Qi Ning suddenly kicked Da Xi Chong, and everyone present was shocked. They never expected that Jin Yihou would attack the Minister of Punishment in full view of everyone.
Da Xichong fell to the ground, a mouthful of blood spurted out. He struggled to get up for a moment, but Qining had already rushed up with a single stride. He didn't care that Da Xichong's men came forward, and pressed his knees down, already pressing on Da Xichong's chest. Qi Ning raised his hand and punched Da Xichong in the face. He was furious and said: "The good reputation of our Jinyi Qi family for many years is so precious. How dare you falsely accuse my Qi family of harboring the palace? Are you saying that our Qi family is covering up the palace?" Is your family planning to rebel?"
Da Xichong wanted to speak, but Qining punched him again, hitting the side bone of his cheek. Qining knew the structure of the human body very well, so he naturally knew where to hit. With this punch, blood splattered in Da Xichong's mouth again. When he came out with two teeth, Da Xichong couldn't say anything he wanted to say.
Although everyone in the Criminal Department rushed over, they all knew Qi Ning's identity. Who dared to stop Jin Yihou who was in a rage
Qi Ning punched left and right, and in a moment, a dozen punches had been thrown. Da Xi's face was covered with blood, and he was so groggy that he couldn't even scream.
At this time, Chi Fengdian finally stepped forward and advised: "Master Marquis, please calm down. Master Daxi may have made a mistake. For the sake of this humble general, I will spare him this time."
Qi Ning seemed to be still angry, but he still stopped his hand. He punched continuously, and his hands were already stained with blood. He wiped them clean on Da Xichong's official robe, and then stood up. It seemed that he still couldn't understand the hatred in his heart, and he punched hard again. After kicking twice, he said to Chi Fengdian: "Commander Chi, I don't get angry easily on weekdays. This Da Xichong is an official of the DPRK after all. Even if I say something wrong, I can just bear with it, but He dared to slander the Marquis Mansion for shielding the Prince Mansion today. Even a person can't bear to be slapped with such a big label."
"What the Marquis said is true." Chi Fengdian persuaded, "Lord Daxi will definitely not offend you in the future."
Qi Ning said: "I don't care if you offend me or not, but if you want to slander the Jinyi Qi family, I will not let you go even if you go to the ends of the world. The Jinyi Qi family has a clear name accumulated by generations, and the Qi family has no respect for the emperor." The imperial court has always been loyal and loyal, and we can learn from it, but a mere minister of the Ministry of Justice dares to speak nonsense here. If I don't protect the reputation of the Qi family, I will do it again in the future."
Da Xichong was lying on the ground, dying. He had been beaten by Qin Ning's violent storm, and he was already a little unconscious. Not to mention defending, it was difficult to even say a word.
Chi Fengdian thought that Qining's claim that Da Xichong had slandered Jinyi Qi's family seemed to be a bit of a scoundrel, but if Daxi was unscrupulous and dared to be presumptuous in front of Jinyi Hou, he would be asking for trouble.
Everyone in the punishment department looked at each other in shock. Looking at Da Xichong lying on the ground unable to move, they didn't know what to do for a moment.
Chi Fengdian said in a deep voice: "Master Da Xi is injured like this, what are you waiting for? Why don't you take him to see a doctor?"
The official of the Ministry of Justice then stepped forward and raised Da Xichong. He did not dare to stay here anymore. The Marquis of Jin Yi even beat the minister of the Ministry of Justice severely, and the others were naturally not a problem. No one dared to provoke them and surrounded him. Zhu Da Xi rushed away in embarrassment.
Qi Ning straightened his clothes, and suddenly heard the sound of footsteps. Looking back, he saw a few people carrying a sedan, followed by about twenty people. When the sedan landed, Dou Kui, the Minister of Household Affairs, had already stepped out of the sedan. When he came down, he saw Qi Ning and immediately ran over. He humbly cupped his hands and said, "I pay my respects to the Marquis!"
Qi Ning smiled and said, "Master Dou, we are all waiting for you."
"I have just received the order. I did not dare to delay. I selected some smart and capable people to come over and asked the Marquis to forgive me." Dou Kui's attitude toward Qi Ning was completely different from before, and he was extremely cautious.
Chi Fengdian knew it well and cupped his hands and said: "Master Dou, the Yulin Camp is guarding outside the palace. If Master Dou and the Marquis need it, they can be mobilized at any time."
Dou Kui nodded and said: "The palace is too big and everything is scattered, so it is not easy to count. Commander Chi can send some people into the palace to collect all the wealth, silk, calligraphy, paintings and antiques in the palace, and then we can register them one by one. He looked at Qining again and said cautiously: "I wonder what the Marquis thinks?"
Qi Ning said with a smile: "This is my first time to conduct a house raid. I don't know anything about this. Lord Dou can do whatever he thinks should be done without asking me."
Dou Kui said hurriedly: "Yes, yes, yes." He said to Chi Fengdian: "Commander Chi, please lend me fifty people."
Chi Fengdian said: "But it depends on your command."
Qi Ning didn't say much and walked into the palace directly. Dou Kui also followed closely with all the managers from the household department. A family member of the palace who was kneeling on the ground pressed his forehead to the ground and did not dare to move. , no matter men, women, old or young, they are all like lambs waiting to be slaughtered.
