Chapter XXI: Arrest
"It's really good. The grave had been dug for Pei Wenjing in front, and most of this grave was dug by himself. Gao Junming was happy in his heart, as if there was a sweet and cool wind, sweeping through his heart.
"Please also ask Lord Gao to play the emperor as soon as possible." Black Hawk said from the side.
"Pei Wenjing is an important minister of the imperial court, and the case involving him is directly handed over to the Criminal Department for disposal, stealing and selling imperial grain and conniving at Pei Zimu's murder, the two major crimes must be capital crimes. Now that he is in prison again, he must have done nothing. ”
"Lord Gao, Pei Wenjing will not be removed for a day, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will be uneasy for the next day. Pei Wenjing did nothing, but Pei Zimu grew two legs and could run. If Lord Gao does nothing in this matter, how does His Royal Highness the Crown Prince feel? ”
Gao Junming's face turned slightly pale, and a trace of imperceptible discomfort flashed in his joyful eyes, thinking that what Black Eagle said was also reasonable: "What Your Excellency said is that this official will go to the emperor and will definitely put him to death." But after a while, Gao Junming's joy just now was gone, and because of the slightest suspicion of a high-ranking person, he had to do everything he could to prove himself, which made people feel uncomfortable.
Li Jiancheng probably didn't think that it was the soil that breeds suspicion.
It was less than a day before Gao Junming asked to see the emperor, and in the night, counting the stars, the lights were blurred, everything was as quiet as a stone, and he slept soundly. The storm was unusually calm before the storm.
The emperor's decree came down: "Go directly to Pei's mansion to arrest Pei Zimu." ”
Li Zhenghang, the secretary of the military department, received an order from the emperor to mobilize 100 cavalry horses to encircle and suppress Pei's mansion.
A fierce officer and soldier took the lead in knocking on the door, followed by Li Zhenghang and Gao Junming. After knocking for a long time, there was still no movement inside, and from the crack in the door, you could see that only the east wing of Pei's mansion was dark, and it was dead silent, there should be no one, and other places were brightly lit.
Li Zhenghang looked at the officers and soldiers behind him and said, "You guys, go up!" Several officers and soldiers used all their strength to slam open the gate together, and a group of people rushed in and went straight to the main hall.
Mrs. Pei, the maid, and the family heard the sound and came out.
"Who are you? Why trespass on the mansion of the imperial court? Mrs. Pei resisted.
"Mrs. Pei is really a noble person, how forgetful she is, it hasn't been long before she even knows the official and the secretary of the military department, Master Li Zhenghang!"
The maid was playing the lantern, and Mrs. Pei took a few steps forward to take a closer look: "Oh, sure enough, it's two adults, but our master has been arrested, why did the two adults come to my house in this battle?" Forced entry without the owner's consent! ”
"Pei Zimu has committed an accident, doesn't Mrs. know?"
Mrs. Pei pretended not to know: "Hmph! My unruly son will not do anything one day. Do you need two people to be so excited? ”
"We can carry the emperor's holy decree, Madame should not stop it." No one dares to disobey the decree at any time.
But I didn't expect Mrs. Pei to be so calm: "Hmph! Will there be a decree or not? Is the Divine Decree meant to be carried? ”
"It is worthy of being the lady of the main hall who is an important minister of the court, and she has courage, but madam, you really don't cry when you don't see the coffin." Gao Junming took out the gold jade shaft with "Holy Decree" written on the back, and then said, "The Holy Decree is here, and you still haven't accepted the Decree!" ”
When all those present saw that it was indeed a holy decree, they all knelt down.
"The emperor's edict said: 'Pei Zimu beat Wang Junhao to death for Liu Qianlian, the daughter of the people, and his life is at stake, and his crime is unforgivable! Gao Junming and Li Zhenghang are now ordered to arrest them immediately! Gao Junming read word by word.
"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" Everyone gets up.
"How's it going? Mrs. Pei, can this official act now? Gao Junming said proudly, "Search! ”
"Hey... Hey...... "Mrs. Pei also tried to stop it.
A group of officers and soldiers first rushed into the main hall and searched inside and out. There were only a few maids, and no one else. Later, he rushed into the east wing, this dark east wing room was really unsightly, Pei Wenjing's concubine was doing unspeakable things with unknown people. Seeing someone break in, the two hurriedly put on their clothes.
Gao Junming couldn't laugh or cry at this scene.
Finally, there is the West Wing, and sure enough, Pei Zimu was found here. Pei Zimu was originally hiding in Tibet, and even wanted to escape through the window.
"Why are you arresting me? I'm not guilty. ”
"Humph! Human life is at stake, you say you are not guilty! Li Zhenghang held the holy decree in his hand, "This is the emperor's order!" Take it away! ”
There was no news in advance, even if Pei Zimu had two legs, he was still caught and escorted out.
Mrs. Pei walked up to the disheveled and unkempt concubine, slapped the concubine hard with all her might, and reprimanded: "Slut! The master is still dead, you can't wait to find a way out! The Pei family's face has been lost to you! ”
Gao Junming reluctantly ordered the officers and soldiers beside him: "Escort away, escort away!" Escort away these two people who don't know the fireworks of the world! ”
A group of people swept out of Pei's mansion, and Pei's mansion returned to its previous bright lights and silence.