Mou Bin exchanged a few words with Liu Chengfeng, then slowly turned around and glanced at Chen Rang from the corner of his eye, and said with a half-smile, "What are you doing here, Chen Tongzhi?"
Normally Mou Bin and Chen Rang were still polite on the surface. Chen Rang called Mou Bin "sir", while Mou Bin directly addressed him by his cousin. Now Mou Bin directly addressed Chen Rang by his official position, and Chen Rang's eyes flashed with doubts.
, then he saluted Mou Bin with a heavy face and said: "Sir, I heard that there was a crime committed by the following person in the Qianhu Office in Inner West City..."
Mou Bin smiled faintly and interrupted him: "Isn't Nanzhen Fusi responsible for the following crimes?" He smiled playfully at Chen Rang and said slowly: "Since you want to take care of it, then continue with the trial.
Come on, I'll watch from the side." After that, he asked someone to bring a chair and poured tea. Rushan's shoulders relaxed and he sat aside with a teacup in his arms, urging: "Quick trial!"
Chen Rang was confused at this moment. How could a small lieutenant work so hard to get this incompetent commander to take action? Moreover, when the commander came in, he first greeted Liu Chengfeng and then made sarcastic remarks to himself. Could it be...
Cold sweat broke out on Chen Rang's forehead, and Mou Bin urged him again, causing him to panic for a moment.
Something's wrong, something's wrong...what's the problem?
Chen Rang couldn't figure it out, but he couldn't figure it out, so he could only think about it hard.
As for Qianhu Liu Zhongxia, he also noticed something was wrong at this time. The confidence he had just lost suddenly disappeared. After finally regaining his composure, he heard Chen Rang shout: "Liu Chengfeng..."
"Wait a minute!" Mou Bin suddenly smiled, took a sip of tea, and said: "Although Captain Liu is on trial, before he is convicted, he is his brother after all. Someone, please bring a chair to Captain Liu."
"..." Chen Rang was stunned for a moment. Although Commander Mou didn't say it clearly, his attitude was clear enough. He exchanged greetings and asked him to sit down. Wasn't this a clear attempt to undermine him? What exactly was Mou's plan?
?
But when the commander spoke, no one on either side dared to disobey him. Someone immediately moved a bench. Liu Chengfeng was not polite at all. He sat down and said, "I'm humble, I don't know what else you can do."
Want to ask?"
Chen Rang bit the bullet and continued the interrogation: "I just want to ask you, when someone was making trouble in the Imperial College that day, why didn't you allow Liu Qianhu to enter the prison? Is it to protect the rebels? Also, you drew a sword at Liu Qianhu. This
Is it the following offense?"
Liu Chengfeng smiled and thought to himself, since you asked, don't blame me for being rude.
Liu Chengfeng said loudly: "Someone is making trouble in the Imperial College, and they have been humiliated and suppressed. If there is a rebel party in the Imperial College, then I dare to ask, sir, who is this rebel party? The Imperial College is my pilgrimage place, from the doctor to the supervisor, everyone is
They are the pillars of our Ming Dynasty. If you say they are a rebel party, then who else in the world is not a rebel party?"
Chen Rang couldn't help but be speechless.
Liu Chengfeng sneered and said: "Your Excellency, you have slandered me, the scholars of the Ming Dynasty, as traitors. I am humble enough not to argue with you. But that day, I had calmed down the angry prison students, but Qianhu Liu Zhongxia used some pretext to lead troops to seize the prisoners in the Imperial College.
Dare I ask, sir, can anyone enter and leave such an important place as the Imperial College at will? The Temple of Confucius is enshrined in the Imperial College, and the sage Confucius is also there. Liu Zhongxia, as a soldier of the emperor, has to go in with a sword and rein in his horse. I have a humble question.
, what exactly does Liu Zhongxia want to do? There is nothing wrong with Jin Yiwei being the emperor's personal army, but precisely because he is a personal soldier, his words and deeds are closely related to today. Now that the emperor's personal army wants to enter the Confucian Temple and the school, if this matter spreads out
, what will the people of the world think about it? Today, the Lord of the Holy Might rules the world with etiquette and law. He respects Confucius and promotes Confucianism. He is working hard, but Liu Zhongxia does not understand the holy will and does such unconscionable things. In his humble state,
It seems that Liu Zhongxia is no different from the rebel party. Since Liu Zhongxia is a traitor, he has humbled himself as a soldier of the emperor. Not only did he draw a sword against him, but he immediately beheaded him, what crime is there?
Now, your Excellency, indiscriminately, instead shields the traitor Liu Zhongxia, plans to murder Zhongliang, and accuses me of being a lowly person. What is your intention? Today, while the commander is here, I will have a good legal battle with this thief Liu Zhongxia.
