Chang Tian, the favorite of the capital, came to save Liu Jin!
Who among the eunuchs outside the door dares to stop Princess Wanping? In the palace, Xiao Tangtang has the status of a princess and is treated like a princess.
Chang Tian entered the execution room.
Li Guang was shocked: "Princess Princess? Why are you here?"
Chang Tian's words and deeds now have the temperament of a princess, unlike when she was a child, she was not as outspoken as she was.
Chang Tian only said three words coldly: "Let him go."
Liu Jin could be killed right before his eyes, but Cheng Yaojin showed up halfway.
Li Guang was unwilling to give up: "I am reporting this to the princess. Liu Jin stole the palace property. I will punish him impartially."
Chang Tian repeated: "Let him go."
Li Guangdao: "I'm sorry to obey my order, Princess. There are three thousand eunuchs and maids here in Kunning Palace. If we don't kill one to serve as a warning to others, will Kunning Palace not be in chaos in the future?"
Chang Tian sneered: "Ha, I said what I was saying. You want to kill Liu Jin!"
Li Guang knew he had made a mistake: "Ah, the princess misunderstood. I didn't want to kill him. I just wanted to punish him severely to warn the palace people."
Chang Tian was too lazy to talk nonsense with Li Guang, so he left the woodshed directly, turned around and entered the Kunning Palace bedroom to find Queen Zhang.
Before entering the dormitory, Chang Tian deliberately rubbed his eyes hard until tears came out of his eyes.
For a girl, sometimes tears are the best weapon. It can hurt people or protect them.
When she saw Queen Zhang, she started to cry bitterly: "Hey! Queen! Li Guang wants to kill Liu Jin!"
"Liu Jin has watched my daughter grow up. According to seniority, he is still my nephew!"
"Uuuuuuu! Madam Queen, I don't know what crime Liu Jin has committed. But even considering that he has served the prince with all his heart, he will not die for his crime!"
After saying that, Chang Tian got directly into Queen Zhang's arms, sobbing and crying non-stop, with tears and runny nose coming out.
Empress Zhang gently patted Chang Tian on the back: "My dear, Tangtang, don't cry anymore. My original intention is for Li Guang to punish Liu Jin slightly. How dare he have murderous intentions."
Chang Tian said: "Queen, the eunuch has the cruelest heart and the most poisonous hands. He also likes to use chicken feathers as arrows. If you don't believe me, go to the execution room and have a look."
Queen Zhang and Chang Tian came to the execution room.
As soon as she entered the door, Queen Zhang saw Liu Jin hanging upside down from the beam.
Empress Zhang frowned: "Li Guang, hanging him like this will kill someone."
Li Guang heard Queen Zhang's words and didn't want Liu Jin to die. Chang Tian was seen with tears on his face again, apparently begging for Liu Jin's favor from Queen Zhang.
Li Guang hurriedly explained: "Ah, don't worry, Queen. I'm going to hang him for two moments, let him have a long memory, and then let him go."
After speaking, Li Guang ordered Gu Dayong: "Why don't you put Liu Jin down quickly?"
Liu Jin was put down by Gu Dayong, still in a coma.
Chang Tian saved the future "Emperor" of the Ming Dynasty. I don’t know if Chang Tian is lucky or unlucky.
Li Guangdao: "This is for the Queen. Liu Jin's hands and feet are dirty and there are stolen goods here. The evidence is conclusive. According to the rules, he cannot be kept in the palace. He should be expelled from the palace."
Chang Tian's face was stern: "The eunuch only has one home in the palace. If you drive him out of the palace, doesn't that mean you've cut off his life?"
Empress Zhang said: "Let's do this. Treat Liu Jin's injury first. After the injury is healed, he will be demoted to Fengyu and Maoling will be made to serve as the late emperor's minister."
Liu Jin's great fortune seemed to come to an abrupt end in the spring of the eighth year of Hongzhi's reign. It just seems.
For Li Guang, using a jade horse to block Li and Xie's entry into the cabinet, and at the same time making Liu Jin get away from the prince, both goals have been achieved.
