Chapter 1496 The Sudden Change in Suzhou - Discovery
Zhu Hengshi did not answer the two of them, but continued to look around. He looked for a while, pointed to the big house next to him and said to Cao Ziyu: "This is it!"
"Brother Zhu, what's wrong with this family?" Cao Ziyu said, raising his head and looking at the plaque on the front door of the mansion that pointed to this family.
"Dan Mansion, I remember He Qianhu mentioned it just now. This house should belong to the Dan family, a famous merchant in the city. There are few people named Dan, so I shouldn't remember it wrong." He added.
"It is indeed the residence of the Dan family, a famous merchant in the city." Zhu Hengshi nodded and said.
"What did the Dan family do that makes Brother Zhu so concerned? Do you want to find out where their mansion is?" Cao Ziyu asked.
"It's not that their family has committed anything." Cao Ziyu explained. "This morning I went out to wander around the city. I spent more than an hour walking around the entire city. When I was about to go back, I saw a man from His Highness Prince An.
The guard came out of an alley. I also recognized this person, so I said hello and wanted to return with him to the mansion where His Highness is staying."
"Of course this is very common, but on the way back, I casually asked him what he went to see. He said that he went to the Lion Forest to have a look and felt that it was getting late and he had to go back. But the Lion Forest was not where he walked out.
I paid attention to the direction of the alley. Then I talked about the beautiful scenery and shops in the city, and the guard also talked about the scenery and shops he saw in the city, and I wrote down everything he said."
"Then in the afternoon I went with Brother Cao to look for He Qianhu, and asked He Qianhu for directions. I asked He Qianhu about the beautiful scenery and the name of the store that the guard mentioned at that time, and walked through all these places. Finally, I found out
, if we don’t turn back and walk through all these places, we will definitely pass by this house, and he happened to have never mentioned this house to me. After asking He Qianhu, I learned that it is the Dan family mansion.
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"I made a special trip to the Lion Forest and saw that the scenery in the Lion Forest was different from what he said. It can be seen that it was reported by others rather than what I saw with my own eyes."
"This is very strange. Since he has never been to the Lion Forest, why would he say he has? It can be seen that he wants to conceal his whereabouts. But why should he conceal his whereabouts?" Zhu Hengpong said in a persuasive tone.
"Just when His Highness summoned the local merchants, I passed by the main hall and heard the Dan family resolutely rejecting His Highness's kindness in a very strange way. It seemed that I knew the truth. So,"
"This guard tipped off the Dan family and let the Dan family know the truth?" Cao Ziyu said.
"That's exactly what I think." Zhu Hengshi nodded and said.
"Brother Zhu is so thoughtful, I admire him." Cao Ziyu couldn't help but say.
"Commander Zhu can actually think of these things. Even the veterans in the public sector are not as good as him." He Yuan also said with admiration. Zhu Hengshi's ability is enough to be an official in charge of punishment.
Zhu Hengshi smiled faintly and said nothing.
"Who is this guard? I will definitely ask His Highness to deal with it when I get back." Cao Ziyu said again. Revealing His Highness's intentions to local merchants in private would be cheating and must not be left among the guards.
But just as he said these words, he suddenly remembered something, and his face instantly turned a little pale, and he asked in a trembling voice: "Is this guard Tang Jingyu, or Mo Li, or Xiang Jingyu?" Not only him, but also Qianhu Jinyiwei?
Yuan seemed to have thought of something, and looked at Zhu Hengshi with a panicked and somewhat excited expression.
"What's wrong with you? Why do you have this expression?" Zhu Hengshi said.
"Brother Zhu, please answer my younger brother's question quickly." Cao Ziyu said again.
Seeing that his expression was different from before, Zhu Hengshi did not pursue another lawsuit and said, "That's Tang Jingyu."
"It is indeed him." Cao Ziyu seemed to be relieved, but then he immediately panicked. "You must tell the prince immediately!"
"What?" Zhu Hengshi asked again.
At this time, Cao Ziyu hurried back to tell King An. How could he explain to him? He said, "I will explain to Brother Zhu after I report to the prince." After saying this, he ran towards the mansion where King An was staying.
Zhu Hengshi quickly followed. Seeing that they were all gone, He Yuan also hurried back to the Jinyiwei Yamen.
"What is this matter about? Is it related to the safety of His Highness?" After Cao Ziyu came out after reporting to King An, Zhu Hengshi, who was waiting in front of the door, asked again.
"Brother Zhu, do you know that the three bodyguards Tang Jingyu, Mo Li and Xiang Jingyu were all lent to the prince by the Zhou Palace?" Cao Ziyu said while walking quickly.
