Tang Dynasty: The poisonous scholar in the Eastern Palace, please abdicate and let the wise one take

Chapter 413: Isn’t it normal procedure to beat him up first?

There was silence in the prison.

Although everyone knows that what Ma Yunfei said is true, the problem is that they are involved in a lot of things. Who knows what specific incident dragged them into this?
It would be fine if I guessed right, but what if I guessed wrong?

That's just self-destruction!

Everything has been revealed one by one, and it has brought me to the end of the world.

"Wu Shiling, what on earth did you do to be the first one to be arrested?"

"I?"

Wu Quanyou pointed at himself and said speechlessly, "I was just helping Lord Ma to catch the thief who attacked him. How could I know that I would be arrested instead!"

Everyone looked weird.

Is King Bingjian so bored that he actually arrested all of them for this matter?

Moreover.

If it was really because of this matter, it would be fine to arrest Wu Quanyou alone, and it is understandable to arrest Ma Yunfei as well.

But now, all of them have been arrested. Is this appropriate and reasonable?

“There’s a big problem!”

One person said loudly, "Master Wu, if that was the reason, why would they arrest all of us?"

Everyone nodded.

"Tell me what you have done wrong."

"Why would you involve us for no reason?"

"Say it quickly!"

Facing the questioning, Wu Quanyou also became a little angry, "I committed a crime, how could I implicate you? Obviously you also committed a crime!"

"Am I the only one with dirty buttocks, and you guys are clean?"

Wu Quanyou's question immediately silenced everyone.

Now that they are here, how can their butts be clean?
Ma Yunfei sighed, "Since we don't know, let's wait for them to reveal the answer."

The people have been arrested. Even if they still can't figure out what happened, they will eventually be interrogated.

At that time, the other party will naturally tell you what has happened.

"For now, all we can do is wait."

"Master Ma, didn't you send the message back?"

"Master Ma, we are all relying on you this time."

"Yeah yeah."

Ha ha.

Looking at the flattering guys, Ma Yunfei sneered in his heart.

Rely on me?
I'm not sure if I can get out!

You rely on me, but who should I rely on?
……

Xu Mansion.

As soon as Su Chen and the other person returned home, they saw Xu Qidan running towards them in a hurry.

"Brother Su, Sister, you are finally back."

"what happened?"

"My third brother is about to overturn the Huzhou officialdom."

"..."

Su Chen was speechless. They were just going to arrest a few people, but how could it have overturned the officialdom of Huzhou?

Xu Hui glared at Xu Qidan and asked, "Why is he joining in the fun?"

"I do not know."

Xu Qidan shook his head. "Before, Big Brother Sun Qiang came back and said that he would take my third brother to catch someone. When my third brother heard that, he was extremely excited and followed Big Brother Sun away."

"Not long after, we heard that Third Brother followed Big Brother Sun and others to arrest Wu Quanyou, Ma Yunfei and others."

"They have arrested more than a dozen officials, both big and small, not to mention ordinary people."

Su Chen laughed and said, "It only took a dozen people to overthrow the officialdom of Huzhou. That's how the officialdom of Huzhou is."

At this time.

Xu Qizhuang walked in cheerfully from outside, "Brother Su, the person has been arrested and thrown into the prison. When do you think he will be brought to trial?"

Su Chen shook his head. "Isn't this matter handed over to Sun Qiang? Just let him handle it."

It's just dealing with some officials, there's no need to do it personally.

Xu Qizhuang's eyes lit up, "Brother Su, why don't you let me handle these people?"

Su Chen raised his eyebrows and looked at Xu Qizhuang with a smile, "You want to take advantage of this to settle a personal grudge, right?"

Xu Qizhuang chuckled, "How is that possible? Don't you know who I am, Brother Su?"

Su Chen pondered and nodded.

Xu Qizhuang immediately showed a happy expression and rubbed his hands, "Brother Su, since you've handed this matter over to me, why don't you let me level up two more times?"

"Xu Qizhuang!"

Xu Hui looked over with an expressionless face.

Xu Qizhuang immediately shrank his head and smiled awkwardly.

Su Chen smiled and said, "You also want to work in my palace?"

Xu Qizhuang nodded repeatedly, "The seventh rank Zhiguo Xiaowei is not good enough, Brother Su, how about you give me the whole fifth rank..."

"It's enough!"

Xu Hui couldn't help it, raised her hand and patted Xu Qizhuang, "Do you think the court is yours and you can get any official position you want?"

Xu Qidan: “That’s right.”

Su Chen waved his hand and said, "If he works in my palace, it won't be a problem to arrange an official position for him."

"However, with your current abilities, I'm afraid you are not able to handle these things."

"How about this, when we return to Chang'an, I will arrange a sixth-rank official position for you, and you can adapt to it."

"Thanks……"

"No!" Xu Xiaode walked in with a serious face, "Greetings, Your Majesty."

"You don't have to be so polite, Governor."

