Rule the Ming Dynasty Alone

How is this going?

Not to mention the officials in the hall, even the people in the hall were collectively stunned.

It is said that this case has been concluded. Because Sun Duo was greedy for the land deed in Qian Fu's hands, he led people to kill Qian Fu's family on the night of New Year's Eve and seize the land deed.

But judging from the current situation, there seems to be other hidden details in this case, which is really puzzling.

Although Li Yu and other officials didn't understand the reason, they couldn't help but show an expression of realization after taking the contract handed over by Liu Jin.

Sun Duo did tell a lie just now. This case may not be as simple as it seems, or Sun Duo may not be the only person involved.

Huichang Hou Sun Ming and other relatives looked very curious and confused, but when they took the contract and looked at it, they immediately felt like a thunderbolt.

Things have gotten out of their hands and are heading in the worst direction.

Sun Duo noticed everyone's unusual reactions, but he still couldn't figure out what went wrong, even though he had already chosen to shoulder the responsibility.

Song Cheng took back the contract he had just submitted, which was actually a pawn ticket, so he directly explained it to everyone: "At first, I thought this was just a case of exterminating a family and seizing wealth. After Miss Zhi Qian was hunted down at Dongsheng Inn, she realized that the matter might not be as simple as it appeared. After privately questioning Miss Qian, she learned that his father, Qian Fu, suddenly frequently had business dealings with Changsheng Pawnshop years ago, at least one after another. I borrowed 40,000 taels of silver from Changsheng Pawnshop, and these 40,000 taels were used to purchase a batch of suburban land before the Spring Festival."

"Why are you going so far? I killed the person, and I wanted the land deed in the hands of Qian Fu!" Sun Duo's face suddenly felt unhappy, and he still wanted to take all the charges.

Song Cheng shook his head gently and said seriously: "Sun Duo, what you went to Qian's Mansion that day was not to seize the land deed, but to get back the pawn tickets in Qian Gui's hands. But is that so?"

"Isn't it the same?" Sun Duo rolled his eyes.

Zhu Youtang put down the tea cup and looked at Sun Duo, whose IQ was obviously not high enough, but he knew that this kind of person was actually just a "horse man", and the real trader must be someone else.

This group of people did not take it by force, but by cleverness. It can only be said that there must be a master behind the plan.

It is certainly impossible for a wise and courageous rich man like Qian Fu to put all the land deeds in the same basket, nor to let outsiders find them easily. Therefore, the wisest way is to "lead the snake out of its hole".

Song Cheng picked up the pawn ticket in his hand and shook his head gently: "It's just that this kind of pawn ticket requires inspection. Even if you win the pawn ticket, not to mention that you can't redeem it, even if you can, do you dare to get it from the pawn shop in exchange for the land deed? ? In other words, there is no need to cash the pawn ticket, after all, Changsheng Pawnshop is the property of your Huichang Marquis Mansion!"

ah?

When the people in the hall heard that Changsheng Pawn Shop was actually the property of Huichang Hou Mansion, they seemed to suddenly think of some possibility, and immediately looked up at Huichang Hou Sun Ming with enlightenment.

I see!

When Li Si, the Minister of Household Affairs, heard this information, combined with the fact that Changsheng Pawnshop belonged to the Huichang Marquis Mansion, his mind had already roughly simulated their "committing process" this time.

This was probably a premeditated crime, for the suburban land deeds in Qian Fu's hands.

They should have deliberately leaked the news to Qian Fu that the imperial court was planning to build the outer city of Beijing, and then induced Qian Fu to take out the hidden land deeds and mortgage them, in exchange for cash to continue speculating on land.

But Qian Fu didn't seem to know that he had already become a fat sheep waiting to be slaughtered in Changsheng Pawn Shop.

Sun Duo went out on New Year's Eve not to seize wealth, but to kill all the relatives of the Qian family and find the hidden pawn tickets.

Since interest must be paid on pawn tickets, as long as Qian's family does not come to redeem them as scheduled, then the large number of suburban land deeds will belong to Changsheng Pawnshop.

However, they never expected that Miss Qian's family would actually run away from home on New Year's Eve, so a fish in the Qian family's family slipped through the net.

Originally, as long as Miss Qian was silenced, the whole plan could be said to be seamless. As for the land deeds mortgaged at Changsheng Pawnshop, they only need to be kept for a year and a half before they naturally become the property of Changsheng Pawnshop.

Song Cheng put a lot of effort into this case, and immediately pointed out another flaw: "According to my investigation, I learned that Changsheng Pawnshop has always been mainly lending debt to Beijing, but now it actually gave Qian Fudang a full 40,000 taels. Isn’t that strange?”

Similar to later generations, lending is actually a very important pillar industry.

