high official

Chapter 220 The Prisoner
Zhu Gaochi stammered and replied: "Back... back to the emperor, Hu Yan is an imperial envoy, and he has the duty of patrolling the hunting on behalf of the sky. It is his duty to report to the local people."

"I asked him to find someone! I didn't ask him to meddle in other people's business!" Zhu Di's voice became colder and colder: "I messed up my errand, and even let my Jin Yiwei meddle in my business! It seems that I was too kind to him, to dare to be the first in the world!"

"..." Zhu Gaochi felt sweat on his forehead after hearing such a heavy comment from his father.This is the reason why Hu Yu was reluctant to get involved in this matter at the beginning. Over the years, under Ji Gang's lustful power, no one dared to make irresponsible remarks to the emperor, and dared to be the first in the world, and it always ended badly.

Seeing that the crown prince was too frightened to speak, Zhu Di snorted again and said, "Since Jin Yiwei is making such an outrageous disturbance, why didn't the governors, vassals, and inspectors in Zhejiang report to the police? Why did they all pretend to be deaf and dumb?" , and Hu Yanyue must act on his behalf?!"

"Returning to my father, the Zhejiang officials themselves are still suspicious. In addition, Jin Yiwei is an imperial envoy of the emperor, so he dare not speak out. Hu Yun is also an imperial envoy. If he does not report the truth, he will be deceiving the emperor." Zhu Gaochi held back a sentence. .

But the words were right, Zhu Di pondered for a moment, and said coldly: "In your opinion, Hu Yan is not wrong, and neither are the officials of Zhejiang Province. It is my people who are wrong?"

"Hu Yu is the imperial envoy of the emperor, and the officials of Zhejiang Province are the servants of the emperor. Like Jin Yiwei, they are all the emperor's people..." Zhu Gaochi replied bravely.

Zhu Di's expression finally softened when he said this well, "It sounds good, but it's a pity that the same palace is true, but the meal is still shared." He said with a sneer: "It's like how many people in this court are you. Prince, you know better than me."

These words were heartbreaking, Zhu Gaochi hurriedly knelt down, and murmured to argue: "I dare not form a party, and I don't need to form a party. I only have my father in my heart, and nothing else."

"Hmph..." Zhu Di snorted again, and Fang smiled and said, "Since you said there is no party, then there should be no party. A gentleman is magnanimous, and a villain looks like a villain. It seems that I am a villain."

"I don't dare!" Zhu Gaochi hurriedly kowtowed and said, "I am willing to ask my father to take back this statement!"

"Let's say it, take it back." Zhu Di swears, and then he said: "This matter will be handled by you, and you don't need the Labor and Criminal Ministry's Procuratorate, just let Zhou Xin and Zhu Jiu handle it." I would like to see how the famous cold-faced Han Tie and my [-]th Taibao can handle this case together!"

"Your servant obeys." Zhu Gaochi hurriedly accepted the order.

"Go out." After Zhu Di finished speaking, he stopped looking at him. Two palace servants stepped forward, helped the prince up, and left the Wenhua Palace.

"Zhejiang, don't mess up." After the prince went down, Zhu Di sighed quietly, as if saying to Zheng He beside him, but also as if saying to himself: "Otherwise, what would I take to the West?" The silk, tea, and porcelain that went to the West, Most of them come from Zhejiang Province. If the production is messed up and production is reduced, the imperial court's plans will be affected.

"The emperor asked Zhou Jietai and Zhu Qianhu to investigate the case together," Zheng He said softly, "Will it be counterproductive?"

"No, Zhu Jiu is my old man, he has his sense of proportion." Zhu Di shook his head and said, "I asked him to investigate together, but I just told Zhou Xin that I was watching him." He sighed deeply. "Where is Ji Gang, you go back and say hello for me, and tell him not to mess around, and I won't wrong him."

"Yes." Zheng He replied, the emperor really considered everything thoroughly, and wanted to find out what happened in Zhejiang, first of all Ji Gang must not make trouble.

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In the study of the Prince's Mansion.

After Zhu Gaochi came back, he changed into casual clothes and rested for a while, then braced his exhausted body and told several subordinate officials about the match with his father.

"No matter what the emperor said, it's good news that Zhou Xin came to investigate the case." Huang Huai twisted his beard and said, "It shows that the emperor still cares about the people in Zhejiang, and he also believed Hu Yan's words."

"The imperial court must not be without Zhejiang for a day, and Zhejiang must not be chaotic for a day." Jin Wen's face was full of excitement and said: "This time, Ji Gang himself has lost his head, and he doesn't even think about it. Why is the imperial court short of money now? To what degree? To put your hand into the emperor's purse, isn't that asking for trouble?"

"Hehe, that's right," Huang Huai said with a smile, "Ji Gang is acting more and more arrogantly now. His subordinates think they are far away from the capital, and they are extorting people's money even more brazenly. Now the emperor has finally attracted his attention. I think it is their last breath." It is!" He said with a deep voice: "This time, we must fully support Zhou Xin in handling the case well, and expose the scandalous things that Jin Yiwei did in Zhejiang, so that the emperor will know what kind of people he has always trusted. ! At that time, His Highness's situation will naturally be much better."

