my brother-in-law is the prince

Chapter 317
Facing Wu Zhizhan's rash visit, Jian Yi felt a little strange.

But after all, he has experienced strong winds and waves, and he is still calm and calm.

When Wu Zhizhan arrived in front of Jian Yi, he showed some respect: "Mr. Jian, take a look at this."

As he spoke, he took out the Danshu Iron Coupon from his sleeve.

Jian Yi stepped forward, but did not take the iron coupon, but frowned and said, "Whose is it?"

He is the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, so of course he knows what this is.

Daming won't have more than a hundred things like this.

Ordinary people may not have even seen it.

Wu Zhizhan said, "Yao Guangxiao."

Jian Yi's body trembled slightly, but he still pretended to be in a hurry, took a sip of tea leisurely, and said, "Why do you have this?"

Wu Zhizhan said: "Today... I found it from a monk."

Jian Yi's face gradually became ugly: "Monk? What do you look like?"

"Slender, with white beard, sparse eyebrows, long nose, and a dark mark on his neck."

"It's him." Jian Yi frowned and said, "Mr. Yao is here, why don't you invite him?"

"He may be dead."

Jian Yi: "..."

Wu Zhizhan said: "The doctor has been called, but... In fact, it doesn't matter if he dies or not."

Jian Yi already felt that something was wrong, he began to become uneasy, his expression was uncertain, and his face was even more gloomy.

He stared at Wu Zhizhan: "What do you mean?"

"When he was found, he was a conscripted doctor, and he had been hungry for two days, with many bruises on his body."

Jian Yi was furious: "How is it possible, who recruited him to be a doctor?"

"It's not about conscripting, but... On the yellow book, his name is not Yao Guangxiao, but Zhang Ye. He is 27 years old, and he is indeed among the medical households."

When Jian Yi heard this, he understood everything, opened his eyes slightly and asked, "Which county did it?"

Wu Zhizhan pointed to the running script on the copy: "Didn't this person have seen his calligraphy and delivered it to Duke Jian?"

Standing aside and catching up, Wu Huan, who was originally displeased, changed his face when he heard this.

No one knows what's going on here better than him.

His complexion was cloudy and uncertain, and he felt trembling in both hands, and he almost sat down.

Who would have thought that the damn county magistrate would recruit such a person.

This is His Majesty's confidant, the prime minister in black!
Jian Yi said: "Think of a way... first think of a way to save people."

"Mr. Jian..." Wu Huan said with a sad face, "at this time...whether it makes any difference whether you can save him or not?"

Wu Huan became excited: "Not to mention his age, he should have died. Even if he is still alive, it is more difficult than death."

But Wu Zhizhan murmured: "Dead and alive are all tricky, it's over, hey, it must be over."

Jian Yi only felt his blood surge and his brain was buzzing.

He suddenly said, "Is this how you enlist medical households?"

He pointed at Wu Huan: "How dare you do this?"

Wu Huan said: "En House, isn't that always the case when recruiting?"

This rhetorical question choked Jian Yi to death.

This has always been the case. It seems that although the imperial court has some laws and regulations that give preferential treatment to scholars and gentry, they do not allow you unlimited tax exemption, but only reduce or exempt the scale of tens of acres and hundreds of acres. The excess part still has to follow the rules. Pay food.

But actually?
The same goes for corvee and Latin.Well-to-do households normally have to contribute manpower, but it can be apportioned, and it is often impossible for wealthy households to produce manpower.

Wu Zhizhan also said confidently: "Mr. Jian, there are difficulties in the lower level. It has always been the easiest to recruit corvee workers, but the hardest is to recruit medical households. Medical households read a lot and can read and write. And this plague... is real. Who would dare to go if someone is about to die? Besides, they have more or less connections in the locality, if they really want to be recruited by force, something will happen.”

Jian Yi was just dumbfounded.

At this time, in fact, he didn't have the heart to care about these things.

He just looked miserable.

Wu Huan also said: "It's difficult, it's too difficult! These medical households also actively donated a lot of money and food. They alone donated more than 700 stones and food."

