The night of August 15th in the tenth year of Wanli.
Songjiang Huating.
Xu Jie also knew about Zhang Juzheng's death, and therefore specially ordered the family to hold this year's Mid-Autumn Festival banquet more grandly, and invite all relatives to the reunion.
Xu Ying was even more in a good mood, and said to Xu Jie: "Father, the time you said for the emperor to grow up and for Ziwei to rule the country is finally coming."
"Ziwei, I'm relieved. Let's wait for him to bring good news."
Xu Jie also smiled and said.
Xu Ying nodded: "It is said that Jin Yiwei has secretly gone south, and I don't know who they are here to get."
"Jinyiwei is going south?"
Xu Jie was suddenly startled.
"That's right! The news came from Nandu, saying that there are a lot of people, but because there are officers and soldiers from the Inspection Department everywhere now, no one dares to stop them, not to mention that Hai Rui is still in charge in Nandu, so the Wu people are afraid Him."
Xu Ying said with a sneer: "But these inspection departments will not be arrogant for long, and Hai Rui will not be able to stay as the governor of Nanzhi for long."
Xu Jie said with a frown on his face: "I hope, I hope I'm here to get Zhang Dang in Nanzhi."
"They all said it might be the case. After all, people like Zhang Dang, Sun Guangyou and Tian Le from Nanzhi have also gone too far recently!"
"Nowadays, they only know how to flatter Zhang Jiangling and Haigangfeng, attack the wealthy gentry, and owe us gentry a lot of blood debt. I guess there are already our people in the court who are plotting to deal with them severely, and are ready to catch them all."
It is always easy for people to expect good things.
Xu Ying is no exception.
But Xu Jie still frowned: "No matter what the situation is, our Xu family can't act rashly! We have endured it for so many years, and this is the moment."
"clear!"
Xu Ying responded and said: "But should we send someone to Beijing to inquire and find out if Jiangling has started to liquidate him now, and when will the chaos be restored?"
"No need!"
Xu Jie waved his hand and said, "We have to believe in Ziwei!"
But just when Xu Jie's family was celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival reunion night, Bai Yiqing, the head of Qianhu, the prisoner of Dongchang, personally led a large group of royal guards to the Xu Mansion in Huating County and surrounded the Xu Mansion.
The slaves of the Xu family also hurriedly informed Xu Ying of the situation.
"What?!"
Xu Ying was shocked after hearing this, and hurriedly came to Xu Jie, and knelt down with a crying face: "Father!"
Xu Jie, who was grinning from ear to ear while watching the gag, turned around quickly when he saw this: "What happened?"
"The Jin Yiwei came to raid our home!"
Xu Ying replied in pain.
For a moment, except Xu Jie, everyone else in the Xu family became panicked.
"Come in, control everyone, and guard all exits! Don't let anyone go!"
"If there is any resistance, arrest them first!"
"Those who are inspecting it should go and inspect the Xu Mansion's treasury immediately!"
At this moment, a large number of armored and armed Jinyi guards had already rushed in, and hundreds of Jinyiwei officers were waiting for them to start giving orders.
"Get away!"
At this time, Xu Jie saw his family of slaves being hit and rolled to the ground by a military captain in imperial robes, and then took over the intersection to the garden behind.
At this time, Bai Yiqing walked towards Xu Jie and took out the imperial edict: "According to the decree, Xu Jie and his descendants will be captured and their property will be lost! The imperial edict stated that because Xu Jie and his family were involved in smuggling prohibited items and instigated The tomb was given to me by Grand Master Zhang's family, so even though he was the chief minister of the two dynasties, his crime was so serious that it was unforgivable, so he had to be detained and sent to Beijing to be severely punished!"
"nonsense!"
"I, the Xu family, have been blessed by the country, how could I do such a thing?!"
Xu Jie suddenly shouted, and then said: "Slander, this is pure slander!"
Bai Yiqing sneered and said, "Mr. Xu, do you think our Jin Yiwei dare to slander you casually?"
Xu Jie's face darkened at this time, and then he said: "Then please show your evidence, otherwise you can't take me for no reason. I would rather die than suffer this simple humiliation!"
"Bring it up!"
At this time, Bai Yiqing turned around and shouted.
Not long after, Wang Dingbo, who was doing business for the Xu family and other wealthy gentry, and Yan Zhongji and Yang Xie, who were involved in smuggling on behalf of Wang Dingbo, were also taken into custody.
Xu Jie didn't know Yan Zhongji and Yang Xie, but he knew Wang Dingbo.
