Chapter 26 The reason why Ouyang Mingde did this was not to sell his lord for glory, it was most appropriate to call it a stealing life. You must know that the reason why Lianyun Buzhuang has today's disaster is all because Shen Chongming is involved in this matter. Otherwise, with such a trivial matter, how could he shake the Lianyun Buzhuang with deep roots, and how could he make Ouyang Jingzhi, who is old and sophisticated, so frightened, that he had arranged a way out after failure.

Ouyang Jingzhi has a deep understanding of the temperament of these officialdom, and Ouyang Mingde, who has followed him for decades, also knows a lot about it. Just as Ouyang Jingzhi said, since Shen Chongming was involved in this matter, it was not just for the simple matter of 20,000 taels of silver, the real goal was to pull Ouyang Jingzhi off the horse!

Now Ouyang Jingzhi pushed Ouyang Mingde to the front of the stage, just treating him as a shield. Once Shen Chongming or Gao Gong found out that Ouyang Jingzhi could not be implicated in this matter, then all the anger would fall on Ouyang Mingde's head, for him, this would definitely be a catastrophe, and the best outcome would only be to distribute the frontier, and it would be possible to kill his head a little seriously.

No one is not afraid of death, and the difference between people is only who wants to live more. Although Ouyang Mingde has passed the age of the sixtieth year, how can he give up the nourishment of his current life. There is also the fact that you can't rest assured that your family members can't be relieved, although what Ouyang Jingzhi said yesterday was so touching, but no one can predict what will happen in the future.

Ouyang Mingde believes that with his master's character, it is not impossible to do that kind of treacherous thing. Perhaps soon after this matter settles, he will leave yesterday's promise behind him, and where will he care about the life and death of his family. Besides, even if he takes care of him, the end will be slaved for generations, and this result is not what he wants.

Thinking about this section, Ou Yangmingde made up his mind to confess Ouyang Jingzhi once the matter was seriously implicated. He is just a small housekeeper who can't be smaller, and he must be too lazy to clean himself up in order to pull his master off the horse Shen Chongming or Gao Gong.

When he arrived at the yamen and looked up at the crowd of people outside the door, Ou Yangmingde couldn't help but feel glad about the decision he had made. With such a big formation, once he really takes the charge on his head, he will definitely die without a place to be buried.

I made up my mind in my heart, and my heart immediately relaxed a lot, let the lord bear all the evil consequences himself, if he can get out of his body this time, he will definitely be enshrined at home, and he will be thanked for generations. His kindness.

"Ouyang Mingde, the shopkeeper of Xiaomin Lianyun Buzhuang, meet Lord Yin." Unprecedentedly respectful, Ouyang Mingde, who was almost lying on the ground, was definitely worthy of the word Xiaomin.

"Ou Yangmingde, someone has sued you many times for pretending that the goods are not good and you are in arrears to deduct other people's goods, but is there such a thing?" Hiko-sama's face was expressionless. He was not worried about Ou Yangmingde's denial at all, and yesterday he sent someone to collect evidence overnight, and even bluffed the confessions of several bookkeepers in Lianyunbuzhuang. Now they are waiting in the back office, once Ouyang Mingde denies it, then he will let the iron-clad evidence force him to admit his guilt, and then secretly threaten him to implicate Ouyang Jingzhi behind him.

"Back to the adults, the small people plead guilty." As soon as Ouyang Jingzhi said this, not only Lord Yan above the high hall was dumbfounded, but even Xiao Ershao and the plaintiffs in the main hall were dumbfounded, so happy?

"But please also ask the adults to be clear, Xiaomin is just an errand runner, these things are all from the instructions of my master, and Xiaomin has no choice but to do it." Ou Yangmingde said pitifully, and became more and more in a state. Since he decided to confess Ouyang Jingzhi, then all the blame should be borne by him, and it is better to stay out of the matter and pray for God and Buddha for him.

Lord Yan's eyes lit up, and he immediately understood Ouyang Mingde's thoughts in his heart. When he says this now, he must have thought things through before and after. It's better this way, but it saves yourself a lot of trouble. If Ouyang Jingzhi, the old guy, escaped this time, the person he hated the most would definitely not be himself, but this dog slave who had followed him for decades.

"In that case, then you should clearly state the crimes you have committed under the instructions of your master over the years." Although Lord Yan was eager to directly submit Lianyun Buzhuang's sins to the Criminal Department and the Cabinet for verification, he still patiently followed the normal procedures. If this case wants to be completed as an iron case, then no omissions can exist, or when Ouyang Jingzhi defends himself in the court, he may have to pull himself on his back temporarily.

Ou Yangmingde has a good memory, although there are countless people who have been bullied over the years, but he can still remember so many things. The little official sitting on one side was struggling to write while calculating the silver taels involved in the case, and a layer of fine beads of sweat appeared on his brain. Well, after a rough estimate, the silver squeezed by Lianyun Buzhuang is more than 500,000 taels, this guy is really ruthless!

"Wait, and my two hundred taels!" Just after Ouyang Mingde bowed his head and finished speaking, an anxious voice came from the crowd of onlookers at the yamen, it was James who had been squeezing in for a long time and had not been able to squeeze in to present the paper.

Although two hundred taels of silver was a rare amount of money for James, this amount was really not a crime in Ou Yangmingde's mind, so his two hundred taels of silver were not mentioned at all in Fang Cai's confession. There was no way, James had to speak out on his own, otherwise he would not be able to get the two hundred taels back.

