In another heavily guarded cell, Yangwu Marquis Xue Lian looked at Li Ruogui who was sitting outside, with a solemn expression: "I have always lived in seclusion and have no grievances with the governor. How could I commit an assassination? Who framed me? Can you let me do it?" He came here to confront me, or maybe ask the governor to come and see me. I have met the governor several times, and he should be able to trust me."
Li Ruogui said "oh" and looked at Xue Lian expressionlessly, especially the iron coupon he held in his arms. He also sneered in his heart. After the fall of Wei Dynasty, he restrained himself a lot. He seemed to be cautious and cautious in everything, as if he was walking on thin ice, but who knew what he was actually like.
Seeing that Li Ruogui didn't answer and just stared at the iron ticket in his arms, Xue Lian puffed up his chest and said with pride: "This iron ticket is free of death..."
"Master Marquis, your death-free ticket was given to Xue Lu, the first generation of Yangwu Marquis, by Grandpa Cheng, right?" At this moment, a person suddenly came in, but it was Gao Wencai.
Xue Lian was startled and a little annoyed: "Yes, who are you? How can you call my ancestor by his name?"
"Post a punishment officer in the Lower East Factory." Gao Wencai shrugged, looked at the thing in his arms and smiled slightly, "I may not be able to protect what Taizu gave me, but I don't know how much weight Chengzu gave me."
Xue Lian was shocked when he heard this. There were not many iron coupons left to avoid death given by Taizu. He immediately thought of one person: "You, you have also captured the Marquis of Linhuai. He, he..."
"He has already recruited him. Let's talk about Mr. Xue?" Gao Wencai had a cold look on his face.
Xue Lian looked ashen and was stunned.
In the back office of Dongchang Yamen, Chang Yu washed his face with water, took the towel handed over by Chunxiang, and asked softly: "How are you? Are you ready?"
Chunxiang shook his head gently: "Although the psychological pressure you mentioned has taken effect, the two of them are still holding on and won't let go. How about torture?"
Chang Yu turned his head and glanced at him: "You are getting more and more courageous. I have an iron ticket to avoid death."
"So what, we're not going to kill him now. It's an iron ticket to avoid death, but it's okay to give him a good beating."
Chang Yu clicked his tongue, took off his coat, and sat on the edge of the bed. Chunxiang stepped forward to help him check his injuries and apply medicine.
"Let's not talk about the iron ticket to avoid death. The two of them are of noble status. They can use torture at will. They need to ask the emperor for instructions. So they try their best to defraud before dawn. It's not too late to ask the emperor for instructions tomorrow. "As he spoke, he sighed slightly: "I thought I could catch a big fish this time, but who knew I was still a pawn..."
"The water is too deep, even the big fish can hide deep," Chunxiang sighed, and then asked, "The two of them have death-proof iron coupons to protect themselves, so even the emperor can't kill them."
Chang Yu chuckled: "Why kill them? The nobles at this time are not as threatening as Lord Hong Wu. For the sake of the Zhu family for generations, they will kill them even if they break their own words and get slapped in the face. But today's nobles are all gangsters." If you are eating and waiting to die and doing nothing, why should you have to kill someone if someone gets caught?"
Chang Yu was shocked: "If they assassinate you, is it possible to forget it? Isn't it too easy for them?"
"Cheap?"
Chang Yu laughed loudly: "It's definitely not cheap. Your Majesty is short of money right now, how can it be cheap!"
Chunxiang suddenly realized that Chongzhen would definitely take advantage of such a good opportunity to make a big deal, and he had an evil plot to assassinate his ministers. He should be executed. However, you have a ticket to avoid death, but even if you are exempted from the death penalty, you will not be able to escape the crime of living. It is wrong to use money to redeem people. It's inevitable. This way, you can make a lot of money, and you can also save the face of your ancestors in a high-sounding way. Look, my old Zhu family is true to their word, saying that iron coupons can avoid death!
Of course, if you don't pay the money, if the crime is slightly changed, for example, from conspiracy to conspiracy to rebellion, the consequences will be huge and inhumane.
So that's the case. Chunxiang sighed and couldn't help but said: "The emperor and the eldest brother are both scheming." Then he rolled his eyes: "Brother, couldn't all this be a trap set up by you and the emperor?"
Chang Yu rolled his eyes at him: "I'm sick, I'm setting up a trap with my own life!"
