In the imperial study room, there was a period of silence, and you could hear a needle drop.
Wang Xiaosi outside the door knew that a storm might be coming.
"Later, they had a dispute with Xiao Lizi. Xiao Lizi raised the whisk in his hand and told them loudly that the whisk was the symbol of the eunuch and the palace. Unexpectedly, they didn't listen, and in the dispute, they even threw the whisk into the air.
Plum's fly whisk broke and fell to the ground."
As he said that, Lin Shangli groped in his arms and found out the whisk that had been broken into two sections: "This time I came back to the palace to live, and I took this broken whisk with me and planned to find the craftsmen in the palace to repair it. After all, this
It is a symbol of our palace, we cannot let it always look broken."
"Okay, the current Jin Yiwei." Ming Chengzu looked coldly at the Jin Yiwei commander Xu Kaiying who was standing aside, "You have to look at the owner when beating a dog. Don't the Jin Yiwei recognize me now? Even the eunuch's fly whisk dares to be used.
Broken?"
The beads of sweat on Xu Kaiying's forehead were now as big as soybeans, sliding down her cheeks, and the clothes on her back were even wet with cold sweat.
With a "pop", he fell to his knees on the ground: "I know my mistake. I don't know the details of how this happened."
Ming Chengzu ignored him again, then looked at Lin Shangli, and said reproachfully: "They should be punished for breaking the fly whisk. You just picked them up. You shouldn't kill them on the spot. In this way, they will be punished."
It became a murder case."
"Back to the emperor," Lin Shangli raised his head, "At that time, they had already drawn their sabers. If the slaves didn't take action, Xiao Lizi's name would be in danger. It's also the slaves' fault. Because of their words, they couldn't control their emotions and took too heavy blows.
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"What words?"
"They said that since Xiao Lizi and the slave are eunuchs, they should take off their pants for them to verify."
Ming Chengzu's eyes were tiny, and his face was completely black and blue.
Today, Ming Chengzu became angry twice.
One is the Baoding City Guards who colluded with the rebel forces to imprison the prince, and the other is the Jin Yiwei who forced his eunuch to take off his pants to verify his identity.
The Baoding defenders had been beheaded by Dongchang, which could be regarded as getting rid of the evil spirit in his heart.
This Jinyiwei, who humiliated Lin Shangli so much, actually sued him for murder?
This happened to Lin Shangli. He just killed the imperial guards who were making things difficult for him.
If he had been present at that time, Xu Kaiying, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, would never have survived.
"Xu Kaiying, is this what the Duke of Dongchang said?" Ming Chengzu said slowly.
"Back to the emperor, when the conflict occurred, my subordinates were not present. When my subordinates rushed over, they only saw five captains of imperial guards lying on the ground." Not daring to wipe the sweat off her face, Xu Kaiying knelt down.
On the ground, he answered hurriedly.
"I didn't see what happened, so the whisk was broken at the scene?" Ming Chengzu grabbed the whisk that Lin Shangli had placed on the desk and broke into two pieces, and threw it in front of Xu Kaiying.
"Whisk, whisk, it was indeed on the spot." Xu Kaiying lowered her head and was already incoherent.
"Shh", Ming Chengzu let out a long breath, leaned back on the chair, and slowly closed his eyes as if thinking about something.
Xu Kaiying knelt on the ground, letting the sweat fall from her face like raindrops and drip onto the floor.
Although Lin Shangli was standing, he was hunched over and did not dare to speak.
Ming Chengzu also felt extremely uncomfortable.
The two organizations are both units directly under him and are equivalent to his right-hand man. Originally, he thought that the two would complement each other and work together for the imperial court.
But he never thought that Dongchang, who had been entrusted with the important task and told the world, would have such no status in the eyes of Jin Yiwei.
They suspected that the Plum Blossom Order was fake, they suspected that the whisk was fake, and they even suspected that the eunuch was fake.
If this development continues, will there come a time when you will suspect that you, the emperor, are also fake?
"Commander Xu, you get up first. I have a few questions to ask you." Ming Chengzu slowly opened his eyes again.
Hearing this, Xu Kaiying was startled, and then felt relieved. He raised his sleeves, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and slowly stood up.
"If Qianhu of Jinyiwei is responsible for the safety of the prince, and the prince is kidnapped, and I imprison your Qianhu, what will you do?" Ming Chengzu asked calmly.
Hearing this question from Ming Chengzu, Xu Kaiying felt excited.
