As if that was not enough, the civil servant continued to denounce him. The background of a civil servant was much higher than that of a military attache. In this court where he could only reason but not use force, the strengths of a civil servant were fully displayed at this moment.
"And from an external political perspective, this Mid-Autumn Festival banquet has so many guests, not only dynasty dignitaries, but also foreign guests. This makes those foreign friends who already have respect for us lose their respect for us. If we can’t even protect our own capital, palace, and officials, how can we be trusted to protect them from invasion by foreign enemies?”
"And for those foreigners who don't respect our dynasty, isn't that another excuse to fall into the hands of others? Zhouquan! Zhouquan! In one night, not only the aftermath of this murder was not properly handled , and even if you admit guilt, you cannot understand it correctly! This is disloyal to His Majesty!"
"Last night, I was still there! I saw with my own eyes that Zhou Quan, as the commander of the Jinyi Guards, was just gesticulating and not responding at all with the officials present. This is unjust again!"
"To do such a completely mindless thing, Zhou Quan, you are unworthy of the training your parents and elders have given you! This is unfilial!"
After finishing a set of words, Su Xuan almost applauded as he listened. What he said was so good. He directly started from the principles of loyalty, filial piety and righteousness in human relations, and belittled Zhou Quan to the point where he was even worse than a dog! Su Xuan looked at the official title of the other party. He was just a sixth-grade Cong with the same position as his before, maybe a clerk in a certain official residence. He appeared here today and suppressed Zhou Quan like this. It was obvious that he was being manipulated. Otherwise, how could a sixth-grade clerk curse at a second-grade Imperial Guard commander?
After listening to the official's painful account, the empress nodded slightly, but did not express her position. Instead, she called the other person's name.
"Hu Wen, you can go down after saying this."
The civil servant who was called Hu Wen didn't hear the coldness in the empress's tone. He actually wanted to open his mouth and say a few more words. His face was particularly flamboyant, but when he looked at the group of military attachés again, he shrank his neck again.
Su Xuan took in these small movements one by one. The empress was not a blind person, so she could naturally see these unnatural movements, but she did not point them out clearly.
I thought that through this speech, I could win the appreciation of the emperor like Su Xuan, and at the worst, I could get a real gold and silver reward. However, I was suppressed by one word, and Hu Wen could only bow and retreat.
"Su Aiqing, can you tell me?"
Su Xuan obviously didn't want to express his position in such a crowded place. He couldn't be a troublemaker at this time. His position was very unclear now. He couldn't stand on the side of beating Zhou Quan, the lost dog. Based on the Jin Yiwei command, Zhou Quan committed the crime. Su Xuan himself was hurt to some extent due to poor guarding, and he was unwilling to maintain the reputation of Zhou Quan.
Su Xuan could only become a neutral faction.
"Weichen just knew the situation at that time."
"It doesn't matter! Su Aiqing, just say it! If someone wants to isolate you or suppress you because of what you said, I will stand up for you!"
Su Xuan shouldn't have too much doubt about this sentence. He didn't know much about the nature of the empress, but he knew a little bit. Now that he was protecting himself so much, if the time came to give it up, he wouldn't be able to use it easily. Lost chess piece?
"Wei Chen obeys your orders!"
Su Xuan recounted all the facts he witnessed at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet verbatim, without mentioning anyone's name or expressing any subjective emotion. At most, he expressed regret.
"Okay! Su Aiqing said it in detail! It's thorough!"
"The guilty minister is here!"
"Did you understand? Now you know how to write a report?"
"The sinner knows!"
The empress waved her hand and gave the order directly.
"I now appoint Su Xuan to be the main person in charge of the Mid-Autumn Festival Massacre. The commander of the Jinyi Guards will demote Zhou Quan to two ranks and serve as the governor of the Jinyi Guards to assist Su Aiqing in completing various affairs. From now on, it is necessary to find out the ins and outs of the whole matter! Su Aiqing will temporarily serve as the commander from now on. The position of commander of the Jin Yiwei will be awarded with a gold medal! In this incident, I will be solely responsible for the transfer of the Jin Yiwei! Within five days! Everything must be investigated!"
As soon as these words came out, the whole place was in an uproar! Even Su Xuan did not expect that overnight, he would transform from a junior doctor of the sixth rank to a third rank doctor, not only to become a civil servant, but also to serve as the commander of the Royal Guards.
Zhu Houyi looked at the emperor in shock, obviously not expecting that he could put an unknown imperial physician in such an important position at will, and Gou Hongxuan now not only appreciated it, but also looked at Su Xuan with a critical eye. , he wanted to see if Su Xuan's ability was as strong as Ouyang Feng said.
Lin Zhangwen did not change much from the beginning. I don't know what little calculation he had in mind.
But Su Xuan didn't want to stand in the center of the storm, nor did he want to take sides, but now, he had no choice but to shirk it in front of the public. Firstly, he did not take action or say anything about this tragedy, and secondly, he disrespected the emperor. s Choice. Su Xuan felt that if he refused, he might be accused of being disloyal and unjust.
"Wei Chen obeys your orders!"
In the entire hall, Zhou Quan breathed a sigh of relief. For him, it was good to save a small life without being pulled down and beheaded on the spot. He could also have the task of assisting Su Xuan. In his heart, a What can a young imperial doctor know that cannot be treated submissively by the methods used when the time comes?
In Zhou Quan's mind, the main person in charge was the one who took the blame. If he found out, he would be considered as having taken the blame. If he didn't find out, it could be attributed to Su Xuan's inaction. In the end, Su Xuan, the temporary commander of the Jin Yiwei, Once you're in position, aren't everything still yours?
"The guilty minister accepts the order! The guilty minister will do his best to assist Mr. Su in handling the case!"
"Zhouquan! You can get down and get ready!"
Zhou Quanru was granted amnesty and quickly said: "Resign, the guilty minister!"
He didn't even stay for a while. If it weren't for the fact that he couldn't walk too fast in the morning palace, Zhou Quan would have even wanted to use his Qinggong.
After letting Zhou Quan leave, the empress turned around and asked, "Su Aiqing, you don't think I've made things difficult for you, do you?"
"Replying to your majesty, I am willing to do my best for your majesty and for my dead comrades!"
The empress even clapped her hands and praised loudly: "Good! Good! Look at it, this is Su Aiqing's responsibility!"
If he hadn't cared about the crowd, Su Xuan would have wanted to shirk it immediately, then turn around and leave. What a nonsense!
"Su Aiqing, go aside and take a rest!"
