Chapter 234.

Inside this green house, it was already a mess.

The Model Battalion and the Inner Chitose were moving too fast.

So fast that it was beyond everyone’s expectations.

There were even people caught in the room, naked.

Direct social death.

As for the women, even a number of child molesters, they were all screened out and imprisoned.

Not long after, Zhang Anshi appeared. He came rather late, after all, he had a lot of armor on him.

That Zhao Qianhu hurriedly came to greet him and whispered a few words to Zhang Anshi, who was relieved.

And then, Zhang Anshi stepped inside.

Immediately afterward, the sound of grumbling was heard.

“What are you guys doing? What have we committed, this is outrageous!”

Zhang Anshi took a look at the person who was so angry that he recognized him, his body shook and he went forward to salute, “It’s Lord Liu, ah, ah, your old man, you even have this pleasure.”

This so-called Duke Liu is Liu Wei, the Right Minister of the Ministry of Justice.

Liu Wei’s old face turned red and he tensed his face and said, “Marquis of Annan, what is the meaning of this?”

Zhang Anshi said with a smiling face, “I really didn’t expect that your old man, all seventy years old and eighty years old, would still have this kind of elegance.”

Liu Wei’s face slumped, and he said with a straight face, “Old me doesn’t know what you’re talking about.”

Zhang Anshi said, “This dynasty has its own laws that prohibit officials from using official prostitutes and from being intimate with prostitutes, and any official who is intimate with prostitutes will never be employed.”

Liu Wei said, “Who said that Lao Fu is intimate with prostitutes?”

Zhang Anshi pointed to the many warblers and swallows in custody and said, “Do you still dare to deny?”

Liu Wei said, “Which one of your eyes, see Lao Fu give silver?”

Zhang Anshi was instantly angry, huffing and puffing, “Not giving silver …… is forcing Liang to be a prostitute, and it is even more of a crime.”

Liu Wei actually got even angrier, “I and the girls here, sympathize with each other, they admire Lao Fu’s talent, what’s wrong with that? Marquis of Annan, you are trying to add insult to injury.”

Zhang Anshi stormed out, “Ha, admiring your talent? You have a shitload of talent!”

Liu Wei calmly said, “You could have summoned them and found out once you asked them.”

Zhang Anshi glared at him and said, “You think I don’t know about your hooks.”

Liu Wei coldly hummed: “You less bloody mouth, Ming is not no law of the land, the old man here with people to enjoy the music of silk and bamboo, you and so on come here, rushing people’s homes, sweeping me and other elegant, but also want to plant evidence framed not ever? Again, you say here is a brothel, then I come to ask you, is a brothel, necessary to report to the Yingtianfu, and the women, is a brothel. Marquis of Annan, you may as well ask, this place is a brothel? The women here, what ever is a brothel?”

He said it in a rousing way.

Zhang Anshi then realized that he could not argue with these people, ever.

Zhang Anshi held his breath and then said, “Who is talking to you about this, I only came to tell you that the smuggling matter has been exposed in the east, if you are just an apathetic prostitute, it would be fine, but you yourself should know what crime you have committed.”

At this instant, Liu Discernment and these people, their faces instantly turned cold.

In fact, the party around the matter of apathetic prostitutes, this Liu discernment deliberately argued, is to want to cover up what.

After all, even if it is apathetic to prostitutes and violates the law of the land, it is nothing, but nowadays ……

Liu discerned a gloomy face and said, “An Nan Hou, everything …… must speak of human evidence and material evidence.”

Zhang Anshi said sternly, “Since I’ve found you, of course I have proof, if not, do you think I, Zhang Anshi, have had enough to eat?”

Immediately, one of these dozen people shouted, “Call the Ministry of Justice and the Da Lisi.”

Another said, “We will never suffer this injustice.”

Zhang Anshi ignored them, but glanced back at Zhao Qiandu: “All of them are taken down, one by one, and interrogated for me, using some means.”

Zhao Qiandu bowed, “Here.”

