Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 1123
After listening to Xie Tianlai's words, Cao Yong's face became serious, and he looked at Xie Tianlai with a bit of sharp eyes.

Not to mention the master behind Mao Renxing, it's hard to say who it is; even if he is really a slave of Prince Zhuang's Mansion, it's not Xie Tian's turn to come to the Governor's Mansion to support him.

Xie Tianlai was born in a merchant, and he is used to seeing people's faces. When he saw Cao Yong's complexion, he realized that he had made a slip of the tongue. In his hands, he holds eighteen properties of the Wangfu in Qingyuan City. Not only that, but outside Qingyuan City, there are three large estates of more than [-] hectares, which are also under his management. .At that time, even the prince will have to make the mistake of not being strict with his subordinates! The subordinate is a member of the palace, and he is eager to protect the lord, so he has the courage to come to beg your lord."

Cao Yong listened, but he was unmoved, and just said lightly: "The governor and the sixteenth master have known each other for more than ten years, and they are also in-laws. You can't say that you have no confidant, but you can also be called an irreversible friend. If it is as you said It is said that Mao Renxing is an important person in the palace, and the sixteenth master will always inform me when the governor leaves Beijing, but this is not the case."

As far as Cao Yong knows, Mao Renxing is the Qingyuan of Kangxi Kangxi for 59 years. Even if he comes from his own Zhuangwangfu, he can only be the old prince.But according to Elder Sixteen's reaction, it is obvious that he does not know the property here, otherwise even if Cao Yong is not invited to take care of Gu Yi Er, Mao Renxing will take the initiative to come over to say hello.

Since Mao Renxing dared to use the banner of Prince Zhuang's Mansion, the greatest possibility was that he was dealing with Tai Fujin's dowry or private property.

Xie Tianlai saw Cao Yong's reaction, but his face was full of astonishment: "How could this be? As far as I know, Mao Renxing is indeed a member of the palace! Around the Dragon Boat Festival last year, I went to Beijing to invite birthday gifts. The palace met Mao Renxing. The steward of the palace treated him very well, called him the steward, and took him to the inner house to pay his respects. The Mid-Autumn Festival and New Year gifts were sent by our two families together."

He was full of doubts, and Cao Yong had a meal in his heart, only feeling something was wrong.

If I remember correctly, before and after the Dragon Boat Festival last year, Tai Fujin of Prince Zhuang's Mansion had moved to Haidian King's Garden to escape the summer heat.If Mao Renxing was managing Tai Fujin's private property, he had no reason to go to the palace to pay his respects.

Besides, with the shrewdness of Sixteenth Elder Brother, it is impossible for him to not even know the details of Taifu Jin after taking over the palace for two years.

"The law of the country is ruthless. If Mao Renxing is innocent, no one can wrong him; if he is guilty, he should be brought to justice. You don't need to intervene in this matter. I will write to Brother Sixteen to explain the matter and will not let him He turned his anger on you." Seeing Xie Tianlai's worried expression, Cao Yong said.

Xie Tianlai heard the words, first heaved a sigh of relief, then he was full of annoyance, blushing and said: "Thanks to your lord for taking care of me, I am very grateful... It's just that I was reckless, and I sent my servants to send a letter to the capital immediately before coming here... Now , I'm afraid I can't catch up..."

When Cao Yong heard this, he raised his eyebrows and said: "Let the governor ask me one more question. I wonder which one in the palace Mr. Xie sent the letter to?"

"To Cui Hongwen, the second steward of the Wangfu. Your Excellency should also know that in the early years, the next official followed the old prince's line. Every time I went to the Wangfu, I met the old steward Chen Quan; Every time I see the palace to greet you, I will see Cui Hongwen..." Speaking of this, Xie Tianlai recalled the old things, and added: "By the way, when the Sixteenth Lord first took over the heir the year before last, it was Steward Cui who wrote a letter asking The next official takes care of Mao Renxing..."
Hearing this, Cao Yong could not help but frown.

Cui Hongwen is the baby brother of Shiliu Fujin. Before the elder brother Shiliu came out of the palace, he used to manage the dowry business of Shiliu Fujin.Because of his talent, even Brother Sixteen thinks highly of him.

After the sixteenth elder brother inherited Prince Zhuang's mansion, he saw that Tai Fujin made things difficult for Sixteen Fujin, fearing that his wife would be wronged too much, so in order to give her more support, he promoted Cui Hongwen to be the second manager of the palace.

Cao Yong's mind was in a mess. If Qingyuan's property was Tai Fujin's property, he could still sit idly by and watch the fun;

He sighed inwardly, picked up the tea, and said, "Since it has already been delivered, there is no need to chase after it."

Thank God for being good, get up and say goodbye.

Fortunately, the governor of Zhili was Cao Yong, who had a good relationship with Lord Zhuang. When the sky fell, there was a tall man to support him, holding a big bowl and exerting great strength.I did everything I could, and even if Mao Renxing's case became a big one, he couldn't be blamed.

After Xie Tianlai left, Cao Yong pondered for a long time before he got an unexpected inference.

These properties are not the properties of Prince Zhuang's Mansion, otherwise, Elder Sixteen would not have known about whether "donating property" would have hidden such a large amount of property.

These industries cannot be the dowry of Sixteen Fujin.

The family background of Guo Luoluo's family is very ordinary, and only because of a favorite concubine who became the prince's surrogate, they are eligible to continue to be married to the royal family.

One must know that Chu Yu was married as a princess back then, and because she was the eldest daughter of the palace, the seventh elder brother subsidized a lot. The dowry was only fifty hectares of fertile land, two real estates, and four shops.

And the time is wrong, these shops were under the banner of Prince Zhuang's Mansion before the [-]th Fujin became Prince Zhuang Fujin.

