marquis of jingan

Xu Fu's status is very low, he is neither an official nor a scholar, but an ordinary businessman in Jiankang City.

And also a small businessman.

This kind of businessman, not to mention in the eyes of the Master of the Ministry of Justice, even a small official in Jiankang Mansion, may not be in his eyes.

Even though Xu Fu became famous for buying Gu Hengbo some time ago, it only became popular for a short time.

Because these big shots in Jiankang City quickly figured out his details, and knew that he was just a small businessman who ate sporadically, and it was impossible for him to have the background to buy Gu Hengbo.

This kind of middleman is actually useless after handling it.

Therefore, those in the dark dared to take him.

In fact, it is true. If Gu Hengbo's buyers are just other big figures in Jiankang City, even if it is the son of the prince Li Mu, even if it is a hereditary nobleman, even if it is the son of the prime minister, after Xu Fu handles it, he will be nothing. used.

The buyer behind it happened to be the emperor.

However, the status gap between the emperor and the courtesan was too great, so this matter became a little sensitive.

It may affect the reputation of His Majesty the Emperor.

As the chief secretary and steward of the palace, Gao Ming has the responsibility and obligation to maintain the emperor's "sage".

So Xu Fu was taken by someone inexplicably, and this matter became more subtle.

Who is behind Xu Fu's arrest?What are you going to do to catch Xu Fu?What are they up to?Do you want to investigate about Gu Hengbo?What to do after finding out?
Is someone secretly trying to harm His Majesty?
These are the various thoughts in Eunuch Gao's mind now.

If His Majesty is now 20 or 30 years old, it is not a big deal if there are rumors of some affairs with famous prostitutes, but His Majesty is not very old now, and he has not even got married yet.

If this matter gets out, not to mention whether His Majesty's reputation will be damaged, or whether he will be branded a lustful person, the Empress Dowager will be the first to be unhappy.

You know, in the palace now, the empress dowager has the final say to a large extent!
If the empress dowager also knew about this, would she think that he was clever enough to bring down the emperor?
Although she didn't interfere too much in the government affairs, the Empress Dowager Sun could make a decision on matters in the palace, including the replacement of Gao Ming, the chief eunuch of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Ever since, Eunuch Gao's expression became very exciting.

It will turn black for a while, and turn blue for a while.

He looked at Shen Yi and said, "Go back first..."

Eunuch Gao said in a low voice, "As long as he is still in the capital, he will be able to find him tomorrow at the latest. Then our family will send someone to send him back to you."

Shen Yi breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "Thank you, father-in-law, the next official will go back now."

…………

In the early hours of the morning, the Ministry of Criminal Justice was in prison.

An official wearing a fifth-rank official uniform bowed and opened the door of the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, then turned his head and smiled: "Grandpa Gao, please?"

This fifth-rank official is one of the four doctors of the Ministry of Punishments, Si Xing Langzhong. Xing Langzhong is also the No. [-] figure in the Ministry of Punishment besides Shang Shu and the two servants.

This Si Xing doctor, surnamed Du, was originally a powerful official in the imperial court, but now he is sweating.

Because the emperor's chief steward, the chief eunuch in the palace, came.

It was still early in the morning.

Thinking about it with his ass, he knew that this incident must not be too small, but he still didn't know what happened, so he could only welcome eunuch Gao in with a smiling face.

After entering the prison, Gao Ming covered his nose and mouth with a brocade handkerchief to block the unpleasant smell in the prison, and then the eunuch said flatly: "Look for a young man named Xu Fu, it should be..."

"It was brought in during the day and afternoon."

Only then did Du Langzhong heaved a sigh of relief, and he gestured to his subordinates, who immediately went to check the records of the prison. It didn't take long before they found the results. The subordinate lowered his head and said something in Du Langzhong's ear , Du Langzhong wiped the sweat from his forehead, and lowered his head slightly: "Grandpa Gao, there are people inside, you follow the official."

Gao Ming said "hmm", followed Du Langzhong, and soon found Xu Fu in a cell in the corner.

Now Xu Fu was lying motionless in the corner, wearing a prison uniform with bloodstains on it.

It seems that he has suffered a lot.

Eunuch Gao looked at the motionless Xu Fu by the light of the torch, expressionless: "Dead?"

Du Langzhong wiped the sweat off his forehead, and said hastily, "I'm not dead, I'm not dead..."

He took a dossier from his subordinate, flipped through it quickly, and quickly said: "It's just that I was tortured, and passed out."

Gao Ming took a deep look at Xu Fu who was in the corner, his gaze was somewhat cold.

At this moment, he was thinking whether to let Xu Fu die in this prison.

A dead person cannot speak.

After careful consideration, Eunuch Gao thought of Shen Yi and the Ganquan Academy behind Shen Yi. He frowned slightly and gave up the idea.

Eunuch Gao couldn't hear any emotion in his voice, and asked, "What crime was used to arrest you?"

Du Langzhong's forehead was covered with sweat, he quickly flipped through the file again, and then said quickly: "Elder-in-law, it's like this, two days ago, Zhou's father and son came to the Ministry of Criminal Justice to file a complaint, saying that Xu Fu was forcibly bought at a low price and seized." Their ancestral shop has been passed down for four or five generations, and the Zhou family came to ask for an explanation, but Xu Fu refused to give it, so the Zhou family and his son sued the Ministry of Punishment..."

"Volume... It is written in the file that after this person entered the Ministry of Criminal Justice, he refused to speak a single word, so he was punished..."

Eunuch Gao glanced at Du Langzhong, and said coldly: "Shouldn't the Jiankang Mansion be in charge of this kind of matter? When will the Ministry of Punishment be in charge of the case in the capital?"

Du Langzhong lowered his head and said cautiously: "Elder-in-law, the father and son went to Jiankang Mansion to sue. They said that Jiankang Mansion favored Xu Fu and beat their father and son. That's why they came to the Ministry of Criminal Justice to sue..."

Eunuch Gao took a deep breath, lowered his eyebrows and said, "Du Langzhong, although our family is not in the outer court, we know the procedures and rules of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. If this is the case, the Ministry of Criminal Justice should also send a letter to the Jiankang government office to inquire about the case. It is not directly accepted by the Ministry of Punishment."

As he said that, Eunuch Gao glanced at Xu Fu who was motionless in the prison, and said coldly: "It's not that I don't say anything, take him to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment for a good beating."

He looked at the wound on Xu Fu's body, and suppressed his anger: "Your punishment department beat him like this, what exactly are you asking?!"

Du Langzhong is extremely innocent.

He can be said to know nothing about this matter.

He didn't know about it until he was woken up from his dream just now.

So, Du Lang said falteringly: "Gao Gonggong, this matter is really against the rules, who arrested the person, and who accepted the case, the next official will go to investigate tomorrow morning, and I will definitely investigate clearly. in vain……"

"Bright…"

"Tomorrow, after sorting out the cause and effect, the next official will go to the palace in person to explain the matter to Eunuch..."

Eunuch Gao glanced at Du Langzhong, and said coldly: "Since it is against the rules, the case should be sent back to Jiankang Mansion."

"As for Xu Fu..."

Eunuch Gao glanced at Xu Fu again, and took a deep breath: "You can't help but beat him up like this, now send him back home immediately, and the case will be retried by the Jiankang Mansion!"

"Who interrogated him yesterday, and what was found out, the criminal department will send all the files to the palace!"

After saying this, Eunuch Gao walked away in a huff.

"this matter…"

The eunuch's voice was cold.

"It's not over!"