Chapter 485 The clouds are strange and the wind is strange
In the front hall, Chen Ying, Ji Gang, and Mu En were all sitting on chairs, sitting upright.
There is a cup of tea in front of one person, and the mist curls up, making the three of them look like Taoist Lord Sanqing.
Tea, no one moved. Among the three, only Chen Ying had no psychological barriers when facing Xia Xun. Even so, seeing the appearance of Ji Gang and Mu En, Chen Ying could not show off the arrogance when arresting other officials.
arrogance.
Xia Xun was dressed in common clothes and walked out from behind the screen calmly. Xia Xun didn't wear official uniform to avoid being ripped off. Like Wu Bi, the doctor in the exam department, he was in a state of embarrassment in small clothes. He still had the heart to think about this.
A little bit, it's really quite calm.
As soon as Xia Xun appeared, Ji Gang and Mu En stood up in a hurry. Chen Ying, who was sitting in the middle, looked around and stood up.
You’re welcome, I’m so free today, why do you three get together?”
After hearing this, Mu En and Ji Gang looked a little embarrassed. Seeing this, Chen Ying had no choice but to be the villain herself. She coughed and said, "Master Fu, if the emperor has something to say, let me and the three of you come to ask you."
"oh?"
Xia Xun hurriedly took two steps forward, dusted his clothes, crossed his hands, bowed his waist, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, please inquire."
Chen Ying looked around and saw Ji Gang and Chen Ying standing there upright, so she had to continue asking: "The emperor ordered: Yang Xu, I'm here to ask you, there is a smuggler in Luzon, and my navy captured this businessman."
He said that he has something to do with you, but he is under your protection. Is this true?"
Xia Xun was silent for a moment, then bowed and said: "Go back to the emperor, this is indeed the case!"
Chen Ying was surprised. She didn't expect Xia Xun to admit it so readily. She calmed down and asked: "Yang Xu, I'm here to ask you. The officers and soldiers of the Taicang Guards seized a large amount of property from Shuangyu. There are account books inside, including many columns and many items."
The pen, clearly marked as a gift to you, is there anything wrong with it?"
Xia Xun bowed and said: "When I was still young, I formed friendship with the powerful people of Shuangyu Island. It was Shuangyu Island that I strongly advised and ordered to secure. Therefore, I have a close relationship with the Shuangyu guards.
The people of Shuangyu Island have indeed given me some gifts. However, the emperor’s question did not explain the names recorded in the account book, so...I can only say that I have indeed received gifts from Shuangyu Island.
As for the gift, I dare not confirm whether it is what is recorded in this account book."
Chen Ying coughed and asked again: "So, can you admit to the charges of shielding Luzon businessmen, smuggling to avoid elites, and abusing power for personal gain?"
Ji Gang and Mu En both stared at Xia Xun for a moment. Xia Xun said calmly: "My lord, consider it guilty!"
Chen Ying raised her eyebrows and asked, "What does it mean to be considered guilty?"
Xia Xun said: "It involves personal privacy and it is really inappropriate to make it public. I...can only say that I know about it with the emperor."
Chen Yingdao: "I am just asking questions according to the order!"
Xia Xun said: "Chen Yushi, the law is not taught to the six ears!"
Chen Ying frowned and said, "Young Master Fu, you can tell others everything you want!"
Xia Xun sighed, shook his head and said: "Chen Yushi, I am the same as you!"
Chen Ying moved her eyebrows, took a long breath and said: "If the Duke said so, the subordinates would have no choice! The emperor ordered that Yang Xu could not refute what he said, so he immediately took it and escorted him to the prison to listen to the imperial edict.
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After hearing this, Xia Xun stretched out his hands and smiled at Ji Gang: "Do you want to get on the shackles?"
Ji Gang smiled dryly and said: "The Duke is a candidate for trial. He has not been convicted yet, so there is no need to wear the shackles."
Xia Xun said calmly: "That's it, let's go."
Chen Ying did not expect that things would go so smoothly, so she breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Master Guo, we are also on an errand according to the order. If you offend me, please forgive me. Please!"
Xia Xun stepped out and walked out. Chen Ying and others followed behind and had to quicken their pace to keep up. Chen Ying trotted for a while like a follower, and suddenly felt something weird. What was weird, but what was there?
I can't understand.
It wasn't until he left Yang's house and asked Xia Xun to get on a simple oxcart with a canopy that Chen Ying realized that if he went to someone's house to arrest someone, the wife and children would hold the man's legs and cry and howl. It would be terrible to see.
.The arrested official was also choked with tears. He warned him again and again, and even after explaining it, Yang Xu was too calm, right? Where were his two wives?
Thinking so, he didn't dare to ask. He couldn't ask Xia Xun: "Hey, you were arrested. Why didn't your wife come out and cry to show you off?" Isn't that what you need after you've eaten enough? Chen
Ying climbed onto the horse full of doubts.
Behind, Mu En was a step behind, pretending to check the prison car, and opened the curtain to look inside. As soon as Jigang and Chen Ying saddled up their horses, he hurriedly whispered to Xia Xun: "My lord, the matter is urgent. There are people following you, and I really can't make it in time."
I have a message for you."
Xia Xun nodded to him and said with a smile: "My father-in-law is determined. He will never do anything bad in his life. He is not afraid of ghosts knocking on the door in the middle of the night. It doesn't matter!"
