Domineering Daming

Together, you get rich and I get promoted, help each other, no one gets in the way of the other!

Wei Rui was also so drunk that he couldn't open his eyes, he raised his glass and yelled: "That's right, being an official is not just to get rich, ten years of poverty, what is that for? Glory to the ancestors? Or to support the children and grandchildren first..."

"What the two adults said is that in this day and age, nothing is as important as money!"

"Gold and silver, isn't it for the yellow and white things to be an official!"

"Well said, drink!"

A group of people were drinking and drinking, and the noise was endless.

The serving maids and servants are also accustomed to adding food and wine from time to time.

He Guilan couldn't stand properly, her face was flushed, her eyes were fixed on the white and tender hands of the maid who poured wine for him.

"Hey." A lewd look appeared on He Guilan's face, she raised her head to look at Deng Xiyong, and said treacherously: "My lord, this maidservant in your house is really good..."

Deng Xiyong was transferred here last year, unlike He Guilan, Wei Rui's local emperor, when he heard this, he glanced at the maidservant, waved his hand and said, "If Mr. He likes it, I'll give it to you..."

The maidservant was sixteen or seventeen years old, she bit her lip and said nothing, she was still in Deng Xiyong's room last night.

"Good good!"

He Guilan had expected it a long time ago, as soon as she pulled the maid into her arms, she would become frivolous with both hands and feet.

"My lords are so elegant!"

Suddenly, a laugh sounded outside the door.

Not anyone can enter this mansion if they want to. This loud drink startled everyone in the room, and they woke up quite a bit.

Deng Xiyong stood up, swayed, squinted at the figure at the door, and shouted in a deep voice: "Presumptuous, this is the government office, who are you, dare to trespass?"

The person who came was naturally Hou Guoxing. He was wearing a fish-dragon suit and holding an embroidered spring knife. He walked in, glanced coldly at the food and wine on the table, and said, "My lords, the food and wine on this table alone cost 20 taels, right? The disaster victims can't afford to eat." , you all ate very well..."

The disaster situation in Shandong has become more and more serious in recent years, bandits and robbers are everywhere, and disaster relief is provided every year. If Zhu Xu hadn't given enough money this year, I am afraid that every prefecture will have a bad year.

As soon as Huang Zunsu left, the vigilance of the few people was still there, and they looked at Hou Guoxing's clothes unsteadily. Deng Xiyong seemed to have been poured with cold water, hurriedly walked around the table, looked Hou Guoxing up and down, raised his hand and said: "I don't know if this This...my lord is from Dongchang?"

Behind Hou Guoxing, a large group of guards dressed in Jinyiwei quickly rushed out, each with sharp eyes and menacing, one person stepped forward and shouted: "This is the head of the East Factory, Lord Hou!"

Deng Xiyong and the others immediately sobered up. Everyone knew what Dongchang was. What scared them was why Dongchang appeared here at this time!

Chapter 268 Yanzhou Case

Deng Xiyong wiped off the wine sweat or cold sweat that he didn't know from his head, and said with an extremely calm expression: "Dare to ask Mr. Hou, what is the matter of coming to my Yanzhou mansion?"

As soon as Deng Xiyong's words fell, He Guilan and Wei Rui also became nervous. They stood behind Deng Xiyong and quietly gestured to them.

Hou Guoxing held his hands behind his back like a bamboo pole, the elders pulled by the figure, these people didn't pay attention to him at all, and he didn't pay attention to their petty actions, he said directly: "He Guilan and Wei Rui jointly embezzled disaster relief food, donated money, more than 10 yuan Two, there are bills of exchange between various commercial firms as evidence, and there is also the testimony of the owner of the yamen, the two elders, do you want to make some sophistry?"

While Hou Guoxing was talking, a fan came forward with a tray full of documents, and looked at them with disdain.

You don't need to look through it, just take a look, He Guilan and Wei Rui know what it is!

Cold sweat was all over the faces of the two of them, their eyes flickered violently, and they finally looked at Deng Xiyong, and said in a trembling voice: "My lord, you still hope to save me. We have never been corrupt, and the money and food were all sent to the disaster area. By my hand..."

