Chapter 52: The Prefect of the Grand Master's Mansion
As the sun began to rise, a large number of officials in court uniforms had gathered in front of the Grand Master's Mansion, with anxious expressions on their faces. They were forming a group, discussing something in low voices.
The clear sound of horseshoes came, and everyone followed the sound and saw an old man with a hunchback, leading a skinny old horse, and pulling the extremely simple, even slightly shabby carriage, swaying over.
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"It's Mr. Li, the guard captain, here!"
The carriage stopped, and Li Lian jumped out of the carriage with the help of an old servant. He looked up and saw a group of officials staring at him with glaring eyes.
The next moment, all the officials suddenly came forward and surrounded Li Lian.
"Master Li, you are finally here!"
"Sir, you are a person whom the Grand Master has great trust in. Please go and find out what happened yesterday to cause such a big battle?"
"That's right. The guards of the Grand Master's Mansion took people for no reason, and they haven't made any noise about it until now."
Li Lian was surrounded by everyone, his face was slightly confused, he waved his hands repeatedly and said:
"No, gentlemen, why are you so anxious? It's not you who are being arrested!"
"Yes, it's okay to be a lower-ranking official, but among all the officials in the imperial court, everyone is related to them! This time, the one who went in was my brother-in-law."
"Isn't it? If I don't find a way to find out what happened to Mrs. Xiaguan's brother, the grape trellis in the backyard will fall on my head."
"Xiaguan doesn't have many relatives, but Xiaguan and a few adults jointly run a small business to support the family. If they get in, it won't be easy for Xiaguan if they don't get in!"
"Zhi Jin Cheng helped Xiaguan many times, but something happened to him today. If Xianguan doesn't come forward, I'm afraid he will be criticized by his colleagues."
In a few words, the officials did not say much, but in fact they had clearly exposed a court that was bright on the surface but corrupt on the inside.
Li Lian looked around at everyone present, coughed slightly, and glanced at the surrounding officials.
Everyone was stunned for a moment, but then they immediately reacted, their eyes slightly wandering, pretending not to understand what Li Lian meant.
"Many of Tingwei's people were also taken away. Mr. Li must have come to rescue his subordinates. In that case, why not help us and ask, how about it?" An official coughed dryly and said.
Hearing this, Li Lian curled his lips and said:
"That's a good thing. When my subordinates were arrested, it wouldn't be right if I didn't come out to ask questions. I had no choice but to take the money raised by my subordinates' families and come here to walk around..."
Halfway through his words, Li Lian looked at the crowd thoughtfully, and the thumb and index finger of the hand placed in front of him began to rub together, seemingly intentionally or unintentionally.
All the officials were suddenly speechless.
This Li Lian has not forgotten to make money at this time!
Seeing that everyone was silent, Li Lian made a move to leave and said:
"Okay, if everything is alright, gentlemen, I will go in."
After hearing this, someone finally couldn't help it anymore and gritted his teeth and said:
"Five hundred taels!"
As soon as this person came out, someone next to him tugged at the corner of his clothes, indicating that he shouldn't speak.
The man who spoke out gritted his teeth and said:
"I have a close relationship with Lord Tingwei Zuojian He, and I would like to ask Lord Li for help!"
In fact, no one present believed this.
The Tingwei Mansion is in charge of hearing suspicious cases in the country and is responsible for managing the Zhao Prison. The court officials and dignitaries who commit crimes are also tried and detained by it.
Everyone knows the private temperament of this person who was the first to let go. Everyone knows what kind of close friendship they have with each other. They are all excuses.
I was afraid that he might have something that fell into the hands of Tingwei Zuo, and he was afraid that it would be revealed accidentally, so I desperately wanted to know his situation.
When Li Lian heard this, he narrowed his eyes and said with a smile:
"Too much, too much, just one hundred taels will do!"
His words made the people on the side change their expressions.
As a person like Li Lian, he has no reason to pay back the money he takes. How can he lower the price on his own?
What the man said was five hundred taels of silver, but what he said was probably one hundred taels of gold!
"Master Li, you are too... Huh, okay! One hundred taels of gold, just wait for someone to release it, and the money will be given to you! I also know your rules, but you must not be completely sure about this matter.
So I have to wait until the person is released before the money will be given to you!" The man took a deep breath and said reluctantly.
Li Lian's eyes moved, he nodded, and said:
"Okay, it's a deal!"
"My lords, who else wants to ask me to help with this?" Li Lian looked around and asked.
All the officials looked at each other and gritted their teeth and said:
"good!"
"Please help Mr. Li!"
Li Lianxiao narrowed his eyes and ordered the old servant beside him:
"Come, write down the names of all the adults!"
After saying that, Li Lian walked towards the Grand Master's residence.
As Wang Xiao's confidant, Li Lian would not be stopped by the guards in front of the Grand Master's residence.
Li Lian walked straight into the mansion and waited for his subordinates to inform him. He didn't wait long before he saw Wang Xiao.
"Hahaha, why are Zhengyu here?" Wang Xiao said with a smile on his face.
Zhengyu is the character of Li Lian.
"Integrity" and "Integrity" are both words used to describe an upright and upright character. When placed on him, he felt inexplicably happy.
Li Lian cupped his hands and said:
"Grand Master, please investigate in detail He Yu, the left eunuch of Tingwei, and Huali, the magistrate of Dianke Department."
Cheng Huali, the magistrate of the Dianke Office, was the first person to agree to Li Lian's blackmail.
Wang Xiao couldn't help being stunned when he heard this, frowned and said:
"What happened? Did they offend you?"
Li Lian shook his head and said:
"No, it's just that after He Yu was brought back by the guards of the Taishi Mansion, Hua Li asked the official to come and inquire, and he agreed to the huge amount of money extorted by the official without saying a word. So there must be some incompatibility between the two.
A place to tell people."
When Wang Xiao heard this, he nodded thoughtfully and said:
"That's it! Okay, I understand."
Wang Xiao paused, then raised his head and asked:
"So that's why you came here today?"
Li Lian smiled bitterly and said depressedly:
"What the Grand Master has done has deep meaning, and the lower official is naturally unwilling to interfere with it. It's just that my subordinates have come to my house for help. If I don't care about it, the official will not be able to deal with himself in the future, so he has no choice but to come to the house to ask for an audience, or go back.
Give your subordinates an explanation!"
Seeing his grimace, Wang Xiao couldn't help laughing and said:
"Hahaha, haven't you always been able to feed your men well? Why are you here today!"
Li Lian grimaced, bowed his head and saluted:
"Please forgive me, Grand Master!"
Wang Xiao had laughed enough and said:
"Okay, I know what you mean! You go back and tell your people that these officials are invited here this time just to strictly inspect the defense inside and outside Beijing, nothing else. Let them rest assured that after three days, I will
Then let him go!"
When Li Lian heard this, he immediately smiled and said:
"Thank you, Grand Master, for your understanding!"
"Go back to work! Remember, it's okay for you to love money. As long as you work faithfully, I won't care." Wang Xiao warned.
Li Lian bowed before turning and leaving.
After Li Lian left, Tie Shengwen slowly walked out from behind the screen.
"Go and check He Yu, there is another one named Hua Li."
Iron Shengwen Gongshou said:
"yes."
And just when he turned to leave, Wang Xiao suddenly stopped him.