In mid-to-late October, a cold wave hit. Lin'an City went from being full of flowers and bustling to being desolate and gray. As soon as winter came, the people of Lin'an City had to face the reality of the world. The cold weather reminded them of their consciousness.

I feel that my house is not strong enough, my clothes are not thick enough, the quilt on my bed is not warm enough, and the food on the table is too simple to withstand the cold of winter.

Winter is a difficult season. But it is difficult for ordinary people, but not for people in high positions.

It was near the first watch, and I looked east of the Immortal Bridge and entered Qin Hui's mansion. In Qin Hui's large study room, the charcoal fire was as warm as spring. Qin Hui was wearing a black mink fur cloak and sitting crookedly on the Taishi chair, holding a hand in his hand.

Only exquisite warm hand stove.

Qin Hui did not read a book, he just sat in the Taishi chair with squinted eyes and took a nap. His round face usually looked quite moist, but once he took a nap, the corners of his mouth would droop unconsciously and his eyelids would droop.

, the flesh on the cheeks also drooped, looking lifeless and lacking in energy.

The door of the study room opened, and a burst of cold air rushed in. Qin Hui felt the cold, opened his eyes and looked at the door with dissatisfaction. Qin Tan, wearing a thick brocade robe, walked in quickly.

Qin Hui sat upright in the chair, and his whole figure seemed to be resurrected from a dying state. The drooping skin and muscles on his face immediately returned to their proper positions, and his eyes were shining with sharp light.

Come.

"Qin Tan, how are you? Did you bring someone here?" Qin Hui shouted in a deep voice.

"Report to my grandfather that he is here and he is willing to cooperate with us." Qin Tan quickly stepped forward and whispered.

Qin Hui nodded slightly and said in a deep voice: "Bring him in."

Qin Tan turned around and shouted toward the door: "Come in!"

At Xuyan's door, a man wearing a blue cotton robe with his head hunched over his sleeves timidly walked in. He raised his head and glanced at Qin Hui, who was sitting on the Grand Master's chair. Seeing Qin Hui's majestic appearance, he knelt down with a thud.

, kowtowed repeatedly.

"I have met Prime Minister Qin."

Qin Hui frowned and snorted, reminding Qin Tan: "Go and close the door, the wind is a bit cold."

Qin Tan hurriedly closed the door, turned around, and said to the man who was kneeling on the ground and kowtowing: "You can answer my grandfather's questions politely, and you must not hide anything. As long as you explain honestly, I guarantee that you will do it."

You will live a lifetime of glory and wealth. If you hide anything, you won’t be able to see the sun tomorrow morning. Do you understand?"

The man said in a trembling voice: "Fifth Young Master, don't worry. I will tell you everything. I am willing to cooperate and serve."

Qin Hui waved his hand and said to Qin Tan: "Don't scare him, we don't eat people."

Qin Tan bowed and said, "That's what grandpa said."

Qin Hui moved his body to make himself more comfortable. He turned the small heater in his hand and asked in a deep voice: "What is your name? What do you do?"

The man who knelt down hurriedly said: "Young man Li Quanzhong is the steward of Wanchun Garden."

Qin Hui nodded and said: "Li Quanzhong... this is a good name. It has both loyalty and justice, and it's a good name. I want to ask you, where is Wanchun Garden?"

Li Quanzhong said: "Does the Prime Minister not know about my Wanchun Garden? That is the most famous building in Lin'an City..."

Qin Tan shouted: "You bitch, you are so impudent! A brothel!"

That’s all, what’s there to be proud of? Mr. Xiang, doesn’t he know there’s anything strange?”

Li Quanzhong was startled and kowtowed hurriedly: "Yes, yes, the villain has realized his mistake."

Qin Hui frowned and said: "Qin Tan, do you still want me to ask questions? Don't say anything. Li Quanzhong, please continue talking."

Li Quanzhong swallowed and spat and said, "Reporting to the Prime Minister, Wanchun Garden is a brothel. The villain is one of the stewards there."

Qin Hui nodded and said: "Oh, it turns out to be a brothel. Who is the owner of this building?"

Li Quanzhong said: "The nominal owner is Qin Xiqing, who is also the top singer in Wanchun Garden. She is very famous, so the prime minister should know about her."

"Qin Xiqing? Hmm... I seem to have heard of it. I am old and pay little attention to these romantic affairs. If I were twenty years younger, all the top prostitutes in Lin'an City would know her. Do you think she is What does "nominal master" mean? Is there another master?" Qin Hui asked lightly.

Li Quanzhong glanced at Qin Tan, who shouted: "What do you want me to do? Tell me what you know."

Li Quanzhong nodded hurriedly and said: "I would like to report to the Prime Minister. The real owner of Wanchun Garden is actually... the prince."

Qin Hui raised his gray eyebrows, leaned forward, stared at Li Quanzhong and said: "Prince? Which prince?"

Li Quanzhong said: "That's right...it's Prince Pu'an."

Qin Hui nodded slowly, then suddenly reached out and slapped the table, and shouted sternly: "Li Quanzhong, how brave are you to talk nonsense and slander the current emperor? How could the Prince of Pu'an have such a distinguished status, how could he open a brothel? Just because of that Those words of yours should be punished with death."

