Chapter 763 Surprise and Countermeasures
Shortly in the afternoon, Jia Langzhong returned to Taicang from outside and went straight to Zhang Guanku's office room with a serious look on his face.
Soon, all the important officials in Taicang were called into the room by Zhang Guanku.
After hearing the news brought by Jia Langzhong, everyone in Taicang opened their mouths in surprise, a little unbelievable.
According to their previous speculation, the people from Dongchang came to monitor Zhu Pingan and prevent Zhu Pingan from escaping like other officials of the Taicang inspection team. But I didn't expect that Zhu Ping'an went to Xiyuan to beg for the people from Dongchang!
This world-shaking contrast surprised everyone in Taicang, and at the same time they couldn't help but think about it.
"He, Zhu Ping'an, had his head caught in the door, and he actually went to Xiyuan to ask Dongchang Fanzi to spy on him?!"
"He worked hard to pull it off. What?”
“Could it be that he, Zhu Pingan, deliberately invited people from Dongchang to participate? Inspection, so that we can ensure that even if something goes wrong in the future, he, Zhu Ping'an, can rely on Dongchang's proof to get away with it? Then go to Xiyuan to ask people from Dongchang to protect the ledger?”
"Impossible, how can Zhu Ping'an find out the problem? Our account books in Taicang are all made by 'ghosts'. Accountants in the entire capital have been checking for months and still can't find any problems. He doesn't know how to calculate abacus." It's impossible for this stupid kid to find out the problem just yesterday."
"Could it be that Zhu Ping'an is trying to trick us? Want to get some benefits?”
“Yes, I think Mr. Zhang is right. Isn’t it just for glory and wealth to settle down in the countryside and become an official? Zhu Pingan does this, haha, he has a big appetite. Ah..."
Everyone in Taicang expressed their opinions and disagreed, but many people expressed vigilance, suspicion and worry about Zhu Pingan's abnormal behavior.
"If you want me to say, if you want the night to be long and not to have many dreams, let's just stop doing it and give Zhu Ping'an directly..." Mr. Zhao was a cruel man and stretched out his hand with a ferocious look on his face. Two fingers made a throat-cutting gesture on his neck.
"No, no, it's bloody... Besides, the people from Dongchang are guarding it, so how can we start? Moreover, if Zhu Ping'an is killed in Taicang, we won't be able to survive. But if it's outside Taicang, , Zhu Ping'an was obviously on guard, and there were two guards following him closely every time. His two guards were not simple. They were waiting for Zhu outside. When it was safe, I somehow got into a fistfight with some Qiu Ba from the Shenji Camp. It turned out that the Qiu Ba from the Shenji Camp were not their three-in-one enemies."
As soon as Zhao Langzhong finished speaking, a man from Taicang. The treasurer expressed his objection. He witnessed with his own eyes the scene of Liu Dadao and Liu Mu gesticulating with the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion, and knew that Liu Mu and Liu Dadao were extraordinary.
The Shenji Battalion is the elite among the elites of the Ming Dynasty. Even the well-trained soldiers of the Shenji Battalion were easily defeated by Liu Mu and Liu Dadao. The four or five ordinary people could not get close to Liu Mu and Liu Dadao. Liu Dadao's body, if we exclude the assassination of more than ten people, it would be a small battle. This is within the sphere of influence of the capital. There is such a big commotion at the emperor's feet, no matter how careful the cover-up is, someone will definitely find out.
"Haha, what if poisoning is used? He, Zhu Pingan, is the reincarnation of a rice bucket. The plate of braised chicken last time was almost licked by him. People are like iron rice and steel. He, Zhu Pingan, always There's no way he won't eat, right? He looks like a starving pig and is reincarnated. If you cook him some delicious dishes with some ingredients, he will definitely fly to the west with a kick of his legs."
An official in Taicang who is better than Zhao Langzhong. He suggested poisoning Zhu Ping'an to death.
"Stop it, the food we sent from Taicang poisoned him Zhu Pingan, how can we get away with it? No, no..."
After hearing this, everyone in Taicang shook their heads, feeling that this man mentioned The suggestions made by Zhao Langzhong are even less reliable than those made by Mr. Zhao.
"Of course I thought of this, but what if the person who poisoned Zhu Pingan was a cook in Taicang who had an old grudge with Zhu Pingan. This chef cooked Zhu Pingan's first meal in Taicang. Zhu Ping'an thought the food was unpalatable, so he called the cook over and cursed, making the cook gnash his teeth in hatred towards Zhu Ping'an. In addition, the most important point was that Zhu Ping'an bullied others and stole this outside. The cook's unmarried concubine, so the cook refused to do anything and poisoned Zhu Pingan to death. Haha, the motive, personal evidence and material evidence were complete. This was Zhu Pingan's personal grudge with the cook, and it was with us in Taicang. What does it matter? "
The official who just made the suggestion twitched his lips slightly, a confident smile spread on his face, and then spoke out the suggestion in a leisurely manner.
"Really? When did Zhu Ping'an have such a big conflict with our cook? Why didn't I know, didn't he say the food was delicious last time?" someone asked in surprise.
"Haha, I don't know either, but that's not the point. The point is, after Zhu Ping'an is poisoned, whatever the cook says will be the truth. There is no proof, haha..." The official who made the suggestion smiled confidently.
As long as they can afford enough money, they can find ten cooks, let alone one cook.
“Well, I think it works.”
“Although it’s a bit unreasonable, but there is a way to heaven and he doesn’t take it, and there is no way to hell and he just walks in. If you want to blame him, he has to blame himself for going here. Let’s wade through the muddy water. He took this step by himself.”
“A dead Taoist friend should never die a poor Taoist...”
Many people expressed their agreement with the official's proposal just now.
But the next second, Secretary Liu’s words made everyone give up the idea.
“It won’t work.” Secretary Liu looked at the official who made the suggestion and shook his head.
"Why?" the official asked.
"In the morning, Mr. Zhang asked me to keep an eye on Zhu Pingan. I lay down in the back window of the room not far opposite Zhu Pingan and looked at it. Zhu Pingan was very cautious. Everything we sent from Taicang "He didn't touch any of the tea, snacks, food, etc., he seemed to have been on guard against us." Secretary Liu shook his head and said.
After Secretary Liu finished speaking, Mr. Zhang, who proposed to poison Zhu Ping'an, sighed and gave up.
"If you ask me, this killing is a bad idea. Whether Zhu Ping'an can find out the problem is another matter, but killing an official of the imperial court is undoubtedly a serious crime and will definitely be punished. If the investigation continues, even if all the witnesses and evidence prove that it has nothing to do with us in Taicang, we will be the first to be suspected!” Zhang, it’s nothing more than asking for wealth and promotion. If a village is in ruins, if we reveal a little bit of scum between our fingers, it will be shocking wealth to him. When the time comes, we have the handle on him, then Zhu Pingan will not become us. A dog I raised..."
"Well, that makes sense..."
The discussion among the people in Taicang gradually changed from eradicating dissidents to using inducement and assimilation, and then gradually gained consensus. (End of chapter)