Outside the cell, the prison warden Du Shaoqin held a long whip, wiped the sweat from his forehead with his hand, and flicked it to the ground.
Drops of sweat bloom on the ground like raindrops.
"The dean of the academy, isn't it because he was frightened by me and confessed something inside?" Du Shaoqin chuckled, as if his actions today had made a great contribution.
"I'm afraid it's not that easy. When we were in Gu'an County, we also captured several members of this organization. Even Xiao Chen's combination of kindness and power didn't have much effect. In the end, it took a lot of effort to make the other party drunk.
I just got some useful information." Liu Rufeng sat on the ground, leaning against the wall of the cell, and said slowly.
"Then bringing them back is a waste of food?"
"As Xiao Chen said, these people won't say anything. They all have a belief in their hearts, and this belief has completely controlled them. Unless there are people who are messing around in this organization and we happen to catch them,
Maybe he will explain some things out of fear. However, no one will hang out in such an organization to fight against the imperial court, right?" Liu Rufeng stretched his legs and beat his legs as he spoke.
"Then what will this person say if he leaves Xiao Chen behind?"
"When Xiao Chen comes out, you will know everything." Leaning his back against the wall, Liu Rufeng slowly closed his eyes.
"How could you do this? How could you be so incredible?" Pointing at Xiao Chen, Cao Zheng, the dean of the auditorium in the cell, looked very disappointed.
"You and I are two completely different camps, each with its own master. It doesn't seem too important what kind of impression we have on each other, right? Besides, you, a person who is about to die, what is the use of hiding the money? Let the money do what it should do
Isn't it better to play a better role?" Looking at the other party, Xiao Chen grinned and said calmly.
"Don't talk about money all the time, don't you think it's tacky?"
"Tacky? What do you call vulgar eating, drinking, and drinking? Those people who work with their backs to the sky and their faces to the loess can't get a few silver for a year. Without money, where are the clothes for the family? Where is the food for the family? Do you think the people of the Ming Dynasty are the same?
Are you the kind of person who just talks and gets money delivered to your door? Are you trying to say that you regard money as dirt? That’s what you get when you’re full. A well-fed man doesn’t know that a hungry man is hungry.”
Xiao Chen's right hand behind his back trembled a few times, and finally resisted the urge to slap him.
With a hint of embarrassment on his face, Cao Zhengdao said, "I didn't say you treat money like dirt. I just said, don't talk about money at all times."
"Money is the life of ordinary people. Do I put money behind me and talk about you?" Xiao Chen said coldly, "I am a rough man and I envy those knowledgeable people, but I look down on you.
You are a pedantic, single-minded so-called literati. You think of yourself as a noble person and flaunt yourself everywhere. Ask yourself, what practical things have you done for the people?"
"I, we..."
"Me, what am I? Okay, kidnap the prince. What's the use of kidnapping the prince? Can it subvert the Ming Dynasty? Apart from causing temporary chaos in the court, what else can it do? You want to watch other princes fighting for the throne?
, swords and swords meet and war breaks out? The people suffer and the lives of the people are in ruins? With the wisdom of the current emperor, do you think he will let things develop to the point you think? He is really naive." Xiao Chen shouted with contempt.
"I don't think so, I just want..." Cao Zheng said.
"Don't judge, what good outcome can this stupid move of yours bring? After all, you are also educated scholars. If you don't contribute to the court, you should at least think about the people. Now in the Ming Dynasty, the country is peaceful and the people are safe.
Come and pay homage. Although in some places, people still have no food left at home, most of the people, as long as they work hard, have lived a life without worries about food and clothing. What are you doing, and what do you want to achieve? What can you do?
What kind of fame can you come up with?"
"To tell you the truth, we are seeking revenge. We have an sworn hatred with Zhu Di." Cao Zhengdao said with a sudden change of heart.
"Oh, so that's it?" The disdain on Xiao Chen's face turned into contempt, "If you have a grudge against the emperor, then go kidnap the emperor. Why do you want to touch the prince? Don't tell me, this is a strategy, one step.
Targeting the emperor step by step. In my eyes, you are bullying the weak and afraid of the strong, a typical villain behavior."
"You are really unreasonable." Cao Zheng shook his head, straightened his body, and slowly closed his eyes.
Seeing that the other party remained silent, Xiao Chen rubbed his nose and said, "You don't want to talk to me anymore? Then tell me where you hid the money from the auditorium. After that, I'll leave immediately."
"You, you, are you finished yet?" Cao Zheng's heart really collapsed.
"Master Ouyang has now taken over the auditing academy. Although it is no longer your secret underground place in Baoding City, it is still an academy with the true purpose of teaching and educating people. If you hide the money for running the academy, he has great knowledge.
, students eat and drink
The problem of diarrhea must be solved, right? When it comes to knowledge and experience, Mr. Ouyang cannot compare with you, Dean Cao, but when it comes to pedantry, he is more than you. Apart from studying knowledge and music, he is an imbecile in terms of life skills.
Your purpose in opening the Auditing Academy may be to prepare it as a secret base for rebellion, but after all, you founded the Auditing Academy, and you don’t want it to just disappear, right?"
"Of course, take a few captains with you, search carefully in the Auditing Academy, and then go to the bank in Baoding City to check. You can also find the money from the Auditing Academy. It's just a little troublesome. I still can't figure out how to buy it.
The colorless and odorless poisonous powder is for your own good. It is also for your own good to retain the Academy and let it continue to spread knowledge in Baoding City. Why are you not willing to tell me about the money that is just like dirt?" He frowned.
, Xiao Chen stared closely at the closed eyes on Cao Zheng's face.
Cao Zheng opened his eyes and looked at Xiao Chen with some suspicion: "Are you really going to give the money to Mr. Ouyang so that he can use it to observe the daily operations of the academy?"
"I can't bear to put this small amount of money in my own pocket." Xiao Chen said.
"You promise me not to keep this money for yourself, and I will tell you where the money is hidden." Cao Zheng said still a little worried.
"I promise you? Hahaha..." Xiao Chen laughed loudly.
"Why, you can't guarantee it?"
"Let me ask you, does Dongchang have a lot of power in the entire imperial court?" Xiao Chen ignored the other party's question and asked.
"Big, big."
"How many cases have I handled, are they big or small?"
"It's also big."
"Only one hundred officials in Jiangnan were investigated. I handed over dozens of warehouses filled with valuables to the court. Is there a lot of money involved?"
Cao Zheng felt embarrassed for a moment: "A lot."
"To tell you the truth, a few million taels of silver passed through my hands to investigate these cases is more than enough. I also left a hundred thousand taels. However, it was not given to me personally, but with the permission of the emperor.
, Dongchang’s own small treasury. First, it is easy to use when Dongchang goes out to handle cases and is far away from the capital. The other is that I have improved the salary and remuneration of every captain of Dongchang. After all, most people
I have my own family, and I don’t want their mood to handle the case to be affected by their family’s difficult life.”
Speaking of this, a wry smile appeared on Xiao Chen's face: "And I have no family or worries. I have uniforms issued by Dongchang, and Dongchang takes care of three meals a day. What do I need money for? I can't.
Buy yourself a cemetery now and prepare a coffin? Not to mention, how much money can you spend? "
"It seems that I really thought too much." Cao Zheng said with a little lack of confidence.
"It is precisely because you people think too much that you live very tiredly. We have a grudge against the emperor, so we will go to the emperor for revenge. If you don't have the courage and ability to face the emperor directly, just put your tail between your legs and put down this idea. No.
It is not a honorable thing to dare to find the right person and pick the weaklings, am I right, Dean Cao?"