Mu En became energetic and said hurriedly: "I am also a person who is asked to ask questions according to the order. If the Duke of the country has wronged me, can I ask my servant to report it to the emperor?"
Xia Xun shook his head: "Unless the emperor asks questions in person, Yang Xu will have nothing to say even if a knife and a gun are pressed against his neck!"
At this time, Chen Ying had already sat down on the horse. When she turned around, Mu En lifted the curtain and looked up and down, as if she was still checking the firmness of the prison car.
Can you still just walk away without success?"
Xia Xun nodded to Mu En in the car, and Mu En put down the curtain, turned around and walked towards his mount.
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A sudden turn of events.
Although Zhu Di deliberately suppressed the development of the situation before the truth came out, the imprisonment of Auxiliary Duke Yang Xu and the reasons for his imprisonment quickly spread among the government and the public. For a time, the protection of Yang Xu was
Everyone was speechless.
Even Xie Jin, the chief minister of the cabinet, who had no other agenda, and Huang Zhen, the imperial emissary who had decided to go all the way to the dark side, were speechless. If the charges were true, who could have saved Yang Xu? What if he was not only smuggling, but also asking for bribes?
, I have even heard about Shuangyu Guard’s affair with the Japanese pirates. I am afraid that he is guilty of decapitation and even the gods cannot save his life.
At this time, Zhu Gaoxu's faction was elated, and the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion also raised its head again. In the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Chen Ying's faction won an overwhelming victory. Chen Yushang habitually worked overtime again. He led a group of people to forget about food and sleep.
They were preparing materials to punish Yang Xu. The Fifth Army Governor's Mansion was also making preparations in a hurry. Xu Hu and Ren Juying were about to be escorted to Beijing. They had to prepare for interrogation and the collection and sorting of relevant evidence. The witness and physical evidence prepared before
, I just took this opportunity to make up for any omissions or flaws.
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The "rebeled" Xu Hu and Ren Juying were taken to the capital. The attention of all forces temporarily shifted from Yang Xu to them. After all, they were the source of everything. However, no one thought they could return the favor.
Now that the verdict can be reversed, all we have to wait for is a definite result.
"Is there something you can't tell me until you see me?"
When Zhu Di just heard Xia Xun's request, he was so angry that he didn't even hit his hands. He waved his hands angrily and said: "You are so proud of your merits! When you see me, do you want to ask for my forgiveness with several life-saving graces? Public is public, private is private.
, I have repaid his merits with the title of hereditary Duke! He was corrupt and perverted the law, turned his troops into bandits, and caused thousands of our people to be slaughtered like pigs and dogs. I can spare him, but the national law cannot spare him!"
Zhu Di pointed at Chen Ying and Ji Gang: "You, together with the Fifth Army Commander's Office, quickly investigate the Shuangyu Weitong Japanese case."
Since Yang Xu was imprisoned in the imperial edict, it was a case that the emperor wanted to personally intervene in. Jinyiwei had the right to override the three departments of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Dali Temple to administer justice alone, so Zhu Di turned to Ji Gang alone and ordered: "You
Over there, investigate Yang Xu's case thoroughly for me! I am not a person who repays kindness with enmity. If I die, I will make him die with all his heart convinced!"
"I obey the decree!"
In Kunning Palace, Zhu Gaochi and Zhang came to greet their mother with their son. Zhang and his son were playing in the main hall, while Zhu Gaochi and his mother went to the side hall.
Empress Xu said solemnly: "Gao Chi, it's unwise to want to save Yang Xu at this time. You know... if you get involved too deeply, I'm afraid even you will be implicated. Then Yang Xu himself has admitted his crime,
What else can we say?"
Zhu Gaochi said: "Mother, the Shuangyu incident has not been fully investigated yet, but Yang Xu has already been imprisoned in imperial prison, and in a place like imperial prison... I am worried that there will be some cases of people being beaten into submission. Empress, Yang Xu has several times
He saved the lives of my whole family for the first time and made a great contribution to my father's great cause. I think about it, even if Yang Xu was a little arrogant and indulgent after being in a high position, he just smuggled a few ships of goods, made some petty profits, and indulged Shuangyu.
It is absolutely impossible for the guards and soldiers to collude with the Japanese pirates and commit border robbery. Our family has all been saved by him, and the law is nothing more than human kindness. How can I stand by and watch?"
Empress Xu sighed and said: "You child, it is a good thing to be kind, but...besides, the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, so it is inconvenient for me to speak to your father. Although your father will not blame me, if this case is broken, it will cause endless harm."
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Zhu Gaochi said: "After mother, I always feel that there must be something hidden. I heard that when Chen Ying Jigang was asked to ask questions, Yang Xu once said that he had his own difficulties, but he could only explain it to his father. And his father was very angry.
, I just thought that Yang Xu was threatening to save me, so I insisted not to see him. Mother, you also know the temper of the father. Once you decide something, you will never go back. The mother is not suitable for politics, and the sons and ministers naturally understand, so, I only advise the father to see you.
What's the reason for meeting Yang Xu because of the wishes of an old friend? The mother does not have to directly influence the father's decision. She only needs to give Yang Xu a chance. If he is really wronged, he will definitely complain to the father!"
Queen Xu pondered for a moment and sighed softly: "Yang Xu has a favor with my family. How can my mother not remember it? It's just that no matter how serious the personal favor is, it is not illegal. Forget it, I will make an exception and persuade your father."
Zhu Gaochi was overjoyed and quickly bowed and said: "My son, I thank my mother!"
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