Listening to Xiao Chen's words, Du Shaoqin didn't know how to respond for a while.
Who can choose their own origin?
Although Xiao Chen was the orphan of a rebellious minister of the previous dynasty, whether his father died unjustly or was a victim of Taizu's attempt to maintain the rule of his grandson.
He himself has been serving the imperial court in Jinyiwei and Dongchang.
Especially after arriving in Dongchang, each of the several cases handled was of major implication, and a large number of bad apples were eliminated for the imperial court.
He was diligent, loyal to the court, devoted himself to doing things for the court, and never considered his own gains and losses.
If he is such a person, the whole world will eventually become his enemy, then what use are these people in the world?
Walking forward, Du Shaoqin stretched out his right hand and patted Xiao Chen's shoulder hard.
"If that day really comes, all the brothers in Dongchang will be behind you, and we will carry it together."
"Yes." Xiao Chen nodded vigorously, "However, it is better for us to focus on finding the whereabouts of Dingxihou now. After all, if the court finds out that Dingxihou has escaped, I will not be the only one who will be implicated.
The entire Dong Factory is to blame. Especially the factory owner, it is even more difficult."
"Why don't we report Dingxi Hou's escape to the court first?" Du Shaoqin asked tentatively.
"Of course I won't report it." Xiao Chen chuckled, "But it's limited to five days. If the whereabouts of Xihou haven't been determined after five days, it won't work if we don't report it. This paper can't cover up the fire after all."
"Yeah." Du Shaoqin said.
Back at Guanyi, everyone had gone out to do their own business.
Xiao Chen sent the order and all the Dongchang captains returned.
Half an hour later, except for Xiao Lizi who was following the director of the Ministry of Industry to build water conservancy, all the captains of the East Factory stood in the Guanyi compound.
The originally spacious courtyard was suddenly packed to the brim.
Duan Tianming also had a serious look on his face. He didn't know why Xiao Chen called back everyone who had just gone out to do something in such a hurry.
Standing at the table where he usually ate, Xiao Chen waved his right hand lightly.
Du Shaoqin stood at the gate, pushing the thick wooden door leaf of the official post and closing the gate tightly.
"Brothers, we made a serious mistake while handling the case. This mistake may lead to the death of our Dongchang." Xiao Chen said seriously with a straight face.
Duan Tianming below frowned.
What mistake could make Dongchang face death?
But since Xiao Chen was announcing in front of everyone, he couldn't ask too many questions.
I had no choice but to raise my head, with endless doubts in my heart, and wait for the next sentence.
The captains of the Dongchang School in the courtyard also raised their heads, confused by Xiao Chen's words.
Dongchang not only alleviated the drought in Gongchang, but also properly resettled the people.
Now water conservancy projects are being built, and Gongchang will be freed from the drought forever. What went wrong?
Could it be that the Marquis of Dingxi was personally granted the title by Taizu, and finding him guilty of treason would cast doubt on Taizu’s employment?
Or is it that Ding Xihou's power in the court collectively made things difficult for the emperor. The emperor was unable to convict Ding Xihou for a while, so he planned to accuse Dongchang of making mistakes in handling the case?
But the emperor should not be such a coward.
What is going on here?
"We investigated the case of Dingxihou's rebellion. The Emperor ordered that Dingxihou, together with his nine clans, be executed on the spot. Of the nine clans, none of us were executed, but Dingxihou himself..." Xiao Chen stopped and looked at
Scanned everyone's faces one by one.
"What happened to Dingxihou? You should tell me."
Duan Tianming, who was below, finally couldn't hold it in and couldn't help but ask.
The captains were all extremely anxious and looked at Xiao Chen eagerly.
"This morning I went with Chief Du to the ditch where Dingxihou dumped his body. There was only the body of his wife, Wang, and Dingxihou's body was missing. Judging from the signs at the scene, Dingxihou gave Wang a
After sorting out his remains, he fled."
"Ah? How could this happen?"
"Dingxihou, wasn't he poisoned to death by Wang in the prison?"
"Yes, I personally threw Dingxihou's body into the ditch. At that time, he was completely cold and had a faint feeling of stiffness."
"A trace? From death to dumping the body, it takes at least three hours. It should be completely stiff."
