In feudal society, corrupt officials and cool officials are like carp crossing the river, and Qing officials are like the Yellow River sediment is innumerable, so most of the yamen pay attention to the principle of not coming in if they have reason and no money, even the Shuntianfu yamen at the foot of the Son of Heaven is not much better.

Liu Xuan was quickly taken back to prison, but whether it was the living environment or the working attitude of the service staff, it was not as warm as spring, but it was also quite quality. In the morning, the seven people and the cell boss died, and Liu Xuan, who was recently imprisoned, was such an extraordinary, and the jailer inevitably associated this matter with him, so within the scope of his duties, how good was it, although it was because of the big case, but who knows if this Liu Gongzi will be let out, if it happens, they little people don't want to have a good life.

The two Zhu Houzhao brothers also rushed to the palace after leaving the court. On the carriage, the two brothers were all facing like water, the key personnel died unexplained, and even the prison with Shuntianfu had an accident. This wave has not settled, and it has risen again and again, but Liu Xuan is still at large, and the mood of the two is also a little worse. Obviously, there are also minions of the forces behind Liu Xuan in the Yamen of Shuntian Mansion. So, there are the yamen of the Shuntian Mansion, there are also the guards of the Fuwang Mansion, what about the military department, what about other departments, and what about the entire Ming Dynasty?

When he was about to arrive at the palace gate, Zhu Houzhao closed his eyes and asked, "In addition to the seven people who were sent to the Yamen of Shuntian Mansion, is there any other evidence?" Zhu Houwei smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Although a business name was seized, and there were some correspondence in it, I heard Hong Yu say that it didn't prove anything." Zhu Houzhao sighed, "It's not easy to do, now that he is locked up, it will be ten days and half a month at most, if he can't get anything out, he can only be released." And with Liu Xuan's statement in the south and the prestige of the Liu family, we are passive. ”

Zhu Houwei lifted the curtain and said as he went down, "I'll let Hong Yu and them take a look further south." ”

Back in Youranju, Empress Zhang and Bai Yulian also asked about the development of the case, and the two brothers Zhu Houzhao prevaricated on the grounds that something had happened to the Yamen of Shuntianfu and they wanted to be retried every few days.

During this time, Zhu Houwei had to live in the palace, and his sister Zhu Xiuning was very happy. Although Zhu Houwei is about to become an adult, according to the etiquette system, he has to live outside the palace, but now that the Fuwang Mansion has been burned, the ministers will not say anything.

Today, in the last court, Hongzhi is dragon face is angry, and the ministers are also kneeling down one by one to ask for guilt, and those who deserve to die are shouting louder and louder, and then begging for a strict investigation of this matter. After all, the assassination of a prince is equivalent to the entire Ming Dynasty being slapped in the face, whether it is Hongzhi or this Manchu courtier, it is shameless.

Today, Hongzhi did not deal with political affairs very quickly, and he came back from the imperial study of the Qianqing Palace just after the afternoon, and glanced at his two sons, and it can be seen from Zhu Houzhao that today's case review is not going well, although Zhu Houzhao is already pretending to be relaxed.

The father and son went to the study to discuss for a while, but they didn't discuss anything, so they had to disperse, but after some discussion, the expressions of the three of them were calm, and they couldn't see that they had something on their minds, of course, it was only Zhu Houzhao who had the problem.

Zhu Houwei said hello to Empress Zhang and the others, and immediately rushed to the Zhu Mansion back then. Early this morning, everyone who hid in the cellar of the palace last night was taken to the Zhu Mansion for resettlement. In addition to Qingmei and Xiaohuan, who have to serve by their side, Steward Xiao and some others will continue to live here for a while.

Not long after leaving the palace, I arrived at Zhu's Mansion, this road, Zhu Houwei is already ripe, this is where the World Chamber of Commerce began.

Today's Zhu Mansion is different from before, there were many Zhu Mansion students in the past, and now they are all placed in Chaoyang Academy, a few years have passed, the former more than 1,000 Zhu Mansion students have slowly stepped into various positions, playing an increasingly important position in the world Chamber of Commerce or water and land camps, and the seeds planted by Zhu Houzhao brothers have gradually begun to sprout and become the branches of these two people.

Since the withdrawal of the students of the Zhu Mansion, the huge Zhu Mansion has suddenly emptied a lot. But Zhu Houwei let all the family members of the craftsman move to the Zhu Mansion, which could ensure the safety of the personnel and the secrets in the Zhu Mansion. Except for the former backyard, which is still uninhabited, many other places are full of people. The biggest secret of the Zhu Mansion is glass and soap, which are the main source of income for the World Chamber of Commerce.

