Chapter 13 Pig Killing Plate

Xu Boqing stopped in front of his second uncle's house for a long time and took a deep breath of relief before suppressing the uneasiness and confusion in his heart.

Just when he was about to go to the surrounding area to inquire about the situation, a strong male voice suddenly sounded not far behind him: "If I remember correctly, your name is Xu Boqing, and you are Lao Xu's nephew?"

Xu Boqing turned around and saw a group of soldiers from the Inspection Department slowly surrounding him.

The middle-aged man at the head looked familiar. After thinking for a moment, he realized that his name was Zhou Yong. He and his second uncle Xu He were both on duty in the inspection department, and they had a close relationship.

When I visit relatives, I often see this man drinking with his second uncle, so he looks very familiar.

He asked cautiously: "Are you Uncle Zhou?"

Zhou Yong nodded with a grin and said, "It's me."

Xu Boqing saw that although he had people surrounding him, his attitude was still kind, so he asked pointedly: "Uncle Zhou, what did my second uncle do? Why has his family been sealed off?"

"well……"

Zhou Yong sighed, glanced around, and after seeing all his familiar colleagues, he leaned over and explained in a low voice: "A week ago, a few assassins sneaked into the imperial city to assassinate His Majesty. Of course, they would never succeed.

The assassin escaped after the assassination attempt failed. His Majesty Long Yan was furious. Not only the inspection of the inner imperial city suffered, but also the inspection of our outer capital was implicated.

All those who were on duty that day during the inspection, including their families, were imprisoned in the sky jail one by one. As long as they were immediate family members, they were all taken away for investigation.

Lao Xu was one of the inspectors that day, and I was lucky enough to escape because I had to take a day off that day."

"..."

Xu Boqing suddenly thought of something and looked at the people from the Inspection Department surrounding him with an incomprehensible expression.

He twitched the corner of his mouth and asked: "Uncle Zhou, why are you here to take me to investigate!?"

Zhou Yong did not deny it, and nodded with a sigh: "Yes..."

"..."

When times come, heaven and earth all work together, and the heroes are not free.

Xu Boqing thought of the poem he had just said to the old man yesterday. Wouldn't it be appropriate to apply the second half of the poem to himself now?

Zhou Yong said in a low voice: "Eunuch Li from the East Factory is now in charge of this matter, and our inspection department cannot get involved.

As long as there is any connection found in the road guide or documents, we have to take him for investigation, but this matter can be big or small, and Eunuch Li is very rich, do you understand what I mean?"

The eunuch of Gedong Factory was parachuted in to take charge...

Can’t the inspection department intervene?

I’m afraid it’s not that we can’t get involved, but we should share the spoils together, right?

Xu Boqing's cheeks twitched, a stiff smile appeared on his face, and he said: "My family was attacked by bandits, and my father risked his life to send me out of the city and asked me to come to the capital to join my second uncle.

I never thought that I would encounter strongmen and rob me again on the way. All my family members who accompanied me died, and my money was also robbed. If I had not faked my death and escaped, I would not have survived in Kyoto."

He paused, took out the only five taels of silver left on his body, and said with a smile and a cry: "I only have five taels of silver in my body now. I dare to ask Uncle Zhou, can you buy me with these five taels of silver?"

freedom of?"

Zhou Yong was silent...

Dongchang and Jinyiwei are Daliang's secret service agencies, and their intelligence systems are extremely comprehensive. Eunuch Li, who came by air, is just here to take advantage of the opportunity to make money...

Some people handed over guides and issued ultimatums to enter the city, but in fact they were already being targeted by certain people.

And they all wait and see where the food comes from.

When you meet a rich man, let alone five taels of broken silver, even fifty taels or five hundred taels may not be enough to redeem your life!!

If the other party was Xu He, or even Xu He's son Xu Da, Zhou Yong would find a way to help him raise money to 'ransom', but the other party was just the nephew of his good friend Xu He...

I haven't even met him a few times.

He also has a family to support, and there is no way he would scrape together the money for a close friend and nephew whom he has barely met.

Xu Boqing also knew that Zhou Yong's ability to say these words to him was already the limit of his status as Xu He's nephew, and he never thought about letting the other party take risks to save himself.

So he cupped his hands and said, "Uncle Zhou, don't worry too much, just do whatever you want. My nephew can still handle it..."

