A month later, in the southern capital, it was the time when the rain and plums were ripe.

Zhang Whale looked at the rippling Qinhuai River in a painting boat, and asked Wu Xueyi, who was once a member of the Sichuan Left Senator: "You really did this?" ”

Wu Xue bowed his head, and then sneered: "My father-in-law didn't see Li Zhuowu's angry appearance of the new party at that time, so he could only stare at the people and get angry, which is really a happy thing!" ”

"It's a pity that I didn't witness this scene in Jiming Temple at that time."

Zhang Whale also replied with a smile.

Wu Xueyi suddenly twisted his eyebrows and said: "However, this is actually useless in the overall situation, but it is just to scare and scare the people, so that the people and the new party are afraid of it; But if the imperial court wants to arouse the hatred of the whole people against the western territory of Luzon, the determination to support the imperial court to use troops in Luzon cannot be stopped, and sooner or later Hailey, who smuggled to Luzon, will be taken away by the imperial court and the small people! ”

"yes!"

"Smuggling itself alone has already been affected by the next major war, and the sailors will definitely strengthen the supervision of merchant ships going to Luzon, so the smuggled ships are afraid that they will be more easily discovered by the sailors, and it will be more difficult for the officers and soldiers of the sailors to buy."

"After all, as long as the sailor general with brains does not dare to release your smuggling ship when the war is approaching, it is better to report it as a collaborator after being caught, so that you can not only remember the merit but also swallow the smuggled goods directly."

Zhang Whale said.

Wu Xueyi: "It is precisely this reason, so many wealthy families in Fujian and Guangdong do not want the imperial court to really use troops in Luzon, but the matter of subscribing to coupons makes most of the people support the use of troops by the imperial court in Luzon." ”

"This is just like the use of troops in the past, the official advance will have to be retreated by the people, as Sima Wenzheng said, the benefit of the world is not in the official, but in the people."

"Now the imperial court has succeeded to the throne since Mu Temple, first opened a good port of the sea, and then further opened the sea and even used troops to the Japanese country, according to the ports of Nagasaki and Hirado as the ports of the imperial court, so that many of the benefits of trade with the Japanese have entered the national treasury."

"The Xiyi gentry have lost a lot!"

"Then, the imperial court recovered Haojing, set up a government-run firm, and further took the benefits of the world's trade to return to the country, and now wants to use troops in Luzon, all of which are just the court's new gifts to take the benefits of the world and enrich the country."

Zhang Whale replied.

Wu Xue bowed his head, and then smiled: "Don't mention it, let's go ashore and talk again, invite my father-in-law to come today, not for anything else, but for the East Palace, it is rumored that there is a father-in-law in the eunuchs around the East Palace?" ”

After hearing this, Zhang Whale asked, "What, the gentleman of the world's protectors still plans to influence the East Palace?" ”

Wu Xue nodded and said, "There must be our people around the East Palace no matter what." ”

Zhang Whale bowed: "Understood! ”

It didn't take long for the boat to come ashore.

Wu Xueyi walked up first, opened the folding fan, shook the wind, and looked at the notice posted in the newspaper kiosk in front of him for a long time.

The notice stated that the governor's yamen offered a large reward for the murder of the Han people.

Wu Xue smiled slightly when he saw this, and his eyebrows were full of pride.

But as soon as Wu Xue landed on the shore, soldiers from the governor's yamen surrounded him.

Wu Xue couldn't help but suppress his smile when he saw this.

"Senator Wu, by the order of Fuyuan Jun, you are suspected of intentional homicide, so come to take it!"

Feng Daomeng, the chief of the Yingtian Patrol Biao Battalion, walked over to Wu Xue's side at this time, and took out the official letter of the Fuyuan to say.

Wu Xueyi was stunned on the spot.

Seeing this, Zhang Whale immediately drilled back to the painting boat.

"Yes!"

Wu Xueyi asked at this time: "Why does the Fuyuan say that I, Wu, am suspected of murder?" ”

"Uncle, I exposed it."

Wu Xueyi's nephew, Wu Jiasheng, walked out at this time and said, "I'll tell Fuyuan everything." ”

Wu Xueyi couldn't help but take a few steps back and looked at Wu Jiasheng: "You disobedient and unfilial descendant, why did you do this?!" ”

"I'm unfilial, but are you benevolent?!"

Wu Jiasheng asked.

"Dare to love your honest and filial piety in the past, but it is pretended!"

"Sir! What to do, do you want to do it, we will kill you out! ”

At this time, a servant beside Wu Xueyi asked.

Wu Xueyi waved his hand to stop it, he knew that if he dared to disobey, the consequences would only be worse.

