Xia Jian wore the uniform of a ceremonial eunuch and rode a tall horse to the Central City Military Department.
"Who are you? You dare to ride a horse in the Military Department? Are you courting death?”A bailiff from the Military Department shouted at Xia Jian.
Xia Jian's brows were tightly knitted together. The first impression he had of the Military Department was not very good.
"Little Deng, is this Feng Zhengde?”Xia Jian tilted his head and asked his trusted aide.
"Sir, Feng Zhengde has a lot of sideburns on his face and is thin, but this person has a fair face.”Little Deng said.
No? If it wasn't, then it would be easy!
Xia Jian raised the horsewhip in his hand and lashed it at the man's face.
A pig-like cry sounded. The fat young man who was beaten up looked like his mother had died. He was in so much pain that he cried out.
The fat youth's shout quickly attracted the attention of the officials of the Military Department, who came out to see what was going on.
"You Hao, what's wrong?" Deputy Commander Zhao Hui walked out and looked at the people riding the large horses. It was very strange. Did they not know that this was the Military Department? He actually dared to cause trouble here.
When You Hao saw Deputy Commander Zhao Hui walk out, he instantly jumped up and pointed at Xia Jian.""Deputy Hui, this person barged into the Military Department, rode a horse to cause trouble, and beat up an official of the Imperial Court. Look, he slapped my face!”
The positions of the Five Cities Military Department were not high. The deputy commander was a rank six official. In a place like the capital where high officials were everywhere, he naturally did not take a fancy to them.
However, a low official rank was still an official. Moreover, the Five Cities Military Department was a place established by Chengzu. You rode a horse to cause trouble and even beat people up. That was a serious crime!
Zhao Hui looked at the people on the other horses. They were all holding guns in their hands. From their clothes, they were members of the West Wing.
"You Hao, hurry up and call your brother out. Something big has happened.”Zhao Hui said.
"West Hall? What West Hall? I only know East Hall. Where did this come from…What? West Hall? Was it the West Factory that had caused a storm in the capital recently?”You Hao cried out in surprise.
"That's right. Hurry up and call your brother over!”Zhao Hui snapped.
Recently, the West Military Bureau had been in a state of panic in the capital. Whether it was corrupt officials or censors, as long as they dared to go against the West Military Bureau, they would all be arrested.
Royal relatives? So what? He would still be arrested. The Transformation Emperor wouldn't ask and the West Hall would do whatever they wanted.
As the saying went, one would not visit the Hall of Three Treasured Palace without a reason. This West Hall was definitely looking for trouble with the Military and Military Department.
You Hao ran into the house in a panic and went to the Military Department to call out his brother You Hongzhe.
Xia Jian did not expect that the person You Hao called out would actually be someone he was familiar with. It was the Left Assistant Minister of the Ministry of War, Jiang Junliang!
"Oh my, I didn't expect to see Assistant Minister Jiang of the Ministry of Justice in the Military Department of the Ministry of War!”Xia Jian swung the horsewhip in his hand and looked at Jiang Junliang teasingly.
"Yes, sir. I didn't expect to see you here. It's my honor. However, Eunuch Xia, I've already been transferred from the Ministry of Justice to the Ministry of War. I'm now the Left Assistant Minister of the Ministry of War.”Jiang Junliang said in a neither humble nor humble manner. His every move carried the aura of a scholar.
The last time Xia Jian saw him was when the demon fox appeared at night in the capital. It was also the first time he saw Demonic Priest Li Zilong.
This Jiang Junliang was not an honest official. His private residence was bought with the silver he extorted from him.
Although 10,000 taels of silver was not a large sum in Xia Jian's eyes, after accepting this guy's money, he could be considered one of his own.
"Eunuch Xia, is there something you need from the Military Department? Because of me, my brother is used to being arrogant. Please forgive him!”You Hongzhe was a smart person. He knew that the other party was from the West Hall. He, a small commander of the Military Department, could not afford to offend them.
He kicked You Hao's butt and said,""Hurry up and apologize to Eunuch Xia!”
"Eunuch Xia, please forgive me for offending you.”You Hao pouted and said.
Xia Jian knew that You Hao was still a little unconvinced. Since that was the case, there was no need to talk about forgiveness. He said coldly,"Drag him over and give him fifty strokes!"
In the capital, not even the people of West Hall knew about him. This kind of person should be taught a lesson.
"Sir, is this fifty strokes..."
You Hongzhe hadn't finished speaking when he was interrupted by Xia Jian.
"You dare to question me? Hmm?" Xia Jian raised his eyebrows and stared coldly at You Hongzhe. Then, he changed his words and said,"In that case, I'll punish you with a hundred strokes!”
"Eunuch Xia, you are abusing your power!”You Hongzhe, who had always been a bootlicker, actually became tough in front of Xia Jian at this time.
"Lord Fault!" Jiang Junliang pulled You Hongzhe and said,""What's wrong with you?"
You Hongzhe stubbornly shook off Jiang Junliang and looked at Xia Jian without saying anything.
You Hongzhe could handle other things, but he couldn't accept that his younger brother was being punished. A hundred strokes of the cane, then his butt would be blossoming!
It was also because You Hongzhe pampered this ignorant and incompetent You Hao too much that You Hao often caused You Hongzhe a lot of trouble outside.
But who was Xia Jian? He was the Chief Eunuch of the Bureau of Rites, the Duke of the West Chamber, the acting commander of the North Town of the Brocade Guard. He was the only eunuch Emperor Chenghua trusted!
Unyielding? Other than the royal family, who else dared to be so tough in front of him? Even Xia Jian dared to give him a beating!
"Private punishment? What a joke. Believe it or not, if I shoot you right here, no one will dare to say no!”Xia Jian aimed his gun at You Hongzhe's head.
"Eunuch Xia, I'm from the Wan family!”You Hongzhe said firmly.
In fact, You Hongzhe's legs were already trembling. He wasn't sure if moving out of the Wan family would be enough to suppress the West Chamber's leader.
"Wan Clan? Is it the family of that person in the palace?" Xia Jian asked in confusion.
"That's right!"
Xia Jian narrowed his eyes slightly and stared at You Hongzhe, making him feel guilty.
Suddenly, Xia Jian put away his gun and threw it to his subordinate. He pulled the reins and turned around to leave with the people from West Hall.
This Imperial Concubine Wan was also considered a strange person. The Wan family had been involved in the Demonic Priest's chaos, especially Imperial Concubine Wan. She was even the mastermind of this matter. However, Emperor Cheng chose to forgive her.
On that day, all the officials, regardless of whether they were corrupt or honest, unanimously requested Emperor Chenghua to depose Concubine Wan and banish her into the Cold Palace.
But in the end, it was Transformation Monarch Cheng who had Xia Jian capture the leaders and lock them up in the prison of West Hall.
Even if it was a member of the royal family, as long as they tried to persuade him to depose Imperial Concubine Wan, they were all arrested and sent to the West Chamber by Xia Jian.
As for the Wan Clan, as long as Noble Consort Wan did not fall, their clan's power would always be strong.
"Sir, are we going back just like this?”Xia Jian's West Branch deputy, Xu Ren, asked.
"Return? Back to where? All of you, raise your spirits and go to the Wan family!”
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