Zhu Youjian was furious when he saw it. He didn't take our Prince Ning's house seriously. I can't kill you today. My surname is not Zhu.
Zhu Youjian shouted angrily: "Come here, catch Wang Chonghua."
The guards of Prince Ning's Mansion were full of combat power and immediately rushed forward. Unexpectedly, the combat effectiveness of Wang Chonghua's guards was not inferior to that of the guards of Prince Ning's Mansion.
Su Xiaolou hid in the dark and snickered. He didn't expect that throwing a smelly shoe would be so effective, but now he wanted to know what would happen if he threw his pants instead.
At this time, the Bao Bao leader quietly touched Wang Chonghua's side. He grabbed Wang Chonghua and threatened Wang Chonghua's soldiers to stop.
As a result, a melee was forced to stop. This melee was so fierce that many people were injured, and even their shoes were squeezed into nowhere.
Zhu Youjian found Wang Chonghua who was tied up by Wuhua Da, and said sarcastically: "Aren't you quite arrogant? Why aren't you arrogant anymore?"
Wang Chonghua snorted coldly: "You do it if you have the ability? Hit me? Do you dare? I am an official of the imperial court."
Su Xiaolou vaguely remembered that the last person who was so arrogant and claimed to be an official of the imperial court was now beaten with a bruised nose and face. Su Xiaolou suggested that Zhu Youjian give him a beating, but after Zhu Youjian calmed down, he even became coquettish and declared that he was also a scholar.
However, Wang Chonghua spat on Zhu Youjian's head with disdain. The angry Zhu Youjian exploded on the spot. Wang Chonghua, who punched and kicked Wang Chonghua, lay on the ground unable to get up. Seeing that Zhu Youjian was addicted to beating him, Su Xiaolou rushed forward and stopped him in time, telling him that if he beat him again, he would die.
"Too!"
Zhu Youjian spat on Wang Chonghua's face and accepted the attack, saying scornfully: "I can't kill you."
Not to be outdone, Wang Chonghua launched another attack and spat out thick phlegm. Zhu Youjian dodged in time, and the phlegm fell on the head of a palace guard, making him feel very helpless.
Su Xiaolou then ordered Wang Chonghua to be taken away, along with several boxes of gold bars. Zhu Youjian returned to Prince Ning's Mansion. It was already late at night, and Zhu Youjian reported the incident to his grandfather.
King Ning is already old. At this time, he is drinking porridge.
"grandfather."
"Has Wang Chonghua been arrested?"
Zhu Youjian nodded: "Wang Chonghua has been taken away by the Jinyiwei guards, and they also took away several boxes of gold they found."
Prince Ning wiped his mouth and put down the porridge bowl: "Tell me what happened tonight."
Zhu Youjian did not hide anything. He told his father everything that happened after Su Xiaolou came to visit.
Prince Ning squinted his eyes and sighed: "That general flag is quite smooth and knows how to behave."
"Yes." Zhu Youjian was a little happy when she thought of the gold under the pool.
Of course, the little Jiujiu in Zhu Youjian's heart could not escape King Ning's eyes. King Ning looked back and shook his head secretly, hey! You actually feel proud of letting others use you as a shield? That Jin Yiwei was quite good at getting things done, and he knew that he couldn't borrow the power of Prince Ning's Mansion in vain, so he gave all of Wang Chonghua's gold to Prince Ning's Mansion.
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...
Su Xiaolou and others took Wang Chonghua and rushed back to the River Governor's Office overnight. Cao Ye looked at Wang Chonghua who was as swollen as a pig's head and asked with concern: "Master Wang, why are you like this? This..."
"I want you to take care of it?"
"..."
After Wang Chonghua entered the cell, he found a corner and sat down, staring sharply at Cao Ye across from him.
"Did you sell me out?" he asked suspiciously.
Cao Ye replied with an aggrieved look: "Master Wang, you have misunderstood me. You still don't understand my character!"
Wang Chonghua snorted coldly: "I know what kind of virtue you are."
Cao Ye no longer tried to hide it and said, "I just want to save everyone's lives."
"You mean Prince Ning wants to get rid of us?"
"Someone has already been made a scapegoat, will Prince Ning still be merciful?" Cao Ye said coldly: "Do you think those three missing people were killed by the Marquis?"
"Can that kid really save our lives?"
Cao Ye's eyes showed elusive confusion: "I'm not sure, but that kid is very smart. If he can understand my hint, we will be spared; if he doesn't understand, we will die."
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At this moment, in Mr. Zheng’s living room.
Su Xiaolou gave the list of corrupt officials provided by the Ministry of Punishment to the governor of the river, Mr. Zheng, and left silently. It's up to Mr. Zheng to make the decision.
After Su Xiaolou came back, he wrote several anonymous letters and sent them to the residences of corrupt officials. The letters contained only a few sentences:
If you want to save your life, first, leave Yangzhou, and second, go to the Governor's Yamen and surrender.
Choosing to flee meant that he could no longer be an official and could only become a refugee, so some people chose to surrender. They did not want to implicate their wives and children, nor did they want to live in darkness.
There is also a small group of people who choose to wait and see, neither fleeing nor surrendering, and they take a chance...
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Mr. Zheng is indeed an upright and fair man. He will show no mercy to corrupt officials in Hedao Yamen. All those who were on the list of corrupt officials were sent to jail.
After three days of waiting, only a few Yanzheng Caoyue officials chose to surrender. Others may have fled with the stolen money.
Those who neither flee nor surrender can only wish them good luck. They wanted to take a gamble on Prince Ning's kindness, and no one could stop them.
There are only four cells in the dungeon of the Hedao Governor's Yamen, and there are more than a dozen corrupt officials crammed into them.
When Su Xiaolou stepped into the dungeon, the conversations among the corrupt officials suddenly subsided, and there was a fierce light in his eyes.
"Wow! Family Bucket! It's really spectacular! You can have several tables of mahjong together."
"..."
Wang Chonghua was so bad-tempered that he almost rushed to beat Su Xiaolou, but Cao Ye maintained a calm attitude.
The cell leader moved tables and chairs, Su Xiaolou sat down, and the scholar picked up his pen and ink to record.
The fat man nodded and said, "Boss, we're all here, we can start."
"..."
Wang Chonghua couldn't help but get angry: "What are you doing? Are you teasing us?"
Su Xiaolou said: "Master Wang, don't be angry. You will stay here for a while. I'll see how you are doing here. Do you need anything?"
Cao Ye stood up first and said, "Can the food be changed to something better?"
"Since we don't plan to escape, can we move to a more comfortable room and stay locked up?"
"Can we provide one more set of bedding for each person?"
"Can each person be assigned a urinal?"
"Wait!" Su Xiaolou interrupted the corrupt officials' questions and patiently replied: "We can provide wine, add more bedding, and allocate a urinal to each person. As for changing to a more comfortable room to lock them up, then It's unlikely, and going to jail will look like going to jail."
"..."
Su Xiaolou glanced at the scholar: "Have you memorized all their requests?"
"alright."
Su Xiaolou continued: "My lords, please continue, we will do our best to satisfy you and strive to allow everyone to enjoy comfortable treatment during this period of imprisonment."
After Xiucai remembered it, Su Xiaolou said with a smile: "I have recorded everything you said. I hope everyone can live here happily."
"..."
