Fifth Brother Zhang's case of "slaughtering white ducks" caused a sensation in the government and the opposition, and Eighth Elder Brother Yinxi was ordered to lead a group of people to enter the Criminal Department. Among the many elder brothers, there is only one case of running errands completely independently, and Yinxi naturally knows that this matter is extraordinary. Hurriedly entered the palace to see, the emperor should give a face-to-face opportunity. After returning to the Criminal Department, Yinyu ordered the prison to be sealed and the files of the Criminal Department were locked together. Seeing that Yinxi acted so decisively and capably, some admired, some were afraid, and some were surprised. Early in the morning of the seventh day, Yinxi took a sedan chair to the main hall of the Ropesmith Hutong Criminal Department. The Yulin Army, which commanded the Yamen faction under the command of the infantry army, had taken over the defense of the criminal department, and there were three steps, one post, five steps and one sentry along the wall, and they were very strict and orderly. After getting off the sedan chair steadily, Yinxi came out with a huff, and saw Long Keduo come to call Qian'er and said: "Eighth master, according to your order, officials above the rank of chief official will gather in the second hall to do errands, and they are not allowed to have private contacts." Although the guards here are all from the Admirals of the Nine Gates, the Zhao Junmen are all assigned to the slaves to control them. What is going on outside, if the eighth master has any instructions, just tell the slave. ”

"It's hard for you to do errands. Even if you are a military official, you can only look like this, and you can't see that you are an all-round talent in civil and military affairs! You just stay outside here, and you can tell me directly if you have anything. With that, he stepped up the steps. Goshha, who was guarding the door, shouted: "Lord Babel is here!" ”

The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became tense. Yinxu was dressed in a Tuanlongjiang Yahai robe, wearing a crown of Dongzhu and walking in the middle, sixteen guards with knives, and thirty-two eunuchs followed behind. The officials of the Criminal Department who sat in a daze got up "sigh", and the horseshoe sleeves "snapped" and made a mountain sound, and the Manchu Shangshu Santerel and the Han squire Tang Chengcheng took a step forward, kowtowed and said: "The criminal ministers and others knock to welcome Lord Qincha, respectfully ask for Sheng'an, please Baye'an!" ”

"St. Ann!" Yinxi tilted his face and agreed. changed his smiling face: "Two adults, please get up, everyone get up!" After saying that, he sat down in the middle of the case, and said: "This time, Ben Belle was ordered to investigate the prison, and it has been seven days since he was ordered, so everyone is busy!" He glanced at the crowd, and stayed up all night until his face turned pale, "The state has set up a criminal education to educate the people, and the people who have misbehaved are punished by law, so as to punish the evil and promote the good, and appease the people. so that the good people may be entrusted with their livelihood and inheritance, and the treacherous and evil robbers will not be violent. It is really the essence of responding to the people and maintaining health and education. However, in the important place of the capital division, there is such a tragic thing as 'slaughtering the white duck', which can be a great shame for the criminal department! After several days of investigation by Benbel, there are now 48 prisoners awaiting execution, and four of them have been found to be incorrect—what a shocking thing! So Ben Baylor can't fail to impeach according to the facts! The princes ate the court and were entrusted by the emperor, so they asked themselves whether they were worthy of the deep benevolence of the Qing Dynasty? Is it worthy of my emperor's love for the people?! After that, he turned his face, got up according to the case, slapped Tangmu "bang", and shouted: "Long Keduo come in!" ”

Long Keduo stood at the door of the signing room of the Criminal Department, supervising his own soldiers to carry the prison manuscript box. Yinxu spoke inside, and he could hear clearly. I didn't expect that once the "Eight Buddhas" changed their faces, their bones would be so stiff! Hearing the call in, Long Keduo hurriedly stepped in a few steps, lowered his hand and replied, "The lower official is here!" What is the constitutional decree of the eighth master? ”

"Go to Santerre, Tang Cheng is on top!"

"Wow!"

