Jinyi Town Mountains and Rivers

Chapter 36 Hot Potatoes
He Liu won 2000 taels of silver—this is a huge sum.A six-rank Jinyiwei hundred households, the official annual salary is only 70 taels.Commander Lu Bing rewarded He Liu with 30 years of salary.

He Liu took the reward, so he naturally invited Lao Hu to Songhe Tower for a drink.

In the elegant room of Songhe Tower, He Liu and Lao Hu sat and had a drink.Daughter Xiangxiang was at the side, gnawing on a roast goose leg.

"Eat slowly, Xiangxiang, don't choke." Lao Hu touched Xiangxiang's little head and said.

Turning his head, Lao Hu saw He Liu with a sad face: "After taking the reward from Commander Lu, why do you still have a bitter face?"

He Liu gave his daughter Xiangxiang another piece of fish tail meat, and said, "Do you think this money is so easy to get? Ding Wang is dead, and we have already checked his treasures. The "Baiguan Xinglu" The whereabouts, but now there is no clue. "Hundred Officials" is related to the life and death of more than 800 officials in the imperial court. This matter is of great importance, and its value is no less than Ding Wang's 500 million family property!"

Lao Hu knew He Liu very well: "Besides "Hundred Officials' Records", what you are worried about now is the "Jubao Yaoshu"?"

He Liu was stunned: "Jubao Yaoshu" was the only clue to the "ghost house case" and the murder of his father and wife.Ding Wang confessed that the method he taught Wan An Liang Zhu to hide silver came from "The Essential Art of Gathering Treasures".But now that Ding Wang is dead, the clues of the "ghost house case" were also broken with Ding Wang's death. . . .

He Liu poured himself a glass of wine: "Old Hu, I have already said that I will never investigate the ghost house case, and I will never investigate "Jubao Yaoshu". Now, I just want to find "Baiguan Xinglu" ", to finish the errand given to me by Commander Lu."

Old Hu smiled: "In those dirty places in Nancheng, the female cousins ​​have a saying. This sentence is rough but not rough. I have to tell you now."

He Liu asked, "What are you talking about?"

Lao Hu didn't seem to want Xiang Xiang, who was gnawing on the duck leg, to hear this sentence, so he whispered in He Liu's ear: "I can't eat too much if I'm impatient!"

He Liu took a sip of wine and almost sprayed it all on Hu's face.He laughed heartily: "Oh, old Hu. What you said...you're making fun of me."

Lao Hu asked He Liu: "Lao Liu. If you really found the "Baiguan Xinglu", what do you think will be the result? You have to know, whoever gets this book, if you don't know it, you can control it. More than 800 officials in the imperial court—equal to being able to manipulate the court situation! Mr. Yan Ge, Eunuch Lu, Prince Yu...these people are all staring at them like black-eyed chickens! To put it bluntly, "Hundred Officials Records" is a Hot potato! Be careful not to let this scorcher bite your hand!"

He Liudao: "If we really find it, then it's actually easy to handle, just hand it over to Commander Lu! Important matters related to the court situation are considered by Commander Lu. Let's just do the job he gave."

Lao Hu laughed: "Old Six, your Jinyiwei for 20 years is still in vain! If you find this thing, you give it to Commander Lu, and Commander Lu presents it to the emperor—the emperor is furious A big prison will be set off. At that time, there will be a bloody storm in the court. Do you still remember how our ancestor Mao Xiang died?"

Mao Xiang was the first commander of Jinyiwei, and was respected as the patriarch by the people of Jinyiwei.

During the Hongwu period, Mao Xiang was ordered by Lord Hongwu to lead Jinyiwei to handle the Lanyu case, the Kongyin case, and the Hu Weiyong case.The three major cases led to the beheading of half of the officials in the world.

After the completion of the three major cases, the ruling and opposition parties were dissatisfied with Jin Yiwei whose hands were covered with blood.Lord Hong Wu could only find an excuse to kill Mao Xiang to quell public anger, and once disbanded the Jinyiwei Yamen. . . .

He Liudao: "Old Hu, what do you mean, if Commander Lu obtains the "Hundred Officials Records" and finds out what to do, and convicts all these 800 officials, it will cause public outrage?"

Old Hu said: "More than 800 officials belong to the Yan Party, the Yuwang Party, and the Eunuch Party. Their old disciples are all over the government and the public. If Commander Lu really gets rid of these people, it will definitely arouse public outrage. By then , Elder Yan Ge, King Yu, and Duke Lu will join forces to deal with Commander Lu! Commander Lu will not be able to protect himself at that time. You, the person who dealt with it and found the "Hundred Officials' Records", will also be implicated! "

He Liu sighed: "Old Hu, according to what you say, I might as well not look for this book!"

Lao Hu took a sip of his wine: "Or is it a hot job? Take a step back and say, if you find the "Hundred Officials Record", don't hand it over to Commander Lu, Mr. Yan Ge, King Yu, and Eunuch Lu. , I will definitely promise you a high-ranking official and generous salary, and I will ask you for this thing."

He Liudao: "But no matter if I hand this thing over to any one of the three parties, the other two parties will hate me to the bone! This is really a knife for stretching the head, and a knife for shrinking the head."

Old Hu laughed loudly: "Yes. When the time comes, you will be Zhu Bajie carrying the mirror, and you will not be a human being inside and out!"

Xiangxiang touched the oil around her mouth, blinked her eyes: "Grandpa Hu, who is Zhu Bajie?"

Old Hu pointed at He Liu: "Your father is Zhu Bajie."

Xiangxiang patted her little hand: "Oh, oh, my father is Zhu Bajie, Zhu Bajie with a big nose!"

He Liu said to Lao Hu again: "Anyway, the errand assigned by Commander Lu should be investigated."

Old Hu said: "By the way, isn't Ding Wang's substitute in the officialdom - Zhou Zigao, Yin of Shuntian Prefecture, still locked in the imperial prison? Why don't you go and interrogate him? Maybe you can get some clues from him. ?”

He Liu shook his head: "Commander Lu has already interrogated him. He really doesn't know the whereabouts of "Hundred Officials' Records."

Outside the private room, there was a sudden sound of footsteps.

The person who came turned out to be Lu Fang's godson, Huang Jin, the eunuch of Bingbi, the supervisor of ceremonies.

Huang Jin pushed the door open and came in: "Lao Liu, you have a lot of free time! After receiving such a big errand, you still have time to drink in Songhe Tower."

He Liu and Lao Hu hurriedly cupped their hands: "This subordinate has seen Eunuch Huang."

Huang Jin said with a smile: "The miscellaneous family passed by Songhe Tower and came here to ask your sixth son for a glass of wine."

He Liu quickly made a gesture of invitation: "Eunuch Huang, please take a seat!"

Then, He Liu patted Xiangxiang's little head: "Xiangxiang, meet Eunuch Huang!"

Xiangxiang knelt down and kowtowed to Huang Jin.

Huang Jin smiled and said: "Hey, what a pretty girl. Sixth, is this your lady? You are so lucky! Get up! This is a reward from the miscellaneous family."

Huang Jin took out a golden melon seed from his sleeve and put it in Xiangxiang's hand.

Huang Jin held the pen in front of the supervisor of ceremonies, and concurrently served as the admiral and eunuch of the East Factory.A person of his stature, of course, would not come here to beg for a drink for no reason.

After two glasses of wine, Huang Jin sighed: "Oh..."

He Liu asked, "Why is Eunuch Huang sighing?"

(End of this chapter)