Song Yi

Chapter 530
the next day.

Du Wenhao sat in the lobby for consultation as usual.

Until noon, after his guard came in pretending to be a doctor, he sent a signal to him.

Du Wenhao knew it was done, so he told Su Wanrou that he had something to do to go out, walked out slowly, and soon came to the house again.

Xu Huaqiang bowed and said: "Sir, it has been investigated, and their confessions have been correct, and they can all be correct. They have done a lot of bad things, and they have killed several people!"

"That's all right. Hand them over to Ruan Zuhui and tell him to immediately find those suffering victims who were harmed by Wu Qihuang and take money from Wu Qihuang's family wealth to make compensation. Those whose family life is not settled must solve their living problems and do not allow any remaining problems .”

Xu Huaqiang bowed and agreed.

Du Wenhao went on to say: "All the crude drug stores of the Wu family are split up and sold publicly. Relatives of the Su family are not allowed to buy, and their identities must be checked. It is also not allowed for one person to buy more than two crude drug stores, so as not to form a new monopoly. Ensure that the crude drug stores sold to different people."

Speaking of this, Du Wenhao paused, then continued in a cold voice: "As for Wu Qihuang and his son Wu Huai, they committed a heinous crime. They will be sent to the execution ground in three days. The man will be beheaded and the woman will be hanged to serve as an example to others!"

Xu Huaqiang quickly agreed, thought for a while, and said to Du Wenhao anxiously: "Sir, there is one more thing I want to tell you."

"Go ahead."

"Wu Qihuang threatened that if you kill him, sir, you will cause big trouble, and the suzerain of their Wu family will not let you go. It's ridiculous to dare to carry the suzerain out."

Du Wenhao said coldly: "Sect Master of the Wu family? Who is it?"

During this period of time, Xu Huaqiang and the others have found out all kinds of people in Hangzhou. After all, if they want to protect the safety of the prince, they must keep up with the information.Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you win a hundred battles, so Xu Huaqiang has already mastered Wu Heishen's information.

Xu Huaqiang said: "The suzerain of the Wu family is Wu Heishen. He is a wealthy merchant family in Hangzhou. His ancestors have been in business for generations and accumulated a lot of wealth. It can be said that the wealth is incomparable. But basically all the businesses that make money are owned by the Wu family. And his men There are many capable people, and many martial arts masters have been collected. But from what we have learned, this Wu Heishen is quite upright, and he does not bully others like Wu Qihuang."

"Why doesn't Wu Qihuang do these bad things? How does he become the suzerain?"

"He retired ten years ago, regardless of the family. Although he is still the patriarch, the whole family is basically handed over to his son, and his son is a businessman who makes money from peace and doesn't like to fight. As a result, the business has developed further. Relying on Mr. Wu's remaining prestige, no one dared to move the Wu family. But gradually, the various forces under the clan began to disobey, and each acted according to their wishes. Among them, Wu Qihuang That's how it is."

Du Wenhao nodded: "Is this old man coming to trouble me?"

"According to Wu Qihuang, this is the case. It is said that the patriarch of the Wu family, Wu Heishen, is very defensive. If he bullies someone in his clan, he will come to you. He doesn't know your identity. If he knows that we have arrested Wu Qihuang, Will definitely come to the door."

Du Wenhao laughed amusedly, and said: "I would like to meet the suzerain of the Wu family, and it will be much quieter if he is brought down to the border of Hangzhou. ——You guys say that the three members of the Wu family were killed by me, the son-in-law of the Su family. Leading people to arrest and turn over the Yamen for punishment. I want to see what kind of rotten fish and shrimps this news can stir up."

Xu Huaqiang bowed and agreed.

The whole of Hangzhou was fried that day.

Rumors spread that the son-in-law Du Wenhao led people to arrest Wu Qihuang's family, the largest herbal medicine store businessman in Hangzhou, and turned them over to the Yamen for punishment. Wu Qihuang's family has already been sent to prison.

Wu Heishen, the suzerain of the Wu family, got the news that his nephew Wu Qihuang was arrested by Du Wenhao, the son-in-law of Changshengtang, and sent to the yamen to be locked up.

He was having lunch, and he didn't get angry when he heard the news. Instead, he finished his lunch calmly, wiped his mouth, and even took a sip of the fragrant tea. In which yamen?"

"It's the Zhizhou Yamen, and Ruan Zuhui, the governor of the Zhizhou, personally ordered him to be detained."

Wu Heishen frowned.

Ruan Zuhui, the magistrate of the prefecture, had just arrived in Hangzhou, of course not long ago, he had visited several times, but he was not very close, and all the heavy gifts he sent were returned.Fortunately, he just returned the gift and came back, and did not trouble the Wu family.

But he was not very worried, because Wei Guoen, the judge of Hangzhou, was one of the backers of his yamen.

The order of general judgment is only below Zhizhou, and it is used by the imperial court to check and balance Zhizhou.So the general judge is not afraid of knowing the state.

And the general judge Wei Guoen did not lose the benefits of his Wu family, he was on call and very obedient.

He lazily said to the housekeeper, "Go and get Wei Tongsan to me."

Soon the judge, Wei Guoen, dressed in casual clothes, arrived at the back door of their house in a sedan chair, and quietly entered the living room through the back door.

