Blood from Daming

Chapter 538
Xu Yuanlang, the prefect of Hangzhou, had already received the news, and immediately raised his court to intervene in the case of Qian Kai's sudden death in Qunfang Building. According to the report made by Mr. Xing Mingshi and Wu, and personally inspected Qian Kai's body, it was determined that Qian Kai died of overdose and prolapse.

Xue Aolao, the victim who had just arrived, refused to accept that Qian Kai had taken a drug overdose and died of impotence, and made a fuss in the courtroom.Xue Aolao insisted that her husband was killed by someone. Master Xu smiled slightly, and ordered the servants in the hall to remove Qian Kai's shroud. The naked Qian Kai's penis was still standing straight up. drag?The burial cloth covered her husband's ugly appearance, and he could no longer speak harsh words in class.

Master Xu, the magistrate, didn't care about Xue Aolao, but asked the old bustard who was kneeling in the hall: "Hey, that woman, your Qunfang Building has lost custody of the guests, and one person has three horses, and you don't restrict the guests from taking medicine. You died from the sun, and you, Qunfanglou, are also responsible for manslaughter, I don’t know if you would like to settle privately or be judged by the court.”

The old bustard of Qunfanglou asked broadly: "My lord, I don't know what to say in private and what to say in official judgment."

Mr. Xu said: "The verdict is that you, Qunfang Building, committed the crime of negligence, not to mention that it is indecent for one man to match three women, so you and three prostitutes will each be beaten forty slaps, and the three prostitutes will be sold by official media officials. , you are the one who was responsible for Suo Na, who was sent to the army for three thousand miles, went to Qiongzhou to do hard labor for ten years, and Qunfang Building was confiscated and sold by officials."

The old bustard of Qunfanglou was so frightened that he yelled at Qu and said: "My lord, I also have a background in Qunfanglou. Hey, talk about private peace."

Master Xu said: "The Qian family is also a wealthy family, you have to show it well."

The old bustard of Qunfanglou cried and said, "My lord, how much money do you want?"

Master Xu said: "You will be responsible for Qian Kai's funeral, and the expenses will be fully borne by Qunfanglou. In addition, the thousand taels of silver will be given to Mrs. Qian's family as a condolence fee. If it is done, let it go, or you will be punished The crime of disrespecting the government."

The old bustard of Qunfang Building hesitated for a moment but nodded in agreement, so Master Xu asked Xue Aolao, "Miss Xue, are you satisfied?"

Although Xue Aolao suspected that it had something to do with Yan Sanniang, Xue Aolao still had fear of the magistrate Xu Yuanlang. Coupled with Qian Kai's embarrassing appearance, Xue Aolao was also willing to end the trial of this dirty man early, so she reluctantly agreed to have a private relationship with Qunfanglou and her husband. The case of sudden death in a brothel.

Although Xue Aorao wanted to suppress her husband's untimely death, the news had already spread throughout the city of Hangzhou. Xue Aorao's family had just set up a coffin. Although people in Hangzhou were discussing this anecdote, there were still many people who could tell about Yan Sanniang's death. For the sake of saving face, they went to Qian Mansion to pay respects, the Qian Mansion was overcrowded for a while, and Xue Aolao, whose husband died, was so busy receiving guests that she had no time to feel sorry for her dead husband Qian Kai.

The procuress of Qunfanglou, who was helping with the funeral, was very unconvinced at first, thinking that she also had a backer. I believe that Xu Yuanlang, the prefect of Hangzhou, may not be able to cover the sky with one hand, and maybe his backer will ask him for an explanation. After seeing the ceremonies of many Hangzhou government officials, I began to lose confidence. After seeing the ceremonies of Pan Ruzhen, the political envoy of Zhejiang Chengxuan, the old bustard suddenly became a mangy dog ​​with bone cracking, and no longer had the slightest thought of fighting. He just wanted to handle the funeral of Qian Kai, as long as Xue Aolao and Master Xu didn't make trouble for himself and Qunfanglou, it would be a blessing.

In the end, Qian Kai made the first seven funerals, and finally Xue Aolao went home to count the sacrifices. In total, there were gold and silver treasures worth more than 7000 taels, and silk, cloth and other sacrifices worth nearly 1000 silver. For 5 taels of silver, Xue Aolao lost a husband, but made about [-] taels of money instead. This made Xue Aolao think that her natal family could not wait for love, so she had to smile wryly and took over the lintel of the Qian family to support herself alone. He also needs to take care of those wives, concubines and children for Qian Kai.

Behind Qian Kai's death is dark waves. First of all, Nanjing's Jinyiwei Lian Geng escaped from Hangzhou City overnight, and the Hangzhou gangsters who followed Nanjing Jinyiwei's service also scattered. Uncle Min and Wang Defa asked Yan Sanniang for orders, right? In order not to make matters worse, Yan Sanniang did not agree to Min Bohao Wang Defa's request to deal with the ruffians and hooligans in Hangzhou City. Instead, she reprimanded Wang Defa for his reckless behavior, which completely embarrassed the Xue family.

On the sixth day of the fifth lunar month, Huang Taiji personally led the Houjin Eight Banners with [-] soldiers to attack Jinzhou and Ningyuan. On the ninth day, Huang Taiji led the army to Guangning for a rest. Dabeile Amin and Beile Shuotuo led the two red flags and the inlaid blue flag soldiers as the right wing, and went straight to Jinzhou City.The Huangtaiji army on the middle road approached Dalinghe City. The city construction was not completed at that time, and the city guards withdrew to Jinzhou.

