Chapter 337
At the beginning of the twelfth lunar month, I received a letter from Ji Junbi, saying that she was recuperating in Putuo Mountain and her blood poison was controlled, but the blood poison was cold. Now it is cold in the north, and when the spring next year is warm, I came to the capital to find me. There has been no news about Junbi for nearly half a year, so I wish I could fly to the south immediately. So I replied to him that after handling the matter in the capital, I would go to Putuo Mountain to see her in the early spring next year, and by the way, I told her about the entrance to the Secret Palace, which might be in Putuo Mountain.
It is not a solution to stay in an inn. If Junbi comes to the capital next year, he will have to stay. So in the next few days, I will visit the house with Liu Qingfeng.
An ordinary house with three-entry price is over 1,000 taels, and it is slightly cheaper and outside Tongxian. When I was having dinner with Meng Yue, I mentioned this matter and Meng Yue said that I would like to buy a house.
I said, you, the Six Gates General Manager who is in charge of public security, can you still interfere in this?
Meng Yue laughed and said, if you do business in the capital, you owe usury when gambling, and use your house to pay off your debts, your family will always have to deal with the house at a discount, and you must go through the registration and approval of the Six Doors. Do you think it has anything to do with me?
I said to drink, I'll bother you. Meng Yue said that I still remember Liu Chuanhai, the leader of Sihetang? You have seen Sanguan, and I have had dinner together before.
I said I remember Xia Yuhe on the shore of Daming Lake, let alone Liu Chuanhai, Xibatian. He was called the second domineering together with Dongbatian Zhao Laohu.
The dispute with Tongrentang back then was thanks to the Liu Dangjia of Sihetang. If this is the case, he still owes him a favor. Now, Dongbatian Zhao Laohu has committed a crime of rebellion, and the whereabouts of the father and son are unknown.
Meng Yue said that it was this person. He bought a house not long ago and asked me to help deal with it. If you have any intention of the three views, I will tell you.
Two days later, I spent 800 taels to buy a three-entry house. The house was originally a government mansion in Yijing, covering an area of two acres, consisting of three parts: the main gate, the second gate and the inner house. Later, this man was sent to an outsider to be an official and sold to someone else. As a result, the man was involved in a debt dispute. The house was taken over by Sihetang and sold for 800 taels of silver.
Liu Qingfeng looked at the house and said that it would be almost enough to live a second-hand house. If you do this, how many housekeepers will have to be hired in the future, my mother.
I said I just cleaned myself. If I had a child in the future, I would change the outer house to a martial arts training ground.
Liu Qingfeng shook his head, no, I think you have ulterior motives. There is a main house in front and back, and five or six wing rooms. How many houses are you going to marry?
I said Xiao Yuer and Chunyu Mingyue have made up, and you still have the time to gossip? I built a bigger house, and wanted to take my parents over in the future. Isn’t there Wu De? They are all family members. I am going to tell him a wife in the capital and live in the outer house.
Liu Qingfeng said ok, you have become the evil landlord class in one step. I said, don’t cry and be poor, you have more money than me, why don’t you get one?
Liu Qingfeng said wait a little longer. Now that my husband’s leadership is not strong, my current task is to rectify housework and re-establish authority.
I asked Wu De to find someone to repair the house, and after the New Year, I would choose a good day to move in. Now I am a person with a house in the capital. It took only three years to go from nothing to now. I feel a little proud when I think about it.
Zhao Hezhi came back from a business trip. Now he is the editor-in-chief and has a small status in Xiaosheng. Liu Qingfeng and I
(This chapter is not finished, please turn the page) We welcome him. During the meal, I talked about the world of things with Zhao Hezhi. He had a lot of news and a wide range of channels. Some secrets were not published on Xiaosheng's information. After one trip, I benefited a lot.
Jianghu is an disorderly system. The continuous evolution of the system has led to the transition from one equilibrium to another.
After Murong Villa merged with the Tang Sect, he dominated the martial arts world in the Central Plains. Li Boyang, the Guanlong martial arts world, cut off his arm in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and his strength was greatly damaged. With one increase and the other decline, it was logically a tendency to dominate the martial arts world. However, since the beginning of autumn, the Manichaeism has successively intervened in the salt tea business that the Murong family regarded as forbidden, which made Murong Villa suddenly tense up the relationship with the Demon Cult.
The Demon Cult is not a Tang Sect in Sichuan. Although Murong Baiyun was extremely reluctant, he had no choice but to restrain himself. He vaguely expressed his dissatisfaction with the Demon Cult intervening in the Murong family's business in an unpublic manner.
At this moment, the Wang family in Jinling, which has always regarded himself as the follower of Murong Villa, merged and acquired several silk and satin shops in Murong Villa through its controlled affiliated stores. Afterwards, although the head of the Wang family explained to Murong Baiyun that it was a misunderstanding, the meat he swallowed into his mouth would not be spit out.
Murong Villa suffered a secret loss, and Murong Baiyun could bear it. He would never mention it as if nothing had happened. But I knew that Murong Baiyun was extremely profound. The more he showed no concern, the more fierce he would be when he counterattacked in the future. This has been confirmed by the Tang Sect and Qingcheng Sect.
The new order in the martial arts world has changed from the original three martial arts alliances to the Jiangnan Martial Arts Conference as the dominant power, but external conflicts have been resolved, and the internal demon sect and Murong Villa have begun to fight intra-infight again. Surprisingly, all the top ten sects kept silent about this matter.
