The emperor's amnesty for corrupt officials finally calmed down the frightened wind in the capital, the expected bloody storm did not appear, what was seen was only the officials of the various ministries wearing official robes and shackles on their feet sitting in the hall to work, the atmosphere of the various yamen changed greatly, no one dared to accept bribes anymore, even the officials at the yamen did not dare to extort the people casually, everyone praised the emperor's benevolence and sage, and said that the Ming Dynasty produced a benevolent monarch, which is really the blessing of all the people and hundreds of officials.

Not all corrupt officials have been pardoned, and some officials who have committed heinous crimes, embezzled huge amounts, and recklessly affected human lives, still have to be severely punished, but since the emperor's tone has moved, everyone can show their magic and catch people.

Now the important prisoners in Nanchang Imperial Prison have been transferred to the prison cell of Dali Temple, and Nanchang is no longer responsible for the trial as an investigative agency, only providing human and material evidence, and the matter is handled by the Three Law Division, which is a thousand times better than in Nanchang, at least able to speak, Gao Yifei, Huang Xiaotian, And Ma Yun is not an ordinary person, very well-connected, very high, Yifei himself is from the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate is a relatively important department in the three legal divisions, so he will naturally exonerate the people who go out of the courtyard, and Huang Xiaotian, as the left waiter of the household department, controls the financial power of the household department for the Donglin Party, and naturally some bigwigs do not want him to have an accident, and after he was shuanggui, the four did not let go and refused to admit all the accusations, so Nanchang did not have any real evidence. Strictly speaking, for every ten taels of silver that Ma Yun got in the Jiangdi fraud case, five taels were used for bribery, three taels of silver were distributed to the Zhejiang businessmen, and only two taels were put into his own money bag. As soon as Ma Yun had an accident, the Ma family's silver in Rishengchang was sealed, and the Zhejiang businessmen were not in a hurry, like ants on a hot pot, they asked people to find a relationship to exonerate Ma Yun, and they invited seven or eight famous lawyers in Zhejiang alone.

These people run back and forth, and they don't give gifts, just send a few words of greeting, in fact, everyone understands each other that now the limelight is tight, and people can owe it first, and then compensate for the rumors after the rumors pass, that is, the emperor does not have to kill the heads of these people, but wants to use this matter to establish prestige and kill, before Zhenwuhou did not from Nanyang Badawi, the former Shanghai governor Cheng Liangjue and the former city boss raised Chen Ziang to kill, it is Lord Huang, the tall and the big man, the boss of the horse, try to help them turn big things into small things, first save the head, and then think in the long run, it is best to be able to reinstate the official, if you can't, you will lie dormant for a few years, anyway, there will be more opportunities in the future。

Things have progressed to this point, which made Liu Ziguang very depressed, anti-corruption for a few months, and finally he couldn't do it, and the third law department tried the emperor tepidly, listening to Huang Zongxi all day long, and even the wind and fire four-wheeled car didn't play anymore, and he was not interested in managing the progress of the case, and Nanchang had already handed over the case to people who liked to try it, and they had no right to intervene. Liu Ziguang has gradually realized that the forces standing opposite him are too powerful, so powerful that even he is powerless to fight against the vested interests of the entire society, and the possibility of victory is really slim.

The most outrageous thing is that even Chen Ziang, who has been convicted, has someone to intercede, it is said that in the death row of the Criminal Department, there are nobles who bring wine and meat to visit this former two lists of Jinshi, a handsome guy and a talented man, and a note written by a person with history has also been handed to the Criminal Department, saying that Chen Ziang's case is more complicated and needs to be retried, so the decision must be pressed and then set according to the situation, and during this period, it must be ensured that Chen Ziang is alive and cannot have an accident.

