Just when Du Shaoqin had a meal of chili noodles mixed with leather whip, Ma Yunshan's false image of a tough guy was completely shattered. His heart completely collapsed and he planned to kneel down and beg for mercy. However, his activities were restricted and his speech was restricted. He watched helplessly as the opponent held pliers.
, when he was about to undergo the second procedure for himself, Xiao Chen had already made an agreement with the factory owner Lin Shangli and returned to the lobby of the Criminal Department.
When he was in court, Ming Chengzu once said that the reason why Xiao Chen was allowed to wear this unicorn purple suit was so that he would have decent clothes when he went to court in the future.
In the eyes of others, this sentence was just an excuse for Ming Chengzu to take the opportunity to give the Qilin Purple Clothes to Xiao Chen again. However, Xiao Chen kept these words in his heart.
After he opened a private room in Zhongzhen Restaurant with the factory owner Lin Shangli, he went back to the Thirteenth Ward and changed into his daily casual clothes before walking towards the Ministry of Punishment.
"Commander Xu, Mr. Factory Master has arrived at Zhongzhen Restaurant. Have you brought your banknotes? Shall we go to see him together?" Before he even entered the door, Xiao Chen had a smile on his face and shouted loudly.
Xiao Chen took off his purple clothes and was wearing his usual light blue gown.
Without the incomparable noble and domineering blessing of Ziyi, wearing a blue gown, coupled with his slender and thin figure, he looked more like a graceful scholar with no strength in his hands.
With his delicate facial features, slightly pale complexion, and the smile that always hangs on his face, no one can tell that he is the actual controller of the powerful Dongji Office in the capital.
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The guard from the Ministry of Justice standing at the entrance of the lobby politely held a sword on his waist, bowed slightly towards Xiao Chen, nodded, and saluted respectfully.
But I couldn't help but sigh in my heart.
The purple-clad captain of Dongchang looks very bookish when he takes off his purple clothes, but his words are also too domineering.
He actually shouted from afar to ask the commander of the Jinyiwei whether he had brought the banknotes.
In the Ming Dynasty, the official salary was not very high. Most officials relied on their salary to support their families, and they were already stretched thin. It was not surprising that they took advantage of the money and took advantage of it, but everyone did this in a subtle and subtle way, violating the court's laws.
It's something that everyone knows very well, unlike the captain in purple who, in broad daylight, unabashedly asked others if they had brought their banknotes.
Is this because he doesn’t treat the commander of Jinyiwei as a human being and is not afraid that he will betray him in the future, or is it because he simply regards the Criminal Department as his home and can speak at home without any scruples?
Yes, he must have regarded the Ministry of Justice as his own place, so he would be so careless and say things that others would never say easily.
So, I am also a member of Colonel Ziyi’s family? Well, that’s really proud of me.
Thinking of this, the guard looked at Xiao Chen's figure crossing the threshold of the Penal Department Prison. The admiration in his eyes gradually disappeared, replaced by a natural feeling of intimacy.
"Bring it, bring it." Upon hearing Xiao Chen's question, Xu Kaiying stood up from her seat in a hurry, with her body hunched over and a look of fawning on her face. She could not find the arrogant and arrogant aura of the former Jinyiwei commander.
Li An raised his head, with an unusually kind smile on his face: "How come you have changed your clothes after such a while? Are you really unwilling to continue wearing the unicorn purple clothes? That was the look that everyone envied in the Ming Dynasty. How did you end up here?
, on the contrary, he was disliked?"
"Aren't we going out to do business with Commander Xu? It's more appropriate to keep a low profile. I don't want the whole court to start rumors tomorrow about what happened to the purple-clad captain. Although the purple robe is good, it is too eye-catching, not to mention, the emperor
Didn't I tell you, the purple dress is just my dress for going to court. If I still wear it on weekdays, I will be suspected of showing off everywhere I go."
While he was talking, Xiao Chen walked up to the table, picked up whose tea bowl was on the table, and drank it all in one breath.
"Is it very hot outside today?" Li An asked, already picking up the teapot and preparing to refill Xiao Chen's tea.
Putting the tea bowl down and watching Li An fill it with water, Xiao Chen wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve: "This is not just to serve Commander Xu, I'm so excited!"
Xu Kaiying, who was standing with a bow, heard what Xiao Chen said. Although she didn't agree with it in her heart, and even wanted to point at the tip of his nose and scold him for being hypocritical, she still had to follow the other person's wishes, pretending to be grateful, and used that
I can barely express my gratitude in words that are so disgusting.
