After toasting everyone at the table, Li An saluted Zhu Gaochi again, then turned and left, walked to the table next to him and started toasting again.
"Your Highness, you have brought enough food, why don't you take a short rest?" Seeing Zhu Gaochi eating meat unscrupulously, Xiao Chen persuaded in a low voice.
There are many people at the table, so the prince still has to give him face. However, if he doesn't exercise restraint today and returns to the East Palace, it may be difficult to restrain his diet.
If your body gains weight and your weight returns to its original weight, then all your previous efforts will be in vain.
Wang Changlian lowered his head, pretending not to hear, and was minding his own business.
Today, sitting at the same table with the prince is really frustrating.
You have to pretend to be deaf, and even a blind person has to pretend to be deaf at critical moments.
"What, the gift list collected this time, as well as the payment bill of the Zhenzheng Restaurant, must be handed over to Jin Yiwei?" Li An's slightly annoyed voice came from the next table.
Everyone stopped what they were doing and couldn't help but look up.
Holding a wine bottle in one hand and a wine glass in the other, Li An looked at Xu Kaiying, the commander of the Jinyiwei, who was standing in front of him, with a look of disbelief on his face.
"Master Li, please forgive me. Jin Yiwei has the right to ask for such huge financial flows for high-ranking officials in the DPRK." Seeing that the officials around him were all looking at her, Xu Kaiying simply stopped dodging.
Li An smiled awkwardly, and for a moment he didn't know how to place the left hand holding the wine cup. He shook his head and said angrily: "Commander Xu, the reason why you came here is to investigate my old account, Li An.
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"Lord Li, you are overthinking." Xu Kaiying hugged her fists: "This Zhenzheng Restaurant opened more than fifty tables of banquets at once, and each table was calculated as one hundred taels of silver, so it was still five thousand taels of silver in one round.
What's more, this banquet is more than one round. So much money is spent at one time, I just want to find out where Mr. Li's money comes from?"
"Commander Xu." Under the gaze of everyone, Xiao Chen stood up. He pushed the chair behind him to the side, left his seat, and walked straight towards Xu Kaiying.
"Are you here, who are serious and dressed in case-handling attire, to investigate Li Shangshu on the orders of the Emperor?" Standing in front of Xu Kaiying, Xiao Chen said slowly with a smile on his face.
"The emperor didn't give the order, but I feel that Mr. Li spent too much money this time. Once the emperor asks, it would be bad if I can't explain the specific situation clearly." Xu Kaiying's eyes flickered from side to side a few times, and she said hurriedly.
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"So it was Commander Xu's idea?" Xiao Chen smiled faintly, "Now the Jinyi Guards and Beizhen Fusi are in name only, and the imperial prison no longer exists. Not to mention Li Shangshu's conduct is upright, and he is not afraid of the Jinyi Guards
Interrogation. Even if the Jinyi Guards capture Li Shangshu on trumped-up charges, may I ask Commander Xu, where do you plan to interrogate Li Shangshu?"
Xu Kaiying was asked this question and didn't know how to answer it for a while.
The current Jinyiwei really does not have a place to handle high-ranking officials in the imperial court. Especially since he took over the Jinyiwei, he has not even been a minor official of the fifth or sixth rank, let alone the second-rank official position of the Minister of Criminal Affairs.
I originally thought that after getting Li An's bill and digging deeper step by step, I should be able to find his unexplained money.
I had thought that as soon as I took action, I was hit in the head by Xiao Chen, and my brain was hit with stars.
"Xiao Qianhu, please pay attention to the words you use. Jin Yiwei performs his duties normally. There is no need for these three words. Please Xiao Qianhu not to add them to Jin Yiwei's head casually." Seeing Xu Kaiying deflated, Ma Yunshan next to him said:
He stood up immediately.
"Who are you?" Xiao Chen frowned, "I have been to Si Yamen, the commander of Jinyiwei, several times, but I don't think I have seen you. You are wearing the high-end uniform of Jinyiwei, but there is no embroidered spring knife on your waist to mark your identity.
, who are you?"
I originally thought about using my status as a commanding colleague to suppress Xiao Chen, but I never thought that he would not give me any face, let alone say that he didn't recognize me.
"Huh." With a cold snort, Ma Yunshan turned his face to one side.
"Brother Xiao," Xu Kaiying hurriedly put on a smile, "This lord is personally nominated by the emperor. He is the commander of Jin Yiwei and the commander of Ma Yunshan."
Xu Kaiying felt an inexplicable sense of surrender towards Xiao Chen.