Jian Yi's face turned blue and said: "You are trying to kill this old man."

At this moment, Jian Yi only felt that the sky was about to fall, his eyes were darkened, he couldn't imagine, how could such a good thing become like this?

Jian Yi remembered something, and said suddenly: "Even so, why...Master Yao will be hungry for two days?"

Wu Huan and Wu Zhizhan looked at each other. The two who had turned against each other just now seemed to have a tacit understanding again.

Wu Zhizhan said: "What's on record is... they ate and drank enough last night. Each of them had a catty of rice and meat. The officials... also felt strange."

Jian Yi suddenly understood something again, and said, "It's on record? Are you greedy for ink again?"

Wu Zhizhan said: "The guards work hard, they usually..."

He would have liked to explain.

But after thinking about it, there is really no need to explain anything to the guards in the neighboring county.

What he wanted to say was that the servants were not given money or food when they were on errands. Most of them were officials for generations. Even if the government occasionally gave some rice and food, it would definitely not be able to support the whole family.

In a county, there are only seven or eight people who really have salaries, and these seven or eight people are serious officials.

If these servants don't rely on this, what will they eat?
Jian Yi took a deep breath, feeling the chill all over his body, and said faintly, "No wonder... no wonder His Majesty wants to order Jin Chun, Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice, to come here, no wonder..."

Wu Zhizhan said: "Mr. Jian, think of a way."

Jian Yi shook his head: "The evil you did yourself, the solution...haha...what else can I do!"

At this moment, Jian Yi felt that the sky was about to fall.

Yes, Jian Yi at this time was already feeling tired.

Wu Zhizhan stopped talking.

On the other hand, Wu Huan was in a hurry, and said: "Enfu, famous teacher..."

Jian Yi said: "What famous teacher, what are you hiding?"

Wu Huan said: "For the great governance of the Ningguo Mansion, why did they hide it? En Mansion..."

Jian Yi stared at him with wide eyes and said, "Save Master Yao first, no matter what, use any method."

Wu Huan looked up at Jian Yi in surprise, and sighed, "Enfu, the most urgent thing is..."

"Shut up." Jian Yi said with a flick of his sleeves, "What else are you talking about now? Also, immediately send someone to take down the damn county magistrate Liu Wenxin quickly. The county magistrate, chief secretary, and county lieutenant are all temporarily Detain and wait for disposal. Prepare a sedan chair for the old man, and the old man will go to the doctors to see."

"En House..."

Jian Yi closed his eyes wearily, and sighed: "At this point today, where is there any kindness house? This old man is not worthy to be your kindness house, and this old man is not even considered a human being."

After he finished speaking, he was about to leave, but he only felt dizzy, touching his forehead and shaking.

Wu Huan and the others rushed forward and supported Jian Yi: "The En Manor should have a good rest first, if there is anything else, let's rest for a while before we talk about it."

After finishing speaking, he led Jian Yi to the bedroom of the house.

Suddenly, Jian Yi's eyes turned red, his lips trembled, and he murmured, "How did you get to this point, how did you get to this point..."

He looked at Wu Huan in pain.

Other Muyou and the Tongzhi, Tuiguan, Zhaomo and other officials of the mansion also came one after another. They probably already knew what happened, and they were very disturbed. Bar."

After finally coaxing Jian Yi, everyone left the house in a daze.

Now this up and down has already become ants on a hot pot.

"Then damn Liu Wenxin." Everyone yelled at Liu Wenxin: "He is so dead, why did he enlist Master Yao as a doctor?"

"Could it be a mistake?"

"It's not wrong. Mr. Jian has seen the iron certificate and found nothing abnormal."

Tong Zhi Fan Yi pondered for a moment, then said: "Jin Chun, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, will come to Ningguo Mansion together with the Third Division to investigate Master Yao's whereabouts, what should we do?"

Everyone looked at each other.

Wu Huan said: "If the matter is exposed, won't En Manor suffer? En Manor is here, we still have a future, if En Manor suffers, we will be implicated."

"I heard that Jinbutang is an old official of Duke Jian..."

"But it's too big."

"Hold it first, and find a way to deal with it."

