Minister

155 [Jiankang Nine Years]

It was less than half an hour before Wei Chi sat in the duty room when two eunuchs from the East Factory broke in unexpectedly.I will tell you that the fastest update of novels is Yan. Fast?Wei Chi was a little surprised: "You two are on business?"

"Master Wei, please go to Dongchang."

Without words, Wei Chi was taken away amidst everyone's astonishment.

"Hey, what's the matter?" Elder sister Yang was quite surprised. He pondered for a while and was about to ask Feng Shixun, but when he searched up and down the courtyard, he was nowhere to be seen: "Have you seen Mr. Feng?"

Everyone said they didn't see each other.

It happened that Jiang Shouping was walking out, and Sister Yang went up to meet him: "Did Mr. Jiang see Mr. Feng?"

Jiang Shouping glanced at Sister Yang amusedly: "Why is Mr. Yang in such a hurry to find Mr. Feng?"

"Master Jiang doesn't know something. This morning, for some reason, two father-in-laws from Dongchang took Master Wei away. Master Feng is Lord Wei's neighbor. I couldn't help but want to ask."

"Oh... I really haven't met this Mr. Feng, Mr. Yang can only look for it."

Jiang Shouping stopped talking to Sister Yang, went out and got on the sedan chair: "Go to the tea house."

Shi Xiaoxiao seemed to have been waiting for a long time, and when Jiang Shouping pushed the door in, the woman was a little impatient: "Master Jiang, you are finally here."

Jiang Shouping smiled respectfully: "I kept you waiting for a long time."

Shi Xiaoxiao took out a comprehensive paper: "Eunuch Huang exaggerated that your guess is accurate, Master Feng really came by himself."

Jiang Shouping opened the file, looked at it, and smiled more and more festively: "How many people can think that this matter will have something to do with the Ministry of Rites? But..."

"but?"

"But pulling out Wei Chi is of little use. Although the cabinet may come forward to protect Wei Chi, the worst decision is not to protect Wei Chi, which is not a loss to them."

Shi Xiaoxiao sneered: "Master Jiang, please tell me."

"How many people can be involved depends on Master Feng's fortune."

Shi Xiaoxiao thought for a while: "My father-in-law means to see what Wei Chi has to say first."

"Sir, please tell Eunuch that this matter cannot be kept from the Emperor, and we at Dongchang can't do anything. It doesn't matter what Wei Chi says, what matters is what the Emperor wants Wei Chi to say, and Eunuch wants Wei Chi to say. Now that Dongchang has the first card in his hand, Fusi Beizhen probably won't count on the cabinet any more. If the emperor has an order, or Fusi Beizhen is willing, we will leave a confession and no one will be kept."

Leave a statement...

Feng Shixun's secret letter is the first confession, and now Dongchang needs the second.

The East Factory seldom detains officials. Wei Chi knows that they don't mind punishing him. Through this incident, everyone knows their origins, heh... this good show may not be closed.

"Come here, handcuff it." The eunuch who asked was very experienced, and he wanted to defeat the young man's arrogance.

If he hasn't asked anything, he will be tortured as a criminal, which is something only Dongchang can do.Wei Chi raised his hand obediently, and put on the chain. The chain may weigh more than twenty kilograms. After wearing it, Wei Chi felt that all his strength was used to stand up, and even his thinking became a little slow.

The eunuch didn't know that Wei Chi knew someone like Lu Shengduo, so he was a little surprised at the calmness of this young man.

"Master Wei, I brought you here today, and I want to ask you something, you should understand."

"I see."

The eunuch was a little confused about what kind of medicine was sold in Wei Chi's gourd: "Since you understand everything, why don't you tell me about it."

"The emperor wants to discuss the crimes of his ministers."

"Ok?"

"If the emperor didn't want to discuss the crimes of the ministers, then the father-in-law would not inquire about the ministers. The ministers receive the emperor's salary, and naturally obey the orders of the emperor and ministers. If the ministers are guilty, the ministers are willing to punish them." Wei Chi knelt down as he spoke. .

I knew that this group of bullshit civil servants were full of bad water!The eunuch gritted his teeth angrily: "Your Majesty Wei dare not take what he said, the emperor did not convict you, the emperor wants to ask you something."

