There are many yamen in Luoyang City, so naturally there are inevitable orders to go out to handle conflicts. When encountering such a thing, generally speaking, the two parties will have a negotiation, or coordinate based on their respective identities or the severity of the case. However, today, the same thing is caused by different yamen dispatching people and hitting them, which is quite rare.

After seeing that these imperial city lieutenants and others were arrogant and wanted to snatch people from their hands, the officials in Luoyang government immediately became annoyed. Someone rolled up his sleeves and wanted to argue, but was stopped by Jing Tuiguan's eyes.

Compared to the anger of his subordinates, Jing Tui Guan seemed quite calm and smiled and said, "What do you call this master? Logically speaking, all the public security affairs in Luoyang City should be handled by my Luoyang Prefecture."

"I am the Imperial City Commander Xiao Ming, Lord Jing's words are still a bit inappropriate. This matter is very related to the officials of the imperial city. It is the responsibility of my Imperial City Commander, so you will not worry about Luoyang Prefecture. Just hand over the people to me and take them back for a question." Xiao Ming's momentum was also quite calm, and he even steadily overwhelmed Jing Tuiguan's head.

The people in the government were even more unhappy when they saw this. They thought that they would really hand over the people in such a way that they were in public. Their faces were so low that they wanted to come forward and fight. Unexpectedly, their leader pondered for a moment and pointed his head: "Since that's the case, then these criminals will hand over to your Imperial City Division. Leave the people to them."

"Sir..." The officials of the yamen were a little confused and could not accept it. But after facing the serious eyes of the Tui Guan Jing, they did not dare to disobey their orders. They could only reluctantly hand over the shopkeeper Zhou and others to the other party, and then looked at the escort in disappointment and swaggered away.

Many of the people around were laughing at this time, obviously mocking the weakness and concessions of the officials of Luoyang Palace. They did not disperse until the servants stared at them fiercely, but all kinds of comments about their timidity and incompetence drifted over with the wind.

This made the yamen runners feel even more depressed, but they dared not blame their superiors, and their faces were ashen. Luoyang Prefecture had little prestige in the capital, but now that this is the case, its reputation among the people is getting worse and worse.

Only Tutor Jing did not agree with this. Is reputation and prestige really important? With the current situation of many forces in Luoyang City, he, a small Luoyang Mansion, really has no confidence to compete with others. Moreover, this case clearly shows that officials in the court are fighting openly and secretly. If you really have to bring people back to the government office to investigate, you will passively make the prefect and himself passive. The Imperial City Office took the people away, but the Luoyang Mansion was removed from this matter. This is exactly what he and the prefect hope to see. Face and other things are important?

The next thing was as expected by Mr. Jing. When he took the news to the prefect with the prefect, the other party did not mean to blame him at all, but instead felt relieved. When the minister of the border sent someone to investigate, the only answer he brought back was the only answer.

"What did you say? All the people in the bookstore were taken away by the Imperial City Department?" Bian Xuedao's face darkened again when he heard this reward. It was much more difficult to get to the Imperial City Department than to be in Luoyang Prefecture. He could still put pressure on him in Luoyang Prefecture, but the Imperial City Department... This yamen has no connection with the civil servant group, but its power has been expanding in recent years. No matter which Beijing official is involved in them, it will be a big trouble.

But now those people have been taken away by them, and it is impossible for him to ignore them. After some weighing the matter, the Minister of State Bian decided to ask King Yong for help. The yamen like the Imperial City Department were not something he could handle. After all, the reason why he was surrendered to King Yong was because he could protect himself thoroughly.

The matter was urgent, and Bian Xuedao did not dare to delay it. After the yamen was disbanded in the evening that day, he went directly to the Yongwang Mansion and asked Sun Lin for help in person.

The well-informed King Yong was naturally prepared for his visit to ask for help. After listening to the story, he just smiled and said, "Mr. Bian, don't be so nervous. I have read the contents of the newspaper. They are just slander without evidence. Even if someone really wants to deal with these crimes against you, they can't produce conclusive evidence, so they will naturally not hurt you at all."

"But..." Bian Xuedao was still uneasy, "This time the matter was too strange. How could those things be logged out by a bookstore at will? And how could such trivial matters be taken by the Imperial City Office and interfere? The officials always felt that there was a conspiracy in this matter.

"Your Highness, the reputation of the lower official is second to the damage. I am afraid that those people have a deeper purpose and want to attack you through the lower official."

This statement was naturally a bit over, but King Yong did not point it out. He knew that he was worried that he would be plotted against and wanted his dynasty prince to put pressure on the Imperial City Department. After thinking about it, King Yong also felt that what he said was reasonable. He could indeed take the initiative at this time, and at the same time he could test the attitude of the Imperial City Department, who had always been low-key but obviously extraordinary, was obviously powerful.

