Chu Qing feels that he should be a person who keeps his promise and does what he says.
So after leaving the palace, I went straight to the Qianqiying Yamen Office and started "filing the case" internally.
The number one target of the investigation is Zhang Songling's eldest wife, Zhang Yushi, also known as Yu Ailian.
Target No. 2, Zhang Songling’s son and grandson.
Target No. 3, among the top ten merchants, there are only two poor old men who are still hiding in the house and shivering.
All the detective horses from the Thousand Cavalry Battalion were dispatched, and all the manpower that could be mobilized was arranged.
Chu Qing was still sitting in the government office, handing out orders one after another.
"Tell Wang Tongtong to evacuate the people, Miss Luzhu, and the housekeeper."
After the orders were handed over, Chu Qing looked at Lang Lang's emptying and showed a big smile.
"Papa papa" came the sound of slapping hands, and Chen Yan walked up to Chu Qing with a roast chicken in his hand.
After tearing off a chicken wing, Chen Yan threw it to Chu Qing.
"I can't believe it, I really can't believe that Vice Commander Chu has such a method."
Chu Qing handed the chicken wings to Fu San, then pulled off the drumsticks, and said with a smile: "That's awesome."
Chen Yan was quite emotional: "Sustaining compromises, pretending to cooperate, using stones from Xiaoxian County, greenhouses in the southern suburbs, inspecting merchants, setting up scouts, setting up suspicions, spreading rumors, and luring the emperor into a trap. It can be said that the links are seamless."
Chu Qing, who was chewing on a chicken leg, smiled and said, "It's not perfect, but it's perfect."
Chen Yan rarely hit Chu Qing, but knelt down and tore Fu San's buttocks apart.
"No wonder you wanted to hide my relationship with Tao Ruolin and Changxian. It turned out that you were deliberately risking offending the relationship in the palace."
Chu Qing wiped his mouth and smiled bitterly.
At the beginning, he didn't know whether the plan would succeed, and many changes did occur.
At first, he thought that if this could not be done, there was no need for him to bury Tao Ruolin, Changxian, and Chen Yan, three people who were close to the palace, as it would be meaningless. This was why he hid it from everyone.
As for what happened after that, there were too many changes.
But fortunately, the collateral damage caused was made up for immediately. For example, the shops were closed and people could not go to work. The southern suburbs greenhouses solved this problem. Many merchants took the initiative to close down. People's livelihood supplies were also taken care of by the Fu family. First
Over time, many shops were consolidated, which was regarded as a side business. As for merchant tax collection, it was an unexpected matter. Qiu Wanshan made up for this shortcoming.
Of course, now Chu Qing is in debt again.
Chen Yan took the teapot from the stone table, placed it in front of Chu Qing, and said with a smile: "Zhang Songling, the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, won't be able to stay long."
"Yes, I never thought about killing him, and I don't have the ability to do so, but I can take away everything he has, everything."
"What if he takes the initiative to lie about being unwell and return home?"
"He doesn't dare." Chu Qing sneered: "Without his official position, he is useless because he has lost his reputation. Without his reputation, he is worse than the common people. Since he is not as good as the common people, I have ten thousand ways to make his life worse than death!"
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Chen Yan nodded, deeply convinced.
Yes, the situation that Zhang Songling faces now is that he cannot live or die, and he still has to worry about it all day long. This right minister of the Ministry of Rites has a name for nothing. He is all over the court, all over the capital, all over Zhongzhou. He looks around, but no one knows it.
If you try to help him again, you will alienate him or even target him.
Looking at Chu Qing who was enjoying the meal, Chen Yan suddenly discovered that the guy in his heart who was originally careless and impulsive seemed to have changed unknowingly. To be more precise, he should have grown up.
However, this kind of growth is something Chen Yan likes to see.
If you don't have the means, how can you control the Qianqi Camp? You must know that the Qianqi Camp is the hard work of him and Huang Laosi. Chu Qing's growth can be said to be unexpected, and it also makes him, the Ninth Prince Chen Yan, extremely surprised.
"By the way, Lao Jiu, go back and explain to the emperor that I didn't talk nonsense in the court today. Qianqiying did find out that the King of Wu sent people to contact the courtiers, but these people are not businessmen, they are all scholars, arrogant and arrogant
When contacting courtiers, I don’t know whether they send money or not."
