The two were flirting, but it didn't stop them from talking about business.
The spies sent by King Su followed the clues and found the swindler's den. The leader of the swindlers, Mr. Wu, happened to be present, so they captured him directly. Not even the other swindlers who were in the den escaped. As for the other swindlers who were scattered outside, the swindlers were arrested.
With their confessions, they were arrested one after another.
Ye Zhenzhen asked curiously: "Then what is Boss Wu's background? He was able to persuade so many shopkeepers to cooperate with him in committing fraud."
In addition to the shopkeepers of Hanhai Bookstore, there are many shopkeepers in the literati business in the capital who are also involved. Although businessmen are said to be profit-seeking, such immoral and illegal things are not very marketable. After all, under the emperor's feet, if they are discovered, say
He might not even be able to protect his life and property.
Where do they get such courage?
Ye Zhenzhen's confusion is also one of the doubts.
Cui Weizhen said: "Boss Wu's identity is very mysterious. None of his people know where he comes from. So far, no mysterious and useful information has been revealed. Boss Wu is pretending to be deaf and mute and is unwilling to say anything.
, had he not been carefully guarded, he would have bitten his tongue and committed suicide."
This is too abnormal.
If it was an ordinary liar who was greedy for money and defrauded, and was mostly greedy for life and fearful of death, then Mr. Wu didn't even struggle and just chose to bite his tongue and commit suicide. You could tell at a glance that he was trying to cover up something.
There must be some extraordinary person behind him.
“Where are the liars being imprisoned?”
When Ye Zhenzhen asked, Cui Weizhen understood her plan: "You want to go and see it? No, the prison is dirty and smelly, and they have been tortured, so you have to be frightened."
"Oh well."
Ye Zhenzhen just wanted to go over and see the situation on a whim. Since Cui Weizhen refused, she didn't force it. She just said: "The passing geese leave traces, the passing wind leaves its voice, no matter how cautious people are, they will leave traces. Boss Wu was
If you catch him, the people in the dark will definitely be anxious, and when they take action, they won’t have to worry about revealing their lies.”
Cui Weizhen listened to her analysis with a smile, nodding in agreement from time to time. Ye Zhenzhen became more confident and analyzed more vigorously: "It is probably not difficult to find shopkeepers who cooperate with scammers. You should first find all these lists and identify those shopkeepers and
After investigating clearly the identity of the owner and the relationship between the characters, you can always find some clues."
Among those cooperating shopkeepers, there may be some who deceive others and obstruct them secretly, but most of them must be related to the boss behind it.
Only then did Cui Weizhen look a little thoughtful. This was a direction he had never thought of. When he came to his senses, he looked into his wife's expectant eyes, and there was almost no sign of praising her written on his face.
He couldn't help but laugh, rubbed her head, and said with a smile: "Zhen'er is still smart and provided a direction that no one had thought of. It may be of great help in finding out the truth."
Ye Zhenzhen smiled happily. Although she didn't know how to solve crimes, she didn't watch those criminal investigation TV series and novels in her previous life for nothing.
Thinking of this, she suddenly realized something and her face darkened: "Weizhen, can the inside of Baishan Hall be clean? The scammers have committed so many cases, don't they have any awareness at all?"
There is also the qualification review stage. Didn’t those reviewers find any clues? Isn’t that possible?
Cui Weizhen gradually stopped smiling and said with a serious face: "We all have this suspicion. I am afraid that someone inside Baishan Hall has been targeted. His Highness Prince Su is investigating, and the results should be available soon."
Baishantang is an official yamen organization. As the main person in charge of the yamen, King Su has considerable power. It is very easy to investigate the details of his subordinates.
Sure enough, it didn't take long at all, and King Su's investigation came to fruition the next day - officials in Baishan Hall had indeed been bribed.
That official was mainly responsible for examining the qualifications of scholars, and the scholars' applications for extra money every month had to go through his hands. Although the application conditions were difficult before, if they were reasonable, the applied money could still be issued as usual.
But the situation changed after Mr. Wu came to visit.
The official was very strict in reviewing the qualifications. It was almost impossible for ordinary scholars to successfully apply. They could only succeed by asking for help from a middle-aged person, and this middle-aged person must be from the force to which Boss Wu belongs.
What this means is self-evident.
Because Emperor Xuanwu attached great importance to Baishan Hall, the identity and background of the officials who could be elected would not be a big problem. The official was not a cunning person. He did not dare to hide anything after the matter was exposed. He chose to be frank and lenient, and then provided
Got a very useful piece of information——
Boss Wu once mentioned Le Kangbo when he came to visit him.
During the hundreds of years since the founding of the Zhou Dynasty, there were countless noble marquises, and Lekangbo was one of them. The first Lekangbo made a fortune as a favored minister and earned a huge family fortune. It is a pity that his descendants have not made progress over the years.
He has no sense of presence in the capital. After this generation of Le Kangbo, his title will be downgraded.
Could it be that Le Kangbo had the guts to plot against King Su?
No one thought he had the courage, so they continued to dig deeper along this line, and finally discovered that Le Kangbo's niece was King Ke's concubine.
After checking this, the truth has almost come to light.
Ye Zhenzhen felt psychologically disgusted when she mentioned King Ke: "It's him again? What's the use of finding this out? The emperor will eventually protect his son."
After all, this has happened many times.
Last time Dong Shou attacked King Wei and Cui Weizhen, and this time he attacked King Su. He would not stop until he brought down his legitimate son.
"Zhen'er, be careful what you say."
Cui Weizhen understood his wife's dissatisfaction very well. It was true that the emperor protected King Ke, but it was unclear how much true love between father and son there was. All in all, it was just a balancing act by the superior.
He smiled slightly: "Don't be dissatisfied. Every time King Ke takes action, he will definitely lose his troops. If this continues, what capable generals will he have around him? It's just an illusion."
If King Ke wants to be completely overthrown, he must do something treasonous and unethical. Obviously, King Ke has not reached that situation yet, and King Wei and Cui Weizhen are not willing to see that situation.
Maintaining the current situation is very beneficial to King Wei.
Ye Zhenzhen didn't quite understand Cui Weizhen's political considerations, and said rather boredly: "You can only be a thief for a thousand days, so how can you prevent a thief for a thousand days? That guy causes trouble from time to time, it's so disgusting."
Cui Weizhen sighed helplessly: "It's either King Ke or someone else."
At least this person is familiar with it, and he has almost figured out the routines and trump cards. If there is another rising star, wouldn't it cost more thought and energy?
Ye Zhenzhen fell silent. Since ancient times, the change of imperial power has been accompanied by swords and swords. When you are in a situation, how can you be alone? It's just a step-by-step approach.