Xiao Chen here looked back at Xu Kaiying, the trembling commander of the Jinyiwei: "Many of the brothers who died in the Jinyiwei were the pillars of their families. The court's pension provided a guarantee of food and clothing for families with a small population. But
For those families with a larger population, life is still very difficult. Jinyiwei should also have its own funds, right? Can you use part of it to compensate the families of those brothers who died?"
Xiao Chen's meaning is very clear. I can pretend that I don't know about the embezzlement of pension funds. However, you must spit out what needs to be spit out.
All the money of the deceased should be returned to their families.
"Yes, yes." Xu Kaiying hurriedly bowed her body and said, "I have also thought about this matter. I will make arrangements later to use part of the funds to help them."
Although she didn't know why Xiao Chen was so shy about herself, Xu Kaiying understood that this was an opportunity for her to spit out her dirty money and she absolutely couldn't miss it.
"Since we have determined that there is no connection between Commander Xu and Ma Yunshan's case of embezzling imperial resources, it is a bit inappropriate for you to stand like this again. Let's take a walk and let's sit down and talk." Xiao Chen smiled and patted him.
He patted Xu Kaiying on the shoulder and walked towards the chair next to him.
Although Xiao Chen spoke, the presiding judge of the case was not him. It was Li An, the Minister of Punishment, who was sitting on a chair leisurely sipping tea.
Xu Kaiying wanted to move, but Li An didn't say anything, which meant that he didn't agree that he had nothing to do with the case. Without the other party's nod, he sat on a chair on his own without permission. I was afraid that he would be charged with being disrespectful to the superior officer.
He raised his head, looked at Li An and asked softly: "Master Li?"
"Oh? Well." Li An cleared his throat, "Although I am the chief judge of this case, I agree with every word and every decision made by Brother Xiao. If he asks you to sit next to him and talk, then you should go there first.
.”
Hearing this, Xu Kaiying murmured in her heart.
What does it mean to go first? You don’t really admit that I have nothing to do with this case? Do you need further investigation and evidence collection for the subsequent judgment?
However, no matter what, the fact that things reached this point was beyond Xu Kaiying's expectation.
I originally thought that even if I was not implicated in the Nine Clan, just because I failed to restrain my subordinates, I would definitely not be able to keep my position as the Commander of the Imperial Guard.
What's more, Zhang Jin, that scourge, dared to refuse to bow to the emperor in the main hall. With this move, all the military attaches in the Jinyiwei may have to be reshuffled.
Since Xiao Chen's words are very useful to Li An, and Xiao Chen himself is taking care of himself like this no matter what the purpose is, then he must seize the opportunity to please him well, so as to truly give him a favor.
Exonerate yourself.
The arrogant aura of the commander of the Jin Yiwei no longer existed. Xu Kaiying bowed slightly, like a stranger, nodded to Li An to please him, walked slowly to Xiao Chen, and sat down on the chair next to him.
"Commander Xu, our case currently has a difficult point, and we need your full cooperation." Xiao Chen chuckled and said in a low voice.
"Brother Xiao, no matter what you say, as long as I can do it, I will fully cooperate." Xu Kaiying hurriedly expressed her position.
Are you kidding me? Xiao Chen is not his father, so why should he save him from danger? Now that others are just asking him to cooperate fully, how can he dare to say no?
Crossing his legs, Xiao Chen crossed his hands and hugged his knees.
He raised his neck slightly, frowned slightly, and said with a grin: "Jin Yiwei is an institution directly under the emperor, and is also equivalent to the emperor's face. This time, Zhang Jin didn't know how to promote, and the emperor was disrespectful in the hall.
Bye, has Sir Commander ever thought about the consequences of his actions on the Jin Yiwei?"
Xu Kaiying smiled bitterly and said slowly: "From top to bottom of the Imperial Guard, all military attaches will be punished."
"No, no, no." Xiao Chen shook his head, "On the way back just now, you should have seen that Mr. Chang Gong of Dongchang personally rode a horse to catch up with me from the palace. Does Commander Xu know what Mr. Chang Gong told me?
What?"
With a face full of confusion, Xu Kaiying mechanically shook her head. She placed her hands flat on her thighs and waited for the next step like a child.
