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Chapter 173 The former dynasty, the emperor, and the old ministers

The steamed buns in Hejian Mansion are too unpalatable. The steamed buns I ate before were not the same taste. Zhang Youqian shouted in dissatisfaction.

We have been trapped in Hejian Mansion for two days. Although we are from the public, we are the only key remaining people in this case of tribute silver theft. We have been trapped in the mansion and are under heavy guards on the periphery, which looks no different from prisoners.

Early this morning, Zhang Youqian complained about the poor food. He was born in a wealthy family, and even the steamed buns he ate were simmered with grains and shark fin bird's nest. How could he know that the taste of people eating this day?

The servant who delivered the meal on the side said lukewarmly that some of them would be good to eat. Could you make two side dishes and a pot of good wine?

Zhang Youqian said this even though I think it's OK. Isn't your donkey meat fired in Hejian Mansion very famous? Brothers can give it a few to make.

He took out a silver note from his arms, which was enough for a hundred taels. When the police saw the silver note, they immediately smiled as if they had changed their faces. They took the silver note over and confirmed it carefully several times before they said that the two adults would soon arrive after a while.

After saying that, I sent someone to trot, but no one was seen.

Zhang Youqian hummed, these people are very realistic. If you make them sweet, he will serve you like a father. It is an eternal truth.

While chewing steamed buns, I said, "Are you going to eat a few steamed buns?" As for spending 100 taels of silver."

Zhang Youqian said disdainfully, you don’t understand this. As the saying goes, if you are poor and rich, you can’t be wronged by yourself when you go out. If you have the ability, you will burn down soon, so don’t eat it.

I said suddenly, if you don’t eat, you won’t eat. I, Su Youzai, still lack your meal.

After a while, the messenger trotted over with five donkey meat and soy sauce.

I went up to me, took the fire, picked up one and ate it. Dragon meat in the sky and donkey meat on the ground. The donkey fire burned on the outside and the skin was crispy, and the filling was full of fat. I bit it in one bite and it was endless aftertaste. Zhang Youqian muttered, "Don't eat if you have the ability." I handed him one and asked, "Don't take if you have the ability."

Zhang Youqian took it and said that I paid for it, but I couldn't afford it.

The police officer collected the silver and said with a flattering look on his face, "My lords, the girls from our Hejian Mansion are all tender and coming out of water." Do you want to call you two to the fire at night? I was surprised. We can still join such people in the Hejian Mansion. The police officer said that they are determined not to do it in normal times, but the two adults are distinguished guests, so it is still okay to break the individual example, but it may cost some money."

I pointed at Zhang Youqian and asked him for it.

Zhang Youqian said it would be enough. We are now suspicious, and you are not over yet.

I spread my hands, and the rich man felt sorry for his money, so let it go.

Zhang Youqian tried to get rid of the fire after eating, and asked me if I didn’t eat enough, so I would like to have another one.

I was handing over, but I saw a gust of fragrant wind coming and took the fire over. Zhang Youqian said angrily, "You are impatient when you rob me of food."

The woman looked back at Zhang Youqian and said, "I was just impatient to live. What's wrong?"

Zhang Youqian was stunned and smiled, and it turned out that he was a pretty widow... The beautiful lady Chen, Jade-faced Rakshasa, you want to eat this hot fire, of course I have no objection. Come on, eat it while it is hot. By the way, let's eat it cloves of garlic and remove the greasyness.

After not seeing each other every year, Chen Qingyang, the jade-faced Rakshasa, was much plump than before, and his body exuded the smell of a mature woman. Zhang Youqian stared at her and swallowed her saliva. Chen Qingyang frowned and said, "I haven't dealt with you for so long, but isn't he itchy?"

Zhang Youqian scratched his head. The last time he peeked at you about taking a bath was purely a misunderstanding. I didn’t think you would not wear clothes when taking a bath. I was talking nonsense. Who would wear clothes when taking a bath? This kid saw Chen Qingyang like a mouse and a cat. He couldn’t stay in the capital and ran to Jinling.

Although I had been in the capital for a few days, I had to have a lot of interactions. This widow has no men for a long time and doesn't look for girls like men, so she has a big temper and has to vent her subordinates.

What did I say that the wind blow the beautiful female captain Chen?

Chen Qingyang looked me up and down and said, Captain Su, you are amazing. I heard that you are very powerful in Jiangnan and have made the entire Jiangnan martial arts world so messy. Even the dignified Demon Sect witch was tricked by you. I wondered, I thought you were quite honest.

I thought to myself that you are quite well-informed and deserve to be one of the 13 Taishang Guards of the New Seven Gate. But I said, I am just lucky.

Chen Qingyang said you are free and easy, and the capital is almost in chaos.

Zhang Youqian said that they were in a mess and had something to do with us?

Chen Qingyang said lightly, it doesn’t matter if a pot of porridge is there, but there are two rat shit in this pot of porridge. Do you think it’s disgusting? I said in the voice that it’s because I’m not here, and Lao Sun must have cut corners in the food.

Chen Qingyang said it was true, these two rat shits were in Hejian Mansion.

