Chang Feng came to the Taicang treasury with three hundred brocade guards.

Guarding the Taicang treasury are the soldiers of the household treasury, with nearly 1,000 people.

Kubing Qianhu blocked Chang Feng's way: "Master Chang Shuai, there is benevolence in the lower thousand households." Why are you so excited? ”

Chang Feng raised his hand and pointed to the gate of Taicang: "I want to go in and search." ”

Lin Qianhu said: "It's not good. Taicang is the place where the Ming state money is stored. No one is allowed to open a warehouse without the emperor's decree and the opening warrant of the Ministry of Households."

Before he finished speaking, Shi Wenyi's embroidered spring knife was already on Lin Qianhu's neck.

Shi Wenyi scolded: "What nonsense? In the entire Ming Dynasty, except for the palace and the palaces of the kings, the rest of the places are all we Jinyiwei can enter if we want! ”

Lin Qianhu was very shafted, he raised his head: "If you want to kill, you will kill!" Taicang guards are not afraid of death! If you are afraid of death, you will not guard Taicang! ”

Chang Feng sneered: "Heh, what a righteous and awe-inspiring loyal and brave man!" A few days ago, I read the record of 100 official lawlessness in this decade, and there is your Lin Youren's name on it. ”

"You spent a thousand taels of silver to take the business of replacing the wooden shelves of silver in the treasury from Lang Zhong, who was in charge. You have your brother-in-law's trading firm build five hundred wooden frames. The market price of this batch of wooden frames is 1,300 taels, and 3,800 taels were reimbursed in the household department. Is there such a thing? ”

"What kind of righteousness does a corrupt official who regards wealth as his life pretend to be awe-inspiring? Come, tie him up and take him back to prison! The crime is internal and external collusion, defrauding the public bank! ”

Lin Qianhu no longer had the momentum of seeing death as if he were at home just now: "Ah, there is a misunderstanding here. ”

Chang Feng said: "You people in the household department steal chickens and dogs on weekdays, and I have never been very careful. If you want to stop me from doing an errand today, I won't care! ”

Lin Qianhu said: "Don't, don't. The small one didn't dare to block Chang Shuaiye's driving. I'll open the door for you! ”

Chang Feng took people and followed Lin Qianhu into Taicang. According to what Xie Yan said, three large boxes were found in the corner of the No. 3 silver vault of A.

There is a seal on the big box, and the big book on the seal is "Hongzhi 16th year Jiangnan Zhihe Silver Detailed Account".

Chang Feng tore open the seal, where was the silver account in the box? All of them are the accusations and testimonies of the Governor of Xichang Gonggu.

Chang Feng flipped through it casually.

Gu Da used the clothes and silver of the Ink and Needle Industry Bureau to forcibly occupy farmland in the suburbs of Beijing and do the work of corrupt civil officials in the private tea trade, and he did all the same.

The most outrageous thing is that there is one more in it, which forcibly abducts a woman from a good family as a concubine.

You Gu Dayong didn't grow that thing, what's the use of taking a woman from a good family to the mansion?

The charges and testimony were found, and the next step was to find the more than 30 witnesses.

Chang Feng asked Lin Qianhu: "The fourth son of Xie Ge's hometown, have you recently handed over thirty people to serve as treasury soldiers?" ”

Lin Qianhu said: "Ah, no, there is no such thing. ”

Chang Feng smiled: "Don't you dare to offend Xie Ge Lao, aren't you afraid of offending me?" Then we have to calculate it carefully, you defrauded the public bank of the household department of 2,500 taels, and you should be guilty."

Lin Qian's head was almost big: "Master Chang Shuai, don't be embarrassed." I can't afford to offend both. ”

Chang Feng said: "If you offend the elder of the pavilion, at most you will lose your official position and resign." If you offend Jinyiwei, you will lose your head! ”

Lin Qianhu was helpless, so he had to say: "I'll go and find those thirty people for the handsome man." ”

Not long after, Lin Qianhu led thirty "treasury soldiers" to Chang Feng.

Chang Feng saw at a glance that one of the soldiers was a woman disguised as a man.

Lin Qianhu said: "Master Chang Shuai, there are a lot of people handed over to me by Fourth Prince Xie, all of them are here." ”

Chang Feng said: "Bring all of them back to Jinyiwei!" ”

Jinyiwei's six-way men and horses spent a whole day's work. Until the evening, the six "tiger crime boxes" hidden in the Xiaoyong Camp, the Daxing County Prison, the Yihong Building, the Tongzhou Canal Grain Boat, the Hubu Taicang, and the Wucheng Terracotta Division Yamen were all found and concentrated in the Jinyi Guard.