Zhou Yong's face moved slightly, but in the end he just sighed, waved his hand and said, "Let's go, I will help you intercede..."

"Thank you, Uncle Zhou."

Seeing that no one was escorting him, Xu Boqing didn't want to escape. He just followed them to the yamen of the Inspection Department obediently.

After all, people want to make themselves look decent. If they are not sensible, others will have the means to help them look decent.

After arriving at the Inspection Department, Zhou Yong and his party resigned, and another group of people took over. They took Xu Boqing directly to the dungeon without asking.

At this time, in the dungeon of the Inspection Department...

A middle-aged eunuch with a white face and beardless body, wearing a bullfight uniform, sat on the main seat, holding an orchid in his hand and sipping tea with his fingers.

There were several officials wearing the uniforms of the Inspection Department accompanying us below. They were chatting and laughing, feeling relaxed and comfortable.

And inside the dark dungeon, the sounds of whips and screams could be heard from time to time...

After a while, someone from the Inspection Department came down for ventilation. Sun Sheng, who was sitting below, waved his hand after hearing the news, indicating that he would be brought here, and then he handed over his hand with a smile...

"Director Li brought another person. This person's name is Xu Boqing. He is the nephew of Xu He, the chief of the inspection department. His ancestral home is Jianyang. His father's name is Xu Zhong. His family runs several rice shops, which is rare in the local area.

A prosperous home.”

"oh?"

Eunuch Li, who was sitting in the first place, was surprised, glanced at him with raised eyebrows, and said: "It is said that Jianyang was attacked by bandits two days ago. The Xu family is a wealthy local family, and there are still people left."

Sun Sheng's face trembled, and a thin layer of cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

Dongchang and Jinyiwei are both Daliang spy agencies and have the authority to supervise hundreds of officials.

The previous emperors of Daliang forgot their ancestral precepts and began to reuse eunuchs. To this day, the secret service agency composed of eunuchs like Dongchang has far greater authority than the Jinyiwei.

Not to mention departments under Jinyiwei such as the Inspection Department.

Eunuch Li didn't pay attention to him and said, "Bring him over."

"yes."

Xu Boqing was taken to the dungeon, and he sneered in his heart when he saw the lean eunuch sitting at the front sipping tea, and the fat-headed and big-eared inspection department officials on both sides carefully accompanying him.

This beam is really rotten to the core, let alone the Dog Emperor, it’s just the same raccoon dog from top to bottom...

After thinking about it, he was not stupid enough to act tough in front of these people, so he bowed and saluted with a bit of fear on his face.

"Xu Boqing, a common man, has met several adults."

"Xu...Bo...Qing."

Eunuch Li took a sip of the tea in his hand and said angrily: "Yes, he's got a good body, but I don't know how many whippings he can take with this little body."

Sun Sheng stood up, helped him up with a smile, and said: "My name is Sun Sheng, and I am your second uncle's direct boss. I heard your second uncle mentioned before that he has a nephew who is well-educated and sensible. I think he is.

is you?"

One of the two is a bad guy, the other is a bad guy, and with the screams coming from the depths of the dungeon from time to time, the defenses in the hearts of ordinary people can easily be opened.

Xu Boqing's face turned bitter, he nodded pretending to be flattered, and replied: "It's just a common man."

"I think you probably know what happened to Lao Xu. It's His Majesty's order, and we are just acting in accordance with it."

"The common people know."

"Do you also know about the 'redemption'?"

"Know…"

"That'll be easy."

Sun Sheng nodded with a smile and said: "Your Majesty's dragon body is frightened, and Eunuch Li wants to find a magical medicine to soothe your Majesty.

But today’s medicinal materials are too expensive…

We have no choice but to let everyone raise funds.

When the medicine is ready, Your Majesty may be happy and put things past the past, and your second uncle will be released as a result."

His voice paused, and then he said pointedly: "I heard that the Xu family in Jianyang is a well-known and wealthy family in the local area, and the 'redemption' amount is set at three thousand taels, how about it?"

Three thousand taels!??

Even Xu Boqing, who had seen snake monsters, was shocked by this figure. The Xu family ran several rice shops in Jianyang, and their annual net profit was only more than a thousand taels.

He asked for 3,000 taels of "redemption" money. How could this be "redemption"? It was clearly like killing people like pigs!
Chapter completed!