Puchi, Zhang Youqian spitted a donkey fire all over the floor, saying that early in the morning, he would not let people eat. He pointed at Chen Qingyang and me, saying, "The two rat shit you mentioned, Su You are not going to be with you, Captain Chen."

Chen Qingyang made a gesture to beat me, and Zhang Youqian hurriedly hid behind me, shook his fists, saying that this young master is not Zhang Youqian of the past, and now we are also a martial arts master. Do you believe it or not, I will hit you? Chen Qingyang smiled and said, "I don't believe it." Zhang Youqian curled his lips and told me that he didn't believe it. Good men won't fight with women."

Chen Qingyang sat down in the yard, chewed carefully and ate the heat.

I asked, are you here to pick us up?

Chen Qingyang snorted coldly, go back? Give you an errand. You have done this and you are so embarrassed to go back. Two days ago, the shopkeeper was scolded by the emperor. Now he is angry. If you go back, believe it or not, just go to the prison.

It turned out that the tribute silver theft case caused a stir in the capital.

Chen Qingyang told us that the cabinet is changing now, and the two major factions of the cabinet chief Yang Menglong and the second assistant Xu Yufu are fighting openly and secretly. After many competitions, Xu Yufu has the upper hand and paved the way for Hejian Governor Zhao Xingde. Unexpectedly, this incident happened again.

Chen Qingyang said, this matter was just a firecracker in Hejian Mansion, but in fact it was a secret force in the capital. We did not want to participate in this matter, and the shopkeeper was afraid that something would happen to you, so he won the authority to handle the case in front of the emperor. Fortunately, the emperor had seen you in Jinling and had a good impression of you two.

This is true. Although our Liushumen are in the Ministry of Justice, they are directly responsible to the emperor, just like the Jinyiwei and Dengwenyuan. The Jinyiwei and Dengwenyuan are outside the matter and come to investigate the matter. However, if you are not careful, you will fall into the party dispute.

I have heard of the dispute between the two major cabinet masters.

Mr. Yang Ge was a veteran of two dynasties and was highly valued by the emperor. Mr. Xu Ge became a latecomer. Although he was a new high, he was quite ambitious. However, these officials fought against each other, and they were all furious. Everyone stood at the highest point of morality, and often used national interests as an excuse. With the help of professional trolls in the Censorate, I called you the Xu Party and you called me the traitor. I had a lot of fun fighting all day.

These days, we are trapped in Hejian Prefecture. It is said that the entire Hejian Prefecture is alert and sent troops to guard all major checkpoints to try to prevent the tribute silver from leaving the country. I said that at this moment, we should find the tribute silver as soon as possible. Don't worry, I still have some solutions to this matter in the world.

Chen Qingyang said disdainfully, why don’t you understand? This is no longer a matter of 300,000 silver taels, but a new round of competition between the two major forces of the court.

I said you don’t think it’s strange. On the day of the accident, Mr. Xu’s son and lady were on the scene. Could it be that someone had used it?

Chen Qingyang said, "We handle the case at the Six Gates, and we pay attention to evidence. We cannot draw conclusions without real evidence. I have investigated that this month is the birthday of Mr. Xu's mother, and these two happened to be in Hejian Mansion. As for why they participated in the tribute silver case, they still need to be found out after trial. The trouble with this matter is that the wolf knife at the scene also involved the Western Expedition Army. The emperor has always been taboo to get together with the military and civil servants, so no matter what the truth is, the emperor will always have a thorn in his heart.

Zhang Youqian was a little impatient. If you told us this, we didn’t understand. We might as well find a way to get us out first.

Chen Qingyang's face darkened, take it out? I was ordered to kill you.

Zhang Youqian said in a daze, why?

Chen Qingyang chuckled and joked. As he said that, he took out a letter from his arms, and the tribute silver case was waiting to report. This was a letter written by the shopkeeper, please take a look.

We opened the letter and after reading it, our faces became very heavy.

Chen Qingyang said, in the afternoon, I will ask the people from Dengwenyuan and Jinyiwei to take a record. What should I say at that time? You must know what to say.

I said how can this be done? Isn’t this accusation?

Chen Qingyang said, Captain Su, who can tell the truth clearly about the things in the court? Don't worry, the shopkeeper will not harm you. I said that this sentence has long been included in the unreliable sentence by me, so I said, I can't do such perjury that is against my conscience.

Chen Qingyang looked unhappy, Comrade Su Youzai, this case determines the life and death of our six doors. Now when you are talking about politics and principles, you are still condemning for the so-called conscience, which is too naive.

I looked at her coldly and continued.

Chen Qingyang said again that since the emperor returned from Jinling, his temperament has changed drastically and has become suspicious and suspicious. He has always suspected that someone would engage in a conspiracy. Yang and Xu took the opportunity to fight against each other. In the past six months, officials of the fourth rank and above in the capital have been killed and thirty-one of them have been leaked. Now, everyone in the capital is in danger. The shopkeeper asked you to say this to protect our six doors.

What else?

Seeing that I was stubborn, Chen Qingyang became impatient, so he said, I heard that in Jinling City, you have a good relationship with Hu Zongxian, the former governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Now that his body has half entered the coffin, it depends on what you say.

I felt a stern and asked, why would Hu Zongxian still be involved?
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