At the door of the prison, two policemen were guarding here, chatting happily and listening to the noise coming from the prison from time to time.
"These untouchables came to Dongchang, and they really regarded themselves as serious servants. Haha, they dared to block Wu Stall's way of making money. I'm really tired of living!"
"No, this is equivalent to blocking our way of making money. If we do this this time, other stalls will not dare to mess around. It is obviously a good opportunity to make a fortune, but there is not much income. I don't know how many people hate this fool. Got it!"
"I guess after the news is over, all the untouchables will be treated well. If there are no more fools like this, they will cause trouble to the factory boss and embarrass the factory boss!"
"..."
They were chatting when they suddenly felt something was wrong. They turned to look outside and were dumbfounded. I don't know when, I saw the factory owner Cao Huachun standing near them with the emperor with a gloomy face, staring at them coldly.
At first, they couldn't believe what they saw. They blinked hard and saw the same thing. Suddenly, they knew it was not wrong. This time, they could no longer stand. They remembered what Lu Baotou had said. When the father came, he had to notify the people inside immediately, so he wanted to open his mouth and greet him loudly.
But at this time, Lan Tianbao took the lead and shouted in a low voice: "Silence!"
In front of the emperor, whoever dared to disobey orders immediately had no choice but to kneel there and shut up. They knew that the emperor must have heard what they just said. Thinking like this, even in this deep winter, I started to break into a cold sweat.
Emperor Chongzhen had a sneer on his face, turned his head and glanced at Cao Huachun beside him, said nothing, and then continued to walk into the cell.
Cao Huachun's face was extremely ugly. At this time, he could already conclude that the emperor's eyes and ears were in the East Factory. Only if someone tipped off the news, the emperor would know what was happening here. Therefore, it was forbidden to spread the word and come here quietly.
But at this time, he had no time to care about who would be the emperor's eyes and ears. He knew that the emperor must have been very angry. If he didn't give the emperor a satisfactory answer, maybe the fate of Wang Zhixin just now would be his own. Or there is a difference. Wang Zhixin's head is hung at the palace gate, while his own head is probably hung at the gate of the East Factory.
Thinking like this, he had an idea in his mind. No matter what, he could only protect himself today.
At this time, they could already hear the sounds inside. Just listen to Wu Hongliu and others yelling and scolding Jiang Dong.
Luo Yangxing, the commander of the Jinyiwei, was just listening to a gossip. He had already heard what happened from the shouts and curses. He was happy to hear the chaos in the east factory and listened with a smile.
Suddenly, he saw Cao Huachun walking in quietly with the emperor, and he was a little dumbfounded. It was really a surprise for the emperor to appear here!
When he came back to his senses, he immediately forgot about watching the excitement, knelt down quickly and said, "I will see your majesty at the end of the day!"
Hearing this voice, everyone was stunned, and then turned around to look, immediately dumbfounded. Including Jiang Dong, when he heard the voice, he opened his eyes. When he saw that the emperor was indeed in front of him, he quickly knelt down to pay tribute.
He was different from everyone else here. While others were scared, he was extremely happy. He knew he would be fine!
Emperor Chongzhen looked at the leftover wine and dishes in the cell, then turned to look at Cao Huachun, and said with a smile: "Cao Daban, is this food good?"
"This servant has failed to discipline me well, please forgive me!" Cao Huachun couldn't stand any longer and quickly knelt down to apologize.
In the entire prison, except for the servants and guards who came with him, everyone else was kneeling on the floor.
They all knew that the emperor must be very angry at this time. When Long Yan was furious, he didn't know how many people would get into trouble! Terrified, they all worried about their own fate.
Emperor Chongzhen did not become furious, but just sat there, and then said calmly to Cao Huachun: "Cao Da is here to help you, just pretend that I am not here."
