Jinyi Town Mountains and Rivers

Chapter 88 Induce a confession
For the safety of his daughter Xiangxiang, He Liu could only make a fool of Jin Wanguan.

Jin Wanguan nodded in satisfaction: "It is said that those who know current affairs are heroes. Your sixth son is a hero! I'll go first. Last time you took away my 53 dan of salt, Li Dana asked the Yanyun Yamen to do it." Useless. I have to find Yan Maoqing, the new salt transport envoy, and bring out the 53 dan of salt. Damn, you have cheated, and you want me to spend tens of thousands of taels of silver to make offerings to Lord Yan!"

He Liu clasped his hands and said, "Then I won't send third brother off."

Early the next morning, He Liu came to Lao Hu's room and asked Lao Hu to release Lu Da.

Lao Hu's room was empty.

He Liu was about to ask his subordinate Lishi Lao Hu where he was, but he heard a sweet child's voice: "Father. Ahaha, father!"

He Liu turned his head and saw Lao Hu walking over with Xiangxiang in his arms.

"Xiangxiang?!" He Liu was taken aback.

Lao Hu put Xiangxiang on the ground, Xiangxiang swung her two calves, and quickly rushed into He Liu's arms: "Father! You don't want Xiangxiang? You haven't been home for a long time!"

He Liu kissed Xiangxiang's chubby little face: "How dare I not want my baby Xiangxiang?"

Old Hu laughed and said, "Lao Liu, I don't know what good food Xiangxiang ate in the capital. I weighed a few catties while holding it in my arms!"

He Liu asked Lao Hu: "You sent someone to bring Xiangxiang to Jiangnan?"

Lao Hu nodded: "Oh, I was a little worried when I came to Jiangnan with you. The private salt case is so involved, will those thieves threaten you with Xiangxiang? So I gave a few people in the capital half a month ago. My friend Fei Ge passed on a letter, asking them to bring Xiangxiang to the south of the Yangtze River."

He Liu stared at Lao Hu.He couldn't see through this 60-year-old man more and more.It was Lao Hu who gave him the trick to deal with such a troublesome matter in "Haiguan Xinglu", which allowed him to make a great contribution without any danger; His own life; now, Lao Hu predicted the enemy before him, and took Xiangxiang to the south of the Yangtze River. . . .

He Liu said to Lao Hu: "Old Hu, Lao Hu, who the hell are you, how can you predict everything before the enemy?"

Lao Hu said meaningfully: "Where am I? Your sixth child should be very clear. We have been handling cases together for 20 years. As soon as I stick out my butt, you will know whether I want to shit or fart. Even until I shit What does shit smell like?"

Xiangxiang flashed a pair of big watery eyes, and asked He Liu innocently: "Father, have you ever eaten stinky food from Grandpa Hu? Otherwise, how would you know what it tastes like?"

He Liu played his daughter's head adze: "Listen to your grandpa Hu talking nonsense."

Old Hu asked: "You just said that I predicted the enemy first? Did someone threaten you with Xiangxiang?"

He Liu nodded: "Jin Wanguan came to see me last night!"

Old Hu was surprised: "Jin Wanguan came to Jiangnan?! Did he threaten you with Xiangxiang?"

He Liu nodded: "Fortunately, Lao Hu, you thought carefully and brought Xiangxiang to Jiangnan. Otherwise, I would really have to bow my head to that third master Jin!"

Old Hu said: "Lao Liu, it seems that you have indeed stabbed a hornet's nest. The owners behind the Sifang Teahouse have personally stepped in."

He Liudao: "Old Hu, I promised Jin Wanguan last night to let Lu Da go. What should I do now?"

Lao Hu pondered for a while: "Lv Da is one of the six largest smugglers in the south of the Yangtze River. He is an important witness in the salt smuggling case. It is easy to let him go, but it is difficult to catch him again."

