Chapter 195: The Vanishing Object
According to the envoy's office, although it was already deep, Fang Yingwu still did not fall asleep, lying quietly on the bed thinking about his thoughts.
When he just went out, he deliberately provoked a verbal dispute with Ning Liang, not for the sake of reprimand, but to test through words.
Now Fang Yingwu can basically determine that there is indeed some kind of cooperation between the three members, which is both unexpected and reasonable. Who wouldn't want to be a part of what can be profitable?
Although the specific details are strange and inexplicable, Fang Yingwu dares to conclude that the mastermind must still be Lu Chen, the right-hand political envoy who has never met so far.
Because he thinks that only Lord Lu can be so gloomy, and only Lord Lu is the best at dark box operations.
Except for Lord Lu, according to the inspector Zhu Shen's lack of motivation, it is impossible for him to take the initiative to find two suspects to get close, which is too risky; As for Ning Liang, Fang Yingwu didn't think he was so shrewd and surprising.
So after thinking about it, the cooperation of the three must be strung together by Lord Lu. As for thinking of Wan'an, it is because judging from the situation of Li Shishi's appointment as Zhejiang's deputy envoy last year, Wan'an is very concerned about Shang Xianggong and Zhejiang.
Although these members of this province are not descendants of Wan An, Wan An must have had indirect contact with them intentionally or unintentionally, especially Lord Lu Chenlu. With this person's bird nature, he dares to play tricks to plot to seize the political envoy of Zuobu, and he must have some confidence, maybe this confidence comes from Wan An's acquiescence.
In these years, the prestige of the cabinet and the ministry among the scholars is not very high, and they are ridiculed as the three old papier-mΓ’chΓ© and the six clay sculptures, but the first assistant is the first assistant, and he is also a very convenient first assistant used by the Son of Heaven.
Now we are facing this situation where the table has been flipped by other parties. Except for the eunuchs who went out to power, only Wan An Wan Shoufu had the ability to minimize the impact of the matter. A few of them did what they liked. It is only natural to engage in political speculation to save oneself
After clarifying his thoughts, Fang Yingwu fell asleep. When I wake up again, it's time for daylight. According to the inspector, Master Zhu obviously didn't want to stay in the official residence of the government office, and Fang Yingwu naturally wouldn't be cheeky and not leave.
So after washing, Fang Yingwu left the office of the inspectorate, but there were indeed four servants who were ordered to follow and protect. In case there is an accident with one party, you can't tell it clearly, or it can be regarded as surveillance.
Fang Yingwu went north out of the Wulin Gate and came to the hostel where he had been staying, he was temporarily asked to leave by the Inspectorate yesterday, and his luggage was thrown in the hostel.
"Are you still in the luggage?" Fang Yingwu asked the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper looked at the four servants behind Fang Yingwu. nodded again and again: "Yes!" In! β
"Is the room down there?" Fang Yingwu asked again.
The shopkeeper was embarrassed and said, "Yesterday you said you were leaving, and you have returned the room, and now it is occupied by someone else." Fang Yingwu patted the counter, "Then change it!" β
Immediately moved the luggage to the door of another room, Fang Yingwu suddenly remembered something, and said to the four messengers: "I still have a few words to say to the shopkeeper, please wait here to look at the luggage, I will come when I go." β
The four officers had no interest in the fact that the protector should be on the wrong side, but they had to do it on the orders of their superiors. Or coping mentality. Seeing that Fang Yingwu wanted to go to the front to talk to the shopkeeper, he said that he didn't need them to follow, so they lazily didn't follow.
However, four servants were at the door of the room, guarding Fang Ying's cage. Left and right, after half an hour, I didn't wait for Fang Yingwu. Now they felt strange, and they hurriedly went to the front to inquire. But I heard the shopkeeper say: "Fang Xiaoxianggong just left the store, I don't know where he went." β
The four looked at each other. I don't know what Fang Yingwu means, so I'll go outside to look for it at this moment. Can you still see any traces of Fang Yingwu there?
After discussing a few words with each other, the four of them went back to the office of the Inspectorate and reported the matter to Master Zhu. To be honest, it's no wonder that they want to run away.
Master Zhu listened to the four of them, frowned and thought about it, and didn't pay much attention to it. He had already arranged protective measures, but Fang Yingwu himself did not cooperate, so he would not be able to rely on the Inspectorate. Therefore, Lord Zhu only symbolically asked the local authorities to pay attention to the search, and did not do anything else.
In the next few days, Fang Yingwu seemed to have disappeared from Hangzhou City, and no one had ever seen him. The ill-intentioned Ning Yanei did not believe in evil, and sent house slaves and servants all over the city to inquire, but he couldn't find a prescription.
Although Hangzhou City is densely populated, it is easy to hide a handful of people, but everyone still judges that this party must have quietly left Hangzhou City, because it is useless for him to stay in Hangzhou, and he can no longer hold the situation, and there is even a certain personal danger.
For this result, whether it was Ning Liang, the political envoy of the left, Lu Chen, the political envoy of the right, including Zhu Shen, the envoy of the inspection, they all felt relieved, Fang Yingwu was really a thorn in their hearts.
It's good to leave, it's wonderful to leave, it's enough for the three of them in Hangzhou City, and there is no need for Fang Yingwu to stir up trouble in the middle.