That's what he said, but there is no one who dares to be the emperor. What's more, the emperor heard a lot of things along the way. Although he didn't get angry in front of him, anyone who wasn't a fool could know the underlying anger. If Cao Huachun mishandled the situation, he would be dealt with by the emperor later.
At this time, it was like an invisible knife was placed on Cao Huachun's neck, forcing him to do something to satisfy the emperor.
Therefore, Cao Huachun accepted the order and began to interrogate Wu Hongliu and others in front of the emperor.
Hiding property secretly, causing harm to innocent people, and murdering colleagues are all serious crimes of beheading. How dare Wu Hongliu and others admit it!
But just because they don't admit it, it doesn't mean that Cao Huachun has nothing to do. He has been in charge of Dongchang for many years, how could he be without means? Immediately let people serve them with severe punishments, use the punishments of Dongchang on them, and let them live and die "comfortably". At the same time, relevant persons will be summoned immediately.
What happened in front of the public, even if those old people want to protect it, but there are refugee servants, Wang Zhixin's family and servants watching, and the victims crying out for injustice, naturally it is not something that Wu Hongliu and others can deny.
Wu Hongliu's two men couldn't bear it at first. Knowing the severity of Dongchang's punishment, they thought that instead of being tortured to death, it would be better to confess quickly and die early and escape early, so they took all the consequences.
Wu Hongliu was still a little unwilling. As soon as he opened his mouth, he dragged Lu Yongfu into the water and reported that he also had hidden property. He just wanted to find a way to avoid blaming everyone, so maybe there would be a turn for the better. Even if it doesn't work, it won't make things easier for Cao Huachun.
At this moment, Lu Yongfu really wanted to kill Wu Hongliu. Damn it, he was treated to good wine and good food, but he still dragged himself into the water?
"Lu Yongfu, is this the case?" The emperor was watching behind Cao Huachun. Therefore, even though Lu Yongfu was his confidant, he did not hesitate. He immediately looked over with a cold eye and asked sternly.
Looking at Cao Huachun's eyes, Lu Yongfu understood what to do at this time. He immediately knelt down and apologized: "This subordinate deserves to die. I was greedy and hid fifty taels of silver."
He knew that at this moment, he had to admit it first, otherwise the emperor would be watching and the factory owner would have no choice but to continue investigating. Hiding property privately is so common, it’s important to check it out. Let the factory owner pass the test first, and then you can pass the test yourself.
"How brave!" Cao Huachun seemed very angry, "No matter what we usually say, we dare not listen!"
However, Wu Hongliu suddenly interjected: "It's definitely more than fifty taels. The gold and silver jewelry I know is more than that. And Captain Wang..."
He was serious and began to confess other people, which immediately made Cao Huachun very uneasy. With the emperor here, he didn't dare to make any small moves and could only check according to the law.
As this matter developed, more people were involved, and more and more criminals were imprisoned.
At this time, it was getting dark. Emperor Chongzhen suddenly planned to interrogate Cao Huachun's case and said: "I have to go back first. I will give me a result as soon as possible."
Upon hearing this, Cao Huachun wiped the sweat from his forehead and quickly agreed.
However, Emperor Chongzhen did not leave immediately. Instead, Jiang Dongna walked to the side and nodded in approval: "Dongchang needs people like you. It doesn't matter if you have no experience. You can learn. The most important thing is to have a responsible heart! Look back. You pick some people, form a team, and you become the captain, I believe you can do it well. If you don’t understand, you can ask Cao Daban for advice!"
When Jiang Dong heard this, he knew that he had achieved success in one step, and immediately felt that all his efforts were worth it. Excited, he immediately knelt down to thank him.
After hearing this, Cao Huachun also squeezed out a smile and praised a few words. Regardless of whether it was true or false, in short, he had no choice but to obey the order.
Emperor Chongzhen finally showed a smile on his face and said to Cao Huachun: "I believe that there are many new servants who have just come to Dongchang, and they should be able to do so. I am short of manpower, so I can promote them more."
