Chapter 301: Collusion
Ji Ning recorded the oracle bone inscriptions that appeared in his mind before one by one, he recorded them in order, some words he knew, but more words he didn't know, after writing more than 300 words, he stopped, the oracle bone inscription in his mind was empty, and there was nothing left. Nature
"What do these words mean?" Ji Ning looked at the paper in front of him, his brows furrowed, he wanted to figure out the meaning of these words, but this was out of his academic scope.
In ancient oracle bone inscriptions, only some simple hieroglyphs were cracked, and there were many words that were not cracked, because the ancients were different from later generations in terms of language and recording habits, even if later generations understood the meaning of these oracle bone inscriptions, they did not know the deep meaning behind the oracle bone inscriptions, and they could not know the pronunciation of these oracle bone inscriptions in ancient times.
Ji Ning felt that the oracle bone inscription recorded in front of him should be an article, and there was a lot of knowledge contained in this article, and the tone was quite sufficient, but he couldn't comprehend the meaning of this article.
"Young Master, are you going out?" He An went to the door of Ji Ning's study and asked.
"Yes, put this article away, and go to the Mid-Levels Residence tomorrow, and bring it with you by the way!" Ji Ning said.
"Okay young master, you can go with confidence!" He An went over to help clean up, and Ji Ning left the Ji Mansion with Yu Ling and went to settle accounts with the people in the word flower stall.
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In a large mansion in the city, Zhao Yuanrong, the princess of Wenren, had just finished the bribery case, and Zhang Lie, the left deputy capital of Yushi, and Sui Xi, the Ministry of Rites, were meeting the envoy sent by the prince to Jiangnan to handle the case, and Zhu Chuhe, who had tried to use drugs to occupy Shangguan Wan'er.
“…… Two adults, are you still satisfied with the reception you arranged below? Although Zhu Chuhe has no official position, he is a professional staff, he works for the prince, and his status in the prince's faction is not low, and although Zhang Lie and Sui Xi are court officials, they cannot be compared with Zhu Chuhe in terms of status, because once the prince ascends the throne as the emperor in the future, Zhu Chuhe is likely to become the prime minister, or even the head of the six Shangshu, etc., or the head of the secret agency, and can have the power to kill and kill the court officials.
Zhang Lie said: "Your Excellency invited us over just to talk about this?" ”
"What, can't you? I won't tell you that Jiang Songjiang Xuezheng is the prince's person, this case was made by the prince, as an envoy of the imperial court, after you arrived at the place, you ignored the investigation of the case, but indulged in wine, and almost died, and now it is my turn to settle this old account with you! Zhu Chuhe said with an arrogant face.
Sui Xi and Zhang Lie glanced at each other, although they knew that this person was not easy to deal with, but they didn't expect this person to come up and talk about their addiction to alcohol.
Sui Xi said: "We are obsessed with wine, how can you have evidence?" It's not that easy to blackmail us! ”
"If you want proof, it's not easy? What are the hidden characteristics of the two adults, and the several singers and dancers who accompanied the wine that day have been explained in detail. The two adults also received a lot of money, and there are some secret granges in the capital, all of which are gifts from someone, and this is not a secret...... In short, the people the prince is going to deal with, do you think there is still a chance to defend himself? Zhu Chuhe sneered.
When Zhang Lie and Sui Xi heard this, cold sweat broke out on their heads.
The two of them were not Qing officials in the first place, they had accepted some bribes before, and now they were being held by others, as long as the prince wanted to find someone to bring him down, he and he had little ability to defend themselves.
"What do you want?" Zhang Lie asked.
"Obey the prince's orders, and ensure that you eat fragrant and spicy food, and the wine and beauty are continuous. But if you don't follow, it will be the end of you, not only will you not be able to get out of Jinling City, but you will be ruined, and you will be scolded by thousands of people after you die, just like Feng Xuanqing's old horseman, I have a hundred ways to make you die without a place to be buried! Zhu Chuhe sneered.
Zhang Lie coughed twice, but he didn't say anything, Sui Xi next to him leaned over and whispered: "Zhang Vice Xian, the prince is the future monarch, and we are loyal to the prince, that is, loyal to the imperial court, and it is okay to do things for the prince!" ”
When Zhang Lie heard this, he was ashamed and indignant, and said, "Then what do you want us to do?" ”
"You don't have to worry about it, the two of you can enjoy it in Jinling City next, and then leave to return to the capital in a few days, just report the results of the investigation of this case to the imperial court." Zhu Chuhe said, "In the investigation of the two, it must be mentioned that the bribery case in Jiangnan was actually set up by the five princes to collect money, and I will give you a few witnesses, these witnesses are enough to prove that this matter is masterminded by the five princes." Princess Wenren, on the other hand, framed for her own interests, omitted the bribery of some candidates in this case, and wanted to attribute the evidence to the five princes and the crown prince at the same time, and hastily decided the case. The evidence will be prepared for you, do as I say, even if the court investigates it, you will be safe! ”
Zhang Lie and Sui Xi glanced at each other, they were thinking about the feasibility of this matter.
"How can you guarantee that this won't leak out?" Zhang Lie asked.
"This is what the prince wants to do, if you agree, it is to get on the prince's boat, will the prince let his boat capsize?" Zhuchu River Channel.
Sui Xi nodded and said, "Vice Zhang Xian, what Mr. Zhu said makes sense!" ”
"Sui Langzhong, you won't be ......" Zhang Lie glared at Sui Xi, seeing that Sui Xi always spoke for Zhu Chuhe, Zhang Lie realized that it was very likely that Sui Xi had already been in line before he arrived.
Zhu Chu said: "The one who knows the times is Junjie, Zhang Vice Xian, the last chance, as long as you nod and agree, the wine and beauties will be prepared for you later, you just have to enjoy it, no one can take care of the wine, these beauties will also send the two to the capital, or find another person to find a batch for the two, and there are 10,000 taels of silver as a reward, a beautiful house, and the future can also win the name of the court in the world...... Haha, if the person refuses again, it is really hopeless, because the result of rejection is only one word, and that is death! ”
Zhang Lie knew that these people had great powers, and he thought to himself: "Even Sui Xi has already complied, if I refuse to comply, it will be the same situation as Jiang Song and Feng Xuanqing at the beginning, Sui Xi will kill me, and then blame me, it is better to directly follow these people, at least I can save my life!" ”
"Good!" Zhang Lie nodded in agreement.
Sui Xi said in a similar manner: "Since Zhang Vice Xian agreed, I am willing to follow him to do things!" ”
"Whatever you want, follow my arrangement." Zhu Chuhe clapped his hands, and a graceful woman approached, this woman was very charming, the long skirt on her body reached the ground, but it was very loose, just hung around her neck with a hanging belt, and it was opened. As soon as this woman came out, she saluted, and her indescribable charm attracted the eyes of Sui Xi and Zhang Lie.