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Chapter 88 Li Hongcheng: Just go along with him! Let’s see what your future holds!
Inspection Institute

Dean's Study
"Dean, they've taken action."

A shadow wrapped tightly in a black mask and hood appeared silently and said.

When it comes to personnel transfers at the Inspection Institute, nothing can be completely hidden from Chen Pingping.

The information will be delivered to Chen Pingping's desk, and Emperor Qing will also receive a copy.

"This kid from the Ye family is really...how come he is just a military hero?" Chen Pingping shook his head slightly and sighed.

Shadow pretended not to hear anything and continued, "Xie Bian hasn't spoken yet."

Chen Pingping raised his head, but without moving his head, he glanced in the direction of the shadow and said, "No one has contacted him yet?"

"No."

"You're quite calm." Chen Pingping lowered his head and smiled.

……

Xining Lane, Mansion
"Your Highness, a few people just submitted a petition to the Kyoto Prefecture, accusing Baoyue Tower of forcing women into prostitution, killing people, and forcing people to sign contracts."

Fan Wujiu hurried in from outside, held down the hilt of the knife that was swinging at his waist, and said.

Li Chengze sneered, "The Kyoto government is not stupid, what's the point of them doing this?"

The Ye family, the Cui family, the Shangshuxiang Guogong Wanghou family, and the Prince of Jing were all helping him behind the scenes, and he even secretly contributed his strength. The Kyoto Prefecture was afraid that they would have noticed it long ago, so how could they dare to intervene?
Oh, so what if those two from the Ye and Cui families were kicked out of the family tree?
How dare Kyoto Prefecture provoke those playboys in Shangshu Lane?

"Your Highness, I heard that Ye Zheng was the deputy commander of the military department and was in charge of South City and West City. He once encountered a case, the Liujing River assassination. He captured four female assassins from Dongyi City and kept them detained for a whole month. He forced them to confess before transferring them to the Kyoto Prefecture, and the confessions were reported directly to the emperor." Fan Wujiu reminded.

"He is no longer the commander of the military department." Li Chengze was speechless. How could I not be more familiar with this case than you?

He had been so angry these days that his mind was not half as good as before, but he reacted in time and asked hurriedly, "Who is the deputy commander of the military department of West City now?"

"Yang Li." Fan Wujiu's voice was a little low.

"Yang Li is not..."

"During the New Year, Liu Ji, the son of Duke Shan, was appointed as the deputy commander of the military department. Pan Qi transferred Yang Li to the West City, and Liu Ji took over the North City."

Fan Wujiu pointed out the key point in time.

Yang Li is a member of the founding family. The founding family worked together with Ye Zheng on the matter of the eldest princess, and Yang Li followed Ye Zheng's lead. Yang Li also worked under Ye Zheng.

Li Chengze's face turned cold and the anger in his heart became even greater.

In fact, even if Fan Xian and Ye Zheng had successfully solved the Baoyue Tower case and established solid evidence, they would not only be unable to harm the sons of dukes and princes in Shangshu Lane, but would not be able to harm him either.

His irritability was due to his loss to Fan Xian and Ye Zheng this time, which seemed like an ominous sign.

After a long while, Li Chengze said coldly, "Go tell Hongcheng to bring Yuan Meng back."

……

The next day, before noon
Outside the Xicheng Bingmasi Yamen
"Ye Zheng, Fan Xian, why bother?" Li Hongcheng frowned.

"I really don't understand what the prince said." Ye Zheng smiled.

Fan Xian spread his hands, "Then I don't understand even more."

Li Hongcheng's eyebrows tightened a little more, "Why pretend to be confused? Even if the Baoyue Tower case is confirmed, what can we do?"

"Baoyue Tower? I heard that Baoyue Tower was suspected of many crimes. What? The prince is related to Baoyue Tower? I didn't expect that you are such a prince?" Ye Zheng said with a smile.

He had none of the stern and majestic aura he had when he was the commander of the military.

Li Hongcheng was a little annoyed by his request to pretend to be confused, but he still suppressed his temper and said, "Even if you catch them, you will have to move them to Kyoto Prefecture in the end."

