The person Su Ping wanted to investigate was the former Qianniu Guards commander, Hu Chao.
Back then, Hu Chao protected Emperor Tiande and hunted in Luqiaoyi Forest Farm.
A herd of wild boars was discovered. A sow was looking for food with a group of piglets. The emperor shouted and galloped forward.
With the emperor in front, no one dared to shoot arrows. The emperor also abandoned the use of bows and crossbows, and called the king of prime minister, king of Qi and others to see who could kill the wild boar first.
Everyone left with the emperor.
The wild boar panicked and fled in panic, hiding in the bamboo forest. The space was narrow and the horse could not move. It had given up the pursuit, but suddenly a huge male wild boar broke out. The royal horse was frightened and stood up. The emperor fell off his horse. The giant pig ran out.
Rush to the emperor.
Everyone exclaimed, but Hu Chao was the most alert. He rushed in front of the emperor and fought with the wild boar. The wild boar bit his calf and tore off a layer of skin. Everyone stepped forward, chopped with knives and axes, and chopped down the wild boar.
"Are you here to check on me?"
Hu Chao lifted up his trousers, pointed to the scar on his leg and said to Su Ping: "Come and see, this scar on our leg is for the emperor. I am greedy for a little money, but the emperor let me go, how can you
Why are you still bothering? Why, in your eyes, does Emperor Tiande’s imperial edict not work?!”
Hu Chao is in his fifties, tall, with a beard and small eyes. He is not afraid at all when facing the inspection by the Ministry of Punishments.
At this time, he was sitting on the imperial chair with his legs crossed, and he did not give up his seat to Su Pingmei Ran in the main hall of his mansion.
The inspector who came to check on him earlier was kicked out by him like this.
In fact, this kind of completed case really can be investigated or not, but now that the ministers have asked for investigation, the inspectors are handling it again.
The inspector who handled the case was the eighth group of inspectors under Feng Shilang. His name was Fan Tao. He was from Lushunfang. He was also a relative of Fan Gongfei and the concubine of the family. When the investigation encountered difficulties, Su Yushi was now involved in the case.
Fan Tao was quite happy.
The reason why Su Ping dared to come here was because he made a new discovery. He discovered that this Hu Chao was most likely involved in the "Lushuncang Corruption Case".
Qian Niuwei was in charge of the next one and was responsible for the safety of Lushun Warehouse. The entire Lushun Warehouse was emptied. Is it possible that Hu Chao was not involved?
This may be possible, but based on the official style of the Liang Dynasty, I feel that this possibility is very small.
However, Su Ping did not talk to him directly about this matter. Instead, he threw some of the information collected by Fan Tao onto the small square table beside Hu Chao: "Of course Emperor Tiande's imperial edict works, but you deceived the emperor, what should you say?
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Hu Chao looked at the documents, suddenly laughed wildly, and threw the documents to the ground. He pointed at the ground and said: "I have already seen these, aren't they the real estate and transactions of my family collected by the inspector surnamed Fan?
Is there any problem with this? I’m idle at home and can’t I do some business?”
Su Ping said: "Where does the money for business come from?"
Hu Chao said proudly: "My ancestors were rich and we were blessed by our ancestors."
Su Ping said: "Do you think that if Emperor Tiande forgives you for deducting military pay, your other sins can be covered up? Don't you know what you have done?"
"Don't come here to bluff people!" Hu Chao stood up and shouted: "If you want to punish me, show me evidence!"
Su Ping smiled and said: "I advise you not to be too arrogant. The case of Lu Shunchang will be handled sooner or later. When the time comes, you won't be able to escape. If you still have a mouth and ears, you can go and inquire, Huang Bingxuan,
What is the current situation of Tian Qun, Zhang Guan, Luan Ping, and Li Xiao?"
After saying that, Su Ping turned around and left without picking up the documents on the ground. Mei Ran went to pick them up, but was pulled by Su Ping. Mei Ran understood and followed Su Ping out.
"Oh! Wait!"
Hu Chao's previous aura disappeared. He quickly stood up, took two hurried steps to block the way, and said: "Please tell me clearly, what is the Lushungang case? I can tell you, don't accuse me. Although I don't
Although I have obtained an official position, my two in-laws are still serving as officials in the government, so I will not tolerate your blackmailing me!"
Su Ping raised his hand and pushed Hu Chao away.
Hu Chao grabbed Su Ping's wrist.
As expected of the commander of the Thousand Niu Guards, he indeed had some skills and pinched Su Ping's wrists a little painfully.
Su Ping turned around, grabbed his wrist, and twisted it. He saw his expression change and his hand loosen.
"If you are still afraid, I hope you will have a good talk with me. If it is yours, I will not take it. If it is not yours, you should hand it over. The country's money is the blood and sweat of the people, and you cannot be allowed to use it to lord it over
blessing!"
This Hu Chao is also a veteran, and he is not so easy to fool. Su Ping tried hard and soft, but failed to pry him open. He just refused to admit it, and instead pushed the matter of the Lushunfang warehouse to one of his former subordinates.
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He said that as the commander of the Qianniu Guards, he was very busy and could not cover everything, and oversights were inevitable. However, his subordinates followed the rules. Perhaps those people used fake documents to deceive people, but his subordinate failed to notice.
He personally picked up the documents on the ground and put them in Su Ping's hands. At the same time, he also gave Su Ping fifty taels of silver.
