"Since you have come here on the emperor's orders to arrest me, why do you also want to arrest my followers? The emperor has not ordered you to arrest my followers." Zhu Ping'an closed the document in his hand, looked at the Jinyiwei in the scarlet flying fish uniforms, and said loudly.
"Why? Haha, I'm ordered by the emperor to arrest you. These two people are so bold that they violently obstructed me from executing the emperor's order. Do you think I should arrest them?!" After hearing what Zhu Ping'an said, the Jinyiwei in the bright red flying fish uniform sneered and asked Zhu Ping'an in a hoarse jackal-like voice.
"Have you shown the Jinyiwei token to my entourage?" Zhu Ping'an took a step forward and asked.
"Do we need to show our tokens to the Royal Guards when they are investigating a case?! Is there anyone in the world who dares to pretend to be a Royal Guards?!"
The Jinyiwei in red flying fish uniform was very disdainful of Zhu Ping'an's question. Jinyiwei still needed to show his token to others when doing his job? !
"Oh, that means you didn't show them the Jinyiwei token." Zhu Ping'an nodded, took another step forward, stared at the Jinyiwei in the red flying fish uniforms with burning eyes, and asked again, "Then did you show them the imperial order to arrest me?!"
"Who are they to be worthy of me showing them the imperial decree?" The Jinyiwei in the bright red flying fish uniform laughed when he heard this.
"Oh, that is to say, you neither showed them the Jinyiwei token nor the imperial order to arrest me! If that's the case, then of course they will stop you. As my followers, their duty is to protect my safety. You didn't show them the token or the imperial order, but just threatened to arrest me. It's like an evil guest. There are major flaws and omissions in the arrest process. They have to stop you because of their duty." Zhu Ping'an took another step forward, less than two meters away from the Jinyiwei in the red flying fish uniforms, and curled his lips, "Who knows if you are thieves pretending to be Jinyiwei."
"Sir Zhu is worthy of being the number one scholar. His ability to make specious arguments should not be underestimated. It's a pity that although Sir Zhu has good teeth, he is a liar. Is there any thief in this world who dares to pretend to be a Jinyiwei?!" The Jinyiwei in the bright red flying fish costume clapped his hands, sneered in a hoarse voice, and retorted.
"Yes, of course. In the autumn of the 20th year of Jiajing, three thieves pretended to be Jinyiwei and went to Tongzhou County Office. They deceived Tongzhou County Magistrate Zhang Wanli on the pretext of interrogating a criminal, rescued two of their accomplices who were imprisoned in the prison, and got away with it. This matter can be checked in the court reports. After this incident, all the people who were ordered to do the work by Jinyiwei were in a state of panic and suspicion. For this reason, the Jinyiwei you are in had to repeatedly urge the six ministries and local government offices to reiterate the procedures of Jinyiwei patrol and arrest, stating that they could only follow the orders after verifying their identities and strictly following the procedures."
Zhu Ping'an smiled slightly, shook his head, and continued talking.
Zhu Ping'an had seen this fake news about the Jinyiwei in the court newspaper before, but the following news about people being in a state of panic, suspicion and fear, and the Jinyiwei's repeated orders to patrol and arrest were all fabricated by Zhu Ping'an himself, who deliberately emphasized the importance and necessity of the procedure.
However, although it was fabricated, Zhu Ping'an appeared to be well-informed and eloquent.
Zhu Ping'an spoke eloquently about his performance, which immediately stunned everyone.
Hearing what Zhu Ping'an said about impersonating the Jinyiwei, with the time, place, and people all included, the Jinyiwei in red flying fish costumes couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. Tongzhou, Zhang Danian, impersonating the Jinyiwei... These words seemed to have some impression. Wait, let me think about it again. Well, yes, it seems that there was such a thing in his impression.
With this impression, the Jinyiwei in red flying fish costume had no choice but to believe what Zhu Ping'an said.
