Chapter 834 Dao Ye's murderous intention
The army is not far from the capital and is said to arrive tomorrow.
In the morning, Jiang Qingzhi woke up slowly with his wife next to him, but strangely, Jiang Qingzhi, who was lacking in energy and blood, was actually warmer than his wife.
"I'm up." Jiang Qingzhi closed his eyes.
"It's still early." It was cold, and the couple didn't want to get up early.
"Dapeng is crying." Jiang Qingzhi twisted his waist and pushed Li Tian with his butt.
"No."
"Where is the virtuous woman you promised me?"
"Virtue is not about this."
"Early bird gets the worm."
"I am a bug. If I get up too early, I will be eaten by birds."
"Then I, the bird, will not be polite."
"Husband, it's early in the morning, and it's not even daybreak yet!"
"It's the black one that has the charm, right? Watch out!"
"Wow!"
Jiang Qingzhi was startled by the sound of a child crying, and then rushed out of the room like a whirlwind.
Li Tian, who had taken off all her clothes, chuckled.
"Why are you crying so early in the morning?" Jiang Qingzhi's voice came from next door, very gentle.
"Wow!" The child was still crying loudly.
The nurse said, "I don't know why the young master is crying. He won't eat even if I feed him."
"No?"
"I've checked it, it's not pulled."
"Then you must be missing your dad, right? A little boy missing his dad, wuwuwu!"
Jiang Qingzhi pressed his forehead against the child's forehead, and the father and son stared at each other.
"My dear little rabbit, open the door, open it quickly, I want to come in. If you don't open it, I won't open it until my mother comes back. If you don't open it, I won't open it until my mother comes back, no one can open it..."
"A group of ducks swam past the bridge in front of the door. Come and count them. Two, four, six, seven, eight..."
Li Tian put on her clothes, opened the door and went to the next room.
When she pushed the door open, she saw Jiang Qingzhi holding the child and walking around in circles, humming a nursery rhyme that Li Tian had never heard of. The tune was strange, but very pleasant to the ear.
"Shh!" Jiang Qingzhi whispered softly and continued to turn around.
After a while, Jiang Qingzhi handed the swaddling clothes to Li Tian and raised his eyebrows proudly.
The child fell asleep, with a slightly red face, looking quite cute.
Li Tian was so in love that Jiang Qingzhi quietly left.
The remaining stars were twinkling in the sky, and the crescent moon was still hanging in the sky, lonely, which made Jiang Qingzhi think of the Taoist priest.
"Emperors are all lonely men." In Yongshou Palace, the Taoist priest finished dealing with today's memorials, stood up and walked outside the palace. Looking at the same crescent moon, he couldn't help but sigh:
"When I was in Anlu, I had to get up early to study. At that time, I wished I could sleep forever. But now, I can't fall asleep again after sleeping for three hours a day. People are always unwilling to cherish good things."
"Your Majesty, Lu Bing is here."
Zhang Tong came in and reported, "He said he was asking for forgiveness."
The army will arrive in Beijing tomorrow. Lu Bing came to plead guilty today. This is the right time to arrest him...
What a happy day!
Even if the Taoist priest is dissatisfied, he will still give a lenient sentence.
"Let him come."
In the dim West Garden, the flower trees swayed in the cold wind, looking like countless minions.
Lu Bing inexplicably thought of the Jinyiwei.
In this incident, the Jinyiwei clearly failed to perform their duties.
Lu Bing thought that the Daoye didn't get angry because after the new policy was launched, the Jinyiwei would be the top priority. Without a reliable person in charge of the Jinyiwei, the Daoye was worried.
During the Zuo Shunmen Incident, the Jinyiwei played a pivotal role. At the order of the Taoist priest, the Jinyiwei went out in full force to arrest officials and torture them severely...
It was after that incident that the status of the Jinyiwei became unprecedentedly high in the eyes of the Taoist priest, so high that even the Dongchang had to be lower than them.
Lu Bing walked slowly in the West Garden, lowering his eyes slightly.
Yesterday, Jiang Qingzhi and Lu Song were drinking in an alley, and the Jinyiwei followed them and heard a few words of their conversation. Unfortunately, there was no evidence to hold against them, which made Lu Bing a little disappointed.
Even at this time, Lu Bing was still thinking about whether he could win over a big boss for the Lu family and expand his network of relationships.
Lu Song is the best candidate.
What a pity!
Lu Bing looked up with regret and saw the Taoist priest with cold eyes on the steps.