There is only one possibility left, there are other owners behind these properties, but because it is inconvenient to come forward, they went through the way of Prince Zhuang's Mansion in the early years; after the death of the old prince, they went through the way of Sixteen Fujin.

Cao Yong originally wanted to ask people to go to the magistrate's Yamen to say that the case should be tried in secret, so as not to make a big fuss.Immediately thinking of the "sticky place" under Yongzheng's men, he changed his mind again.

Concealed, on the contrary, it is easy to make the sixteenth elder brother fall into the suspicion of "hiding the property of the palace", which makes Yongzheng suspicious.Why don't you open it openly and see who is behind Mao Renxing.

Brother Sixteen had to tell him.

No matter why Shiliu Fujin didn't tell Elder Sixteen about this matter, Mao Renxing has already caused trouble and was involved in a murder case, so it can't be covered up. Elder Sixteen knows about it as soon as possible, so he can make plans sooner.

He wrote the ins and outs of the case in detail in the letter, called Cao Man, and ordered him to bring the letter back to Beijing.

After sending the letter, Cao Yong turned out a list, which was the one full of official relations in Zhili. It was a headache to read.Even if the territory of Zhili is not comparable to the capital, it is still closely related.

Perhaps the most troublesome thing for him in the future is the relationship between big and small.

Don't be afraid of enemies, just be afraid of acquaintances.

Just when the governor's office was paying attention to the progress of the case in the magistrate's yamen, Zhu Zhilian's side kicked the iron plate.

After Mao Renxing was arrested, he showed no signs of fear. At first he refused to plead guilty. After all the witnesses and material evidence were complete, he declared himself Chen Zaiqi.

When he was enthroned in the Qingyuan County Government, he wrote that he was a member of Shuntian Prefecture, and that he was enthroned by a commoner, not a bannerman.

Zhu Zhilian was very angry, but he couldn't ignore the law, so he had to send people to Shuntian Mansion to inquire about Mao Renxing's household registration.

Although Mao Renxing's remarks may be lying, in order to delay the finalization of the case; but it is more likely to be true, after all, there is no reason for the royal family's property to be taken care of by the people.

Zhu Zhilian is in the banner himself, so he doesn't know the privileges of bannermen.

For cases involving bannermen, magistrates only have the right to accept, not to judge.Bannermen in the capital city were tried by the capital yamen of the infantry, and there were special council halls for local bannermen.Mao Renxing's case happened in a local area, so it should be handed over to the local board of directors.

The Zhili Council Office is under the rule of the Governor's Mansion.

Zhu Zhilian was very anxious. After 30 years of ups and downs in the officialdom, he had seen too many tricks in the officialdom. If he really had to wait for the nobles in the capital to move their mouths, Mao Renxing's crime would probably be reduced to a minor one.

At that time, Dai Wang was wronged, and he was afraid that he would be wronged.

Zhu Zhilian has always loved the people like a child, how could he watch the murderer get away with it.According to his original intention, he wanted to go straight to the governor's mansion and ask Cao Yong to make the case a trial, but he was stopped by Liu Chuan.

"This case cannot be ruled out. If Mao Renxing is allowed to go unpunished, Zhili will become a place where wicked people ravage!" Zhu Zhilian's face was full of sincerity and anger, and he spoke loudly.

Liu Chuan understood Zhu Zhilian's intentions. If Mao Renxing was to escape from the officialdom in Zhili, there would be two consequences. How easy is it to clear the place?
How many of the rich and powerful in the capital do not buy property in Zhili?If everyone learns from Mao Renxing, the common people will have no way out.

"The criminal responsibility of the local bannerman belongs to the council hall. It is stipulated by the law. Your Excellency went to find Governor Cao. Why did you come?" Liu Chuan looked at Zhu Zhilian who was full of resentment, and asked without changing his expression.

Zhu Zhilian sighed, and said: "I know it's against the rules to act like this. But if you really have to wait for the nobles in the capital to speak, I'm afraid Governor Cao won't be able to handle it. Only when the news hasn't reached the capital, can the case be settled easily. Iron case. Since I am a local parent, I have to be worthy of the people in my house, how can I let the people be wronged in order to protect myself?"

"Don't be impatient, my lord. Whether Mao Renxing is in the flag is still unconfirmed, so let's wait and see. If you really want to transfer the case to the council hall, you don't have to worry. How many people watched Governor Cao when he first arrived in Zhili? Playing for selfishness at this time? For the sake of establishing prestige, he might pay more attention to this case than adults." Liu Chuan's words were reasonable, which made Zhu Zhilian feel a little anxious.

He was silent for a while, finally sighed, and said: "That's the only way!"

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Sixteen elder brother received Cao Yong's letter, already three days later.

Because Cao's family dispatched two cavalry, holding the road sign of the Governor's Mansion, and it was cheaper to supply along the way, Cao Yong's letter was half a day earlier than Xie Tianlai's letter.

Seeing Cao Yong's letter, looking at the [-] or so properties listed below, with tens of thousands of acres of fertile land, Elder Sixteen immediately broke out in a cold sweat.

He is not a saint who cares about the country and the people. What would he do if a rich gentry forced a filial wife to death hundreds of miles away?
But Mao Renxing, who was involved in the case, always played under the banner of Prince Zhuang's Mansion.These industries existed when Lord Lao Zhuang was alive.

Elder Sixteen felt a "buzzing" in his head. If anyone saw it, he would think that he had hidden the wealth of the royal family. Isn't this killing people?
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There are still three days left for the double monthly ticket, and Xiao Jiu has won the application. . /(ㄒoㄒ)/~~ /(ㄒoㄒ)/~
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