Li Dongyang didn't rush to ask about his brother's case because he knew that it would be useless if he went there.
It wasn’t until the next morning, after the morning court, that Li Dongyang learned that his younger brother had returned home. He hurried to his villa at noon, and called Li Dongming over by the way. Inquire about the situation.
Li Dongming looked very haggard and said: "I was questioned for several hours and even at night. I was not tortured. After dawn, the people from Jinyiwei told me that I could go back. They also said that I should not leave the capital in the near future. , so they can ask questions at any time."
Li Dongyang said: "Then are you involved in the case?"
"What case is it?" Li Dongming seemed very innocent.
"It's okay if you don't know." Li Dongyang seemed relieved and nodded, "Remember, don't talk nonsense to anyone who asks you, let alone talk nonsense after being beaten."
" I think they are quite polite." Li Dongming said.
Li Dongyang said in a cold voice: "They are going to target me this time. You just need to do nothing to get involved."
After saying that, Li Dongyang left directly. .
He did not notice the indescribable complex expressions in Li Dongming's eyes. It was obvious that Li Dongming had not mentioned many things to his brother, and Li Dongyang took it for granted that Li Dongming knew nothing.
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This morning, a carriage stopped in front of Princess Yongkang’s Mansion.
The Jinyi Guards escorted the Li Song family over, and then people from the Princess Yongkang Mansion took her into the mansion.
In the backyard of the courtyard, Yongkang met her best friend who she had always longed for.
"I am here to see Her Royal Highness the eldest princess." When Li Song saw Yongkang, she wanted to bow down.
Yongkang quickly supported him and said: "We are all members of our own family, why are we so polite? You have suffered a lot these days, so stay here today and I will wash your hands."
< p>Li Song said: "I am only being forgiven. I can come to see the eldest princess once, and I dare not have any more delusions, and then I will go back to prison."Yongkang said: "That Duke Cai Guo is really You were so inhumane, you promised to be accommodating, but you turned out to be so rude. You... didn't suffer much, did you?"
This kind of "suffering" is obviously not in the ordinary sense.
Li Song shook her head.
Yongkang sighed: "If you have any words, don't hide them. We almost became a family once because of unfair fate. Mao Ren is in Liaodong and has not returned. He doesn't know about this."
Yongkang sighed. p>
"I dare not disturb the eldest princess and the Marquis of Jingshan." Li Song said humbly.
Yongkang said: "Sit down and talk to me. I know you have suffered a lot, tell me where I can help you, and I will definitely help. I will come back to you again Father, I must find a way to rescue you."
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Li Song only stayed at Princess Yongkang's Mansion for less than one day. hour, justHe was taken away by Jin Yiwei.
Yongkang was naturally a little angry.
She went to Zhang Zhou’s theater in person that night, and even brought two jars of good wine and asked people to carry them up. It seemed that she was going to compete with Zhang Zhou for wine again. She lost the last time. , which made her very upset. This time she wanted to regain her position.
Zhang Zhou also gave her face. It was not easy for others to see others when they came. But since the eldest princess came in person, Zhang Zhou It only made Yongkang wait for less than half an hour.
Yongkang entered the viewing platform where Zhang Zhou was, looked around and said: "Your place is quite quiet, it is ventilated from all sides, are you not afraid of being attacked by assassins?"
Zhang Zhou smiled and said: "I'm afraid, but if I'm so afraid that I don't even dare to come forward to see people, then I really can't survive. Who would blatantly assassinate me here?"
"Be careful. Order it." Yongkang sat down and said, "The wine I brought has been put downstairs. You may not need to drink it. The same goes for drinking your wine. As long as you lose this time, I will let him go directly. The palace is willing to sacrifice its life to accompany the gentleman."
Zhang Zhou directly picked up the teapot and poured a cup of tea for Yongkang himself.
Yongkang said: "I dare not take it seriously."
Zhang Zhou said calmly: "This is my way of hospitality. Whether you drink or not is your business."
"I'm so happy." When Yongkang rarely felt that she had the upper hand, Zhang Zhou actually took the initiative to pour herself tea. In her opinion, this was a great honor.
Zhang Zhou smiled and said: "Why do you have to be obsessed with such a woman, and even insist on saving her from fire and water, without even asking her for her own opinion?"
Yongkang said: "A family friend."
