Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 416 Accident

Jia Rui thought for a moment, and then said: "Go and interrogate him personally, ask about his accomplices and the whereabouts of his family, and then send someone to arrest him immediately."

"My slave understands."

Jia Rui looked at Lao Li again, "Send someone to Jia Yucun and ask him to take over the affairs of the Supreme Emperor."

"Slave, let's do it now."

Then the two people retreated together.

After arriving outside, Qin Shun immediately went to the Intelligence Department, and then ordered the people in the Intelligence Department to launch efforts to track down Chen Guozi's family.

Then he went to prison.

Chen Guozi was imprisoned here.

In a noisy and smelly cell, Qin Shun met Chen Guozi.

Qin Shun covered his nose with a handkerchief and looked at Chen Guozi sitting in the haystack.

Although this guy has arrived in prison, he still sits there with a serious look and closes his eyes to rest.

"Mr. Chen, tell me, who is your accomplice?"

Chen Guozi opened his eyes and looked at Qin Shun, "You don't have to go to any trouble, just kill me, so as not to waste our time."

Qin Shun smiled coldly, "If that's the case, then please show Master Chen the methods of imprisonment."

After saying that, Qin Shun withdrew, and then several cell bosses broke in and pulled Chen Guozi out.

After that, they were tortured severely and various kinds of torture were applied in turn.

But this Chen Guozi was really a tough guy. No matter how Qin Shun tortured him, he would grit his teeth and not say a word.

In the end, Qin Shun had no choice but to do anything.

All I could do was go back to Yangxin Hall and report to Jia Rui.

Jia Rui had finished handling the business for the day and had a rare moment of peace. Afterwards, he ate fruit in the Yangxin Hall and watched the maids dancing below, enjoying himself leisurely.

It was at this time that Qin Shun came back. He entered the Yangxin Hall and followed the wall to Jia Rui's side. He opened his mouth to say something, but in the end he didn't dare to say it.

Jia Rui put down the fruit in his hand and glanced at Qin Shun, "Are you ready?"

"The slave is incompetent. Chen Guozi is just like a stone. The slave has exhausted all his methods, but he didn't say anything."

Jia Rui nodded, "Then continue to torture him until he does it."

When Jia Rui said this, his eyes were filled with hatred.

I was pretty good to the old guy Chen Guoxing. When the Supreme Emperor was alive, he was against me. After the Supreme Emperor died, I gave him a break. I didn't expect that this guy didn't know how to be grateful?

Only by letting him suffer some punishment can he eliminate the hatred in his heart.

Qin Shun's eyes flashed after hearing Jia Rui's words. He also understood a little what his master meant.

"My slave understands."

Jia Rui nodded with satisfaction, and then asked intentionally or unintentionally: "When will Prince Yizhong arrive?"

Qin Shun said with a flattering smile, "Back to my master, according to the news I received, Prince Yizhong has already boarded the ship and should be arriving in Tianjin in a few days."

Then Qin Shun paused for a moment, and then continued: "But I heard that the sea has been very rough these days, but I don't know if Prince Yizhong will be in any danger."

Jia Rui sighed, and then said: "There is nothing we can do if there is danger. After all, the Supreme Emperor will be buried soon. If he, the Supreme Emperor's favorite grandson, is not around, we can only wrong Prince Yizhong."

Just when Jia Rui and Qin Shunshun were sighing here, Lao Li suddenly ran in from outside like crazy.

As soon as he entered the hall, he couldn't wait to kneel on the ground and said to Jia Rui above him: "My lord, it's not good."

Jia Rui glared at him and then asked: "What's wrong?"

Lao Li also realized that he had lost his composure, and hurriedly knelt down, and then returned after calming down: "Prince Yizhong's ship did not come to Tianjin, but suddenly entered the Yangtze River at the mouth of the Yangtze River, and then entered Jinling. city."

Jia Rui was stunned for a moment, then turned his head and stared at Qin Shun fiercely, "What are your people going to do?"

It turns out that since King Yichuang arrived in Ryukyu, there has been no shortage of people from the Intelligence Department around him.

This time, Jia Rui asked Prince Yizhong to come to Beijing, and people from the Intelligence Department sent capable officers to closely monitor Prince Yizhong.

Qin Shun was also shocked. He did not expect that Prince Yizhong could get rid of his control and drive the ship to Jinling.

It's too late to say anything now. All I can do is kneel down quickly, admit my mistakes and kowtow.

Jia Rui ignored the two people who were kneeling. He sat there and thought for a while, and then said: "Since King Yizhong has rebelled, then there is no need to worry about him. Let the Supreme Emperor be buried as soon as possible."

Jia Rui stood up and walked out, but when he was about to reach the entrance of the palace, he stopped and said, "It will be an auspicious day in three days. I will personally escort the Emperor's mausoleum into the imperial mausoleum."

After saying that, he left without looking back.

Why was Prince Yi Zhong able to escape from the control of the Intelligence Department?

It's not something incomprehensible to say.

It turns out that although Zhen Dianlun is the head of Jiangning Zhizao on the surface, in fact, he is secretly the former emperor's spy in Jiangnan, and he also has a small and medium-sized intelligence force under his command.

