Eagle-eyed and wolf-watching

Chapter 1488: The tiger falls flat and is bullied by the dog!
Yijing, Headquarters of the Coordination Office
Under Ye Mingsheng's order, Li Jian was taken to the headquarters of the Coordination Office by the Imperial Guards and handed over to the Coordination Office.

Zeng Dalei, the centurion of the Coordination Office who took over after completing the handover procedures, looked at the Minister of Justice who had been high and mighty and had constantly opposed their Coordination Office.

He couldn't help but think of the subsidy that was cancelled because of the secret obstruction of the Ministry of Justice. He immediately became angry and mocked:

"Hey! Isn't this our Minister Li! How come you have time to come to our coordination office today?"

"You are such a rare guest! Hahahaha!"

Upon hearing this, Li Jian glanced at the captain of the General Coordination Office who was mocking him. He seemed too lazy to say a word and just shook his head with some disdain.

Feeling Li Jian's contempt and disdain for him, Zeng Dalei also flew into a rage and said:

"Li Jian, do you still think you are now the Minister of Justice of the Cabinet?"

"Bah! You are a prisoner now!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zeng Dalei spat a mouthful of thick phlegm on Li Jian. Seeing this, Li Jian's eyes narrowed. At this time, Zeng Dalei seemed to be still not satisfied. He raised his hand high and wanted to slap Li Jian.

However, just as he was fanning, he felt Li Jian’s cold gaze, and the courage in his heart immediately dissipated like snow seeing the sun. The movement of his hands came to a standstill, and finally he put them down unnaturally...

Although he didn't dare to slap the former Shangshu, Zeng Dalei didn't want to lose face under the gaze of his subordinates, so he said angrily:

"Minister Li! I will treat you well when we get to our coordination office. Don't worry! Someone take him to jail!"

"Yes!"

Half an incense stick later, Zeng Dalei locked Li Jian in the worst cell in the Coordination Office. This cell was originally reserved for the most vicious criminals. There would be separate cells for officials appointed by the imperial court. However, when Zeng Dalei thought of Li Jian's cold and disdainful look just now, he felt humiliated in his heart!

Zeng Dalei was originally a deputy captain of the Coordination Office. Because he was a marginal figure of Huo San's faction, he had always been marginalized in the Coordination Office led by Wang Xuecheng. So even if Zeng Dalei hated the word "deputy", he was not promoted for several years!
Therefore, Zeng Dalei, who was eager for progress, saw that Ji Xian gradually controlled all the power of the Coordination Office. Although he was still the deputy director in name, he had actually become the director of the Coordination Office. So he immediately clung to Ji Xian's thigh!
Zeng Dalei, who had been a deputy centurion for several years, had always dreamed of becoming a full centurion. In order to get rid of the nightmare brought to him by the title of deputy, Zeng Dalei was very fawning towards Ji Xian. Although other colleagues despised Zeng Dalei's behavior, it made Ji Xian feel very comfortable!

Therefore, Ji Xian directly made Zeng Dalei the acting centurion. The reason why he was an acting centurion instead of a regular centurion was entirely because Ji Xian himself was only a deputy director who had not yet been promoted to a regular position. According to the rules of the General Coordination Office, only the regular director could decide on the candidates for promotion to centurion...

Therefore, now Ji Xian can only use the title of Dai to replace Zeng Dalei's deputy title. Although he is only a temporary captain, Zeng Dalei is also very happy. He believes that as long as Ji Xian is successfully promoted to a regular position, he will be able to rise to higher positions with his family. By then, let alone a centurion, even a thousand households may not be impossible!
So with this idea in mind, Zeng Dalei worked even harder to lick Ji Xian, and his various behaviors not only made his colleagues, but also his subordinates feel very disgusted.

Zeng Dalei also fully understands this, so he also has his own ideas. When he had no power and wealth, he exchanged his dignity for power and wealth. Now that he has power and wealth, he wants to get his lost dignity back!

