Chu Mingwei followed the palace people in small steps, didn't even dare to raise his head, hunched his waist, just looked at the feet of the palace people in front of him, walked for a while, and arrived at a warm pavilion, the palace people stopped and said softly: "Lord Chu, you go in, the emperor is waiting for you!" ”

"Thank you, father-in-law!" Chu Mingwei arched his hand, straightened his robe, and then entered the door, did not look up, took a few steps forward, knelt on the ground, and said respectfully: "Chu Mingwei, the servant of the Ministry of Punishment, knock to see the emperor!" "Forehead pressed to the ground, no longer looking up.

After a period of silence, I heard a voice say: "Chu Shilang, you remember, the emperor's orders tonight, you don't want to be public, you need to keep a low profile." ”

Chu Mingwei was a little surprised when he heard that the voice was not what the emperor said at all, he thought that the emperor had summoned him but there was no one else, but at this time he knew that there were others present, he was puzzled, and raised his head slightly, but he saw that it was a palace eunuch who was talking to him.

He knew that the emperor had taken the eunuch Liu Zhi very seriously earlier, but when the Sima clan was destroyed, Liu Zhen was disposed of with Sima Lan, and Fan Dehai, who had been in the palace, was still the most favored eunuch by the emperor's side.

Fan Dehai is the chief eunuch in the palace, but this person's reputation outside is not bad, I thought that the eunuch in this was Fan Dehai, but when I saw the face of the eunuch, I didn't know it, let alone Fan Dehai, and I was very surprised.

This eunuch is not tall, slightly fat, but his eyes are very gloomy.

Although he didn't know the name and surname of the eunuch, Chu Mingwei didn't dare to ask more, at this time, out of the corner of his eye, he saw a bead curtain in front of him, and the light behind the bead curtain was also very dim, and he vaguely saw a person sitting behind the curtain, knowing that it was where the emperor was, he hurriedly lowered his head and said, "The minister respectfully obeys the emperor's will." ”

"The emperor's dragon body is slightly unwell, and the will will will be passed on from generation to generation by the miscellaneous family." The eunuch said with a sharp voice: "Chu Shilang, I heard that you have a great friendship with the Lord Protector, I don't know if it's true or not?" ”

When the eunuch mentioned Qi Ning, Chu Mingwei's heart tightened, but he still said: "Back to the saint, the minister is on an errand in the Criminal Department, and the Protector is the secretary of the Criminal Department, and the minister assists the director of the Protector in the Criminal Department, and when he handles the case of Sima Shi's rebellion, he often contacts with the Protector, but the minister is in contact with the Protector, and he only does business, and he can't talk about too deep personal relationships." ”

"So, it's rumored that you're on good terms with Huguo Bus outside, but it's not true?"

Chu Mingwei said: "The protector of the country is my great pillar of Chu, and the minister is really not able to climb high!" ”

"Do you think the Protector is the pillar of the Great Chu?" The eunuch then asked, "In this way, my Great Chu is inseparable from the Protector of the Kingdom?" ”

Chu Mingwei's heart is down, he has always been cautious and abnormal, not showing mountains and not leaking, in the officialdom for many years, the vigilance is naturally far beyond ordinary people, tonight suddenly entered the palace, a heart is even more hanging in the air, every word in the ear is pondered again and again, faintly feel that the eunuch's words are obviously a little wrong, immediately prostrate on the ground, said: "Da Chu is the emperor's big Chu, except for the emperor, Da Chu can leave anyone, as long as there is the emperor's real dragon in charge, my Da Chu must be the country and the people." ”

After a period of silence, the eunuch said: "Chu Shilang, if there is a rebel in the court one day, will you do it?" ”

Chu Mingwei no longer hesitated, and said categorically: "If there is a rebel, he should obey the order and get rid of the rebellion, and he will never give up!" ”

"Good!" The eunuch laughed sharply, and then said slowly: "The Shenhou Mansion has found out,

After Qi Ning captured the northwest, he had a different idea, and he actually wanted to be the king in the northwest, so he secretly colluded with the Northern Han Dynasty. ”

Chu Mingwei's face changed suddenly, his body shook, he raised his head suddenly, and said in a lost voice: "Protector of the country...... Want to stand on your own? ”

The eunuch's eyes were like knives, staring at Chu Mingwei and said, "Not bad." After the emperor knew about this, he sent the Shenhou Mansion and the Yulin Battalion, led by Commander Chi himself, originally wanting to bring Qi Ning back to the capital and inquire carefully, but this person was mad and killed dozens of Yulin Guards, and the rebellious heart was already conclusive evidence. ”

Chu Mingwei's pupils contracted, and his heart was shocked.

"How to deal with the crime of treason?"

Chu Mingwei said: "Plotting rebellion and treason, Zhulian nine clans, there is no forgiveness for killing!" ”

"He is worthy of being an old minister of the Criminal Department." The eunuch said: "Plotting treason is naturally an unforgivable sin." It's just that......! He glanced behind the bead curtain before he said: "The emperor remembered that the old marquis of Jinyi and the general Qi Jing had made great contributions to my Great Chu, and he couldn't bear to see the Qi clan cut off, so Kaien didn't want to pursue the nine clans, as long as the people of the Protectorate Mansion were detained and imprisoned." However, there are many Qi clansmen in Beijing, what do you think should be done with it? ”

"The ministers will do everything according to the emperor's will!" Chu Mingwei didn't look up.

