This time, Xiao Chen did not stand up, but bowed slightly: "Master Hou, what are you doing?"
"This time, I will apologize for Kuan'er and the imperial envoy." Ding Xihou said with a sincere face.
"The situation in Gongchang City is like this. The government's disaster relief food funds have been received. Disaster relief is the first priority. Other matters will be decided later. The Marquis does not need to apologize. What he has wronged is the people of Gongchang and the court." Xiao
Chen said calmly.
"No, the one he's sorry for this time is you, the imperial envoy."
"Me?" Xiao Chen was startled.
"The ambush on the Imperial Envoy this time was done by my unlucky young son." He calmed down and said, Ding Xihou.
"What? Wang Kuan did it?" Xiao Chen's eyes widened, with a hint of anger, "Ambushing Dongchang is at most a holiday with Dongchang. But ambushing the imperial envoy for disaster relief is going against the imperial court.
They are enemies of tens of millions of people in Gongchang."
Xiao Chen stood up: "Master Marquis, you'd better hurry up and come to Beijing. Say more good things in front of the emperor. Perhaps, the emperor will look at Taizu's face and not involve the Dingxi Houfu."
"Sir," Marquis Dingxi said hurriedly, "Kuan'er has done such a treasonous thing to you. I hope you will forgive him this time. I will personally go to Beijing to apologize to the emperor for his mistakes in disaster relief. It's just that.
I hope you won’t bring this matter of ambushing you to the Emperor.”
Xiao Chen shook his head: "Master Hou, you protect Wang Kuan like this because he is your son. But those captains in Dongchang are also my brothers. Even if I don't care about this matter,
, but the factory owner will not be able to get through no matter what. Listen to me, you should seize the time and go to the capital. You can plead with the emperor in advance, but it is more proactive than me reporting to the emperor and summoning you to the capital."
"Your Majesty the Imperial Envoy, is there no room for discussion on this matter?"
"Master Marquis, it's not that I won't discuss it, but please tell me how to discuss it? If you want me to suppress such a big matter, can this paper cover the fire?" Xiao Chen did not give in.
"For Kuan'er's matter, find someone to take the blame. As long as I can save Kuan'er from danger, I am willing to pay any price." Ding Xihou had a gloomy face, with a look of determination.
"Take the blame? Wang Kuan is the prefect of Gongchang. He did everything by himself. Who can take the blame?"
Ding Xihou lowered his head, remained silent for a while, and then suddenly raised his head.
"Let Gong Chang Tongzhi Wei Li carry it on his back, or let Gong Changwei carry it on his back."
Xiao Chen's eyes widened, thinking he heard wrongly.
Is this the legendary Marquis of Dingxi who loves the people like a son and is approachable?
For the sake of his own son, he would not hesitate to sacrifice other innocent people?
"Master Marquis, let's not mention that these two people are dedicated to disaster relief and have sacrificed almost all their time to do practical things for the victims. How can a government official go beyond the prefect and store food at a loss without being discovered? You are not telling the world this.
, Wang Kuan is a waste, and he doesn’t even know that he is making trouble in the government office without telling him? This is a bit too self-deceiving, right?"
Xiao Chen shook his head and said in disbelief.
Listening to Xiao Chen scolding his son as a waste, the anger in Ding Xihou's heart surged up.
However, if I want to rescue Kuan'er now, I have to endure no matter how unpleasant the words are.
"If Wei Li can't do it, let Gong Changwei take the blame. They have military power and can threaten the government to do things." He went to the doctor in a hurry, and Ding Xihou said unabashedly.
"What do you mean by the Marquis, the army can threaten the imperial magistrate?"
"At this time, this is the only thing we can do."
After hearing this, Xiao Chen's face gradually turned cold.
Fortunately, you are still a marquis personally named by Taizu, and you actually set your sights on Gong Changwei for the sake of a young son who committed an unforgivable crime.
It is true that Gong Changwei was an army, but they were also the imperial court's border guards.
You want Gong Changwei to take the blame for your son indiscriminately. Do you think the court is your family?
Leaving behind a scourge and killing many innocent people, is this the kind of virtue you, the Wang family, have?
That's all, such a family should be uprooted.
Xiao Chen raised his hands and patted him three times.
A burst of footsteps came from behind the packed food bags in the hall. Wei Li, the magistrate of the government office, and Zhang Xing, the commander of Gong Changwei, walked out expressionlessly.
