Let the Ministry of Punishment get involved, and everyone will understand what Zhu Youxiao means in the court.

Who doesn't know that Huang Kezhuan, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, was promoted to the cabinet bachelor. Huang Kezhuan is a neutral person. Many things are handled in accordance with the criminal law and he does not worry too much.

This is also the basis for Huang Kezuan's foothold in the court. He will not cut off his roots, so this time he will definitely be severely punished.

The emperor naturally knew about this matter, but he still chose to do this, so the emperor's meaning was obvious. He hoped that these people would be severely punished, and there was no room for negotiation.

Zhao Nanxing stood silent and showed no objection. He had just established a good relationship with His Majesty and would not make a mistake on this matter.

As for Luo Sigong, the commander of the Jinyi Guards on one side, he would not object even more.

In Luo Sigong's opinion, how he deals with these people has little to do with him. Even if he wants to drag these people out and chop them up now, the Jin Yiwei can just go there with a knife.

The discussion was basically over at this point, so Zhu Youxiao said calmly: "If there is nothing else, you two can step aside."

"Yes, Your Majesty. I will take my leave." The two men bowed in agreement and slowly withdrew.

After the two people left, Zhu Youxiao also stood up.

After sitting for such a long time, he was really tired. He stretched out slightly and stretched his muscles. A smile appeared on Zhu Youxiao's face.

Now that things have reached this point, I can breathe a sigh of relief.

At the same time, things started to get noisy outside.

Metropolitan Procuratorate.

The Metropolitan Procuratorate was particularly lively today, because some people from Dongchang came outside the door, headed by Wei Zhongxian, the governor of Dongchang, which made many people a little scared.

Everyone knows Wei Zhongxian's methods, and he is famous for being ruthless. Some of the previous things were caused by Wei Zhongxian, and now he has gone to the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Obviously he is not here to go shopping.

At this time, Wei Zhongxian lost a lot of his anger, and he looked much calmer, with a smile on his face.

"Go and report." After letting the concierge go in and report, Wei Zhongxian was waiting at the door with no intention of forcing his way into the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

In fact, Wei Zhongxian was giving Yu Maoheng face.

As a eunuch in the imperial court and the factory owner of the East Factory, Wei Zhongxian was much more sensitive to some things than people outside. He knew deeply that Yu Maoheng had an extraordinary status. He was His Majesty's confidant and even had some connections with Chen Hong.

Wei Zhongxian was very afraid of Chen Hong and wanted to find an opportunity to get rid of Chen Hong.

But Wei Zhongxian knew that this was definitely not an opportunity to deal with Chen Hong. Now he did not have the strength or the confidence, so it was better to stay still than to move.

He had been punished for the previous incident, and Chen Hong also expressed his attitude. Wei Zhongxian was still clear on this point, and at the same time he also accepted Chen Hong's feelings in his heart.

Therefore, Wei Zhongxian would not target Chen Hong when he was not sure; even when he was sure, Wei Zhongxian even decided to spare his life.

Both of them are eunuchs, it's not easy for them, and they don't have any great hatred of life and death. They are just fighting for power.

Moreover, this power struggle is different from the ordinary power struggle. It is more that the emperor wants them to fight.

So the two of them had to fight in front of the emperor, but the fight was definitely not due to personal selfishness. On the contrary, there was a kind of sympathy between them.

He didn't wait at the door for too long when someone walked out quickly.

When Wei Zhongxian saw that the person coming was actually Cui Chengxiu, his face remained calm, and at the same time he felt somewhat confident in his heart.

Cui Chengxiu must have been sent by Yu Maoheng. Yu Maoheng chose Cui Chengxiu obviously just to let Cui Chengxiu test him. At the same time, he also showed his goodwill to himself and expressed that he did not want to go against him for the time being.

Naturally, Wei Zhongxian had nothing to say about Yu Maoheng, His Majesty's favorite minister. He had to bear the humiliation given by others.

"Your Majesty, please see Eunuch Wei." Cui Chengxiu bowed and cupped his hands to Wei Zhongxian, and said with a smile, "Master Dutang asked your official to come and pick up Eunuch Wei. Eunuch Wei will invite you inside."

After speaking, Cui Chengxiu made a gesture of invitation, turned around and led the way.

Wei Zhongxian also followed in with a smile, only taking a few people with him, and the rest were all waiting outside.

After turning a few corners, Wei Zhongxian arrived at the main hall of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, where Yu Maoheng was already waiting for him.

After the two people met, they naturally exchanged pleasantries, and the atmosphere was relatively harmonious, because they both knew what the other was doing.

Wei Zhongxian came here to arrest people, and those who were against him were arrested, so Yu Maoheng expressed support for Wei Zhongxian's actions, but he could not say anything on the surface, but there was no need to have a confrontation with him privately.

So his tone and smile were very gentle.

After the two exchanged some pleasantries, Wei Zhongxian said with a smile: "Sir Yu, our family came to the Metropolitan Procuratorate today to take a few people back. These people are involved in the Donglin Party's clique and private interests case, and we ask Mr. Yu to let them go.

