The first volume of pearl curtains rolls up the western mountain rain at dusk Chapter 72 I Got It, Mom
A month ago, Jizhou Prefecture mobilized almost all its troops to arrest people in the city. The highest-ranking official among them was the prosecutor Zheng Chun.
A figure like Zheng Chun who can rank among the top in Jizhou Prefecture is like a centipede that is still alive even after its death. Nowadays, any official in the officialdom of Da Chu who does not have some property will be looked down upon by his colleagues, let alone a person like Zheng Chun who has real power in the local area.
The Jizhou Prefecture Prison has always been a lucrative place. As the chief officer of the prison, Zheng Chun would just stretch out his hand and someone would send him large sums of silver.
The simplest and fastest way to make money is to exchange human lives.
Some people who come from wealthy families but have no connection with the government, such as businessmen...if someone in their family commits a crime and is arrested by the government, it is very easy for the government to ask for money from them.
The crime of exile can be changed to beheading. If the prisoner is an only child, the price will be even higher. If they take away half of your property in a minute, that would be out of kindness from the adults. It would not be uncommon for them to take away all your property.
If you can afford the money, the adults will let someone catch a beggar on the street, and when the day of beheading comes, they will chop off the beggar's head and the replaced prisoner can go home and play. If you still have money, the magistrate will provide a thoughtful one-stop service and can give the prisoner a new identity.
The laws of the Great Chu have become a child's joke.
Not all criminals were beheaded in public. Most of those who were beheaded took place in small execution grounds, which ordinary people could not see.
Even if you see one, if the person is unkempt and has a similar figure, with one cut, the head will roll on the ground and no one will be able to tell the difference.
So the family of the magistrate Zheng Chun is very wealthy. More importantly, Zheng Chun has given a lot of money to the governor of Jizhou Prefecture, Lord Lian Gongming, over the years. If you don't share this with him, how can Lord Lian make you happy?
Even someone like Lian Gongming would not betray someone without any consideration, so why did he sell out Zheng Chun when Prince Tianyu was in his government office?
Because Zheng Chun has become a little arrogant in the past two years.
Especially after Zheng Chun took in a group of desperate criminals outside the city, he spoke even more without restraint in Jizhou Prefecture. He thought that his importance was almost equal to Lian Gongming.
Zheng Chun owns one third of the casinos in the city. Together with the income from the prison, the amount of money he gives to Lian Gongming every year is a huge sum. He feels that he is Lian Gongming's God of Wealth, and Lian Gongming should be polite to him.
There had been several times before when Zheng Chun had spoken to Lian Gongming in a slightly disrespectful manner in front of outsiders. Moreover, the more fugitives he took in, the more he felt that Lian Gongming would not dare to do anything to him.
It is true that you are the governor, but aren’t you afraid of death?
A month before the incident , Lian Gongming complained because the money he received was less than the previous month. At that time, Zheng Chun slammed the table and his attitude was quite arrogant.
What he meant at the time was, just take whatever you are given. If you are greedy for more, you won't even get that much.
You are a governor now, but I have plenty of money, and I have already established contact with Liu Chongxin, the chief inspector of the Criminal Investigation Bureau. At most, I can give him tens of thousands of taels of silver to show my loyalty, but it is not certain whether this governor is yours or mine.
Although these words were not said explicitly, the meaning was almost there. How could one tolerate the loss of fame and fortune?
So after Zheng Chun was imprisoned, Lian Gongming showed great concern for him. He personally went into the cell several times to comfort him, saying that the business outside still depended on him and told him not to worry. He would release him after a while when Prince Yu no longer paid attention to him.
Lian Gongming even had someone spread the news that Zheng Chun would be released from prison soon.
As a result, Zheng Chun became even more domineering. He thought that even fame and fortune depended on him, the God of Wealth.
But...how could Lian Gongming possibly tolerate him?
But before killing Zheng Chun, Lian Gongming must get the account book. This account book records who Zheng Chun has given money to and how much he has given over the years. It is rumored that the account book records it clearly.
If I don't get this account book, I won't be able to sleep peacefully even if I lose my fame.
Judging from the information we have found so far, this account book is most likely in the Changxing Casino. Changxing Casino is Zheng Chun’s largest business, and most of the desperate criminals he supports, such as Wang Heita, are also in the Changxing Casino.
The reason why Wang Heita's portrait appeared in the Qingyi array was that Li Diudiu had no access to the deeper things. For example, this portrait appeared in the Qingyi array, which also represented the easing of the situation between Lian Gongming and the Jiedushi.
In the restaurant, after getting to know each other, the four people left after dinner, but Xiahou Zhuo had a worried look on his face.
"What are you thinking about?"
Li Diudiu asked.
Xiahou Zhuo said: "You shouldn't answer it, you know... Although I am the son of Prince Yu, the Qingyi formation is the power under the Jiedushi, but they will give me face, but they may not give me face."
Li Diudiu nodded: "I know."
Xiahou Zhuo asked, "You still accepted the portrait after knowing that?"
Li Diudiu said, "We are short of money."
Xiahou Zhuo said: "This is the money that only desperate people can earn."
Li Diudiu said, "You said that when the world gets chaotic, the people who talk nonsense will definitely not be as successful as the people who kill you. I don't want to be a desperado. I want to live my life in this world of desperadoes."
Xiahou Zhuo sighed and said, "The four of them are not targeting you, nor are they looking down on you or not giving you face. I understand why Ruan Chen gave you the portrait without discussing it with me before..."
