In fact, Zhou Shangjing's worries are by no means without reason.
After hearing Huo Zhengyuan's statement, Zhu Hejian's eyes suddenly lit up, and he immediately formed a temporary alliance with Huo Zhengyuan. He nodded in support and said: "What Academician Huo said is reasonable. The Nanjing garrison and Xu Shoubei are not suitable to take full charge of the subsequent interrogation and investigation."
thing."
The next moment, Wang Baoren and Xi Cheng also expressed the same attitude and also stood up to oppose Xu Shengying's self-recommendation.
In fact, the objections listed by Huo Zhengyuan are relatively simple and not difficult to think of. Perhaps Xi Cheng's quick reaction was a little slower, but Zhu Hejian and Wang Baoren thought of these objections immediately.
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However, both Zhu Hejian and Wang Baoren were unwilling to directly offend Xu Shengying and the Xu family, that is, they were unwilling to be the first to express their opposition. Zhu Hejian was counting on Wang Baoren to take the lead on his behalf, while Wang Baoren was counting on Zhu Hejian to do it himself. Both wanted the other to take the lead.
When he came out to refute Xu Shengying, his eyes widened for a moment, and the scene was quite ridiculous.
After seeing Huo Zhengyuan take the initiative to stand up for them and refute Xu Shengying, Zhu Hejian and Wang Baoren breathed a sigh of relief. Because Huo Zhengyuan took the lead and attracted most of the hatred and pressure, they could agree without any psychological burden.
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As a result, as Huo Zhengyuan, Zhu Hejian, Wang Baoren, Xi Cheng and others successively expressed the same attitude and opposed Xu Shengying's full takeover of the subsequent interrogation and investigation, although Zhou Shangjing temporarily drew Xu Shengying to his side, he was unable to do so for a while.
Gain the upper hand.
In this way, the two sides fell into a stalemate and continued to argue with each other.
During the fierce debate, the Nanjing Criminal Department, Nanjing Inspectorate, Jinyiwei, Nanjing garrison and other yamen were all found to have various shortcomings by both camps, and were completely unfit to take over the subsequent interrogation and investigation with full authority.
Finally, the big shots finally remembered a yamen they had neglected and forgotten, which was also the nominal yamen in charge of Nanjing City—Yingtianfu Yamen.
When Ying Tianfu Yin Jiang Qing saw all the big shots turning to look at him, he was so frightened that his face turned pale and he almost fainted on the spot.
Unlike the Jin Yiwei and the Nanjing defenders who fought hard for it, Jiang Qing and Ying Tianfu would never dare to wade into this muddy water, for fear that they would be involved in chaos and be torn to pieces by the mutual wrestling of the big shots.
Therefore, Jiang Qing stood up quickly and emphasized the various difficulties of Yingtianfu Yamen. It had neither the power nor the qualifications to take over the interrogation of those gangsters who had repeatedly committed serious crimes.
In order to prevent the big shots from forcing this job on him, Jiang Qing even hinted that the reason why the situation in Nanjing repeatedly got out of control was entirely because of his parents' dereliction of duty as an official, so he would soon resign from the imperial court.
Official.
Therefore, the option of Yingtianfu Yamen was also eliminated.
It's ridiculous to say that Nanjing's officialdom has always been recognized as having complicated institutions, bloated yamen, and redundant officials. The disadvantages are very serious. There will be a large number of yamen and officials to interfere in everything.
Just taking interrogation of criminals and investigation and evidence collection as an example, there used to be at least seven or eight yamen with relevant powers and responsibilities.
But at this time, due to mutual constraints and different calculations, no yamen was qualified to take over the arrested dead soldiers and interrogate them about their specific crimes and the masterminds behind them.
After the situation reached a stalemate, there was endless wrangling and arguing.
This situation lasted until noon, when everyone was exhausted from repeated arguments, Huo Zhengyuan saw that the time was ripe, and finally proposed his long-planned idea - by himself, the Nanjing garrison,
The three parties of Jinyiwei jointly tried the case!
At the same time, the arrested gangsters were imprisoned in the cells of Yingtianfu Yamen, and were jointly guarded by Jin Yiwei and the Nanjing garrison.
As for the progress of the interrogation and investigation, all details need to be reported to Zhou Shangjing in a timely manner.
After hearing Huo Zhengyuan's proposal, all the dignitaries were silent.
This proposal makes it impossible for all parties to control the situation alone, but it also allows all parties to participate in it and will not be excluded and become outsiders. Everyone is dissatisfied and uncomfortable, but they can barely accept it.
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After Zhu Hejian pondered for a moment, he asked: "Scholar Huo, asking the Nanjing defenders and Jin Yiwei to jointly interrogate is just to intervene in the case, but...why did Bachelor Huo also participate in the subsequent interrogation and investigation? You are in Nanjing and are not involved in the investigation."
Don’t you have relevant authority?”
