Jail.

"Uncle and grandfather, the situation is not as simple as I thought, there are not only people from Dongchang, but also people from Jinyiwei."

"You mean that I'm also a Jinyi Guard in the Ding Mansion?"

"I haven't found anyone with Jinyi Guards yet, but they have very smart noses, and some of the people I sent out have already been targeted by Jinyi Guards." Wang Laohu used the exposed agents to pass on false information, and used a deliberately dropped letter to tell Jinyiwei's people that someone had robbed the prison; Through the traitors in Dingfu, he deliberately let him hear that someone was going to rob the prison, and asked him to inform the people in Dongchang. In the end, I told Master Ding about the fight between Dongchang and Jinyiwei.

After Ding Guiren heard this, he said: "Wang Shisun, do you know the powerful relationship between this. ”

"The tiger doesn't know, please ask my uncle and grandfather for some advice."

"This Dongchang and Jinyiwei belong to two institutions, Jinyiwei, as a military institution of the emperor's guard, is directly responsible to the emperor. Anyone can be arrested, including royal relatives, and interrogated in private; The power of Dongchang is above that of Jinyiwei, and it is only responsible to the emperor, and without the approval of the judicial organs, it can supervise the arrest of subjects at will. But now that Jin Yiwei commanded Fu Wen, he had leaned towards the East Factory, and the two were actually one. ”

After listening to Lord Ding's words, a cold sweat broke out on Wang Laohu's forehead. This victory is just a fluke victory, if it is spread on the table, Dongchang and Jinyiwei's people share their information, they have no chance of winning at all.

"Uncle Grandpa, it seems that I don't know enough about this situation, and I almost made a big mistake again."

"Jinyiwei is no longer the original Jinyiwei, this East Factory is still the original East Factory, and now these two forces are fused together, this power cannot be underestimated. Wang Shisun, you have to pay attention to your usual words and deeds, so as not to let people grasp the handle. ”

"The tiger himself will be careful. Uncle and grandfather, I have a question in mind, since this brocade guard has changed its taste, isn't this emperor also very dangerous? ”

"Why do you think that?"

"Jinyiwei is the emperor's Jinyiwei, which is personally commanded by the emperor and is also responsible to the emperor. But now that the commander has leaned towards the East Factory, and the East Factory is dominant, isn't the emperor also in danger? ”

"It's better not to speculate about these things, this is a big crime to kill the head."

"Uncle, isn't your business what the emperor meant?" When Wang Laohu thought of this situation, it was really terrifying. If this is the case, then the current emperor has been hollowed out, and the person from Dongchang is the emperor of the soil.

"Wang Shisun, are you scared now?"

"If you say that you are not afraid of it at all, it is false, originally I thought that as long as I found evidence to prove that my uncle and grandfather were not the people who conspired and rebelled, the emperor would release him, but now it seems that the emperor cannot call the shots, and it will be more difficult to deal with people who cover the sky with one hand. Unless it's ......"

"Wang Shisun, why do you talk like this."

"Uncle Grandpa, unless you join their camp, it is absolutely impossible to be acquitted." Wang Laohu said.

"It seems that Wang Shisun has cleared up this matter. I'm old, and I can't beg for anything, but I pity my grandson and granddaughter, and I hope Dongchang won't embarrass them. ”

"Uncle, how do you say such frustrating words. I'll find a way to get you out. ”

"You just said it yourself, if you want to deal with a person who covers the sky with one hand, reasoning will not work."

"Then we won't reason with them."

"Why are you unreasonable, are you going to rob the prison? This is exactly what they want, and even if you succeed, where can you go? It doesn't matter if I'm alone, but what about my family, and yours? This is not the imperial land under the whole world. ”

With such a tricky matter, it's no wonder that everyone doesn't dare to come forward. The same is true of Lord Cao of the Criminal Department, although he did not join their camp, he also understood the stakes involved, although nothing happened, but at least he could protect himself.

"Wang Shisun, thank you very much for coming from afar, I have received your heart. I, Ding Guiren, have also been in officialdom for most of my life, and I never imagined that the old man would have such a catastrophe, which is also my fate. Wang Shisun, you should come to the capital to visit your relatives, and when this year is over, you should go back. ”

"Uncle, don't say these things. Your life was saved by you, if you have something to do now, I will never leave you alone, I will leave the capital alone, Uncle Yu ignores it, am I an ungrateful person, do I still have the face to live in this world? ”

"Wang Shisun, you have been doing this very carefully, but this matter is not something you and I can control, if you don't get it, your life will be here, it doesn't matter to me then, how can I explain it to the Wang family."

