Xu Wei and Wang Shizhen's sedan chair had just stopped in the sedan hall, and someone had already reported that they had entered, and the official of the Fusi Hall of Beizhen, who had the title of commander of the capital, hurriedly came out to greet them.

Xu Wei was so anxious that he wanted to see Hu Zongxian, but he had to say a few words to the hall official first.

He followed into the flower hall, sat down and said, "Dong Weng is in prison, I really ...... in my heart."

Wang Shizhen hurriedly stopped Xu Wei, this is no better than other cells. Seeing this, Xu Wei endured it.

"Grandpa Guo is not here, you little ones are idle!" Wang Shizhen took a sip of tea first and greeted him.

"What are you talking about," the hall official looked completely indifferent, "Now that Grandpa Fu Siguo of Beizhen is not here, all affairs are up to us Xia Rongzheng." ”

"This one too!" Wang Shizhen knew that this hall official was talking to herself, so she said, "Thank you for your concern, where is Xia Rongzheng now?" ”

"In the backyard room, don't worry, Lord Xia is still very talkative."

Wang Shizhen listened to the words of this hall official, but she still felt that this hall official was booming and a little unreliable, so she said euphemistically: "Or, let's take a look at Lord Xia first." ”

"Okay."

The court official agreed, and he would accompany them to Xia Mu's place, Wang Shizhen and Xu Wei repeatedly thanked them, and the court official had to send a servant to lead them the way.

The backyard of this Beizhen Fusi is the heavily guarded prison of the famous Zhenjing Division.

The officials led the two into the prison, made three turns and nine turns, and came to an extremely hidden courtyard, which was densely guarded, and was originally a place where special people such as criminal nobles, nobles, princes, and ministers were imprisoned, such as Yu Qian, the secretary of the military department, and Xia Yan, the first assistant, who were abandoned in the city, were imprisoned here after committing crimes.

In recent years, there has been no such minister's important case, so this small courtyard has been empty, and later Xia Mu entered the Beizhen Fusi, and felt that this place was clean, so he asked for an office here.

When Wang Shizhen and his entourage walked into the small courtyard, Xia Mu was eating wine in a room, which was originally empty with a kang, and temporarily moved some tables and chairs in. Now the table is full of wine and food, and I don't know where to get two girls who play the pipa, and they are playing Bai Juyi's "Pipa Xing".

Wang Shizhen walked to the door with Xu Wei, only to hear the pleasant sound of silk and bamboo inside. Wang Shizhen smiled: "Unexpectedly, this Lord Xia is still such a person?" ”

Xu Wei nodded, but he knew that this person was the one who made Zhao Wenhua fall for him, so he really didn't dare to take it lightly.

Xia Mu was stealing half a day of leisure, but he heard the priest tell him that Wang Shizhen, the son of Wang Shu, a member of the Imperial History of the Inspectorate, and Xu Wei came to pay respects.

Xia Mu hurriedly sat up when he heard this, there are several people in this era who have left their names in history, Zhang Juzheng, Li Chunfang, Yin Shizhan, and Wang Shizhen.

Needless to say, Li Chunfang and Yin Shizhan were both later cabinet ministers and influential figures, and this Wang Shizhen is even more remarkable.

It is the leading figure of the Ming generation, known as the "Later Seven Sons", who has led the literary world for more than 20 years, and no one can compare. What's even more legendary is that it is said that he had nothing to do and wrote a book called "The Golden Vase Plum". Of course, Wang Shizhen is only one of the suspects in the authorship of this book.

"Let them in!" Xia Mu asked the pipa girl to retreat, and asked people to withdraw from the banquet.

Wang Shizhen is dressed in a green shirt and looks chic and refined, but Xu Wei looks like a literati and a teacher.

"Lord Xia!" Seeing that Xia Mu was so young, the two of them said hello first.

Xia Mu also replied: "I have long heard from my uncle that Brother Yuanmei is talented, but I don't want to meet here today." ”

When Wang Shizhen heard him say this, he remembered that the grandson-in-law in front of him who was still the second assistant of the current cabinet, Xu Jie, was shocked when he heard that he was going to marry Princess Anning tomorrow, but he didn't expect that this person was already in power at a young age, and he was the governor of Jingying Rongzheng, which was amazing.

Thinking so in my heart, my attitude became more humble, and I had to say that I had fellowship with my peers.

Xia Mu was also happy to be like this, and when he saw the person who taught Mr. Wang Shizhen beside him, he was afraid that it was the famous Xu Wei, so he couldn't help but smile and said: "This must be Brother Wenqing." ”

"Brother of Light." Xu Wei smiled and followed Wang Shizhen to intersect with his peers.

