290. Chapter 290 Life-saving silver and the son of the champion
The servant holding the post had not yet spoken, but Qian Wubing's eyes lit up. Behind the parked sedan, another sedan came slowly. The maid twisting her waist next to the sedan was either a good start or a success.
who.
Reaching out to push away the guy in front of him, Qian Wubing went up to him and asked the opener, "Is everything going well?"
Kai Hong looked at him, as if wondering why he was at the door of the house. Zhu Yunniang's voice came from the sedan: "Everything went well!"
The little head came out of the window of the sedan, and she was about to say something. When she saw the sedan next to her, she hurriedly swallowed what she was going to say: "Go back home first, and I'll tell you after you get in!
"
Qian Wubing nodded, walked in with the sedan, and handed the post in his hand to Xu Qian.
The door slammed shut, and the people outside the door looked at each other, looking at each other. People said that the prime minister's concierge was a seventh-rank official. It seems that the concierge of this generation's palace was quite impressive.
"Who is that person outside?" Zhu Yunniang got off the sedan and asked a little strangely.
"The person who came to see your mother seems to be some official from the Ministry of War!" Qian Wubing waved his hand: "Don't talk about this, how is the matter going?"
Zhu Yunniang saw him waiting for her at the door of the house after dark. She was originally happy. But seeing Qian Wubing impatiently asking not herself, but how things were going, she felt slightly hurt.
.
"I told you that everything went well. If you want to know the details, you have to let me rest for a while. I'm still hungry!" She said a little aggrievedly.
"Since everything went well, why did it take so long? It made me worried. If you don't come back, I will take someone there. I don't care whether that person is useful or not!"
Hearing Qian Wubing's rather complaining voice, Zhu Yunniang's grievances just disappeared immediately. She was still worried about herself. Humph, she was running for him in vain, and she still had some conscience.
"I went to the Huitong Hall!" Zhu Yunniang smiled slightly and said as she walked: "I can't just take him back to my home. There don't seem to be many places in the capital where he can be hidden. People from Xichang
No matter how much we search for Liu Jin’s remnants, they will never go to the Huitong Hall. Liu Jin’s remnants can’t be from Fanbang!”
"Did you hide him with those Li people?" Qian Wubing was stunned for a moment, and then laughed. I have to say that it seems to be really safe there now. Most people would never even dream that this criminal would be hiding there.
He went to the barbarian delegation to pay tribute.
"I just had a brief talk with him. Tomorrow, it seems that you still have to go and comfort him. After all, he is afraid that he will do anything to survive. If you don't even give him this little hope,
Then we’ll get nothing!”
"Aren't you interested in his mind?" Qian Wubing seemed to hear something wrong with these words: "What else do we want from him? Liu Jin's guilt is already iron-clad. His confession is the icing on the cake, but
For his confession, Liu Jin can’t escape that knife!”
Zhu Yunniang chuckled: "We can get a lot of things. Do you know how much he is asking you to keep him?"
"How much!" Qian Wubing's eyes also lit up. It seemed that Zhu Yunniang had an unexpected surprise when she went out this time.
"Three million taels, three million taels of silver, to ensure that he is safe and sound now. After this incident is over, he will take you to get the silver back!" Zhu Yunniang smiled and raised three fingers: "Do you believe it?
?”
Qian Wubing pondered for a moment and shook his head slightly. Not to mention whether Zhang Cai had such a large amount of money, even if he had such a large amount of money, he would have to be a lunatic if he dared to use such a price to negotiate a business with himself, a Jin Yiwei.
More or less. Such a large amount of money is enough to turn a loyal minister and martyr into a traitor. Why should he believe that he, a royal guard, would not torture him to extract a confession for the money, and finally kill him with a knife?
Zhang Cai, as Zhu Yunniang said, is one of the few smart people. It is said that when Yang Yiqing was framed by Liu Jin and resigned from the Trilateral General Assembly, he was the one recommended to the imperial court as his successor. Such a person has more brains than him.
