The Jin Yiwei were famous for raiding homes and arresting people, and this was a consensus among Ming Dynasty officials.
Whether they hate, despise, or benefit from it, Jin Yiwei never pays attention to their feelings. They just do their own things and follow their own rules and procedures.
The governor of Suzhou is not a big official, but his power is considered to be a first-class job.
Therefore, after inviting Mao Yiqu to the prison, Jin Yiwei still has a lot of things to do, and many things they are good at.
No matter it was the governor's mansion or Mao Yiqu's home (the governor could bring his family members to the office), no matter whether it was Mao Yiqu's property and property on the surface, or Mao Yiqu's wealth secretly, they could not hide it from them.
Therefore, Feng Wanli was busy for several days before rushing to Wuxian County.
But he, he wasn't worried at all that Jiang Wan would think he was neglectful or even derelict in his duties, because he brought a full 40,000 taels of silver notes to Jiang Wan. This was after he and his subordinate brothers who should have been given to Eunuch Wei.
The amount they received was for these 40,000 taels, and Feng Wanli felt that Jiang Wan had no reason to think he was neglecting him.
There seems to be no difference between Polygonum Garden and when he left. If there is any difference, it is that the gates of Polygonum Garden are open on all sides, and more people are coming and going. These people include officials, common people, and even many strange people.
Weird people.
The arrival of the Jinyi guards caused a commotion, but according to Jiang Wan's previous instructions, Feng Wanli entered Liaoyuan alone and asked his men to wait outside.
"It's hard work sealing thousands of households!"
"Eunuch Li, hard work!"
Li Shipi appeared in front of him with a smile: "Master Jiang is meeting with the local gentry and people, please wait a moment for a few thousand households!"
"Okay!" Feng Wanli nodded and said no more.
But Li Shi had something to say: "If it hadn't been for what happened with Mao Yifou, in Feng Qianhu's eyes, it would have been our family that was unlucky this time, right!?"
"Feng is just following orders, Eunuch Li, don't take it to heart!" Feng Wanli glanced at the other party and forced a smile: "If I have offended you in any way before, please forgive me Eunuch Li!"
"I've forgiven you a long time ago!" Li Shi chuckled: "Everyone is just following orders. There really is some misunderstanding. If you want to argue, can you deal with it?"
He said leisurely: "Thanks to the blessing of Feng Qianhu, our Suzhou Weaving Yamen has contacted colleagues and decided to donate 100,000 taels of silver to the imperial court to raise military supplies. Therefore, if Feng Qianhu comes to our Weaving Yamen, he will see something irregular.
Should you know how to do things?"
"What's the irregularity?" Feng Wanli said in astonishment: "Except for a few petty officials who neglected their duties and deceived Eunuch Li, the Suzhou Weaving Yamen was in perfect order under the management of Eunuch Li. Feng went back this time and planned to give nine
Chitose is going to report this!"
"Okay, okay!" Li Shi laughed knowingly: "In the official document to Beizhen Fusi, I will mention Feng Qianhu's hardworking and capable colleagues in Suzhou official circles!"
The two of them smiled slightly, and it seemed that the previous disagreements were all eliminated in this smile.
A moment later, Feng Wanli appeared in front of Jiang Wan. To his surprise, Jiang Wan's face was very solemn, and he couldn't see that proud smile at all.
Taking out the banknote, he gently told the story about Mao Yiqu.
Jiang Wan nodded and motioned to his men to put away the banknotes: "That's pretty much it. Zhou Shunchang and others raised tens of thousands of military supplies for the imperial court. I promised them not to deal with anything in the past. What do you think about this matter?
?"
"Mr. Jiang's opinion is my opinion!" Feng Wanli lowered his head and said, "Mr. Jiang is the one in charge!"
"I originally planned to go directly from here to the gathering place of the Folangji people in Guangdong. However, now that I have obtained the silver, I have to ask His Highness King Xin to decide on many things. I will return to Beijing in a few days. Will you come with me?"
"Of course, I will go wherever your Excellency goes!" Feng Wanli said: "If Your Excellency's errand is over, then Feng's errand will also be over!"
"I suggest you stay here!"
Jiang Wan thought for a while and said to Feng Wanli seriously: "There are many places where you can investigate Mao Yifou's case. It might be good for you to stay here and dig into this case!"
"Mr. Jiang, what do you mean?" Feng Wanli was stunned.
"That's what I suggest. If you really can't find anything after checking for three or two months, it won't be too late to return to Beijing!" Jiang Wan said: "Unless you are in a hurry to go back and be your Qianhu in Nanzhen Fusi,
Then just pretend I didn’t say anything!”
"Is there still merit to be gained here?" Feng Wanli's eyes lit up. What he was thinking was that Jiang Wan had let Zhou Shunchang and others go, but weren't there many officials who also colluded with Zhou Shunchang and others? Could it be that,
He wanted me to take some credit from these officials. This is a sure thing!
However, if no one supports him, he can defend thousands of households and move the county magistrate to explain to the superiors. If he really wants to move to the level of prefect, I am afraid that he will be unable to withstand the pressure from everywhere.
Could it be that this is what King Xin meant?
He began to think about it in confusion. If it was Eunuch Wei's intention, he would directly tell him what to do. But if Jiang Wan's suggestion was what King Xin wanted, then he would have to think it over carefully.
"I don't know whether you deserve credit or not, but if you continue to spend time and effort on this case, there will definitely be no fault. Even if you don't get any credit at all, I can guarantee it after a few months of investigation.
, it definitely has benefits you can’t imagine!”
Jiang Wan sighed. He could only remind him so much. After all, we all knew each other and even experienced life and death. If Feng Wanli just followed him back to Beijing, after Zhu Youjian succeeded to the throne, Wei Zhongxian would certainly have nowhere to go.
Those who escaped, and the ensuing massive search for "eunuchs" made it difficult for Feng Wanli to escape.
If he is here and detained for a few months on this case, even if he is traced to him, at least he is the one who took the lead in this matter. No matter who is traced to Feng Wanli, he will not be denied.
face.
He is very sure that if that time comes, even if he, Jiang Wan, does not become an official, with his current position next to Zhu Youjian, he is just a member of a thousand households with royal guards. Even if he does not say anything, someone will give him face.
"Thank you Mr. Jiang for your suggestion. Then I will go back and investigate carefully and see if there is anything that can be dug into this case. However, after Mr. Jiang returned to Beijing, when Jiu Qiansui asked, it would be hard for Feng to tell Wei
The bus has taken over!”
"You don't have to worry about this!" Jiang Wan nodded, and simply sold the favor more solidly: "If Eunuch Wei asks about you, I will naturally explain to him the necessity of you staying here, but I guess I won't
As for the matter you asked about, Eunuch Wei is very busy now, so he probably has no time to take care of such a trivial matter!"