After receiving the imperial edict, Xia Jian came to the palace unhurriedly.
"Your Majesty, Eunuch Xia has arrived and is waiting outside the hall.”said Xiao Jing, the personal eunuch of the Transformation Monarch.
"Summon him in." Said Transformation Monarch Cheng.
Under Xiao Jing's notice, Xia Jian walked into Yangxin Palace Hall. Now, the pill furnace in Yangxin Palace Hall had been thrown away by the Transformation Monarch Cheng.
"This humble subject kowtows to Your Majesty. May Your Majesty live forever!”Xia Jian bowed to Emperor Chenghua.
"Quick, quick, dear minister, please rise!" The more he looked at Xia Jian, the more comfortable he felt. Perhaps it was because he had been rescued by Xia Jian three times.
"Eunuch Xia, you're really bold! Do you know why I summoned you to the palace?”Wan Zhen 'er was unhappy to see the Transformation Monarch treating Xia Jian so well.
Xia Jian had long expected Wan Zhen 'er to throw a tantrum with the Transformation Emperor. Wasn't this how he crippled Empress Wu back then? However, Xia Jian wasn't Empress Wu. He wasn't that stupid to argue with Wan Zhen 'er in front of the Emperor.
Before entering the palace, Xia Jian had already released Wan Gui and sent him back to the Wan Residence.
"I think the Empress should be worried about Commander Wan Du. If it were me, I would definitely be very anxious if my father was captured.”Xia Jian said respectfully.
Imperial Concubine Wan glanced at Emperor Chenghua and asked him to speak.
"Ahem, dear minister, why did you arrest my father-in-law? Is there a misunderstanding?”Transformation Monarch Cheng didn't blame Xia Jian. Instead, he was trying to absolve Xia Jian.
"Your Majesty, Commander Wan Du was captured by me. However, there was some misunderstanding. He has already returned to the Wan residence!”Xia Jian said respectfully.
"Beloved consort, look, father-in-law has already put it back. It's a misunderstanding, don't be angry.”The Transformation Monarch coaxed Wan Zhen 'er like she was a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl.
This scene gave Xia Jian goosebumps. A Transformation Emperor in his twenties was sitting on Wan Zhen 'er's lap, coaxing her like a proud little girl.
This Transformation Monarch, do you dare to be a little more disgusted?
Wan Zhen 'er is old enough to be your mother!
With Wan Zhen 'er's temper, this matter naturally wouldn't end so easily. Even if she knew that Xia Jian had already released Wan Gui, she would still find trouble with Xia Jian.
"Your Majesty, Eunuch Xia captured my father and sent him to the West Hall without saying a word. Even if my father has been sent back to the Wan Residence, don't you think that this will cause a great loss to the Wan Family's reputation?”
The Transformation Monarch was also caught in a dilemma.
"Your Majesty, Your Highness, I have already asked the people of the West Hall to post a notice stating that Wan Gui was framed by a villain and is innocent.”Xia Jian said respectfully.
Transformation Monarch Cheng nodded. He was very satisfied with Xia Jian's work. He never did things sloppily and handled things well.
However, the more satisfied Emperor Cheng was, the angrier Imperial Concubine Wan became.
"Xia Jian, then bengong asks you, why did you capture my father? Could it be that just because of your one-sided statement, my father is guilty? In the end, he said he was innocent because he couldn't find anything? Your West Hall is too childish!”Wan Zhen 'er said aggressively.
"Replying to Niangniang, this is indeed this lowly official's mistake, but this is not this lowly official's side of the story. Yesterday, the commander of the Central City Military Department, You Hongzhe, sent someone to tell me that there was an important matter to inform this lowly official, so I took the West Hall's men to go.”
The commander of the Military Department, You Hongzhe, was only a small official of the fifth rank. Wan Zhen 'er, who had lived in the palace for a long time, naturally did not know who this person was. She really thought that he was someone who had reported his Wan family.
"Oh?" Wan Zhen 'er asked. In that case, it was the commander of the Central City Military Department who reported my Wan Clan to your West Hall?”
Xia Jian was an expert at lying. He didn't even need to draft a draft when he lied.
Moreover, the most difficult lie to guess was the one that was both true and false.
Yesterday, Xia Jian had indeed taken the West Branch to the Central City Military Department, and not long after that, he had gone to the Wan Residence to capture Wan Gui. If others did not know, they would really think that there was something fishy going on.
"Since that's the case, then call that You something up!”Transform Monarch Cheng said to Xiao Jing.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Xiao Jing glanced at Xia Jian and sighed at how scheming this person was.
Xiao Jing had served four emperors before, so he was very clear about the open and secret ways of the Imperial Palace.
Xiao Jing also knew about You Hongzhe from the Central City Military Department. Most of the people in the Military Department were on the Wan Clan's side, so why would they report the Wan Clan to Xia Jian?
As long as one wasn't a fool, they would know how powerful the Wan Clan was. With Noble Consort Wan holding the fort, offending the Wan Clan was no different from courting death.
"The word 'official' has two mouths. You have the ability to open your mouth but not the ability to shut your mouth. This Eunuch Xia has really used it to its fullest.”
Eunuch Xiao walked out. After knowing how powerful Xia Jian was, he decided to stay far away from this kind of person. He was afraid that something would happen to him at any time.
After a long time, the Commander of the Central City Military Department was brought to Yangxin Palace Hall by Eunuch Xiao.
After the ceremony, You Hongzhe bent down and stood beside Xia Jian. He didn't even dare to breathe loudly, let alone look up at the Transformation Monarch.
"Hello, Lord Yoo, we meet again!”Xia Jian smiled and greeted You Hongzhe gently.
Last night, Xia Jian had asked the people from the West Branch to investigate You Hongzhe. He wasn't a good person either. He was just a dog of the Wan family. Even if he wasn't the heinous kind, he could only blame himself for being blind if he provoked Xia Jian.
"Xia, Xia, Eunuch Xia, you're here too!”Perhaps it was because he was nervous, but You Hongzhe's voice was trembling.
Yesterday, he had learned that Eunuch Xia, after being angered by him, had gone directly to the Wan family and captured the head of the Wan family, who was also the commander of the Brocade Guard, Wan Gui.
Only then did You Hongzhe realize how terrifying this Eunuch Xia was. If he dared to capture the country's brother-in-law, what else would he not dare to capture?
It had been many years since someone as fierce as Xia Jian had appeared in the Great Ming Dynasty.
Today, after being summoned by Eunuch Xiao and learning that he was going to meet the current Emperor, You Hongzhe realized that something was wrong. His heart thumped and fell to the bottom.
"You're the commander of the Central City Military Department.”Transformation Monarch Cheng looked askance at You Hongzhe, unable to recall his name.
"Your Majesty, I am the commander of the Central City Military Department, You Hongzhe.”You Hongzhe barely managed to suppress his trembling voice. Under the dragon's might, You Hongzhe felt sweat seep out of his back.
"Oh, You Hongzhe, right? Did you report the Wan family to the West Branch? Slandering Wan Gui for embezzling a huge sum of money?" Transform Monarch Cheng asked angrily.
Report? Slander? Embezzlement?
You Hongzhe was stunned. How did this have anything to do with him?
Therefore, You Hongzhe, who had always adhered to the principle of not being subdued by force, decisively spread out his hands and knelt on the ground after encountering Long Wei.
"Your Majesty, this humble subject is wronged!"
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