Chapter 115 Is the water too cold?
Chen Cao was smiling, like a real smiling tiger. Qian Qianyi's hands were trembling, but Xin Zhao still forcefully pushed the driving ticket into his hands.
"According to Uncle Ben's information, Qian Qianqiu's family is actually poor, and his literary talent is also very good. I heard that after the exam, the examiner ranked him second, but Mr. Mu Zhai only ranked him fourth. I really want to bribe him. , it is also difficult, but Zhejiang is most in need of rich people. How much money did Xu Shimin and Jin Baoyuan get? You, Mr. Mu Zhai, don’t say you don’t know. If it is proven that you, Mr. Mu Zhai, were deceiving His Majesty back then. , Hahaha..." Chen Cao stood up and moved his numb muscles: "Sir, I also have a secret order from Eunuch Wei. This secret order was negotiated between his old man and your Donglin Party. You can read it first. look..."
As he spoke, Chen Cao handed the secret letter to Qian Qianyi from his arms. After he opened it and read it, he looked at the green landscape of the garden.
Bang...
Qian Qianyi immediately slumped down and even slipped to the ground out of fear. Such a rude performance was enough to show that what was written in the secret letter was not simple.
Xin Zhao stood aside and did not help, just looked at him coldly.
Chen Cao turned his back to Qian Qianyi with his hands behind his back, and said after a long time: "Zhao Xin, I think the rockery and the pool in the garden are deep enough. Why don't we just do things here? Go and help Mr. Mu Zhai up. He is also the same after all." student."
Chen Cao walked out of the house without waiting for Qian Qianyi to speak, and walked towards the pool in the garden. The depth of pools in the south is generally about 1.5 meters, which cannot drown anyone, but this depth is not suitable for killing a person who is dozens of years old. For an old man, it should be fine.
Standing by the guardrail of the pond, Chen Cao saw the fish swimming happily in the pond. He couldn't help but sigh: "If the Manchus had not entered the customs in the future, maybe we Han people would also be among the developed countries in the world, and we would not be defeated by those Let’s call this East Asian dwarf a ‘yellow pig’.”
"Uncle," Zhao Xin led Qian Qianyi to the edge of the pool and stood there: "Throw it down or what?"
Chen Cao turned his head with a smile on his face: "Although I am an eunuch, I am still a scholar. Mr. Mu Zhai and I are both scholars. No matter what, we must give Mr. Mu Zhai a decent way to die." After saying this, he lowered his head. Looking at Qian Qianyi who collapsed: "Mr. Mu Zhai, whether you go down by yourself or let my uncle's people do it, you decide for yourself, lest you go to the underworld and report to the Lord of Hell that I, Chen Cao, murdered you, then I Isn't it a loss? You have to remember that Uncle Ben is also doing things according to orders."
It took a long time before Qian Qianyi stood up, leaned against the pool, and suddenly burst into tears. Chen Cao didn't ask any questions and allowed him to do whatever he wanted: "It's true that Qian Qianqiu's money has never been taken by the official..."
"At this time, you still care about Qian Qianqiu? That guy is just a poor man. He didn't take his money, which doesn't mean you didn't take other people's money. Besides, Xu Shimin also confessed a lot. As for the evidence, Zhejiang officials have it. It is irrefutable proof that they are all from the Donglin Party and will never wrongly accuse you, the leader, what do you think?" Chen Cao laughed.
After a while, Qian Qianyi stretched out his hand and tested it by the pool, but he was still unwilling to go down. Zhao Xin became impatient and waited for Chen Cao to say that he would kill the old man.
"Mr. Mu Zhai, is the water cold?" Chen Cao asked, squinting his eyes.
Qian Qianyi was startled and quickly turned around and nodded: "Uncle, the water is too cold...the water is too cold..."
"Hey..." Chen Cao sighed and then stopped talking.
After all, Qian Qianyi was a veteran in officialdom. When he saw Chen Cao like this, he knew there was room for change, so he hurriedly knelt towards Chen Cao and said, "Uncle, the water is too cold. I know that uncle has great magical powers, so he must have something." How to save my life? I beg you to help me. I am willing to help you..."
Chen Cao waited for what this guy said, so he stretched out his hand to help him up, and said hypocritically: "Oh, Mr. Mu Zhai, you are the dean of Donglin Academy and the leader of Donglin Party, if you let the scholars outside Wouldn’t it make people laugh out loud when they see your virtue?”
Now is the time to save lives. When a person is at a critical moment of life and death, how can he care about face, especially an official like Qian Qianyi: "Uncle, I can't save myself now, and I can't even care about my life, so why do I still think about this?" , I still hope that my uncle will take action, once I save the official’s life, this official... my official... I am also willing to join my uncle, and I hope that my uncle will recommend me..."
Chen Cao smiled and glanced at Xin Zhao, then pretended to think deeply for a long time: "It's not impossible to save you..."
As soon as these words came out, Qian Qianyi immediately hugged Chen Cao's thigh: "Uncle, as long as I can save the official's life, please speak up. I will tell you everything I know."
"Mr. Mu Zhai, you have to think about it, you are the leader of Donglin..." Chen Cao asked back.
