Liubu Yamen is right across the street from Jinyiwei.
There is a proverb among the officials of the Six Ministries: We are not afraid of the sky or the earth, but we are afraid of the guards crossing the street.
Chang Feng returned to Jinyiwei. To arrest a small director of the Ministry of Industry, there is no need for the big boss to take action himself.
Fatty Xu led people across the street and went to the Ministry of Industry.
Not long after, like a chicken, he slipped Liu Ping into the interrogation room of Fusi Prison in Beizhen.
When entering the interrogation room, the same old rules apply: execution first.
But Chang Feng didn't let anyone nail his feet to rub salt into the wound.
After all, he is a sixth-rank official in the imperial government and a nephew of the main hall of the Ministry of Industry. Chang Feng has to give him some thin noodles.
The so-called thin noodles are punishments that involve no blood.
Several strong men placed a thick pile of paper on Liu Ping's chest. Fatty Xu picked up a hammer.
Liu Ping lost his voice and exclaimed: "Spare your life! Mr. Chang, Prince Xu, you don't look at the monk's face and the Buddha's face!"
The hammer hit Liu Ping's chest. Liu Ping felt a sharp pain throughout his chest.
This kind of punishment is called "paper hammer". The tortured person will feel extremely painful, but no scars will be left.
"Bang bang bang", after three consecutive qualities. Liu Ping grimaced in pain and cried for his father and mother.
Fatty Xu said: "Mr. Chang, are you going to be tortured next? You may vomit blood after the fourth blow."
Chang Feng waved his hand: "You can't do anything wrong. After all, he is Liu Butang's nephew. Stop it."
Liu Ping gritted his teeth in pain: "Master Chang, you and I had no grudges in the past, and we have no grudges these days."
Chang Feng said: "What a man who has no enmity these days. Let me tell you, whoever frames a wise minister is my enemy."
"Don't think I don't know!"
As soon as the false confession came out, Liu Ping said to himself: "I didn't know that it was a frame-up!"
Chang Feng smiled slightly: "Oh? Which thing?"
Liu Ping has no scheming, he is stupid, bad and greedy. It was only with the support of his uncle Liu Zhang that he was able to reach the rank of sixth-rank official with his exceptional family background.
Liu Ping said: "My uncle asked me to find someone to carve a jade horse and give it to Eunuch Li!"
Changfeng ordered the records to be submitted to hundreds of households: "Start writing!"
Hundreds of households recorded confessions and scrawled a line of large characters on the confession paper: "On March 19, the eighth year of Hongzhi, Liu Ping, the director of the Manufacturing Office of the Ministry of Industry, confessed."
Chang Feng asked: "Name, official position!"
Liu Ping said: "Master Chang knows, doesn't he?"
Fatty Xu beside him shouted angrily: "Name, official position!" He raised the hammer in his hand, as if he might hit Liu Ping's head at any time.
Liu Ping replied: "I am the head of the Manufacturing Office of the Ministry of Works, Liu Ping."
Chang Feng asked: "Were you the one who framed Xie Qian by asking Liu Jinpeng, the master of Deshengyuan Jade Shop, to carve a jade horse?"
Liu Ping replied: "It's me. Oh no. I didn't know that my uncle was being framed and asked me to carve a jade horse and give it to Bingbi Li Guang, the eunuch of ceremonies."
Chang Feng slapped the table: "You dare to quibble after being imprisoned! You personally ordered Liu Jinpeng to carve the words 'Xie Qian, the lackey of the door, as a gift to the internal minister' under the Jade Horse Seat. Don't you know that this is a frame-up?"
Fatty Xu interjected: "It seems that the 'paper hammer' can't make him tell the truth. This kid is full of lies. It's better to get on the tiger bench and cripple one of his legs first."
Chang Feng nodded: "You are right. Prepare the tiger bench. Liu Ping, should we cripple your left leg or your right leg first?"
Suddenly, Chang Feng smelled the smell of urine. Looking down, it turned out that Liu Ping had drowned and his urine flowed all over the floor along his official robe.
Liu Ping shouted: "I'll recruit, I'll recruit them all! My uncle wants to join the cabinet. He worshiped Eunuch Li Guang. Eunuch Li Guang discussed with him to overthrow Li Dongyang and Xie Qian to pave the way for him to enter the cabinet!"
"My uncle ordered me to find someone to carve the jade horse. I gave it to Eunuch Li to frame Xie Qian."
