That miserable white hand, like the hand in the underworld, could not resist the temptation, because that hand had what the world wanted, authority, or future authority. Zhang Wen walked towards the carriage with some wooden flutes.

The carved wooden door opened gently, and the raindrops fell on the door, splashing water one after another. Zhang Wen walked up like a chicken in soup, the carriage box was very low, he could only stand with his back hunched, and the rain on his body ran down his robe, wetting the bottom of the car.

"Sit down and talk." A cold voice said, and there was a slight childishness in the voice that had not completely changed its voice. Zhang Wen sat down in the seat next to him.

The young man opposite was Zhu Youxiao, with a bloodless face and sickly white. "Ahem......" Zhu Youxiao covered his mouth with a handkerchief and coughed lightly twice.

Zhang Wen only felt cold at this time, soaking wet, and shivering with cold.

"Do you know why the price of salt has risen so fast?" Zhu Youxiao asked slowly.

Zhang Wen didn't care much about it now, and said honestly: "Someone is manipulating in the back. ”

"Oh?" Zhu Youxiao was slightly taken aback, "Then tell me what kind of manipulation method you have." ”

Zhang asked: "Originally, the sales of high-priced salt have plummeted, and many people can't afford to buy salt, and from the perspective of market demand, the price of salt will never rise so fast, but the salt merchants collude with each other, and there are nobles and magnates who share the profits, and there is no fear, taking advantage of the chaos of the salt government, buying and buying, raising the price of salt, taking the opportunity to make profits, and that's it." ”

Zhu Youxiao sighed and said, "Do you have the credentials in your hand?" ”

Zhang asked, "No." ”

Zhu Youxiao was silent for a moment, his head suddenly dizzy, and his face turned even paler. Zhang Wen saw Zhu Youxiao's face, and secretly worried in his heart.

When Zhu Youxiao came out, Emperor Wanli's body had deteriorated very badly, Wanli had flat feet and arthritis, and it was very difficult to even get out of bed. Today's crown prince's health is not optimistic, often dizzy and weak, and years of danger and pressure have completely crushed the prince's body. Although Zhu Youxiao is young, his spirit is sometimes a little trance, the weather is not good at this time, he is dizzy and weak again, and his mind is often cranky for a while, and he just asked about the price of salt, and suddenly remembered the body of the elders, and then somehow remembered the situation of the court.

So Zhu Youxiao said: "Zhang asked, do you think Donglin is better, or is it better for the Zhejiang Party?" ”

Zhang Wen said with some resentment: "It's not good. ”

"They seem to be taking you to blame for it now...... So it's all bad, isn't it? Zhu Youxiao said casually.

Zhang Wen couldn't help but admire Zhu Youxiao a little, he himself had just understood the sinister intentions of the two gangs, and dared to love Zhu Youxiao hiding in the market, and he could see everything. Zhang Wen thought about it, and said with a glimmer of hope: "These people don't take the world in their eyes at all. ”

Zhu Youxiao savored the words of Zhang Qianqian for a moment, the corners of his mouth twitched and he wanted to laugh, but his throat and eyes itched, he coughed violently a few times, gasped and said, "I can't help you, even the emperor can't help you...... But if you get the real evidence, I can help you get to the East Factory. ”

Zhang Wen felt a chill in his heart when he heard this, as if he was suddenly standing on the edge of the abyss, and the civil officials colluded with Dongchang Jinyiwei? This is definitely an abyss from which nothing can be recovered. This situation is not uncommon, the eunuch party, is this kind of person, who has been stinking for thousands of years. There is no history book that says good things about eunuchs, if you are beaten to death by the court staff, your body is dead, but you will leave a name in history, it is early death and early life; After the eunuch dies, he will be scolded by all generations, and he will never live.

Do I have to be a eunuch to survive? This road is really not a good road, and most of the officials are landlords with rich families, seeking profit is the aspect, and more importantly, for fame and prestige, so that future generations can worship and admire.

Zhu Youxiao didn't hear Zhang Wen's reply, and muttered again: "The imperial court just wants to collect 500,000 taels of military expenses, but it is like this, and the people below do not do it according to the emperor's wishes at all...... Zhang asked, let me ask you, is there a way to make people listen to the emperor? ”

Zhang Wen felt that this question was too general, so he said honestly: "Xia Guan doesn't know. ”

Zhu Youxiao was a little disappointed, and said coldly: "You should kill all the disobedient people!" ”

Zhang Wen felt a vicious killing intent and was silent.

Zhu Youxiao's mind was annoyed and dizzy, his spirit became even more trance-like, his eyes were a little distracted, and he thought to himself: Killed them all, haven't I become a tyrant? And if I kill too many people, who will support me? Zhu Youxiao coughed twice and said: "These people are either going against the emperor to gain fame, or they are people who forget their roots after filling their pockets......"

Zhang asked, "What His Royal Highness the Prince said is extremely true. ”

Zhu Youxiao subconsciously had some good feelings towards Zhang Wen, this person had the same opinion as himself, and was different from other officials. Zhu Youxiao said: "Zhang Wen, you managed to get the real evidence of those people, especially the officials, so that I could greet the people of Jinyiwei, and if you don't have it, you can only torture to extract a confession." ”

Zhang Wen naturally knew that the officials arrested by Jinyiwei used some inhumane methods to torture and extract confessions, and at this time, he imagined that he was a little excited.

The group of businessmen who speculated on the price of salt were mostly related to the officials who colluded with Li Ruzi, and Zhang Wen was very happy in his heart. He said in his heart: Let people in both parties understand that I am no longer a pawn for them to play with.

He doesn't care what the abyss is or not, at least the process of jumping into the abyss and falling, the oncoming wind is very pleasant.

Zhu Youxiao thought about it, and finally asked Zhang again: "Can you get the credentials, such as the account books they bought and bought." ”

Zhang Wen thought for a while and said, "This kind of thing, unless you forcibly break down the door and check it, it will be difficult to get your hands on it." ”

"Oh." Zhu Youxiao said coldly, "Then I have to torture to extract a confession." ”

Zhang Wen suppressed his excitement and said, "That's fine." ”

As expected, within a few days, Zhang Wen got the news in the Yanjiao Yamen, and many officials were inexplicably taken away by Jinyiwei. The officials in the yamen were very frightened when they heard the wind.

When Chen Anshang saw Zhang Wen in the signing room, he couldn't help but ask: "My lord, I was arrested by Jinyiwei, can I still be released?" ”

Zhang Wen was stunned and said: "I don't know about this, do you know Qian Ruogeng, the prefect of Linjiang?" ”

Admiral Chen An's monkey-like head shook a few times. Zhang Wen said again: "Wanli went in ten years, and now he is still inside." ”

"Ten years of Wanli!" Chen Anshang's eyes widened, "Isn't that thirty-six years old?" What did the old man do? ”

Zhang Wen said in a low voice: "I don't know, I haven't heard that anyone has interrogated him." ”