The British Gong Zhang Mao is gone.

Liu Jin sent him out, and when he came back, Liu Jin put something in front of Zhu Houzhao, and then said respectfully: "Your Highness, this is left before the British Duke left." ”

Zhu Houzhao reached out and picked up the thing.

This is a large amount of silver bills, issued by the Ming Royal Bank, with a face value of 1 million taels.

After glancing at it, Zhu Youxiao put the silver ticket back with an expressionless face, and then turned to Liu Jin beside him and asked, "Did the British Duke leave anything behind?" ”

"Back to His Royal Highness, the British Duke said that his family received a total of 700,000 taels, and the 300,000 taels were paid extra." Liu Jin bowed and said,

Zhu Houzhao nodded and said, "Don't you have anything else?" ”

"Back to Your Highness, there is no more." Liu Jin said expressionlessly.

Zhu Houzhao nodded, and then said: "Take a silver ticket of 300,000 yuan and send it to the British Mansion." You go in person and tell the British Duke that the palace has collected the silver that should be collected, and the palace will not ask for the silver that should not be collected. ”

"Yes, His Royal Highness the Prince." Liu Jin agreed, turned around and walked outside.

Zhu Houzhao's meaning is obvious, the money that should be collected has been collected by the palace, and the people who should have done it have also been handled by the palace.

Zhang Mao left the 1 million taels of silver, which actually meant to atone for his sins. To put it bluntly, let Zhu Houzhao let Zhang Heng go once.

But Zhu Houzhao didn't ask for the remaining 300,000, the meaning here is very clear, I won't ask for this money, and I won't spare Zhang Heng, I will deal with it as I want, and do it according to the rules.

Outside the six doors of the yamen.

The British Duke Zhang Mao sat expressionlessly on the carriage.

Outside the carriage, Zhang Heng stood with a painful expression on his face, with some doubts on his face.

Seeing that the carriage was still not leaving, Zhang Heng asked a little eagerly: "Uncle, what are we waiting for?" ”

"Waiting for news." Zhang Mao closed his eyes and said expressionlessly.

It didn't take long for a person to come out of it, it was Liu Jin.

He came to the front of the carriage and said with a smile: "Grandpa Guo hasn't left yet?" It just so happened that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had something for me to explain to Grandpa Guo. ”

At this time, Zhang Mao opened his eyes and let people help him get off the carriage.

Standing up with a bow, Zhang Mao spoke, "Father-in-law, please speak." ”

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince took the money, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince took it; His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will not accept the money that His Royal Highness should not take. As he spoke, Liu Jin took out a silver ticket, handed it to the British Gong Zhang Mao, and said with a smile: "Here are 300,000 taels of silver tickets, and the British public will collect them." ”

A flash of disappointment flashed in Zhang Mao's eyes, but he still smiled and accepted the silver ticket, and then said, "Thank you, father-in-law." ”

"Guogong is polite." Liu Jin said with a smile, then arched his hand and said goodbye: "If there is nothing else, then our family will go back first, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is inseparable from people." ”

"Thank you, father-in-law." The British minister Zhang Mao arched his hand.

Seeing Liu Jin leave, the British Duke sighed, and then picked up the silver ticket in his hand, without the slightest intention of returning it to Zhang Heng, Zhang Heng on the side of the watch had some hot eyes.

"Uncle, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is this?" Zhang Heng asked with some hesitation.

Although he really wanted to get the 300,000 taels of silver back, he really didn't dare to speak.

Glancing at Zhang Heng, Zhang Mao said helplessly: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince didn't agree. ”

As he spoke, Zhang Mao turned around and walked not far away.

Zhang Ji was standing there, and when he saw Zhang Mao coming over, he hurriedly bowed down.

Nodding, Zhang Mao said, "Handle the case well." Zhang Heng will be handed over to you, how to deal with it, don't have other thoughts just because it is a family relationship. ”

"Since you are on an errand under His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, you should not have other thoughts in your heart. Do you understand? After speaking, Zhang Mao looked at Zhang Ji with a serious face.

"Don't worry, I understand." Zhang Ji agreed with a serious face.

Nodding with satisfaction, Zhang Mao turned around and walked towards the carriage. After getting into the carriage, he glanced at Zhang Heng and said, "Follow Zhang Ji!" ”

After saying this, Zhang Mao said to the coachman: "Let's go." ”

Zhang Heng had some confusion, hesitantly looked at the carriage leaving, then looked at Zhang Ji beside him, smiled awkwardly, and then said with some requests: "Uncle asked me to follow you, I don't know what to do." ”

Glancing at Zhang Heng, Zhang Ji opened his mouth and said, "You don't have to do anything." ”

Zhang Ji waved his hand behind him, and two six-door messengers walked up and directly held Zhang Heng down.

Zhang Ji waved his hand and said expressionlessly, "Let's go down." ”

Inside the six doors, Zhu Houzhao listened to Liu Jin's report, nodded expressionlessly, and then stood up and stretched.

In the past few years, he has been more gentle with Xungui and Xunqi, so he has also bred some of their thoughts. It's not good, you need to beat it when it's right, no matter who it is.

The relationship between a king and a courtier is very similar to that of a husband and wife. Old Master Confucius once said that if you are near, you will not be inferior, but if you are far away, you will be resentful.

