Qing Dynasty through Sanfu Jin

Just as he was talking, Liang Jiugong reported that the elder brother came.

After paying respects to Kangxi, the eldest elder brother said to the third elder brother: "I heard that the third sibling found more than one hundred thousand taels of silver from the servant, is it true?"

Going back last night, he, Fujin, told him that the third sibling sent someone to pass on the word that the slaves in their village were dishonest, and they had been corrupt for more than [-] taels of silver in three years, and asked her if she wanted someone to investigate those slaves as well.Unlike the third elder brother, the eldest elder brother has ambitions in his heart. Huangzhuang only gave Fujin part of the expenses for the family, and kept the rest by himself.

To achieve great things, you need money to open the way, and he was worried that the money was not enough. He suddenly heard that the slave had been greedy for more than one hundred thousand taels in three years, and he couldn't sit still.He got married earlier than the third child, and the third child was embezzled for [-] yuan, so how much will he be embezzled?

Although Mingzhu used to be the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he doesn't think those slaves will give him face now.Maybe they are not greedy, but they are designated to be greedy.

The eldest brother knows that he is not as smart as the third child, and he has not found out the problem for so many years, and he may not be able to find out now.He just wanted to go to San Age's mansion to learn scriptures.Knowing that the third elder brother and his wife had entered the palace, he chased after them without stopping.

The third elder brother was not stingy, and told the elder brother what he said to Fujin again. "Actually, there is a very simple way. Big brother can ask trusted servants to make unannounced visits first to check the property of those big stewards. One of the big stewards in my house bought a two-entry yard in Beijing. Find out their property , it is clear at a glance who is greedy for ink and who is clean."

"Brother can also go to Zhuangzi in person. It is said that there must be a brave man under a heavy reward. You promise to give them some money, and then ask them one by one, so that they only recognize those big managers. As long as you give more money, I believe they will say it." You can also tell them that whoever dares to cover up, find out, and share the same crime. But if they report and expose, you will forget the past."

He didn't believe that all the slaves on Zhuangzi were venting out of one nostril, there would always be people who couldn't understand it or were squeezed out by this big manager.And this person is the breakthrough.

Give him a date with a stick, and he believes that no one will keep their mouths shut, considering his own interests and his own safety.

The elder brother's eyes lit up, and he gave the third elder brother a thumbs up, "Good idea, no wonder the ninth one calls you a fox, and the third one has such a brain but you don't need to let it go. Why don't you go to the Ministry of War to help me , we two brothers join forces, I believe that we are absolutely invincible." The elder brother put his arms around him, looking like two good brothers.

Kangxi coughed a few times, "Boss, why did you come to see me?" Pulling the person he reserved for the crown prince in front of him, did the boss not take him as Ama seriously.

The elder brother withdrew his hand. At this moment, his mind was full of white money, and his words were a little perfunctory. "I'm here to look for the third brother. Well, since you have something to tell the third brother, Khan Ama, I will leave first." He walked out as he spoke, "Third brother, I'm free." Big Brother invites you to drink."

If he really took the money out of the mouths of those dog slaves this time, the third child is the first one, so he has to show it anyway.

After the eldest brother left, Kangxi looked at the third child and said, "I remember that when you were young, you always ran behind the prince's ass. You always hide when other brothers talk to you, especially the boss. Every time the boss talks to you, you They all hide behind the crown prince and cannot come out. Now that you brothers are on good terms, I feel relieved."

What he said seemed to be emotional, but the third elder brother didn't really think so.He recalled with a straight face: "Yeah, when I was young, I always felt that my eldest brother was very fierce and scared, but in fact my eldest brother is quite nice." He told Kangxi about the big brother's quarrel with the prince at the last gathering, "Khan Ama, do you think that big brother is like a child who can't get sugar?"

Without waiting for Kangxi to answer, he said to himself: "At that time, Erchen suddenly felt that the elder brother was not as fierce as I believed. Maybe he fought with the second brother not because he wanted something, but because he was simply unconvinced."

If you are not convinced, it is because of the elder brother that he was born as the prince. If you are not convinced, it is because of the son of Khan Ama that the prince is the most favored.Rather than saying that he wants to compete for the crown prince, it is better to say that he wants to use this to tell Khan Ama: Look, this is the crown prince you chose. You are mistaken, I am better than him.

