Chapter 119 Li Huan: A surprise for you!(1/3)
Ma Ming opened his eyes wide and his eyes fell on the archive on the table. Just glanced at him. Ma Ming couldn't help but open his mouth wide, and an incredible look appeared on his face and said, "What... is this?"
I saw that the archive read "On the night of July 4, the sky was dry and the things were dry. The house of Han Ling, a thousand households in Jinyi, accidentally left the water in the house. Han Ling, a thousand households in Qianli, was unfortunately killed, and his family was injured and killed..."
Chen Ke, who was standing aside, seemed very calm. While packing the coffee table that was slapped by Li Huan, he sighed and said, "Sir, there is no need to do this. The other party obviously put his hand into the Qianhu House of Jinyiwei in Fuzhou, so it is not strange that he deceived his superiors and concealed his subordinates and changed the case of extermination into an accidental escape."
Li Huan couldn't help but look at Chen Ke's unusual appearance and said, "Zi Ming, you don't seem to be surprised at all. Could it be that there are many things like this?"
Chen Ke shook his head and said, "There are not many. After all, there are still very few people who dare to kill officials. However, there are many officials in the Ming Dynasty. Every year, there are always a few unlucky guys who are killed by thieves, or killed by righteous men in the martial arts world, or even killed by political enemies. This kind of thing is not a strange thing."
Li Huan calmed down a little at this moment. After thinking about it carefully, what Chen Ke said was not unreasonable. It is not impossible for so many officials in the Ming Dynasty to be killed.
Even in later generations, weren’t there still officials who died inexplicably?
Looking at Li Huan's expression, Chen Ke said: "Generally speaking, whether it is the Jinyiwei system or local officials, such things are generally turned into small matters. Arrange a name for natural disasters or suicides to report them.
Ma Ming opened his eyes wide and said, "That's a rank official. He was killed if he was killed? Could it be that the court officials are blind? They don't know the tricks?"
Chen Ke sneered and said, "So what do you know about the officials? But even if you know the tricks, as long as the person who does this is strong enough, it will not be a big deal or a small matter. After all, once the emperor is alarmed, the officials will definitely investigate the cause of the official's death regardless of whether they are willing or not. If something is found out at that time, it will cause greater trouble. I am afraid that there will be more unlucky people..."
Li Huan understood what Chen Ke said.
Chen Ke said lightly: "After all, as long as it is not too much, or has enough ability to settle everything, for the officials in the court, turn a blind eye and close one, you will pass.
Li Huan couldn't help but sneer as if he had heard some funny jokes: "It's so funny. Are they not afraid of being killed by themselves one day?"
Chen Ke sighed: "It is said that things are not up to you. If you don't really threaten them, who would have been in such a muddy water for others?"
Ma Ming couldn't help but say, "So Han Ling's family died so unexplained? Even the Jinyiwei archive records that he died of accidental water flowing, and his corpse remains?"
With a frown, Li Huan looked at Chen Ke and said, "Who is in charge of the Experience Department? Others can't see who is in charge of the Experience Department. As the Jinyiwei, can't you see the tricks in it? Why didn't you even send someone to investigate and then just stamp it and archive it?"
Chen Ke hesitated and said, "Sir, the person in charge of the experience department is Lu Heng, the commander of the commander, but Lu Heng rarely cares about the affairs of the experience department. He is determined to retire and retire. I think he is also dealing with it in the idea that it is better to have less than more things..."
Ma Ming, who was standing beside him, couldn't help but murmur: "I really don't know how many people or officials seem to die normally in this peaceful and prosperous era, but there is actually something else inside!"
A hint of mocking flashed in Li Huan's eyes and said, "Isn't this the peaceful and prosperous era that all officials want?"
Chen Keshen nodded with approval and said, "Yes, this is the peaceful and prosperous era that all officials want. If all the lids are lifted, the world will be in turmoil and the people will live in poverty. In the future, will they all be recorded in history!"
If something happens, cover the cover, cover the facts, and cover the truth. Isn’t this the instinct of these officials!
After blinking, Ma Ming looked at Li Huan and said, "Sir, what should I do?"
A sharp look flashed in Li Huan's eyes. He looked at the save in his hand and sneered: "Han Ling, Cheng Yi and the others won't die like this quietly."
Although Chen Ke had long guessed what decision Li Huan would make, he couldn't help but feel a little excited when he heard Li Huan say this.
He didn't know the hatred between Li Huan and Cai Wen, nor did he know why Han Ling was plotting against Fang.
However, being able to conspire to a thousand households of Jinyiwei, and being able to cover up the sky with one hand, deceive the superiors and subordinates, and hand over the major family extermination case into accidental escape, Chen Ke could also think that the other party might be either a royal relative or a rank-in official.
It is a huge trouble to face such characters, especially Li Huan and Han Ling are not related, but just for the death of their subordinates. How can Chen Ke not be moved by this?
