, saw Lin Shangli's appearance, he frowned slightly and felt a little unhappy.
A few hours ago, he told Lin Shangli not to kneel down to him every now and then at his age. Fortunately, before the sun set, he knelt in front of him again.
This time, he didn't just kneel down, he lay on the ground.
Regarding the two accusations in Xu Kaiying's memorial, the first is that Lin Shangli threatened the Inspectorate and forcibly exchanged hostages.
I had already discussed this with Lin Shangli in the morning. If there was no court, no emperor, no prince in my heart, I would definitely not risk beheading to do this.
The second point is that Xu Kaiying said that Lin Shangli killed five Jinyiwei captains in the Jinyiwei prison.
Ming Chengzu thought he knew Lin Shangli quite well. Especially when it came to the laws of the imperial court, he should know it better than anyone else.
Ming Chengzu really wanted to hear Lin Shangli's explanation for killing the Jinyi Guardsmen, and he killed five of them at once, but he didn't expect that he actually lay on the ground and confessed directly.
"You're just pleading guilty like this?" Ming Chengzu leaned forward slightly, stared at the back of Lin Shangli's head, and asked again as if to remind him.
"The two accusations made by Commander Xu are both true and I can't refute them." Lin Shangli said while lying on the ground without raising his head.
"The ground is cold, please stand up and speak first," Ming Chengzu said.
"My slave is guilty and dare not stand up."
"Even if the Ministry of Punishment is investigating, there must be personal evidence and physical evidence to prove the merits. I don't understand anything. How can you behave like this lying on the ground?" Ming Chengzu's words had a hint of majesty.
"I realize my mistake." In response, Lin Shangli stuck his buttocks out and slowly stood up.
"I know this first crime well, and I will explain it to Commander Xu later. Please explain to me clearly what killing means. You are someone close to me, and you are also the commander-in-chief of Dongchang. You should know that killing is not a crime.
It's a misdemeanor, but you still kill five people at once. If you don't understand the reason, I will be extremely disappointed." Ming Chengzu reminded him with "kindness".
Seeing Ming Chengzu's attitude, the commander of the Jin Yiwei on the side made Xu Kaixin feel a little nervous.
This does not mean that Chengzu is partial, but judging from this tone, even if it is punishment, he will definitely not be beheaded.
Even if he doesn't kill him, as long as he steps down from the position of Dongchang's boss, he will have a way to make Jin Yiwei's limelight overshadow Dongchang's.
"Yes, I will report the situation of that day to the emperor truthfully." After adjusting his clothes, Lin Shangli bowed slightly again.
"The prince was kidnapped and the entire capital was turned upside down without any clues. The prince is the crown prince and the future leader of the Ming Dynasty. The emperor presided over hunting activities in Huailaiwei and dealt with more than twenty foreign envoys. As a
Dongchang, the institution most trusted by the emperor, must bring the prince back safely."
"Prior to this, Xiao Chen has been responsible for the safety of the prince. He even faced off against the leader of the force that kidnapped the prince. Although he was defeated, with the emperor's permission to use firearms, even if he faced the opponent directly again, Dongchang would not be able to
to eliminate the possibility of being defeated.”
"Because we are enemies, Xiao Chen knows each other better than any of us. For the safety of the prince, the slave relied on the emperor's trust and forced the Inspectorate to agree to exchange the slave's personal freedom for Xiao Chen to come out to investigate.
The whereabouts of the prince."
"Everyone in the East Factory, except for the slaves, has a plum blossom order that represents their status. When Xiao Lizi accompanied the slave to the Jinyi Guard Prison to exchange for Xiao Chen, he was questioned that the plum blossom order in his hand was fake, and because the slave did not have a plum blossom order,
Prepare to expel. In desperation, Xiao Lizi shook the whisk in his hand and said that he was a eunuch in the palace, and even more so in the East Factory. Where else in the world are there eunuchs except in the palace and the East Factory?"
"It stands to reason that whether it is Dongchang or the eunuchs in the palace, they represent the emperor's face, and the Jinyiwei should know this. But I don't know if it was only someone who instigated it, or whether the few Jinyiwei captains at that time deliberately made things difficult and actually said Meihua
Orders can be faked, and whisks can also be faked."
"Afraid that the slave would be humiliated, Xiao Lizi protected the slave behind him and tried hard to distinguish with them. The slave thought that as a uniformed guard and the emperor's direct bodyguard, he should respect the Holy Power more and not embarrass us too much. Who knows
, who knows..." Lin Shangli stopped, lowered his head, and stopped talking.
"What happened next?" Ming Chengzu asked calmly.
Although the voice was low, anyone could hear the murderous intent hidden in those words. Especially the right hand that was placed on the desk, which was now clenched into a fist.
The commander of the Jinyi Guards on one side had a little cold sweat on his forehead, and his back felt chilly.
He was the one who originally accused Lin Shangli, but after listening to it, it was not him who made the mistake, but himself?
