Chapter 539: Third, I wronged you this time
"Thank you very much, Your Majesty, for your kindness in protecting me!"
There were only Wang Bing and the little fat man in the main hall of Qianqing Palace. Wang Bing knelt down and saluted the little fat man sincerely.
He had no choice but to say nothing else. After knowing that Wang Bing had no intention to break into the Supervisor of Ceremonies to arrest people, without even asking the reason, the little fat man directly filled him in with the imperial edict to arrest everyone in the Supervisory Supervisor of Ceremonies. That's all for this trust. , let alone monarchs and ministers since ancient times, even father, son and brothers may not be able to do it.
Therefore, Wang Bing's salute was absolutely sincere and not meant to be perfunctory.
"Third brother, there are no outsiders here, what are you doing with these false etiquettes?"
Pulling up Wang Bing, who was kneeling down, the little fat man couldn't help but become a little angry.
"Hey, little brother, isn't this just to express my sincere gratitude?"
It only mattered as long as the idea was fulfilled, so after being pulled up by the little fat man, Wang Bing also resumed the previous way of getting along with each other.
"Hey, if you want to thank you, why don't you give me something practical? You can just say thank you with just a touch of lip service?"
Seeing that Wang Bing had returned to his former self, the little fat man had completely let go of the emperor's airs just like when the two of them got along before.
"As an emperor, Brother Zhu is rich all over the world. He wants money and people. What else can I give to thank you? Besides, I am still relying on this little rich woman Yongning to support me. Zhu Brother, can you bear to scrape the flesh on a mosquito’s leg? Hahahaha!”
"Who said I want your money? You have to sincerely thank me. You can also use other methods, such as our sons..."
The two brothers, the emperor and his ministers, who had not seen each other for several months, chatted about their family affairs and immediately forgot about the several eunuchs who were still tied up and kneeling outside the Qianqing Palace. In the end, they were reminded by the prince Zhu Changluo who came to inquire. Only then did the person remember that there was still something serious to do.
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"By the way, Third Brother, you brought my chief ceremonial officer to a boil the moment you came back. What exactly did you do?"
After being reminded by his prince, the little fat man began to ask why Wang Bingqiang broke into the ceremonial prison.
"Your Majesty, I was ambushed when I came back... Dozens of our Yulin Guard brothers were killed or injured at once! They did not die on the battlefield, but died in the hands of the people they protected. They died too much Unjust..."
Speaking of the dozens of personal guards who were killed and injured in the bombing, Wang Bing couldn't help but feel heartbroken.
You must know that these people are all elites carefully cultivated by the Yulin Guards. In other armies, they must be at least general-level officers. How can Wang Bing not be heartbroken when dozens of people were lost in just such a short time.
"Bold! Someone dares to ambush and assassinate my champion? It's really outrageous! Chang Luo, go and bring in those guys who are cheating on you. I want to see who dares to be so bold!"
After listening to Wang Bing's story, even the little fat man who had expected this before the military reform could not help but feel angry at this moment.
There is nothing I can do about it. My own slave actually teamed up with an outsider to assassinate my own arm. If I let this go, it would be fine. In the future, would even my master dare to bite me back?
"As a servant of the royal family, you actually teamed up with outsiders to deal with your own master. You are really promising!"
Looking at the few people who had been frozen to the point of stiffness from kneeling outside in the cold wind for too long, the little fat man couldn't help but grit his teeth with hatred.
"Wan... Mr. Sui, this slave... this slave has been wronged!"
Looking at the little fat man's murderous eyes, Zhang Hong was the first to cry out for injustice.
"Unjustly accused? Didn't the grenade that ambushed the champion come from a military battle?"
Seeing that Zhang Hong still dared to cry out for injustice at this time, the little fat man suddenly became angry and kicked him, causing Zhang Hong to slide back several steps on the smooth gold brick.
"Long live my lord, slave... slave... I received the order from His Highness the Crown Prince and the documents from the Supervisor of Ceremonies, and then allocated 500 grenades for the Crown Prince's guards to practice..."
Holding back the severe pain in his chest and abdomen, Zhang Hong stammered and told the whole story.
It turned out that, as Wang Bing expected, these grenades that ambushed him did flow out from the Bingzhan Bureau. However, these people used the name of Prince Guards.
"You bastard, you have been in charge of the war bureau for many years. When did the prince directly go to the war bureau to pick up weapons?"
Seeing that this guy actually dragged his own son into it, the little fat man couldn't help but become furious.
"Long live my lord, I was originally suspicious, but Zhang Jing has a document from the Supervisor of Ceremonies, so I just..."
Needless to say, it was obvious that Zhang Hong was tricked by Zhang Jing, his ‘son’.
"Do you two have anything to say?"
After hearing Zhang Hong's explanation, the little fat man immediately looked at Zhang Cheng and Zhang Jing with angry eyes.
"Long live my life, please forgive me. I lost my mind for a moment. I fell in love with Zhang Cheng's threat. I..."
