After Emperor Xuanping obtained a large amount of sufficient evidence, he finally no longer just secretly investigated every day, but began to take action vigorously and resolutely on the corruption cases on the Liangzhe Road.
First, the magistrate of Jianning Prefecture, together with twenty-six of his subordinates, were all arrested and imprisoned for the crime of embezzling taxes and collecting taxes under clever pretexts.
Then, the magistrate of Songjiang Prefecture, together with thirteen of his subordinates, were arrested and imprisoned.
Then, Ningguo Mansion, Jinhua Mansion...
In just two days, more than a hundred officials were arrested and imprisoned.
When Shen Qingrong finally got the news, another three days had passed. Only then did he know that these officials had all received the imperial order from Emperor Xuanping, and were led by Wen Lan, Duke of Yong.
Ming Dynasty, together with the capital commander Zheng Peng, rushed to various places to arrest these criminal officials.
He was in charge of the Liangzhe Road and the Third Division, but Emperor Xuanping directly bypassed him as the official envoy in charge of various affairs, and avoided him along with the Ancha Division and the Du Division to deal with these officials.
what does that mean?
This means that Emperor Xuanping clearly wants to catch a turtle in a jar!
This turtle is him, Shen Qingrong!
Does Princess Lingfu know about this?
For a time, Shen Qingrong thought a lot, and he couldn't sit still. That night, he sent someone to invite Li Weiran to meet him at the largest restaurant in Xinzhou Prefecture.
Li Weiran arrived at the restaurant in a wheelchair.
As soon as I saw Shen Qingrong's frowning face, I couldn't help but laugh.
He pinched his throat and said softly: "What's wrong with Mr. Shen? In our impression, Mr. Shen has always been high-spirited, and I have never seen you in such a difficult situation."
Shen Qingrong snorted in his heart, hating this eunuch, but many times, he had to rely on him.
At this time, he forced a smile on his face and said: "Unlike Eunuch Li, I have the protection of the Queen Mother. Even if something happens, the Queen Mother will help my father-in-law. If something happens to me, there will be no one to help.
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Li Weiran immediately laughed out loud again: "Your Majesty, what you said is wrong. Your father is the Imperial Master in the capital. Even the Emperor has to pay three points of respect to the Imperial Master. If something happens to your Excellency, then the Imperial Master
Naturally, I will also intercede for you, besides, what can happen to you?"
"Eunuch Li, is it true that you haven't received any news at all?" Shen Qingrong heard his leisurely words, and his heart was filled with anxiety. He immediately explained clearly Emperor Xuanping's resolute actions in the past two days.
Finally, he stared at Li Weiran with cold eyes and said, "Eunuch Li and I have known each other for many years. He has always known that my father does not like my son. He has been in Beijing for many years and would rather keep my son Xihua with him.
He also refused to work hard and let me go to the capital to serve as an official. Otherwise, with my talents, which one of the six departments in the capital could be without me as a minister? If he really cared about me as his son, he would not have been there for so many years.
I have been asked to guard Duke Shen's mansion and stay under the same roof with those idiots from Dafang all day long!"
Mentioning his father who was an imperial master, Shen Qingrong was really full of complaints.
His sisters can be queens and concubines.
But as his own son, he didn't even have the chance to go to Beijing and marry a princess. He could only stay in Xinzhou Mansion and marry a little Zhizhou's daughter as his wife, which did not help his career in any way.
Moreover, when he stayed in Xinzhou Mansion, Duke Shen's Mansion didn't let him be in charge, but the idiots from Dafang. Those idiots relied on him to make money all day long, and they were always on guard against him. He was really annoyed every day.
At this time, Shen Qingrong's face turned ugly when he thought of the anger he had suffered over the years because of the Shen family.
"Eunuch Li, I specially invited you today because I am asking for a favor from you. You have nothing to fear under the protection of the Queen Mother, but I am different. I don't know the emperor at all, but Eunuch Li stayed with the Queen Mother for a long time. , I must know the emperor very well, Eunuch Li, even if it is not for me, but for yourself, Eunuch Li, we must make plans early."
Shen Qingrong changed his tone and persuaded earnestly, "After all, Eunuch Li, if I am like those officials in Ningguo Mansion and Jinhua Mansion and are arrested by the emperor, then it won't be long before it is your turn, Eunuch Li."
Li Weiran frowned hard after hearing this.
He has been inseparable from Shen Qingrong's collusion over the years.
Now the emperor's move was clearly aimed at Shen Qingrong in the end. He and Shen Qingrong were already like grasshoppers on the same rope.
If he was just greedy for some silver, nothing would happen.
But the key point is that he is carrying another secret, and this secret is the one that will really kill him.
After thinking about this clearly, Li Weiran already made a decision in his heart and immediately raised his fingers towards Shen Qingrong.
Shen Qingrong couldn't stand the way this eunuch always bossed around in front of him, but now that he had something to ask for, he could only obediently approach him.
The eunuch whispered into his ear and said: "The emperor's biggest shortcoming is that he values feelings too much. He loves Princess Lingfu, and Princess Lingfu is his biggest weakness.
"Master Shen, do you know what is the biggest advantage of Xinzhou Mansion?"
Shen Qingrong frowned and shook his head: "I don't know."
His mind is in a mess now and he can't think of anything clearly.
"Xinzhou Mansion is close to the sea. As long as we leave Xinzhou Mansion and the sea is vast outside, even the emperor will not be able to do anything to us!" Li Weiran said.
Shen Qingrong was stunned when he heard this.
But soon, he realized that what Li Weiran said was right, and he immediately nodded with a calm face.
The two talked in secret until dawn, before returning to their respective mansions.
It was impossible for Shen Qingrong to sleep, so he arranged everything despite being sleepy. The next day, he still spent most of the day with some anxiety. Finally, he made it through the night and went to Yu Jiujiu's yard to ask for a meeting.
Yu Jiujiu had known that by this time, Shen Qingrong would have gotten the news and there would be some movement.
She even thought about the possibility that Shen Qingrong might not be able to get over it, and would lead his soldiers to die together with them.
But this possibility is really slim.
After all, when the emperor's father came, he brought the Imperial Guard with him.
The few government soldiers Shen Qingrong had in his hands were not enough to fill the gap between these imperial guards.
Not to mention, the people in Dusi were worried about the emperor's father's safety and had secretly surrounded the Duke's Mansion. If anything went wrong, they would rush in immediately to rescue him.
So now, when she learned that Shen Qingrong asked for a meeting, she was really curious.
It's now time. Shen Qingrong and the emperor's father are just close to breaking through the last layer of window paper. The emperor's father is just waiting for the matter in Jinhua Mansion to come to an end before Wen Lan can... Come back and deal with this Shen Qingrong.
So what does he want to do when he comes here now?