Chapter 376: You Can't Afford It
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Pushing open the door, Tian Changfu saw two strange men, who were standing in the courtyard with knives on their shoulders.
Both of them were wearing ordinary people's robes, but the murderous aura in their eyes was something that Tian Changfu did not dare to despise.
"Be careful!" Tian Changfu commanded his subordinates.
In fact, these people under him also found out that something was wrong, and they all clenched the weapons in their hands one by one.
Since he Tian Changfu is mixed in the underworld, he attaches great importance to personal safety, and the people who protect him bring weapons.
At this moment, a man standing inside said, "It's Lord Tian Xiang...... We've been waiting for you for a long time! ”
These words made Tian Changfu a little suspicious, how could anyone come to him at this time? And it sounds like he's still from the government.
"Who are you?" Tian Changfu asked coldly, he is not so easy to deceive.
I saw that the person inside showed a sign from his sleeve, which was carved with a fierce leopard pattern, and the four big characters "Jinyi Pro-Army" were written on the front.
"It's Jinyi Wei'......," someone under Tian Changfu exclaimed.
Originally, these people were still on alert, but after learning that the other party was a brocade guard, their momentum immediately slipped.
The most fearful of these people on the road is the people of Jinyiwei, who let them be directly under the jurisdiction of others.
At this time, Tian Changfu also felt bad.
As the incense master of Zhongyi Hall, his backer in the Yongxi Thousand Households is Liu Shi'an, and generally speaking, he will greet him in advance if he wants to find him.
There are generally two possibilities for a situation like today's, one is that the time is too late to inform him, and the other is that these people are not Liu Shi'an's people at all.
It's a pity that Tian Changfu doesn't know the two people inside, so he leans towards the second possibility.
Seeing that he was still stunned, the captain inside couldn't help urging: "Lord Tian Xiang, our adults are still waiting for you!" ”
After saying this, seven or eight more people appeared in the courtyard, all of them looking at Tian Changfu with fierce looks.
This destroyed Tian Changfu's last bit of confidence, and his personal guards were only eight people, and the brocade guards inside exceeded this number.
To go in or not to go in? This is a problem for Tian Changfu, if he doesn't enter the danger, there will be unknown danger, which makes him in a dilemma.
In the end, Tian Changfu still took a step, because he did not resist Jinyiwei's capital at all.
Moreover, Tian Changfu didn't believe it, he would be more than lucky if he went in.
He's still very useful to Jinyiwei, and even if you want to kill him, you need a good reason, or find a suitable replacement.
Otherwise, 1,000 households will have to pay nearly 1,000 taels of silver less every month, and who will be responsible for it then?
The lieutenant then commanded, "Your men are outside!" ”
Tian Changfu couldn't help but stop, and ordered the people behind him: "Just wait here!" ”
His subordinates were relieved, after all, it was easy to cause trouble inside the house, and they had better stay outside to be safer.
Tian Changfu stepped into the courtyard and finally saw a person he knew, but he only knew that the other party was a small flag officer, but he didn't know what the name was.
Originally, Tian Changfu thought that this person was the one who wanted to see him, so he stepped forward and said, "Dare to ask my lord, what is the matter next?" ”
Liu Jianping had a cold face and said in a deep voice: "There is someone else looking for you, come with me!" ”
So Liu Jianping walked to the courtyard, and Tian Changfu could only follow.
At this time, he had the time to observe the house, and found that except for the eight or nine lieutenants in civilian clothes, the maids in the house were all locked in the wings, and their frightened eyes could be seen from the windows.
What reassured Tian Changfu a little was that his old wife was also in the wing, and he was surrounded by the maids in the middle at this time.
After entering the second courtyard, Tian Changfu was taken outside his study.
Liu Jianping stood at the door and said, "Go in!" ”
Tian Changfu glanced inside, there was no one in the living room of the study, but he couldn't see the room on the side.