Whether it was the person who took the lead in beating up the Jin Yiwei led by Liu Rufeng, or whether it was him who took charge of the case when King Zhao was assassinated by Jin Yiwei Qianhu in his arms. In Xu Kaiying's heart, she could not speak loudly to Xiao Chen.
Even though he is the commander and the other person is just a Qianhu from Dongchang, this natural suppression makes him always smile when facing him.
"Oh...!" Xiao Chen exclaimed in exaggerated surprise. He bent down and looked at Ma Yunshan carefully up and down.
The sight of Ma Yunshan made his scalp tingle.
"So it turns out that you proposed to restrict the scope of use of Dongchang's firearms, and even reminded the emperor in the court to prevent a figure like Ji Gang from appearing again, and the emperor immediately promoted him to the commander of the Jin Yiwei, Mr. Ma Yunshan, the former head of the Ministry of Rites?
The new official has three fires when he takes office. The first is to burn the East Factory, the second is to burn the Minister of the Ministry, and the third is, who are you going to burn?" There was a friendly smile on his face, but Xiao Chen's words were sharp.
It's like the edge of a knife at the waist, making people shudder.
"Xiao Qianhu." Ma Yunshan put his hands behind his back, pushed out his chest hard, and glared at Xiao Chen, as if he wanted to eat him: "I solemnly remind you again, please pay attention to your words. What a burning thing.
Factory, the one who set fire to the Minister of Punishment, as the number one expert in handling cases in Dongchang, you have always been like this, just put the shit on someone else’s head without any real evidence?"
"Shit basin, you want me to seize the shit basin for you?" Xiao Chen's face darkened and he snorted coldly, "A few days ago, Dongchang worked hard and sent out almost all the people to inquire and verify from all sides, so that His Highness the Crown Prince could be removed from the house.
Baoding Prefecture was rescued. Logically speaking, as the Jinyiwei, who is directly under the emperor like Dongchang, should take this opportunity to eliminate the remaining rebel forces in the capital in an all-round way and restore peace to the capital. But it would be better for you to send people along the path of Dongchang to handle the case.
, carefully interrogating each one. May I ask, Commander-in-Chief, what are you looking for? Are you looking for flaws in Dongchang's case handling process?"
"You're talking nonsense. Jin Yiwei just wants to know more about the rebel forces so that they can be wiped out in one fell swoop. I made a special trip to Dongchang to ask you, but you refused to disclose it, so Jin Yiwei had to go and find it by himself." Ma Yunshan's chest rose and fell sharply, as if he was being held captive.
Xiao Chen was very angry.
"Hahaha." Xiao Chen raised his head and laughed loudly, "His Royal Highness was kidnapped in the capital, and the largest forbidden army in the capital is your Jin Yiwei. If you don't start from your own defense area and go so far to look for clues, you don't understand.
Are you self-examining? Don’t you know how to self-reflect? Although the emperor has not blamed Jinyiwei, but you ask yourself, the prince was kidnapped in the capital, and you couldn’t find any trace even after searching the ground. Do you, Jinyiwei, feel at ease and have no guilt at all? "
"I ran to Gu'an County, Baoding Prefecture, and Dongchang to find the prince's route. You Jin Yiwei completely re-walked it. Tell me, what are you looking for? What exactly are you looking for?" Xiao Chen's eyes were blazing,
He seemed to be extremely angry.
"I, I, my Jin Yiwei are looking for those rebel forces."
"The rebel forces outside have been captured by Dongchang and brought back to the capital. As for the rebel forces lurking inside the capital, you, the Jinyiwei, are indifferent and have not taken any action. Tell me, what is the use of a commander like you since you took office? What is the use of you and trash?
the difference?"
Xiao Chen's words shocked every official present.
Although it is not advisable to insult the other party like this, but if you think about what he said carefully, it makes sense.
At present, the biggest security risk in the capital is the hidden rebel force. As the first imperial guard in the capital, the Jin Yiwei did not work hard to investigate the matter, but went to Li Shangshu's daughter's full moon banquet to ask for the bill. This approach is a bit a bit
It's so inappropriate.
"Run to Baoding Mansion and ask questions about the specific process of Daning Dusi assisting Dongchang to arrest the rebel forces. What, do you want to find out the flaws of Daning Dusi and deal with them as well? Daning Dusi, Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice, may I ask?
Commander Tongzhi, which official in the court is your next target? Is it him, him, or him?"
Raising his right hand, Xiao Chen pointed at each official's face one by one.
Baiguan frowned and looked at Ma Yunshan, his eyes instantly turned disgusting and disgusting.