Seeing that the little fat man seemed to let Zhang Hong go, Zhang Jing was inspired and quickly threw the blame on Zhang Cheng, his immediate boss.
However, Zhang Jing, who was in a daze, had forgotten that the establishment of the Dongchang Admiral was originally meant to check and balance each other with the Eunuch Bingbi, the Superintendent of Ceremonies.
Therefore, most of the time, the superior of Eunuch Bingbi, the Supervisor of Ceremonies, is only in name only, and has no control over him, the eunuch who oversees the East Factory. Therefore, Zhang Jing's little thought was in vain.
"Long live my Lord, this slave pleads guilty and has nothing to say!"
Different from Zhang Jing's crazy blame-shifting, Zhang Cheng now lost his previous desperate attitude and admitted his guilt in a very bachelor manner.
"You bastards, you are all my most trusted people. I handed over the inner court and the East Factory to you, and this is how you repay me? You actually colluded with outsiders to go against your master!"
Seeing Zhang Jing, who was frantically begging for mercy, and Zhang Cheng, who was acting like a bachelor, the angry little fat man kicked Zhang Jing, who kept begging for mercy, to death.
"Since Feng Bao was demoted, His Majesty has become more and more harsh on the eunuchs in recent years. This time, he directly removed the post of supervisor of the army..."
Hearing the little fat man's roar, Zhang Cheng shook his head, explaining the reason for this betrayal.
Speaking of which, because of the Habayashi Guards, with the re-emergence of military generals Xunqi in recent years, and with the new helpers of the little fat man to fight against the civil servant group, the reliance on the eunuchs is indeed not as heavy as before.
Therefore, it is not surprising that during this military reform, the eunuchs who were deprived of the power to supervise the army colluded with those whose interests were also harmed.
"For the sake of your many years of service to me, tell me who participated in this incident, and I will leave you a complete body!"
Finally, after listening to Zhang Cheng's heartfelt words, the little fat man was not as angry as before.
"My slave, thank you, Lord Long Live, for your kindness! But slave, slave... I'm afraid... I'm afraid it's too late!"
As he spoke, wisps of black blood began to emerge from Zhang Cheng's orifices.
"Long live my lord, even when a person is about to die, his words are good! For the sake of... His majesty's great... great cause, those people, long live my lord, let them go for the time being... for the time being!"
After saying the last sentence, Zhang Cheng immediately fell to the ground.
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"No wonder Zhang Cheng advised your majesty to let them go for the time being. If he really kills them all, those civil servants will probably wake up laughing when they wake up!"
Looking at the dense lists in front of him, Wang Bing felt helpless.
Although Zhang Cheng bit out the poison that had been hidden in his mouth and died, Zhang Jing did not have the courage to commit suicide. Therefore, the list of people who participated in the ambush of Wang Bing was quickly pried out from Zhang Jing's mouth.
However, what depresses Wang Bing and the little fat man is that there is no civilian official in this long list. They are all old relatives whose interests have been harmed in this military reform.
In this way, if all these people are really brought to justice, it will be tantamount to letting the little fat man cut off his wings. The Xunqi generals group that was just supported will also be hit hard again and lose again.
The force that confronts the civil servants and gentry group.
You know, although these people have no practical skills, they are still very useful as flag-wavers when confronting the civil service group.
"Your Majesty, Zhang Cheng is right, let's let these people go for now! Otherwise, those civil servants will find excuses, and our efforts over the years will be in vain!"
Finally, looking at the little fat man with the same troubled face, what else could Wang Bing, the sufferer, say? He could only, like Zhang Cheng, take the initiative to plead for these people.
"Lao San, I have wronged you this time!"
Seeing the wry smile on Wang Bing's face, guilt couldn't help but appear on the little fat man's face.
"It's okay to feel a little wronged, but we can't bear this grievance in vain!"
Just kidding, it's not Wang Bing's style to take a dumb loss. So, with the little fat man's guilty expression, Wang Bing immediately thought of a way to take this opportunity to collect some 'interest'.
"Third brother, what else do you have in mind?"
The little fat man who already had quite a tacit understanding couldn't help but his eyes lit up when he heard what Wang Bing said.
"Your Majesty, in order to prevent those civil servants, gentry and fishermen from profiting, we can't deal with these people now. But if we let them pass so easily, wouldn't it be too easy for them? We can..."
Under the expectant gaze of the little fat man, Wang Bing immediately expressed his thoughts.
"In this way, as long as they dare not raise the flag to rebel, they can only obey His Majesty's command. Let them chase chickens and they will never dare to chase dogs. In the future, wherever there is need, let them be the vanguard and take the lead.
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"Well, although this method is not grand and fair enough, it can be used to deal with these silverfish villains, and it can be considered to be the best use of everything!"
After hearing Wang Bing's thoughts, the little fat man couldn't help but nod his head.
However, although Wang Bing's method was beneficial to the court and the imperial power, it was of no benefit to himself.
Therefore, feeling regretful, the little fat man remembered the incident where he had been rejected by Wang Bing before.
Chapter completed!