The heavens start with letting the bullets fly

Chapter 1246 Catch the Snitch
When the Ming Dynasty entered the Tianshun period, the power of the cabinet went through repeated battles, and at this time it did not control the subsequent power.

To a certain extent, Zhu Qizhen still holds the power and has room to display it.

However, due to the Tumubao Incident, his prestige among the government and the public was greatly reduced. Although he still held supreme power, his confidence was very different from that in the orthodox years.

When he gets up early every day, he will be ordered by the palace people to clean up, and then go to the court to listen to the instructions of the ministers.

In fact, after seizing power, no matter whether he cleared away Xu Youzhen or Shi Heng, or even tacitly allowed Cao Shaoqin to leave Beijing, he showed his good political skills.

But no matter how clever his methods are, he no longer has the end of his high-spirited spirit.

"Chen Zhao, that young Jinshi? Can he take the title?" Zhu Qizhen asked casually.

"Return to Your Majesty, Chen Zhao is only sixteen this year, and has not yet taken the word." Zhang Qingbo was stunned, and replied, with a strange feeling in his heart, this is Jane in the heart of the emperor!

"16 years old, young talent, why, he is confident to catch that night thief?"

The look on Zhu Qizhen's face was a bit weird. He was naturally very impressed with Chen Zhao. The youngest person in the palace examination could be seen from the crowd at a glance. Even if Zhu Qizhen was doing nothing, he would still notice this person .

Having said that, Zhu Qizhen no longer has any high-spirited thoughts, and he is determined to secure the throne. As an emperor, he can relax his control over the rest of the world, but he has extremely tight control over the capital, otherwise the throne will be too tight. Can't sit still.

If someone uses such a snitch again to make a "change of seizing the door", wouldn't Zhu Qizhen become a joke in history.

A nocturnal bandit suddenly appeared in the capital, and he was naturally aware of the panic that wreaked havoc in the city. He was very annoyed and dissatisfied with Shuntian Mansion's ability to handle affairs.

It's just that Chen Zhao was very dissatisfied in Zhuqi Town when he raised the conditions. As an official of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs and the chief responsible for the management of criminal and prison affairs in the Gyeonggi area, shouldn't it be right to arrest that arrogant night thief, and dare to raise conditions?
However, Zhu Qizhen just thought so in his heart and didn't criticize him too much.

You know, there is no pure gold, and no one is perfect.

Shi Heng can be capricious and greedy.

It is a sign of ambition for a small fifth-rank chief to aspire to be the second in command in Shuntian Mansion.

Besides, after all, Chen Zhao is not a front-line case-handling official in Shuntian Mansion, so it would be unreasonable not to give him some benefits if he is required to contribute.

"You Shuntian Mansion, can't you catch the night thief?"

Zhu Qizhen was very dissatisfied with Zhang Qingbo and said: "Shuntian Mansion seems to have quite a few veterans in prisons, isn't it possible that they haven't found any clues?"

Zhang Qingbo was sweating coldly, knelt down and said guiltily: "No way, that night thief is really not simple, he did leave a lot of traces, and he left them on purpose, but the police of the government office can't catch him at all. catch!"

"You guys, it's really... hey..."

Zhu Qizhen was annoyed in his heart, but he just shook his head on his face.

He actually knows more than Zhang Qingbo. Jin Yiwei and Dongchang are all masters with outstanding skills. They have already noticed that the night thief is not simple. It may not be Sikong Zhaixing, but he must have a very close relationship with this person. deep.

This made Zhu Qizhen very afraid. Being able to enter and leave a well-guarded wealthy family's house was like entering a deserted place. Entering the palace was nothing to him.

Ever since Zhu Qizhen sat back on the dragon chair in the "Change of Seizing the Gate", he has a deep sense of crisis for any disturbance. He will never arrange for Jin Yiwei and Dongchang masters to arrest him, not because he is worried about diverting the tiger away from the mountain.

Instead, he was worried that things would develop into an abyss he didn't know.

Every emperor is born with the idea of ​​'there will always be troublesome people who want to harm me'. Naturally, his own life and the throne under his butt are more important. As for the loss of the rich who was stolen, what is it?
In terms of the urgency to catch the night thief, Zhu Qizhen is no worse than the rich households who have been visited by the night thief, and all uncontrollable factors are quite dangerous.

Zhang Qingbo kowtowed to admit his mistake, but kept silent about his certainty of catching the night thief.

"Alright then, go and tell Chen Zhao, as long as you catch that daring night thief, he will be the Prime Minister of Shuntian Mansion no matter if he lives or dies!"