Regarding Cai Wen's plan to plan Langqiyu and even killing his father Li Xian, now only Chen Yao and Li Huan who brought back this news in the entire Jinyiwei yamen knew that even Chen Ke and Ma Ming and the others did not know what was going on.
After all, when Li Huan met Chen Yao, Chen Ke, Ma Ming and others deliberately avoided it. They also knew that Li Huan sent Chen Yao to his hometown in Fujian, and thought it was for some private matter, so they all tactfully avoided it.
Later, when I learned that Han Ling's Jinyiwei's thousand households were destroyed, I only thought it was a major local case that Chen Yao accidentally encountered during this trip to Fujian, but I didn't think much about it.
Feeling Chen Ke's strange gaze and reaction, Li Huan knew that Chen Ke had misunderstood after just a moment of thinking, and regarded himself as the kind of Shangguan who was not afraid of hardships and was willing to preside over justice for his subordinates.
However, Li Huan had no intention of explaining it. Anyway, whether it was for Han Ling to be fair or to avenge his father's death, he would investigate it to the end and take down Cai Wen.
Thinking about the evidence of Cai Wen from Ma Ming before, after looking through it, the various crimes that Cai Wen committed over the years found by the Jinyiwei can be said to be shocking.
If it weren't for personal experience, Li Huan could not believe it even after only seeing those crimes.
Collude with Japanese pirates, raise dead soldiers, occupy people's land, rob people's daughters, and destroy their families at any time. There are even two officials who were secretly murdered by Cai Wen because of opposition to Cai Wen.
When Li Huan thought about it now, he understood why Cai Wen dared to support others so blatantly seized the position of the 100-household official of the Langqi Island family in the Li family.
Compared with the crimes committed by Cai Wen, the attempt to seize the position of officials from all households in Langqi Island and the death of Li Xian from all households in the Wei District was just one of all kinds of crimes.
There are not many more ones, and there are not many less ones. For Cai Wen, there is no difference between one more one and one less one.
What does it mean to cover the sky with one hand? What does it mean to be a high sky and an emperor far away? What does it mean to be lawless? After seeing Cai Wen’s crime, Li Huan had a real feeling.
After breathing out a breath of turbid air, Li Huan waved his hand and said, "Please keep the archives about Han Ling, and send the rest back to the Service Department, and then go back and rest early."
Zuiyue Tower, in the evening, several men who were not easy to mess with at first sight appeared in Zuiyue Tower. The person in charge was covered with scars. Just one glance made people subconsciously avoid the other party's fierce gaze.
"Shopkeeper, shopkeeper..."
At this moment, there were many diners eating in the lobby of Zuiyue Tower. The atmosphere was lively when you said and said, but when you saw these big men, they immediately closed their mouths, lowered their heads and buried their heads in the meal. Suddenly, the whole lobby was silent, with only the shouts of the scar-faced man echoing.
The waiter hurried over and greeted, "Masters, I don't know what orders are there."
For such a person, the waiter naturally knew how to deal with it. He smiled and bent, for fear of offending the other party, so he found an excuse to get angry.
He glanced at the waiter and said, "Where is your shopkeeper, I said that Scar San is here, and let him prepare wine, meat and a good girl to entertain me."
The waiter was stunned for a moment, and saw that the scarred man didn't seem to be joking. He hurriedly said, "Masters, let's go to see my shopkeeper later."
Cai Changgui was accompanying Sun Xiang to talk in the backyard, and the expressions on their faces were very relaxed.
I heard Cai Changgui say, "When should I go and visit Li Huan when I will. Everyone has the friendship of fellow countrymen, so it's good to walk around more."
Sun Xiang stroked his beard and nodded, "You are right. I will visit Li Huan tomorrow. Maybe I can indirectly ask and see if he recommended the emperor to the emperor."
Cai Changgui immediately said, "I have saved the profits of the restaurant for more than a year, and it is almost 5,000 taels of silver. The gentleman went to visit Li Huan and other favorite ministers, but it was difficult for him to leave empty-handed. He had to buy some generous gifts."
Sun Xiang nodded and said, "You have lived in the capital for a long time and have a wide connection. You can handle this gift. One of the expenses should be paid. As long as the accounts are clear, I will help you."
Cai Changgui bowed and smiled when he heard this, "Thank you, sir."
While he was talking, the waiter said from afar: "Shopkeeper, there is a fierce man named Scar San outside who has brought a few people to you."
Cai Changgui was slightly stunned and muttered softly: "Scar San? Why does this name sound familiar?"
Sun Xiang frowned and said, "Is it not Ma Saner, the slaying embryo under his master..."
Cai Changgui was shocked and said, "How could he come to the capital by killing the embryo? Could something have happened?"
Sun Xiang knew that Cai Wen had several pirates and dead soldiers under him, and he had some understanding of it, but Ma San, the scar-faced man, had never seen Sun Xiang, so Sun Xiang looked at Cai Changgui and said, "You go and see him, see why he entered Beijing, I will go back to my room to avoid it."
