Even Li Yan said: "Brother Ji, let's save some face for this surnamed Qian, he is the leader of the Donglin Party after all!" ”

"Donglin Party?" Ji Qingwen suddenly remembered what his teacher Sun Chengzong said to him before he left Beijing, twisted his neck, and said, "What is the Donglin Party?" Lao Tzu has the emperor in charge, Lao Tzu is the 'imperial party', what are you afraid of! Something happened, I'm in my pocket! ”

Saying that, Ji Qingwen, under the leadership of Huang Degong, came to the treasury of Qian Qianyi's mansion, and saw that the person in charge inside was still sorting out the gifts, so the warehouse had not yet locked the door, so he stepped forward and asked, "Hey, where are the things we sent?" Give Lao Tzu back. ”

The one who took care of the treasury for Qian Qianyi was an old slave he trusted, and when he saw Ji Qingwen coming over like this, he was quite calm, and asked, "How did this master speak?" How can there be a reason to give away something and take it back? ”

Ji Qingwen didn't bother to talk nonsense with him, and said, "Take the money to do things." You didn't get things done...... No, if you don't even do it, then what face will you have to accept my gifts? ”

As he spoke, Ji Qingwen took a look into the warehouse, and saw that the warehouse was full of all kinds of porcelain, silk, tea and other objects, as well as a few Western table clocks, so he was even more furious, and thought: It's a pity that I don't have a digital camera in my hand, otherwise I would take a picture of him and send a letter to the capital, so that the emperor can see what kind of life this old Mr. Qian Qianyi, who claims to be a moral gentleman on the surface, lives behind his back!

Li Yan beside him also had this idea, but the method was much more reliable than him, so he just heard him say: "Brother Ji, I didn't expect this Qian Qianyi to be so rich." You search carefully to see if there is a list of account books or something in the warehouse, pinching it in our hands is also a constraint on Qian Qianyi. ”

This really reminded Ji Qingwen that if he could obtain this large number of account books, not only would Qian Qianyi's handle be in his hands, but even the entire Donglin Party would be polite when he saw him.

So Ji Qingwen instructed Huang Degong to pick back the unopened silk again, while rummaging around in the warehouse.

After a short time, sure enough, in a cabinet in the warehouse, I found a large account book dozens of pages thick, and looked through it, and the records in it were extremely detailed, including who, when, where, for, and what gifts were given.

Seeing this, Ji Qingwen was proud, patted the account book in his hand, and said to Li Yan happily: "Brother Li, as you expected, there is really an account book here." Qian Qianyi, the handle of this old man, is finally in our hands! ”

Li Yan hurriedly said: "It's good to have, it's good to have." But after all, this is someone else's territory, and we have taken the account books and the silk, so let's go quickly, so as not to have too many dreams at night. ”

Ji Qingwen's heart tightened when he heard this, and he hurriedly urged everyone to leave here immediately.

So Huang Degong carried the silk and silk, Duo Jiugong held the account book, and Ji Qingwen and Li Yan followed closely and walked briskly to the outer courtyard.

At this moment, the old servant guarding the treasury had reported the matter to Qian Qianyi.

Qian Qianyi didn't expect Ji Qingwen to be so bold, and hurriedly went to the treasury to check the situation, and he was not very distressed when he saw that the royal silk sent was snatched back, but the account book disappeared and he took his life.

However, Ji Qingwen and the others had already gone far away, and they couldn't catch up, so Qian Qianyi could only beat his chest in frustration.

said that after Ji Qingwen left Qian Qianyi's manor in Shanghu, he did not ride a horse, but shared a car with Li Yan, and couldn't wait to start reading Qian Qianyi's account books.

Through the correspondence recorded in this account book, it really confirms what Liu said a few days ago - Qian Qianyi, the leader of Donglin, has a very close relationship with the Suzhou Chamber of Commerce, and there are courtesy exchanges every ten days and half a month, and this kind of exchange has lasted for more than ten years, so from Qian Qianyi's own position, he will also try his best to safeguard the interests of the Suzhou Chamber of Commerce.

Ji Qingwen and Li Yan continued to check the account books, but found a fact that surprised them extremely - Guo Jing, the former weaving governor of Suzhou, was actually related to Qian Qianyi, and this connection has become closer and closer in recent months.

In this way, the truth is revealed.

The Suzhou Chamber of Commerce, out of consideration of its own interests, blocked the sales channel of the weaving yamen to sell silk, which was in line with Guo Jing's original intention to take revenge on Ji Qingwen.