There was no need for him to fight against Queen Zhang.
Li Guang got off the donkey and said, "The Queen is kind!"
After failing to kill Liu Jin, Li Guang took the jade horse to the Qianqing Palace and handed Xie Qian's "criminal evidence" to Emperor Hongzhi.
Emperor Hongzhi looked at the jade horse, and then told Qian Neng: "Qian Neng, you are the governor of Dongchang. It is up to you to find out the origin of this jade horse."
Qian Neng handed over his hand: "Yes, Your Majesty."
Where can I find money to investigate the case? He asked his confidant, the Royal Horse Supervisor Bingbi and the Supervisory Eunuch of the 12th Regiment Camp Zhang Yong, to deliver the jade horse to Jinyiwei and hand it over to Chang Feng.
Inside the Jin Yiwei. Chang Feng is investigating the mole.
He and Fatty Xu were sitting in the check-in room.
The second shopkeeper Qian Ning, the old longevity star Sun Guishou, the big man Shi Wenyi, the small country player Wang Miaoxin, the painter Shen Zhou, the black Maitreya Zhao Xiangfo, and the 100-year-old Gao Wenze stood at the door, waiting to meet Chang Feng.
Fatty Xu walked to the door: "Second shopkeeper, you come in first."
Qian Ning followed Fatty Xu into the check-in room. He first reported to Chang Feng: "Master Chang, I checked the private files of Sun Chunbin. This man has been an official for thirty years and has always been very honest."
"It's just that his official luck is not good. He was obviously a Jinshi, but after thirty years he is still a mere seventh-grade censor."
"He is quite complaining about this. Last summer, he found someone's way and became Li Guang's client."
Chang Feng nodded slightly: "Oh. That's right."
Qian Ning said: "Master Chang, there is something I don't know whether to say or not."
Chang Feng took a sip of tea and said, "We are half-brothers. Is there anything we can't talk about?"
Qian Ning lowered his voice: "My adoptive father and Li Guang usually have a harmonious relationship. After all, they are both written by the Supervisor of Ceremonies. We can see each other when we look down."
"Li Guang is very popular in front of the Queen. I think there is no need for you to offend Li Guang and clear up the grievances of two civil servants."
"As far as I know, Li Dongyang and Xie Qian are not like Wang Shu and Ma Wensheng. They have no close friendship with you."
Chang Feng nodded: "Thank you for your suggestion."
Suddenly, he changed the topic: "What did you do in the stall two days ago?"
Qian Ning blurted out: "Mr. Chang, you are so noble and forgetful! It was you who asked me to go to the stall to check Shanxi Inspector Feng Jiancheng's profile."
"He is planning to be promoted to Chief Envoy of Shanxi Province recently. Ma Butang from the Ministry of Civil Affairs is not sure about his details. I want you to help check his past."
Ma Wensheng has a good relationship with Chang Feng. As the official minister, Lao Ma has many conveniences.
For example, if you don't know the details about an official who is about to be promoted, you can ask Chang Feng to check the official's past at Jinyiwei.
Chang Feng almost became a non-staff doctor in the Selected Works Department of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
Chang Feng thought for a moment: "How could I forget this?"
Chang Feng now controls the Southern and Northern Divisions of Jinyiwei. There are too many things. He indeed forgot about it.
Qian Ning rolled his eyes: "My subordinates understand, Master Chang is looking for a spy, right?"
"Don't worry, Mr. Chang. It's impossible for me to collude with Li Guang! I only have one foster father, a foster father with a much higher status and qualifications than Li Guang!"
"If I collude with Li Guang, I will be betraying my adoptive father. I'm not that stupid!"
Chang Feng smiled awkwardly. What Channing said is true. Qian Neng was the chief ceremonial supervisor, and he also supervised the factory guards. Li Guang's status is far inferior to him.
Qian Ning does not have to risk betraying Qian Neng to curry favor with Li Guang and do things for Li Guang.
Chang Feng said: "Brother Qian, you are too worried. I doubt that anyone can doubt you! I am just asking casually."
