Under everyone's surprised gazes and Ming Chengzu's very angry eyes, Li An recounted the Magou Town case exactly as it was.
"Li An, you said this case was investigated by Dongchang?" After listening to Li An's description, Ming Chengzu seemed to have seized a chance to regain his face.
"Yes, Your Majesty. Dongchang traced the traces of the rebel forces in the capital and tracked them to Lantian County, where they accidentally discovered this case." Li An answered.
"Unintentional or intentional?" Ming Chengzu smiled faintly, "Since this case involves a lot, let's bring the people who are currently in charge of Dongchang and Jinyiwei to the palace. You will also bring the personal and material evidence related to the case.
Move it to the palace for me. I will personally investigate the case now."
Hearing Ming Chengzu say this, Li An was overjoyed.
When the case is heard in front of hundreds of officials, the police uniform guards may really be doomed this time.
He hurriedly responded: "I'll do it now."
Looking at Li An's hurried away figure, Ming Chengzu's mind began to spin, considering the authenticity of the case.
If the case is reported to the local government at all levels and the evidence is conclusive, and he doesn't even want to ask, he will let Li An handle it. He will arrest what should be arrested and take down what should be taken.
But the person handling the case was Dongchang, and the person arrested was Jinyiwei. This matter is worth pondering.
There were hundreds of officials standing in the Jinluan Hall, but they all dared not show their dignity.
Who can survive to the point where he can stand in the morning court, who is not a human spirit?
Judging from the emperor's attitude at this moment, it is obvious that he does not believe that Jin Yiwei would do such a thing.
The person handling the case was Dongchang, and everyone understood that this was just a case where the purpose was to eliminate dissidents and kill people with a borrowed knife.
Although the final determination of the case will not affect their future, they were waiting outside the palace gate before dawn. By now, everyone's stomachs were already growling a little.
Let's witness the trial of a case together. Who knows how long it will take.
There was a hint of impatience in the eyes of each of them as they looked at each other.
Of course, this is only the idea of those who remain neutral. Those who are close to Dongchang, such as Wang Changlian, the Minister of Rites, are constantly looking outside the hall, hoping that the case will be determined early and that Dongchang and Dongchang will be reunited.
Capture all the Jinyiwei officials who were against the factory.
Standing behind Ming Chengzu, Dongchangchang Gong Lin Shangli was also happy in his heart.
In recent days, Xiao Chen had been staying put in the capital. She thought he was having a mood, so she originally planned to take some time to ask for leave from the emperor and go out of the palace to comfort him.
But he didn't expect that he was paralyzing the opponent and secretly sharpened the knife.
"I really like this kind of character who will retaliate more and more." Lin Shangli thought to himself.
Not long after, there was a sound of footsteps outside the door of the main hall. Xu Kaiying, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, and Ma Yunshan, the commander, were dressed in military attache uniforms of the third rank and the third rank respectively, and walked to the entrance of the hall in high spirits.
The two of them bowed slightly and nodded towards the eunuch at the entrance of the hall.
"Go in, the emperor is waiting." The eunuch said calmly with no expression on his face.
Xu Kaiying was stunned, what's wrong with this eunuch? He talks so coldly, neither hotly nor coldly, and in a weird way?
However, seeing that the emperor was in serious trouble, he didn't care about the attitude of a eunuch.
Without saying a word, he stepped over the half-foot-high threshold of Jinluan Hall and walked in.
Standing ten feet away from Ming Chengzu, he rolled up his sleeves and knelt down on one knee: "The commander of the Jin Yiwei, Xu Kaiying, and the commander of the Jin Yiwei, Ma Yunshan, are here to see the emperor."
"Get up, stand by the side and wait." Ming Chengzu didn't even raise his head. He leaned on the desk and waved his hand.
Xu Kaiying didn't know why, so she stood up slowly and leaned towards the military attaché.
There was a slight sound of footsteps, and the military attachés who were closer to them all stepped back a little in unison, as if they were carrying the plague, and they were afraid to avoid them.
Even when Xu Kaiying cast a questioning look, everyone was dodging left and right.