"If the emperor wants to ask questions, Beizhen Fusi and Sanju can do it. Why do you want Dongchang to ask?"

"Why can't Dongchang ask?"

"The state owns the state law, the family has the family rules, and the ministers have to be chained before the crime is judged. There is no such rule in Daqi."

"Why doesn't Daqi have such rules?!" The eunuch raised his voice: "The emperor has an oral order! Ask Dongchang to question you! The emperor's oral order is the rules! Do you think you can deceive the emperor and his elders by being clever? What a joke! If you can tell the truth, then you won’t have anything to do with the things that have nothing to do with you, if you can’t tell the truth, then you are not an accomplice, but a mastermind, Mr. Wei has read more books than me, you don’t understand this, right?”

"I understand, so I am willing to punish you." Wei Chi lay on the ground without lifting his head.

"Elder-in-law, shall we be punished?" Someone beside him chimed in.

"Since Mr. Wei likes the pain of flesh and blood, I will help you." The eunuch sneered and waved his hands: "First wear a ten-jin shackle! If you are still so glib, add more!"

Wei Chi, who was kneeling on the ground, heaved a sigh of relief—he would put on the chain when he came, and then wear the shackles. These instruments of torture leave no trace. It seems that Dongchang is not 100% sure that he will confess to the crown.She believes the emperor's oral order is true, but if it is so, it is obvious that the emperor is not interested in her, but the people behind him, presumably the same is true for Dongchang, Zhenfusi or the cabinet.

Who informed it?Wei Chi felt a little panicked.The eunuch in front of him was obviously a veteran, and Wei Chi didn't dare to relax his vigilance at all, but after all, it was a load of thirty catties, and when Wei Chi stood up again, he was obviously struggling.What should I say to hold him steady?Who can convince the emperor?

The eunuch drank tea leisurely, took a leisurely rest for a quarter of an hour, and then spoke again: "Master Wei, please tell me what you have been up to since you came in?"

"After the big exam, I don't have too many things to do. Apart from routine, I just meet friends."

"What routine work did you do, and what friends did you meet?"

"Of course they are colleagues from the Ministry of Rites. The King of Yan was demoted to a commoner, and His Royal Highness the King of Qin returned to the border. I don't know too many people. The routine is to be on duty every day. If you need to go to the palace to give lectures, then go to the palace. lecture."

The eunuch narrowed his eyes: "Master Wei, you have never been in the East Factory."

"This father-in-law, I am a minister, so I shouldn't have entered the East Factory."

"Shackle him!"

The shackle, the lightest two catties, the heaviest twenty catties, although it is only a torture tool to prevent criminals from escaping, but if it is too heavy, it will crush the prisoner's shoulder blades.Fifteen catties is already the limit for many people, let alone a chain that weighs tens of catties.Wei Chi felt cold sweat seeping out from every space in his body, as if he was going to empty himself out.

Du Yun once said that one must be careful when one reaches the extreme, if one takes care of the body and fails to take care of the mind, the person will fall apart, and vice versa, people who practice martial arts are actually taboo to do so.Dongchang understands this, they need Wei Chi to fear, panic, and be at a loss.

But at the same time, Wei Chi also knew that he must control himself and never make a wrong step.

"Master Wei, there are a lot of shackles here, as well as a lot of other games, let's take our time." The eunuch laughed.

That smile made one's hair stand on end, but Wei Chi understood that this would not be added... But at the same time, they must have known something, and if he couldn't say something, he would definitely not be able to pass the test.

Who was the informer?What do they want to know?

Seeing Wei Chi's pale face, the eunuch who inquired knew that he was about to lose his strength: "Master Wei, think about it carefully, where did your book office buy a little maid? Where did this little maid go?"

Little girl!Little girl!

Wei Chi's mind went blank, he even forgot what he had personally handed to Lian girl.

Is it the secret told by the waiter in the shop?Is it the owner of that store?Other than that, the only people who have seen Lian girl are Yiqing, Zhu'er, Mama Liu, and Meiyue next door! ...Wait, Mei Yue?

'Your book office... where did you buy a little maid? ...your book office...your book office? '

My book is done!

"Elder-in-law!" Wei Chi gritted his teeth: "You are abusing the criminal law, I... I want to join you!"

The eunuch who inquired ignored him at all, but turned around and said to the person next to him: "Plus..."

