Chapter 344: Quick Knife Cuts Through the Mess

Although there were three or four garrisons along the coast, there were not many garrisons in the prefectures and counties of Ningbo Prefecture, so all of a sudden, the streets were full of uniformed sergeants on a rampage, and the people all felt an inexplicable fright, and there was a lot of discussion in the streets and alleys. Although many people had witnessed the assassination in the 10,000-person market, at that time, everyone was full of fart and urine and wanted to escape quickly, where did they understand what was going on?

However, when the people living near Fan's house saw a large group of sergeants violently breaking in to inspect and take people, that fear suddenly turned into doubt. Seeing boxes of things being moved out of the Fan Mansion compound, and hearing that the city boss raised Fan Tongli to collect countless money, the people were still a little skeptical. It wasn't until a few boxes were opened by the sergeants and saw those real money, silver, gems, jade, and the like that the crowd of onlookers was in an uproar.

The dignified court officials were actually accomplished!

Zhejiang's territory has always been full of Japanese criminals, and Ningbo Prefecture often suffers from it, so the people all hate the Japanese invaders, if it is other crimes, it is just that, but this two words are intolerable. As a result, even those scholars who were originally quite dissatisfied with the officers and soldiers going out in all directions kept their mouths shut.

Being roughly pushed into the carriage by a group of sergeants, Fan Tong only felt that the sky had fallen. Naturally, he would not be so stupid as to keep all his things in the place where he lived, but because of this, he felt a panic from the bottom of his heart when he saw the officers and soldiers moving things out of his house like a stream of water.

He didn't recognize all of them, but he knew a lot. Only a small part of them are gifts from those people, and more of them are treasures sent by "fake people". If it weren't for him, the city's chief minister, to provide references, how could those tribute-paying guys enter the port to trade? Also, where did the evidence come from...... He had already ordered someone to destroy it!

It wasn't until the carriage traveled a long distance that he, who was firmly guarded by the four sergeants, came to his senses and hurriedly asked: "This official is appointed by the Ministry of Officials to promote the city ship, where do you want to hold this official hostage?" ”

"Hijacking?" A voice suddenly came from outside the carriage, "Master Fan is probably confused, we are arrested, and it has nothing to do with hijacking." ”

At this moment, Fan Tong couldn't care about anything, and said inwardly: "Arrested? Jokes, civil and military are not connected, what power do you have to arrest this official! If you want to take off the black gauze hat of your own official, you must have the emperor's decree and the official document of the ministry! ”

"My lord, this official authority doesn't need to show us, Lord Xiao Zhang sent an order with the sword of the Son of Heaven, and now the soldiers of Guanhaiwei, Longshan, and Dinghaihou are ordered to send a total of 500 soldiers to Ningbo Mansion to eliminate the spies of the Litong Wokou, and by the way, to investigate those assassins of unknown origin. Within three days, Lijia screened the merchants and citizens according to the enslavement yellow book, and arrested and imprisoned anyone who was suspicious. The man in front of the carriage paused slightly, and then said in an aggravated tone, "Lord Xiao Zhang also sent an urgent letter to General Zhang with the Qincha Guanfang, urging them to continue to go south after sweeping the islands of Zhoushan, and find local guides after replenishing supplies in Changle, Fujian, and go straight to the east. Of course, in this matter, Lord Xiao Zhang will play the emperor first, so it is an urging, not an order. ”

Hearing these words, Fan Tong's face suddenly turned to ashes. Of course, he knew that there were still people in the city, and if it was an ordinary inventory, it would be fine, but if it was according to the Yellow Book of Enslavement, the consequences would be unimaginable. Moreover, the sword of the Son of Heaven is clearly broken, how dare he use this excuse to control the government, Zhang Yue doesn't want to die!

