As a gentleman, Gao Chong does not have too good talents, and he doesn't want to enter the country with his own ability.

But now Guozijian can enter as long as he has money, Gao Mingcheng has been the governor of Henan for three years, and he doesn't know how much, and it is easy to send his grandson to study in Guozijian.

Now that Gao Mingcheng has been transferred to the household department on an errand, if Emperor Hongzhi does not settle accounts after the autumn, with his ability to drill camps, plus money to open the way, Gao Chong may be able to find an official vacancy in the future, and it will be another turbidity to get rid of it.

The meeting time was three days later, and Hong Xun specially changed the meeting place from "Tingshui Building" to a restaurant called "Huainanju", mainly to facilitate Shen Xi's appointment.

Because Gao Chong learned that the former "little dot" is now a high school champion, of course he wants to have a relationship with Shen Xipan.

Hong Xunxun was born in a noble family, and from the very beginning, he paid great attention to making friends with the children of the official eunuchs, which is why he walked with Gao Chong and others after he arrived in the capital of Tingzhou. In the officialdom, interests are greater than principles, and it is estimated that Hong Turbidity will take Gao Chong's harm to him as a spur to his life......

Shen Xi feels perverted when he thinks about it, I, an outsider who has not been beaten, think that it is magnanimous for you not to retaliate against the enemy, but you, the person concerned, feel that it doesn't matter.

Shen Xi didn't take this matter to heart, he didn't really want to go to the banquet, and it was a big deal to find a reason to push it over, but that afternoon, two old acquaintances came to visit together, and they didn't come well. The leader is Jiang Liwei, followed by a jade girl in men's clothes.

Nothing to do in the Three Treasures Palace, after the Ministry of Rites will try the case and the grain theft case in the treasury, Jiang Liwei has not met Shen Xi again, people are nobles are busy, Shen Xi will naturally not bother, but this time since Jiang Liwei came in person, there must be something big happening.

"Remind Shen Gongzi, it's best to stay away from the surname Gao, otherwise it will ruin your reputation!" Jiang Liwei didn't talk nonsense, and his tone was almost threatening.

Shen Xi understood as soon as he heard it, Liu Daxia didn't want to keep Gao Mingcheng as a moth in the household department, so he appointed Jiang Liwei to track down the evidence of Gao Mingcheng's crime, and Jiang Liwei was ordered to do it. Liu Daxia may go to Emperor Hongzhi at any time to complain, so that Gao Mingcheng can't eat and walk around.

But the problem is that Zhu Youzhu has long known that he is not using people properly, and now he wants to protect his face as an emperor, I am afraid that it is not suitable for you as a courtier to expose the emperor's scars at this time, right?

Shen Xi said: "I don't really understand what Jiang Gongzi means. ”

"Don't understand?"

Jiang Liwei sneered, "The surname Gao has a great relationship with Shen Gongzi, when he was promoted to the governor of Henan, the Tingzhou Chamber of Commerce contributed a lot behind the scenes, and I am afraid that there is still a matter of private teaching, right?" ”

Jiang Liwei actually pointed the finger at the Tingzhou Chamber of Commerce.

Shen Xi had to admit that during the reign of Gaomingcheng, it was the period of the rise and vigorous development of the Tingzhou Chamber of Commerce, and the Tingzhou Chamber of Commerce helped the prefect Yamen to relieve the floods, spending a lot of manpower and material resources, and even giving gifts to the prefect Yamen, but this was just the helplessness of being a businessman, not a sincere bribe.

After Gao Mingcheng took office in Henan, he also thought about developing the Tingzhou Chamber of Commerce under his rule, but because of the long distance between Fujian and Henan, Gaoming City instead cultivated local forces, and since then, the connection between the Tingzhou Chamber of Commerce and Gaoming City has been severed.

Even so, it can't change the fact that the Tingzhou Chamber of Commerce was used by Gaoming City.

Shen Xi said: "Then what does Jiang Gongzi want?" ”

Jiang Liwei thought that Shen Xi was shocked by him, and continued to sneer: "The Tingzhou Chamber of Commerce has come up with evidence of Gao Mingcheng's crime, and the imperial court may not be guilty of the past, if it is obsessed...... The Tingzhou Chamber of Commerce will only give Gao Mingcheng a funeral, and when the time comes, I am afraid that even Shen Gongzi will be difficult to preserve. ”

Shen Xi sighed in his heart.

