Three days later, Duan Qianqiu came to Xingxiang Jade Workshop again.

Qin Yulou said three words to him: "Shen Weijing." ”

Duan Qianqiu's heart sank, he knew who Shen Weijing was, because he had seen the drunken Shen Weijing break his neck and push a courtesan down the Qinhuai River. As a businessman, he knew how Shen Weijing looted people's wealth. However, as a killer, he also knew that Shen Weijing, the Jianghuai salt and iron transfer envoy, was a second-grade important minister stationed in Jiangnan by the imperial court, and the masters around him were naturally not comparable to the gangs in the rivers and lakes.

"When will you do it?" Duan Qianqiu asked.

"I don't know. ”

Duan Qianqiu's brows furrowed, the meaning of not knowing usually means that this matter is very difficult to do, and the person who responds is also waiting for an opportunity.

Qin Yulou continued: "Shen Weijing has always been cautious, you don't have many opportunities, this assassination is difficult, we have to wait for the news of the person who responds." ”

"Who is the person answering me?"

"You'll know then. ”

Duan Qianqiu didn't speak again, he took the file handed over by Qin Yulou, which contained all the information of Shen Weijing, including portraits, personalities, preferences, living habits, and portraits and information of the people around him.

There are two things he has to do: the first is to kill Shen Weijing, and the second is to take away the brocade box in the secret room in his room and send it to Huaiyin Mansion, and the specific handover person will have other instructions at that time.

"I'll let you know when it's going to take place. These were Qin Yulou's last words to him before he left.

Duan Qianqiu had been in the inn, waiting. He was calm.

He is calm before killing, he is not a murderer, but when he decides to kill someone, he will do it as if he were a sacrifice.

On November 20th, the day finally came.

Shen Weijing feasted the guests in the mansion, because today was the day of the completion of his Xiaobi Lake.

The high-ranking officials and eunuchs in the garden, the rich businessmen and magnates come to congratulate, and there are many famous ladies, who are invited to go, and the garden is staggered for a while, and the clothes are fragrant and the mane is shadowy, and it is very lively.

Xiaobi Lake covers an area of thousands of hectares, is artificially dug up, Shen Weijing enclosed this lake in his yard, and built pavilions and pavilions on this lake, the water pavilion and the song platform, in the center of the lake, is the Shadow Moon Building.

The Shadow Moon Tower is the highest and most beautiful place in the entire Xiaobi Lake.

And his bedroom is at the highest point of the Shadow Moon Tower.

There were a lot of guests who came to congratulate him, and they came one after another, and the various gifts were also gorgeous, each leading the way, Shen Weijing drank all the wine in the crystal cup, and accepted the three-foot jade coral of the East China Sea jointly presented by his officials with a smile.

He was already slightly drunk, and there seemed to be a fog rising in his eyes.

At this time, Wang Bingwang, the housekeeper in the house, reported that Qin ordered the salt and iron inspection envoys, and Qin Shiyao, the left capital of the Imperial Palace, came.

Wang Bingwang looked at his round face, smiled, and his eyes narrowed into a line, looking like he was kind and wealthy. He has been following Shen Weijing for three years, and he knows the temperament of the master, and he is quick to do things, he is exquisite, and he is very good at ushering in the entertainment, so Shen Weijing will basically hand over some things to him, such as the construction of Xiaobihu's new residence, which is basically handled by Steward Wang.

The salt and iron inspection envoy is the minister of the Qin mission, inspecting the salt and iron tax matters in the south of the Yangtze River on behalf of the sky, giving the emperor the flag of order, leading the emperor's guard embroidered messenger, and has the right to act cheaply, first cut and then play. Shen Weijing didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly left the other guests and went to greet them.

Qin Shiyao is gentle and elegant, and he looks like a gentle gentleman when he walks and talks. Recently, he was strongly recommended by the crown prince Yang Yanchen, and was newly promoted to the post of imperial history of the left capital, depreciating the disadvantages of the times, and being determined to speak out, which won the emperor's appreciation, so he was ordered to patrol the salt.

However, he now has a blue face, but his heart is extremely anxious, uneasy, and angry, because he feels that Shen Weijing is too bold, his hand is too long, and he is too rash and irresponsible.

Qin Shiyao also lives in Xiaobi Lake now, and he has been here for four days. Although Shen Weijing respected him like a guest and a god, he knew that this was not true, and Shen Weijing did not cooperate with him, the auditor sent by the prince. This is the third time he has asked Shen Weijing to hand over the Salt and Iron Ukiyo, but Shen has always deduced that there is no such account book.