Zhang Anshi added: “This green house, give me seized …… anyone is not allowed to go in and out ……”

“And …… there is a person named Pu Chengzhi, also mixed in this, give me immediately to pull out.”

Hearing the three words Pu Chengzhi, Liu Wei and the others were shocked.

But after all, they were people who had seen the wind and waves, and the corners of their eyes just swept over a trace of suspicion, but then quickly returned to calm.

Still in a righteous manner, he said, “What are you doing, is there any king’s law left in Daming?”

A young man mixed among these people was at this time hanging his head low, with a look like a fallen chicken.

Zhao Qiandu immediately began to screen, this place has been surrounded, the periphery is the model battalion, inside is the captain of the inner thousand households.

Zhang Anshi gathered the women and men here on the other side of the room, and he steadily took his seat before looking at the crowd and saying, “Who is the owner of this place?”

The crowd was silent, and the bawd laughed and said, “Eh …… where is there any master, those who come here are ……”

Zhang Anshi’s eyes don’t go to the side.

In general this situation, the people then comprehended Zhang Anshi’s meaning.

Marquis Annan has a good heart and cannot see blood.

So, an Inner Chitose Lieutenant, walked forward first, and directly stabbed a knife, into the heart of this old bawd.

The pimp exclaimed, full of powdered face, even more pale, no blood, the face also became distorted, the person then shriveled down, immediately fell in a pool of blood, dead.

When the women and men saw this, they were even more frightened, and some even screamed in shock.

Zhang Anshi stood up and said: ”You guys boldly say without fear, this is a heavenly case, to be honest with you, such a big case, it is impossible not to die hundreds or thousands of people. Most of you have been forced to come here, and I hope that you will not end up as accomplices of these people. I’ll ask for the last time, who is the master of this room? What kind of people do you all serve on weekdays?”

As soon as his words fell, a male child pouted his buttocks and fell to the ground, saying with trepidation, “It’s Duke Zeng, Duke Zeng …….”

“Eunuch Zeng?” Zhang Anshi raised his eyebrows with suspicion in his eyes, then coldly said, “Bring it to me.”

A few moments later, a cockney-looking man was dragged in, shouting under his breath, What are you doing?

Zhang Anshi stared at him dead in the face, “You are Pu Chengzhi?”

This male son said, “My surname is Zeng, if you don’t believe me, I have a household register …… I ……”

Zhang Anshi laughed and said, “To someone like you. Isn’t this household register a piece of straw paper? Ming people don’t talk in the dark, since I approached you, I naturally have my reasons. But you still want to deny it even now, it seems that you are looking down on the Inner Chitose Office, and you think that this Inner Chitose Office of mine is not fierce enough, is it?”

The eunuch then hurriedly said, “When I really surnamed Zeng, how dare I hide …… it?”

Zhang Anshi sat upright and coldly looked at this male.

It was only after a half a second that Zhang Anshi said, “If I were you, I would have honestly opened my mouth to give an account, instead of being here, resisting death and denying it.”

The gent shook his head and said, “I …… I ……”

He was terrified, “When really surnamed Zeng, is Jingzhou people ……”

Zhang Anshi stood up, “Into your mother, something that dares to do but does not dare to act, in that case, it is no wonder that I am not polite.”

After saying that, Zhang Anshi walked out of here quickly, on one side faintly commanding, “I want a confession, no matter what method is used.”

“Here.”

Zhang Anshi then paced out.

The Inner Chitose, which specializes in borrowing some of the men from the prison, is used to deal with the kind of hard-mouthed, stubborn bandits.

Within a short time, a miserable scream was heard from a small building.

The screams were horrifying to hear.

Zhang Anshi then had his men escort Liu Defender and the others to a hall, he looked at Liu Defender and the others and said coldly, “You really don’t know how to die.”

Liu Wei’s face was miserable, especially when he heard that ‘Duke Zeng’s’ screams, he looked soulful. Taking a step forward, he said, “Marquis, why are you being bitter ……”

Zhang Anshi looked at him with a smile, “Did I force you? Each and every one of you, all of you are imperial court officials, yet you are all gathered here, and now you come to tell me that I am the one who is forcing you?”

