Chen Tong, the staff member standing aside, saw that the square-faced Jin Yiwei's face turned a little ugly, and explained: "Everyone in Datong knows about the tiger character flag. You can find out if you go and ask anyone outside."
The square-faced Jin Yiwei glanced at Chen Tong and said, "Don't worry, we will investigate this matter."
"If your Excellency needs it, I can also find some common people who know about Tiger Character Banner's rebellion and hand them over to you for interrogation." Chen Tong said with a smile.
The square-faced Jin Yiwei said with a cold expression: "No need, we Jin Yiwei can do these things ourselves."
Jin Yiwei investigates the case and naturally does not want others to judge him.
Chen Tong smiled and said nothing.
At this time, Wang Xinyi, who was sitting at the top, suddenly said: "Not only is there the Tiger-Character Banner conspiracy in Datong, but the governor and the general of Datong are secretly colluding with it. You must find out about this and give an explanation to the court. Give the Holy One an explanation."
"Excuse me, sir, we came to Datong this time just to investigate this matter." The square-faced Jin Yiwei said in a neither humble nor overbearing tone.
"snort!"
Wang Xinyi snorted coldly with a nasal tone, and immediately said: "Since you have come to Datong to investigate this matter, you should go to Datong Fucheng to find the governor and the commander-in-chief Zhang Huai, instead of wasting time here."
Hearing this, the square-faced Jin Yiwei was a little unhappy, but he still said patiently: "The rebellion of the Tiger Character Banner involves the governor of a place and the general soldier of a town. Naturally, we need to investigate in detail."
Chen Tong, an aide standing aside, said: "The contents of my lord's memorial are true. You only need to go to Lingqiu to find evidence of their rebellion."
"In that case, I'll take my leave first." The square-faced Jin Yiwei saw that Wang Xinyi and the Jin Yiwei didn't welcome their arrival, so he took the initiative to say goodbye.
Wang Xinyi glanced at them indifferently.
Chen Tong on the side said with a smile: "I'll see you off, sir."
He raised his right hand and made a gesture of invitation.
The square-faced Jin Yiwei turned around and walked outside.
Chen Tong said to Wang Xinyi, who was sitting in the first seat: "Sir, the students should go and send them away first."
Wang Xin nodded.
After a cup of tea, Chen Tong returned from outside.
Wang Xinyi raised his eyelids and said, "Everyone has been sent away?"
"Already gone." Chen Tong said respectfully, and then said with a worried look on his face, "My lord, did you treat these Jin Yiwei too far away just now? The student is worried that these people will say some unfavorable words to you after they return to Beijing."
"It doesn't matter." Wang Xinyi waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "These people will only bully good people in the capital. The princes in the court have long been dissatisfied with them. This time I have made such a great contribution. If they dare to accuse their own officials, the princes in the court will definitely not let them off lightly."
Chen Tong echoed: "These Jinyiwei and Dongchang's gossips are indeed abominable. They deceive the saints and harm the people. The justices in the court should advise the saints to ban these two yamen, so that they can show that the saints love the people like sons. "
"Haven't you ever thought about being a prince in the court?" Wang Xinyi sneered, and then said, "It's a pity that the late emperor passed away too early, otherwise there would be no time to show off his power by doing these things."
Chen Tong sighed.
As a scholar, no one would like Jinyiwei and Dongchang, and would not want these two yamen to be abolished all the time.
As soon as the square-faced Jinyiwei and others came out of the patrol office, they left Yanghewei without stopping for a moment and appeared on the official road a few miles away.
"Sir, where should we go next?" a long-faced guard in brocade clothes asked.
The square-faced Jin Yiwei glanced at the two forked roads in front of him, hesitated for a moment, raised his hand and pointed, and said: "The road on the left leads to Lingqiu."
"Sir, are you going to Lingqiu?" the long-faced guard in brocade clothes asked.
The square-faced Jinyiwei shook his head and said: "Lingqiu is the home of the Tiger-Character Banner. If the Tiger-Character Banner plots rebellion as Wang Xinyi said, we will die if we go there."
"How about going back to Beijing?" The long-faced Jin Yiwei asked tentatively.
The square-faced Jin Yiwei glanced at him and said, "If you return to the capital without finding out anything, you won't be afraid of being punished by the commander when you return!"
"I don't dare." The long-faced Jin Yiwei shook his head hastily.
The square-faced Jinyiwei looked at the road to the left, then looked at the road to the right, and then said: "We are divided into two groups. I will lead people to Datong. You guys will go along this road towards Lingqiu."
"My lord, didn't you just say that Lingqiu is in danger, and if you go there, you will die." The long-faced Jin Yiwei looked puzzled.
The square-faced Jin Yiwei looked at him and said: "Who told you to go to Lingqiu? You can go to Guangling in this direction. Lingqiu is the home of the Tiger Flag. If the other party really has any treason, no one from Guangling County can do anything about it. I don’t even know the news.”
"I understand, my lord, you want me to go to Guangling to inquire about the tiger-character flag." The long-faced Jin Yiwei suddenly realized.
The square-faced Jin Yiwei nodded and said: "When we get to Guangling, if it is found that the Tiger Character Banner really has the intention to rebel, we will implement the evidence and take it back to the capital."
"Where are you, my lord?" the long-faced Jin Yiwei asked.
The square-faced Jin Yiwei said: "I will go to Datong to check whether the Datong governor and the commander-in-chief have colluded with the Tiger Flag. At that time, I will return to Beijing on my own. Okay, let's hit the road!"
He waved his hand, signaling to the long-faced Jin Yiwei that they could leave.
"Yes." The long-faced Jin Yiwei agreed, turned to the people around him and said, "You guys follow me."
After saying that, he knocked the horse's belly, flicked the reins in his hand, spurred the horse to gallop towards the official road leading to Lingqiu.
There were several Jin Yiwei who left with him.
The square-faced Jinyiwei watched the long-faced Jinyiwei and others walk away, and then he said to the people around him: "Let's go to Datong."
The official road from Yang Hewei to Datong is closer than to Guangling County. The long-faced Jinyiwei and others have not yet arrived in Guangling, while the square-faced Jinyiwei has already arrived in Datong Prefecture.
"Sir, where should we go next?" asked a royal guard.
The square-faced Jinyiwei said: "Go to the governor's office."
The street in front of the governor's office was no longer filled with officials waiting for the governor's summons.
Since the news about Wang Xinyi was sent to the capital, many officials who got the news stopped coming to patrol the Yamen.
Many Datong officials did not believe that the governor would plot rebellion, but it was useless for them not to believe it. The key was to see whether the court minister believed it or not.
The square-faced Jin Yiwei appeared on the street outside the governor's office on horseback.
He raised his head and glanced at the main entrance of the governor's Yamen, and said to the people around him: "Leave one person to guard outside, and the others will follow me into the Yamen."
After the words fell, he jumped off the horse first, handed the horse to the person next to him, and walked towards the governor's Yamen.
Several royal guards followed him up the stone steps in front of the governor's office.
Arriving at the yamen gate, the square-faced Jin Yiwei took out his badge, waved it to the yamen guard guarding the yamen gate, and said: "The Jin Yiwei is investigating the case, and everyone else is waiting to get out of the way."
After saying that, he took a step and walked inside.
