Daming: I, the emperor who trains the carpenter

In a courtyard in Yangzhou,

Wu Renxing, the magistrate of Yangzhou, was lying on the rocking chair, watching the beauty dancing in front of him. Beside him, a maid was holding his shoulders, and a maid was feeding him melons and fruits.

Wu Renxing waved his fan, and said to the steward of Zuixianglou Wang, "This time, it's settled, but next time, you should act more safely. Now is the time for the imperial court to make more use of merchants and develop business."

"This Yangzhou mansion has become a place of trade, and merchants are needed to contribute. If the merchants do not come to Yangzhou, Yangzhou's economy will not improve, how do you want me to face the governor and the court?"

Steward Wang laughed at the side: "Yes, yes, what you said is that we were reckless this time."

Wu Renxing touched the maid next to him. This maid was also given to him by Zuixianglou. It happened to be a pair of twins, both about fifteen or sixteen years old. Wu Renxing was fascinated by the beauty in front of him. The figure is even more intoxicating, and this is a good seed trained by Zuixianglou.

After sniffing the remaining girlish fragrance in his hand, Wu Renxing yawned: "This is life."

"Your Majesty and Chief Assistant, you are pitiful."

"One likes to study things and deals with equipment all day long. This harem is only a queen so far. There are not many beauties in the Sangong and Sixth Courtyards. Although she is sitting on the world, she doesn't even care about the beauties in the world."

"A person who promotes the New Deal, who seems to be sitting in a high position and controls the court, but who can implement the new law, has a few good endings since ancient times. What's the use of busying around all day long, and it's just another Zhang Taiyue at the end."

"Being an official is for money and sex, but if you don't know how to enjoy it, can you still be called an official?"

"Steward Wang, you said that if I make this Yangzhou stable up and down, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, I will have more sex and more money. Is this too much?"

Wang Guanshi said with a smile: "Not too much, not too much, you are here in Yangzhou, isn't that the emperor, what can the emperor enjoy, how can you live comfortably?"

Wu Renxing nodded in satisfaction: "I like to hear that. What can the emperor enjoy?"

"The people in the Sangong Sixth Courtyard all follow the rules and observe etiquette everywhere. They are as straight as wood, so there is no hissing. This well-trained person makes people feel comfortable."

"The emperor is poor"

Wu Renxing shook his head and enjoyed the service. Just as Steward Wang was about to resign, he saw someone rushing in: "What's going on? Didn't you say that you don't want to come in and disturb the magistrate if you have nothing to do?"

The servant said: "Steward Wang, it's not good, our carriage has been robbed!"

"What?!" Steward Wang was stunned. In Yangzhou City, would anyone dare to rob their carriage in Zuixianglou? !

After hastily resigning, Manager Wang returned to Zuixiang Building: "What's the matter? Why was the carriage robbed? There are so many things happening in a row these days, how can I explain to the master?"

The servant looked helpless: "Steward Wang, we can't do anything about it. We can't find helpers for the cars that those strong men robbed outside the city."

"Outside the city?" Guanshi Wang was puzzled, "Aren't the horse thieves and robbers outside the city all our people? Where did such a cross-river come from? Ask someone to investigate."

At this time, Zhang Xiaowan and Zhou Ling'er had been rescued and placed in a village outside the city. Huang Zongxi and Gu Yanwu learned more secrets about Zuixianglou from the two daughters. He also knows how powerful the Zuixiang Building is in Yangzhou.

"You two young masters, Zuixianglou has a strong background. Today, the two young masters offended Zuixianglou in order to save us. I'm afraid it's hard to explain." Zhang Xiaowan said.

Huang Zongxi smiled and said, "A deep background? No matter how deep the Zuixianglou background is, can it be as powerful as the imperial court?"

"The two of you wait here for two days, and then go to the Yamen of Yangzhou to beat the drums and sue for injustice, and see how the Yamen of Yangzhou responds."

When she heard that it was someone from the court, Zhang Xiaowan breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that it was someone from the court. Thinking that she could regain her freedom, Zhang Xiaowan said excitedly: "The servant will obey the orders of the adults."

The carriage of Zuixianglou was robbed by strong men. This incident caused quite a stir in Yangzhou city. How many officials in Yangzhou city, big and small, have nothing to do with Zuixianglou?

Now that something happened in Zuixiang Building, they sent people to search for it. Wu Renxing also asked the government servants to go out of the city to search for traces, to see where this strongman outside Yangzhou dared to be so presumptuous.