In order to ensure these two technologies, Zhu Fu can be said to be very safe. In addition to the constant guardianship of the Jinyi guards around, there are also many guards from the water and land battalions in the house, and all kinds of weapons are available, even the tiger squat cannon has two.

Soon, Zhu Houwei took Huang Gonggong into the backyard of Zhu's mansion, and happened to see Qingmei, Xiaohuan, and Butler Xiao who were sitting in the lobby bored. Seeing that Zhu Houwei was coming, the three of them immediately greeted him, Qingmei pulled Zhu Houwei's sleeve and asked with concern, "Lord Wang, are you not injured?" Zhu Houwei smiled comfortingly, touched the top of Qingmei's head, and could smell the fragrance of soap, Zhu Houwei looked at the other two people with concern in his eyes, and said with a smile, "Okay, I'm fine." Those little people can't hurt me. I came here to say that Steward Xiao will live here for the time being, and Qingmei and Xiaohuan will follow me to live in the palace for a while. By the way, Steward Xiao is also going to be busy during this time, and the palace is being rebuilt, so you can also supervise me this time. ”

Hearing that she was going to enter the palace, Qingmei frowned and said, "You want to enter the palace?" Zhu Houwei looked at it, and Xiaohuan also showed a heavy expression. These two people live in Fuwang Mansion with Zhu Houwei, although they are managed by Steward Xiao, but after all, it is much easier, there is no hostess in the house, and several of them are in high positions, and they are not afraid of offending people. The palace is different, the rules are quite strict, there are rules for food, clothing, housing and transportation, after all, they are subordinates, and if they make a mistake, they will be punished. The palace is much taller than them, and the most important thing is that they finally came out of the palace, and they really didn't want to go back.

Zhu Houwei looked at the two of them and said with a smile: "That's it, just have one by my side, Xiaohuan, you can follow me." Qingmei's words, I'm really afraid that something will happen to her in the palace, or Xiaohuan is more reassuring. After hearing this, everyone else laughed, only Qingmei Jiao said angrily, "Lord, I'm also very well-behaved, how can I get into trouble?" ”

Zhu Houwei looked at her playfully and said, "Oh, then you want to change with your sister and follow me to the palace?" Qingmei said, "There are so many nobles in the palace, let's let my sister go to get popular." Xiaohuan twisted her arm angrily when she heard this, and Qingmei pulled her sister's arm and was coquettish.

Zhu Houwei shook his head: "Then Qingmei, let's follow Steward Xiao during this time." But don't leave the Zhu Mansion for the next few days, and wait until the case is over. Xiaohuan, you go clean up and follow me later. Steward Xiao blessed him and said, "The palace is relieved." ”

Then it was Zhu Houwei who took Xiaohuan into the palace. Hong Yu went to bring back the letters and clues seized from the firm. Zhou Ting was sent to keep an eye on the cell head case of the Shuntian Mansion Yamen.

Five days have passed, and both Zhu Houwei and Zhao Zhiying are under great pressure. The cell boss who committed suicide was a native of the capital, with no relatives, his parents had passed away a long time ago, and there was only one wife and one concubine in the family, as well as a daughter from each other, but after the cell boss committed suicide, his family was gone, as if the world had evaporated, and there was no trace.

Most of the people who entered the Fuwang Mansion were killed on the spot, and many of them were criminals wanted by the local government, and even several were wanted nationwide. Except for a few who escaped, dozens of people were also captured, but they didn't ask about Liu Xuan, but they asked about a star-picking building.

This Xingxinglou is not a restaurant or even a building, but the name of an organization. This organization pays attention to the fact that as long as you give me money, I will do all the good and bad things, and as long as the price is right, I will pick all the stars in the sky for you.

I don't know where the headquarters is, and I don't know who the owner is, the various branches are also mobile, very well hidden, and the power is also very large, and they exist in all parts of the world.

After severe torture, it was known that the commander of the operation was called Mr. Mu, but no one had seen it, and everything was ordered by someone else. The people who are qualified to be contacted in this operation are all big names who are "famous and shocking", and they are all bold. Xinglou gave these people 300 taels as a deposit, and 1,000 taels after the matter was completed. If anyone stabs Zhu Houwei, there will be a bounty of 100,000 taels of silver. For the sake of so much money, these people are also tempted, and even if it is a rebellion, they have accepted the commission.

Although he asked about the Star Picking Building, there were still no clues available. The only thing that is certain is that the "business" of Xingxinglou is so big, and the strength of the forces behind it should not be underestimated.