Liu Wei lowered his head and sighed, “Actually …… some things are negotiable.”

“Discuss what?” Zhang Anshi looked at Liu Wei with a smirk.

Liu Wei hesitated for a moment, then said, “Can I borrow a step to speak?”

Zhang Anshi then paced to the side of the ear room, Liu Wei carefully went up, lowered his voice and said, “In fact …… if the marquis you net one side, do not care about this …… old man other dare not guarantee, but can guarantee the marquis you, every year At least two hundred thousand taels of silver ice respect, charcoal respect.”

Ice respect and charcoal respect, is an ancient custom, almost everywhere in the state and county officials, and even certain big merchants, every New Year’s festival, will send gifts to the house.

It’s a hot day, send some ice to cool down the heat. When it’s cold, send some charcoal to take the edge off.

Even during the time of Emperor Taizu Gao, such things were repeatedly banned.

Not to mention now.

Zhang Anshi, with his hands behind his back, smiled and said, “Two hundred thousand taels, who are you looking down on?”

“This ……” Liu Wei a moment word poor, after a pause, only then said: “As long as the marquis promised, this is just a small mind, even if the silver million, the next official can also be said on behalf of the project. With people to facilitate is their own convenient Well, I also know that the marquis has silver, but …… the marquis that the business line earned silver, and how many can enter the marquis your own home? This is not the same, this does not need to marquis you bother, daily sitting at home, there will be someone to honor ……”.

With his hands behind his back, Zhang Anshi couldn’t help but say, “One million taels, what a huge amount of money.”

Liu Wei compensated with a smile, “Marquis you are a person, how dare I underestimate your benefits, you see ……”

Zhang Anshi smiled and said, “Then how much silver do you take from their hands?”

Liu Wei looked at Zhang Anshi and was cautious for a moment.

Zhang Anshi said, “If you buy me, Zhang Anshi, you can pay out millions of grain silver per year, you guys make a good deal!”

Liu Wei immediately said, “What does the Marquis mean by this?”

Zhang Anshi laughed: “It seems that you …… have made a lot of profit from it, which is considered to be the crime of colluding with the rebellious party.”

Liu Wei’s color changed, and then he said, “I don’t know what Marquis is talking about. Marquis, you must not plant evidence like this! Hmph, today, the marquis insulted us like this, when the time comes, there will be someone who will seek justice for what.”

Zhang Anshi, however, did not even look at him, “Things that don’t shed tears without seeing the coffin. Come on people …… to take down all of them and pack them together.”

Liu discerned immediately exclaimed, “I am an official of the imperial court, you still dare to use torture? Ritual is not for the common people, and torture is not for the great doctors.”

Zhang Anshi smiled disdainfully and contemptuously, then said, “One by one, beat them for me until they are willing to confess.”

…………

The news is from Yingtianfu, and it was reported out.

For a moment, the capital was in an uproar.

For ordinary people, it’s more of a conversation piece.

But for the Nine Ministers of the Six Ministries, things are very serious.

First, the Hanlin Academy took people, followed by the arrest of many ministers, without prior warning.

Let’s not talk about whether those people are guilty or not, but even if they are, such insults will inevitably make people feel that they have gone too far.

If an official of the imperial court can be beaten and killed at will, then what is the point of studying hard for ten years to earn this title?

So the six ministries and nine ministers flocked to the Wen Yuan Pavilion.

Wen Yuan Pavilion, Xie Jin heard the news, the heart already know, this time, within the thousand households is really overplayed.

Not to mention him, even Hu Guang also began to complain: “What is this? Minister crime, that should also be a decree to take the question, is the Da Lisi and the metropolitan investigation court, how to get the turn of the South Zhenfu Si so unexplained to take people?”

Xie Jin frowned and said, “This matter should be immediately reported to His Majesty for a decision.”

So, Xie Jin led the hundred officials to invite Zhu Di to have an audience.

Zhu actually learned the news a bit earlier than they did.

“Green House?” Zhu looked at also lost ha.