Xu Xiaode glared at Xu Qizhuang with a cold look, "Although the prince values ​​you, how can you ask for an official position like this?"

"Do you think that you are worthy of such an official position with your abilities?"

"..."

Xu Qizhuang pursed his lips.

Su Chen smiled and said, "Actually, Xu Qizhuang did a pretty good job."

This is not Su Chen's boasting, but something Xu Qizhuang really did.

Before Li Chengqian ascended the throne, Xu Qizhuang was very good at the war of public opinion.

Otherwise, why did the people of Chang'an City not only not smear Li Chengqian but instead sympathize with him more after hearing that Li Chengqian rebelled and killed Li Tai and others?

Facts account for a part, and Xu Qizhuang’s publicity in newspapers also accounts for a certain important part.

"Your Majesty, please stop praising him. How could I not know what kind of person he is?"

Xu Xiaode sighed, "If he were in charge of the craftsman's matter this time, he would definitely arrange for someone to beat up Ma Yunfei first to avenge the beating he received that year."

Su Chen: "..."

Xu Qizhuang pursed his lips: "Isn't it normal procedure to beat him up first before going to court for trial?"

Xu Xiaode glared at him and Xu Qizhuang fell silent.

Xu Xiaode bowed and said, "Your Majesty, if you had not seen through the actions of Wu Quanyou and others in advance this time, I would have been punished for this."

"Your Majesty, please let me handle this matter. Can I make up for my crime and make meritorious contributions?"

Xu Qizhuang’s eyes widened. Isn’t this stealing my credit?

Su Chen nodded after pondering, "Since Lord Xu said so, let's leave this matter to Lord Xu."

"Xu Qizhuang, you follow Master Xu. If Master Xu has any problems that are inconvenient to deal with, you can solve them. How about that?"

Xu Qizhuang pursed his lips. What else could he say?

Just by looking at Xu Xiaode's warning look, she knew that if she argued with him about this matter, she would be punished by the family law.

Xu Qizhuang said helplessly: "Okay, I will cooperate with Master Xu."

"Oh, right."

"When we arrested Ma Yunfei and others, we deliberately arranged them together."

Xu Xiaode frowned and said, "Put them together? Aren't you afraid that they will collude with each other?"

Xu Qizhuang shook his head, "Dad, you don't understand this!"

"When we arrested Ma Yunfei and others, we did not tell them what they had done, so they were definitely suspicious of each other."

"If we interrogate any of them, they will tell us everything about the other person."

"It's a beautiful thought."

Xu Xiaode sneered, "As long as those craftsmen appear in the cell, they will understand what they have done wrong."

"Hey."

Xu Qizhuang clapped his hands and laughed, "So we separated them!"

Xu Xiaode: “…”

Xu Qidan: "Why did you separate?"

Xu Qizhuang: "Brother, think about it. Now that Ma Yunfei and other officials are detained together, they must be suspicious of each other and discuss what happened to arrest them all."

"But if we lock up all the craftsmen together, they will surely figure out something. But now they are like headless flies, at a loss as to what to do."

"So, they will reveal a lot of things that we don't know."

Xu Qidan seemed to be thinking about something. Xu Qizhuang was taking advantage of people's hearts and making Ma Yunfei and the others become spears to attack each other.

Xu Xiaode became interested. "Then according to your idea, when is the best time for us to interrogate them?"

"At night, of course!"

Xu Qizhuang chuckled, "When they are half asleep, we will conduct a surprise inspection."

"If they are unwilling to confess, we will just fight them. I don't think they can outlast us."

Xu Xiaode's face darkened a little, and he looked at Su Chen silently. Such a sinister method must have been influenced by Su Chen to some extent.

but.

Wu Quanyou and others deceived their subordinates and deceived their superiors, and sold inferior goods as good ones. They deserve to be punished in this way!
"Then we'll do as you say. We'll gather our strength and interrogate them at night."

……

The night is getting darker.

Ma Yunfei and others in the cell were fidgeting.

They had been locked up for a day but no one came to interrogate them, which made them feel suspicious and uneasy.

What exactly are they going to do?
The strong mental pressure caused these people to quickly collapse and become sleepy.

Pedal.

Bursts of footsteps came from outside.

Everyone who had just fallen asleep opened their bloodshot eyes.

"Wu Quanyou, come out."

Sun Qiang pointed at Wu Quanyou and said, "Come with us."

Wu Quanyou's face turned pale, his legs trembled, and he looked at Ma Yunfei for help.

Ma Yunfei said gently: "Don't worry, Lord Wu. If you don't do anything wrong, you don't have to worry about ghosts knocking on your door. You can go without worry."

Wu Quanyou felt relieved, thinking that with Ma Yunfei around, they would be able to overcome the danger.

Sun Qiang glanced at Ma Yunfei with a smile on his face. If you don't do anything wrong, you don't have to worry about ghosts knocking on your door?

Haven’t you done enough bad things?

I hope you can still be so calm and composed later!

"Let's go."

(End of this chapter)