"If there is such a day, I am willing to accompany my uncle and grandfather. Uncle and grandfather, please rest assured, I will arrange everything and will not let the Ding family have an accident. ”

"Tiger, why do you insist on going your own way? This matter has nothing to do with any of you, I just offended people and did not join them, you are innocent. ”

"We are innocent, why aren't you innocent, uncle? You have done your best for the court all your life, and now the court cares about you. Therefore, uncle and grandfather must not lose hope, my king and tiger will definitely rescue you from this cell. ”

"Silly boy, don't you understand? No matter what you do, there is no such possibility. ”

"It's hard to deal with someone who covers the sky with one hand, but we can deal with someone who is reasonable."

"Tiger, what do you mean by that?"

"I want to see the emperor and negotiate a deal with him."

"Are you crazy? This emperor is what you want to see. ”

"Uncle, I haven't figured out the specifics yet, but I think it's feasible. Let me go back and think about it slowly, and when I figure it out, I'll see you again. Wang Laohu said as he walked out of the cell.

Ding Guiren looked at Wang Laohu's back as he walked out of the cell, and he had an indescribable feeling.

Dinh House.

When he came back from the prison, Wang Laohu's heart was very heavy, he didn't expect that the situation was much more serious than he imagined at this time, and it was even more difficult to save Lord Ding.

Just like the last words he said in prison, he wants to meet the current saint and negotiate a deal with him, maybe the success rate will be higher, but the danger will also be greater. If the saint has no power and no power, is attached to Dongchang, and loses his fighting spirit, then Wang Laohu will die faster.

Should this step be taken, should this step be taken, and if so, how? Wang Laohu has to think about all this.

While thinking about it, Ding Daiyun's voice came from outside the door: "Big brother, are you in the room?" ”

"Little sister, I'm here." Wang Laohu opened the door as he spoke.

"Big brother, grandma told you to go."

"Okay, I'll go right away."

When I came to Mrs. Ding's room, the old lady's illness had improved a lot, and Steward Xu was also standing next to her.

"Wang Shisun, come and sit next to me."

Wang Laohu sat next to Mrs. Ding, and Mrs. Ding said: "Wang Shisun, time is very fast, in more than ten days, it will be the New Year, there is always a difference between the New Year in the capital and your southern New Year, I am afraid that you will not be used to it, so I will ask you, what do you need to add for this New Year, I will send someone to buy it." ”

"Grandmother Xie, it's been more than ten days since the twentieth month, is it the New Year?"

"Wang Shisun, don't you know that the twenty-third day of the lunar month on our side is also called the small year, and we have to sacrifice stoves, sweep houses, steam steamed buns, buy New Year goods, paste blessing characters, paste New Year paintings, and paste couplets, and we have to be busy until the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve?"

"Oh, the atmosphere of this New Year is much thicker than ours from Jiangnan. Auntie, anyway, I follow the local customs, everything depends on here, and I don't need to take special care of me. ”

"Good, good. Then follow our side of the procurement. Steward Xu, you will purchase according to the previous list. Steward Xu answered and left the room. Wang Laohu also left under the pretext of excuses.

"Steward Xu, Steward Xu." Wang Laohu shouted.

Steward Xu turned around when he heard the shout and said, "I don't know what the prince called me?" ”

"Steward Xu, I want to ask you about someone."

"I don't know who Wang Gongzi inquired about?"

"Is there a maid in this Ding Mansion named Jin Ling?"

"There is indeed a maid named Jin Ling in this Ding Mansion. This girl has been in Ding's Mansion for more than a year, sometimes in the kitchen, sometimes serving Mrs. Ding, this is not certain. Why did Wang Gongzi think of this little girl? ”

"Last time I ran into her by accident, this little girl is very similar to an old friend of mine, so I asked the old butler about it."

"Jin Ling, this girl usually doesn't talk much, she will go wherever you tell her to go, and she won't cause too much trouble."

"Thank you, butler." Steward Xu and Wang Laohu said goodbye to each other, and Steward Xu went out to buy New Year's goods.