Immediately I heard a few coughs behind the bead curtain, and a hoarse voice said, "Chu ..... Chu Aiqing, you are the ..... of the Criminal Department Well, you are a waiter in the Criminal Department, and you have handled many cases, this case ..... Hmm, I'm ..... I don't want to make too many waves, and there is still a war on the front line, so ..... So it's best to deal quietly as well, if you have any suggestions, just say it, if it is..... If it's wrong, I won't blame you! The voice was quite hoarse and weak, and the little emperor's body seemed to be really unwell.

Chu Mingwei hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "Back to the Holy Lord, hundreds of people from the Protector Mansion will never be able to move without movement once they are sent to detain and be imprisoned, and it will soon spread throughout the capital, and this matter cannot be hidden." After a slight pause, he raised his head and said: "The two generations of the Marquis of the Jinyi Qi family have commanded the Qinhuai Legion, and now Yue Huanshan, the chief general of the Qinhuai Legion, has been trained by General Qi Jingqi, although the Qi family now does not have the military power of the Qinhuai Legion, but ..... The influence of the Qi family on the Qin Huai Legion could not disappear in such a short period of time. ”

"What do you mean by that?" The eunuch asked.

Chu Mingwei said: "Shengshang, in addition to the Qinhuai Legion, there is also the Black Scale Battalion in the suburbs of Beijing, although there are only a few hundred people, but these people must be loyal to the Qi family, Duan Canghai went to the northwest, but Zhao Wushu still stayed in the Black Scale Battalion, Zhao Wushu is a retainer of the Qi family, once there is an accident on the Qi family's side, Zhao Wushu and the officers and soldiers of the hundreds of Black Scale Battalion will never be indifferent." He hesitated for a moment before continuing: "There is also the Tiger God Battalion, the Tiger God Camp is responsible for garrisoning the capital, and Xue Lingfeng, the commander of the Tiger God Battalion, has also received the favor of the Qi family, whether he will have any thoughts at that time, the minister is really not sure." ”

The emperor didn't speak, and the eunuch did sneer: "Chu Shilang, do you want to say that Qi Ning is treasonous, and the imperial court can't offend him, otherwise there will be soldiers and horses in rebellion?" ”

Chu Mingwei hurriedly crawled on the ground, and said in fear: "The minister doesn't dare." The minister means that the battle on the front line is tight, exactly

At an extraordinary time, once the news of Qi Ning's treason spreads, it will inevitably affect the morale of the front-line troops, and the consequences will be unimaginable. ”

The eunuch snorted coldly: "Doesn't the emperor know this truth? That is why you have been summoned to counsel on this matter. ”

"Saint, after the Jinyi Qi family is the founding marquis, they have a very deep foundation in the military." Chu Mingwei said: "The Holy Lord has ordered someone to find out about Qi Ning's treason, which is naturally true, but .....!" After hesitating for a moment, he continued: "But if the Criminal Department really wants to hear this case, or even detain the people of the Jinyi Qi family into prison, the minister thinks that the charges must be made public, otherwise..... Otherwise, I am afraid that the morale of the army will be unstable. ”

The eunuch said coldly: "In this way, Qi Ning still has a great influence in the military?" ”

"It's not Qi Ning, it's the Jinyi family." Although Chu Mingwei has been terrified since entering the palace, he also understands that if he doesn't explain the matter and rashly moves the Qi family, he is only afraid that he will be crushed if he is not careful, so he boldly said: "It is the prestige accumulated by the first two generations of brocade clothes in the military." Seeing that the eunuch and the emperor did not speak, he continued: "If the charges are made public, it will inevitably cause an uproar, and the morale of the front-line soldiers will be affected, which will be unfavorable to the war, but if the charges cannot be announced, rashly disposing of the Qi family will also cause a commotion in the military, so .....!" ”

"So the Jinyi family can't move, do you mean that?" The eunuch said angrily: "Chu Shilang, it seems that you don't dare to handle this case." ”

"If the Holy One has a will, even if the minister is broken to pieces, he will not fail the Holy One." Chu Mingwei felt that a cold sweat had broken out in his vest: "But the saint has a will, and this matter can only be done in a low-key manner, the minister..... The minister thought so. ”

The emperor coughed twice before he said, "What good can you do?" ”

Chu Mingwei thought for a while, and then said cautiously: "The minister thinks that for the time being, there is no need to detain all the people of the Jinyi Qi family into prison, but only need to quietly lure the main prisoners of the Qi family out of the Protectorate Mansion, and then secretly detain them into prison. When the war has an eyebrow, and even after this battle, the crime of treason of Qi Ning will be publicized to the world, and then the Jinyi Qi family can be punished openly. After a pause, he continued: "As for the other Qi family members in Beijing, the minister can send someone to make some hints to their family master, telling them that it is best not to have anything to do with the Jinyi Qi family anymore, and leave Beijing as soon as possible to return to their hometown. ”

"That's very good." The emperor behind the bead curtain said, "You ..... You do it as soon as possible, don't let anyone contact the people of the Qi family, let alone let the people of the Qi family have contact with outsiders, well, also, Qi Ning is on the run, and he is likely to find an opportunity to return to the capital, you have to pay close attention to the movements of the Qi family, set a trap, if Qi Ning really has the courage to return to the Qi family, arrest him immediately, if he resists, kill him! ”

Chu Mingwei said in a prowd manner: "The minister obeys the order!" ”

"Qi Ning's treason, the position of the secretary of the Criminal Department, you can take it." The emperor said: "Chu ..... Chu Aiqing, I have high hopes for you, you don't want to let me down! ”

Chu Mingwei was stunned, but immediately thanked him: "The minister bows and thanks the Holy Longen!" ”

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