Chen Ying doesn't like children, but she also likes this pair of little guys who are loved by everyone, she touched Duoduo's head, and said to her with a smile: "Your uncle once studied martial arts with me, and I am his senior sister, so I must be better than him, you know?" ”

The two little guys nodded like chickens pecking rice, and Chen Ying said to Qi Xinlan again: "Sister-in-law, don't worry!" You will be very safe, no one will be able to hurt you, and when things settle down, you will go home. ”

"But I'm worried about Wei Ming's safety, will he suffer in prison?" Qi Xinlan's voice trembled, and her eyes were full of deep worry.

"Sister-in-law, we have opened the joint, the jailer will take care of him, and will help us get him out as soon as possible, you don't have to worry!"

The carriage had already left Xicheng, galloping on the endless rice field path, and finally entered a village, and stopped in front of a big mansion, this is Heimi's home, ordinary people rarely know here, Heimi and his wife stepped forward to open the door, Heimi's wife's surname is Luo, is a well-read and courteous woman, very gentle and virtuous, and her skin is also very fair, no one would have imagined that the wife of the ploppy boss who dominates Weiyang's side is so elegant and solemn.

There is also Heimi's daughter, who is seven years old, Luo invited Qi Xinlan into the house, the room has been cleaned up, and the three children quickly played together.

Chen Ying got out of the carriage, and she immediately asked in a low voice, "Is there any news?" ”

"Auntie, come here!"

Heimi gave her a look, the two walked aside, and Heimi whispered: "The news came from the son just now, but Ming was tortured and refused to leave the prison!" ”

"These bastards!"

Chen Ying scolded hatefully, and then asked, "Why?" Is it that you hit too hard and can't go? ”

"Nope! No! Hearing that he refused to leave, he said that if he escaped from prison, his fame and future would be over. ”

"Bullshit fame and a future!" Chen Ying couldn't help but scolded in a low voice, "I said that he would come to Ryukyu Island if he was a big deal, he was free and free, and if he wanted to be an official, there were more than 100,000 people on Ryukyu Island who could be managed by him." ”

"That's what I mean, but everyone has their own ambitions, and there's no way! Auntie, what should we do now? ”

"I don't know, I'll always listen to his arrangement!"

Speaking of 'him', Chen Ying's face was a little red, she turned around and walked towards the mansion, walked a few steps and turned back to Heimi and said: "I will protect my sister-in-law tonight, you go back to the city now, and tell the brothers that everything is under the command of the prince of Wujin, who dares to disobey, according to the first article of the Phoenix Society, he will be killed immediately!" ”

．．．．．．．．． In the guest room of Qiupu Garden, Gao Heng, the waiter of the Criminal Department, was discussing the next countermeasures with Changshi Xu Yuan and Don't Drive Huangfuqu, Gao Heng was slightly injured in his left arm, of course he would not use that kind of bitter meat trick to make him half dead, although it was only a small injury to the flesh, but Gao Heng still announced to the public that the sword was poisonous, and he was extremely injured.

Gao Heng half lying on a bamboo chair of the Taishi, looking quite proud, his mood is like a spring breeze, these days Huangfuqu gave him a concubine, so that he is very satisfied, he also takes special care of Huangfuqu, today's important meeting, Huangfuqu also called.

Xu Yuan had already reported to him the details of the first interrogation of Huangfu Weiming, although it failed, but in his expectation, these literati were a little so-called backbone, it didn't matter, he had a way, he was a servant of the Criminal Department, and he couldn't deal with a small Hu Cao master.

"Or do it according to my plan, these scholars all want to save face, arrest his wife and children, and humiliate him in front of him, how long do I think he can last? Don't delay this matter any longer, you immediately order County Lieutenant Wang to arrest him directly in the name of hiding criminal evidence, don't worry about Su Hanzhen's side, he has issued a statement today to severely condemn the assassination, since this is the case, he has no reason to obstruct it. ”

"Yes! The lowly post immediately went to arrange it. ”

Xu Yuan agreed, but the corner of his eye couldn't help but glance at Huangfu Qu, he really didn't understand, why Gao Heng called this idiot, although Xu Yuan and Huang Fuqu both belonged to the Chu royal family, but the personal relationship between the two was not good, Xu Yuan hated Huang Fuqu for being greedy for money, and ruined his opportunity to appoint Hu Cao, so he was merciless in Huang Jun's case, and Huang Fu Qu also reciprocated the favor, and fell into the ground in the later dispute over Hu Cao's main affairs, so that Xu Yuan finally lost.

The two have been friends since then, and today the two appeared together again, Xu Yuan also knew that Huangfuqu gave his concubine to Gao Heng, and the sycophants were very good, which made Xu Yuan also have a little contempt for Gao Heng, but he didn't dare to show it, and his attitude was still respectful.

Huangfu Qu laughed silently on the side, his heart was quite proud, his sycophants were very accurate, and all of a sudden Gao Heng looked at him differently, and he was already a little bit of a confidant, he wanted to show it in his heart, but he couldn't find anything to say, and his heart was anxious for a while, at this time, Gao Heng mentioned searching Huangfu Weiming's home, and he couldn't help but move in his heart.

