But Zhang Chu left Funing Hall, found Zheng Qingzhi, and got a list of merchants who had lent money to Jia Chong.
Zheng Qingzhi warned carefully: "Eunuch Zhang, there are people behind these people. You have to be careful when arresting people. Don't go too far. Otherwise, you don't know what will happen later."
Zhang Chu was now placed in the Imperial City Department by Zhao Yun, and his official position was the Deputy Envoy of the Imperial City, the second-in-command of the Imperial City Department, and there was also an Imperial City Envoy above him.
However, with Zhao Yun's deliberate cultivation of Zhang Chu, the blind man also knew that it was only a matter of time before Zhang Chu became the envoy of the imperial city.
Zhang Chu was in awe of Zheng Qingzhi's status as prime minister, and carefully replied: "Don't worry, sir, our family must keep a good sense of proportion. We often did this when we were in the palace, so we dare not do anything random."
Zheng Qingzhi nodded and then left with peace of mind.
After Zheng Qingzhi left, the smile on Zhang Chu's face disappeared. Zhang Chu said: "The officials want me to restore the prestige of the Imperial City Division, but it's not too much. How can I have prestige? Do I need to preach?"
After saying that, Zhang Chu strode back to the Imperial City Division, gathered more than 300 people, and said loudly: "The officials have orders to investigate the case of the theft of military pay for the Sichuan and Sichuan troops. You will follow our family to take the people."
The Imperial City Division had not run any errands for many years. As soon as they heard that the officials had issued an order, everyone screamed as if they had been given a shot of chicken blood.
When the imperial envoy Ma Zhi got the news, he ran to Zhang Chu excitedly and said, "Eunuch Zhang, please take me with you on this errand. I'm almost sick."
Ma Zhi's official position was above Zhang Chu's, and he was the top leader of the Imperial City Department. However, Zhang Chu was unfortunately ordered by Zhao Yun himself and parachuted down from above, so his status was not comparable to that of Ma Zhi.
In addition, Ma Zhi had no ambitions, so he naturally did not dare to go against Zhang Chu and was respectful to Zhang Chu.
Zhang Chu naturally didn't say anything, and took Ma Zhi and others directly out of the Imperial City Si Yamen to pick up the people.
More than 300 imperial city soldiers walked majestically on the street, with their heads held high and their backs straight. This was the first time in many years that they walked on the street with such confidence.
, can that show cowardice?
When the people saw it, they all stood aside in fear and started talking about it.
"Which yamen does this belong to? It's so energetic."
"I don't know. It's not like the Inspection Department. It looks like the Imperial City Department. But I haven't seen many of the Imperial City Department, so I don't know if it's them."
The first place Zhang Chu came to was the home of Li Maocai, the owner of Liji Bank.
As soon as they arrived here, the servant in front of Li's house saw hundreds of people coming in an aggressive manner. He thought the Dagu bandits were coming and was so frightened that he wanted to close the door. However, Ma Zhidang jumped first and kicked the door open again.
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Ma Zhi said angrily: "The Imperial City Department is ordered to handle the case, but you dare to close the door!"
The servants were very frightened, but fortunately their boss had a big business and was a rich man, so they had some confidence. One servant said: "Which Imperial City Secretary? I have never heard of it, but I can tell you that this is Li Ji
Please don’t mess around in the mansion of the bank’s owner, Mr. Li, or we’ll catch you and put you in jail.”
Zhang Chu was very angry from behind and said angrily: "We are here to arrest you. You threaten our family with jail time. If you go against the grain, you will be beaten to death by our family."
After saying this, Zhang Chu waved his hand, and the guards behind him swarmed forward, punching and kicking several servants. After a few moments, those servants ran out of energy.
"died."
One of the servants was beaten to death. The imperial guards were a little flustered and frightened, and looked at Zhang Chu uncertainly;
Zhang Chu swallowed the cigarette, then mustered up all his strength and shouted loudly: "What are you afraid of? If you interfere with the Imperial City Department's errands, I will kill you. Let's go in and arrest them."
With Zhang Chu's words, what else could there be to say? Everyone was excited. Anyway, Zhang Chu would hold up the sky when it fell. They rushed in like mad dogs one by one, and surrounded and interrogated anyone they saw.
Resistance means a violent beating, letting out all the pent-up frustration accumulated in the heart over the years;
Soon, the Imperial City Division arrested Li Maocai and one of his sons.
Zhang Chu waved his hand and said, "Take it back to the Imperial City Department first and then go to the next one."
Li Maocai shouted loudly: "What crime have I committed? Why do you arrest me?"
"Snapped."
Zhang Chu went up with a loud mouth and said loudly: "We don't have time to talk to you now. We will have a good chat with you when we get back."
Li Maocai became anxious and shouted: "You can't arrest me, you can't arrest me, there's someone above me."
Why does Zhang Chu care if there is someone above him? Is it possible that the person above him is bigger than the person above him?
This is obviously impossible.
"take away."
In this way, Zhang Chu led his men on a rampage in Lin'an City. They arrived at the homes of seven large businessmen and captured five people on the list. Two others were not at home and had gone to other places. Zhang Chu arrested all their sons.
, and threw it into the Imperial City Prison.
The Imperial City Division was recruiting people on a large scale, and the ones they hired were wealthy people like big businessmen. This news was so explosive that for a while, the streets and alleys of Lin'an City were talking about it.
Firstly, everyone was surprised why so many people were arrested. Secondly, everyone was surprised that the Imperial City Division, which had not heard any noise for many years, suddenly became fierce. Why is this?
At night, Zhang Chu, the prison chief of the Imperial City, sat on his chair with a majestic look, looking at the dozen or so people lined up in front of him with a glaring and majestic look.
All these dozen people had their hands hung up by iron chains, with only their toes slightly touching the ground. Their tops were taken off, revealing their plump, white and chubby figures.
Zhang Chu, Ma Zhi, and all the officers of the Imperial City Department were very excited when they thought that each of them was extremely rich.
Those hanging here are not people, they are clearly hanging mountains of gold and silver one after another.
In excitement, Zhang Chu quickly remembered Zhao Yun's advice and said loudly: "The officials hate evil very much. As long as you work well, your good life will be inevitable. But if you bend the law for personal gain and do not do business, the words of the officials will turn a deaf ear."
, Don’t blame our family for cleaning up the house, their men are ruthless.”
"Yes, yes, my father-in-law is right. How dare we disobey the officials, even if we have ten more courages?"
Ma Zhi laughed along and led everyone to express their loyalty to Zhang Chu.
After training everyone, Zhang Chu looked at Li Maocai, Zhang Jinjin, Wang Gao and others.
Zhang Chu said: "Do you know a man named Jia Chong?"
Jia Chong is their big customer, and they will only meet a few in their lifetime. There is no one they don't know. Besides, they also know that Jia Chong is the Huangmenling in the palace and a celebrity around the Queen Mother. How can they forget this?
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They nodded one after another to show their recognition.
Zhang Chu added: "Jia Chong is addicted to gambling. He asked you to borrow a lot of money. Do you know where the money he paid back came from?"