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All of these men are true temperaments......

Xie Shen sighed in his heart, but it was understandable when he thought about it.

After all, the people of Wujiazhuang have made a living by burning bamboo charcoal for generations, so depriving them of the right to burn kilns is equivalent to cutting off their livelihood. Can you not rise up and resist?

If it were Xie Shen, he would have to fight to the death.

It can only be said that there is a reincarnation in the cause and effect of things in this world. If you sow evil causes, you will reap evil results, and it is nothing more than eating sooner or later.

This time, Lin Feng of Tai'an Zhizhou was not very lucky, just in time for the Son of Heaven to arrive in Wujiazhuang, and it seemed that he could not escape.

Sure enough, Zhu Houzhao's face turned pale, and he said to Xie Shen beside him: "Mr. Let's do this." I'm sure my husband won't let me down. ”

The Son of Heaven came to Mount Tai to seal Zen, which was a choice that was extremely confident in his own merits.

Who would have thought that when he first came to Tai'an, reality taught Zhu Houzhao a lesson.

It turned out that the Ming Empire under his rule was not as perfect as imagined. On the contrary, there are many imperfections and even flaws in this empire. Behind the light is darkness, and there are still male thieves and female prostitutes under the bright future.

Human nature is inherently evil, and this view may really make sense.

No matter who you are, you can only be taught by the education you have acquired, not by being born a saint.

"This old man, tell me the cause and effect of the incident in detail. We'll take care of it for you. ”

Xie Shen took a step forward and said in a harmonious voice.

Wu An nodded.

For some reason, he believed in the rich old man in front of him.

"Hehe, since you're here, let's go and sit in the Zhuangzi. A large group of people were standing outside like something. ”

"Second Master!"

"Shut up, there's no place for you to talk here."

Wu An glared fiercely at the nephew who interjected, and half-bowed to Xie Shen and Zhu Houzhao and made a gesture of invitation.

It can be seen that this Wu An's status in Wujiazhuang is very high, probably similar to the patriarch. The people were very obedient to him.

As soon as Wu An spoke, the nephew of the clan was immediately silent, drooping his head like a defeated rooster.

Zhu Houzhao likes to be lively the most, and as soon as Wu An was invited, he immediately took a step towards the Zhuangzi, and the anxious brocade guards rushed to the front to protect the Son of Heaven.

Although Wu An felt a little strange, he didn't think much about it and followed in.

I have to say that Wujiazhuang is very large, and there must be five or six hundred people in the whole village.

Such a large Zhuangzi is well organized, and there is no clutter at all.

The distinction between residential areas and jobs is clear, with bamboo charcoal kilns in front and private houses in the back. Xie Shen had seen a bamboo charcoal kiln in his previous life and was no stranger to it.

It's just that bamboo charcoal has rarely been burned in later generations, and the role of bamboo charcoal is far less than that of the Ming Dynasty.

This Wujiazhuang also led a stream through Zhuangzi, and many women were washing clothes by the stream.

Listening to the sound of pounding clothes, it is really refreshing.

The so-called Peach Blossom Spring, that's it. Men and women weave, comfortable and content.

In fact, that's what the people wanted. They don't want to be rich and rival the country, they are as expensive as princes, they just want to live honestly and do their duty.

But even this demand is often not met, which is really sad and lamentable.

Wu An took Zhu Houzhao and Xie Shen to visit the bamboo charcoal kiln, and his words were full of self-deprecation and loneliness.

The government did not allow the kiln to be fired, so no one dared to buy the bamboo charcoal they fired.

Countless bamboos are piled up behind the kiln, like a small mountain, which is really ironic.

After visiting the bamboo kiln, Wu An invited everyone to a courtyard again.

The brocade guards surrounded the courtyard in unison, and not even a single fly could fly in.

Zhu Houzhao, Xie Shen, Wang Shouren, and Tang Yin walked into the room together and sat down. Wu An hesitated for a moment, lifted the curtain, and came to the inner room to take out a large box covered with red silk cloth.

"Ladies and gentlemen, let's not hide it, our Wujiazhuang originally burned the imperial kiln for the emperor. After the abolition of the imperial kiln qualification in the Chenghua period, it turned to providing bamboo charcoal to the people. Who would have thought that it would end up in today's field. It's really unwilling......"

He opened the box and saw a piece of silk cloth inscribed with the imperial bamboo kiln neatly placed in it. It is also stamped with a jade seal, and there will be no fake.

Now Zhu Houzhao is more interested.

There were so many things in the court that he couldn't know them all. What's more, like this kind of original imperial kiln factory that has been abolished since the Chenghua period.

Regardless of the reason why Wujia bamboo kiln was excluded from the list of imperial kilns, one thing is certain, that is, the texture of the bamboo charcoal fired by it must be very good, and there is no reason for Lin Zhizhou to call Wujiazhuang the sealed kiln.

"Why were you stripped of your Imperial Kiln qualifications?"