Also lost ha to the word greenhouse some sensitive, but still bowed and said; “Your Majesty, is a greenhouse, but that a greenhouse, and did not in Yingtianfu kind of archives, so it can not be considered a greenhouse ……”

Zhu Di said, “I have not seen what a green house is like!” After a pause, he said, “How many ministers have been held?”

“Twelve, from all ministries.” Yilungha whispered, “The highest is a retainer, but …… the slave girl thought …… it was caught on the spot, maybe some people …… happened not to go to the .”

Zhu Di hand strokes the case, the color is not clear, mouth said: “They are happy ah. In this way, Zhang Anshi check smuggling case, even has a brow?”

Also lost ha said: “within the thousand households side, banned all the news, in the end check is not smuggling, slave girl does not know. But the inner thousand households, also sent people, said that …… caught a big fish.”

“Big fish?” Zhu Di’s eyes slightly opened and nodded, “How could Zhang Anshi be so quick? This is not in line with common sense. From the time it was sent until now, it’s only been a mere seven or eight days.”

Yiluoha then said, “Yes, the slave girl also feels strange, that’s why it is unbelievable. Your Majesty, the problem now is that the hundred officials are complaining, all saying that the Inner Chitose …… has gone too far.”

Zhu Di revealed a meaningful look, “These people …… can come to the audience?”

Yishouha said, “His Majesty has been asked to summon him.”

Zhu Di’s face was calm, only saying, “Summon in.”

In a flash, the Beijing officials, came a small half, Xie Jin as the leader, have to worship on the ground.

“Your Majesty, I thought …… that the country has its own law and discipline, within the thousand households so arbitrary take people, really let a person is horrible, now the capital of the Yamen, everyone is at risk, if the minister is at fault, there is the Duzha Yuan pointed out that he did fail, the Ministry of Revenue to find out the truth of his bad traces and evil deeds, the Da Lisi is responsible for the trial and verification. ”

“But what about now, now the Southern Townships ……”

The first one to speak was Hu Guang.

This time Hu Guang went out of his way, other things can be tolerated, this kind of thing, in his opinion, is almost equal to the degree of persecution of the hundred officials.

Zhu Di, however, interrupted him and said, “What is the matter that Hu Qing is talking about?”

“It is the case of Liu Defenders and others, who are intimate with prostitutes.”

Zhu Di looked deeply at Hu Guang, before saying, “But what I have heard is that …… what Zhang Anshi is investigating is a Chin case.”

Chin cases are the responsibility of the Jin Yiwei, while other cases are handed over to the Department of Justice.

Hu Guang said: “Now the key to the problem lies in, whether the case, are Zhang Anshi said no evidence. If anything, are set as a case, this is not the world chaos? I mean that ……… is recognized as a case, is not impossible, just …… but need to come up with evidence.”

Zhu Di sighed: “Hu Qing is an honest and generous person.”

His Majesty’s sudden words left Hu Guang confused.

Zhu Di then said, “Does Secretary Xie think so too?”

Xie Jin busy said: “No rules, I second the motion.”

Zhu Di smiled coldly, seeming to confirm his judgment of Hu Guang even more.

Zhu Di then scanned the ministers and said, “Do the ministers think so too?”

The ministers said yes.

Zhu Di stood up and said, “You guys are right, there are no rules, there is no circle, Zhang Anshi is an imperial relative and a Shihou, he is deeply trusted by me. If he has done wrong, and the ministers accuse him, I will never take his side.”

There was a pause, but then he said, “But ……”

But two words out, Zhu Di’s face suddenly cold: “But if the Secretary of the House, some of the party camping, some people collude with the traitors, from which to make personal profit? I should not also be severely dealt with? You want justice, it’s good, I’m afraid of you, are all flies and dogs, one by one, harboring evil intentions. But since you are all so upright, this instead of teaching me a sigh of relief, so very good, then … now start, all things, are to be dealt with impartially, for those who know the law, I am not a light punishment.”

This statement, on the contrary, made the ministers a little uneasy, the ministers looked at each other with complex faces.

