Zhang Guowei took out a box, and in the box, there were a few stamps and some bills. In the Wanli Dynasty, silver bills were not yet popular, and some merchants used Zhuang bills, which were also bills used for trade settlement between fixed shops. Although it is possible to withdraw silver taels, the scope of use is very narrow, and it cannot be used as a token in the private sector.

The bill in the box is actually similar to a kind of voucher, with an amount on it, but you can't shop directly when you get it to the market, and you can cash it out at a designated place. As for the seal, it is the voucher to be provided when withdrawing the silver, similar to the withdrawal password of later generations.

Zhang Guowei said: "The villain has been the commander of the soldiers and horses for many years, and he is sent by anger, but with the large and small civil and military yamen in the Beijing Division, and the sons and daughters of the noble ministers, whoever is unhappy can be angry with us." If it weren't for a little oil and water, no one would have done this job. Here is a little reward in exchange for being angry and scolded over the years, a total of eight hundred taels of silver. They were stored in two pawnshops in the city, a silk village and a money house, and as long as they took the voucher and the seal, they could withdraw the silver. The shopkeepers are all accustomed to doing this for a living, admitting votes and not recognizing people, and will not refuse to pay and will not say much. ”

Fan Jin looked at the bills, closed the box casually, pushed it to the side, and his face was gloomy, "Commander Zhang, what do you mean by this?" Do you want to deal with Fan? Now that this case has gotten to a certain point, you know it in your own heart, do you think you will be fine with these eight hundred taels of silver? Otherwise, you take this silver to worship other people's mountain gates, whether it is Zhang Xiang's Mansion or Feng's mansion, I know it, I will take you to ensure that you can enter the door. And thou wilt send them the money and see if they will spare thee? ”

"Don't dare. The villain knows that he is guilty of great sins, and he does not want to be safe and sound, but only wants to save a life. Zhang Guowei wiped the sweat from his forehead, and his demeanor became more and more restrained. He has a lot of dealings with literati, but the problem is that the civil officials he deals with are not high-level, and it is the first time for Fan Jin to do this. I can't figure out the meaning of Fan Jin's words, and I don't know if he is satisfied or too little. In addition, his life is in the hands of others, and he is becoming more and more nervous.

"On that day, Lotus and the other three people were just trying to save a life, and they were still asked by you to be a capital crime. If you want to save your life now, it's hard to rely on silver alone, right? ”

Zhang Guowei said abruptly: "The villain also knows that the case has been wronged, and now when he sleeps at night, he will dream of a few unjust souls asking for his life." To tell the truth, the reason why the villain was transferred from that side was that he felt that he couldn't live with those people, and he couldn't explain it from his conscience, so he just wanted peace of mind in a worse environment. What was the situation...... As soon as the villain saw that it was Zhou Shichen who died, he panicked first. Qingyunhou's family is notoriously unconscious, and nothing can happen, not to mention that someone is dead, how can he give up. If you can't solve the case quickly, I'm afraid that they will make trouble, and the villain's black yarn will be difficult to say, and he will have to eat prison food. The villain is also eager to solve the case, so ...... I made such a big mistake. I wanted to make up for it afterwards, but it was too late. ”

"Make it up, how to make it up? Zhu Guochen and his gang are rampant and domineering on your tube, as the commander of the soldiers and horses, do you want to say a word that you don't know? Whether it was when they killed Zhou Shichen or attacked my residence the night before yesterday, you and your people are inseparable! ”

"No, no! Master Fan, you misunderstood, the villain is really wronged! Zhou Shichen waved his hand and said: "It's not a secret, Zhu Guochen's group of villains naturally know, but I really never thought that they would dare to do such a thing, which is difficult for villains to guess." Besides, they also have backers, and the villain actually ...... I can't control them. ”

Although the Soldiers and Horses Command Department is a yamen, it is actually in an awkward position, mainly because of its low rank and limited authority. The sense of existence is all based on patrolling the imperial history to brush, if a tougher imperial history, may have a higher status, if you encounter a chaotic imperial history, this yamen will have little influence.

Zhu Guochen and his gang were messing around on the ground and had indispensable dealings with the government. Zhang Guowei does pay tribute to their filial piety every month, turning a blind eye to their behavior, and as long as he does not make a big difference, he will not intervene. When he vaguely felt that the behavior of Zhu Guochen and his group was a bit out of bounds, it was not easy to think about it.

The other party has great powers, and as soon as Zhang Guowei arrested a few of Zhu Guochen's subordinates and prepared for interrogation, he first greeted the public officials of Da and Wan counties, saying that these people are the eyes and ears of the yamen, please raise your noble hand. Then another Dongchang fan came to the door, saying that Zhu Guochen and his group were working for Dongchang and visiting the imperial court. The Five Cities Terracotta Division took people at this time, which had a great impact on the work of the East Factory, and demanded that they be released immediately.

