Entering the study, the Marquis was playing chess with him. Seeing Xia Chu come in, he said, "You ran away after eating in the past two days. Now you come to me. There must be something wrong."
Xia Chu sat down opposite the Marquis, nodded and said, "Does our house have any nails in Taifu Wu's house?"
The Marquis took back Luo Zi's hand and asked him: "What do you want to do?"
"No, it's nothing serious. He's just a servant. I need him to report something to Taifu Wu at the last minute tomorrow."
"What's up?"
"His son Wu Yuren was sued."
The Marquis wrinkled his face and was confused.
Xia Chu sorted out his words and then said: "That's what happened. As for me, I want to lure Taifu Wu to Dali Temple tomorrow afternoon. After thinking about it, how can this Taifu go to Dali Temple? I thought about it. , find a stranger tomorrow. After noon, go to Dali Temple to sue Wu Yuren, for any reason. Bully men, dominate women, maliciously hurt others, etc. Then you need such a person to inform Taifu Wu, He goes to Dali Temple."
"What happens after you go?"
"Is there a misunderstanding after I went there? Someone else acted in his son's name. Taifu Wu has always cherished feathers, and he would not embarrass that person in Dali Temple."
"Then what do you want to do after going through such a big circle?" The Marquis listened for a long time and realized that the matter was not difficult, but why did you go through all the trouble
"You'll know tomorrow." Xia Chu put his chin in his hands and looked at the Marquis with a clear face.
"That's all, I want to see what you can come up with tomorrow."
"Don't forget to pass the message on time at three o'clock." Xia Chu warned as he walked.
"I know." Mr. Hou replied to his leaving figure.
On the twelfth day of the first lunar month, something big happened in the capital. Hu Yingmao, minister of Dali Temple, and Taifu Sheng of Wu Dynasty went to the Prime Minister's Mansion in person and arrested Zhu Chenlin, governor of Jiangzhou. The officers and soldiers of Dali Temple lined up in two rows and escorted Zhu Chenlin to the Tianlao.
It has been a long time since there has been such an incident of arresting someone with troops in the capital, and the person arrested was Prime Minister Du's protégé, the second-rank governor of Jiangzhou. The people were in an uproar and talked a lot.
In Prince Mo's Mansion, Xu Wenlan rushed into the study, took the tea cup from Xiao Mubai's hand and drank it in one gulp.
He gasped and said, "You know that Zhu Chenlin was arrested."
Xiao Mubai nodded. He had asked Han Sa to check, but he hadn't come back yet.
"Do you know what happened?" Xu Wenlan asked.
Xiao Mubai frowned slightly.
"Could it be because of the official bank providing disaster relief?"
"You know all this, right? I came here to tell you, I'm exhausted." Xu Wenlan wailed.
"I'm guessing, I don't know the details yet. Can you tell me?" Xiao Mubai raised his eyebrows.
"You can guess this?" Xu Wenlan looked at Xiao Mubai's head dissatisfied.
Xiao Mubai glanced at him, and Xu Wenlan looked back angrily, sat down, and said to him: "During the afternoon, Dali Temple received a petition from an escort agency in Jiangzhou. It is said that the petition said It’s so eloquent and eloquent that it’s amazing.”
"Tell me the important point." Xiao Mubai looked at him with a cold look.
"That's the point. The petition records in detail that Zhu Chenlin has been plundering people's wealth, taking bribes, and taking human lives for a long time. The most important thing is that he sent Jiangzhou navy to pretend to be pirates for the official money for disaster relief. , robbed.”
"Have you found the official silver?"
"Found it. The details written in the petition were that there was an abandoned Guanyin Temple a hundred miles away in the northern suburbs. He also specifically asked the private soldiers who were disguised as farmers nearby. Mr. Hu led the troops to kill those people. The farmers who found the seal were all arrested, and two million taels of official silver were dug out under the Buddha statue."
"Hu Yingmao is quite impressive." Xiao Mubai sneered.
"How dare he? Even if the official silver was found, he still wanted to inform Prime Minister Du and send Zhu Chenlin over for questioning."
"You were scolded by Taifu Wu, right?"
"How come you know everything?" Xu Wenlan was a little frustrated.
"It's not hard to guess that even though he received the petition, dug out official silver, and captured private soldiers, he can be detained according to the law. But the other party is Du Hanfei's disciple after all, and he is a second-level official. What if it happens in the future? He got away with it, saying he was framed. Does he, a third-rank minister of Dali Temple, still want to live a good life?"
Xu Wenlan was listening to his analysis with great interest. When he saw him pause, he realized that Xiao Mubai ordered an empty tea cup and quickly refilled it for him.
Xiao Mubai took a sip of tea and continued: "But Taifu Wu is different. He was the emperor's companion when he was young. Not to mention their friendship, his rank is the same as Du Hanfei's. In addition, he prides himself on being a clean person. The most despotic thing is this kind of corruption, forming cliques for personal gain, and officials protecting each other. Naturally, I will scold Hu Yingmao."
Xu Wenlan nodded.
"Fortunately, he bumped into this matter at Dali Temple today, otherwise, this matter might have been reduced to a minor matter. Now, Taifu Wu and Mr. Hu went to the Prime Minister's Mansion to arrest people with great fanfare. They have already made trouble in front of the emperor, so it is I can’t hold it any longer.”
"Tell me, why did Taifu Wu appear in Dali Temple? He just happened to happen upon this incident."
"I heard that it was a coincidence. In the afternoon, someone accused his son of raping a girl. He went to Dali Temple and found out that it was a misunderstanding. Someone took his son's name, and when he was about to leave, someone from the escort agency came to sue Jiangzhou. Governor Zhu Chenlin embezzled official money and framed Lu Mingxi, the governor of Jiangcheng Prefecture. He happened to hear it, so he stayed and read the complaint. "
"What a coincidence, isn't it?" Xiao Mubai smiled playfully.
Xu Wenlan asked in surprise: "Are you doubting... It's impossible, who can be so generous?"
Xiao Mubai looked at Xu Wenlan's head shaking like a rattle and murmured: "Yeah, who is so generous."
After Xu Wenlan recovered, he looked at Xiao Mubai who was deep in thought and asked, "Mubai, do you think Zhu Chenlin will be convicted?"
"If this is just the case, 80% of the time it won't be decided. Zhu Chenlin refuses to plead guilty. Du Hanfei will take some more trouble and find a scapegoat to push him out."
"Isn't it all in vain?" Xu Wenlan curled his lips.
"Unless there is evidence, it must be solid evidence."
"Have it?"
"There will definitely be one. I also want to see. How capable he is and what kind of evidence he can produce."
Xu Wenlan looked at Xiao Mubai's determined expression, and his usually cold eyes were full of expectation, which made him a little excited for no reason, full of curiosity about the outcome of this case.
"Then I'll go back home and keep an eye on my father's mouth. I'll come back as soon as there is any news." Xu Wenlan stood up and left.
After Xu Wenlan left, Xiao Mubai called Han Hong in. Instruct him to check the details of the person who sued Zhu Chenlin, and then check the details of the person who falsely sued Taifu Wu's son.
Han Hong took orders and went on errands.
Xiao Mubai placed a mess game by the window, but the hand he held did not fall down...
(End of chapter)