The Red Mansions

Chapter 478 Codenamed Zhongshan Wolf

Zhongshun Prince's Mansion, inner study.

A man and a woman who fell into Qi Guan'er's ears spoke softly, only with the intention of teasing.

At this moment, in the outer hall of the study, Chen Rui, the general of Zhen Guo, was hugging a woman with a gorgeous complexion and a plump figure, and said in a low voice, "Ma'am, is your injury better?"

Because the inner study room has always been regarded by King Zhongshun as a secret place for handling the official affairs of the clan and the internal affairs of the two governments, and idlers are not allowed to come close to it, and even the servants are not allowed to come and clean it without permission, so Chen Rui and Wei Lan just avoided people's eyes and ears place of rendezvous.

Wei Lan was wearing a peach red skirt, and the peony stamens on the white tube top were bright and charming. She smiled like a flower and said, "Young Lord, just check it out."

It turned out that last year Wei Lan was held by King Zhongshun to block a sword in Da Ci'en Temple, and stabbed him fiercely in the shoulder blade. At that time, the doctor said that he had used decoction, as long as he didn't have a fever, he could survive.

Concubine Wu was kind-hearted, so she hired a doctor for Wei Lan and sent a maid to take care of her. After this period of recuperation, Wei Lan has completely recovered.

And Wei Lan is also very grateful for Concubine Wu's timely help. Some time ago, she was called her sister and served her wholeheartedly as a repayment.

However, the best reward is undoubtedly sleeping with Concubine Wu's son Chen Rui.

In fact, no one can resist the little mother of all kinds of styles. If there is, it is not enough... Pinru's wardrobe.

"Ma'am, it's too dangerous here after all." Chen Rui said with his hands up and down.

"Little lord, doesn't the little lord find it exciting to be in the study that the lord usually uses for work?" Wei Lan's eyes were filled with dangerous light, she stretched out her hand to grab Chen Rui's handle, and said with a chuckle.

Ever since that old thing wanted her to die, she swore to let him die badly.

However, King Zhongshun, the prince of the country, as the brother of the emperor, is he so easy to deal with?
Although Wei Lan secretly hated him, he had no choice but to vent his hatred on his son Chen Rui.

Teased by these words, Chen Rui's cheeks were flushed, and his breathing couldn't help being a little heavy. Then, supporting Wei Lan, he walked towards the study in the inner room, and sat on the grand teacher's chair where King Zhongshun was.

Qiguan'er listened secretly, startled secretly, and quickly hid her figure behind the curtain under the window.

Not long after, I heard the sound of a man and a woman being intimate, making Qi Guan'er look weird in the room, and she didn't want to leave, and she didn't want to leave.

However, I don't know if the two of them touched something unconsciously. They only heard a "click", the sound of the machine bracket came, and the bookshelf was moved away, and a black hole suddenly appeared.

This made Chen Rui and Wei Lan, who were immersed in it, startled, and hurriedly arranged their clothes, looking at them with respect.

"This is a secret room? What did you encounter just now?" Wei Lan's slightly panicked voice rang in Chen Rui's ears, but he calmed down immediately.

Chen Rui was also a little flustered at the moment, and said, "It seems to be this..."

Then, at the knee-high position of the bookshelf, an enamel-colored porcelain was moved, and with the sound of "click", the bookshelf closed together.

And this scene was just hidden behind the curtain, and Qiguan who was holding her breath caught her eyes.

"We have to get out of here quickly." Wei Lan tidied up his clothes at this moment, glanced at the wall behind the bookshelf, his heart moved slightly, and secretly said, this secret room seems to be the place where the old man hides his treasure.

Chen Rui was also taken aback, nodded quickly and said: "Yes, don't let my father find out."

Then accompanied Wei Lan, cleaned up briefly, and hurried out of the study.

After the two left, Qi Guan'er waited for a while, seeing that the two hadn't left but came back, then she slowly came out from behind the curtain, her eyes fixed on the enamel porcelain under the bookshelf , Twisting the enamel porcelain, suddenly the secret room appeared, Qi Guan'er didn't stay any longer, stepped in, searched for it.

It's just that shortly after Qi Guan'er entered, a plump and handsome figure suddenly appeared in the outer hall of the study, with hurried steps and a panicked face, looking around.

Wei Lan frowned, with a bit of panic in her eyes.

When she was just dressing up, she found that the hairpin on her head had fallen in the middle, and she had to find it out, otherwise she would suffer if the old thing saw it.

At this moment, as soon as he entered the inner room of the study, he saw the hairpin on the carpet at a glance, but just about to pick it up, he saw that the bookshelf that had been closed just now was suddenly open, and he was stunned for a while, pale with shock.