"Don't! Don't add it!" Wei Chi collapsed.

The eunuch signaled his subordinates to stop: "What did Lord Wei say? We can't hear you."

"Don't! Don't add it!" Wei Chi staggered and almost fell.

"Take it easy."

"I was... going to the north of the city, Li Ji's house... when I was eating snacks... I met that girl..." Wei Chi panted heavily: "Later... she stayed at my house for three nights, and I sent her to see her off. She... went outside the city."

"Who told you to send her outside the city?"

Wei Chi hesitated for a moment.

"Say!" The eunuch slammed the table.

"Feng...Master Feng."

Master Feng?The eunuch who asked was surprised!This is not the answer he expected!This person is lying?

"Eunuch, he passed out." The little eunuch with Wei Chi on both sides replied to him.

The inquiring eunuch thought for a moment, then nodded, and the little eunuchs on both sides let go, and Wei Chi fell to the ground together with a chain and board weighing tens of kilograms.

"Godfather, how do we talk back?"

The eunuch who inquired knew that the matter was of great importance-if Feng Shixun was really involved, why should he come to inform?But Wei Chi really doesn't look like he's lying...

"Wake her up."

After two or three pots of water came down, Wei Chi still didn't wake up.

"Godfather, this civil servant is like a crake. I'm afraid he won't be able to wake up for a while."

"Clean him up and throw him in the cell. Our family will go and answer first." The eunuch who was asking at this moment also regretted that he was heavy handed. The matter has come to this point, so he can only report the truth.

After reading the details of the inquiry, Huang Gui asked Jiang Shouping, "What do you think?"

"Feng Shixun told the whistleblower, Wei Chi turned his back on him... I think it's too strange, like biting back." Jiang Shouping felt that there were many doubts about the matter.Not to mention that Feng Shixun has never participated in this kind of thing, even if he wanted to participate, he would be a whistleblower clown based on his ability. Who would believe that he was behind the scenes?Who would believe that Wei Chi could act on his words?

Huang Gui had a different thought - although Wei Chi has been on the battlefield, it is one thing to go to the battlefield, but it is another thing to enter the East Factory. How many founding generals are extremely brave, and then they are not in the hands of the seniors of the East Factory Subdued?Looking at the method of questioning and Wei Chi's reaction, it really doesn't look like a lie.

"In my opinion, this matter is far more than Wei Chi and Feng Shixun." Shi Xiaoxiao came out from behind the curtain, holding a bowl of antler stewed soup in her hand: "Feng Shixun and Wei Chi are friends, everyone in the Ministry of Rites knows. "

Jiang Shouping sighed: "At that time, I asked my father-in-law to send someone to watch Feng Shixun because I wanted to find a flaw in him and find a reason to bring this matter to the Ministry of Rites. I didn't expect him to come here and inform Wei Chi ...To be honest, I am also a little confused now."

"Wei Chi can recognize it, so what Feng Shixun said is basically true." Shi Xiaoxiao found a seat and sat next to Huang Gui: "What I'm most afraid of is...he and Wei Chi are both bait thrown by others. We rashly reported to the emperor and then arrested Wei Chi, if things change, we will suffer."

Jiang Shouping had to admit that Shi Xiaoxiao, a woman like her, sometimes has some knowledge, and she was based on asking for credit, so now she lost her position and fell into a passive position: "I believe in Feng Shixun, Wei Chi... King Yan, King Qin, Wang Yunyi, none of them take advantage of it." Who will he take orders from if it is cheap for him? Who will he be willing to be bait for?"

"Master Jiang, you once said that whoever moves first this time will lose." Shi Xiaoxiao paused, "Wei Chi's entry into the East Factory was done explicitly, and the emperor knew about it, but now we have asked about it." It's inappropriate to make a confession that you don't even know is true or false. If Wei Chi doesn't say it, there's someone else who can."

"Feng Shixun?" Huang Gui somewhat understood: "Then arrest him too!"

Jiang Shouping understood the small intention of the poem, and smiled: "Eunuch, sir, what you mean is... let Beizhen Fusi do this matter."