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After hearing Wei Zhongxian's words, Yu Maoheng placed the tea cup in his hand heavily on the table, his face darkened and became very ugly, and he asked: "Does Eunuch Wei have your Majesty's will? After all, the Metropolitan Procuratorate belongs to the imperial court.

Yamen, everyone here is also an official of the imperial court. Without His Majesty's order, I will never let Eunuch Wei take this person away."

Although Yu Maoheng said these words with a dark face, Wei Zhongxian didn't care because he knew that Yu Maoheng was just acting.

Without His Majesty's order, I wouldn't be able to go to the Metropolitan Procuratorate to arrest someone. I don't have the courage yet. This is a matter of course.

The reason why Yu Maoheng did this was to show his subordinates that he was an official who dared to challenge himself, and it also showed that he was a principled official.

Wei Zhongxian didn't care about what Yu Maoheng did.

Over the years, Dongchang has been used as a shield by others, not once or twice, not to mention that this time they still cooperated with his work. Normally, I can't do anything to them when they throw dirty water on me, let alone now?

"Master Yu, our family has just returned from the palace. It is His Majesty's order." Wei Zhongxian said with a smile.

Naturally, there is nothing to hide about this matter. Since His Majesty has told it to himself, it is clear. Otherwise, His Majesty will only hint to himself, so there is no need to hide it.

Besides, this kind of thing cannot be done without a clear intention.

After hearing what Wei Zhongxian said, Yu Maoheng's face was still ugly, but he still nodded and said: "Then I won't say anything. But this is the Metropolitan Procuratorate after all, and arresting people in public will not have a good impact.

Why don't you, Eunuch Wei, tell me the names of the people you took, and I'll have someone call them here?"

Such proposals and requests basically depend on the ability of the official who makes the request. If his position is high and powerful enough, he will naturally be accepted.

Yu Maoheng is naturally such an official now, and Wei Zhongxian will naturally not refuse his request.

If Wei Zhongxian does not agree, it means that Wei Zhongxian does not give face, and it also means that Wei Zhongxian intends to scare Yu Maoheng.

However, at this time, Wei Zhongxian couldn't help but give this face. He nodded and said with a smile: "Of course this is the best, then I will have Mr. Lao Yu."

In Wei Zhongxian's opinion, Yu Maoheng is the most beneficial to him in this position.

Because judging from the current situation, this is the best period of time for the relationship between Wei Zhongxian and the Metropolitan Procuratorate. The number of papers for impeaching him by the Metropolitan Procuratorate has decreased a lot, and he is also happy to have a good relationship with Yu Maoheng.

At the same time, Wei Zhongxian had another idea in his mind, which was whether he could find an opportunity to bring Yu Maoheng to his side.

If he succeeds, it will be equivalent to breaking off one of Chen Hong's arms, and at the same time he will reach into the Metropolitan Procuratorate. This will be of great benefit to his future work.

It's just that Wei Zhongxian's idea is just a waste of time. Yu Maoheng knows very well who he belongs to.

Yu Maoheng and Chen Hong were just using Chen Hong as a microphone to establish a communication channel between him and His Majesty. It did not mean that Yu Maoheng wanted to seek refuge with Chen Hong.

Soon, several people were called over, and the leader among them was Li Mao.

Seeing Wei Zhongxian sitting there, Li Mao's expression did not change much.

Because after Wei Zhongxian came here, Li Mao had already made preparations in his heart, or in other words, he had been prepared in his heart to be arrested in the past few days.

Wei Zhongxian did not give Li Mao a chance to speak, and directly winked at one of his own people standing on one side.

Several people stepped forward and held them down, tied their hands and strung them into a bunch, gagged their mouths one by one and took them out together.

Dongchang's purpose is very simple, not to let Li Mao and the others shout whatever they want. Who knows what kind of words Li Mao and the others will shout at this time?

Once he shouts something unfavorable to His Majesty, Duke Wei will be in trouble.

Yu Maoheng didn't say anything about the behavior of Wei Zhongxian's men. He was also worried that those people shouting randomly would have a bad impact on him.

So when the person was taken out, Yu Maoheng didn't say a word, he just watched quietly.

In fact, those people did want to shout something, and they were still struggling when they were pulled out, but they were just suppressed and couldn't make a sound.

"Since we have got it, let's say goodbye." Wei Zhongxian stood up, cupped his hands towards Yu Maoheng, and said with a smile.

"Then I won't delay my father-in-law's affairs. Cui Chengxiu, you will see off my father-in-law for me." Yu Maoheng directly carried Cui Chengxiu out and asked him to be responsible for contacting Wei Zhongxian.

"Eunuch Wei, please come this way." Cui Chengxiu walked to Wei Zhongxian's side with a smile and made a gesture of invitation.

Looking at Wei Zhongxian's leaving figure, Yu Maoheng gently stroked his beard with a smile on his face.

Starting today, the Metropolitan Procuratorate has officially entered a new era.

Yu Maoheng's eyes also fell on Cui Chengxiu beside Wei Zhongxian, and he gradually had some thoughts in his mind.

In Yu Maoheng's view, Cui Chengxiu can be used by himself. This person is a knife. It would be very appropriate to regard him as a cruel official in ancient times.
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