However, the carriage had traveled a long way before it suddenly stopped. Seeing that the curtain of the car was lifted, and there was an expressionless officer in front of him, he suddenly shuddered with fright. He knew so many things, could it be that he was ...... right now

"I think Master Fan should know that you have committed such a big thing this time, and the emperor will definitely be sentenced to prison when he is angry, and if it falls into the hands of our Jinyi Wei, I am afraid that it will be difficult for you to even die a happy death. Even if you confess to those behind the scenes, I'm afraid you can't help them, right? ”

"I ......"

Although he wanted to ridicule each other, Fan Tong knew that this was a sad fact, and he couldn't help but have one last thought in his heart. And the officer seemed to see his intentions, and said with a smile: "Miki, but I want to die quickly, but if you die like this, the emperor will be angry, and your wife and children and concubines will have to be confiscated from the official." ”

"You ......" Fan Tong struggled for a while, and finally resigned himself to his fate, and vaguely understood in his heart, "I will do whatever you Jinyiwei want me to do, I just ask you to let my family go, everything I know tells you is." ”

In the face of Zhang Yue's resolute and resolute action, Wang Darong and Lu Feng in Wang's mansion were also shocked. According to the gold, silver, gems and various documents copied from several secret locations provided by Fan Xiyan, it is enough to prove Fan Tong's crime, but the detail of Zhang Yue's list is really surprising - the small businessmen who smuggle purely for profit are counted as a group, and the ones who sell supplies to the Japanese are counted as a group, and the one that is secretly reported by the Japanese in Litong, as for the Yan family, the largest wealthy merchant in Ningbo Prefecture, they are also divided into three hundred and sixty-nine and arrested, and the rest of the family members have not touched a single one...... Coupled with various other categories, there are so many categories that it is even hard to imagine that Zhang Yue only sent three people to do it.

Even Lu Feng, who has always been very enthusiastic about credit, is gradually a little uncertain at this time. Zhang Yue's murder in Qingzhou was of course ordered, but he fled halfway, but he never moved like a mountain. This time the sword of the Son of Heaven was broken, Zhang Yue was not in a hurry to solve this problem, but even more fanfare, he had to suspect that the scene in Qingzhou would be repeated.

Do you have to drop hundreds of heads this time?

Zhang Yue did not have much disgust with the greedy smuggling of merchants, after all, the sea ban in these years was completely allowed to enter and not to leave, and the maritime trade that had become increasingly prosperous since the Tang, Song and Yuan dynasties was completely banned at once, and it was inevitable that someone would smuggle. However, Litong and even provided supplies for the Japanese Kou, this is an intolerable thing no matter what, if it weren't for the Ming Dynasty's death sentence to be repeated, he would have killed people a long time ago. At this time, seeing that Wang Darong's face was full of sweat, and Lu Feng was absent-minded, he coughed lightly.

"The smugglers alone are temporarily imprisoned, but those who sell supplies to the Japanese and the Richmond are not to be spared. The reason why the Japanese can come and go like the wind and wreak havoc on the coast, how can they succeed without supplies and internal response? These people and I and the Lu Gong Guild folded to the emperor, but now after taking a confession and verifying the charges, they will be put in a heavy flail outside the city for three months! ”

"Such people should indeed be severely punished!"

First, the charcoal stove in the room was steaming, and second, nervous and frightened, Wang Darong only felt that his shirt had been completely attached to his back, and there was a wet feeling on his back. Although the city division was heavily garrisoned at this time, the transaction was in an orderly manner - those people were even more regular than before, and they had no spirit to even fight for money. Although he, the admiral eunuch, is still fine, who knows if he will be able to complete it in a few days!

So, when Zhang Yue casually found an excuse to send him away, he felt an imminent crisis. But now he was followed by sergeants between advance and retreat, not to mention doing things, and even speaking freely, so he had to go back to the house and sit.

