At the gate of the Criminal Department, a dilapidated carriage that looked like it was used to buy groceries in the kitchen slowly drove out.
However, this is really the special carriage for the kitchen of the Ministry of Justice.
The difference is that the person sitting in front driving the car today is not the kitchen purchaser, but Xiao Chen, who is dressed casually in a blue shirt.
Sitting in the carriage was not anyone in the kitchen, but Xu Kaiying, the commander of the Jinyi Guards.
It was only three or four miles from the Criminal Department to Zhongzhen Restaurant. Logically speaking, even if the two of them walked there, there wouldn't be much distance.
What's more, if you avoid the main street and take the alley, you will be closer.
Originally, Xu Kaiying planned to walk over. After all, he asked to go over to ask for help. If he could walk away sweating profusely, in the eyes of the other party, his sincerity would be more or less aggravated.
But Xiao Chen disagreed.
It's not that Xiao Chen is afraid of heat, or that Xiao Chen is afraid of being tired. It's just that Xiao Chen doesn't want others to see Xu Kaiying, the commander of Jin Yiwei, walking with him.
Everyone in the current court knows that Jin Yiwei has committed a major crime and is being jointly investigated by the Ministry of Punishment and Dongchang.
At this juncture, both you and Jin Yiwei should avoid suspicion and have as little contact as possible.
I also hope that Xu Kaiying will continue to serve as the commander of the Jinyiwei and "expand" the Jinyiwei into Dongchang's subordinates. If others see him walking with him, I'm sure no one will think that Xu Kaiying betrayed his Jinyiwei.
Brother, that's why I kept the position of commander.
In front of Dongchang, it doesn't matter if Xu Kaiying is begging like a dog and has no personality, but in front of others, he must be the commander of the first forbidden army in the capital, with absolute power, dignity and prestige.
Only in this way can the Jinyiwei become the real Jinyiwei.
If someone gossips about him behind his back, how can he convince the public, and where can he get the prestige? Why does Dongchang come to a Jinyiwei who has no prestige and no one is afraid of him? Does he want to carry his shoes?
I don’t even want to carry my shoes!
On the carriage, Xiao Chen talked about his concerns with Xu Kaiying.
"Commander Xu, do you think it's okay if I think about it this way? Even if this carriage is a bit worn out, as long as we can prevent people from noticing that we are walking very close together, you will be the victim in this matter of Ma Yunshan, and no one will do it.
I think you will betray Ma Yunshan."
Xu Kaiying in the carriage felt embarrassed for a while.
Betrayal? When did I betray Ma Tongzhi? I just told everything I knew.
However, I do feel a little grateful that you can think of me and reduce the chances of us showing up together.
Although the words "Jinyiwei" can shut up ordinary people. However, if they talk about others and make random suspicions behind their backs, they can sow discord within Jinyiwei.
Even though he was expelled from the capital this time, he still didn't want to bear the reputation of betraying his colleagues in exchange for his own life.
"I have to say that Brother Xiao is really thoughtful. I don't know what blessings I accumulated in my previous life to allow Brother Xiao to treat me like this." Sitting in the carriage, Xu Kaiying said something from her heart.
"Tell me, if the factory master goes to intercede with the emperor, what are the chances of him interceding?" Xiao Chen stretched out one leg and put it on the shaft of the carriage, while the other leg was hanging beside him, swaying with the bumps of the carriage.
shake.
The half of the riding crop in his hand was symbolically scratched on the horse's butt.
"This, I really don't know this." Xu Kaiying in the carriage was very worried.
Xiao Chen turned around and glanced into the carriage: "Hey, Commander Xu, tell me, if the factory master not only persuades the emperor to spare the entire Jinyi Guard this time, but also retains your position as commander,
Shouldn't you repay the factory father well?"
"Sigh." Xu Kaiying sighed, "As long as the emperor can spare the Jin Yiwei this time and save everyone's lives, it will be a great blessing. As for continuing to serve as the commander of the Jin Yiwei, I don't even think about it.
Dare to think. Just like the emperor said, he summoned Ma Yunshan to the palace a hundred times. I am still the commander of the Jinyiwei, and I still have to nod for the Jinyiwei. Unexpectedly, Ma Yunshan arranged for Zhang Jin to go to Xi'an Mansion, and he actually did it
It's such a bold thing. He really made me suffer this time."
