Chapter 253 Neither humble nor arrogant, the emperor can't do anything
Su Wen was killed in this way.
He died inexplicably!
Su Wen didn't know why he died until his death.
But Su Cheng knew that the emperor deliberately killed Su Wen in front of him in order to establish his authority.
This is telling him Su Cheng: Although I am restricted, I still have the power to decide a person's life or death!
In the main hall, Su Cheng stood in the middle of the hall, and Su Sheng walked to his place on the main throne.
Su Sheng looked at Su Cheng who was silent in the hall, with a faint smile on his lips. He was very satisfied with the show of force just now.
Although Su Cheng didn't say anything, a marquis was killed in front of him, and he didn't believe that Su Cheng didn't have any thoughts.
"Marquis Wu'an, don't stand, sit down and talk." Su Sheng pointed to a chair below and spoke proactively, breaking the silence between the two.
Su Cheng cupped his hands and saluted: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for giving me a seat!"
After speaking, Su Cheng sat down directly, but still did not speak.
Since the emperor wants to play his mind, let's play it. He, Su Cheng, is not the one asking for help. Let's see who can hold it steady.
Judging from the situation I just came into contact with, this emperor is also a decisive and decisive person. It is best not to have a close relationship with him, otherwise you will not know how he died.
In the main seat, Su Sheng looked at Su Cheng, who was still silent, and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, a little surprised.
But then, Su Sheng suddenly chuckled, this Marquis Wu An was smarter than he thought!
But this is better. If you can conquer Marquis Wu An for your own use, it will be much easier to deal with those few in the future.
Thinking of this, Su Sheng asked: "I have heard about what Marquis Wu An did in Linjiang City. I wonder if you have any guesses about the instigator behind those dead soldiers?"
Su Cheng shook his head: "Your Majesty, I have not found any information about the people behind the dead soldiers, and those dead soldiers are also very powerful. Every time they are caught or cannot be defeated, they will commit suicide."
Su Sheng narrowed his eyes when he heard this.
Did Marquis Wu An really not understand what he meant, or was he pretending to be stupid?
The purpose of his question was to let Su Cheng guess which force in Kyoto would train dead soldiers.
But instead of following his words, Su Cheng seemed to be rejecting his question.
Do you want me to make it clear?
Su Sheng frowned and felt a little uncomfortable. For the first time, he felt how difficult this Marquis Wu An was.
"It turns out that Marquis Wu An likes to use evidence to talk about things, but this matter is not as simple as you think. The Taifu should have introduced you to the situation in Kyoto. Regarding the other three forces, from your perspective, who do you think is the most likely
Who is the one who trains dead soldiers?"
Since Su Cheng doesn't want to take the initiative to speak, then force Su Cheng to speak!
It was impossible to pretend to be stupid. He had spent so much effort to get Su Cheng to Kyoto, how could he let Su Cheng do nothing.
Su Cheng shook his head when he heard this, feeling a little disappointed with Su Sheng.
This person is too impatient!
It seems that this emperor is not as wealthy as he imagined.
In this person's eyes, maybe Su Cheng is already the other person's person, that's why he asked such a question in such a hurry.
No wonder the emperor's rights would be divided. Judging from the current situation, Su Sheng's anxious look does not look like a qualified emperor.
Facing Su Sheng's questioning, Su Cheng shook his head: "Your Majesty, I have just arrived in Kyoto, and I don't know much about the three major forces you mentioned. I really don't know how to talk about this matter."
"And I always pay attention to evidence when solving cases, rather than making random guesses. Furthermore, the dead man is so secretive, so we don't think the other party will easily find the evidence."
This is a shirk. He just doesn't talk about his speculation. Anyway, he doesn't know the strength of Kyoto and has never been exposed to it. There is nothing wrong with this.
The emperor's intention was to ask him to name an object of speculation, and then give him some power to target the opponent!
He, Su Cheng, would not do this kind of thing of becoming a pawn in the hands of others.
The emperor thought he didn't know its purpose, but in fact he felt the same as Ming Jing.
Besides, the other three major forces all have real power, and he, Su Cheng, is not stupid. There is no way he could use an egg to strike a stone and look for trouble.
Although those dead soldiers had indeed been targeting him, and he had always wanted to find out who was targeting him, he did not want to be used by the emperor because of this.
Finding the person who raises the dead and being used by the emperor as a pawn are two different things and can be separated!
When Su Sheng heard this, his eyes narrowed and his face suddenly turned cold. At this moment, he finally understood the meaning of Su Cheng's words.
However, Su Sheng did not intend to let Su Cheng go just like this.
"Since Marquis Wu An doesn't want to speculate, then I wonder how you plan to investigate the person who raises the dead soldiers next?"
Since Su Cheng didn't want to be the knife in his hand, he wanted to see what Su Cheng had in mind.
When Su Cheng heard this, a smile appeared on his lips.
It's right to say this a long time ago, why bother to show off your power and act like a bureaucracy from the beginning?
In fact, regardless of officialdom, they are still brothers of the same blood. With this relationship, it will be no problem for him to help each other in the future.
"Back to Your Majesty, I have no idea at the moment. After all, I am not familiar with Kyoto yet. I can only wait for the other party to take action first. Furthermore, although I am a Marquis now, I have no official position and cannot intervene in this matter."
If you want to investigate the people who raise the dead, you must first have the right. This is Su Cheng's first step!
If he doesn't have the right, how can he investigate?
Su Sheng thought for a while, then nodded slightly: "It makes sense. I should give you a legitimate reason to investigate this matter. I, Daliang, have not raised any soldiers for many years. This matter is of great importance. I decided to hand it over to Marquis Wu'an."
You handle it."
After a pause, Su Sheng suddenly said: "Han Yongkang had some conflicts with Marquis Wu'an and Marquis Wen outside the city today. He is no longer suitable to be the Minister of Justice. If this position is vacant, you, Marquis Wu'an, can take it."
Minister of the Ministry of Justice, a second-grade official!
But Su Cheng frowned: "Your Majesty, Mr. Han is just..."
"Don't worry, Marquis Wu'an, Han Yongkang will make proper arrangements." Su Sheng waved his hand to interrupt Su Cheng: "You just have to be at ease and be your Minister of Justice."
"However, I would like to remind you that you are only the Minister of Punishment, not the Minister of Punishment. Do you understand?"
The implication is that you, Su Cheng, are only the second-in-command of the Punishment Department, and you are under the jurisdiction of others in the Punishment Department.
When Su Cheng heard this, his eyes narrowed, and a look of doubt flashed across his face.
It must be no small matter for the emperor to take the initiative to mention it. It seems that the Minister of Punishment is not an ordinary person, and is probably someone from the other three major forces.
Thinking about it, this position of Minister of Justice is also a trap!
However, since he wanted to investigate the person who targeted him, he had to do something.
"Your Majesty, don't worry, Wei Chen knows how to handle this matter!"
"In that case, then please step back."
"Wei Chen, please retire!" Su Cheng bowed his hands and saluted, turned and left.
But what Su Cheng didn't notice was that Su Sheng was staring at his leaving back with a strange smile.