Everyone looked sideways, watching James rush forward, and it was very face-saving to make way for him. But I was surprised in my heart, this person looked like this grandmother like this?

Sweating profusely, he squeezed to the front, and saw James holding up the paper, "Lord Qingtian, you have to be the master of the small people." With that, James fell to his knees without the slightest awkwardness. He knew that in the Ming Dynasty, in order to show respect for officials, he had to kneel on the ground, otherwise the other party would be unhappy.

Hiko-sama was also taken aback by his appearance. "Red-haired ghost?" After a closer look, the well-informed Hiko-sama blurted out.

James of the red-haired ghost and green-haired turtle couldn't listen to it at all, and said to himself: "Lord Qingtian, you have to get back the hard-earned money of two hundred taels of silver for the little people." ”

Ouyang Mingde glanced at it and squinted at it, and suddenly lost his temper in his heart. This weird-looking guy, just two hundred taels of silver, you are embarrassed to cry and rush to the hall to shout. If Uncle Ben hadn't fallen into trouble today, he would have ordered someone to clean you up a long time ago.

After being surprised, Lord Hiko was not happy, he was busy with big things, and this red-haired ghost ran up to make trouble. However, in the face of that Qingtian Lord, Lord Yan reluctantly squeezed out a stiff smile and said, "Please rest assured, this official will definitely do justice to your abbot." ”

"Thank you, Lord Qingtian." James was grateful that his vineyard had finally landed.

No one noticed that Shen Chongming was already dressed in casual clothes and mixed in the crowd. Looking at James in the lobby pouting and kowtowing in thanksgiving, his brow furrowed slightly. I'm afraid this Westerner is not simple, since he can speak fluent Chinese, he must have lived here for many years, what is his origin?

Seeing that everything was a foregone conclusion, Shen Chongming knew that the battlefield against Ouyang Jingzhi was no longer here, and everything that followed would depend on the battle in the court.

"Chongming, you'd better not come forward in this matter." Gao Gong shook his head and said with a wry smile: "You also know that Xu Jie's return to his hometown has just been reinstated as an assistant to the cabinet, and now it is a time when the people in the court are unstable. Although this Ouyang Jingzhi has done many evils and deserves to be punished, if any of you and I come forward in this matter, the courtiers must think that the master is avenging the revenge of the year, which is not good for the court. ”

Shen Chongming hadn't thought of this beforehand, but when he heard Gao Gong talk about it, he discovered the doorway. Nodding his head, "What the teacher said is that the student is reckless." But we can't watch Ouyang Jingzhi, this old guy get away with it, if that's the case, then what should the people who were oppressed by him be? ”

"Hehe, the teacher just said that you and my master and apprentice can't come forward, what I'm afraid of is just letting others think that the teacher is retaliating against Xu Jie's old party. If this matter is brought forward by someone who has nothing to do with us on a daily basis, it will be a different matter. And now that the evidence of the crime is conclusive, other people can also bring down Ouyang Jingzhi with these things. Gao Gong said with a smile, this deceitful thing, this proud disciple of mine is still lacking.

When he said this, a spark suddenly flashed in Shen Chongming's mind, and he thought of the most suitable candidate. "Teacher, the disciple knows who is the most appropriate person to do this matter. What do you think of Song Qingyang of the Metropolitan Procuratorate impeaching Ouyang Jingzhi in the court? ”

Although Gao Gong is still in the dynasty for a short time, he already has a general grasp of the division of the official faction in his heart, Song Qingyang is Feng Bao's person is known to the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty, how could he not know. Now when he heard Shen Chongming's suggestion to let Song Qingyang do this, he couldn't help but nod and said: "Well, this is indeed the most suitable person, how to arrange you to do it, this time we must let Ouyang Jingzhi understand the truth that if you do too much injustice, you will kill yourself." ”

"Hehe, Skynet is magnificent but not leaky, Lord Ouyang, it's not that I, Song Qingyang, am ruthless as a subordinate, and your old man is too vicious, and he dares to squeeze more than 500,000 taels of silver, this is really an angry thing." Sending away Lord Yin Yan of Shuntian Mansion who came to visit him, Song Qingyang sat there and said to himself with a sneer on his face.

Ouyang Jingzhi, an old immortal, actually wanted to grab his position in front of Gonggong Feng, this time it will make you look good!

Shen Chongming's method of killing people with a knife is also simple. When Hiko-sama took a confession listing dozens of charges and asked him to look at it, this guy directly opened his mouth and refused. "Lord Yan, the duty of this picket official is in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and this official, as a military general, is really a bit overstepping his authority."

Lord Yan was a smart person, and as soon as he heard this, he understood Shen Chongming's thoughts. This Lord Shen is powerful enough, not only to clean up people, but also to stay out of the matter. It's no wonder that people can rise to the top, and how many people can catch up with this thinking.

After returning to the mansion and pondering for a while, Song Qingyang's name appeared in Lord Yan's mind. This Lord Song is also a ruthless character, although he is an official under Ouyang Jingzhi, but relying on the big tree of Gonggong Feng, he does not take Ouyang Jingzhi in his eyes at all. Let's take the last time Ouyang Jingzhi impeached Guo Mingyi, the political envoy of Zhejiang, in the court, because of Song Qingyang's interference, it was successful.