Among the many financial institutions in the capital, Beijing Bond’s operations are undoubtedly the most mature, and their lending targets are the most high-quality groups-officials.

After all, officials have a stable income and a lot of gray income. They are considered the strongest debt repayment group in this era, so they have become the most favored target of many lending institutions.

Lending institutions seem to be well aware of the fact that it is difficult to gain weight by eating alone, so as some people carve up this piece of cake, the "Beijing debt" industry emerged.

The existence of this profession is recorded in "Records of the Emperor Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty": "There are dozens of scoundrels in the capital, who often hang out in front of the officials and often lure rich families to borrow money and bribe them. In fact, they go there or not, and occasionally If you eliminate beauty, you will cover it up and keep your own merit."

But the interest rate is indeed very high, and only officials can afford it.

The high profits brought about by this kind of debt activity are recorded in "Dream of the Golden House": "The new officials selected to take the capital accounts are all given a 40% discount, six taels are counted as 10 taels, and a monthly profit of 15%. In less than a year, Only sixty taels, the company should have been three hundred taels."

Changsheng Pawnshop is backed by Huichang Houfu, so its main business has always been Beijing debt, so this sudden grant of huge loans to wealthy businessman Qian Fu is indeed an abnormal behavior.

"Changsheng Pawnshop is indeed the property of our Huichang Marquis Mansion, but we did not seek expensive land deeds. Don't you dare to criticize others here!" Sun Ming, the Marquis of Huichang, knew that some things could not be hidden at all, so he took the initiative to admit and accuse.

Song Cheng was unmoved, and immediately pointed the finger at Huichang Hou Sunming: "Once the imperial court decides to build the outer city of Beijing, then the land deed in Qian Fu's hands is worth hundreds of thousands of taels, and his small Nancheng Deputy Qianhu swallows Don’t live without this huge fortune!”

As soon as these words came out, the people in the hall couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.

They regard one tael of silver as a treasure, and would like to break even a penny in half to spend it, while hundreds of thousands of taels are considered to be an unimaginable number.

If he could really get so much silver from Qian Fu, it wouldn't be a big deal to wipe out his entire family.

But as Song Cheng said, the amount of money is too large, and a small Nancheng Jinyi Deputy Qianhu really can't protect it, even if he is from the Wuchang Marquis Mansion, unless...

At this point in the case, the truth has become increasingly clear, causing many people in the hall to look at Huichang Hou Sun Ming thoughtfully.

"You have no evidence, so don't bite around here like a mad dog!" Sun Ming saw that the matter had been burned to him, and he didn't care about the image of the Marquis and shouted angrily.

Li Yu, the Minister of Civil Affairs, saw that the matter had reached the Huichang Marquis Mansion, and this was the most important relative of the Yingzong, so he couldn't help but silently turned to look at Zhu Youtang.

Although the truth of the case is important, the emperor's attitude is more important.

If the emperor stops the trial now, he can give Huichang Hou Sun Ming a chance, and push Sun Duo to the guillotine to explain to the world.

After all, all dynasties have governed the people but not the power, and the Huichang Marquis Mansion is likely to escape this disaster.

"Your Majesty, now that the case has been made clear, I believe that further investigation may lead to retaliation, so I request that the case be closed immediately!" Changning Bo Zhou Yu knew that only the emperor in front of him could rescue the siege, so he immediately stood up and requested.

Upon hearing Uncle Chang Ning's request, Li Si, the Minister of Household Affairs, and others also turned to look at Zhu Youtang.

Zhu Youtang knew what these people were thinking, so he asked calmly: "Uncle Chang Ning, since you said that the case is clear, can you tell me who is behind the scenes and deliberately framed the case as the Minister of Punishment?"

If it was just a murder case involving property robbery, I might be able to stop it and kill Sun Duo to explain to the world. It's just that the reason why I ran out today was not because of the real culprit of the Qian Mansion murder case.

If Song Cheng hadn't been good at peeling off cocoons, then the murderer in this case would have been Du Ming, the dignified Minister of Justice, and he, the emperor who reused Du Ming and other officials, would also have been affected.

From the very beginning, this matter was not about finding out the real culprit of the murder, but about uncovering the forces that dared to oppose the court, and even more so, eradicating these forces.

The fire has only reached the Wuchang Marquis Mansion now, so I am afraid there is still some distance from the real truth.

this……

As soon as these words came out, Changning Bo Zhou Yu suddenly felt speechless.

yes? The murderer of the murderous murder of the Qian Mansion can be directly attributed to Sun Duo, but the matter of earlier instructing the Northern Gang leader One-Eyed Tiger to kill people and blaming it on Du Ming, the Minister of Punishment, has not yet been investigated.

