Wei Guangwei, Luan Ruping, Zou Yuanbiao, Wang Ji, and Zhou Yingqiu secretly wondered, aren't you talking nonsense?

What's the difference between what you say and what you don't say?

However, they had to admit that it was indeed like Wei Bao said, at this time, if they asked Wei Zhongxian, Wei Zhongxian would not give any clear instructions, and would let them do it themselves.

"My lords, this is none of my business, I am kind enough to tell Your Majesty and Grandpa Wei what I mean, this is what Your Majesty and Grandpa Wei talked about when I was doing carpentry work with Your Majesty last afternoon. See for yourselves. Wei Bao said, and without waiting for their reply, he actually turned back to his seat and sat down.

He has already said what should be said, as for the effect? He couldn't take care of it.

If you talk too much, it may not have any good effect.

Wei Guangwei, Luan Ruping, Zou Yuanbiao, Wang Ji, and Zhou Yingqiu were completely embarrassed, and they didn't know whether to believe in Wei Bao or follow what they had done before.

According to the previous one, it was not easy, because Wei Zhongxian had not clearly said whether to kill Yang Lian or not, and let them watch it.

It's just that Wei Zhongxian had vaguely revealed that he wanted to kill Yang Lian before, and he hated Yang Lian to the core, and it was on this basis that they wanted to kill Yang Lian.

But how busy are 9,000 years old?

How many things does a big man like 9,000 years old deal with in a day?

The idea I took yesterday and the idea I took today, that is to say, change will change, besides, it has been a month since Yang Lian was arrested, and many changes can occur in a month, after all, Wei Bao brought the attitude of Father-in-law Wei yesterday afternoon, and it is also the attitude of the emperor, which is the freshest attitude.

"What now? Take an idea, don't wait for the next review to be halfway before discussing. Wei Guang said slightly.

"I think it's better to kill, and if you kill it, it's one less thing! If they don't kill, this Donglin Party will be looking for trouble endlessly! Luan Ruping said.

When several other people heard this, they also thought it was good to kill them.

They don't care about military officials like Xiong Tingbi, it was Wei Zhongxian who wanted to kill Xiong Tingbi before, and now he has Wei Bao's words as a guarantee, and he is only temporarily put in the prison of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, so they don't have to bother.

Yang Lianzuo Guangdou's gang is different, these are political enemies, and they are life-and-death opponents.

"Okay! Then condemn to death! Let's decide the autumn first and then ask for it! Isn't it the queen of autumn in a few days? If there are variables, it is still too late. Wei Guang said slightly.

"It's all quite Lord Wei." Several people immediately said.

Wei Guangwei nodded: "It's easy for everyone to work together, then I'll continue to sentence." This is an idea for all of us to take together, so don't let something happen to me at that time. ’

"No, no, no." Several people immediately said.

Immediately, Wei Guangwei continued today's triage of the three law divisions.

"Wang Huazhen's question after the autumn remains unchanged, and Xiong Tingbi is handed over to the Metropolitan Procuratorate for review." Wei Guangwei said.

"Why?" Wang Huazhen was immediately unconvinced, and shouted: "Xiong Tingbi is the strategy of Liaodong, and in the battle of Guangning, Xiong Tingbi also has an unshirkable responsibility!" ”

Xiong Xin'er was in the crowd outside the yamen of Dali Temple, Xiong Xin'er was very excited when she heard the words, and said to Yang Xue and Xiong Zhaoqi: "Xue'er, brother, did you hear it?" Dad was sent to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, this time Dad was saved! ”

Xiong Zhaoqi was already in tears of joy, and nodded heavily.

"Congratulations." Yang Xue was also happy for Xiong Xin'er, and at the same time she was more confident that her father was rescued. She thought to herself that her father's matter was much smaller than Xiong Tingbi's, Xiong Tingbi could be rescued, and her father's problem was even less big. You know, Xiong Tingbi committed the unforgivable sin of coughing and losing the land.

Xiong Tingbi in the Dharma Hall was even more unbelievable, the long-term prison life had already tortured a fat man to the bones, but his consciousness was still clear, and he didn't know why this happened.

But Xiong Tingbi knows very well that there must be someone behind his back to save him, but he really can't think of anyone who will save him, he has already offended everyone, the Qichu Zhejiang Party will not take care of himself, and the Donglin Party will not take care of himself.

