Emperor Zhengde of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 121 The money can make a ghost run the mill

"Lord Shen, although my Hulong Villa is not a place to hide filth, it is not something that everyone can tolerate. This Marquis has been honest and loyal to the court for many years, and the sun and the moon can learn from each other. Why does His Majesty want to take revenge on this Marquis now? suspicion?"

"Forget it! Since His Majesty ordered it, I have nothing to say. Master Shen can lead people into my house to search, and I have absolutely no complaints."

Shen Lian cupped his hands and said, "Shenhou, I'm really bothering you!" After speaking, he waved his hands to ask his subordinates to rush in.

Shen Wanqian is also a person who has seen the world, since he wants to fight against the imperial court in his heart, he is not in a hurry right now.Isn't there an old Chinese saying that if you stay in the green hills, you won't have any firewood if you don't shoot?
While Tie Dan was talking to Shen Lian, he hurriedly changed his clothes, pretended to be a butler of Hulong Villa, opened all the doors, and let Jin Yiwei rush in.

Hundreds of thousands of people searched up and down the Tiedan waiting mansion, and gathered all the guardians and servants in the front yard, a total of more than 300 people, but they couldn't find Shen Wanqian.

The Jin Yiwei sent out came to report back and forth, but in the end they did not find any trace of Shen Wanqian, which surprised Shen Lian.

"Hehe, Mr. Shen, as I said, there is no such thing as Shen Wanqian in my house. I wonder if Mr. Shen heard it from hearsay or planted it on purpose?"

Shen Lian pretended to be calm and said: "God, I'm here to investigate and deal with it by order. Don't you even trust His Majesty? Well, if this is the case, I will trouble you to go with me to see Your Majesty!"

"The Marquis just came back from His Majesty, I think you are still..."

Before Tie Dan could finish his sentence, he heard a sound of killing from behind, which sounded frightening.

Everyone looked in the direction where the sound came from. It turned out that when the Jin Yiwei was searching for people, several people were hiding in the kitchen. At this time, the Jin Yiwei pulled them out and hacked them to death.

Tie Danhou's face turned livid for a while, but he still didn't have an attack. He had endured it for so many years, and he couldn't do such a trivial thing to go against Jin Yiwei.

Shen Lian stroked his beardless chin, and felt that it would be difficult to do business when he went back like this. In fact, he had not received an oral order from His Majesty, and all of this was arranged by Cao Zhengchun.

"Shenhou, it seems that there are dishonest people in your house, I think it's better to interrogate them one by one!"

As soon as the words fell, Shen Wanqian, who was pretending to be a housekeeper, was shocked.

If the Jin Yiwei interrogated them, they would be the housekeepers who would be the first to do the surgery. Shen Wanqian regretted that he shouldn't have disguised himself as a housekeeper.

No matter how rich he is, he is still a commoner, and he can't compete with the government at all, so he attached himself to Hulong Villa in order to find a backer for himself. Jin Yiwei came in to search, and made it clear that he was not on his side.

"Arrest all these housekeepers, escort them to the Ministry of Punishment, and interrogate them one by one."

Shen Lian suddenly gave an order to his subordinates, which made Zhu Wushi panic. He never expected that the Commander of Jin Yiwei would give him a drudgery.Although there are six or seven housekeepers in the mansion, they know too much. If something is found out, then all his years of painstaking efforts will be in vain. This is worse than finding out Shen Wanqian Much more dangerous.

"Wait! Lord Shen, I think you'd better bring me to Beijing to face the saint! In this way, I can make it clear that if you interrogate these housekeepers, I'm sure my reputation will be ruined all my life." gone."

After finishing speaking, Tiedan Shenhou turned around and said to his personal butler, "Housekeeper, I am going to Beijing to meet the saint. You take care of everything in the house and serve the young master well. I will come whenever I go."

The butler hurried out, bowed and agreed.

However, this side made things difficult for Shen Lian. He secretly came to Hulong Villa to arrest people according to Cao Zhengchun's order while the Lord Tiedan was away. If he brought His Majesty's uncle to the capital without permission, That is to beheaded.

It was a mistake to pass on the imperial decree falsely, and it was another mistake to let God Hou Tiedan enter the capital without authorization. Adding up, even if he had a thousand heads, it would not be enough for the emperor to chop off!
At this time, Shen Lian also had some doubts about Cao Zhengchun's words. He also had no evidence to prove that Shen Wanqian was in Hulong Villa, and he couldn't find anyone right now. This matter was really difficult.

Just when Shen Lian was hesitating, one of his men, Jin Yiwei, pointed at a man who looked like a butler standing aside, and said to Shen Lian: "My lord, this white-faced scholar in life is not like the other housekeepers. The identity of this person is very suspicious."

That Jin Yiwei was referring to Shen Wanqian, he was used to being pampered and his skin was kept very fair, standing out from the crowd now, he looked outstanding.

Shen Lian looked intently at the butler, and sure enough, this person was dressed differently from others, and it was impossible to tell that he was a butler under his graceful and luxurious face.

"Come here, take this person down immediately and take him to the Ministry of Criminal Justice for interrogation."

After the words fell, Jin Yiwei Bian, who had spoken just now, took the lead and took over his men to tie up Shen Wanqian firmly.

Zhu Wushi's face suddenly turned cold. This was his attention at first, but he escaped immediately, but he still didn't escape in the end.

I saw Zhu Wushi clapping his hands towards Shen Liangong and said: "Master Shen, this is the teacher I just invited for the dog, just because I just came to the mansion, it is really different from the housekeepers around, you see, can you hold your hand high?" ?”

As he said, while cupping his fists, he secretly stuffed a round pearl into Shen Lian's hand.

This movement is so fast that it is almost impossible to see any flaws.

After all, this Tiedan Shenhou is a martial arts practitioner, so he is already familiar with such a small move.

Shen Lian immediately had a premonition that the weight in his sleeves would suddenly drop, and he knew that this iron and brave god had put in a lot of effort to protect this person.

As long as it is not the emperor's order, many things are easy to handle. Besides, if he falsely preached the imperial edict, if this matter reaches the emperor's ears, it will be a capital offense. Why don't you sell favors to him now, maybe it will be useful in the future Opportunity.

"Hou Ye is loyal to His Majesty and reserves talents for the country. This is a matter of course. This time, Shen is handling the case according to His Majesty's orders. If this is the case, then Shen will go back and return to order."

"If Master Hou catches that villain Shen Wanqian in the future, I hope Master Hou will hand him over to Shen and leave!"

Zhu Wushi clasped his fists calmly and bowed to Shen Lian, saying: "That is, that is, Mr. Shen, please take care. If His Majesty is useful to me, Mr. Shen just speak up."

Zhu Wushi knows that there are many unjust, false and wrong cases in Jinyiwei, many of which are murders and fake meritorious deeds. As long as the government no longer pursues the matter, many of them will remain hidden. This is the characteristic of Ming officials.

Shen Wanqian looked at the back of Shen Lian going away, and wiped the sweat on his forehead with his sleeve. It is true that money can make ghosts turn millstones, and millstones can turn people around.

Originally, that pearl was given to Zhu Wushi by Shen Wanqian, and Zhu Wushi knew that Shen Wanqian had plenty of money, and now as long as he keeps people, money is not a problem.

When Shen Lian goes back, he will definitely report this matter to Cao Zhengchun. That eunuch is not a good thing, and he needs to find a way to deal with it.

Zhu Wushi had already heard about Cao Zhengchun's bombardment of No. [-] Manor in the World. If they attacked Hulong Villa, it would not be a joke.

(End of this chapter)