Chapter 488 489 The Wall Fell and Everyone Pushed It

When Butler Wei heard the sound of fighting, he turned around and saw Chu Qing arriving in the backyard. Butler Wei shouted sternly, "Shopkeeper Chu, how dare you lead someone to break into a private house!" Butler Wei shouted sternly.

Chu Qing looked at Butler Wei coldly and said, "Steward Wei, Your Majesty treats your township government well, but your township government has the audacity to open an underground bank privately."

Butler Wei looked at Chu Qing and said righteously, "Don't be slanderous. This is my house."

Chu Qing snorted coldly, "Your house! What's going on with the passage behind the stables and the secret passage leading to the next door?"

Butler Wei was speechless and speechless.

"Come on, bite them to death!" Seeing that the situation was not good, Wei Cai released Ao Quan from the cage. The ferocious Ao Quan barked wildly and rushed towards Chu Qing, the secret guards and the Yamen.

Of course Ao Quan has no problem dealing with ordinary strong men, but if he wants to deal with hidden guards, he has no advantage at all.

I saw two secret guards in a group. They drew their weapons and rushed forward. One of them struck Ao Quan on the waist with his sword. Ao Quan fell to the ground with a cry. One of them thrust his sword into Ao Quan's open mouth. The sword penetrated Ao Quan, and under the attack from both ends, three ferocious Ao Quan were eliminated in a short time.

Chu Qing had already taken down Butler Wei, who had gotten into the passage, and led them into the basement.

Wei Cai stabbed Wei Qing with his dagger, but Chu Qing kicked him on the wrist. The dagger in Wei Cai's hand was almost kicked away. Wei Cai threw a dart at Wei Qing with his left hand, but the secret guard threw it away. of money dart shot down.

Wei Cai turned around and wanted to escape. Wei Qing threw the dagger in his hand and hit Wei Cai in the calf. The secret guard rushed into the basement and after a fierce fight, captured Wei Cai and his thugs.

All the people in the blacksmith shop were also captured by the officials. After the people from the two parties gathered, Chu Qing led the people into the underground bank.

I found a spacious lobby and five or six rooms below. There was a row of bookcases placed against the wall in the lobby, filled with account books.

In a locked room, more than a dozen large wooden boxes were found, filled with silver and various jewelry and jades. There were strings of copper plates stacked in the corners, some of which were already overgrown. Patina.

Chu Qing asked the officials to take Butler Wei and Wei Cai's gang back to the Yamen for interrogation.

He led people in the underground bank to search the IOUs and account books and count the money.

A group of officials tied a dozen people into a string and pushed them towards the Yamen. Along the way, there were many onlookers standing around.

The news that Butler Wei was taken away by the Yamen soon reached the Xiangjun Mansion. After receiving the news, the mother-in-law stumbled into the yard and said, "It's not good, my wife is not good..."

"What are you yelling for? Are your skin itchy?" Mr. Ning Xiang walked to the door and looked at the mother-in-law coldly.

The mother-in-law knelt down quickly and said, "Madam, they are saying that Butler Wei was taken away by the Yamen."

"What did you say?" Mr. Ning Xiang felt that his vision was darkened and he almost lost his balance. The girl quickly supported her.

"The disciple reported that housekeeper Wei was taken away by the government officials." The mother-in-law said again tremblingly.

It’s over, it’s over, what should I do now?

Mr. Ning Xiang was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, "Hurry and get someone to prepare a car. I'm going to the Princess's Mansion."

The mother-in-law hurriedly ran to ask someone to prepare the car. Ningxiang Jun hurried to the princess's mansion and asked to see the princess of Yichun. After a while, a woman came out and said politely to her: "Madam, you are a little late, princess." The empress has gone to Zhuangzi, a suburban county."

It's only been a long time, but she's clearly avoiding me! Ning Xiangjun glanced at the Princess's Mansion with hatred, turned around and got on the carriage, hurried back to the Xiangjun's Mansion, and began to think of ways to find someone to clear the way for Butler Wei who was in prison.

I searched several houses in succession, and all the people who had good relations with the Xiangjun Mansion in the past refused to meet me.

Mr. Ningxiang found Mrs. Xu and asked her to help clear the situation.

Mrs. Xu looked at her and sneered: "Mrs. Xiangjun, you have a day like this! You want me to help you unless my brother comes back alive."

Mr. Ning Xiang pointed at Mrs. Xu angrily, "I have helped you so much, but without the dowry I bought for you, how could you marry into the Liu family?

Mrs. Xu looked at her with disdain on her face, and whispered in her ear: "My brother was killed by you, a slut, when he was still in his prime years. Back then, my Xu family was afraid of your power, so we swallowed the money and accepted your compensation. I just want to see the day you fall into despair and step on you into the mud so that you will never be able to stand up again."

Mr. Ningxiang never expected that the former follower would say such a thing, pointing at Mrs. Xu and yelling, "Bitch, let me see how satisfied you are. When I finish this work, I will come back to talk to you." Settle accounts.”

Xu scolded merrily, "You slut who doesn't know how to live or die, just wait to be exiled!"

The news that Butler Wei was imprisoned spread quickly, and one after another, the victims came to the Yamen to sue pawnshops and banks and brought thugs to the door, forcing them to sell their property to pay off their debts. Some families even had their children taken away to pay off their debts. Good job. The family was unable to repay the interest, forcing the wife and children to separate, and the family was ruined.

The Yamen began to investigate pawn shops and underground banks in the city.

Chu Qing and the guys from Sihai Bank quickly sorted out the IOUs and sent them to the palace to Chu Yuhao.

Chu Qing bowed and reported: "Your Majesty, some of these IOUs are temporary loans from merchants, and some are low-level officials from poor families in Kyoto's Yamen. What do you think of handling these IOUs?"

Chu Yuhao looked at the list above and said, "Burn all the IOUs and put the confiscated money into the treasury."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Chu Qing bowed and said, "Your Majesty, after this time, I think we should increase the loan item in our bank. We only need to work out a feasible interest rate to save them from borrowing money from underground banks. Black money.”

After Chu Yuhao pondered for a moment, he said to Chu Qing: "Go back and discuss with Sihai and the others, let them work out a feasible method, and then report it to them."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Chu Qing bowed and retreated.

In just two days, the news that Mr. Ningxiang was found to have opened a bank privately spread quickly, and more and more people came to Jingzhao Yamen to sue Mr. Ningxiang for extorting debts.

When Butler Wei was interrogated when he first entered the prison, he claimed that he had opened the bank behind Ning Xiangjun's back, and argued that it was all his private behavior and had nothing to do with Xiangjun's mansion.

The thugs confessed that they had never personally seen Mr. Ning Xiang come to the bank, and they only knew that the owner of the bank lived in Xiangjun's mansion.

Later, after being tortured by the Jingzhao Yamen, the mouths of Butler Wei and Wei Cai were finally opened, and the two confessed that Mr. Ningxiang had people open underground banks to make dirty money.

After the Yamen obtained the evidence, Chu Yuhao issued an order to deprive Ningxiang Jun of his title, raided the Xiangjun Mansion, and put him in jail.

The magnificent Xiangjun's mansion was sealed, and Ningxiangjun's confidants, Aunt Song and Aunt Wei, were also imprisoned.