"Tell me about your conditions?"
Lu Bingxun gritted his teeth and looked at He Yuansheng with anger.
The reason why he came here in a hurry was that he was afraid that things would expand, because Cui Jie could involve many people in He Yuansheng's hands.
For such a big thing, there is no need for any evidence. As long as you put on a hat, you can torture, and it is very easy to kill several people.
"How about the thousands of households in the east of the Royal Guards?"
He Yuansheng directly talked about the terms. After all, when it came to Cui Jie, it was almost over. It didn't make much difference if we continued to investigate.
Even if Cui Jie bites Lu Bingxun, the emperor may not believe him without evidence. At most, he is suspicious.
So it's better to compromise one or two and let Lu Bingxun stay out of the way and settle the case hastily.
In this way, the emperor will be more suspicious. When the time is ripe, he can move to the commander of the Royal Guards.
"Good!"
Hearing that He Yuansheng's price was not high, Lu Bingxun immediately nodded his head and agreed. He still thought to himself that it was young and shallow. After such a big thing was passed, he did not know the importance of the holy heart.
Lu Bingxun knows that as long as the investigation continues, it is likely to involve him.
Because Cui Jie was his trusted follower, even if Lu Bingxun had no problems, he was easily suspected by the emperor, so he easily compromised with He Yuansheng.
After two people with different purposes reach an agreement, things will go faster.
Late at night, Cui Jie could not stand the torture and died under the torture.
The next morning, He Yuansheng reported to the emperor with a worried face: "Your Majesty, I interrogated Cui Jie all night, but this man always said that he did this kind of thing for revenge, and no one behind him ordered him to do it.
The reason for stealing the dagger in Changchun Palace is to divert people's attention, which makes people think that... "
Speaking of this, He Yuansheng stopped talking, but bowed his head and revealed some anxiety.
The emperor frowned when he heard the words, and his heart was puzzled again, because what He Yuansheng said was reasonable.
If others think of a way to divert their eyes, the emperor may not believe it, but Cui Jie has stayed in the palace for many years, and he knows the dark things in the palace very well. It makes sense to think of this way.
After thinking for a while, the emperor could not tell the truth, so he said, "Continue the interrogation."
He Yuansheng immediately pretended to be bitter, hesitated for a moment, and said, "I am incompetent. The Royal Guards in charge of the interrogation are overkill and killed the criminal!"
"What, man is dead!"
"Minister, Minister..."
He Yuansheng was speechless. After a long time, he explained in a low voice: "I didn't expect Cui Jie would not be able to withstand the torture, so I didn't know the standard of torture. I let my men kill important criminals. Please forgive me!"
The emperor narrowed his eyes and thought for a long time. Then he slowly said, "Forget it, that's all!"
He Yuansheng immediately breathed a sigh of relief and continued to ask for instructions: "These people are extremely wicked, whether they should be punished according to the law!"
"Copycat, kill three families!"
"No!"
He Yuansheng immediately responded. Seeing that the emperor had nothing else to say, he turned and left, only a smile of successful conspiracy appeared on his lips.
After He Yuansheng left, the emperor asked Li Zhi, "Cui Jie died under torture. Do you think there is any inside story?"
"Well, I don't know, but the Royal Guards who executed the sentence are usually good hands, so we should see whether the criminals can continue to be punished!"
Li Zhi's words undoubtedly implied that there was an inside story, which made the emperor more suspicious.
This is also the purpose of He Yuansheng. He dug a hole for Lu Bingxun without any trace. After all, such an important criminal died under torture, which is not clear.
He Yuansheng himself is the party, and under normal circumstances, it is impossible to deliberately do it.
Lu Bingxun, the commander of the Royal Guards, has the ability and motivation to do this if he colludes with the prince.
"Go down!"
The emperor seemed to be tired, and he didn't know what to think. When he was alone in the pavilion, he whispered to himself, "Prince, Prince, is there your figure here?"
At this time, the emperor's heart was very complicated. He hoped that the prince was leading the matter, and he hoped that it was not.
The prince has always left the impression on the emperor that he is a bit ignorant and incompetent. If he has this means, he will become a qualified prince and be able to hold the throne in the future.
But it was really the crown prince who framed his brothers and sisters. It was too cruel. The emperor had always been partial to the King of Fortune. Naturally, he feared that his beloved son would be unlucky in a hundred years.
So when he heard that Cui Jie was dead, the emperor felt a little complicated, so he accepted the matter lightly, because he didn't want to know the answer subconsciously.
He Yuansheng doesn't know the emperor's complicated mood. He is now arranging people to buy houses and arrest people.
The family of the three little people naturally didn't need He Yuansheng to go. Chen Rui took a large team of Royal Guards and spent two days in the world to arrest them.
The reason why it took two days was that the case involved a large number of people. The purpose of killing the three clans was not a joke. Even if He Yuansheng did not play hard, dozens of people were also involved.
However, because of what happened before, He Yuansheng's heart became more and more cruel. Even if dozens of people died because of him, there was not much turbulence in his heart.
