What Dang Shanji said was crude, but it was still a good idea.
But in this way, Li Yancai seemed a little hesitant to confront the prince. He still had illusions...
"Hiss." Just after the fight, it was Dang Shanji who pulled his arm. Only then did he realize that there was a red blood mark on the crook of his right forearm.
Because it was a nail prick with different depths, when I looked at it, I found that there was still slender skin hanging there with bloodshot eyes - this bastard is so cruel.
Li Yancai found a piece of cloth to wrap it up, and said: "According to your method, you are betting that the prince will not dare to wield the sword, but if you think about it carefully, in the ten years since Hongzhi, the East Palace has participated in the government, can it be regarded as a decisive leader?"
This question made Dang Shanji speechless.
Li Yancai continued: "If you think about it again, has Wei Bin mentioned the prince even once these days?"
Dang Shanji shook his head.
"If Wei Bin doesn't say anything, we can see two points. First, if the emperor in the East Palace is wise, the prince must be very human. Second, every eunuch knows that if he tells the prince, he will definitely die. We usually think very highly of ourselves, but at this time Just involve them all in one go?"
"Then...what else? You and I can't stop the prince."
Li Yancai smiled helplessly and stretched out his right hand, "You and I can't stop you, so who can? Give me a name. I'll beg him now!"
"Tsk." These questions are difficult to answer. Dang Shanji couldn't answer them. He became irritated by the questions and raised his butt sideways. "If you have something to say, just say it. Why do you keep asking me? If I knew everything, Then nothing will happen.”
"I'm not blaming you. I just want to tell you that if we don't say anything, then maybe someone will save us. But if we tell everything, then even if the prince doesn't kill us, this matter will be over in the future. We can’t save our lives.”
That's the rub.
Li Yancai sighed, shook his head and said: "In today's situation, there is a narrow escape. There is no other way but to bite the bullet."
Unexpectedly, Dang Shanji still ridiculed, "Are you afraid that you are stupid because of your studies? It is said that when a disaster comes and everyone flies away, but they still grit their teeth, do you expect the Supreme Lord to save you? The eldest uncle committed suicide, and the eldest Sima was scolded by the prince in front of the emperor. Where are the censors of various subjects in China? If they want to save us, then they should not let the prince send Teng Xiang Zuowei to Zhejiang even if they fight to the death! He is unkind, don’t blame me for being unjust! If a man dies and a bird looks up to the sky, he will not die for tens of millions of years. Our party No matter what, Zenkichi will drag a few people to be buried with him!"
This rhetorical question also makes sense.
If someone was willing to save him, why didn't he stop the prince?
Li Yancai didn't dare to think deeply about this. He only felt that his throat was dry and his speech was not smooth. "It seems that we can't say one, two, three. But you must always remember that your mouth must be tight and your bones must be hard. A weakling will not survive! That’s all I have to say, it’s up to you whether you listen or not.”
After thinking about the past few times, this guy's speech was still quite good. Dang Shanji nodded first, "Then I will listen to you for now. For now!"
Li Yan ignored him and said feebly, "Now we should go to the governor's office first. I don't know what Zhongcheng's reaction will be. After all, he also took Zhejiang's money..."
This was true, so the two of them packed up and prepared to go out.
On the other side, Mei Kejia was equally well-informed.
In the study, he clamped the note he had finished reading and dropped it into the newly raised charcoal basin. The note quickly turned into black charcoal along the corners, leaving only a wisp of black smoke before disappearing.
The charcoal fire was sizzling, and the red heat burned Mei Kejia's calm face.
"Fu Zheng."
There was a creak, and a young man came near the door, "Master."
"Take two hundred thousand taels of silver, I want to use it."
"yes!"
Zhang Yong was Wei Bin's former supporter in Zhejiang, and he was also a celebrity in the East Palace. He had to treat him well no matter what.
And with Zhejiang's current situation, Tengxiang Zuowei might be able to save his life.
He also thought that if he could receive such accurate information, others must have received it too. If something like this happens in the capital, even though it is thousands of miles away, it will spread to Zhejiang sooner or later.
What is your Highness going to do?
First of all, these officials will definitely not be able to escape.
But to catch a few corrupt officials, why let Tengxiang Zuowei, an excellent first-class guard, travel long distances and cross thousands of miles.
Mei Kejia returned to the desk, his left hand bent on his back, and his right hand held a pen and danced on the rice paper: Capital, Zhejiang, East Palace, Corrupt Officials, Tengxiang Zuowei..."
Could it be!
"Come here, prepare the carriage! Go to the governor's Yamen!"
The cold wind blows in Hangzhou before winter, but the shops on the street are not affected at all. People are running around setting up stalls and selling goods, and everything is as usual.
Several layers of ginkgo leaves fell on the top of Mei Kejia's carriage, and the golden leaves fell to the ground as the carriage moved forward. From a distance, it looked like it was paved with a golden avenue.
The place in front of the governor's office was empty, and there were many more soldiers standing with swords than before.
Mei Kejia walked around the front door, slipped in through the small back door of the governor's office, passed a vegetable garden and a rockery, entered a straight corridor, and then went around two more turns to the outside of Wang Hua's study.
After the steward in the yamen informed him, he went in.
