Xu Kaiying was startled and instantly understood that she was incompetent, but she was too verbose.
Not caring about the mess on the floor, he stood up in a hurry and rushed out the door.
The tavern owner was also frightened by this sudden turn of events. He stood at the counter for a while, his face pale and trembling.
Although I don’t know, the two of them had just called each other brothers and drank one bowl at a time, so why did they suddenly fall out?
But the opponent's strength to smash the table with one punch did not allow the shopkeeper to have the courage to step forward and ask questions.
Forget it, I don't want any compensation from you, let alone food money. It would be better for you to leave safely than anything else.
Seeing Xu Kaiying leave with smoke coming out of her butt, the unknown fire in Xiao Chen's heart gradually receded.
After looking at the mess on the floor, he slowly walked to the counter.
He felt around in his arms, took out a banknote, and slapped it on the counter: "Shopkeeper, how much money is there for the wine and your table?"
"Forget it, it's all because of the villain's poor care that made the guest officer angry. The villain won't accept the money." The shopkeeper's lips trembled and he said hurriedly as if he was sifting through chaff.
"It's not easy for you to do business. There hasn't been a customer for the past half day. If I just leave like this, who knows how long it will take you to make back the loss you've lost in one day. Tell me, how much money?"
The shopkeeper glanced at the banknote under Xiao Chen's hand: "A table only costs one tael of silver, and the wine and food for this guest are less than five taels of silver in total. Your banknote will cost you less in this lifetime."
I can’t find it for you. Otherwise, forget it today and give it to me together when you come next time.”
"This won't work. What if I don't come? I'll leave this banknote here for you. I'll have someone bring the silver to exchange it for you later." As he said this, he removed his hand from the banknote without looking back.
out of the gate.
Looking at the huge banknote, the shopkeeper was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat.
This banknote has a denomination of one thousand taels. Even if I go to three taverns like this, I can't exchange it for this banknote.
This person just put the banknote here, isn't he afraid that he will run away with the banknote?
"Shopkeeper, this bank note?" The waiter on the side stared at the bank note, his eyes almost glowing green.
"Don't be interested in this bank note. Let's not talk about the other party's skills. Just because he casually placed the bank note here, he must not be a person who is short of money. In the capital, how can a person with such generous spending have a simple identity?
You don’t want to die, but I still want to live.”
With that said, the shopkeeper collected the banknotes and glared at the waiter: "What are you looking at? This banknote will be returned to someone later. Why don't you just clean up the debris on the floor?"
"Yes." The waiter responded and turned around.
In the royal study room of the palace, Ming Chengzu held a document in his hand and stood quietly in front of the window.
Gaze through the transparent glass on the window and look into the distance.
Behind him, Lin Shangli bowed his body slightly and stood cautiously and quietly.
"Ma Yunshan has only been in office for a few days, and he started to make small moves in his hometown. Is this because it is far away from the capital and I can't notice it?" Ming Chengzu raised the document in his hand and read it carefully again.
"I think this is not a matter of distance. It probably has nothing to do with the length of time Ma Yunshan has been in office."
"You mean, Ma Yunshan, before he arrived at Jinyiwei, did something that violated the regulations of the imperial court in Xi'an Mansion?" Ming Chengzu asked casually while looking at the document in his hand.
"Ma Yunshan's younger brother Malianshan is a local jade processor. And Malianshan's father-in-law is the magistrate of Lantian County, which is famous for its jade production. Ma Yunshan is an official in the capital. To say that there is no relationship between these two people is probably not true.
People will believe it. Whether Malianshan has a monopoly on the jade processing industry in the local area, and the magistrate of Lantian County, he has stayed in Lantian for many years. Whether there is any deliberate arrangement by Ma Yunshan will require further evidence from the Ministry of Punishment. The slaves will not dare to do it easily.
in conclusion."
"I don't want you to draw conclusions, just go by your feelings."
"I believe that Ma Yunshan has just assumed the post of commander of the Jinyiwei. According to his scheming, he should understand that this is the most critical time to establish his image. Under normal circumstances, he should not suddenly cause such a thing in his hometown."
"Go on," Ming Chengzu said.
"He should be used to doing things without any scruples in his hometown."
