Chapter 353 Thanks to Brother Lu Gao for blocking the sword
If he is not in his position and does not plan his own affairs, Xu Bai is very clear about what he is here to do. He just came to "inquiry" about this matter, and figured out the cause and effect of this matter, and judged what impact or threat this matter would have on the East Palace and the Prince.
In this way, once the prince makes a decision, he can execute it in an orderly manner without being confused and at a loss at that time. In that case, he will not only be ignorant but also incompetent.
Therefore, he would not interfere in the matters related to the Jinyiwei at all, let alone other yamen.
However, things are often not varied by his wishes. He is unwilling to intervene or even unwilling to make decisions. However, some decisions are still necessary for him to do so at this moment.
There were eight scholars who stayed in Lu Gao's mansion and "suburdled" in total. After most of the people dispersed, these eight people remained calm in Lu Gao's mansion and waited until the Jinyiwei came to control them.
But at this moment, how should these people deal with it? Under Xu Bai's intention, the Military and Ma Si, Shuntian Mansion, and the people who came to the Ministry of Justice later, were the ones present who could make the decision.
The meaning of the Jinyiwei is that these scholars are of course "criminals", so they naturally have to be treated as "criminals". The Jinyiwei can arrest and detain them. Moreover, their crimes and evidence are not needed to be interrogated. There is evidence everywhere. These eight people not only do not deny the murder of the Jinyiwei commander to death, but are proud of it. It is simply too easy to get a confession.
However, the meaning of Shuntian Prefecture is also very clear. First of all, these scholars are scholars with fame and honor in the Imperial College. No matter what they did, they must arrest and interrogate them. First, they must revive their fame and fortune, and then through the Three Divisions, the ins and outs of the case are thoroughly verified. Moreover, there were hundreds of people present at that time, and whether these people were the murderers remains to be discussed. It is common for scholars to like to act voluntarily. If the real murderer is released, this is also disrespectful to Commander Lu.
The people from the Ministry of Justice meant a simpler idea. They simply surveyed the scene, then determined Lu Gao's death, and then stood on this side of Shuntian Mansion very neatly, and said that this matter is no longer the business of the Jinyiwei family. The Jinyiwei wanted to take on this matter alone, and even if the people from Shuntian Mansion agreed, they would not agree.
The people of the Bingmasi were always on the side. When they saw that everyone's attitude had come out, they immediately changed and became a little responsible. They kept saying that today's incident has alarmed most of the Beijing city. The Bingmasi wanted to explain to the officials and the people throughout the process. Is this a bit inappropriate for the Jinyiwei to deal with it himself?
"They are just deceiving commander who has passed away. Otherwise, there would be no place for them to speak here!"
The anger in Liu Qianshi's heart is conceivable. Now, except from the Eastern Palace, Xu Bai, who once had an incense relationship with the Jinyiwei, did not express his opinion. The Jinyiwei seemed weak. Moreover, he was very sure that as long as Xu Bai did not stand on the Jinyiwei's side and spoke, the Jinyiwei would instantly lose jurisdiction over the case.
"I can't believe you!" He pointed at these people from various yamen with a harsh look on his face: "The murderer is here, the evidence is here, and even the body of Commander Lu is here. You can't see such a clear fact. You have to make a long-term plan and even take the murderer away. None of the brothers of the Jinyiwei present would agree to this matter!"
"Don't agree!"
"Don't agree!"
The Jinyiwei beside him roared in a low voice. Whether it was the same hatred of the enemy or the sadness of the rabbit and the fox, the Jinyiwei's current Jinyiwei were indeed full of grief and anger. To be honest, it would be possible that those scholars who "suburbated" who "successfully surrendered" were killed on the spot by the Jinyiwei who rushed in.
The Jinyiwei has already endured it very hard to be able to restrain it to this point, but if he forced them to do so at this moment, he might have a mutiny on the spot.
People from the Ministry of Justice, Shuntian Prefecture, and the Military and Masi were also a little murmur when they saw this momentum and insisted on taking the criminals away because they knew very well that if they did not take these "inmates" away, with the weak bodies of these criminals, they would be afraid that they would not be able to survive for a night in the hands of the Jinyiwei. Even if they survived, they would really not know how many people they would defile in order to survive.
