Wei Zhongxian knew that nothing he said would be of any use, so he could only kneel on the ground helplessly.
"Master Wei, everything has been done. Do you think His Majesty will continue to trust you?"
"That's right, let's explain the matter of food. Why don't you share your majesty's worries and only enrich your own pockets?"
Zhu Si looked at Chongzhen's hesitant look, and after looking at each other with Xiao Shangzi, they began to work together to target Wei Zhongxian.
"Your Majesty, this Zhu Si is simply acting as a covert, don't be fooled by his appearance!"
Wei Zhongxian raised his head and saw Zhu Si standing to Chongzhen's right, with a proud look on his face. He became furious and reported to Chongzhen angrily.
I want Chongzhen not to be deceived by this villain.
"You, Wei Zhongxian! You are still here with your glib words! Can't Your Majesty be able to defend loyalty and treachery on your own?"
Xiao Shangzi saw Chongzhen looking at Zhu Si, and quickly walked to Wei Zhongxian and said.
Sure enough, Chongzhen was attracted by Xiao Shangzi's actions and looked at Wei Zhongxian.
"You little eunuch, stop being alarmist here! I'm just giving His Majesty good advice, I don't want His Majesty to be deceived by traitors!"
"Your Majesty was deceived? Your Majesty left the palace temporarily today. First, he went to the Jinyiwei. The Jinyiwei was managed in an orderly manner by Mr. Zhu. Then let's look at your Dongchang. How much money and food did you spend on the court? Is it just to let them pamper themselves here?"
Xiao Shangzi deliberately raised his voice so that the Dongchang people watching the excitement outside could hear clearly.
"Hmph, Your Majesty, these two people are trying to separate the hearts of our monarchs and ministers with every word they say!"
Wei Zhongxian looked at Zhu Si's proud look, then looked at the sharp-tongued little Shangzi, and said Chongzhen.
"Sir, according to our information, Wei Zhongxian not only enriched the country in the face of natural disasters, but also took a large amount of bribes, let many death row prisoners go, and..."
Now is a good time to overthrow Wei Zhongxian. If we don't take action now, it won't be until later. Zhu Si quickly told Wei Zhongxian's crimes one by one.
"Wei Zhongxian! Are these things possible?"
Chongzhen was so angry that he had a headache. He pinched his forehead with his hands, smashed the banknotes in his hands on the table and asked.
"Yes, that is."
Wei Zhongxian's expression changed as he listened to Zhu Si's accusations one by one. These things he had done before were only known to a few of his close associates. Unexpectedly, Zhu Si knew all of them.
"Come here, take Wei Zhongxian to the Tianlao. After the punishment department reads out the charges, he will be interrogated and executed directly at the Meridian Gate!"
Chongzhen looked at Wei Zhongxian who had lowered his head and admitted that he didn't want to hear his nonsense at all, so he ordered the Dongchang people outside the door.
The people in Dongchang outside the door did not move, but watched all this quietly, turning a blind eye to Chongzhen's order.
"Do you all want to rebel?"
Initially, he had murderous intentions when he looked at Wei Zhongxian, but thinking about how he had been by his side and worked hard without complaint, he still planned to spare Wei Zhongxian's life after the punishment was pronounced.
Today I was also held back by Xiao Shangzi and Zhu Si. I had no choice but to capture Wei Zhongxian first, but I saw that no one listened to my orders.
He looked at Wei Zhongxian coldly, but he didn't expect that Dongchang wouldn't listen to him now.
"The Governor!"
Everyone knelt down outside the lobby and shouted in unison.
Dongchang is the strongest among the three major organizations. Almost everyone in Dongchang follows Wei Zhongxian's orders wholeheartedly.
When they heard that the governor wanted to kill them, everyone immediately stopped and blocked the door.
"I'm really going to rebel! I'm rebelling against you!"
Zhu Si directly pulled out his knife and blocked it in front of Chongzhen. Chongzhen looked at Wei Zhongxian kneeling on the ground and felt very sorry.
"Wei Zhongxian, what are your subordinates going to do? Doesn't this have anything to do with you?"
Looking at the crowd of people outside, Zhu Si noticed Chongzhen's nervous expression, put a knife on Wei Zhongxian's neck and asked.
"Your Majesty, have you forgotten what Mr. Hu said before?"
Looking at the knife in Zhu Si's hand, Wei Zhongxian just glanced at it, sneered and asked the emperor.
"Zhu Si, put down the knife!"
Chongzhen firmly believed in what Hu Yunqing said, and remembered what Hu Yunqing told him before, not to let him kill Wei Zhongxian.
Seeing Zhu Si holding a knife on the latter's neck, he quickly stood up and moved Zhu Si's knife away.
For fear of hurting Wei Zhongxian, Hu Yunqing said that if Wei Zhongxian had no problem, then he would have no problem, because Hu Yunqing had not made any mistakes yet.
"But what you did is unforgivable. Let your Dongchang suspend all actions and fine you a year's salary. Others will take over the specific matters of the Dongchang first."
Although the death penalty can be avoided, the living crime cannot be avoided. Chongzhen looked at Wei Zhongxian and had no other choice but to wait for Hu Yunqing to come back.
"Your Majesty, this Wei Zhongxian has committed a heinous crime. Letting him go like this is a violation of national law. I advocate beheading him on the spot!"
Unexpectedly, he was almost successful, but Wei Zhongxian's words directly averted the danger. Zhu Si couldn't miss such a good opportunity, and directly drew his knife and slashed at Wei Zhongxian.
"stop!"
Chongzhen saw that after he gave the order, Zhu Si wanted to kill Wei Zhongxian, and it was too late to stop him. The people in Dongchang outside the door did not react when they saw Zhu Si's sudden attack.
Zhu Si can't control that much anymore, so he can only kill first and then report.
Ding!
Just when the knife was slashing at Wei Zhongxian, Wei Zhongxian took out a sharp dagger from his waist and blocked Zhu Si's attack.
He stood up and took out a knife with his other hand and put it on Zhu Si's neck.
"Come here, tie up Zhu Si!"
Before anyone could react, Zhu Si was already under control, and Wei Zhongxian ordered to his subordinates at the door.
Several people came in and tied up Zhu Si.
Xiao Shangzi on the side didn't understand that he suddenly became like this.
"Wei Zhongxian, what are you doing?"
With the knife on his neck, Zhu Si couldn't move at all and asked Wei Zhongxian angrily.
Unexpectedly, Wei Zhongxian was so strong. He thought he was an old eunuch, but he could deflect his own knife so quickly, and even stood up and put the knife on his neck.
"That's right, Wei Zhongxian, let Master Zhu go quickly."
Compared with Zhu Si's status, Xiao Shangzi's status was low. He was just a little eunuch. He hid behind Chongzhen in fear and said.
"Sir, no matter what, I want to clear your side today!"
Thinking of the way Xiao Shangzi was getting carried away and gesticulating in front of him, Wei Zhongxian became furious. After Zhu Si was controlled, Wei Zhongxian picked up his knife and glared at Xiao Shangzi behind the emperor.
"Your Majesty, save me!"
Seeing that Wei Zhongxian had murderous intentions for him, Xiao Shangzi shouted in fear.
