I'm a pirate at the end of Ming Dynasty

"When did Zheng Zhipeng... and Cao Huachun get involved?"

Wen Tiren held his beard with one hand and asked softly. Although he could not see any emotion or anger, everyone could hear the anger and embarrassment hidden in these words.

After a while, the person sent by Wen Tiren came back and said: "Sir, my subordinates have found out that there is indeed a relationship between Zheng Zhipeng and Eunuch Cao, it is Eunuch Yang from Suzhou."

"How did you get it?"

"This Zheng Zhipeng...this Zheng Zhipeng did all the evil things in Ningbo Mansion and oppressed the people, but he only went from house to house to collect food. This money...a total of 40 taels, all of which were transported to the inner treasury through Eunuch Yang's hands. And it is said...it is said that Liaodong used troops, and after Zheng Zhipeng misappropriated military rations, he donated another 60 taels of silver at a discounted price to fund the suppression of bandits in Liaodong. He also followed Eunuch Yang's path, so we never got the news."

"........."

This adds up to 100 million taels. Although this number does not seem to be much, many officials in the capital even have more than this number in their own homes. But Wen Tiren, who is in charge of the Ministry of Revenue, knows very well that Chongzhen is almost biting it in the northwest disaster relief this year. Ya tightened his belt and saved only 150 million taels.

With these 100 million taels, Cao Huachun is still protecting him. His Majesty did not personally stand up and say anything, which is already a great deal of face to you. After all, Chongzhen borrowed money from the government and the public, and the entire court donated more than half as much.

Immediately, this group of people started shouting: "It's unreasonable to let Japanese pirates plunder people's wealth and then bribe eunuchs to save their lives. How is this different from being a mine and tax supervisor?"

"The eunuchs have harmed the country! The eunuchs have harmed the country again! I see that this Cao Huachun clearly wants to be the second best to Wei Zhongxian!"

"The Eunuch Party! This is clearly the Eunuch Party! Mr. Wen, let's jointly submit a letter and make sure to explain this matter clearly. Otherwise, if Zheng Thief colludes with the Eunuch Party, the whole world will be in danger!"

"Yes, yes, if you want me to say that this matter can't just be submitted by a few of us, but also by contacting Qingliu all over the world to jointly submit a letter. Mr. Wen, you must take the lead."

"Whoo~"

Wen Tiren gently blew a sip of the tea in his hand, and then sipped it gently without answering their words at all.

"Sir, should we still try this case? Should we simply escort him to the capital?"

"Whether or not to try, and how to try, is a matter for your local government. When I come down this time, I will only supervise the provision of food and grass, and also provide relief to the victims. Is this a matter of Xing Prison... I'd better not get involved and just follow the normal rules. Come on program.”

The following officials were all dumbfounded. Now...are they in a hurry to escape?

"Master Wen, this...according to what we said before, Zheng Zhipeng is suspected of treason. Since you are an imperial envoy..."

"If it is a serious crime of treason, will you hand it over to the Jinyi Guards?"

"........."

Everyone was dumbfounded. They never expected that Wen Tiren would give up at such a time.

There are no sixth- or seventh-grade censors sitting in this room. No one is stupid. They even came from the Wei Zhongxian era. Everyone knows what kind of bloody storm it will be once this head is opened. , and they know all too well what it feels like to be involved in the center of this storm. They have long passed the time when they need to fight for their future.

But if we don’t deal with it, I’m afraid it’s not appropriate. After all, there’s never any reason for the word “party struggle”. If everyone in the Donglin Party in this whole room is arrested but released, this guy will really be in trouble in the future. If you become an eunuch, you can't wash yourself away by jumping into the Yellow River.

This is a hot potato!

Wen Tiren said calmly: "What are you worried about? If Zheng Zhipeng is guilty of treason, he should be handed over to Jin Yiwei for disposal. If there is no treason involved, why should he, a Fujianese, be taken to Nanjing for disposal if he commits a crime in Zhejiang? ?”

ha?

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then they felt...it makes sense!

So, while Zheng Zhipeng was still halfway there, Lu Yuying received instructions from his superiors, not to go further north, but to divert to Hangzhou.

Lu Yuying was immediately confused. With a face uglier than crying, she turned to look at Zheng Zhipeng, who was eating melon seeds and drinking tea. His prison car had been transformed into a luxury carriage by his followers. At dawn, there were still other things inside. A pure copper charcoal brazier, except that there is no little maid to serve, it is really no different from a rich man traveling.

"Four...Fourth Master, congratulations to Fourth Master, congratulations to Fourth Master, you are going back to Hangzhou. You will be able to vindicate Zhaoxue immediately."

Zheng Zhipeng smiled and said: "What, your master has given up? Are you going to throw me to Zhang Butang? Well, Zhang Butang has always been selfless, and he will definitely handle the matter impartially. However, General Lu has wronged me and wants to go back to Hangzhou with me." .”

A bad premonition lingered in Lu Yuying's mind. Somehow, Lu Yuying remembered the sentence: It's easy for you to catch me, but it's hard to let me go.

When they arrived outside Hangzhou, Zheng Zhipeng was eating snacks in the car. When he saw the car suddenly stopped, he stuck his head out and asked Lu Yuying, "Why don't you leave?"

Lu Yuying said with a mournful face: "Fourth Master, it was the people of Hangzhou who heard that you were back and spontaneously went out of the city to greet you. Fourth Master is really unparalleled in loyalty. Not only was he sent away by others when he was in Ningyuan City, but there were also people in Hangzhou City. I'll go dozens of miles out of the city to greet you."

"Huh? Are there any people out of the city to pick me up? Then let me clean up."

After that, Zheng Zhipeng ordered Li Gang to collect the silk in the interior of the prison car, take off his leather jacket, and deliberately mess up his hair. He looked so embarrassed, and smiled at Lu Yuying who was crying without tears.

In fact, he, Zheng Zhipeng, could not have as much prestige in Hangzhou as Ningbo. Most of the people who came were just members of the Zheng family and some flattering gang bosses. There were only 500 people, but he was quite impressive.

Mr. Tianchuan and Zheng Chenggong were in front, Madam Yang led Yang Xu to the side, and the others were behind. Zheng Chenggong seemed to want to rush over and say something, but was held back by Mr. Tianchuan. He stood there without moving. Madam Yang still stood there. He came out, bowed slightly to Lu Yuying, and said softly: "Master, I have prepared some wine and food, and want to give Fourth Master a cleansing. I don't know if it is possible, so please be considerate."

Lu Yuying said quickly: "It's easy to talk, it's easy to talk, you can do it yourself."

Having said that, he very wisely led all the soldiers to retreat.

Zheng Zhipeng smiled and was about to say something when Madam Yang suddenly rushed over, hugged Zheng Zhipeng and started crying. This made him feel very embarrassed for a moment. She didn't push him or not, and her chest was soft in two places. It's quite warm on this cool and windy day, which is very comfortable.

After a while, Madam Yang emerged from Zheng Zhipeng's arms and said: "I have already assembled the Zheng family's forces in Hangzhou City. Several big shopkeepers in Suzhou have sent letters and will be here soon. Lord Long is not here. Zhejiang returned to Fujian, and the Dutch attacked Xiamen and Baodao. It is said that Lord Tiger was injured. What are your orders? Is there anything I can do?"

"Have."