And under the gold-lettered plaque in the Fugui Hall of Wangfu here, the two people sitting opposite each other on the Taishi chair looked at me, but it was Zhang Yue who spoke first: "Father-in-law Lu, Wang Darong is greedy, but he still has some skills. This technique is not a technique for dealing with fans, but a method for managing the city's shippers. I know that he is the person of Huang Gonggong, the master of ceremonies, but Huang Gonggong is far away in Beijing, and he may not know everything here. Moreover, King Zhao is no better than King Han, he has always been the emperor's favorite prince, and he has pulled out a nail, if he pulls out another one, can you be sure that the one who will be sent in the future will be your people? ”

Lu Feng's face froze, and then he asked word by word: "Lord Xiao Zhang, are you reminding or warning?" ”

"A reminder, of course!" Zhang Yue smiled, but he had to say a few more words in front of this ambitious eunuch, "The sea ban has just opened, and if the merchants have gathered in Ningbo today, it is inevitable that there will be some people with various ideas. I was resolute on this trip, and I must have been shocked by someone with other thoughts. But instead of using a newcomer who doesn't know anything to come here and make things go wrong in the future for the family to be counted on our heads, it is better to use an old man. Mingli saw that it was to give the master of ceremonies Huang Gonggong a face, and to give King Zhao a face, but in essence, it was also to let others see that we were not just for Liwei, and the hearts of the people of the city were also settled. Immediately after that, the ban was lifted, and Wang Darong would definitely do his best to get out of the catastrophe. ”

"So it's just an extra credit in disguise?"

Lu Feng, whose face changed slightly, stood up as he spoke, and saw a Ru kiln hand-painted beauty celadon vase on the high table in the corner, he couldn't help but sneer, and even changed his title: "You should also hear from Wang Darong's words before, he dared to threaten me!" If such a person is stabbed in the back, who of you and I can afford it? Besides, this porcelain vase alone shows how greedy he is, if this kind of dog thing is spared......"

When the water is clear, there is no fish, Zhang Yue never believed that heavy punishment could eliminate corruption, and he didn't see that Zhu Yuanzhang even peeled off his skin, and in the end, what Hongwu Dynasty should be greedy for is not greedy? Besides, how many people in the DPRK and China are honest and honest today? At that moment, he interrupted Lu Feng's words with a smile, "In the past, he had a basis, but now that there is such a box of evidence, what reason does he have to dare to threaten you and me?" As for the things he greedy, if it was for his life, he would naturally spit it out. You just have to give it a try, and he may become your person in the future. ”

After pacing back and forth for a few steps, carefully pondering Zhang Yue's words, Lu Feng gradually felt that it made sense. sold Huang Yan's old face, and buried a nail under the old thing, and he could also knock a stroke hard, maybe he could make a good impression in front of the emperor...... In comparison, not coming out in one breath is nothing at all. Thinking of this, he turned his head to look at Zhang Yue, and suddenly showed a big smile.

"Lord Xiao Zhang, take a lot of reminders, otherwise our family will definitely pick up sesame seeds and lose watermelons for the sake of a momentary anger. Don't worry, our family will definitely give you a good way to think about the matter of the Son of Heaven Sword. We listen to you this time, and what you say about this side is what you say! Even if it is Wang Darong, our family will also make it clear to him, and he will owe you a great favor. ”

Late that night, Wang Darong, who had been knocked on the bone and sucked the marrow, sent Lu Feng out of the room, and then breathed a long sigh of relief - after all, compared to the future of his life, the things outside his body are really nothing. However, when he was about to rest, there was another knock on the door, he hurriedly turned around and opened the door, and when he saw that it was Zhang Yue, he immediately put a smile on his face.

After all, Lu Feng had made it clear just now that he could save it this time because of Zhang Yue's intercession. At this moment, he had to think about how much he should pay to get rid of this master, but what Zhang Yue said as soon as he opened his mouth was beyond his expectations: "Father-in-law Wang, since the emperor has already issued an order to open the sea ban on a trial basis from Ningbo City, without further ado, let's start handling it tomorrow." The specific charter will be discussed tonight. ”