Huo Zhengyuan explained with a smile: "I don't want to cause trouble for myself, but the top priority now is to find out the truth of the case as soon as possible, confirm the specific motives of the gangsters for repeatedly committing serious crimes, and whether there is anyone behind the scenes."
exist!
After all, Xianguan personally organized the gangsters to ambush the gangsters, so he captured some of the gangsters alive. He also watched with his own eyes the specific process of the gangsters and gangsters fighting each other, and mastered many relevant details, and those
The gangsters also seriously injured one of my close guards... Under such circumstances, having the subordinate personally participate in the follow-up interrogation will undoubtedly greatly improve the progress of the case investigation!"
After Zhu Hejian pondered again for a while, he slowly said: "Scholar Huo said that his close guard seriously injured the gangsters, did he mean that Hu Yishi? Hu Yishi sacrificed his life to save my life at a critical moment, which can be said to be a great kindness...
After leaving Hu Yishi under my personal care, Academician Huo has indeed had more than enough time in recent days. He is not like the major yamen who let all kinds of things take up his energy... In this case, it is up to you to participate in the subsequent interrogation and investigation.
It’s quite appropriate.”
Zhu Hejian's remarks may seem ordinary, but in fact they are extremely dangerous. He proposed a deal to Huo Zhengyuan - if you hand Hu Xiao over to me, I will support your participation in the subsequent interrogation and investigation.
Huo Zhengyuan frowned, pondered for a moment, and finally nodded and agreed to Zhu Hejian's deal, saying: "Of course, it is the duty of an official to contribute to the court! I must fully assist Xu Shoubei and Xi Zhenshou to investigate the truth behind the scenes as soon as possible! As for the next step
The official's close guard Hu Youyi has been left in the care of His Highness himself. I hope Your Highness will find a way to save his life!"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Zhu Hejian solemnly promised: "Don't worry, Academician Huo, that Yishi Hu is my savior, and of course I will do my best to treat him!"
For Zhu Hejian, when he found that he could no longer control the situation, he once again remembered Hu Xiao's vow that he had a way to completely eliminate hidden dangers for Zhu Hejian. However, Zhu Hejian was also in a hurry and sought medical treatment now, so he decided to trust Hu Xiao for once.
, so he took the opportunity to ask Huo Zhengyuan for control of Hu Xiao.
As for Huo Zhengyuan, he has seen with his own eyes Hu Xiao's current miserable condition, his face is bloody and bloody, half of his left arm has been cut off, and he has lost a lot of blood - according to Huo Zhengyuan's experience, even if Hu Xiao's injuries are so serious, even if
Even if he barely survives, he will inevitably fall into a long-term coma and weakness, so even if Hu Xiao is temporarily handed over to Zhu Hejian, it will not have much impact.
In this way, under the eyes of everyone, Zhu Hejian and Huo Zhengyuan reached a secret deal.
After the two reached a secret deal, they successively asked Zhou Shangjing, Wang Baoren, Xu Shengying, Xicheng and others for their opinions.
Because of Zhu Hejian's attitude, Wang Baoren and Xi Cheng naturally had no objections.
As for Zhou Shangjing and Xu Shengying, they also knew very well that they currently had no ability to break the deadlock, so they also acquiesced to this result.
Then, after having argued for a whole morning and not taking a break for two consecutive days, the exhausted dignitaries finally broke up and left the Juying Pavilion, wanting to return to their respective mansions to rest.
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But just as everyone was leaving one after another, two episodes occurred.
The first was Zhou Shangjing. When he entered the sedan chair and returned to the East Garden in the sedan chair, he specially summoned Huo Zhengyuan for a brief exchange.
After being summoned by Zhou Shangjing, Huo Zhengyuan naturally did not dare to neglect and rushed to the side of Zhou Shangjing's sedan, respectfully listening to Zhou Shangjing's instructions.
Huo Zhengyuan knew very well that he had broken the tacit understanding between the two parties without warning. Just because he wanted to intervene in the subsequent situation as much as possible and gain more benefits for the "Zhao Party" group, he directly destroyed Zhou Shangjing's overall plan, so Zhou Shangjing
At this time, I must be extremely disappointed with myself and extremely angry.
After walking quickly to Zhou Shangjing's sedan, Huo Zhengyuan also bowed his head and admitted his mistake: "Zhou Shoufu, I was summoned by you... I have let you down before, and I ask the first assistant to reprimand you."
Huo Zhengyuan was mentally prepared. Even if Zhou Shangjing scolded him, he would still smile and do it.
However, after Zhou Shangjing heard Huo Zhengyuan's voice, he just raised his hand to lift the sedan curtain and took a deep look at Huo Zhengyuan.
Afterwards, Zhou Shangjing shook his head and sighed, and said in a hoarse voice: "Everyone is their own master and each seeks his own benefit... There are some things that I understand your choice, but I hope you will do your best. While seeking benefits for yourself, don't forget to consider the overall situation.
It's important! Even if we think of ourselves as silverfish, we should stop in moderation... The silverfish have eaten up the towering trees with their insatiable greed, and they can still find the next towering tree to live in again, but if we ministers lose the court,
So what?”
