When Emperor Chongzhen saw Zhou Yanru's confession, he was furious.
If there is anything that belongs to the emperor's negative scale, then manipulating imperial examination fraud is definitely one of the negative scales.
Needless to say, Emperor Long Yan was furious, and the factory guards went out in force again, first arresting all the officials related to the capital. Among them, there are a large number of people who are about restoring society.
The Jinyiwei Prison was already full of people, so when prisoners were caught, they were immediately sent to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment. There were so many people that even the prison of the Ministry of Punishment was full.
Although the capital was under martial law, factory guards passed by from time to time on the streets, or prisoners were being escorted by. These movements frightened those who peeked through the door.
If the martial law is just because there are bandits coming to the capital, and the inside and outside are working together to prevent the bandits, why is the movement of the factory guards so loud?
At this time, many people began to doubt whether the martial law imposed by the bandits was really just an excuse. The real reason is probably what has been circulated before. The imperial court has no money and is looking for rich people to confiscate their homes.
As the saying goes, if you scare people, you can scare them to death.
Many people, especially those with money, feel that the more they think about this, the more afraid they become; and the more afraid they are, the more they think about it, and then they feel like the end of the world is coming.
There was a little movement on the street, so I thought it was the factory guards coming to my door.
Suddenly, the sky above the capital was filled with an atmosphere of panic, almost reaching the point where the nine-thousand-year-old Tianqi Dynasty man was at his most arrogant. Some people even feel that the current situation is even more serious than it was then.
Because of this, the wealthy people in the capital immediately equated their impression of Duke Xing with that of the nine-thousand-year-old man. What a blue sky, what a Bodhisattva, they are not the emperor’s boy who attracts wealth, their life-seeking Yama
At the same time, in Zhangjiakou, Shanxi, a group of people were discussing matters in the lobby of a deep house.
The leader, sitting in the main seat, said with a somewhat ugly face to the person standing in the middle of the lobby, "Come and tell the others about the situation."
Before the man in the middle said anything, an old man sitting in the first place on the left said with some doubts, "Isn't this the one from the Huang family? The Fan Dong family called us over. They thought they were people from Liaodong. Could it be?" Something happened to Dong Huang’s family?"
"That shouldn't be the case." After hearing this, a fat man sitting next to him said in confusion, "He is not in the capital. He is planning to give Chen Xinjia a way out when the time comes. Logically speaking, Chen Xinjia has no reason to refuse."
The Fan Dongjia in the main seat was naturally Fan Yongdou, the leader of the eight imperial merchants. As he listened to them talking and saw that there were still others to say, he clasped his hands and gestured, "Jin Dongjia, Tian Dongjia, please be patient. Things should actually be done." It’s not particularly serious, please let him explain the situation first.”
The Jin Dong family and Tian Dong family are naturally Jin Liangyu and Tian Shenglan among the eight imperial merchants. When they heard Fan Yongdou say this, they also became quiet.
So, I heard the man in the middle of the hall say, "My master went to visit Mr. Chen in the evening, but the Jinyiwei suddenly raided Mr. Chen's house while my master was visiting. Everyone, etc., were all imprisoned in the Jinyiwei Prison. My husband was not spared and was imprisoned together."
Hearing this, everyone in the lobby except Fan Yongdou, who had already known about it beforehand, couldn't help but look at each other. The first thought in their minds was invariably thinking about why Huang Yunfa was so unlucky.
"The incident happened on the day when Duke Xingguo returned to Beijing. The next day, there was still no news about my master. He must still be imprisoned in Jinyiwei Prison. Therefore, Zhai Dong's family who stayed in the capital asked people to spread some words to see if they could be rescued. My master is here. In addition, he also sent his subordinates to come back immediately and tell all the bosses about the situation."
As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Dengku let out an "ahhh", then shook his head and said, "What the hell is this? I don't know how long the wind and waves have passed, but the boat capsized in the ditch and went to Jinyiwei's prison."
"Who says it's not the case?" Tian Shenglan also said with emotion, "Huang Dong's family is really unlucky, but they bumped into the Jin Yiwei who went to check the Chen Mansion."
Speaking of this, he seemed to think of something, and asked the man, "Jin Yiwei raided the Chen Mansion. I don't know what the crime was."
"When the villain left Beijing, the government did not announce it. Zhai Dong's family sent people to inquire about it, but they didn't know the specific situation."
When Wang Dayu heard this, he slapped the table and said, "What else could it be? It must be that I impeached Duke Xingguo before, so as soon as I finished the Shanhaiguan affairs, I went back to Beijing to attack Chen Xinjia to kill the chicken and the monkey."
"I think this must be the reason," Liang Jiabin agreed, "Speaking of which, Duke Xingguo is really majestic, but there are also many people who impeached him. If we don't kill the chicken and scare the monkey, it won't be endless. If someone impeaches me and replaces me as Duke Xingguo, I will definitely punish the leaders to death. Let’s see who else dares to impeach.”