Roncodo agreed, and walked towards the pale-faced Santerre. Tang Chengcheng didn't care, sneered and picked up the top and handed it to Long Keduo. Yin Yu knocked on the mountain and shook the tiger, and saw that this dismount was so powerful that all the officials were silent, and he was secretly satisfied in his heart, and ordered: "From today onwards, the rest of the officials do not have to go back to the mansion, remove the supplementary clothes, and temporarily work in the ya." But rest assured, I am very tolerant, I will not abuse you, and I will understand and make sense of things. ”

Yin Yu said, and went straight to the signing room to review the documents. As soon as he sat down, he saw Jiubeizi Yinyu striding in with a red face. Yin Yu smiled: "I thought you were very sick, and I wanted to take care of things a little bit and go over to see you, but I didn't want you to come." It doesn't matter if you look at your complexion, it's just that you have to take care of yourself! Yinyu only smiled, waved his hand to make everyone retreat, picked up the hem of his clothes and sat down, and said: "Your brother is worried about me, and I am even more worried about you!" It seems, starling, you are immersed in your body, do you want me to find a man to show you? "Yinyu has always been deep in the city and does not smile. These words made Yinyu stunned, as if falling into a fog, and then smiled: "What are you talking about?" I don't understand at all! ”

"I don't know the true face of Lushan, only because I am in this mountain!" Yin Yu smiled gloomily and said, "Starling, you are the most respected among our brother's more than 20 brothers. Do you know why people support you? Yinxi waved his fan and smiled: "When it comes to 'popularity', where can you talk about it?" It's just that I have always been kind to others, benevolent and righteous, and never easily practiced others, so people are happy to be close to me. Yinyu stared at Yinyu and said, "But looking at today's scene, it seems that the starling is ready to destroy the Great Wall?" ”

Yinxi was stunned when he heard this, raised his face and pondered for a while, and asked with a smile: "I am ordered to run an errand, how can I call it 'self-destruction of the Great Wall'?" Who is my Great Wall? How can I 'self-destruct'? I want to hear about it! Yinyu ignored Yinyu's question, got up and looked at the door, and shouted, "Fourteenth brother, you come in!" Starlings are waiting! With that, he walked away.

The fourteenth elder brother Yin strode in with a yellow belt and a bamboo robe. He was followed by a companion in his fifties. Yinxi recognized Ren Bo'an at a glance, and couldn't help but be taken aback, but pretended not to pay attention, only owed to Yin, and said with a smile: "You have returned to Beijing?" How is the drought in Ganshan? ”

"Long time no way!" Yin arched his hand and said. He has just turned 20 this year, and he looks very similar to his half-brother Yinzhen, but he is very similar to Yinxiang in terms of temperament, and he is very bold. After beating Qian'er and asking for peace, he shook his fan and said with a smile: "Starling, I haven't seen you for three days, and I am impressed!" actually made this yamen of the criminal department a chicken and a dog jumping over the wall! Brother Fang Cai came in and saw this cadre in the Criminal Department, who was usually evil, and all of them looked like they were dead. The official robes and patches have been stripped off, and those who are tattered and lost have become mourning dogs! He laughed. Yinxi glanced at Ren Bo'an, who was silent, and said with a smile: "You and the fourth brother and the same mother, why do you have this temperament?" This crazy energy is better to restrain a little, and I didn't call the next person to see the joke! Only then did he turn his face and say, "Ren Bo'an, what are you doing in the Criminal Department?" Originally, I shouldn't have been in charge of your business, you are the Ninth Master's person. It's just that I heard that the famine owed by the sixth, seventh, and fifteenth masters was all paid by you, where did you get so much silver? Now you're coming to the Criminal Department to hit the wooden bell again? You must know that I am in the Criminal Department, you will inevitably suffer! After that, he ate tea with a blank face. Ren Bo'an bowed down and replied: "Cheng Ye asked, the little one has accumulated a little money in Yunnan to sell medicine, and he doesn't dare to claim rich, so he relies on the support of the ninth master." Although the villain is confused, he also knows that it is good to enjoy the shade under the big tree, the masters are proud, and the slaves are naturally better. Money is something outside the body, you don't bring it in life, you don't take it in death. Mine is my master's, and it is no different. Don't hide it from the eighth master, not only the sixth, seventh, and fifteenth masters, but also the 100,000 yuan owed by the tenth master, and the small one will also sell a porcelain village in Jingdezhen to pay off the debt, but ......" Yinxi wanted to ask him about his intention to follow Yin to the criminal department, but when he heard him Wang Gu talk about him, he sneered: "It's really difficult for you to have this heart." Thank you so much on behalf of my brother and brother! ”

