Jinyi Town Mountains and Rivers

Chapter 15

The emperor worshiped Taoism.In things like cultivating the Tao, he never spared money.

Lu Fang's words couldn't be more clear: the emperor took a fancy to these four silver pillars of Wan'an Liang's family.

The project of Lingji Palace is at least ten miles away from Wanzhai.How to transport these four silver pillars to Lingji Palace has become a difficult task.

Liu Da, the governor of Beisi, said to He Liu: "Lao Liu, you have to have a beginning and an end. Since you discovered these four silver pillars, it's up to you to find a way to transport them to Lingji Palace."

This did not bother He Liu.He Liu asked Shuntian Mansion to allocate 3000 taels of silver.Of the 3000 taels of silver, 500 taels were used to hire civilian husbands.The rest of the money was used to buy dozens of common people's houses in front of the gate of Wanfu. The folk husbands demolished these houses one by one to open a way for the silver pillars.

He Liu used thirty fine horses to pull four silver pillars up the official road. After three days of effort, he finally sent the silver pillars to Lingji Palace.

The person in charge of the project of Lingji Palace is Huang Jin, the godson of Lu Fang, the eunuch who is in charge of the official seal.

Huang Jin was in his 30s and was one of the four eunuchs who held pens in the Supervisor of Rites.This Huang Jinsheng is white, fat, and simple-minded.Unlike his godfather, Lu Fang, Huang Jin was known to be a straightforward and honest person in the imperial court.

Huang Jin said to He Liu: "Please trouble Lao Liu to transport these four seeds to Lingji Palace yourself. Only you have the ability."

He Liudao: "Eunuch Huang is too well-respected. The errands are done, and the subordinates will leave."

Lu Fang gave He Liu a small sachet three days ago.In the small sachet, there are a total of twenty golden beans, which weigh three or two.

After hearing this case, He Liu received two rewards from Lu Bing and Lu Fang. He was in a good mood and asked Lao Hu to go to Songhe Tower for a drink.

After entering Songhe Tower, He Liu and Lao Hu found a private room.Just when the wine was full, I could hear the noise of drinking and punching in the next room.

He Liu frowned, and called Xiao Er: "Who are the people next door? Why are they so noisy? You go over and tell them to keep their voices down."

Xiaoer replied: "Next door is a group of warehouse soldiers from the Ministry of Rites. I'll go over and ask those masters to keep their voices down."

He Liu became interested when he heard the words "Ku Bing of the Ministry of Rites".

"Oh, don't worry about it. I'll go over there." He Liu said.

He Liu and Lao Hu stood at the door of the private room next door, only to hear the inside saying: "Brothers, you know that Big Brother Ding can turn danger into good fortune! Isn't this the full beard and shadow coming out of the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice?"

"That's right! Brother Ding is a man of great fortune, how could he suffer in prison?"

"Brothers, I, Ding Wang, have survived this catastrophe, and I will need brothers to take care of me in the future. Come, come, let me toast you."

When He Liu heard this, he pushed open the door of the private room.

On the wine table in the private room, the person sitting at the head is Ding Wang who, together with Wan Anliang, stole 20 taels of silver from Shenli Treasury!

He Liu shouted loudly: "Bold Ding Wang! How dare you escape from the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice? Why don't you just get caught without a fight?"

Ding Wang unhurriedly raised his wine glass: "Master He, how do you know that I escaped from the Prison of the Criminal Ministry? Heh, places like the Prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice are heavily guarded. With my body, I can handle it even if I want to escape!"

The soldiers in the warehouse stood up: "What the hell are you doing? How dare you trouble our brother Ding?"

He Liu took out his waist card and said loudly: "Jin Yiwei handles the case, idlers stay away!"

When the Ku soldiers heard this, their faces turned green, and they fell to their knees and kowtowed endlessly.

Lao Hu said to them: "Are you deaf? Do you understand the idlers avoiding you? Why don't you get out?"

The soldiers in the warehouse rushed out of the private room like shit.

In the private room, only He Liu, Lao Hu, and Ding Wang were left.

Ding Wang was unusually calm: "Since Mr. He is here, sit down and have a drink."

