Qinghuafang was shrouded in the moonlight, and only the lights were on in front of the Duke's Mansion and Ninghou Mansion. Su Ping walked a little tiredly on the street, thinking about something. But until he stood in front of the Governor's Mansion
, I haven’t thought about what gift to give Tang Mei.
It's already late at night, so let's talk tomorrow. I can only tell the princess what happened tonight. It's best if she can understand. If she is angry, let her be.
"Master Su, you are coming back at this time."
A woman's voice came from the concierge. The speaker was not the concierge maid, but Zhen Ping'er. While talking, Zhen Ping'er had already walked out of the concierge and stared at Su Ping: "It was the princess who asked me to stay here. The princess said that no matter Su
Whenever the young master comes back, he will be taken to the Duke's mansion to see her."
Su Ping had no choice but to follow Zhen Ping'er to the Duke's Mansion. On the way, Su Ping also said that at this time, the princess should have gone to bed long ago. Zhen Ping'er said: I don't think so. The princess is very angry now.
Waiting for Mr. Su to give an explanation. If the explanation is not good, I won't be able to sleep that night.
Su Ping asked Zhen Ping'er: Does the result of the princess being angry mean that she doesn't let others sleep?
Zhen Ping'er said: There are usually two ways for princesses to punish people, one is to slap people, and the other is to deprive them of sleep.
The princess was not a person who was good at staying up late. She had fallen asleep, but she was not lying on the bed, but lying on the desk.
Wang Jin'er was also so sleepy that she took a nap. She once persuaded Tang Mei to go to sleep in the house, but Tang Mei refused and insisted on waiting in the study.
Finally, Su Ping came back. Under Tang Mei's cold gaze, Su Ping told her what happened tonight.
"They want to kill you?" Tang Mei frowned: "Why do they want to kill you?"
Su Ping said: "I guess there are two possibilities. One is because I offended people by handling the case; the other is because of feelings."
Tang Mei narrowed her eyes: "Are you messing around with women outside?"
Su Ping asked, "Do you think I am that kind of person? Can a person of such noble character like me do that kind of thing?"
Perhaps this is a common problem among most men. Before a woman finds evidence, they like to put gold on their faces. Apparently the same is true for Su Ping. He will never miss this opportunity to whitewash himself and say impassionedly that he is a decent person.
people.
"Hmph, I think you just need money. If you have money, you can't tell." Tang Mei said rudely and asked in depth: "Then tell me why these people killed you."
Su Ping said: "I don't know who is behind the scenes. But I know that someone took money to find Han Fei in Bei City and asked Han Fei to contact Jianghu people to kill me."
"Do you have evidence?"
"Of course, I have arrested Han Fei's people and sent them to the prison of the Criminal Department."
"Okay, I'll send someone to capture Han Fei now."
Su Ping blinked and felt that Tang Mei was joking at first. Later, Su Ping realized that she was not joking.
She actually went to mobilize the Sima Guards.
Only then did Su Ping truly see the power of the clan. The Great Sima Guards broke out of Qinghuafang in large numbers, not avoiding the night ban, and rushed to Beishi.
Of course, Jin Wuwei must be informed of their actions in advance, otherwise the two sides will have to fight.
What seemed very difficult to Su Ping, and what others saw as a wealthy young man, was just a worm in the eyes of the family. Han Fei, who was enjoying great success in Bei City, was dragged out by his neck from the Tingfeng Pavilion by a group of soldiers.
His hands and feet were tied, thrown into a carriage, and taken to Qinghuafang.
From the time the Da Sima Guards left the camp to the time they captured Han Fei, the whole process took less than two-quarters of an hour.
When the Han family heard about this, they came to Qinghuafang to intercede in the middle of the night. Worried that they were not proud enough, they even invited Ximen Zaipei, the minister of Zhongshu, because Han Ping, the "houxianghou" and Ximen Liuye were the same.
Children and in-laws.
It is worth mentioning that the minister of Zhongshu Province and the six ministers of the six departments are both of the second rank.
This was a blind act. Tang Mei suddenly mobilized the Grand Sima Guards to arrest the person, which also alerted a group of Tang family lords and young masters, who came to the Duke's Mansion to ask questions.
Boss Tang Ning was dissatisfied and said that the six girls were messing around and reprimanded Shi Maosheng, the captain of the Grand Sima Left Guard. But Shi Maosheng refused to accept it and said that the wealthy princess was a second-rank official and qualified to recruit the Grand Sima Guard.
Tang Ning said that this was really an oversight. In the past, the princess Tang Gui was in the fourth rank and was not qualified to mobilize troops. No one cared about Tang Mei being able to mobilize troops. Then tomorrow Zongzheng Mansion will hold a meeting to deprive the princess of the power to mobilize troops. That's it.
This does not mean complete deprivation. The key is that she cannot make the decision alone, but must obtain the consent of Zongzheng Mansion.
Under the mediation of a group of big shots, Han Fei was later released. But before letting him go, the Tang family asked Han Fei if someone wanted to kill Su Ping? Han Fei said, yes. The Tang family asked Han Fei who wanted to kill Su Ping.
.Han Fei said, if you force me to tell you, I will bump my head into your house and die.
As soon as Han Fei said this, Han Ping became angry. He opened dozens of mouths with bows from left and right, beating Han Fei until blood spurted from his mouth and nose, but he still didn't say anything.
