Chapter 61: The Heart Is Like Ashes
Chapter 61 The heart is like ashes
Master Liu is a talented person in Shaoxing. The southern part of the Ming Dynasty has been peaceful for a long time, although Master Liu said that he was the master of the military department, let alone the battlefield, even the school field has not been to it a few times. Not to mention seeing a kill so closely.
The fourth child of the Lu family was strangled to death in front of him, Lu Laosi lying on the ground was full of feces and urine, and Master Liu, who was standing at the door, was also a hot liquid in his pants.
The bearded general banner looked disgusted, and it was not at all like a subordinate to say to Zhang Baihu:
"Fortunately, it's a big car shop, so there are guys who can support it. I told you to go down with a knife, and you have to use a rope."
Zhang Baihu was not as afraid as Master Liu, but simply didn't like the smell, so he tore two strips of cloth from the table and stuffed them into his nose. The urn said angrily, "Okay, it's not more difficult to clean up the blood. I'll let San'er bring someone over later. I'll squeeze in with you tonight, this room won't sleep anymore."
The two of them were talking to themselves, without looking at Master Liu.
At this time, Master Liu couldn't wait for others to talk to him, and the robe on his lower body became cold. He had no choice but to muster up his courage, crossed his legs, moved a few steps, and cautiously walked around the corpse.
Accidentally, he almost stepped on Lu Laosi's hand, so panicked that he stumbled, and it took a long time to stand firm.
Zhang Baihu smiled and said to him:
"It's a dead man, and I don't know what you're afraid of as a shopkeeper. You have followed the Lu family to the east and the west for so many years, and you have never seen any big scenes, why are you still so timid?"
"Amitabha, the hundred households laughed. I'm just planning to settle accounts and come forward to serve the nobles' subordinates, where have I ever seen such a big scene. Besides, we're all serious businessmen, so when have we ever seen something like this?"
The beard was not visible at all, and he slapped Master Liu on the shoulder directly. As soon as Master Liu's legs were weak, he looked like he was about to fall down when he dodged, but fortunately, his beard and eyes were quick and he helped him up. While supporting him, he said with a big grin:
"Aren't you also the treasurer of Ying Tianfu, Jin Yiwei killed Chen Yanzuo in January of the previous year, and you didn't go to the court?"
"Eh, my grandfather, that's my life. Our family just needed to go out to buy goods, and I escaped it." Master Liu looked at the two of them, and also realized that his ass didn't seem to be sitting on the same chair as Jinyiwei. Hurriedly changed his words and said:
"Jinyiwei is very powerful, in the two hundred years of the dynasty, this time Jinyiwei can kill people in the first month of Yingtianfu. I heard from the shopkeeper next door that he couldn't sleep well for months, and when he slept, his eyes were full of red snow."
"Okay, it's not too early, is Master Liu going to spend the night here?"
Zhang Baihu interrupted the two of them with a loud voice.
"Mr. Xiao's subordinates are still waiting for the money. Didn't you say that you would take Mrs. Lu's corpse back to hang your filial piety? Then make a little more profit, otherwise, if I enter the gate of Ying Tianfu, I will have to increase the price."
"Don't mind. I'm still in trouble with 100,000 taels of silver, it's good for you, where will I raise it for you."
"Then I don't care." Zhang Baihu kicked Lu Laosi in the head.
"The shopkeeper is also a frequent person, really don't know? The girl upstairs in Qinghe Town and the top card on the flower boat by the Ying Tianfu River, that's not a price. Anyway, this is the market, 100,000 taels is the price outside Tianfu City, if you are willing, just leave the deposit."
Then he stared at Master Liu without smiling and said:
"Otherwise, you will take the deposit and this addition I gave you today, and leave!"
With all that said, what else can Master Liu say? When he went back last night, he naturally stayed up all night. It's not that I have a good heart, and I can't do it. Rather, the more he pondered it, the more he realized that his idea seemed quite feasible.
It is possible that these letters exchanged by Shangshu are on Lu Gongxian's body, or it is possible that he did not carry them with him. As long as you open your mouth to ask about this matter, Lu Gongxian will definitely be
Suspicious. With suspicion, I just can't listen to anything below.
Now this method, as long as he Lu Gongxian and several important children in the clan die like this, even if he doesn't find the letter, it doesn't matter, at least this thread is broken from the root.
Meantime......
He felt that if Lang Shangshu could say hello to Hangzhou again and let the local yamen turn a blind eye, it seemed that his plan to embezzle the Lu family could still be achieved.
