Chapter 58 Wen Tiren, who deliberately dragged her back
Under the escort of the palace guards, Wen Tiren walked into the slightly empty Tingwei mansion.
Several officials who were sorting and collecting files and documents amidst the mess on the ground were so frightened when they saw the guards of the Taishi Mansion suddenly burst in that they almost threw away the files they had just sorted out and turned around and ran away.
As an institution directly managed by Li Lian, the Tingwei Mansion was obviously under the great care of the Imperial Master's Mansion. Dozens of officials from the top to the bottom were all arrested and interrogated.
The remaining few people were not taken seriously by the Taishi Mansion because of their low official positions. However, the way the guards had barged in to arrest people like wolves and tigers had obviously left them with lingering fears.
"You all, come here!" the palace guard escorting Wen Tiren said proudly.
Several officials looked at each other and gathered around in shock.
The palace guard looked at several officials, turned to Wen Tiren, cupped his hands, and said:
"This is your new superior, the newly appointed Lord Tingwei Wen Tiren Wen!"
When several officials saw that they were not here to arrest anyone, they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. They quickly bowed to Wen Tiren and said:
"I've met Mr. Wen!"
When Wen Tiren saw this, he nodded slightly in return and said, neither salty nor indifferently:
"No need to be too polite, I will still need your help from now on!"
When several people heard this, they didn't even dare to say anything.
When the palace guard saw Wen Tiren being delivered, he said a few polite words, then turned and left Tingwei's mansion.
Wen Tiren sent the guards away, turned around and looked at Tingwei's mansion, which was extremely messy everywhere, and couldn't help but squint his eyes.
At this time, Zhongqing City is experiencing endless civil unrest and panic. Undercurrents are surging in the dark, and many forces are taking action frequently. It is urgent to restore order and thoroughly investigate all forces in the city.
In addition, Wang Xiao's previous suggestions and meritorious service helped Wang Xiao find Li Lian. Due to many factors, Wen Tiren was named the new Tingwei and takes up his post today.
A subordinate official who was not of high rank under the Grand Master's residence was promoted to become one of the nine ministers of the court overnight. If this was done before, the government and the public would definitely be filled with uproar.
But at this time, Wang Xiao changed his usual gentle methods and imprisoned all the officials for interrogation. Under the overwhelming power, it was obvious that no one would have the courage to ask about this matter.
However, Wen Tiren was actually not very willing to take this position.
Now that there is chaos in the capital, Wang Xiao personally ordered, Tie Shengwen presided over, Ting Wei, and Zhi Jinwu fully cooperated to stabilize the security of Zhongqing City and at the same time find out the hidden forces.
This is obviously a chore.
The secret forces have been hidden for many years, how can they be discovered so easily? There are also the administrative affairs in Beijing, which are extremely complicated. Typically, there is too much work and little credit, and it is easy to make mistakes.
If Wen Tiren was chosen, he would still want to stay in the Grand Master's residence.
Because he knew that if he could participate in what Wang Xiao was planning now, that would be a real achievement.
It's a pity that Li Lian's incident made Wang Xiao no longer have the same trust in his cronies as before. He didn't even dare to trust the commander of the camp in the suburbs of Beijing who he personally promoted.
Otherwise, if we could just mobilize a large army into the city and impose martial law, there would be no need for Wen Tiren to serve as a court captain to restore order in the capital.
But I don’t know if Tie Shengwen knew about this. Or, did he add fuel to the flames and take the opportunity to drive himself out of the Taishi Mansion?
Wen Tiren had a lot of thoughts and was constantly calculating in his mind.
"My lord? My lord?"
At this time, Wen Tiren came back to his senses by the low voice of the official of the Tingwei Mansion beside him.
Wen Tiren calmed down, nodded slightly to the official, and said:
"Oh, what's the matter?"
"Sir, there is a backlog of official documents in Tingwei's mansion now, which must be reviewed by you personally. I wonder if you are handling official business now?" the official said cautiously.
Hearing this, Wen Tiren nodded, walked straight into the hall, and said:
"Okay, bring it up!"
After hearing this, several officials immediately brought up many official documents.
Wen Tiren opened an official document casually, without reviewing it. He scanned it once, put it aside, and then took down another official document.
This process was repeated several times, and after reading nearly half of the official documents, Wen Tiren did not review any of them.
"Sir, what are you doing?" an official asked helplessly.
Wen Tiren said nothing. He looked at a newly opened official document in his hand and paused.
The official document said that there were reports from the public that there were knights gathering secretly.
Wen Tiren turned over it carefully, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up.
"Sir?" the official reminded him again.
Wen Tiren straightened his expression and said casually:
"Ah, this is my habit of handling official documents! By the way, the top priority now is to stabilize the order in the capital and deal with the rioters. There is no need to hand over official documents like this to me for the knights to maintain public order!"
When several officials heard Wen Tiren's words, they also felt that there was some truth in it and immediately handed over their hands.
When Wen Tiren saw this, he sneered and put the official document in his hand on the table while others were not paying attention.
Iron Shengwen, please check it now! When you return without success, I want to see how you explain it!
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In the Taishi Mansion, Wang Xiao sat at the top, looked at Tie Shengwen standing in the hall, and said with a stern face:
"How's the investigation going?"
Hearing this, Tie Shengwen glanced at Wang Xiao cautiously and said:
"The hundreds of officials are related to the stability of the court, and the holy text should not go too far... The capital has not yet stabilized, and the situation is too chaotic. We need to wait until order is restored before we can continue the investigation. The holy text is not doing well, please forgive me!"
Wang Xiao was silent for a moment, then sighed softly and said:
"Thanks for your hard work!"
In fact, Wang Xiao, who had calmed down, had already figured out how ill-considered his words and deeds in anger were.
He went to the capital and arrested hundreds of officials, wiping out all the prestige and reputation Wang Xiao had accumulated in the court for more than 20 years.
And the hundreds of officials in the court are ultimately related to stability. Wang Xiao captured them all, which eventually caused the entire court to stop functioning, and there was chaos in the capital.
At this time, Wang Xiao must be filled with regret. Faced with Tie Shengwen's confession, he would naturally not criticize anything.
Seeing that Wang Xiao's tone had slowed down and his whole body was no longer as violent as it had been a few days ago, Tie Shengwen's eyes regained some of their sparkle.
"Grand Master, now all the staff in the palace have been dispatched, but they are still unable to support the operation of the entire court. On the front line of Li Dynasty, the army still needs food and grass to move... It is better to release some officials with innocent family backgrounds and low suspicion.
Let the operation of the DPRK remain at a standstill." Tie Shengwen boldly persuaded.
Wang Xiao had actually intended to do this for a long time. After all, if the court was still stagnant, there would be problems with the frontline army. That was the elite army that Yun Guo relied on, and there must be no problems.
Thinking of this, Wang Xiao immediately nodded and said:
"Okay, it's up to you to decide who to let out."
Without waiting for Tie Shengwen's reply, Wang Xiao said again:
"The people who were released must have resentments and need to be appeased. Have the people you arranged been sent out?"
Tie Shengwen smiled slightly, cupped his hands and said:
"Back to the Grand Master, everyone has been sent out. In just a few days, the foolish things about the young emperor of Yun Kingdom will be spread throughout the world! By then, there will be no obstacles in front of the Grand Master!"
Wang Xiao nodded, and the uneasiness in his heart subsided slightly.