Talking and laughing all the way, the three of them returned to the house.
Although it was just a one-day trip to the prison, he had been there after all. In order to celebrate Chu Qing's release from prison, Chu Wensheng asked the housekeeper to buy a lot of food that he was reluctant to buy on weekdays, and the whole government opened up to eat and drink.
Chu Qing secretly wondered that his father didn't even make up for the deducted salary. He usually drank porridge and ate pickles. Where did he get such "extravagant" money today.
Only Fu San knew that Chu Wensheng not only called a group of generals from the Ministry of War to settle accounts with Ma Rui today, but when they left, Lao Chu also robbed a group of generals of all their money.
You must know that half of these generals have higher grades than Lao Chu.
I have to say that Chu Wensheng’s approach to educating his children is quite strange.
Although he was arrogant and allowed Chu Qing to fly around in Bei City, most of the people in Bei City were ordinary people.
But today, it was clear that Ma Rui's mansion was almost demolished, but Chu Qing mistook him for thinking that Lao Chu was being humble and had good intentions.
Chu Qing held up his wine glass, laughing and bragging to everyone.
After the five-flavored dishes and three rounds of wine, Chu Qing returned to the bedroom after saying he was sleepy.
After closing the door with his backhand, the smile on Chu Qing's face disappeared, replaced by anger.
He wants to be a loser, a little transparent, so that he can be safe, and his father can be safe. If possible, he can secretly be a good person. As long as he can live in peace, his father can live in peace, and the Chu Mansion can live in peace, he You can talk down to anyone and flatter anyone. Face is only worth a few dollars. How many people die because of face these days?
But today, now, at this moment, Chu Qing understood a truth. If he didn't cheat others, others would cheat him. If he didn't cheat others, others would cheat him.
"Li family!"
Chu Qing recalled Li Lin and the scholar named Zhang Yun in his mind. Recalling the appearance of these two people, his teeth clenched.
If he was even the slightest bit slack in prison, he might not be able to get out of the cell for the rest of his life, and he might even kill Chen Yan and Tao Shaozhang!
If that confession is signed, everything will be over!
Chu Qing decided that no matter what kind of behemoth the Li family was, he would try to overthrow the family completely and use all possible means. If the Li family was not overthrown, he, his father, and everyone in the Chu family would... They will live in fear and may even be destroyed one day.
Perhaps the only thing to be thankful for is that Chu Qing has an official status, and he is an official in the Ministry of Revenue, and he can check the accounts of the world.
Getting on the bed, feeling the pain coming from his shoulders, Chu Qing closed his eyes. As the father and others outside the room dispersed, he listened to the sound of the breeze. Just as he was about to fall asleep, Fu San's gentle voice came. Call.
"Master, are you asleep?"
Chu Qing responded and sat up.
Fu San pushed open the door and walked in: "Young Master, Mr. Chen from the Household Department is outside the door and wants to see you."
"Chen Da...Chen Yan?!" Chu Qing's expression changed slightly: "Isn't this guy a wanted criminal?"
"Yes, sneaky, waiting outside the house."
Chu Qing didn't think much, put on his clothes and ran out, asking the servant who opened the door to go back to sleep, then opened the side door and let Chen Yan slip in.
When Chen Yan saw Chu Qing bouncing around, his heart finally dropped.
Chu Qing looked at Chen Yan, who was dressed like a working man, and couldn't laugh or cry.
"Where did you die this day?"
"Oh my, I have never been caught by an official before. I panicked and ran away. I was very anxious this day." Chen Yan lowered his voice, with a look of panic on his face: "What should I do? What should I do?"
Looking at Chen Yan who looked helpless, Chu Qing always felt that this guy was pretending to be a coward.
He caused panic without changing his expression and then disappeared while the chaos was happening. This is definitely not the first time this guy has done this!
Not daring to wake Lao Chu, Chu Qing took Chen Yan back to the bedroom, while Fu San stood guard outside the door.
As soon as he entered the room, Chen Yan asked bitterly: "Have you eaten anything? Brother Yu hasn't had any water for the whole day."
Chu Qing angrily confessed to Fu San outside the door. After a while, Fu San walked in with the leftovers, while Chen Yan devoured it.
"Have you not had anything to eat all day?"
"Peniless."
Chu Qing was happy: "How dare you become a wanted criminal without any money."