Wei Guoen cupped his hands and said, "Master Wu, I don't know what is the order for calling the servant?"

Wu Heishen said: "Do you know that my nephew has been imprisoned in your yamen?"

"This... I just found out. I was about to come over to discuss with you, master, when your housekeeper came and called me."

"Then let me ask you, why did you arrest my nephew?"

Wei Guoen hurriedly said: "I already knew about it before I came. I heard that nephew Ling Xian called Hei Xiong, the guardian of the house, to take people to the Longevity Hall, and was going to arrest Du Wenhao and his wife, and set fire to his house. To force Du Wenhao to hand over the prescription and kill him to silence him, and at the same time want to spoil his wife, and then kill him to silence him. These details are all confessed by his son and wife, and several followers also did it after the black bear was caught. After making a confession, the black bear was shot dead because he wanted to be arrested."

Wu Heishen was taken aback, and said: "There are still people who dare to arrest my son. Hei Xiong's martial arts are really not weak, who has this ability?"

"It seems that he fell into some kind of trap, otherwise he wouldn't have been caught so easily. Moreover, there are a few friends on Du Wenhao's way to help, and they happened to be at their house, so he was arrested. It's not a coincidence."

Wu Heishen's heart sank, and he turned around a few times with his hands behind his back.

If this is the case, then it is indeed a bit tricky.

Because the nephew and the people sent there both confessed and were arrested on the spot, there was no way to justify it. It seemed that they had to find a way to make the big thing into a small one.

He said to Wei Tongpan: "Is there any way to release my nephew first?"

Wei Tongpan shook his head, and immediately replied: "This may not work."

"why?"

"Ruan Zhizhou personally ordered this to be detained. He has made it clear that he will investigate the case himself, and no one else is allowed to contact them, Wu Qihuang and the others. Moreover, all the guards have been replaced by Ruan Zhizhou's own cronies. Way to get closer."

Speaking of this, I looked at Wu Heishen's face and saw that there was not much change before continuing: "At the same time, the entire yamen is under control, no strangers are allowed to approach at all, all the guards in the prison are on duty, and the security has increased compared to before. Several times, it has reached the strongest. There are also patrols outside the prison, and they must strictly check strangers to prevent someone from robbing the prison."

Wu Heishen took a deep breath. This has never happened before. It's not like he hasn't caught a murderer before, but he has never been so strict. Why is it aimed at himself today?
Wei Tongpan saw Wu Heishen's doubts and explained: "It's no wonder that we in Hangzhou have newly conferred the title of King of Hang. On the day of the canonization of King Hang, Hezhi County in Qiantang County was beheaded, which shocked the entire Liangzhe Road. All officials They are all trembling and afraid to make mistakes. Many common practices in the past are not dared to do now, and they are all with their tails between their tails."

"Last time, I asked you to match me up and let me meet King Hang, but there is no news yet?"

"It's absolutely impossible. Hang Wang has made it clear that no one will be seen. Hang Wang will send someone to inform us if there is anything."

"Is there such a thing? This King Hang is really mysterious. By the way, what is his background? I heard that he is not the real prince?"

"The only thing that is clear is that he is a prince with a different surname, but what exactly he does and what background he has is unknown."

"You met him, didn't you, what was he like?"

Wei Tongpan was very embarrassed, and said: "I have indeed seen it, but Master Wu, I'm really sorry, I can't say it. Because the emperor and the empress dowager have issued a decree to warn all those who participated in the meeting, everything about King Hang It's all strictly confidential. Whoever reveals a word, all the officials participating in the interview will be sent to prison, dismissed from office and punished. Besides, apart from meeting him, I don't know anything about King Hang, and I don't dare to inquire about it. So , King Hang, suzerain, you'd better keep a respectful distance and check the wind direction first."

"Then what should I do with my nephew? Should we let this matter go unchecked?"

"I have a way to do this. As the saying goes, you have to tie the bell to untie the bell. Since Du Hao, the son-in-law of Changshengtang, took his friends on the road to arrest the nephew and the others, if you can think of a way to let Du Hao I went to the Yamen and said that I was wrongly arrested. It was all nonsense before. Wouldn’t it be enough to ask them to release the nephew? Since the plaintiffs have withdrawn their lawsuits and said that there were no such incidents of being broken into houses, murder and arson, the Yamen will also There is no way to start a trial, this move should make Ruan Zhizhou's fist empty, and he can only let him go."

Wu Heishen was overjoyed, and nodded again and again: "This is a good way, okay, I'll send someone to call that son-in-law, Du Hao. By the way, does this son-in-law have any background? Can someone back him up?"

"I heard that he saved the son of Long Xuanwu, the new magistrate of Qiantang County. At that time, Long Xuanwu was still a county magistrate in Qiantang County. After the death of He Zhixian, he was promoted to magistrate. He may support this son-in-law in the future."

Wu Heishen sneered: "I don't think much of a small county magistrate."

"That's right, if he dares to support Du Hao, you can kick his official hat away with just one kick."

"But we have to be on guard. If he really comes, he is an official and I am a citizen. Although I have a way to deal with him, I still need an official to come. Your judge is his boss. You call him If it is not necessary, I will not use you. If necessary, I will call you out and take him to the prison on the spot. Make up any crime, such as trespassing on a private house or something. He caught my man, and we will catch him too!"

(End of this chapter)