Moreover, even if someone wants to save themselves, it is not only the ministers who want to kill themselves, but also Wei Zhongxian and the emperor, who can change the emperor's mind?

Xiong Tingbi really couldn't think of it.

However, these are no longer important, he and Wang Huazhen were escorted down together, seeing Wang Huazhen yelling in despair, Xiong Tingbi really wanted to look up to the sky and laugh to have fun.

Xiong Tingbi is the person who has been a member of the first grade, after all, there are some city governments, he didn't laugh, because Xiong Tingbi knew that laughing at this time would definitely make trouble for the people who saved him.

Next is the case of Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou and others, who are accused of taking bribes.

Xu Dahua, an important minister of the eunuch party, impeached Yang Lian and Zuo Guangdou for "the party is the same as the other, recruiting power and accepting bribes", and used the "Wang Wenyan Prison" to murder Yang Lian and others.

Xu Xianchun, the commander of the Fusi of Jinyi Weibei Town, tortured Wang Wenyan to extract a confession under the instruction of Wei Zhongxian, asking him to frame Yang Lian for accepting bribes.

Wang Wenyan would rather die than give in, looking up to the sky and shouting: "How can there be a corrupt Yang Dahong in the world." Xu Xianchun had no choice but to fabricate a confession and frame Yang Lian and Zuo Guangdou for being bribed by Xiong Tingbi of Liaodong Economic Strategy for 20,000 taels.

Yang Lian was interrogated by the Imperial Prison of the Lower Suppression Division, and Xu Xianchun used many tortures of Jinyiwei on Yang Lian one by one, and tortured him to the point that he was covered with bruises and his breath was dying.

Later, when Yang Lian was tortured to the point that he could not sit up, Xu Xianchun asked the thugs to shackle Yang Lian and drag him to the court to lie underground for trial.

Yang Lian still did not give in, and wrote "The Absolute Writing" in prison, continuing to state the truth of the "Palace Removal Case", and denounced Wei Zhongxian for disordering the dynasty.

When Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou and the others were brought to the Dharma Hall, everyone couldn't help but exclaim.

Even if Wei Bao was a person who had killed people and was used to seeing the big scenes on the battlefield, he was scared to death, just because Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou and others had already been tortured into human form.

Yang Lian, who was pierced by iron nails, had lost consciousness and was carried to the Dharma Hall and placed on the ground, not knowing whether he was dead or alive.

Yang Xue and her brothers cried together when they saw this, and the crowd was also in a commotion, and the officials of the Donglin Party scolded the eunuch party for being vicious and vicious, and scolded the eunuch party for reversing black and white and framing good people.

"Master Zhu, I beg you, you must save my father, my father is like this, even if he is not sentenced to death, if he can't be treated today, he will definitely die." Yang Xue cried and knelt down for Zhu Yanxi.

"Get up first, Yang family girl, you get up first, I and Ling Zun are world friends, I won't care!" Zhu Yanxi said angrily.

Yang Xue's brothers helped her up, and Xiong Xin'er didn't know how to comfort her, so she could only accompany Yang Xue to cry.

Also coming to see the trial were Wu Xuexia, Wang Qiuya, and Princess Zhenming, who also comforted Yang Xue together.

Zhu Yanxi immediately pushed aside the crowd and walked out, "You immediately sentence Lord Yang not guilty, I will take Lord Yang away!" If Your Majesty knows that you have framed your loyal ministers like this, you will not get a good death! ”

Wei Guangwei still gave Zhu Yanxi a little face, "Master Zhu, this is the Fatang, you are always the second assistant, isn't it okay to have such bad rules?" It's better for you to look at it on the side, it's better not to talk. ”

"Lord Wei! The incriminating evidence you have just presented is insufficient, and all of it can be fabricated out of thin air, and if you convict in such a wanton manner, everyone will be afraid of being framed! Zhu Yanxi said angrily, "Is there still a royal law in the world?" ”

"Master Zhu, now that I am the chief judge, although you are the second assistant, you can't interfere with this official on top of this law hall." Wei Guangwei said coldly: "Come on, maintain order, regardless of the rank and grade of the official, if you dare to disturb the law hall, you will be invited out by your own official." ”

Zhu Yanxi snorted angrily, "You won't have good retribution!" We will definitely go to Your Majesty again about Lord Yang's affairs!" ”

"That's your business!" Wei Guangwei said and stood up, "Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou and others have conclusive evidence, and they will all be sentenced to beheading!" ”

The crowd stirred again, and the Donglin Party officials began to curse non-stop again.