Then Chen Ziang became seriously ill and almost died, in order to ensure his life, the criminal department had to temporarily remove him from the prison cell for medical treatment, and only sent two prisons to follow, these two prisons were not so much Chen Ziang's guards, but rather his followers who were busy running forward and backward every day, and serving the "seriously ill" Chen and a group of old chatters and poems, drinking.

Chen Ziang, a felony who has been sentenced to beheading, can live such a nourishing life, what does this make the people think, what do the officials think of me, Liu Ziguang? The Shanghai case is an iron case handled by Liu Ziguang himself, and if it cannot be strictly enforced, it will affect his reputation, so Liu Ziguang decided to start again from this matter to recover face and justice.

Zhen Wuhou suddenly inspected the prison of the Criminal Department, saying that he was going to interrogate Chen Ziang, and the cell leaders were panicked, although Zhen Wuhou couldn't control the people of their Criminal Department, but the prisoners who lost people always couldn't say that Hou Ye was not a good character, I heard that his wife dared to casually hit the door of the death penalty department, and when the time came, he couldn't see anyone, and he was angry, and he killed a few of them on the spot.

Zhenwu Hou is in charge of Nanchang, playing with a spear in front of him is tantamount to looking for death, so several cell bosses obediently knelt on the ground and told Hou Ye what happened: There was an official document from the Criminal Department stating that Chen Ziang was released on medical parole, and they had no choice but to send someone to escort Chen Ziang to Tangshan Hot Spring for treatment and recuperation.

Liu Ziguang said: "The Shanghai case is not an ordinary corruption case, it involves a great rebellion, how can such a criminal be easily released, do you think that if you can't manage the criminal department, you can't cure you for the crime of dereliction of duty?" ”

The cell bosses hurriedly kowtowed and begged for mercy to tell the truth, it turned out that Chen Ziang had a lot of friends when he was a jinshi in the past, especially in the capital, this generation met a lot of young talents, and now these talents are all hands and eyes, and they are willing to rescue Chen Ziang, so there is this move, the prisoners are afraid of Liu Ziguang, but they can't afford to provoke these characters, if they rush to arrest Chen Ziang, they will definitely get into trouble.

Liu Ziguang didn't embarrass them, saying that since you don't dare to invite the prisoners back, then Ben Hou will do it for him, and it just so happens that the Wucheng Soldiers and Horses Division has the responsibility of arresting fugitives, and this matter will be handed over to Zhong Shouyong to take charge of.

Tangshan is a famous spot near the capital, named after the hot spring, which has a history of 1,000 years, and was named the imperial hot spring during the Xiaoliang period of the Southern Dynasty. The hot spring sunrise water is 100,000 catties, the perennial water is hot and hot, it is yellowish and the transparency is very good, there is no smell, and the spring water is rich in various minerals, and it is very effective for a variety of chronic diseases.

It is worth mentioning that the scenery near Tangshan Spring is also outstanding, not to mention the lush green trees, you can also see many natural minerals with good crystallization, such as white, light yellow, gray-white and other colors of rhomboid, calcite, as well as light yellow, light green, light purple cube or octahedral fluorite. These are all sediments brought to the ground by the hot spring water, which is called "senka". The beautiful and colorful springs and the hot springs that can cure all kinds of diseases have attracted the dignitaries, eunuchs, and scholars of all dynasties to visit and bathe here. There are dozens of villas built by the bigwigs in the capital alone, and if you are not careful, you will step into the territory of unknown high-ranking officials.

Zhong Shouyong followed the map, and according to the clues provided by the cell boss, he quickly found Chen Ziang's hiding place, which is an extremely elegant courtyard, the scenery is excellent, the sound of gurgling water is refreshing, and the three hundred soldiers led by Lord Zhong are like wolves breaking into a beautiful garden, and they surround this Zhuangzi violently, but what he never expected was that he was actually stopped at the door.

"Which yamen are you from? I just don't know whose Zhuangzi this is, and he dares to break in, or will he die? A housekeeper with a corrugated hat asked in a grand manner.