Xu Ying also knew Wang Dingbo, and when she saw Wang Dingbo, she looked at Xu Jie even more uneasily: "Father!"
"Calm down!"
Xu Jie gave Xu Ying a deep look, whispered instructions, and then looked at Bai Yiqing: "Does Tishuai just want them to make me admit that I am guilty?!"
Xu Jie sneered: "I am also a minister of two dynasties after all. How could I be so greedy for profit that I collude with businessmen to do smuggling and dig up tombs given to me by the emperor? It's really funny!"
Bai Yiqing only smiled dullly: "Then, why does Mr. Xu regularly collect a large amount of money from Wang Dingbo every year? According to your villagers, it takes hundreds of pieces of silver to transport it from the Wang family to your mansion every year. Boat. We also have receipts copied from his Wang family, wouldn’t the old gentleman admit it?”
Xu Jie asked Xu Ying directly: "Is there such a thing?"
Xu Ying replied: "Wang Xiaolian took the initiative to donate it because he admired your father's virtue and knowledge."
"It was donated by the criminals on their own initiative!"
Wang Dingbang also replied at this time.
Xu Jie looked at Bai Yiqing: "Tishuai, did you hear this? This is certainly because the dog is greedy for money, and I neglect my housework, so that a wealthy businessman contributes such a huge amount of money to the government every year without knowing it. It is not that the government is really here. smuggling."
"No! You are just smuggling!"
At this time, Miss Jiu, Xu Jie's granddaughter, suddenly stood up, walked out, and said to Wang Ding: "The son Wang Zhong you raised in our house has been detained by the Jinyi Guards, including the one you raised next to me. The maid’s daughter Haitang.”
Then, Bai Yiqing looked at Wang Dingbang: "That's right, Wang Xiaolian, are you still unwilling to tell the truth?"
Wang Dingbang looked at Miss Ninth: "Is this true?"
Xu Jie also looked at his daughter Jiu Miss in surprise.
Miss Ninth laughed: "How can it be false? Do you think the maid next to me now has your daughter?"
"father!"
At this time, Wang Dingbang's son and daughter were also escorted over by the Jin Yiwei.
Seeing this, Wang Dingbo quickly changed his attitude: "Okay, I, I'll tell the truth!"
"This money is not donated to the Xu family by me, it belongs to the Xu family!"
"I was originally a slave of the Xu family and the younger brother of the third master (Xu Ying). I was released from the house thirty years ago. I bribed the county officials, got a good job, and was supported by the Xu family to study. I passed the imperial examination and then helped the Xu family do some business. In order to control me, the Xu family controlled my two children. But if I work seriously for the Xu family, they will support the two children to become talents and become the Xu family. I will only show them the deed of cooperation between me and the Xu family after they grow up and become officials, and let them change their original surnames to honor their ancestors. Logically speaking, no one knows this, but since you are from Jiu Miss I know it here, and I must have gotten the deed."
"certainly!"
Bai Yiqing said and ordered: "Miss Ninth is from our Jinyi Guards."
Xu Jie turned around and looked at his daughter Ninth Girl in a sinister way: "You are such an unfilial person, how could you betray the Xu family?!"
"You are only allowed to sell me to the Zhang family to serve an old man in his fifties, and let me be Zhang Jiangling's concubine like my niece is a concubine for others. Are you not allowed to sell me to you?! "
"Even the eagle and dog guards know that we are all Han Chinese and have equal personality."
"Father, how can you only regard yourself as a human being and treat me, your biological daughter, not as a human being?! But only as an object that can be sent around?!"
At this time, Miss Ninth asked Xu Jie in a confused tone.
As a result, Xu Jie's teeth trembled and his hand trembled slightly.
The ninth girl continued: "Sister Tan Yangzi who came out of the imperial edict is right. I must first know that I am a human being, a citizen of the Kingdom of Heaven, and the most noble Chinese Han in the world. I am not someone else. Only animal slaves who are bought and sold at will can practice filial piety, because if the Han people are not regarded as human beings, they are not worthy of filial piety! Even parents should kill their relatives out of justice to prevent them from harming the world and betraying the country!"
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Snapped!
Xu Jie suddenly slapped Miss Ninth: "You rebellious girl! I should have beaten you to death long ago! Let you die for Jiangling!"
Miss Ninth covered her face and looked at Xu Jie, and only smiled coldly: "My daughter believes that her father dares to kill her, but it's a pity that you can't do it now."
Phew!
Xu Jie spit out a mouthful of blood and smiled bitterly: "I forgot that my daughter is also a person with resentment. You Jin Yiwei are really good at placing people in my house."