And Wu Xueyi asked Wu Jiasheng again at this time: "What I did should not make you betray your clan, were you instigated by the people of Jinyiwei or Dongchang, how did they know that this matter is related to our Wu family?" ”

Wu Jiasheng did not answer.

"Tell me!"

Wu Xueyi suddenly shouted: "Who made you do this?!" ”

Wu Jiasheng only hung his head, still did not answer, but his eyes gradually showed happiness, because this was the first time he had seen his uncle lose his temper like this.

Wu Xueyi glared at Wu Jiasheng fiercely, and then was helplessly taken away by the governor's soldiers.

Zhang Whale smiled when he saw Wu Xueyi being arrested, and then hid in his painting boat, and said to a henchman beside him: "Tell the emperor that Wu Xueyi has been taken away by the governor's yamen." ”

"Yes!"

"Father-in-law is saying that Senator Wu was found to be the mastermind behind the murder and sabotage of national politics in Jiming Temple?"

Then, Zhang Whale came to Gu Xiancheng and Gu Yuncheng's brothers and informed them of the matter.

Zhang Whale nodded after Gu Yuncheng asked: "His nephew exposed it." ”

Gu Yuncheng was stunned when he heard this, and said: "This is really a strange thing in the world, there are such people who don't care about human ethics and family affection!" Those who betray the clan should be punished for conspiring against the crime! ”

Gu Xiancheng glanced at Zhang Whale and said, "There is no need to mention this matter, this world is indistinguishable from loyalty and treachery, and I was betrayed by Shenwu County back then!" thought that he, as a Wu person, would care about the life and death of the Wu people, but unexpectedly, he was also a person who sold his hometown only for his own future. ”

"Senator Wu also asked someone to ask me if I could install someone to maintain the old rites in the East Palace."

Zhang Jing looked at Gu Xiancheng and Gu Yuncheng as he spoke: "What do you think about this?" ”

Gu Yuncheng opened his mouth to speak, but Gu Xiancheng pulled his sleeve and said first: "This matter, the public can't agree to it, and it is not a gentleman's act to do such a despicable method." ”

Zhang Whale was stunned for a moment, and then nodded: "Reasonable." ”

After Wu Xueyi was arrested here, Wu Jiasheng was called to a hidden place by Zhang Deping, the Jinyi guard, that day.

Zhang Deping said in a low voice: "Ti Shuai said, you have done a good job, you will continue to keep an eye on the scholars for the imperial court in the future, although your reputation in Shilin is gone, but you have a future in Jinyiwei, and we have already credited you with a credit." ”

"You don't have to be afraid after betraying the clan, the governor's yamen will apply for you an official position to promote security and arrest thieves, and your clan will not dare you do anything."

After Hai Jui's reform of the bureaucratic system, many local official posts were added, among which the municipalities also had special officials in charge of public security.

Wu Jiasheng nodded yes, and then arched his hand: "Thanks to Jinyiwei's help, I can repay my uncle Wu Xueyi's unkind behavior, I am grateful, and now I am willing to let me continue to do things for Jinyiwei, I will do things for Jinyiwei more dedicatedly, please rest assured!" ”

Zhang Deping patted him on the shoulder and didn't say anything more.

And Wu Jiasheng is resolute, he knows that his status in the Wu family is low, and the high-status Wu family will only squeeze him through the clan, but not through the clan.

Although he was also a scholar.

But can't scholars flexibly change their stance in the real environment?

As the so-called clan regards me as a mustard, I regard the clan as an enemy!

Therefore, Wu Jiasheng didn't feel that there was anything wrong with him betraying his clan.

Zhang Whale was also relieved that Jinyiwei was arrested by Wu Jiasheng and Wu Xueyi, because in this case, the scholar doctor was only more careful at most, but he was not enough to suspect that he Zhang Whale was not his own person.

And the news of Wu Xueyi's arrest here also spread back to Beijing.

The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were also amazed at the speed of the court's handling of cases, not only the Jinyi Wei was capable, but even the bureaucrats such as the local governors were also capable, and even the children of the scholars were actively exposed to their relatives and friends.

"As the so-called Skynet is restored but not leaked, the holy will is the will of heaven, how many times have I said this, but there are still people who don't listen and refuse to believe it."

Shen Shixing also said to a civil and military officer in the compound of the official residence.

Qi Jiguang, Wang Xijue and others are all bowed.

Cabinet scholar Shen Cheng also said: "Yes, someone is going to hit the south wall, I heard that some people are still thinking about the idea of hitting the East Palace." ”

"Really?"

At this time, Luo Wanhua, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, couldn't help but ask.

(End of chapter)