Wei Guangwei looked at Zhou Yingqiu, the secretary of Dali Temple, Zhou Yingqiu stood up and said, "Return all the prisoners to Jinyiwei and bring them back." ”

Xu Xianchun waved his hand and came up with a team of brocade guards.

"Wait!" Wei Bao saw that Wei Guangwei and his gang still didn't listen to their words, so they had to stand up in person again!

Wei Guangwei frowned, not knowing what the hell Wei Bao was going to do.

Although the actual chief officials of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Dali Temple are Wei Bao now, you are only a fifth-grade official after all, what qualifications do you have to speak in the Dharma Hall where the three law divisions will be tried?

Not only were the presiding judges and deputy presiding judges surprised, but everyone present didn't know what Wei Bao was going to do, and they were all surprised.

Including Wei Bao's people, Guo Wenliang and others didn't know what Wei Bao was going to do, and Xiong Xin'er, Wu Xuexia, Wang Qiuya, Princess Zhenming, and others who were accompanying Yang Xue outside didn't know what Wei Bao could do at this time.

Unless he brought the emperor's holy decree, Wei Bao didn't bring the holy decree.

You can't carry such a big object in your arms, right?

"Master Wei, you shouldn't be arrogant enough to disrupt the law hall where the three law divisions will be tried, right? Then I'm going to let Jinyiwei maintain the discipline of the imperial court! Xu Xianchun was secretly happy, he was worried that he couldn't clash with Wei Bao, this time he came prepared, and thousands of brocade guards not only brought things with them, but also prepared crossbowmen.

Wei Bao ignored Xu Xianchun, walked to Yang Lian's side step by step, and said to Wei Guangwei and the other chief judges and deputy chief judges: "Adults, I have already told you what Your Majesty meant, but you don't seem to have taken it to heart!" ”

Wei Guangwei and the others frowned, didn't speak, and secretly thought that you just said that Your Majesty didn't want Yang Lian and the others to be killed, but you didn't say that it was Your Majesty's message? You're just letting us see for ourselves!

"Originally, I didn't want to give an order openly, after all, I was only a fifth-grade official, and I didn't want to collide with the majesty of a few first- and second-rank adults, and I also wanted to use this matter to ease the grievances between you and the Donglin adults, but it seems that you didn't understand the meaning of the lower officials." Wei Bao continued.

Xu Xianchun snorted, "Wei Bao, don't talk about those useless ones, do you have Your Majesty's holy decree?" ”

Wei Bao took out the Nine Dragons Jade Pendant from his waist and pointed it at Xu Xianchun.

As soon as the officials present saw the jade pendant, they all immediately knelt down, and the mountain shouted: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" ”

Although Wei Bao is not the emperor, he is still happy when he sees everyone kneeling at his feet, and he inspires a sky-high pride! In a person's life, if you can enjoy such a moment, you can really call it a husband!

It's a pity that these people don't bow down to my Wei Bao, but to bow down to the emperor's token, which is to submit to the royal prestige, not to the majesty of my Wei Bao.

It's not that everyone present has eyesight, but the dragon, which can only be worn by the royal family, the Nine Dragons Jade Pendant, this is a token that the emperor can have! Wei Bao is a favorite of the emperor, Wei Bao has such a token, there is no doubt.

"Master Wei, even if you have a token from Your Majesty, did Your Majesty personally say that you let Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou and others go?" Xu Xianchun, who was kneeling, still grasped the main problem.

These eunuch ministers didn't believe that the emperor would give any orders directly to Wei Bao, because the emperor's meaning had always been relayed through Wei Zhongxian, and if Wei Bao also had the power to relay the emperor's dictation, Wei Bao's worth would be even more extraordinary.

"Your Majesty didn't say in person that Yang Lian and Zuo Guangdou would be released, but he said that they would be handed over to my Metropolitan Procuratorate for review, is this enough?" Wei Bao said indifferently.