Chen Yan's expression changed slightly: "Jingzhao Mansion issued an official document on sea arrest?"
"Probably not." Chu Qing looked at Fu San, who shook his head: "I haven't heard of it."
"It's okay, it's okay." Chen Yan breathed a sigh of relief: "If I get the official arrest warrant, it will not be good for my official reputation."
"When are you still thinking about your official reputation? Hurry up and find a way to clear your name."
Chu Qing mistakenly thought that Chen Yan didn't know what happened that day, so he told him everything about Jingzhao Mansion in a few words.
Chen Yan's acting skills are really not very good, and his expressions are exaggerated when he is shocked.
"But don't worry. Sun An is an old eunuch in the palace and a close servant of the emperor. Today he went to Jingzhao Mansion and got a general understanding of the situation. Master Wei said that Qianqiying intervened and took him away to Li Xunnan and a jailer. , I think we will soon be able to find out that all this was instigated by the Li family."
A strange look flashed across Chen Yan's eyes: "Why did Sun An go to Jingzhao Mansion?"
"You know him too?"
"I've heard of it."
"Oh, I don't know. Maybe it's because the emperor is very satisfied with my construction of Taowu Palace. It's a coincidence. Please reward me. He heard that I was in Jingzhao Mansion and went there."
Chen Yan nodded absently, looked at Chu Qing, and asked, "What are your plans."
"What plans can I have? I hope Qianqiying can ask for a confession and bring down the Li family."
"No." Chen Yan shook his head and said, "The tax affairs in Xiao County involve Li Mu at most."
"But it's always Li Lin who shows up. The person doing the work is named Zhang Yun. He's a guy dressed as a scholar. He doesn't look like a good person."
Chen Yan lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking.
Chu Qing yawned: "Let's hide for another two days and wait for news from Qianqi Camp."
"You..." Chen Yan raised his head and looked directly at Chu Qing: "Don't you really think that just by relying on Li Xunnan and the jailer, you can move to the Li family?"
"if not?"
"Li Xunnan is a member of the Li family. Although he is a descendant of a branch, he is a son of a well-established family. I know this kind of people best and will not give in easily. And the jailer will at most confess to Zhang Yun. Li Lin will not personally come forward for such a thing. "
Chu Qing raised his eyebrows: "This means that if you can't dig out Li Lin, you can dig out Zhang Yun at most. That's not right. Isn't Zhang Yun the butler of the Li family?"
"Even if the Dong Chuang Incident happens, Li Lin can still blame it all on Zhang Yun. If the Li family survives, I, you, and Shao Zhang will have a hard time, but Brother Yu has a way to deal with it."
"explain."
"Brother Chu Xian, are you really willing to take down the Li family at all costs?"
"If I don't bring down the Li family, the Li family will kill me, what do you think?"
"Okay, you take over Xiao County's accounts and conduct a thorough investigation. Conduct a thorough investigation in the Ministry of Works. I will act in secret to arrest Zhang Yun."
Chu Qing had a teasing look on his face: "You've only been hiding for a day, and you haven't even had a bite to eat, so you're still acting in secret?"
Chen Yan smiled slightly, with a proud look on his face: "Then just lend me some money."
Chu Qing: "..."
Chen Yan couldn't be happy anymore: "Just a few bucks will be enough."
"Do you think I look like a bunch of money?"
Chu Qing rolled his eyes and called Fu San in: "Do you have any money on you?"
Fu San shook his head.
Chen Yan: "A few hundred essays is fine."
Fu San still shook his head.
After all, he was an official from the sixth rank. Chen Yan had a flattering smile on his face and said, "Brother Fu, even a few hundred coins are enough."
Fu San still shook his head.
Chen Yan left cursing and his quality was extremely low.
Chu Qing sent Chen Yan out of the house and said with a wry smile: "Either a penny can stump a heroic man. Now you see how humble poverty can make a man. Because he has no money to buy food, I am afraid that he will surrender on his own initiative. "
"My little one thinks so too." Fu San said empathetically: "Without money, I can't stand upright, and I'm humble to the core."
"Really, third brother, have you also experienced the humiliation of having no money?"
"A few days ago, an acquaintance of the military general asked me to go to Huachuan for a drink..." Fu San sighed, and continued: "I said... I didn't like the place where fireworks are waiting for me."
Chu Qing: "..."