In less than an hour, everyone in the capital would know that Wei Chi had been arrested by the East Factory. Whether it was Jin Yiwei or the cabinet, they would definitely be very anxious.That being the case, why not send someone to give the mouth to one of them, whether they understand or not, they will definitely arrest Feng Shixun.If someone is arrested and reported to the emperor, the emperor will also know that Dongchang informed the whole story first, and the meritorious service belongs to Dongchang, so someone will take responsibility for it.As for why it should be given to the governor of the town - that place is for detaining officials. If you want to impose a sentence, you only need to say a word, and the emperor can have no scruples.Feng Shixun has been in the Ministry of Rites for so long!Bite randomly can also say a few people's names!Whether it's the cabinet or the Taifu, you can only do it in a hurry!As long as the water gets muddy, many people will lose their temper. Not only will they be able to catch the real culprit, but they will also be able to bring along a few cheap ones.

Shi Xiaoxiao has good eyesight, and Jin Yiwei is really dizzy right now.Shen Yang felt sick when he thought of Wei Chi!But he was caught by Dongchang again!If the Tai Tuo and Xiang Fang were working behind the scenes, wouldn't he be a piece of meat on the cutting board?

"Master!" Shen Yang was in a hurry when one of his confidantes ran in: "There is a letter outside!"

Shen Yang opened the wax pill: "...how did you get it?"

Inside the wax pill was Wei Chi's confession, which was the same as Huang Gui's.

"Our people have been watching Wei Chi all the way since he was arrested. Now the East Factory is getting stricter. Later, we finally took a chance to copy the confession. As for Wei Chi's situation, we haven't found out yet."

Feng Shixun?Shen Yang was equally surprised, so surprised that he doubted the reliability of the news.

Two hours have passed since Wei Chi was arrested in the East Factory!Can't wait any longer!

"Wait for my password, if there is any news in the palace, immediately arrest Feng Shixun! I will enter the palace now!"

Winter is cold, but people like to look forward to the first snow every winter. People in the city are also eagerly looking forward to the distant harvest, just like joining in the fun.Feng Shixun has been living freely since he entered the officialdom, just like a city dweller who has never farmed the land all his life, but this time his expectations for a "bundle harvest" seemed to be too much, so that he stepped into the field.Just like every urbanite who steps barefoot on the dirt for the first time, the feeling is fresh, exciting and poetic.But if you really want to pick up the sickle to join in the fun, will there be anyone who doesn't make a fool of themselves?

Feng Shixun is full of fighting spirit at the moment, he laments his intelligence and keenness, and laments his political talent and righteousness.Being able to personally appreciate Wei Chi being taken away by the Dongchang people is a great joy.Dongchang?This place is even scarier than Zhenfusi, Wei Chi, you have to have a good taste of it.

Wei Chi's feelings are certainly uncomfortable, but Shi Xiaoxiao thinks that her brother-in-law's good life may be over.Perhaps no one knew Feng Shixun better than Shi Xiaoxiao. It was precisely because Wei Chi confessed to Feng Shixun that Shi Xiaoxiao was a hundred sure that Wei Chi was not telling the truth, and... he had already guessed the informant.Like most people think, Shi Xiaoxiao also thinks that the black hand behind that is Liu Min, but it seems that Liu Min is not mistaken, Wei Chi is indeed capable of taking on important tasks.No one is more sure than Shi Xiaoxiao that Feng Shixun has nothing to do with this matter, but at the critical moment, Shi Xiaoxiao ruined Feng Shixun's future with one sentence.

Xu Xiaonian... Shi Xiaoxiao pronounced this name for the first time since she left.

You and Feng Shixun are the same clown!Is it enough to be a rich wife?

It was very easy for Shen Yang to see the emperor, but Chen Xing's reaction was as expected, and the order to arrest him was quickly obtained.

When Jin Yiwei arrived at the Ministry of Rites, Feng Shixun was about to go home for lunch, and such a change made him turn pale with shock on the spot.

One day, the Ministry of Rites inexplicably arrested two people!Lin Xiao was shocked!

What was even more shocking was Feng Shixun's family.

Xu Xiaonian suddenly lost his mind when he heard such a thing.She lost her mind, and the rest of the family panicked even more.The butler, An Nai, couldn't help but sneaked over: "How about...tell Madam..."

"Nonsense! Can she do it?" Xu Xiaonian said in a panic, "We..."

The two side rooms looked at Xu Xiaonian eagerly, but Xu Xiaonian couldn't say the rest.