Although he was overturned in the matter of murder, Lin Shangli abused his power and forced the Inspectorate to exchange prisoners. This was something that had never happened before in the history of a daimyo and was absolutely not allowed by imperial law.
The Dongchang was originally established because Ji Gang, the former commander of the Jinyi Guards, was preparing to rebel by building weapons.
The emperor knew that it was because he loved the Jin Yiwei so much that their power expanded and they became the dominant force, which made Ji Gang want to rebel.
Therefore, the real purpose of the Dongchang is to handle the case for the emperor while also checking and balancing the Jinyiwei to prevent his family from becoming dominant.
But now, Dongchang's momentum is strong and it has already overwhelmed Jinyiwei.
Since the Emperor doesn't want Jin Yiwei to be the dominant one, he naturally doesn't want Dongchang to replace Jin Yiwei and make one family the only one.
In saying this, he must be giving himself a chance so that Lin Shangli cannot get away so easily, and giving him some reason to suppress Dongchang.
"No matter how great he is, nothing can be greater than the laws of the imperial court. If Qianhu of Jinyiwei loses His Royal Highness and is punished by the emperor, then he deserves it. His subordinates will take over the affairs in his hands as soon as possible.
Trace the whereabouts of the prince as soon as possible." Xu Kaiying answered seriously.
"So Commander Xu will never go to the Inspectorate to make a fuss and demand that his Qianhu be replaced?" Ming Chengzu asked slowly.
"If my subordinates have to devote all their energy to finding the whereabouts of the prince, how can they go to the Inspectorate to make a big fuss? Besides, what kind of place is the Inspectorate? It is the most just place in the court. Isn't it a place where you can act casually?
?The Emperor has decreed that for a case to be investigated by the Inspectorate, how dare your subordinates change prisoners at will?" Xu Kaiying said seriously.
Ming Chengzu turned his face and looked at Lin Shangli: "Look, look, Commander Xu is much better than you in obeying the laws and regulations of the imperial court."
After saying that, he turned to look at Xu Kaiying: "If only your Qianhu had the other party's information, wouldn't you replace him and look for the prince?"
"Back to the emperor, my subordinates will negotiate with the Inspectorate and enter the prison to obtain all the information about the other party from Qianhu. Then, based on the information, they will formulate a plan to track the whereabouts of the prince. The subordinates cannot and do not dare to change prisoners.
." Straightening her waist, Xu Kaiying drove with unusual "uprightness".
"Xiao Linzi, why don't you get the other party's information from Xiao Chen and track the whereabouts of the prince?" Ming Chengzu asked.
Lin Shangli bowed his body: "Xiao Chen is the top case-handling expert in Dongchang. The ability of the slave cannot be compared with him. Another point is that the knowledge brought about by several direct or indirect encounters with the other party is not simple.
Xiao Chen said a few words, and the slave could understand it correctly. The prince was kidnapped, and the capital could not find it even after digging three feet. The slave did not dare to use his own ability to bet on the prince's safety."
"If you were asked to search for the whereabouts of the prince, would you be able to find it? This time, all the Imperial Guards in the capital were dispatched, and the Jin Yiwei took the lead. Why didn't any useful clues be found in the capital?" Looking at Xu Kaiying, Ming Chengzu smiled faintly.
Xu Kaiying's heart skipped a beat. Is the emperor accusing herself of being incompetent?
"The prince has been kidnapped out of the capital, and there are no usable clues in the capital." Xu Kaiying hurriedly identified it for herself.
His eyes glanced back and forth at the two people's faces several times, and finally landed on Lin Shangli's face. Ming Chengzu said, "Is there any news from Xiao Chen about when the prince will return to Beijing?"
"Back to the Emperor, I have already sent a message to Xiao Chen, saying that Your Majesty has returned to Beijing and is very concerned about the Crown Prince. It is estimated that he will escort the Crown Prince back with only a few people."
"I remember that there was a member of Qianhu, a Jinyiwei, who was transferred to the East Factory?"
"Yes, this person's name is Liu Rufeng, and he has extraordinary skills. He is now leading the Shenji Service in Dongchang to protect the crown prince." Lin Shangli said hurriedly.
"A member of a thousand households is doing the work of a hundred households in Dongchang, which is a bit humiliating. After he returns to Beijing, you ask Xiao Chen to bring him to see me." Ming Chengzu smiled slightly, with a deep look in his eyes.
