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Chapter 2444 Guizi Juan Offends People, Wins People
Feng Ziying couldn't help frowning.

Shen family.

When it comes to Jiangnan, the Shen family is a topic that cannot be avoided.

In the former Ming Dynasty, the Shen family was the richest man in Jiangnan or the whole country.

Shen Wansan, everyone knows that Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang especially hates this person.

Although Shen Wansan's allegiance was to please him, but helping build Nanjing and rewarding the three armies violated Zhu Yuanzhang's taboo, so he was repeatedly attacked by Zhu Yuanzhang, and eventually he was exiled in Yunnan and died in a foreign land.

But it is undeniable that the Shen family is very good at doing business. The Wucheng branch in Huzhou and the Changzhou branch in Suzhou did not die because of Shen Wansan's downfall.

Especially after the Great Zhou replaced the former Ming Dynasty, the Shen family revived rapidly, and its influence spread throughout the entire Great Zhou, not just limited to Jiangnan. Whether it is Shanshan merchants or Jiangnan merchants, they must recognize the influence of the Shen family force.

Although there is a Dongting merchant gang in Suzhou, there is also a Shen family independent of the Dongting merchant gang, which means that the Shen family's reputation is enough to overwhelm the entire Dongting merchants.

Of course, this is just about reputation, not that the Shen family's wealth and influence can overwhelm the entire Dongting merchants.

But the Shen family is unique among merchants, which is enough to show that it is different.

The Shen family is divided into two branches in Da Zhou, one in Suzhou and one in Huzhou. The Suzhou branch is known as the richest man in Nanzhili, and the Huzhou branch is known as the richest man in Zhejiang and Zhejiang. The branch is obviously stronger.

Both are the largest landowners in Suzhou and Huzhou respectively.

The Shen family in Suzhou owns more than [-] mu of land, and the Shen family in Huzhou owns more than [-] mu of land, both of which are the best high-yield cultivated land. The Tao family of the New Four Great Families in Nanjing is a younger brother in front of the Shen family.

Moreover, the most prosperous streets and roads in Suzhou and Huzhou are owned by the Shen family. The Shen family in Suzhou alone has more than 150 pavements, which are said to be worth more than 300 million taels.

The Shen family also spared no effort in supporting the Jiangnan scholars. Whether it was the Jiangnan scholar group represented by Ye Fang or the Jiangnan scholar group represented by Tang Yao, the Shen family never spared money.

But the Shen family has always kept a certain distance from the Zhang family, which is probably a lesson learned by its ancestor Shen Wansan after he suffered a loss from Emperor Hongwu.

Whether it was Emperor Yuanxi's six trips to the south of the Yangtze River, Emperor Yonglong's sudden emergence as the new emperor, or Prince Yizhong's claim to be a widow in Nanjing, the Shen family maintained a neutral attitude.

I would rather make good relations with the scholars, but never be far or near to the Tian family. The reason is the ancestor's precepts.

For this reason, from Emperor Yuanxi to Emperor Yonglong and even the current Emperor Wantong, they were all jealous of the Shen family, but because of the close relationship between the Shen family and the scholars in the south of the Yangtze River, it was not easy to make trouble.

The Shen family is also aware of the taboos committed by their own family, but there must be a reason for the ancestral precepts, so they also rely closely on the scholars in the south of the Yangtze River.

As far as Feng Ziying knows, the Shen family in Huzhou is not only very close to Fang Congzhe, but also related to Zhu Guozhen. Miao Changqi is on good terms.

Not to mention Miao Changqi's entry into the cabinet, it is said that Gu Tianyu and Zhu Guozhen are going to succeed Guan Yingzhen as Minister of Commerce.

It can be said that the Shen family has a very special relationship with the noble families of scholars in the entire Southern Zhiliang and Zhejiang provinces. This is also the confidence that the Shen family dares to face the strengths of the Tian family and not bow their heads.

Although such a case was accumulated more than ten years ago, with hundreds of thousands of money in the second place, it directly led to the murder of Shen Tongyuan, the head of the Shen family in Huzhou. This murder case is not recognized, and vowed to find out the real culprit behind the scenes.

However, in view of the fact that the bandits set fire after looting and killing that night, and then it rained heavily, erasing many traces, so the case was finally settled by the Taihu water bandits.

Later, the governments of Huzhou, Suzhou, and Changzhou all jointly suppressed the water bandits in Taihu Lake, but nothing was gained.

The water bandits in the twelve serial docks of Taihu Lake disappeared as if they had evaporated. It is said that they went to the Yangtze River to throw themselves into the Yangtze River water bandits.

Now the nine phoenix beaded crown has appeared in the lair of pirates in Chen Qianshan, which makes the story here even more confusing.

If it is common sense that the Shen family is indifferent to the Tian family, then if Emperor Yuanxi wants to instruct someone to do this kind of thing, it seems that the structure is too small and the appearance is ugly, and the key is that this nine phoenix bead crown is going to be given as a birthday gift For Prince Yizhong's concubine, it seems unreasonable to rob her like this.

Moreover, in the 38th year of Yuanxi, Emperor Yuanxi was not too involved in political affairs, and gradually handed over to Emperor Yonglong who had just become the prince. At that time, Prince Yizhong was still a little unwilling, and the two sides were still fighting.

