The Record of Righteousness

Chapter 154 Old Hatred

As the head of the East Factory, Lu Jianxing, although his official position was not high, he was still considered an old man of the East Factory. The extermination of his family quickly caused an uproar in the court.

A group of imperial censors raised objections, and the public was outraged and wrote to the emperor.

They said that Lu Jianxing was going to impeach Fang Daqing and Wan Qing, but he was killed a few days before submitting the documents. It was really strange and must have been killed by someone with ulterior motives!

The emperor didn't care much about this matter, but ordered the East Factory to thoroughly investigate the case, and Wan Qing, the chief of criminal justice, was not allowed to intervene.

For a time, Fang Daqing, Wan Qing and several other meritorious officials from Shandong were pushed to the forefront.

As the chief supervisor, Cao Taiqing was furious when he heard that his subordinates were exterminated. He followed the emperor's order and asked his four eunuchs to investigate the case strictly.

These four eunuchs controlled the key gates of the East Factory.

His status and position were second only to that of the governor Cao Taiqing, and the four of them were the governor's confidants.

And Li Ruxi, the eunuch, was the leader of the four co-governors.

Although he did not know martial arts, his mind was very flexible and he was trusted by Cao Taiqing.

Wan Qing, the chief of the East Factory, was Li Ruxi's direct descendant. With the guidance of the governor Cao Taiqing, the mature and experienced eunuch Li knew very well how to deal with this matter.

The East Factory worked hard to handle the case. Within three days, the East Factory caught a dozen remnants of the White Lotus Sect. After three to five days of torture, the truth came out.

So the East Factory reported to the emperor.

The factory guards found a letter from Lu Jianxing that secretly communicated with the White Lotus in his home.

And many experienced and rich factory guards in the East Factory inspected Lu Jianxing's body.

They all concluded that the assassin who killed Lu Jianxing used the martial arts of the "Six Yin Sutra" practiced by the evil cult, and there were people who practiced this evil skill among the White Lotus cult!

After interrogating his accomplices, it was found that Lu Jianxing was undoubtedly a spy sent by the White Lotus cult. He had been secretly communicating with the cult for more than ten years!

According to his accomplices:

When the rebellion was suppressed in Shandong, Lu Jianxing betrayed the cult and stopped informing the cult. He was regarded as a traitor by the White Lotus cult, and all the White Lotus cult members wanted to drink his blood and eat his flesh.

Therefore, when there was an opportunity, the remnants hiding in the dark in the capital took action and killed Lu Jianxing's family.

And Lu Jianxing was originally from the Jinyiwei!

Cao Taiqing, the governor of the East Factory, accused the Jinyiwei of dereliction of duty, which allowed the spies of the White Lotus cult to infiltrate. If the emperor's body was harmed, the Jinyiwei would be killed!

The commander of the Jinyiwei finally realized that the East Factory had been plotting against him, and he could not tolerate it any longer!

So, the commander of the Jinyiwei gathered a group of censors to impeach the East Factory for its faults.

The East Factory was not willing to be outdone. A small matter of impeachment was on the verge of breaking out and evolved into a party dispute.

The emperor was furious about this matter.

He did not expect that the spies of the White Lotus rebels had always been by his side.

He immediately issued an order to deprive the commander of the Jinyiwei of his salary for three months and pardon Fang Daqing, Wan Qing and others.

At the same time, he asked Cao Taiqing to thoroughly investigate the case and find out the remnants of the White Lotus hiding in the dark!

With the emperor's order, Cao Taiqing, the supervisor of the East Factory, was relieved and took drastic actions!

He used this case to expand his wings again, colluding with party members, eliminating dissidents, and inserting his confidants.

At one time, there were thousands of people involved in the case. All of them were sent to the execution ground and sentenced to death. There was no way to know how many wrongful cases were involved.

But the Zhai family was not harmed in this turmoil. This may be a warning.

Cao Taiqing did not even visit in person, but wrote a letter and sent someone to the Zhai family, and easily saved Wan Qing.

Without the instructions and protection of the Zhai family, those censors also shut up and stopped submitting petitions, and the turmoil gradually subsided.

At this time, Wan Qing promised to help the governor do something. It was because of the protection of this big tree that he could survive.

Before doing that thing, he had a private matter to deal with. This matter was his biggest worry and he had to get rid of it!

That was the Bai family!

If the Bai family, that is, the Tianxia Escort Agency, was not eliminated, Wan Qing would not be able to sleep or eat!

With the approval of Cao Taiqing, the governor of the East Factory, Bai Yiru, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Personnel, who was one of the instigators of this turmoil, was also thrown into the imperial prison by the East Factory. After being tortured, he was tortured beyond recognition.

However, he was not guilty of colluding with the rebels, but of smuggling firearms and armor, sheltering criminals, and embezzling and perverting the law!

He is the head of the Bai family and the elder brother of Bai Xiaoru.

Shandong has suffered from natural disasters and man-made disasters for years, and as the Bai family that controls the Tianxia Escort Agency, Bai Xiaoru naturally has a long-term vision.

Before the Shandong turmoil, the entire agency was moved to Shuntian Prefecture.

With the escort of such a high-ranking official as the assistant minister of the Ministry of Personnel, the Tianxia Escort Agency had a way out, and made friends with officials, merchants, and people from all walks of life.

Even as an outsider who had just arrived, the Tianxia Escort Agency was doing well. Not only did it not decline, but its escort business became more prosperous.

It even competed with the Qi family, a tyrant in Shuntian Prefecture, for the business of trafficking in military equipment.

However, as the old local rich family of Shuntian Prefecture, the Qi family is rich and powerful, and its foundation is no worse than that of the Bai family. What's more, the Qi family is backed by the East Factory!

Since the Qi family joined the team, it can be said that the source of wealth has been abundant, only because the background is strong enough, there is enough money, and the way is wide enough.

After all, the business of privately selling military weapons is indispensable to money and background!

Every year, the Qi family privately pays huge amounts of silver to the bigwigs of the East Factory.

The arrival of the Bai family, intentionally or unintentionally snatching the Qi family's rice bowl, has invisibly destroyed this balance in the dark.

The Qi family was robbed of their jobs, and the one who was slapped in the face was Dongchang, who was standing behind the Qi family.

Therefore, Dongchang has long wanted to move the Bai family, which is ignorant of the world.

However, I have been suffering from not having enough time to deal with those things in Shandong. Now that I have the opportunity, I have to free my time to clean up the Bai family.

It just so happened that Wanqing's private hatred and Dongchang's public hatred came together invisibly.

As for Cao Taiqing, the biggest profiteer, he was indeed wily and cunning. He was able to add fuel to the flames by taking advantage of a few small impeachments and fish in troubled waters. He not only eradicated a large number of dissidents, gained a wave of wings, attacked the Jin Yiwei's forces, but also gained a deep reputation. The emperor's trust bought the loyalty of his subordinates. It can be said that he killed several birds with one stone!

Later, when he started to clean up the Bai family, it was just Cao Taiqing who pushed the boat along, but it was as if he had given out the great grace of the world.

As a Qianhu, Wanqing got the order from the imperial court. He was very anxious and wanted to eradicate the Bai family as soon as possible. He immediately ordered Baihu Longshuo, Baihu Leng Tiancun and five hundred factory guards to go straight to Shuntian Mansion.

As for Li Guodong, he stayed at the official office in the east factory of the capital. He practiced the "Six Yin Classics" just in case, and it was best not to take action easily.

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