At the beginning of the civil castle, the Ming God of War was a little panicked

Chapter 194 Whose Money Is This?
In fact, the order Zhu Ji received was only to seize the stolen money, but did not obtain direct evidence of Gao Hub's corruption.

Among the testimonies obtained by Cao Nai, including Gao Zhu's nephew and some officials in Nanjing, these people all admitted to sending money to Gao Zhu, how much they gave, and the records were clear, but there was no record of Gao Zhu's own confession.

In other words, Gao Hub did not plead guilty.

All the testimonies are indirect, so they will strongly object, and they should not act rashly until the matter is clarified.

Otherwise, if it is finally found out that someone has been wronged, or even deliberately framed, then Jin Yiwei's actions will undoubtedly drive this old minister to a dead end.

How can a minister of the cabinet allow himself to be bullied like this?
The impact of this matter will affect the face of the civil servants of the entire Ming Dynasty, and even all scholars.

But at the moment, Jin Yiwei did not find any favorable evidence. After tossing for a long time, he only found a deposit of 500 taels of silver. As a cabinet minister, this amount of money is really not enough.

Cao Nai was very angry, and Zhu Qiyu's face was also very ugly. He planned to suppress this matter because of the emperor's favor, but he didn't expect that he would not accept his favor at all.

Zhu Ji held the note tightly in his hand, and said calmly, "Actually, it's not far away, it's on the street behind."

There was such a big commotion in Nanjing, and the officials along the coast of Fuzhou even caught it with their own hands. He didn't believe that these people would come up with groundless excuses and forcefully put a pot of shit on Gao Zhu's head.

This stolen silver must be hidden somewhere, and it only takes some time to find it.

Even if there is no discovery now, he firmly believes that he must have missed some important information.

And on this note just now, there is only one line written, and there is a special symbol in the lower right corner of the note.

Absolute Guard!
When Zhu Ji saw this symbol, all his worries and anxieties were instantly swept away.

The Jueshengwei organization is the most mysterious existence in Ming Dynasty.

In the early years of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang used the deaf counselor Lu Buyou and the mute general Yang Zhongkai to establish Jueshengwei. These two men were proficient in lip language and trained a large number of deaf-mute spies.

Since these people are born with disabilities, no matter where they are, they will not attract the attention of others.

In this way, the disability of the body becomes an advantage instead.

During the early Ming Dynasty, the role of Jueshengwei should not be underestimated.

No matter who you are, no matter how secretive you are, as long as you are being targeted, what did you do at home, who did you meet, what did you say, what did you eat at night, and who did you sleep with? One day, a small note will appear in front of Zhu Yuanzhang.

At that time, many people thought that these things were done by Jin Yiwei.

As everyone knows, although Jin Yiwei is pervasive, his ability to inquire about information is far inferior to that of Jueshengwei.

Because of this, Zhu Yuanzhang paid more and more attention to Jueshengwei, and established a rule that no one except the emperor himself should contact Jueshengwei in private, and if they find out, they will be punished as treason.

Moreover, in order to maintain the mystery of Jueshengwei, Zhu Yuanzhang once stipulated that if the emperor's order puts Jueshengwei in danger of being exposed, then the commander of Jueshengwei has the right to decide whether to implement it according to the situation at the time.

That's right, the commander of the Jueshengwei has the power to veto the emperor's orders.

In other words, people can resist the order and not obey it.

Since then, all emperors have strictly abided by this ancestral precept, even Wang Zhen, who was once the most powerful, has never come into contact with the Jueshengwei.

Before Zhu Qizhen's Northern Expedition, he had revealed to Zhu Ji some information about Jueshengwei, but he didn't give him any power. He only said that if Jueshengwei came to his door, Jinyiwei must cooperate unconditionally.

Just now that person's actions were extremely secretive, and Zhu Qiyu and the others were not paying attention here. Of course they didn't know that Zhu Ji already had a small note in his hand.

Based on this note, Zhu Ji believed that the truth of the matter would be revealed soon.

At this time, someone came in a hurry. They turned out to be Gao Zhu's two sons, Gao Zidong and Gao Ziliang.

Gao Zidong worked in the Imperial Academy, and Gao Ziliang worked in the Yamen of the Ministry of Punishment. When they learned that their home had been ransacked, they hurried back.

When Gao Chen saw his son coming back, he cried even more.

The two brothers Gao Zidong first saluted Zhu Qiyu, and then came to Zhu Ji angrily, as if they were desperate.