The Imperial History of the Patrol City of this piece of pipe was under the command of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the pressure from the Metropolitan Procuratorate was also put on him not to provoke Feng Bao, so that a few people who were caught were immediately released. After that, Zhang Guowei's people no longer had any intersection with Zhu Guochen's people. Before Zhu Guochen made any illegal moves, he would greet the Soldiers and Horses Division, asking him to make it convenient and not to send archers to patrol that day.

Zhang Guowei shook his head and said: "Zhu Guochen is very good at being a man, although I can't control him, but the filial piety that should be given every month will not be less." I've seen this man, one of those truly wicked people. To deal with him, either you can crucify him once, or don't provoke him, once this kind of person takes a risk, he can really do anything. I never thought that he would really kill Zhou Shichen, but I just felt that being an enemy of such a person would put his family at risk. Earn this amount of money every month, and if you can't put your family in it, you won't pay much attention to it. ”

"Don't you know anything about the lost people and the murder of people? People say that catching fast is like a ghost in the ground, and the head catcher is the city god, and your soldier and horse commander is not much different from the city god, and the little ghost below does not know anything about it. ”

"I can't talk about it clearly, but I have heard it. It's useless to just hear about it, although the factory guard force is not as good as before, but it is still very easy to control the soldiers and horses. There are people from Dongchang who come out to support him, and no one can say which thing he did for Dongchang and which thing is his own idea. There are no rules for Dongchang to act, and it all depends on Shangfeng's words. I have worked hard to get people here, and as long as there is a random person in the East Factory, I can keep people out. What's the point of me arresting him? Besides, even if a few people are arrested, it is useless to implicate Zhu Guochen, if he retaliates, the villain has a family and a mouth, and he really doesn't want to provoke these splashes. ”

The official is afraid of splashing skin. This is not uncommon at the grassroots level. After all, after this gang of splashes has a higher level of protection, they are not very afraid of the grassroots government. Zhu Guochen is very good at being a man, and he didn't take Zhang Guowei and others in his eyes because he climbed to the top of the branch. There is a lot of filial piety that should be given every month, and the scene is done enough. There is no benefit in offending him, but it is beneficial to keep him, comparing the two, it is reasonable for Zhang Guowei to let Zhu Guochen go.

Fan Jin looked at Zhang Guowei, "In this way, Commander Zhang is bitter, are you wronged in this case?" ”

"No, the villain doesn't dare to say wronged. Whoever does this errand is a bitter person, Zhang is not the worst one, and he doesn't dare to shout a grievance. If you want to say wrong, no one can wronged the three beheaded prisoners. Zhang also knew that he was guilty of great crimes, and he only wanted to be immortal, even if he was exiled for 3,000 miles, he accepted his fate. ”

Fan Jin said: "In this way, what Commander Zhang asks for is not extravagant. ”

"It's already an extravagant hope. Judging from the current situation, the princes in the court believe that Zhang is the culprit, and they are afraid that they will be punished by the canonical punishment to compensate the three lotus. After all, if three lives are lost, it must be offset by several lives. The villain was tortured abusively that day, so that this incident was caused, and the loss of his head was also retribution. But people are always afraid of death, so I just ask Master Fan to think of a way to save the villain's life. ”

"I don't have this method. If you want to live, you have to figure it out for yourself. Fan Jin's hand tapped lightly on the box, and Zhang Guowei looked at Fan Jin, his eyes full of doubts. If Fan Jin threw the box back, it would prove that he didn't plan to take a hand at all, so he could only think of another way. But looking at Fan Jin's current actions, no matter how he looks at it, he looks like he wants to collect money, but he says that he can't manage it, which makes him a little confused.

"Master Fan, the villain is a martial artist, no more than you scholars. I really don't understand what Master Fan is referring to, please make it clear. ”

Fan Jin said: "Okay, according to me, I also hope that you will be cut down, and give a breath of relief to those who were unjustly killed." But then I think about it, and I think you don't deserve to die. Although you have abused torture to extract confessions, you have gone too far. But the lives of the three of them can't be counted as bad in your hands, if the Criminal Department can be more detailed, and the Dali Temple of the Metropolitan Procuratorate can investigate the case in detail, they don't have to die. At that time, you are nothing more than a charge of negligence, receive some punishment, and then investigate the case carefully. But they all treated the three of them as thieves, which led to this tragedy. You only passed the first class in the Terracotta Division, and the subsequent punishments were all from the Criminal Department, and if you talk about the guilt, they are only bigger than you. If you take this case on your own, you will definitely be killed. But be able to analyze the stakes, make it clear who has how much responsibility, and let the above understand that your responsibility is not so heavy, and it is okay to save your life. Of course, I'm afraid that you're an official at the end of the day, so don't think about this command position. ”