Huo Zhengyuan couldn't help but be startled when he heard that Zhou Shangjing did not reprimand him, but instead gave him good advice with good intentions.
Huo Zhengyuan raised his head slightly and quickly glanced at Zhou Shangjing in the sedan. He saw Zhou Shangjing's tired old face, his rickety waist, and his dim and dull old eyes.
It's like a lamp that has run out of oil.
Obviously, in order to cope with the series of things that happened since last night, Zhou Shangjing's physical condition has reached the limit.
Before that, Huo Zhengyuan waited until the situation had reached a stalemate for a long time before finally proposing the idea of a joint trial. He wanted to bully Zhou Shangjing because he was old and lacked energy. He just wanted to use the stalemate to gradually drain Zhou Shangjing's energy and make Zhou Shangjing's physical condition worse.
When he was on the verge of reaching the limit and unable to continue, he no longer had any power left to prevent Huo Zhengyuan's plan from succeeding.
Huo Zhengyuan also knows very well that with the development of the situation in Nanjing so far, if there is one person among all the forces who has always put the overall situation first, without too many selfish calculations, and even made repeated compromises in order to take the overall situation into consideration,
Then this person should be Zhou Shangjing, a powerful official with mixed reputations.
Listening to Zhou Shangjing's kind words and looking at Zhou Shangjing's tired and old face, Huo Zhengyuan couldn't help but have many feelings in his heart.
In the end, Huo Zhengyuan nodded solemnly and promised: "This junior understands the importance of importance. Although he has selfish motives, he will never dare to delay the overall situation. I hope the chief assistant can rest assured."
Zhou Shangjing still shook his head and sighed, muttering something in a low voice, which was vaguely like "overconfidence", "playing with fire and self-immolation".
After that, Zhou Shangjing ignored Huo Zhengyuan and ordered the bearers to get up and return to the East Garden.
And just as Huo Zhengyuan watched Zhou Shangjing's sedan go away, another seemingly insignificant "little thing" happened outside Juying Pavilion.
At this time, the Nanjing garrison and the Jinyi Guards had officially taken over the situation, either cleaning up the blood stains, mutilated limbs and corpses on the battlefield, or driving away all kinds of lowly people who were still stranded at the scene, looking forward to rewards from the court.
At the same time, the "Chaofeng" dead soldiers who were captured alive by the low-ranking officials have been officially transferred to the joint custody of Yu Jinyiwei and the Nanjing garrison.
Huo Zhengyuan counted the number of people and found that a total of eleven "Chaofeng" dead soldiers were arrested.
And just as the Jin Yiwei and the Nanjing garrison were escorting these captured "Chaofeng" dead soldiers to the Yingtian Mansion Prison, Zhu Hejian suddenly drove his horse in front of them.
Then, Zhu Hejian sat on horseback, condescendingly observing the eleven arrested "Chaofeng" dead soldiers, as if he wanted to keep the appearance of these people in his mind.
At the same time, the eleven arrested "Chaofeng" dead soldiers also raised their eyes to peek at Zhu Hejian's expressions. Their eyes flickered and their expressions were complex, seeming to be in awe and looking forward to.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! In this way, after Zhu Hejian and these "Chaofeng" dead soldiers observed each other for a moment, he suddenly raised his voice and said: "You bandits, you must actively cooperate with the government interrogation and confess
Explain your background and criminal motives! You are also raised by your mother and father, and you may have wives and children to support. You are not without worries, so... although you have sinned beyond forgiveness, you should also seriously consider your own
Family and relatives, please do not resist the government and implicate your loved ones!"
As Zhu Hejian finished shouting, everyone present was shocked.
Is Zhu Hejian's statement exhorting the dead soldiers to confess and be lenient? Or is he warning the dead soldiers never to betray him?
However, before all parties could react, Zhu Hejian turned his horse around and quickly left the scene with Lu De, Jia Lun and other confidants, as well as Hu Xiao, who was still unconscious.
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But he said that after Zhu Hejian quickly returned to Zhanyuan with a few confidants and the still unconscious Hu Xiao, he immediately sent an order: "Come here! Make a bowl of thick ginseng soup as soon as possible and send it over!"
After hearing Zhu Hejian's instructions, Lu De and Jia Lun were both shocked.
Zhu Hejian's physical condition has also always been poor. He asked for thick ginseng soup at this time. Could it be that he felt extremely exhausted physically and mentally, so he wanted to drink thick ginseng soup to refresh himself?
But as the saying goes, "what is weak cannot be replenished." What is the difference between drinking a whole bowl of thick ginseng soup when you are extremely exhausted physically and mentally, and committing suicide?
Therefore, Lu De and Jia Lun wanted to dissuade him.
Before Lu and Jia could speak, Zhu Hejian had already waved his hand and explained: "Don't worry, my body can still hold on. I don't ask for thick ginseng soup to drink for myself...but to feed it to this Hu Yishi! I need him to wake up immediately."