In Xiao Chen's mind, the man who shouted loudly when he was eating buns suddenly appeared.
Isn't there a brand new felt hat on your head?
Let me just say that I was a little surprised at that time, why did this man look familiar?
Now think about it, he is the monk, the monk who stopped the butcher from killing the pig in the alley.
A monk who drinks wine and eats meat insists on persuading people to put down the butcher's knife. What's the point of this?
Especially his sentence: When you raise the butcher's knife, you are destined to die under the butcher's knife. This does not refer to the butcher, it clearly refers to Dongchang and himself.
It seems that the monk's behavior was intentional. He was using the name of Buddhism to warn everyone that Dongchang would not end well.
But, who was instructing him? Is he the only monk in the entire capital, or are there many people in the name of Buddhism who are promoting this idea everywhere?
If someone really starts to create public opinion, then who could this person be?
Could it be Zhu Gaoxu, King of Han Dynasty? He has a history of creating public opinion.
If it is really him, his purpose is to bring down Dongchang, and he will wait for the opportunity to succeed?
It seemed that the lesson I had given him was not profound enough. I had not beaten him during these days, and the rebellious psychology in his heart was beginning to stir up again.
Glancing at Li An next to him, Xiao Chen said: "In the future, when eating steamed buns, don't swallow them without chewing them. If no one else came to rescue you, you would have been in danger just now."
"I was also anxious and couldn't help but swallow something. I won't do it again." Li An nodded, with an embarrassed look on his face.
"Let's go in." As he said that, Xiao Chen pointed at the door of the Criminal Department.
After all, Li An is also the Minister of Punishment and a second-rank official of the imperial court. He still has to give him enough face in front of others.
"Let's go together, let's go together." Li An said politely, but did not take a step, but waited for Xiao Chen to come with him.
After walking into the Courtyard of the Criminal Department and arriving at the door of the hall, Xiao Chen stood down and said, "My lord, go and get busy first. I'll go take a look inside the prison."
"Okay, I'm going to take a look at the materials that the clerks have to sort out today."
Entering the prison, Xiao Chen went straight to the cell where Ma Yunshan was imprisoned.
Two more torches were added to the cell, making it bright as if the sun was shining directly on it.
Ma Yunshan was hung on the leg of the bed, his head drooping.
Du Shaoqin, the prison warden, was holding a cloth handkerchief in his hand, dipping it in the water from the wooden bucket next to him, and was wiping Ma Yunshan's wound.
Seeing Xiao Chen come in, his men's movements did not stop at all: "The wound from yesterday was not cleaned, and the healing medicine had no effect at all. It was a complete waste of our east factory's medicine."
"Doesn't that mean that Ma Tongzhi will not be taken care of now?" Xiao Chen asked.
"The main thing today is to break off the nails."
"The fingers on my hand are all gone, where are the nails?" Xiao Chen asked, staring at the white bones exposed on the tips of Ma Yuanshan's fingers.
"The ones on my feet are still there. Although the feeling on my feet is a little sluggish, I will slow down and let Ma Tongzhi enjoy it longer. Use quality to make up for the lack of quantity."
Xiao Chen couldn't help but give a thumbs up: "He is indeed a master in this field. Where is Duan Tianming?"
"Commander Duan? The prisoner in Jinyi Guards who was brought in last night has been tossing all night, so he probably went to find a place to sleep." Du Shaoqin stood up, threw the cloth into the barrel, and carried the barrel to prepare.
Go out and change the water.
"You also find a place where the cat can go for a while. Don't tire yourself out by taking care of Ma Tongzhi."
"I'll put some healing medicine on his wound later, and I'll sleep on the spot for a while."
Seeing Du Shaoqin leave the cell, Xiao Chen walked to Ma Yunshan: "Ma Tongzhi, wake up, wake up. I'm here to see you."
Ma Yunshan slowly raised his head, his eyes filled with red bloodshot eyes: "Come to visit me again? It's really embarrassing for you. You miss me every day."
"I heard that on the second day after you were promoted by the emperor to the commander of the Imperial Guard, a congratulatory letter from the King of Han arrived in the capital from Le'an Prefecture. You don't seem to have explained this matter."
"So what, do you still want to involve the King of Han? Open your mouth too wide, don't knock your front teeth, and you won't even be able to eat." After two consecutive days of torture, although the body was covered with wounds, but
Ma Yunshan's consciousness seemed to have become numb.
