"Let Magistrate Ye do the talking." Wan Heshun said.
Everyone's eyes immediately focused on Ye Yongjia.
He looked at everyone blankly, feeling at a loss for a moment.
"Is this the prefect of Nanjing?" Lu Fangxuan pointed at Ye Yongjia, slightly surprised.
Ye Yongjia stood up and bowed to him: "I am not talented, but thanks to the praise of the emperor and my colleagues, I am able to hold this position. I am very ashamed!"
After Lu Fangxuan heard this, he just glanced at him and said, "Then it's up to you to explain, what happened to Fang Jiancai?"
"I speak frankly, don't worry about it."
"I don't care, just say it." Lu Fangxuan seemed to think that he was too wordy, and his tone became stern.
"The dyeing shop that Fang Jiancai opened upstream was really hard-working on weekdays, and it was his duty to serve the government. However, because the dyeing shop was not at the dock on weekdays, and only floated silk on the nearby river, there was a problem with the drinking water of the people nearby, and people died.
There was such a big commotion..."
"I suspected that some dyers were cheating and hiding things, so they did this. So I surrounded the dyeing shop and wanted to investigate clearly. Fang Jiancai probably didn't know, was extremely angry, and didn't believe what we said. For example, Mr. Lu
It would be great if I could give him some advice."
"Yes, I said at first that Magistrate Ye was a little impatient. Can't we wait until you come back to talk..." Wan Heshun added casually while holding a chopstick.
Lu Fangxuan lowered his head and took a sip of wine, blowing on his beard, "In that case, I'll tell him to listen to your arrangements."
When Fang Jiancai heard that Lu Fangxuan had returned to Nanjing, he was secretly happy. Before going to see him, he gave up his heart because of a letter he wrote personally.
The letter said, 'Wan Heshun can call me back because he wants to eradicate the Fang family dye house. They have given you a step, so you can put the responsibility on the dyers and remove the dye house, and everything will be fine.'
Although Fang Jiancai was reluctant, considering Lu Fangxuan's face, he did not dare to resist any longer. He immediately submitted a complaint to the Yamen, saying that a certain dyer under his command had committed illegal acts without permission and was unable to restrain him. He was deeply self-blame.
Please ask the government to come and arrest you quickly.
Ye Yongjia got the certificate and sent Wei Chong to investigate the matter in detail. After all the evidence was proved, he picked a poor dyer as a prisoner and took him straight to prison.
But Fang Jiancai was still unwilling to give in. He thought that even if he left, he would still take a big bite out of Wan Heshun. The plan was decided, and Fang Jiancai forced the dyer to change his confession. The dyer knew that his death was inevitable.
Then he mustered up the courage, and according to the arrangement of merchant Fang, he counter-reported to the Minister of Industry:
"I have been floating silk by the river since the spring and summer of this year. Mr. Wang, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, knew clearly that I had done illegal things, but he never reported it. As a result, people died and the complaints were still heard. Please forgive him for his dereliction of duty, otherwise I will
I will not bear my guilt.”
Ye Yongjia asked: "Is there any evidence?"
The dyer kowtowed and said, "The tokens and certificates are all in the house. You can send someone to get them."
He nodded, turned around and asked a government official: "Where is Wei Chong? Ask him to follow the prisoner to get evidence!"
"Master Wei...Master Wei is at the palace."
Ye Yongjia's face suddenly turned green. He sighed and knocked on the table uncomfortably: "No matter where he is, we must call him over!"
Wangfu. Yanbin Hall.
"I got it. Please step back." Wan Heshun said slowly towards the yamen servant who came in a hurry.
Although the yamen servant knew that the matter was urgent, it was best not to provoke him to show that kind smile in front of the prince, so he obeyed the order and left.
"This Fang Jiancai is really good at it," Wan Heshun sneered, "It must have been Lu Fangxuan who taught him this. He must give us some clues before he leaves..."
"The Ministry of Industry is by no means your confidant. Lu Fangxuan's move is a bad move. What are you worried about?" Wei Chong knelt beside him, wondering.
"You are so smart!" Wan Heshun said, "Don't you think they don't know this? They know it very well! Lu Fangxuan started the Ministry of Engineering just to see if I want to protect him. If I protect the minister, then
Even if the matter is over, if he breaks up with me in the future and fights against each other, it will be easy to settle old scores. If this guy uses this matter to publicize it, won't the people of Nanjing want to eat me alive? Lu Deguang has learned a lesson from the past!"
"If I don't protect him and allow Fang Jiancai to sue the Ministry of Works, they will have reason to take advantage of the opportunity to plant confidants in the Ministry of Works... Such a clever plan is simply digging a hole and forcing me to jump into it. It's really hard for me to get out of the tiger."
!" Wan Heshun slapped his thigh, his face turned sullen, he became angry, and his mood was no longer calm.
"It seems that Lu Fangxuan is really not that simple..." Seeing that Wan Heshun could become like this, Wei Chong no longer dared to look down on Lu Langqing.
"But, I'm not a fool, and I'm not someone he can manipulate whenever he wants..." Wan Heshun took a sip of tea to try to calm his impatience. "You go get the so-called 'evidence' first, but you must not
Leave it in Ye Yongjia's hands. You don't need me to teach you the specific method, right?"
"There are many ways for villains to do this. Just don't worry, Prince!"
Wan Heshun nodded and said: "That's good. But I never want to protect him. You have to understand this."
"Now that I have said that, then...how should the Minister of the Ministry of Industry deal with it?"
Prince Wanjun smiled kindly:
"Don't bother Lu Fangxuan to use the knife, we will kill him ourselves."
Wei Chong exited the room and saw the Yamen waiting beside him, so he said, "Take me to see Mr. Ye."
When the two of them arrived at the Yamen, they immediately followed Ye Yongjia's instructions and asked the man to serve as a guide and lead Wei Chong back to collect the evidence.
Ye Yongjia felt free at this time, so he yawned, leaned on the bench, closed his eyes, and rubbed his eyebrows. But after waiting for a long time, he still didn't see Wei Chong come back. He was so nervous that he stood up immediately.
, pacing under the court.
After a moment, he saw a government servant running towards him in a panic, so he stepped forward and held his shoulder, asking quickly: "Where is Wei Chong?"
"Wei, Wei, Wei...Master Wei..."
"Speak quickly!" Ye Yongjia shook his body.
"Master Wei accidentally hit the candle, and all the evidence was burned away!"
Ye Yongjia was stunned for a while, his eyes widening all the time.
"I understand." He turned pale and said softly.
Ye Yongjia turned around slowly and walked to the desk in despair, falling into a deep silence without getting angry.
Seeing that Ye Yongjia seemed very peaceful, the yamen officer spoke again:
"Wei..."
Before he could finish speaking, he heard a "clatter" sound on the desk, a sound full of resentment.
Ye Yongjia hit the lottery tube on the ground.
Boom! Bang!
Ye Yongjia swept down Xingmu, causing the beams to almost collapse.
"Get out! Don't ask Wei to rush in! Let's all get out together!"
Ye Yongjia's face turned red, he gasped for air and shouted at the top of his lungs.