"What a habit." Ming Chengzu snorted and put his right hand holding the document behind his back, "A small head of the Ministry of Etiquette began to use his power for personal gain."
"This person's greed does not increase with the higher his official position. Greedy people are born greedy."
"Yes, you are right about that." Ming Chengzu turned around, with a pleased expression on his face: "The ministers of the Six Ministries, the Inspectorate, and these important ministers in the court, all of them are self-denial and dedicated to the public service.
I have always seen them. But for the lower-ranking officials below, I couldn’t see their actions, and I never thought that they were the real worms.”
Lin Shangli didn't dare to say anything, he just smiled perfunctorily.
He didn't dare to answer this, and he didn't know how to answer it.
The reason why the current Dongchang is not favored by officials is because according to the wishes of Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty, Dongchang sent eunuchs and placed them in various departments of the court.
The purpose is to observe the process of their handling of affairs and see if there is anything missing.
In fact, it is supervision.
Which department is willing to be constantly supervised by Dongchang?
Although everyone understands that this is just the emperor's wish, it is Dongchang who implements it after all.
Over time, my opinion of Dongchang grew.
Now, the emperor said that he sees such large and important institutions as the Sixth Department and the Inspectorate, so no one dares to act recklessly.
The invisible petty officials have no regard for the laws of the country.
The meaning is very clear, I hope I can even grasp every move of these small officials.
How to master it? Of course Dongchang sent eunuchs there.
A high-ranking member of the court, considering his status, even if the eunuch of Dongchang has been staying in his department for a long time, he will not say too harsh words if he has an opinion in his heart. At most, he will express his dissatisfaction tactfully.
But these small officials are different, their quality is too uneven.
On the surface, he cooperated with Dongchang respectfully, but secretly he would scold Dongchang with unpleasant words.
If things go on like this, no matter how hard Dongchang works and how dedicated he is, he will be scolded by them and become a human being inside and out.
Besides, what's the point of supervising such a small official? The worst he can do is to take him down and make a few stern looks.
Kill one to serve as a warning to hundreds, and if that fails, kill the next to serve as a warning to hundreds.
Ming Chengzu didn't know that Lin Shangli was thinking about Xiao Jiujiu at this moment, so he handed the document in his hand to him: "Take a look."
"Yes." Lin Shangli took the document respectfully.
"The document reported by the Ministry of Punishment stated that this move was done by Ma Yunshan personally and had nothing to do with Xu Kaiying, the commander of Jinyiwei. Xu Kaiying was kept in the dark. Why don't I believe this?" With his hands behind his back, Ming Chengzu continued to look out the window.
That empty square.
"What does your Majesty mean? Ma Yunshan has just taken office, and he still can't command Qianhu, who can't move the Jinyi Guards, to do things for him?"
"Yes." Ming Chengzu nodded, "The Jinyi Guards are the first imperial army in the capital. Every captain is selected from the best of other guards, not to mention the mainstay military attachés like Baihu and Qianhu. So quickly
I really can’t believe that I was taken advantage of by Ma Yunshan.”
"Your Majesty." Lin Shangli folded the documents in his hands and smiled respectfully, "The reason why they are willing to serve Ma Yunshan is not because of Ma Yunshan's ability, but because of you, Your Majesty!"
"oh?"
Ming Chengzu retracted his gaze towards the distance and turned around: "Because of me?"
"Your Majesty, as soon as Ma Yunshan took office, you summoned him into the palace many times. The people in Jinyiwei all saw this matter. In their opinion, Ma Yunshan is much more favored by you than Xu Kaiying. Perhaps,
It won't be long before the commander of the Jin Yiwei will be Ma Yunshan. Those who can work in the Jin Yiwei are all scheming and smart people. They naturally understand that the closer they are to someone, the more promising they will be."
"So, it's not my fault? However, Xu Kaiying also admitted that he knew about the transfer of thousands of Jinyi Guards." Ming Chengzu smiled bitterly.
"These are all random guesses made by slaves, and they may not be correct. Perhaps, Ma Yunshan told Xu Kaiying to arrange for a thousand households of royal guards to go to Xi'an Mansion just to drag Xu Kaiying into trouble."
After saying this, Lin Shangli secretly glanced at the change in Ming Chengzu's expression from the corner of his eye.