Zhu Houzhao was obviously very interested in this, and asked in a deep voice.

"Well, that's a long story."

Wu An shook his head, his voice full of helplessness.

"Anji and Shuzhong are both suitable places for bamboo growth. The bamboo charcoal fired in these two places is also used by the emperor. At the beginning, the eunuchs procured in the palace were all bamboo charcoal in three places, but later I don't know who set a rule to record the best, which is nothing. Our home-fired bamboo charcoal has this confidence. But maybe our family was too honest and didn't give the procuring eunuch money, so he was brushed down and disqualified from the imperial kiln. ”

Speaking of which, Wu An was obviously unwilling. Perhaps in his opinion, the bamboo charcoal burned by the Wu family is no worse than that in those two places.

But sometimes life is like that, it's not what you think is useful.

At least in the matter of the selection of the imperial kiln, the palace procurement eunuchs have the absolute right to speak, you don't stuff money elsewhere, who do you brush if you don't brush you?

When Zhu Houzhao visited the bamboo charcoal kiln, he had already seen the bamboo kiln fired by the Wu family. Although it has been switched to providing bamboo charcoal to the people, the quality of Wujia bamboo charcoal has not deteriorated.

This is what Zhu Houzhao, a layman, can see.

As the Son of Heaven, what he hates most is being deceived by the people below, especially the eunuchs.

The palace procurement is a fat difference, and Zhu Houzhao knows this.

It's just that he didn't expect that the palace procurement would be so fat, fat to the point of oil.

If you don't stuff money, you will be deprived of the qualification of the imperial kiln? They are so bold, who gave them the power!

Zhu Houzhao felt sick when he thought that the objects used by himself and his concubines had been 'selected' by the eunuchs in this way. It was as if his sacred identity had been insulted.

"Don't worry. After this incident, the imperial court will definitely send people to re-inspect the bamboo charcoal kilns everywhere, and the bamboo charcoal fired by your Wujiazhuang is very good, and I believe that it will be re-elected as the imperial kiln by the imperial court. ”

Zhu Houzhao waved his hand.

For some reason, Wu An unexpectedly raised a wave of anticipation.

In his opinion, the young man in front of him spoke with an unquestionable majesty, as if he were a true son.

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Zhu Houzhao did not plan to stay overnight in Wujiazhuang.

First, the environment here is really poor, and the delicate Zhu Houzhao is not very adaptable.

Second, if he lives in Wujiazhuang, it will inevitably arouse the vigilance of Lin Feng in Tai'an Zhizhou, and it will not be good to startle the snake.

Since you want to investigate, you must investigate thoroughly.

If someone tries to smear him in the face, then this person must die, no matter who it is.

If you don't take the opportunity of patrolling Mount Tai to rectify it, the rule of officials in Shandong will not be corrupted?

The efficiency of Jinyiwei's investigation of cases is definitely the highest among all institutions in Daming.

After the Son of Heaven issued an order, Ti Qi went out to collect evidence of the negotiation between Zhizhou Lin Feng and Wujiazhuang. All the people related to it were questioned one by one by the Jinyi Guard.

Soon, an investigation into the matter was presented to Zhu Houzhao.

Lin Feng, the governor of Tai'an, did seize Wujiazhuang in the name of the imperial court, but was met with fierce resistance from top to bottom of Wujiazhuang.

coincided with the Son of Heaven Taishan Feng Zen, Lin Feng didn't want to make things bigger, so he temporarily suppressed it, planning to wait until the Son of Heaven left Shandong to clean up these 'mobs'.

What made Zhu Houzhao even more angry was that all kinds of evidence showed that Lin Feng's real purpose in seizing the bamboo charcoal kiln in Wujiazhuang was to let his nephew Lin Yi take over.

Although the profit of bamboo charcoal is not as good as silk and tea, because of the large demand, the absolute profit is also very considerable.

It turned out that Lin Zhizhou had long fallen in love with the bamboo charcoal kiln in Wujiazhuang, and came up with such a method under his salivation.

Find an excuse to seal it up first. Wait until the limelight has passed, and then change it and let your nephew take care of it.

The evidence was provided not only by the people of the state government, but also by the people of Tai'an, and there was no place where Lin Feng was wronged.

Zhu Houzhao was furious and immediately ordered Jinyiwei to take down Lin Feng and his nephew Lin Yi.

Lin Zhizhou was thrown into prison in a dignified manner, and he was naturally puzzled, until the Jinyi Wei Qianhu, who was in charge of interrogating him, came to the prison and was full of grievances.

Qian Lan, who was in charge of interrogating him, was a jealous and hateful man, and what he couldn't get used to was Lin Feng pretending to be fair and strict, but in fact he was a scumbag with a bad stomach.

In addition, Lin Feng openly used the Son of Heaven as a shield, which made Qian Lan even more angry.