This Jiang Liwei is too impulsive to do things, and there is nothing wrong with making meritorious contributions, but if he is too anxious to do things, it is very easy to do bad things, I am afraid that Liu Daxia did not let Jiang Liwei immediately investigate the evidence of Gao Mingcheng's corruption and bribery and then sue the emperor, but asked Jiang Liwei to secretly investigate and prepare for the eradication of Gao Mingcheng, but Jiang Liwei understood the wrong meaning.

Jiang Liwei has been a martial artist since the sixth year of Hongzhi, and it has only been a matter of two or three years for him to climb rapidly, which has created his impetuous psychology.

Shen Xi felt that Jiang Li's ability to do things was acceptable, but he didn't know how to behave in the world, in a word, he didn't know the golden mean at all.

Shen Xi said: "I'm afraid I can't do it, the Tingzhou Chamber of Commerce has no collusion with Gao Langzhong, if it is not to say that there is collusion...... Jiang Gongzi is better to find evidence. ”

Jiang Li is the only one who listens to the fire, I asked you to hand over the evidence, and now you let me find evidence, isn't this sincerely embarrassing me?

"Shen Gongzi is not afraid that this official will ask you for the crime?"

Jiang Liwei habitually threatened Shen Xi again, but when he said it, he realized that Shen Xi was different from the past. As the right Zhongyun of Shen Xi's Zhan Mansion and the official of the East Palace, without the instruction of Emperor Hongzhi, even if he has now been promoted to the Beizhen Fusi Zhenfu, Shen Xi can't help it, "Okay, then you wait and see!" ”

After Jiang Liwei finished speaking, he rushed away angrily.

Yu Niang did not leave with Jiang Liwei, and looked at Shen Xi thoughtfully, without any anxious look on her face.

Shen Xi asked, "Yu Niang wants to persuade me for Jiang Gongzi?" ”

Yu Niang smiled: "The slave family has no such intention, and the slave family also feels that Lord Jiang is too anxious to do things, but it is Lord Shen...... It is more like a person who does great things, no matter what he faces, he can be calm and relaxed. ”

"Really?" Shen Xi smiled bitterly, "I still have a headache about how to deal with Jiang Gongzi, but I didn't expect Yu Niang to compliment me like this." ”

Yu Niang said: "There are some things that the slave family wants to explain to Lord Shen. Legend has it that Gao Langzhong has been an official for decades and has accumulated hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, but no one knows where he hid the silver. Perhaps Master Jiang is in a hurry because of this...... If Lord Shen can help the imperial court find this case, he will definitely be promoted to ......"

Shen Xi shrugged his shoulders and said, "Even if it is found, I'm afraid it's not me who is promoted, right?" ”

Yu Niang was stunned, but after thinking about it carefully, is it just as Shen Xi said?

Shen Xi is a Hanlin official, belonging to the scholar, and the promotion path is the Hanlin Academy, the Zhan Mansion, the temple official, and the Ministry of Rites, which is very different from the promotion path of the officials of the six ministries or local officials. As the saying goes, if you are not in your position, you can't seek your own government, since Shen Xi is a Hanlin official, there is no reason to investigate the case for the household department, even if the whole story of the case is found, it is impossible to have an impact on Shen Xi's promotion path, unless Liu Daxia really transfers Shen Xi to the household department as an errand.

But Shen Xi was the speaker of the East Palace ordered by Emperor Hongzhi, and Liu Daxia did not invoke his power.

Shen Xi's investigation of the case, at most, was to make wedding clothes for others, which would not benefit him at all, but because of the relationship between Gaoming City and the Tingzhou Chamber of Commerce, it would be difficult for him to take it off.

Yu Niang was experienced, and a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth: "The future is unknown, Liu Shangshu admires Lord Shen very much!" ”

Shen Xi pouted, Liu Daxia admires a lot of people, which onion am I? How can Liu Daxia be appreciated and promoted?