"So, today it was your Jinyiwei who had flaws in the procedures, so my followers are naturally innocent. On the contrary, they were loyal to their master and were not afraid of powerful enemies. Not only did they not make mistakes, but they also made contributions. So, please release my followers."
Zhu Ping'an looked at the expression of the Jinyiwei in the big red flying fish uniform and knew that he had been intimidated by his words. He could not help but take another step forward, further closing the distance between them and pressing him step by step in momentum.
"What if I don't let you go?! What will you do?!"
The Jinyiwei in the bright red flying fish uniform also took a step forward and almost met Zhu Ping'an face to face. The breath of both of them could spray on each other's face. His poisonous bee-like eyes narrowed into a line, and he spoke viciously.
"If Your Excellency won't let me go, what can I do? I'm a weak scholar who can't lift my hands or shoulders, so I can only submit a memorial. Although I'm in prison, I can still submit a memorial. Haha, I, Zhu Ping'an, didn't submit many memorials, only three, but I think my performance is not bad. In my first memorial, I impeached Zhao Daying, and Zhao Daying, the captain of a thousand households, was beheaded, and Zhao Qiu, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of War, was demoted to a civilian; in my second memorial, I impeached the Taicang Silver Treasury Case, and more than 300 officials were punished, and more than 500 treasury soldiers, servants, and police officers were exiled and their properties were confiscated; in my third memorial, I impeached Gao Botai, and 26 generals were dismissed and imprisoned. Haha, Your Excellency, would you like to see my fourth memorial?!"
Zhu Ping'an smiled slightly and said calmly, not at all intimidated by the Red Flying Fish Guards.
Zhu Ping'an's light words were like a thunderclap, which quickly calmed down the frenzied blood of the captain of the Jinyiwei in the red flying fish uniform. Damn, he almost forgot about Zhu Ping'an's reputation as "the first god of music in the Ming Dynasty".
In less than a year since he took office, he submitted three memorials, all of which were correct, and more than 300 officials fell under his guidance. At first, a storyteller in a teahouse gave him the title of "The First Memorial God of the Ming Dynasty", and somehow it became popular and spread, and gradually everyone started calling him that in private.
Let’s not talk about anything else, just talk about the Taicang Silver Vault Case. During that period, I led the team to search and search houses and my legs were almost broken from running.
As for the Yang Jisheng case this time, I heard it from Master Yan himself. Thanks to Yang Jisheng's stubbornness, he did not take Zhu Ping'an's advice, otherwise, Lord Yan would be in great danger this time of impeachment.
Therefore, this kid's ability in memorializing memorials was unfathomable, and the fact that I was arresting his two followers did have some procedural flaws.
If this guy wrote a memorial, the consequences would be unimaginable...
Thinking of this, the red flying fish uniform Jinyiwei's eyes could not help but evade slightly, and the balance in his heart began to tilt towards releasing the person. But in front of so many men, he was embarrassed to speak.
Zhu Pingan noticed the slight expression on the face of the Jinyiwei in the red flying fish uniform, and knew that he was inclined to release the people, but just lacked a way out, so he arched his hands to him and said softly, "My lord, it's getting late, the emperor's order cannot be delayed, and there is no need to cause trouble. Please release my followers, and I will go with you."
"Humph, the emperor's orders are important. You are lucky this time. Let them go, take the guilty minister Zhu Ping'an with you, and we will leave."
The Jinyiwei in the scarlet flying fish uniform waved to the Jinyiwei who were arresting Liu Dadao and Liu Dachui, ordered them to take Zhu Pingan with them, and turned around and left first.
"Brother Zhu..."
"Uncle..."
Li Shu, Huaer, Qiner and others walked forward worriedly.
"Stay at home, Ansheng. Don't worry, I will be fine."
Zhu Ping'an turned his head and gave them a reassuring smile, then left the Linhuai Marquis Mansion under the escort of the Embroidered Uniform Guards.