In Su Ping's opinion, fifty taels is equivalent to fifty thousand yuan.
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"Collecting stolen money again!"
Junior sister Mei Ran was angry again because Su Ping collected money.
In fact, Su Ping also felt that the money was not from the right way, but Su Ping still accepted it. He smiled and invited Mei Ran to eat her favorite mutton in the water basin. But Mei Ran was so angry that she went to buy pies on the street.
Su Ping couldn't defeat her, nor could he stop her. He just watched her eat the pie, and then took her to the black market to have a look. Let her see those small workshops with poor sanitary conditions. Let her see the mold.
How are maggot rice noodles processed and put on the market again?
Su Ping thought that Mei Ran would feel nauseated. But what was unexpected was that she actually said: What's the matter? I went out to beg for food in the nunnery before and had some bad food.
Seeing that she was still angry, Su Ping said: "Don't be angry with me. After collecting the money, I can handle the case better. Otherwise, if I run around all day long, don't I need to spend money? I used to be a supervisor, so I can go
I have been reimbursed for the payment to the accounting department of the Ministry of Punishments, but now they still pay attention to me? What should I do, should I pay for it myself? I am also thinking about the public good."
Although Mei Ran didn't say anything at the time, when they left the black market, they ran to the roadside stall where they had just eaten pies and looked at the basin. Perhaps that roadside stall did not use black market processed flour, but Mei Ran's eyes were still
The lack of goodwill made the lady pancake panic.
The pancake stall was not far from the county government office. There were several bad guys across the line of sight, carrying an injured person and ran into the government office. At this time, Su Ping remembered Zhang Fakui's words and was about to find a time to tell Tong Yin, so he called Mei Ran
Go over there and have a look.
When I arrived at the Office of Delinquent Persons, I saw Tong Yin standing in the hall with a frown on his face, and in front of him was an injured man who was receiving medical treatment. The man had a stab wound in his abdomen, suffered severe blood loss, and his face was pale. The doctor was suturing him with needle and thread.
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There were no good antiseptic drugs in the Liang Dynasty. Once a person was injured, it would test the body's resistance, and it could also be said to be resigned to fate.
Seeing Su Ping coming, Tong Yin gave a few instructions to the people around him and sat down in the small room.
When Su Ping told the truth about the missing crossbow, Tong Yin was furious, his face flushed, and he clenched his fists and said: "You really know people but not their hearts. I treat him as a friend, but he hurts me like this!"
Tong Yin became more and more annoyed, threw his head on the chair, and scratched his hair, making the originally neat bun become messy.
Only then did Su Ping know that the bad guys team had been withdrawn from the Ministry of War. It was said to be the emperor's wish. The emperor wanted to select a bad captain to lead the northern and southern teams. The emperor's method of selecting captains was to give two captains
The bad guys have the same task, let them complete it. It can be said to be a competition.
Although this was the emperor's plan, the person responsible for supervising the review was not the emperor himself, but Zhang Dali, the eunuch general of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. (This is what Zhang Dali said)
In fact, Tong Yin could have asked his father-in-law Ximen Zaiqin, the minister of Honglu Temple, to find Zhang Dali to smooth things over. But Tong Yin had a gentleman's agreement with Bao An, the bad handsome man from Beixian County, and decided to play fair.
"I have lived in vain for the past twenty years. I am so blind that I treat a villain as my friend!" Tong Yin slammed his fist on the table: "I am still wondering why something happened suddenly when my hidden stake was well hidden.
Now I think about it, it must be him!"
Tong Yin seems to be performing some secret mission. It is not convenient to disclose the details to Su Pingmei Ran. But it can be heard that some of his plans have been ruined. The wounded outside are the hidden stakes he sent, or are connected with the hidden stakes.
people.
Seeing Tong Yin's sad look, Su Ping planned to let him calm down, so he stood up and was about to leave, but was grabbed by Tong Yin: "Brother Baoyu has helped me a lot, I can't let my brother go in vain."
Su Ping said: "Tong Shuai, you don't have to thank me specifically. I originally came to you to inquire about things, but you are busy with business now, so I think it's better to come back tomorrow."
Tong Yin tidied his hair, put on his futou, and said: "Tong was very rude just now. Please forgive me, Brother Baoyu. I think if you have anything to say, I'd better ask it today. I don't know where I will be busy tomorrow. In case I look for it."
If you don't come to me, I'm afraid it will delay Brother Baoyu's affairs."
Su Ping nodded and said, "Now the Ministry of Punishment is investigating Hu Chao, the former commander of the Qianniu Guards. I know that the bad guys are well-informed, and I want to inquire about Hu Chao."
Tong Yin said: "What are you checking on him?"
Su Ping said: "Corruption."
Tong Yin frowned and thought for a while, then said: "Corruption is not our business, we only care about arresting bandits. But you are right, bad people do know a lot. When it comes to Hu Chao, I know he is in charge.
During his reign, he had six or seven wives. With his monthly salary, it was nothing to support several wives. But the problem is that all his wives were very spendthrift."
Su Ping said: "During his tenure as commander, he deducted military pay and used public money for personal gain. He has already been punished by Emperor Tiande, so there is no need to mention those things again. What I want to ask is what his ancestors did."
Tong Yin said: "I will help you find out. I will give you a letter within three days."