If you really let him be the prince, maybe he will regret being caught blind.

Kangxi pondered quietly, and said after a long time: "Really? Do you think the boss thinks so?"

The third elder brother smiled: "My son believes in Khan Ama's vision, and I also believe that I can't see the wrong person." To be honest, don't look at his vows, in fact, he is not very sure, saying these are just not wanting Let Khan Ama doubt him.Only by telling Khan Ama that the elder brother is not really interested in that position, Khan Ama will not doubt the purpose of the elder brother's association with him.

Coming out of Qianqing Palace, the third elder brother turned to Yuqing Palace again, but unfortunately the crown prince was not there, so he just left a message and left.

At noon, the prince learned that the third child was looking for him, so he was called over.Seeing the third child, he hummed softly, "Your success, the third child, didn't Khan Ama just give you 5 taels of silver, how did Gu hear that you robbed slaves? There are only two people in your house." Isn't ten thousand taels enough?"

Although Fan Ziping announced the crimes of those people in front of everyone that day, they were all from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Of course, the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs would not spread what they did. I can assure you it won't implicate me.

Therefore, the emperor does not know the specific situation, nor does the prince.Even last night, some people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs went to Yuqing Palace to cry, saying that the third elder brother bullied them, and asked the prince to help make decisions.

The emperor loves the prince so much that he not only specially set up a Zhan Shifu for the prince, but also the head of the house of internal affairs is also from the prince's department.Now that the third elder brother is looking for something to find the Ministry of Internal Affairs, this group of people feel that they are not giving the prince face, so they find the prince to add fuel and jealousy.

In front of outsiders, of course the prince wants to protect the face of the third elder brother and give the third elder brother a complete explanation. Now that there are no outsiders, he can speak more casually.

In just three or four days, he didn't believe that the third child's 5 taels of silver had been spent.Turning the wrench in his hand, he said, "Tell me, what's the matter?"

Anyway, the matter has already been said twice, and the third elder brother doesn't care to say more. "Brother also entered the palace in the morning, and he asked about this matter. It seems that the elder brother also suspects that the management of his village is not honest. I went to the second brother before to tell the second brother. If the second brother is free, why don't you also check those things?" Slave, they dare to talk nonsense to me in front of you, and you think they can clean up in private."

"Actually, when Khan Ama checked the head of the imperial kitchen last time, I wanted to say, why don't you just check the entire Ministry of Internal Affairs. But I thought the Ministry of Internal Affairs involved too much, so I gave up. But today's matter is for my brother. Just to remind you, these people don't know how to be afraid of words at all. They clearly regard the royal property as their own."

The third elder brother is a professional in talking about buckling the pot, he knows how to say it can touch the prince's sensitive nerves.

Whose royal property is it?It can only belong to the emperor, and this emperor includes not only the current emperor, but also the future emperor's current prince.Wouldn't you be angry if you beat the prince upside down after moving your own things?

"Hmph, you are so courageous. Don't worry, third brother. I won't let you suffer this grievance in vain. Let Ling Pu investigate this matter thoroughly?" Ling Pu is the current head of the House of Internal Affairs and the prince's nanny. s husband.

The nanny of the crown prince was left to him by his mother-in-law during her lifetime, and she was very trustworthy by him.Because of her trust, the entire Ling family went up to heaven.Not only Ling Pu, a nanny man, became the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but even his son was reused by the crown prince, and he was called 'Brother Nail'.

The crown prince has a lot of trust in this nanny, his position in the crown prince's heart is second only to the third elder brother, even more important than the fourth elder brother and the others.

The third elder brother hurriedly stopped him, "Second brother, I think it's wrong."

The prince raised his eyebrows, "Why do you doubt Ling Pu? Don't worry, Ling Pu is still trustworthy." He didn't say that if Ling Pu is not trustworthy, then there will be no one under him who can be trusted.

The third elder brother can see that the crown prince trusts Ling Pu very much. Although he knows in his heart that this matter has nothing to do with Ling Pu, other people can get a lot of benefits. The manager also made a lot of money.