Zhang Guowei nodded again and again: "The villain has long dared not dare to try to keep his official position, as long as he can save his life." It's a big deal that the whole family is sent to a distant miasma, as long as they save their lives. ”

Fan Jin said: "Distribution...... This is most inevitable, but there is room for maneuver where to send it. To tell you the truth, I still have some connections in Guangdong. If I send you to Guangzhou, I will write you a letter and find a few people to take care of you, so that your family will not suffer. The climate in Guangzhou is much better than that in Beijing, and the air is not dry here, and the environment is comfortable. You may be there longer than you live in Beijing, and your life may not be much worse. Guangzhou is not as good as Beijing, there are not so many nobles here, and you don't have to be angry everywhere. ”

"If that's the case, then the villain's whole family should be grateful to Master Fan for his great kindness!"

"Don't rush to say thanks, having said that, it's up to you whether you can succeed or not. Now it's all about one word, fast! If you wait until the ministers' recitals come to Banzai and Cisheng first, and you are said to be a great crime, and not killing them is not enough to make the people angry. If you have a fixed view in your heart, it will be difficult for you to get rid of your sins. On the other hand, your recitals come first, and things will be easier to do. At Dongchang and Jinyiwei, I can say a word for you, and let them make your accusation a little smaller, but your own confession must be fast. It is not the same thing to confess oneself and to be convicted by the ministers. ”

Zhang Guowei couldn't help nodding, he had also been rolling in officialdom for so many years, so he naturally knew that Fan Jin's intention was not to make him admit his guilt, but to let him push the responsibility on others in the name of admitting guilt. Originally, it was still in the public discussion stage, and some officials who lacked knowledge of the details of this case could not say whether the case was unjust, and whether Zhu Guochen was the real murderer or a fake murderer. But with Zhang Guowei's own confession, even if the case is condemned to death, no one can turn it over. and then bite Weng Dali or Gao Gong to death by his mouth, it is not easy to exonerate these two people.

It's not that he can't think of this layer, but if he really does it, he always has some hesitation in his heart, and he is a little hesitant for a while, and hesitant for a while. After a while, he said, "Fan ...... Master Fan, the villain's confession of guilt is better attributed to whom is the blame? Weng Rushen is still reigning today, and there are still many people in the court who are his protégés. Gao Xiangye is not to mention, I don't know when people will come back and then be the first assistant, if the villain involves them in his words, he is only afraid of ......"

"If you are afraid of wolves and tigers, you can only wait to cut off your head!" Fan Jin's face turned cold, "What time is it now?" The trapped beast is still fighting, not to mention that you are a big living person. People are going to kill you, are you still afraid of this and that? No matter how ruthless Gao Gong is, he will not be able to do anything bad to you after he is reinstated, but at this moment, you can't pass this level, and Gao Gong in Henan can save you? Or does he have you in his eyes? Reinstated...... He's going to have to get back to work first! How do you know that the high arch will definitely be able to return to the palm of the court? Whether he can return to the DPRK or not is something that even the bigwigs in the DPRK can't say, how can you be sure? Instead of worrying about the illusory prime minister in the future, let's think about the current death situation at hand! For the sake of you being a smart person, I kindly remind you that if you can't figure it out yourself, then even the gods can't save you! ”

Zhang Guowei's face had turned pale at this time, his lips trembled slightly, and his words were already unfavorable. Fan ...... Mr. Fan...... You're letting the villain do it...... High phase? ”

"I didn't ask you to do anything, I just asked you to tell the truth and show you a way to live. If you don't listen, I can't help it. You can choose to carry everything on your own, and maybe Gao Gong will treat your family well in the future. The road is your own, and your life is also your own, and others can't help you choose which way to go, so you can only make your own decisions. ”

Zhang Guowei's head sweated more and more, and he didn't have time to take a handkerchief to wipe his sweat with his sleeves, and the dye on his clothes would fade when he encountered sweat. After a long while, Zhang Guowei suddenly gritted his teeth and said:

"Master Fan, you said that you have a relationship in Guangdong, dare to ask, is that a reliable relationship?"

"Sa Shizhong, the eldest son of the Thousand Households of the Sa Family in Jinyi, Guangdong, has a lifelong friendship with me. He is a hereditary official, and his ancestors can't move when they sit there, do you think this relationship is enough? ”

"Good! The villain had no choice but to gamble on it, and when he returned, he would write a recital. I only ask for the grace of Master Fan, and I must send the villain to Guangdong, otherwise the villain's life will not be saved! ”

"You don't have to be so pessimistic, it doesn't have to be that serious. Besides, I have something to ask you for help with. You should have a lot of connections in the Terracotta Division, if I have friends doing business in Jingshi, it shouldn't be difficult for your people to take care of one or two, right? ”