At this time, Qiguan'er had found a book in the secret room, put it in her arms, and was about to take it out, when she saw Wei Lan who was behind the book case, staring at the cave entrance dumbfounded.

"It's you!"

Wei Lan stared at Qi Guan'er in a daze, recognized him at a glance, her face was so pale, she said in surprise.

Qi Guan'er's face changed suddenly, and she stepped forward quickly, stretched out her hand to cover Wei Lan tightly, with a cold light in her eyes, and said in a low voice: "Mrs. ?”

Wei Lan was startled, her pupils shrank slightly.

Yes, just now she and Chen Rui... must have been seen by this person.

"Madam Wei, I don't mean to offend, don't shout, just blink if you understand." Qi Guan'er said in a low voice.

Hearing this, Wei Lan blinked quickly.

Qiguan let go of Wei Lan at this moment, and was secretly relieved to see that she no longer yelled.

It's not like he didn't have murderous intentions just now, but if he saw blood, he might not have time to run out of Zhongshun Palace, and even if he hurt an innocent life, he wouldn't be able to do so.

Since he has scruples in his heart, he doesn't need to destroy the flower with his hands.

Then he moved the enamel porcelain, and the bookshelf and the wall behind him slowly closed.

"Who the hell are you? Why are you here?" Wei Lan looked at this scene in shock, and asked in a low voice, her heart was already full of turmoil.

Was this person sent by someone else to deal with that old thing?

"This place is not a place to talk, you go out first, I will find you later." Qi Guan'er whispered.

His most urgent task now is to send out the books in his arms. With the help of that noble man, even if he travels far away, he still has a chance.

Wei Lan responded in a low voice, took the hairpin, and walked out of the study anxiously.

Qi Guan'er didn't stay for long, and with a flash of figure, she also left the inner study.

It's just that he didn't go to look for Wei Lan at the first time, but first found a general banner from Fusi, North Town of Jinyi Mansion, which was connected outside the Zhongshun Prince's Mansion, and instead of talking about it, he delivered it back to Jinyi Mansion.

Then he hurried back to Zhongshun Palace, waiting for the news.

Jinyi Mansion

Under the guards of the Jinyi Mansion, Jia Heng came to the official hall to ask questions as a matter of routine. At the bookstore, he read the collection of information sent by thousands of households from all over the country since the Jinyi Mansion was restructured. Then he called Shang Qulang and came to the Houyamen .

"My lord." Qu Lang cupped his hands.

Jia Heng handed over the letters and files from Miaoyu in his hand, and said: "For these letters, let Wei Li's masters compare them with the letters in the files. Remember, this matter must be kept secret."

Qu Lang didn't ask any more questions, he reached out to take it, and put it away solemnly.

Jia Heng sat down, took a sip of fragrant tea, and asked, "Is there any movement in that case?"

Qu Lang frowned, and replied: "Masters Pan and Lu from the Ministry of Industry recently had a close relationship with Chief Zhou of the Zhongshun Prince's Mansion. It should be for the reconciliation of accounts. The information sent by the Lu General Banner the day before yesterday , Pan Shilang even visited Prince Zhongshun's residence in the middle of the night."

Jia Heng nodded and said, "It seems they can't sit still."

Suddenly thought of a person, said in a low voice: "Where is Sun Shaozu?"

Previously, Jia Heng asked Qu Lang to send people to arrest Sun Shaozu in order to use his identity as a Datong person as a nail in the Shanxi Merchants Group.

"Just as I was about to tell my lord, Sun Shaozu has agreed and asked to see my lord." Qu Lang said in a low voice.

Jia Heng thought for a while and said, "I'll go see him later."

The Shanxi merchants had entered Chongping's field of vision the day before yesterday. Compared with the salt merchants, who were more involved and needed to weigh the pros and cons, the Shanxi merchants who had a deep connection with the border town generals were weaker in the court.

While he was talking, suddenly a school captain in brocade clothes stood outside under the eaves, cupped his hands and said, "My lord, Lu Zongqi is asking to see you in the official hall."

Jia Heng frowned, looked at Qu Lang, felt something, and hurriedly said, "Let him in."

Because Lu Zongqi was assigned by Qu Lang to be in charge of monitoring the Zhongshun Palace's Jinyi Inspector, coming here at this time, I think there has been new progress.

Not long after, a burly military officer, aged 27 or [-], with a short beard under his chin, came from the outside, with a hasty look, he stood not far away, cupped his hands and said, "The humble Lu Xiande, I have seen Dudu Jia , I have met Qu Zhenfu."

Jia Heng asked directly, "What's the matter?"

Lu Xiande took out a booklet from the sleeve and said anxiously: "My lord, this was delivered urgently from the palace."

