"Reporting to the Third Prince, I don't know how they got the news. By the time our people arrived, Master Qi's side had already been captured..."

The man who reported the message said tremblingly, his body trembling, "That Mr. Lin not only carries His Majesty's handwriting, but also the Prince's personal seal. Our people can't resist even if they want to!"

"Speak clearly! Which Master Lin?!" Song Chu kicked him viciously again.

The man reluctantly got up from the ground and said, "Lin, Lin knows Master Yu Lin."

"Lin-Zhi-Yu!" Song Chu gritted his teeth, his eyes were sinister, and he punched the table in front of him, punching a hole in the fine wood.

He shook his bleeding hand expressionlessly and stared at him coldly, "Then did they confess anything?"

"Third Prince, don't worry!" The man immediately fell to the ground, "Most of those people were solved by the hidden stakes we planted along the coast. Only the two who were connected with Mr. Qi, Mr. Lin left too fast at that time, and we had no time to solve them. .”

"But someone sent a message saying that Mr. Xu's distant cousin committed suicide."

"Committed suicide?" Song Chu narrowed his eyes, "Where's the other one?"

"The other one, there is no news about the other one yet..." The man buried his head low, not daring to look into Song Chu's eyes.

At this time, there was another movement outside the study.

"Report——"

"Third Prince, Mr. Xu was arrested at home and has been taken to Dali Temple!"

Song Chu suddenly raised his eyes, his expression ugly, "What?!"

"The person who captured him is the second son of the Lin family."

"Lin Mobai!" Song Chu clenched his fists loudly and said every word with a cold face, "Is your Lin family just going to have trouble with me?!"

He was breathing heavily and veins popped out on his forehead.

Xu Qiwei was arrested, which proved that the prince must have received some information and had solid evidence in hand, otherwise it would be impossible to arrest a second-rank official of the imperial court in public.

So Xu Qiwei's line was also broken.

only……

"Where's Hua Wen?" Song Chu's face was expressionless.

"Master Hua has not been heard from since she went out last night. I don't know where she is now."

Song Chu frowned, "Then you, send someone to warn Xu Qiwei, if he still wants to make things easier for his wife and children, then shut his mouth!"

"Yes!"

The man who reported the news breathed a sigh of relief and retreated.

"and many more."

The man froze, then quickly fell to the ground, "Third Prince?"

"Where is Qi Yan being held?"

"The county and the county magistrate's prison are a long way away. If you want to transport them back to Beijing, it will take a lot of effort."

Song Chu looked at him coldly, "Then you know what we should do, right?"

"I know, I know!" The man nodded quickly.

Seeing that Song Chu stopped talking, he quickly retreated. When he got up, his legs went weak and he almost knelt down on the spot.

Looking at the messy study room, Song Chu rubbed his eyebrows and asked, "Where is Xiaosi?"

"Third Prince!"

Cao Cao was about to arrive when he said Cao Cao. Xiao Si quickly came in from the outside with a bad look on his face. He knelt down on one knee and reported, "Third Prince, the silver mine is not working." "Originally, in order to be on guard against them, we changed the transport ship and went to another place. It's a waterway, but I don't know when the news was exposed. Halfway through the transportation, I was surrounded by people on the water. The person claimed that he was under the command of General Fu Ruifu and was here to capture the pirates!"

"Fu Rui?" Song Chu pursed his thin lips tightly, his eyes burning with anger, "Wasn't Fu Rui sent to the border?"

"We later learned that General Fu never went to the border at all. This was just a smoke bomb set off by him and the prince! In fact, he had been secretly investigating the silver mine for a long time!"

Song Chu staggered back two steps, in disbelief, "How is that possible?"

He roared angrily, "Fu Rui was sent out three months ago. Did you tell me that he already knew about the silver mine?!"

Xiao Si lowered his head and said nothing.

For a while, the incident three months ago flashed through Song Chu's mind, and his expression suddenly changed.

"Lin Mobai...Lin Mansion...Lin Zhiyu..."

Song Chu first smiled lowly, then looked up to the sky and laughed, and finally laughed ferociously, smashing everything on the table to pieces with one palm, gasping and neighing, with scarlet eyes, "So as early as a few months ago, Lin The government has already colluded with Song Mo? And then acted out such a show for this prince in a pretentious manner?!"

"Third Prince..." Xiaosi looked at him worriedly, "Master Hua rushed there overnight yesterday. I think he won't be able to find us..."

Song Chu said nothing, closed his eyes, and his chest heaved violently.

"Report——"

"Report to the Third Prince that the team led by Mr. Hua were all captured in the silver mine and all committed suicide!"

Xiaosi looked at the guard in astonishment and lost his voice in disbelief, "What did you say?!"

Song Chu didn't open his eyes, but his right hand trembled and he fell down on the chair.

Xiaosi asked anxiously, "Where is Mr. Hua?"

"Master Hua was missing. We didn't dare to get too close. We came back as soon as we found out about it."

Xiaosi frowned, "The people Mr. Hua brought are all dead soldiers. If they all commit suicide, it will prove that those people did not dig out any information from their mouths. Third Prince, we should be safe for now..."

"But if we want to escape unscathed from the silver mine incident, we have to give up all the hidden lines."

After a long time, Song Chu opened his eyes, his black eyes immersed in a dark storm, flashing with murderous intent.

His voice was hoarse and suppressed.

"……it is good."

……

Three days later, the silver smuggling incident was completely uncovered. Lin Zhiyu led his men to ambush the pirates at sea. After half a month, they seized millions of taels of silver.

The silver smuggling incident was widely implicated. Dozens of imperial officials, including Xu Qiwei, Hua Zhongyun, Wei Zhixian, and Chang Zaifeng, were imprisoned and sentenced to beheading, exile, and other punishments based on their crimes.

At this point, there was a major purge in the court, and as a result, many new officials who took office in the spring became an indispensable part of the court, ushering in a group of fresh blood.

The prince, Lin Qiming, Lin Zhiyu, Fu Rui and others also made contributions to the silver smuggling case and received numerous rewards. Lin Zhiyu was also promoted to Minister of Civil Affairs.

As for the rest, the emperor is a reward.

Lin House.

"It's a pity that the boy Qi Yan was killed on the road. Even though he was heavily guarded, he was still unprepared. Otherwise, the third prince would not be able to escape." Lin Zhiyu regretted.

Lin Qiming shook his head helplessly, "Who says it's not the case? At that time, we asked General Fu to squat near the silver mine just as a precaution. We finally caught the one named Hua Wen, and we were just a few steps away from finding out the third prince. , it’s a pity that she actually..."

"What happened?" Lin Ruqian was curious.

Lin Mobai glanced at him and said, "I'll kill myself." (End of Chapter)

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