Zeng Dalei, who has become a centurion and is in high spirits, is no longer satisfied with seeking dignity in front of women and those small businessmen!
When Li Jian, the Minister of Justice, appeared in front of him, Zeng Dalei had an impulse in his heart. He wanted to humiliate Li Jian to let those colleagues and subordinates who looked down on him see how awesome he was!
It was with this idea in mind that Zeng Dalei took the initiative to mock and humiliate Li Jian. Unfortunately, Zeng Dalei, who originally wanted to show off in front of Li Jian, was finally a little timid under Li Jian's gaze. When he thought of his cowardly performance in front of his subordinates just now, Zeng Dalei felt a little annoyed!
He told himself that Li Jian had been dismissed from office and imprisoned by His Majesty, and he no longer needed to be afraid of him. If he could do it all over again, he would definitely slap him hard in the face...
Although Li Jian comforted himself in this way, unfortunately, the opportunity was missed and it was missed!

So he would use this cell full of mosquitoes, stench, cold and damp to teach the Minister of Justice a lesson. He wanted to let Li Jian know how powerful he was and get back the lost ground!

Just as Zeng Dalei imagined that Li Jian couldn't stand the torture in the cell and knelt in front of him begging him to change his cell, and when he was extremely excited, a special agent from the Coordination Office came over and informed him:

"Captain Zeng, Director Ji wants you to go to his place!"

Zeng Dalei, who had just been feeling great about himself, was immediately startled when he heard that it was Ji Xian looking for him. For fear that Ji Xian would get anxious waiting for him, he trotted to Ji Xian's classroom. Before entering the classroom, he skillfully put on a flattering smile and gently knocked on Ji Xian's door.

"Enter!"

"Director Ji, do you have something to talk to me about?
Ji Xian, who was reading the files, looked up and saw that the person coming was Zeng Dalei, and asked without hesitation:
"Has Li Jian been imprisoned?"

"He's already been imprisoned!"

Hearing this answer, Ji Xian nodded slightly. Just when Zeng Dalei was about to say that he would treat the Minister of Justice who had always been at odds with their Coordination Office well and vent Ji Xian's anger, Ji Xian opened his mouth and said:
"What's Li Jian's attitude?"

Zeng Dalei, whose thoughts were interrupted by Ji Xian's question, did not dare to express any dissatisfaction. He immediately recalled and said, "Sir, this Li Jian has been dismissed from office and imprisoned by His Majesty. This person's attitude is still very domineering, and he has no attitude of admitting his guilt and repenting!"

Feeling the indignation in Zeng Dalei's words, Ji Xian suddenly interrupted:
"I'll leave this man to you. You have to make sure he's safe..."

Zeng Dalei was a little confused when he heard this. He didn't know what Ji Xian meant by "absolutely safe". Ji Xian also saw Zeng Dalei's confusion and added:
"You don't have to be too nice to him, just treat him to normal standards! But you have to ensure his safety!"

"I'm handing him over to you, Zeng Dalei. If anything happens to him, I'll hold you responsible! Zeng Dalei, do you understand?"

Feeling the meaning of Ji Xian's words, Zeng Dalei had a bad premonition in his heart for some reason, but under Ji Xian's gaze, Zeng Dalei also responded instinctively:

"My Lord, I understand. I will definitely ensure his safety!"

After saying this, Zeng Dalei also asked tentatively:

"Sir, hasn't Li Jian been dismissed from office and imprisoned by His Majesty? Is it necessary for us to treat him with favor?"

"When he was in charge of the Ministry of Justice, he often opposed our Coordination Office! All of us brothers hate him to the core!"

Upon hearing this, Ji Xian's expression turned serious and he rebuked in a deep voice:

"Just do what I tell you to do! Why are you talking so much nonsense!"

Although Zeng Dalei was still very confused, seeing that Ji Xian was angry, he did not dare to ask any more questions and could only repeatedly say that he had agreed to the matter.
After reprimanding Zeng Dalei, Ji Xian hesitated for a moment and said:
"In addition to dismissing Li Jian from his post and putting him in jail, His Majesty also ordered our Coordination Office to search Li Jian's home. I'll leave this matter to you!"

"Zeng Dalei, take your men to conduct a thorough search. Don't miss any corner. Take back anything suspicious. But you must respect Li Jian's family, especially the women, and don't overstep the boundaries! Do you understand this?"

Zeng Dalei also felt something after listening to Ji Xian's explanation. He began to regret his attitude towards Li Jian. However, facing Ji Xian's explanation, he could only nod and say:

"Sir! Don't worry, I promise to get this done!"

