Xu Fu's status was very humble. He was neither an official nor a scholar. He was just an ordinary businessman in Jiankang City.
And he is also a small businessman.
This kind of businessman, not to mention the boss of the Ministry of Justice, even a small official in Jiankang Mansion may not take him seriously.
Even though Xu Fu became famous for buying Gu Hengbo some time ago, he only became popular for a short period of time.
Because these big shots in Jiankang City quickly found out his details and knew that he was just a small businessman who ate food sporadically. He could not have a background in buying Gu Hengbo. He was probably just a middleman who handled the business.
This kind of middleman is actually of little use after being handled.
Therefore, those in the dark dared to take action against him.
In fact, this is indeed the case. If Gu Hengbo's buyer is just another big shot in Jiankang City, even if it is the crown prince Li Mu, even if he is a hereditary noble, even if he is the son of the prime minister, after Xu Fu takes over, he will not be the same person. What's used.
It just so happened that the buyer behind it was the emperor.
There was a huge disparity in status between the emperor and the courtesans, so this matter became somewhat sensitive.
It may affect the reputation of His Majesty the Emperor.
As the chief secretary and chief steward of the palace, Gao Ming had the responsibility and obligation to maintain the emperor's "sage".
So Xu Fu was taken away by someone for no reason, and the matter became subtle.
Who was behind Xu Fu's arrest? What are you going to do to capture Xu Fu? What do they want to do? Do you want to investigate Gu Hengbo's matter? What to do after finding out?
Is there someone secretly trying to harm His Majesty?
These are all the thoughts in Eunuch Gao's mind now.
If His Majesty is already twenty or thirty years old, and there are rumors of some romantic affairs with famous prostitutes, it would not be a big deal, but His Majesty is not very old now, and he has not even got married yet.
If this matter spreads, not to mention whether His Majesty's reputation will be damaged and whether he will be called a womanizer, the Queen Mother will be the first to be unhappy.
You know, in the palace now, the Queen Mother has the final say to a large extent!
If the Queen Mother also knew about this, would she think that he was too clever to lead the emperor into trouble?
Although she did not interfere too much in government affairs, Empress Dowager Sun could decide all matters in the palace, including replacing Gao Ming, the chief eunuch of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Ever since, Eunuch Gao's expression became very exciting.
Sometimes it turns black, sometimes it turns blue.
He looked at Shen Yi and said, "You should go back first..."
Eunuch Gao said in a low voice: "As long as the person is still in the capital, he will be found tomorrow at the latest. Then our family will send someone to send him back to you."
Shen Yi breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Thank you very much, father-in-law. I will go back now."
…………
In the early morning, the Ministry of Punishment entered the prison.
An official wearing a fifth-grade official uniform bowed and opened the door of the prison of the Ministry of Punishment. Then he turned his head and said with a smile: "Eunuch Gao, please?"
This fifth-rank official is one of the four doctors of the Ministry of Punishment, Si Xing. Si Xing was originally called the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment. He is in charge of the law, obeys Dali and the world, and is the most powerful position among the four divisions of the Ministry of Punishment. Xing Langzhong is also the fourth person in the Ministry of Punishment besides Shangshu and the two ministers.
This Doctor Si Xing, whose surname was Du, was originally a powerful official in the imperial court, but now he was sweating.
Because the emperor's chief steward and the chief eunuch of the palace came.
It came in the early hours of the morning.
He knew with his butt that this matter must not be too small, but he still didn't know what happened, so he could only welcome Eunuch Gao in with a smile on his face.
After entering the prison, Gao Ming covered his mouth and nose with a brocade handkerchief to block the unpleasant smell in the prison. Then the eunuch said calmly: "Looking for a young man named Xu Fu, he should be..."
"It was delivered in the afternoon."