"Yes, Duke Xingguo is really majestic and arrogant." Wang Dayu heard this and said with emotion, "I have read the announcement at the beginning, and I really had to put all the nobles in the capital there. With such arrogance, who would dare to If we don’t release the refugees we bought, we will have to find someone to settle the account with, tsk tsk.”
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Listening to them all talking about Duke Xingguo, the man standing in the middle of the lobby couldn't help but feel a little anxious. Shouldn't he be concerned about my master's safety? Why are they talking about Duke Xingguo?
In the entire lobby, only Fan Yongdou saw his anxiety, so he coughed and said, "Everyone, I have another piece of news here."
After hearing his words, everyone else became quiet and turned to look at him, wanting to hear what the news was.
They heard Fan Yongdou say to them, "Later after he left the capital, martial law was imposed in the capital. The reason was that there were rogue thieves."
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Plan for the capital and prevent thieves from sneaking into the capital. "
"" The others were speechless after hearing this.
Later, I heard Tian Shenglan say with some confusion, "It seems that I haven't heard of any news that a large group of thieves are going to attack the capital."
"Yes, there is." Wang Dengku heard this and said, "That little Yuan camp, claiming to be 200,000, killed people from Henan to Hebei."
When Wang Dayu heard this, he couldn't help being surprised and said, "If this is true, doesn't it mean that food prices will still rise?"
"To hear you are so happy, could it be that you have hoarded more food than us?" Wang Dengku said a little jealously after hearing this.
"No, no, it's just so-so." After hearing this, Wang Dayu quickly denied, "No matter how many we have, there will definitely not be as many as Fan Dong's family."
"That's right." Wang Dengku nodded after hearing this, "Since the Battle of Songjin last year, Fan Dong's family has known that Liaodong will be in urgent need of food, and has been hoarding it for a long time. I believe they can make a lot of money this time."
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The man in the middle of the lobby was really anxious after hearing this. These people usually talk about advancing and retreating together, but as a result, the master was imprisoned, and they didn't care at all.
Fortunately, Fan Yongdou coughed a few more times and called them to stop on the crooked corridor, "Everyone, Huang Dong's family is still in prison. Let's talk about how to rescue him."
Hearing this, Wang Dengku immediately said with disapproval, "Huang Dong's family is not from the Chen family. If you turn around and explain your identity, they will come out naturally. If there is anything that can't be saved,"
"Do you think it's so easy to get out of Jinyiwei's prison?" Tian Shenglan couldn't help but retorted after hearing this.
Wang Dengku still disagreed and said, "At most, it's just a little money. We are not. The Huang Dong family is not short of this money."
Hearing this, Jin Liangyu, who had been silent for a while, couldn't help but said, "I'm afraid that the lion on the Jinyiwei side will open his mouth and won't let Huang Dong's family go until they are eaten alive. Think about it, what national policy has the imperial court issued? The taxes from the north are not received by the imperial court. Where does the imperial court get the money? Why don’t we have to look for money everywhere to make up for it?”
"So, our industries in the capital are all in danger. Otherwise, the money shop should be closed for a while. If the factory guards take a fancy to it, we will suffer heavy losses."
"No, no, no. The most important thing for us Shanxi merchants is integrity. If the money shop closes, what will happen to those banknotes and what will those people who store money in our money shop think? No, no, no."
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As he talked, the building turned crooked again. This situation made Huang Yunfa's servant dumbfounded.
In fact, there is both cooperation and competition among the eight imperial merchants. Without Huang Yunfa, not only would there be no loss for others, but they could even earn the same amount that Huang Yunfa originally earned.
Because of this, these are all profiteers. Naturally, they care about him. No one really cares about whether Huang Yunfa can come out.
However, Fan Yongdou, as the head of the eight imperial merchants, still had to show some dignity, so he once again interrupted their chatter, "Everyone, the matter of Huang Dong's family should be a money issue. He went to talk to Chen Xinjia on behalf of our eight families. . Therefore, this money should be shared among the eight of us. In addition, we also find people in the official circles and ask them to talk about love or something. It is best to let Dong Huang’s family come out quickly to avoid suffering."
"Dongjia Fan, I have an idea." After Wang Dengku heard what he said, he suddenly said, "Gong Xingguo is so powerful now, why not give him a big gift. With his relationship, we don't have to worry about the court." It is estimated that it will be more cost-effective than the previous approach.”
Hearing this, others couldn't help but follow suit. Everyone is a profiteer, so they naturally know what is the best deal.
Unexpectedly, just as they were talking about this and the man in the lobby was anxious, a person suddenly came in from outside.
Everyone took a closer look and recognized him as Uncle Fan Wu, the chief steward of Fan Mansion. Is there something going on with this hurried entry?
Dear, this chapter is finished, I wish you a happy reading! ^0^