Now, the pressure is all on Zhu Ji. The scholars and people at the scene accused Jin Yiwei of persecuting Zhongliang.

But Zhu Ji smiled lightly and said, "The two of you came at the right time. Do you know whose house is in the back?"

The two sets of houses are next to each other, but the one where Gao Zhu lives is on the south side, and the gate faces south, while the gate on the north side is on the north side, so it is equivalent to a street away.

Gao Zidong was startled for a moment, and then said angrily, "How do I know who it is?"

Immediately afterwards, Gao Ziliang said, "It seems to be a merchant from Nanjing. Why do you ask this?"

Zhu Ji said: "If the two of you are interested, how about we go and have a look together?"

Gao Zidong said dissatisfied: "You ransacked my house and found nothing, so you want to leave?"

At this time, Li Linsheng also came over and said: "That is, in front of His Royal Highness King Tan today, if Jin Yiwei doesn't give an explanation, no one will leave this place!"

Facing the accusations from everyone, Zhu Ji waved his hand and said, "I didn't say to go, I just went to the back house to have a look, how about it?"

"What...what do you want to do?"

"Go and see it and you'll know!"

Zhu Ji couldn't help but lead people to the back street.

Gao Zidong wanted to stop him, but he saw someone's hand on the handle of the knife, so he had to ask Zhu Qiyu for help.

"Your Highness, my father has worked hard for Daming all his life, but in the end he has ended up in such a state. My father is really wronged!"

Zhu Qiyu also had no choice but to say: "If Jin Yiwei doesn't find out again, I will make the decision for you!"

After speaking, he turned and followed.

Cao Nai and others followed closely behind, and Gao Zidong, Li Linsheng and others also followed in a hurry. The common people didn't know what to say, so they naturally ran to watch.

Zhu Ji crushed the note in his hand, came to the house in the back street, and ordered someone to knock on the door.

Not long after, a porter opened the door, revealing half of his head.

"Who are you looking for... ah!"

Before he finished speaking, Zhu Ji had already stepped up, kicked the door open, and rushed in with his people.

At this time, Zhu Qiyu had just come to the front, happened to see this scene, and couldn't help frowning.

In broad daylight, this is too arrogant!

However, what he didn't expect was that the more arrogant ones were yet to come.

The concierge got up, covered his head, and shouted: "What are you doing, my master is..."

Zhu Ji drew out the embroidered spring knife from his waist with a swipe, and put it on the porter's neck.

"Now I ask you what to say, you just say what, if there is something to hide..."

The porter's eyes were straightened, and he hurriedly said tremblingly: "No...don't dare to hide..."

"Who is the owner of this house?"

"This……"

The concierge said in embarrassment: "I don't know!"

"what?"

Zhu Ji's face was ashen, and his hand holding the knife put in a little more strength.

"Don't...don't...I really don't know who the owner of this house is, you can ask Manager Li!"

"Who is Steward Li?"

"It's...that's..."

At this time, a Jinyiwei school captain dragged a person to the front, and the doorman's eyes lit up, and he said, "He is Li Guanshi!"

The man named Li Guanshi was also put on the neck with a knife, and his face was pale with fright, and his body kept shaking.

"Father?"

Someone in the crowd suddenly yelled, and Li Linsheng looked at Guanshi Li in surprise.

In Guanshi's current situation, it's not right to agree, or not to agree, the scene is a bit embarrassing.

Li Linsheng was very puzzled, and asked: "Father, why are you here?"

The Gao Zidong brothers also approached and asked, "Guan Li, what's going on?"

Li Guanshi lowered his head and said nothing, Zhu Ji immediately ordered: "Search!"

"Yes!"

Not long after, someone shouted: "I found it, I found it!"

Everyone followed the prestige, only to see a school captain running over and said excitedly: "My lord, inside!"

Zhu Ji was very excited, waved his hand, and ordered: "Go!"

Seeing this, Zhu Qiyu vaguely felt that something was going on, so he followed.

This is also a courtyard with two entrances. The front yard is ordinary and nothing can be seen, but when they arrived in the backyard, everyone was shocked by the scene in front of them.

It stands to reason that the back house should be the place where the family members live, but here, it is densely packed, all of which are warehouses.

These storerooms, one after another, it can be seen that this house is basically used for living, and inside the storehouses...

Jin Yiwei had already opened the warehouse door, Zhu Qiyu came to the nearest warehouse door, took a look inside, and felt that his eyes were almost blinded.

It's all shining silver, filling a warehouse to the brim.

