At this time, Li Yan also came out of his room, shook his fan and said, "Miss Xiuying, this is Jingshi, not Ezhou." There are not as many brothers under you here, and there is no way to ambush at the entrance of the vegetable market, and there is no way to kill the officers and soldiers of the entire Beijing Division. Even if he killed the officers and soldiers and rescued Yuan Chonghuan, he couldn't break out of the city wall of the Beijing Division. ”

Li Yan paused, and said: "Even if everything goes well and Yuan Chonghuan is really rescued, then the emperor can guess that it must be Yuan Chonghuan who was saved by Brother Ji just thinking about it with his toes." When the time comes, isn't the thunder angry, isn't he making trouble for Brother Ji? ”

Although Zhou Xiuying didn't like Li Yan as a scholar, she also knew that his analysis was straightforward and the words were reliable, and she couldn't help but fall into contemplation.

At this moment, I heard someone say: "Sir, in fact, you don't need to rob the law field to save the prisoner, if you can save Yuan Inspector from the prison before he is sent to the law field, wouldn't it be done?" ”

Ji Qingwen followed the prestige, but saw that it was a miner named Sun Kuifa who he brought from Yiwu to Jingshi, who was talking.

This Sun Kuifa's father once followed Chen Wenzhao north to Liaodong to fight, and died on the battlefield in the Battle of Hunhe with the annihilation of the entire army of the old Qi family. And this Sun Kuifa looks exactly like his father, with a short figure and a powerful force, but he has the most flexible brain among the miners.

Ji Qingwen listened to his words, his brain moved, and he reprimanded: "You said this lightly. Are you running a family when you are in prison in the Criminal Department? Now that the emperor has made a clear decree, I want to go to the prison to see that Yuan Chonghuan has been blocked, let alone rescue him from the prison of the Criminal Department! What a bad idea. ”

Sun Kuifa scratched his head: "I didn't expect it to be so difficult to do things with my hands than to talk about things...... Since the lord said that this was a bad idea, the villain did not dare to refute it. However, the villain thought that if some things were more difficult than ascending to the sky, it would be better to consider a way to escape to the earth. ”

"Huh?" Ji Qingwen's eyes narrowed, and he said, "What is the world?" Don't sell it, if you have any good ideas, say it quickly. If it's really possible, I'll reward you heavily. ”

When Sun Kuifa heard this, he told Ji Qingwen about his plan.

Although his plan is still crude, the general direction is correct, and although it is difficult to implement, there is a real possibility of success.

Even the resourceful Li Yan praised: "Okay, you Sun Kuifa, you look at things on weekdays, but I didn't expect you to be a brain." There are a lot of flaws in what you said, but it's still a good idea, I'll discuss it with Brother Ji again, maybe I can really rescue Yuan Chonghuan! ”

Time waits for no man.

After some discussion, Ji Qingwen, under the escort of Li Yan, Zhou Xiuying and others, went out and took a carriage to the prison of the Criminal Department.

During the Chongzhen period of the Ming Dynasty, the carriages were still two-wheeled carts without shock absorption and suspension systems, and they were naturally bumpy when they moved on the uneven ground in Beijing, and Ji Qingwen, who was moving back and forth countless times on the carriage today, had a sore back.

When the carriage stopped, Ji Qingwen was already in front of the prison of the Criminal Department, and Yuan Chonghuan, the former Jiliao Governor who he had made up his mind to rescue, was imprisoned in this dark prison.

However, today, Ji Qingwen did not come to visit Yuan Chonghuan, who was destined to be in the middle of the night, but after getting out of the car and whispering a few words to Sun Kui, he turned his head and went into the alley next to the lobby of the Criminal Department.

Not long after walking, Ji Qingwen stopped in front of a courtyard, stretched out his hand and knocked on the door, and there was a sound from inside the door: "Who?" ”

"Me!" Ji Qingwen replied casually.