"Brother Xiao is really kind and righteous, and he takes care of me, Xu Kaiying, like a reborn parent. If I don't work hard to repay Brother Xiao in this life, I, Xu Kaiying, am not worthy of being a human being." Looking at Xiao Chen, Xu Kaiying tried her best to keep her expression calm.
Be more "sincere".
Before Xiao Chen could speak, Li An put down the teapot and said with a smile: "Commander Xu will be one of our own from now on. Just do more things that our own people should do."
As he spoke, he patted his chest thoughtfully.
Xu Kaiying understood that what the other party was patting was on his chest. What the other party was hinting to was the 10,000 taels of silver in his arms.
Xiao Chen didn't know that Li An had already received 10,000 taels of "private goods", so he took advantage of the situation and continued: "Master Li is right, there is no need to be in front of the horse and behind the horse, as long as Commander Xu can stand up at the critical moment,
Then we are truly our own people.”
Perhaps he was very thirsty. As he spoke, Li An had already picked up the tea bowl full of tea and drank it in one gulp.
"Look, look." Li An pointed at Xiao Chen and said to Xu Kaiying: "Brother Xiao is so thirsty when he is running outside because of Commander Xu's affairs. If we can really tell him this time
If you touch the emperor and let the entire Jinyi Guards live, even if Commander Xu accidentally forgets his promise to be a cow and a horse in the future, God will probably punish him with thunder and lightning."
"No, absolutely not." Xu Kaiying grinned awkwardly, and a fake smile appeared on her old face again, "A man's words are hard to follow. Brother Xiao and Mr. Li are kind to me, Xu Kaiying, and are kind to Jin Yiwei.
I saw it in my eyes and kept it in my heart. How could I go back on my words and burn bridges? From now on, let alone me, or anyone else in the Jinyiwei, if I do something that is sorry for the two adults, I, Xu Kaiying, will come to the rescue without a thunderbolt.
In front of these two lords, I will commit suicide by killing myself."
"Don't do it. You see, we are all a family. Don't apologize for your sins without apologising. It's a common mistake. Where are the banknotes? Let's go with the banknotes. Where is the factory owner waiting for you?" Xiao Chen's eyes widened.
The "friendly" green light asked very gently.
"Here, here." Xu Kaiying raised the banknote in his hand.
"It looks ugly in your arms and in your hands. If others see it, they may say some unpleasant words. It will have a bad impact on both Commander Xu and the factory owner," Xiao Chen reminded hurriedly.
other side.
"Yes, yes, brother Xiao has thought carefully." Xu Kaiying agreed, kicked the banknote into her arms, and prepared to go out with Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen also looked around and felt that he had not missed anything. He turned around and walked towards the door.
Seeing the two people going out one after another, Li An suddenly remembered something important. He stood up hurriedly and called Xiao Chen: "Brother Xiao, wait a minute. Come to the back room and I'll get you one."
thing."
"What are you going to get from the back room? If it's not important, we'll talk about it later. The factory owner is waiting for you." Xiao Chen pointed at Xu Kaiying and winked at Li An obscenely.
Li An understood that the factory owner was waiting for Xu Kaiying. What he was waiting for was the banknote in Xu Kaiying's arms.
"It won't take much time. It's very important. You'd better take it." Li An continued to insist. Without waiting for Xiao Chen to refuse, he stood up and walked into the back room.
What kind of thing is so mysterious?
Xiao Chen frowned and looked at Xu Kaiying muttering: "Commander, wait a moment, I'll be here soon."
With that said, he walked to the door of the back room, opened the curtain and walked in.
In the back room, Li An was standing at the door, not looking for anything at all.
Xiao Chen was stunned: "Where are the things?"
Li An chuckled, took out a stack of banknotes from his arms, and shook them at Xiao Chen: "A full ten thousand taels, Xu Kaiying is honoring me?"
Xiao Chen opened his mouth wide: "Does he still have private goods?"
"Thousands of households under his command should all have a lot of private goods. Taking advantage of this opportunity, you have to find a way to squeeze them dry. These are the hard-earned money of the merchants in the Jinyiwei area.
"Li An said seriously.
"These scumbags of Jinyiwei." Xiao Chen said harshly, and then shook his head after thinking about it, "These merchants, paying filial piety to Jinyiwei's money, are just to use unfair means to suppress other merchants. That's fine, then let's do it from now on.