He was clear in his heart, but he wouldn't say it directly. The third elder brother said: "That's not true. I'm worried that everyone knows the relationship between Ling Pu and the second brother. If something is really found out, someone will use him as an excuse. I think Since we want to investigate, why don't we start with Ling Pu. Anyway, Ling Pu is innocent. Let's pretend to let everyone know how stern and selfless His Royal Highness is. It's just that Lord Ling Pu will be wronged. But I believe Ling Pu My lord is the same as my younger brother and I, for the sake of my second brother, let alone this little grievance, no matter how big the grievance is, I am willing."

"Not only the House of Internal Affairs, but also the House of Zhan Shi. I think all of these should be investigated. So when the thieves are found out, they will have nothing to say. What do you think?"

The prince looked at him suspiciously, why did he think there was something in the old three's words?The prince rubbed his chin, although he felt that what the third child said was weird, but he had to admit that the third child was right.Those old guys from the Ministry of Internal Affairs are very difficult to deal with. If you only investigate them, maybe they will eventually implicate Zhan Shifu.That being the case, it would be better to check Zhan Shifu in advance, and they will have nothing to say by then.

Moreover, although he was relieved of Ling Pu, Ling Pu was not alone in the entire Zhan Shi Mansion.Even if Ling Pu didn't mean it, it doesn't mean the others didn't either.

"Third brother is right. If that's the case, please ask third brother to help you check it out." Seeing that the third elder brother wanted to speak, the prince mistakenly thought that he was lazy and didn't want to help, so he said, "You are the only one who is alone, and In the final analysis, this matter was caused by you. If you don’t go, who will you go to? Well, Gu will not let you help. After finishing this matter, no matter whether they have any problems, Gu will give you 1 taels of silver. This head office right?"

The third elder brother said: "Second brother, you will really wrong me. I originally wanted to say that if the second brother has no one, the younger brother is familiar with people, and I don't mind helping. My brother is so kind, how can you misunderstand."

The prince jumped up angrily and gave him a kick. "Get out, I really don't know your little thoughts. You are so kind? You are causing trouble for Gu every day, so get out of here."

The third elder brother was kicked out from Yuqing Palace by the crown prince. When he came out, there were still footprints on his clothes, and he was suspected of being beaten.

Upon hearing the news, Ling Pu proudly said: "Well, I just said that a mere third brother is not enough. No matter how powerful he is, the prince still believes me?"

Those trembling internal affairs officials suddenly beamed with joy, and they fawned on Ling Pu: "Yes, yes, it all depends on Master Ling's help, a little trick, I hope you will accept it."

Ling Pu took a few bank notes with a smile and took a look, all of them were 5000 taels, so he understood that these people had negotiated.After running errands, 5000 taels of silver were credited to the account. This deal is still very cost-effective.

He put the banknotes in his pocket, and immediately said: "My lords, you are welcome. We are officials in the same dynasty, and we should help each other."

After taking the silver, Ling Pu was in a good mood. He walked home sideways with Xiao Quer, but halfway there he remembered something, so he ordered the driver to change the road.Ling Pu murmured: "I haven't seen Yunxi for some days, I wonder if this little lady misses my husband." If Longkodo's father-in-law was there, he would know that Yunxi is on good terms with his new concubine, Li Si'er. Sisters, both of them came from Caiyun Pavilion.And this Caiyun Pavilion is the largest place for fireworks in the capital. Most of the women in it are Han women, many of whom were bought from Jiangnan.

Li Si'er was redeemed and taken as a concubine. I don't know how many girls in the Caiyun Pavilion are envied. Even Yunxi can't help but want to move around.

It's a pity that the bustard of Caiyun Pavilion is not stupid. After all, Li Si'er is older, and even if she keeps it, she won't be able to earn money for a few years, so it's better to make a fortune when she is valuable.Yunxi was different, she was not only young and prettier than Li Sier, even if someone offered a high price, the bustard would not let go.

The third elder brother had been following Ling Pu all the time, and when he learned that he hadn't come home, he felt that something was wrong.He looked up at the sky and found that it was early, so he said to Wan Ning, "Would you like to watch the fun together?"

Yes, how can there be no excitement without her.Wan Ning immediately changed into neat clothes and followed behind the third elder brother.The two of them followed the messenger servant all the way to the Caiyun Pavilion.Seeing that Ling Pu asked someone to stop the carriage, with the posture of going in, the third elder brother gestured to the person who was following him, and asked someone to put a bag around Ling Pu's head and knock him unconscious and carry him over.