If it comes true, it won't be a matter of 100,000 taels. It would be a feast of a million taels, or even ten million taels of silver. If this matter is operated well, even if it is the big head of Lang Shangshu, he will be able to fall a lot.
Besides, the Lu family is also one of the top silk merchants and printers and dyers in Hangzhou, is this their own opportunity?
Taking advantage of this opportunity, I took the opportunity to go ashore. In the past few years, he has also seen clearly, and the backstage of his thigh Lang Shangshu seems to be not very popular in Jingshi. Lang Shangshu has not done all kinds of bad things in the past few years, if he really capsizes one day, will he also be implicated. At this time, did God also give himself a natural opportunity to get off the ship?
There is a black cauldron that Jinyiwei carries for himself to kill, and there is silver in the corners to dig, and there is a chance to leave Shangshufu and go to Hangzhou to be a rich man. No matter how you think about it, it's good.
Thinking of this, he hurriedly put ten silver tickets of one thousand taels on the table.
"It's all silver tickets from different banks, and it's convenient for you to use them for hundreds of households. If you are willing, give the little pen and ink, and the little one will write you an IOU now, and the day after tomorrow will give you the remaining 90,000 taels."
"Huh?" Zhang Baihu was stunned.
Master Liu hurriedly flashed his mouth lightly.
"One hundred thousand taels, a lot of it will be sent to you."
"Good!" Zhang Baihu, who was still picking and searching in front, suddenly became arrogant when he heard this.
"Honestly, I'm just someone who likes to be bold! You simply, my old Zhang is also benevolent. I'll do it for you tomorrow. Go and fetch the money, and we will meet in Yingtianfu!"
sent away Master Liu.
Zhang Baihu and the bearded general flag looked at each other and smiled, and knocked on the bed.
"Lu Gongxian, I've watched enough dramas, why don't you get out quickly!"
At this time, I saw Lu Gongxian plop, come out from behind the bed, and kneel in front of the two of them at once.
"My lord, my lord, I really saw it in the back, that person is the master of Jin Sheng, the Shangshu Lang of the Nanzhili Military Department. He met with the little one, and the little old man was blind, and he could hear his voice. My lord, little old man, this is really a disaster."
"A calamity of innocence?"
Zhang Baihu sorted out the silver tickets on the table in an orderly manner and handed them to the bearded general flag.
"This is not an unwarranted disaster, this time Jiangnan is in the front of the tax and the tax is in the back, among the eighty most lively ones, there are more than a dozen of them in series. I'm not wrong, am I?"
"I'm also blinded by lard, and I'm blinded by lard. Lang Shangshu promised to find a position for my youngest son, who was a county magistrate in Huiji County. Lao Er has no other thoughts in his life, just to watch his youngest son pitiful, and sit in the position of a county magistrate for ten years."
Speaking of which, I don't know what to think of, so I just slapped him in the face.
He regretted it.
It's good now, even if his youngest son is not involved in this case, it is estimated that this official will be able to do it. And the wealth accumulated by his own generations has also become a cloud of smoke in his own hands.
"You said it's Lang Shangshu, it's Lang Shangshu?" Zhang Baihu continued to ask.
In the past few years in Jinyiwei, he has seen too many people who regret it. In fact, they are not pitiful at all for this kind of person. It is forgivable to do sins in heaven, but it is impossible to live for one's own sins, and these can all be called the price.
When he heard this, Lu Gongxian, who was kneeling on the ground, seemed to grasp a soft life-saving straw. Hurriedly shouted:
"I have, I have, I have. My lord, I have everything you want."
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Lang Shangshu wrote me three letters, each with his signature and seal. It clearly explains what you want us to do. How to write a paperwork for sending taxes to Beijing. I also arranged for the Wailing Temple and other things, and they were all clearly stated."
Zhang Baihu stretched out his hand.
"In Lao Er's carry-on luggage, why don't you pick it up now?"
Zhang Baihu nodded, summoned more than a dozen fans, and said:
"The Jiangnan Lu family is involved in the Nanzhili case. The whole family is taken into custody, you clean up their belongings, and send over the documents that Lu Gongxian needs to submit."
"Whoa!" When several people were carrying Lu Gongxian to leave.
Lu Gongxian still struggled and asked:
"My lord, can this exempt my youngest son from the blame, the old man is grateful, and he is willing to give his heart to the adult."
Zhang Baihu didn't say anything, but the bearded general banner next to him stood up.
"I have a matter here, if you really want to, let alone your little son, you can go home now. I'll just ask, I don't know if you'd like to?"