When Jia Heng heard this, her heart moved slightly, and she cast her gaze over it.

Qu Lang also took a step forward, took the book, turned around and handed it to Jia Heng, his voice trembling a bit: "My lord, it should be that thing."

After several days of investigation, I know the weight of this criminal evidence. It is conceivable that once the major case is exposed, there will be a bloody storm in the city of Shenjing.

Jia Heng took the book, which was as thick as two fingers, and began to flip through it, with a serious expression on his face.

This is a general ledger, which impressively records the profit and silver share between Prince Zhongshun and the Ministry of Industry for the construction of the imperial mausoleum in the past six months. Liang Yuan, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, is on the list, and there are also calculations and verifications by relevant officials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Industry.

"My lord." Seeing that Jia Heng had finished reading, Qu Lang cupped his hands.

Jia Heng's eyes were deep, and he said in a low voice: "Qu Lang, if you are looking for someone who is an accountant and imitator in Weizhong, make a fake copy immediately, and then let Qi Guan'er think of a way to send it back to the original place, and wait for a while. Time, let's count again."

In fact, now that the criminal evidence has been obtained, it is a bit difficult to deal with. The key is how to arrange it.

Because it is not good to start immediately, you need to wait a little longer, otherwise Jia She was exiled in the morning, and you will take revenge in the afternoon?
You sent people to watch the prince very early?

It is inevitable that the emperor will mutter in his heart.

"So, let the King Zhongshun jump up and down for a while, I couldn't bear it at that time, and I counterattacked passively... and the arrangement is more appropriate, and today's King Qi, if the two join forces and bring him in by the way, it will be even better Alright." Jia Heng thought about it, with a plan in mind.

"My lord, Qi Guan'er said that there is an urgent matter that I need to tell my lord in person, and I want to meet with my lord." Lu Zongqi whispered.

Qi Guan'er felt that she had completed the task and wanted to get away, but Wei Lan's incident happened in the middle, and the risk of exposure increased sharply, so she wanted to sue Jia Heng.

Jia Heng paused, and said: "Ask him when it's convenient, find a secret place, and meet up."

Lu Zongqi answered in a low voice.

After letting go of the matter of Qi Guan'er, Jia Heng waited for Qu Lang's people to make fake books in Wei's mansion, and kept lighting the lamp until late at night.

Qu Lang took the prepared account book and handed it to Lu Zongqi in a hurry, giving him a few words of advice.

Then, approaching, looked at Jia Heng, cupped his hands and said: "My lord, Sun Shaozu is in the imperial prison, my lord, should I go see him immediately, or?"

"Now, go and meet." Jia Heng said in a deep voice.

Qi Guan'er let him understand the details of key positions, which can sometimes achieve twice the result with half the effort.

Then Sun Shaozu can take advantage of it.

Imperial Prison, since the great prison has been down in recent years, Beizhen Fusi has gradually "reduced" into an intelligence department, and even the Imperial Prison, which has been crying out for injustice, has become desolate all of a sudden.

At this time, there were basically no prisoners in the cell.

In the torture room used for interrogating prisoners, the walls are black and cold, and the oil lamp in the corner is burning, crackling from time to time. The burly young body.

Sun Shaozu's cheeks were black and blue, his eyes were frightened, there was blood at the corner of his mouth, his beard was even more messy, and the silk clothes on his body were shredded into several pieces of cloth.

He just had a close relationship with Jia Lian from Rongguo Mansion, but the day before yesterday, these emperors, Yinggou, used some kind of smuggling to communicate with foreign countries, arrested him, sent him to imperial prison, and tortured him.

After thinking about it for the past two days, I also realized that this is offending people.

The governor of Jinyi is the lord of Ningguo, if he is arrested, doesn't he want to give those thousands of taels of silver?
Don't fight, he doesn't want the money, can't he?

A white-faced young man with a flying fish pattern and a wingless crown with a mountain character on his head sat on a pear-blossom armchair, and beside him were school captains and powerful warriors in brocade clothes, serving with their hands down, not daring to show their air.

"Master Sun, you are such a low-grade military officer, you caught a lot of them in Nancheng Daying, how dare you say that you have the courage to instigate the young master of Rongfu to do smuggling business, let alone your future, you just want to save your life It's not easy, if you still want to have a way to survive, wait for the adults to come and be obedient." Shang Ming, who was dressed in a flying fish suit pattern, held a dagger, lowered his head and trimmed his nails, and said with a sneer.

Sun Shaozu cursed secretly, who is driving whom?Obviously it was Jia Lian who encouraged him, but in turn it fell on him.

