Listening to Xie Tianlai's words, Cao Hao's face became solemn, and his gaze at Xie Tianlai was a little sharp.

Not to mention the master behind Mao Renxing, it's hard to say who it is; Even if he is really a slave of King Zhuang's Mansion, it will not be Xie Tian's turn to come to the Governor's Mansion to support him.

Xie Tianlai was born in business, and he was used to looking at people's faces, but when he saw that Cao Hao's face was not good, he was shocked, and only then did he realize that he had lost his words, and hurriedly bowed down and said: "Lord Governor, the lower officials are anxious to lose their words, and I also ask the commander to forgive me." In Mao Renxing's hands, he held the eighteen properties of the palace in Qingyuan City. Not only that, but outside Qingyuan City, there are three large villages with more than 100 hectares, which are also under his control. If you are imprisoned and questioned, you will inevitably be implicated in the palace. When the time comes, even the prince will have to make a mistake for not being strict! The lower official is a subordinate of the palace, and the protector is anxious, so he has the courage to ask the adult. ”

Cao Hao listened, but he was unmoved, but said lightly: "This governor and the sixteenth master have been friends for more than ten years, and they are in-laws, so they can't be said to be incomparable, and they can be called irreversible friends." If it is really as you said, Mao Renxing is an important person in the palace, and when the governor goes out of Beijing, the sixteenth master must always inform him, which is not the case. ”

As far as Cao Hao knows, Mao Renxing is the Qing Yuan of Kangxi Kangxi for 59 years, even if he comes out of his own Zhuang Wangfu, he can only be the old prince's person. But according to the reaction of the sixteenth elder brother, it is obvious that he does not know the industry here, otherwise even if he does not ask Cao Hao to take care of one or two, he will let Mao Renxing take the initiative to come over to ask for peace.

Since Mao Renxing dares to use the banner of Zhuang Wangfu, the biggest possibility is that he is taking care of Taifujin's dowry or private property.

Xie Tianlai saw Cao Hao's reaction like this, but his face was full of consternation: "How can this be?" As far as Xia Guan knows, Mao Renxing is indeed a member of the palace! Around the Dragon Boat Festival last year, Xia Guan went to Beijing to ask for birthday gifts, and he also met Mao Renxing in the palace. The steward of the palace treated him very well, called him a steward, and took him to the inner house to ask for peace. The Mid-Autumn Festival and New Year's gifts are sent by our two families together. ”

His face was full of doubts, and Cao Hao's heart was also stunned, only to feel that something was wrong.

If the memory is correct, around the Dragon Boat Festival last year, Zhuangwangfu Taifujin has moved to Haidian Wangyuan for summer vacation. If Mao Renxing manages Taifujin's private property, there is no reason to go to the palace to ask for peace.

Moreover, with the shrewdness of the sixteenth elder brother, it is impossible to take over the palace for two years, and it is impossible not to even touch the details of Taifujin.

"The law of the country is ruthless, if Mao Renxing is not guilty, no one can wronged him; If he is guilty, he should be brought to justice. You don't have to meddle in this matter anymore, I will send a letter to the sixteenth elder brother to explain this matter, and I won't let him get angry with you. Seeing Xie Tianlai's worried expression, Cao Hao said.

When Xie Tianlai heard this, he first breathed a sigh of relief, and then his face was full of annoyance, and he blushed and said, "Thank you for your care, the lower officials are grateful...... It's just that the lower official was reckless, and before coming over, he sent his subordinates to the capital to deliver a letter quickly...... Now, I'm afraid I won't be able to catch up......"

Cao Hao listened, but raised his eyebrows and said, "Rong Bendu asks more, I don't know which one Lord Xie sent the letter to the palace?" ”

"To Cui Hongwen, the second housekeeper of the palace. Adults should also know that Xiaguan took the path of the old prince in his early years, and every time he went to the palace, he saw the old housekeeper Chen Quan; After the old prince, Steward Cui took over Steward Chen's errand, and every time the lower official saw the palace to ask for peace, it was Cui Hongwen who saw it...... "Speaking of which, Xie Tianlai remembered the old things and added: "By the way, when the sixteenth master first inherited the heir the year before last, it was Steward Cui who wrote a letter, asking the lower official to take care of Mao Renxing......"