Xu Kaiying stopped insisting and stood there with Ma Yuanshan, feeling a very ominous feeling in her heart.
Just when the two of them were standing still, at the entrance of the main hall, Li An, the Minister of Punishment, also hurried in.
"Your Majesty, all the witnesses and material evidence related to the case have arrived outside the main hall." Li An bowed and reported.
"Well, wait a moment." Ming Chengzu raised his head, glanced outside the hall, and spoke slowly.
All the officials knew that the emperor was waiting for Xiao Chen, the person in charge of the East Factory.
As soon as he arrives, the case will immediately enter the inquiry process.
Crown Prince Zhu Gaochi, who was standing at the front of the hundred officials, turned back and looked outside the hall from time to time, feeling anxious in his heart.
His father, as well as the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, were all waiting for Xiao Chen.
The Dongchang station is not far from the palace, so he should have arrived faster than the Jin Yiwei.
But, up to now, there is still no trace of him. What's going on?
It would be okay if he neglected his duties on weekdays, but at this critical moment, it would be really difficult if the emperor couldn't find him.
Ming Chengzu, who was sitting on the dragon throne, didn't seem to be in a hurry. His left hand was slightly bent and he was tapping the table in front of him gently. His eyes were not looking at anyone, but he was staring at the pile of memorials that had just been presented on the table. He didn't know what he was thinking.
What are you wearing?
Baiguan, you look at me, I look at you, communicating silently with your eyes. Occasionally, there is a "gurgling" sound in the stomach, which is particularly harsh in the silent hall.
Normally, when he heard everyone's hungry stomachs growling, Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty would treat the officials to some pastries and give them some food first. But this time, he seemed to be unable to hear the increasingly louder "gurgling" sound at all.
, ignore it.
Seeing the scene becoming more and more embarrassing, Prince Zhu Gaochi pondered for a moment, then slowly stepped forward and raised his fists towards Ming Chengzu: "Father, Dongchang has been busy recently looking for traces of this rebel force in the capital.
Xiao Qianhu may have gone out to handle the case and is no longer in the Dongchang Yamen. How about I send more people out to search?"
"No, everyone is waiting here. When will he arrive, when will I start asking about this matter." Ming Chengzu waved his hand.
Time passes little by little.
The light from the sun shining in from the entrance of the hall moved from the military attache's team to the civilian officials' team. There was still no figure of Xiao Chen outside the hall.
"Do you have to wait for the captain in purple? Then the master of Dongchang is right behind the emperor, isn't he?"
"Eunuch Lin was summoned to the palace by the emperor for some time. The current affairs of Dongchang are all taken care of by the purple-robed captain."
"So that's it. Doesn't that mean that the captain in purple clothes has the final say in Dongchang now?"
"Isn't that right? He has reached the pinnacle of power at a young age, and the purple-clothed captain's future is limitless."
"According to what Li Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment just said, if this case is really like this, Jin Yiwei may be in trouble this time."
"The prince was kidnapped, and the Jin Yiwei never left the capital from the beginning to the end. Not to mention the credit, they didn't even work hard. They were indifferent in the capital, but they actually went to war in Xi'an. They didn't handle the court's affairs, but they were extremely active in their own affairs.
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"No, jade is such a precious thing. They actually want to take the jade mine as their own. Your Majesty will definitely not forgive them lightly."
"That's not necessarily true. The case is being handled by Dongchang. It's hard to say whether there were any holes dug to set up an ambush."
"Just wait, the emperor will let the truth come out soon."
"What can I do if I don't wait? It's just that I'm so hungry that I can't stand it anymore."
"Stop talking, my stomach starts growling as soon as you say it."
In the hall, during the long wait, the officials could not help but discuss in a low voice in a voice that could only be heard by the other party.
On the dragon throne, Ming Chengzu was also a little anxious waiting.
He turned around and glared at Lin Shangli fiercely, preparing to stand up and announce his withdrawal from the court.
At the gate, a head emerged from the steps little by little.
Wearing a tattered Dongchang school captain's uniform and his eyes full of red bloodshot eyes, under the gaze of hundreds of officials, Xiao Chen grinned and stepped across the threshold.