Deng Xiyong was also tangled in his heart, sweat was all over his face, and he raised his sleeve to wipe it from time to time.

How could He Guilan and Wei Rui's little tricks have been hidden from him, it's just that he turned a blind eye and didn't want to be their enemy.

He originally thought that as long as he didn't get along with others, he would be transferred in a year or two, but he didn't expect that disaster would happen!

It's okay not to be found out, but once he is found out, even if he is as clear as water, with yellow mud in his crotch, it's fine!

Deng Xiyong also had a long career in officialdom, so he rolled his eyes and said, "Master Hou, do you have a decree, the Ministry of Punishment or a cabinet document?"

Although the East Factory is run by eunuchs and is the emperor's private institution, if the teacher is famous, there must be a reason for it.

Hou Guoxing was too lazy to talk nonsense with him, so he sneered and said, "Your Majesty Deng, don't have to struggle. The people from the Dali Temple will arrive later from the Ministry of Punishment. I also sent someone to inform the procuratorate. You can ask them..."

Deng Xi was as brave as falling into an ice cave. If the Ministry of Punishments and Dali Temple got involved, they would have completely lost their room for change.

He Guilan and Wei Rui even knelt down on the ground with a thud, as if mourning a concubine.

The witnesses and material evidence gathered together, there is Dongchang, there is the Criminal Department, there is Dali Temple, and there is the Procuratorate, no matter how powerful they are, they can't escape the crime.

"Who is presumptuous in my Yanzhou mansion!"

Suddenly, loud shouts came from outside the yamen.

Hou Guoxing stood still, and a figure came across quickly, reporting: "It's not from the inspector, but from the right councilor of the chief secretary, and he brought a hundred soldiers with him."

Hou Guoxing sneered and said, "This Shandong Chief Secretary really underestimated me and let him in!"

Not long after Hou Guoxing finished speaking, a tall, middle-aged man came striding forward with awe-inspiring aura.

"Lord Wang, help, help, they have evidence in their hands..."

When He Guilan and Wei Rui saw the person coming, they were overjoyed, got up and shouted loudly.

"Kneel on one side!" Fanzi Dongchang stepped forward, with his feet on the ground.

Wang Kesong, who came from Shandong, was a councilor of the Chief Secretary of the Shandong Province. His face was fair and majestic. He swept his eyes across the room and said in a deep voice, "What's going on here? Who is so bold as to dare to beat the imperial court officials at will? Interrogate according to the judge!"

After Wang Kesong finished speaking, a dozen soldiers rushed in with spears and short knives, and were about to take Deng Xiyong, He Guilan, and Wei Rui away.

Hou Guoxing smiled and stood still.

Just as the soldiers set up the three of them, a group of people outside stepped in quickly and said loudly: "Who wants to take people away!"

Wang Kesong frowned slightly, his expression remained the same, he turned his head to look, and in the dimness, he saw only the uniforms of a sixth-rank official, and said coldly: "I am the Chief Secretary of Shandong Province, who are you?"

The visitor stepped forward, looked at each other, and said almost at the same time.

"My official is the Shao Cheng of Dali Temple."

"I am the head of the Criminal Department!"

"I was ordered to go out of Beijing to investigate the case, and the three divisions will interrogate on the spot. When will you chief secretary be able to take away prisoners at will!"

Wang Kesong's expression darkened, and he said, "What evidence do you have?"

Liao Huayong, the head of the Ministry of Punishment, took a step forward, took out a document, and handed it to Wang Kesong, saying, "This is the approval document of the Ministry of Punishment, with the seal of Minister Ni and the seal of Prime Minister Xin Wang!"

Shandong is too close to the capital, and it has long been clear that Zhu Youjian, the king of trust, will be the regent.

Wang Kesong read it under the dim light, his expression changed, and he said: "The magistrate of Yanzhou is a fourth-rank official, and the interrogation needs to be accompanied by the inspector. Everyone, please move to the inspector's yamen."