"Well, that's good. I also trust Wu Qingxi. I'll make a deposit of 10,000, and I'll send someone to deliver it later." Li Wanjiang said and smiled at Xiao Chen and the others, "If you three want it, you should take advantage of this to make a decision. , otherwise after passing this village, there won’t be this shop.”
Xiao Chen, Fatty, Zhao Yu and Gong Shouli looked at each other in confusion.
After listening for a long time, I still didn’t understand what the emperor was talking about to this fat boss? It feels like it’s a slang term... Yes, this is a shady store to begin with!
"Haha, you don't understand?" Li Wanjiang smiled and said, "Then let me explain it clearly. As long as each of you is willing to pay two hundred thousand taels of silver, you will be a Jinshi and you will be guaranteed to be a member of the Imperial Academy. If you pay 150,000 taels, , you are also a Jinshi, and you will be guaranteed a good position when you are sent abroad. When you are released, you will be at least a fifth-rank official, and the 120,000 taels will be the same as the Jinshi..."
Plop! Shocked by this, Gong Shouli sat down on the ground. The fat man pulled him up, but his face turned pale and he was horrified.
Zhao Yu and Yuan Ren immediately turned pale, dumbfounded and unable to say a word.
Xiao Chen was also shocked, thinking to himself, holy shit, this kind of thing could happen?
I thought that a murder in a downtown area would be a very sensational case, but compared to this, it was just trivial and not worth mentioning!
This is a blatant trade in fame, and it’s the title of Jinshi!
Jinshi, the future important officials of the country, after being ranked on the list, they can be admitted to the Hanlin Academy, enter the six departments, and directly rise to the top, and all of them have a bright future!
Even if you get the same rank as a Jinshi and are released in the future, the minimum is the seventh grade magistrate of the county. It has to be a large county with a large population. A small county cannot accommodate it at all...
"If I can guarantee it, I also want a spot." Xiao Chen said, "With two hundred thousand, I can be a Jinshi, and I can be a member of the Imperial Academy. No matter how you calculate it, it's a good deal."
"A good deal." Zhao Yu and Yuan Ren responded in agreement, wiping the sweat from their foreheads.
"I don't have that much money. I have already bought a house with it, so I'd better wish you all the best for your promotion." The fat man said with a smile, "It's just that when you are prospering, don't forget the friendship between the poor and the humble, the friendship between classmates."
"Hahaha!" Li Wanjiang laughed, but there was no trace of smile in his eyes. He must be extremely angry.
Xiao Chen and others also laughed once or twice, pretending to have made an appointment with the fat boss to send him the deposit tonight.
"Boss, who opens this store?" Xiao Chen asked a bit rashly, but under normal circumstances, ordinary people would definitely ask such a question, showing uneasiness.
"Who opened it? There's no need to ask." The fat boss smiled, "In short, the status of our big boss behind the scenes is very high."
"How high?" the fat man asked.
"It must be as high as three or four floors." The fat boss didn't say much. He said that there were other distinguished guests who he wanted to entertain in person. Please excuse yourself and left immediately.
Li Wanjiang didn't say a word until the table was set, and Xiao Chen and the others were also silent.
"We encountered strange news today. Why are you all so silent?" Li Wanjiang finally spoke.
"Your Majesty, I'm afraid this store is a scam, right? Maybe after accepting the deposit and silver, they all ran away." Gong Shouli said.
"The price is clearly marked, the transaction is fair, and it was recommended by the Ministry of Rites Wu Qingxi. How can it be a lie? What's more, didn't you listen to that person? Their big boss behind the scenes is an expert." Li Wanjiang said.
"Whether they are liars or not, Master Zhao Yu will find out after he catches them all and interrogates them," Gong Shouli said.
"It would be nice if he was a liar." Zhao Yu smiled bitterly, already having a premonition that big trouble was about to befall him.
"If we hold them for interrogation now, I'm afraid we will only be able to find out a fraud case. The case within the case and the people behind the scenes will not be able to be found out. On the contrary, they will be alerted." Yuan Ren said, "So we can't clearly detect it. Can make secret visits."
"Xiao Chen, what do you think?" Li Wanjiang asked Xiao Chen.
"In my opinion, there are only two ways to deal with it. One is to catch them all at once, as Eunuch Gong said, and arrest them all for rigorous interrogation. Whatever the outcome of the interrogation is, that will be the result; the other is, as Mr. Yuan said, first Don't alert them, but investigate secretly until you find out who is behind it." Xiao Chen said.
It feels like Xiao Chen's words are the same whether he said it or not, but in fact they have a profound meaning, because this case has come out and it must be investigated, but to what extent it will be investigated, it is up to you, the emperor, to decide.
If Qingyun Pavilion is directly sealed up and everyone is arrested, then no matter how serious the case is, it is just a fraud.
If we want to investigate in detail, many, many people will be involved without asking... No one knows who will be involved in the end.
If the murder of Marquis Zhu Xiaochuan, Lord Wang Anbang, or even the two princes is found, how will the aftermath be dealt with?
Your Majesty, you must think about this.
"Xiao Chen, Shangguan, you two are both foreign ministers, and you just came back not long ago, but this matter has nothing to do with you. I don't think Gong Shouli has the courage!" Li Wanjiang said, "Yuan Ren's Qin Tian The supervisor is a clean official, and the person is also a clean person, and this matter has nothing to do with him. Zhao Yu is my strong command, and he will not do such a thing."
Several people pricked up their ears and listened attentively.
"Wu Qingxi still has some conscience after all. It was only after he saw my secret report that I learned about this matter. Otherwise, he would have been kept in the dark like you. They do things very secretly, but if they are kept secret, there should be other rumors. It was reported, but it didn’t happen. This makes me extremely frightened when I think about it, and it shows that the mastermind behind it is not trivial.”
"The selection of scholars through the imperial examination is like building a high-rise building. Jinshi and others are all pillars. If one beam is broken, the house will not be stable. If all the beams are broken, can the house still be inhabited after it is built?" How can I feel safe living in a house like this?"
"I'm not afraid of the Tianxuan Society's rebellion. I'm not afraid of the tribes in northern Xinjiang. I'm not afraid of the various countries in the Western Regions invading the border. I'm not afraid of the British coming to attack us in large numbers. But when this incident comes out, I'm really afraid. I'm afraid. I couldn’t sleep or close my eyes at night!”
"What do I not know about what Xiao Chen Aiqing said? I also know that you mean well. After all, the previous major cases have involved many people. If the case happens this time, I'm afraid there will be many more heads... … But if the insects and ants peck at the bed and the malignant sores are not dug out, I will never have peace for a day."
Even if the foot of the bed is shaking and the blood is dripping, he will not hesitate.
"Haha, I am really alone now. There are so many ministers around me, but few of them have a heart-to-heart relationship with me. I don't believe that they don't even know about this! What do you think if you know but don't say anything? Alas... if Chen Jisheng Here, you rat dare!"
Li Wanjiang's words became more and more serious as he spoke, as if he included all the civil and military officials of the dynasty. Xiao Chen and the others were secretly frightened when they heard this, and no one dared to speak.
"We still need to investigate." Li Wanjiang paused and continued, "But this matter may involve a lot in the future, and Zhao Yu and Fengyang Mansion may not be able to handle it..."