"Of course I know this. His Majesty originally patrolled Nanyang as His Royal Highness King Runan, but His Royal Highness King Runan fell ill just after arriving in Taiwan. His Majesty told Princess Jiangdu that the consort must cure His Highness, and he changed the title of His Royal Highness Prince An to the governor.
Nanyang. When His Royal Highness Prince An was about to return to the capital at the beginning of the twelfth lunar month and passed through Taiwan, His Highness Prince Runan was still not fully recovered and was unable to return to Beijing. However, His Highness was kind-hearted and remembered that he had been delayed in Taiwan, and his bodyguards could not return either.
In order to reunite with their families during the New Year in Beijing, more than ten guards were allowed to return to the capital with His Royal Highness Prince An, including Tang Jingyu, Mo Li and Muang Jingyu." Zhu Hengshi said.
"After more than ten guards from the Zhou Palace came to the prince, the prince secretly told me that these three people were suspected of being White Lotus cultists. Let me keep an eye on them more. Of course, the prince also said at that time, these three people are suspected of being White Lotus cultists.
The possibility of the White Lotus cultists is very low. They once assassinated the King of Runan and even the King of Zhou did not take action. They have not found any clues in these years, so don't expose your precautions to the surface. As long as they are not allowed to get close to the prince.
When the time comes, just wait as close to the kitchen as possible."
Cao Ziyu was about to talk about the afternoon, but was suddenly interrupted by Zhu Hengshi: "You don't have to say it anymore, I know what to do." After hearing this, he had already guessed the next content: The Dan family in Suzhou is also a White Lotus believer, and at least there is suspicion.
.Now that two suspects are in contact, their suspicions have greatly increased and they can be dealt with.
"Brother Zhu, I want to ask you something." Cao Ziyu suddenly said: "Brother Zhu, please send someone to the Jinyiwei Yamen and call He Yuan. The prince doesn't know what to do next, whether to immediately deal with these three people and Dan.
Everyone is arrested. King Runan may have received orders from His Majesty, but he is not here at the moment. However, the local Jin Yiwei must have received orders from the capital. Now the prince wants to ask him."
"And Xiang Yuanhong is not in the house at this time, and left the house in the name of taking a walk in Suzhou City. Should he let the Jin Yiwei capture him immediately, or should he stand still, and maybe let He Yuan inform the prince of the previous orders in the capital. So it must be
Call him."
"I'll go there myself." Zhu Hengshi said.
"But the house is on guard in case Tang Jingyu and Mo Li suddenly get into trouble?" Cao Ziyu said.
"I have already told the soldiers stationed in the palace who are close to these three people to be on guard. If the three of them make any move, they will be killed on the spot. They all have crossbows and the guards do not have crossbows, so they can definitely kill them." Zhu Hengshi said. Although he didn't just do it.
He knew what was going on, but because Cao Ziyu mentioned the names of these three people, he also ordered the soldiers to pay attention to them.
"No, Brother Zhu, you must stay in the house." Cao Ziyu said, "That's all, I'll send someone to call He Yuan."
"Brother Zhu, now the house must be tight on the outside and tight on the inside. Always pay attention to the three of them, but not let them notice. This matter is related to the safety of the prince, so please be very careful, Brother Zhu."
"It's from our province. It's related to the safety of His Highness, and I will definitely not ignore it." Zhu Hengshi said solemnly.
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"Your Highness, the secret message that Commander Qin sent to the lower official stated that if Tang Jingyu and others contacted the Dan family but did not do anything else, they would not be touched for the time being. After Tang Jingyu and others returned to the capital, they would use other excuses to raid the Dan family.
, searching for conclusive evidence that he was a White Lotus cultist, and then arrested everyone in the Dan family and tortured them in the name of raiding the White Lotus cultists. As for what the capital would do and how to deal with Tang Jingyu and others, the officials were not clear. But there was no order.
The official here handles their will." He Yuan said this in front of Zhu Ying.
"Why didn't they be arrested immediately?" Zhu Ying said. But he immediately understood the purpose of doing so. Tang Jingyu and others were just a few individuals. Even if they were arrested, nothing could be squeezed out. The White Lotus Sect who sent them out
If the people in charge had not made preparations in advance when they knew that these people were going deep into the tiger's den and might be exposed, then the White Lotus Sect would have been wiped out by the court long ago. Therefore, these people who were suspected of being White Lotus sects were never arrested and tortured.
But I hope to take a long-term approach to catch big fish.
But the Dan family is different. On the surface, they have not been exposed, and they are merchants. At least they have to raise money for the White Lotus Sect. After five years of surveillance, the local Jinyiwei did discover that the Dan family has some money.