Hearing this, Cao Hao couldn't help frowning.

Cui Hongwen is the brother of the sixteenth Fujin, and before the sixteenth elder brother left the palace, he took care of the sixteenth Fujin dowry industry. Because he is quite talented, even the sixteenth elder brother also values him more.

After the sixteenth elder brother inherited the Zhuang Wangfu, he saw that Taifujin had a lot of difficulties for the Sixteenth Fujin, and was afraid that his wife would have too many grievances, so in order to give her more help, he promoted Cui Hongwen to the second head of the palace.

Cao Hao's head was in a mess, if these industries in Qingyuan were Taifujin's industries, he could still sit back and watch the excitement; If it is related to the Sixteen Blessings, how many scruples you have to take care of.

He sighed in his heart, picked up the tea, and said, "Since it has already been delivered, there is no need to chase it." ”

Thank God for being obedient and getting up to say goodbye.

He was not without joy in his heart, fortunately, the governor of Zhili was Cao Hao, who was good friends with the prince of Zhuang, and the sky fell with a tall man on top, how big a bowl he held, and how much strength he had. Everything that can be done has been done, even if Mao Renxing's case is big, he can't be blamed.

After thanking the heavens and leaving, Cao Hao pondered for a long time before he came up with a surprising inference.

These properties are not the properties of Zhuangwangfu, otherwise, it would be impossible for the sixteenth elder brother not to know, and the "donation" will not hide such a large amount of property.

These properties cannot be the dowry of the Sixteen Blessings.

Guo Luoluo's family background is ordinary, and only because he has a favorite concubine and becomes a foreign prince can he be qualified to continue to marry the royal family.

You must know that Chu Yu married as the county lord back then, and because she was the eldest daughter of the palace, she was subsidized a lot by the seventh elder brother, and the marriage was only 50 hectares of fertile land, two real estates, and four shops.

And the time is not right, these shops in the early years of the sixteen Fujin became the Zhuang Wang Fu Jin under the banner of Zhuang Wangfu.

There is only one possibility left, there is another owner behind these industries, but because it is inconvenient to come forward, so he took the door of Zhuangwangfu in the early years; After waiting for the old prince, he walked the path of Sixteen Fujin.

Cao Hao originally wanted to ask someone to go to the prefect's yamen to say that the case would be tried secretly and not to make a big fuss. Then he thought of the "sticky pole" under Yongzheng's hand, and changed his mind again.

Concealment, on the contrary, it is easy to make the sixteenth elder brother fall into the suspicion of "hiding the palace industry", which makes Yongzheng suspicious. It's better to put it aside generously and see who is behind Mao Renxing.

The sixteenth elder brother can't help but tell him.

No matter why the Sixteenth Elder Brother didn't tell the Sixteenth Elder Brother about it, now that Mao Renxing has caused trouble and has been involved in a murder, he can't cover it up, and the Sixteenth Elder Brother has already known about it, so he should make plans as soon as possible.

He wrote down the cause and effect of the case in detail in the letter, summoned Cao Man, and instructed him to bring the letter back to Beijing.

After sending the letter, Cao Hao turned out a list, which was the one full of the relationship between the officialdom of Zhili, and he had a headache when he saw it. The boundary of Zhili, even if it is not as good as the capital, is also a vertical and horizontal relationship.

Perhaps the biggest headache for him in the future is this big and small relationship.

Enemies are not afraid, but they are afraid of acquaintances.

Just when the Governor's Office was paying attention to the progress of the prefect's Yamen's case, Zhu Zhilian kicked the iron plate.

After Mao Renxing was detained, he was not afraid at all, at first he refused to admit his guilt, and when the human and material evidence was complete, he presented himself in the banner, and the prefect's yamen had no right to overstep his authority to try the case.