For three days in a row, Zuixianglou did not find any traces. They searched all over Yangzhou City, and the inn where Huang Zongxi and Gu Yanwu were staying was also searched on both sides by Zuixianglou. Ignoring the court's laws, Huang Zongxi was calm and relaxed: search, make trouble, the more arrogant and domineering the better, after all, you have few good days.

Soon, a Jinyiwei secret envoy sent a letter, and the people from the capital had already arrived outside the city, in the village.

Huang Zongxi and Gu Yanwu rushed to the team immediately, and the team was led by a Jinyiwei town envoy wearing a flying fish suit. The town governor not only brought Jin Yiwei, but also Zhang Haogu's secret letter and token, and even From Shang Yisi's Shangfang sword, it was obvious that Huang Zongxi wanted to kill people in Yangzhou City.

Emboldened, Huang Zongxi said to Zhang Xiaowan and Zhou Ling'er: "You two enter the city in a carriage, and go straight to the Yamen to seek justice. The imperial court supports you, so don't be afraid."

Zhang Xiaowan and Zhou Ling'er then entered the city in the carriage prepared by Jin Yiwei, while Huang Zongxi and Gu Yanwu took Jin Yiwei and entered the city in disguise.

As Zhang Xiaowan and Zhou Ling'er entered the city and sounded the grievance drum at the gate of the yamen, Wu Renxing also appeared in the lobby: "Who is the drum to appeal for grievances?"

Zhang Xiaowan and Zhou Ling'er entered the government office: "My lord, we two want to avenge our grievances!"

Wu Ren woke up and saw, isn't this Zhang Xiaowan and Zhou Ling'er?
These two people escaped from Zuixiang Building, but they came here to avenge their grievances.

But looking at the people gathered around, Wu Renxing still said: "What grievances do you two have, tell me quickly."

Zhang Xiaowan said: "My lord, we want to sue Zuixianglou. Zuixianglou ignored the court's laws and forcibly robbed us and forced us to sign a contract of sale to him. Please let Zuixianglou give us back our freedom."

Soon, Steward Wang from Zuixiang Building also came, seeing Zhang Xiaowan and Zhou Ling'er dare to go to the government office to complain, she couldn't help laughing: "You two sluts, you dare to show up, you really want to die!"

Seeing that Guanshi Wang was about to make a move, Zhang Xiaowan said, "You want to make a move in court?"

After Wang Guanshi thought about it, he also stopped, and then he said to Wu Renxing: "My lord, these two sluts were sold to our Zuixiang Building voluntarily. You have read the deed of sale, and now I ask your lord to sell this slut Give it back to us."

Wu Renxing nodded: "The contract of sale for these two people is indeed in your hands, take them away."

Steward Wang turned his head and looked at Zhang Xiaowan and Zhou Ling'er with a grinning grin: "You two bitches, you still want to run away, go back and let you guys know what's going on!"

Seeing Guanshi Wang's appearance, Zhang Xiaowan and Zhou Ling'er couldn't help but shudder when thinking about the beatings and encounters when they escaped and was arrested last time, but they calmed down quickly. This time, there was an imperial court behind them. of.

Sure enough, Huang Zongxi and Gu Yanwu stood up: "Hold on, my lord!"

Wu Renxing saw that two scholars stood up again, and he was a little annoyed: "What do you want to do?"

Huang Zongxi held his head up and said: "My lord, the imperial court's new policies have strictly ordered the local government to pay attention to women's rights and protect women's safety. At the same time, the imperial court has already issued repeated orders to strictly prohibit the sale of human beings. Why is Zuixianglou still openly buying and selling human beings? Where is the court's law? Where is the king's law?"

Wang Guanshi looked at Huang Zongxi with some disdain: "Where did the rotten Confucian come from, what kind of new law and king's law are you talking about here?"

Huang Zongxi said: "Is there any new law in the imperial court, don't you know?"

Wu Renxing looked at Huang Zongxi with some hesitation: "Who are you?"

Huang Zongxi said: "Jinling lawyers are here especially for the case of Li Shan and Zhang Xiaowan."

Wu Renxing heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this: "It turns out that Li Shan hired a lawyer. The court's laws are much clearer than yours, and Li Shan's case was also judged according to the law of the Ming Dynasty. You are only now filing a lawsuit. , is it too late?"

Huang Zongxi said: "It's not too late. After all, there is still the case of the Zuixianglou trading people that has not been judged. Please deal with the Zuixianglou according to the law!"

Seeing that someone dared to provoke Zuixiang Tower in Yangzhou Mansion, more and more people gathered to watch, discussing Huang Zongxi and Gu Yanwu's fate:
"These two lawyers dared to come to Yangzhou to make troubles. Don't they know how powerful Zuixianglou is?"

