These soldiers were wearing armor and holding spears, standing there without moving. The fire flashed, illuminating their faces, and were all filled with solemn and murderous aura.

The middle-aged man stopped, his heartbeats like a drum, his face was ugly, and his eyes flashed quickly.

The master looked frightened and looked at the middle-aged man and said, "Didn't you say it's safe here? Can you take me away?"

The servant looked at the soldiers who were slowly pushing over, and his face turned pale, saying, "Sir, what should I do? We can't escape..."

Puff

Suddenly, a dagger from the middle-aged man stabbed into the master's heart.

The master opened his eyes wide, blood spit out from the corners of his mouth, and his hands tightly grasped the middle-aged man's hands, shocked.

The middle-aged man looked calm and stabbed several times, until the master fell to the ground with anger with reluctance on his face.

"Sir..." The servant was shocked and said in a lost voice as he looked at the middle-aged man.

Pork

Before he could finish speaking, the middle-aged man waved the knife in his hand and cut his throat.

The servant hugged his throat and wanted to speak, falling down with anger.

The soldiers surrounding him were holding spears, and a soldier who looked like a captain said coldly: "You are going to commit suicide, right?"

The middle-aged man looked at the two people who were lying on the ground, looked up at the talking captain, his eyes twitched, and he said, "I have to say that you are very clever and have deceived me, but don't be proud, you can't find anything, the matter is not over."

As he said that, he gritted his teeth suddenly, then his eyes widened and fell straight to the ground.

The middle-aged man fell to the ground and died on the spot, with anger on his face.

At this time, Chu Jianghan rushed over and looked at the three people who died on the ground, looking calm and said to himself: "It turns out it's you."

The captain clasped his fists and said, "Mr. Chu, let them die like this, so we can get a living."

Chu Jianghan shook his head and said, "It's enough for us to know who it is. There is no need to keep a living, otherwise the case will be difficult to be good."

The captain didn't know what he meant, and he was just ordered to make sure no one escaped, so he didn't ask much.

Gong Dingzi soon arrived at the Yangzhou Prefecture Office and was in charge of the case and listened to the rewards in all aspects.

Zhang Su has not come back yet, but from the constant news, it can be judged that more than a dozen people who escaped were chased and killed, and four others disappeared, and no matter how they searched, they could not find them.

Chu Jianghan came to report and found the inner demon of the Yangzhou government office, the confidant of Yangzhou prefect Yang Xuekun, who also found a large amount of cash and silver notes from his home.

Various networks of relationships are also quickly sorting out, and the case is gradually becoming clearer.

But there is a more sensitive point, that is, although there is no clear evidence to prove that the senior officials of the Jinyiwei were involved in the case, various signs showed that the Jinyiwei had a very powerful secret force in Yangzhou Prefecture and had been in operation for many years, and had a great goal.

In the backyard of Yangzhou government office, only Gong Dingzi and Fang Kongzhao sat opposite each other.

The two were silent for a while, and Gong Dingzi said, "Governor Fang, do you understand the purpose of this official not to live?"

Fang Kongzhao nodded silently. This case was too complicated. Although there was the shadow of the Jinyiwei, the Jinyiwei was not the mastermind, or just one of them. There were definitely many gentry and officials from Southern Zhili involved.

If this is investigated, it will not only not calm the current storm, but will also cause greater storms, bringing Nanzhili to a dangerous situation, and even further stagnation of the "new policy" and perhaps even regression!

Gong Dingzi looked at Fang Kongzhao's expression and said, "I plan to close the case as soon as possible, calm the matter, and then return to Beijing to report the matter. The other matters will be left to Governor Fang. I believe that the adults will take care of the standards."

Fang Kongzhao looked at Gong Dingzi and said, "Did you already know some inside story before you come?"

Gong Dingzi picked up the teacup and said, "Governor Fang, there are some things that the cabinet has no right to know."

Fang Kongxu was not stupid. He had already smelled a different smell from the whole incident, but as the head of Nanzhili, he still asked calmly: "I want to know, where are the people involved in this incident and where is the degree?"

Gong Dingzi suddenly felt the tea taste bitter and struggled. He actually didn't know much. He vaguely guessed that someone in the Jinyiwei used his power for personal gain and built a huge network of relationships, but he didn't know who it was and who else was in this network, and he didn't dare to check it.

In Yangzhou Prefecture, he was just making small fuss, limiting things here, and not doing too many things. The Jinyiwei did not say that it is mysterious now, and no one dared to touch it before. It was the emperor's private institution and the protection of imperial power. Who dared to do anything randomly?