Li Quanzhong turned pale with fright, kowtowed and shouted in a trembling voice: "Master Xiang, Master Xiang, how dare you talk nonsense, what I say is true. The real master of Wanchun Garden is Pu'an The prince."

Qin Hui shouted: "That's nonsense. Prince Pu'an is the emperor's adopted son and has a noble body. Why does he open a brothel? He lacks money or women. Why would he do such a thing that damages the reputation of the royal family? You are lying so much. Outrageous."

Li Quanzhong shouted: "Prime Minister Qin, of course the prince does not do it for money, the prince does it to gather information and control others. Wanchun Garden is not only a brothel, but actually uses the brothel as a guise to gather information about the government and the public, and to train women with excellent sexual skills. , and gave them to officials, big and small, as concubines to control the court officials. Qin Xiqing was working for him. That woman used her sex skills to gather information, serve as the prince's eyes and ears, and do things for the prince."

Qin Hui nodded slightly and said in a deep voice: "Li Quanzhong, is there any evidence for what you said? Talking without evidence is a crime of slander and will be punished by lingchi."

Li Quanzhong said: "Evidence? The villain knows that the trained women are concubines in which officials' houses. Is this evidence?"

Qin Hui said in a deep voice: "Do you have a roster?"

Li Quanzhong said: "The villain doesn't know much, there are five or six. The villain is just a steward, he doesn't know much. But the villain knows, there are definitely more than five or six. Qin Xiang arrested these women and asked them , then you will know whether what the villain said is a lie."

Qin Hui nodded and said: "The Prime Minister will verify this matter. Tell me, what is the purpose of the prince doing this? What is the purpose of controlling these officials?"

Li Quanzhong swallowed and spat and said, "You villain, I dare not say anything."

Qin Hui shouted coldly: "Say."

Li Quanzhong gritted his teeth and said: "Of course it is to inherit the throne. Through these women, he can learn about the private words and deeds of many officials and blackmail them into using them for the prince. He wants to control the officials. In the future, when the emperor appoints a prince, these people can speak to him. .Also, by using the information of the inquiring, he can learn all the information in the court that he does not know, and respond as soon as possible. This is his purpose."

Qin Hui chuckled and said, "You really know a lot."

Li Quanzhong said: "The villain was once Qin Xiqing's trusted confidant, so he knows the inside story of these things."

Qin Hui nodded and said: "Very good. What else do you know?"

Li Quanzhong thought for a moment and said: "You know, I know, that Qin Xiqing and Fang Zian are flirting with each other, and the relationship between them is ambiguous. That Fang Zian is not a thing. He should have become the prince's man. Last spring, Qin Xiqing personally went there

He came to visit him at home and said he was a talented person. In fact, he was trying to win over Fang Zian for the prince. Because the prince had a plan, and most of the officials in the court were the Prime Minister's people, he couldn't win over him. So he said that he should take a long-term view and start from the beginning.

This is the purpose of finding suitable candidates among the candidates and making friends in advance. Qin Xiqing went to find Fang Zian for this purpose. I am afraid that this bitch used her lust to seduce Fang Zian. That bitch Fang Zian is also willing to be hunted. There are many other examples.

He must have been won over too."

Qin Hui nodded slowly and said: "It's a long-term plan, and we have to play the trick of vacating the cage and changing the bird. It's very scheming. Li Quanzhong, you seem to hate that Fang Zian. Is there anything going on between you?"

Li Quanzhong said: "That bitch thinks he is great, what ability does he have? Qin Xiqing values ​​him so much and does not hesitate to flatter him in every possible way. I, Li Quanzhong, ride for her Qin Xiqing, and she doesn't even look at me. Why? With that bitch

After the relationship, because I had some obstructions, she scolded me and reprimanded me, and from then on she would not let me work around her. She is a bitch, a bitch who sleeps with thousands of people and rides on thousands of people. Bah!"

Qin Tan shouted: "Li Quanzhong, do you want to get slapped in the face for using dirty words in front of the Prime Minister?"

Li Quanzhong realized that he had lost his temper and apologized profusely.

Qin Hui looked at Li Quanzhong's angry look with interest, and seemed to understand something in his heart. Li Quanzhong seemed to like Qin Xiqing very much, but Qin Xiqing was interested in Fang Zian, so the guy became jealous. Maybe he was willing to cooperate, so

Because he was ignored by Qin Xiqing.

"Li Quanzhong, you performed very well tonight. Go down later and write down the list of women you know and give it to Qin Tan. In addition, the details of Wanchunyuan, the relationship between the prince and Wanchunyuan. Qin Xiqing and Fang Zian's

Relationship. Write a confession about all these. Write down everything you can think of, then sign and pledge it, and give it to Qin Tan. You don’t have to worry, if you cooperate with the truth, no one will dare to touch you. You don’t have to worry about your prosperity and wealth in the rest of your life.

Already." Qin Hui smiled.

When Li Quanzhong heard this, he kowtowed repeatedly and said, "Thank you so much, Mr. Prime Minister. Thank you so much, Mr. Prime Minister. I will definitely write it down in detail. There are also many things that I will write down as I recall them."

Qin Hui nodded and said with a smile: "Very good, you can go down now. Qin Tan, order someone to take him down to write a confession. He will serve you well and don't neglect him."
Chapter completed!