"Maybe there is some background?"

"What background can be greater than the background of Zuixiang Tower? The main family behind Zuixiang Tower, but that one"

"Hey, that's true, then it seems that these two are going to be unlucky."

"Hey, the young people are still too young. If you don't care about your blood, isn't this bringing disaster to your family?"

"That is, they can still fight Zuixianglou?"

Sure enough, Wu Renxing said: "There is no evidence for the case of Zuixianglou buying and selling people, and these two people have indeed sold themselves to Zuixianglou. This case is very clear. Manager Wang, you can take them away. "

Steward Wang laughed and said, "Boy, did you hear that, these two sluts sold themselves to us, but we have a contract of sale!"

Gu Yanwu said: "Wait a minute! My lord, the imperial court has clearly banned the sale of human beings, and made the local government pay attention to women's rights. Now these two girls are obviously forced to sell their bodies against their will. How can your lord, as the parent officer of Yangzhou, remain indifferent?"

Wu Renxing became impatient. He was pulled up from the two beauties to solve the case. It was already very bad, and someone added to him: "I need you to teach me how to judge the case? Contempt the court and ignore the majesty of the court." , I think you are overly arrogant, come and beat these two people twenty boards and drive them out!"

Huang Zongxi watched a few yamen servants coming up to push them down, and said with a sneer, "It turns out that this is how your lord judges the case, I have seen it."

"Wu Renxing, the magistrate of Yangzhou! You ignore the laws of the court, despise the New Deal, disregard the people's livelihood, corrupt the law, what crime should you deserve!"

Wu Renxing was taken aback by Huang Zongxi's words. Looking at Huang Zongxi and Gu Yanwu, Wu Renxing finally realized that something was wrong. These two young people seemed unusual?

"What are the identities of you two?" Wu Renxing couldn't help asking.

Huang Zongxi said: "My surname is Huang, from Yuyao, and his surname is Gu, from Suzhou."

"The two of us are not as majestic as your lord, but they are just councilors of the fifth-rank cabinet."

Fifth grade, cabinet counselor!
Fifth-rank officials are not very big, there are a bunch of fifth-rank officials in the capital, but there are not many fifth-rank cabinet councilors!

The cabinet counselor, this place, that is the censor!
Seeing that Wu Renxing didn't believe it, Huang Zongxi took out his badge: "Master Wu, here is the badge, are you trustworthy now?"

When Wu Renxing saw the badge, his heart skipped a beat. This is the badge of the cabinet!
These two people really came from the cabinet!

After a moment of silence, Wu Renxing yelled violently: "Brave rebels! You two pretended to be imperial censors and swaggered through the market. Now you still want to deceive the government, and you will not take them down and put them in prison!"

But at this time, the yamen servants hesitated. The two took out their badges and said that they were members of the cabinet. How could the yamen servants dare to take action easily?
What if these two are really censors from the cabinet?
Huang Zongxi looked at Wu Renxing who suddenly became violent, and said with a sneer: "Prefect Wu, are you planning to put the two of us as forgers and put them in prison, and then torture them into a trick to make the two of us plead guilty and die. In the end, if the court pursues it, you will come to ask me." Three don’t know, it’s the same as if the two of us didn’t come to Yangzhou?”

"Prefect Wu, Master Wu! Think about it carefully, the two of us dare to appear here, have you ever thought of you jumping over the wall?"

"To tell you the truth, Shoufu is fully aware of the whereabouts of the two of us. The two of us disappeared in this Yangzhou border, and you, Wu Renxing, were the one to be stabbed!"

Steward Wang was stunned. He looked at the hesitant Wu Renxing and quickly said, "My lord, these two people are definitely fakes. My master will definitely know when the imperial censor comes down. There is something wrong with these two people. My lord, hurry up and take them down." them!"

Wu Renxing obviously made up his mind, thinking about his own affairs, if he is found out, it will be a catastrophe!

Gritting his teeth, Wu Renxing slapped the gavel: "Why are you still standing there? Why don't you take down these two daring rebels!"

"I see who dares!"

Huang Zongxi shouted loudly: "Since Mr. Wu, you don't recognize the badge, don't blame me for being rude!"

"Where is Jin Yiwei, please Shang Fangjian!"

Following the sound of footsteps, a group of Jin Yiwei wearing bullfighting uniforms, embroidered spring knives on the waist and hips, and brocade boots rushed in. Wu Renxing's face turned pale. Looking at the Jin Yiwei, Wu Renxing knew that he had really fallen!
The envoy of Jinyiwei, who was wearing a flying fish suit, stepped forward, holding Shangfang sword in both hands: "Shangfang sword is here, if I come in person, Yangzhou officials will not welcome it!"