"Those medical households... What's the situation? And those servants... There may be quite a few people who know about this now."

Having said that, everyone was suddenly silent again.

After a while, fellow acquaintance Fan Yi rolled his eyes: "These people...don't stay!"

Everyone was chattering, looking a little flustered, and everyone was at a loss.

After all, this matter is too big, and it has already dissipated their usual demeanor.

But when everyone heard that these people could not stay, everyone shuddered.

But it seemed that there was a tacit understanding, everyone began to keep silent, and everyone fell silent.

Fan Yi took a meaningful look at Wu Huan: "Lieutenant Liu is still in the mansion, this is what they provoked, let them take care of it themselves, you go and tell him, waiting for me is not a serious crime, At most, it is just a crime of negligence, but if they pursue it, hehe..."

Wu Huan understood and nodded.

At this time, everyone was silent. At this time, they could only pretend to be deaf and dumb.

Wu Huan suddenly said: "Everyone, there are some things that must be done as a last resort. Mr. Jian has been so kind to us as a mountain. We must not...teach him to fall into a place of infidelity. What's more, the famous religion is in danger. At this moment, we are waiting for you." They are all under the disciples of saints, how can we take it lightly, and hope that the big guy can think of the common people and the famous religion..."

Everyone arched their hands: "That's right."

Everyone was in shock, and finally it was agreed.

at the same time.

Jin Chun, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, and the personnel of the third department brought by him were mighty and mighty, and they left the capital in a blink of an eye.

This time the momentum was huge.

There are Ministers of the Ministry of Punishments leading them, so in addition to hundreds of fast officials, there are also officials from the Ministry of Punishment, plus the Yushi Youdu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the Shaoqing of Dali Temple. Row.

It's a pity that riding a horse is just for show, because the officials don't ride horses on weekdays, so it's not as fast as taking a sedan chair or a car to stop and stop along the way.

There was no way, Jin Chun had no choice but to let a fast official take the lead, while he led the others to the rear.

Seeing that Ningguo Mansion was right in front of them, everyone was really tired. The main reason was that the horse was always disobedient, as if competing with each other, and always refused to obey the control.

Especially Zhu Xing, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, because of his old age, he was panting while sitting on the horse, his bones were about to fall apart, and his complexion was extremely bad.

After finally arriving at the post station, I realized that I had walked more than ten miles a day.

But there was no way, I couldn't stand it anymore, so I had to rest.

And just entered the station.

The local post office has not yet come out to greet him.

But there is already one person waiting here.

"My subordinate Wu Zhizhan has seen Jinbutang."

Wu Zhizhan knelt down with a solemn expression.

He didn't wear a winged hat or official uniform, but a Lunjin Confucian shirt.

Seeing his dusty appearance, his face was exhausted, as if he had never rested all the way.

What Jin Chun hates the most is that when he is out on business, local officials come here to join in the fun.

You are the Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, who wants to get acquainted with the county magistrate, county lieutenant, and master book of your district?
At the moment, he only exchanged glances with Zhu Xing, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, and Deng Kang, the censor of the right capital.There was still a smile on their faces, but there was a hint of sarcasm in the depths of their smiling eyes.

Jin Chun said indifferently: "You are..."

"The next official is Xuancheng county magistrate."

"Xuancheng?" Jin Chun raised his eyebrows and said, "We should be far away from Xuancheng. Since you are the county magistrate of Xuancheng, you are responsible for guarding the land. Why do you come here?"

Wu Zhizhan raised his head and glanced at Jin Chun. Of course he knew that the other party should think that he was taking advantage of this to curry favor.

Wu Zhizhan said with a tired face: "The next official came to surrender."

As soon as this statement came out, everyone was shocked.

Jin Chun looked around, and with his many years of experience, he immediately understood that there was something wrong with this matter.

So he said to the guards who brought him without hesitation: "Here at the post station, step up your guard and tell the local post officials to let them boil some hot water, prepare meals, and prepare a few rooms. But within half an hour, no Come to bother."

Then he looked at Wu Zhizhan with a solemn face and said, "Follow me."