Then the family property was seized and the criminals were executed. I was busy for several days.
Dozens of cases involving human lives will naturally be noticed by the imperial court. But ministers of the foreign court heard that the case involved the assassination of Prince Tai'an, and no one wanted to participate in it.
Besides, only three unlucky people and their families, the ministers of the foreign court, did not care about the scope of the case.
After all, every foreign minister has no good impression on the Royal Guards of the Royal Eagle Dog, and no one cares about those who are immortal.
Even if some of their families were innocent, in ancient times, one person made mistakes, involving nine ethnic groups, and the big people were used to it.
Moreover, at this time, the whole court's attention was focused on another matter, and even the emperor also shifted his attention from the case of Prince Tai'an.
More than ten days ago, the imperial court sent troops to Shaanxi, and now they have arrived near Chang'an.
The peasant army led by the senior four and senior five has surrounded Chang'an City and attacked it several times.
Fortunately, the walls of Chang'an City are tall and the moat is deep. The peasant army led by Gao brothers is also a ragtag crowd. Even if there is a large number of people, they cannot enter the city.
So when the imperial court's reinforcements arrived, they easily defeated hundreds of thousands of peasant troops by attacking inside and outside.
These peasant armies were ordinary people who had just put down their hoes. When the situation was great, they were naturally fierce. But the defeat was unstoppable immediately, just like birds and beasts scattered.
Hundreds of thousands of peasant soldiers fled for their own lives, and Gao brothers, with a small number of men and horses, ran directly back to Mizhi County, their hometown.
The army of the Imperial Court seized the victory to pursue the attack. Soon, they took all the county towns and ran to the Gao brothers in Mizhi County. When they saw that there was no way to do anything, they didn't even want the last stronghold. They took dozens of trusted people everywhere.
Although the civil unrest was pacified, the leader ran away, which naturally left a curse. The people of Shaanxi, having experienced the scourge of drought and war, had a harder time.
The whole Shaanxi Province is like a powder keg. A spark will ignite in the next time.
After the civil unrest was quelled, the imperial court also began to investigate the cause of the matter. In this case, it was natural to conceal the big corruption case in Shaanxi officialdom.
The first one was the governor of Shaanxi, who was immediately taken down and accused. The emperor ordered the Royal Guards to investigate the matter thoroughly.
Soon, most of the Shaanxi officialdom were involved, even Gu Hanming, the head of the cabinet, was involved in the case.
Gu Hanming in the imperial court was actually a little innocent, because he knew how important it was, so he would not embezzle food for disaster relief.
However, the governor of Shaanxi was his student and recommended by him to govern Shaanxi, so he was involved.
In addition, Ye He's southern invasion and the establishment of the crown prince, Gu Hanming was hated by the emperor and was soon dismissed as an official.
The downfall of Shoufu naturally caused a great shock, and officials of his faction in the court were affected.
In particular, the corruption case in Shaanxi has a wide range of implications, and the civil service group has become corrupt. Some things that are unclear have become a handle. Many people of Gu Hanming's party have been jailed for this.
For a while, the Royal Guards were busy, with cavalry everywhere, catching people almost every day.
What happened in the imperial court has nothing to do with He Yuansheng. After dealing with Cui Jie and his family, he focused on the eastern city of Shenjing.
"Your excellency, the background of most merchants in Dongcheng has been investigated!"
The new Dongcheng Qianhu Laozhou is reporting to He Yuansheng.
After reaching a compromise with Lu Bingxun, He Yuansheng let Lao Zhou take the position of Dongcheng Qianhu because he intended to make money.
The east city is also the outer city of Shenjing, the most prosperous and suitable place to make money. The thousands of Royal Guards here are naturally good for their talents.
If He Yuansheng hadn't had a shallow background and few people in his hands, I'm afraid he could get more positions from Lu Bingxun this time.
After Lao Zhou took office, he first cleaned up a group of people, promoted two close aides, and began to investigate the situation in Dongcheng.
"Are there many people who can't be provoked?"
Old Zhou smiled bitterly when he heard Yan, and answered a little helplessly: "Sir, the big businesses and shops in the east city are all run by dignitaries and dignitaries, and some of them are illegal. The masters behind them are the relatives of the emperor and the country."
"It seems that there are many people who can't afford to be provoked!"
He Yuansheng's light way is not surprising. After all, no dynasty has a strong background, and even if there is a profitable business, it cannot be preserved.
"Not much can not be provoked, but it is worth it."
The Royal Guards have great privileges and few people have scruples. However, the merchants in East City have complicated relationships. If they want to do something for a little benefit, they will act rashly and easily offend the public.
"Don't worry, I won't mess around. I only do serious business. If others don't mess with us, we won't do it on our own initiative!"
There are many ways to make money, and there is no need to mess about. If Ye Yumeng had not gone south and made He Yuansheng feel poor, he would not have made money at this time.
After all, there are too many high officials and dignitaries in the capital. If you make a lot of money and make others jealous, you will cause unnecessary trouble.
"What do you want to do?"
He Yuansheng smiled and said mysteriously, "After a while, you will know!"