"I don't think she is a family friend." Zhang Zhou said, "As far as I know, this girl almost married into your eldest princess's house a few years ago... Haha, that's a bit inappropriate. Yes, in fact, he almost married the consort.”
“Nonsense.” Yongkang naturally doesn’t admit it.
Zhang Zhou said: "If it's before Prince Consort Cui and the eldest princess get married, then forget it, but it happened after that..."
Yongkang's face instantly became unsightly.
Zhang Zhou added: "I heard that the eldest princess was the one who took the lead in that marriage. I can't understand that the eldest princess actually wants to share her husband with others. It seems that Consort Cui What a good wife."
"That's enough!" Yongkang said, "Don't think it's going to rain when you hear the wind. It's nothing. My friendship with her is purely a matter of family friendship. She's the only one."
Zhang Zhou said: "Does it mean that the eldest princess wants to marry her back, or does Consort Cui want to marry her back? I don't think even Cui Consort himself can explain this clearly?"
The muscles on Yongkang's face looked very unnatural. It was obvious that Zhang Zhou had guessed her mind.
Zhang Zhou sighed: "Actually, I can understand some things. This girl's life experience is also rough. Eldest Princess, you have a kind heart and want to relieve her, so you are planning to let her marry to the Eldest Princess's mansion.. As a result, the Song family had already compromised on the matter, but something happened behind the scenes, forcing the girl to marry someone else. After all, it was her parents who ordered the matchmaker, and the eldest princess did her best on this matter. "
Yongkang said: "Mr. Cai Guogong, do you like to inquire about other people's privacy? Didn’t I come to drink with you today? "
"Drinking can easily cause trouble. "Zhang Zhou said, "Especially the eldest princess, I don't care. I'm famous for not getting drunk after a thousand cups. Of course, I can't say whether I will get drunk after drinking ten thousand cups. But Princess, you are drunk here... I can't explain it to others.
Yongkang frowned and said, "Then what do you want?" "
Zhang Zhou said: "As for her, obviously she won't leave with you. If you want to see her in the future, you can still see her. Everything was done according to the law, and there was nothing I could do about it. I also hope that you, the eldest princess, will stop making fun of the court's laws. If it is really inappropriate, I can only ask Consort Cui for her opinion to see if she is willing to save this woman from danger. ”
This is obviously a threat.
If you continue to mess around, I will make the relationship between you and this woman public and let others know that you The eldest princess’s character is a bit unusual.
If you just let it go, then this matter will be in the past and I won’t bother you about it again.
Of course Yongkang was angry, but in the end she just picked up the tea cup on the table angrily, drank the tea in one gulp as if drinking, and said: "Then you must remember to treat her well. Gone! "
After saying that, he went downstairs without looking back.
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"What a stubborn woman. . ”
Zhang Zhou couldn’t help but smile as he looked at Yongkang’s back.
Even if Yongkang was beaten to death, he probably wouldn’t have thought about how her secrets were exposed to Zhang Zhou
But in fact, the method used by Zhang Zhou is very simple... Since Li Song wants to complete a revenge purpose, he has to dig out his old secrets, otherwise how can he get it? Zhang Zhou’s support?
The person who knows the reason best is naturally not Jin Yiwei, but the victim himself.
Even Cui Yuan was just used. Cui Yuan was right. We don’t know much about the matter, and only Yongkang and Li Song know the reasons behind it.
“How are you, are you moved? "Zhang Zhou said, "She is still helping you after all. She just handed you over to me because of the situation. ”
A woman came out from behind the partition screen next to the viewing platform and stood respectfully in front of Zhang Zhou.
Judging from Li Song’s expression, Zhang Zhou also knew that Li Song Mrs. Song is also grateful to Yongkang. At any rate, this best friend really cares about her as a person, but she can't go back to the past now, and because she is already a convict, she can no longer enter Jingshan openly.
Zhang Zhou said: "What you mentioned before were from the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Works.Of course, in the eyes of ordinary people, some middle-level officials are already senior officials in the DPRK, but to me, they are not core figures. So if you want to get what you need, you have to come up with a little more dry stuff... The so-called dry stuff is what I want. ”
The woman said: “The Song family had many contacts with local feudal lords and transported food and other materials for them. Some even relied on the Song family and Li family to purchase wood and stone from the court.” , although the guilty woman cannot know all the relevant accounts, she does know who is the leader behind them, and she also knows how many of the merchants in the capital are from them. ”
“Very good. Zhang Zhou nodded and said, "That's what happened, but we still don't want to involve the local vassal king. We just need to find out how many people are acting like moths." What I want is this. ”
“The sinful woman understands. "Li Song also seems to know the rules of the court very well.
