Ye Yongjia rubbed his eyebrows and remained silent.
"I know that your father's matter... Tinglong is hard for you; but if the confrontation between the three parties does not end soon and there are checks and balances, the officials and people of Nanjing will fall into endless suffering. You have to think clearly." Cai Xianqing He frowned and said.
"I don't have any ideas," Ye Yongjia said coldly, "I don't think much about it. Since Mr. Cai wants to do this, Yongjia is willing to follow it."
Cai Xianqing clapped her hands three times happily: "This is right, Magistrate Ye!"
"But there is no one around me who can get close to Wei Chong. How can I collect evidence?" Ye Yongjia didn't feel relaxed and asked immediately.
"Me," Cai Xianqing thumped his chest, "Wei Chong knows me after all. It shouldn't be difficult to make a small show of kindness to him and offer him a huge profit."
"One more thing, if I go to sue this guy alone, it can only be regarded as a solitary evidence. Mr. Ye must work hard to cooperate."
Ye Yongjia understood immediately: "Okay. The people working around him can be used."
"Then I'm relieved," Cai Xianqing bowed, "Cai will go find Wei Chong now."
Wei Chong was walking sullenly in front of the stone lion in the Yamen when his shoulders suddenly felt heavy and he was knocked a few steps away.
"Oh, why is Wei Shuban always distracted when walking? This is not good." Cai Xianqing supported him.
Wei Chong dusted his shoulders: "Mr. Cai, have you come to see the magistrate again to reminisce about old times?"
"Listen to this, what does it mean to come again?" Cai Xianqing laughed loudly, "The last time I came here was calculated on a yearly basis... Besides, this time I actually want to see you!"
"I'm just running errands. The old gentleman must have looked down upon me." Wei Chong squinted his eyes.
"We worked together before, so that you can have good food and clothing today. Now I want to help you again, so don't let that great prospect go to waste! Come on, I'll go to Huaiqing Bridge with you for a sip of tea."
"Oh, I still have official duties to report to Mr. Ye..."
"What the hell is this official business about? Let's go, let's go, let's go!" Cai Xianqing hurriedly grabbed Secretary Wei's arm and walked to Huaiqing Bridge in a big way.
"Speaking of which, what's the matter with you?" Wei Chong took the tea bowl and asked when he saw no one was around.
"I heard that Chen Counselor of Yue Prefecture has been in jail for many days, but there is still no result." Cai Xianqing sighed.
Wei Chong was all excited: "Yes, you want to get involved?"
"Can you retract his confession? I will definitely thank you."
Cai Xianqing pretended to be profound when speaking, which attracted Wei Chong's curiosity more and more: "Please tell me, Mr. Cai, what I want to thank you for."
"Let's see." Cai Xianqing spread out his hand and made a number, "My troupe is very successful."
Wei Chong took a closer look and saw that it was a five-character character.
"Five hundred taels?"
"Hey, it's not money." Cai Xianqing waved his hand, "I made five trips."
"What do you mean?" Wei Chong was still confused.
"Didn't my troupe go south to perform operas a few months ago? We went to the county king and told them that we went five times to perform for the officials and made a loss. We were very tight on money and had a hard time. Please. He fills this vacancy so that he can get a troupe to sing for him."
"Can the prince show such mercy?" Wei Chong curled his lips, still not believing it.
"The King of Wanjun also uses my line to contact the officials of the provinces, so he must fully support my cause; besides, he has a huge wealth and will not hesitate to do so."
"How much can I ask for?"
"Uncertain, but no less than five hundred taels."
Wei Chong was overjoyed. He did not expect that he could make money for both families by retracting someone's confession. He became even more determined: "Then I will retract your confession now!"
Cai Xianqing knew that this man was quite shrewd and was afraid of arousing his suspicion, so he did not dare to ask him to leave documents as security. He just lay down on the wooden chair in a relaxed manner.
Wei Chong took the confession from the prison, returned to the Yamen, and first went to the study to report to Ye Yongjia.
"Master Ye!"
"Enter."
Wei Chong took the confession and put it on the table in front of him. His eyes immediately glanced at Ye Yongjia's face and asked with a sly smile: "Sir, this is Chen's confession. Do you want to take a look?"
Ye Yongjia didn't care much. He leaned over and took out a confession with the same text from under the table and handed it to Wei Chong: "I've read it a long time ago. Wasn't it about him hosting a banquet for Qi Zi and accepting bribes?"
Wei Chong felt as if a jiao thunder had been chopped off his head, and he cursed in his heart: 'Damn it, why didn't I think he would take action! Could it be possible that he would retract his confession as a way to check and balance Nanjing? '
"Yes," Wei Chong smiled awkwardly, "I'm afraid you think there is insufficient evidence to arrest you. You want to be with me!"
"I don't know," Ye Yongjia sneered, "After all, you were the one who started the interrogation. I just read the file for the first time."
"Oh..." Wei Chong was speechless and glared at him angrily, "Then...then..."
"Then you investigate truthfully and reverse the case if there are any grievances." Ye Yongjia continued to confront him tit for tat without mercy.
Wei Chong seemed helpless, so he had to swallow his saliva and go out angrily.
"Inspector Jiang, you don't have to hide anymore."
As soon as Ye Yongjia said this, a person walked out from behind the screen, but it was patrol inspector Jiang Tian.
"Jiang is on inspection. If Wei Chong wants to retract his confession, he must bring a few confidants with him to prevent leaks. Send someone to ask who will follow him."
"Don't think too much, they must be the most trusted government officials. They are known to deal with things ruthlessly and keep secrets to the letter. The ears and eyes I send are often not close enough to collect any information."
"Is there any way to immobilize these people and force them to bring soldiers from the Inspection Department for interrogation?"
"You have the emperor behind you, what are you afraid of doing!" Jiang Inspector suggested, "I wrote a letter to General Liu, saying that these government officials are usually hard-working, protecting the government offices and patrolling the streets, and I hope that your majesty will reward them one by one. Until the end of the day. After entering the palace, can Wei Chong still rebel against the emperor?"
"Wonderful! Wonderful!" Ye Yongjia was overjoyed. Following Chiang's inspection method, he wrote a memorial that day and handed it to the emperor in name and as a gift to the new year.
This letter arrived at Taiwei Guifu's place in the evening. He heard that it was played by Ye Yongjia. When he opened it and read it, he saw that it was an insignificant matter, so he said to the messenger: "Are you bored by Ye Tinglong's idle time?! For just a few government servants, it's worth doing this." Tell General Liu? I'm very busy and don't have time to hand it over. You give it to Eunuch Shen and ask him to put it at the head of Liu Gong's door. We'll talk about it tomorrow morning."
The person who delivered the letter didn't know anything about it, so he only obeyed the order and let Eunuch Shen Jing drop it in front of Liu Zhennian's house.
Liu Zhennian took a pee in the middle of the night. When he came out, he felt that the day was so peaceful, as if he had forgotten something important. He fastened his belt, walked to the door, and asked the little eunuch who was keeping watch: "Is anyone here to play a book today?"
"some."
"Why don't you report it?"
"Captain Gui is afraid that it will disturb your rest, so it's just a trivial matter."
Liu Zhennian was still doubtful and looked at the eunuch resolutely: "No, bring it to me and see for myself!"