Compared with the murderous murder of the Qian Mansion, someone actually framed an important official of the Ming Dynasty. This matter was actually more serious, and even he, Uncle Chang Ning, could not bear it.

"That's how it should be! How can the majestic Minister of the Ministry of Justice allow Xiao Xiao to be framed? This matter must be investigated and brought to light!" Li Yu, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, knew that the authority and dignity of the imperial court were at stake, and he immediately made his position clear.

Officials such as Li Si, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, also realized that now it was not just the murderer of the Qian family's murder, but also the force that had framed the important officials of the imperial court.

this……

Sun Ming, Marquis of Huichang, felt the emperor's strong will and couldn't help but swallow secretly.

Things have developed to this point, far beyond his expectation, and it is no longer even a disaster that he can bear. Once it is confirmed that it is related to him, then the Huichang Marquis Mansion that they have stood for decades may be ruined in his hands.

If he had known this earlier, he would never have gotten into this muddy water anyway.

"Stop talking? In that case, let's continue the interrogation!" Zhu Youtang gave the order calmly when he saw Uncle Chang Ning who jumped out to stop him without saying a word.

Song Cheng felt Zhu Youtang's strong support behind him, so he expressed his position: "Since the Marquis of Huichang refuses to confess, we have no choice but to interrogate Shopkeeper Sun!"

In fact, just when Zhu Youtang went to the back house of the government office to rest, Song Cheng had already ordered a search of Changsheng Pawnshop, from which the pawn tickets and land deeds had just been found.

It was at this time that a little old man with a mustache was taken to court.

"My master is the Marquis of Huichang, and Chang Ningbo and Ruian Bo are also involved in Changlong Pawnshop. Why do you, Shuntian Prefecture, seal our pawnshop?" Shopkeeper Sun shook off the two detectives and walked out of the backstage angrily.

asshole!

Zhou Yu and Wang Yuan felt a chill down their spines when they heard that shopkeeper Sun had actually confessed themselves to let the emperor know that they had a stake in Changsheng Pawnshop.

This matter has developed so far that it is no longer about dividing the cake, but about losing one's head every minute.

"Sir, we have been brought here!" Xu Tuiguan stepped forward and saluted respectfully.

Shopkeeper Sun, who was about to continue shouting, was suddenly stunned and looked very happy and said: "Master, you are here!"

"Kneel down!" Zhao Dayan scolded when he saw shopkeeper Sun still standing.

ah? His Majesty?

Shopkeeper Sun noticed that Song Cheng was sitting in the wrong place, but when he turned to look at the center of the courtroom, an old face was filled with surprise.

"Kneel down!" Xu Tuiguan was about to step forward when he was suddenly startled.

Tears suddenly burst into shopkeeper Sun's eyes, but he knelt down on the ground and said: "Your Majesty, Tong... Tongsheng Sun Zhong can see Your Majesty now, even if he dies, he will have no regrets! Wuwu..."

Huh?

Everyone in the hall couldn't help but look at each other in shock when they saw Sun Zhong's strong reaction.

Although they have seen some officials who were very moved when they saw the emperor, it is really rare to see Sun Zhong so moved that he cried directly. Of course, they cannot rule out that this person has excellent acting skills.

Zhu Youtang was quite surprised to see such a big reaction from this little old man with a mustache, and he vaguely felt that this man's excitement was not fake.

Song Cheng did not forget his mission and immediately asked the question: "Shopkeeper Sun, you should know the entire plan of Changsheng Pawnshop to make money, right?"

"I..." Shopkeeper Sun couldn't help but hesitate when he heard this question.

Song Cheng's heart moved slightly, and he immediately launched an attack: "The emperor is here to listen today. Do you want to commit the crime of deceiving the emperor and become a disloyal citizen?"

"No, I, Sun Zhong, am a first-class loyal citizen of the Ming Dynasty!" Sun Zhong responded affirmatively.

Song Cheng saw Sun Zhong's reaction and immediately said calmly: "Then tell everything you know and be a loyal citizen of the Ming Dynasty!"

"Yes... it's the land deed that my master wants to seize from Qian Fu. It's just that I am responsible for recommending new land to Qian Fu and letting him continue to use the land deed as mortgage. I don't know anything else!" Sun Zhong pointed at Huichang Hou Sun Ming, and immediately said The whole story came out.

this……

Li Yu, the Minister of Civil Affairs, and other officials couldn't help but be stunned. This little old man with a mustache actually sold his master like this. He really couldn't underestimate the emperor's influence.

It’s over!

Sun Ming, the Marquis of Huichang, felt thunderstruck when he saw that this loyal confidant turned out to be the biggest traitor and betrayed him so easily.