Zhu Di said, “Pass the decree, summon Zhang Anshi to come, I want to hear his defense.”

His words, cold and piercing, seemed to be directed at Zhang Anshi, yet seemed …… to be directed at others.

Zhu Di seems to be like a clay figure, and when he sat down, he did not move at all.

Then a busy eunuch hurried out to read the decree.

After waiting for more than half an hour, Zhang Anshi came late.

This Zhang Anshi was prepared, appeared calm and relaxed, saw Zhu Di, first salute.

“Your Majesty, I am working on a case by decree, I wonder what Your Majesty summoned me for?”

Zhu Di’s face eased slightly, “What is the case that Zhang Qing is working on?”

“It is a Chin case involving smuggling.” Zhang Anshi said truthfully.

“But I have heard that …… things are not so.” Zhu Di faintly said.

Zhang Anshi said, “Your Majesty, this case is a major matter, and I …… can t explain it for a while.”

Xie Jinyin then said: “In this case, the Marquis of Annan does not have real evidence, it is presumptuous to assert that this is the case?”

Zhang Anshi said, “The evidence is certainly there.”

The hundred officials looked at Zhang Anshi with cold eyes.

In fact, they don’t believe these words.

Zhang Anshi is not a god.

How many days have passed and you have proof? If it’s so easy to find out, how could you hide it until today?

Zhu Di was interested, gazing at Zhang Anshi, “Evidence? What evidence?”

“I caught one of the masterminds.” Zhang Anshi straightened his back and swore.

The hundred officials, however, had expressions of disdain.

Zhu Di said, “Really, bet on it to show me.”

Zhang Anshi said, “Your Majesty, this person’s identity is very sensitive, and …… is extremely involved. I dare to advise, if directly escorted up, I am afraid …… that among this hundred officials, it is inevitable that there are his accomplices.”

Xie Jin knows that at this time, he had to come forward, he smiled and said: “So this whole world, only Annan Hou a loyal minister? If so, all the cases, are determined by the Annan Hou, Chin case or not, also by the Annan Hou, who is the mastermind, the Annan Hou said, the Annan Hou …… you have to remember Ji Gang’s previous warning ah, this Ji Gang is precisely because of this, a single hand to cover the sky …… ”

His words, hurtful as they were, were insulting.

Zhang Anshi glanced angrily at Xie Jin.

Xie Jin also seemed to feel that he had made a slip of the tongue, so he simply kept his mouth shut.

Zhang Anshi thought for a moment and said, “Your Majesty, since some people don’t believe in it, then I have a solution.”

Zhu Di said, “What way?”

Zhang Anshi said, ”You can leave some usual, trustworthy ministers here. These people, at least, can ensure that no one is involved in the case. I will then bring in the mastermind, and in front of His Majesty and these people, report the forward consequences of this case; as for the others, I will have to ask them to recuse themselves.”

This is indeed a good solution, the only problem is, which ministers, both very prestigious among the hundred officials, everyone trusts, but at the same time loyal, will never be involved in the rebellious case, and when the causes and consequences are known, they will never publicize it?

Zhu Di then looked at Zhang Anshi with a smile and said, “Who can stay here.”

The hundred officials almost choked, how it sounded, how it felt like a pit.

Zhang Anshi said, “If I report it, I’m afraid I’ll offend a lot of people, but since Your Majesty is asking, I’ll have to be bold.”

He paused and said, word for word, “Grand Maester Hu Guang.”

Hu Guang: “……”

Hu Guang never expected that Zhang Anshi had a good impression of him.

Zhang Anshi continued, “University scholar Yang Rong, Minister of the Ministry of Administration Jianyi, Minister of the Household Xia Yuanji, Minister of the Ministry of War Jin Zhong, Minister of the State Scholarship Academy Hu Yan, ……”

He reported many people in a row.

Xie Jin’s face, has pulled down.

He was the only one among the university professors who had not been invited to stay.

Knowing is clearly saying that in his Zhang Anshi’s mind, Xie Jin is unreliable.

As for the others, almost all of them are extremely prestigious figures and are in high enough positions to be convincing.