Wubing is much easier to use. He can think of things that Zhang Cai can't think of?
"I believe it!" Zhu Yunniang stopped her smile and said seriously: "The money may not be his, but he has to rely on him to get it. Brother Wu Bing, do you know how profitable sea trade is?"
"You are saying that this money is the money Liu Jin lost in sea trade, but the amount is too large, three million taels. If this is buying and selling goods, how big a scale will it be!" Qian Wubing listened.
These words also reflect the situation. If you think according to Zhu Yunniang's thinking, it is obvious that Zhang Cai controls Liu Jin's money, and this money is liquid. If Liu Jin's mansion is searched, it will not be found at all.
He even suspected that even the account books could not be found. Since the eunuch Sanbao went to the West during the Yongle period, Emperor Taizu Gao's ban on maritime trade was abolished, and maritime trade has flourished rapidly. Not only coastal merchants are flocking to it, but also wealthy merchants from the south of the Yangtze River.
There are many big businessmen who have accumulated astonishing amounts of wealth by relying on sea trade. Didn’t the famous Shen family of Nanjing make their fortunes by sea trade? With Liu Jin’s temperament, if he had intervened in this business
, it must be known to the whole world, but the opposite is true. Liu Jin's greed is famous all over the world, but no one has ever heard that he runs maritime trade. With Liu Jin's power, he sits there comfortably and eats the filial piety of those businessmen.
That’s it, why bother with so much trouble.
The only explanation is that either Liu Jin has this idea and has started planning but has not yet started taking action, or it is simply that Zhang Cai used Liu Jin's name to secretly instigate these things.
"The amount of money may be a bit overstated. I guess he exaggerated it deliberately because he was afraid that he would not be able to impress you. However, even if the overstatement is removed, the amount should still be considerable. However, he does not know the specifics.
Ken told me that if you want to know, you have to talk to him in person!"
"Well, I'll go meet him tomorrow!" Qian Wubing nodded: "You're hungry, I'll ask someone to bring you food and give you a good reward!"
Zhu Yunniang smiled and held out two fingers, "I contributed to this matter. No matter how much money is spent, I will take 20% of it! It's not that easy to just send me away with a delicious meal!"
Qian Wubing laughed: "Yes, 20% is 20%. You little money-crazy, why do you need so much money? I'll keep it safe for you. When you get married in the future, you won't even know who got the advantage!"
As soon as the words came out, both of them were stunned, and the atmosphere in the room suddenly became a little awkward. Qian Wubing knew about Zhu Yunniang's little thoughts, but all this time, he had just pretended to be stupid and got past it.
, now that these words come out, it seems to be a bit provocative.
"I'm going to see my mother!" Zhu Yunniang was silent for a moment, then suddenly ran outside: "Isn't it my mother who asked the officer from the Ministry of War to come? I have to go and have a look, lest she becomes a fool again.
I!"
…
In the front living room of Prince Dai's Mansion, Princess Liu, Princess Dai, was sitting opposite a gray-haired official. Needless to say, this official was Wang Hua, the Minister of War, who had just sent a message to visit at the door.
Qian Wubing thought that at this hour, the princess would not receive the official at all. He did not expect that when Liu saw Wang Hua's invitation, he not only invited him in immediately, but also saw that the two of them were talking happily.
The two seemed to be old acquaintances.
It's over! Zhu Yunniang was lying under the window. Seeing the happy mood in the room, she secretly murmured in her heart. It seems that her mother has some friendship with this official. It's not like this official will bring his stupid son here tomorrow.
Come on, she really hates this kind of thing, as if her mother always thought that she would never get married.
Moreover, this time she was even more annoyed than the previous times. In the previous times, no matter how upset she was, or even fled to the northwest, it was still a matter between her and the Liu family. Outsiders did not know the reason, but
This time, Qian Wubing is in the mansion. If he finds out, his little face will be completely ruined. Maybe, if he has other ideas in his mind, it will be even worse.
