Yang Lian sat up straight, looked at Chen Laosan in front of her, and then continued to ask: "Then our family asks you, why did they set fire to the account books of the household department?" Why does this matter involve the household department? ”

"Father-in-law, aren't you embarrassed for me? How can I know? Chen Laosan hurriedly said.

Yang Lian looked at Chen Laosan and smiled lightly, reached out and picked up the teacup beside her, took a sip, and then said, "Is it difficult for our family to be for you?" ”

As she spoke, Yang Lian slammed the teacup in her hand on Chen Laosan's head, "I think you are embarrassing our family!" ”

This time he directly smashed Chen Laosan, but he knelt there and didn't dare to move.

"We ask you, do you know?" Yang Lian asked with a fierce look in her eyes again.

"Father-in-law, I know, I know." Chen Laosan hurriedly said.

"I know, I know, I say. Because they want to do this kind of thing, they can't hide it from the household department, and the number of tuntian fields is decreasing every year, although it is not decreasing much every year, but it is indeed decreasing every year, and if the household department does not help, they will be exposed. ”

"In addition, the money and food every year are not enough, and all the mulberry trees in the tuntian are planted, but the food is gone. So they hooked up with the household department and resold the old grain in the household granary. Of course, some of them are not stale grains. ”

"After they bought the grain, some of it was given to the military households in Tuntian, and the other part was resold by them. They sold all the grain to local mulberry farmers. ”

Yang Lian stood up, circled around Chen Laosan a few times, and then said, "Why didn't our family see it at the beginning, you Chen Laosan still have this ability?" Our family may be blind. ”

After saying this, Yang Lian walked to Yang Bin's side and asked, "If Chen Laosan doesn't say it, didn't Zhejiang say it?" ”

"Is everyone up and down Zhejiang blind and deaf? Can't they see it? ”

"Father-in-law, this matter is actually not in our hands." Yang Bin glanced at Chen Laosan and said stubbornly.

Although Yang Bin can't wait to pull Chen Laosan out and cut him directly, he also knows that if this matter is really investigated, he can't eat and walk around here.

But in other words, I can't blame myself for it. The main business on his side is to do business, and if there is no order from the DPRK and China, he cannot move lightly.

However, it depends on how to say it, there are such things in the local area, even if they can't be managed, but they must be reported. This is Chen Laosan's dereliction of duty.

At the same time, Yang Bin also knows that there must be corruption here. These people on their side are in the local area all the year round, and the people who deal with them are all big local households.

Because when they co-founded and opened the store, they cooperated with local large households, so it is inevitable that they will collude with local large households.

Yang Lian turned her head to look at Yang Bin, and said expressionlessly: "Did their cloth go through our channels?" ”

Seeing Yang Lian staring at him, Yang Bin smiled bitterly, he knew that his words made his father-in-law doubt him.

So Yang Bin hurriedly said: "Father-in-law, there must be channels to go through us, how many goods in the world can not go through our channels now?" ”

Slowly turning her head, Yang Lian agreed with Yang Bin's words.

Glancing at Chen Laosan who was kneeling on the ground, Yang Lian opened her mouth and said, "This time the matter is big, and they are too bold. We ask you, have you been involved in this matter? If you tell the truth, our family may be able to save your life; If you don't tell the truth, your whole family won't have to die. ”

"Father-in-law, I really don't know about this, I didn't expect them to do this." Chen Laosan said with a sad face: "I don't have much contact with them, I know that there is such a thing, but I only help them sell cloth every year, and I buy a little land from them, and I really don't know the rest." ”

"Besides, when I bought the land, I didn't know that it was the army's tuntian, and if I knew, I wouldn't dare to buy it. By the time I got to know it was too late. Father-in-law, you must save me! Chen Laosan climbed a few steps forward, hugged Yang Lian's thigh, and cried.

kicked Chen Laosan to the ground, Yang Lian stood up and looked at Yang Bin beside her, and then said: "You keep an eye on him, don't let him go out, don't let him report to the people outside." I'm going to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince now, this matter is no longer up to us, it depends on what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince says. ”

"Yes, father-in-law, I'll leave it here." Yang Bin nodded.

After Yang Lian left her house, her face was still black.