, you want to interrogate the lowly, and the lowly should also interrogate the master to see who is the rebel and who is the criminal below!"
"You..." Chen Rang was stunned. He never thought that Liu Chengfeng just refused to admit it, but when Mou Bin arrived, he turned against the guest and directly blamed himself.
Liu Zhongxia's face turned pale with fear. How could he become a rebel despite being a good person? But Liu Chengfeng's reasons seemed to be impeccable. He, a warrior, went to argue with Liu Chengfeng. Wasn't he seeking death?
Chen Rang said angrily: "Liu Chengfeng, you still dare to argue? I am loyal to the emperor. Even if you have a thousand mouths, you can't slander me."
Liu Chengfeng smiled faintly and said, "Even if Lord Tongzhi is not a rebel..."
Chen Rang paused and interrupted: "What does it mean to be okay? If it's not, it's not."
"But what if it happens?" Liu Chengfeng showed his nerdy innocence and asked seriously.
Chen Rang was furious and said: "Okay, okay, I won't argue with you. Now it's me who is judging you, not you."
However, Liu Chengfeng laughed and said: "If there is a traitor in the guard station, we will find out and punish him properly. Your Excellency can accuse me, and I can also accuse you. Your Excellency said that I am guilty of the crime below, so I will ask again,
Liu Zhongxia, the rebellious gangster, wants to enter the Confucian Temple with a knife, who is more powerful, Confucius or Liu Zhongxia?"
Chen Rang didn't react for a moment, but Mou Bin, who was smiling and drinking tea at the side, said: "What does Liu Zhongxia have with a small thousand households? Of course he is a saint."
Liu Chengfeng said sternly: "That's it. Liu Zhongxia, a small member of a thousand households, actually dares to raise a knife and show off his power in front of a saint. Is this an offense? Who is the offense and who is a rebel? Since your Excellency wants to interrogate today,
Then everyone here in this hall should make it clear together. I am just a small captain with a low status, but it is everyone's responsibility to find out the gangsters in the guardhouse. If you want to be humble and make it clear, then everyone can simply
Make it clear."
Liu Chengfeng put on the posture of fighting in the ring. Today's good show was originally arranged by him. His mentor Wang Ao only had himself as a disciple. If he was trampled to death like this, he would not be able to justify it in terms of face.
His hemorrhoids could not be cured. Therefore, Wang Ao will definitely write a letter of impeachment during the court meeting today, but it is not Liu Zhongxia who is being impeached, but the entire guard.
Once Jin Yiwei is involved, if the impeachment memorial makes the emperor angry, the first person to bear the brunt of the misfortune will not be Liu Zhongxia, but Mou Bin. Liu Chengfeng can already predict that after hearing the news, Mou Bin's first reaction is that Qian Qian who came to this Inner West City
Household.
As soon as Mou Bin arrives, Liu Chengfeng's counterattack will follow. Of course, it is just an appetizer now. If Liu Zhongxia is not brought here today, Liu Chengfeng will no longer be able to stay in the guardhouse.
If Liu Zhongxia wanted to bring him down, Liu Chengfeng wouldn't mind telling him to get out.
"The game has begun..." Liu Chengfeng couldn't help but sneered darkly in his heart.
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Forbidden City.
The court discussion in the Hall of Supreme Harmony lasted for a full hour. After the dynasty was dismissed, the officials from various ministries dispersed in a hurry and went back to the government hall to work. As in the past, Emperor Hongzhi would leave a few close ministers to discuss political affairs. Today, the only ones left behind were
There are several bachelors in the cabinet, in addition to Wang Ao, the minister of the Ministry of official affairs, and Ma Wensheng, the minister of the Ministry of war.
Hongzhi Emperor Zhu Youtang was only in his thirties at this time, but his temples had already turned gray due to his hard work. His back was a little stooped, and his eyes were dark. His cloudy eyes only glanced at the memorial on the imperial case, and then closed his eyes. He came and said very tiredly: "Why did a small matter in Wang Qing's family cause such a big fuss? You want to impeach Mou Bin, but as far as I know, Mou Bin has always been diligent and cautious, and your memorial is aimed at him everywhere. , isn’t it too unfair to target Jinyi Health Center?”
Zhu Youtang spoke very slowly. He looked like an old man who had run out of energy. His lifeless look made people feel pity for him.
However, his voice was full of energy, and although his tone was gentle, there was a hint of unquestionable tone.
Wang Ao bowed down without hesitation and said, "I deserve to die."
Zhu Youtang waved his hand, opened his eyes, and smiled slightly: "But I also know that you are an upright person, and you are definitely not targeting without reason. Since you impeached Mou Bin, there must be reasons to impeach Mou Bin. The court just discussed At that time, it is not convenient for me to ask, so you can tell me now."
Wang Ao stood up slowly, smiled slightly, and said, "I obey your order."