A smart woman will be well prepared.
Zhang Zhou said: "Then tell me what you know Yes, write it all down, I’ll need it tonight. Hand it over to me later. ”
Speaking, Zhang Zhou stood up and walked to Li Song.
Facing the pressure of Zhang Zhou’s aura, Li Song didn’t even dare to raise his head.
But Zhang Zhou just passed by her, and then Zhang Zhou also went downstairs
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Waiting for Zhang. Zhou's is Yang Peng.
Yang Peng is here to inform about Li Dongming.
Obviously, arresting the younger brother of the current cabinet minister is also very stressful for Yang Peng. However, due to the needs of the case, Yang Peng felt that it was necessary to let Zhang Zhou know, because if he turned around, he would probably get instructions from Li Dongyang and others to impeach Dongchang for doing things arbitrarily.
The two of them were playing a role. We met in a private room on the floor, because it was already the Mid-Autumn Festival and the weather was cool. Zhang Zhou was no longer blowing the cold wind on the observation deck. It seemed more convenient to talk about things in the private room.
Yang Peng said: "Then. The fourth master of the Li family is not as active as the young master Jiao Xueshi, but he is also well-known in the official circles of the capital and is a guest at many banquets. What he does is not necessarily public. He may not be aware of many secret activities, but he supports those people. ”
Zhang Zhou smiled and said: “In other words, when the capital officials do some things secretly, he will be there and act as a flagbearer for those people, making people think that Mr. Li Ge is behind them? ”
“That’s probably the case. "Yang Peng said, "The banquets held by the officials in the capital are usually very large, costing at least one hundred and eighty taels of silver. All the people invited are the relatives of some dignitaries, and because Li Ge is always in the capital. His reputation is very high, and his fourth brother also often attends these occasions. ”
Zhang Zhou said: “Is there any evidence that he took the money?” "
"Silver..."
Yang Peng said, "Maybe it is not accepted directly, or it is used to polish the pen, or it is some complicated input, which is still being verified. In fact, the salaries of officials in the capital are not high;Most of the shady income is probably done secretly by these people. "
Zhang Zhou smiled and said: "Eunuch Yang is here, do you still need to cover up like this? Just say it. "
Yang Peng sighed: "There is always a price for welcoming people to the capital. Even Mr. Li Ge himself has attended such occasions, but it is relatively rare. There has been some restraint in the past two years, and it is still because Cai Guogong has suddenly emerged as a force in the court. If it were changed before, no one would dare to take care of it, and no one would take care of it. ”
“Alas! ”
Zhang Zhou sighed heavily.
He knew very well that although the Ming Dynasty did not have any gift-giving items such as Bingjing, Tanjing, and Biejing, the gift-giving and gifts among officials , has always been prohibited.
Although the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty severely punished corrupt officials, the subsequent generations of emperors basically maintained their leniency towards civil servants, and of course there were some special imperial staffs. cases, but as for catching corruption...at least in the Chenghua and Hongzhi dynasties, only a few people lost their jobs because of this, and no one was beheaded.
At least the middle and upper classes. Officials have never experienced that kind of harsh scrutiny.
Yang Peng said: "Should we continue to investigate the people in Mr. Li Ge's house? ”
Zhang Zhou smiled and said: “If it is relevant, then we must investigate. If there is no evidence and the investigation cannot continue, then we don’t need to investigate anymore.” Right about things, not people. "
"Yes, yes. "Yang Peng nodded in response.
But he was thinking in his heart, isn't it because the cabinet has been aggressive towards you recently and used some means, are you not fighting back?
What's wrong with you? If the opponent is not in favor of the person, then you will lose a lot in the game field.
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Zhang Zhou said: "By the way, Eunuch Yang, I may have to go to Binhai City recently. This trip will not take long, and I will be back in about half a month. "
"You want to leave Beijing? ”
Yang Peng is also a veteran.
Hearing this, he seemed to understand immediately.
It’s time to close the net.
Only when Zhang Zhou is away from the capital, the work of closing the net can be carried out. When Zhang Zhou returns to the capital, everything should be settled.
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