"You go down first and call Sun Guishou in."
Not long after, Sun Guishou entered the check-in room.
Chang Feng's friend who has never forgotten the year is already eighty-five years old. Time is not forgiving, and he is faltering. Fatty Xu quickly went over and helped him to the chair.
Chang Feng looked concerned: "Old senior, you have been on leave for a month. How is your health recently?"
Sun Guishou said: "When people get old, they often suffer from diseases. They just linger on."
Chang Feng asked: "You entered the stall one day ago, I don't know."
Before Chang Feng finished speaking, Sun Guishou stood up from his chair and pretended to kneel down: "Big shopkeeper, I was wrong!"
Chang Feng hurriedly said to Fatty Xu: "Hurry up and help old-timer! Old-timer, just say whatever you want. Don't kneel to me at all times."
"If you kneel down to me at your age, I'm afraid my life will be shortened."
Sun Guishou said: "I was wrong. I should not use public power for private purposes and use power for personal gain."
Chang Feng asked: "What is going on?"
Sun Guishou said: "My great-grandson is a sixth-grade judge in the Changlu Salt Transport Envoy Yamen. A while ago, he was confused and resold 500 stone salts and made a profit of 400 taels."
"This matter was known to our eyes and ears at the Yanyunshi Yamen and was recorded in a private file."
"I went to the stall to help him destroy the corruption records in his private files."
Chang Feng breathed a sigh of relief: "That's it! Officials of the Ming Dynasty have always relied on the mountains to rely on the mountains and the sea to rely on the sea."
"The people in the salt transport yamen rely on the salt field to eat salt. Almost everyone in the salt office resells salt. Four hundred taels is really the size of sesame seeds and mung beans."
"You send someone to say hello to me, and I will change the private file for him. Why do you need to come to the hospital in person while you are recovering?"
Sun Guishou sighed: "Firstly, I'm afraid of being embarrassed, and secondly, I'm afraid of troublesome you, the shopkeeper."
"I am a person who has been buried up to my neck in loess. I don't want to owe any favors before I die."
Chang Feng told Fatty Xu: "Send someone to take the old man back to the mansion quickly. Use my official sedan to deliver him. Let the bearers be safe on the road!"
Fatty Xu accepted the order, sent Sun Guishou away and then returned.
Fatty Xu said: "Could it be that Li Guang knew about the old birthday star's great-grandson's hidden secrets and threatened him with this matter and asked him to frame Li and Xie?"
Chang Feng shook his head slightly: "I know this old birthday boy. He has experienced too many things in his life, just like an old sparrow in Dongting Lake."
"The matter of a total of four hundred taels is nothing. Even if Li Guang makes this matter public, with the power of Jinyiwei, he can still exonerate his great-grandson."
"How could he be so stupid as to help Li Guang frame two important ministers who are about to join the cabinet for the sake of a hidden secret of four hundred taels?"
"Being greedy for four hundred taels is a small crime that you can easily get away with. Framing an important official is a major crime that cannot be washed away!"
"The birthday boy is not a three-year-old child. Li Guang can't scare him."
Fatty Xu asked: "Then the longevity stars can be excluded?"
Chang Feng replied: "Well, we can rule him out."
Fatty Xu pointed at the door: "Then there are five suspects left."
Chang Feng said: "Let Shi Wenyi come in."
The big guy Shi Wenyi got a good value room.
As soon as he came in, he walked up to Chang Feng and shook the tea cup: "It's not hot anymore. The people below are too ignorant. Don't you know how to change tea for Master Chang?"
Chang Feng said: "It's okay. Wenyi, let me ask you. What did you do in the stall one day ago?"
Shi Wenyi was stunned for a moment, with a timid expression on his face: "Ah, I, Mr. Chang, I was wrong!"
After speaking, Shi Wenyi knelt down directly.
Chang Feng and Fatty Xu looked at each other: Could it be that the inner ghost is Shi Wenyi?
Chang Feng asked: "Where did you go wrong?"