"We... we... wait first."

All Xu Xiaonian could think of was to wait. Besides waiting, she collected all the things that could be packed at home, thinking that it would cost money to do things in this world. As for how to spend the money... I don't know up.

Mother Ji never waited to see the housekeeper and this Xu Xiaonian. The people from Jiangnan were herself and Mother Liu. Worried about my own master - they all say that actors are ruthless and utterly meaningless.This woman is definitely unreliable. At this moment, I can only tell the eldest wife quickly, except for the eldest wife, who is sincere to the master?

But such a big commotion did not attract the eldest lady!It wasn't until dinner time that Ji's mother took a break and ran to the side courtyard.

It gets dark early in winter, and the ground is slippery after light snow. Mother Ji finally reached the gate of the courtyard, but no one lights up the lights at the gate of the courtyard!After trembling for a while, he opened the side door and went in.

"Madam! Madam! You... Where are you!" Ji's mother didn't know that Mei Yue had also been kicked out of the yard, walking all the way in the dark.

Qi Yuan was sitting in front of the window in a daze at the moment, when she heard a voice suddenly, it took her a while to see that it was dark.

"you……"

Ji's mother didn't care about etiquette, and ran in after opening the door: "Madam! Madam! It's not good! Master... Master was taken away."

"Someone took it away?" Qi Yuan stood up slowly, and lit a lamp: "What kind of thing, you speak slowly..."

"Madam..." Ji's mother took a breath: "At noon today, Jin Yiwei's people took the master away...other...didn't say anything else...the master hasn't come back yet ...and no one else reported a letter...I...I..." Ji's mother said, tears came out: "I wanted to come and tell my wife, but Xu Xiaonian refused to let me, and coaxed the whole family to clean up. ... This ... this is incredible."

Jin Yiwei captured Feng Shixun?

The light was too dim, and Ji's mother couldn't see Qi Yuan's indifferent expression.

"Oh……"

"Ma'am! This time the incident may be a big one! I just heard that the Ministry of Rites arrested two people today! It's all ordered by the emperor! Mrs. Wei next door was arrested this morning! Ma'am, Mrs. Ma'am, please think of a way!"

"Master Wei next door has also been arrested?" Qi Yuan was taken aback.

"That's not right! Master Wei next door hasn't come back either!"

Wei Chi?Wei Chi?Could it be that Feng Shixun really did something nasty to Wei Chi?

Thinking of Wei Chi's friendship with Feng Shixun, and thinking of this person's viciousness and hypocrisy, Qi Yuan broke out in a cold sweat!

What did he say that caused the emperor to order Wei Chi to be arrested immediately... Could it be...he... no, he didn't know that Wei Chi was a woman...but...but what can the two officials of the Ministry of Rituals do to be arrested by the emperor? Orally ordered to be detained?

Without further ado, Qi Yuan rushed into the back room, opened the cabinet, and took out a letter and a small seal from the innermost clothes—this was given to her by her mother. When her father was an official in the south of the Yangtze River, the current Minister of Industry Ze is the chief envoy of Jiangnan, and the two families are close friends.Before going to Beijing this time, Shi Ze specially wrote a letter to the Qi family, expressing that he could have someone to take care of him in the capital.After Qi Yuan arrived in the capital, she only visited once, thinking that she would not cause too much trouble to others, so she stopped dating.At this moment, in the huge capital city, only this elder is the only one Qi Yuan knows... Can you help me?

Qi Yuan didn't know either.

Gritting her teeth, Qi Yuan put the small purse containing the letter into her bosom, and took a cloak casually: "Mother Ji, light a lantern for me, don't tell anyone about my going out, if anyone asks, just say I am sick."

Ji's mother was overjoyed, she quickly lit the lanterns and prepared them, and specially prepared a lot of candles for Qi Yuan: "Ma'am, be careful all the way."

Qi Yuan stepped out of the side door, and a gust of biting cold wind came in through the narrow corridor.Looking up, the small door next door was secretly disturbing.

"Which Yamen took him away?"

"Jin Yiwei! Jin Yiwei!" Ji's mother hurriedly replied.

"Where is Master Wei?!"

"Master Wei?" Mother Ji was stunned: "Master Wei... seems to be... Dong... Dongchang."