Wang Hua has been equally anxious these days. He doesn't know whether he should write that letter, whether he makes the problem too serious, whether the court will find it difficult to handle, and whether the prince will think that he is ignorant and indifferent. In the overall situation, there is no final result, everything is possible...until he reads the latest decree of the prince.
Mei Kejia lowered his head slightly and waited for a while.
"...Boss Mei." Wang Hua carefully folded the letter, "You are so anxious to see me, but because you have received news from the capital?"
"Yes, the eldest uncle committed suicide after receiving the special agent Zhejiang Eucalyptus. His Highness has sent Tengxiang left guard."
Wang Hua paused briefly, "I've stung a hornet's nest this time. I wonder if there was a hornet that jumped over the wall and stung me twice as hard as possible."
Mei Kejia thought of the strengthened guards outside the governor's office and understood.
"It's not like he stung Zhongcheng. Although they hate Zhongcheng, Zhongcheng is the governor of Zhejiang. If he stings Zhongcheng, won't he be punished more severely by the court?" Mei Kejia put his hands in his sleeves and nodded slightly when he said this. He lowered his head, but raised his eyelids, "But maybe, they will sting the people and then frame Zhong Cheng."
"What's the meaning?"
There were some things that Mei Kejia did not dare to say.
But Wang Hua is the prince's teacher and has a close relationship with him, so it can be said to him.
So he picked up the pen and wrote down two words, then turned it over and handed it in front of him.
"Japanese pirates!"
These two words surprised Wang Hua, "You can actually think of it?"
Mei Kejia also had a strange look in his eyes, "Zhong Cheng doesn't seem surprised?"
"I was surprised."
Wang Hua opened the letter he had read before and opened it in front of the other party.
After reading it, Mei Kejia exclaimed, "Your Highness is truly a god. I have lived in Zhejiang for a few years. I know that Zhejiang is a place with seven mountains, two rivers and one farmland. After the sea ban, no business was allowed, so I became a Japanese pirate. Your Highness is How do we know that these people who are desperate to jump over the wall will use the power of Japanese pirates?"
"Saint kings have had visions since ancient times. It doesn't matter how your highness thought about it. But what scares me is, do they really dare?"
"It's not a matter of dare, but a matter of life and death." Mei Kejia squinted his eyes, "Teng Xiang's left guard is a Class A guard carefully trained by His Highness, with 5,600 soldiers. All these people When you come to Zhejiang, you will naturally see blood. Which local businessmen and officials in Zhejiang are not worried? Which one is not afraid? In order to survive, it is not impossible to use the name of Japanese pirates to disrupt the situation in the southeast. If the southeast is in chaos, 5,600 people will not be enough. used."
"I don't believe it, who dares to be so bold! The Ming Dynasty is not dead yet!"
Regardless of his excitement, Mei Kejia said quickly: "The meaning of your highness's letter is also very clear, which is to prevent such a thing from happening. After all, the southeast is a tax-heavy area. Zhejiang has to pay 27.8 million to the court every year. A small part of Shi's grain transportation depends on this. Presumably, this is also the purpose of His Highness reminding Zhongcheng."
Zhu Houzhao sent so many people that he wanted the lion to fight the rabbit and shock these officials so that they would have no time to react.
At the same time, in order to prevent anyone from taking risks, he asked Wang Hua to use his status as the governor of Zhejiang to strengthen social control and guard against those people's bold plans in advance.
Bang bang.
There was a knock on the study door.
"What's wrong?"
Someone outside answered, "Li Yancai, the chief envoy of Zhejiang, and Dang Shanji, the inspector-general, would like to see the master."
"Tell them to wait in the lobby."
"yes."
After the people left, Wang Hua's eyes began to turn full and hard, "Dang Duan kept being disturbed. These two people have been on the life and death book of the Lord of Hell. Although Tengxiang Zuowei has not arrived yet, it seems that they should not be let go." go back."
"It's not just them." Mei Kejia's eyes were indifferent, but his behavior was more radical, "Zhongcheng should write to Huzhou, Taizhou and other places to ask the prefects to go to the governor's yamen and tell them that they have important matters to discuss. If they don't come, they will If they come, they will be taken down together. These people should not be allowed to gather around to discuss carefully."
"If I still have the energy, I can also provide Zhong Cheng with a list of several businessmen. Although I don't know the details of their bribery, the fact of bribery is confirmed by me. Therefore, they should also be arrested."
Wang Hua looked at Mei Kejia with more and more shocked eyes, "It was really a clever move by His Highness to place you in Zhejiang."
"Zhongcheng, Miaoqi requires Tengxiang's left guard to be effective. If it weren't for these 5,600 people who were about to arrive at the gates of Hangzhou, even Zhongcheng wouldn't be able to arrest so many people at once. However, Zhongcheng acted this time , indeed be prepared for countless impeachments.”
"Your Highness has a destiny and has to do it."
Wang Hua thought carefully about the situation in Zhejiang when he first came from Shandong.
While talking, Li Yancai and Dang Shanji had arrived outside.
It was Li Yancai who had nail scratch marks on his neck and Dang Shanji's lower lip was broken, which made Wang Hua very confused. Is this what has happened?
"I'm going to see Zhongcheng."
This time Mei Kejia did not avoid it, so when they saw him, Li and Dang already felt something was wrong.
But it was too late to react at this time, and Wang Hua shouted:
"Come here! Capture these two!"
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