Shuntian Mansion was useless, and Zhu Qizhen was helpless.

Now he only wants to keep the throne, and he has no intention of dealing with these high-ranking officials at all.

What's more, this Zhang Qingbo is considered a capable official. He cannot be removed from his official position just because he cannot catch a flying thief. Who will dare to be loyal to him in the future?

After Zhang Qingbo left the palace, he rushed straight to the Ministry of Justice without stopping and told Chen Zhao the 'good news'. In the end, he got angry and threatened that if Chen Zhao could not solve this trouble, he would settle the previous accounts together.

When a further opportunity came, Chen Zhao naturally didn't care about Zhang Qingbo's threats, he happily sent this guy away, packed up and left under the respectful escort of a group of officials from the Ministry of Criminal Justice.

Of course he was going home.

The case of the Flying Thief in Shuntian Mansion is very important, but there is no rush.

……

In just a few days, several wealthy households in the capital were robbed, causing panic among nearby residents.

Among them was a merchant whose surname was Xu and whose name was Jianlin. It was a money-making tool of a high-ranking official in the court. This time, he even lost several very precious treasures, worth at least 10 taels of silver.

Including the losses of several other wealthy households, the total value of the property stolen this time exceeded 20 taels!
At this time, the entire government and opposition parties were shocked.

While those big households were tossing Shuntian Mansion, they also used various relationships to get the matter into the palace.

Zhu Qizhen naturally received the wind, so he was furious at the court meeting and ordered Shuntian Mansion and the Criminal Ministry to solve the case within half a month, otherwise they will be severely punished.

Therefore, Chen Zhao settled in Shuntian Mansion as a matter of course, and was immediately entrusted with a heavy responsibility by the governor of Shuntian Mansion, and took over the work of hunting down the flying thief.

Shuntian Mansion was naturally very upset. Chen Zhao had slapped Shuntian Mansion in the face a lot before, how could it be so simple to ask them to obey orders now?
In particular, Huang An, the current Prime Minister of Shuntian Mansion, was the most annoyed. He already knew the conditions proposed by Chen Zhao and the governor Zhang Qingbo. Didn't they want to occupy the nest?

"Hmph, if you think that you can solve the case of the Flying Thief if you get a Jinshi degree and understand moral articles, go ahead and dream!"

"If we don't cooperate, how can we solve the case even if he has a brilliant literary talent!"

"Hey, he is young and frivolous, and still dares to slap our Shuntian Mansion in the face, this time let's call him good-looking!"

"..."

Fueled by Huang An's secret support, the entire Shuntian Mansion was extremely displeased with Chen Zhao's arrival, and even secretly agreed not to cooperate with Chen Zhao, but to make him look good.

Fu Yin Zhang Qingbo didn't express his opinion in his eyes. Although the duck pear on his body was huge, he didn't have the slightest affection for Chen Zhao, and he was naturally happy to see him eat and hold back.

As for the emperor's deadline to solve the case, there is something particular about it. There are so many cases in Shuntian Mansion every year, and there are many important cases among them, but less than half of them can be solved. Didn't you see how angry the emperor was?

It was only the news about the Flying Thief case that aroused great dissatisfaction among some dignitaries, which alarmed His Majesty to cause such a big battle.

In fact, Zhang Qingbo did not do nothing at all. He had secretly contacted people in the Jianghu area around the capital through his relationship, and he was going to ask him to come forward to negotiate with the flying thief. It would be best to let the plague god leave directly. It's time to make a business trip.

That's right, after so many days of tossing around, Zhang Qingbo no longer had any hope for the official methods of the Yamen, and could only rely on other methods to deal with it. Of course, this matter cannot be leaked, otherwise the fun will be great.

A dignified official of the imperial court, the boss of Shuntian Prefecture can't deal with a mere flying thief, and he has to ask for help from people in the world. This is simply trampling the face of the imperial court into the mud. If the government and the public find out, dismissal will be light. Maybe I will have to go to the border in the future.

So Zhang Qingbo didn't dare to contact Li Yanbei, nor did he dare to contact Du Tongxuan...

But Zhang Qingbo knew in his heart that the emperor Zhu Qizhen must know about this matter, and the cabinet and the Sixth Ministry might also get the news.

But people in other official circles don't know, especially those officials...

When he came to Shuntian Mansion, he once again felt the feeling of being isolated. However, Chen Zhao did not react at all. He could only turn a blind eye to the cold violence from the top and bottom officials of Shuntian Mansion, and did not bother to ask them to help.

He has his own intelligence network and has already locked the target, so he doesn't need the so-called help from Shuntian Mansion at all.