He Liu was surprised: How courageous is this little Kubing?How dare you talk to Jin Yiwei like that?

He Liu sat across from Ding Wang: "Tell me, how did you escape from the prison?"

Ding Wang chuckled: "Escape? I am innocent, why did I escape? Tell you the truth, my lord. The Ministry of Punishment's Prison Division, Proposal Division, Supervision and Arrest Division, Zhili Cleaning Department, four divisions, more than a dozen doctors, The chief interrogated my case, and after three days of trial, I was found innocent. They directly reported to Mr. Xu, the right servant of the Ministry of Punishment, and Mr. Xu issued a ticket for me. I left the prison of the Ministry of Punishment openly and aboveboard."

He Liu laughed loudly: "Innocent? If you are innocent, there will be no guilty person in the prison of the Sanfa Division!"

Ding Wang took out a "release ticket" from his pocket.This "vote release" is a certificate of acquittal, and it must be stamped with the seal of an official above the minister of punishment.

Ding Wang handed the ticket to He Liu.He Liu looked at the released ticket and handed it to Lao Hu.

After checking, Lao Hu nodded to He Liu: "Lao Liu, this ticket is genuine."

He Liu was taken aback.Is it possible that the Ministry of Criminal Justice is full of trash snacks?Didn't get the proof that Ding Wang stole Shenli Treasury's silver?
impossible!Although the people in the Ministry of Punishment are not as capable as Jin Yiwei, they are also one of the three judicial divisions of the Ming Dynasty, and many of them are old sparrows in Dongting Lake.

He Liu looked at the little soldier in front of him.How could a Kubing be so calm when facing Jinyiwei and the Ministry of Punishment?
Ding Wang is by no means as simple as a little soldier.

He Liu got up: "Let's go, Ding Wang, follow me to Jinyiwei."

Ding Wang also got up: "You are welcome. I have said it all, I am an innocent person!"

He Liu and Lao Hu escorted Ding Wang back to Beizhen Fusi.

When he arrived at Beizhen Fusi, Lao Hu sent Ding Wang to the prison.He Liu went to the valet room to find Liu Da, the governor of Beisi.

Liu Da is dealing with the case files on the desk: "Lao Liu, it's so late, what can I do at the valet's office?"

He Liudao: "I caught a man in Songhe Tower."

"Who?"

"Ding Wang."

Liu Da put down the case file in his hand, and looked up at He Liu: "Ding Wang? The man who stole several 10 taels of silver from the warehouse of the Ministry of Rites together with Wan Anliang? He escaped from prison?"

He Liu shook his head: "It's not a prison escape." After finishing speaking, he entrusted Liu Da with both hands to release the ticket from the Ministry of Punishment.

Liu Da looked at the ticket and looked puzzled: "According to the rules, if the criminals handed over by Jinyiwei to the Ministry of Punishment want to be acquitted, they need four divisions from the Ministry of Punishment, including the Imprisonment Division, the Proposal Division, the Supervision Division, and the Zhili Cleaning Department." The Lang Zhong of the Ministry of Punishment will guarantee his innocence. The left and right servants of the Ministry of Punishment or the Minister should be stamped. Could it be said that the four major divisions of the Ministry of Punishment, as well as the Minister and the Minister, are all blind people?"

He Liu said: "Wan Anliang is a dying person. My subordinates believe that Wan Anliang will never drag a small soldier back out of thin air before he dies."

Liu Dao: "That's weird. Could it be that the doctors and principals of the four major divisions of the Ministry of Punishment are all shielding Ding Wang?"

He Liudao: "It's possible."

He Liu told Liu Da about the various abnormalities of Ding Wang, a Kubing soldier.

Liu Dayue felt that something was wrong when he heard it: "This is interesting. A soldier in the army, but calm in front of Jin Yiwei. This Ding Wang is not easy. Tomorrow, you take Ding Wang to the right servant of the Ministry of Justice, Xu Yuanju, and ask what happened. Li Chengru, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, has now been added to the cabinet. Li Gelao, the Shangshu, is only a nominal name now. Xu Yuanju is in charge of the specific affairs of the Ministry of Punishment."

(End of this chapter)