Lu Bing frowned, wondering if he should take the blame for Xiao Feng.
The reason for his hesitation was that when it came to Jin Yiwei, Jiajing should have looked at him long ago, and he could tell the propriety of his actions from that look.
But now Jiajing was unusually not looking at him, and Lu Bing was at a loss for a moment.
Zhao Wenhua was afraid that Lu Bing would jump out and take the blame for Xiao Feng, so when he saw Lu Bing hesitate, he was immediately overjoyed. He was afraid that Lu Bing would regret it, so he quickly struck while the iron was hot and asked Xiao Feng aggressively: "Say it! Say it! Why don't you say it?"
Finally someone spoke, but it was not Xiao Feng, but someone who no one expected, Jiajing.
"I know this matter. I agreed to Xiao Feng's temporary recruitment of a few Jinyi guards. Because it was not a big deal, I didn't go out of my way to notify Lu Bing. It was my negligence."
Lu Bing breathed a sigh of relief and immediately bowed and saluted, saying "long live your words", Jin Yiwei is yours, why are you so polite to me, the second shopkeeper?
Zhao Wenhua originally thought he had forced Xiao Feng into a corner, but in the end he discovered that the wall was made of paper. Xiao Feng poked it open with one finger, and Shi Shiran escaped through the wall.
This huge disappointment overwhelmed Zhao Wenhua's mind. He forgot who he was talking to for a moment and said: "There is no basis for what you say..."
Um? Uh-huh?
Everyone was stunned by Zhao Wenhua's bravery. Even Yan Song looked at Zhao Wenhua in stunned silence and asked, "Is this my godson?" Should I call you daddy?
Zhao Wenhua was only dazed for a moment, but he immediately realized that he had made a huge mistake. He was so frightened that his liver and gallbladder split. He fell to his knees with a plop and kowtowed desperately: "Long live my crime, I deserve to die. I mean Xiao Feng , Didn’t I say long live it!”
Jiajing's face turned blue at that moment. From the time he became the heir to the present, no one has dared to speak to him like this. What you say is unfounded? He is the emperor, and the emperor speaks with golden words and the Constitution of Heaven. What kind of bullshit evidence does he need?
However, he calmed down in an instant, knowing that Zhao Wenhua, who was usually smart, greedy and fearful of death, would never have the intention to challenge him, and was probably in a daze. But even so, if you speak rudely and rudely in front of you, it cannot be justified without being punished.
Jiajing glanced at Yan Song. Of course he knew that Zhao Wenhua was Yan Song's godson. Once Jiajing spoke, there was no room for redemption, so he gave Yan Song a face and asked him to take the initiative to speak.
Yan Song shouted angrily: "You just stayed up for a few nights to defend the capital, and you are so dizzy? You are disrespectful to me, and you should be punished!"
Yan Song's angry shouting not only helped Zhao Wenhua explain that the reason for his fainting was due to his hard work at work, but also deliberately made harsh words, saying that he deserved to be punished for his crime.
This is a common method used by veterans. The harsher you say it, the less likely it is to be punished, and the punishment will be lighter in the end. This is called lifting high and putting it down gently.
Jiajing naturally understood Yan Song's intention. He smiled slightly and was about to give him a casual punishment such as a salary, but Xiao Feng nodded repeatedly: "Yan Shoufu is well versed in the laws of the Ming Dynasty. I don't even know that I am rude to you. The crime deserves to be punished. Mr. Zhao, you... What a pity. You and I have known each other, and I will definitely go to the execution ground to see you off."
Zhao Wenhua lay on the ground and almost fainted. When did Daming Lu say this? This was an exaggeration by his godfather. Did this kid do it on purpose? He was so aggrieved that he had forgotten that he had just accused Xiao Feng of treason by secretly transferring Jin Yiwei. That was not a crime to be punished, but a crime to destroy the nine clans.
Xiao Feng's words made Yan Song choke and roll his eyes, but he couldn't refute.
How to refute? If that's not what the Ming Law says, Xiao Feng had already praised himself with great admiration for being proficient in the Ming Law. As the chief assistant, how can he say that he is not proficient in it?
Not to refute? Could it be that he just sent his godson to the execution ground for being hasty?
Yan Song almost cried with anger and could only look at Jiajing with sad eyes. Jiajing felt soft in his heart. After all, he was very interested in Yan Song, and he also knew that Xiao Feng was just venting his anger and did not really want to put Zhao Wenhua at risk. Deadly, he smiled faintly.
"Since he's tired from work, I can't blame him too much. I'll just give him a small punishment and a big warning. I'll fine him a year's salary."
The annual salary of a minister is about five hundred dan, which is less than three hundred taels when converted into silver. This may be a big deal to a poor official, but to Zhao Wenhua, it is nothing. Zhao Wenhua was so happy that he almost fainted again, but unexpectedly Jiajing hadn't finished speaking yet.
