This amount was definitely not a small amount in Liu Wenqi's eyes. Even Yin Ashu was frightened. Although he had a little money, he still felt frightened when he heard that Liu Wenqi owed the gambling house 30,000 taels of silver.
To put things in perspective, if I owe thirty thousand taels, I'm afraid the King of Chu will be alarmed.
Although the King of Chu was his son-in-law, he was only a son-in-law in name. If he owed so much money, he would probably be scolded to death by the King of Chu.
Liu Wenqi is worthy of being the younger brother of the Prime Minister.
The fun is to stimulate the heartbeat!
"What do you want?" Liu Wenqi's lips trembled, which was a sign of fear.
"How?" The gambling house owner sneered, "Pay back the money, now!"
"I..." Liu Wen was stuck in his throat and couldn't spit out the words. Although he was the younger brother of the Prime Minister, how could he have so much money.
Seemingly seeing that Liu Wenqi had no money, the owner of the casino said coldly: "If we don't have money, let's go to the Yamen to see the official!"
He dared to say this because he had the confidence to do so. He was not afraid of Liu Wenqi's brother, Liu Wenjing, the Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty.
Liu Wenqi begged: "Can you please extend it for a day or two? I will definitely send you the money then."
"Stop talking nonsense!" The owner of the gambling house didn't give him a chance and said directly: "Either you ask someone to send you money, or you follow me to see the official!"
After saying this, he waved his hand, and the gambling brothers tied him up tightly and sent him to the Yamen to see the officials.
Liu Wenqi's shouts lingered in his ears, which made Yin Ashu feel quite uncomfortable. Furthermore, he didn't have much interest in gambling anymore.
What gamblers regarded as a trivial matter did not cause much trouble in Chang'an.
No one knows whether Liu Wenqi has repaid the money he owed.
Ministry of Punishment.
Li Zhiyun finished his daily sitting in the office, yawned, and was about to go home for dinner. When he was investigating the case of Dou's secret possession of crossbows, Lao Li asked him to concurrently serve as the minister of the Ministry of Justice and inspect the young minister of Dali Temple to facilitate the investigation. Later, the case was closed.
As a result, Lao Li took back his position as Shaoqing of Dali Temple and let Li Zhiyun continue to serve as Minister of Justice.
The officials of the Ministry of Punishment had a very pleasant time getting along with the King of Chu these days, but they had no choice but to give too much.
A boss like the King of Chu has few demands and is very amiable. He usually invites everyone to a restaurant when there is nothing to do. How can it be unpleasant to get along with him?
"Your Highness has come to the office?"
"Yeah, let's go home for dinner."
"Your Highness, walk slowly."
"Well, okay, okay."
All the way to the gate of the Punishment Department Yamen, officials from the Punishment Department greeted Li Zhiyun one after another.
"Zhiyun, you are quite popular." came a voice.
Li Zhiyun looked around and saw his second brother coming to the door with a group of people.
"Second brother, why did you come to the Ministry of Justice to visit us today? You can't have dinner with me. You have to go home for dinner today."
"Go away." Li Shimin laughed and scolded, "I'm here for business."
Li Zhiyun stepped forward and asked in confusion: "What's the business?"
He remembered that Li Shimin didn't seem to have anything to do with the Ministry of Punishment. Although the name of the Ministry of Punishment was quite intimidating, to be honest, it wasn't as important as Dali Temple.
Li Shimin sighed: "The Jingzhao Mansion Yamen received a case that is difficult to review, so I can only let me try it. I will use your Criminal Department Prison to imprison the person."
Containing people?
There is no jail in your Jingzhao Mansion.
"Who is it? It's so powerful that I have to be tried by my second brother in person."
"He." Li Shimin turned sideways and pointed at a man behind him.
Li Zhiyun was startled when he saw that man.
"What is this!"
It was no longer a human being, but a dead body covered in blood. There were scars all over the body, and the word "thief" was branded on the face.
The blood dragged along the soles of the man's feet, leaving a long trail of blood on the ground.
