Jinyi Town Mountains and Rivers

Chapter 769 The Greedy Wanli Emperor

He Liu didn't expect that he would accidentally learn about this secret of Dongchang due to the bad things he did when he came to Shunde Mansion to hide in the court hall!
He Liu asked Ma Sanyou: "Did the governors of Dongchang in the past, such as Huang Jin and Chen Hong in the Jiajing period; Liu Da and Meng Chong in the Longqing period; Feng Bao, Wang An, and Zhang Jing in the Wanli period, all know about this? Did they take advantage of you moths?"

Ma Sanyou replied: "How dare we let the governor above know? It's all done in private by those of us who watch Kufan."

At this moment, He Liu felt a little distressed in his heart.After all, during the Jia, Long, and Wan dynasties, more than half of the famous calligraphy and paintings stored in the internal storage were all copied by him from the corrupt officials' mansions.

He Liu made a decision to report the matter to Emperor Wanli.Put an end to this big disadvantage of the inner carrier warehouse.

He Liu said to Li Hanjiao: "Hanjiao, first put Ma Sanyou in your Shunde prison. I will take him back to Beijing tomorrow."

Li Hanjiao pointed to Cao Guanzhi: "Grandpa, what about him?"

He Liudao: "Cao Guanzhi. Immediately make up the wages that the five hundred laborers gave you to open up wasteland in the past few months. I will let the past go for you."

Cao Guanzhi was overjoyed: "Yes! The students are going to make up for the wages of those laborers."

The yamen servant escorted Ma Sanyou away, and Cao Guanzhi also withdrew from the lobby.He Liu said to Li Hanjiao: "Hanjiao, I will go to the tombs of Li Heijiu and Liang Shanghong in the afternoon to pay my respects. I will leave for Beijing tomorrow."

Seven years ago, Li Heijiu and Liang Shanghong were implicated in the "Witch Gu Case" planned by Queen Mother Li, and were bestowed to death by Emperor Wanli.Their tombs are in Chenjiazhuang outside Shunde Mansion.

Almost all of He Liu's former friends have been buried.For these years, He Liu could only talk to those old brothers across the grave.

In the afternoon, Chenjiazhuang.

He Liu set up an incense burner in front of the joint tomb of Li Heijiu and Liang Shanghong, lit incense, and burned some paper money.

After finishing all this, he sat down in front of the grave.Facing the tombstone of Li Heijiu and his wife, he said: "Heijiu, your sixth brother has come to see you. Hey, look at me, the only thing that is old now is this white hair. It won't be long before I can go down there I asked you to drink."

"Do you still remember my grandson Hanjiao? When I went to Beijing on business, you often took him to fish and catch prawns by the Yongding River. Now he has grown up and is a parent officer in Shunde Prefecture. My own grandson, myself I understand. He is a person with a pure nature, and he will definitely benefit your fellow countrymen."

"All the years, the old man is a thief if he doesn't die. I'm old, but I can't die yet. I haven't found out the cause of Shizhong's death until now. Even if he dies, he can't rest in peace. I hope Lord Yama will give more I need some time. Let me find out the real culprit, and then send the bull head and horse face to collect me."

"Everything is fine with your old master, Empress Dowager Li. Heh, in the deep palace, it is good to be able to survive. Although the emperor has long had a rift with her, the love between mother and child is still there. In recent years, Empress Dowager Li has not Let's not ask about political affairs. The emperor also pays her respects every now and then."

"Our Jinyiwei is now under the management of the East Factory. Chen Ju, the deputy admiral of the East Factory, is also the eunuch who supervises the Jinyiwei. In fact, the rule set by Master Yongle back then was that the East Factory was in charge of the Jinyiwei. I don't bother to fight anymore. Anyway, Eunuch Chen He is a good man. He will not treat the younger generation of Jinyiwei badly."