Preliminary estimates, no less than 10 taels!

A school lieutenant came to Zhu Ji and reported: "My lord, there are seventeen warehouses here, twelve of which are filled with silver, three of which are filled with gold, one is for antique calligraphy and painting, and the other is for jewelry and jade. "

Hearing this, everyone's eyes widened and their mouths opened wide, with expressions of disbelief.

Things have come to this point, it has become very strange.

Zhu Ji came to Guanshi Li and said, "Let me ask you, who is the owner of this house?"

Li Guanshi's face was pale, he hesitated and refused to answer.

Zhu Ji didn't want to talk nonsense with him, so he said coldly, "Cut off one of his hands!"

"Yes!"

Immediately someone came forward and held Guanshi Li's arm, while another raised the knife in his hand.

"Father, what are you doing..."

Li Linsheng rushed forward with all his might, pounced on him, and protected his father with his body.

Zhu Ji sneered and said, "It seems that your son doesn't know about it?"

Li Guanshi smiled wryly and said: "He doesn't know anything, please sir...let him go."

"Oh? Finally spoke?"

Zhu Ji stepped forward slowly, and asked, "Are you trying to negotiate terms with me?"

Li Guanshi looked extremely terrified, sweat dripped from his forehead, and after a long while, he said, "I'll tell you everything, whether it's okay to let my son go, he really doesn't know anything!"

Li Linsheng's expression changed drastically, and he asked, "Father, what did you say?"

"You...don't worry about it, anyway, this matter has nothing to do with you..."

Zhu Ji suddenly said: "Whether it matters or not is not up to you. Come and take it down!"

"Yes!"

Immediately, two people stepped forward and held Li Linsheng down.

Li Guanshi's face was ashen, and he spread his ass on the ground, begging: "I say it, I say it, please... don't hurt my son..."

Zhu Ji squatted in front of him and said expressionlessly: "You are not qualified to negotiate conditions now. If you plead guilty or provide some useful information, maybe your family still has a chance. Tell me!"

Guanshi Li glanced at Li Linsheng, then at Brother Gao Zidong, and said, "This house is... old Gaoge..."

hum!
As soon as this remark came out, the scene suddenly exploded.

The two brothers Gao Zidong squeezed forward desperately, but they were stopped by Jin Yiwei, and the two of them shouted: "Guanshi Li, don't talk nonsense, what does this have to do with my family?"

Gao Ziliang came to Zhu Qiyu and said in a panic, "Your Highness, this is clearly the mansion of another family, and it has nothing to do with the ministers!"

Compared with Zhu Qizhen, Zhu Qiyu is kinder, but kindness does not mean stupidity.

Now that the matter has come to this point, he knows in his heart that even if this house does not belong to Gao Zhu, it has something to do with the Gao family.

He only heard him say slowly: "The meaning of Gao Qing's family is that there is a person who happened to hide so much gold and silver next door to your house, but why is your steward here?"

Gao Ziliang hurriedly defended, "It must be Li Guan who is in charge of him... He wronged the minister and others, the minister wronged... wronged..."

"Why did he wrong your family?"

"He... he... maybe... it was Jin Yiwei's frame-up, please Your Highness to investigate clearly!"

As soon as this remark came out, it was a complete blow to Jin Yiwei.

Who knows if the money in this mansion was secretly hidden by Jin Yiwei?
After all, my father is notoriously clean.

But in the eyes of many people, Jin Yiwei's reputation is not very good.

Hearing this, Zhu Ji came forward with a dark face, bowed to Zhu Qiyu, and kicked Gao Ziliang flying away.

"Now that the stolen goods have been stolen, and you still want to bite back, I will let you die to understand today!"

He turned around and said to Zhu Qiyu: "Your Highness, it is actually not difficult to prove the owner of this house."

Zhu Qiyu asked: "How to prove it?"

Zhu Ji replied: "Just now when the officials were searching the Gao's house, they found a problem."

As he spoke, he pointed to the courtyard wall behind him.

Zhu Qiyu looked at the courtyard wall and asked, "What is the saying about this courtyard wall?"

Zhu Ji said: "Please look, Your Highness, this wall is shared by two mansions, but it is not high."

Hearing this, Zhu Qiyu stared at the courtyard wall for a long time, but still didn't understand.

In the capital city, due to the cramped place, it often happens that several mansions share the same wall, which does not explain anything.

Could it be that this wall has some mechanism?
He came forward and walked along the courtyard wall, but he didn't find any secret passage.

(End of this chapter)