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With the emperor's guidance behind his back, Chen Youming naturally had no scruples. In the subsequent negotiations, he showed that he cared about his son very much. He would immediately agree to any request the other party made with the slightest threat.

Of course, in fact, Chen Jingzhong was originally the treasure of the Chen family, and his previous worries were written all over his forehead. No matter how much the other party thought about it, he never thought of the real situation.

The progress of this matter naturally spread to Emperor Chongzhen without any omission.

"Your Majesty, the general has found out that the leader of the Qian Gang, whose surname is Qian, is from Changshu County under Suzhou Prefecture." Liu Xingzuo reported to Emperor Chongzhen.

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he knew that he would not mention this matter for no reason, so he immediately asked: "Is there anything wrong?"

Liu Xingzuo immediately replied: "The general suspects that the mastermind behind the scenes is Qian Qianyi, an opposition official in Changshu..."

As soon as he heard this name, Emperor Chongzhen immediately remembered it. This name is very famous, whether in later generations or in this life. In the original history, the name Qian Qianyi was almost synonymous with "Shui Tailiang". The reason is that Qian Qianyi has always been a moral model for Ming Dynasty officialdom and opposition officials. When Ke Ming died, he originally planned to jump into the lake to die for his country with his wife Liu Rushi, who was one of the original Eight Beauties of Qinhuai. As a result, Liu Rushi jumped, but he made an excuse, saying that the water was too cold to jump, and finally took the lead in surrendering to the Manchus.

In this plane, these things did not happen, and of course, they would not happen, because the Manchu Qing Dynasty had been destroyed by Emperor Chongzhen. At this time, the Ming Dynasty was extremely powerful, and no enemy could destroy the Ming Dynasty.

But just like the original history, Qian Qianyi is very famous. He is one of the leaders of the Donglin Party and has reached the rank of Minister of Rites. Needless to say, those who can become the leader of the Donglin Party are talented and powerful, and their power is also very powerful. In the early years of Chongzhen, in order to compete for the power to join the cabinet, he felt that Wen Tiren and Zhou Yanru were ranked higher, so he mobilized his forces to prevent Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren from entering the cabinet.

This kind of party struggle for power and profit will be very famous even in later generations. Nothing more than attacking competitors. Even if there is no concrete action, it can still make the emperor feel scrupulous and achieve his goal.

As a result, Qian Qianyi did not expect that he would be reported for fraud when he was presiding over the Zhejiang scientific examination, which would lead to him being dismissed and returned to his hometown. This was before Emperor Chongzhen traveled through time, otherwise, it wouldn't be as simple as just showing up.

However, after Qian Qianyi arrived at the local level, his influence was still very large. Fushe is the continuation of the Donglin Party, and Qian Qianyi, the big boss, has been standing behind it. In the original history, according to historical records, it is said that Wen Tiren instructed Qian Qianyi's fellow villager Zhang Hanru to sue Qian Qianyi for corruption and lawlessness. As a result, governors from all over the country wrote letters to express his grievances. Among them are Zhang Guowei, Lu Zhenfei and others who are famous in later generations. From this incident, we can see how influential Qian Qianyi is.

However, Qian Qianyi was able to escape in the end because he bribed Cao Huachun, the eunuch in the palace, with a large sum of money. At that time, Cao Huachun was the admiral of Dongchang. He brought the matter to trial and had Zhang Hanru executed with a cane. He also obtained his confession, saying that Wen Tiren had instructed him to make the false accusation. The final result of the incident was that Wen Tiren stepped down as a result. Although Qian Qianyi was spared from prison, he was deregistered and returned to his hometown again.

From the perspective of future generations, there are many doubts about this matter. First of all, with Wen Tiren's way of doing things, he would not simply make false accusations without aim. This method is too crude and unsafe. After all, Wen Tiren cannot dominate the government. When he sued Qian Qianyi before, he had mastered the evidence of imperial examination fraud.

Second, Qian Qianyi bribed Cao Huachun heavily. Then Zhang Hanru was beaten to death by Dongchang. If a confession was obtained, was it necessary to beat him to silence him?

Third, the final result of this matter was that Wen Tiren resigned, but Qian Qianyi was also dealt with. If it was really a false accusation, even though all the officials from all over the border complained about his injustice, there was still the eunuch Cao Huachun standing on his side. , how could he be punished?