"I have met His Majesty."
Lu Bing walked up the steps and knelt down, "Your Majesty, I am guilty."
"What crime have you committed?" Emperor Jiajing's voice was calm, and it was impossible to tell whether he was happy or not.
Lu Bing lowered his head and pressed his hands on the stone slab on the ground. "I was incompetent in the Ministry of Revenue, so I let Chen Yao slip through the net and almost caused a disaster."
"Just incompetent?" Emperor Jiajing said coldly.
What does this mean... Lu Bing felt a chill down his spine. He later found out that the person in charge of the case had accepted bribes and covered up for the officials involved in the case in the Ministry of Revenue. As a result, the Jinyiwei hastily closed the case and arrested some ordinary officials.
But this is a family scandal, and if this matter is reported to the higher authorities, it will mean that Lu Bing is incompetent and has failed to discipline his children.
You can't even control the Jinyiwei. Now that the new policy is implemented, how many people will launch attacks against me? Who can I rely on?
"Your Majesty... is guilty of death!" Lu Bing had no idea what Emperor Jiajing was thinking, so he pleaded guilty as per custom.
"You won't say it?" Emperor Jiajing sneered, "Call Rui Jingxian!"
Rui Jingxian, Dongchang... Lu Bing's heart trembled.
Rui Jingxian came. Lu Bing tilted his head to look at him. Seeing this guy's smug expression, his heart skipped a beat.
"Your Majesty, in the Ministry of Revenue corruption case, the deputy captain Chen Qi, who was in charge of the Jinyiwei, accepted bribes and covered up for the officials involved. My people from the East Factory have obtained evidence of this matter."
Rui Jingxian glanced at Lu Bing. "As for whether there is someone behind Chen Qi, I don't know. But I think this person is too bold. He knew that the emperor was watching the Ministry of Revenue corruption case and personally instructed that it should be investigated strictly, but he still dared to take action..."
Is there some explanation here?
Is there someone behind the scenes instructing Chen Qi to accept bribes?
There are even people who manipulate things, such as buying people's hearts.
It is no news that Lu Bing is sitting on the fence. Although it is not known to everyone, people who should know, such as Rui Jingxian, have obtained a lot of evidence of Lu Bing's sitting on the fence.
When the evidence was handed to the Taoist priest, he suppressed it.
From a historical perspective, even in the later period, when Lu Bing's actions became more and more unscrupulous, Dao Ye still tolerated this brother.
If you say that I am worried about someone else taking charge of the Jinyiwei, that's nonsense.
"During the pre-Han Dynasty, there was the cruel official Zhang Tang. During the pre-Tang Dynasty, there were the cruel officials Zhou Xing, Lai Junchen, and Lu Bing."
"I... am here!" Lu Bing lowered his head.
"Do you think I can't find a cruel official?" Daoye's voice was like thunder, shaking Lu Bing's whole body. He raised his head and said, "Your Majesty! I...I swear that I was not involved in the affairs of the Ministry of Revenue."
"If you were involved, there would be one more person in the imperial prison. Isn't it ridiculous for the commander of the Jinyiwei to be in the imperial prison?" Emperor Jiajing snorted coldly, "Hmm!"
The emperor's majesty suddenly pressed down on him. Lu Bing was sweating profusely and said in a trembling voice, "I found out about it later and ordered Chen Qi to be executed. I... deserve to die!" Rui Jingxian sneered, "Our brothers saw everything. Chen Qi's body is now in the East Factory. Commander Lu, do you want to take a look? After all, he was once loyal to you!"
Huang Jin's eyes narrowed.
The Jinyiwei killed at least 30 or 40 people every year, if not 100 or 80. But who were they? They were all enemies of the emperor, or people who could not stand the torture in the imperial prison and were beaten to death.
There were also cases where the Jinyiwei killed people without mercy.
But secretly killing a deputy captain...
Lu Bing!
Do you think Jinyiwei is your place?
The Taoist priest suddenly became furious and kicked him.
Lu Bing felt his shoulders sink. He had practiced martial arts for many years, so this little force was not enough to make him fall, but he fell backwards subconsciously.
It was as if he had been hit by a giant beast.
Bah!
Emperor Jiajing stood firm and said calmly: "Get up!"
Lu Bing got up, knelt down, and crawled over on his knees.
He knew that his grandpa was really angry.
"Sir, death penalty!"
"Where are your thoughts?" asked Emperor Jiajing.
