Fang Jian came to the Honglutai Palace in a carriage. As soon as he got off the carriage, he saw Gu Zhenqing standing outside the palace gate of the Honglutai Palace.
Ever since the last meeting at the Garrison Office, when Fang Jian led his soldiers to defeat Sanxu Shangqing and his men, Gu Zhenqing's admiration for Fang Jian has been beyond words, and he has never concealed it in any occasion.
And in these days he has become Fang Jian's only real friend in Yujing City, so when Fang Jian saw Gu Zhenqing, he immediately walked over.
"Brother Gu." Fang Jian called out.
Gu Zhenqing turned around abruptly, and the moment he saw Fang Jian, he immediately came forward with a smile on his face, "Brother Fang, I've been waiting for you for a long time."
"Waiting for me?" Fang Jian looked at Gu Zhenqing and said, "Brother Gu, are you waiting here specifically for me?"
Gu Zhenqing said, "Yes, I waited for you here on purpose." Then he grabbed Fang Jian's wrist and pulled him aside.
Fang Jian looked at his actions and asked in surprise, "Brother Gu, what's wrong?"
Gu Zhenqing glanced around and said to Fang Jian, "Today, the Honglutai, Shoubei Yamen, and Tinglusi will meet to discuss the murder of Yundan, the hostage of Jingshan Dao."
Fang Jian seemed to understand something after hearing this, so he asked, "Brother Gu, do you have anything to say to me?"
Gu Zhenqing said: "I am worried about one thing now."
"What's the matter?" Fang Jian asked.
Gu Zhenqing said, "I'm worried that they will put all the blame on your Night Patrol Captain's Mansion."
"Put the blame on the Night Patrol Captain's Office?" Fang Jian's eyes narrowed, and then he said, "Using this to reduce the pardons granted to those soldiers?"
"Yes." Gu Zhenqing nodded. "Once this case is exposed, they can use it as an excuse to accuse the Night Patrol Officers of 'neglect of duty' and strip them of their pardon. But there's another reason, and that's to divert the wrath of the Pure Good Dao Kingdom onto you, brother."
Fang Jian looked at Gu Zhenqing and said, "Brother Gu, have you received any news?"
Gu Zhenqing said, "I only got a little bit of information, but I can't confirm it, so I want to remind you first. When we meet to discuss matters later, you must be careful and cautious, and don't say the wrong thing."
Upon hearing this, Fang Jian immediately bowed to Gu Zhenqing and said, "Thank you, Brother Gu, for the reminder."
Gu Zhenqing waved his hand, and at that moment, a magnificent jade chariot drawn by six dragon horses arrived outside the Honglutai. Seeing it, Gu Zhenqing immediately said, "It's the carriage of the Three Void Ministers."
Fang Jian nodded, and then the two of them turned and walked towards the jade sedan chair of Sanxu Shangqing. At the same time, the sedan chairs of some major Shaoqings of the Garrison Yamen also arrived outside the Honglutai. After getting off the car, they walked towards Sanxu Shangqing together with Gu Zhenqing and Fang Jian.
Immediately, everyone bowed and said, "Greetings, Ling Yin."
Sanxu Shangqing bowed to everyone and returned the greeting. When his eyes fell on Fang Jian, he immediately said, "Captain Fang, come here. I have something to ask you."
After saying this, Sanxu Shangqing turned around and walked to a secluded place outside the Honglutai Palace gate, and Fang Jian followed him.
"Does the governor have anything to tell you?" Fang Jian asked, bowing towards Sanxu Shangqing.
Minister Sanxu looked at Fang Jian and said, "Today's meeting is led by the Honglutai. You must be prepared. Yundan was killed during your night patrol at the Xiaowei Mansion. Furthermore, you have offended the people from the Ministry of Justice and the Honglutai beforehand. They are likely to put the blame on you."
When Fang Jian heard this, he immediately understood that it was the 100,000 dust forces that he had "presented" a few days ago that had worked, otherwise there would be no need for Sanxu Shangqing to say these words to him.
After Fang Jian figured this out, he said, "Thank you for your guidance, Lord Ling. I understand."
"It's not enough for you to just understand." Sanxu Shangqing shook his head and said, "I'll tell you two ways to deal with it."
Fang Jian's eyes narrowed slightly, then he bowed and said with a smile, "Please advise me, Lord Ling."
Sanxu Shangqing said, "First, if they want to shift the blame to the Night Patrol Captain's Office, you can push those soldiers out. This will simply remove the pardon order on them and strip you of your position as Night Patrol Captain. That way, everything will be fine. After all, you didn't kill the man. As long as you resign as Night Patrol Captain, this matter will no longer implicate you."
"Secondly, you must take the initiative to assume responsibility for the Night Patrol Captain's Office and find out the murderer who killed Yun Dan. In this way, not only will your Night Patrol Captain's Office be blameless, but you will also be meritorious. But if you cannot find the murderer and you take the initiative to assume responsibility, then your position as captain will not be as simple as being stripped. Your fate may be the same as those of the previous Night Patrol Captains." Sanxu Shangqing said.
Fang Jian asked, "What is the responsibility of the Court of Justice?"
Sanxu Shangqing looked at Fang Jian in surprise, then said, "What responsibility can the Court of Justice have? They are mainly responsible for sentencing, and they don't care about anything else."
"Are you not going to investigate the case?" Fang Jian asked doubtfully.
Sanxu Shangqing shook his head and said, "They don't care about the investigation. Whoever is responsible for the investigation will have jurisdiction. Yundan was killed last night within the jurisdiction of your Night Patrol Captain's Office, so the investigation will be handled by your Night Patrol Captain's Office or my Garrison Office."
Fang Jian: “…”
Sanxu Shangqing glanced at Fang Jian, who seemed a little puzzled, and then said, "Okay, everyone who should be here should be here, let's go in."
"Yes." Fang Jian responded, and then he and Sanxu Shangqing returned to the garrison yamen. Then, under the leadership of Sanxu Shangqing, everyone entered the Honglutai.
Honglu Terrace, Qianguang Hall.
The Grand Minister of Honglutai, Gupeng Mushou, sat at the head of the hall. On his lower left were the Grand Minister of Zhuanlu Pavilion, Jiang E, Ling Xizi and several other Junior Ministers. On his lower right were Fu Yizhiji and other Junior Ministers of Mingjie Mansion.
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