This complicated situation is even more chaotic in Jiangnan. Jiangnan is the base of Prince Yizhong, but it is a foregone conclusion that Emperor Yonglong, who became the prince, will take the throne, and Emperor Yuanxi is still the emperor. Anyone in Jiangnan can intervene. I don't see you very well.

This group of Japanese bandits is an ally of the Tang family or can be controlled by the Tang family. Was this attack purely for the purpose of looting money, or was it ordered by someone?

In particular, the reactions of the army and the local government before and after the Shen family's accident were obviously a little abnormal, which added countless doubts.

Han Yu remained silent all this time, obviously he also knew the inside story of the murder of the Shen family in Huzhou who was almost wiped out.

As the servant of the criminal department, the first time he took office, he had to learn about the major and important cases that had not been solved in the entire Da Zhou territory.

As for the case of the Huzhou Shen family, although the case is nominally solved, a large group of Taihu Water Bandit Twelve Serial Wharf have disappeared, and no one has been arrested.

It is impossible to say that everything is missing as an answer. It is unreasonable for you to come to such a conclusion with such a big move to clear Taihu Lake with the joint action of the three prefectures.

It was said that they were going to invest in the Yangtze River water bandits, but the number of Yangtze River water bandits was so large that they were divided into several shares. Which one did they invest in?Why was there no news after that?
Now there are also lake bandits in Taihu Lake. Is it because the remnants of the Twelve Links have returned from their corpses? These situations seem to have no response.

It's just that this case was accumulated more than ten years ago, so it is very difficult.

Although the Shen family has been pushing for a thorough investigation of the case, the level of the Nanjing Ministry of Criminal Justice, and the fact that the officials who were in office at the time have all been promoted, and the main person who knew about this case, Shen Tongyuan, is dead. , but there are still mostly verbal appeals, and there is no specific evidence or new things to come up with, but nothing is seen.

But this time the appearance of the Nine Phoenix Pearl Crown has become an opportunity.

Both Mao Jianda and Dayou Sanhe were arrested, and none of the four Tang brothers slipped through the net. This means that the origin of the Nine Phoenix Pearl Crown will be known soon. It seems that all the bloody cases can be revealed.

However, Feng Ziying and Han Yu are not so optimistic. On the surface, it seems that the important suspects involved in the case have all fallen into the net, but if we want to clear up the heavy fog here, I am afraid that new and unexpected things will come out Come.

"Yu Chengong, what do you think?" Feng Ziying saw that Han Yu's face was dark, but he didn't say a word, and knew that this guy was in a dilemma, "I will fully cooperate here, but you also know that Liu Jigong and you just came, there are many things. I also have to hand it over, especially since all the property was guarded by Captain Long and the army before, so it has to be handed over clearly one by one. In addition, the Zhen family has to start working on it, so I'm afraid you have to worry about this case. "

Han Yu gave Feng Ziying a hard look, and said angrily: "Ziying, you made such a big mess for me as soon as I came here, I'm still thinking, what about the Ministry of Punishment, how big a deal can it be if you come to Jiangnan , if it is really involved in the case, the Ministry of Criminal Justice can guide the local government to handle the case. Without the Nanjing Criminal Department, wouldn’t the yamen of each government not be able to handle the case? Who would have thought that you would find something for me.”

"Hey, Mr. Yu Chen, it's inappropriate for you to say that. How can you turn a blind eye to such a big case? How can you call it looking for trouble?" Feng Ziying said with a smile: "The Shen family is rich and well-known in the world. All over the world, if the Ministry of Criminal Justice can use this case to establish its prestige, it will be a confession to the entire Jiangnan gentry and people, and it will also make the people of Jiangnan more respectful of the imperial court,..."

For Feng Ziying, Han Yu really had nothing to do, so he could only wave his hands and said impatiently: "Okay, okay, Ziying, don't make high-profile and high hats for me here, you two go out first, and Ziying and I will return." I have something to say."

Fang Youdu and the other principal hurriedly left, leaving only two people.

"Ziying, are you really ignorant or are you pretending to be confused? The case of the Shen family involves too many things. The key is that the 38th year of Yuanxi was the most delicate time. At that time, the relationship between the several emperors was confusing. I don't believe that the government didn't play tricks behind the scenes in this case, but what is the purpose of the tricks? Taking advantage of the situation to eliminate the influence of the Shen family in the south of the Yangtze River, suppressing the supporters of the scholars in the south of the Yangtze River, or fighting between the two kings and bringing disaster to Chi Yu? Or is it A long-standing grievance vented by the Supreme Emperor? Who is the main messenger? Is it of great significance to find out now? Maybe I will have to ask for a lot of chicken feathers."

Han Yu's words strengthened Feng Ziying's point of view and confidence, "Yu Chengong, I think this is a good thing. What do we have to do with their dog-biting dog hair? On the contrary, this case will definitely involve many people. , From my observation, whether these people are in office or in office, they can be cleaned up, and it is easy to clean up the house,..."

Han Yu was startled for a moment, thinking, "But Ziying, this will definitely cause too much trouble and offend many people, even people we didn't expect..."

"Yu Chengong, do you think we can avoid offending people this trip? Don't we come with the purpose of offending people? How can we win people if we don't offend people?"

Feng Ziying asked confidently, while Han Yu nodded thoughtfully.

(End of this chapter)