At that time, there were countless officials from the imperial court in Jinyiwei Prison.
After walking in, there are only a few people who can walk out.
All the officials were filled with resentment and fear towards the Jin Yiwei.
After the fall of Ji Gang, although the imperial edicts still existed, the momentum of trying to find the problem of hundreds of officials in the court was alleviated. However, there were still officials from time to time who were taken into the imperial edicts by Beizhen Fusi. They were tortured mentally and physically at the same time.
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It was not until Liao Xianghe, the governor of Fusi Town in Beizhen, was captured by Dongchang that the entire Jinyiwei prison system was completely collapsed.
After everyone breathed a sigh of relief and the good times had not passed for a few days, Xu Kaiying, the new commander of Jinyiwei, and Ma Yunshan, the commander's colleague, were ready to make a move again, and even prepared to operate on Li An, the Minister of Punishment, in front of all the officials.
They kept criticizing that people like Ji Gang should not appear again, and that Dongchang had too much power.
Turning around, he was preparing to attack the high officials of the imperial court. This kind of inconsistency between words and deeds really made people feel extremely shameless.
Now, Xiao Chen questioned Jin Yiwei face to face at a banquet of hundreds of people. No one stood up to speak for Jin Yiwei, and everyone seemed to agree with Xiao Chen's point of view.
"Xiao Qianhu, please don't talk nonsense. All the officials here are smart people. Do you think you can incite their trust in Jinyiwei with just one sentence? Jinyiwei is also an agency directly under the emperor, and I myself
, and was nominated and appointed by the Emperor himself. If you question me like this, are you questioning the Emperor's ability to see people? Are you questioning the Emperor?" Ma Yunshan changed his tone and turned from defense to offense.
This kind of bloodless game, blindly retreating will definitely lead to failure in the end.
Use your own advantages to continuously suppress the opponent and make the opponent breathless. Only then can you win in the end.
In the Ming Dynasty, the most important person is the emperor. Now I have expressed the emperor's trust, but I still don't believe you can find a reason to refute it.
At the same time, he turned his head and scanned the faces of the officials one by one.
The Emperor trusts me, but you question me. How many brains do you have to dare to contradict the Emperor?
Ma Yunshan's aura gradually became fiercer with his words.
Seeing Jin Yiwei and Dongchang going to fight each other tit for tat in front of everyone, Prince Zhu Gaochi frowned.
Although he is very close to Dongchang, Jinyiwei is also an organization directly under his father. When the two are fighting, he can't help anyone.
Moreover, if their conflict worsens and they begin to dig holes in each other secretly in the future, and their father is blamed, he himself will also be blamed.
He cleared his throat and said to Xiao Chen: "The Jinyi Guards are also responsible. Although the occasion chosen is inappropriate, they probably have no intention of doing this or that. Today is Mr. Li's big day, please don't make a fuss.
I'm not happy. If there is any problem, please come down and solve it. Don't affect the normal progress of the banquet."
After hearing Zhu Gaochi trying to persuade him, Xiao Chen snorted coldly at Ma Yunshan and turned around to leave.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Ma Yunshan bowed to Zhu Gaochi, "This Jin Yiwei is performing his duties normally, but he is so tormented by Xiao Qianhu, how can he continue to investigate. Everything now is his responsibility.
In the future, if the emperor asks about the details of this banquet and Jin Yiwei cannot answer, and is blamed by the emperor, Your Highness must speak out for Jin Yiwei to be fair."
Xiao Chen couldn't help but turn around and looked at Ma Yunshan like a fool.
If His Highness hadn't stopped you and made me angry, I would have dared to slap you in front of all the officials.
That's good, I tolerated it, but you kicked me in the face.
Just put the blame on Dongchang with one-sided words, and you still want His Highness to uphold justice for you?
Are you having a convulsion, or have you been caught in the door trap, and you want the prince to say something unfavorable to Dongchang?
Everyone in the world knows that the relationship between the prince and Dongchang is very important. Are you the only one who is blind?
The words he was about to refute came to his lips, but before they came out, they were interrupted by Zhu Gaochi's words.