Li Shimin explained: "He is Liu Wenqi. He owes the gambling house 30,000 taels and refuses to pay back. He is very tough and refuses to cooperate with me at all because his brother is the prime minister. In desperation, I can only make this move."
Liu Wenqi?
Isn’t that Liu Wenjing’s younger brother?
Li Zhiyun secretly thought, is Liu Wenqi so conceited that he won't even give him the respect of the King of Qin?
"Second brother, what will happen to him?"
"It depends on whether he is willing to pay back the money." Li Shimin said with a smile: "If you pay back the money, it will be fine. If you don't pay back the money, you can only be exiled."
Exile is equivalent to a suspended death sentence.
In this era, those who were exiled to nooks and crannies to work as coolies were basically destined to die.
Li Zhiyun chuckled, "Liu Wenjing is the prime minister, so he should still have thirty thousand taels."
Liu Wenqi was just a regular servant, and it was difficult for him to support himself with a salary, let alone 30,000 taels, which might not even be available.
"It should be so." Li Shimin said with a smile.
Farewell to Li Shimin, Li Zhiyun returned to his mansion.
The more he thought about this matter, the more complicated it became. Is Liu Wenqi, a nobody, worthy of being tortured like this by his second brother, just for money?
He didn't think so. Thinking of Liu Wenqi's brother Liu Wenjing, Li Zhiyun was keenly aware that this matter was not simple.
"This is Xiangzhuang's sword dance, intended for Pei Gong."
Thinking of this, he ordered Li Zhen to invite Du Ruhui and Xue Shou to come to discuss the matter.
After hearing what happened, Du Ruhui said without hesitation: "This matter is by no means that simple. Although the case is in Chang'an and should be tried by Jingzhao Mansion, there is no need for the King of Qin to investigate it himself, let alone use such torture.
If my subordinate's guess is correct, King Qin should have a backup plan."
"What back-up plan?" Xue Shou asked first, and then expressed his understanding, "Liu Wenjing is the prince's servant. King Qin tortured Liu Wenqi, obviously he wanted to take the opportunity to deal with Liu Wenjing, but after thinking about it, I always feel like something is fishy.
It is really impossible to lure Liu Wenjing into trouble with 30,000 taels of silver. Even if Liu Wenjing has no money, the prince can still come up with the money.
What's more, the person who committed the crime was Liu Wenqi, and there is no direct evidence that he is related to Liu Wenjing."
Li Zhiyun concluded: "The key now is what this backhand is."
"That's right." Du Ruhui said: "Judging from the development of things, Liu Wenjing will definitely be very angry next, but Liu Wenjing is not confused. He should not take the opportunity to bite the King of Qin. But in this case, how can the King of Qin take the opportunity to cause trouble? ?”
Li Zhiyun frowned, gritted his teeth, and said, "It's troublesome."
Until the matter is clarified, Li Zhiyun cannot confirm whether he will be involved.
at the same time.
East Palace.
Liu Wenjing, a grown-up man, knelt in front of Li Jiancheng with tears streaming down his face.
"Your Highness, my brother has been beaten to death by the King of Qin. I beg your Highness to help."
Li Jiancheng helped him up and comforted him: "Don't worry, Mr. Liu, Wen Qi is also a lonely person. How could he ignore him?"
Then, he clapped his hands, and the guards from the East Palace brought a box.
Li Jiancheng said: "The gold bricks in the box are worth thirty thousand taels. You can use the money to rescue Wen Qi."
"Thank you, Your Highness." Liu Wenjing wiped her tears and said, "Although King Qin's move is aimed at my younger brother, I feel that King Qin will not let it go. He will most likely take the opportunity to bite me and His Highness. I also hope that Your Highness will careful."
Li Jiancheng sneered, "Don't worry, Gu Zi will be careful. If he wants to use Wen Qi to deal with Gu, it is destined to be useless!"
He remembered this grudge.
After Liu Wenjing left, Wei Ting said: "Your Highness, what Liu Xiang said is not unreasonable. King Qin also wants to manipulate Liu Wenqi, so you must be careful."
Li Jiancheng nodded and ordered: "Let our people pay close attention to the movements of Tiance Mansion."