Chang Feng counted. The total number of charges and testimonies is 830. The number of witnesses was two hundred and thirty-five. It is consistent with the figures previously confessed by Yan Xiaoqi.

Tiger Sin Box is in hand!

Chang Feng instructed Zhang Cai: "Put these charges, testimonies, and witnesses into the imperial prison." I'll give you five hundred robes to keep it guarded. Except for me, you don't want anyone to ask you for a tiger sin box! ”

Chang Feng planned to keep the Tiger Sin Box in his hands. In the future, it will be used as a tool to counterbalance the Eight Tigers.

Let's talk about Liu Jian's mansion.

Liu Jian is holding a big banquet tonight. In Beijing, all civil officials above the fourth grade were invited to the banquet.

At the time of the lamp, Liu Jian cleared his throat: "I invite you into the cold house today, there is a big matter to discuss with you!" ”

"Since the emperor ascended the throne, the eunuchs have been evil, embezzled and accepted bribes, installed private individuals, and regarded law and discipline as child's play. They are like the ten permanent servants of the Han Dynasty, if they don't kill the Eight Tigers, the country will not be a country! ”

"The emperor is only sixteen years old, young and ignorant. If you are instigated by the Eight Tigers all day long, you will become Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty! ”

A group of Liu Jian's henchmen echoed him. Xie Qian said: "Shoufu is right! If you don't kill the Eight Tigers, the country will not be a country! ”

Jiao Fang, the Eight Tigers, also echoed: "We can't sit back and watch the emperor be instigated by the traitorous eunuchs and become Emperor Huan and Emperor Ling." ”

The civil officials expressed their support for the first assistant Liu Jian to kill the tiger.

The second assistant Li Dongyang, Liu Daxia, the secretary of the military department, and Xu Jin, the secretary of the ministry, were silent.

Liu Jian looked at Li Dongyang: "Brother Bin, you are silent, don't oppose me killing the Eight Tigers, right?" ”

At this time, the atmosphere of hating eunuchs and killing tigers has been instigated by Liu and Xie. If Li Dongyang opposes, he will become the target of public criticism and will be regarded as a traitor by the civilian officials.

Li Dongyang said: "The evil of the Eight Tigers is a fact. I'm in favor of removing tigers. But Shousuke said he was going to kill all eight of them. Unrealistic. I thought that if I could persuade the emperor to transfer the Eight Tigers to Nanjing, away from the palace and away from the center of the court, it would be a good result. ”

"If the first assistant is bent on doing things to the end, and you will be killed, things will lose their room for maneuver."

What Li Dongyang said was the words of Lao Cheng to seek the country.

However, Liu Jian couldn't listen to it at all.

Liu Jian sneered: "It seems that Brother Bin still has the Eight Tigers in his heart." I know you're very interested in this chair for the head of the cabinet! If I lose to the Eight Tigers, you can take his place. ”

"Teng!" Li Dongyang stood up directly from his seat: "Soldiers can be killed, not humiliated!" I'm not a villain with a desire for profit! In the next farewell! ”

After speaking, Li Dongyang strode away.

Liu Jian stared at Li Dongyang's distant back, and said loudly: "Who else is leaving!" Whoever walks is the heart of the Eight Tigers! It's officialdom scum! It's a Rulin traitor! ”

Xie Qian echoed: "Li Dongyang is isolated from Confucianism and officialdom. He's willing to go! Ladies and gentlemen, I have a confidential matter to tell you! ”

"In the past six months, Shoufu and I have sent people to collect more than 800 illegal incidents. The evidence is conclusive, and the human and material evidence is complete! It's all ironclad! ”

"At this moment, someone is escorting human and physical evidence to the Shoufu Mansion!"

"Early tomorrow morning, we will join forces to impeach the Eight Tigers! The evidence is ironclad, if the emperor wants to protect the Eight Tigers, we will resign collectively! ”

"I don't believe it, all the six ministries and nine kings have resigned, and the Ming Dynasty is still running!"

"Even if the emperor is young and ignorant, he should know the severity of it!"

A group of civil officials echoed one after another: "Okay, kill the Eight Tigers and protect Sheji, just tomorrow!" ”

"Get rid of the eunuchs, and we will leave a name in history!"

"If the emperor protects the short, let's submit the resignation together!"

"Not only do you have to resign from the official, but you also have to kneel down!"

