Wei Zhongxian's expression suddenly changed, and he hurriedly stood up to salute. Then he saw Guo Zhen walking into Wei Zhongxian's residence holding the imperial edict.
Guo Zhen read out the imperial edict on the spot. The emperor ordered Lu Xiao to thoroughly investigate Zhao Jingzhong's case. He also added that it could be done cheaply.
Not only Luo Yangxing, but also Wei Zhongxian looked at Lu Xiao with a shocked expression. His Majesty has been recuperating since he fell into the water. He paid little attention to the important events in the court. Why did he pay attention to this case at this time?
And when did the emperor notice Lu Xiao? Not only did he trust him, but he even gave him the right to act expediently. You know, this sentence is a right that countless imperial envoys dream of. Lu Xiao, a small envoy, can actually get
to this right.
"Thank you for your grace." Lu Xiao stood up to accept the order. Then he turned to face Luo Yangxing.
"Master Luo, I'm afraid you can't take me now. Master Luo is a superior, I'll give you face and won't let anyone take you. Please take a trip to Zhao Prison, Master Luo."
At this time, Luo Feng, who was on the ground, finally realized that his words seemed to have brought unbearable consequences. He cried and shouted, I didn't say it, it wasn't me. I just drank too much and can't remember clearly.
But it was too late. He was of no use. What Lu Xiao wanted was actually just a specious excuse. Now combined with several clues, it can be concluded that Luo Yangxing was a serious suspect. So Lu Xiao's purpose has been achieved.
"Lu Xiao, do you know that you are now guilty of the following. Even if you take me today, you will definitely not have a good outcome."
Luo Yangxing was telling the truth. Lu Xiao's operation was an absolute taboo in the officialdom. In most cases, officials' thinking is different from that of civilians.
Our normal thinking is that if we make a mistake, we will be punished. But for officials, especially officials in ancient times, mistakes are not the key to punishment. Breaking the rules is.
The most important rule in officialdom is to take sides. This is common at all times and in all countries. The other is that the following is wrong. As a subordinate, try not to mess with your superior. Even if the other party makes a mistake, even if you have
Sufficient evidence. If it doesn't work, it doesn't work. In official circles, there is no right or wrong on this issue. Whoever does it will be ostracized by everyone.
But what Luo Yangxing didn't know was that these rules didn't work for Lu Xiao. Because from the beginning, Lu Xiao had no intention of integrating into this so-called circle of rules. What he wanted was to establish brand new rules.
Luo Yangxing pressed the hilt of his knife with his right hand, and had the urge to kill Lu Xiao on the spot regardless of all costs. But in the end, he gave up dejectedly. When he was young, he was also a master. But after so many years of pampering, he couldn't put in that much effort.
I've almost forgotten about it a long time ago.
Not to mention Lu Xiao, he couldn't defeat even the few Jinyi guards around Lu Xiao.
He took off his knife and handed it to Lu Xiao. He whispered in Lu Xiao's ear.
"Comrades, please leave me a queen."
Lu Xiao's eyelids twitched slightly, and he looked at Luo Yangxing in surprise. But the other party had already weakly followed the other Jinyi guards.
In fact, Lu Xiao didn't know whether Luo Yangxing collaborated with the enemy and treason. The history was not very clear either. But Lu Xiao remembered one thing very clearly. That is, after the fall of the Ming Dynasty, Luo Yangxing was quickly reused by Shunzhi.
He even became the governor of Tianjin.
Naturally, the sooner the better, the better. But Luo Yangxing only surrendered after the Qing army occupied the capital. And some records say that he was greeting the Ming Prince Zhu Cihong. After discovering that the Qing army was coming,
, immediately changed to greet the Qing army.
Lu Xiao didn't know how such an outrageous move was reused later. I used Da Qing as a backup, but Da Qing treated me like my first love?
However, in this world, he had already vaguely felt that many ministers in the court had more or less connections with outsiders.
This was also the reason why Lu Xiao didn't go up. The top was already rotten and there was no value in saving it.
Luo Yangxing's move of giving up resistance undoubtedly showed his attitude. Lu Xiao must have caught him right.
"Lu Wenzhao, take people immediately and seal off all Luo Yangxing's residences to ensure that no one can leak out. Shen Lian, take a team of people and take a look at Luo Yangxing for yourself. Nothing can happen to him before I come back. Remember
, not even a morsel of food or water can be given to him. No one can interrogate him except me. If anyone uses force, he will be killed without mercy!"
"I humble my position and accept my orders."
After saying that, Lu Xiao turned around and walked out of Wei Zhongxian's mansion quickly without even saying hello to Wei Zhongxian.
It was not until everyone left that Wei Zhongxian sighed slowly. His whole body seemed to have aged ten years in an instant. Because in the confrontation just now, he found that he had not mastered anything at all.
From the beginning to the end, he was just a tool used by Lu Xiao to suppress Luo Yangxing. His only function was to prevent Luo Yangxing from taking any rash actions while waiting for the arrival of the imperial edict.
He had noticed very early that Lu Xiao did not rely on him as much as other disciples. But at that time, he just thought that the other party was a somewhat arrogant young man. But now it seems that Lu Xiao has never been his person.
As for who he belongs to, I didn't know before, but I already know it today. He is the emperor's man.
But Wei Zhongxian couldn't understand that there was nothing he could do about relying on the emperor. Why did Lu Xiao, a young talent with a bright future, also rely on the dying emperor? He didn't believe that Lu Xiao had not received any advice from those courtiers.
To win over. But obviously, he rejected everyone and chose to be a lonely minister.
Wei Zhongxian had a strange feeling. The Ming Dynasty suddenly became unfamiliar. Originally, he was a nine-thousand-year-old man with all the power in the world. A single word could determine the life or death of the ministers in the court. He could know everything that happened in this city.
But now, he found that he suddenly knew nothing.
He didn't know that Lu Xiao was hiding so deeply. He didn't know that he was actually the emperor's man. He didn't know what the emperor meant by suddenly taking Luo Yangxing at this time. He let Lu Xiao take over, but he was a bit too young.
The qualifications are completely unqualified. If such a decree was made, those ministers would not make a fuss.
The court that he originally controlled became somewhat unfamiliar to him overnight.
On the other side, Lu Xiao personally led people to a secret courtyard in Luo Yangxing. Hundreds of Jinyi guards forcibly broke into the courtyard. Lu Xiao even took action personally after a long absence, leading Ding Xiu and others on a killing spree. He directly killed a group of enemies.
The recalcitrant guards were all strangled.
"Sir, a large number of files have been found. Some were burned, but most of them were rescued."
Lu Xiao immediately walked in after hearing this. After briefly browsing a few files, a serious expression appeared on his face.
"Prepare your horses, I want to enter the palace."