Fourth, Qian Qianyi is a big landowner in Changshu, a wealthy and domineering person. He is a bit similar to Xu Jie, the chief assistant during the Jiajing period. He was also Qingming for his entire life, and was famous for being the rival of the treacherous Prime Minister Yan Song and the good man Xu Jie. But in fact, almost the entire land in his hometown belongs to Xu Jie. I don't know how many illegal things were done in this process, but it was only because of his reputation that his official position was kept clean.

However, Xu Jie was also unlucky. He met Hai Rui, the most direct minister of the Ming Dynasty. He dared to write a letter to scold the emperor. How could he be afraid of his chief assistant? His insistence on investigating finally exposed Xu Jie's true identity.

When Emperor Chongzhen heard the name Qian Qianyi, he thought a little too far, but Liu Xingzuo's report brought him back to his senses and listened: "...the leader of the Qian Qianyi Gang is a member of Qian Qianyi's clan. Although Qian Qianyi The gang's reputation is not good, but according to the investigation of the last few days, it has done a lot, but it is rarely reported."

"In addition, according to the man's report, the mysterious person he was following was the manager of a wealthy businessman in Huzhou. The wealthy businessman's name is Qian Degui, and he is also a member of Qian Qianyi's clan. According to the relationship, Qian Qianyi should be called uncle."

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but perked up and immediately asked: "Has it been found out that it was Qian Qianyi's instruction?"

If it was Qian Qianyi's instructions, although he was in Jiangnan Shilin and had great potential power in the officialdom, he would not mind giving Qian Qianyi a good meal.

After hearing this, Liu Xingzuo hesitated for a while and then reported truthfully: "There is currently no evidence that it was Qian Qianyi's instruction."

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he thought for a moment and said to Liu Xingzuo: "Okay, let's wait and see. I want to see if Qian Qianyi will jump out."

Staying here seems to be a bit hidden from the world. It seems to be good to change the environment occasionally.

When Liu Xingzuo heard this, he seemed to want to say something, but when he saw Emperor Chongzhen's high interest, he didn't say anything in the end, followed the order and stepped back to continue arranging things.

Husi has begun to go on the market, and buying and selling has begun. Qian Degui didn't even notice that he was being watched. He was anxious about the huge interests of Nanxun Town, so he stepped up the pressure on Chen Youming, allowing him to quickly get what he wanted.

No, he took an agreement brought back by the steward, which clearly stated the distribution of Nanxun Town's interests. Of course, for a person like him who has done too many things, he cannot just take a bite in a domineering manner. In black and white, while he, Qian, received huge benefits, he also gave part of it to Chen Youming.

With the agreement in hand, Qian Degui couldn't help but feel very happy and said: "In this case, it's time to have a good meeting with Mayor Chen."

"Master, what if Chen Youming knows the master's identity and holds a grudge?" His steward said a little worriedly, "In the past few days, we have had his son kidnapped. Master, you haven't seen that he is mentally and physically exhausted. It seems like I haven’t slept a wink for days and nights.”

He was right. Apart from Chen Youming being worried about his son at first and not sleeping at all, when the commander of the Jin Yiwei showed up, he no longer worried about his son. However, in order to prevent outsiders from suspecting, he forced himself not to sleep. Then this fatigue is real and not just an act.

When Qian Degui heard this, he didn't care at all. He raised the agreement in his hand and said, "It's written in black and white on a piece of paper! Even if he wants to deny it, he can't..."

At this point, he saw the steward opening his mouth and knew what he wanted to say, so he added: "Chen Youming has connections with the emperor and can intimidate others, but against us, it's not enough!"

Having said this, Qian Degui curled up his lips, revealed a sneer, and then said: "The emperor lives deep in the palace, how can he, a small eighth-rank official, just contact him if he wants to? Maybe, the emperor has many things to deal with every day. I have completely forgotten about him as an eighth-grade official!"

Having said this, he threw the agreement on the table, took a sip of the fine West Lake Longjing tea, moistened his throat, and then said with contempt: "Chen Youming was just a lowly guy before. Even if you are not the emperor, your family will be destroyed by his clan leader! What if such a person becomes an eighth-rank official? Who can he know in the officialdom? Can his foundation in the officialdom be better than that of our Qian family? "

The steward listened and nodded repeatedly, but then, he seemed to remember something, and said a little worriedly: "When his family first started looking for his son, the prefect sent someone to take care of him!"

What he meant by this was that he actually wanted to refute that Chen Youming still had some official connections. After all, this is absolutely true and many people know it.