The Jinyiwei, who had died, was afraid that he would bite whoever he caught, like a mad dog. If things continue like this, I don’t know how big the waves would be caused.
Moreover, more importantly, these scholars have fame and fortune. If nothing unexpected happens, they will become civil servants like their immediate superiors in the future. If they are divided by camp, these scholars will be in the same camp as them, and the Jinyiwei is definitely not.
If you can maintain it appropriately, at least give these people a relatively fair bad situation to figure out the whole story of this matter, and it doesn’t cost any money. Whether it is the Ministry of Justice, Shuntian Prefecture, or the Bingmaster, they are willing to be the first and second graders.
This favor is sold to one's immediate boss and to all the civil servants in the court. Who would not be willing to sell it?
However, if the Jinyiwei mutiny caused by insisting on selling favors and ended up throwing himself in, the price would be a bit unbearable.
Now that things have developed like this, they are a little embarrassed to get into the sheath, and they are scared by the Jinyiwei, even directly guarding them by the Jinyiwei before. When they talk about these things, their future in their yamen is basically over. Such an incompetent person still hopes for a future that they will not look down on from colleagues to Shangguan.
It’s not okay to force it. It’s really urgent. No one can guarantee that the Jinyiwei will not use the knife directly.
Some of them seemed to know Xu Bai. Even if they didn't know Xu Bai, they recognized the identities of the people behind Xu Bai. They muttered softly today, and soon they made a choice.
"We can't take away the criminals, but the criminals must not let you Jinyiwei deal with them!" A person who seemed to be the leader of the Ministry of Justice said righteously: "Since the prince's people are here, we can still trust His Highness the prince's people. It is better to these criminals. They will temporarily leave them to His Highness the prince's people for the time being. When the court has a clear solution to this matter, everyone will make arrangements!"
Liu Qianshi looked at Xu Bai with a gloomy face, and nodded slowly.
The guy who was the leader of the Ministry of Justice smiled and nodded at Xu Bai: "In this way, I'll have to thank this lord..."
"Wait..." Xu Bai glanced at the guy coldly: "You gave the criminal to us for supervision. Have you asked me if I mean it? Or do you think I am the best person to talk to here?"
"I don't dare to do this!" This guy from the Ministry of Justice was shocked. He was not too scared to offend the Jinyiwei, but the person who offended the prince would have to suffer from it from now on.
He hurriedly explained: "Now, only you, your prestige, can be suppressed here. Moreover, the most important thing is to deal with this matter quickly and get a result. Otherwise, the master above will ask, and we who are doing things under us will really repay the superiors!"
"You know me and you say 'this adult'. Why do I think you really don't look at me directly?"
Xu Bai snorted with a nose, looking at the other person with some bad eyes. This guy clearly used him as a shield and said that he was a good person. He also said that this kind of person looks smooth, but it is actually the most annoying thing. The last time he met such an annoying person was Qi Wu...
"Sir, my brother has also participated in the selection of the Imperial Factory. Although he was not selected, he has always been very eager for the Imperial Factory!"
The man whispered: "Only Lord Xu came forward to this matter. All the people here are convinced. No one believes that we will believe it. We are the people from the Ministry of Justice, Shuntian Mansion, and the Military and Ma Si. We will be dispatched and arranged by Lord Xu in this mansion..."
"Do they mean that too?" Xu Bai glanced at the person behind him.
"That's all!" The man nodded fiercely: "Sir, it's been almost an hour since the incident happened. I'm afraid that those who should know this have already known this. I'm afraid that there will be orders soon. Sir, we have to hurry up and confirm the case. After the attitude of the superiors comes, everyone will know what to do. With the emperor, we can also benefit from it. If it is delayed, let the Jinyiwei do it randomly. I'm afraid that everyone will not look good in the eyes of the superiors at that time!"
"Where are the people, lead the way!" Xu Bai looked at them coldly, turned around and ordered the person he brought to him, "Close the door of the house. Without my order, you are only allowed to enter and not leave!"
"I understand!" The people from the investigation factory dispersed and rushed to various places. Everyone present almost breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Xu Bai finally agreed to the matter.
