Chapter 179 Seize the Jin Family
"Brother!" Li Zhang returned home, and Li Er was the first to pounce on him, and then his whole body hung around Li Zhang's neck. Because Li Zhang had been taking care of potatoes in the imperial village during this period, this made Li Er very worried. After all, this was the first time that the two brothers and sisters had separated for such a long time. Although Li Zhang had lived in the palace before, he was close to him, not as far away as Li Zhang went to the imperial village this time. Li Er had no choice but to see him.
"Oh, why are you heavy again? If you continue like this, you will lose weight!" Li Zhang hugged Li Er at this time, but then he said half-jokingly and half-seriously. Since his life got better, Li Er was no longer as dark and thin as before. Instead, he was white and fat and very cute. He was usually very greedy. He would bring back a bunch of snacks every time he went to the street. If this continues, Li Zhang was really worried that Li Er would become like Jin Xiaomei.
"I'm getting bigger, of course I'll get heavier!" Li'er couldn't help but say angrily when she heard Li Zhang's words. Girls are like this, and no matter how big or small, they hate others saying that she is fat.
At this time, Xiuxiu also came forward to meet Li Zhang, but except for the two of them, no one else at home was at home. After all, everyone had something to do during the day. Chou Niang and Huozi were in the restaurant, Yan Niang was in the soap shop, Dou Zi and Li Yonghe went to the grassland, let alone Lu Wu, not to mention Lu Wu, not only did they not see people during the day, but sometimes they could not see people at night.
Li Zhang finally returned home, and Xiuxiu immediately asked someone to burn him hot water to take a bath. At the same time, she also went to the kitchen to prepare food for Li Zhang personally. Speaking of which, Li Zhang was really hungry because after leaving the inn this morning, he ran all the way, and then went to the palace to see Zhao Zhen, and went to Jinshan's house, and had no time to eat.
After taking a comfortable hot bath and having a long-lost meal, Li Zhang also felt that the fatigue on the road was wiped out and his whole body had recovered a little energy. At this time, he asked Xiuxiu again: "Will Uncle Wu come back today?"
"Uncle Wu went home almost every day these days. When he left today, he didn't say he wouldn't let the meal stay, so he would probably come back." Xiuxiu replied with some uncertainty at this time. If Lu Wu didn't come back, he would usually tell Xiuxiu not to wait for him, but there were special circumstances, such as if there was something unexpected that needed to be handled by Lu Wu, and he didn't have time to go home again.
When Li Zhang heard that Lu Wu should come back, he finally felt relieved. Something happened to the Jinshan family, he didn't know who to discuss. Although Zhao Zhen was the emperor, he had no real power. Of course, he could also go to Liu E, but he asked Liu E to plead for such a thing. With Liu E's temper, he might scold him and kick him out, and might even deliberately increase the punishment for the Jin family. So after thinking about it, the only person who could discuss was Lu Wu.
During dinner, everyone in the family came back one after another. Even Huozi and Chou Niang, who rarely go home, heard that Li Zhang was back, rushed to meet. After all, Li Zhang had been to Huangzhuang for a long time, and they missed him very much.
However, everyone else came, but Lu Wu never saw anyone. In the end, it was dark, and Xiuxiu decided to have a meal first. As a result, when the meal was finished, Lu Wu did not come back, which disappointed Li Zhang. It seemed that Lu Wu had something to do today, so he couldn't come back.
However, just when Li Zhang was disappointed, Lu Wu suddenly came back, which surprised him. He hurried to the front yard, but Lu Wu was eating voraciously. When he saw Li Zhang coming in, he couldn't help but look up and said, "I heard from Xiuxiu that you have something to ask me for? But why did you come back so early?"
Although Lu Wu didn't know what Li Zhang was doing some time ago, Li Zhang told him before leaving that he would probably leave about half a month, but only seven or eight days later, Li Zhang came back, and he had to find him after he came back, so he was a little strange.
"Uncle Wu, do you know that Lei Yungong was arrested?" Li Zhang asked straight to the point.
"Of course I know that this incident had already spread all over the city yesterday, and the reason why I came back like this today was because of Lei Yungong, a bastard." Lu Wu replied while eating.
"Even your Criminal Department has alarmed this matter?" Li Zhang was also shocked when he heard this. Criminal Department is generally only responsible for some major cases or very difficult cases, while Lei Yungong's case is no longer a simple case. Generally speaking, it is not alarmed Criminal Department?
"We were not needed at first, but Lei Yungong is too brave. After going to the imperial tomb, he embezzled a lot. There were hundreds of people involved in his case. So today, Kaifeng Prefecture, Dali Temple and our Examination Department were all transferred to arrest people, and I only arrested more than a dozen of them myself." Lu Wu said again at this time. Lei Yungong's affairs had already become a big deal. So many people were arrested, and it is estimated that Lei Yungong, as the main culprit, should not escape death.