Liu Jian nodded with satisfaction: "I see that the civil officials of the Manchu Dynasty, except for Li Dongyang, are all loyal ministers with great righteousness!" ”

Liu Daxia suddenly asked: "Participating in the impeachment of eight high-ranking eunuchs, you must not hear about it." Just now, Shoufu said that human and physical evidence will be sent to Shoufu's mansion. I don't know what will be delivered? ”

Liu Jian looked at Xie Qian.

Xie Qian said: "The dog Xie Pi and Xie Qian are responsible for this matter. Around tonight, all the human and material evidence will be sent to the Shoufu Mansion. ”

Liu Daxia stopped talking.

Liu Jian asked: "Doesn't Liu Butang plan to join us in the impeachment of the Eight Tigers?" ”

Liu Daxia said: "If the human and material evidence is complete, I am willing to co-sign." But without proof, I wouldn't have heard of it. I am a Xia official of the imperial court, not an imperial historian. ”

At this moment, Xie Pi hurriedly entered the house, he came to his father Xie Qian's side, and whispered a few words.

Xie Qian's expression changed when he heard this, and he turned his head to Liu Jian and said, "Shoufu, take a step to speak." ”

The three of them entered the side hall. Liu Jianping retired.

Liu Jian asked Xie Pi: "Have you brought all the human and physical evidence?" ”

Xie Pi knelt down to Liu Jian with a "poof": "Human and physical evidence. It's all gone! ”

Liu Jian was dumbfounded: "What? What about your fourth brother, Xie Gan? Isn't he in charge of this? ”

Xie Pi replied: "My fourth brother is missing!" ”

"Smack!" Liu Jian was so angry that he slammed a tea bowl to the ground.

Xie Pi said, "I went to those six places today. Jin Yiwei took a step ahead of me and robbed all the human and material evidence! ”

Liu Jian gritted his teeth: "Jinyiwei? It's Jinyiwei again, and it's Changfeng again! The wind often spoils my big things! If I don't kill Changfeng, I will be in vain! ”

Xie Qian said on the side: "Shoufu, now that the human and material evidence is no longer in our hands, the matter has come to this, you should make a decision." Is the plan to kill the tiger to be put on hold? ”

Liu Jian thought for a long time and made a decision: "Don't delay! The Eight Tigers are loyal or treacherous, and everyone in the world knows it! Even if there is no evidence? ”

"Tomorrow, we will still join forces to force the emperor to kill the tiger! If the emperor doesn't obey, let's resign collectively with the six ministries and nine qing! In addition, let our local protégés also resign! ”

"I want to see if the emperor dares to turn the court into an empty shelf!"

Xie Qian agreed: "Yes! I don't believe that the Son of Heaven alone can rule the world! Without us civil officials, the Ming Dynasty will exist in name only! ”

Liu Jian said: "For the time being, don't talk to those civil officials outside about the loss of human and material evidence." Let them be jointly impeached. When it is time to kneel, kneel and admonish. ”

Xie Qian said: "Except for the Eight Tigers tomorrow." The day after tomorrow, let's continue to kneel and admonish, let the emperor revoke the three factories and one guard, and severely punish the butcher Chang Feng! Over the years, how many loyal ministers and good people have been framed by Chang Feng and imprisoned! ”

Liu Jian said: "The Eight Tigers and Changfeng are one, except for the Eight Tigers, they naturally can't leak Changfeng." ”

On the side of the Shoufu Mansion, the civil officials agreed to attack the Eight Tigers early tomorrow morning.

An hour later, in a warehouse of the Palace Needlework Bureau, Chang Feng and the Eight Tigers gathered.

Chang Feng arched his hand: "Father-in-law Liu, his subordinates are incompetent." ”

Liu Jin frowned: "Didn't find the Tiger Sin Box?" ”

Chang Feng made up a lie: "More than 800 charges and testimonies, and more than 230 witnesses were hidden by Liu and Xie in a place on the outskirts of Beijing. They sent a few hundred men to guard it. ”

"I sent people to forcibly seize it, and there was a fight between the two sides. There was a fire in the fierce battle. The charges, testimonies, and witnesses were all buried in the fire. ”

Liu Jin looked at Chang Feng suspiciously: "Oh? What a strange fire. ”

Chang Feng smiled embarrassedly: "It's okay to be burned by fire." Tomorrow, it will become a rumor that the civil officials will be in trouble. They have no evidence, and the emperor can justifiably protect his father-in-law. ”

Chang Feng originally thought that Liu Jin would get to the bottom of it.

