Chapter 1431: Hands-on
In recent days, Zhang Daguan's eyelids have been dancing endlessly. The reason is actually very simple, Lao Shen suddenly disappeared as if he had evaporated from the world.
Originally, Zhang Daguan just wanted Lao Shen, who was very familiar with the land, to help spread some rumors around. However, after Lao Shen took the deposit of fifty taels, he never saw anyone again.
In the past, Lao Shen also had the experience of being missing for more than ten days, and it was impossible for him to show up without spending the money cleanly.
Regarding Lao Shen's disappearance, Zhang Daguan didn't care too much about it at first. After all, this time, Lao Shen got fifty taels of silver, who knows which Hongyan's house he hid into?
However, despite Lao Shen's disappearance, Zhang Daguan is still unstable. After all, this time is not a trivial matter, and once it is leaked, it will be a big bad thing!
Zhang Daguan sent a lot of people out to find Lao Shen, and even a few secret prostitutes who were familiar with Lao Shen searched all over there, but found nothing.
"Big official, there's a new shoemaker at the door, the little one is pondering, something is not right." The housekeeper Zhang Jiu is also a well-informed servant, his eyesight is very good, and he is basically nine out of ten.
"Oh, what's wrong?" Zhang Daguan hurriedly asked Zhang Jiu, what he was most worried about was that the matter was not done, but caused the disaster of annihilation.
"The shoemaker had no business every day, and he refused to move. The little one pondered, eighty percent of them came to monitor our family's eyeliner. "Zhang Jiu's eyesight is not ordinarily high, and for his words, Zhang Daguan generally believes more than eighty percent.
"You mean, someone sent a shoemaker to spy on our house?" Because of the importance of the matter, Zhang Daguan couldn't hold back his panic and asked Zhang Jiu unprecedentedly.
Although Zhang Jiu didn't know the inside story, just from Zhang Daguan's eager expression, he could see that something big must have happened.
"Yes, the big official, the little one thought it must be an eyeliner sent by someone else." Zhang Jiu's reconfirmation made Zhang Daguan realize a cruel reality: Lao Shen may not have disappeared, but fell into the hands of the imperial court.
As for Lao Shen falling into the hands of that yamen, Zhang Daguan couldn't figure it out. Anyway, it's not the Tiqi Division, it's the Police Temple, right?
It's just that Zhang Daguan has one thing that he hasn't figured out so far: since Lao Shen has fallen into the hands of the enemy, why didn't the enemy take action against him immediately?
Most of the time the matter is revealed!
However, Zhang Daguan was not frightened, otherwise, he would not dare to do something big enough to kill his head.
Zhang Daguan himself has no real power except for being rich, he mainly relies on Liu Danian, who is both a classmate and a brother-in-law.
This Liu Danian is one of the seven major officials of Kaifeng Mansion, powerful, but less rich. It just so happened that Zhang Daguan had a lot of money, but he didn't have the power to support him.
One lacks power, one lacks money, as the saying goes, power and money are not separated. In this way, based on the relationship between in-laws, Zhang Daguan and Liu Danian got closer and closer, and finally became inseparable friends.
Behind Liu Danian, who used to stand was the left servant of the former ministry, and now Wu Guangchong, who is standing aside.
Originally, after Wu Guangchong lost power, Liu Danian was also within the scope of purge. It's just that Liu Jiong, the current prefect of Kaifeng, has not been in office for a long time, and he didn't immediately take Liu Danian.
Liu Danian is an understanding person, he naturally knows in his heart that he is okay for the time being, but it definitely doesn't mean that he will be okay forever!
Therefore, when Wu Guangchong handed over the task, Liu Danian agreed to take over without hesitation.
The things in the officialdom are actually all losses and all the glory of the melon vine branches.
To put it bluntly, only when Wu Guangchong gains momentum, can Liu Danian rise to the top and be promoted to make a fortune.
After thinking about it, Zhang Daguan felt that it was urgent to inform Liu Danian first.
After all, it's a big thing that pierces the sky. Although Zhang Daguan is rich, he has no merit and fame, and if the official wants to arrest him, it is effortless.
As for whether Liu Danian will blame Zhang Daguan after learning about it, or make evil friends from now on, Zhang Daguan can't care about these anymore.
It is imperative to fill the loopholes first!
Zhang Daguan sent someone to summon Zhang Jiu and whispered: "You will take the time to go to the house of Xia Liu Daguanren and inform his housekeeper Liu Qi, just say that things have changed, and plan a good plan as soon as possible."
When Zhang Jiuyi heard this, even if he didn't know the inside story, he already understood in his heart that Zhang Daguan must have had a big deal.
"Okay, villain, let's do it." Zhang Jiu saw that Zhang Daguan didn't want to tell the inside story, and he was so happy to pretend to be confused, so he agreed.
After Zhang Jiu came out of the house, he immediately returned to his own room and changed into the clothes of an inferior servant.
Zhang Jiu, who was prepared, did not go out through the front door, nor did he go out through the back door, but found a ladder and climbed out of the courtyard wall.
Zhang Jiu thought very clearly, since the front door was monitored by a shoemaker, then the back door was not destined to be peaceful.
Therefore, Zhang Jiu, who is experienced, simply did not do anything and flipped out of the courtyard wall.
After Zhang Jiu jumped to the ground, he looked left and right, and saw that there was no one in the alley, he couldn't help but be secretly a little proud, hehe, Jiang is still old and spicy after all, right?