He soon arrived at the palace, and after receiving the briefing, he rushed in as soon as possible.

After seeing Zhu Houzhao, Yang Lian didn't say anything, and knelt on the ground with a plop.

Glancing at Yang Lian who was kneeling on the ground, Zhu Houzhao said expressionlessly: "What's the matter?" ”

"Speaking of which, you've been with this palace for some years, and you have no merit and hard work. What's more, you did a good job, and you can be regarded as a meritorious person, so you can talk about things if you have anything. You know the habits of this palace, and this palace that can spare you will definitely spare you, but it is useless for you to kneel if you can't spare you. ”

After listening to Zhu Houzhao's words, Yang Lian got up from the ground, and then said, "His Royal Highness the Prince, the slave is guilty. There was a mistake in Zhejiang, and it was the slaves and maids who were not strict. ”

Then Yang Lian told Zhu Houzhao what happened.

After listening to Yang Lian's words, Zhu Houzhao's face did not change, and he casually threw the hand towel in his hand into Liu Jin's arms, and then said: "These people are stupid to be officials, why do they have to do things according to the rules of officialdom." Many things in this world are actually not so troublesome. ”

After saying this, Zhu Houzhao looked at Yang Lian and asked, "What are you going to do with that one named Chen Laosan?" ”

After listening to Zhu Houzhao's words, Yang Lian knew in her heart what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince meant, so she hurriedly said: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, the slave wants to punish him severely. This time, when the slave maid came to Nanjing, he realized that these people in the south were carrying the slave and maid behind their backs. It can be seen that our people are also disobedient, and they just use him to establish their authority. ”

"If you don't do it this time, then other people will follow suit in the future, and things will be difficult to handle at that time. So the slave wants to severely punish this Chen Laosan. ”

Zhu Houzhao nodded, and then asked, "What do you want to do?" ”

"Go back to His Royal Highness the Prince, and behead all over the house." Yang Lian hurriedly said.

Zhu Houzhao nodded, and casually ordered: "Then do as you say, call all your subordinates, let them go and see, what crimes let them confess quickly." If it is found out in the future, it will be executed according to this example of Chen Laosan. ”

"Over there in Zhejiang, let's go together in a few days. Hongu wanted to see what kind of demon moths they could make. Do you really think that this Ming is their world? Do they think they have a chance by burning the books and destroying the evidence? ”

"They don't have any chances. What are rules? Rules are what everyone has to follow, so they are called rules. As a subordinate, you'd better follow the rules, and if you break the rules, the superior will also break the rules. Once the superior breaks the rules, it is definitely not something that the inferior can afford, and this is also for you. ”

"For the sake of your loyalty to the palace, this time the palace will not pursue you. But you have to remember to Hongu that if things mess up in the south this time, you won't have a chance. ”

Listening to Zhu Houzhao's words, Yang Lian hurriedly lay on the ground and kowtowed: "Slave and maid, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." ”

Waving his hand, Zhu Houzhao said, "Okay, let's go." ”

Yang Lian got up from the ground, then turned around and walked out.

Zhu Hou glanced at Liu Jin, who was standing not far away, and nodded at him.

So Liu Jin also turned around and quietly followed.

After leaving the palace, Yang Lian breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time felt ruthless in her heart.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has already said that this matter has reached the point where there is no room for recovery, and if he makes any mistakes in the future, then His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will really punish himself severely.

"Father-in-law Yang, stay." Just as Yang Lian was about to go back to clean up the gang, a voice suddenly came from behind her.

Yang Lian was stunned and turned around to see that it was Liu Jin.

He couldn't help mentioning in his heart that his relationship with Liu Jin was not very good, when he was not here before, Liu Jin was the most popular person around His Royal Highness the Prince, and after he arrived, he was somewhat competing for his position.

Liu Jin has also been on guard against himself all these years, for fear that he will steal his position.

At this time, Liu Jin actually followed?