After hearing Zeng Dalei's assurance, Ji Xian was still a little worried, but he had only been in charge of the Coordination Office for a short time and did not have many reliable talents under him, so for now he could only rely on Zeng Dalei!
So at this time, Ji Xian secretly made up his mind to train a few more reliable subordinates, and instructed Zeng Dalei:

"Go ahead! Do your best!"

"Yes!"

Zeng Dalei received the order and left. After leaving Ji Xian's cell, he also made a decision in his heart. Although Li Jian had just been put into the worst cell, he now wanted to move Li Jian to a new cell and give Li Jian better treatment!

Although he didn't know why Ji Xian treated Li Jian so well and respected him, Zeng Dalei knew that Ji Xian must have a reason for doing so, so he could only try to remedy the situation and hope that it was not too late...
After Zeng Dalei left, Ji Xian, who was alone in the classroom, fell into deep thought. To be honest, as the current head of the Coordination Office, he was caught off guard by Ye Mingsheng's order to dismiss Li Jian and detain him in the Coordination Office!
Ji Xian didn’t know what Ye Mingsheng was trying to do, but based on his understanding of Ye Mingsheng, he believed that Ye Mingsheng definitely did not do this casually. There must be a deeper meaning behind Ye Mingsheng’s doing this, but what was this deeper meaning?

Thinking of this, Ji Xian was a little distressed. As the person in charge of the Coordination Office, he had to figure this problem out to ensure that he would not make any mistakes next time!
Although Li Jian's dismissal and imprisonment happened suddenly, many people were confused about the situation. They didn't know why Li Jian, a powerful and respected Minister of Justice by His Majesty, was suddenly thrown into jail and became a prisoner!
However, as the biggest intelligence chief of Daqian after Wang Xuecheng, Ji Xian still has some judgments of his own!
Considering that Ye Mingsheng suddenly ordered the arrest of Zhuang Shanhe last night, Ji Xian believed that Li Jian was most likely imprisoned because of Wang Xuecheng's death!

When he thought of Wang Xuecheng’s death, Ji Xian’s eyes became deep.

Now, some time has passed since Wang Xuecheng's death, and the initial shock has gradually subsided.

The Coordination Office did investigate Wang Xuecheng’s death, but because Wang Xuecheng was killed for exposing X, it would be embarrassing to make this matter public, as it would damage the image of the court. Therefore, under the instruction of Ye Mingsheng, the case was handled in a low-key manner. Therefore, the Coordination Office did not find out anything and hastily closed the case...
Although the Coordination Office has closed the case and is not investigating it, Ji Xian, who came from the Internal Security Bureau, knows very well that it is just an appearance, a trick to mislead people. Ye Mingsheng will definitely order the Internal Security Bureau to investigate secretly!
And now Ye Mingsheng suddenly wants to arrest Zhuang Shanhe, and put Li Jian, the Minister of Justice, into prison. It is obvious that the Internal Security Bureau has discovered something!
But Ji Xian felt that the matter had not been fully investigated yet, otherwise Ye Mingsheng would not have sent Li Jian to him!

Thinking of this, Ji Xian suddenly had an idea. He wanted to go to the prison cell of the Coordination Office and have a good talk with Li Jian. This way, some of the doubts in his mind could be resolved!
But after thinking about it carefully, Ji Xian gave up this plan!
Although he might be able to solve the mystery by talking to Li Jian, the problem was that he might not be completely cleared of suspicion in His Majesty's mind!

Realizing this, Ji Xian couldn't help but reveal a bitter smile on his face, even though the current situation seemed to be that Ye Mingsheng was considering his performance in suppressing the unrest and was deciding whether he should be promoted to the director of the Coordination Office!
But Ji Xian could feel that this was just an excuse. In His Majesty's mind, he had never given up suspecting that he was related to Wang Xuecheng's death!
So now that Your Majesty has sent Li Jian to me, it may actually be a test for me!
Ji Xian was very self-aware. He knew that in the eyes of His Majesty, he was definitely not as important as Li Jian. Now a Minister of Justice like Li Jian could be taken down at will. If it were Ji Xian, Ye Mingsheng would not have any hesitation at all!
Therefore, it would be too risky to meet and talk with Li Jian now. If any misunderstandings were to arise, it would be more trouble than gain!

Ji Xian thought that it would be best for him to wait for the right opportunity. Now that Li Jian was detained in the General Coordination Office, some people would probably be unable to sit still...