"I still remember that more than 30 years ago, I set up an execution ground in Shunde Mansion and used your head as a bait to force your wife Liang Shanghong to show up. Everything I did at that time was for the sake of Yan. You Don't hate me. The world is impermanent, who would have thought that Hei Jiuye, the bandit leader of Yannan Mountain in Shunde Prefecture, had been a Jinyi Guard for more than 20 years. He died in a court battle in the end."

"Forget it. I'm leaving. I'm about to be buried. I don't know if I have a chance to visit your grave again. Heh, we're in hell anyway, and we old brothers can meet again."

After finishing speaking, He Liu got up and patted the dirt under his buttocks.

Four days later, the main hall of Yongshou Palace.

He Liu, Wang An, Chen Ju, and Zhang Jing knelt down in front of Emperor Wanli in turn.

He Liu told Emperor Wanli all about the Dongchang Watching Ku Fan serving the civet cat in exchange for the prince, and stealing the paintings and calligraphy from the inner carrier library.

Emperor Wanli's reaction after hearing this was not fury, but surprise!What he said next almost made He Liu spit out a mouthful of old blood.

Emperor Wanli said: "Cough! Why didn't I think of it! Those long-haired and moldy calligraphy and paintings of famous artists in the inner carrier warehouse can be exchanged for real gold and silver! What are famous calligraphy and paintings? Gold and silver are the most real! He Liu, I heard you You are quite proficient in identifying calligraphy and painting! You immediately identify the authenticity of the calligraphy and painting in the inner carrier warehouse. Burn all the fakes, and the real ones, you can help me sell them at a price!"

Emperor Wanli has now completely inherited the greedy nature of his grandfather, Emperor Jiajing.In his eyes, the silver of the royal private house in the inner carrier warehouse is not much lighter than Jiangshan Sheji!
He Liudao: "I obey the order. Your Majesty, I don't know how to deal with those moths in Dongchang? Please tell me clearly."

Emperor Wanli replied without hesitation: "Then there is no need to ask? Stealing the emperor's private treasury, all of them will be arrested and beheaded! All their family property will be confiscated! Oh, no, it will be put into the internal transport treasury!"

Zhang Kangchen from the Ministry of Rites stole the gold seal of the traitor, and Emperor Wanli can spare his life.Those moths in the East Factory stretched their hands into the private treasury of Emperor Wanli. Emperor Wanli absolutely cannot tolerate it!

Wang An, the governor of Dongchang, kowtowed and said: "The servant and maid admiral supervised Dongchang, but they didn't find out this serious evil. There is a crime of negligence. Please punish the emperor."

Zhang Jing also said: "The servants also served as admirals in Dongchang before. They are also guilty of negligence."

Emperor Wanli waved his hand generously: "Forget it. Those who don't know are innocent. You have also been deceived by the people below."

Turning around, Emperor Wanli told He Liu again: "You have to sell those calligraphy and paintings of famous artists in the warehouse of the inner carrier! Oh, the palace suddenly releases so many calligraphy and paintings of famous artists, the market price will definitely go down! Let’s do this, no matter what the price is, as long as it can be sold!”

He Liu couldn't laugh or cry.He found that, compared to Dongchang's self-stealing, the emperor was more concerned about whether those famous calligraphy and paintings could be exchanged for white money.

He Liudao: "I obey the order."

Emperor Wanli asked He Liu happily again: "He Aiqing, do you estimate how much money can those calligraphy and paintings in the inner carrier warehouse be sold for?"

He Liu replied: "It will take a few days for me to find out how many fakes and how many genuine products are in the warehouse before I can reply to the emperor."

Emperor Wanli nodded: "Okay. He Aiqing, you can go to the inner transport depot right now, and hurry up to finish your errands!"

He Liu walked out of Yongshou Palace.He found that the current emperor has completely changed.He has fallen from an ambitious monarch to a miser!

It is said that the country is easy to change, but the temperament is difficult.Personality, just like cats like fish and dogs like shit, is hard to change.Moreover, disposition is still passed down from generation to generation.

(End of this chapter)