The people near the Caiyun Pavilion screamed, and the leader took out a token, "Why are you making noise in official uniforms? This person is a criminal ordered by the court. If you don't want to cause trouble to your upper body, just shut up." Ling Pu and the driver left after being knocked out.

Wan Ning looked up at the opposite side, she stretched out her finger and pointed at the sign and said, "Caiyun Pavilion? Could this be the legendary Hualou?" Thinking of this, she felt a chill, "Lingpu is really disgusting too." It’s a good thing to say about your age.”

The third elder brother had a sneer on his lips, "It's not just Ling Pu, did you see that, that is the son of the servant of the Ministry of War, the one over there is the Duke of Zhen Guo, and that general Feng En..."

The third elder brother casually pointed to more than a dozen people. These dozen people were either the imperial court officials or the sons and son-in-laws of the imperial court officials.

Wan Ning was puzzled: "Didn't it mean that the salary given by the imperial court was not enough? Where did they get the money to go to Hualou?" She poked the third elder brother and said, "I think it is necessary for people to remember these people. Get off, and look up their property by the way. I don't believe that their ancestors are so rich, feeding them with food and drink, maybe some of them are people who search for people's fat and people's ointment."

It's fine if you don't meet, but since you do, you have to take care of it.

The third elder brother thought so deeply, and he kept Fan Ziping. As the third elder brother's personal chief executive, he knew most of the officials in the capital.

The third elder brother and Wan Ning got into the carriage, and he ordered Ling Pu to take them back to the third elder brother's mansion.There are few people in San Age's mansion now, and there are many empty rooms in the back room. He threw people inside, and he ordered Ling Pu to be tied up, and then quietly waited for him to wake up.

Ling Pu was shrewd, and he wanted to pretend when he woke up, but the third elder brother said, "Don't pretend when you wake up, everyone is smart, so it's boring to play this game."

The third elder brother didn't pretend. Ling Pu opened his eyes and saw him, and said, "Third elder brother, it is against the law to kidnap an imperial court official, even if you are the emperor's elder brother. You are not afraid that I will sue the emperor with a piece of paper." go."

The third elder brother smiled lightly, "Ling Pu, you just praised you for being smart, so why are you confused? Since elder brother Ben dared to arrest you, there is a reason for it. Open your dog eyes and see what this is? "

What Yin Zhi held in his hand was nothing but the banknotes that the stewards of the House of Internal Affairs bribed Ling Pu tonight.He crossed his legs and put them on the table in front of him, looked at Ling Pu's livid face and chuckled: "Where do you think they are now?"

For a moment, Ling Pu's breathing was chaotic. What does the third elder brother mean? Could it be that the third elder brother arrested all of them?

He didn't want to believe it, but he was shaken for a moment when he saw the third elder brother's appearance.

He was not sure about the third elder brother's idea and said: "I admit that they bribed me for this money, it's not that third elder brother you cut off their money, they want me to help them out and teach third elder brother a lesson. However, I just took the silver and did nothing."

Ling Pu's words were half true and half false. Anyway, those stewards had been exposed, so he simply blamed them for all the crimes.There is a prince behind him, as long as the third elder brother has no handle, he dare not do anything to himself?

Wan Ning 'heard' Ling Pu's heartfelt voice, she said directly: "You lie, don't think I don't know that you are entering the palace to meet the crown prince today. Hmph, you know the truth of the matter and lie to the crown prince that the third elder brother is harsh. My servant. Also, how many bad things have you done these years relying on the power of the prince, and how many bribes have you accepted like today? Hurry up and tell the truth."

Ling Pu knew Wan Ning, and when he saw her, he said, "Brother San, you have the guts to let San Fujin meddle in the government. Believe it or not, I will give you a copy."

The third elder brother sneered: "Okay, then you go? If you can walk out of this room, elder brother Ben counts you as capable."

Yin Zhi doesn't care about meddling in the government.Wan Ning was the one who found out this matter, she is qualified to know the truth.Moreover, this is San Age's mansion, and the mansion is full of his people. Even if Ling Pu tells it, who will reply?