After the Jin army took the two cities of Dalinghe and Youtunwei lightly, the three armies joined forces in Jinzhou, one mile away from the city, and camped on all sides until they arrived at Jinzhou. Zhu Mei, the auxiliary and deputy general, stood firm with [-] Ming troops. Before the encirclement by Jianlu Huangtaiji's three-way army, all the small forts along the border withdrew their troops and merged them into the big city.

Ji Yong, the eunuch of the supervising army, and Zhao Ledjiao, the commander-in-chief, asked Yuan Chonghuan, the governor of Liaodong for help. After the army guerrilla, don't send Juehua Island to the east to stop the camera. After You Shilu and Zu Dashou led the cavalry to leave, the Houjin army has already driven directly to the city of Ningyuan.

Yuan Chonghuan had no choice but to supervise the defense of the Ming army with Liu Yingkun, the middle official, and Bi Zisu, the deputy envoy. Facing the Eight Banners of the Houjin attached by ants, Yuan Chonghuan used the power of the Frang machine gun to kill hundreds of Houjin tartars. There was a pause, and then the ants attacked the city. The artillery of Ningyuan City was overheated and could not be fired normally. A large number of Han troops and the newly descended Ming army from Liaodong climbed the city. After fighting hard, the Jin army's attack slowed down, but most of the people who died in the trenches of Ningyuan City were Han soldiers and Koreans.

Huang Taiji besieged Jinzhou City for many days, and sent envoys to Jinzhou General and Eunuch Ji Yong of the Ming Army to discuss peace for many times. Jinzhou City was willing to retreat back to Shenyang after learning all the gold, silver and livestock paid for the army, and proposed to send envoys to the city to discuss.Huang Taiji ordered Sui Zhan and Liu Xingzhi to go to the city of Jinzhou for an interview. Ji Yong, the eunuch of the supervising army, and Zhao Ledjiao, the commander in chief, were afraid that there might be fraud and closed the gates of the city.

Under the escort of the Second Fleet of the Xuejiajun Navy, the Hangzhou Merchant Fleet arrived at the port of Incheon, North Korea at noon on the [-]th. Flying to King Li Ji, he secretly strengthened his guard, and at the same time sent envoys by boat to say hello to Daming's fleet.

When general Li Shu learned that it was the Ming Hangzhou Merchant Fleet who came to do business last time, Li Shu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Looking at the tall three-masted warship outside Incheon Port, Li Shu felt chills in his heart. If the guy fires at the port of Incheon, this one warship is enough for North Korea to drink a pot.

The king of North Korea, Li Zhen, learned that the Hangzhou Merchant Fleet of the Ming Dynasty who came to trade last time had arrived at Incheon Port again. Li Zhen’s scalp felt numb for a while, and he quickly invited the cabinet minister Jin Zidian and the soldier Cao judge Jin Shangrong to discuss the matter. Chen Jin Zidian and Jin Shangrong, the judge of Bing Cao, have already received news that the Daming Hangzhou Merchant Fleet has a Western three-masted warship. It is impressive.

The king of North Korea, Li Ji, said: "My dear friends, this time the Hangzhou Merchant Fleet of the Ming Dynasty came to trade as promised. It was originally a win-win situation between North Korea and the Ming Dynasty. , if Hou Jin finds out, it will be a big trouble."

Cabinet minister Jin Zi pointed out: "Your Majesty, if you don't trade with the Daming Hangzhou Merchant Fleet, I'm afraid Daming's artillery will open fire soon, and this time they also brought Western three-masted warships. Will be ravaged by the artillery fire of the Ming fleet again."

The king of North Korea, Li Zhen, said: "You two lovers, do you have a way to get the best of both worlds?"

Jin Shangrong, the military judge, said: "Your Majesty, you are still a trader. As the saying goes, a good man does not suffer immediate losses, and he does not go head-to-head with those lunatics of the Xue family, so as not to take advantage of trade to avenge their Liaodong Xue family army."

The king of North Korea, Li Ji, said: "Jin Aiqing, the Liaodong people of the Xue family have an accident in Mahai, what does it have to do with our North Korea?"

Bingcao judge Jin Shangrong said: "Your Majesty, if our North Korea hadn't urged the Liaodong Xue's army to leave, this tragedy would not have happened. Although it wasn't our North Korea that killed the Ming Xue's army, our North Korea can hardly escape the blame."

The cabinet minister Jin Zi pointed out: "Your Majesty, we can trade with the Ming Hangzhou Merchant Fleet in North Korea, but we can't let them take advantage of it for no reason. Aren't Xue Jiajun's ships strong and powerful? Let them help us take Yizhou City. "

The king of North Korea, Li Zhen, said: "That's right, now the Houjin Huang Taiji army is attacking Daming Ningjin, after all, they are the army of Daming, and they should help Daming and our North Korea deal with Hou Jincai. Additional conditions, tell Xue Jiajun’s navy in Incheon Port that as long as they agree to help North Korea recover Uiju, North Korea will give them a lot of preferential treatment in Incheon Port’s trade.”

So the cabinet minister Jin Zidian and the soldier Cao judge Jin Shangrong went to Incheon Port to negotiate with Xue Jiajun secretly according to the king's intention. Welcomed by Li Shu, the guard of the port, Jin Zidian and Jin Shangrong lived in Li Shu's official residence in Incheon Port. Admiral Xue Jiajun asked North Korea to help attack Uiju Prefecture and cooperate with North Korean officers and soldiers to recover the territory of his country.

(End of this chapter)