Hexi

Chapter 286 He's Really an Old Fox

In the next noon of the Imperial College, academicians from the Imperial Academy came to give lectures, and all the supervisors cherished this opportunity.At dusk, Chang He and Sun Yan walked out of the Imperial College, and Sun Yan, who didn't want to go back home and was urged to marry, wanted to invite him to Taiping to watch the lotus. It happened that at this time, the young man Fengyan sent a letter. After reading it, Chang He said: "My uncle Letter, I have to go back and present it to my mother, I won’t go today, I will make an appointment at another day.”

Sun Yan couldn't keep him, so he had to go with Song Min and the others. It happened that Han Qian and Zuo Yu also came, so everyone came together.

Chang He went back to the mansion and asked where Chang Wei was?
The servant pointed the way to the study, and Chang He went there.

Chang Wei paced around the room with his hands behind his back, looking like he had something on his mind.Chang He said: "Father is still troubled by the Defense Department of the Chinese Military Commander's Mansion?"

Chang Wei sighed: "The craftsmen of the Su family have already entered the Defense Department, and it is said that they have dismantled all the original mechanisms in the past two days, which means that the locks and keys held by the Ministry of War have become scrap iron. The people who went there were intercepted outside, which means that the Defense Agency has been included in the pocket of the Chinese army. Once there is an emergency, there is no room for countermeasures."

"Then, is there any other way to think about it? What did Master Shang Shu say?"

"Lou Shangshu is recovering from illness. I went to visit Lou's mansion yesterday. He coughed for a long time when he said a word. I don't know if the illness is true or not. He is over 60, and his eldest son has taken over and entered the Imperial Academy. It's far away. At this time, everyone can see that Duke Zhen has the support of the emperor, and he won't come out to take this trouble."

Chang He's eyebrows were worried: "In this way, the pressure will all fall on the father. Others can follow the wind to avoid evil, but we can't."

"Who says it's not?" Chang Wei sighed slowly, and his eyes sharpened accordingly, "This is also the disadvantage of being the left servant of the Ministry of War. Power is a double-edged sword."

Chang He approached him with bright eyes: "The people the emperor trusts most now are the Han family. What if we take down the Han family?"

Chang Wei stared at him with frowned eyebrows: "The Han family?"

"The Han family is a knife in the emperor's hand. Right now, Lord Zhen is in charge of the Chinese Army's Governor's Mansion. There are many people who disobey him in the Chinese Army's yamen. Don't they have this opportunity?"

"Absurd!" Chang Wei scolded in a low voice, "For no reason, how could I attack the Han family? If I do, the emperor will definitely not sit idly by. Isn't that against me? What kind of bad idea did you come up with?!"

"But I'm afraid it won't work if we don't move the Han family." Chang He took out the letter from his sleeve and took two steps forward, "The letter I just received said that some people with capital accents appeared in our bank in Huainan. I went to inquire about the business status of the store. It took three days. The warehouse and account number of the Huizhou Zongzhuang were compromised. So far, some of the account books of the money flow have been found to be missing."

Chang Wei suddenly concentrated, and took out the letter paper in his hand.

Chang He continued: "Although our accounts are kept tight, how did the news leak out? Who did these things? Why did they focus on the bank? And, why is it someone from the capital?"

Chang Wei raised his head from the letter, and a look of confusion gradually appeared on his face. "You mean, the Han family did it?"

"Duke Zhen Guo has his back on the emperor, and openly provoked the Ministry of Defense by seizing the ownership of the Defense Department. Han Mo pursued Yuan Qing's case and went directly to the palace to present it to the emperor. If the evidence in the copper box he obtained is true, there must be something in it." This is very important evidence. If the evidence he obtained is false, then he entered the palace to do this scene, which at least shows that the emperor has never let go of Yuan Qing's case. Isn't the suspicion of the Han family big enough?"

Chang Wei squeezed the letter into a ball of paper, took a few steps forward, and suddenly said, "How about the Su family?"

"Su Zhen is fine. It's just that I suspect that it's hard to say whether he can do that."

Chang Wei gritted her teeth and sighed: "Su Shou is really an old fox that people can't see through."

"No matter how cunning a fox is, it can't escape the hunter's trap. We've already set up an ambush at the Su family, and we'll see when Su Shou reveals the fox's tail. It's just—" Chang He looked at him again as he spoke. The letter was clutched in his hand, "Father, on the side of the Han family, we can no longer hesitate. The situation in Huizhou and Huainan must be related to the Han family!"

Chang Wei put down his hands behind his back and said, "You are right. Lord Zhen Guo went to the Chinese Army Governor's Mansion. Since the Liangzi that Luo Zhi and Han Mo married last time, there has been no trouble. It’s too smooth.—Go and invite Mr. Lu and the others over.”

"Yes."

Chang He turned around immediately.

Under the window where the evening breeze was blowing, a figure was caught in the shadow of slanting branches, quietly hiding in the dark.

……

It was summer, and there had been no curfew in the capital these years, and there were countless people who came out to enjoy the cool and take a walk at night.The business of teahouses and restaurants was booming, and the merchants were making a lot of money, but it also caused a lot of disputes over drinking. The soldiers and horses of the five cities increased the number of patrols, and the frequency of arresters staying overnight in the yamen also increased.

On Nancheng West Street, in the tea shed between the restaurants full of guests on both sides, Han Mo, Song Yan, Yang You and others were sitting eating stewed duck legs.

This area is an area where crimes frequently occur, and they have been squatting here almost every day for the past few nights.

Han Mo gnawed on the duck leg unhurriedly, staring at the passers-by. After a while, he took a sip of wine and said, "When will the people going to Huizhou arrive in Beijing?"

"Tomorrow morning." Song Yan shook his fan, "The Chang family's people in Huizhou were quite alert, and they chased them for more than a hundred miles. In order to avoid complications, they took a long detour. Although this ledger is suspicious, it does not directly point to Chang Wei. I am afraid that it cannot be directly used as evidence to defeat him."

"In the past few days, he saw that the Defense Agency had switched gears, but he didn't respond?"

"No action, but two days ago, after the Duke of the State transferred out the people originally sent there by the Ministry of War, he heard that he lost his temper in the yamen of the Ministry of War and questioned several officials. Then, two days after the incident, he also There is no follow-up."

Han Mo moved the wine glass between his fingers: "It's not good news if there is no follow-up."

Song Yan nodded: "He shouldn't be a person who just sits and waits to die. But, if they want to fight back, which point do you think he will pick?"

Han Mo's pupils reflected the light of the lights along the street. He stared at the wine glass in front of him, and lifted it to his lips after a long time.

However, before the drink had reached the entrance, there was a sudden commotion in the distance. The tourists who had been walking calmly before suddenly panicked, and the sound of messy footsteps was mixed with a hoarse exclamation: "It's out of the water! Come on, come on!" , out of the water!..."

(End of this chapter)