Wu Qijian's residence was not in a remote location. Seeing a large group of officers and soldiers surrounding the residence, passers-by were curious and came to watch. Within a short time, the whole street was filled with people.
Changsheng stood outside the door and waited calmly. To outsiders, his actions seemed purely youthful and reckless, but he knew it in his heart. This time he came to arrest Wu Qijian. Let the eunuchs think that he is young and impulsive.
The second is to avenge private hatred and vent anger. This Wu Qijian had previously criticized Sang and Huai from the court, implying that he lacked parental discipline. This shows that the eunuchs already knew that he was an orphan. Wu Qijian's words touched his sore spot. It doesn't hurt. Beating this person will not eliminate the hatred in his heart.
The third is to take the opportunity to establish his power and suppress the Ministry of Justice who are loyal to the eunuch party. Later, he will not only beat Wu Qijian in public, but also beat the Minister of the Ministry of Justice who came after hearing the news. The beating will not count, but he will also be captured. If the civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty knew what happened today, who would dare not be wary of him in the future?
The fourth is to take the opportunity to build a good relationship with the Eunuch Party. If both the Minister of Punishment and the doctor of the Punishment Department are captured, the Eunuch Party will soon get the news. If nothing happens, the Eunuch Party will immediately send someone to intercede, because the Minister of Punishment is the Minister of Punishment. Chief, he knows too many secrets of the eunuchs. If you delay for too long, don't let him find out anything.
If the members of the Eunuch Party intercede in the past, they can also take the opportunity to test whether he is willing to sell the Eunuch Party's face. If he does not accept the Eunuch Party's account and beats him to death but does not let him go, the Eunuch Party will understand that he is only loyal to the emperor, and he will be in trouble next time. . If he releases the person immediately, the eunuch will know that he saw Yang Fugong raising his hand to the attendant Gao above the court, and he will understand it and know whether his imperial censor was recommended by the eunuch or sold by the eunuch. Eunuch face.
Before completely closing the net, you must not fall out with the eunuchs, otherwise the other party will regard them as a serious problem and step up their efforts to eradicate them.
As for how the matter ended in the end, it was within his expectation that it would be settled. Someone would definitely be involved in the court tomorrow, but the emperor would definitely not deal with him, and Yang Fugong and others would not do anything to him. First of all, he would betray the eunuch today, which shows that his position is not clear. Secondly, he is now in control of the power. If he openly offends him, it will be equivalent to forcing him to side with the emperor.
After a while, all twenty-five members of Wu Qijian's family were arrested. The family members were detained in the yard, and Wu Qijian himself was escorted outside the door.
Although this guy was tied up, he was not honest. Seeing many onlookers on the street, he took the opportunity to shout loudly, saying that Yushitai was handling the case illegally and that Changsheng would avenge himself.
Changsheng didn't say anything, and Wu Qijian would slap him in the face if he yelled.
Wu Qijian shouted again and he hit again.
Wu Qijian kept shouting, and he kept beating him.
There is no one who is not afraid of being beaten. Maybe it was painful from being beaten by Chang Sheng, or maybe he found that Chang Sheng was not afraid of crowds of people watching, so Wu Qijian did not dare to shout anymore.
This is the Imperial City of the Tang Dynasty. Under the emperor's feet, it is extremely rare for officials to beat people in public, let alone a third-grade official personally beating other officials. The onlookers were shocked and excited. They had won the first prize in the previous martial arts competition to recruit relatives and the imperial martial arts competition. , had already stolen the limelight, and this time he beat up the imperial official in the street, which added more color and color to his legendary deeds.
Then a box of various sizes was carried out and opened in front of everyone. It was full of gold and silver jewelry and bunches of coins. In addition, there were various jade articles and a large number of calligraphy and paintings.
Hatred of the rich is a common problem among most people. Seeing that so much property was found in Wu Qijian's house, everyone on the street applauded and said that Yushitai enforced the law impartially and punished corrupt officials, which was very satisfying.
Although Da Tou did not express his merits, Chang Sheng gave him a look of approval. This guy was very smart, and could also be said to be very cunning. Wu Qijian had indeed been greedy for a lot of gold and silver, but he was not as scary as he looked. Da Tou led others to look up. The box had been tampered with, and all the gold, silver and jewelry were placed on the top of the box. Those things were definitely not underneath. He had just seen a few boxes of silver sent by the Ni family in the morning. If the boxes at the door were all gold and silver, The two detectives couldn't lift it at all.
