Chapter 089 Confrontation
In the lobby, officials from the Third Division headed by Liu Weisi and several Hangzhou prefects were sitting on chairs, waiting for an answer from Chen Cao.
"Master Liu, how should we respond to Uncle Dingwu's move?" Peng Chun raised his hand towards Liu Weisi.
Liu Weisi stroked his beard, half-smiling but not smiling: "Whenever the imperial envoy comes to Zhejiang, he always does business, and this matter must be done business. After all, she is the daughter of a colleague in the officialdom, and the magistrate of Qi County is also a Jinshi."
Wu Chun had been sitting in the first seat, and his mission was to hold back this group of people. After all, it was Wei Zhongxian who had told Chen Cao to follow him: "We must warn you, your lords, to leave the people alone and attack the palace of the imperial envoy is a serious crime of treason. ..”
Liu Weisi was not afraid of Wu Chun at all, and said: "I have informed the General Military Office, and the soldiers from the Chief Envoy Department are also outside. The people are still small and can be controlled. If there are more, I really don't know if there are enough manpower." not enough."
"Why, you also want the people to beat my imperial team to death?" Chen Cao strode into the lobby with Zhao Xin, followed by many imperial guards. They all stared at the officials present with serious eyes: "Then let's do a trick Don’t blame everyone?”
Liu Weisi stood up and raised his hands towards Chen Cao: "Uncle Dingwu, even if you are an imperial envoy, you cannot act recklessly. The magistrate of Qi County is a Jinshi, how can you accept such an insult?"
Chen Cao had already calculated something in his mind. He stared at Liu Weisi and sneered: "Master Liu, please speak clearly. Why did I insult Qi County Magistrate?"
Peng Chun handed over his hand: "Uncle Dingwu, your private visit incognito is a business matter, and we all can understand it. However, you have been wronged and beaten, and that is also the matter of the Qiantang County Government. You killed two jailors of the Qiantang County Government." He sentenced Zhao San and the squad leader to death, which is somewhat suspected of avenging private revenge."
"Presumptuous..." Zhao Xin shouted at Peng Chun angrily: "As a prefect, what qualifications do you have to talk to my uncle?"
Liu Weisi interjected: "Master Zhao, Master Peng also spoke according to the rules."
Peng Chun was not afraid of Zhao Xin's scolding, and then said deliberately and resolutely: "Uncle Dingwu, it doesn't matter how much this is, but you actually used this as a blackmail to get one hundred thousand taels of silver from the magistrate of Qi. It's not that the lower official disobeyed the superior, Dingwu Uncle, he is just a county magistrate, and his ten-year salary does not have this one hundred thousand taels, but you...you can't blackmail others into using their daughters to pay off debts..."
'Sure enough...' Chen Cao thought silently.
Chen Cao didn't speak, and Peng Chun handed over his hand again: "These things came to light only after Uncle Dingwu sent someone to take away the daughter of Qi Zhixian, and Qi Zhixian came to complain to the lower officials."
Chen Cao nodded expressionlessly: "That makes sense. Where are the people from Qizhi County?"
Peng Chun said: "Qi County Magistrate feels that our magistrate's Yamen has nothing to do, so he has already appealed to the Governor's Yamen."
"Then what will Mr. Liu do?" Chen Cao looked at Liu Weisi.
Liu Weisi raised his hand towards Chen Cao: "This matter is of great importance, and there are so many people supporting me. I dare not hide it. I have already reported it to the guarding eunuch and the governor's Yamen, and also sent an urgent report to the capital early in the morning." .”
"Yes," Chen Cao nodded: "Master Liu handles official business, I appreciate it very much and admire him."
"I dare not," Liu Weisi handed over his hand: "But Uncle Dingwu still wants to think about how to solve the current matter."
"Okay..." Chen Cao sat on the front seat with a golden sword, and then said: "Zhao Xin, please immediately pass on my imperial envoy order to send a message to Wei Guogong, please mobilize the Nanjing garrison to Zhejiang to suppress the civil unrest."
The people in the hall were shocked.
"yes..."
"Wait a minute..." Liu Weisi stopped Zhao Xin who was about to leave, and then stared at Chen Cao with a black face: "Uncle Dingwu, the people outside are supporting Qizhi County, and they are not rioters. Such an order, some Child’s play, right?”
Chen Cao was not angry either, and looked at Liu Weisi with a smile: "Master Liu, I respect your age and you are the chief envoy. I don't want to disgrace you, but it is your responsibility, Master Liu, to handle official business." I won’t be polite to you anymore.”
As he spoke, Chen Cao pointed to the people in the hall one by one: "My lords, I have decided to start investigating the death of Jin Yiwei. This matter is of great importance and must not be taken lightly. As the person in charge of Hangzhou, you will naturally run away. It has nothing to do with it," he said, staring at Xin Zhao: "Also, write a letter to the capital and report everything that happened here. Get Benbo's order and send Nanjing right guards to suppress it first. There are many Maitreya sects in Zhejiang. It is also a major tax base for our Ming Dynasty, and we must not allow any trouble."
"yes..."
