Chapter 37: Murder by the Sword
Jiang Chao had no news media or Internet, but the news of the prison robbery spread quickly, and the people of Lin'an City spread the news about this matter, and it was also lively in Lin'an City for a few days. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
After tea and dinner, some people will talk about this matter, but after a while, there is no novelty, and it fades away, and most people just know that there were more than a dozen Japanese robbers that night, and they were all killed by the government.
The song played by Shen An has long been spread in Lin'an City, and even through some fame of Shui Murong and Shen An, it has also spread to Suzhou and the capital, and it is even rumored that there will be several famous geisha in Suzhou and the capital will come to Lin'an City. said that he was here to ask for advice, probably because the song was popular among many people in Suzhou and Beijing, which made those top geisha lose the limelight and wanted to find a place here in Lin'an.
Shen An has been concerned about things outside these days, and he will prick up his ears and inquire carefully about any trouble.
The news released by the government is very simple, the robbers are a small group of Japanese robbers who have recently appeared near Lin'an, and now the government has sent officers and soldiers to search for other remnants of Japanese robbers nearby. The government's approach is naturally to stabilize the hearts of the people, and the Japanese are rampant along the coast, and they dare to attack Lin'an City at night, which is simply a slap in the face of the imperial court, but it is extremely difficult to exterminate the Japanese invaders, which has become a heart disease of the imperial court, and this move is a bit pretentious.
In terms of restaurants, Shen An has already regrouped and opened again, and Shen An has also made considerable compensation for the guy who was injured in the smashing this time, and the restaurant opened again, but the business is not as good as before.
On the one hand, the smashing of the restaurant has left a shadow on some people, but there are still a large number of literati who flock to Shen An's restaurant, for the same reason, the song played by Shen An made these talents unconvinced. At this point, there were many literati who composed music in the restaurant, or they sat sadly in a secluded corner with a guqin in their heads, hoping to compose a song that shocked Jiang Chao and became famous all over the world.
On the other hand, the pirated cake that Shen An expected finally appeared, and this pirated merchant is still a giant in the pastry industry - the Shen family.
The Shen family has a deep heritage, and the cakes made by Shen An are actually easy to crack, and there is a group of core technical personnel inside it who specialize in studying the practice of cakes and developing new practices, and at the same time, Shen An's most valuable business methods have also been plagiarized in the past.
In fact, before this, there were also some small shops that adopted Shen An's VIP room and management staff, and the effect of profit was obvious.
Smashing the field, plagiarism, Shen An's business has plummeted, and Shen Fu finally doesn't want to see Shen An grow, so he made a decisive move. Although, very scoundrel.
If it goes on like this, it won't be able to earn enough silver taels, which is extremely unfavorable to Xiaohe's condition. Shen An naturally wouldn't let this kind of thing happen, since the Shen Mansion was doing this to him, then he would definitely get it back.
By the West Lake, in a tea stall, Shen An and Jiang Yingjie sat face to face, and Yang Hu stood behind Jiang Yingjie without moving.
"Zhongping...... Did you already know who I was? Jiang Yingjie poured a cup of tea, paused, and asked.
He was concerned from the bottom of his heart when something happened to Shen An, he had almost no friends to speak of, so he had always been very lonely, and he was tired of the feeling of being isolated and helpless, as if the whole world was 108,000 miles away from him.
The so-called brothers have almost no family affection, and they are intrigues and deceitful at any time. In fact, he himself knows his own problems, and he doesn't know how to be flexible, so that he has fallen out of favor among many princes.
came to Jiangnan out of helplessness, but fortunately I met Shen An, who behaved strangely, was talented in poetry, proficient in Western language, and acted strangely...... Speaking rebelliously and deviantly...... of people.
On the contrary, he felt relaxed, he actually agreed with most of Shen An's views, but he was a royal person after all. In his opinion, Shen An should be regarded as his friend, and Shen An should also regard him as a friend, otherwise, Shen An would not have handed him the letter.