Wang Hu and Sun Liu have sent him a lot of news recently, all about the flying thief.

This is a mysterious master of rivers and lakes who suddenly appeared in the capital, and repeatedly committed major crimes but did not have the slightest intersection with the capital's rivers and lakes. He is obviously a very cautious person.

However, according to intelligence, his lightness kung fu is not so outstanding.Obviously, it was impossible for Chu Liuxiang to enter indiscriminately.

But at least he was on the same level as Sikong Zhaixing, the king who stole the king.

But so what?
To deal with such a lone traveler-like existence, Chen Zhao felt that it was too easy to deal with.

Lightweight skill?

Outstanding skills?

Quite clever?

Ha ha……

After sitting on a cold bench in the Yamen of Shuntian Mansion for a whole day, he was alone after leaving the Yamen, and directly ordered Feng Ping to go to the Xiangyun Tea House in Dongcheng, and then sat on the third floor for several hours.

"My lord, aren't we going back home today?"

Seeing that the sky outside was getting darker, Feng Ping finally couldn't bear the sleepiness in his body, and boldly stepped forward to inquire.

"I didn't tell you, let's spend the night here today!"

After glancing at Feng Ping lightly, Chen Zhao said in a calm tone.

"But the conditions here are not good..."

Feng Ping paused for a moment, then smiled wryly: "It's not a good place to rest!"

"At this time last year, my master slept in the bridge hole under the Fangqiao overnight. This place is already a hundred times stronger than here! Feng Ping, I remember that you came from an ordinary background, why can't you bear this bit of hardship?"

He didn't wait for Feng Ping to answer, he waved his hands and said, "If you're sleepy, go to sleep, my master will sit down for a while and go to rest!"

After being reprimanded by his teenage elder, Feng Ping didn't dare to say any more, so he had to answer Nuo Nuo, coupled with the sleepiness that hit him like a tide, he couldn't hold on after holding on for a stick of incense, After apologizing to Chen Zhao, he casually leaned on the deck chair outside, and fell asleep completely within a few breaths.

Chen Zhao didn't take it seriously and casually flipped through the miscellaneous notes in his hand under the bright light, but his magical power was slightly functioning, sensing everything he wanted to know.

Seeing that it was midnight, Chen Zhao suddenly smiled, put down his notes and walked to the window. He opened the window and felt a cool night breeze blowing in, which lifted his spirits.

Chen Zhao laughed lightly, and the next moment he jumped up, and his body disappeared in an instant.

……

"Hey, what about Li Yanbei, what about Du Tongxuan, what about Baiyun Temple, I heard that there are so many good players in the capital, but that's all, it's been 20 years since I wanted to fight with the uncle!"

Ye Yun was wearing tight-fitting night clothes, which almost blended into the dark night around him. He was carrying a big burden on his back. Its shape might not be light, but he was as light as a swallow, striding like flying on the tall roof, one step at a time. It was a distance of several zhang, and he didn't make the slightest sound, which shows the brilliance of his lightness kung fu.

This kind of brilliant method, I am afraid that only the top masters like Mu Daoren, Ye Gucheng, Lu Xiaofeng, Sikong Zaixing can do it.

"Today's harvest is good, and the wealth of those families seems to be getting richer and richer!"

Complacent, thinking about the harvest tonight, he couldn't help showing a trace of complacency on his face: "It's a pity that there are too few things to take away, otherwise the wealth in those darkrooms would be enough for this hero to live comfortably for the rest of his life." Yes, what a pity!"

He whispered in his mouth, but his feet were not slow at all, the wild wind howled around him, and the tall and gorgeous roofs of the buildings were quickly left behind, like a light breeze in the dark night, which was inconspicuous.

"You are too ignorant. There are many masters in the capital, but no one pays attention to you. If you really want to do it, you won't survive the second day!"

Suddenly, a joking voice came from the dark night ahead.

"Who, who are you?"

Ye Yun was startled, but his movements were not disturbed at all. He jumped forward suddenly, like a big bird flying through the air, spanning a distance of more than ten feet in an instant, and landed steadily on the black tiles of a big house, his face full of vigilance. Look around.

"Lightweight skill is good, it is indeed at the same level as Sikong Zhaixing, but I don't know how is the skill at hand?"

At this moment, a graceful figure flew out of the dark night sky like a big bird, more chic and neat than Ye Yun, it landed lightly on the other end of the roof where Ye Yun was, and said indifferently.

"Who are you, tell me your name!"