Qian Qianyi shook his head quickly: "What kind of leader? That's just a pretense of promotion by the people in the capital. They can sell the lower officials. In order to save their lives, the lower officials betrayed them just as a courtesy..."
"Then let's talk in the study..."
In less than half an hour, Chen Cao immediately became the host from the guest, sitting on the front seat, while Qian Qianyi stood respectfully in front of the table.
"Well, I have already found out half of what you are talking about. You have to continue to explain the remaining half. If you cannot satisfy the Governor, your life will still not be saved." Chen Cao looked at Qian Qianyi on the table. The signed and personally written confession knocked on the table: "You have to know that they want your life to protect their official positions. As the saying goes, dogs will bite when they are angry..."
Qian Qianyi's mouth twitched when he heard this, and Zhao Xin coughed twice in embarrassment: "Uncle, it's the rabbit that's anxious..."
"Oh..." Chen Cao suddenly realized that he had really remembered it wrong: "Yes, look, Uncle Ben is also a scholar after all. How can he even remember this wrong? That dog will bite people in a hurry or not."
Qian Qianyi felt that if he didn't tell him, Chen Cao would have to shame him to death: "Uncle, I have decided to go down to the official position. Since I am willing to switch to my uncle, I have to come up with a weighty letter of surrender. The remaining half of the official position will be given to me." From time to time, I would write it down, sign it, and submit it to my uncle..."
"Well..." Chen Cao knocked on the table and then thought for a moment: "I ask you, how is Zhang Yanzong?"
Qian Qianyi was stunned for a moment, then raised his head slightly: "Shouning Hou An abides by his duties and is very interested in academic research. I will not act recklessly."
Chen Cao shook his head, and Zhao Xin said: "Sir Qian, my uncle is always unreasonable when asking questions, otherwise he would not come to you suddenly. Every word you say in the future must be carefully considered before answering. , otherwise you will lose your uncle’s favor and it will be of no benefit to you, Mr. Qian.”
Qian Qianyi raised his eyebrows, and after weighing the pros and cons, he handed it over again: "I know I was wrong. Please give me another chance."
Chen Cao then knocked on the table: "I heard that people from the Zhejiang Party have a good relationship with Zhang Yanzong."
"Back to my uncle, Shouning Hou was actually helped by my predecessor from the Donglin Party. He was able to restore his title. He was his teacher. He had some connections with the Zhejiang Party because of official matters. In fact..." Qian Qianyi said a little embarrassed.
Chen Cao then spoke for him: "Actually, you are a double-faced spy. Even Xinfang is just a place to get information. Zhang Yanzong works for you. You guarantee the fortune of Shouning Hou Mansion. It's just a matter of honor and honor." The power of current officials is traded, right?"
Qian Qianyi nodded without saying anything, and Chen Cao said: "I won't save you for no reason. Although you are in Donglin Academy, you must know the news outside quickly. I won't bend over backwards with you." Come on, those people who are interested in the property under my name, with your reputation as Mr. Mu Zhai, they may have some ideas, think about it yourself, and if anything happens, send someone to my house to look for it."
"I respectfully send you off to my uncle..."
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After leaving the academy, Zhao Xin, who had been holding back for a long time, finally couldn't help it anymore: "Uncle, my subordinates don't understand why we talked to that guy for a long time in a pretentious manner when we have such a beneficial thing, and it was a waste of uncle's time. I gave him a hard blow as soon as I got up there, and I didn’t bother to argue with him.”
Chen Cao smiled, then turned to look at Zhao Xin: "So you can only be a lackey, and I can be the master." , you are still an old man in the officialdom. If you go up and ask him to do things for you, I am not bragging. Qian Qianyi will never do it sincerely. On the contrary, he may sell you. You have to disintegrate him from the heart, otherwise how can you do it? Did he tidy up obediently?
But this time the Donglin Party did help us a lot. Qian Qianyi worked for us. From now on, I really have the final say in the whole of South Zhili. The reputation of that guy in Shilin is extremely high. Those in the capital can compare with him, but he switched jobs, hehe..."
Xin Zhao bowed his head again: "I am convinced, why don't I learn a lot from my uncle?"
"Learn slowly, it will be a long time in the future. If you can't learn it, I will teach your son in the future." Chen Cao joked.
Zhao Xinxin felt warm, these words were the words that made his family rich: "I must be serious, and let my son who will never be successful in the future learn from my uncle."
"By the way," Chen Cao suddenly remembered something, turned around and looked around, and then said mysteriously: "How did you do with the matter in Shaanxi that I asked you to handle?"
Zhao Xin also looked around to make sure there was no one around, and then whispered: "Following the uncle's instructions, my subordinates found a group of Tianfang people to pretend to be merchants to escort the firearms and weapons. They have been delivered to the hands of the rebels. Now Ma Shilong has a headache. Some of the troops at the military guard station don't even have firearms. According to the Tang report that was just sent to the capital, the rebels ambushed the logistics troops of the government army in Wei County. A large number of officers and soldiers surrendered and joined the rebels. It’s getting bigger and bigger.”
"Not enough," Chen Cao frowned and shook his head: "I want Ma Shilong to be transferred back to Yongping and let the court send new people. You have to have people increase their efforts to support them. You must remember not to let those people know our details. "
"This matter is of great importance and belongs to the province."
