Jinyi Town Mountains and Rivers

Chapter 12 The Ghost House Case

Xu Yuanju laughed: "Old Sixth, don't be joking. The giant thief Yan Zifei of the Yongle Dynasty has practiced martial arts since he was a child. He has the exquisite lightness kung fu of flying over eaves and walls. This lightness kung fu ability has allowed him to succeed many times, and he has accumulated more than 8 yuan. Two pieces of dirty silver. I saw the thief you sent me at the gate of the yamen just now. He is short and thin, he doesn’t look like a martial artist. What is he capable of stealing more silver than Swallow Fly?”

He Liu took another sip of Yuqian tea: "That's right. He didn't have any martial arts, but he stole a whole 20 taels of silver! The amount stolen by Yan Zifei can only rank third in Daming. The two most stolen, One is currently imprisoned in the Jinyiwei Prison - Wan Anliang, the right servant of the Ministry of Rites. The other is outside the lobby - this person is Ding Wang, the soldier of Shenli Kuku of the Ministry of Rites."

He Liu told Xu Yuanju about Ding Wang's collusion with Wan Qingliang to steal Shenli Treasury.

"Master Xu, Ding Wang is just a soldier. He is not yet qualified to be interrogated by our Jin Yiwei. So our Commander Lu asked me to transfer the case to your Ministry of Punishment."

Xu Yuanju nodded: "If this is true, it can be regarded as the first robbery case after the founding of the Ming Dynasty. Oh, it is incredible. Wan Qingliang, the right servant of the Ministry of Rites, would use the method of a thief in the market to get money. That treasury Bing is also very courageous, he dared to threaten a third-rank official with this matter... Lao Liu, this person is handed over to me. I will let the jailer interrogate him strictly."

He Liu got up: "I will send someone to bring you the case file later. I have Mr. Xu. Farewell."

Xu Yuanju said: "Lao Liu wait a minute."

He Liu asked: "Master Xu, is there anything else?"

Xu Yuanju said: "Your lady is five years old this year, right? That's the thing. The family members of officials from the Six Departments pooled money to set up a women's school. A few gentlemen were specially invited to teach the ladies poetry and female celebrities. There is a system in the harem, and every year the beautiful girls in the palace are selected from the families of officials and gentry. To put it bluntly, this school for women is to make our girls become ladies of the family, so that they can enter the palace to serve the emperor if they have the opportunity in the future. I think It’s better to let your daughter come to women’s school.”

Xu Yuanju was doing He Liu a favor.It was clear that he wanted to have a relationship with He Liula.

Jin Yiwei's [-]th Taibao, who among the court officials doesn't want to make friends?

Although these court officials gain power temporarily, who can guarantee that their careers will be smooth sailing in the future?If something goes wrong in the future, there will be another way to get rid of the crime if the Thirteen Taibao of Jinyiwei will take care of him.

He Liudao: "Master Ding, my daughter is still young, and it's not appropriate to enter a girls' school when she turns five years old?"

Xu Yuanju waved his hands again and again: "Five years old? The eldest lady of Zhao Dudu's family, the former military governor's mansion, entered the girls' school at the age of four this year! The imperial court has a system, and the lady of the official family can participate in the selection of the best girls in the palace at the age of 13 .It is said that a scholar is a ten-year poor student who goes to high school once. A woman wants to enter the palace, fly on the plane tree and become a phoenix, and it takes ten years of hard work."

He Liu thought about it.That girl Xiangxiang is getting more and more naughty.Aunt Xu next door is getting old, her legs and feet are getting worse and worse, and she can't see Xiangxiang anymore.When you go to women's school, you can have someone to take care of you, and you can learn the rules.Besides, Xu Yuanju is a dignified third-rank official, so he gave himself such a big face as a sixth-rank official.If I refuted his face, I would be considered ignorant of flattery.

He Liudao: "Then listen to Xu Shilang. I don't know how much the academic qualifications are, who will I leave it to?"