After the eight scholars were controlled by the Jinyiwei, they were all detained separately to prevent them from colluding for offering sacrifices. Anyway, there were rooms in this mansion, but it is hard to say whether this measure has any effect. If they were determined to collude for offering sacrifices, these scholars had already colluded before the arrival of the Jinyiwei.
Whether it is the Jinyiwei, the Ministry of Justice, or the Shuntian Mansion, these people are not short of interrogation experts, let alone the inquiries factory, among which there are eight people, and each yamen has individuals. Under mutual supervision, the basic situation of these eight people was quickly investigated. Moreover, these eight people cooperated especially and interrogated at the same time. In less than half an hour, all of them were interrogated.
The eight confessions were placed in front of Xu Bai, and Xu Bai looked over them one by one. In addition to his name and origin, the contents of the confession were similar. They basically started from the announcement wall at the gate of the Imperial College. Then everyone was filled with indignation and came here to "kill the traitors!"
Now that the "traitors have been executed", these eight people are very sure. The nobles in the court naturally saw their good intentions and would return them to their innocence.
"We don't ask for praise from the court, but just ask the world's thieves who play power and harm loyalty and good people to know that even if we scholars are powerless, they can still flow into blood within five steps in anger..."
This is the original words on the confession.
In fact, when things have come to this point, Xu Bai can basically confirm that these guys who stay here should have been urged to stay here. Some of them may have the intention of seeking fame, or some of them really feel that they are eliminating harm to the court, but it is obvious that they are not the mastermind at all.
They are just a group of chess pieces that are being used.
"Come on the announcement wall at the gate of the Imperial College, come here immediately!" Xu Bai snorted softly: "I want to see what is written on this commander and commander who is harmful to the truth, and it is worth the end of this!"
The notice on the wall at the gate of the Imperial College was quickly sent here. Xu Bai looked at the notice listing the various crimes of the Jinyiwei and Lu Gao, and suddenly felt a little embarrassed.
Some of the things on this were indeed done by the Jinyiwei, but they had nothing to do with Lu Gao. For example, in a certain year, the Jinyiwei had internal conflicts, and hundreds of casualties were killed or injured. That was a conflict between the Jinyiwei North and the Southern Ya. At that time, the person in charge of the Southern Ya was in charge, but Xu Bai.
Or, the Jinyiwei sent people to inspect the officials everywhere. If they thought the officials who were inspected had any illegal acts, they would immediately arrest and be imprisoned.
This matter seems to be what Xu Bai himself means, which is revenge for Qi Wu's impeachment of himself, and also wants to tell someone that some things are not something they can do as long as they want to make decisions. As a result, all of this matter was placed on Lu Gao in this announcement. They called Lu Gao a "no matter and unlawful behavior!"
It's okay to say that these things are accumulated, but they really became the inspiration for this incident. The Jinyiwei arrested a chief of the Ministry of Justice, which caused an uproar among officials from the Ministry of Justice. The Jinyiwei had no evidence and even had no posts to take the people. A chief of the Ministry of Justice, who was from the fifth rank, was captured by them, and they didn't know their life or death.
The wife in charge was even so sad and angry that she wanted to hang herself at the lobby of the Ministry of Justice in order to ask the court to give her husband a clean innocence.
It was also because of this incident that people repeatedly mentioned, which aroused the empathy of these Imperial College's supervisors. Not to mention the righteousness of the country, they would also be officials in the future. Who would have been willing to end up as the head of the Ministry of Justice? Under the instigation of some people who are interested, these scholars empathized with it. Then, they naturally regarded the Jinyiwei as a cancer of the national court, and regarded the largest leader of the Jinyiwei as a "traitor" who must be killed.
"We have never done this!" Liu Qianshi's face changed slightly when he saw the notice: "Even if the people taken by Qianhu and the posts and official documents of the Pacification Department are not allowed, they are all bad rules, let alone officials from the Ministry of Justice!"
"Are you so sure?"
"Of course!" Liu Qianshi nodded fiercely: "And the receipt of the issuance of the person's post is really my duty, and this is definitely a frame-up..."
Xu Bai looked up at him, and after a long time, he muttered softly: "How come I remember that I didn't do this errand before..."
Chapter completed!