On the surface, Jiang Ze just used the pawn shop to steal other people's property. Such a crime, considering his status as the right minister of the Ministry of Revenue, would at best result in the confiscation of some family property. You don't even have to suffer the consequences, and the crime won't lead to death.
Xiang Junsheng's death cannot be blamed on Jiang Ze.
But Di Ying has never settled accounts like this.
Jiang Ze used bad means to seize other people's valuable property, which caused great harm to the owner of the property.
Think about it, who has a heirloom that would be easily pawned? Then it must be that the family really can't get rid of the problem, and they really have no solution when they encounter difficulties, so they go out to cheat, right?
And Jiang Ze's behavior is tantamount to making such a family worse and completely driving them to a dead end.
Some women were raped and their lives were left behind. In the end, he was forced to commit suicide due to criticism. From the perspective of the law, this life has nothing to do with the person who raped her.
The person who raped her would not be sentenced to death, and it would not even be considered a felony. At most, he would be sentenced to twenty years in prison or exile. This is already considered serious.
But the woman's life was gone.
Di Ying likes to chase causes and effects.
Therefore, he will also blame Jiang Ze for Xiang Junsheng's death.
There are also those families who have lost their last glimmer of hope and gone to a dead end, and whose property was taken away by Jiang Ze.
All of this must be blamed on Jiang Ze.
Di Ying didn't want to keep Jiang Ze's life for him.
Because such people have lost their conscience.
Why keep it?
But how can we kill the other party? Di Ying is not in the capital, so many things are not so convenient to operate.
…
This day.
Jiang Ze, who was in the capital city, went to visit Pei Changqian.
I went as a junior brother.
Jiang Ze's father is Pei Changqian's mentor. Jiang Ze said that he is Pei Changqian's junior brother. This is not wrong.
But Pei Changqian knew that Jiang Ze and Wu Qiongsi were too close, so she didn't like seeing each other too much.
After exchanging a few casual greetings with the other person, he sent the gift out the door.
Jiang Ze noticed Pei Changqian's attitude and suddenly felt very unhappy.
But Pei Changqian was so prosperous that Jiang Ze couldn't afford to offend her.
Jiang Ze had no choice but to make an appointment with a few people he had good friendship with and went to a restaurant to drink and relieve his boredom.
Being alone together, talking and drinking is the best way to spend time.
Halfway through the drink, Jiang Ze finally felt relaxed and went to the toilet on the first floor to relieve himself.
Some of the latrines were occupied by people.
He was pacing outside the toilet a little anxiously.
Fortunately, someone came out soon.
But the man wasn't too careful and bumped into Jiang Ze who was spinning around.
The man apologized quickly, but Jiang Ze rushed into the toilet without caring about the etiquette.
At nine o'clock on the second day, Jiang Ze ignored the headache after a hangover and rushed outside the palace city to prepare for the morning court.
But not only was he late, he was also stopped by the imperial guards guarding the city gate.
"Identity Token."
The Forbidden Army Junior High School stretched out a hand and asked Jiang Ze expressionlessly to show him a token that could prove his identity.
Jiang Ze raised his hand and touched his arms.
Identity tokens are very important items and must be carried with you at all times.
After all, this is a metropolitan city, and even a traveling doctor walking around could be an official pretending to be one.
Situations may happen at any time, and it is easier to speak if you use your identity.
What's more, you have to go to court or go to the Yamen? The gatekeepers always only look at the tokens and don't recognize their faces.
But Jiang Ze touched himself all over and couldn't find his identity token.
This is embarrassing.
When an official saw this, he teased him: "Mr. Jiang, what did you do last night? You even lost your identity token? Only then did you know that the servants in your house are not waiting for you. Not so dedicated?"
The nobles' dressing, etc., are all served by the servants.
The servants will put away the purses, sachets, identity tokens, etc. that their master carries with him every day. They will put them away one by one when they dress the master the next day.
Therefore, the master really doesn't feel like he has anything extra or missing from time to time.
This isn't something they should worry about.
Jiang Ze looked at the person who was teasing him displeasedly, but as soon as he saw him, he quickly put on a smile.
"It turns out to be Mr. Song, why are you so late? Are you waiting behind the official? Come on, please come first, please come first."
Song Wen was not in a hurry. He rolled up his sleeves and watched the excitement and said, "I'm not in a hurry. You can wait for Mr. Jiang to come in first. Anyway, I'm the last one."
Jiang Ze: "..."
He could only hurriedly touch around again, but still couldn't find the identity token. He had no choice but to look at the Imperial Guards Primary School for help.
I have to go to court in the morning. If this is investigated, the official may be taken away by His Majesty.
Thinking out of desperation, Jiang Ze secretly pinched a banknote in his hand, then forced the principal to turn him backwards, and quietly handed it to him.
Whispering and pleading, begging to be let go.
The primary school refused to accept it.
He only pushed Jiang Ze's hand back, and at the same time pushed Jiang Ze's whole person back.
Then his eyes signaled.
Jiang Ze understood, and immediately said thank you and ran into the city gate.
Song Wen was unhappy when he saw it.
With a straight face, he caught up with Jiang Ze and said, "Master Jiang is really capable. You can enter the palace gate as long as you enter."
Jiang Ze was angry, but he couldn't afford to offend him, so he had to coax Song Wendao: "Sir Song, I heard that you are very fond of collecting famous people's calligraphy and paintings. There is a treasure in the lower official's house, and I will send it to your house later. This matter... Can you just pretend that you don’t know or haven’t seen it?”
Song Wen refused.
He shook his head and said in a strange way: "Master Jiang, there are two skins on the top and bottom of a person's mouth, whatever you say. You have made a promise now. When you leave the palace, you will push three, five, six. How can I find you?" Are you going to ask for that precious calligraphy and painting?"
Jiang Ze: "..."
He gritted his teeth and chopped his feet bitterly, then rummaged through his wallet and took out all the banknotes in it, a total of 200 taels, and prepared to stuff them into Song Wen.
Song Wen glanced at it and snorted disdainfully towards the sky.
"A treasure is only worth two hundred taels? I am so short-sighted that I can be bribed for two hundred taels? You entered the palace secretly and the nine clans were wiped out."
Jiang Ze was not very courageous to begin with, but when he heard this, he almost sweatdropped. He quickly bowed and begged.