Wu Renxing was stunned for a moment, and forced a smile on his face: "It turns out that the censor really arrived, and the officials are not far away to welcome you."

At this time, the yamen servants, officials and common people have already knelt down and kowtowed to the long sword decorated with dragon jade: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live."

Huang Zongxi bowed and saluted: "Sir, lead Shang Fangjian."

Afterwards, Huang Zongxi stepped forward, holding Shangfang Sword in his hand, and walked up to Wu Renxing, who was still laughing forcefully: "Wu Renxing, the prefect of Yangzhou, knew the law and violated the law, ignored the court's new policy, corrupted the law, and disregarded the people's livelihood. Detain him!"

Two Jinyi guards stepped forward to take off Wu Renxing's official robe and cap and locked him up. Only then did Wu Renxing's body limp and collapse.

Huang Zongxi said again: "Brother Gu, search Zuixiang Building."

Gu Yanwu immediately led a team of Jinyi guards to Zuixianglou. The bustard of Zuixianglou who didn't know it saw Gu Yanwu's arrival.

Immediately afterwards, Jin Yiwei directly broke into Zuixiang Building and began to search the property, locking up those involved, the old bustard stared blankly at Gu Yanwu: "My lord, no, no, my lord, why are you doing this?"

Gu Yanwu looked at the bustard, his expression unchanged: "Why, you don't know?"

A good family was rescued, Qiao Ya and Qiao Wan also saw Gu Yanwu, the two daughters stepped forward and bowed: "Thank you for your rescue, sir."

Gu Yanwu said: "You two ladies don't need to do this. Brother Huang and I were also ordered to investigate here. If something like this happened in the boundary of Yangzhou, the imperial court will definitely take care of it. I will ask the two ladies to guide you in a while and get the incriminating evidence from Zuixianglou find out."

Qiao Ya said: "Naturally, I would like to thank you two adults for saving my sister and me from suffering."

There are quite a lot of people in Zuixiang Building. Fortunately, Gu Yanwu not only brought Jinyiwei but also Yangzhou government servants, and then sealed up the entire Zuixianglou. During this period, it was not that there were no thugs who wanted to escape, and some even wanted to resist the law. Take it decisively.

Following the guidance of the crowd, the account books were dug out, and the people locked in the dungeon were rescued. Looking at those lynching prisoners, the blood stains on the ground, and the corpses that hadn't been transported away, Gu Yanwu's face became colder and colder. Zuixiang Building, looks like a fragrance, but the underground is so filthy!
With the seizure of Zuixiang Building, a large number of people in Zuixiang Building were taken away. The old bustard and Wang Guanshi also knelt in the lobby with shackles. It's time to go to Caishikou, not just the two of them, those thugs in Zuixianglou, whoever has been killed, will have to go to Caishikou.

The other accomplices were sentenced to serve prison terms. Anyway, Daming did not support idlers, so they had to go to the labor camp to contribute to Daming without losing their heads. Building bridges, paving roads, and digging ditches were the rest of their lives.

After sweeping away all the Zuixiang Buildings in Yangzhou Prefecture, Huang Zongxi asked for Jinling's support. Judging from the crimes found in Yangzhou Prefecture, this is a major case affecting the entire Yangzhou Prefecture.

With the badge of the cabinet, Wang Wenyan and Fang Yunchu discussed and ordered the new army stationed in Yangzhou to support.

Now there are [-] new troops in the south of the Yangtze River. In addition to the [-] stationed in Jinling Mansion, there are another [-] stationed in various places. There is a battalion of [-] new troops in Yangzhou Mansion.

With the assistance of the officers and men of the new army, Jin Yiwei took the lead, and the new army arrested people. In just a few days, Jin Yiwei moved around and uprooted the Zuixiang Building in the entire Yangzhou Prefecture.

In the past few days, what the people of Yangzhou Mansion most often saw was that Jin Yiwei led the new army into the Zuixiang Building in a certain place and sealed it up, and then entered the house of a certain gentry, and arrested people in the house of a certain official.

The people in Yangzhou City even saw that prison cars entered Yangzhou City every day, and at the same time there were boxes of goods and account books that were continuously delivered.

Huang Zongxi was surprised by the huge amount of those boxes of goods and stolen money. After finding out the criminal evidence of the Zuixiang Building, Huang Zongxi confirmed that what he unearthed was really just the tip of the iceberg. , not only in Yangzhou!