"Yes." Chunxiang shrugged: "After this battle, our Dongchang can be said to have regained its reputation."
"You can have prestige, but you can't play with prestige."
Chang Yu solemnly said: "Wei Zhongxian was in the limelight in Dongchang for a while, and everyone was frightened by it. His methods were cruel and vicious, and caused too many complaints. We will not learn from him in this regard."
"Since I left the capital, you will be in charge of the East Factory. Please remember a few things. First, there is no one in the East Factory who cannot be arrested except in the imperial palace. We represent the emperor, so don't be cowardly. Second, do not create unjust cases. If you give in to a fight, you must have evidence in any case, no matter how big or small. Third, keep a low profile and keep a distance from your ministers."
The morning bell rang slowly, and Chang Yu stood up and saw that it was already white outside the window. Although he slept too late and was injured on his body, he was still full of energy. Just as he was about to wash up, he saw Chunxiang hurried in with a tired look on his face. When he saw him getting up He was startled for a moment, then grinned: "Here we go!"
"Enter the palace" Chang Yu clenched his fist.
After a while, a carriage drove out from the Dongchang Yamen, accompanied by dozens of guards in uniforms. They hurried out of the Dongchang Hutong and went straight to the Imperial City and entered the Imperial City through Dong'an Gate.
The carriage stopped at Neidong Factory, Chang Yu got off, and Fang San came over hurriedly: "Mr. Factory, you didn't return to the palace last night. Have you had breakfast..."
Chang Yu hummed and had no time to pay attention to him. He turned around and walked towards Donghua Gate. Fang San trotted to keep up: "Mr. Factory, there was trouble in the Caolan Farm yesterday."
Chang Yu kept moving: "Speak."
Caolanchang was originally a place where horses were raised and fodder was raised, but now it has become synonymous with boxing matches.
"There was a fight. Yesterday, the contestants recommended by Uncle Xiangcheng and Marquis Wu Qing were dissatisfied with the penalty, and then a group fight broke out. The scene was chaotic. If Gong Ziying, who was training outside the warehouse, didn't rush in immediately to maintain order, the consequences would have been disastrous!"
Chang Yu snorted coldly, Li Guozhen is disgusting wherever he goes. Wu Qinghou's lineage is a relative's title. He is uneducated and greedy. He framed Zhongliang and was a real disaster to the country and the people. These two people got together. Together, that's a real scourge.
"The prince is not present?"
"The prince was not here last night. If he were here, it wouldn't be such a mess." Fang San was still frightened.
Chang Yu raised his eyebrows: "The Guards didn't come in to maintain order. Who was on duty last night?"
"Cheng Guogong"
There must be many nobles who want to kill Chang Yu, but there are a few people who particularly want to do so. Zhu Chunchen and Li Guozhen are definitely one of them. However, they happened to be on duty in the palace when Chang Yu was shot dead last night. I don’t know. Was it intentional to avoid suspicion or maybe it was a coincidence.
Moreover, it was a very coincidence that there was chaos in the boxing gym last night, and neither he nor the prince was present. In addition, the two pawns happened to have death-free tickets in their hands, and the scene became more and more exciting.
Make trouble! Chang Yu sneered and said nothing, and hurriedly walked towards Qianqing Gate. Many ministers came towards him, but they had just finished their morning court.
Chang Yu strode forward to meet them, without squinting his eyes. When the courtiers recognized him, they started pointing and whispering, but he turned a deaf ear and turned a blind eye, looking arrogant.
"Eunuch Chang" At this moment, someone called him, which sounded a bit familiar.
Turning around to look, it was Shi Kefa.
"Master Shangshu" Chang Yu quickly walked over and saluted with a smile: "Did your lord just leave the court?"
"Exactly." Shi Kefa frowned, as if he had something on his mind. It must be related to the banditry in the south: "Eunuch Chang is in a hurry, is he going to meet the saint at this time?"
Chang Yu nodded, feeling secretly happy that Shi Kefa took the initiative to chat with him in public, which showed that the meeting that day had changed his view of himself.
"Oh, then Eunuch Chang, go and get busy. I'm going back to the Yamen now." Shi Kefa said goodbye.
"Our family has something to do and we are looking for you, Master Shangshu. I will go to the Ministry of War to look for you when I get back." Chang Yu said softly, and a trace of doubt appeared on Shi Kefa's face.
"Business" Chang Yu chuckled, said goodbye, and turned to leave.