The flow direction is not very normal, but if you follow the trace, you can't find anything, unless you can get the Dan family's account book or the Dan family's cooperation. At this time, the last function of the Dan family has been used up (to verify whether Tang Jingyu and others are White Lotus followers)
, it’s time to raid their home.
"Gu Lai personally directed the raid on Dan's family." Zhu Ying suddenly said.
"Your Highness, the meaning of this secret text is to search the Dan family after Tang Jingyu and others left." He Yuan was stunned for a moment and said.
"Gu just pretended to be sick." Zhu Ying said with a smile: "Gu pretended to be sick, and then Ming Ziyu said to the guards that King Runan lent to Gu, 'The reason why King Runan asked you to protect His Royal Highness Prince An was to be able to return.
I am celebrating the New Year with my family in the capital. But now His Highness King An is also ill and cannot rush back to the capital before the New Year. His Highness is determined to let you return to the capital on your own in order to satisfy the King of Runan. In this way, Tang Jingyu and others can be sent back. Wait for them
After leaving Suzhou City, Gu Zai presided over the inspection of Dan's house."
"Your Highness, that's not what the secret text seems to mean. It should be waiting for Tang Jingyu and others to return to the capital for a while..."
"I think you understand it wrong, but Gu Xiang is right." Zhu Ying interrupted without waiting for He Yuan to finish.
He Yuan seemed to want to argue, but Zhu Ying didn't give him a chance to argue and had already given orders. Since He Yuan was not in the capital, and there was no vassal king in Suzhou, he could only see His Majesty's preferential treatment to the princes, but not his treatment of the princes.
The princes in the Central Plains were secretly on guard, not to mention that they did not need to mobilize troops but only the imperial guards, so they did not continue to argue.
After Zhu Ying gave the Suzhou police, Jin Yiwei, accompanying soldiers and palace guards all the things to do, he gave a few more instructions and finally said: "You all go down and get ready. Tomorrow Gu will send Tang Jingyu and others back to Beijing. The day after tomorrow
Start searching Dan's house."
Everyone was ordered to leave. Zhu Ying walked around the main hall a few more times, expressing his excitement, and finally calmed down. Eunuch Liu came over and asked: "Your Highness, it will be late soon. Do you want to summon Suzhou?"
businessman."
"Gone." Zhu Ying said with a smile: "The reason why I wanted to summon them was to squeeze out money to repair the Kra Isthmus Canal? Now as long as the Dan family is raided, there will be a lot of money, so why bother to persuade a few more people?
merchant?"
"Your Majesty may have other uses for the money from the raid on Dan's house," Eunuch Liu said.
"Since the officials have not ordered an immediate inspection of the Dan family, they will not include this money that they don't know when it will be received into their income, let alone arrange its use in advance. At most, it will be confiscated into the national treasury. Anyway, there is no need to delay the construction of the canal. Wait until the return
After arriving in Beijing, I must make the officials agree to use the money to build the canal." Zhu Ying said.
Now that Zhu Ying had thought about it, Eunuch Liu stopped talking and asked the prince what he planned to eat for dinner before leaving. At this time, Zhu Ying suddenly thought of something again and ordered: "Remember to check the Dan family's Xu Gong
At that time, Xiao Zhuo was also written in it. Their family was not a military commander, and it was not easy to get a title. If you can give more credit, give more credit. He also used to be a businessman, and he also used it when checking and counting the property. He would not let others
I feel baffled." Xiao Zhuo has been very respectful to him during the six months since he was governor of Nanyang. He was very satisfied and decided to give Xiao Zhuo some benefits in return.
"Yes, Your Majesty, when Mr. Xiao comes back, I will go over and tell him." Eunuch Liu agreed.
"Xiao Zhuo is out?"
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"What are you doing? He doesn't want to see the scenery in Suzhou, right? He travels between Shanghai and Beijing all year round, so he is no stranger to the scenery in Suzhou."
"Your Majesty, I heard that his nephew returned to his hometown from the capital to celebrate the New Year. He happened to be passing through Suzhou City and was staying at his father-in-law's house. Mr. Xiao found out and wanted to go see his nephew and talk to him."
"That's it. His nephew is Xiao Tong, and his nephew's in-law family is Li Taiyuan's Li family. This family was lucky. At first, the official and Yunzhi and others passed by the governor's place half for fun and half for the governor.
When he was in Suzhou, his daughter had a friendship with Yun Zhi and saved their family five years ago. Otherwise, most of their family's wealth would have been taken away by others."
"Xiao Zhuo will not stay at Li's house tonight. There is no reason to stay at his nephew's in-law's house. Send someone to wait outside Xiao Zhuo's house for his return."