No matter who is inside, Tian Changfu can only step inside, he still has this bit of arrogance, and he has no other choice anyway.
Entering the living room, Tian Changfu didn't have time to turn his head to observe, only to hear a voice say: "This official originally thought that Lord Tian Xiang, you were born recklessly, and you shouldn't like these ......."
"Then I can think of you here, there are so many books!" Sitting on the chair behind the desk in the study, Chen Xiaoting raised his head with a book in his hand and said.
Only then did Tian Changfu see Chen Xiaoting's face clearly, which made him even more surprised.
"Lord Chen!" Tian Changfu said slowly.
Chen Xiaoting put down the book and asked with interest, "What, do you know me?" ”
This is the first time Chen Xiaoting has seen Tian Changfu, but Tian Changfu has learned about Chen Xiaoting from various channels and has also seen him in some public places.
As the most effective cadre under Shen Yue, Chen Xiaoting is an existence that Tian Changfu must not provoke.
But now, Chen Xiaoting has found him, which means that he is really in big trouble.
Tiantian Nagatomi was not in the city these days, and although there were people who passed on news to him, he didn't know about some of the slightly hidden situations.
"Lord Chen is famous, and the villain naturally knows!" Tian Changfu said respectfully.
He had dealt with some of the general banners of the Thousand Households, but he was not as cautious as he was today, but showed caution when facing Liu Shi'an.
Chen Xiaoting then said: "I originally learned that you have a study here, and the official was happy for a while, thinking that he could find something like an account book, but there is no such thing here!" ”
Chen Xiaoting wants to find the account book? Could it really be that he did something out of the ordinary, and now he has come to the door?
After thinking about it repeatedly in his heart, Tian Changfu got nothing, because he had always dared to play with Qianhu.
The amount of money paid every month is not a tael of silver.
"The adults want to look at the account books, there are a lot of them in the villain's mansion in the city, but the villain is not doing it right, please show it to the adult!" Tian Changfu clenched his fist in his sleeve and said.
Chen Xiaoting was still sitting on the chair, leaning forward and said, "Since you asked directly, then I will say some things directly!" ”
Then, I saw Chen Xiaoting stand up and said, "I heard that you used to do the work of pouring grain on the black market?" ”
It's a well-known thing, and not only was he doing it five years ago, but now he hasn't stopped getting rich.
Is it because of this? After all, in addition to the improper source of those grains, the removal is also not correct.
Therefore, Tian Changfu said: "My lord, the villain did this at the beginning, but then changed careers!" ”
Who knew that Tian Changfu had just finished speaking, and then met Chen Xiaotingsen's cold gaze, which made his heart tremble.
At this time, I only heard Chen Xiaoting say: "Lord Tian Xiang, you'd better tell the truth, the consequences of entertaining this official can be very serious!" ”
Chen Xiaoting knew the answer to this question, because he had done a basic investigation before coming, and he could almost confirm that Tian Changfu was related to the matter of the transfer envoy Yamen.
So Chen Xiaoting asked directly: "From the beginning of the year to the present, how much grain have you smuggled in total?" ”
Tian Changfu couldn't help but change color, and at this time he could no longer remain calm, because this showed that Chen Xiaoting had a grasp of his business situation.
"My lord, the villain smuggled some food, but this is all tacit approval on the road, the villain ......"
Without waiting for Tian Changfu to finish explaining, Chen Xiaoting asked again: "How much was smuggled?" Be specific! ”
"Two ...... 20,000 stones! Tian Changfu hesitated.
Chen Xiaoting's eyes were even colder, and then he said, "Think about it, how much?" ”
At this time, Tian Changfu said resolutely: "Twenty thousand stones!" ”
The room became dead silent, and at this time, Chen Xiaoting couldn't help but stand up and walked to Tian Changfu's side.
"Lord Tian Xiang, if you don't tell the truth about this, are you planning to carry it down alone?"
Saying this, Chen Xiaoting patted him on the shoulder, and then said, "You can't afford this!" ”