Chang Yu of the General Military Mansion has been here and stayed there. It can be said to be the largest residence in Datong City except Prince Dai's Mansion.
However, at this time, the General Military Mansion, which was not to be approached by strangers, was heavily surrounded. Not only were fully armed soldiers guarding the front and back doors, but also there were three posts, one post, five steps and one sentry outside the wall, so as to prevent anyone from entering. Sneak in and out.
The news of Commander-in-Chief Jiang Gan’s beheading had already spread throughout the Datong city. People who loved to watch the fun had already surrounded the Commander-in-Chief’s Mansion. They were all like prophets, knowing that since Dongchang had killed someone, his house would be ransacked. Same, after all, this is a standard routine.
"Go away, go away!" The street leading to the gate of the General Military Mansion was blocked by curious people. Chang Yu came on horseback wearing a helmet, and his entourage began to drive away the crowd.
Who is that person? Looks so majestic
It is said that he is the factory director of Dongchang
Yeah, isn't the factory supervisor a eunuch? It turns out that the chief eunuch is like this
He's quite young but quite talented...
The people on the street were talking a lot. Chang Yu felt helpless when he heard this, but he smiled at the people on both sides with a gentle face. This was even worse.
Hey, is the factory supervisor smiling at me?
Isn’t it rumored that everyone in Dongchang is a murderer...
Shhh…
"Mr. Factory Supervisor" Chang Yu finally arrived in front of the General Military Mansion. Tang Potian, the leader of the military guards who was on duty here, hurried forward and saluted. Although he had a good personal relationship with Chang Yu, he was outside at the time, and with Chang Yu The status is no different than before, and etiquette is indispensable.
"Enter the mansion" Chang Yu dismounted and said calmly.
Tang Potian immediately sent someone to knock on the door. After a while, the door of the General Military Mansion opened with a creak, and several servants had looks of horror on their faces.
"Back away!" Several captains of the imperial guards shouted, and the servants were frightened and ran away. Then the door was completely opened. Chang Yu entered the mansion with a knife and waved his hand. Behind him, fifty eunuchs led by Chunxiang. poured in.
In the front yard of the General Military Mansion, many servants and maids crowded together with faces full of fear, but not many servants were seen. After all, almost all of Jiang Guan were taken away in order to surround and kill Chang Yu Jiang Guan, but now they were all detained in the military camp.
"Everyone, stay still. If you make any move, you will be killed without mercy." Chunxiang threatened the servants and servants with a knife.
Chang Yu, however, didn't even look at those people and walked straight into the mansion, passing through several courtyards and heading straight to the back mansion.
At this time, the palace was in chaos, and the female servants were screaming and running around, as if the Japanese had entered the village.
Chang Yu stood in front of the inner palace door and looked for a while. With a wave of his hand, Jiang Quan immediately rushed in with more than ten eunuch troops. "Everyone, come out. Don't resist." Soon the inner palace was in a panic.
In less than half a stick of incense, the courtyard of the Houfu was crowded with people. There were about thirty or forty people in total, almost all of whom were women, as well as the elderly and the weak.
"Is Jiang Quan's father-in-law here?" Chang Yu had already learned that Jiang Quan had lost his parents and was still living in the house, so he asked.
Then an old woman walked out: "I am, what do you call this adult? What did the child commit?"
"The director of our East Factory, Jiang Yu, conspired to rebel and assassinated the court minister. He has been punished. I came here to inform him," Chang Yu said calmly.
But it was like a thunder exploded in the inner palace. Although everyone in Datong City knew about Jiang Guan, the General Military Mansion was surrounded and could not enter or exit. Although they felt that something had happened, they did not know how serious it was, let alone Jiang Yu. He had been killed. When he heard the news, he suddenly felt like the world was spinning, as if it was the end of the world.
You must know that the law at this time was not as humane as that of later generations. If one person breaks the law, it will harm his family, especially for serious crimes of rebellion. The family is often confiscated and the clan is exterminated. The so-called genocide means that within a few generations, all the men in the clan, old and young, are killed. As for his wife and daughter, they become official prostitutes!
