Lin Bai imagined the situation after arriving in Ezhou. The workers were passive and confused, Lao Zhu deliberately gave him small shoes, and the Red Lotus Sect incited rebellion.
These were all within his expectations and were not unexpected.
However, these people actually rebelled in his name, which was really beyond his expectation.
Not only him, Wu Qiaojun and Gu Ling'er were also a little surprised.
Not to mention Yan Gang and others, they are even a little worried, because this is putting my uncle on the fire to roast. You can imagine how big the reaction will be once the news is spread back to the court and Kyoto.
Although they know that all this has nothing to do with their uncle, the court may not think so.
Especially His Majesty, who himself wanted to kill my uncle. Now that something like this happened, it is hard not to think that it was my uncle who did it intentionally. Also, the ministers of the court and several princes will definitely use this opportunity to attack my uncle.
Therefore, they couldn't help but feel a little worried.
The main reason is that it is not in the southwest, but inland. If it were in the southwest, they would not be worried at all, and maybe even a little excited.
Just kidding, the Netherworld Iron Cavalry and the Southwest Allied Forces are not joking.
Even when everyone was chatting privately, many people were looking forward to it and waiting for that day.
Hua Xingwen was a little nervous in his heart at this moment, but he was still calm on the surface and said: "Your Majesty, these unscrupulous people have become red-blooded. Please, Your Majesty..."
Lin Bai glanced at him sideways and said, "I have said enough, didn't you hear me?"
Hua Xingwen's expression froze, and he didn't know what to say for a moment.
Lin Bai was too lazy to answer, and then looked at Cao Guangda and said, "Remove all the soldiers."
Cao Guangda frowned slightly and hesitated.
Hua Xingwen said: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid this is inappropriate! They captured the prefect's Yamen and killed many Yamen. They openly rebelled and must not be spared lightly."
"presumptuous!"
Yan Gang angrily said, "How dare you question the prince?"
Hua Xingwen seemed a little conceited, and continued after making up his mind: "I dare not question the prince. However, as the prefect of Ezhou, my duty is to arrest the rebels. I dare not neglect it. Please forgive me."
Lin Bai said lightly: "You did your duty faithfully. So, where were you when these people attacked the Yamen? Why did you let the Yamen be killed?"
this!
Hua Xingwen's face froze, and he suddenly felt more guilty, but he said: "The official just happened to leave for something, so... after learning about the matter, he immediately informed General Cao."
"Afterwards, I learned that these people were rebelling in the name of the prince, and the government officials did not dare to mess around, so..."
Lin Bai's face sank slightly, "You mean to say that the death of the Yamen was because of me?"
Hua Xingwen's expression changed drastically, and he quickly said: "I don't dare, I just tell the truth."
"enough!"
Lin Bai said impatiently, "I don't want to hear any more nonsense, so I evacuated the people immediately."
Hua Xingwen was a little at a loss. After all, he was the king of Southwest and had a great reputation. He couldn't hold it in at all.
At this time, another voice suddenly came from behind, "Your Majesty, you are making things difficult for Mr. Hua. Mr. Hua is the magistrate of Ezhou. The safety of Ezhou depends on him. If anything goes wrong, he will not be able to escape the blame."
It was Zhang Weimin. He finally walked up slowly and then saluted Lin Bai, "I have met the King of Southwest!"
Seeing the person coming, Hua Xingwen obviously calmed down a lot, and he seemed to have a backstage.
But it's a pity that his face froze involuntarily the next moment, because Lin Bai didn't give Zhang Weimin any face, "Who do you think you are? Do you have the right to interrupt what I am saying?"
Lin Bai really didn't know Zhang Weimin. Maybe he had met him in Kyoto before, but to a great talent, he was just a minion, so how could he fall in love with him.
But even though he didn't recognize it, he probably understood it based on the current situation.
Cao Guangda is the commander-in-chief and obeys orders.
Hua Xingwen was obviously a bit submissive and probably didn't have the courage.
However, Zhang Weimin came over unhurriedly and looked confident. It was obvious at first glance that he was not a good guy, so the talented man would not look down upon him.
Zhang Weimin obviously did not expect that the talented man would be so disrespectful. His eyes twitched, but on the surface he was still respectful and said: "Zhang Weimin, director of the Xiaguan Commercial Bureau, was ordered to be responsible for the construction of Ezhou New City..."
Before he finished speaking, Lin Bai had already spoken.
"Director of the Commerce Bureau? After I go to the southwest, any cat or dog can become the director of the Commerce Bureau?"
this!
Zhang Weimin's eyelids were twitching wildly and the corners of his mouth were twitching. In front of so many people, the other party didn't save any face for him.
He asked himself that he had not been disrespectful since he appeared, but the other party...
But what he didn't expect was that this was just the beginning.
Just listen to Lin Bai say again: "Since you are the director of the Commerce Bureau and Ezhou New City has become like this, then you will definitely not be able to escape your guilt, and you will definitely not be unjust if you take it down."
"Someone, take it down."
What!
Hearing this, Zhang Weimin's expression suddenly changed, and he couldn't help but said: "What does the Southwest King mean by this?"
All the workers were also a little confused and looked at each other.
Although they hope that someone can make the decision for them, they did capture the Yamen before and killed the Yamen, which is a capital crime.
Now the great talent wanted to capture Zhang Weimin without saying a word, which obviously surprised them.
Lin Bai was naturally not interested in explaining, and only said: "Isn't what I said clearly enough?"
The guards of the Southwest Palace did not waste any time and stepped forward directly.
"you……"
Zhang Weimin's face turned livid, and his eyes instantly became cold, and he said: "I am an official appointed by the imperial court, personally appointed by His Majesty, and responsible for the affairs of Ezhou New City. Even if the Southwest King is the prince, there is no way he can slander me without evidence, and he has no right to take advantage of it." I’m here to serve.”
"These rebels rebelled in the name of the Southwest King. If the Southwest King doesn't pursue the case, is he trying to protect them?"
This is a complete break-up, and he doesn’t care about anything.
Although Hua Xingwen previously said that these workers rebelled in the name of great talents, they never dared to rely on the great talents.
But Zhang Weimin was different. He directly said that the talented man was shielding these workers, and his intention was already obvious.
Yan Gang shouted sharply: "Be brave, the prince has just arrived, don't talk nonsense."
Zhang Weimin sneered, "So what if I'm not here? The facts are in front of us."
Yan Gang was furious and wanted to scold him.
Lin Bai had already spoken, "You just want to say that I am using these people to rebel."
Naturally, Zhang Weimin would not admit it directly, but just hummed: "What does the Southwest King mean by this? I didn't say it, I was just stating the facts."
"You are presumptuous!"
Yan Gang was furious. If it was just a hint before, then it was undoubtedly made clear now.
It's not easy to wear the label of rebellion, especially not in the southwest right now.
But compared to his anger, Lin Bai's face did not waver at all, "Fact?"
"What do I tell you is the truth? The fact is that if I want to rebel, I still need to rely on them?"
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