"In addition, this time Xiao Feng built the world view, there were quite a few twists and turns. Although the Daolu Department selected another construction team, the construction period is already very tight. Since the Ministry of Industry has been involved in this matter, Zhao Qing will cooperate and assist. It must be on schedule Complete the work and atone for your sins. If you fail to complete the work on time, you will be punished for both crimes."
Zhao Wenhua felt nervous. He knew very well how tight the remaining construction period was, otherwise Tan Xinren would not have just admitted defeat. Tan Xinren is desperate because there is no glutinous rice. Now that Zhang Tianci has taken over, there will definitely be no shortage of glutinous rice, but the construction schedule is indeed very tight. In case it can't be completed...
"Long live, I will do my best to assist in this matter. However, the construction period is indeed very tight, and I am afraid of what might happen..." Zhao Wenhua wanted to leave an escape route in advance. The simultaneous punishment of two crimes is not a joke.
Xiao Feng seemed to suddenly remember: "Long live it, I haven't remembered it yet. This time I lost all the documents from the Ministry of Works. I'm afraid Mr. Zhao is not willing to try his best."
Zhao Wenhua was so frightened that he immediately agreed: "Try your best, try your best, try your best! If you need anything, Master Xiao just come to me!"
This time he was completely convinced and no longer dared to play tricks with Xiao Feng. Otherwise, Xiao Feng doesn't know what else to do. If he's not careful, he might die in this small court meeting today!
Yan Song didn't want to make any more trouble, so he said something else casually and ended the small court meeting. When the others dispersed, Jiajing called Xiao Feng.
"Xiao Feng, you told me before that 300,000 taels of silver was too much and you needed to hire a few guards to escort it into the palace. I agreed and just asked you to go find Lu Bing. Why didn't you go find him?"
Xiao Feng saw him calling his name and knew that although Jiajing had just come forward to prove it in time, he still felt a little uncomfortable. He pondered for a moment and already knew how to deal with it.
"Long live, since the construction of the World View, Zhao Shilang has been jumping up and down, helping Tan Xinren to suppress competitors and compete for the project; he also openly helped Tan Xinren to forcefully purchase glutinous rice in the name of the Ministry of Industry; and finally, when Tan Xinren defaulted on the contract, he At that time, I even lost the paperwork.
If Weichen hadn't been prepared in advance and asked Long live to help keep a copy, I might have suffered a dumb loss. Under this pressure, the clay figurine also has fire nature. So I deliberately failed Mr. Lu, and even deliberately let Zhao Shilang know that I failed Mr. Lu, just to dig a hole for him and vent my anger. "
Jiajing frowned: "Aren't you afraid that I will ask you about your crime of falsely acting in accordance with the decree? Or are you confident that you are relying on your Taoist identity?"
Xiao Feng said sternly: "Wei Chen will never be responsible for this crime, and he will never dare to commit it! At that time, when Wei Chen asked for the order to call the Jinyi Guards, Long Live said: 'That's right, this is not a big deal, you can go to Lu Bing and ask for it directly.' , right?"
Jiajing pondered for a moment and looked at Huang Jin, who was the only one left in the monastery. Huang Jin nodded: "Long live, word for word."
Xiao Feng rushed to Huang Jingong and cupped his hands: "Long Live said that I can go to Lu Bing to ask for people, but he didn't order me to go to Lu Bing to ask for people. I am familiar with Shen Lian, so I went to him directly and said that Long Live allowed me to borrow some Jin Yiwei. . He expected that Wei Chen would not dare to falsely pass on the imperial edict, so he took people with me. Therefore, Wei Chen did not act falsely. "
Speaking of this, Xiao Feng suddenly raised his head and looked at Jiajing: "In fact, the second half of Long Live's sentence did not accuse Wei Chen unfairly. Wei Chen did act willfully based on the friendship of Long Live Taoist sect. If Long Live felt that Wei Chen just wanted to vent his anger, But by taking advantage of the long-lived edict, I am willing to take the blame."
Jiajing's face was dull, and Huang Jin's words flashed through his mind: "Old slave thinks that someone has tampered with the documents." There must be something fishy if the documents from the Ministry of Industry and the Daolu Department were lost, but he was too lazy to care. But the documents he asked Huang Jin to keep were actually tampered with...
Moreover, Xiao Feng indeed only received 50,000 taels to start preaching business, and the remaining 250,000 taels were all included in his own funds...
"Junior brother, you are young and it is inevitable that you will act frivolously. But you are already a real person of Wenxuan. From now on, you should act more steadily and don't always act like a brat. Your disciples will not look at you in the future." Jiajing not only After changing the title, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
Xiao Feng's serious expression was immediately replaced by the expression of his junior brother in front of his senior brother. He was three parts respectful, three parts casual, three parts rogue, and most importantly, one part indifferent, but it made Jiajing very eager and envious. confidence in Taoism.
