What the hell was going on?
Yuan Yan trembled all over.
His good friend Chen Youming, who happened to come to visit him at that time, also didn't know what was going on. He only saw the Black Yama of the Central Investigation Department take Yuan Yan away with a dull face.
Then, not long after, a letter of appointment was sent to him.
Chen Youming was transferred from the Ambassador of the Daqin Empire in Luzon to the Minister of Luzon. He took office immediately without delay.
To be honest, Yuan Yan didn't realize what was going on until he was escorted to the ship back to Beijing.
When the ship set sail, he realized his situation. He hurriedly found the person in charge of the Central Investigation Department and tried to defend himself.
"It's not up to you to decide whether you are guilty or not. It's up to us to decide after the investigation. After the investigation, we determined that you committed a crime of dereliction of duty. That's a crime. There's nothing more to say. Just stay here and come back with us to be interrogated, and then we'll deal with you!"
The officer of the Investigation Department directly rebuked him and then sent someone to guard the cabin he was in.
For more than half a month, Yuan Yan stayed on the ship in a daze until he was brought to the port of Tianjin, where he was handcuffed and escorted to the capital.
Later, Yuan Yan was escorted to the prison of the Investigation Department, not the prison of the Ministry of Justice. The officials of the Ministry of Justice didn't even know anything about this matter, and Xiao Ruxun didn't intend to handle this matter through the Ministry of Justice.
Obviously, this was not a simple criminal case, but a political one. Xiao Ruxun's original intention of establishing the Investigation Department was to consolidate his power, not to uphold justice.
Then, this news was incited by Xiao Ruxun to spread out through the mouths of many people, and finally reached the ears of Yuan Huang.
At that time, Yuan Huang was supervising the construction of Dazhi Avenue in Jizhou. When he heard the news, he was eating. When he heard the news, his hands loosened, and his bowl and chopsticks fell to the ground.
"Is this true?"
Yuan Huang's face was ashen as he asked his assistant.
The deputy got the news from the official of the Ministry of Works who transported raw materials and supplies to the capital, and the official of the Ministry of Works heard it from the discussion of two cabinet elders in the cabinet. Since it was related to the sensitive identity of Yuan Huang, the deputy immediately told him.
After hearing this, Yuan Huang took a deep breath and gradually calmed down.
"Submit a memorial for me. I want to see Hsiao Jixin."
"Ah?"
The assistant was shocked: "Don't be like this, Duke Yuan, this lowly official does not dare to participate in this matter."
His assistant hurriedly ran off, not intending to get involved in this matter. Yuan Huang hesitantly thought for a few moments before handing over the official duties to his assistant and riding his horse back to the capital.
The first thing Yuan Huang did when he returned to the capital was to find Chen Longzheng.
Chen Longzheng, who was in charge of the locusts control with Xu Guangqi, had just returned to the capital from Xi 'an. He stayed in the capital to wait for the reply from the relevant departments. When he heard that his teacher, Yuan Huang, had come, he was surprised at first, but then he immediately went out to welcome Yuan Huang.
"Teacher! Why are you here? "
Chen Longzheng invited Yuan Huang to his official residence and asked someone to serve tea to Yuan Huang. Yuan Huang said anxiously, "Tilong, something happened to Ruosi."
"Something happened to Ruosi? What happened? "
Chen Longzheng had just returned from Xi 'an and didn't know what happened to Yuan Yan.
"He was arrested by Hsiao Jixin. It is said that he committed corruption and malfeasance."
Yuan Huang said angrily, "How can I not know my own son? How could he commit a crime? He is a clean and honest man. I taught him from a young age not to do anything illegal. He has never taken bribes or broken the law since he became an official. How could he commit a crime? "
"…"
Chen Longzheng looked at Yuan Huang in shock. On one hand, it was because Yuan Huang called the current Emperor by his courtesy name, and on the other hand, it was because of Yuan Yan's arrest.
After a while, Chen Longzheng came back to his senses.
"Teacher, was it the Ministry of Justice or the Central Bureau of Investigation that arrested Ruosi? Which prison is Ruosi locked up in? "
"The Central Bureau of Investigation."
Yuan Huang's expression was ugly. He also knew what kind of department the Central Bureau of Investigation was.
Chen Longzheng's heart skipped a beat, and he cursed inwardly.
"Teacher, you also know what the Central Bureau of Investigation is responsible for. What did Ruosi do to be arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation from Luzon? The Central Bureau of Investigation will not arrest someone without evidence, and without His Majesty's orders, they will not act easily. Ruosi must have done something wrong. "
Yuan Huang shook his head again and again.
"You know your own son, and Ruosi has known you since you were young. Don't you know Ruosi's nature? What is there to be corrupted in Luzon, that border? What is Hsiao Jixin's motive for doing this? "
"Teacher, you …"
Chen Longzheng frowned and looked around. Seeing that no one was around, he said, "It doesn't matter to you in front of me, but outside, you must not call His Majesty by his name!"
"Why not? From Korea to Myanmar, I have known him for seven years. Why can't I call him by his name? Is he great just because he is the Emperor? "
Yuan Huang was very angry.
Chen Longzheng shook his head.
"Teacher, times have changed. His Majesty was not His Majesty at that time. Now, His Majesty is the supreme ruler of the world. Only the Retired Emperor can call him by his name. We are all subjects, so we can't call him by his name.
"Call him by his name?"
Yuan Huang was even more angry. "Isn't it a taboo for Hsiao Jixin to betray the Daming Emperor and usurp the Daming Empire? How can others not talk about what he did?! "
"Teacher!"
Chen Longzheng quickly looked around and grabbed Yuan Huang's hand to have him sit down. "Teacher, aren't you worried about Ruosi? Why are you talking about this? This is a taboo, you can't talk about it! His Majesty is acting in accordance with heaven's will to punish the rebels and establish the Daqin. This is what we subjects should say! "
"You … Tilong, how can you say something like this?"
"Teacher! Ruosi's matter is the most important. "
Chen Longzheng didn't want to talk about this anymore. Yuan Huang hesitated for a while and didn't say anything. He said, "What is the matter with Ruosi? I absolutely don't believe that he's corrupt. "
Chen Longzheng furrowed his brow in deep thought, but he couldn't think of a reason. Thus, he said, "How about this, Teacher? This disciple will stay in the capital for a few more days. In these few days, this disciple will ask my friends in court about the situation and see if anyone knows the ins and outs of this matter.
We need to know the cause before we can think of a solution. If Ruosi was arrested because of a false accusation, then we need to find evidence to prove his innocence. Only in this way can we righteously rescue him. Teacher, is this disciple right? "
Now that Chen Longzheng had said this, Yuan Huang knew that he was right. He truly couldn't think of a better way to deal with this matter. He could only trust in Chen Longzheng and entrust this matter to Chen Longzheng.
"Then Tilong, your teacher will entrust Ruosi's matter to you."
Chen Longzheng indicated that he understood.
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