Xiao Chen habitually looked left and right, then lowered his voice when he saw Xu Kaiying: "The emperor's intention is to implicate the entire Jinyi Guard in the case, regardless of their position, and punish them all with death."
"Ah?!..." Xu Kaiying stared, her mouth wide enough to swallow an egg.
He thought that Jin Yiwei would definitely not have a good life this time. He also thought that Jin Yiwei would definitely undergo a major change this time.
But he wouldn't believe it even to death, the emperor actually wanted to destroy the entire Jin Yiwei!
The total number of people in Jinyiwei alone is close to more than 20,000. If the number of family members living in the guardhouse is included, the number of more than 50,000 can be reached.
Just because Zhang Jin refused to worship him, the emperor wanted these people to be buried with him? This, this punishment was too harsh.
"Most of the people in Jin Yiwei are unjustly accused. Brother Xiao, you must think of a way to save them. Besides, killing so many people at once will definitely cause great panic in the capital. Otherwise, Xiao
Brother, just go to the palace and go to the emperor to beg for mercy and put in a good word for Jin Yiwei." Xu Kaiying was a little panicked, and she accidentally "instructed" Xiao Chen to attack.
Xiao Chen didn't say anything. Although he seemed indifferent to Li An, who was drinking tea leisurely, he was actually paying attention to the conversation between the two.
He coughed lightly and said unhurriedly: "Brother Xiao was ordered to assist the Ministry of Punishment in hearing the case. If he goes to the palace to plead for Jin Yiwei at this juncture, it will be tantamount to adding fuel to the fire and will only make Jin Yiwei's disaster worse.
faster."
Xu Kaiying's legs softened and she slipped down from the chair. She knelt on the ground and kept bowing to Li An: "Master Li, what do you think we should do? Jinyiwei has tens of thousands of people. If they are all killed, they will definitely be killed."
It's a river of blood. If such a tragedy happens in the capital, you must stop it."
Li An waved his hand and said lazily: "You think highly of me in this matter. If I go, the angry emperor might kill everyone in the criminal department as well. I am in front of the emperor now, but
Don’t have that much say.”
A simple sentence instantly woke up Xu Kaiying who was like a headless fly.
The emperor did not kill the entire Jin Yiwei even when Ji Gang committed the crime of treason. The reason why he is so angry now is not because of Zhang Jin's disrespectful move.
However, it is very possible that this is just the emperor's angry words. If someone gives him a good persuasion, the emperor will definitely face the negative impact of doing so and change his decision.
But who is going to persuade? This is a very important question.
Think about it, the emperor's decision came from Dongchangchang Gong Lin Shangli. And in the court, the person closest to the emperor was also him.
At this time, besides him, who else can persuade the emperor to change this decision?
Xu Kaiying, who was kneeling on the ground, moved his knees a few times and raised his head towards Xiao Chen: "Brother Xiao, in the entire Ming Dynasty, there is no one else who can listen to what the emperor says except the Duke of Dongchang. If you can
To save the lives of tens of thousands of Jin Yiwei people, I, Xu Kaiying, have been working hard all my life, and I must repay the factory master, Brother Xiao, and the entire Dongchang for saving lives."
While talking, Xu Kaiying kowtowed to Xiao Chen regardless of her status.
Li An over there grinned, "Why, the Ministry of Punishment let you go, won't you repay the Ministry of Punishment? Back then, at my daughter's full-moon banquet, how majestic were your royal guards? Now, you still don't take me seriously?"
Xiao Chen didn't understand Li An's little thoughts. He looked at Xu Kaiying on the ground and frowned slightly: "I won't be able to convict you of this matter for a while. However, Jin Yiwei made a big fuss at Li Shangshu's family dinner last time. He
Now, there are still knots in my heart that have not been resolved. Although Mr. Li is a sensible person and will not take revenge on this matter, he is in a bad mood and makes a stumbling block. I can't excuse Jin Yiwei here.
How about you go over and talk to Mr. Li first, and then we can think of a way to make the emperor change his attitude a little bit?"
Saying this, Xu Kaiying instantly remembered that a few days ago, Ma Yunshan suddenly offended the four major departments of the imperial court at Li An's family banquet. Li An was the first to bear the brunt, and his account books are still in Jinyiwei.
If you change your mind, your life will be gone immediately, so what dignity do you need?
Putting his hands on the ground, he crawled towards Li An like a dog.