Chang Feng asked: "What happened to the two private files in Jin Yiwei's stall? Who is Jin Yiwei's mole?"
Liu Ping was confused: "Private files? Insiders? I don't know!"
Chang Feng stopped talking and picked up the tea cup.
Fatty Xu understood and put a thick pile of paper on Liu Ping's chest, picked up the hammer and hit it three more times.
Liu Ping vomited blood directly!
Fatty Xu explained to Liu Ping with a sinister smile: "There is a saying about the hammer on the paper. Three hammer blows will cause severe pain in the chest; six hammer blows will cause vomiting of blood; nine hammer blows will cause lung damage, and you will cough non-stop in winter. Hit it twelve times and you will die!"
"Tell me who the mole is!"
While vomiting blood, Liu Ping said with a weak breath: "I really don't know. I even confessed my uncle and Eunuch Li. Are you going to cover up for some mole?"
Chang Feng thought for a while and realized that what Liu Ping said made sense. It seemed that he did not know about the mole and the private gang.
Changfeng asked the hundreds of households who recorded confessions: "Has the confession been recorded clearly?"
The hundred households who recorded the confession dried the ink and placed the confession on Chang Feng's case: "Go back to Mr. Chang, it has been recorded clearly."
Chang Feng said: "Okay. Liu Ping, please sign and stamp your fingerprints."
Ming's confessions and contracts must be stamped with fingerprints. The legal effect of a fingerprint is stronger than a signature.
Because signatures can be imitated, fingerprints cannot be forged.
The German Heindel said in "Fingerprint Identification" written in 1927: Jia Gongyan, a scholar from the Tang Dynasty in the East, was the first person in the world to use fingerprint identification.
In fact, what he said was wrong.
The bamboo slips of the Qin Dynasty unearthed fifty years later, "Sealing Diagnosis Style·Acupoint Robbers", record the precedent of using fingerprints to solve crimes in the Qin Dynasty.
The army of the Han Dynasty had the "Ji Dou Book", which was a book that registered soldiers' fingerprints.
I have to say that the wisdom of the ancient Chinese is really powerful. It's so powerful that it feels like modern technology. It is not surprising that time travel literature became popular in later generations.
Nine hundred and ninety-nine out of a thousand books on Internet history are about time travel. Readers think that historical writing is equivalent to time-travel writing. It’s not surprising to read more than 100 chapters of non-traveling historical texts about indigenous people and still question “Why is the time traveler protagonist so good?”
Back to business.
Liu Ping signed the confession and pressed his fingerprints. Xie Qian's crime of presenting a jade horse to Shang Ming was finally cleared.
The warriors took Liu Ping to the imperial prison cell.
Fatty Xu asked: "Shall we go arrest Liu Zhang?"
Chang Feng shook his head slightly: "After all, he is the official of the Sixth Department and the second-rank official of the imperial court. Without the emperor's explicit order, we cannot arrest him."
Fatty Xu suggested: "Then you go to the palace and ask for an order!"
Chang Feng shook his head: "No. Entering the palace to request an order is equivalent to directly impeaching Li Guang and Liu Zhang in front of the emperor. There will be no room for turning things around."
"If we pierce this layer of window paper, the court will start a big case. How many disciples and old friends are there to have a chief of rituals and a pen and a minister of the Ministry of Industry? Pull out the carrots and bring out the mud."
"In addition, Li Guang is a confidant of Queen Zhang. I'm afraid the matter will eventually involve Kunning Palace."
Chang Feng is not the little general banner he was ten years ago. A drop of ink on the Jinyiwei Chief Storekeeper's case may cause a huge wave in the court.
He must consider the overall situation in everything he does.
Fatty Xu sighed with emotion: "You and Qian Ning are two different people. He just holds back and makes a big case. The more people he arrests and the more people he kills, the greater his contribution will be."
Chang Feng sighed: "It has been nine years since the Emperor ascended the throne, and the prosperous era of Hongzhi has gradually entered a better state. What the court needs is stability."
"A person who hates evil as much as he hates it and always distinguishes between right and wrong is a knight-errant who enjoys grudges. He is not a qualified headmaster of Jinyiwei."
"Some things can't be changed by just arresting and killing people!"
Fatty Xu thought carefully about Chang Feng's words: "I understand. Isn't your attitude just conciliatory?"
Chang Feng nodded: "You're right. It's He Xini. Our bottom line in this case is to clear Li Dongyang and Xie Qian of the crime of being attached to traitors."