Unexpectedly, Liu Jin said with a smile on his face: "What Chang Dudu said is right. Burn well, burn clean! The eight of us were able to survive this catastrophe smoothly, all thanks to the governor of Changdu. ”

"Chang Du Du is worthy of being a person relied on by two generations of emperors, and he is capable of doing things!"

Chang Feng said: "I have won awards." ”

I wondered in my heart: with Liu Jin's shrewdness, how could he so easily believe that the tiger sin box would be burned and turned into a wisp of green smoke?

At this moment, Jiao Fang came to everyone in a hurry.

Jiao Fang said: "Father-in-law Liu, Liu Jian and Xie Qian have agreed to attack you early tomorrow morning!" Liu Jian has already drafted "Removing the Tiger". Almost all of the six Jiuqing are signed! ”

"They're going to do it!"

Liu Jin was as steady as Mount Tai, picked up the tea bowl and took a sip of tea: "Jiao Butang doesn't need to panic. What should come is always coming. Oh, after tomorrow, I should change my name and call you Jiao Ge Lao! ”

Liu Jin said again: "Jiao Butang, Chang Dudu, you go back to your house first." The eight of us went to the emperor's bedroom and performed a big scene of crying and weeping! ”

The Eight Tigers went to Emperor Zhengde to act.

Chang Feng walked out of the palace gate.

He came to the gate of the palace in a sedan chair today. The palanquin man asked, "Master, are you going back home?" ”

Chang Feng nodded: "Well, go home." ”

He sat in the sedan chair and suddenly lifted the sedan curtain: "Forget it, let's go to Jinyiwei." After sending me to Jinyiwei, you go back to your house and tell your wife that I have something to do tonight, so let her stop waiting for me and go to bed early. ”

Chang Feng was afraid that there would be a problem with the "tiger crime" in the edict and prison.

The official sedan chair trembled and sent Chang Feng to Jinyiwei.

Chang Feng came to the Imperial Prison. It is very strange that he gave Zhang Cai 500 robes to guard the tiger crime box on the side of the edict. But at the moment, there are only dozens of prison guards on duty every day.

Chang Feng asked the hundreds of prison guards led by him: "What about Zhang Cai?" ”

The prison guards replied: "Zhang Baishi said that you have a Jun order, and asked him to escort more than 20 wooden boxes and more than 200 people to the inner factory with 500 robes." Half an hour ago they were gone. ”

Chang Feng was stunned in place!

When did I give Zhang Cai such an order?!

Got it, got it! ZHANG Cai is. Liu Jin's people!

Oh! I've played eagle all my life, but I was pecked by an eagle!

Chang Feng didn't reprimand the hundreds of households, but said quietly: "Move me a chair." I'll wait for Zhang to come back. ”

Chang Feng sat on the chair and regretted that he had trusted Zhang Cai too much over the years. I regret why I didn't let You Jingwu return to Beijing early. If You Jingwu was by his side, he would definitely hand over the matter of guarding the tiger sin box to Yizi.

Now that there is no way to use criminal evidence to balance the Eight Tigers, Liu Jin will still have a gap with him because of this matter.

It's a pity that there is no regret medicine in the world.

It wasn't until midnight that Zhang Cai returned to the Imperial Prison.

Chang Feng glanced at Zhang Cai: "Are you back?" ”

Zhang Cai nodded slightly.

Chang Feng asked: "When did you take refuge in Liu Jin behind my back?" ”

Zhang Cai did not deny it: "Father-in-law Liu is your nephew, and I help him to help you." ”

Chang Feng smiled bitterly: "Heh, huh? ”

Zhang Cai knelt down in front of Chang Feng.

Chang Feng said: "You were pulled by me." You take refuge in outsiders, I have nothing to say. It's because I don't know anyone. ”

Zhang Cai said neither humbly nor arrogantly: "Handsome man, everyone has their own ambitions, and they can't be forced." ”

Chang Feng said: "If I guess correctly, those 20 boxes of charges and testimony have been burned by you." More than 200 witnesses have been killed by you. Right? ”

Zhang Cai arched his hand: "The handsome man is like a god." ”

The matter has come to this, what else can Chang Feng say?

Chang Feng sighed: "Alas, get up." You're right, everyone has their own ambitions, and you can't force them. ”

"According to the house rules of Jinyiwei. I should kill you. ”

"But now you are Liu Jin's person. I can only let you go. ”

"Tomorrow, you will hand over a transfer document and transfer it to the inner factory."

(End of chapter)