In this way, Prince Linjiang could not do anything to Chu Jingxing when he had just raised the banner. Even if he knew that the matter was related to Chu Jingxing, once it was exposed, killing the prince would be a major event that would affect the morale of the army.
No normal person would do this.
By then, Shen Chen and Chu Jingwu’s deaths would be in vain.
Moreover, Prince Zheng might break with Prince Linjiang because of this. Once Prince Zheng breaks with Prince Linjiang, the forces Prince Linjiang can rely on will be even more limited, and he will have no choice but to seize all available resources.
There is no doubt that the Xiao family must be within these limited resources.
Chu Jingxing is also closely tied to the Xiao family.
Thinking of this, Third Master Lin glanced at Shen Chen with a smile on his face: "It seems that you have been too soft-hearted in the past, causing your brother to not understand your true nature. I thought you were someone who could be bullied."
If you give in too much and for too long, people will not appreciate that you are giving in to them, but will think that you are born weak and vulnerable.
Shen Chenyi sneered and responded coldly: "Yes, Chu Jingxing really acts unexpectedly."
It's not that it's unexpected, but that it's unexpectedly cruel.
He has no taboos at all, no matter what the food is. Once he determines that someone is an obstacle, he will do whatever it takes to get rid of him.
It's the same with everyone.
It is not difficult to imagine what methods he would use to deal with King Linjiang if he had a problem with him after learning the truth.
Shen Chen might be able to tolerate other things, but once it involves Prince Linjiang and Chu Jingwu, he is never easily persuaded.
What's more, this time Chu Jingxing almost crossed his bottom line-----Chu Jingxing actually wanted to kill Wei An.
He exhaled heavily, looked behind him coldly, and saw Han Bo there, so he said, "Go and check the account books you searched to see if there are any mistakes or omissions. Also, go and search the Dong family again, and don't miss any corner."
Young Master Lin also gave Lou Bing an order: "Strictly interrogate all the servants of the Dong family, as well as the hundred households of the Qianhu Office. I want to know all the details, and submit them in writing before dawn."
He could not stay in Baoding Prefecture for too long. He was the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard and the emperor's confidant. His every move attracted much attention. It was precisely because of this that Chu Jingxing deliberately lured him to Baoding.
He couldn't give Chu Jingxing and the others more evidence to attack his relationship with Shen Chen and Linjiang Palace.
Both Lou Bing and Han Bo agreed to go.
Wei An reminded Shen Chen: "There are also the owner and his wife of the teahouse. They may also be in danger."
After all, the scholar before was a cold-hearted and greedy person. He even betrayed his elder brother Yi Jia, who paid for his studies, without any scruples. Such a person would probably spare no effort to take revenge on his elder brother and his wife's family after Dong Siyuan appeared.
But the child could no longer withstand the torture.
Shen Chen hummed, and immediately ordered Xuesong: "You go and meet Tan Xi and see how Tan Xi is doing. If he has protected that family, bring them to the post station. It's getting late today, and I'm afraid we have to stay at the post station for a while before we can go to Beijing."
Xuesong immediately agreed to take the order.
Young Master Lin looked at him and said, "In the notebooks he kept, there are also the names of people from your Linjiang Palace. How are you going to deal with them?"
If the truth is handed over, the Linjiang Palace will definitely do the same as the Jin Palace, and will rebel even if they don't want to.
But if he doesn’t hand it over, wouldn’t Chu Jingxing get the advantage
Chu Jingxing will never know that he is wrong. Isn't he relying on the fact that he is a member of the Linjiang Palace? If they want to hurt him, they have to involve the Linjiang Palace. That's why he is so unscrupulous in framing Shen Chen and Chu Jingwu without any scruples
Come to think of it, Chu Jingxing's existence is a disgusting and troublesome one.
Shen Chen glanced at Wei An.
Speaking of this, Wei An had reminded him a long time ago that Chu Jingxing should not be spoiled. He was too bold and ambitious. He felt that everyone in the world was sorry for him and that everyone owed him something.
Such a person is indeed a wolf, and he can never be tamed.
He didn't think much about it, and said with his hands behind his back, "I'm afraid he didn't know me very well before."
The child who once lived under someone else's roof and therefore had thorns all over his body and was always as alert as a leopard has disappeared for a long time, but nature is innate.
He has never been a person who allows himself to be bullied.
His mother died to pave the way for him, and he would never allow anyone to touch it.
Chu Jingxing
He had warned him many times that three times the limit would not work.
"Bring the account book here for me to look over." He said, and after a pause, he added, "Lin San, come with me and see if there is anything that can be changed."
What this means is that there is no intention to use the account books to convict Chu Jingxing.
This is good. After all, if this account book is really used as evidence, the Linjiang Palace will definitely be implicated.
Chu Jingwu and Shen Chen are still in the capital. Shen Chen is fine, but Chu Jingwu's life is in danger.
It will also involve a large number of people.
Anything happening to the Linjiang Palace at this time would be extremely disadvantageous.
We must never give the impression to people all over the world that the Linjiang Palace was punished by Emperor Longqing because it did something wrong. Otherwise, it will be difficult to win back the people's hearts and minds.
Young Master Lin next to him immediately agreed and went into the small room of the inn with Shen Chen.
Shen Chen flipped through the account book and couldn't help but take a breath.
It was unexpected that the head of a small Baoding Qianhu Suo was able to plunder so much of the people's wealth.
The annual rent from the military farms alone was about 400,000 taels.
This does not even include the fact that he privately set up a casino, had the military households under him forcibly collect bets, and privately occupied other people's fish ponds for income.
In addition, there were military household taxes that were exempted by the court, but he forcibly collected them without the court's knowledge. A rough calculation showed that the total amount was nearly 70,000 taels.
In addition, there was also the compensation silver issued by the court this time, totaling 200,000 taels. Taking into account the benefits that the court officials wanted to keep, Dong Siyuan still had 170,000 to 180,000 taels in his hands.
All this money, added up, went into the pockets of Dong Siyuan and the people behind him.
These people are really brave.
Young Master Lin put down the account book in his hand and glanced at Shen Chen, saying without hesitation: "To be honest, if Chu Jingxing is really the heir to the Linjiang Palace, then the world will be in trouble. Not only the world will be in trouble, but even the prince's great cause will probably be in trouble."
A person who is greedy and doesn't care about the people, even if he gains power, what can he do? He will only make more mistakes.