After a cup of tea, everything is arranged.

Entered an upper room.

In this small hall, Jin Chun sat in the middle, and on the left and right were Deng Kang, the censor of the right capital, and Zhu Xing, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple.

Lifting the teacup, Jin Chun didn't drink it, but said: "Speak."

Wu Zhizhan only sat on a small stool, but said: "Don't dare to say, please ask Jin Butang to bring me to face the saint, and confess my guilt."

Jin Chun raised his eyebrows and said angrily, "Why don't you dare to say it?"

"It's too big, I'm afraid of leaking the news."

Jin Chun sneered: "Can't I believe it too?"

"I can't believe it." Wu Zhizhan said.

He was decisive.

But all of a sudden, the complexions of Jin Chun and the others darkened.

It's not that they hate Wu Zhizhan at this moment.

But based on their years of ups and downs in officialdom, they knew that if a county magistrate said this, then... there must be a big inside story.

even……

Jin Chun's eyes dimmed, and he realized that...the person Wu Zhizhan wanted to report and sue must be so extraordinary that even the three of them couldn't believe it.

Coupled with his status as the county magistrate of Xuancheng, the person he wants to report is actually ready to be revealed.

Jin Chun frowned, then looked at him expressionlessly and said, "How is Mr. Jian?"

Wu Zhizhan said to him from left to right: "It's about Master Yao's business."

Jin Chun was startled for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Where is he?"

"You must face the saint." Wu Zhizhan said persistently: "Otherwise, the criminal official will not be able to say even if he dies. Whatever happens, they will try their best to go to the capital and return the truth to the world."

Wu Zhizhan knew this circle well, and he had made all the preparations.

Jin Chun also understood, frowned and said, "Who do you think I will protect?"

Wu Zhizhan only said: "Don't dare."

Jin Chun looked at him firmly and said, "Our duty is to find out the whereabouts of Master Yao."

Wu Zhizhan said: "After face-to-face, everything will come to light. The matter is urgent. Please make a decision early."

Jin Chun sneered and said, "Hmph, don't tell me, we went to Ningguo Mansion, and the truth is self-evident."

But Wu Zhizhan said lightly: "I would like to advise you gentlemen, it's better not to go to Ningguo Mansion."

Jin Chun lowered his eyebrows and said, "Why?"

"The plague in Ningguo Mansion is on the rise, and you are old, I'm afraid..."

As soon as this remark came out, all three of them shuddered at the same time.

At this moment, they didn't need to say any more, they already had a premonition that something big was going to happen.

As for the bubonic plague that has turned pale, in the capital, everyone has gradually let go of their defenses, and there is no need to worry.

But never expected that Ningguo Mansion...

This is under the rule of Duke Jian.

In fact... even though Wu Zhizhan didn't reveal any details, in fact, they gradually understood the cause and effect of the matter in their hearts.

Jin Chun exchanged glances with Deng Kang and others silently.

Deng Kang said: "The matter is serious, this person should be escorted to the capital immediately, and wait for His Majesty to adjudicate."

On the contrary, Zhu Xing, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, was a little hesitant, but he thought that if he didn't, he would have to go to Ningguo Mansion, and he might catch the plague there.

So he didn't dare to hesitate too much, and said: "The case is serious, since there are some clues, why don't you see what this person said after seeing His Majesty?"

Jin Chun sighed quietly.

He faintly sensed that something was wrong, and he panicked when he thought of Jian Yi who promoted him.

But up to now...it seems that there is nothing to say.

In the end, he had no choice but to say: "Okay, go back to Beijing overnight."

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"Duke Xuanwei has an audience."

Zhang Anshi was in Qixia at this time, and when he was about to be on duty, a eunuch suddenly came.

Zhang Anshi was a little confused, so he said: "Elder-in-law, did you make a mistake? It's...it's going to be dark."

The eunuch said kindly, "This is His Majesty's oral order."

For His Majesty's edict, Zhang Anshi did not dare to neglect, but said with a smile: "Is something going to happen?"

Zhang Anshi said while leaving.

When he arrived at the Meridian Gate, he found that Jin Chun and some people he didn't know very well were also there.

