Before Wei An could answer, Wen Xiu coughed and knocked on the door. She tried to lower her voice so as not to disturb them and told them, "My Lord, Princess, Lord Qin and Xuesong are back."
Wei An glanced at Shen Chen.
The idea of having someone inform Qin Dong in advance was something she and Shen Chen had thought of at the same time and put into action.
Facts have proved that this decision is indeed a wise one.
The governor of Shandong already had a deep relationship with Liu Biping, but he was also a very cautious person. He always put others first in everything he did and did not leave any handle for others.
Because of this, Shen Chen and Wei An decided to take advantage of the fact that he did not dare to openly confront the court and invited Qin Dong in advance.
As soon as Qin Dong arrived, he followed Wei An and Shen Chen's instructions and pushed all the responsibility onto He Liang and Huang Wenjie, clearing the Governor of Shandong and others from the blame, and letting the Governor of Shandong weigh the pros and cons himself.
Is it better to introduce two or three scapegoats, or to get deeply involved yourself
This is the plan they decided to use after careful consideration.
Liu Biping was completely against the imperial court, let alone the Governor of Shandong. He almost immediately followed Qin Dong's words and put all the blame on He Liang and Huang Wenjie.
But now, He Liang and Huang Wenjie have been captured, and he is the only one left.
Donald Qin walked in with a gray face, and glared at Shen Chen as soon as he entered the door: "You are so comfortable, I just got caught in the rain."
Shen Chen was in a good mood and didn't bother with him at all. He even raised his hand to pour him a cup of tea and pushed it to him: "How is it? What did He Liang say to Huang Wenjie?"
Donald Qin raised his hand, picked up the cup, took a sip and put it down again: "What do you think they can say? Luo Yuan ran away, so of course they put all the responsibility on Luo Yuan. These two guys are quite responsible. They didn't reveal a word about Liu Biping and the governor. Tsk tsk tsk, they kept their mouths shut."
This is also normal.
Everyone in the officialdom has some skills. They all know that now that the governor has not been implicated, they may be able to say something or make some connections for them in the future, but once the governor is implicated, that will be a real dead end.
It just so happened that Luo Yuan ran away, so they put all the blame on Luo Yuan, saying that it was Luo Yuan who instructed them to do so, and they knew nothing about anything else.
"If it's not urgent, I'm afraid I won't live to see the day I'm sent to the capital." Shen Chen's eyes turned cold in an instant: "But there's no need to send him to the capital. With you as the imperial envoy, you have the power to deal with it."
Donald Qin frowned and suddenly became alert. He looked at him and asked, "How should we deal with it?"
He also glanced at Wei An on purpose.
I don’t know why, although Wei An didn’t say anything, he just couldn’t ignore the existence of this girl.
Shen Chen sneered and raised his eyelids: "No matter what, murdering the imperial envoy is a capital crime. They colluded with Luo Yuan to kill me. The evidence is already conclusive."
Donald Qin frowned: "You mean, let me kill them?"
He paused, and seeing that Shen Chen did not deny it, he could not help but said, "Are you crazy? A third-rank provincial prosecutor and a fourth-rank prefect, and you want me to kill them now?!"
According to the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the handling of criminals of this level must be reported to the cabinet for the decision.
Shen Chen looked up at him and repeated, "You heard it right. Killing them will only serve as a warning to others. Only then will some people stop doing what they did."
The journey was still long, but he didn't intend to waste any more time on it.
It's time for Liu Biping to pay the price for his mistakes.
Donald Qin took a deep breath and asked him, "Then how can I explain this to the court?"
"I'm just giving instructions." Shen Chen nodded to Xuesong who came in later.
Xuesong handed a thick stack of papers to Qin Dong with both hands.
Qin Dong was a little confused. He took it and looked at it, then he couldn't help but gasp.
Here are all the evidences of Huang Wenjie and He Liang's crimes.
From condoning his brother-in-law to open a casino, abduct women, and seize land to colluding with Luo Yuan to set up checkpoints to intercept the imperial envoy and murder the princess, every detail is written very clearly.
There are also testimonies from more than a dozen Yulin Guards and the government's legal advisor.
Shen Chen was able to do these things while on the run! Qin Dong put these things aside with a complicated look and asked him, "When did you prepare them?"
"From the moment Princess Shouning showed up in Dongchang, I have already started preparing these things." Shen Chen had a blank expression on his face and a cold gaze. "The court sent me to be the Maritime Customs Commissioner to manage southeastern shipping. If these people kill me, they are going against the court and deserve to die."
None of this is the point.
The point is, it turned out that it was not Luo Yuan and the others who had forced Shen Chen into a desperate situation, but Shen Chen had been preparing for a desperate counterattack. He was even able to stir up the situation while on the run, forcing Huang Wenjie and He Liang to reveal their true colors.
The Governor of Shandong was speechless and felt very distressed.
Donald Qin restrained his emotions and responded calmly: "I understand."
Then he went into the inner room with Shen Chen and discussed the memorial to be written to the court.
The next day, he beheaded He Liang and Huang Wenjie despite the governor's objection.
The killing of two officials above the fourth rank also implicated a lot of small fish and shrimps. When the news reached the capital, it shocked the entire court.
When the cabinet received the report, they were also shocked by Shen Chen and Qin Dong's iron-blooded tactics. Jiang Zining even said bluntly: "How bold!"
Qian Shiyun stroked his beard and said calmly, "There is no construction without destruction. What the Marquis is worried about is that only by using such means can we kill the chicken to scare the monkey and deter those who have evil intentions!"
When Emperor Longqing received the memorial, he was shocked and then immediately cheered loudly.
Liu Biping dared to attack Shen Chen so unscrupulously, which clearly showed that he did not take the imperial court seriously. What was even more hateful was that they colluded with local officials and hunted down Shen Chen across the province.
How could it be that not only Shen Chen was killed, but also the prestige of the imperial court was killed
Shen Chen was right. He should have used such drastic measures so that those people would know who owns the world!
Therefore, instead of pursuing the issue of Shen Chen and Qin Dong's unauthorized act and exceeding their authority, he issued an edict of reward and agreed to Qin Dong's request to escort the Governor of Shandong to Beijing for trial.
Because he was in a good mood, when he received the letter from Shen Chen that was attached to the memorial, he even had a smile on his face.
Especially when she read in the letter that Shen Chen said that he had suffered a great crime this time and did not ask for any reward, but only asked him to keep his promise and grant the marriage, she could not help but smile.
This Shen Chen is reliable and a man who values friendship and loyalty. It is really comfortable to work with such a person.
Thinking of this, he thought of King Linjiang again and couldn't help frowning.