At this moment, the fear in my heart had completely disappeared, and all that was left in my heart was the endless hatred and vicious curses towards Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly: "The emperor said that the emperor is guilty of the same crime as the common people when he breaks the law. If the King of Han keeps his own rules, he will still be the King of Han. If he also participates in the embezzlement of imperial resources, then it is not up to me to enforce the law impartially."
"Just you? Who do you think you are? Do you think you are more important than the King of Han in the emperor's mind? Bah."
I wanted to spit at Xiao Chen, but Ma Yunshan really didn't have the courage.
He tilted his head and spat on the ground.
"Ma Tongzhi's attitude is really impressive. After two days of torture, you have become more and more courageous. You have the character of a court official."
Hearing Xiao Chen's words, Ma Yunshan sneered: "I've made you suffer to this extent, so what can I do even if I'm a coward? Is it possible that you can still spare my life?"
"Ma Tongzhi has thought too much about this. In this case, you are the chief criminal. Whoever spares his life cannot spare your life. And during the period before your execution, special care that is different from others is also indispensable.
Yes. Kneeling or standing, you have to bear it. However, I still like you to stand and fight against me, so that I will be a little interested."
"My today is also your tomorrow. Don't be happy too early."
"These words sound a bit familiar to me. By the way, Ma Tongzhi, have you ever heard of such a sentence: When you raise the butcher's knife, you are destined to die by the butcher's knife? Do you think this is what you say now?
Dongchang? To be more precise, you are talking about me?"
The corners of his mouth were slightly raised, and Xiao Chen looked at Ma Yunshan quietly with a smile on his face.
Ma Yunshan's expression did not change, but he felt a little regretful in his heart.
Faced with his aggressive tactics, the words he said unintentionally revealed an important piece of information.
"I have never heard this sentence, but it is absolutely correct. You are destined to die under the butcher's knife." Ma Yunshan quibbled.
"Hahaha." Xiao Chen laughed, "It doesn't matter if I died under the butcher's knife, but unfortunately, I didn't die under your butcher's knife, nor did I die under the King of Han's butcher's knife. For you two,
This regret is simply too great. Moreover, the King of Han would never have imagined that you would place the butcher knife on his neck and write his name into your confession with your own hands."
"You, you are such a despicable person. When did I confess and when did I write the name of the King of Han on the confession?" Ma Yunshan was furious and tried to defend himself.
"I said you did it, so you did it. I said your confession had the name of the King of Han, so it really did have the name of the King of Han. Originally, I hadn't thought of the King of Han in this matter, but he was stupid enough to find out
A group of monks are deceiving people in the capital. I can only use your hand to give him a heavy blow."
Xiao Chen said casually as if nothing happened.
Hearing what Xiao Chen said, Ma Yunshan calmed down.
Staring at the other party, with endless contempt in his eyes: "The King of Han made a huge mistake. As long as the emperor is alive, you can't take his life. You can dominate us ordinary courtiers, but if you want to
When you punish the prince, don't be careless and risk your own life."
Xiao Chen smiled faintly: "So, the emperor has summoned you many times and said a lot to you?"
"You want to elicit the Emperor's opinion of you from my mouth? You are daydreaming. If you have the ability, go question the Emperor." Ma Yunshan smiled coldly.
With his hands behind his back, Xiao Chen lowered his head, looked at the dirty floor, and couldn't help laughing.
To elicit the emperor's opinion of me?
How can you be so embarrassed to pull off this trick of knowing that you don't have three hundred taels of silver here? If you are of this level, let alone giving you a fellow commander of the Jinyiwei, even if you are asked to be the commander of the Jinyiwei, you will be nothing more than a waste.
Suddenly, I no longer had the interest to argue with Ma Yunshan.
Turn around and prepare to leave.
"Xiao Chen, don't take advantage of the King of Han as soon as possible. If you are sensible, please cross out the name of the King of Han from your fabricated confession."
Ma Yunshan's voice came from behind.
Stopping, Xiao Chen slowly turned around and looked at Ma Yunshan quietly: "What the emperor really wants is to use whoever has the ability. The premise is that he cannot grow to a height that threatens the imperial power. And I can just do this.
Grasp it. If there is an afterlife, go to a private school and study for a few more years. When you are a little more mature, you can play tricks in the court."
After saying this, Xiao Chen turned around and slowly walked out of the prison.
I sighed over and over again in my heart: It’s really lonely without an opponent.