Ren Bo'an pursed his lips and smiled, and said, "The eighth master is wrong to blame the villain. I mean, how can you make so much money just by doing business? As I said, it's all thanks to the support of the eighth master and all the masters that we are today! For example, that year, the eighth master invited Zhang Deming to look at his appearance and rewarded him with 10,000 silver; He presided over the Baiyun Temple, what did he do with so much silver? It was all transferred to the villain - this is not the same as the eighth master rewarding the villain? Ladies and gentlemen, some are opening copper mines in Yunnan, some are collecting gold mine tariffs in Xing'anling, and some are digging ginseng outside the wicker side. To put it mildly, if there is no villain to maintain it there, there will be a leak. Several masters borrowed and owed debts, which was just the ashes of the predecessors and the eyes of the descendants. Brothers, plucking the hair is thicker than the villain's waist! Without the care of the masters, the small forage was broken, and it was still a cow and a horse. ”

Yinxi listened to Ren Bo'an's words, and his mind was dizzy for a while. The opening of copper mines, the collection of gold taxes, the digging of ginseng, and the things that Zhang Deming saw were all his own privacy, which violated both the law of the country and the family law of his ancestors. Every single one must not be let Kangxi know. The prince is on top, what do you do privately? What's more, at that time, he also said that "the king added white", once it leaked out, he would be charged with rebellion! Yinxi's eyes flashed: he had understood the true meaning of Lao Jiu's illness.

"Eighth master," Ren Bo'an seemed to see through Yinxi's thoughts, and humbly said again: "The little one understands very well, and the law does not pass on to the six ears!" Don't talk about the heavenly family, it's just an ordinary family, how dare you go in and mess around for no reason? Eighth master, I came to ask for a favor for the people in the Criminal Department, and I didn't lose the slave by saying that it was 'hitting the wooden clock'. Why should you care about them? Since ancient times, how many officials like Yu Jackie Chan and Shi Shilun are there? Which is not for the money? You have always had the measure of the Buddha, and you are the most tolerant. Therefore, in the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, nine times out of ten, I look forward to you going further. But now that such a big killing and slashing has chilled everyone's hearts, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to warm it up again! ”

His words were extremely peaceful, and he rolled his eyes from time to time to look at Yinxi's spirit. These words are both threatening and comforting; It's like a warning, and it's like a persuasion. The more Yin Xi listened, the more he felt that this person was terrifying, and a sudden thought came to him: While the authority is in hand at this time, why not set him up in front of the steps, everything will be over?

was turning his thoughts, and he was about to have a murderous attack, but he didn't pay attention to Ren Bo'an, who was wearing long clothes, because he saw that Yin was also there, he only hugged Yin's shoulder and said with a smile: "The old fourteen is back?" Turning his face excitedly, he said to Yinxi: "Starling! I went to Shuntianfu, and I found out that there was no matter of Long Keduo, and there were eight death row prisoners in Shuntianfu, and three of them were not in the right body! I'm annoyed, and according to the way I look here, all the officials below the level of Fu Yin will be damn detained! His grandmother's, Ren Bo'an's turtle grandson looks so honest, in fact, the three death row prisoners were all exchanged by him - he has to think of a way not to implicate the ninth brother. Ren Bo'an, this brute, can't stay! Just as he was talking happily, Ren Bo'an, who was standing on the side, smiled and said: "Tenth Master, Ren Bo'an is here, the Fourteenth Master has brought me to surrender, listen to the fate of the Eighth Master and the Tenth Master!" ”

Yin was stunned at first, and said angrily: "I thought you were a good person, it turns out that you are doing such a 'good thing' down there!" No wonder you have so much money! There was a Ren An in the Han Dynasty, who was a virtuous minister. But you dare to call your name Ren Bo'an. It can be seen that you are not a serious thing! Bastard, get on your knees! "Take it off, regardless of thirty-seven twenty-one, slap it in the face, and hit Ren Bo'an with a slap, and the five fingerprints on his left cheek suddenly bulged.

