Zheng Xiong didn't take any action. Prisoners who wanted to take action were suppressed, including those who spoke loudly.
And Zheng Xiong didn't care about these people. He made such a hasty penalty without any intention of taking any money from these people. Lao Zhu, a poor man, accounted for part of the reason.
More importantly, the arrival of the Minister of Punishment gave Zheng Xiong a sense of crisis.
More money makes people jealous, and each trial is obviously time-consuming and laborious, giving those behind the scenes more time to prepare.
Simply take the blame, strike first and block the road for them.
In this way, a done deal is done, which saves Wang Xing and himself troubles.
Seeing that the situation was gradually calming down, Zheng Xiong said nothing and said to Wang Xing.
"These people want General Wang to be detained for two more days. The Japanese government will make arrangements before picking them up. See if there are any problems."
Of course there is a problem. All they eat are the rations of their own army. Who has the surplus food to feed them for free? Isn’t that ridiculous!
Wang Xing had a troubled look on his face, and you could tell just by looking at his expression. Seeing that he was hesitant to speak, Zheng Xiong asked in confusion.
"Is there any difficulty, General Wang?"
When Zheng Xiong asked about it, Wang Xing stopped hiding it and spoke out about his difficulties.
"To be honest, people in the military camp are required to eat horse chews. It's okay for these two days. I tell my soldiers to tighten their bellies and save some rations for them. It's no problem."
"But this time cannot be too long, otherwise the soldiers will be hungry and the general will not be able to explain."
I thought there were any difficulties, but this is relatively simple. Take it from the people, use it for the people, and the stolen money collected is enough for these people.
In addition, I have already decided where these people will go, and I will wait until tomorrow to see the court's reaction, so it doesn't take long.
Zheng Xiong responded immediately.
"It can take as little as one day, or as long as two or three days. If the rations are not enough, I will order someone to deliver the rations. It's up to you."
There’s nothing to say, of course it’s possible.
"Okay, in that case, there will be no problem here, General Mo."
Seeing that the matter was settled, Zheng Xiong didn't stay and left immediately.
The next morning at court, Zheng Xiong appeared in the court with dark circles under his eyes and looked like he had not slept well.
With his improved status, he had a specially equipped place to warm himself by the fire, so he didn't suffer much from the cold.
It was also warmer inside the main hall, so this morning session was not as painful as before.
However, he offended too many people and acted recklessly. Yesterday he said no to the Minister of Justice, which attracted a lot of people's attention. It was also obvious that Zheng Xiong was being excluded.
In the queue of civil servants, Zheng Xiong silently walked to the front of the fourth-rank official and stood in line according to his official position.
The Huaixi faction accounted for the majority in the field, and most of the money-making people were from this group, so it was mostly these people who were hostile to Zheng Xiong.
Such an obvious exclusion attracted the attention of a group of people in eastern Zhejiang headed by Liu Bowen, except for a few neutral people.
As the vanguard of Lao Zhu's efforts to suppress the Huaixi faction, the Zhejiang eastern faction is in a weak position and behaves more steadily and cleaner.
After all, they have to face the counterattacks of the Huaixi faction at all times, and they must stand firm, otherwise they will easily be suppressed by the large number of Huaixi faction.
Now that Zheng Xiong has suddenly emerged, the rectification of the gambling houses has become a big deal. However, the disadvantaged Huaixi party has made great achievements against Zheng Xiong.
Such a new force is a talent with endless potential in the future. As long as he doesn't die young, he will definitely shine.
Due to Zheng Xiong's suppression of gambling houses, the Huaixi faction was hit more hard, so the Zhejiang Eastern faction paid more attention to Zheng Xiong, a new gangster.
If we can win over Zheng Xiong, it will be a great supplement to the eastern Zhejiang faction.
Moreover, Yingtian Mansion, which controls this important place in the capital, is also convenient for suppressing the Huaixi faction.
Although he had not spoken to Zheng Xiong before, judging from Zheng Xiong's two attacks, Zheng Xiong had already fallen into the eyes of the East Zhejiang faction.
In addition to the slightly friendly look, there is also a bit more scrutiny.
I don't know how long it took, but when Zheng Xiong was drowsy, a voice rang in his ears, waking Zheng Xiong up.
Follow the stream and pay homage to Lao Zhu.
"Long live your Majesty."
"No courtesy, stay on your own."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
After some routine etiquette, the main topic began.
Of course, there is not only one Zheng Xiong in the court, there are countless things going on, and Zheng Xiong is not the first person named.
First, Lao Zhu raised the issue and the people in the palace discussed it.
Then, starting from the discussion in the palace, they raised issues one by one and reported various matters to Lao Zhu so that Lao Zhu could understand the situation.
If there is anything difficult to decide, Lao Zhu will be asked to make the decision.
At the beginning, there was no wave in Gujing, everything was just a normal conversation, nothing happened to Zheng Xiong.
But as the Minister of Punishment began to report, things began to head towards Zheng Xiong.
"Your Majesty, I want to report to Yingtian Mansion Governor Zheng Xiong. He does not respect the orders, acts arrogantly, and is unworthy of being a governor."
As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes turned to Zheng Xiong, and many people had a hint of joking on their faces.
Lao Zhu also looked at Zheng Xiong's direction and said to Zheng Xiong.
"Zheng Xiong, what do you have to say about what the Minister of Punishment said?"
Zheng Xiong walked out of the queue, saluted Lao Zhu, and then looked at the Minister of Punishment.
"Our government office can handle the affairs, but the Ministry of Punishment openly intervened and asked the minister to hand over the proceeds from the raid on the gambling house."
"What the minister did was strictly in accordance with the law. I didn't think it was inappropriate to crack down on gambling houses, but the Ministry of Punishment wanted to take over the matter."
"I don't know what I mean, but what the Punishment Department did is disgusting."
"Therefore, the minister refuses to accept the order of the Ministry of Punishment and asks His Majesty to judge."
Zheng Xiong's answer is obviously unsatisfactory. Isn't it a joke that you refuse to accept it?
If they are all like you, then who at the first level will listen to orders?
It was impossible to get off to such a bad start, and there was a group of officials who were dissatisfied with Zheng Xiong, and the verbal and written criticisms started immediately.
"Boy, you are talking nonsense. If the Ministry of Punishment cannot manage the prison of your government, what use are the six departments? Is it just your mouth?"
"A government official is so lawless and doesn't know what the orders are. If everyone follows his example, it won't be against him. He really deserves to be punished."
Just for a moment, two people reprimanded loudly, and those who were waiting behind them were ready to speak. They seized on Zheng Xiong's words and wanted to put him into a situation where he would never recover.
"Zheng Xiong's words confuse the imperial court and do not respect orders. The position of governor must not be handed over to this yellow-tongued kid. Please give your Majesty's judgment."
"I second my opinion."
"I also second the proposal."
After a while, there were all proposals to bring Zheng Xiong down, and there were quite a lot of them.
Zheng Xiong, who was offended by the public, did not speak out except for the neutral people, even the people from the eastern Zhejiang faction, which was quite a bit like being pushed down by the crowd.