At this time, Ximen Zaipei said to Tang Ning that he would take Han Fei away to save his face and put him under house arrest in Lidefang. Your Tang family can send people to monitor people's meals and accommodation. Ximen will take care of it until the Tang family
Until the case is solved.
The Tang family knows that Han Fei is just a slightly older gangster. Even if he is beaten to death, the Tang family will not feel honored. And Su Ping's current status is very embarrassing. Does he count as a Tang family? He does not count, he has been deposed.
Marriage. He said it didn't count, but Tang Mei didn't let go, and even sent troops to arrest Su Ping.
If this happened to the Tang family today, Han Fei would definitely not be able to get away. If he didn't say anything, he would be sentenced to death.
Tang Ning said: "Once upon a time, Mr. Ximen, the Sixth Master, spared our little Jinzi (Tang Mansion secretly captured Tang Jin) and reciprocated with courtesy. Today I want to give Mr. Six this face."
Ximen Zaipei smiled and said: "Please rest assured, Second Master of the Tang family. Who is the financial backer? Even if Han Fei doesn't tell me, I will definitely ask for the direction."
Han Fei was taken to Ximen's territory and put under house arrest. In the early morning, Lidefang sent news that it was because Su Ping handled a major corruption case and offended a high official. But who this person was, Han Fei would rather die than tell him.
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In the early morning, Tang Kuan came to the Supervisory Office and said to Tang Mei: "If you don't want to say it, don't say it. In short, the reason has been found. As long as Su Ping no longer handles the case, everything will be fine."
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While Tang Kuan was talking to Tang Mei, Su Ping had already arrived at the Ministry of Justice and walked into the chamber of the minister. He told Xue Pang about Han Fei.
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He said something, but Xue Pang had nothing to do. He was not qualified to go to Lidefang to get people. If he wanted to do this, he needed to submit a letter to the emperor, and the emperor would negotiate with Ximen. Obviously he did not want to trouble the emperor.
Su Ping said nothing.
Xue Pang's mood stabilized: "Since someone wants to kill you because of the corruption case, then you should stop doing it for the time being. And your work has been fruitful. It stands to reason that you have caught so many witnesses, and you can punish Gan
Jing and Cao Huali filed a case. But the emperor has always disagreed. I wonder if the emperor has other considerations."
Su Ping said: "I will listen to the arrangements of the Minister."
Xue Pang flipped through the documents on the case, pulled out a few and threw them to Su Ping: "Here are some cases against the imperial merchants. Although the cases have been closed, in my opinion, 80% of them are unjust cases. Some royal relatives are involved, but
Don't be afraid. We should investigate everything that needs to be investigated. This is the emperor's intention. These imperial merchants are amassing money wantonly, their behavior is rampant, and their methods are cruel. If they are not controlled, they will lose the support of the people."
You don’t need to look at it to know that it’s another bunch of bad things. Xue Pang just dismissed three eighth-grade inspectors, and one of them was responsible for these cases. It’s not that that person didn’t work hard, but he encountered too many problems.
It's someone he can't afford to offend, and the case can't be solved.
Su Ping didn't say much, handed the relevant materials about the corruption case to Xue Pang, and then took over the "Case of Purging Business Thieves". This case was what the emperor wanted, but the strange thing was that the emperor himself didn't say it in court, and only let the Ministry of Punishment take action.
Go check it out. In other words, the emperor has already started taking action without any publicity.
Before letting go of the corruption case, Su Ping had to solve one more thing, dealing with the seven people in prison.
The Han family had sent people to the Ministry of Punishment last night to take care of it. They went directly to Dong Xuanchang, the Minister of Punishment, and bribed him with a large sum of money.
Dong Xuanchang asked the Han family if they wanted to kill him or arrest him. The Han family said, whatever is convenient, do whatever is convenient. Dong Xuanchang said, then you go find Su Ping. If he is willing to give up the investigation, I will let him go. If he wants to pursue the case, he will be released.
, let Li Chengbiao die in prison and let the others go.
Then the Han family sent someone to see Su Ping. This person was Han Dafu who came to deliver the bounty last time. Han Dafu's brother Han Dachang was a good friend of Tang Kuan, and Han Dafu and Tang Kuan also knew each other. In order to clear up this matter
After it was done, Han Dafu went to talk to Tang Kuan for help.
Tang Kuan was more concerned about Su Ping. He first criticized Han Fei and then asked for money for Su Ping. Later, Han Dafu gave Su Ping 500 taels of silver and asked Su Ping to show his favor.
The reason why the Han family wants to protect this gang of gangsters is not that these people are very important to the Han family, but that the Han family does not want this matter to become a big deal. If the compromise is presented to the emperor, it will implicate the Han family.
It's hard to say what the emperor's attitude is.
The key is that now that Queen Han has fallen and Han Tingjun has also stepped down, no one can speak for the Han family in front of the emperor. Although the eldest son Han Yao has entered the Ministry of Rites, his qualifications are too junior and he is ignored.
Su Ping received 500 taels of silver.
The 200 taels borrowed from Tang Kuan had not been spent yet, but now that they had paid back the money, Su Ping had a total of 878 taels of silver. He went to Pingkangfang to find Qiao Dongcheng and bought the second courtyard of Chengfeng Teahouse.
After paying the tax, Su Ping still had 328 taels left.
This time the title deed was not signed by Su Ping, but by Mei Ran.
Su Ping has absolute trust in Mei Ran, and the girl will never take advantage of Su Ping.
However, Mei Ran asked Su Ping, where did the money come from? Is it the right way? Su Ping said, of course.