When he ascended the throne industry in Qingyuan County, he wrote that he was a person from Shuntianfu, and it was the people who ascended the throne, not the banner people.

Zhu Zhilian was so angry, but he couldn't ignore the law, so he had to send someone to Shuntianfu to inquire about Mao Renxing's household registration.

Although Mao Renxing's remarks may be a lie, in order to delay the verdict; But it is more likely to be true, after all, there is no reason for the royal property to be handed over to the people to take care of.

Zhu Zhilian himself is in the flag, where does he not know the privileges of the flag people.

In cases involving the flag bearer, the magistrate only has the right to accept cases, but not to adjudicate. The capital flag people return to the army to be tried by the yamen, and the local flag people have a special council hall. Mao Renxing's case occurred in a local area and should be handled by the local council office.

The Zhili Council Hall was under the rule of the Governor's Palace.

Zhu Zhilian was anxious, he had been up and down in the sea for 30 years, he had seen too much officialdom, and if he really wanted to wait for the nobles in the capital to move his mouth, most of Mao Renxing's charges would be turned into small things.

At that time, Dai Wang's grievances were fearful, and he was afraid that he would not be able to settle the grievances.

Zhu Zhilian has always loved the people like a son, how could he watch the murderer go unpunished. According to his original intention, he had to go straight to the governor's palace and ask Cao Hao to make an envoy to try the case, but he was stopped by Liu Chuan.

"This is not an example. If Mao Renxing is allowed to get away with it, Zhili will become a place where wicked people are wreaking! Zhu Zhilian's face was full of earnest indignation, and he was loud.

Liu Chuan understands Zhu Zhilian's intentions, if Mao Renxing is allowed to get out of the officialdom of Zhili smoothly, then there are one and two, how easy is it to clear the place?

How many of the powerful people in the capital are not in Zhili? If they all learn from Mao Renxing, the people will have no way to live.

"The criminal responsibility of the local flag people is attributed to the council hall, which is determined by the law, and the lord went to find the governor Cao, why did he come?" Liu Chuan looked at Zhu Zhilian, who was full of resentment, and asked without changing his face.

Zhu Zhilian sighed and said, "I know that acting like this is not in accordance with the rules. But if you really have to wait for the nobles in the capital to speak, Governor Cao is afraid that he won't be able to bear it. Only by taking advantage of the fact that the news has not yet arrived in Beijing can it be easy to determine this case as an iron case. Since I am a father and mother of a land, I must be worthy of the people of my house, so how can I allow the people to be wronged in order to protect my own body? ”

"Don't be impatient, don't be impatient, whether Mao Renxing is in the flag is still inconclusive, let's wait and see. If the case is transferred to the Council Chamber, there is no need for your lordship to be in a hurry. When Governor Cao first arrived in Zhili, how many people watched, how could they be favoritism at this time? For the sake of Liwei, maybe he attaches more importance to this case than adults. Liu Chuan's words were reasonable, which made Zhu Zhilian a little anxious.

He was silent for a while, and finally sighed and said, "That's all it can be!" ”

*The sixteenth elder brother received Cao Hao's letter, and it was already three days later.

Because the Cao family's side was on double horses, holding the road sign of the Governor's Palace, and the supplies along the way were cheaper, Cao Hao's letter was half a day earlier than the letter from Xie Tian.

Seeing Cao Hao's letter and looking at the more than 20 industries listed below, tens of thousands of acres of fertile land, the sixteenth elder brother immediately broke out in a cold sweat.

He is not a saint who worries about the country and the people, hundreds of miles away the rich gentry forced a filial woman to death, what did he do?

But Mao Renxing, who was involved in the case, has always played the banner of Zhuangwangfu. These industries were there when Lao Zhuang was alive.

The sixteenth elder brother felt a "buzzing" in his head, and whoever saw it would think that he was hiding the wealth of the royal family, didn't this cost people's lives?

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(To be continued)