Shen Chen understood Wei An's thoughts and anger very well, so he said without hesitation: "Don't worry."
Wei An didn't say anything more. He waited for Qing Feng Ming Yue to come back and report that Zhao Qi was fine. Only then did he feel completely relieved and asked Shen Chen and Lin San Shao: "What happened?"
Young Master Lin had nothing to hide from Wei An, so he told her everything without hesitation. At the end, he said, "These things are enough to prove that Dong Siyuan conspired with Commander Xiao of Hebei Guard to embezzle military pay. Once these crimes are reported, they will all be put to death."
Young Master Lin paused, then continued: "Then the prince will be safe and sound."
He knew Wei An's feelings for Prince Zhennan, and he also knew that the reason why Wei An accompanied Shen Chen to Baoding was mostly because he wanted to clear Prince Zhennan's grievances.
Usually, when Young Master Lin opens his mouth, things are almost certain. Wei An nodded his head to express his gratitude, and then said, "What about Chu Jingxing? His name must be in this account book.
As soon as the words came out, seeing the expressions of Shen Chen and Lin Sanshao, Wei An had already guessed it, and couldn't help but ask: "Are you planning to destroy Chu Jingxing's records?"
This is indeed what should be done.
Only in this way can Linjiang Palace be extricated from this matter, otherwise the future of Linjiang Palace will be worrying.
She thought about it and said, "But if that's the case, how can we teach Chu Jingxing a lesson?"
After all, this matter can never be let go like this, she will definitely make Chu Jingxing pay the price.
Let him pay the price for his stupidity and greed.
Shen Chen knew that Wei An had misunderstood, and immediately explained: "I'm already in love with him, I won't let him have an easy time, don't worry."
Wei An's expression relaxed slightly, and he nodded after a moment.
Shen Chen heaved a sigh of relief, glanced at Lin Sanshao, then glanced at Wei An, and then said, "Now we should think about how to explain to His Majesty after we enter the capital."
Emperor Longqing was a very suspicious person.
Chu Jingxing took advantage of his suspicion and set up this trap, making Young Master Lin appear in an inappropriate place at an inappropriate time and save an inappropriate person.
In this case, it becomes difficult to explain things clearly.
Chu Jingxing must have also thought about how to add fuel to the fire after arriving in Beijing.
Before that, you have to think of ways to deal with it.
Young Master Lin said first: "We must first catch Chu Jingxing off guard, so that he has no time to stir up trouble and put on an act in front of His Majesty."
"That's enough." Shen Chen laughed and picked up a thick stack of evidence next to him: "These are enough to keep him busy for a while. The Xiao family will be busy taking care of him so that he won't have the energy to take care of us."
In fact, although Chu Jingxing thought he had planned everything, he could never predict what Shen Chen would do.
Every time he thought Shen Chen would not let him go, Shen Chen would take a step back and pretend nothing happened. And every time he thought Shen Chen was loyal and weak, Shen Chen would always be unexpectedly frightening.
Just like the last time he exposed his secret relationship with Liu Biping in front of King Linjiang.
This time, Shen Chen did not let him go or the Xiao family go for the sake of the Linjiang Palace.
When the news of Dong Siyuan's downfall and the news of those exploited military households reached the capital at the same time, the entire capital was in an uproar.
Everyone knows that there is serious corruption in the guards.
But dear, no one has ever been able to really catch anything.
After all, the Weisuo system has been implemented for so many years, and most of the captains and commanders under it are veterans who are cunning and good at concealing things.
He deceives his superiors and gives them benefits, while he oppresses his subordinates with all his might.
Therefore, there has been no movement.
Until this year, the Zhao Er incident happened.
The Prince of Zhennan was implicated.
Everyone was shocked.
It is a well-known fact that Prince Zhennan almost lost his life because of this incident. He almost lost his life even after offering the Red Book and Iron Certificate.
Therefore, when everyone thought that the matter would end with the fall of Prince Zhennan, Dong Siyuan emerged and an additional account book recording the number of people who had bribed people appeared, everyone in the capital felt insecure for a while.
Even Emperor Longqing, who was already troubled by the rebellion of Prince Jin and the controversy over the succession to the throne, personally inquired into the matter.
Upon hearing that Shen Chen had been assassinated in Baoding Prefecture and had nearly been framed as a bandit by Dong Siyuan, Emperor Longqing was furious and reprimanded the Ministry of Justice for its poor performance, saying that it had taken so long to find out the truth and allowing Dong Siyuan and others to run rampant.
The Minister of Justice was the one who made the most noise in the discussion of the succession. After this incident, Emperor Longqing accused him of having evil intentions, not doing his job and just sitting there doing nothing.
The Minister of Justice submitted his retirement petition the next day.
Emperor Longqing did not try to persuade him to stay.
The court could clearly see which direction the wind was blowing.
Within just a dozen days, everyone whose name was recorded in the account book was investigated one after another.
Commander Xiao of Hebei Guard was the first to be strictly interrogated, and his family was kept in the Langfang government office awaiting investigation.
In the capital, several doctors of the Ministry of War and even the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of War, Chen Jiming, were imprisoned one after another, and at one time, many people were implicated.
It was already late at night when Xiao Mingyu arrived at the Linjiang Palace, but the lights were still on in the secret room. Chu Jingxing had been waiting for him here for a long time.
Xiao Mingyu didn't even look at him. He slowly sat down at the table and sneered after a moment.
After sneering, he raised the corner of his mouth sarcastically and looked at him straight in the eye: "What did you tell me at the beginning? Why is the situation a little different from now?"
In fact, it’s more than just a little different
It's completely different.
This time, almost all of the Xiao family members in Hebei were eliminated. Even Prince Consort Xiao in the capital was affected. He claimed to be ill and did not dare to go to court for several days.
Even so, he was not let off. Emperor Longqing issued an edict to accuse him of indulging his relatives, shielding crimes, and betraying the people of the world.
After being scolded like this, Prince Consort Xiao could no longer hold the position of the Imperial Concubine’s Captain, and he became so depressed that he fell ill.
And those noble families that had previously had good relations with the Xiao family also avoided the Xiao family one after another. The Xiao family did not even have a way to ask for help, and Commander Xiao was on the verge of death.
But even this was not the worst. The worst was the account book that Dong Siyuan handed over.
Others don’t know what is recorded in that account book, but don’t they know
Xiao Mingyu finally couldn't help but clenched his fists and was furious: "What on earth are you thinking? Why did you notify Lin Sanshao to rush to Baoding and rescue Shen Chen and Wei An? Do you know that this will kill everyone?!"
If Young Master Lin had not been informed, Shen Chen and Wei An would have both died at the hands of Dong Siyuan, and the account books would naturally never have fallen into the hands of others. This matter would have been completely covered up, and Prince Zhennan would undoubtedly be the scapegoat.