Shen Xi probably expected that Yu Niang would return to Liu Daxia when she went back, so he couldn't refuse too directly, and thought for a while: "Do your best." ”

Yu Niang nodded, and mentioned it again: "Gao Langzhong's grandson Gao Chong has often haunted the Yanle Hutong in the capital recently, and he has made a generous move, and Lord Shen may be able to start from him." ”

Shen Xi thought to himself, what does Yu Niang mean by this? The Huanghuafang where he lived before is close to the East Fourth Archway, with the East Courtyard and the Boss Hutong. The so-called division, the cover is the teaching department. There are also Goolan Hutong and Yanle Hutong, which are close to Ma Girl Hutong, Song Girl Hutong, and Fan Zi Hutong, which is the place where the wind and the moon gather.

However, Yu Niang obviously didn't want to go into details, so she took her leave after saluting respectfully.

Shen Xi returned to the room and pondered for a while, Yu Niang had a voice outside the strings, telling him that Gao Chong often went in and out of Fengyue places, which was tantamount to telling him Gao Chong's whereabouts, but what was the use of knowing Gao Chong's whereabouts? Unless it's ......

Kidnap?

Tie up Gao Chong and ask Gao Mingcheng for ransom!

Gaoming City is just this grandson, he will definitely be in line, and the imperial court will take this as a clue to track down the place where Gaoming City hides silver, and get up the hundreds of thousands of taels of silver that he has been greedy for ink for many years......

Shen Xi thought to himself: "With the identity and position of Yu Niang, it stands to reason that there should not be such a bold proposal, Liu Daxia is upright and does not disdain to use this method, it is probably Jiang Li's only bad idea." ”

Jiang Liwei behaved vigorously in front of Shen Xi, and gave him a stick head-on, and then Yu Niang sent sweet dates, telling him by the way that he could use this to make meritorious contributions, and tactfully proposed the idea of kidnapping, so as to facilitate the tracking of the dirty silver hidden in Gaoming City.

After the success of the matter, the credit is Jiang Liwei's, and the failure is ...... I didn't tell you that I was going to kidnap you, you kidnapped the people, as an official of the imperial court, you know the law and break the law, and the crime is added to the first degree!

Originally, Shen Xi didn't plan to go to see Gao Chong, but now it seems that he has to go, but not to kidnap Gao Chong, but to "protect" him.

What Shen Xi was most afraid of was that Jiang Liwei would tie people up by himself, and finally rely on him for the matter.

To say that the idea of kidnapping people is really good, Gao Mingcheng is old and fit, why did he embezzle and accept so much bribes, not so that his children and grandchildren could live a good life after death? Now that he is Gao Chong's grandson, Gao Chong is tied up, Gao Mingcheng will definitely panic, and it is not impossible to transport a large sum of silver to the capital to redeem people.

But it's not the right way to go, and it sounds terrible! Therefore, Jiang Liwei thought of pretending to tie up others, and knew that Shen Xi had designed to kill Song Xi'er when he was in Fuzhou, and he had someone in his hand, Jiang Liwei's first thought was Shen Xi, using Shen Xi as a marionette, advancing and retreating freely.

Shen Xi secretly thought, Jiang Liwei, Jiang Liwei, you underestimate me too much.

After thinking things through, Shen Xi also had an idea...... He is the opposite of Jiang Liwei's position, he wants to "keep" Gaoming City and Gao Chong, so that the Tingzhou Chamber of Commerce can be safe, and he has a deeper intention.

Shen Xi pretended to be at a loss and wrote a letter that night. The letter was written to Hui Niang, who was in Tingzhou, and Shen Xi knew that since Jiang Liwei wanted to use him this time, he would definitely keep an eye on his every move, so the content of this letter would definitely be known to Jiang Liwei.

It's not so much that this is a letter to Hui Niang, but that it was written to Jiang Liwei, Jiang Liwei wants to use him, and he can also use Jiang Liwei.

After Shen Xi wrote the letter, he did not ask Song Xiaocheng to send it to the Minsheng Teahouse, but asked him to go out of the city early the next morning, pretending to deliver the letter, but after getting on the boat in Tongzhou, he would find a way to touch back to Jingshi.

With Shen Xi's understanding of Jiang Liwei, as long as the letter is in Song Xiaocheng's hands, Jiang Liwei's attention will naturally be on this letter, and Shen Xi can secretly use means to arrange the protection of Gao Chong.

When Gao Chong first came to the capital, he was so unhappy, he never thought that he had already become the target of others' wrestling.

Even Shen Xi himself didn't expect that he would actually care about the safety of the noble who had done a lot of evil.

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