.
In the living room, Wang Hua looked at the pretty Liu in front of him and sighed slightly.
"Time is merciless. My hair has turned white and my body has become stooped. Look at you, you are still the same as before. Time has never left any trace on you!"
He is still a nerdy fool. After all, can a son raised by such a nerd still watch? Zhu Yunniang clenched her fist fiercely.
"You are already an old lady, how can I be as good as you say!" Mrs. Liu said with a smile, but there was a bit of joy in her eyes, "The number one scholar who was riding a horse and wearing a hairpin in his prime, has been talking like this for more than ten years.
But you are becoming more and more agile, and I know how many little girls you have deceived in the past ten years!"
Not only was he a nerd, he was also a ****! Zhu Yunniang outside the window had an even worse impression of the old man.
"The children are already so old. It's no joke to let the younger generation hear these things!" Wang Hua was a little embarrassed.
"By the way, I heard that your son is very promising. He seems to be doing some work at a young age and is still in charge. I'm not as lucky as you. I'm just a girl. This girl is so tormenting people. Look,
, I’ve been out crazy all day today, and I haven’t come home for dinner yet!”
"It's good to have a daughter. Giving birth to a daughter won't be such a worry!" Wang Hua looked a little sad. "I came today because of the useless child. The child is in charge of the Nanjing Military Department.
He is a good person, but he insists on meddling in other people's business. He was deprived of his official position by the imperial court and is now being escorted to Beijing!"
"Ah!" Mrs. Liu opened her mouth slightly, a little surprised. It was of no use for Wang Hua to come to her about this matter! It turned out that she really didn't expect the outcome of a simple talk about old friendships.
Zhu Yunniang quietly moved away from the window and walked to the porch. She patted her heart slightly: "It's okay, it's okay! It's not what I imagined, but I scared myself to death. This old nerd added
****'s son, as long as it has nothing to do with him, let him die by himself!
The servant holding the post had not yet spoken, but Qian Wubing's eyes lit up. Behind the parked sedan, another sedan came slowly. The maid twisting her waist next to the sedan was either a good start or a success.
who.
Reaching out to push away the guy in front of him, Qian Wubing went up to him and asked the opener, "Is everything going well?"
Kai Hong looked at him, as if wondering why he was at the door of the house. Zhu Yunniang's voice came from the sedan: "Everything went well!"
The little head came out of the window of the sedan, and she was about to say something. When she saw the sedan next to her, she hurriedly swallowed what she was going to say: "Go back home first, and I'll tell you after you get in!
"
Qian Wubing nodded, walked in with the sedan, and handed the post in his hand to Xu Qian.
The door slammed shut, and the people outside the door looked at each other, looking at each other. People said that the prime minister's concierge was a seventh-rank official. It seems that the concierge of this generation's palace was quite impressive.
"Who is that person outside?" Zhu Yunniang got off the sedan and asked a little strangely.
"The person who came to see your mother seems to be some official from the Ministry of War!" Qian Wubing waved his hand: "Don't talk about this, how is the matter going?"
Zhu Yunniang saw him waiting for her at the door of the house after dark. She was originally happy. But seeing Qian Wubing impatiently asking not herself, but how things were going, she felt slightly hurt.
.
"I told you that everything went well. If you want to know the details, you have to let me rest for a while. I'm still hungry!" She said a little aggrievedly.
"Since everything went well, why did it take so long? It made me worried. If you don't come back, I will take someone there. I don't care whether that person is useful or not!"
Hearing Qian Wubing's rather complaining voice, Zhu Yunniang's grievances just disappeared immediately. She was still worried about herself. Humph, she was running for him in vain, and she still had some conscience.