Shi Wenyi replied: "I shouldn't take advantage of my official position to vent my personal anger for my family."
Chang Feng was confused: "Expressing personal anger? What's going on?"
Shi Wenyi confessed honestly: "Fan Zhiyi, the commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu, has always been at odds with my eldest brother. We were enemies when we both served in the Rear Army Governor's Mansion."
"In the past two years, one of them has been the commander-in-chief of the army in the capital, and the other has been the commander-in-chief of the border town in Jiubian. They even quarreled when they met. They opposed each other in everything."
"A while ago, one of General Fan's lieutenants secretly told my elder brother that General Fan had resold two hundred military horses in Xuan Mansion."
"I just want to keep this hidden matter in General Fan's private files. If General Fan wants to be promoted in the future, he will be burdened by this stain."
Chang Feng asked: "Why didn't you just add this secret matter to General Fan's private files on the 15th of this month when Wei Li collectively supplemented the officials' private files?"
Shi Wenyi replied: "There is no actual evidence in this matter. According to the rules, it cannot be recorded in private files without actual evidence."
"I took a trick and planned to put it into the private file quietly."
Chang Feng nodded: "Yes. I can understand you venting your anger on your elder brother's behalf. But what you did broke Jin Yiwei's rules."
"Let's do this. You send two school lieutenants to investigate the evidence that General Fan resold two hundred military horses. You will be fined to pay out of your own pocket for the money spent by the two school lieutenants when they went to Beijing on business!"
Shi Wenyi hurriedly thanked you: "Thank you, Mr. Chang, for your kindness! I'll get you some hot tea."
Chang Feng waved his hand: "No need. You go down first."
After Shi Wenyi left, Chang Feng discussed with Fatty Xu: "I don't think the ghost is Shi Wenyi. I know him well. He is as timid as a mouse."
"He has been following me and serving me all these years. He is loyal to me."
Fatty Xu asked: "Could it be that he had some information that fell into Li Guang's hands and was blackmailed by Li Guang?"
Chang Feng said: "Even if he has something in Li Guang's hands, he will not choose to help Li Guang. Instead, he will choose to find me to help him escape."
"Go to the stall. Check the private files of Fan Zhiyi, the general of the Xuanfu. See if, as Shi Wenyi said, there is an additional record of reselling military horses."
Fatty Xu took the order and left. After a while, he returned and said, "Master Chang, it's just as Shi Wenyi said. Fan Zhiyi has a lot of stuff in his private files."
Chang Feng smiled slightly: "Actually, it is nothing new for Border Town Commander to sell horses, cattle and sheep. The court also turned a blind eye."
"You deserve General Fan's misfortune. It happened at the hands of Shi Wenyi. Although Shi Wenyi is teased as a 'big guy', he is the Northern Town envoy of Jin Yiwei after all!"
Fatty Xu said: "There are only four people left who may be potential conspirators. Xiaoguo, the painter, Hei Maitreya, and Gao Wenze, who is in charge of Baihu."
Chang Feng said: "Call Shen Zhou in first."
Not long after, Shen Zhou, who was nearly seventy years old, walked in.
Shen Zhou has been responsible for painting the portraits of criminals over the years.
After Chang Feng came to power, he felt that Lao Shen was conscientious and conscientious and his age was there. So he was promoted from a hundred households to a thousand households.
Chang Feng smiled and said, "How is Shen Qianhu's health lately?"
Shen Zhou replied: "Very good. It won't be a problem to use the brush for another three to five years."
Chang Feng said: "What did you do in the stall two days ago?"
Shen Zhou's expression changed and he didn't speak for a long time.
Chang Feng wondered: Could it be that the inner ghost is Shen Zhou?
Chang Feng said: "Shen Qianhu, you can tell me anything you have to do."
"Your age is there, I respect you as a senior. If you make a mistake, I will try my best to forgive you."
Everyone has secrets.
The same goes for Shen Zhou.
Shen Zhou gritted his teeth and seemed to have made up his mind: "Big shopkeeper, I entered the secret room because of an old matter."
(End of chapter)
