Chapter 38: Jinyi Night Walk, Imperial Guards Block the Road
Jinyiwei Yamen!
The shrill screams seemed to have never stopped since those people in flying fish uniforms entered, and there were more and more scrolls on Ning Fan's desk!
Jia Xu casually flipped through a few of them, and a deep look appeared on his face.
"My lord, 80% of these cases are corruption cases!"
"Moreover, each case seems to be related to each other. The case of Xu Pengzhan, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, seems to have not been thoroughly investigated!"
"Haha!" Ning Fan showed a sneer on his face: "A second-in-command of the Ministry of Revenue can embezzle one million taels of silver. If the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue is unaware of this, I will never believe it!"
"Wenhe, if I remember correctly, this Xu Pengzhan is from the Chen family, right?"
"That's right!"
Jia Xu hesitated for a moment and said: "When Chen Hansheng was the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, he recommended Xu Pengzhan to the court and promoted him to the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue!"
"Speaking of which, the current Minister of the Ministry of Revenue is also somewhat involved with the Chen family!"
"Oh?"
"The current Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Lu Hao, came from Shuzhou in Jiangnan. Lord Lu has been rooted in Shuzhou for fourteen years!"
"Interesting!"
Ning Fan showed a playful look on his face, and whispered: "So, my father would definitely know about this!"
"The Ministry of Revenue is the money bag of the court. Such an important position has fallen into the hands of the Chen family. It seems that I have underestimated the Chen family!"
"My lord, the officials investigated by the court are not all from the Chen family. People from other major families are involved!"
"Now, the Minister of Revenue Lu Hao is sitting on the Diaoyutai. These confessions do not involve outsiders at all. There are still a few people who are struggling to support. It seems that they are waiting for someone to save them!"
"Haha, since they are not giving up, let them open their eyes and watch me carefully!"
Ning Fan gently raised the teacup and took a sip. The tea was very astringent, far less fragrant and sweet than the fried tea, but it was valuable for its novelty. He had never tasted such a bitter tea that was stewed in a mess!
"Let's move our hidden men and find out the bottom line of Lord Lu from the Ministry of Revenue!"
"Even if we kill hundreds of these small fish and shrimps, it won't be as shocking as killing a tiger!"
"Jiang Li!"
"I'm here!"
"I want you to find out the details of Lu Hao before dark, and it's best to find out where his stolen money is hidden!"
"Yes!"
After Jiang Li bowed respectfully, he strode away. Ning Fan's face showed a confident look. Now the elite of the Jinyiwei have penetrated into all major forces. It can be said that the slightest movement in the entire capital can not be hidden from his ears and eyes!
So, Ning Fan is sitting on the Diaoyutai!
"Sir!"
A captain strode over, respectfully presented a secret letter, and whispered: "Half an hour ago, eight people entered the Chen Mansion, including Qian Yanwen, the Minister of the Imperial Household, Xu Yan, the Military Equipment Supervisor, and Jingzhao Prefecture..."
Ning Fan took the letter handed over by the captain and said with a smile: "The fish floated to the surface by itself, which saved a lot of trouble!"
"It seems that the results of the other families will soon be revealed!"
"My lord, are you ready..."
"Let's start with this Minister of Revenue!"
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On a lonely night, the autumn wind rolled the ground, the fallen leaves were all over the sky, the full moon was hanging high, and the brocade clothes were walking at night!
"Go!"
"Go!"
The noisy sound of horse hooves resounded in the silent long street, and soon alarmed the patrolling imperial guards. A team of armored imperial guards stepped forward and surrounded the more than 100 people!
"Who dares to ride a horse in the capital on curfew night?"
"Jinyiwei is investigating a case, get out of the way!"
Jiang Li held a sword in his hand, his face was cold, he was riding a tall horse, looking at the dark army in front of him!
"Jinyiwei?"
The general of the imperial army showed a solemn expression on his face. He had heard about this newly established government office. He heard that today was the first day of the government office, and the house of the Minister of Revenue was raided!
The commander of Jinyiwei is His Royal Highness Xuanyong, he seems to be unable to afford to offend!
"What case needs to be handled in the middle of the night?"
"Search the house!"
Jiang Li held a cold token in his hand and threw it directly to the commander of the imperial guards: "Jinyiwei handles cases, executes first and reports later, the emperor has granted permission, get out of the way!"
Looking at the arrogant and domineering group of people with strong murderous intent, the general of the imperial guards couldn't help but show a hint of hesitation, but Jiang Li said without hesitation: "Let's go!"
The general of the imperial guards looked at the backs of the group of people leaving and said in a deep voice: "Follow them together, I will go to report to the commander-in-chief!"
The sound of horse hooves rang in the long street, waking up countless people who were sleeping. Jiang Li came to a luxurious mansion with an embroidered spring knife in his hand and shouted: "Break the door directly, don't let anyone go!"
"Yes!"
Two burly Jinyiwei rushed up directly, one of them kicked open the heavy vermilion door, and the group rushed into the mansion fiercely!
"Who dares to trespass into my Lu Mansion!"
"Someone, come!"
"A thief broke in!"
"Quick, protect the adults!"
A series of exclamations rang out, and in an instant, the entire Lu Mansion was alarmed. Countless people gathered in the direction of the mansion gate. Jiang Li's face was calm and he said lightly: "Everyone in the Lu Mansion will be killed without mercy!"
"How dare you!"
"Quick, ask the imperial guards to come and kill the thieves!"
"Someone, come!"
Outside the Lu Mansion, a group of forbidden troops couldn't help but gulped when they heard the words. They went to the mansion of the second-rank official and copied it as soon as they asked. Did this Jin Yiwei take advantage of the courage of a bear's heart and a leopard's courage?
"General, what should we do?"
"To go up or not to go up?"
"If Your Majesty takes the blame..."
For a moment, the general also showed a trace of hesitation, and was about to lead his people to stop him, but he heard a gentle voice from behind: "Tonight's matter is for the Jin Yiwei to handle the case. The Imperial Army should not get involved!"
The general waved his hand suddenly, and saw a young man dressed in white, with a handsome face and a slender figure walking towards him, with a gentle smile on his face and a touch of elegance on his body!
"His Royal Highness King Xuanyong?"
"See Your Highness!"
"No need to be polite, just take your people back!"
"Go and have a chat with your commander, and tell him not to show up no matter what happens in the capital tonight, he just needs to guard the palace obediently!"
"There are still several families to be killed later, so don't make too much noise!"
Ning Fan had a calm expression on his face. Even when he mentioned killing, his expression was as calm as if massacre of a family and genocide was a very common thing for him!
"Your Highness, this is the House of the Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs. Mr. Lu is the second-rank official of the imperial court. Without His Majesty's decree, still..."
"Why, I, Jin Yiwei, are handling the case, and you want to interfere?"
"No...don't dare!"
Ning Fan glanced at him playfully and walked slowly towards Lu Mansion. He did not forget to look back at the general and said with a smile: "Don't worry, His Majesty will not blame you!"
There were beads of sweat on the general's forehead, and he looked at the soldiers behind him: "What are you doing standing there in a daze!"
"Quick, follow me back to the palace!"
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