Okay, Yan Shifan had nothing to say, Jiajing also relaxed his slightly frowned brows and nodded in approval.
Everyone knows very well what Dr. Jing is. It wouldn’t be strange for him to go to Baihua Tower, but it would be strange if he didn’t go!
Yan Shifan never thought about calling in Doctor Jing for a confrontation. He knew very well that just because Xiao Feng gave priority to letting Doctor Jing go yesterday, it showed that the two of them were on the same side!
Therefore, it was impossible to win back the situation in this matter. Yan Shifan could only grit his teeth and attack from other channels.
"Master Xiao, even if you went to investigate Baihua Tower for a reason, since no one from the White Lotus Sect was found in Baihua Tower, why are you still so aggressive and determined to get rid of them?
How can people not suspect that you are acting for public benefit and retaliating against Baihualou under the pretext of investigating the White Lotus Sect? "
Xiao Feng said angrily: "Although the White Lotus Sect has not found anything, how can I turn a blind eye and let go when I see a major human life case?
When you ask this, it's as if you were going to the latrine to relieve yourself. Did you find that there was still urine on the way and just hold it in? "
The court was in an uproar, and officials outside the Yan Party were trembling with laughter regardless of the disgrace before the king. The members of the Yan Party were all red-faced and loudly rebuked Mr. Xiao Feng for being rude and insulting the gentlemen.
The corners of Jiajing's mouth twitched twice. With the Qi-nurturing skills he had practiced for many years, he was able to hold back a burst of laughter, but it was quite hard to endure it.
Xiao Feng, a wicked guy, this metaphor is too vulgar, but if you think about it carefully, there is really no more appropriate metaphor than this!
Yan Shifan blushed, but could not refute Xiao Feng's statement. He took a deep breath, as if he was holding back his urine.
"Even if you want to investigate a murder case, why bother to involve so many officials? Not only do you not give him a shirt, but you also ask them to sign and sign it! But you let him go in private when he has a good relationship with you!
Your behavior is clearly using power for personal gain, and you are working with the same party and against those who are different! You are cultivating your own power and attacking officials who refuse to surrender to you. Can you deny it? "
Everyone thought silently: The second half of this sentence sounds so familiar. Isn't this what your strict party has always done? But of course no one dares to say that.
Xiao Feng looked at Yan Shifan in surprise: "Yan Shaoqing! What grudges do the officials of the DPRK have with you? When you impeached Zhang Jing last time, you accused the civil and military officials of the DPRK of being disloyal to Long Live!
This time it was obviously just a simple brothel murder case, but you still insisted on dragging in the officials of the court and slandering them. What is your intention of being so disrespectful of the court's face? "
Um? Everyone was shocked and looked at Yan Shifan. Except for the Piao Ke official who was caught on the spot, the other officials didn't know much about what happened yesterday, so they didn't know which of the two was telling the truth.
Yan Shifan said angrily: "What nonsense are you saying? It was clearly you who detained the officials and asked them to sign and sign them! How dare you deny it?"
Xiao Feng shook his head repeatedly: "That's absolutely not the case! If you have a good relationship with me, let him go, if you don't have a good relationship with me, you will detain it, and if you have a signature or a draw, you can say it with a nose and an eye!
Yesterday, I only focused on investigating cases and arresting people. The investigation of drifters was all done by my subordinates. They did not tell me about such behavior. I didn't notice whether there were any officials at the scene yesterday, but I don't quite believe there were.
Even if I, an official of the Ming Dynasty, a disciple of a noble saint, and a disciple of the Emperor, I would go to a legitimate brothel for entertainment. How can I go to Baihualou, a place where filth, evil and perversion are hidden, and do evil and perverted things?
You said that I detained many officials and signed them and held them in custody. What evidence is there?
Which adult was embarrassed by me yesterday because he went to Baihualou to do such perverted and unspeakable things? Why don't you come out and testify? "
As soon as these words came out, the originally boiling court suddenly became very quiet. The officials looked at each other and looked at each other, and a few insiders were still whispering.
"Old Wang, I heard that you weren't there yesterday? You go out and testify. Master Yan needs your testimony!"
"Shut up, you're talking nonsense! I am a saint's disciple and an official of the imperial court. If I want to go, I will go to Chunyan Tower. How can I go to a place like Baihua Tower!"
"Huh? I clearly heard from Lao Li that you were there yesterday, right, Lao Li?"
"Fart, don't spit shit all over your mouth. I wasn't there yesterday, how could I know if Lao Wang was there?"
"This... Since Dr. Jing must have been here yesterday, what he said cannot be false. Why don't you ask Dr. Jing to ask?"
"Shut up, shut up, shut up! What are you going to do? Who doesn't know who Dr. Jing is? He will definitely talk nonsense and bite the ground!"