Cai Changgui knew that Sun Xiang was a scholar and looked down on a rude man like Ma San, who licked blood from the knife, so it was not surprising that Sun Xiang avoided him and refused to see Ma San.
Watching Sun Xiang return to the room, Cai Changgui then said to the waiter: "Go and invite someone."
Soon, a scar-faced man with a fierce aura walked into the backyard. When he saw Sun Xiang sitting there in a gorgeous dress, drinking tea, he couldn't help but grin, "Brother Cai, do you still remember me, Ma San?"
Cai Changgui claimed to be a cultural person and also looked down on the rude style of the scar-faced man. However, as the shopkeeper of the restaurant, he was used to seeing off the crowd. Naturally, he would not reveal his inner thoughts. Instead, he stood up with a smile on his face and said enthusiastically to the scar-faced man: "Brother Ma is really joking. Even if Cai forgot what he called, he would never forget you, Brother Ma."
As he said that, he pulled Ma San to sit down and said, "Come on, come on, today we have arrived at my territory. Brother Ma, you must let me enter the friendship of the landlords."
Seeing Cai Changgui's enthusiasm, Ma San grinned and said, "Okay, it's not in vain that we thought of you, so we squandered our means and came into the city to see you!"
Cai Changgui ordered people to prepare wine and food, and soon the sumptuous food was brought up, and the men who came with Ma San were also arranged for hearty food.
At this moment, Cai Changgui accompanied Ma San to drink and said, "Brother Ma is not here to listen to the master? Why did he have the time to enter Beijing from afar? Could it be that the adults have any instructions?"
Ma San smiled and looked around. He was sure that no one was allowed to whisper: "Originally, this matter was a secret, and we shouldn't tell anyone else, but you, Manager Cai, are not an outsider, so it's okay to tell you."
At this moment, Ma San was obviously a little drunk, so he told Cai Changgui that he was ordered to lead someone to intercept Cheng Yi, a hundred households of the Jinyiwei.
Cai Changgui's face turned pale and cold sweat appeared on his back. He was obviously scared by Cai Wen's sending people to chase and kill the officials of the Jinyiwei from thousands of miles away.
Seeing Cai Changgui's frightened look, Ma San couldn't help but grin and said with a little disdain: "It's not me who talks to you, your courage is suitable for asking for information for the adults in this capital. Isn't it just a few hundred households of Jinyiwei? Our adults even say that the entire household of Jinyiwei will be destroyed, and it's not that there is nothing."
After taking a breath of cold air, Cai Changgui's hands couldn't help but tremble.
Perhaps because of his long-term residence in the capital, Cai Changgui was obviously not very brave. He was really scared by Ma San's words now.
After a while, Cai Changgui recovered a little and looked at Ma San and said, "Brother Ma San, have you killed the Jinyiwei hundred households?"
Ma San nodded and said, "What can we do if we can't do anything?"
As he said that, Ma San frowned and said, "But unfortunately, he failed to do his best. In the end, he got rid of one person. I am afraid that if he went back to see the adults, he would be punished by him."
It seemed that he thought that he did not get back the evidence of his crime this time, but just killed Cheng Yi, and Ma San, who was originally smiling, had a little more worry on his face.
"What!"
Cai Changgui was shocked and said: "You...you..."
Ma San was drunk and was already dizzy when he drank. He looked at Cai Changgui and said, "Don't worry, it's best to get that thing back, it's okay if you can't get it back. We are deeply rooted in Fujian. Even if the emperor's words are not as good as the adults' words, who can do anything to him?"
Cai Changgui didn't think so. Ma San was just a rough man and had no knowledge. After being tamed by Cai Wen's methods, he helped Cai Wen do countless murders and silences. In his shallow understanding, there was nothing that Cai Wen could not do. Those who dared to oppose Cai Wen would not end up in the end.
Although Ma San said something messy, Cai Changgui vaguely analyzed that Cai Wen might have a handle that fell into the hands of the Jinyiwei. This handle must be quite large, otherwise Cai Wen would not have sent Ma San to chase after him for thousands of miles.
"No, I have to see Li Huan immediately. As long as Li Huan can help, this matter is nothing at all. When it comes to Jinyiwei, isn't that a matter of Li Huan's words?"
Sun Xiang, who had been staying in the room but was paying attention to the movement outside, walked out.
Although he was already a little drunk, it did not mean that Ma San lost his vigilance. When Sun Xiang walked out, Ma San was shocked and subconsciously reached out to capture Sun Xiang.
Seeing this, Cai Changgui couldn't help but shout, "Brother Ma, stop."
However, Sun Xiang seemed very calm and shouted coldly at Ma San, "Ma San, open your dog's eyes widen and see who I am."
Ma San paused, rubbed his eyes and looked at it, and his face changed immediately: "It turned out to be Mr. Sun, Ma was rude. Please forgive me."
He snorted coldly, Sun Xiang looked at Ma Sanyi and said, "What the hell is going on? Why did the Lord send you to Beijing to chase and kill a hundred households of Jinyiwei?"
To be continued...