"Uh...... I'm sorry to have been full of you for so long, ha, then I will call you His Royal Highness King Qi or ...... in the future"
The letter given by Lin Haitang before was a secret letter about the correspondence between He Biao and Xu Dong, and the letter revealed that He Biao's original identity was one of the small Japanese people in the coastal area.
This is also an important reason why the government had to send troops to hunt down He Biao, of course Shen An did not dare to send this letter directly or secretly to the prefect of that building. The prefect of Lou has already been bought, and if Shen An hands over the letter, if the prefect of Lou is torn and burned, and there is no evidence, naturally there is no need to arrest people.
The Jiang Dynasty hated the Japanese Invaders, and the Imperial Court had a decree, but all the captured Imperial Prisoners did not have to be reported to the Imperial Court Criminal Department, and the localities could execute themselves.
So Shen An will not hand over the letter directly, and at this time, a suitable person is needed to hand over the letter, Shen An thought about it, and thought of Jiang Yingjie. No matter how much you are bought, even if you don't give the prince face, but now that you have evidence in the hands of the prince, do you dare not arrest him?
If this matter is reported to the imperial court, not to mention the crime of not enforcing the law in accordance with the law, just because there is evidence in the hands of the royal family, you still dare to disobey? This is a rebellion! This is a bully! No matter how unfavored the prince is, the emperor will also issue an edict to punish your nine clans.
After thinking about it for a while, Shen An still decided to confess to Jiang Yingjie, he was also betting on whether Jiang Yingjie would help him. However, after Jiang Yingjie heard the reason and the matter, he looked at Shen An in surprise, he definitely wanted to help with this favor, whether it was for himself or Shen An, or for the people of Jiang Zimin, who were guarding the Japanese invaders, he would help.
It's just that he was surprised why Shen An knew his identity.
"Zhong Ping doesn't have to care so much, just like the previous title, I think Zhong Ping is not that kind of pedantic person......" Jiang Yingjie smiled, "When I robbed the prison that night, I heard that Zhu Yeqing, the wanted criminal of the imperial court, was also there?" ”
Shen An's expression was straight, and he laughed dryly: "This, how do I know this, haha, I am just in line with the fact that I am a member of Da Jiang, and I know that He Biao is a widow, and I risk my life to expose ......"
"Oh?" Jiang Yingjie took a sip of tea and looked at Shen An, "Then how did Zhongping get that letter?" ”
"This ...... In fact, it is a coincidence that after I recovered from my injuries, I happened to go out for a walk, and I saw a letter left at my door, and I was of course shocked after reading the contents of the letter, and I thought about it and knew that this letter could not be handed over casually, so I ......"
Jiang Yingjie waved his hand and said, "Forget it, Zhongping doesn't need to explain, I believe you are ......"
He naturally didn't believe it, Shen An's explanation was really far-fetched, but he probably guessed the specific situation. Of course, after guessing the reason, Jiang Yingjie couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart, he was used as a knife by Shen An this time, not only him, but the official mansion of Lin'an City was also a borrowed knife, borrowing a knife to kill people.
Jiang Yingjie didn't bother to think about the relationship between Shen An and Na Zhu Yeqing, although he was the prince, but he probably knew some of the things Lin Haitang had done, putting aside the law, she had done nothing wrong. This kind of thing, it is better to turn a blind eye, after all, the people of the world can't just rely on the imperial court.
This time, he should repay Shen An's favor for teaching him Western.
"Oh, by the way, I'm going back to the capital in a few days, and I don't know what to do urgently calling me back? On the Westerners' side, as Zhongping said, there are a lot of things that have a head, and I just happened to report back to Beijing this time. Jiang Yingjie paused, followed Shen An for a while, and unconsciously learned some words.
"Yingjie wants to go back to Beijing, in this case, I'm afraid that I won't be able to see Yingjie for a while, if I come to the capital, Yingjie will do his best as a landlord." Let the prince invite him to a meal, it should be enough to save face.
"Haha, naturally." Jiang Yingjie likes to talk to Shen An so casually.
In the following time, the two drank tea and talked and laughed.