"Oh, by the way," Chen Cao stopped Zhao Xin, who had turned around: "Send a message to the Nanjing Fifth Army Commander's Office. There is widespread civil unrest in Zhejiang, and the governor's office has done nothing. Please ask Huang Chongtao, the commander of the capital, to send someone else to come. .”
"Brother Yunsheng, your plan is too cruel." Xia Yunyi whispered.
Huang Chunyao stared at the people in the hall with cold eyes: "Everyone is a vegetarian, how can he be the chief officer of the third division?"
"Uncle..." Huang Chongtao stood up anxiously: "The general has not made any mistakes, why is the uncle like this?"
Liu Weisi sneered and consoled him: "Commander Huang, don't be anxious. We and other officials from the Third Division have jointly signed a letter to protect you. Uncle Dingwu, if you abuse your power like this, I will definitely give you a copy."
"Oh..." Chen Cao turned to look at Liu Weisi: "Okay, you can participate, Zhao Xin, and send another 800-mile urgent document to the capital. There is civil unrest in Zhejiang, and the Chief Envoy is sitting back and watching. Ignore it and let it develop. There are also relatives of the chief minister Liu Weisi who are involved and have captured the thief alive. Please make your decision."
"Nonsense..." Liu Weisi didn't know that Liu Youwei had been arrested by Chen Cao: "Uncle Dingwu, please don't deliberately paint the matter in a dark light."
Chen Cao looked at the people in the hall with a smile and whispered: "Don't think that if you framed me, I will be at your mercy. If the people from outside don't disperse within two hours, I will kill you." They are designated as Maitreya cult mobs, you should count them one by one and deal with them one by one."
After speaking, Chen Cao stood up straight and shouted: "Zhang Fengnian."
"Uncle..." Zhang Fengnian stood outside the hall and responded.
"Take the musketeers and guard outside the camp gate. If the mob dares to attack the camp, they will be killed without mercy." Chen Cao said word by word.
Huang Chongtao hurriedly handed over his hand: "Uncle, I will order the soldiers and horses of the capital department to come and disperse."
Huang Chongtao is not stupid. He has always been in the military. If anything happens to him after becoming a civilian official, he will be the scapegoat. Now Chen Cao is obviously taking advantage of him. Naturally, he is clearly trying to scare the monkeys.
"Jinyiwei, all the adults in the hall will be suspected. You are not allowed to leave until the mob disperses. Please discuss it and I will go to the backyard to rest."
"yes..."
A group of Jin Yiwei responded. Just as Liu Weisi was about to move to stop him, two Jin Yiwei stood in front of him and said coldly: "Master Liu, please sit down for a moment. If you have any requests, please feel free to ask."
"you..."
"Hey, you are so polite..."
Chen Cao went to the side courtyard of the central hall first. He wanted to meet last night's heroine, Qi Shangwen's daughter Qi Yuanxiang.
Xu Ling stayed with her. After Chen Cao entered the room, he asked Xu Ling to go out. Then he sat at the table, staring at Qi Yuanxiang who was curled up in his clothes, and kept tapping the table with his fingers...
Ta da...ta da...
For a long time, Qi Yuanxiang raised his eyes and glanced at Chen Cao, then lowered his head and said nothing, and slowly shed tears.
"Uncle I have no grievances against your father. Miss Qi, you should know the power of this..." Chen Cao spoke first, but what he got in exchange was Qi Yuanxiang's silence.
Chen Cao added: "In the thirty-second year of Wanli, your father was a Jinshi. In the thirty-fifth year of Wanli, he was transferred to Yuhang County, Hangzhou Prefecture. In the thirty-seventh year, he was transferred to Renhe County. In the second year of Tianqi, he was transferred to Qiantang County...
Logically speaking, there is no chance for your father to be transferred to Qiantang County to be the county magistrate. Therefore, the only explanation is that he defected to the Donglin Party and then spent a lot of money to bribe the Chief Envoy Yamen and the patrol censor of Jingcha. "
"No..." Qi Yuanxiang finally said: "No, my father is not a corrupt official."
"It doesn't matter what you say..." The voice was very nice, and Chen Cao actually liked Qi Yuanxiang's tone: "If Uncle Ben says he is corrupt, he will be corrupt, otherwise..."
"You officials are all so bad. My father is a good official, but he was forced to..." Qi Yuanxiang shouted.
Chen Cao waved his hand and then shook his head: "Yesterday, your father gave me a hundred thousand taels of silver notes and jewelry worth about ten thousand taels. I wonder if he told you?"
"You're talking nonsense..." Qi Yuanxiang retorted: "Father doesn't have that much money at all."
"Hey..." Chen Cao sighed. It was obvious that Qi Yuanxiang was a person who knew nothing: "I ask you, who ordered you to come to my backyard?"
"Didn't you ask someone to bring me here?" Qi Yuanxiang stared at Chen Cao.
Chen Cao was startled, rolled his eyes, and then walked out of the door.
Zhao Xin has been waiting outside the door: "Uncle, how is it?"
"Immediately investigate the entire team, and no one is allowed to be left out." Chen Cao said sternly.