"I went to the Huitong Hall!" Zhu Yunniang smiled slightly and said as she walked: "I can't just take him back to my home. There don't seem to be many places in the capital where he can be hidden. People from Xichang
No matter how much we search for Liu Jin’s remnants, they will never go to the Huitong Hall. Liu Jin’s remnants can’t be from Fanbang!”
"Did you hide him with those Li people?" Qian Wubing was stunned for a moment, and then laughed. I have to say that it seems to be really safe there now. Most people would never even dream that this criminal would be hiding there.
He went to the barbarian delegation to pay tribute.
"I just had a brief talk with him. Tomorrow, it seems that you still have to go and comfort him. After all, he is afraid that he will do anything to survive. If you don't even give him this little hope,
Then we’ll get nothing!”
"Aren't you interested in his mind?" Qian Wubing seemed to hear something wrong with these words: "What else do we want from him? Liu Jin's guilt is already iron-clad. His confession is the icing on the cake, but
For his confession, Liu Jin can’t escape that knife!”
Zhu Yunniang chuckled: "We can get a lot of things. Do you know how much he is asking you to keep him?"
"How much!" Qian Wubing's eyes also lit up. It seemed that Zhu Yunniang had an unexpected surprise when she went out this time.
"Three million taels, three million taels of silver, to ensure that he is safe and sound now. After this incident is over, he will take you to get the silver back!" Zhu Yunniang smiled and raised three fingers: "Do you believe it?
?”
Qian Wubing pondered for a moment and shook his head slightly. Not to mention whether Zhang Cai had such a large amount of money, even if he had such a large amount of money, he would have to be a lunatic if he dared to use such a price to negotiate a business with himself, a Jin Yiwei.
More or less. Such a large amount of money is enough to turn a loyal minister and martyr into a traitor. Why should he believe that he, a royal guard, would not torture him to extract a confession for the money, and finally kill him with a knife?
Zhang Cai, as Zhu Yunniang said, is one of the few smart people. It is said that when Yang Yiqing was framed by Liu Jin and resigned from the Trilateral General Assembly, he was the one recommended to the imperial court as his successor. Such a person has more brains than him.
Wubing is much easier to use. He can think of things that Zhang Cai can't think of?
"I believe it!" Zhu Yunniang stopped her smile and said seriously: "The money may not be his, but he has to rely on him to get it. Brother Wu Bing, do you know how profitable sea trade is?"
"You are saying that this money is the money Liu Jin lost in sea trade, but the amount is too large, three million taels. If this is buying and selling goods, how big a scale will it be!" Qian Wubing listened.
These words also reflect the situation. If you think according to Zhu Yunniang's thinking, it is obvious that Zhang Cai controls Liu Jin's money, and this money is liquid. If Liu Jin's mansion is searched, it will not be found at all.
He even suspected that even the account books could not be found. Since the eunuch Sanbao went to the West during the Yongle period, Emperor Taizu Gao's ban on maritime trade was abolished, and maritime trade has flourished rapidly. Not only coastal merchants are flocking to it, but also wealthy merchants from the south of the Yangtze River.
There are many big businessmen who have accumulated astonishing amounts of wealth by relying on sea trade. Didn’t the famous Shen family of Nanjing make their fortunes by sea trade? With Liu Jin’s temperament, if he had intervened in this business
, it must be known to the whole world, but the opposite is true. Liu Jin's greed is famous all over the world, but no one has ever heard that he runs maritime trade. With Liu Jin's power, he sits there comfortably and eats the filial piety of those businessmen.
That’s it, why bother with so much trouble.
The only explanation is that either Liu Jin has this idea and has started planning but has not yet started taking action, or it is simply that Zhang Cai used Liu Jin's name to secretly instigate these things.
"The amount of money may be a bit overstated. I guess he exaggerated it deliberately because he was afraid that he would not be able to impress you. However, even if the overstatement is removed, the amount should still be considerable. However, he does not know the specifics.
Ken told me that if you want to know, you have to talk to him in person!"