In this regard, Zhu Houzhao understood it very thoroughly.

If they are too close, they will be virtuous and not afraid; When they are far from them, they are afraid of danger and do not have virtue. So I have to knock it out from time to time, and this time it's just a good time for myself to take advantage of.

"You go to Shuntian Mansion, tell Lin Pan about this case, and ask him to cooperate with the six doors to investigate." Zhu Houzhao said to Liu Jin.

"The main palace is not here anymore, and I will go back to the palace directly. After you go to Suncheonfu, go back to the palace. After saying this, Zhu Houzhao walked outside and got into the carriage directly.

Shuntian Mansion Yamen, Song Lin listened to the report of his subordinates expressionlessly, and nodded with satisfaction. Just follow your own steps and you'll soon reap the rewards.

At this time, one of his subordinates ran in and said with some eagerness: "Chief Banner, the commander is here." ”

Song Lin is a little inexplicable, what is Zhang Ji doing at this time?

But he didn't dare to slack off, this person is now his top boss, so he doesn't dare to offend.

He hurriedly stood up and greeted him, and soon saw Zhang Ji. Behind Zhang Ji, there are many people with six doors, and it seems that all the people should be dispatched.

This scared Song Lin, could it be that his subordinates messed things up?

No, I have been staring at these things, and nothing has gone wrong.

Or is Zhang Ji here to settle accounts with himself? That Zhou family has such a great ability, and they actually let the British government do this?

Thinking of this, Song Lin's expression became serious, if this is really the case, I am afraid that I will not be able to be good today.

But even so, Song Lin was not ready to back down, even if there was any dispute or quarrel with Zhang Ji, he would definitely not back down. If he retreats now, then he will also be cleaned up.

"See Lord Zhang." After seeing Zhang Ji, Song Lin bowed and saluted.

Glancing at Song Lin, Zhang Ji said with a smile: "The errand is good, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince already knows about it." Now follow me to meet Lord Lin Pan. ”

Saying that, Zhang Ji let Liu Jin out of his side, and said with a smile: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has sent someone over." ”

Seeing Liu Jin, Song Lin was a little surprised, he didn't expect His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to actually send Liu Jin out.

You must know that this is the personal eunuch of His Royal Highness the Prince, and he has been serving by His Royal Highness the Prince's side all these years.

Although there are many more eunuchs around His Royal Highness the Crown Prince now, this person's status has not fallen. Now that he has come, it means that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has instructions.

Song Lin didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly saluted: "I've seen Gonggong Liu." ”

Liu Jin hurriedly said: "You're welcome, we are all a family, you can come to the palace to find me at any time if you have anything in the future." Then he said, "Now let's go and see Lord Lin of Shuntian Mansion!" ”

Although Liu Jin said so, no one would take it seriously.

He is the person next to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who is going to find him if he has nothing to do?

Xungui is very clear about his position, and he must not be disturbed by the civil officials, and they are the people of the six doors, and they cannot be disturbed with the eunuchs, otherwise it will make His Royal Highness the Crown Prince dissatisfied.

The group soon came to the back hall, where Lin Pan was already waiting.

The news of the arrival of Liu Jin and the six doors is naturally impossible to hide, Lin Pan knows that the matter is almost over, so he is waiting here very calmly.

After seeing people come in, Lin Pan said with a smile: "Gonggong Liu is a rare guest of our Shuntian Mansion. ”

"We'll come here from now on." Liu Jin said with a smile: "I'm afraid I'll be a villain at that time." ”

"Shuntian Mansion welcomes Gonggong Liu at any time." Lin Pan said with a smile: "It's just that Gonggong Liu is waiting by His Royal Highness the Prince's side, I'm afraid I won't have time to come." I don't know if Gonggong Liu came over today, but what explanation does His Royal Highness the Crown Prince have? ”

Liu Jin relayed Zhu Houzhao's words, and then said with a smile: "This is Zhang Ji of the command room of the six doors, and he is in charge of the case this time." The word has been spread to our family, and if there is nothing to do, our family will leave. ”

"I'll let someone send Grandpa Liu." Lin Pan said with a smile.

After Liu Jin left, Lin Pan looked at Zhang Ji and Song Lin, and said with a smile: "Sure enough, it's terrifying, you two are doing a good job." The official just felt that the case was a little strange, but he didn't expect that there was such a big secret. What I didn't expect was that the case was only handed over to you for such a short time, and you had already investigated the case clearly, which is really amazing. ”

"Since this is the case, this official naturally has nothing to say, and the people of Shuntian Mansion will definitely cooperate with you to investigate this case. Song Lin, the third class of the Shuntian Mansion will be handed over to you, and you will do it according to the rules of your six gates. Don't worry, this official will definitely be a man of his word, and he will ask for credit for you when he turns around. ”

Zhang Ji said expressionlessly: "Then thank you Lord Lin." The case is urgent, and the lower official is not polite, I am going to take someone to arrest someone, and the lower official is leaving. ”

As he spoke, he arched his hand to Lin Pan, turned around and walked outside.

Song Lin followed, but his face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and his appearance was very ugly.

He is not stupid, at this time, he naturally saw that he was tricked by Lin Pan, an old fox, which was a slap in the face for him, and his self-confidence was greatly damaged.

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