Lest the onlookers didn't understand why, Changsheng shouted to the captain beside him and asked, "What is the annual salary of a doctor in the Ministry of Punishment?"
"Sir, the doctor of the Ministry of Punishment is from the fifth rank, and his annual salary should be around forty taels." The school captain replied loudly.
After getting the answer he wanted, Changsheng pointed his finger at Wu Qijian and shouted loudly, "Where do all these gold, silver, jewelry, jades, calligraphy and paintings come from? Tell me truthfully."
Immortality is purely a matter of asking questions knowingly. Wu Qijian knew that he was wrong and could only bow his head and remain silent.
Everyone in the audience heard it, and the goal of immortality was achieved.
At this time, the matter here has been dealt with. Changsheng began to worry that the Minister of the Ministry of Justice would not rush to stop him after getting the news. He was a little anxious while waiting. It was not until he saw the purple-clothed sedan carriage and the brigade of government officials following behind that he felt relieved. Come.
At this time, the color of the sedan chair was also regulated. Those who could use the purple sedan chair were at least third-rank officials and above, and the dozens of officials following behind further indicated that the person who came was the Minister of Punishment himself.
Not only Changsheng saw the sedan chair in the distance, but Wu Qijian, who had been kneeling outside the door, also saw it. Seeing the savior coming, he began to struggle to get up and shouted for help.
Lest Wu Qijian shout something bad, Changsheng winked at Datou who was standing aside. The latter understood and slapped Wu Qijian on the back of the head, knocking him unconscious.
The captain who led the army was most worried that the Minister of Punishment would come in person. Seeing that the other party was really coming, he looked at Changsheng with uneasiness. Seeing the smile on Changsheng's lips, he became more and more surprised. He was originally confused, but this time he was confused again. Tim was filled with doubts.
The sedan chair hurriedly arrived, the bearers got off the sedan and raised the curtains. The Minister of the Ministry of Punishment was furious and strode forward. "You are an arrogant boy. You are so bold. Just after taking office, you will avenge yourself and arrest my officials of the Ministry of Punishment."
"The Yushitai monitors hundreds of officials, and the Ministry of Punishment is also under supervision. Wu Qi, the doctor in the Ministry of Punishment, admonished him for corruption and bending the law. The evidence of the crime is conclusive." Changsheng said seriously.
"Okay, you ransacked your home without conviction. This is a serious crime. I will go to court tomorrow morning..."
Chang Sheng originally wanted to say a few words for the occasion, but the other person was too close to him and shouted angrily. His spittle flew around and splashed on his face. Chang Sheng was disgusted in his heart and slapped him back before he could finish his words.
The slap was so loud that the Minister of Punishment, who was nearly fifty years old and a civil servant, couldn't bear it. He fainted and fell to the ground.
No one on both sides expected that Changsheng would even dare to beat the Minister of Punishment. They were all stunned when the incident happened suddenly.
After a brief moment of astonishment, everyone in the Punishment Department came to their senses first and moved forward with their swords unsheathed.
Seeing that the other party showed off their weapons, the detectives at Yushitai also drew their swords towards him.
The Yushitai and the Ministry of Punishment are both the yamen responsible for the prosecution and imprisonment. Both parties have the authority to enforce the law and arrest people. Now the swords are at war, and they will start fighting immediately if they are not careful.
Seeing someone coming forward to help the Minister of Justice who fell to the ground, Chang Sheng raised his eyebrows and kicked the opponent away. He then grabbed the Minister of Justice by his collar and threw him to Yang Kai. At the same time, he shouted loudly, "Wu Qijian has committed corruption and perverted the law. He has confessed that the Minister of Punishment is an accomplice. Anyone who dares to act rashly will be punished with the same crime."
Seeing that the official of the headquarters had been captured by the opponent, everyone in the punishment department panicked and looked at each other, not knowing what to do.
After calming down everyone in the Punishment Department, Changsheng did not hesitate. With an order, all the arresters took action at the same time and fired the weapons of the Punishment Department officials.
Changsheng got on his horse, shook the reins and went ahead. The two principal criminals and a group of officials from the Ministry of Justice were escorted back together with Wu Qijian's family members. All the gold and silver evidence that had been previously found were also loaded into the car and taken away...