Zhu Di at this time to have a deep meaning to look at the understanding of Jin.

Zhu Di said, “These people, do the ministers think they can be trusted?”

When the words were spoken, the hundred officials said, “Enough to be convinced.”

“Good.” Zhu Di was also very dry and immediately said, “Just these few people stay, the rest of you, retire.”

Many people were helpless, especially Xie Jin, who had a red face, but he had no temper at all.

After all, just now Hu Guang started to have a lot of complaints against Zhang Anshi, but Zhang Anshi would wish to leave him behind to listen to the audience, and there was little he could say other than waiting to be humiliated by Zhang Anshi.

At that moment, the hundred officials had to retreat.

Those who were left behind stood one by one with stony faces.

At this time, Zhu Di said, “Give all the ministers a seat. Zhang Anshi, you may speak.”

Zhang Anshi said, “Please again, Your Majesty, allow me to escort the mastermind to meet you.”

Zhu nodded.

After a while, the man called Mr. Zeng was escorted up.

This has had a number of wounds on the body of the Prince, all through the woe, but no one hurt his life, although he was tortured, but very tough, what did not confess, to be into the temple, will mouth call: “grass people are innocent, grass people are innocent ah ……”

Said, snot and tears flowed straight to say: “The grass people are Jingzhou people, the family has quite a wealth, there are some good land, into the capital to, do some small business, these are well documented, but …… was framed for no reason, to harm my life … …Strawman …… strawman ……”

He said, bawling his eyes out, looking like he had been wronged.

Hu Guang frowned up and couldn’t help but look at Zhang Anshi breathlessly.

The mastermind of the so-called Chin case is such a young man?

Yang Rong and Jianyi, Jin Zhong a few, but calm and relaxed, a look of old God, only down-to-earth in listening, they all know, things are not so simple.

Zhu Di glanced at Zhang Anshi and said, “The mastermind is this man, right?”

Zhang Anshi said, “It is almost this person.”

Saying that, Zhang Anshi sneered at this Duke Zeng, “Pu Chengzhi, you should stop pretending.”

Duke Zeng immediately said, “Who is Pu Chengzhi?”

Zhang Anshi smiled and said, “Then, I’ll have to ask for witnesses.”

Duke Zeng, however, seemed to be awe-struck and did not seem to be worried at all about what evidence Zhang Anshi had.

He said, “Good, I’d like to see how I, Zeng Wansheng, have become Pu what Chengzhi.”

Seeing the mess, Zhu Di asked Zhang Anshi, “What is going on?”

Zhang Anshi then said, “Your Majesty, when I undertook Your Majesty’s mission, I had understood the difficulties of this case.”

Zhu Di looked at Zhang Anshi and encouraged him to continue.

Zhang Anshi eloquently said, “What sea trade can earn is a heavenly amount of wealth. And to carry out sea trade, you need to recruit a large number of manpower, but also need to establish various supply and shipment channels, which is actually …… similar to the merchant houses of His Majesty and ministers and others.”

When Zhu Di heard this, he was instantly alert and frowned, “I understand what you mean, in the beginning, you were able to solve a few big cases, in fact, it was not unrelated to the merchant bank.”

Zhang Anshi said: “Yes, a scale so huge merchant bank, the control of the channel is amazing, and rely on the merchant bank for a living, but also countless people, from the lowest level of the force, foot soldiers, fellows, and then after that is a variety of craftsmen. On top of that, it is a variety of small and medium-sized merchants responsible for distribution and supply, after which …… these sky-high profits, and I don’t know how many people can profit from it ……”

Speaking here, Zhang Anshi glanced at Zhu Di, and then continued, “Your Majesty, I thought that the most frightening thing about these people is that they maintain the food and clothing of countless people, which is the reason why the so-called millions of caolongs are dependent on their food and clothing.”

“That is to say, this smuggler, they tie up everyone. These people’s lives, their families’ lives, lie in this, and that’s why they’re emboldened.”

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Bit one finger while biting my nails, now nine fingers are coding, writing is slow, chapter two will come a little later, maybe until one or so.