After several days of fermentation, the murder case in Yanxilou on the street caused a lot of controversy in the capital. The masses expressed anger and demanded severe punishment for Yanxilou's behavior of trampling on the Ming Dynasty's laws and taking human lives. What's more, it advocated that if Yanxilou was not executed, the Ming Dynasty's laws would lose their meaning and the law would be illegal.
I don’t know whether at the instruction of someone in the palace or in the game between several forces, this incident became a hot topic in the streets and alleys of the capital. However, the Jinyiwei, who was convicted of his words, was not dispatched to the game, and remained silent.
The driving force behind all these public opinion incidents was Mei Changshu, the General Staff of the Dengwen Yuan. Zhu Runze is not having a good time in the court now. Emperor Ming Zhu Wu could support Ge Lao Yan intentionally or unintentionally and beat Zhu Runze's faction, especially when the two factions were fighting, they often stumbled against each other.
Now, it is difficult to seize the case of Yan Xilou, grasp the matter accurately, and press forward step by step. In the court, the censor wrote a letter to impeach; outside the temple, it guided the public to discuss the matter.
Finally, the palace issued an order to open the trial of the three departments of the murder case in Yan Donglou on the 23rd day of the 12th lunar month. This was the first time that the trial of the three departments has been opened to the public since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. For a time, the people in the capital were in full swing.
Meng Yue sent Zhang Yi to pass the message, saying that His Highness the Crown Prince asked me to go to Dengwenyuan for a meeting.
When he arrived at Dengwenyuan, Zhu Runze went out to greet him personally, saying that Sangui had made contributions in Northern Zhou Dynasty. He had been busy some time ago and had not had time to celebrate your achievements. I heard from Lao Meng that you bought a house? When I moved, I called everyone to warm the pot together for you.
I smiled and said welcoming anytime.
Several directors of the Dengwen Academy and core members of the East Palace are all in it. Logically speaking, I, as a non-staff member, don't have to attend such meetings.
(This chapter is not finished, please turn the page) However, due to the murder of Yan Xilou, I was an eyewitness, so I also participated.
The meeting chaired by Mei Changshu, the Advisory Office, introduced the latest progress in the Yanxilou murder case.
After the arrest of Yanxilou at six gates, Ge Lao Yan failed to get him out as soon as possible and made a serious mistake. After the whole thing spread in the capital, even if he wanted to get someone, he would have no choice. According to the information from the Second Intelligence Department, Ge Lao Yan threatened and tempted the person in charge of the matter, witnesses and even the passing people; on the other hand, he contacted Tongrentang to prove that Yanxilou suffered from intermittent mental illness.
Zhu Runze concluded that this incident is an excellent opportunity for us. Whether we can win a game in the temple depends on the three departments to review it in three days. Three views, you are a witness and a key figure in this case. In this case, you do not seek to make contributions to the people, but you only want to be worthy of your conscience.
What a saying "I don't seek to make contributions to the people, but I want to be worthy of my heart." This sentence is exactly what I think!
So I nodded and agreed. Even if I didn't care about this matter, I agreed to the old man Zhang that day to help his family prove Yan Xilou and seek justice for him.
It was getting late and snowflakes were falling outside. Zhu Runze simply arranged some food and went to discuss other major events with Mei Changshu and others.
Rumei lost for a long time, but her name was unlucky, but she was the number one think tank around the prince. She was extremely smart and good at strategy. He was only 30 years old and had only been in Dengwenyuan for two years, and her temples had gray hair.
Zhang Yi and I were drinking tea in the outer hall, and suddenly I heard someone report that Ge Lao Yan came to ask for a meeting.
When Zhu Runze heard Mr. Yan coming, he came out of the study and went up to him. He said, "I don't know that Mr. Yan came and was in a position to welcome him." He was so rude!"
Master Yan came alone without any guards. He laughed and happened to pass by here and came in to ask for a sip of hot tea. I just wonder if Your Highness would give him a favor. Zhu Runze said that he had just gotten a big yellow robe not long ago, so Master Ge was lucky.
As he said that, Master Yan and Zhu Runze walked towards the study room. When they passed by me, they stopped for a while and said that it was such a coincidence, Qin Sanguan.
I said it was a coincidence, but it was a coincidence. When Master Yan Ge saw me pretending to be stupid, he hummed slightly and entered the study.
I did not deliberately use my skills to eavesdrop on their conversation, but instead looked through the files of Yanxilou in the conference hall. After reading a few pages, the crimes committed by Yanxilou were indeed numerous, but most of them were recorded and not dealt with. Now Zhu Runze decided to fight back, and this time he brought his old secrets over.
The two talked in the study for more than half an hour. When they came out, Zhu Runze was full of red face and Ge Lao was expressionless. Zhu Runze personally sent Ge Lao outside the door, and there were already carriages and horses waiting outside.
After seeing off Ge Lao Yan, Zhu Runze immediately called everyone to have a meeting. After everyone arrived, Zhu Runze said, "Sanguan, there is something I have to discuss with you about the case of Yan Xilou. This matter may be a bit difficult for you."
What am I asking?
Zhu Runze said solemnly, I want you to give up the evidence at Yan Donglou at the trial of the Third Department on the day after tomorrow.
I was stunned, why?
Zhu Runze said, "Just Ge Lao came to me just now and said this matter." Although doing this will make you embarrassed, Jeust Ge Lao agreed to give me a quota for joining the cabinet. This quota is extremely important to me, so you must agree to your three views.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter completed!