"Uncle Wu, do you know what the situation of the Jinshan family is? When I went to their house today, I found that there were yamen runners from Kaifeng Mansion guarding the door, and no one allowed them to enter." Li Zhang immediately asked again. He was a little worried that Lu Wu didn't know the situation of the Jinshan family, but he didn't expect that he would also participate in the case.
"I warned you not to get too close to the Kingsoft family. If someone like Lei Yungong is a backer, you will be unlucky sooner or later!" When Lu Wu heard Li Zhang ask about the situation of the Kingsoft family, he couldn't help but sigh. In fact, when he saw Li Zhang just now, he also guessed that his sudden return might be related to the Kingsoft family.
"Kinshan once helped me, and he was not a bad person. Now that their family is in trouble, I can't stand by and watch. Those who should help me should still help." Li Zhang smiled bitterly at this time. Of course, he once secretly reminded himself not to get too close to Kingshan, but later the two were destined to be together and gradually became friends.
"Forget it, I knew that if something happened to the Kingsoft family, you would definitely come back. But I will tell you that the Kingsoft family is Lei Yungong's relatives, and their relationship is very close, so as soon as Lei Yungong had an accident, the Kingsoft family was under the supervision of Kaifeng Prefecture. Although it has not been arrested yet, it is probably only the past two days." Lu Wu sighed immediately.
"What should I do? What would Kingsoft be charged if he was asked?" Li Zhang asked nervously again at this time.
"The case of Lei Yungong has not yet begun to be investigated. People like Kingsoft were arrested for Lei Yungong's involvement. No one can say what the charge is. However, it is estimated that the charge will not be too light, but don't worry too much. I probably won't be a death sentence." Lu Wu thought about it for a moment and replied again.
Hearing that it was not a death sentence, Li Zhang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. After all, as long as people are alive, he asked nervously: "Uncle Wu, will the Jinshan family be implicated?"
"Then maybe, Jinshan is Lei Yungong's nephew, and he will definitely not be able to escape this time. As for his family, it depends on the degree of their involvement in the case. However, as far as I know, he is the only male in the Jinshan family, which is a good thing, because the yamen only arrests male in it. If a woman does not commit a crime directly, she will not have to arrest her." Lu Wu said immediately.
Hearing this, Li Zhang finally breathed a sigh of relief again. If he only caught Jinshan, there would be less trouble. However, he frowned again, because he suddenly realized that he knew too few people and now he didn't know how to save Jinshan?
"Uncle Wu, what happened to Kingsoft..."
As soon as Li Zhang said that, Lu Wu understood what he meant and immediately waved his hand and interrupted him: "Kinshan's case is not under our jurisdiction of the Criminal Department. I can't help much, but I know a few people. If Kingsoft is really arrested, I can help you take care of him in prison."
Li Zhang also knew that Lu Wu was telling the truth, so he could only sigh helplessly. Apart from Lu Wu, he really couldn't find anything to help. Of course, he couldn't blame him, after all, his foundation was too shallow.
The next morning, Li Zhang received news that Jinshan was arrested, and Jinshan was also sealed. When he hurried to the front of Jinshan's house, he saw that the gate had been stamped with seals and the gate was surrounded by people watching the fun.
When Li Zhang squeezed through the crowd and found that Mrs. Jin and Xiaomei and her daughter were hugging each other and crying. They didn't even have a small bag except for their clothes. It seemed that they were strictly prohibited from taking anything away when the seal was sealed.
"Madam Jin!" Li Zhang immediately stepped forward and bowed.
"Li Zhang? Why are you... you are here?" Jin Xiaomei was stunned when she saw Li Zhang, and then couldn't help crying again. However, Mrs. Jin stopped her sad voice at this time, and wiped her tears and showed a reluctant smile to Li Zhang.
"I already know about Jinshan. Why don't you go back with me if you don't talk here?" Li Zhang said again. Mrs. Jin and her daughter were all in her own hands, and the servants at home might have dispersed. Maybe they didn't even have a place to stay tonight, so Li Zhang decided to take them back to his home to live.
"This... thank you for your kindness, but this time the matter is so big, we will not implicate Brother Li!" Mrs. Jin hesitated for a moment, but finally refused. Although they had nowhere to go now, they did not want to implicate Li Zhang.
"It's okay, Kingsoft is just implicated. I have asked someone to take care of him in prison. As long as I find out in the future, Kingsoft may be able to come out. It's more convenient for you to live with me." Li Zhang said again at this time. He may not be able to help Jinshan's affairs, but at least it's okay to take care of Mrs. Jin and her daughter.
When Mrs. Jin heard that Li Zhang was able to take care of Jinshan, she was also happy. Then she looked at Jin Xiaomei who was only crying beside her, and finally nodded and said, "That's it, let's disturb Brother Li!"
Chapter completed!