"Actually, I feel that you, the commander, also have a lot of responsibility in this matter. You are the commander, why should you listen to a fellow commander? If you can straighten up, stick to your authority, and stick to your principles
, How could something like this happen to him?" Looking at the sun in the sky and thinking that the factory owner had been waiting in the restaurant for a long time, Xiao Chen pulled the horse's rein in his hand and turned into the slightly closer alley.
"Yeah, blame me, blame me for not having principles." Xu Kaiying closed her eyes and began to regret her mistake.
The streets in the capital are spacious and clean.
And in this kind of remote alley, the road is not even paved with gravel, let alone a bluestone floor.
It was full of bumps and bumps, and Xiao Chen wouldn't have come here if he hadn't taken a shortcut.
When he walked almost half of the way through this alley, Xiao Chen regretted it in his heart. However, if he exited again now, he would have wasted a lot of time by going back and forth.
I didn't know what I was doing in front of me, so I gathered a large group of people around me and blocked the already narrow alley.
"Commander Xu, there's no way to pass. How about you get down and we can walk over?" Xiao Chen said, his butt slipped, and he slipped off the shaft of the car.
"What's going on? Why can't we get through?" Xu Kaiying didn't get out of the car, she just opened the car curtain and looked forward.
"Who knows, there are a lot of people there. These are people. I can't help it. If this is a group of other things, we will rush over." Xiao Chen said very dissatisfied.
It's a hot day. If you don't go to work in the fields, just stay at home and rest. Are you full of food when you swarm into the alley?
"We can walk over there, but what about the carriage? What should we do with the carriage?" Xu Kaiying jumped off the carriage and turned back to point at the wheels.
"No more, whoever wants to pick it up can pick it up." With that said, Xiao Chen stepped forward and prepared to leave.
"No, no, no, no." Xu Kaiying hurriedly stood in front of Xiao Chen: "This car was borrowed by us. It's not that we can't afford to pay for it, but it's not difficult to borrow it again, isn't it? Mr. Li searched for a long time and finally
I have found such a suitable carriage, but if I just throw it away like this, Mr. Li will not be able to bear it."
"Okay, okay, I listen to you. Then let's go over and see why these people are blocking the entire alley." Xiao Chen turned around, grabbed the horse's reins, and led the carriage towards the crowd in front.
There were quite a few people there, and judging by their attire, they were all locals from the area.
There were people on three levels inside and three outside, all stretching their heads to look into the middle of the crowd.
Xiao Chen let go of the horse's reins, stood on tiptoes and looked inside, but he saw nothing except heads facing away from him.
As a last resort, he patted the shoulder of the old man who couldn't squeeze in and had to linger around the outside and asked: "Old man, what are you guys looking at here?"
The old man turned back, raised his arm and pointed towards the crowd: "One of them wants to be killed, and one of them is not allowed to be killed."
"Kill? Kill for what?" Xiao Chen couldn't help being stunned.
Could it be that he wanted to kill someone in broad daylight?
"Kill the pig." Seeing Xiao Chen's nervous look, the old man chuckled, "Li Ernai is a butcher in this alley. He kills pigs and sells the meat to feed his family. Although it doesn't last long, there are times when pigs are killed in front of the house.
It's been five or six years. Who would have thought that early this morning, when the boiling water for scalding pig hair was boiled, a monk came and blocked him life and death from killing the pig. No. The two were in a stalemate, and the neighbors
All the neighbors came to watch the fun."
"I was shocked. I thought you were going to kill someone." As he said that, Xiao Chen squeezed towards him, shouting as he squeezed: "Come on, come on, I want to buy meat."
I heard that they were buying meat, so everyone knew that another troublemaker had arrived. They all stepped aside a little.
Xiao Chen was not polite and squeezed into the crowd in a few moments.
A thin man who didn't look like a butcher stood in front of the boiling water pot with a butcher's knife in his hand.
Opposite him was a middle-aged monk in gray robes.
He is a tall man with a big fat head and big ears. He is holding the robe on his shoulder with one hand and protecting the black pig tied to the tree behind him with the other hand.
"I have been killing pigs all my life. I just make a living by killing pigs. If you don't let me kill pigs, doesn't it mean that you want me to die? Monks are compassionate, so what do you think? Do you care about pigs but not people?" The butcher was very angry.
The way.
"When you wield the butcher's knife, you are destined to die under the butcher's knife. Donor, put down the butcher's knife."
Listening to these words, Xiao Chen's eyes instantly turned cold.