Huangfu Qu has no ability in other aspects, but seizing the opportunity to make money is first-class, he suddenly felt that the opportunity was coming, so he said with a dry smile: "I have a little relationship with the Donghai Huangfu clan, why don't I persuade their family first, if their family head is willing to prove that on the eve of the assassination, Huangfu Weiming and Su Hanzhen have too close relations, this is also a kind of circumstantial evidence, what do you think?" ”

Gao Heng didn't know the relationship between Huangfu Qu and the Donghai Huangfu clan, and he also felt a little reasonable, so he nodded and agreed, "Then you can persuade you tonight, and I will arrest people early tomorrow morning." ”

Xu Yuan next to him knew what Huangfu Qu had in mind, what else could this stupid person have besides money, he was about to make a sarcastic remark, but he found that Gao Heng gave him a look imperceptibly, and he immediately stopped talking.

At this moment, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps outside the door, and a soldier reported: "My lord, County Lieutenant Wang has urgent business to see!" ”

Gao Heng and Xu Yuan glanced at each other, they both had a bad feeling, County Lieutenant Wang came in a hurry at night, I was afraid that something had happened.

"Let him in!"

After a while, County Lieutenant Wang hurriedly walked in, and he gave a salute and said hurriedly: "My lord, I'm afraid there is a problem in the prison!" ”

He told Wei Ming about someone sending wine and food to Wei Ming, and Xu Yuan was immediately furious, "Didn't I say that I want to starve him for a few days?" ”

"Lord Xu, don't worry!"

Gao Heng waved his hand, he used to be a county lieutenant, and he knew a lot about the name here, he knew that it was probably not one person, but all the jailers were bribed, if they wanted to kill Huangfu Weiming, it was very easy, and people must no longer be locked up in the county jail.

Thinking of this, he asked County Lieutenant Wang again, "Did you take any precautions before you came?" ”

County Lieutenant Wang took out a key and said, "Before I came, I had already brought the key to the cell, and I asked my henchmen to take care of the cell, so it should be fine!" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, another soldier suddenly reported outside: "My lord, there was news from the county jail just now that someone had attempted to rob the prison. ”

Gao Heng couldn't sit still any longer, so he stood up and ordered: "Transfer the prisoners immediately, we will send Huangfu Weiming to the capital overnight!" ”

．．．．．．．． Wang County Lieutenant went to arrange the transfer of Huangfu Weiming, Huangfu Qu also resigned, Gao Heng left Xu Yuan behind, and only the two of them were left in the study.

"Lord Shilang, that Huangfu Qu is greedy for money, and he has more than enough success and more failures, don't believe in him too much."

Xu Yuan reminded Gao Heng first, and Gao Heng smiled faintly, "I know, isn't it because of his stupidity that Huangfu Yibiao was brought down?" I asked him to come to the meeting just to make a gesture, how could I tell him the real thing. ”

Xu Yuan's heart was put down, and Lord Shilang understood, so is it time for them to talk about big things? His gaze looked towards Gao Heng.

Gao Heng smiled, took out a tube of pigeon letters from a small ivory box one foot square, and unfolded it on the table, "I just received a pigeon letter from Uncle Shen Guo, he said that it would take too long to bring down Su Hanzhen, and it is likely that during this period, he will escort the tax silver of Donghai County to the East Palace, the tax silver belonging to the East Palace, Lord Xu, do you understand?" ”

Xu Yuan nodded, he is a long history, of course he understands that in the financial and taxation system of the imperial court, there is a piece of tax silver that belongs to the East Palace, and it is also on the report of Donghai County, this piece of tax silver in the East Palace has been backlogged for three years, a total of 900,000 taels of tax silver, the former assassin Shi was instructed by Uncle Shen Guo to keep the 900,000 taels of tax silver in the official treasury, even if it is released into Beijing, it is also the household department, and it will not be given to the East Palace, and now Gao Heng mentioned this matter, he knows it very well.

Gao Heng saw that he understood, and continued: "What Uncle Shen means is that it doesn't matter if Su Hanzhen is down or not, the important thing is not to let him escort the tax and silver into Beijing, Lord Xu, this is the key to our operation this time." ”

Only then did Xu Yuan understand Uncle Shen's intentions, not to bring down Su Hanzhen, but to force Su Hanzhen to make concessions, in fact, in the final analysis, it was still the problem of the head of Hu Cao, who was in charge of the financial power and the treasury of the government, and was also responsible for applying for tax relief to the capital.

"My lord, since this is the case, what is the point of sending Huangfu Weiming to Beijing immediately?" He looked at Gao Heng in confusion.

Gao Heng showed a trace of coldness on his face, he didn't mention this matter, but asked Xu Yuan, "How big do you think Su Hanzhen's possible surname is to give in?" ”

Xu Yuan pondered for a moment, "Today, Su Hanzhen has appointed Huangfu Weiming's younger brother to temporarily act as the head of Hu Cao, it is obvious that he doesn't want to give Hu Cao the head of the matter to others, and this matter involves taxes and silver in the East Palace, I think I am afraid that Su Hanzhen will not give in to his financial power." ”

"Huangfu Weiming's younger brother?" Gao Heng frowned, "Who is his brother?" Do you have the qualifications to serve as the head of Tocao? ”

"His younger brother has just been awarded the rank of Captain of the Cloud Cavalry, and he is a son of the Donghai Huangfu family, according to the regulations of the Six Codes of the Imperial Court, he can serve as him."

Gao Heng just asked casually, he was not interested in Huangfu Weiming's younger brother, and he continued: "I know that Su Hanzhen will not agree for a while, we are not in a hurry, let's put some pressure on him first, let him think that Huangfu Weiming is going to enter Beijing, and under pressure, he will naturally come to us!" ”

"High! Adults are really tall! ”

Xu Yuan gave a thumbs up, and the two glanced at each other, and they both laughed understandingly.

(To be continued)