Yan Shifan was at his wits' end at this time. He knew that since Xiao Feng held the evidence of signatures and pledges but refused to admit that those officials had been to Baihualou, those officials would not take the initiative to admit it even if they were beaten to death.
What's more, even if I force them to admit it, there is really no evidence. The book with signatures and paintings is in Xiao Feng's hands, not in their hands!
Yan Shifan glanced at Liutai, and his one eye suddenly lit up! Yes, Comrade Liu Tai is the most powerful evidence! He was picked out alone by Xiao Feng on the stage!
"Master Liu, you..."
As soon as Yan Shifan started speaking, Liu Tai, who was already on fire, interrupted him in a hurry.
"Yan Shaoqing, my officer heard yesterday that the Third Division of the Capital was dispatched to Baihualou to arrest important criminals. As the left minister of the Criminal Department, my duty is very important. How can I just sit idly by and watch?
So I rushed over. Mr. Xiao just finished arresting the criminal and returned to Shuntian Mansion. When he saw me arriving, he took me to the public trial. Yes, that's what happened! "
Yan Shifan gritted his teeth, knowing that it would be too difficult for Liu Tai to admit that he was a pervert in front of Long Live. This ally is still very important, so we can only suffer the loss of being dumb first.
Xiao Feng looked at Liu Tai with a friendly smile, but Liu Tai couldn't smile. He looked at Xiao Feng coldly and snorted.
I am here to protect myself, not to help you, don’t get me wrong! Don’t let the strict Party members misunderstand!
Xiao Feng's smile became more friendly: "Master Liu, since the process is like this, then why did you cry out about my crimes as soon as you came to court today?"
This... Liutai hated it so much, but he couldn't deny what he said! He had no choice but to swallow his anger and take a step forward.
"Long live this, because I didn't understand the ins and outs of yesterday's incident at Baihua Tower, I misunderstood Mr. Xiao, and was so indignant that I went to court to impeach him.
Mr. Xiao explained that I already knew the misunderstanding. Long live the crime of believing in nonsense! "
Jiajing didn't have a good impression of Liu Tai at first, so he was not polite at this time and nodded slightly.
"Recognizing mistakes can greatly improve things, but if mistakes are not punished, the court's laws cannot tolerate it. I will also fine you one year's salary, and wait until the end of the evaluation."
Well, Liutai retreated in disgrace, wanting to cry but without tears, his dream of becoming a minister would have to be fulfilled for three more years!
But it's the lesser of two evils. It's better to plead guilty to nonsense than to be considered a frivolous pervert by Banzai. I don't know why, but Banzai now hates perverts more and more.
Only Yan Shifan, relying on Yan Song's protection, could still maintain his perverted right to serve as an official. Many other officials with perverted personalities were demoted and lost their positions due to inexplicable reasons.
When Yan Shifan saw Liu Tai making such a choice, he naturally knew the reason. He suddenly remembered the time when Xiao Feng brought Yan Niang to the palace to teach her skills, and his heart suddenly sank.
At first, I only thought that he was humane and soft-hearted, and the reason for reforming Long Live was to save those little girls. Did he have this purpose in the first place?
No, can anyone really be so scheming?
But no matter what, Yan Shifan knew that there was no way to retreat at this time, otherwise such a big battle would be in vain, and the Yan Party would lose its prestige from now on!
"Master Xiao! Even if you have an explanation for what Mr. Liu said, how do you explain what Mr. Zhang said?
Dongchang has always been Long live's confidant and loyal to Long live. Now you lead the Third Division to bully Dongchang, first beating him outside the city, and then threatening him in Baihua Tower!
Baihua Building is the property of Dongchang. Even if you want to inspect Baihua Building, you should inform it in advance and ask Dongchang to cooperate. Why do you act so brazenly and unreasonably? "
Yan Shifan stared at Xiao Feng with one eye, fearing that Xiao Feng would see the big hole he secretly dug. It's rude to come back but not reciprocate. Do you think you are the only one who can dig holes?
Xiao Feng did not notice as expected: "It is extremely urgent to capture the traitors of the White Lotus Sect, and it must be kept secret.
Notifying Dongchang would take a long time and the people would talk too much. If the news leaks out and people escape, wouldn't it be a waste of effort? "
middle! Yan Shifan was so excited that he almost jumped up. He immediately put on an expression filled with indignation and almost poked Xiao Feng's nose with his finger.
"Xiao Feng! You are arrogant! What do you mean by this? Are you saying that Dongchang cannot keep secrets? Or are you saying that Dongchang will leak the news to the White Lotus Sect?
Long live Dongchang. Do you dare to say that Dongchang is a traitor? You are clearly trying to drive a wedge between Long live and Dongchang, and your intentions are to be punished! "
All the officials took a deep breath. Yan Dang was ecstatic, others shook their heads secretly, and Ding Rukui was even more stunned!