Yang Lian's heart suddenly felt uneasy, for fear that Liu Jin would fall into the well for herself, so she said with a smile: "Father-in-law Liu." ”

Liu Jin also arched his hand to Yang Lian, and then said with a smile: "There are some things we want to say to you, I don't know if it is convenient for Yang Gonggong?" ”

"Of course, of course, Gonggong Liu, please." Yang Lian made a gesture of please, took Liu Jin to a corner where no one was around, and asked, "I don't know what Gonggong Liu has to teach you?" ”

"I don't know what Grandpa Yang is going to do when he goes back?" Liu Jin asked with a smile on his hands.

"I don't know what Gonggong Liu has to teach you?" Of course, Yang Lian knew that Liu Jin didn't really want to know how to do it when he asked this question, but that he had something to say to himself, so he didn't go around the bush and asked Liu Jin's purpose directly.

"Although that Chen Laosan is angry, our family thinks that he is a small person and does not matter." Liu Jin said with a smile: "The real big thing is still the case of the household department, or the people involved. Now that they've arrested people anyway, let them speak. As for whether they have something to hide, it doesn't matter, doesn't that Chen Laosan also know? Ask him. ”

Looking at Liu Jin's smiling smile, Yang Lian's body trembled.

Of course, he knew what Liu Jin meant by this, which was to ask him to ask those people around him from Chen Laosan's side, and then say that they were confessed by the people from the household department, and directly detain them in these cases of the household department.

Murder and arson in the household department is definitely a big case, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they are plotting rebellion. In this way, whoever he wants to be involved in can be involved, and none of the people who did these things with him behind Chen Laosan can escape, and they don't even need to find any other charges.

Once these people are detained in the case of the household department, then they can only be innocent.

Yang Lian squinted at Liu Jin, he didn't know if Liu Jin's words were meant by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince or Liu Jin.

But after thinking about it for a while, Yang Lian understood that this was what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince meant.

Just now, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince told himself in the palace, that is, you can't break the rules,

Now that he had just left from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Liu Jin chased after him and said these words to himself. Obviously, this is what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asked Liu Jin to tell him, just to let himself do this.

After only a moment of deep silence, Yang Lian spoke: "Thank you Gonggong Liu for your advice." ”

Liu Jin smiled and waved his hand, "How dare our family teach Gonggong Yang, it's just that we are all people around His Royal Highness the Prince, and we have to do our errands beautifully." Annoying His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not something that we should do, what do you say, Gonggong Yang? ”

Yang Lian hurriedly said: "What Gonggong Liu said makes sense. ”

"Then you can get busy, our family won't delay your time, and get things done as soon as possible." Liu Jin said with a smile.

After saying this, Liu Jin turned around and walked back.

Yang Lian looked at Liu Jin's back, didn't stay too long, and also turned around and walked outside.

Looking at Liu Jin who walked in from outside, Zhu Houzhao opened his mouth and asked, "Have you already explained?" ”

"Back to His Royal Highness the Prince, the slave maid has already explained, and Gonggong Yang also knows what to do, I think there will be news soon." Liu Jin hurriedly bowed down and said, "If there is a need, the slave will send someone to keep an eye on it?" ”

Zhu Hou glanced at Liu Jin, then shook his head, and said expressionlessly: "No need, Yang Lian is not a fool." It's just that he didn't come out of the circle for a while, even if you don't explain, he can react, but Bengong can't wait. ”

"Originally, Bengong was still thinking about what to do, and wanted Qi Huan to urge them, and then let these people stand up on their own. I didn't expect that there were really people who were not afraid of death to stand up first, so it's okay to take Zhejiang first. ”

"Isn't there a lot of big households in Zhejiang? Well, the two things were done together. You go tell Zhang He and let him keep an eye on it. By the way, go and find Zhu Fu, the Duke of Chengguo, to the palace. ”

"Yes, His Royal Highness the Prince, the slave and maid will go," Liu Jin agreed, then turned around and ran out, but a touch of loss flashed on his face.

For Yang Lian's position, Liu Jin can be said to have coveted it for a long time.

Once you grasp this power in front of His Royal Highness the Prince, then your power will inevitably be even stronger, and you will be the first person in front of the real Crown Prince at that time.

After His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ascended the throne, he was the first eunuch in the world.

But His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did not give himself such a chance.

thought that it was enough for Yang Lian to mess things up this time, but it seemed that he still underestimated Yang Lian's status in the heart of His Royal Highness the Prince.