With a firm heart, King Yong smiled and replied, "Then I will go to the Imperial City Department tomorrow to see how they will try this case. Just keep your mind in your stomach. Those small accusations are just small matters, even the Imperial City Department will not attack you when there are five conclusive evidence."

"Thank you for your protection." Bian Xuedao quickly bowed and thanked him, and his uneasiness finally calmed down.

...

The Imperial City Department is one of the most deserted yamen in Luoyang City. There are really no specific chores here that require contact with other yamen. In addition, its special purpose has led to very few officials and civilians coming here.

Over time, the yamen located in a corner of the imperial city has become particularly quiet, making everyone passing by here feel a chill.

When Prince Yong came to the door today, Sun Lin, who came to the door today, felt the deeper autumn cold than elsewhere when he came to the open door. He couldn't help but coughed lightly, and then his subordinates came forward to reveal their identity.

The sudden arrival of the dignified prince naturally surprised the Imperial City Office. After a while, a thin man in his forties brought a group of subordinates to welcome the generals out and bent down from afar: "I don't know that Your Highness Yong is coming, and the lower-ranking official Xu Lin is missing to welcome him. Please forgive me."

"Xu Sicheng doesn't have to be too polite, please get up quickly." Sun Lin naturally knew this person. Xu Lin was nominally the second-in-command of the Imperial City Department, but in fact, he was almost determined by all the big and small matters in the yamen, and he really took over the power. After all, the Imperial City Department Sizheng was Wei Tang, who had always been with the emperor, and he had no time to deal with the errands in the Imperial City Department on weekdays.

Xu Lin took the opportunity and invited King Yong to serve tea inside, and then asked about his purpose.

Sun Lin did not go around any circle and immediately said, "I heard that your Imperial City Office asked some criminals from Luoyang Mansion yesterday. Because the matter is of great importance, I am also appointed as the Minister of Justice. Then I came to take a look and ask."

The reason he gave was very legitimate. As the Minister of Justice, it would be natural for King Yong to pay attention to any case in the capital. Even if he really reported to his father, he could not say that he had selfish intentions.

Xu Linze was a little stunned. Obviously, he didn't expect that King Yong would come so directly, but soon he regained his calmness and said with a smile: "So that's it. Because this matter involves high-ranking officials in the court, the subordinate officials ordered people to bring the relevant people back and ask them clearly.

"The palace is just right. At this time, the Dushi Lu Zhen is interrogating these suspects. If your highness doesn't mind, you can go to the side hall to hear the trial."

"Okay, please ask Xu Sicheng to lead the way." Sun Lin said as he stood up immediately, without giving the other party any chance to repent. Xu Lin stood up and led him out of the hall, then turned to the back. Another side hall surrounded by the sword-wielding lieutenant guards, could still hear words coming from inside when approaching.

Several people soon arrived at the front of the hall. Sun Lin glanced at him and saw about a dozen ordinary people with fear and trembling faces kneeling below. After the case was set in front, a handsome man was asking: "... Since you know that this article is directed at the court officials and it is very slandering, why do you dare to let such articles be published and sell them to the people in the city? Tell me, what are you thinking about, but do you want to disrupt my Luoyang public security?"

Such aggressive questioning is indeed not something that ordinary people can bear. The few people kneeling below were so scared that their faces turned pale and shivered. They could not say a complete sentence for a long time. Until the interrogated official slapped the table and shouted loudly: "If you dare to hesitate and refuse to explain, I will torture you!"

They finally felt in panic that someone trembled and explained the whole story: "Sir... the young man is wronged. The young man is just ordered to act. These are all things our boss told us to do. The article was written by our boss himself. How dare we not follow it?"

"Then where is your boss?" Lu Zhen asked again with a stern face.

"Yesterday... yesterday our boss left Beijing for a long time..."

"Did he escape for fear of sin?"

"No, no, he is indeed a problem with Wan Dongjia, and the article was not written by him."

"What a mess? I just said that the article was written by your boss, but now I said it was not written by him? Are you bullied me as an official?" Lu Zhen looked annoyed, as if he was about to attack. Manager Zhou, who was so scared that he replied to him, trembled again, and then quickly said: "Sir, I have several bosses in Zongheng Bookstore. Wan Dongjia, who usually manages the business, left yesterday, but it was not him who wrote this article, but another boss."

"Who is he? Can he be in Luoyang City now?"

"It should...it should be here. This boss is also an official, named Li Ling, and also serves as an official in the Ministry of Revenue."
Chapter completed!