Xia Mu invited the two of them to sit down, and let people serve good tea.

Xu Wei saw that Xia Mu and Wang Shizhen only talked about some literary things, and this Xia Mu could also answer, so it was natural to see that he had read a lot of books on weekdays, and he couldn't help but look up again in his heart.

But where did he know that Xia Mu was a person who traveled through the later generations, and he didn't know everything, but he still knew some of them.

Wang Shizhen greeted him for a long time, and his friendship became closer, so he explained his intention: "You also know in the light that Governor Hu is locked up in the edict of Fusi in Beizhen, and Wen Qing and I want to see ......."

Xia Mu didn't wait for Wang Shizhen to finish speaking, and then interrupted him: "Brother Yuanmei, don't you know the rules in the Jinyi Wei Yamen, besides, this Hu Zongxian is a repeat offender of the three divisions, and the saint has issued an order that outsiders are not to be summoned, and I can't help it?" ”

Seeing Xia Mu say this, Xu Wei thought that the gift had not been delivered, so he took out a silver ticket of 50,000 taels and put it next to Xia Mu.

Xia Mu glanced at it, and saw that Xu Wei was 50,000 taels as soon as he made a move, and his heart couldn't help but be moved, but he heard Xu Jie tell him about the financial difficulties in the treasury the day before, and the military salaries of the twelve regiments and battalions had nowhere to go, so let him figure out his own way. Who knew that Xu Wei came and made a move of 50,000 taels, and now the military salary has been settled.

Thinking about it, Xia Mu ordered the silver ticket and smiled without saying a word.

Seeing this, Xu Wei knew that there was a play, so he took out another 50,000 taels of silver tickets and put them in one place with the previous one.

Xia Mu shook his head again. Xu Wei was secretly frightened when he saw this, and secretly said that this person's appetite is really big, and if he continues to spend, he is afraid that it will not be worth it.

Seeing him hesitate, Xia Mu smiled and said: "Wen Qing has money and just entrusts me, Wen Qing is afraid that he doesn't know yet, this time the three divisions will be tried, and I am the jury asked by the saint!" ”

Xia Mu gave the words to Xu Wei, Xu Wei's face was really happy when he heard this, and he didn't hesitate anymore, and took out another 100,000 taels of silver tickets in one go, which was the last savings, and he only brought 300,000 taels to Beijing this time.

Xia Mu happily collected all the silver tickets, and couldn't help but secretly say that the official was quick to get the money, and when he saw the two of them, he just said: "Tomorrow morning, you come to Beizhen Fusi alone to find me, and I will take you to the edict prison to let you see Hu Zongxian!" ”

Xu Wei was overjoyed when he heard this: "If you can rescue Dong Weng, there will be a big gift." ”

Out of the gate of Fusi in Beizhen, Wang Shizhen snorted coldly: "This summer light is nothing more than this, it is a goods with an eye for wealth." ”

Xu Wei smiled: "Yuanmei is wrong!" ”

"Oh!" Wang Shizhen was surprised, "What, Wen Qing thinks I misread him?" ”

"Yuanmei, you are in the game, if you don't have the ability in this summer light, even if he is Xu Jie's protégé, how can he be promoted again and again in just one month, and even Yan Dang has been deflated in his hands?"

"This ...... What do you mean by that? ”

"You are really confused, your uncle is good friends with you, and he is also Xu Jie's proud protégé, but for many years, he has only been a Hanlin editor, and Gao Shengshao will not rely on his mentor to support him in the future, but look at this Xia Mu, a kid who entered Beijing penniless, and he single-handedly won a piece of the world in a month, and his methods even Yan Song is afraid of three points, where can you see through?"

"Wen Qing also exalted him too highly, right?"

"Don't believe me?" Xu Wei glanced at the confused Wang Shizhen, and said with a smile, "If you don't believe it, let's see, Dong Weng planned the back road before entering Beijing, originally I didn't understand why Dong Weng wanted to take a thousand acres of land to send to Xu Jie, Dong Weng only said that it was a temporary cramming, but now I understand what he means, this is the drunkard's intention not to drink!" ”

Beizhen Fusi and Dongchang are both in Dongcheng District, only about seven or eight alleys apart. If you go fast, you won't even be able to spend half an hour.