"Ma Tongzhi, both Dongchang and Jinyiwei are my father's right-hand men. If you fight with each other and refuse to give in to each other, my father will definitely be unhappy if you know about it. If you have any dissatisfaction or opinions in your heart, please go back and talk to your father."
.In this kind of public place, it is more appropriate to live in harmony and save some face for the father." Looking at Ma Yunshan, Zhu Gaochi's expression darkened and his tone of voice rose slightly.
It hasn’t been long since I left the East Palace. Are my words useless?
Even the six ministers would give me some respect. You, a small commander of the Imperial Guard, are so arrogant with the support of your father?
Seeing Zhu Gaochi's face downcast, Ma Yunshan knew that this matter could only end here.
He hugged his fists and bowed slightly: "What His Highness said is that this subordinate has embarrassed the Emperor."
"Shh."
"Shh."
There was an uproar in the hall.
"This Ma Yunshan is really making a fool of himself. He has only been a commander of the Royal Guards for a few days, but he already considers himself the Emperor's servant."
"He will pay for his arrogance."
"Thanks to the prince's loyal and honest character, otherwise, if he used the emperor to pressure the prince like this, the prince would not immediately fall out."
"This guy is just a fool."
"Stupid, he's not stupid, he's just too complacent."
The officials lowered their heads and started talking one after another.
Seeing that Ma Yunshan had restrained his momentum, Zhu Gaochi also slowed down his tone: "Today, everyone came to the banquet for Mr. Li's sake. It would be better to be kinder. Brother Xiao has a straight temper and said some inappropriate things. Ma Tongzhi doesn't want to do that."
Don't care. The Dongchang Jinyiwei team up and work together for the imperial court. It is the right way to uproot this rebellious force lurking in the capital as soon as possible."
"Yes, it's normal for everyone to have different opinions as they serve as officials in the same court, as long as the purpose is for the sake of the court."
"Master Li is also a pillar of the imperial court. This is the full moon banquet for his daughter. He will send the accounts to Jin Yiwei later."
"Whether you are working on a case or attending a wedding banquet, since you are here, sit down and finish the meal happily. It is not too late to discuss other matters after you are done."
Everyone also tried to comfort Xu Kaiying and Ma Yunshan with their words.
When Xiao Chen heard Ma Yunshan's words, he shook his head involuntarily and returned to his seat.
This guy has really gotten completely carried away.
If I continue to have a verbal dispute with him, wouldn't I become the same as him?
He picked up the wine bowl on the table, raised his head and took a big sip, then picked up the chopsticks and started eating the food.
"Your Highness, what did you call Xiao Qianhu just now?" Ma Yuanshan hugged his fists and looked at Zhu Gaochi with a serious face.
All the officials looked at Ma Yunshan and couldn't help but frown.
What kind of trouble is Ma Yuanshan planning to do? Does he still want to find the prince?
"Brother Xiao." Zhu Gaochi said slowly with no expression on his face.
"Your Highness is the crown prince, the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, and the future emperor. Isn't it appropriate to call a Qianhu from Dongchang a brother?" Ma Yunshan deliberately raised his voice, for fear that someone would not hear, and said every word.
Said clearly.
Xiao Chen came back with a mouthful of food. He just opened his mouth and was about to eat it. Ma Yunshan's words made his chopsticks stop in the air.
These days, there are really people who are not afraid of death.
You can compete with me, but you actually compete with the prince? How many heads does your Ma Yunshan have?
Although what you said is theoretically correct and no one can refute it, the prince's behavior can be criticized by others at will?
Xiao Chen didn't know what to do for a moment, so he simply threw the food on the chopsticks onto the plate, folded his hands in front of his chest, leaned back on the chair, and narrowed his eyes slightly, looking lively.
Zhu Gaochi opened his mouth wide and looked at the serious Ma Yunshan in front of him dumbfounded, unable to recover.
After overseeing the country for so many years, when my father was away, I had to handle all the affairs of the court by myself.
It is not an exaggeration to say that the entire Ming Dynasty is inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people.
Now, a fellow commander of the Imperial Guard actually accused himself in front of all the officials. Is this because he has a too good temper?
Or do they think they can't kill anyone because they have never killed anyone openly?