He raised his fists and saluted Xiao Chen respectfully: "Sir."
But Dingxihou next to him was as invisible as the air.
I have experienced so many storms and waves in Dingxihou. At this moment, my face turned black and I felt a little overwhelmed.
He never thought that someone would always be listening to his conversation with Xiao Chen.
A pair of vicious eyes could not help but glare at Xiao Chen several times.
Xiao Chen simply ignored all of this.
He smiled and looked at the two people who were saluting: "My lords, you must have heard what the Marquis just said. Are you willing to take the blame?"
Wei Li looked troubled and bowed to Xiao Chen again: "I, Wei Li, come from a poor background and have no background to rely on. I have been an official for more than ten years and I think I am dedicated to serving the people. Although I have great trust in the imperial court in my heart, I think Lang Lang
There won't be much dark side in Qiankun. However, if Mr. Hou wants me to take the blame, it won't help even if I scream my throat out."
"So, Master Wei has accepted his fate?" Xiao Chen asked with a smile.
"It's not that I accept my fate, it's that I am unable to resist." Wei Li smiled bitterly.
This kind of bitter smile is nothing more than the greatest irony and a silent counterattack to Ding Xihou.
Covering the sky with one hand and not paying any attention to the imperial officials, this is the Dingxi Marquis who is dedicated to serving the people.
"Commander Zhang, do you also accept your fate?" Xiao Chen turned his head and looked at Commander Zhang Xing of Gong Changwei.
"I don't accept my fate, but I will never surrender." Zhang Xing said coldly.
"You want to rebel?" Xiao Chen laughed.
"No, I don't want to rebel." Zhang Xing shook his head with a gloomy look, "I have seen the suffering caused by the drought in Gongchang to the people from beginning to end. As the prefect of Gongchang, I will not take the initiative.
To provide disaster relief, he also has to prevent Gong Changwei from distributing his military rations to the victims. I have long been used to this kind of behavior. Even if he wants to take the blame, I will kill this person who harmed the people of Gongchang before taking the blame.
Corrupt officials are doing harm to the people."
Xiao Chen spread his hands and looked helplessly at Dingxi Hou next to him: "Master Hou, you have also seen that at this point, Wang Kuan may have no choice but to die to apologize. Not to mention that the two of them are unwilling to bear the crime.
This is a scapegoat. Even if they want to, I won't allow them to do it."
"As long as they are here, the refugees in Gongchang still have something to eat and hope to survive. Kill them and leave Wang Kuan for what purpose? Will he continue to be a troublemaker for the government and prey on the common people?"
"Xiao Chen," Marquis Dingxi no longer addressed the imperial envoy by his first name, "I never expected that you actually dug a hole and asked me to jump into it."
"Master Hou, what you said is wrong." Xiao Chen laughed, "You are Master Hou, and I am the imperial envoy. After all, we are two people with status. Our conversation can be regarded as a high-level dialogue.
Yes, even if someone is listening, it is normal. My reaction was slow and a bit slow, and I was afraid that I would not be able to understand Mr. Hou's words correctly, so I asked two adults to listen and record at the same time, so that I could figure out what Mr. Hou meant later.
My intentions are good."
"Okay, okay." Dingxihou stood up with a livid face, "You're right, it's all my fault. Farewell."
With that said, he put his hands behind his back and walked towards the door of the hall.
"Master Hou, stay here." Xiao Chen took a step forward and stood in front of Dingxi Hou.
"What, you want to force me to stay here?" Ding Xihou narrowed his eyes slightly and coughed towards the door.
Having already sensed that something was not right in the atmosphere inside, and hearing Ding Xihou's cough, the guard at the door rushed over with a quick stride.
With a "crash" sound, he pulled out the knife from his waist, stood in front of Ding Xihou, and looked straight at Xiao Chen.
Looking at the guard, the smile on Xiao Chen's face gradually disappeared.
"I told you when we were at the gate of the city that during the disaster relief period, don't dance with guns and sticks and kill anyone. Don't you have a long memory at all?"
His right hand suddenly reached out and grabbed the opponent's neck. There was only a "thud" sound, and the bones of the neck were completely crushed.
The knife in the guard's hand shook slightly and fell to the ground with a thud.
Throwing the body to the ground, Xiao Chen looked at Ding Xihou, his face bright again.