The so-called official prostitution refers to the brothels run by the government. The business is very good. Why? Because both ordinary people and court officials all think about how exciting it is to play with the wife and daughter of a certain official or former colleague...
All in all, it was inhumane.
Therefore, the family members in Jiang Guan's house felt that the end of the world was coming to an end. The old woman fainted and cried endlessly, which was extremely desolate.
Chang Yu frowned, and Jiang Quan beside him shouted: "Shut up, everyone." The scene suddenly became quiet, but the sound of sobbing could still be heard.
"Who is Mrs. Jiang?" Chang Yu asked again. There were too many female relatives in front of him. Jiang Yu had many wives and concubines, and he also raised many female artists. He had no idea who was who.
Immediately, a lady knelt forward and said, "This is my family."
"Get up and talk." Chang Yu stretched out his hand and raised it slightly. Xu Niang was startled and slowly stood up.
"Two choices. First, I will enforce the law and confiscate the property, and the rest will be convicted. Second, you will hand over all your property, and I will be generous and leave a property for you to make a living. I will not pursue the crime of consecutive imprisonment. ".
"Mr. Factory Supervisor, the slave family chooses the second option." Almost as soon as Chang Yu finished speaking, Mrs. Jiang shouted urgently, and there were several echoes behind her.
Okay, Chang Yu nodded slightly: "In that case, I will be responsible for receiving statistics later. If you dare to hide an property and hide a tael of silver, I will kill someone."
"The slave family doesn't dare, the slave family doesn't dare." Mrs. Jiang was frightened and knelt down, but Chang Yu stepped forward and helped her up. "Immediately go to appease the rest of the people, dismiss the slaves, and wait for the reception."
After saying that, Chang Yu turned around and left the General Military Mansion. He acted vigorously and resolutely without procrastination. As soon as he left, someone came to pick him up. They were the master of the governor's Yamen and a foreman from the East Factory.
Chang Yu didn't feel very relieved after getting rid of the scourge of Jiang Yu, because at this time in the Ming Dynasty, such scourges abounded, and they were eating away at this building that was about to collapse in every corner.
It was already dusk, and Chang Yu felt a little complicated or had too many emotions to express, so he climbed up to the east gate tower of Datong, looked due east, shouted at the top of his lungs several times until he became hoarse, and then pointed his finger at the sky in silence. black.
Two confidants, Chunxiang and Jiang Quan, had been watching him silently from a distance. They didn't understand why their immediate boss was so sad. It was clear that Shao Weiwei had climbed to the top of the eunuch in one step, so why was he so decadent?
They don’t know that with great power comes greater responsibility, and that a high position should be as high as the sky.
As night fell, Prince Dai's palace was decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, and the dignitaries in Datong City were invited to hold a banquet to celebrate Chang Yu and congratulate him on his promotion to the factory director of the East Factory.
Chang Yu cut off the friendship between Dai Wang and Jiang Yu with a wave of his hand. He should have had a knot in his heart. He was indeed unhappy about the fact. However, the facts were there, and there was an honest man named Wei Jingyuan who assured him that it was not a frame-up, so he believed it. Seven or eight years ago, and Jiang Quan was punished for the crime of rebellion, this relationship must be cleared up. What is the vassal king most afraid of? What he fears is that the royal family will be suspicious of him. At this time, the banquet was also held by Chang Yu. He expressed his feelings: Jiang Yu died unjustly, and he had nothing to do with me as a casual acquaintance.
Chang Yu actually hates this kind of official entertainment, especially people who have traveled from later generations. They are really incompatible with the staid ancient people of this era during the banquet, which can be described as extremely uncomfortable.
But he had to go. After all, it was not the way to be a human being to turn away from someone who just asked someone to borrow money or food. What's more, a rich man like Dai Wang would be useful in the future. If you can get close to him, get as close as possible, so Even though he was disgusted in his heart, he still came here.
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