Zhu Gaochi's tired face gradually turned red, and he said with a smile: "It's worth it to save the people of Zhejiang from fire and water, and to let Father and Emperor see their true colors."

"Ji Gang won't sit idly by." Yang Pu, who had been silent all this time, reminded: "We still have to guard against him making troubles."

"Indeed." Hearing him mention Ji Gang, Huang Huai's complexion also turned solemn: "There is also the King of Han, he will not watch His Highness regain the trust of the Emperor."

"Yes." Jin Wen nodded and said, "We have to find a way to help Zhou Xin as much as possible."

"Originally, Hu Yan could help him, but now he is in trouble. If there are too many troubles, I'm afraid it will backfire." Huang Huai said: "We can help him in the capital, but in Zhejiang, we have to rely on him." Own."

"Don't worry too much. Zhou Xin is also a provincial inspector, and he is also a famous cold-faced cold iron. As long as we help him withstand the top, he should be able to hold the bottom." Yang Pu sighed: "I think Since Zhou Xin dared to bring this matter up, he has the determination to fight to the death."

"We must ensure his safety, he is a great loyal minister." The prince said slowly but firmly.

"I know." Several subordinate officials respectfully responded.

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Hangzhou, Luyuan, Jinyiwei Qianhu Office, and the classrooms in the backyard are dark and humid, with a bad smell, and the groans of the tortured and seriously injured. It is really not a good place.

Slowly draw a stroke on the wall with a tile, and look at the three "positive" characters on it. It has been half a month since he came in, Wang Xian sighed, and continued to bandage the wound of a long man with a livid complexion beside him.

After squatting in the class for half a month, he was unavoidably unkempt and dirty, but he was in good spirits and had no injuries. This was because of what Hu Yan and Zhu Jiu said, and the second was the result of his father's hard work... Wang Xingye Shen Knowing the darkness of the cell, it is estimated that Jin Yiwei's cell is even darker, so he scattered money at all costs, and finally bought off Jin Yiwei who guarded the cell, and even Du Baihu and Xu Qianhu paid money, which made them resign He came up with the idea of ​​repairing Wang Xian.

Therefore, Wang Xian became the only one among the dozen or so people in this class who was not injured and could move freely. He couldn't see that those with the same number were seriously injured and left unattended, so he took the initiative to help them change their dressings, bandage them, and take care of their wounds... the world The prison cells are the same, as long as you are willing to spend money, the jailers will help you get everything, of course, the price is ten times more expensive.

In fact, Wang Xian wanted to find a doctor, but none of the doctors in Hangzhou City dared to enter this living hell, so Wang Xian had to drive the ducks to the shelves and do it himself. No, I would be grateful if someone could bandage her, so why would I be picky?

"I said, do you eat snacks a little more often?" After half a month, Wang Xian's handicraft was obviously good. He skillfully disinfected the long man's wound with shochu, and then bandaged it up.

The man didn't know if he had been tortured too much, he didn't feel the pain anymore, poured strong wine on the wound, he only frowned, and he could still speak: "I have been here for forty days, and I ate forty snacks."

The inmates who were lying or lying on the side were stunned. If it were for them, they would have died so many times.

"It's strange to say that people are tortured for the purpose of extorting their wealth. You poor man, what do you have to extort?" Wang Xian said with a smile.

"They just want me to beg for mercy, but I don't want to." The big man said in a muffled voice.

"Just for breath?" Wang Xian shook his head and sighed: "Big man, no matter how tough you are, you are only a body of flesh and blood. They will torture you to death sooner or later."

"Come in, who can get out alive?" The big man forced himself to sit up, his back was ripped apart, and his front was covered with scars, but it could still be seen that this was a pair of copper skin and iron bones, otherwise it would be impossible to survive So many punishments. "That's all I have left..."

This remark caused a lot of sighs in the cell, and everyone respected this inmate who came in because he was fighting an injustice. An old man with disheveled hair sighed: "Brother has the style of an ancient chivalrous man." He looked at Wang Xian and said: "Little brother has the heart of an ancient benevolent."

"I'm sorry, I just did it with a little effort." Wang Xian said with a smile: "Anyone else will do the same."

Everyone shook their heads. If it were someone else, they wouldn't mind their own business.

The big man stared at Wang Xian's wine jar, licked his chapped lips and said, "Don't waste it on my wound next time, how nice it is for me to drink."

"Fuck you, without this your wound would have rotted away, you must be dead." Wang Xianbai gave him a glance, but still handed him the wine jar, and said to the crowd: "There is something wrong these two days."

The big man took the wine jar, sipping it in small sips, with a look of supreme enjoyment on his face.

"Except for this unlucky guy, none of you have been raised for two days." Wang Xian said.

"That's not good..." "Don't curse us!" These guys were released, and they were all famous figures in Hangzhou City, but now they are all lying in the haystack, no different from those prisoners in the government prison.

After finishing speaking, they also said strangely: "Yeah, maybe they are busy with other things."

"Then what happened to him?" Wang Xian pointed at the big man.

Everyone thought it was the same, the big man was beaten every day, but it was still the same.

"No matter what, it's a good thing." The old man said slowly, "Maybe the wind direction will change."

"Mr. Qian is serious?" The old man was obviously very prestigious. As soon as he said this, everyone was pleasantly surprised.

(End of this chapter)