After all, Guo Jing has been operating in Jiangnan for a long time and knows Qian Qianyi's influence on the Suzhou Chamber of Commerce, so he has given him gifts many times, asking for Qian Qianyi to pretend to be deaf and dumb in this matter.

It's just that this Qian Qianyi is the leader of Donglin, and he would actually conspire with a eunuch to do things, which was unexpected by Ji Qingwen.

Li Yan was also quite surprised when he saw this account book, and said: "I thought that this Qian Qianyi was full of benevolence, righteousness and morality, but he was full of male thieves and female prostitutes. On the surface, the same eunuch party is like fire and water, but secretly it is ...... Alas! We can be regarded as going to the wrong temple and placing the wrong Buddha today! ”

Ji Qingwen was very relieved and said: "I have heard such a saying, called: There are no eternal friends, only eternal interests. It is indeed not easy for you to let this surnamed Qian abandon the benefits of Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce and Guo Jing, and come to help us who have never known each other. ”

Li Yan was angry and replied: "Brother Ji's words are very reasonable. However, this Qian Qianyi is usually sanctimonious, and it is really hateful that he would do such a thing. However, as the old saying goes, 'the wicked have their own wicked grinding', and thanks to Brother Ji, the big villain, who snatched this account book, this surnamed Qian, I'm afraid there won't be a few days of good life. ”

"What do you mean by that?" Ji Qingwen asked.

Li Yan patted the account book and said: "Brother Ji is a person who speaks loudly in front of the emperor, as long as this account book is heard by the sky, then the matter of Qian Qianyi's collusion with profiteers and eunuchs will be made public." He is a very cheeky person, how can he be embarrassed to show up again when he encounters such a thing? ”

Li Yan said with great interest, but Ji Qingwen did not completely agree with his point of view, and said: "That's not necessarily. The emperor's attack on the eunuch party was to reuse the Donglin party. Qian Qianyi is the leader of the Donglin Party, and these transactions recorded in this account book are not adulterous crimes such as officials accepting bribes, and they are not enough to shake Qian Qianyi's status! ”

Li Yan said with a smile: "Brother Ji's words in Qian Qianyi's manor before are extremely good: the emperor is not a member of the Donglin Party, and the emperor is most afraid of officials forming a party. In his eyes, the Eunuch Party and the Donglin Party are the same. Wei Zhongxian died, and the eunuch party was certainly in a slump; But this can't make the Donglin Party bigger. ”

Li Yan took a breath and continued: "Brother Ji might as well think about it, the emperor is so important to Sun Chengzong, the old superintendent, but why didn't he use him? Although on the surface, he is considerate of Inspector Sun's old age and frailty, but the real reason is not because Inspector Sun is a member of the Donglin Party? ”

Hearing this, Ji Qingwen's brain was about to explode, he didn't expect that after Wei Zhongxian died, the situation in the court would be so complicated, and he tried to sort out his thoughts before saying: "Anyway, Qian Qianyi's account book was obtained by me with great difficulty, and it would be a pity if it rotted in my hands like this." ”

"Listening to Brother Ji's meaning, are you still going to stab this matter to the emperor?" Li Yan asked.

"Of course. I often say: I can live a comfortable life, everyone has a comfortable life; I can't live a comfortable life, so he can't even live an awkward life! Even if you only rely on these accounts, you may not be able to bring down and kill Qian Qianyi, it's good to disgust him! Ji Qingwen said.

So Ji Qingwen and his entourage rushed back to Suzhou City that afternoon.

As soon as I entered the city, I heard someone shouting: "Lord Ji, Lord Ji, where did you come from?" ”

Ji Qingwen poked his head out to take a look, but it was Ge Sheng, a weaver under the jurisdiction of the Weaving Mansion Yamen, so he asked Duo Jiugong to stop the carriage and tell Ge Sheng what he could say about today's events.

Ge Sheng also knew that the silk of the weaving yamen could not be sold, and after hearing Ji Qingwen's words, he complained: "Why didn't Master Ji tell the villain before he went?" Looking for Qian Qianyi, can it be useful? ”

Ji Qingwen's face was full of doubts: "How do you know it's useless to look for him?" ”

"Hey!" Ge Sheng replied, "Who doesn't know that this Qian Qianyi is rich, and half of the private weaving workshops in Suzhou City have Qian Qianyi's shares in them." If the silk for weaving the yamen opens up a market, then he will be the first to suffer! ”