"My subordinates will make arrangements now. Uncle, do you want to go see Liu Youwei?" Zhao Xin asked.
After Liu Youwei was captured, he was not tortured by the Jin Yiwei. However, after receiving Chen Cao's instructions, Liu Youwei was already covered in bruises and bruises. Although he was a member of the military, there was no military aura about him. On the other hand, Chen Cao thought Liu Lei of those days.
"Uncle... I was wronged by the official... Please forgive me, uncle..." Liu Youwei saw Chen Cao walking into the house and hurriedly cried and begged for mercy.
Chen Cao sat on the stool, looked at Liu Youwei with interest, and then said: "As the old saying goes, a person's words are always good when he is about to die. An old man like you will never feel that his life is threatened. He won't tell the truth, and he won't cooperate... Come and let Inspector Liu have a taste of Beizhen Fusi's latest torture invention."
Zhao Xin stepped forward and grabbed Liu Youwei's hair: "Have you ever heard of shaving your head? It means scraping off your entire scalp with a scalping knife, and then spreading salt..."
"Ah..." Liu Youwei was trembling all over, and his lower body was so frightened that he urinated: "Sir, please forgive me... Uncle... Please forgive me... I will cooperate with you... I will cooperate with you..."
Chen Cao winked at Zhao Xin, and then called for the clerk: "Liu Youwei, do you know about the killing of Jin Yiwei this time?"
"I heard...I heard..." Liu Youwei's trembling look told Chen Cao that of course this guy knew the inside story.
"Documentary, please note that Qiantang County deputy inspector Liu Youwei instigated a mob to attack the imperial envoy's residence. Who instigated this is awaiting questioning."
"Uncle..." Liu Youwei was shocked. These words were going to kill him: "Uncle, you can't do this..."
Chen Cao stood up: "Let's torture..."
"yes..."
Just as Zhao Xin was about to step forward, Liu Youwei shouted: "Uncle, I will cooperate with you. I will definitely cooperate..."
Chen Cao then turned around: "Sign and draw..."
Liu Youwei personally wrote his name, and then pressed a bloody fingerprint. Chen Cao took a look at it and then said: "Liu Youwei, this time I come to Zhejiang, Liu Wei will definitely be defeated. As his His relatives will be implicated."
Liu Youwei's eyelids twitched and he stared at Chen Cao: "Uncle..."
"Uncle Ben will give you a chance. As long as you cooperate well, Uncle Ben will guarantee that you will be promoted to seventeen levels in a row, and then he will let you be the commander of the First Guard and shine your sect. How about it?" Chen Cao threw out a carrot. .
Liu Youwei's eyes lit up. With his status, even if he got along with Liu Weisi, a relative of the chief envoy, he was only given the position of deputy inspector in Qiantang County. How could he be promoted to a third-level commander? Make level.
Seeing this, Chen Cao said again: "If you don't cooperate, it will be impossible for you to be a high-ranking official and honor your family. I can protect your whole family from being executed."
Liu Youwei's fat body trembled, and then he said urgently: "I am willing to cooperate, I am willing to cooperate."
"Civilian, everything he said must be recorded." Chen Cao instructed, and then began to ask: "I ask you, how much do you know about Jin Yiwei being killed?"
Liu Youwei also took the risk and said to himself: "The official just received the order that day and asked his patrol officers and soldiers to dress up as common people to gather the number of people."
"That's it?" Chen Cao frowned: "Tens of thousands of people gathered is not a small number."
"There are many local untouchables among them, as well as servants and helpers of various wealthy merchants in Hangzhou, as well as various green-skinned gangs in the city." Liu Youwei said carefully.
"After writing down this paragraph, let him sign it," Chen Cao said, and just as he was about to ask more questions, a school captain walked into the room and whispered to Zhao Xin.
Zhao Xin nodded and let him go down before saying to Chen Cao: "Uncle, we found out. Two servants from the kitchen in the palace went to the Chief Envoy's Yamen to surrender. They said they were threatened by the uncle and kidnapped Miss Qi. , what you say is reasonable and well-founded.”
Chen Cao frowned: "Didn't I ask you to identify people who are not ours when we settled in?"
"My subordinates have checked them out. They thought these two people were sneaking in while delivering food. My subordinates made an oversight." Zhao Xin clasped his fists towards Chen Cao.
"Okay, I understand," Chen Cao said and walked into the room again: "Uncle Ben was framed, how much do you know?"
Liu Youwei grimaced: "I really don't know this, but I know it better..."
Liu Youwei probably really didn't know. Chen Cao walked out of the room and stood in the yard. Huang Chunyao and Xia Yunyi came over. Chen Cao looked at it and said: "Now there are two things. Liu Youwei has surrendered. Let's deal with it." The murder of Jin Yiwei is certain, but what remains is the matter of Qi Shangwen’s daughter. Two servants framed me, how do you think we should deal with it?”
Xia Yunyi thought for a while: "Uncle, since we have lost our skin, why don't we just keep doing it..."
Huang Chunyao nodded: "Uncle, the student has a plan..."