Gong Dingzi looked at Fang Kongzhao, afraid that he would cause trouble if he couldn't figure it out, so he said carefully: "This case must be limited to Yangzhou Prefecture and cannot be expanded. If he can't stop and causes a big disaster, the court may not be able to deal with it."

Fang Kongzhao understood that the case was the end here, but the emperor should have started to investigate secretly.

"Yeah." Fang Kongxia nodded and got up and left the backyard.

At this time, Zhang Feng came back and greeted Fang Kongxiao, and then whispered in Gong Dingzi's ear: "Sir, catch a living."

Gong Dingzi's eyes lit up and said, "Does anyone know?"

"No, we thought he was dead at first, but later we found out that he was lucky, but he fainted and had been secretly taken care of by the officials, and no outsiders knew about it." Zhang Yu said.

Gong Dingzi narrowed his eyes, but his expression was a little hesitant.

Zhang Yu knew why Gong Dingzi was hesitant. Before they came to the order, the cabinet clearly told them that the case must be settled quickly and should not be delayed and expanded infinitely.

At the same time, the internal supervisor told them that 'something' they could not touch.

This "something" refers to the Jinyiwei!

Zhang Yu could see that Gong Dingzi was unwilling to give up, but this matter was really sensitive. Once touched, it might cause a disaster!

"Sir, the official has not asked questions yet, so it is better to silence him directly and pretend that he doesn't know anything. Otherwise, the news will be leaked, not only will the person behind the scenes not let us go, but the emperor will also be furious." Zhang Su persuaded in a low voice.

Gong Dingzi has always been cautious, but he is also ambitious. He struggled repeatedly and sighed, "Well, do it cleaner, handle everything about the Jinyiwei, and spend three days to deal with the matter, and then return to Beijing immediately."

He was extremely uneasy here. The people behind the scenes were too powerful. Judging from the things he found, it would not be simple. If he hadn't been hiding in the military's sphere of influence, he might have died inexplicably.

This time it was unexpected and got the upper hand, and the next time it would be less lucky.

"Yes!" Zhang Yu breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and walked out.

Although Gong Dingzi was a little unwilling to accept it, he still endured it. He knew the risks.

Fang Kongqi was not slow either. With the breakthrough of the master, his relationship network was soon pulled out, bribery, and bribery, using power for personal gain, and arrested officials and more than 20 gentry in one day. These people all pleaded guilty and confessed.

They confessed that because they opposed the "new policy" and wanted to save their land, they took risks and framed the imperial envoy sent by the imperial court to measure the land, and blamed the prefect of Yangzhou.

All clues, testimony, and evidence are linked together, quite sufficient and irrefutable.

Fang Kongzhao immediately denounced this behavior as a governor and demanded that Dali Temple be re-sentenced.

The end of this case is only one day.

The Governor's Office took this opportunity to emphasize the seriousness of the "New Policy" and expressed that it would vigorously promote it without compromise.

However, the impact of this case will be difficult to eliminate for a while, and the memorial to impeach the governor of Jiangsu will not decrease at all, and the boiling civilian discussions will rise even more.

Shenlong Mansion.

In the inconspicuous yard, a maid quietly came in and whispered into the curtains: "Master, Madam, I wrote to Yangzhou Prefecture. They failed, but the beginning and end were not revealed, and everything was clean."

After a while, the woman's lazy voice slowly came out, with soft charm, and said, "Well, tell them, I will replenish them the money and ask them not to worry."

The maid responded and continued, "Yes. A few old gentlemen wrote to me, and they hoped that the wife would do more."

The curtain was silent for a while and said, "Tell them back, don't worry."

"Yes." The maid kept lowering her head and said, "Master, Madam, the ship has been sent away. The Japanese said that they hope to obtain specific information on the Satsuma clan's forces. They are willing to bid 800,000 taels of silver. Also, if they want to get cannons, the price can be doubled."

The curtain moved and said after a moment, "Tell them, wait for my news."

"Yes." The maid responded and quietly withdrew.

After a while, a man in the curtain let out a long sigh and said, "The Emperor has already doubted me. Please be quiet recently and don't be caught."

The woman's voice became more and more gentle, and she said, "Yes. Master, our investment this month is 2 million taels. Don't you like riding a horse? I'll create a pure gold for you..."

"Okay, you still understand me. The woman at home makes me feel troubled all day long..." The man smiled happily.
Chapter completed!