"General, most of the things in here are some raw silk, medicinal herbs, porcelain, and a lot of silk!"

After the spoils were counted, a soldier came to report it.

"The remaining brethren may keep the rest of the stolen money, except for the portion that has been handed over." Qi Jiguang waved his hand and commanded.

"Yes, my subordinates will order it!"

"Oh yes, send a few brothers to send all those widows to the Jinyi Guard! Let the people of Jinyiwei interrogate them, and save us some trouble. Qi Jiguang called out to the subordinates who were about to leave and admonished.

"Yes."

……

The power of Jinyiwei in the capital can be said to be extremely strong, and in the entire Beijing city, no wind or grass can escape their eyes! Most of the civil and military officials are also under the surveillance of the Jinyi Guard.

Not only that, but Jinyiwei's intelligence network is also extremely developed, to what extent?

For example, if an official goes to the street to buy vegetables, after two quarters of an hour, what kind of food you bought, how much money you spent, who you met, and what you said were all recorded in Jinyiwei's booklet.

Therefore, after Zhu Qi and the others used Jinyiwei's intelligence network, they quickly found out all the people who had invited the little officials to the banquet before! Before the people behind the scenes were aware of it, they pry open their mouths with lightning speed, and finally made a long list.

At night, the capital, the palace of nourishing the heart.

Jiajing looked at the news reported by Jinyi Wei Zhu Qi, and couldn't help but say: "Interesting, really interesting, a small official will be killed by someone with poison, and he will check it out, and the officials of the Ministry of Rites are involved." ”

"Lu Fang, come and see."

Jiajing said, and handed over the list in his hand to Lu Fang to see.

And Lu Fang couldn't help but be surprised after seeing the names on the list, because not only did this involve a lot, but also the head of the Ministry of Rites, the members of the Ministry of Rites, the left and right servants of the Ministry of Rites, and even Yu Xian, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, were all involved.

"Hmph, in the past, the imperial examination every year was conducted by someone from the Ministry of Rites as the chief examiner, but this year, I just changed the personal choice, and I made such a big surprise."

"Previously, Yu Xian, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, actually went to complain to the cabinet under false pretenses, asking the cabinet not to let someone from the Ministry of Rites serve as the chief examiner this year, this is to retreat as advance!"

"After Li Chunfang's crime is confirmed, the position of the chief examiner of the imperial examination, after going around, still has to fall into the hands of the Ministry of Rites, so that if there is any problem in the future, the responsibility can be put on Li Chunfang's head! The suspicion of the Ministry of Rites will be greatly reduced. ”

After Jiajing finished speaking, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

Seeing that the emperor was in a bad mood, Lu Fang hurriedly comforted: "Your Majesty, the slave maid also felt that the frequency of accidents among the examiners of this imperial examination was too high, either accepting bribes from candidates, or inexplicably leaking questions!" Now, the culprit has finally been found. ”

"Dare to ask Your Majesty how you want to deal with this matter? Lu Fang asked Jiajing respectfully.

"According to what I said before, it's all done! And he sent the guards of brocade, and raided their houses, and put all the money they had into the treasury. Jiajing rubbed the dragon head on the dragon chair and said lightly.

"Oh, by the way, let that Li Chunfang out of prison!" Jiajing stopped Lu Fang, who was about to leave, and added.

"Yes, Your Majesty! The slave and maid will do it. Lu Fang bowed deeply to the ground and spoke.

……

Inside the prison, Li Chunfang was boredly counting the notches on the wall, which had existed for a long time, and if he didn't look closely, he couldn't see them.

"One hundred and two, one hundred and three, one hundred and four!" Li Chunfang counted and saw a mouse standing upright in the corner of the wall.

After getting along for so many days, Li Chunfang has even established a pretty good friendship with these mice! Every time the jailer brought him food, Li Chunfang would secretly leave some to feed the rats.

Over time, these rats were no longer afraid of him, and even sometimes gathered in front of Li Chunfang, posing with their bodies in strange patterns.

At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps from outside the prison, and Li Chunfang knew that someone had come to him for questioning.

I saw Zhang Runde, the waiter of the Criminal Department, standing outside, and unlike before, this time his face was full of smiles.

Immediately, he beckoned the jailer, opened the prison door, and said with a smile on his face: "Master Li, let's go." ”

"Who will interrogate me today?" Li Chunfang frowned and asked Zhang Runde, the waiter of the Criminal Department.

In the past few days of being imprisoned, Li Chunfang has been interrogated countless times, one moment it is the person sent by Yan Song and them, and the other time it is the person sent by Xu Jie, and even sometimes Jinyiwei will send someone to interrogate!

"Master Li, no one has come to interrogate you! Tell me the good news, your grievances are cleared. ”

"Oh, what? So I can leave! ”

After listening to Zhang Runde's words, Li Chunfang's face was full of incredulity.

"Of course, I'm a squire of the Criminal Department, don't you believe my words? These days, there is Lord Lao Li, and it is also the responsibility of the next, so I have to do this, and I hope that Lord Li will bear with me! After Zhang Runde said that, he beckoned the jailer to come and handed him Li Chunfang's official uniform and so on.

"How dare you, if it weren't for Master Zhang, I don't know how much suffering I would have to suffer!"

Li Chunfang also took over the conversation and began to greet Zhang Runde, and while the two chatted, they felt quite speculative, and even had an urge to worship as brothers of the opposite sex.

"Alright, Master Li, let's go in and change your clothes! The officer will not let you go out in prisoner's clothes. After the greetings were finished, Zhang Runde squinted his eyes and spoke.

"Well, there's Lord Lao Zhang." Li Chunfang said that, he took the official uniform from the jailer on the side, returned to the prison, and began to change clothes.

Looking at Li Chunfang's back, the corners of Zhang Runde's mouth raised an imperceptible arc.

"Fortunately, I am well-informed, and I got the news of Gonggong Lu early in the morning, and I have not been in vain for my filial piety for so long!"

"This Li Chunfang is personally asked for release by His Majesty, and with the blessing of his champion, the future is limitless! And he will take the lead in building a good relationship with this rising political star in the future of the Ming Dynasty, and he will definitely take the lead. ”

After Li Chunfang changed into her official uniform, as if she was nostalgic, she took one last look at the environment in the prison and the squeaky rats in the corner, and then left without looking back.

"Master Li, let's go out!"

Seeing Li Chunfang change into his official uniform, Zhang Runde's eyes lit up and he said with a smile.

"Hmm."

Li Chunfang nodded, and then followed Zhang Runde's steps and swaggered out of the prison.

At the same time, Jinyiwei's raid is underway.

In the dark night, countless torches suddenly lit up, and the mansion of Yu Xian, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, was surrounded by brocade guards.

"Pass my orders, those who dare to resist will be killed!"

"Yes!"

(End of chapter)