Zhang Anshi pretended not to see them and looked up at the sky.

It was Jin Chun who came up and saluted him: "Duke Wei, be polite."

Zhang Anshi wanted to continue pretending that he couldn't see it and couldn't, so he said haha: "Ah, good, good."

Fortunately, soon, an eunuch broke the embarrassment.

All the people were led by the eunuch and filed in.

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Anshi realized that something was wrong.

This is held in the Chongwen Hall, and it will be dark today. It is not a court meeting, but it is incredible to hold it here!

But when Zhang Anshi entered the palace, he found that Wenyuan Pavilion, Six Departments, Imperial Academy, Metropolitan Procuratorate and other officials were all there.

This made Zhang Anshi even more suspicious.

Even... even the prince Zhu Gaochi also came.

When Zhang Anshi was both curious and full of suspicion, Zhu Di ascended to his seat with a gloomy face.

After Jin Chun and others made up their minds, they ordered people to send news to the capital quickly.Although they were exhausted, they did not dare to neglect, and rushed to the capital without stopping.

Just as they were on their way, Zhu Di got a quick report on his side, and he also noticed something was wrong, so he made a decisive decision and held a court meeting.

At this time, everyone shouted long live three times.

Zhu Di didn't continue to sit on the imperial chair, but walked a few steps in the hall anxiously, and said, "Which one is the county magistrate of Xuancheng County?"

All the officials, who did not know why, looked at each other with suspicion in their eyes.

Xuancheng County...

One person said: "The minister is Wu Zhizhan, the county magistrate of Xuancheng County."

Zhu Di took a deep look at Wu Zhizhan before saying in a deep voice, "What do you want to play?"

"I'm guilty of ten thousand deaths." Wu Zhizhan lowered his head slightly and said, "I'm here to plead guilty."

Zhu Di frowned and said, "What's the crime?"

"It's too much to write down. I don't know if His Majesty wants you to tell me everything. Where should I start?" Wu Zhizhan remained calm.

When he was in a hurry to see Jian Yi, he already knew that the matter could not be covered.

After all, he is different from the officials of other counties in Ningguo Mansion. He is the magistrate of Fuguo County, and he is next to the magistrate's yamen. He knows everything about the mansion.And other counties only know the tip of the iceberg.

On the other hand, the acquaintances, Tuiguan, and Zhaomo of the Ningguo Mansion included a large number of aides. Although these people also knew a lot of inside information, they were deeply involved after all, and they could no longer separate the relationship. Therefore, the first reaction was , That is, cover the lid immediately.

But Wu Zhizhan realized that this matter cannot be covered at all, and the only way to save himself is at this moment.

So when he came all the way, he had made countless judgments and simulations of the current situation in his mind. Even if he saw what His Majesty should say, he had already rehearsed countless times in his mind.

Zhu Di stared at him closely, and said, "Where is Master Yao at this time?"

Under the pressure of Zhu Di's gaze, Wu Zhizhan's heart couldn't help trembling, and he tried to stabilize his mind and said: "Mr. Yao...is still alive or dead, but I guess...he is probably dead."

As soon as these words came out, the whole hall was in an uproar.

After Zhang Anshi heard this, he also felt his brain buzzing, and he froze in place, opened his mouth slightly, but couldn't speak.

Zhu Di even shook his body slightly, and suddenly felt his eyes go dark, and finally fell down on the imperial seat, and shouted: "What did you say?"

At this moment, Wu Zhizhan felt that his palms were covered with cold sweat, so he could only bite the bullet and say: "Your Majesty... Duke Yao... something unexpected has happened."

Zhu Di stared at him with his eyes wide open, but he shouted excitedly, "Why is it unexpected?"

Facing Zhu Di's fury, Wu Zhizhan was terrified, and he didn't dare to hesitate and said quickly: "Mr. Yao is very hungry. After starving for several days, he was beaten again, detained and escorted to Baili Road. , contracted a disease, and no one healed..."

"..."

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The first update has been delivered, and there are two more updates, and the tiger will work hard.

(End of this chapter)