Qi Ning knew clearly in his heart that before the fall of King Huainan, the family members of the palace, even the gatekeepers of the palace, were envied by others and felt that they were superior, not to mention the ladies and ladies of the palace, but the big tree of King Huainan Once the tree falls, the status and pride of the past will be gone with the wind. The noble ladies who were once aloof can now only let others control their destiny.
Looking at the dense crowd of people kneeling on the ground, Qining felt a chill in his vest.
He suddenly thought, if one day he loses in the struggle between the DPRK and China, will the Jinyihou Mansion also end up like this? Will Gu Qinghan also kneel on the ground and let the mermaid be eaten
With this thought in his mind, Qi Ning's eyes turned cold.
He understands that this kind of struggle has always been life and death. If you want to survive, there is only one way, and that is to completely eradicate all enemies. This kind of game is too cruel and cannot end without a winner.
At this time, Chi Fengdian had also ordered fifty soldiers to enter the palace and follow orders. Dou Kui ordered: "You are all brothers of the Yulin Camp. I don't need to explain the rules. Each of you will allocate your manpower and search all parts of the palace. Remember, don’t leave any room or place behind, but all antique calligraphy, gold and silver utensils must be gathered together, and if you find anything special, you must report it immediately without making any mistakes.”
All the soldiers raised their hands and said, "I have the order."
"There is another thing that shouldn't be said, but it has to be said." Dou Kui said: "The family property was confiscated and confiscated into the national treasury. If someone is bold and dares to hide the stolen goods secretly, according to the laws of the imperial court, the three clans will be implicated. You must all know it. He waved his hand and said, "Let's all go do things."
Everyone immediately separated and searched everywhere in the palace.
Dou Kui turned to Qi Ning and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, why don't you go into the hall and have a cup of tea. After the search for the stolen goods is completed, gather them together. Your subordinates will register the confiscated property in a book and then present it to the Marquis."
Qi Ning said: "Master Dou, don't worry about me, just go on some errands." He glanced at the people kneeling on the ground, frowned and asked, "Where is the Crown Prince?"
No one dared to speak, Dou Kui had already said in a deep voice: "Who knows where the prince is?"
At this time, someone raised his head and said: "Reporting to your lord, the Crown Prince... The Crown Prince seems to be over there at the fish pond."
Qi Ning said: "Take me to see the Crown Prince."
The man hurriedly stood up and bent over. Qi Ning motioned to the man to lead the way. Dou Kui hurriedly said: "Master Marquis, do you want to send a few people to follow...!"
"No need." Qining shook his head and said, "I can do it myself." He was very confident in his martial arts and knew that no one in this palace could threaten his safety.
Dou Kui was very concerned about his safety, and Qining naturally knew the reason. Officials like Dou Kui who were close to the King of Huainan in the past were worried about the Sima family's revenge, and they were all terrified, fearing that they would be destroyed. , now this group of people are placing their safety on Qi Ning. If Qi Ning makes a mistake, the consequences will be disastrous. Today's scene of the Huainan Palace being ransacked will happen again to those officials.
The man led Qi Ning through the corridor and passed the courtyard. When he arrived at an archway, he looked inside and then turned to Qi Ning and said, "Hou... Lord Hou, the prince is inside."
Qining nodded slightly and walked through the arch. The garden was full of flowers and birds singing. The irregular bluestone paved path wound forward, leading directly to an octagonal pavilion not far away. Next to the octagonal pavilion was a rather wide pond. A chair is placed by the pond, and a person is sitting on the chair, facing the pond.
Qining walked slowly along the path, walked around to the edge of the pond, and stopped a few steps away from the chair. From the back, he saw that it was Xiao Shaozong, the prince of Huainan.
Xiao Shaozong actually held a fishing rod in his hand and was fishing by the pond without moving.
Qi Ning put his hands behind his back and said nothing. After a moment, Xiao Shaozong suddenly said: "Do you think I can fish out of the pond?"
Qi Ning was startled, hesitated, and then said: "As long as you have patience, you can always catch it."
"No." Xiao Shaozong said with a smile: "There are no fish in the pond. Even if I wait here for ten years, I still can't catch a fish."
Qi Ning was stunned and couldn't help but walked forward. When he reached the edge of the pool, he saw that the water was so clear that he could almost see the bottom. Under the rising sun, there were slight ripples on the lake surface, and the sparkling waves gave the lake a hint of color. It's vivid, but there really isn't a single fish in the water.
"Half a year ago, I asked someone to take out all the fish in the fish pond." Xiao Shaozong kept staring at the fishing rod and said slowly: "I was thinking, there are no fish in the pond, is there any fish taking the bait? For half a year, I have been fishing every day Spend some time here, not to mention fishing, not even the fishing rod moves.”
Qi Ning knew very well that Xiao Shaozong would never say these words for no reason, there must be something behind his words, but he couldn't figure out what he meant.
Xiao Shaozong finally turned his head and looked at Qi Ning, just in time to meet Qi Ning's gaze.
Under the sun, Qining saw that Xiao Shaozong's face was as pale as paper and his complexion was very bad, but his expression was calm and he didn't seem to care at all about the palace being fired. He even had a slight smile on his face.
"Without desires and demands, everything is empty." Xiao Shaozong said: "With nothing, no matter how good the hook is, you can't catch it. Jin Yihou, do you think this is true?"