"We must protect these two wise ministers from joining the cabinet!"
"As for the frame-up by Li Guang and Liu Zhang, at least we can't reveal it on the surface."
The butt determines the head. Chang Feng considered the problem from the perspective of the leader of the Jinyi Guard.
Only protect virtuous ministers and do not punish traitors. It looks like we are in conflict, but in fact it is a big picture full of wisdom.
For example, Hai Rui in later generations will never be called a "national pillar" like Hu Zongxian. Because Hai Rui never cares about the overall situation and only wants to distinguish right from wrong.
Fatty Xu said: "Anyway, I'm just a donkey in the grindstone. I only listen to orders. Master Chang, I'll do whatever you tell me to do."
Chang Feng said: "We have to dig out the insider before tomorrow morning. Let the two private documents be invalidated."
Fatty Xu asked: "How to catch the mole?"
Chang Feng said: "I've already alerted the enemy. I'm just waiting until he can't help himself and reveals his true nature."
When the two came out of the prison, it was already dark. The moon rises.
Fatty Xu stretched out and said, "Yes, we have to stay up late again."
At the same time, Zhao Xiangfo's mansion was located in Qianhu, Nansi.
Zhao Xiangfo sat in the study, sipping tea calmly.
His son Zhao Ruihu was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, pacing back and forth.
Zhao Ruihu relied on his father's influence to obtain the position of general banner in Nanzhen Fusi.
After drinking some tea, Zhao Ruihu couldn't hold it in any longer: "Dad, I think we should go find Eunuch Li to discuss it."
"Chang Shatou has noticed that there is a mole in Jinyiwei. I questioned you again during the day. He must be suspicious of you."
"If we are exposed, we have to ask Eunuch Li to protect us!"
Jin Yiwei’s inner ghost is indeed Zhao Xiangfo.
Zhao Xiangfo felt worthless for himself. In the first half of his life, he went through life and death for the imperial court. He almost lost his life several times in the bitter cold of Uzang Snow Mountain.
After being transferred back to the capital, he actually worked as a member of the Qianhu household for nine consecutive years without getting any promotion.
Not to mention that Chang Feng was promoted to the top shopkeeper within nine years and became his immediate boss.
Sun Guishou and Wang Miaoxin, who were with him in the Nansi Renqianhu, were promoted to Youtongzhi, Youqianshi and Zhenfu.
Even Taoist priests Shen Zhou and Zhang were promoted to Qianhu, and were on equal footing with him.
Zhao Xiangfo thought about it for a while, then settled down and asked. I found out the reason why I was not promoted: I have no backer!
By coincidence, Li Guang had already intended to infiltrate the factory guards. Last year, he began to win over Zhao Xiangfo.
Li Guang promised that he would soon suggest to the emperor to reopen the West Factory.
By then, he, Li Guang, would be the governor of Xichang. He will set up a commander under the West Factory and will appoint Zhao Xiangfo as the commander.
The two hit it off immediately.
If Chang Feng doesn't give me a promotion, I, Zhao Xiangfo, will fight for it myself!
He was the one who added information to the private files and framed Li and Xie. He was also responsible for the failed attempt to poison the witness Gao Baihu. He also killed the waiter.
In the study, Zhao Xiangfo put down the teacup: "How many times have I told you, don't panic when something happens."
"Master Chang doesn't necessarily know that I tampered with private files. Even if he knew, there is no evidence."
Zhao Ruihu said: "Dad, that guy with Chang Shao's head is the best among human beings. I think we have to get along with Eunuch Li."
Zhao Xiangfo said: "At least don't go to Eunuch Li these days! Okay, you can go back to the bedroom and rest."
I'm afraid of pig teammates no matter what.
Zhao Ruihu left the study. The more I thought about it, the more frightened I became.
He is a guy who can't keep any gas in his belly. He did not listen to his father's advice and left the house for Li Guang's foreign residence.
How could he have imagined that in the darkness, several pairs of eyes were staring at him.
The leader is Basha, the leader of the Tujia people in Jinyiwei.
A stalking captain asked Basha: "Bago, shall we follow?"
Basha shook his head slightly: "No need. If you look carefully, Zhao Ruihu will find out."
"If Mr. Chang's prediction is correct, Zhao Ruihu should have gone to Li Guang's foreign residence."
"We have deployed twenty brothers near Li Guang's residence. When Zhao Ruihu comes out of Li's residence, our people will secretly arrest him."