"Tenth Master, your head is not on the ground but there is a big scar on the bowl, why do you have to do this?" Ren Bo'an was caught off guard for a moment, took a step back, his face was very hideous, but he regained his composure in an instant, and said unhurriedly: "Anyway, I am also a person who has worked hard for the tenth master and sold his life, you just let me finish speaking, not me, but also my family, He Zhu'er's family, will be grateful for your kindness!" ”

Yin Mei glared, and said with a sneer: "What handle does Lao Tzu have in your hands!" - You also involved He Zhu'er, what is your purpose! I think you're tired of being crooked! Ren Bo'an smiled and said, "Why did the tenth master forget...... The year before last, your housekeeper came to me with your letter and asked me to get Snow Lotus, saying that He Meng was dispensing medicine for the prince. I think this snow lotus medicine is the most dry, in addition to the **, what is the use? I got a prescription from He Zhu'er and looked at it, but there was no such medicine in it! Despite my doubts and fears, the slave still tried his best to do it,—— I heard that the prince used this medicine, and the effect was very good! Isn't this serving the Tenth Master? If the Lord knows about this, what if the nine clans that destroyed me will not be destroyed? Although Yin was rude, he was not stupid, and after a moment's shock, he had exchanged glances with Yin Xi, approached Ren Bo'an with his waist knife in his hand, and said with a cruel smile: "You are so filial, very good!" I have always suffered from lung disease, and human blood steamed buns can be cured, so how about you help me match another pair? ”

"Slow down." Yin stretched out his hand to stop him, and said with a smile, "Tenth brother, he was given to me by the ninth brother, so I'm afraid that someone will kill him." If Ming'er's people under him poke a leak, the starling can't make up for it! ”

When Ren Bo'an saw the master come out to speak, the timidity that had just appeared disappeared again, and he laughed sullenly: "Tenth Master, if you kill me, you should only step on an ant to death, what's the matter?" Don't talk about the outlaw under me, only the tenth master, you think about it, ** who is under the pillar, can you kill him? Oro Dai also knows about the collection of gold taxes, I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to start! If you kill me, they are afraid that they will not hide anything for the tenth and eighth masters! ”

Yin Xi was very surprised that the ninth and fourteenth brothers came behind their backs. At this point, he has understood that he can't move this Ren Bo'an for the time being. Ben Gege smiled and got up and explained: "Old Ren, although you are from a humble background, you have the demeanor of a national soldier, and you are not surprised by changes, it is really not easy!" Lao Shi just wants to test your guts, how can anyone kill someone with a sword in the detention room of the Criminal Department? This place should not stay for a long time. As for the matter of the case, if our brothers discuss it again, there will naturally be a twist. You go back and tell Lao Jiu that I'll visit him after dinner. ”

As soon as Ren Bo'an went out, Yin glared and said: "Old Fourteen, the gongs and drums have just sounded here, and you will come to dismantle the stage, what does this mean?" I have always respected you and Brother Jiu, how can you learn to be sneaky? Now that the second, fourth, and thirteenth children have smashed the envoys in the household office, it is just an opportunity for you and my brother to show their talents! You have to have an external heart, explain it early, the bridge returns to the bridge, the road returns to the road, and it is rare to part ways! Could it be that if you stop it today, I won't be able to kill Ren Bo'an, a lackey? Yinxi didn't speak, only frowned worriedly.

Yin grinned and said: "Tenth brother, don't wronged me and the ninth brother's heart, why did the old thirteen mess up the mission?" Just because he didn't measure himself, he insisted on sailing against the current. I discussed with Brother Jiu, if you want to use a method like Starling, you will lose worse than Brother Thirteen - this matter is much more difficult than asking for accounts! And many things involve our brothers, and they provoke these people, and they sting their heads, and they have nowhere to hide for fear of hiding! That's why Brother Jiu asked me to bring Ren Bo'an to report to the police! ”

Yin Yu breathed a sigh of relief, thinking about Yin's words, it was indeed reasonable, because he sighed: "Lao Jiu's wisdom can be described as deep. But the matter of the Criminal Department is really unbearable. How can you get such a careless disregard for human life? Besides, I was ordered to do an errand and did nothing, so how could I explain it to the emperor? Whatever you say, I'm going to have to deal with him." ”