He secretly thought that the officialdom was dark, black and white could not be distinguished, but people had to bow their heads under the eaves, and said: "What the lord said is that the young one is too late to regret it. I wonder when Dudu Jia will come over?"

"Wait, I'll report it to you." Li Xing Baihu Shangming smiled, perhaps because he had been in a dark environment for a long time, and his smile was a little nervous.

Sun Shaozu waited anxiously, feeling like years.

In the evening, in the long and dimly lit corridor, which was only one foot wide, there was a sudden gust of wind, and the oil lamps on both sides kept shaking. the prison.

In fact, the imperial prison that has not been opened for a long time is very clean. At least Jia Heng came all the way and did not smell any bad smell. It is almost called a model prison.

"I've seen Lord Dudu and Lord Zhenfu." At this time, the warriors in brocade clothes guarding along the way bowed their hands in salute.

Shangming, who was in charge of a hundred households in the torture room, had already received a report, and led a group of subordinates, and greeted him quickly, with a slight blush on his pale cheeks. Over the governor."

Jia Heng nodded, and said calmly, "Where is Sun Shaozu?"

"Go back to your lord, it's in the inner room." Shang Ming hurriedly clasped his hands and replied.

Jia Heng didn't talk nonsense, and went straight into the execution room.

When Sun Shaozu saw the boy in the python suit, he didn't know that the Lord of Ning Kingdom was the one who "concocted" him, and shouted: "Lord Jia, please forgive me."

"Sun Shaozu, the commander of the hereditary Datong Guards, your grandfather Sun Yun is also a general of our Rongguo, why did he get mixed up with Jia Lian the day before yesterday?" Jia Heng sat down, looked at Sun Shaozu, and asked coldly.

This Zhongshan wolf has a burly figure and a rough face, but he looks a bit burly, but his eyes roll with shrewdness.

Sun Shaozu quickly replied: "My lord, I was wronged. It was the second master Lian who pulled me into business. I refused repeatedly, and I was still entangled by him. I had no choice but to agree."

"You were also prompted by Jia Lian to propose marriage to the Rongguo Mansion?" Jia Heng asked.

"This..." Sun Shaozu hesitated and decided that it would be better not to mention the few thousand taels of silver.

Jia Heng waved his hands and said, "Untie his rope."

At this time, two captains stepped forward to untie the rope on Sun Shaozu's body.

"My lord, drink tea." At this time, Li Xing Baihu handed over the poured tea cup, and waited with his hands down, not as vicious as before.

Jia Heng took the teacup, looked at Sun Shaozu who had gone to the rope, and said coldly: "I don't ask you these things. Now you are involved in the smuggling case and violated the laws of the country. If you want to survive, there is only one way."

Sun Shaozu's heart trembled, he cupped his hands and said: "I also ask for your advice."

At this moment, he had already seen the majestic power of the Jinyi Mansion, and he was completely unable to resist.

Jia Heng gave Qu Lang a wink, and the guards in the execution room dispersed, only Qu Lang, Liu Jixian and other confidantes were left, and then looked at Sun Shaozu, without saying a word for a long while.

Just when Sun Shaozu opened his mouth to ask, he heard the young dignitary say:

"The smuggling case of Jia She and his son is just the tip of the iceberg. Shanxi merchants are also involved in border towns. I plan to let you continue to take advantage of the smuggling line and make friends with Shanxi merchants in Datong and other places, so as to follow the vine and grasp their smuggling. Trends and criminal evidence, would you like it?"

For such a small person, it is very easy to use such a huge state apparatus as the Jinyi Mansion, especially under the premise that he has been ordered by the emperor to investigate Shanxi merchants.

Sun Shaozu's complexion changed, and he felt uneasy, and asked, "Your Excellency, you mean to let the little one break into the Shanxi Chamber of Commerce?"

Shanxi merchants are very powerful. Does this mean that he is going to be a spy?

Jia Heng looked slightly cold, and said, "Why don't you want to?"

"The little one is willing to serve his life." Sun Shaozu panicked and said anxiously.

Now, does he still have a choice?
Jia Heng said: "In the near future, the matter of your military department waiting for a promotion will also be settled, and you will be given the task of commanding the Datong Guards, and you will do this matter secretly. Do you understand?"

When Sun Shaozu heard the words, he was overjoyed for a moment, and quickly said: "Don't worry, my lord, I will definitely live up to your expectations and bring these profiteers to justice!"

Jia Heng said: "Afterwards, Qu Zhenfu will explain the specific affairs to you, and you should use your code name to communicate with him, so that you can deceive others."

Sun Shaozu looked puzzled for a moment, then hurriedly cupped his hands and asked, "Please also give me the number, my lord."

"Let's call him Zhongshan Wolf." Jia Heng said lightly.

(End of this chapter)