The Zhumen mansion of the Zhao family in Kaifeng Mansion is still so splendid.

This new mansion records the glory of the Zhao family.

Eight years ago, a few years after Zhao Bocheng's father was admitted to the Jinshi, the entire Zhao family bought this house, and the Zhao family has been thriving ever since.

In the past eight years, the successive officials of the Guide Mansion have been respectful and respectful to the Zhao family, and when they came to visit the old lady Zhao, who had no fame, they all respectfully wrote the word 'waiter' on each post.

The strength of the Zhao family is not just a jinshi on the surface, but an intricate underground. He married many families in Guide Province, and he can be called both a glory and a loss.

And when Zhao Bocheng heard that his father was taken down on the charge of being a collaborator, words such as official protection, darkness, and grievances of the raspberry came to his mind.

In the past, there were indeed many people who used such words to describe the persecution of their Zhao family, but they did not expect such a thing to appear on their own.

When the Zhao family reached his generation, it was already past the primitive stage of capital accumulation, and there was no need to do those things that persecuted the people in the fish and meat villages.

On the contrary, the Zhao family is also willing to do some good deeds to whitewash their reputation.

Outsiders often praise the Zhao family for learning from Confucianism, Confucianism and good Jia.

But it is such a Zhao family, their uncle was taken down on the charge of being a collaborator, if it is convicted, what awaits them is a serious crime.

That's right, the Zhao family and others did smuggle and sell Japanese artifacts, but this was only one of the Zhao family's businesses.

Everyone knows how heavy the charges of the Ming Dynasty were.

The Zhao family has always been very careful, this matter is very hidden, they are all reliable confidants, this matter is even hidden from their younger brother Meng Chang, and this matter accounts for a small proportion of the Zhao family's business, just following others to make a little errand money.

Zhao Bocheng didn't know why Lin Yanchao was so hand-eyed, and dug this matter out from the bottom.

What are the consequences of waiting for the Zhao family in the future?

Zhao Bocheng thought to himself, will the three generations relay the Zhao family's such a big foundation from generation to end?

It had just rained, and the patio was dripping with it.

The subordinates pushed Zhao Bocheng open the door, and at this time, the rumors had not yet reached the people below, and the subordinates of the Zhao family still didn't know anything.

Zhao Bocheng came to the hall but saw that Old Lady Zhao was talking to more than a dozen people, some of whom were extremely important cousins of the Zhao family, and several people who were in charge of the family.

As for the Zhao family's most prominent relatives in the past, none of them came at this time.

Although the conversation in the hall was not loud, there was a depressed and pessimistic atmosphere, and even Zhao Bocheng felt it as soon as he entered the door.

Old lady Zhao saw Zhao Bocheng and said gently: "Have you been drenched?" ”

"Let's have a bowl of ginger soup first."

"In the past few days, I have been sending money to various yamen, but it is hard for you to be a low-lying person. In the past, I was always afraid that you would be young and ambitious, and you wouldn't know how to put down your body when you encountered something, but now I am wrong. ”

Listening to Mrs. Zhao's heart-warming words, Zhao Mingcheng couldn't help shedding tears, and said with his hands in his face: "Grandpa, all the yamen of my grandson have run away, and all the people I know have been found, but when I heard that it was our Zhao family's business, no one agreed." ”

"Grandson, grandson, I've been busy for a few days...... But a few days were all in vain, and what our Zhao family had accumulated in the past didn't work, and it couldn't help at all. ”

The people on the side all looked over, many of them followed the Zhao family all the way, and now they feel sad when they look at this scene.

If Old Lady Zhao didn't retire and enjoy his old age in peace in the past few years, the Zhao family would not have come to this point.

Old lady Zhao was cruel to people when he was young, but he was very lenient to his children and grandchildren when he was old.

Old lady Zhao said: "I don't blame you for this, no one thought that Lin Futai had a relationship with Jin Yiwei, and he came to return to Germany these days, but he actually investigated our Zhao family so clearly, there are definitely people on the road." Both of these things were unexpected by me. ”

At this moment, someone outside said, "Master, Mr. Qiu has arrived." ”

"Which Mr. Qiu?"

"Why did you make an appointment with someone else?"

Old lady Zhao said: "It's from Governor Lin's mansion." ”

Soon Qiu Mingshan walked into the hall and frowned, "So many people? ”

Old lady Zhao said: "They are all confidants of my Zhao family, Mr. Qiu has anything to say to them." ”

Qiu Mingshan nodded and said, "It's okay." ”

Then he sat down casually.

On the side, Zhao Mingcheng knew that this person was Lin Yanchao's master, a native of Guide, and his local reputation was not very good in the past.

Old lady Zhao said: "This matter is important, the old man still wants to talk to Lin Futai face to face, I don't know if it's possible?" ”

Qiu Mingshan waved his hand and said, "No need, Dong Weng is busy with the dredging of the Jialu River right now, and he has no effort now." It's the same with me. ”

The crowd was silent.

Qiu Mingshan said helplessly: "Okay, you don't believe it. Let's be blunt with you, Zhao Yuanwai was arrested by Jinyi Wei this time, and it was handled by Qiu. Don't look at me like this, everyone has been arrested, it's useless for you to blame me, it seems that everyone has understood, so if there is anything, your Zhao family should talk to me more directly. ”

Zhao Mingcheng said: "Mr. Qiu did it? So what is Lin Futai doing? ”

"Qiu Mou said, Futai is very busy, and he has more important things to do than deal with your Zhao family."

A feeling of aggrieved in the Zhao family, there is nothing more humiliating than this.

Old lady Zhao said: "The matter has come to this, the king is defeated, the old man has nothing to say, Mr. Qiu, please make a bid." ”

Mr. Qiu said: "It's okay, Uncle Zhao is fast talking, and I am not ambiguous." ”

"You know what the crime is, but the charges have not yet been confirmed. The affairs of your Zhao family can be light or heavy, if you want to be sentenced lightly, you must take out your Zhao family's background to compensate. ”

Everyone is relieved in their hearts, it's good to be willing to talk about money, everything can be solved with money, and it is not a matter to take what can be solved with money.

"How much?"

Qiu Mingshan stretched out his hand and compared two fingers.

"Twenty thousand?"

The crowd was suspicious.

Qiu Mingshan shook his head and said, "Two hundred thousand." ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the Zhao family was in an uproar.

"Two hundred thousand? Lin Sanyuan is really good teeth. ”

"So much I'm not afraid of him choking."

"Even if our Zhao family sells everything, it's not worth so much."

Qiu Mingshan said: "Then what you mean is to wait for the crime of 'Tongwei' to come down, and your Zhao family will be confiscated when it is confiscated." ”

"200,000 taels of silver is more than all the net worth of our Zhao family, what is the difference between that and copying the family!" Grand Prince Zhao said indignantly.

"Take it, there is always an endless harvest, but if you send it, a tael of silver is indispensable." Qiu Mingshan cocked Erlang's legs and smiled.

Old lady Zhao stretched out her hand to signal silence and then said: "Mr. Qiu, not to mention that my Zhao family can't get the 200,000 taels, if it is given, will Lin Futai let us go?" ”