Ye Yun's face was full of vigilance, his heart was beating again and again, a feeling of extreme danger surged up, and the other hand had already held several darts at some point, and he flicked suddenly while speaking.

Ye Yun's lightness skills and hidden weapon skills are extremely high, and his attainments are extremely deep. When he throws a dart, he can strike the opponent's vitals as quickly as lightning with almost no wind.

There are not many masters in the world who can escape his hidden weapon.

A few years later, he will be subdued by the Southeast Prince and Ye Gucheng, and then he will sneak under Du Tongxuan to do a big thing.

But no matter before or after, no one knew his details.

At this time, several darts merged into the night, and went straight to the opponent's vitals from top, middle and bottom.

"It's really beyond self-control, and you dare to use this trick to make a fool of yourself!"

The straight figure that suddenly appeared just smiled lightly, stretched out his fingers and clicked a few times, suddenly there were several muffled bang bang bang bangs, and then there was the clinking sound of darts falling on the tiles, without exception. All were missing.

With just a little volley, he dispelled his hidden weapon!
It turned out to be such a skill!
The world's top master!
I'm afraid it's not under Ye Gucheng and Taoist Mu!

Ye Yun's heart was awe-inspiring, and his face became very serious. Just as he was about to speak, the residents in the room under his feet were startled, and suddenly someone shouted: "Who is it!"

Accompanied by this cry, the dogs in the yard also barked wildly.

"Wang Wang Wang..."

This loud barking immediately triggered dozens of watchdogs in the surrounding area, barking one after another, continuously.

Not good, alarmed the surrounding!
Ye Yun's expression changed.

You know, for this period of time, whether it is Shuntian Mansion or the Five City Army and Horses Division, the strings in their minds have been very tight. If these people are alarmed, it will definitely be difficult for them to escape.

Thinking of this, Ye Yun immediately jumped up, his body was like lightning, and flew towards the city wall, and at the same time, he also intentionally threw off the master who appeared suddenly.

"Haha, do you think you can run away?"

When Ye Yun was flying, the voice appeared next to his ears again, and he was shocked suddenly, his body was in a turmoil, his feet were almost empty, and his body couldn't help but fall.

"Hey, with this little ability, you dare to come out to commit crimes every day, you simply don't know how to live or die!"

Ye Yun instinctively felt that his neck tightened, and someone was already in his hands. At the same time, his falling body rose into the air again. Feeling the whistling wind around him, he couldn't help being terrified.

But after all, he has achieved success in experience, he was horrified, his body was charged, but his mood was not disturbed, he immediately circulated the true energy in his body, and pointed into a sword, about to stab the mysterious master.

Who would have known that as soon as his true energy turned, the other party would immediately sense it. The big hand holding his neck shook violently, and a force instantly poured into his body along the collar, instantly penetrating his Rendu and Du meridians, making his whole body tremble. Without any effort.

"Who the hell is your honor?" Ye Yun exclaimed in shock.

Hehe, if you can beat him, you will call him Your Excellency, and once you are restrained, you will call him Your Excellency.

"It's just someone who is waiting for a rabbit!"

The mysterious master smiled lightly, and he didn't know what kind of lightness kung fu he was using. Not only was his speed extremely fast, but he also made no sound at all. In just a short while, he flew from the street where the rich and powerful lived together to the bustling Huashi Street in the daytime. .

"Honorable Master has great powers, I admit that I am wrong, and I can give all the income I got today to Master!"

Ye Yun rolled his eyes and tentatively proposed conditions.Since the other party didn't send him to the government in the first place, obviously he didn't have much ill feeling towards him, so there was something to be said for it.

"As a prisoner, what qualifications do you have to negotiate terms with me?"

The mysterious master gave a disdainful smile, Ye Yun hadn't answered yet, suddenly he felt a blur in front of his eyes, he had been carried into an attic room.

The light in the attic was bright, and Yiye Yun squinted his eyes for a while before his eyesight recovered. He carefully looked at the surrounding environment, and his brows frowned slightly...

This turned out to be a big library!

Before he could continue to observe, the strength on his neck suddenly loosened, Ye Yun's body loosened, and he fell directly to the ground, he couldn't help but groan.

But with this fall, the true energy that controlled his Ren Du's second channel disappeared, and Ye Yun also took control of his body.

He looked up at the other party, couldn't help but be surprised, and his face became very strange.

"This guy is so young! I'm afraid he's not yet twenty, why does he have such unfathomable martial arts?"

Ye Yun couldn't help feeling horrified.

"Hehe, you have the guts to stir up wind and rain at the feet of the emperor with only this little ability. It seems that you don't take the heroes of the world seriously!"