This time Zhen Dian Lun rebelled. He felt that his side was leaderless, had an unfair reputation, and had trouble speaking, so he wanted to find a banner figure.

After the last search, I found that most of the imperial relatives were in the capital, and some of them outside the capital were near the imperial city. As for them, there were almost none in Jiangnan.

Finally he thought of Prince Yizhong. What's even more coincidental is that a group of people from his intelligence agency also sneaked into Prince Yizhong's house.

Their original task was to assist the Intelligence Department in monitoring King Yi Zhong, forming two lines, one bright and one dark.

The result came in handy at this time.

After a clever arrangement, when the official ship of Prince Yizhong arrived at the mouth of the Yangtze River, the group suddenly launched an attack, took control of the entire ship, and then hijacked the ship and headed straight for Jinling City.

This is how it all happened.

Of course, although all this was clever, it did not escape the eyes and ears of Jinling Jiedushi.

After all, with such a large official ship docking at Jinling Pier, the Jinling Jiedushi, who was the most powerful force near Jinling, could naturally see it clearly.

However, the Jinling Jiedushi did not receive Jia Rui's order and did not know the court's arrangements, so he did not act rashly. He just wrote an eight hundred-mile expedited memorial and sent it to the capital.

As a result, as soon as he left the memorial on this side, Zhen Dianlun sent someone from the other side.

The purpose is of course self-evident. He wants to make the Jinling Jiedu envoy abandon the dark side and join the bright side, and seek refuge with Zhen Dianlun and Prince Yizhong.

The reason why Zhen Dianlun did not come into contact with the Jinling Jiedushi in the past was because the Jinling Jiedushi's official position was as high as his, and even more powerful than him, so it was naturally impossible for him to condescend to be subordinate to him.

But things are different now. There is a new banner figure on Zhen Diangling's side, Prince Yi Zhong.

In this way, even if the Jinling Jiedushi came to join him, he would still be under the command of Prince Yizhong, and he would still be on an equal footing with Zhen Dianlun.

Naturally, the Jinling Jiedushi would not tolerate this group of people.

These people have more than 10,000 old, weak, sick and disabled people under their command. It is simply a fool's dream for these people to want to rebel.

Therefore, the Jinling Jiedushi immediately drove the people out.

Zhen Dianlun was very anxious after receiving the report.

Although the Jinling Jiedushi was the commander of the inland troops, he still had twenty to thirty thousand men under his command.

Moreover, since Jia Rui came to power, he has imposed strict restrictions on generals in various places. Therefore, the soldiers under Jinling Jiedushi have been trained more diligently during this period, and their combat effectiveness has been greatly improved than before.

This army was stationed next to his own Jinling City, making Zhen Dianlun sleepless and uneasy.

Unfortunately, in this case, he could no longer count on Jinling Jiedushi to join him, so he could only be ruthless and start to capture young men in Jinling City and nearby villages.

Zhen Dianlun was neither short of money nor food. Under coercion and inducement, he finally managed to recruit more than 20,000 people, adding another layer of defense to Jinling City.

Now Zhen Dianlun is waiting for the generals from all over the country to receive his message and respond in groups before he dares to launch his troops in the Northern Expedition.

Otherwise, with tens of thousands of old, weak, sick and disabled, he still wants to go to the Northern Expedition? To be able to defend Jinling City is to burn high incense.

On Jia Rui's side, there was no action because Jia Rui didn't want to make a big move before the emperor was buried. This was a pity for the emperor's care for him for many years.

On the other hand, Jia Rui wants to see who else pops up in the world, so that he can catch them all when the time comes.

This is why it has been peaceful outside Jinling City during this period.

Qin Shun has been keeping his tail between his legs for the past two days since he was scolded by Jia Rui last time.

Even when he saw the ordinary cleaning eunuch next to Jia Rui, Qin Shun now had a smile on his face.

He has to keep a low profile now. He made such a big mistake last time. Although Jia Rui didn't deal with him, Jia Rui also treated him a lot coldly.

This made Qin Shun panic.

On this day, Qin Shun came out of the palace and returned to his house in the capital.

As soon as he entered the door, he started beating and beating him, smashing the porcelain in the room all over the floor.

It turned out that today he was laughed at by a eunuch serving tea.

This made Qin Shun, who had always been arrogant and arrogant, feel angry, but he did not dare to vent it in front of Jia Rui in the palace, so he kept it in until he returned home, and then he began to realize the anger in his chest. .

After smashing things, Qin Shun sat on a chair and panted, feeling finally relieved.

Just as he was about to drink his evening tea, a young eunuch hurriedly came in.

Qin Shun took a look and saw that he was his confidant in the Intelligence Department.

"What's the matter?"

The little eunuch hurriedly paid one thousand, and then said: "Go back to my father-in-law, Chen Guozi's family has been found."

When Qin Shun heard this, he threw away the teacup in his hand in excitement.

Good guy, I finally found it.

During this period, Qin Shun could be said to have mobilized all the power of the Intelligence Department in order to find Chen Guozi's family.

Now there is finally a result.

Then, that old guy Chen Guozi should confess honestly, right?

Unless Chen Guozi can disregard the lives of his relatives for the sake of the people behind him, if that's the case, Qin Shun really has nothing to do with Chen Guozi.

(End of this chapter)