Such an answer obviously did not satisfy the people inside the door: "You? Who are you? Didn't you come to make fun of me? ”

Ji Qingwen smiled

said: "I am Zhao Gongming, the God of Wealth, and you will naturally be happy when you see me." ”

"Where did the faint man come from, drunk and come to me to make trouble, I don't know that Lao Tzu is the head of Shuntianfu?"

"You will know when you come out and take a look, I am Zhao Gongming, you will know when you open the door." Ji Qingwen said.

The "Dutou" naturally didn't believe Ji Qingwen's words, and walked out of the house with a puffing pace, opened the courtyard door, and scolded: "Zhao Gongming? If you were Zhao Gongming, I would have caught Zhao Gongming's Jiang Ziya! ”

"Okay, Jiang Ziya, do you recognize me?" Ji Qingwen said with a smile.

This "Jiang Ziya" was stunned for a moment, and only said after a while: "Yo yo yo, it turns out that Fu Lu Bo is here, and the gust of wind has brought your old God of Wealth to blow the villain here?" ”

When Du Tou saw that it was Ji Qingwen, his attitude suddenly turned 180 degrees.

This satisfied Ji Qingwen's vanity, and said with a smile: "Of course it's a gust of wealth." Your boy's speech is ugly, but his eyes are clear. I've never met you, how do you know me? ”

Du Tou scratched his head: "You are always a big man, Emperor Chongzhen's newly crowned Fu Lubo, who in the world doesn't recognize you old?" On that day, the knighthood ceremony, the villain was standing in the temple, you didn't see me from afar, but the villain of the lord's demeanor is still fresh in his memory! ”

These sycophants are not outstanding, and Ji Qingwen, who is full of worries, is naturally not happy, so he said: "Okay, I rarely come once, don't you invite me into the house?" ”

After saying such a big circle, this capital head still doesn't know why the rich and hot Earl Fu Lu would visit the capital of Shuntian Mansion at this time, which he doesn't even have a grade.

But Lord Ji made it clear that he wanted to enter the house, but he didn't dare to stop him, so he had to let Ji Qingwen and his party in, and beckoned his wife and children who were eating to come out to greet Shangguan.

Ji Qingwen walked around this courtyard, looked at it casually, and asked, "Let me ask you, is this property your residence?" Or is it new? Oh, by the way, I don't even know your name. ”

Dutou arched his hand and said: "The villain's cheap name is Shi Lide, he was originally a person from Tongzhou in the suburbs of Beijing, and he came to Shuntianfu to do the capital before entering Beijing, and this property was also bought by the villain with several years of silver, and he only moved ......in the year before last."

"Okay, let me ask you, how much did you spend on this property?" Ji Qingwen asked.

Shi Lide rolled his eyes and replied, "It cost me five hundred taels of silver." ”

In fact, this property is adjacent to the prison of the Criminal Department, the feng shui environment is not very good, and in the depths of the alleys and alleys, a courtyard house like this is not very expensive in the capital, and Shi Lide spent about two hundred taels of silver a few years ago. In addition, in recent years, the Manchurian Tatars have been fierce, and the Beijing division is not peaceful, and many wealthy businessmen are selling their properties and moving back to their hometowns or running to live in Jiangnan.

Therefore, not to mention the house price of "five hundred taels" of silver that Shi Lide deliberately bragged about, even if the original price of "two hundred taels" of silver was offered, it may not be easy to sell.

However, the difference in the price of three or five hundred taels of silver was not within Ji Qingwen's sight, and he only said coldly: "You will save money, and the capital of Shuntian Mansion only has a few taels of silver in the first month?" Seeing that you are less than forty, you can save five hundred taels of silver while supporting your family. ”

Shi Lide panicked when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "Don't blame me, sir, I bought the house in my hometown, and the money I saved has never taken a half or two dollars of black-hearted silver." After saying that, he was already sweating profusely.

Ji Qingwen said with a smile: "I am Fu Lubo, and I am also the weaving admiral of Suzhou, not the imperial history official who is full of food in the imperial history yamen."

