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Chapter 123
They arranged for the Tan family to rest in the courtyard, but Wang Tong didn't have time to rest yet.

When Ma Sanbiao moved here, his wife, Mrs. Ma, urged her to change her habits at home and take good care of Master Wang.

Usually, there is a wall separated by a wall, and Wang Tong has been hugged since he was a child. It is really uncomfortable to suddenly treat him with respect. Fortunately, Wang Tong doesn't care much about this. What Ma Sanbiao has to do is to do what he does When I think of it, I take Wang Tong's share with me.

After everyone left, Ma Sanbiao boiled water on the stove built on a brick platform in the yard, and prepared footwash water for himself and Wang Tong before going to bed. Washing with water, drinking boiled water and other rules, although Ma Sanbiao found it annoying, but he got used to it.

The sound of bells and drums in the imperial city came, and it was already late at night, but there was the sound of horseshoes outside the door. Ma Sanbiao yawned, thinking that when he came to South Street at this time, he was probably looking for his master.

Sure enough, someone knocked on the side door, and Lu Tuiguan's voice came from outside:
"Here Lu Wancai, please see Mr. Wang!!"

Ma Sanbiao is a rough person, but he also knew that the people outside were his own family, so he hurried over to open the door, but Lu Wancai came here with Wang Si and Li Gui this time.

When he got here, Lu Wan nodded to Ma Sanbiao and said in a low voice:
"Sanbiao, can you take a look outside, and don't let any irrelevant people come in."

"There isn't even a stray cat here in the middle of the night, so who is there? Well, Mr. Lu, you guys go in first, I'll go out and have a look."

Ma Sanbiao complained angrily, and stood outside the courtyard gate with a simple knife in his hand, and Lu Wancai and the others hurried in.

The matter is urgent, but he was stunned when he saw Wang Tong. Wang Tong was reading a book in the main hall. In the eyes of Lu Wancai and others, Wang Tong was a brave and resourceful young man. My martial artist may be able to read, but the scene of reading is too amazing.

There are too few educated people in Jin Yiwei. You Ti rode out of Beijing to preach the decree and didn't know the content of the decree. He had to ask someone to tell him to memorize it before he dared to go out.

If one wants to read and recognize characters, it is only possible for people with a family of Qianhu or above. Although Wang Tong climbed a big tree, he is only from a small banner, so how can he still be able to read.

Wang Tong rubbed his temples, raised his head with a bitter face, and said with a smile:

"Without punctuation, I really can't understand this book."

He joked that Lu Wancai who was a little nervous waited for the three to relax a little. Lu Wan didn't understand the word "punctuation", but the word "separation" made him figure out what was going on, and he continued with a smile:
"Brother Wang, go and hire an old scholar, and let them break up the sentence for you."

Wang Tong nodded with a smile, stood up and said hello:

"Brother Lu, sit down quickly, let Sanbiao boil water and make tea later."

"Brother, you are welcome. The three of us are not thirsty, but we have some important matters to discuss with Brother Wang. Wang Si, go and close the door!"

After the door was closed, Lu Wancai said:

"Brother has been doing criminal name investigation for almost 15 years. I will never forget the names of people. I read the roster at your side, brother. After I went back, I went around in Shuntian Mansion and looked at the roster. There are at least 20 people. His name was seen yesterday at my brother's side."

This was almost expected, Lu Wancai wiped his sweat, and continued:
"Brothers were shocked by this incident. In the afternoon, they simply asked Wang Si, Li Gui and others to go to Wucheng Bingmasi to find a random excuse to transfer their roster. Among the paid soldiers, there are also many familiar people."

The five-city soldiers and horses are the most inconspicuous armed forces in the capital. He also has soldiers, but they are all guarding the gates of each city, and there are some errands for maintaining law and order and night watch, but Shuntian Mansion, Jinyiwei, and Dongchang are all Some of their functions overlapped with theirs, and the commander of Bingmasi was just a fifth-rank military officer. Who in the capital would pay attention to military officers of this size.

The soldiers and horses of the five cities have always been an angry yamen, the military pay has never been paid on time, and most of the generals and soldiers are old and weak.

But such a useless waste yamen is also an official institution. According to Lu Wancai's words, with the status of this official, one can wear uniforms and carry weapons on the streets openly. Suffering, causing a catastrophe that cannot be prevented.

Wang Tong pondered for a while, and then asked:
"Is this true?"

Now Wang Tong is also afraid that if he is too worried, the grass and trees will turn into soldiers. When the time comes, people will not trust him, but let those treacherous people take advantage of the loopholes.

Hearing Wang Tong's question, Lu Wancai, Wang Si and Li Gui looked at each other, and each took out a booklet from their bosoms. Lu Wancai said softly:

"I didn't do anything else this day, I just copied a roster."

Wang Tong smiled, walked into the bedroom and took out the blue book, and put it on the table. Lu Wancai cupped his fists and bowed, opened the book and began to compare.