"Well, I'll go meet him tomorrow!" Qian Wubing nodded: "You're hungry, I'll ask someone to bring you food and give you a good reward!"
Zhu Yunniang smiled and held out two fingers, "I contributed to this matter. No matter how much money is spent, I will take 20% of it! It's not that easy to just send me away with a delicious meal!"
Qian Wubing laughed: "Yes, 20% is 20%. You little money-crazy, why do you need so much money? I'll keep it safe for you. When you get married in the future, you won't even know who got the advantage!"
As soon as the words came out, both of them were stunned, and the atmosphere in the room suddenly became a little awkward. Qian Wubing knew about Zhu Yunniang's little thoughts, but all this time, he had just pretended to be stupid and got past it.
, now that these words come out, it seems to be a bit provocative.
"I'm going to see my mother!" Zhu Yunniang was silent for a moment, then suddenly ran outside: "Isn't it my mother who asked the officer from the Ministry of War to come? I have to go and have a look, lest she becomes a fool again.
I!"
…
In the front living room of Prince Dai's Mansion, Princess Liu, Princess Dai, was sitting opposite a gray-haired official. Needless to say, this official was Wang Hua, the Minister of War, who had just sent a message to visit at the door.
Qian Wubing thought that at this hour, the princess would not receive the official at all. He did not expect that when Liu saw Wang Hua's invitation, he not only invited him in immediately, but also saw that the two of them were talking happily.
The two seemed to be old acquaintances.
It's over! Zhu Yunniang was lying under the window. Seeing the happy mood in the room, she secretly murmured in her heart. It seems that her mother has some friendship with this official. It's not like this official will bring his stupid son here tomorrow.
Come on, she really hates this kind of thing, as if her mother always thought that she would never get married.
Moreover, this time she was even more annoyed than the previous times. In the previous times, no matter how upset she was, or even fled to the northwest, it was still a matter between her and the Liu family. Outsiders did not know the reason, but
This time, Qian Wubing is in the mansion. If he finds out, his little face will be completely ruined. Maybe, if he has other ideas in his mind, it will be even worse.
.
In the living room, Wang Hua looked at the pretty Liu in front of him and sighed slightly.
"Time is merciless. My hair has turned white and my body has become stooped. Look at you, you are still the same as before. Time has never left any trace on you!"
He is still a nerdy fool. After all, can a son raised by such a nerd still watch? Zhu Yunniang clenched her fist fiercely.
"You are already an old lady, how can I be as good as you say!" Mrs. Liu said with a smile, but there was a bit of joy in her eyes, "The number one scholar who was riding a horse and wearing a hairpin in his prime, has been talking like this for more than ten years.
But you are becoming more and more agile, and I know how many little girls you have deceived in the past ten years!"
Not only was he a nerd, he was also a ****! Zhu Yunniang outside the window had an even worse impression of the old man.
"The children are already so old. It's no joke to let the younger generation hear these things!" Wang Hua was a little embarrassed.
"By the way, I heard that your son is very promising. He seems to be doing some work at a young age and is still in charge. I'm not as lucky as you. I'm just a girl. This girl is so tormenting people. Look,
, I’ve been out crazy all day today, and I haven’t come home for dinner yet!”
"It's good to have a daughter. Giving birth to a daughter won't be such a worry!" Wang Hua looked a little sad. "I came today because of the useless child. The child is in charge of the Nanjing Military Department.
He is a good person, but he insists on meddling in other people's business. He was deprived of his official position by the imperial court and is now being escorted to Beijing!"
"Ah!" Mrs. Liu opened her mouth slightly, a little surprised. It was of no use for Wang Hua to come to her about this matter! It turned out that she really didn't expect the outcome of a simple talk about old friendships.
Zhu Yunniang quietly moved away from the window and walked to the porch. She patted her heart slightly: "It's okay, it's okay! It's not what I imagined, but I scared myself to death. This old nerd added
****'s son, as long as it has nothing to do with him, let him die by himself!