The mysterious master of speech is naturally Chen Zhao.

He sat down on the chair and looked at Ye Yun who was lying on the ground. His face was as usual, but there was a look of condescension in his eyes.

snort!If the capital is full of masters like you, how can there be so-called young people?

Ye Yun was angry in his heart. You must know that with his strength, he can be regarded as a top-notch master in the arena. As long as he doesn't meet those top masters, he can still retreat unscathed.

The recent case he has committed is a clear proof that there are no masters among the Yamen in Shuntian Mansion. Unfortunately, there are almost no restrictions on him. It's hard to track him down.

I don't know how this guy in front of me, who has an extraordinary bearing, looks like a scholar, and is too young, how can he have such terrifying strength, and stop him so easily, without giving himself a chance to make a move, just Being easily captured by him, it is really depressing to lose.

If I had known that such a master existed in the capital, and seemed to have some connection with the government, I wouldn't have come here to commit crimes if I killed him.

There are many prosperous places in the north and south of Ming Dynasty, why must they stay in such a dangerous place like the capital!
"Since it has fallen into your hands, what is the purpose of your honor, to put it bluntly, if you want to kill or cut it, listen to your honor!"

However, Ye Yun is also a bigot. Since he has the courage to continue committing crimes in the capital, he has turned a blind eye to the Shuntian government office and all the other government offices. This courage alone is beyond ordinary people's comparison.

The mysterious master scholar in front of him obviously has no intention of sending him to the government, so he has nothing to worry about, nothing more than making some concessions in negotiations.

He has heard that there are many dignitaries in the capital, and they will always secretly raise many masters, just like the four princes in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods.

Thinking of this, I gained confidence in my heart, so I stopped panicking, turned over, sat on the chair opposite Chen Zhao, and threw the big package on the floor casually, making a muffled bang.

"Hehe, you are quite courageous, you really deserve to be the flying thief who caused chaos in the capital!"

Seeing the other party sitting down naturally, Chen Zhao nodded in satisfaction.

Since he made a move, he naturally had the intention to value it. This guy could analyze the current situation in an instant, and sat down on the chair naturally. It seemed that he had a good vision.

"Didn't it fall into Your Excellency's hands in the end?"

With a gloomy expression on Ye Yun's face, he changed the subject and said directly: "Stop talking nonsense, my name is Ye Yun, as for where I come from, I won't say anything, just open your mouth if you have any conditions!"

This guy is a bachelor, and Chen Zhao didn't say anything.Asked directly: "Ye Yun, you have made a lot of money these days, at least you have stolen millions of taels from those powerful families!"

"Does your lord want that batch of property?"

Ye Yun was full of sarcasm, and said with disdain: "I didn't expect that Your Excellency is also a greedy person. It's really disappointing."

"Millions of taels of silver are huge sums of money wherever they are placed. Most people will covet them. It is only natural that I am greedy for money."

Chen Zhao said calmly.

It's just that his face is immature, but he calls himself "Master Ben", which is really funny.

But his martial arts let Ye Yun know that no matter what the other party said, it would not be funny.

"Stop delusional!"

Ye Yun's face changed slightly, and he snorted coldly: "I have already spent those money, and you have no chance even if you want to get money!"

As soon as he heard that the other party was greedy for money, this "Honorable Master" became "Your Excellency" again.

"You can!"

Chen Zhao was startled, seeing that Ye Yun's expression definitely didn't look like a lie, he couldn't help sighing, "You're the one who spends money like water!"

"Hmph, I sent all that money to the disaster area in Henan, and I will punish as many people as I can save!"

Ye Yun sneered, looked directly at Chen Zhao with a pair of clear eyes, and said disdainfully: "I just don't care about the faces of those corrupt officials. Since they don't take responsibility, I will do it myself!"

What Ye Yun was talking about was the flooding of the Yellow River, which caused disasters in the whole of Henan.

In the summer of the second year of Tianshun, the river broke through the earth city of Kaifeng, the brick city also collapsed, the water was more than ten feet deep, and the dead in the city were not counted.The city of Xiang County was also destroyed. Many people drowned, tombs were buried, and all the road trees were cut.Father and son or cannibalism.

Of course Chen Zhao knew the news, but whether or not to provide disaster relief was a matter for the household department and local officials. As a newcomer to the punishment department, he had no control over there.

Besides, in order to help the people logically, one must have enough power and prestige, otherwise it will only falter and be detrimental to the people.

"Oh, I didn't expect you to be a vigilante!"

Chen Zhao narrowed his eyes slightly, and smiled lightly.

(End of this chapter)