Unexpectedly, Qian Degui sneered after hearing this: "Stupid, do you think the prefect really has a good relationship with Chen Youming? The prefect did this to show others and the emperor. Chen If there is something wrong with the family, if the emperor accidentally finds out one day, he will be able to deal with it."

Having said this, he stood up and said confidently: "To deal with a person like Chen Youming who has no foundation in official circles, as long as he doesn't know how to beat and kill him, there will be no problem in how he is manipulated. Let's go, don't worry anymore, it's time It’s time to officially meet him.”

The steward thought about the person standing behind his master and what he had just said. He finally felt relieved and immediately went to arrange Qian Degui's travel.

When it was almost dusk, the middle-aged man from the Qianqian Gang returned to his house and reported to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, the gang leader asked me to take the son of the mayor of Chen to join Qian Degui tomorrow, and we will go to the Chen family together. "

Upon hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen turned his head and glanced at Chen Jingzhong, who was playing rock-paper-scissors with his two concubines, and then after thinking for a while, he asked: "Will your gang leaders come together?"

"Probably not." The middle-aged man didn't know what he meant, but he quickly replied, "If the gang leader came together, he probably wouldn't explain the relationship between the villain and Qian Degui."

"In that case, Qian Degui shouldn't know you two, right?" Emperor Chongzhen asked again after hearing this.

After receiving a positive reply, he turned to Liu Xingzuo, who was standing next to him, and said: "You will choose someone to take Chen Jingzhong with you, and pretend to be his companions and go there to meet him. You will also send some people to follow you secretly, so that nothing happens to Chen Jingzhong. "

"The general will obey the order!" Upon hearing this, Liu Xingzuo quickly agreed. To him, this matter was just a trivial matter.

After Emperor Chongzhen finished speaking, he stood up and said with a smile: "Okay, I heard that Chen Youming has maintained the house where I lived before very well, so let's go over and have a rest tonight. I would like to take a look at the money tomorrow. What would Degui say?"

When Concubine Tian learned about this situation, she ordered Chen Jingzhong: "You can go home tomorrow. Remember, don't talk. Can you be a mute for a day?"

"Why?" Chen Jingzhong asked with his big eyes flashing in confusion.

Concubine Tian listened and said with a smile: "Let's play a game. If you are mute for a day, there will be delicious cakes tomorrow. Do you want to eat them?"

"Yeah!" Chen Jingzhong nodded immediately, very seriously.

Seeing this, Concubine Tian reached out and rubbed his head. In the past two days, she had finally figured out that the best way to deal with children was not to reason, but to give them delicious food.

When the sky darkened, Chen Youming's family, who had been notified, were waiting inside the gate. The servants in the house, except the porter, were told to stay in their rooms and not come out. The couple looked up at the night sky from time to time, you looked at me, and I looked at you. It was obvious that both of them were very excited.

The concierge on the side was puzzled, what are the master and his wife doing? Waiting for someone? No, the prefect has been here before, but he and his wife have never been so excited!

While he was thinking about it, he heard a knock on the door.

Upon hearing this, Chen Youming immediately ordered in a low voice: "As usual, don't behave abnormally. By the way, you must be respectful and don't be disrespectful at all."

"..." After hearing what he said, the concierge didn't know how to open the door. He was even more puzzled, who was coming this late at night?

He opened the door and saw a group of people. The leader was a young man, and there were two girls with him. He seemed to be a very wealthy person.

After the concierge saw it clearly, he didn't know what to do to satisfy the master's request.

While he was struggling, Emperor Chongzhen stepped in by himself.

The concierge was a little stupid and didn't say anything. He really didn't know what to do. In the end, the door was closed by the person who came in.

As soon as the door was closed, Chen Youming, his wife and daughter who were hiding came out, immediately knelt down on the ground, saluted and said in a low voice: "I am here to bow to Your Majesty, long live, long live, long live!"

Chen Youming could still say it, but his wife was choked with sobs and couldn't even say it.

The catastrophe of the Chen family was once again solved by the emperor himself. How else could he repay such a great kindness?

The emperor lacks nothing, so we can only set up a longevity card and pray to the emperor every day for a long life, no no, long life!

When the porter next to him heard his master's words, he couldn't help but open his mouth wide and was extremely surprised. The emperor...the emperor is here?

I originally wanted everyone to guess again, and I got an update if I guessed correctly, but thinking of the examples of Lu Xiangsheng and Song Yingxing, there were too many powerful people, so I forgot about it and didn't dare to mention it. There is one more update, it won’t be updated until after 11 o’clock.