"My lord, that's the two of them."
The general of the Beijing camp pointed at the two people being escorted over.
Plop!
The two people immediately fell to their knees on the ground.
"Sir, we were wronged. We were not spies of the robbers, nor did we collude with the robbers."
The two people kept complaining for themselves.
He was finally released from the robbers, but unexpectedly he was arrested again by people from the Beijing camp, and was labeled as a robber who had fornicated with him.
At this moment, the two people's hearts were filled with the word injustice.
"Are you two colluding robbers who robbed the money sent by the imperial court to Shanhaiguan?" Wailang, a member of the household department, looked at the two people kneeling on the ground with cold eyes.
I can guess in my heart that these two people should have nothing to do with the robbers who robbed the money.
But he also understood that these two people should be scapegoats pushed out by the people in Jingying, just like he had insisted on placing the crime of having their wages robbed on the heads of these people in Jingying.
"Sir, we really did not collude with the robbers. The younger one is willing to swear on the ancestral tablet."
"What a small injustice!"
The two people kept shouting injustice.
"Sir, don't listen to their nonsense. At that time, many people saw proof that the two of them colluded with the robbers." said the general of the Jingying camp.
Since Wailang, a member of the household department, guessed that these two people were scapegoats, he was too lazy to talk nonsense and directly ordered: "Keep these two people under good custody and don't let them escape."
The general of the Beijing camp waved his hand to his subordinates.
There were soldiers from the Beijing camp nearby dragging the two people away from the crowd.
"The robbed salary cannot be recovered, and you, the Beijing camp, will be responsible for this." Wailang, a member of the household department, said to the generals of the Beijing camp, and then left with a few Jinyi guards.
As for what will happen to the two people captured by the people from Jingying in the future, that is Jingying's own business. He doesn't want to get involved, but the fact that their wages were robbed can only make Jingying bear the blame.
In his opinion, two low-status people were not qualified to bear such a big crime.
The faces of the generals from the Beijing camp who stayed in place were pale and pale.
He didn't expect that the person in charge of the household department in front of him would insist on clinging to Jingying and not give him any face.
As for getting back the stolen wages, he had given up hope.
The discarded wooden boxes and gravel scattered on the ground made him understand that even if he caught the robbers who stole the money, it would be impossible to get all the money back.
Unfortunately, it was too late when we knew this.
I'm afraid that by the time he leaves the capital, he will already be a scapegoat and abandoned by the big shots behind the capital camp.
"General, the lord from the household department has left with the Jin Yiwei. It seems he is returning to the capital." A soldier on the side reminded the general in the capital camp in a low voice.
A group of people were in a small place. The people from Hubu and Jinyiwei rode away, so they could not hide it from everyone's eyes.
The general in the capital camp hesitated again and again, and finally sighed and said, "Let the brothers clean up, and let's go back to the capital."
My salary and money were all gone, so there was no point in going to Shanhaiguan anymore, not to mention that even the angel who delivered the message was gone.
When they heard that they were returning to the capital, the soldiers in the capital camp hurriedly packed their things.
Unlike the adults, these lower-level soldiers had no food or clothing, and they had to travel and work. If it was not necessary to go, no one would want to go to Shanhaiguan.
Not long after, people from the Beijing camp also started to return to the capital. The two prisoners who were identified as colluding with the robbers were also taken along and returned to the capital.
The general of the capital camp rode towards the capital with a gloomy expression.
It's not like he never thought about going up the mountain and becoming a bandit.
But he couldn't guarantee that many of the soldiers and horses from the Beijing camp he had brought would be willing to go up the mountain with him. Another reason was that this place was an unfamiliar place for him, and he might not be able to survive if he stayed, and he really wanted to go up the mountain. If you become a bandit, your family in the capital will definitely be implicated.
This was already the case. He thought it would be better to go back to the capital and take a gamble, maybe there would be a chance of survival. After all, he also had two prisoners in his hands. If he spent some money to take care of them, he might not be able to save one life.
Most of the people in the capital camp were infantry, so they were naturally not as fast as the household ministers Wai Lang and Jin Yiwei who returned to the capital.
Without the burden of the team, Hubu Yuanwailang returned to the capital the next day.
When he returned to the capital, he did not send the news back immediately. Instead, he returned home first, took the money, and started to organize activities in the capital.
More than a day later, the people from Jingying also came back. He reported the news to the court that the salary had been robbed, and put the responsibility on Jingying, saying that someone in Jingying had colluded with the robbers. This resulted in the robbery of wages and money.
When the chief assistant Zhou Yanru learned about this incident, his expression changed.
In any case, he never expected that the money sent to Shanhaiguan would be robbed as soon as it left the capital.
"Brother Yusheng, something big happened." Wen Tiren burst into the court room where Zhou Yanru was usually on duty with an anxious look on his face.
Zhou Yanru raised his eyelids and glanced at Wen Tiren who came in, and asked: "What kind of big thing happened to make you so anxious, Brother Changqing? Come, sit down and talk slowly."
"Brother Yusheng, are you still in the mood to sit here and drink tea!" Wen Tiren asked back, but before Zhou Yanru could answer, he immediately said, "The batch of salary sent to Shanhaiguan was robbed. Such a big thing, Brother Yusheng You haven’t heard anything?”
Hearing this, Zhou Yanru nodded slightly and said, "I already know about this, but I didn't expect that there is such a fierce bandit in Shuntian Mansion, and they even dare to rob the imperial court's salary."
"At this time, it is no longer as simple as the money being robbed. How will your Majesty respond? This batch of money was all taken out of His Majesty's internal funds." Wen Tiren said anxiously.
Zhou Yanru said: "The matter must not be hidden. His Majesty will know it sooner or later. I think it is better for us to go to see His Majesty together and explain the matter clearly. After all, no one wants to see the robbery of salary."
"Isn't it a good time to see His Majesty?" Wen Tiren started to retreat.
After such a big thing happened, he didn't want to become a tool for Chongzhen to get angry. This kind of good thing should be left to Zhou Yanru, the first assistant.
Zhou Yanru glanced at Wen Tiren and said, "Let's go together. It was you and me who asked for the money from His Majesty. Now something goes wrong, there's no guarantee that Your Majesty won't get both of us back."
After talking about this, Wen Tiren knew that it was impossible not to go, so he agreed and rushed to Qianqing Palace with Zhou Yanru.
Both of them knew in their hearts that if they went to see Chongzhen at this time, they would definitely have to endure Chongzhen's violent storm. Others may not know it, but they both knew very well how important the salary shipped to Shanhaiguan was.
Qianqing Palace was not far away, and the two people quickly arrived outside the main hall of Qianqing Palace.