According to the rules, Jinyiwei has no right to monitor Bingbi, the Supervisor of Ceremonies.
But Li Guang went too far and planned to torture Liu Jin to death today. Liu Jin is a Chang Feng person!
Dare to touch my people? Sorry, I just have to break the rules.
An hour and a half later. Changfeng value room.
It's late at night, and even though it's spring, it's still a bit cold at night.
Chang Feng tightened his cloak. Fatty Xu sat on a chair, dozing off with his hand on his big head.
Xiaohu lay on the ground and fell asleep with his eyes closed.
Suddenly, Xiaohu stood up and shouted "woof, woof" twice outside the duty room.
Fatty Xu opened his eyes: "Did the spy catch you?"
Chang Feng stood up and came to the door of the duty room.
Basha came over and said, "Master Chang, Zhao Xiangfo's son Zhao Ruihu went to Li Guang's residence tonight."
"I have arrested him. He was not sent to the prison, but was detained at the Qianhu Station."
Check Qianhu Office is where Chang Feng got his start. They are his people from top to bottom.
Chang Feng praised Basha: "You handled this matter neatly and neatly. You are worthy of being my uncle."
Basha is the elder brother of Madam Ninth, so Chang Feng would call him uncle.
Chang Feng came to the inspection station of Qianhu.
Zhao Ruihu was tied up by Wuhuada. He cursed: "I've blinded you! How dare you kidnap Maitreya's son?"
"How many days have you, these foreign barbarians, entered Nanzhen Fusi?"
Chang Feng walked up to Zhao Ruihu. He whispered: "Ruihu, stop scolding me. I'll let them catch you. I'm afraid you'll make a big mistake."
Zhao Ruihu said: "Master Chang, why do you arrest me? My father has made great contributions and worked hard in the Jinyi Guards."
"His merits may not be as great as yours, but he must suffer more and shed more blood than you."
Fatty Xu asked: "Master Chang, are you going to punish him?"
Chang Feng angrily scolded Fatty Xu: "Fart! Tighu is the only son of our senior. Not a single hair is allowed to hurt him."
Chang Feng turned around and asked Zhao Ruihu: "What were you doing at Li Guang's house tonight?"
"Did the frame-up of Li and Xie come to light? Did you go to Li Guang to discuss it?"
Zhao Ruihu gritted his teeth: "I don't understand what you are talking about."
Chang Feng said: "If you don't admit it, then admit it. I won't embarrass you. Come on, invite Zhao Qianhu here."
Basha took the order and left.
Chang Feng drank tea and said to Zhao Ruihu: "Ruihu, I just recently realized that I have treated your father badly these years."
"According to his qualifications, I should mention him as a governor or a minister."
"He was angry and confused for a moment, so he hugged Li Guang's thigh. I don't blame him."
Zhao Ruihu denied it at first: "Li Guang is not Li Guang. I don't understand."
Then he changed the subject: "Master Chang also knows that you treat my father unfairly? Didn't you notice that he was walking with a limp recently?"
"Those are the old cold legs that were frozen in the Uzang Snow Mountain! My father coughs at night. It's also a disease he contracted in the bitter cold place!"
"My father still has an arrow wound on his chest. When winter comes, the pain is so painful that he can't sleep!"
"It's been nine years, and even Mr. Shi, who is following you and serving tea and water, has been promoted to the governor of Beizhen. But he is still a small Qianhu!"
"Is this fair? This is not fair!"
Zhao Ruihu's barrage of complaints made Chang Feng's face burn.
Chang Feng said: "I ignored his feelings. When he comes later, I will apologize to him."
"But this is not the reason why you father and son colluded with Li Guang and framed Li Dongyang and Xie Qian!"
When Chang Feng said this, Li Dongyang and Xie Qian were tossing and turning on the bed unable to sleep.
Entering the cabinet is the ideal and pursuit of every civil servant.
Now, Jin Yiwei's private stall and Kunning Palace's jade horse were like two big rocks lying on their way to the pavilion.
They both know one truth: the court is cruel.
Simply relying on those who purify themselves to purify themselves will not be able to remove the big stone blocking the way to the pavilion.
They didn't know that Emperor Hongzhi had already ordered Chang Feng to help them clear their grievances.
The two can only pray to God: someone will appear to help them prove their innocence and help them successfully enter the cabinet.
That person will be their life-long benefactor.
(End of chapter)
