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Chapter 412 Candidate for Assistant

Chen Yi took a closer look and saw that it was a member of the Imperial City Division.

After the people from the Imperial City Department came, they quickly stabilized the situation at the scene. The two leaders who committed the crime were taken away. When they left, the leader subconsciously glanced up.

At this glance, he saw Chen Yi, Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice, and Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry.

The man was taken aback for a moment, then greeted them with a smile, then bowed his head and gave some instructions to the subordinates beside him, pointing at Chen Yi and the others. After the subordinates saw it, they greeted Chen Yi and the others in the same way.

He took the troublemaker and left first.

Chen Yi and the Minister of Punishment retracted their heads. The three of them did not expect to be caught watching the excitement.

Immediately after, there was a knock on the door, Chen Yi stood up, opened the door and saw the commander of the Imperial City Division who was downstairs just now standing outside the door.

As soon as he saw Chen Yi, he smiled and saluted: "I didn't expect to see you here, so I came up to say hello, no offense!"

Chen Yi smiled and led the man in, knowing that he came up because he saw that he was here.

"My lords, this is Zhang Xiwen, the commander of the Imperial City Department. The two lords should know each other."

The Minister of the Ministry of Justice nodded naturally, and said with a smile: "Of course, our Ministry of Justice and the Department of the Imperial City are partner departments, and we often ask them to help. Come, sit down."

The Minister of the Ministry of Industry saluted politely.

"I heard it before. Today, under the honor of Minister of the Ministry of Punishment and Chen Shilang, I met Commander Zhang, who has admired his name for a long time. It is a great honor to meet him!"

After a few people exchanged pleasantries, the Minister of Punishment couldn't help but ask Zhang Xiwen about what happened just now. Zhang Xiwen looked like he was expecting it and told the story of the trouble just now, which satisfied the curiosity of the Minister of Punishment.

Just when a few people were talking and laughing, the Minister of the Ministry of Justice suddenly pointed at Zhang Xiwen and said to Chen Yi.

"Didn't you say that there is no manpower? Ask him for help. They have everyone there, and they are all mixed with different religions and low-level people. But it is said that it takes everything from top to bottom. Your job as the Imperial City Secretary is very suitable."

When Chen Yi heard this, he turned to look at Zhang Xiwen and slapped his forehead.

That's right, how could he forget about this Buddha? His affairs are very complicated and closely related to the common people.

The Imperial City Secretary is the one who solves these matters, and is the bridge between the common people and the imperial court.

It's equivalent to urban management. Thinking of this, Chen Yi's eyes lit up.

Zhang Xiwen was confused by the words of Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice, but he reacted quickly.

Looking at Chen Yi, he said, "Do you need help, Mr. Chen? If you can help me, just ask. Mr. Chen has helped us a lot before, so you're welcome."

I got to know Zhang Xiwen because of the assassination of the empress by the second prince of the Liao Kingdom.

At that time, Chen Yi met the second prince of the Liao country who was running away in the inn, so he called the people from the Imperial City Department to cooperate and capture the second prince of the Liao country, and then there was something else.

Later, Zhang Xiwen also helped in a few things, so the two can be said to be very familiar with each other.

It's just that Chen Yi has too many things to do when he comes back this time, so he forgets that there is such a person who can help him.

Chen Yi thought for a while, and then said to Zhang Xiwen: "Commander Zhang, my matter cannot be resolved overnight, it is a big matter, don't rush to agree, I will tell you first, if you are in trouble, just directly Say, it's okay."

Zhang Xiwen became much more serious when he heard what Chen Yi said.

The previous cooperation let Zhang Xiwen know that Chen Yi never said anything false.

So he was a lot more solemn, and after seeing Chen Yi brewing for a while, he said what he needed help with.

Zhang Xiwen was very surprised. He had heard about Chen Shilang's advocacy of doing business with the Daliao Kingdom recently. After all, it had been arguing in court for a long time, and now it was just an idea.

Zhang Xiwen didn't expect that Chen Yi would actually start planning, even to the point of starting to find someone.

After Chen Yi finished speaking, Zhang Xiwen didn't ask Zhang Xiwen to express his opinion immediately. After all, this matter is not small, and it cannot be explained clearly in two or three sentences.

In addition, this matter cannot be completed in a few months, Chen Yi estimated that it will not be short.

They need to go to the border. They are alone and can leave at any time. Although Uncle Cao is old, his body is still strong, and with his master Fang Xuan here, he doesn't have to worry.

Zhang Xiwen is different, not to mention the size of the official position, at least there are thousands of people under his command, which is not a small number.

Chen Yi didn't want to make things difficult for others, but overall, Zhang Xiwen's ability was very suitable.

"Go back and think about it. I'm also in the preparation stage now. At least I have to deal with the things in front of me before I start. No matter what your choice is, I understand and support it. Don't be pressured. Of course, I hope you can help mine."

Zhang Xiwen nodded, and relaxed after hearing what Chen Yi said.

Several people returned to the atmosphere of talking and laughing again.

When Chen Yi left, the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment whispered to him that there was already enough evidence in the case of Heaven's Punishment Hero, so he planned to present the memorial to the Empress tomorrow morning.

Chen Yi knew that the Minister of Punishment saw that he seemed to be very concerned about this case, so he told him in advance.

After nodding gratefully, Chen Yi separated from them.

When he went to the morning court the next day, the memorial of the Ministry of Justice really caught the attention of other ministers.

They knew that when Chen Yi came back, they brought the person back directly. They didn't expect to investigate it clearly in just a few days, and it was really Chen Yi who brought him back to get that person.

It's not that the other ministers really don't believe in Chen Yi's ability, it's just that they don't want to believe it.

I feel that Chen Yi's luck is too good. He can complete another political achievement on the way out to do business. How come they haven't encountered such a good thing.

It is impossible to say that they are not feeling sad. This time the empress only praised them verbally and did not give any substantial rewards, which made them feel much better.

The matter of Heaven's Punishment Heroes caused a lot of trouble, so the evidence collection during this period was not hidden.

After all, local officials and common people would not have to panic anymore, so when Chen Yi brought people back, basically all the local governments posted notices.

The Minister of Justice, considering the great influence of this case, asked the empress to make the decision.

When the Empress heard this, she glanced at Chen Yi, who was standing below with her head lowered, as if she was indifferent, and skipped him to ask other ministers for their opinions.

Basically all the ministers agreed to beheading directly.

This is the killing of court officials, which is not a trivial matter. If it is not handled properly, it will make people think that the ministers in the court can kill them at will.

Chen Yi kept his head down and did not speak, and did not participate in the discussion.

(End of this chapter)