He Liudao: "But I have already promised Jin Wanguan that I will let Lu Da go and stop investigating the salt smuggling case. If I don't let him go, it will be tantamount to tearing the face off with Jin Wanguan."

Old Hu said: "The face between you and Jin Wanguan will be torn sooner or later. It's just not the time yet. I don't think it's better than this. Lu Da doesn't know that Jin Wanguan came to Jiangnan to save him. Let's lie to him first. , get Lu Da’s confession of selling smuggled salt. Holding the confession in our hands means that Lu Da is in our hands. It doesn’t matter if we let him go!”

He Liu sighed: "Old Hu. You really surprised me a few times during this time! Such an ingenious method is not something that Lao Hu, who is the most incompetent in Jinyiwei, can come up with."

Old Hu narrowed his eyes and said, "Oh, maybe some god made me open my eyes in my dream. Jin Yiwei's most incompetent person suddenly has the talent of crouching dragon and phoenix."

He Liu handed Xiangxiang over to his warriors and ordered ten warriors to protect her day and night.

Turning around, He Liu took Lao Hu to the place where Lu Da was being held.

To be on the safe side, the two did not imprison Lu Da in the governor's yamen prison, but in the woodshed of the imperial envoy's office.There are sixteen Jinyi guards with Francophone pistols guarding the gate day and night.

As soon as he entered the firewood room, He Liu threatened Lu Da and said, "I have sent a letter to Commander Lu of the Jinyiwei about your six private salt dealers selling private salt."

After hearing this, Lu Da burst out laughing: "Oh, good, that's great! If you stabbed this matter to King Lu Yan, it's equivalent to stabbing it to the emperor. It's also equivalent to offending Mr. Yan Ge, Eunuch Lu and the others. I can't escape my death." , you can’t run away, you will be buried with me sooner or later!”

He Liudao: "Don't worry, I won't die. You also have the hope of surviving."

Lu Da laughed and said, "Don't try to coax me! My crime is too great. If you don't Ling Chi, it's considered a high incense to be sentenced to death! How can there be any way out?"

He Liudao: "Oh, let me tell you the truth. Our Commander Lu has long wanted to remove Eunuch Lu. You used to be a member of Jinyiwei in Beijing. You should know that Eunuch Lu wanted to make Jinyiwei become the same as it was decades ago. The servant of the East Factory and the eunuchs. Therefore, he always trips Commander Lu. Commander Lu hopes that you can provide the exact amount and method of selling private salt by the eunuch Yang Jinshui, the chief eunuch of Zhejiang Bosi. Yang Jinshui is the father-in-law of Lu Godson. If something happened to him, Eunuch Lu must have nothing to do with it!"

Lu Da said: "Commander Lu means not to pursue Governor Zhao, Governor Zheng, Zhang Shangshu, Commander Hu, and me in the private salt case? Only Eunuch Yang will be prosecuted?"

He Liudao: "That's right! Although our Commander Lu is in charge of Jinyiwei and has great power, he is not capable of tearing faces with King Yu, Mr. Strict, and Eunuch Lu at the same time! He just wants to bring down Eunuch Lu. So, I just want you to tell the truth about Eunuch Yang selling private salt!"

Lu Da was overjoyed, he thought to himself: If Lu Bing only wanted to punish Yang Jinshui, that would be great news.After all, I, Lu Da, can be regarded as a member of Jinyiwei. If he commits a heinous crime, his Commander Lu's face will naturally be dull.

Lu Da said: "Success, what does the sixth master want to know?"

He Liu said: "How much illicit salt does Yang Jinshui sell from Zhejiang every year? Which provinces did it go to? How did you ship it? How much money did you sell in total over the past few years? How much money did you earn? Please write it down." .”

After He Liu finished speaking, Lao Hu handed Lu Da a piece of paper.

It took Lu Da half an hour to write down all the details he knew about Yang Jinshui's illegal salt sales.

After finishing writing, Lu Da pressed his fingerprints on the confession and drew a mark.

(End of this chapter)