Doesn't care where your money comes from? Tell you, Lao Tzu has taken a fancy to your house and is going to buy it today. You bought it for five hundred taels of silver, and I won't let you suffer a loss, so increase the price and buy it for eight hundred taels, how about it? ”

Shi Lide was pleasantly surprised when he heard this, and only said after a while: "Okay, okay." The lord wants to buy it, how dare the villain say half a 'no'? But now it's getting late, the villain always has to pack up, and he can move tomorrow, so he can make room for your old man, right? ”

"No, I'm asking you to move today. If it's inconvenient for you to move, it doesn't matter, I have dozens of strong men under my hands, and I will empty your house in the blink of an eye......"

"Yes, yes." Shi Lide said, "Even if you move, the villain has to find a new place, I'm afraid it's a little troublesome." The villain has to go to Shuntianfu Station tomorrow, so he can't shop outside today, right? ”

Ji Qingwen sneered: "Hmph, it's difficult, isn't it just difficult to make money?" In this way, Lao Tzu will give you a whole number and give you an extra two hundred taels of silver, so that a total of one thousand taels of silver, how about your settlement allowance for the past few days? Hmph, these two hundred taels of silver are enough for you to book a small inn for a month or two, is it enough? ”

"Enough, enough, enough!" Shi Lide said hurriedly, "It is said that Lord Ji is quick to talk and generous, and the villain has really seen it today." But the villain still has a problem......"

"If you have any questions, just ask!" Ji Qingwen said.

"This ...... That one...... What the villain wants to ask is, what is the purpose of the lord spending so much money to buy my house? ”

Ji Qingwen's eyes flashed - he bought this courtyard in a hurry and regardless of the cost, of course, it was related to Yuan Chonghuan, who was still in the prison of the Criminal Department. But this matter must not be mentioned to others, so he has already discussed the rhetoric and reasons with the resourceful Li Yan.

I only heard Ji Qingwen say unhurriedly: "You kid is very lenient." Don't say that you are the head of the Shuntian Mansion, even if your Shuntian prefect is here, can you manage Lao Tzu? ”

Shi Lide knew that Ji Qingwen was a popular man in front of the emperor, and he was very familiar with several cabinet ministers in the court, not to mention the Shuntian prefect, even the Shangshu of the Criminal Department and Dali Temple had to give him three points.

Therefore, in the face of Ji Qingwen's questioning, Shi Lide rubbed his hands and said with a smile: "It's the villain who lost his word." The lord knows, do you want to be the head of the capital, you are used to interrogating people and asking people, and you can't help but talk a little more, don't take it to heart. ”

Ji Qingwen said: "It's okay, it's not an unsightly thing." Let me tell you, Lao Tzu's business is big, Suzhou to Beijing, Beijing to Suzhou, you can't transport thousands of catties of silver every time, even 10,000 catties of silver, right? Therefore, I simply planned to open a money village in Jingshi, and I took a fancy to your land, so I bought it. What do you think? That's a pretty good explanation, right? ”

Shi Lide, a senior criminal investigator, really had some occupational diseases of "breaking the casserole and asking the end", and asked casually: "Then you don't have to be in such a hurry, right?" If you want to buy it today, you want me to move ...... today."

"Nonsense. The emperor gave me an order, saying that no one on the side of the Suzhou Weaving Yamen could not take care of it, and asked me to leave the Beijing Division within three days, do you think I can not be in a hurry? Ji Qingwen came as soon as he opened his mouth with a lie.

Carrying out the emperor Lao Tzu, Shi Lide, who can also be regarded as eating the emperor's grain, suddenly became stunned, and said busily: "It turns out that there is such a layer of exquisiteness, okay, okay, that's a villain's mouth." Let's ask the lord to send someone over and help the villain move together......"

The miners brought by Ji Qingwen to Beijing this time have always been people who carry ore and slag as if they were commonplace, how can Shi Lide's small belongings withstand their handling? However, after a short period of effort, a courtyard house was emptied, and Ji Qingwen also handed over several silver tickets worth a total of 1,000 taels to Shi Lide, which was regarded as buying the property.

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