This time it was not as troublesome as last time. After flipping through a few pages, I found the matching names. I found out the names one by one, and marked them one by one. The candles on the table burned more than half, and the comparison was completed.

Officials from Shuntian Mansion, small officers and soldiers from the five cities, a total of 130 five people were on it. After the comparison was completed, a mark was made, but Wang Tong and Lu Wancai looked at each other, but for a while they didn't know what to do. After a while, Wang Tongcai asked in a muffled voice:

"We have found these people, can we arrest them according to the list?"

"No name and no crime, how do you go to arrest people, brother Wang, don't say in the capital that they believe in this Laoshizi Sanyang Buddha, even if they believe in the White Lotus Sect and Maitreya Sect of Wusheng Old Mother, I don't know how many people there are, and the Sanyang Sect is not considered a crime." If the law of the king is violated, the Bailian and Maitreya are all rebels, so no one has caught them yet!"

Wang Tong patted his head a little irritably, knowing that the Sanyang Sect was harmful, but he had no reason to arrest him. Wang Si interjected from the sidelines:
"My lord, these are just shrimps. It's useless to catch them. Instead, it's just to scare the snake!"

"I know that too, but right now, if you don't catch these shrimps, there's not even a place to start!"

Wang Tong's answer was already a bit harsh. The Sanyang Sect has evil intentions, and must be planning some major event that harms people. In small matters, they trafficked people, set up schemes to swindle money, and I don't know how many wives and families were destroyed, but it was right in front of my eyes. , but there is no way to eradicate it, how not to be depressed.

Indeed, if you act rashly, it is inevitable to startle the snake, and I am afraid that you will provoke the black hand behind it. At that time, what you have to contend with is the government and even a part of the power of the Ming Empire. Even if you have the protection of the emperor, you can be safe. is not guaranteed.

Seeing that Wang Tong's expression was not right, Li Gui quickly said:

"Send people to the yamen, the generals of the military and horse division, and they can cover a few people. There must be more under the 100 people. I really want to touch them. If they can't be punished, let's talk about it. I'm afraid the others will be gone."

Lu Wancai didn't know when he took out the folding fan again, shaking it anxiously, the candles on the table were flickering, the light and dark were uncertain, Lu Wancai said in a shy voice:
"Whether it's He Jinyin or Hu Daquan in the palace, these people probably want to cut off the line to protect themselves behind the scenes. They thought that we investigated this case by mistake, but they didn't find out what was behind it. If it's really a big deal , there is no crime, and the officials in Beijing will trouble us, not to mention those people hiding in the dark. If they don't speak up, I'm afraid our lives will be lost..."

He stopped here, looked at Wang Tong's expression, and then continued:
"We really want to investigate, but there must be something that can alarm the crimes above, preferably involving the palace..."

Having said that, Wang Tong slapped his chin suddenly, and said in a voice:
"Why did you forget this? It should be the day when the second child of Jingjie Husun ​​will lose money. When the time comes, bring Jiang Zhonggao who came from the palace. Let's go take a look together. There are so many people in the palace who regularly take money outside. , this is a big deal!!"

*****
Chen Sibao didn't dare to go home after he suffered a loss in the Huwei Martial Arts Academy, and even lost a fight with his family and generals. After returning, his father had to whip him.

Fortunately, he had a lot of other businesses in Uncle Xiangcheng's house, so he greeted Chen Wu and others, and then led a few friends to hide in a small house with three entrances in Beicheng, and first spent money to invite a doctor to give to his friends He and his subordinates treated the wound, and then went to his brother to get 500 taels of silver, and planned to hide in this small house for a few days.

Anyway, he also knew that his parents would not be ruthless to let him go back. Chen Sibao and a group of people lived in this courtyard. It was like being tortured. He couldn't sit or lie down. Without him, his back was bruised and bruised , It hurts badly.

It was the second day of May, and the Dragon Boat Festival was about to come. The honorable family had to have a family reunion on such a big festival. Xiao Tang waited for several people to stay for a few days and then went home, but Chen Sibao dared not move.

But he knew that he couldn't do it if he didn't go back. If he went back, he would be scolded and beaten. If he didn't go back during the holidays, he might be dealt with by the family law. The helpless Second Young Master Chen had no choice but to send his chief escort back to the house to find out the news.

In the end, he brought back good news, saying that Uncle Xiangcheng went to check on Zhuangzi outside the city. She interceded for herself, but when she returned to the earl's mansion, she was told that the madam had been invited to the palace by the empress dowager.

The Empress Dowager often chatted with the wives of Xungui's family about family affairs, which was normal. Chen Sibao stayed at home for less than half an hour, but when he heard that the master was coming back, he hurried back to the small courtyard outside.

When I got back to the house, I was worried about what to do, and I didn't even think about asking him to drink with Xiao Tang.

*****
In the end, those who couldn't hide still couldn't hide. Before it was dark, the housekeeper came and said a word:

"The master told the second young master to go back immediately!!"
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The front is very far away, and the back is about to catch up, but Lao Bai's physical strength can't keep up, panic, really panic

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