Shen Weijing welcomed Qin Shiyao into the inner hall study of Xiaobihu Yuntian Pavilion, retreated left and right, and then went through to the end, and said respectfully: "Brother Shiyao, all the silver handed over to the East Palace has been prepared, and it has been recorded in the accounts, and it has been transported to Xuzhou Mansion by someone, and after it is properly packed, it can be handed over to Brother Shiyao to bring back to His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

Qin Shiyao sneered: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, before I left Beijing, repeatedly told me, saying that Lord Shen has magnificent instruments and hidden hills and ravines in his chest, and it is really extraordinary to see it today. ”

Shen Weijing listened to the mockery in Qin Shiyao's tone, and couldn't help but be stunned, Qin Shiyao took out a copy of the book from his arms and handed it to Shen Weijing. Shen Weijing didn't need to look at it, he knew that this thing was the account book of his private transaction with the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce, his face changed greatly, and he said in shock: "Lord Qin is a good means." ”

"The Jianghuai salt and iron tax increases by two percent a year, and there should have been 11,430,000 taels of silver in the account, but it was reported to the imperial court less than 10 million taels, Lord Shen doesn't even know the account, do you really think that under the sky of Jianghuai, it is the world of your Shen family?" Qin Shiyao said sharply.

Shen Wei said respectfully: "A large part of it is handed over to ...... I'll hand it over to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

Qin Shiyao's eyes were shining, and his voice was like a broken iron stone: "Stop! This small blue lake, covering thousands of acres, is a rare and exotic beast in the garden, inlaid with gold and jade, and the emperor's imperial garden is nothing more than that, Lord Shen said that this salt, iron and silver have been handed over to His Royal Highness, do you think that I, Qin, am blind? Your collusion with the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce, human and material evidence, and your Jianghuai salt and iron tax account book that is the same as thin mud, any of them, Ben Qincha can use the imperial flag to take your head!"

Shen Weijing listened to Qin Shiyao's reprimand, and a sense of grievance rose in his eyes, so he said gloomily: "This official has been loyal to the prince for more than ten years, and there are some credits and hard work.

Qin Shiyao sneered: "You still have the face to talk about the rules, I'll show you the rules." With that, he took out a black iron plaque from his sleeve, which was engraved with dragon and tiger patterns, surrounded by a blood-colored skull made of seven killing characters, which was the princeling's seven killing orders for executing traitors.

Shen Weijing's face was as pale as earth, cold sweat trickled down, Qin Shiyao saw this, his tone softened, and said: "Lord Shen, as long as you hand over the salt and iron ukiyolu, everything will be taken care of by your own official." ”

Shen Weijing said dejectedly: "Lord Qin, I didn't put this account book in the mansion, I will go and get it tomorrow and give it to your lord." ”

Qin Shiyao said coldly: "I'll go get it tonight." ”

Shen Weijing said angrily: "Lord Qin, don't deceive people too much, tonight is the big day of the completion of my Xiaobi Lake, and there are many guests outside, if Lord Qin must touch my Shen someone's moldy head, look at my jokes, it's a big deal." ”

Qin Shiyao's purpose was just to get the Salt and Iron Fushilu, and he didn't want to make too much trouble, so he changed his face and said with a smile: "Brother Shen's new house is very magnificent, gratifying, it's really not appropriate to talk about business tonight, Brother Shen will bring it to me early tomorrow morning." With that, Shi Shiran walked out of the Cloud Sky Pavilion.

Shen Weijing's mind was spinning, knowing that he had lost his position in the prince's heart, and he was compiling the Salt and Iron Ukiyo in order to leave a life-saving retreat for himself, so as not to kill the dog, he had seen too much.

In the Salt and Iron Ukiyo-e, he recorded all the details of embezzlement, bribery, bribery, and party formation since he took office, and also attached a record of correspondence, which involved a large number of facts about his dealings with the prince's east palace, and if it fell into the hands of others, it could indeed be used as evidence to bring down the prince. He was the only one who knew about this record, but he didn't know when he was drunk and greedy, and he unconsciously leaked his mouth while showing off, which led to tonight's incident.

After thinking about it, whether to hand over the salt and iron ukiyo-e record or not, Shen Weijing had already made a decision in his heart.

He stepped out of the Cloud Sky Pavilion and joined the carnival of the grand dinner outside with warblers and swallows, clothes and sideburns.