At this time, Chen Hong, the governor of Dongchang, heard about the warehousing, Jinyiwei privately detained several people in Dongchang, and learned that the emperor was furious, and ordered a strict investigation, afraid that the matter would affect him, so he hurriedly went to Jinyi Weibei Town Fusi to ask clearly.

I saw that those Dongchang sedan chair classes were well-trained, and the sedan chair was carried quickly and steadily, and before I knew it, I had worn six alleys, and then after a paper horse alley about half a mile long, I arrived at Fusi in Beizhen.

It is said that yesterday the grain was found in the warehouse, and it was colluded with the Japanese slaves, and the military generals and officials who took the pepper and Sumu folded the money became even more troublesome when they heard it, and they all thought that there was something greasy in it, but they saw that for a whole morning, the important officials of the yamen went in and out of the cabinet like marquees, making the cabinet uneasy.

The killing and fighting of Chu Jicang led to the Japanese slave case, which can be regarded as a major event that shocked the government and the opposition.

As the saying goes, good things don't go out, but bad things spread thousands of miles. In less than two hours, the news spread throughout the capital.

The Beijing official of the tenth ** has opinions on the pepper Sumu folding itself, but he is afraid of the power of the first assistant Yan Song, and he dares to be angry but does not dare to speak.

Seeing that there was a disturbance of the Japanese slaves this time, they couldn't ask for it. Be cautious and gloat. If you are a little tricky, you will use the topic to fan the wind and ignite the fire everywhere, lest the world be chaotic.

There are also those characters who are accustomed to watching the wind direction and digging holes to grow maggots, and they just shrug their noses to smell some "smell" from it.

They naturally thought of Yan Shifan from the Japanese slaves, and from Yan Shifan to Yan Song, so they hung up, and they felt that there was a lot of article here.

"If the slaves dare to be so arrogant, they must have won the sword above."

They all took it for granted that the warehousing was the collusion of the officials and the Yan Party, and they all asked the officials for money and food.

Faced with this chaotic situation, Li Mo was calm as usual despite his heavy mood. He was a very clever man, but he did not listen to the comments of the government office and the city, and he could roughly deduce the seriousness of the situation from the words and deeds of the officials who came to meet him.

It's just to grab the cow's nose and don't let people lead the nose, so it's just up to them to make trouble, and he is not afraid if it gets bigger, the money is deducted by Yan Shifanke, what is he doing! At present, I just have to wait for Hu Zongxian to clean up, squeeze out Xu Jie, and wait for him to be the last assistant, and then settle accounts with them!

North Town Fuji Nei.

When Chen Hong, the commander of Dongchang, walked into Xia Mu's duty room to meet him, he asked, "Lord Xia, how many of my subordinates are involved in the trouble?" This is my own business in Dongchang, and I am still bothering Lord Xia to release people! ”

Chen Hong is burly, with a purple face, and at first glance he is a person who has been on the battlefield for a long time. Although he is nearly fifty years old, he is still stiff and strong, and his voice is like a bell.

Facing Chen Hong's questioning, Xia Mu sat calmly with his official robe and replied: "In front of the warehouse, there are only seven people who follow Zhao Xingxing to fight. ”

"Just a few people, can they make a tsunami? The trouble went to the prison of Fusi in Beizhen, didn't Lord Xia deliberately take the opportunity to retaliate like this! ”

Xia Mu's eyes shot two cold lights, and he didn't say anything. Seeing this, Chen Hong's momentum weakened, he didn't mean to give Xia Mu a horse, but because of his habit when talking about important issues.

Although Xia Mu was silent at this time, he couldn't help but be shocked in his heart, so he guessed why Chen Hong was so anxious, he thought for a while, and replied: "These are the only people who lead, but those military caoes who go with them still don't look at the eyes of the commander and act together?" However, please rest assured, we have already dealt with this matter, and we will not be punished heavily! ”

"May I ask Lord Xia how to deal with it."

Xia Mu took the excerpt of Zhu Xizhong's instructions and read: "If the East Factory is a offender, the thirty boards will be returned to the East Factory." ”

Chen Hong breathed a sigh of relief, he was so anxious because there was a distant relative of his, and he had some unsightly things with the Japanese slaves on weekdays, for fear that if something happened, it would affect him. At this time, seeing that Xia Mu didn't make things difficult, and felt that he was too domineering, he couldn't help but smile: "I was so anxious just now, Lord Xia Haihan, tomorrow's wedding, I will naturally prepare a generous gift." ”

Xia Mu stretched out his hand and didn't hit the smiling person, this Chen Hong has been running the East Factory for many years, and his power is deep, Zhu Xizhong has to give him three points, not to mention himself!