Ye Zheng sighed, "Sir, if the Kyoto Prefecture does not take care of it, we can impeach the Kyoto Prefecture for dereliction of duty, and then transfer it to the Ministry of Justice. If the Ministry of Justice does not take care of it, we can impeach the Ministry of Justice for dereliction of duty and report it to the emperor. The three courts will have to come up with a result after the trial, right?"

"Don't forget, they are also the sons of dukes and princes of Shangshu Lane!" Li Hongcheng shouted. "Prince!" Before Ye Zheng could speak, a voice came from the government office. It was Yang Li.

He was wearing official uniform and looked dignified. He was far from the dandy who had provoked Ye Zheng at Old Lady Qin's birthday party.

"Prince, there are also divisions for dukes and princes." He smiled slightly, looked at Ye Zheng and Fan Xian, and made a 'please' gesture.

"Why were they allowed to enter the Bingmasi Yamen? Why did they stop me when I entered?" Li Hongcheng stepped forward and questioned.

"Is there something wrong, Prince?" Yang Li asked. If it were him in the past, he would have just said "your fiefdom is Kyoto?"

"Ye Zheng holds an official position?" Li Hongcheng asked unyieldingly.

"Ye Zheng used to be the deputy commander of the Bingmasi and also the governor of Xicheng. What's wrong with him coming to visit his former colleagues today?" Yang Li said calmly.

Li Hongcheng pursed his lips and nodded.

He no longer asked Fan Xian, because if he asked, there must be a reason.

"Okay, just go with this guy! Let's see what kind of future you can have!"

Li Hongcheng has a decent temperament and a mild temper.

However, Yuan Meng asked the military to arrest him on the pretext of "arresting a suspicious person".

If it were any other government office, who would dare not give him face?
But who have these people who founded the country ever given face to?

The red-lettered iron certificate enshrined in their family temple has "founding the country and assisting in fortune" written on the back!
Today, there is still a group of "knights" who bully men and women and the market, but they are just picking up the leftovers of Yang Li and his gang who founded the country.

He didn't think highly of Yuan Meng. If the inside story of Baoyue Tower were to be spread, he would be disgraced and would also be punished by his father.

...

West City Military Affairs, Prison Cell
This is a room built specifically for interrogation.

In the dark environment, there are two oil lamps on a wooden table covered with knife marks. There is also a lamp extending from the wall on both sides of the prisoner's chair to illuminate the prisoner's expression.

"Yuan Meng, you should know that we will not be punished for torturing lowly women. If you defend others, you will suffer for yourself."

"... "

After observing through the small crack in the door, Fan Xian shook his head and said, "She won't confess."

"I know. I'll ask him first. If he doesn't cooperate, I'll lock him up in a dark room on the second floor for three or four days." Ye Zheng nodded.

There was worry in Fan Xian's eyes. "Someone will definitely attend the court meeting tomorrow to participate in the military affairs department."

"The Military Affairs Department is doing things according to the routine and it does not violate the Qing law. Impeachment is just a tree without roots." Ye Zheng continued.

"Whether it is a tree without roots or not is not decided by you or me."

My uncle seems a little anxious.

"Be calm, take it easy, why are you panicking?" Ye Zheng joked, and then said, "Whoever impeaches, we will investigate him, is there a problem?"

Fan Xian laughed and said, "You have become the main organizer."

"The Inspection Office must not interfere in government affairs."

"You fulfilled your duties and performed your official duties. You were upright and loyal to your job. How could that be considered interfering in government affairs? Did you order the arrest of these people? Did you help in the arrest? Did you provide evidence and witnesses for the Bingmasi? Did you help the Bingmasi to interrogate people and make confessions?" Ye Zheng said with a smile.

Seeing that his uncle's tone was not right, he asked again, "Why, smuggling? Or the gang that attacked and killed the envoys?"

"The Shijia Town, which was used for smuggling and stockpiling goods at the border, was burned to the ground, leaving no one alive."

I'll post this chapter first. I can't update seven more chapters (I owe three more). I'll try to update five more chapters tomorrow. I'll smooth out the plot tonight. I can't interfere with the second season at all. I'll hurry up to take the autumn and spring examinations, and go to Jiangnan to prepare for the promotion to Grandmaster.

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