When Qian Qianhu came up, he asked the captain of the Jinyi Guard to strip Lin Zhizhou naked and tie him to the torture rack, and whipped him with a leather whip for fifty lashes.

Since Lin Zhizhou was not gagged, he screamed in pain, a handful of snot and tears.

Qian Qianhu was disgusted by this, and ordered someone to pour the mixed salt water on Lin Feng's body.

This time, Lin Zhizhou shouted even more fiercely, but this time it was a more violent whip.

After a hundred lashes, Lin Feng had completely collapsed, and blood flowed down the wound and dripped all over the ground.

Qian Lan saw that the time was almost up, so she got up and paced in front of Lin Cover and said, "You know why I took you now, right?" ”

Lin Fengqiang propped up his head, shook his head lightly and said, "Wronged, wronged." What did I do to be treated like this, I don't accept it! ”

"Bang Bang!"

Qian Lan slapped Lin Feng three times in a row, almost knocking Lin Feng unconscious.

"I'm still pretending to be garlic here when I'm dying, I've never seen such a shameless person as you in my life."

Qian Lan snorted coldly and said, "You pretend to be in the name of the imperial court to seize the Wujiazhuang bamboo charcoal kiln, are you still unwilling to admit it?" There are already many public officials in the state government who have reported you, and it will be useless if you don't admit it. ”

Lin Feng naturally couldn't admit it.

So far, there is only one way for him to deny death, and only then can he have a glimmer of life.

"What did you say? I don't understand. ”

"You!"

Qian Lan was completely enraged by Lin Feng's attitude, and he laughed angrily: "It seems that Lin Zhizhou doesn't cry when he sees the coffin." It's just an appetizer, and the main dish hasn't been served yet. Jin Yiwei's torture must have been heard by Lin Zhizhou. It's just that it's better to see than to hear, and today Qian will serve Lin Zhizhou well, so that Lin Zhizhou will feel refreshed. ”

After saying that, Qian Lan glanced at the captain of the Jinyi Guard beside him, and the captain immediately stepped forward, held the iron tongs in his hand, and picked up a piece of charcoal that burned red.

He respectfully handed the iron tongs into Qian Lan's hands, and stood by his side.

Qian Lan blew on the charcoal, and the sparks immediately splashed in all directions.

Qian Lan walked to Lin Feng's side and said quietly: "Hasn't Lin Zhizhou always been interested in the bamboo charcoal field? Would you like to taste the charcoal first? Tsk, the charcoal burned red, and when you put it on your chest, you could smell the smell of barbecue. The taste of roasted human meat is not as good as roast mutton, and it is very charred. ”

Qian Lan said this, Lin Feng was already frightened, swallowed a mouthful of foam and said, "If you have something to say, say it well." The gentleman doesn't move his hands......"

"I'm sorry, I'm not a gentleman, I'm just a rough man."

Qian Lan shrugged her shoulders and said to herself: "What about our Jinyi guards, the most important thing is that we must not be soft-hearted." It is better to burn coals on your breasts than to punish yourself. Are you right, Lord Lin? ”

Saying that, Qian Lan poked the iron tongs into Lin Feng's chest, and seeing that the charcoal was about to stick to Lin Feng's meat, Lin Feng shouted hysterically: "I recruit, I recruit." ”

Qian Lan snorted coldly and said, "Say it." ”

"I do covet the bamboo charcoal kiln in Wujiazhuang and want to keep it for myself, but I have never smeared Your Majesty in the name of the imperial court."

Lin Feng is still an experienced officialdom old fritter after all, he understands that some things can be recognized, and some things must not be recognized.

Of course, it is disgraceful to encroach on the bamboo charcoal kiln, but if it is up to the sky, it is to confiscate family property and cut officials for the people.

But if the bamboo charcoal kiln is seized under the banner of the imperial court, it will be a problem of another nature.

This belongs to smearing the face of the Son of Heaven, and if you don't get it right, you will lose your head.

Qian Lan had expected that Lin Feng would not confess so easily, and the corners of his mouth hooked slightly: "Lord Lin is not honest, then it's no wonder that Qian." ”

As he spoke, he held the iron tongs and pressed the charcoal on Lin Feng's chest.

"Ah......h

Lin Feng let out a scream like a wolf's howl, and his whole body struggled desperately, trying to avoid this terrible torture instrument.

But he was tightly tied all over his body, how could he escape, and he passed out with a spasm.

Qian Lan frowned and spat out a mouthful of phlegm.

"It's a useless thing. Wake him up! ”

The captain of the Jinyi guard beside Qian Lan immediately took a basin of salt water and threw it at Lin Feng's body.

"Ahh

There was another scream, and Lin Feng woke up with a spirit.

He only felt that his whole body was gnawed by poisonous insects, and it was like life was worse than death.

"Now, you know how powerful our brocade guards are, right? Don't confess yet? ”

Qian Lan turned the iron tongs in his hand and said jokingly.

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