Shen Chen told Wei An that Guo Zixing had discovered that the weapons issued by the Ministry of War were inferior. He smiled and said, "These termites are really bold. They have even reached into the army. Guo Zixing said that the Japanese pirates attacked most frequently last winter. But did you know that the soldiers' cotton-padded jackets were hollow, with nothing inside? Not to mention fighting, many of them froze to death."
The imperial court took the Japanese threat very seriously.
In the past, the Japanese pirates only committed minor acts, but since a group of them broke into Nanjing City and caused quite a stir, killing a dozen people, it became no longer a small matter.
A small group of Japanese pirates actually have such ability. If they really become powerful, wouldn't they be as suffocating as the Tatars in the north
The imperial court could not tolerate this, so Emperor Longqing asked the cabinet to draft a regulation, which significantly increased military spending along the coastal areas.
Under such circumstances, those officials dared to tamper with this? !
Wei An found it a little unbelievable. He glanced at Shen Chen and asked him, "Does Guo Zixing know who it is?"
In order to do such a thing, there must be someone in the Ministry of War who can cooperate with the outsiders. For some reason, Wei An immediately thought of Wei Yangqing, who was currently the Vice Minister of the Ministry of War.
Of course she knew that Wei Yangqing would not ruin his future by doing such a stupid thing, but she couldn't bear the thought that someone had framed him or deliberately dragged him into this... Whenever she thought of this possibility, her hair stood on end.
Shen Chen knew at a glance that she had thought of this section, and shook his head at her: "Don't worry, Dingbei Hou is not involved."
It's just that I haven't been involved in it for the time being.
She looked at Shen Chen, waiting for him to name the person who framed Guo Zixing.
Shen Chen naturally knew what she meant, and simply told her: "Liu Biping is not unrelated, but who is behind him? I still need to investigate further."
Compared to Guo Zixing, Liu Biping's reputation is much greater. Wei An raised his eyebrows.
The Governor-General of Zhejiang is a very high-ranking official. I don’t know how many connections are involved behind this.
She sighed and asked Shen Chen: "What will happen to Guo Zixing?"
"I'll save his life." Shen Chen answered concisely.
But since he only said that he could save his life, Wei An understood what he meant. She nodded thoughtfully.
Shen Chen asked her, "How are things going over there?"
He was asking about Zhao Qi.
Wei An shook his head, his worries resurfacing: "No news yet."
She hesitated for a moment, but still told Shen Chen that Second Master Xie had sent people to follow her: "Speaking of which, I have no dealings with the Xie family. Even if Third Master Xie's family has some dealings, it is a thousand miles away from Jingxi after all. Third Master Xie would not be so bored as to mention such a thing to his family, right? Second Master Xie sent so many people to watch me so seriously, I am quite suspicious."
Shen Chen nodded: "Leave it to me, I'll ask Lin San to help you check it out."
He grasped the key point of what Wei An said about Yongzhou Prefecture, and knocked on the table to make a decision: "I will also send Xuesong to help you with Yongzhou Prefecture. He is smarter after all."
It would be great to have Shen Chen's people help, and Wei An did not refuse.
When things were almost settled and Wei An was about to leave, Shen Chen remembered the flies in the Peng family. He stopped her and warned her, "The Peng family may be related to Guo Zixing's affairs this time. It was Fan Shiqi who sent the secret letter to the cabinet. Fan Shiqi and their family are related by marriage. I think the Peng family wants to get close to you. Their intentions are worthy of death. You should be careful."
Wei An simply nodded.
As she said, it came true. She had just said goodbye to Shen Chen and returned home when she met Old Madam Wei who was furious. Even Feicui, who was so favored by her, avoided her.
The old lady has cultivated to become a spirit, and she rarely gets so angry. Feicui was extremely anxious. When she saw Wei An, she felt like she had seen a savior. She hurriedly whispered to her, "The young lady is finally back. The old lady was extremely angry... The Peng family sent someone to come this morning. The old lady originally refused to see him, but when the person handed something in, the old lady's expression changed immediately."
Because Feicui knew that Wei An was the eyes and ears of Old Lady Wei, she had nothing to hide and told her in detail: "Then the old lady summoned the people from the Peng family to come in. I don't know what they said afterwards. The old lady was very angry..."
Someone from the Peng family came again, and there were a bunch of flies.
Wei An sneered. As soon as he entered the room, he let Feicui take off her cloak. He sat next to Old Lady Wei and asked her softly, "Grandma, did the Peng family say anything unpleasant?"
It was not just unpleasant news. Old Madam Wei had a gloomy expression. She stroked Wei An's hair and sneered, "We couldn't find any clues about Qing He's matter for a long time, but it turned out that the Peng family took her away."
Wei An's eyes turned cold almost immediately.
The first thing that came to her mind was why the Peng family knew Qinghe's role in her and King Zheng. Why did the Peng family know this secret and where did they know it from
"They want to use this to threaten me and make me surrender and marry Peng Caichen?" Wei An calmed down in a moment and looked at Mrs. Wei: "I also ran into people from the Peng family today. Peng Caichen and Peng Lingwei stopped me..."
She told him about how Shen Chen had taught the Peng siblings a lesson.
Mrs. Wei was furious, but after she realized what was happening, she was a little confused: "What do you mean..."
Why did Wei An specifically mention Guo Zixing
Wei An quickly organized his thoughts and decisively told Old Lady Wei his guess: "The Peng family has always been a phoenix that will not land unless it has treasures. I'm afraid they may not be interested in me, but in you and father."
Mrs. Wei realized that the father she was talking about was not Prince Zheng, but Wei Yangqing, and she couldn't help but be shocked: "You mean, the Peng family might be related to the Guo Zixing case? They must marry you for this reason?"
Holding such a big handle, they still asked Wei An to marry into their family. What else could it be except that they wanted to borrow the power of the Wei family and the Zheng Wang Mansion? Wei An nodded, and he already had a clue in his mind.
If Shen Chen's guess is true, and what she thought is correct, then the Peng family is actually engaged in the sale of weapons, and selling inferior weapons as good ones is punishable by death.
Peng De was just a doctor in the Arsenal in the Ministry of War. He might have had some constraints in doing many things, or he felt that he could get someone to help him by providing him with shelter.
Who could be more suitable than Wei Yangqing
That's why the Peng family chose to hide Qinghe after capturing her and only used her at this time.