Who would have thought that Zhang Jiu had just walked to the corner of the alley, and heard a gust of wind in his ears, and just about to react, his head hurt violently, and his eyes were suddenly dark, and he didn't know anything immediately.
The left waited for Zhang Jiu and didn't reply, and the right waited for Zhang Jiu still didn't reply, Zhang Daguan was anxious, and he clearly realized that Zhang Jiu must have had an accident!
Since the situation is urgent, Zhang Daguan can't care about notifying Liu Danian again, for the sake of today's plan, how to send his family out of Kaifeng City, and then find a proper place to hide?
"Big officials, big officials, no, a large number of officers and soldiers have come from outside, and they have already rushed into the house......" The panicked shouts of the third housekeeper made Zhang Daguan completely desperate.
It's over, it's over, it's all over, Zhang Daguan is paralyzed in his chair, unable to move!
Almost at the same time, the arrest operation was in full swing throughout the capital.
The people of the Tiqi Division, with the vigorous cooperation of the Admiral Yamen of the Nine Gates and the Police Temple, according to the roster, arrested the Wenchen and the so-called celebrities who participated in the rebellion one by one.
Liu Danian was in the Kaifeng Mansion and had been fidgeting, he vaguely heard some rumors, but he was lucky.
After all, Zhang Daguan had to rely on his support in order to gain a foothold in Kaifeng City and gain a firm foothold.
In addition, Liu Danian and Zhang Daguan only have a verbal agreement, and there is no written evidence left, as long as they don't admit it to death, what can he do?
"Liu Tuiguan, Governor Liu is invited." Just when Liu Danian was pretending to be calm, an errand came to convey Liu Jiong's verbal call to him.
The top boss beckoned, even if Liu Danian was not happy, he had to go to see Liu Jiong immediately.
It's just that after Liu Danian went out, he was surprised to find that the errand officer who came to inform him was inseparable from him.
Liu Danian was secretly frightened, it was not possible to do the incident in the east window, but now even if he wanted to run, it was too late.
"A certain family visited Governor Liu's mansion." After Liu Danian saw Liu Jiong, he hurriedly bowed and saluted.
Liu Jiong nodded silently, looking at Liu Danian with pity, if you talk about the ability to handle cases, Liu Danian is indeed a good hand.
It's a pity that Liu Danian gave up his good future and got on the thief ship.
If it weren't for Zuo Ziguang of the Ti Qi Division who came up with ironclad evidence, Liu Jiong really couldn't believe that Liu Danian was actually the mastermind behind the rumors of supporting Zhang Daguan's walk.
"Liu Tuiguan, the Commander Zuo of the Tiqi Division wants to invite you as a guest, and the government has agreed." Liu Jiong sighed secretly, cheered up, and made a decision to Liu Danian.
After all, Liu Tuiguan is an official of the imperial court, and if you want to arrest him, you must have Li Zhongyi's edict. Therefore, when Liu Jiong finished speaking, Liu Tuiguan closed his eyes very helplessly, obviously, Li Zhongyi was ready and arranged all the means.
Until this moment, Liu Tuiguan really regretted it, he should have gone away as soon as possible, instead of falling in love with the official position, so that he was imprisoned and couldn't extricate himself.
Zuo Ziguang, who was sitting beside Liu Jiong, glanced coldly at Liu Danian, who was in despair, and he knew very well that the reason why Liu Danian did not run was because he had confidence in Zhang Daguan.
However, Zhang Daguan was really tight-mouthed and refused to confess. It's just that no matter how powerful Ren Zhang's officials are, after all, the people's hearts are like iron, the official law is like a furnace, and Zuo Ziguang's means of making people speak are simply not too much.
In the end, Zhang Daguan didn't survive a few rounds, so he poured beans into the bamboo tube and recruited them all.
The reason why Liu Danian has not been touched is indeed as Liu Danian thought, it is impossible for the Tiqi Division to arrest the current officials casually, and there must be an edict from Li Zhongyi.
After Li Zhongyi's edict arrived, Zuo Ziguang did not hesitate to immediately close the net and wipe out all the people who held official positions.
In view of Liu Jiong's face problem, Zuo Ziguang decided to come to Kaifeng Mansion in person and meet Liu Danian for a while.
After all, Liu Jiong is the prefect of Kaifeng, and the actions of the Tiqi Division require his strong cooperation, and this face must be given to Liu Jiong.
With the arrest of Liu Danian, almost at the same time, the leaders of Shilin who were entrenched in various academies were also arrested one after another.
Li Zhongyi's approval of the arrest this time was indeed in anger, and he made up his mind to cut the grass and eradicate the roots.
He can't worry about the safety of his family every time he goes on an expedition, right?
In addition, these so-called scholars, on the surface, are righteous and strict, and they are sanctimonious, but behind the scenes, they have their own ugly privacy that cannot be seen.
In addition, with the pacification of Jiangnan, Li Zhongyi's attention will definitely shift to the Liu Han regime in Jinyang to the north.
In other words, another strategic decisive battle with the Khitans has actually slowly begun.
If you don't take care of everything in Kaifeng City, there are always black hands pulling the back legs of the military, how can you fight with peace of mind?
Therefore, this time, Li Zhongyi made up his mind and planned to take advantage of the victory in Jiangnan to settle a general account with the readers, so that they knew that the world could only be Li Zhongyi's world.