"I do know a thing or two about this matter. Just feel safe. Fourth brother is not stupid, so I don't know what your true intention is."
Chu Qing was slightly startled: "The Emperor knows that I'm trying to trick Songling?"
"Know the cause, but don't know the meaning."
"What's the meaning?"
"In short, no matter what the means, don't forget your original intention and get into trouble. If you can't bear it, Brother Yu will protect you."
"Thank you." Chu Qing rolled his eyes.
"grown ups!"
A Tanma ran in with a panic face: "Something happened, Zhang Mansion is in trouble!"
"What?!"
Chu Qing and Chen Yan suddenly stood up, and the latter asked: "What's the intensity of the fire, and is it man-made?"
"I don't know, it's in the backyard, in the south wing."
Fu San was shocked: "This is where Lu Zhu and Jiuniang live!"
Chu Qing looked shocked, threw down half of the roast chicken and ran out of the office.
Chen Yan, Fu San and others followed closely behind.
Chu Qing's mind went blank. He happened to see Chang Xian, Tong Gui and others returning on horseback. He rushed forward and grabbed the reins from Tong Gui's hand before climbing up. However, because he was too impatient, the horse was irritable and shook its body. Chu Qing
Fell to the ground.
Chu Qing climbed up in embarrassment and wanted to get on the saddle again.
"Come here, little one."
Fu San rushed over and kept calming the horse. Then he got on the horse, pulled Chu Qing's arm, and the two rode together.
Fu San clamped the horse's belly, and the horse galloped towards Zhang Mansion.
Chen Yan also got on his horse, but Chang Xian Tonggui and others, who had just returned from Nanpeng in the southern suburbs, didn't know what happened and didn't care to ask, so they changed their horses and chased after them.
Galloping all the way, Chu Qing kept urging.
Entering Tai'anfang, we saw thick smoke billowing in the direction of Zhang's Mansion. Dozens of Jingzhao Mansion's yamen and military soldiers carrying buckets were standing outside the mansion. However, they were stopped outside by a fat woman and pinched her.
He bent over his waist and cursed endlessly.
Chu Qing dismounted and shouted quickly: "What are you doing here? Why don't you go in and put out the fire!"
While talking, Chu Qing ran inside, but Zhang Yushi, who was leading a group of servants, suddenly stretched out his hand to stop him.
"You are the loser of Qianqi Camp!"
Zhang Yushi's face was full of anger: "You are the ones who plotted against my Zhang Mansion. Get out of here. There is water in our house. The servants will save you. You are not needed."
A guy with a charred face ran over, it was Wang Tongtong.
"Master Chu, Miss Lvzhu's identity has been revealed. The two of them must have been locked in the dining room. The fire was set by this evil woman!"
Chu Qing was furious when he heard this, and was about to push Zhang Yu away and prepare to lead people to put out the fire first, but Yu Ailian shouted: "Come quickly, Qianqiying has forced their way into the Minister's Mansion. Don't touch her."
Me, touch me, be careful if you can’t tell clearly, this is my Zhang Mansion!”
The servants of the Zhang family also gathered around. Yu Ailian's face was full of ferociousness, and she pointed at Chu Qing: "The two women who killed Qian Dao were burned to death by me. Naturally, someone will take the blame. How can your Qianqi camp do this..."
Before he finished speaking, a short figure stood in front of Chu Qing, standing between Chu Qing and Yu Ailian.
No one expected that Changxian suddenly pulled out the long knife from Tong Gui's waist, raised the knife and dropped it, and a cold light flashed.
A finger fell to the ground.
Yu Ailian's whole body seemed to have been cast by a restraining spell. The palm of her hand, which was missing a finger, was still in the air.
Chang Xian turned out to have practiced martial arts. Without looking back, he inserted the long sword stained with blood back into Tong Gui's scabbard in an instant. He looked at Yu Ailian with a cold look on his face: "How dare you attack this king?" Disrespectful, take it down!"
Tong Gui and other imperial guards drew out their long swords and rushed forward. Changxian turned back and pointed at the government officials and soldiers who were blocked outside and yelled: "Why are you standing still? Go put out the fire for me!"
Yu Ailian, who was caught off guard and had her index finger cut off, finally let out a scream.