The pit is dug so deep! Pretending to ask Xiao Feng to explain why he looked down on Dongchang, he was actually leading Xiao Feng to say that he could not trust Dongchang and suspected that Dongchang was a collaborator!
You have to know the special characteristics of Dongchang! It was established privately by the emperor to fight against civil and military officials. Later, due to the huge power of the Ming Dynasty civil servant group, its main goal was to deal with civilian officials.
If Jinyiwei is the emperor's eagle, Dongchang is the emperor's dog. The work done by Jinyiwei can still be openly discussed, but the work done by Dongchang is all dirty work.
Therefore, in the Ming Dynasty, civil and military officials always impeached Dongchang for being domineering, killing innocent people indiscriminately, framing Zhongliang, etc., but they never impeached Dongchang for having liaison with foreign enemies.
The reason is simple: Dongchang belongs to the emperor. If the emperor is finished, Dongchang will be finished as well. So why did Dongchang want to liaise with foreign enemies to deal with him? What are you picturing?
Yan Shifan looked at Xiao Feng who fell into the pit with satisfaction. Even Jiajing half-opened his eyes and looked at Xiao Feng, waiting for his explanation.
Xiao Feng, however, did not panic at all as if he had fallen into a trap. Instead, he looked at Zhang Yuan with a very sincere and friendly expression.
"Mr. Zhang, listen to what Yan Shaoqing said!
I originally thought he was just dissatisfied with the officials in the court, but I didn't expect him to be so resentful towards you!
As a father-in-law, you have no conflict of interest with Yan Shaoqing. The Baihua Building you opened is Yan Shaoqing’s favorite type. Why should he do this? Could it be that he didn't enjoy himself when he visited your business before? "
Zhang Yuan was confused by Xiao Feng's words and looked at Xiao Feng in confusion: "What do you mean, Master Xiao? It was clearly you who said it just now!"
I was worried that the news would leak out of our east factory, so I raided the Baihua Building and refused to discuss it in advance. Isn’t this why you can’t trust Dongchang?
Yan Shaoqing is just speaking out for justice, why is there any hatred towards me? Mr. Xiao doesn't need to be eloquent, it's better to explain the truth clearly! "
At this time, the officials also felt that Xiao Feng was running out of words and was stalling for time by talking nonsense. Ding Rukui was so anxious that he gritted his teeth and wanted to step forward to help, but was stopped by the right servant beside him.
"My lord, no, Yan Shifan's hole is too deep. Even if you add me, lord, you won't be able to fill it. It's better to wait and see what happens."
Xiao Feng smiled slightly and looked at Jiajing. Jiajing was also looking at him, with a look to the following effect.
Junior brother, although Dongchang is not very good, he is my confidant after all. You have to speak eloquently to such a large audience, otherwise how can I use Dongchang in the future?
Xiao Feng said loudly: "Yesterday morning, in front of the official road into the city, I stopped everyone in Dongchang on the street and informed Zhang Changgong that his coachman in Dongchang was a spy of the White Lotus Sect.
Zhang Changgong was so frightened and angry that he wanted to capture him on the spot, but the coachman tried to resist, so Zhang Changgong and I jointly killed him on the spot. The people in the capital knew this very well. Zhang Changgong, is this possible? "
Zhang Yuan's head buzzed and he looked at Xiao Feng like a maniac.
Yesterday, in order not to reveal to the emissary that he was delivering a woman, he was forced to announce on the street that the coachman was a spy. As Xiao Feng said, there were so many people who knew about this that there was no way he could deny it.
Therefore, he could only say calmly: "This matter is indeed true. It is the White Lotus Sect spy that Mr. Xiao and I jointly killed."
Xiao Feng shook his head and said helplessly: "The coachman of your East Factory, who is also considered a close subordinate of your factory boss, can be sneaked in by the spies of the White Lotus Sect. Can other positions be guaranteed to be free of spies?
Therefore, I dare not discuss the raid on Baihualou with you in advance, not because I cannot trust you, Mr. Zhang, but because I am worried that your Dongchang people are too talkative, and if there are spies among them, it will be a big deal.
Mr. Zhang, please tell me, are my worries groundless, or are they just precautions? If it were you, what should you do? "
Zhang Yuan cursed in his heart, but on the surface he could only say numbly: "Master Xiao is careful and considerate, and I am ashamed of myself for being a low-ranking official."
Xiao Feng pointed at Yan Shifan angrily, almost poking his one eye, forcing Yan Shifan to take a step back.
"This matter is related to Dongchang's face, and indirectly also to Long live's face. I originally planned to keep it a secret.
But Yan Shaoqing didn't know what kind of heart he had, and he worked hard and roundabout to force me to tell the matter, so that all the officials would know that Zhang Changgong was not strict in his rule, and they all thought that Zhang Changgong was incompetent!
Mr. Zhang, how did you offend Yan Shaoqing, causing him to try his best to borrow my knife to kill you? "