Du Langzhong breathed a sigh of relief and signaled to his subordinates. The subordinates immediately went to check the prison records. Not long after, they found the results. The subordinate lowered his head and said something in Du Langzhong's ear. , Du Langzhong wiped the sweat from his forehead and lowered his head slightly: "Eunuch Gao, we are inside, please come with me."
Gao Ming said "hmm" and followed Du Langzhong, and soon found Xu Fu in a cell in the corner.
At this moment, Xu Fu was lying motionless in the corner, wearing a prison uniform with blood stains on it.
It seems that he has suffered a lot.
Eunuch Gao looked at the motionless Xu Fu by the light of the torch, and asked with an expressionless face, "Dead?"
Du Langzhong wiped the sweat from his forehead and said quickly: "Not dead, not dead..."
He took a file from his subordinate, quickly read it through it, and said quickly: "I just couldn't survive the torture and fainted."
Gao Ming took a deep look at Xu Fu in the corner, with a cold look in his eyes.
At this time, he was wondering whether Xu Fu should die in this prison.
Dead people cannot speak.
After thinking deeply, Eunuch Gao thought of Shen Yi and the Ganquan Academy behind Shen Yi. He frowned slightly and gave up the idea.
There was no emotion or anger in Eunuch Gao's voice, and he asked: "On what charge were you arrested?"
There was sweat on Du Langzhong's forehead. He quickly flipped through the file again, and then said quickly: "Father-in-law, it's like this. Two days ago, the Zhou family and his son came to the Ministry of Punishment to file a complaint, saying that this Xu Fu had been forcibly bought and occupied at a low price. Their shop has been passed down for four or five generations, and the Zhou family came to ask for an explanation, but Xu Fu refused to give it, so the Zhou family and his son sued the Ministry of Punishment..."
"The... file says that after entering the Ministry of Punishment, this person refused to speak a word and refused to say a word, so he was punished..."
Eunuch Gao glanced at Mr. Du and said coldly: "Shouldn't the Jiankang Mansion be responsible for this kind of thing? When will the Ministry of Punishments take direct charge of the affairs of the capital?"
Du Langzhong lowered his head and said cautiously: "Eunuch, the father and son went to Jiankang Mansion to file a complaint. They said that Jiankang Mansion favored Xu Fu and slapped them, so they came to the Ministry of Punishment to file a complaint..."
Eunuch Gao took a deep breath and lowered his eyebrows and said: "Mr. Du, although our family is not in the outer court, we still know the procedures and rules of the Ministry of Punishment. If this is the case, the Ministry of Punishment should send a letter to the Jiankang Mansion Yamen to inquire about this. It is not handled directly by the Ministry of Punishment.”
As he spoke, Eunuch Gao glanced at Xu Fu, who was motionless in the prison, and said coldly: "It's not like I just took the person to the Penal Department prison for a beating without saying anything."
He looked at the wounds on Xu Fu's body and suppressed his anger: "What on earth do your punishment department want to ask when you beat him like this?!"
Du Langzhong is extremely innocent.
He knew nothing about this matter.
He didn't know about it until he was woken up from his dream just now.
So, Doctor Du hesitated and said: "Eunuch Gao, this matter is indeed against the rules. Who caught the person and who accepted the case? I will check it out early tomorrow morning and I will definitely find out everything." clear and direct……"
"bright…"
"Tomorrow, after sorting out the causes and consequences, I will go to the palace in person to explain the matter to my father-in-law..."
Eunuch Gao glanced at Du Langzhong and said coldly: "Since it is against the rules, the eucalyptus should be returned to Jiankang Mansion."
"As for Xu Fu..."
Eunuch Gao glanced at Xu Fu again and took a deep breath: "You can't help but beat this person into this state. Send him home immediately and hand him over to Jiankang Mansion for retrial!"
"Who interrogated him yesterday and what was found in the interrogation? The Ministry of Punishment wants to send all the files to the palace!"
After saying this, Eunuch Gao walked away.
"this matter…"
The eunuch's voice was cold and cold.
"It's not over!"