"Your Majesty... is guilty of death!"
"I'm asking you!" Emperor Jiajing roared, "Where are you thinking about?"
Lu Bing trembled, "I...I want to make friends with Lu Song, so I want to use this opportunity..."
"You just watched Chen Qi accept bribes in the Ministry of Revenue and let Chen Yao go. But you didn't expect Chen Yao to take the risk and want to perish together. If the 60,000 troops mutinied, what would happen to the Ming Dynasty? Tell me!"
Lu Bing slowly lay down and prostrated himself on the ground.
"Sir, death penalty!"
"Chen Qi deserves to die, but do you deserve to die?"
"My lord, your crime deserves death!"
Lu Bing relaxed all over.
After Chen Yao's incident, Daoye was furious and immediately sent out the East Factory to investigate. Rui Jingxian was overjoyed and mobilized the East Factory to search for all clues... and found the root of the matter.
Afterwards, the Taoist remained calm and waited for Lu Bing's response.
Play dumb!
I thought the Taoist didn’t know!
Then, I will definitely die!
Lu Bing lay on the ground, and various possibilities of this matter quickly passed through his mind.
But how to overcome the current crisis?
Damn Chen Qi!
But as the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, should Lu Bing be put to death for watching Chen Qi accept bribes and act in favoritism for his own selfish interests?
"Somebody come!"
There was a chill in the Taoist's voice, and Lu Bing was frightened.
He choked up and said, "I deserve to die, Your Majesty... Take care!"
Those who were sent to the imperial prison were basically officials and dignitaries. After entering, their reactions varied. The most common one was to frequently cry out for injustice, or to mutter like a woman all day long about how they or their ancestors had made contributions and shed blood for the Ming Dynasty.
I will always feel disgusted with such people, no matter how much merit they have made in the past.
However, those who are determined to die will attract the Taoist's curiosity... and often escape death.
"His Majesty!"
Two eunuchs came over.
Emperor Jiajing looked at Lu Bing and hesitated.
Rui Jingxian saw this and whispered, "Your Majesty, some people outside say that the new policy is likely to offend many people."
The new policy will naturally offend many people and trigger a fierce backlash.
The Jinyiwei and Dongchang are the Taoist's swords, spears and shields.
If swords and guns don't obey, then the only thing we can do is defend ourselves?
Rui Jingxian, what the hell!
Lu Bing lay there, gnashing his teeth.
A hint of murderous intent flashed in the Taoist's eyes.
Lu Bing felt desperate.
Rui Jingxian lowered his head, with a hint of pride in his eyes.
"Father! Father!"
Amid the cheerful voices, there were palace maids shouting, "Princess, run slower!"
The murderous intent disappeared from the Taoist's eyes, "Drag him to the Jinyiwei and punish him with thirty strokes of the cane!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Lu Bing's whole body relaxed, and then sweat poured out, soaking his underwear.
He pushed his hands on the ground, stood up instantly, and his expression returned to normal!
"roll!"
Emperor Jiajing shouted in a low voice!
Lu Bing lowered his head, turned around and walked down the stairs.
Huang Jin gave a wink and two eunuchs followed him downstairs.
In the morning light, Lu Bing looked up and saw Changle trotting up with a food box in his hand, with a cheerful smile on his face. Suddenly, Changle stopped, panting, looking at Lu Bing, and lowered his head timidly.
"Commander Lu."
The female official behind her had seen Lu Bing many times, but had never seen him like this.
That gentle look was just like... just like the gentleness and kindness that the Taoist showed to Changle.
Lu Bing is only three years younger than the Taoist priest, and the child in his family is older than Changle.
He said softly, "It's still dark, princess, please be careful with your step."
"Hmm!" Changle's eyelashes trembled.
"My lord, resign!"
Lu Bing bowed respectfully.
He walked out of the West Garden with two eunuchs.
Outside the West Garden, several confidants came over.
Lu Bing said in a deep voice: "Princess Changle is watching over there!"
A confidant pondered for a moment, "But what about dealing with the princess?"
Snapped!
The confidant covered his face, at a loss.
The two eunuchs were ready to cane Lu Bing in public in front of the Jinyiwei, but they did not dare to offend the Jinyiwei commander who had just escaped. After leaving the West Garden, they kept their distance to avoid speculation.
In the morning light, Lu Bing's brows were all soft, "Watch her, if anyone bullies her... kill that person!"
(End of this chapter)