Luan Ruping said unhappily: "Master Wei, don't forget, I and Zou Yuanbiao are the Imperial History of the Left Capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate!" Since it was handed over to our Metropolitan Procuratorate, it was handed over to me, Master Zou Yuanbiao. We handed over Xiong Tingbi to you before, and we have already given you enough face, why do you still want to do this? ”

Xiong Xin'er and Xiong Zhaoqi only then knew that it was indeed Wei Bao who saved their father.

Wei Bao smiled slightly, "Thank you, Lord Luan, for giving me this face, so why can't you give me one more face?" The evidence of these adults taking bribes is insufficient, but I have copied their past transcripts here, and there are many words that have been committed, which should not be a bribery case, but a written investigation case! ”

Wei Bao's words confused everyone.

Especially the ministers of the Donglin Party headed by Zhu Yanxi couldn't understand whether Wei Bao was saving Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou and others, or whether he was making a branch out of the way.

"Master Wei, aren't you trying to rescue Yang Lian Zuo Guangdou and them, right? Do you say that the evidence in their bribery case is insufficient, so they will not be pursued? We have Wang Wenyan's confession here, isn't that enough? Xu Xianchun said.

"Lord Xu, do you know that you are also guilty of the text clearance case, and you are now a suspect yourself, so you are afraid that you can't take care of your own affairs, right? Do you still care about others? Wei Bao said extremely domineeringly.

Although it has only been two months since he was an official, Wei Bao has already seen the strangeness of officialdom clearly, who has a big fist, whose power is big, whoever says it, everything else is nonsense!

The official word has two mouths, no matter how you say it, it is true.

Xu Xianchun said angrily: "How did I commit a text check? Have I ever said a counter-story, or have I written a counter-poem? Or is there the slightest disrespect for His Majesty in the transcript? You're spewing blood! ”

"I have already revealed my identity, with the authorization of His Majesty, you roar at Your Majesty's Nine Dragons Jade Pendant like this, so many pairs of eyes here are watching, this is not a great disrespect to Your Majesty, what is it?" Wei Bao asked coldly.

"You!" Xu Xianchun was confused, but he didn't dare to take the lead in using force, after all, this was the Yamen of Dali Temple, not the Yamen of Jinyiwei.

Wei Bao didn't quarrel with Xu Xianchun anymore, and said loudly: "Come on, take Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou and others into the prison of the Metropolitan Procuratorate!" ”

The servants of Dali Temple bowed down together and agreed, and they were a hundred times more obedient than Zhou Yingqiu, the secretary of Dali Temple.

The presiding judge Wei Guangwei and the deputy presiding judges Luan Ruping, Zou Yuanbiao, Wang Ji and Zhou Yingqiu looked at each other, but no one spoke, acquiescing to the fact that Wei Bao had trespassed and adjudicated the case for them.

Zhu Yanxi and other Donglin Party ministers didn't expect things to be like this suddenly, and they couldn't help but be overjoyed, and everyone's faces showed joy.

If there is no powerful figure like Wei Bao, and the red people around the emperor support them, if Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou and others are killed today, the momentum of the eunuch party will be even stronger, and there will be no place for Donglin people in Beizhili.

"Go and ask Lang Zhong to heal these people! Da Ming is a place where there is a law, even if there is a case in the body, you can't be tortured like this! If you beat people like this, you don't know anything, and you can draw a fingerprint as you want, how can this not lead to unjust, false and wrongful cases? Wei Bao said sternly.

When everyone in the audience heard Wei Bao say this, they all gave a thumbs up and nodded, praising Wei Bao one after another, and saying that the imperial court had finally come up with a sensible and fair and selfless invitation to the official.

It's a pity that this Wei Da official in their eyes has scooped up three or four million taels of silver in just two months, and that is just the beginning.

Wei Bao believes that in this month, he will be able to arrest a large number of officials and wealthy households, and turn them into criminals who have been investigated in writing, and they will all be imprisoned or killed, and forced them to buy them with silver.

Wait for these people to vacate their places, and then sell them to people who need to be officials.

Of course, those who have been suppressed can spend more money to keep their official positions or the influence of large landlords in the local area, but they will have to spend more silver.

In short, here at Weibao, everything has a price.

Including rescuing Xiong Tingbi, Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou and others today, it seems that they have not received any benefits.

In fact, Xiong Xin'er and Yang Xue, their people are benefits, and the prestige gained by rescuing these impossible people is benefits.

There is also the Donglin Party's good opinion of itself, which is also a benefit.

After Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou and the others were taken away, Wei Bao saw that Wei Guangwei and the other chief judges were all angry, and hurriedly stepped forward and said softly, "Don't be angry, adults!" What we want is silver and official reputation, so why bother? Killing people does not necessarily have to be powerful, so that people can't survive but can't die, so they can be powerful. ”

Several people listened to Wei Bao's words and seemed to have some understanding, and they all looked at Wei Bao in shock.

Wei Bao's face was too young and handsome, and it was indeed a little scary for this kind of words to come out of the mouth of a fifteen-year-old man who was still a child.

"You, Master Wei, can judge the case on our behalf, what else can we say?" Wei Guangwei sighed and said.

"Lord Wei, you are the master of my Jinshi examination, if you say this, you are torturing your protégé!" Wei Bao fled and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, go back and rest first, sleep, tomorrow you will naturally be able to understand the hardships of the lower officials, and the lower officials will do this, not to refute the face of a few adults, but for the good of a few adults." ”

When Wei Bao explained something unclearly, he was good at making a fool of himself like now.

How many people don't know how this is good for them?

Naturally, I couldn't figure it out, but I was still a little more comfortable, and left the Yamen of Dali Temple under the persuasion of Wei Bao.

Things are already like this, and they have no choice, unless they turn their faces with Wei Bao, Wei Bao is now the emperor's celebrity, and they don't dare to turn their faces with Wei Bao casually until they find out the true intentions of Grandpa Wei.

If you don't turn your face, you can only leave.

Wei Bao sent away a group of eunuch ministers, and Xu Xianchun saw that he was no longer singing, so he also took people away.

Zhu Yanxi brought a group of Donglin Party officials over to express his gratitude to Wei Bao and talk to Wei Bao.

Wei Bao smiled and said, "This is what I should do, you don't have to be polite." ”

"Master Wei, when the old man recommended you for the position of a bachelor in the Hanlin Academy, it seems that it is very correct. I hope you can persuade Your Majesty more and tell Your Majesty more about things outside the palace, so as to prevent someone from blocking the hearing and misleading Your Majesty. Zhu Yanxi looked at Wei Bao hopefully.

Wei Bao smiled slightly, "Lord Zhu, I know these things if you don't say anything, okay, please go back." I'm not doing this today for anyone, I'm just upholding the law and order of the Ming Dynasty. ”

Everyone refused to leave, they all wanted to go to the prison to visit Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou and others, and their families and relatives also asked to meet.

Wei Bao is very generous, secretly thinking that I will let people go to the doctor, and I have to pay silver to the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Dali Temple, you can see it if you like it, "It's okay, everyone can go to visit the prison at any time, but you have to take care of their bodies first." ”

Seeing Wei Bao so open-minded and generous, so good at speaking, everyone was even more grateful, and they all regarded Wei Bao as their own.

Wei Bao smiled and said nothing, looking at these Donglin Party ministers, knowing that in the next month, more than ninety percent of these people would be swept away by the torrent of text clearance!

Xiong Xin'er and Yang Xue are also going to see their father, and Wei Bao accompanies them.

Xiong Tingbi is in the best condition, just emaciated, and in general, his body is quite healthy.

Xiong Tingbi saw his daughter and son coming, as well as a very young and handsome official wearing a five-rank official uniform, and immediately dragged his shackles and stood up.

"Xin'er, Zhaojue." Xiong Tingbi's voice was choked.

Xiong Zhaoqi and Xiong Xin'er even stepped forward to hug their father and cry, their brother and sister had not seen their old father for more than a year.

After a few years of prison life, Xiong Tingbi seemed to be twenty or thirty years old all of a sudden, and he was only in the prime of life, but he was already like a seventy or eighty-year-old old man.

Wei Bao secretly thought that he was still counting on keeping Xiong Tingbi by his side as a staff officer, looking at his appearance, even if his injuries healed, his body would not be able to support him for long.

Their father and daughter wept bitterly, and Wei Bao was going to go out.

Xiong Xin'er saw that Wei Bao was leaving, and hurriedly said, "My lord, don't go." ”

Xiong Zhaoqi also immediately woke up and said to Xiong Tingbi: "Dad, this is Lord Engongwei, he saved you." ”

Xiong Tingbi didn't recognize Wei Bao, and then he remembered that before the trial just now, it seemed that this young adult went to talk to several presiding judges.