He looked at Li Diudiu and said, "I've told them that after I leave, I want you to take my place in the Qingyi formation, but you're just a kid, why should they accept that? Do you think that portrait is a token of your allegiance? No, it's Ruan Chen and the others who want to see if you're qualified to take Xiahou Zhuo's place."
Li Diudiu was stunned.
Xiahou Zhuo said, "I didn't stop you because I knew that even if I forcibly pulled you to a level that you could never reach on your own, if you don't have the ability to prove yourself, you will eventually fall from that level. Falling on flat ground is different from falling from the third floor."
Li Diudiu nodded, he understood.
Xiahou Zhuo brought him into the Qingyi formation because he was afraid that after Xiahou Zhuo went to Northern Frontier next year, Li Diudiu would have no one to rely on and would be bullied. With the Qingyi formation around, no one would dare to provoke Li Diudiu in the academy.
But why does he sit in Xiahou Zhuo's position?
Xiahou Zhuo said, "If Ruan Chen and the others believe that you have the ability to be their brothers, they will not care whether you are young or old, or what your background is. Once these brothers have determined something, they will not change it even if they have to fight to the death... So in the end, I did not stop Ruan Chen."
He paused for a moment and continued, "I've told you before that what others give you is ultimately theirs. It's your ability to get it yourself. Ruan Chen and the others don't accept anything except loyalty and ability. You have both, and you're better than me."
Xiahou Zhuo patted Li Diudiu on the shoulder and said, "So, he wants you to attack Wang Heita because he really wants to get to know you and wants to make friends with you."
Li Diudiu said: "I actually thought of some of them, but they were not comprehensive enough."
Xiahou Zhuo smiled and said, "How old are you? Other kids at your age are still peeing, playing with mud, farting, and making holes, but you're already a famous young gentleman at Yunzhai Teahouse."
Li Diudiu: “It doesn’t sound like a good thing.”
Xiahou Zhuo said: "Be more confident and remove the image."
Li Diudiu glanced at Xiahou Zhuo.
Xiahou Zhuo said, "In the final analysis, you can't rely on playing music and telling stories to establish your status in the martial arts world. I've thought about it for you. With your background, even if you graduate from the Four Pages Academy, the best you can do is to be in the martial arts world. If you think about your personality, being in the martial arts world is your only choice."
Li Diudiu smiled and asked, “Why?”
Xiahou Zhuo said: "Can you become someone like Lian Gongming? If you can't, then you won't go far in your official career."
Li Diudiu said: "What if I can achieve a status much greater than Lian Gongming?"
Xiahou Zhuo said, "Much bigger? Much bigger? As big as the Jiedushi? Isn't the Jiedushi just a bigger Lian Gongming? Even though the Jiedushi and I are closer, I still have to say that, except that he is cleaner than Lian Gongming."
He asked Li Diudiu, "How big can you get? To be the prime minister? Isn't the prime minister just a bigger title? I haven't seen the prime minister grovelling in front of Liu Chongxin, but I have heard... How big can you get? Are you going to be the emperor? If you say this, you will be beheaded, but to be honest, you can't be the emperor, and you can't go along with the corrupt, otherwise you won't be able to have a career in the government ."
Li Diudiu remained silent.
He really couldn't go along with the crowd.
Xiahou Zhuo said, "So... after I leave Jizhou , you will have to stay in the academy for at least five years. During these five years, you will be taken care of by the Qingyi formation, so nothing serious will happen... I will also tell my father before I leave, so at least his words will be effective."
Li Diudiu hummed, and after a long silence, he said, "Isn't it too perfunctory to say thank you?"
Xiahou Zhuo said with a puff, "Thanks for nothing."
Li Diudiu said: "Thank you."
Xiahou Zhuo: “…”
Li Diudiu was silent for a while and then said, "Your words just now made me feel a little desperate. Is our Great Chu really hopeless? The governor is not good enough, the prime minister is not good enough, so only the emperor can do it. The current emperor is not good enough, so what about the new emperor? If the new emperor is good enough, can Great Chu still be saved?"
Xiahou Zhuo let out a long breath and said in a low voice: "Logically, I shouldn't say these words given my status, but in reality... even if the current emperor... passed away today, it would be too late for the new emperor to ascend the throne. I think the only person who can do it is the one who destroys and then rebuilds."
He looked at Li Diudiu and said, "We are all small people. Compared to the great chaos that will come in the future, we are all small people..."
Li Diudiu felt that he might be okay and not that young.
But people are all the same, no matter whether it is a chaotic or prosperous time, no one would think that they are incapable, especially when they are younger, most people think that they should be different from others, everyone thinks that they are unique, and thinks that good luck will come to them at any time, so they just become like everyone else.
Xiahou Zhuo called him, "Diu'er."
Li Chi asked, "Why Tiezhu?"
Xiahou Zhuo: "Your uncle..."
Li Diudiu: “Fuck you!”
Xiahou Zhuo smiled and said, " How dare you call me uncle?"
Li Diudiu: "I dare... forget it, just pretend I didn't say anything."
Xiahou Zhuo smiled and said, "When we go out to do something tonight, just watch and understand what the Qingyi formation is going to do, what to do and how to do it. Don't worry about other things. As for Wang Heita, I will help you find out everything. In the end, it's enough that Wang Heita's bounty falls on you."
Li Diudiu hummed and didn't say much.
Xiahou Zhuo said: "At least there is a sign."
Li Diudiu hummed again and said, "Okay, nanny."
Xiahou Zhuo: "I'll help!"