"If Starling thinks like this, I won't have to come here again." Yin smiled, "If you really dig the roots, you have to dig your own house." Yin Yu pursed his lips and smiled, and said: "What do I not understand, the money that is paid back for so many people has the receipt of 'slaughtering the white duck'." But such a big matter, the government and the opposition are concerned, and China and foreign countries are concerned, if I do it like swallowing water, without any momentum or influence, fourteenth brother, do you say it? Yin couldn't help grinning and said, "That's right! I've figured it out now. The thunder was loud, the ground was drenched, and these conspicuous scoundrels were put on display and whitewashed—"

"Shut up, what nonsense!" Yin Yu shouted in a low voice, his face was as cold as frost, "What do you know?" It's just stopgap! The state officials are so bad that as the emperor's elder brother, I am heartbroken! However, it is difficult to return, and the turmoil caused by exhaustive pursuit has been caused, and it is not yet able to protect itself, so how can we put the chaos in order? Therefore, we can't do more, but we must deal with a few strictly, which can deter corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and our mission will be considered successful! Yin couldn't help but nod and smile when he heard this: "It's just too cheap Ren Bo'an, where is there a little rule for his?" In the six parts, four out of ten people were held hostage by him, and now the people on the top of the face simply threaten us! This kind of turtle grandson who has no king's law and no up and down, I-I think I should kill him with a knife! ”

Yinxi said "um", stood up and paced a few steps in a dashing manner, and asked Yinxi with a smile: "I really have murderous intentions." But now I seem to realize something. Fourteenth brother, is the 'Hundred Officials' Narrative file in Lao Jiu Lane in charge of this person? Yin glanced at Yin Yu with admiration and said with a smile: "I also know." This matter is almost over, and Brother Jiu said that there are still a few court officials who are still unclear about the situation when they are in foreign office, and they will be packed and sealed when they are transcribed. The place has been chosen-Ren Bo'an, there is a way! ”

"So you can't move Ren Bo'an. But Ren should not come out again in the future. Ask Lao Jiu to pass the word to him, and call him to my house tomorrow night, I have something to say! Saying that, he said to Yin, who was standing in a daze, "Don't worry, Ren Boan can't fly to the sky!" ”

As he was talking, he saw several guards come in with two people in their arms. When Yinxi took a closer look, it was the eldest brother Yinyu and the thirteenth elder brother Yinxiang. Yinxi and several people got up to greet him. Yin Yu didn't wait for them to greet him, and said:

"There is a will!"

Yin Yu and the others didn't know where they came from, so they knelt down and kowtowed: "Sons and others listen to the holy oracle!" ”

Yinhe is white and fat, born with a Chinese face, and there are patches of pimples on his face. He squinted at Yinxi, and said unhurriedly: "Yinxiang, the thirteenth son of the emperor, will go to the Ministry of Criminal Affairs with Yinyu and Yinxiang to help with the affairs of the Criminal Department. ”

"Command!" Yinyu and Yinyi kowtowed together and replied. Yinyu and the others saluted Yinhe again. Yin Yan smiled: "I haven't seen my brother for a long time." Your body is more and more enviable, tsk, why didn't you even get a hot word when you saw us? I'm coming back from Shaanxi, but I'll bring you a Chengni Qin brick inkstone! The color is like copper, the sound is like iron, and the sound is like chime! Send me a jar of your old rain to thank me? ”

With that, the brothers looked at each other and laughed. Yin Xiangyin said with a smile: "Starling, you are my top boss again!" Don't worry, the old thirteen will naturally fight for you face! Yin Yu hurriedly said: "The thirteenth brother doesn't say such foreign words, I love you and the fourteenth brother with such a temperament, dare to speak, dare to act, dare to be angry and dare to laugh - you are not like this when you are young!" Yin also smiled: "The male university will also change eighteen, the more it changes, the better it looks!" ”

"Starling!" After laughing for a while, Yinxiang said, "Just now I was waiting for the eldest brother at the entrance of the criminal department, and I saw a person going out, like Ren Bo'an in your mansion!" I called him a few times and didn't answer, is it because my ears are bad? ”

A few people were as white as paper when they asked in one sentence. Yin Yu Gege smiled and said, "There is no one named Ren Bo'an in my house, but there is one in the old nine mansions." I heard that he was very restless, and Lao Jiu had already sent him out of Beijing. I'm afraid that you recognize the wrong person - there are many similar people in the world! After saying that, everyone gossiped for a while before they dispersed.