All three of them believe in their own officialdom wisdom and the utility of unspoken rules. If the laws of officialdom can't even deal with this matter, then the so-called officialdom will have no value in existence, and the three of them are just people who understand it very well.
Without Fang Yingwu, a troublemaker, they can work together to slowly deal with the chaos stirred up by Fang Yingwu, deal with the situation calmly and steadily, and steer things in a direction that is beneficial to them.
Two days later, Lord Zhu summoned the parties for questioning for the second time, a procedure nominally to check for omissions and fill in the gaps to prevent mistakes. Compared with the first time, Fang Yingwu did not show up, and in the eyes of others, he didn't have to be there, or it was meaningless for him to be there or not.
After the second questioning, it took a few more days, and Master Zhu's performance was out of the cage, and at this time, seven or eight days had passed since Fang Yingwu's report, and the normal efficiency in this era was like this.
Master Zhu's recital, it was really written with painstaking efforts, and every word was carefully handled. After all, it is up to this recital to influence the judgment of the imperial court and let the imperial court act according to the plan.
For example, when it comes to the business minister's part, it can neither be straightforward suspicion and attack, nor can it be too understated, what you want is to reveal the Spring and Autumn penmanship between the lines, giving people plenty of room for imagination, which is quite difficult.
Fortunately, Master Zhu is a second-class jinshi, and his writing skills are not bad, and after a few days of careful polishing, he still has the ability to make such a note. There is no need for flowers, but for precision, even he admires himself, and Ning Liang and Lu Chen also gave their appreciation.
The flowers bloomed two and had a branch each, but they said that Fang Yingwu disappeared from under the noses of others, but in fact did not leave Hangzhou.
His hiding place was not even far from the square area where the Political Envoy and the Inspectorate were located, only two blocks away, and it was not an exaggeration to say that it was under the noses of several old men. This place is called the Eunuch's Mansion.
Yigan and the others never expected that Fang Yingwu would be hidden in the eunuch's mansion, not to mention that they didn't care about finding Fang Yingwu, even if they were interested in a carpet search, they were afraid that they wouldn't be able to find it. Among the few of them, who can break into the eunuch's mansion to search for people?
Li Yi, the eunuch guarding Zhejiang and in charge of the Hangzhou Weaving Bureau, looked at Fang Yingwu, who was sitting under him and was sipping tea, "Although it has been a few days, I still feel very strange in retrospect, you actually came to me." Didn't you know that I had a cooperation with Lord Lu? Not afraid of falling into the net? β
Fang Yingwu said confidently: "Gonggong Li, your cooperation with Lord Lu is just to bring down the stumbling block of Ning Liang, one wants to seek officials, and the other wants to seek wealth."
The last time I visited because of the Wang family, I felt that you and Lord Lu were not very close, and there was a lack of tacit understanding, otherwise Lord Lu would not tell you the reason for repairing the Wang family?
This is enough to show that you are just temporarily joining forces, not some serious comrades, and I want to come to Lu Daren's life is deeply hidden, and he is not willing to openly associate with Gonggong Li and you. If so, why don't I dare to come to the door? β
Li Yi didn't want to talk about these things, as if he had been calculated, and only asked, "Have you written all your letters?" β
Fang Yingwu said with a smile: "Gonggong Li is anxious for justice and righteousness, and he is willing to come forward to speak out about righteousness, how can he not believe in his words?" The two letters have been completed, one is for Governor Yang of Yansui, and the other is for Eunuch Wang of Datong, although Gonggong Li sent someone to the northwest. β
"You say, this can really make a lot of money?"
When Fang Yingwu entered the eunuch's mansion, he told Li Yi about the big business that he had discussed with Wang Kui a while ago that connected the southeast and northwest and involved salt, silk, and grain. and expressed his willingness to let the Wang family join forces with Li Yi, and there were Governor Yang and Wang Zhi in the northwest, which was enough to run this big business.
Now Li Yi is asking about this business, and the tone is very troublesome. This is not because Father-in-law Li is greedy for money, but money is very important to Father-in-law Li's status.
When today's Ziku eats, drinks and has fun, and worships the monks and monks, the expenses are very large, and the normal millions of gold and silver every year are not enough, so the important task of the eunuchs in various places is to make money for the Son of Heaven.
Even in the heart of the Son of Heaven, eunuchs who can make money are often favored. For example, Qian Neng, the eunuch in Yunnan Town, is known for his despicable character and bad deeds, and has been repeatedly attacked by civilian officials, but the Son of Heaven is a great protection, so that Qian Neng will never fall.
Li Yi and Li Gonggong guarded the wealthy place of Zhejiang, and he has been ineffective in collecting money, which may affect his political status. This made him a little anxious, and it was also out of this consideration that he wanted to get rid of Ning Liang at the beginning, so Fang Yingwu's lucrative business was very attractive to him.
Fang Yingwu assured: "Father-in-law Li rest assured! According to the calculations of Wang Kui, a businessman, this exchange is not a problem to make several times the profit a year, and it is a real big business, which cannot be done unless a powerful person does it. β
"I hope so." Li Yi said lightly. Even if the business fails, it is very cost-effective to be able to go online with the hot Wang Zhi.
Seven or eight days ago, Fang Yingwu suddenly visited him, claiming that he had reported the two political envoys and asked for cooperation, or a deal. What Gonggong Li had to do was very simple, immediately tell the Son of Heaven about this matter (to be continued......
PS: The third shift, it looks like the fourth shift will be until 12 o'clock