"That's right. How come I was confused and forgot this common sense."
"Now, what should we do? The main culprit escaped in the rebellion case. If word of this spreads, people will not laugh to death."
"It's the second best thing to make people laugh. The main criminal escaped and Dongchang's inability to handle the case will be investigated by the court."
"No wonder Brother Xiao would say that Dongchang may be facing death. For such a mistake, the emperor will definitely punish Dongchang severely."
The crowd seemed to be in a state of panic and began to talk in all directions.
Xiao Chen stood on the table with his fists raised and bowed deeply to everyone.
"This matter is my fault. If Dingxihou really cannot be found, I will personally apologize to the emperor and try not to implicate everyone."
Seeing Xiao Chen say this, Du Shaoqin, who was standing at the gate, squeezed into the crowd and climbed onto the table.
"I was at the scene of this matter. I was also responsible for the dumping of the body afterwards. If you want to be held accountable, I will be the first to bear the brunt. I will go to the palace with you to plead guilty."
Looking at Xiao Chen, Du Shaoqin said seriously.
"I am a Dongchang person in life, and I am a ghost in Dongchang in death. If you want to take responsibility, it would be too unethical for you to abandon me."
Duan Tianming looked at the two of them with a smile, then looked down at the table at their feet: "The table is too small, so I won't go up there. But if you go to the palace to plead guilty, don't leave me behind."
The captains of the Dongchang School below were silent for a moment and then raised their right hands.
"You are born as a Dongchang person, and you die as a Dongchang ghost. If you want to apologize, let's go together."
"That's right, if you lose your head, it will leave a big scar. We handled the case together, and we all bear the responsibility together."
"If you are executed by the emperor, what will you do if you stay here in Dongchang? If you want to die, let's die together."
"Die together."
"Die together."
"Die together."
The shouts of the crowd gathered together and floated in the sky, deafening.
Xiao Chen hurriedly waved his hands and pressed down.
Immediately, he put his right index finger to his mouth and made a gesture to stop his voice: "Shh."
It wasn't until everyone stopped shouting that they slowly said: "Thanks to the current Gongchang Mansion, we have eliminated outsiders. Are you shouting like this because you are afraid that people will not know that our Dongchang is facing difficulties?"
Everyone was embarrassed for a while, took a few deep breaths, and looked at Xiao Chen quietly.
"There is no room for maneuver in this matter. Inside the capital, the Jinyi Guards led by Liu Rufeng are on guard, and there are factory officials in front of the emperor who are circling around. Even if the news of Dingxihou's escape is leaked, it will not reach the court for a while. At the moment,
What we have to do is to vigorously track down the whereabouts of Dingxi Hou, and executing him will cover up our mistakes."
Xiao Chen said slowly.
"With us in Gongchang Mansion, Dingxihou will definitely not stay. And Dingxihou's mansion has been sealed, and he will not go back. At present, the most likely possibility is that Dingxihou went to the caravan's lair to seek hiding." Duan Tianming pondered.
After a moment, he raised his head and said.
"That's not necessarily true." Du Shaoqin on the table slowly shook his head, "It's dark under the lamp. Perhaps Ding Xihou believes that the more dangerous the place, the safer it is. Maybe he is lurking in Gongchang City, or he may secretly
Back to Dingxi."
"No matter where he goes, we must find him and kill him. Leave two hundred people behind, with Gongchang Mansion as the center, and spread the search. The remaining three hundred people will follow me to the caravan station. Even if they can't find it,
In Dingxi, there will also be hatred for a snow horse gang to ambush Dongchang."
Xiao Chen said harshly.
"Specifically, how to arrange it?" Duan Tianming clenched his fist.
The caravan ambushed me, and I was chased and bombed like a dog. I wanted to avenge this hatred for a long time.
"Du Shaoqin, with two hundred Dongchang prison guards, will stay in Gongchang City and search everywhere. Duan Tianming, with Dongchang Shenji guards, we will go to the caravan station."
"Okay, we'll get ready now."
Seeing everyone starting to organize their equipment, Xiao Chen sighed in his heart.
This time, the chances of finding Dingxihou are slim.
His escape must be for the purpose of spreading his life experience. In the world, people who want to kill him and have the ability to fight against him must be his first choice.