Xu Yuanju waved his hands again and again: "What kind of education do you want? All the expenses of this women's school are funded by a few wealthy businessmen in the capital. In addition, the ladies have special servants to pick them up every day when they enter and leave school. You have to think it's okay. , Three days later, I will ask the female school to send someone to your mansion to pick up your young lady."

Just now Xu Yuanju also said that the women's school was funded by the families of the sixth department.Now he accidentally told the truth: in fact, the real investors are wealthy businessmen in Beijing.

This is not surprising.Businessmen of all dynasties have tried their best to curry favor with officials.

———Back to Beizhen Fusi from the Ministry of Punishment, Lao Hu was waiting for him at the door.

"Old Hu, I've finished my errands. Let's go to Songhe Tower, and I'll treat you to a drink." He Liu said.

Old Hu laughed and said, "Just now when the Thirteenth Taibao discussed the matter, Commander Lu gave you a big reward again, right?"

He Liu nodded: "I have rewarded you with 300 taels of silver."

Old Hu said: "Then I'm going to kill you tonight. Let's go home first and pick up your baby. When this girl sees the beggar's chicken in Songhe Tower, it's like a cat seeing a fish." .”

He Liu and Lao Hu went home first, picked up Xiangxiang, and went to Songhe Tower.

After the food was served, He Liu and Lao Hu chatted while drinking.

He Liu told Lao Hu about the "silver theft case" in detail.

Old Hu said: "It's a pity. This Wan Qingliang has been an upright official for 20 years, but in the end he still didn't control himself."

He Liu added a glass of wine to himself: "I don't care about Wan Qingliang, but I'm interested in another criminal, Ding Wang."

Old Hu asked: "Is it because Ding Wang taught Wan Qingliang the ingenious method of hiding silver in a pillar?"

He Liu shook his head: "It's not just because of this reason. Hu, think about it, a small soldier in the warehouse has no rank and no job. There are more bastards in Yongding River than this number of people. Facing the flying fish suit on my body, the waist The Xiuchun Knife, but he can be so calm. To say calm is an understatement, it should be said that it is arrogance."

Old Hu said: "That's right. It's really strange. Ordinary senior officials of the second and third ranks are taken by the Jinyiwei, and they will be shaken like chaff. This person is not afraid of the famous Jinyiwei."

He Liu said again: "Also. I think such a clever method of hiding silver. It doesn't seem like he figured it out by himself. Maybe it was passed down from "The Art of Gathering Treasures."

"Jubao Yaoshu" is said to be written by Tong Guan, a giant in the Song Dynasty.It is written about various ingenious methods of Tibetan silver.It is said that the methods of hiding money in this book are all ingenious.

But in this dynasty, few people have seen the true content of this book.

When Lao Hu heard the words "Jubao Yaoshu", his expression immediately changed: "Old man, Lao Liu. You won't change your mind to investigate "Jubao Yaoshu" and the ghost house case again, right? You forgot that your father is How did she die? How did Xiangxiang's mother die?"

He Liu waved his hand: "I just said that the method of hiding the silver in the pillar was ingenious. I didn't say that I would re-investigate "Treasure Judgment" and the ghost house case. Commander Lu issued a strict order three years ago that no one is allowed to do so again. Investigate the strange case 20 years ago."

Lao Hu nodded: "That's good, that's good. You don't want to die, I want to live a few more years. The ghost house case is out of the question, and "Jubao Yaoshu" is out of the question! Your father touched this case, why? This is your life, you were responsible for the ghost house case three years ago, and Xiangxiang's mother was killed in a strange way... Behind this case, maybe there is some big man standing in the sky."

What Lao Hu said made He Liu lose his interest in drinking.

After eating, Lao Hu hugged his daughter who had already eaten and fell asleep, separated from Lao Ma, and went home separately.

When he got home and lay down on his own bed, a piece of the past appeared in front of his eyes.

(End of this chapter)