The news that the study in Yangwu Marquis's mansion caught fire and Jinyiwei Wang Shide was burned to death quickly spread throughout the capital.
The various forces in the capital reacted differently.
Some people are happy, some are sad, and some feel it is a pity.
The happiest people were Xinjian Earl Wang Xiantong and Left General Liu Wenyao.
The fire was obviously caused intentionally by the emperor.
The purpose was to tell them: no matter what evidence Xue Lian had, it had been burned.
Liu Wenyao filled his glass with wine and said to the air, "I won't have to live a life of being ungrateful to others anymore."
Not many people are sad.
Apart from Xue Lian who was secretly grieving, only Wang Shide's family members were crying their hearts out.
"Woo woo woo, everyone says that Jinyiwei has a good job, but how can someone die?"
"Wang Shide, ah Wang Shide, how can I live without you!"
Wang Shide’s wife, Wang, collapsed on the ground, sobbing.
"Mrs. Wang, please accept my condolences!" The Jinyiwei who was responsible for delivering the message bowed his head and advised.
"The master of the family has passed away. How can I express my grief?" Wang burst into tears.
Jinyiwei took out a package from his arms and said, "Sister Wang, this is the pension money issued by the court. As long as Sister Wang doesn't remarry, the court will pay her child support every month."
Wang stopped crying immediately, took the silver and carried the body back home.
In troubled times, reality is in the middle and family ties stand on both sides.
"Hey, why did it catch fire out of nowhere?" In a teahouse box in the capital, Duke Dingguo Xu Yunzhen shook his head and sighed, "The evidence has been burned. No matter how much Xue Lian tries, it's useless."
"Yes, Your Majesty, the fire was set at just the right time..." Xu Xideng, the disguised Marquis of Yongkang, also shook his head.
Dingxi Marquis Jiang Bingzhong, Wuan Marquis Zheng Zhijun, Linhuai Marquis Li Hongji, Anxiang Earl Zhang Guangcan and others stared at each other in confusion.
"Xue Lian is already useless. If nothing unexpected happens, he will be stripped of his title and his property will be confiscated. How should we deal with it?" Xu Xideng looked at Xu Yunzhen.
Xu Yunzhen thought for a moment and said, "Don't worry. The three judicial officials haven't convicted Xue Lian yet, and His Majesty hasn't ordered his title to be stripped and his property confiscated. We can still wait."
"At the very least, we have to wait until the Jiannu leave the border."
"That's all we can do."
The nobles have their own ideas, and the ministers have their own ideas.
After learning that there was a fire in Xue Lian's mansion, the three officials investigating the case immediately reached a consensus: delay!
Why drag?
Because they did not receive the emperor's urging order.
If the emperor was really anxious, he would definitely send eunuchs to convey his orders or deliver verbal messages, asking them to close the case as soon as possible.
The emperor only stayed in the Shuntian government office for a while on the first day of the trial, and did not ask about any other details of the case.
He didn't even take a look at Xue Lian's confession.
As for how long it will be delayed, they have already thought about it.
The Jiannu are leaving the country!
As soon as the Jiannu came out of the border, they closed the case!
There has always been controversy among the three over who was the mastermind between Xue Lian and Wang Aoyong.
However, this does not affect their delay plan.
As a result, the capital city, which had finally become lively, became cold again.
Inside the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
After hearing Li Ruolian's report, Chongzhen's face sank: "You mean, the method of making fine salt is likely to have been leaked?"
Li Ruo Lian nodded: "This is just my guess."
"What's the basis?"
"There are more and more nobles, officials and wealthy businessmen in the capital who consume fine salt, but the sales volume of fine salt has not increased significantly. So I guess that the production method of fine salt may have been leaked, and someone is selling salt secretly."
Fearing that Chongzhen might misunderstand, Li Ruo Lian added: "There are many Jinyiwei secret guards in Zhou Shang (the name of Queen Zhou's business). I just asked as a routine matter whether the sales volume increased or decreased, and did not ask for the specific amount."
Chongzhen did not misunderstand Li Ruolian, but frowned and said: "This matter...cannot be investigated!"
There is really no way to check.
How to check?
Ever since fine salt came out, everyone in the capital, from the royal family and nobles to the common people, has been scrambling to buy it.
Demand outstrips supply, causing the price of fine salt to soar.
certainly.
The selling price of first-hand fine salt in the Zhou Dynasty remained unchanged, but the price of second-hand salt changed.
Some people buy it and eat it themselves.
Some people give gifts after buying.
Some people can't bear to eat it and no one gives them gifts, so they sell the salt second-hand to make a profit.
Even if the dealer is caught, he will only admit that he is selling second-hand salt, and the true source of the fine salt cannot be found out.
We need to change our approach to solve this problem.
After lunch, Chongzhen sat in the yard to bask in the sun and exercise.
The body is the capital of revolution, and he began to pay more and more attention to his body.
Chongzhen felt that an important reason why the Ming Dynasty emperors died young might be related to the cinnabar on the walls.
When the Beijing Imperial Palace was built, a large amount of cinnabar was applied inside each palace to prevent corrosion and insects.
The main component of cinnabar is mercury sulfide!
Mercury is poisonous. If you are exposed to it for a long time, your body will have some problems.
Among the emperors of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang lived and worked in the Nanjing Palace all his life and was not poisoned.
Zhu Di spent most of his time in Nanjing and was not greatly affected.
During the reigns of Renzong, Xuanzong and Yingzong, the situation became more serious.
One died earlier than the other.
Some people may ask, why was the Qing emperor not affected?
There are roughly two answers.
One reason is that after more than two hundred years of volatilization, the mercury in the palace has almost evaporated.
The second answer is that the Qing emperors did not always stay in the palace.
During the hot summer, when mercury evaporates fastest, the Qing emperors would go to the Old Summer Palace or even the Chengde Mountain Resort to escape the heat.
They happened to avoid this dangerous period.
In spring, autumn and winter, volatilization is not serious and the impact is not significant.
After shooting the last arrow, Chongzhen suddenly had an idea: "Send an order to have the Earl of Jiading come to the palace to see me."
Jiading Earl Zhou Kui was counting silver at home at this time!
Since taking over the Shanxi merchants' business, his wealth has grown visibly.
With the secret help of Li Banghua, the Zhou company's team had unimpeded access wherever they went.
"It's good to have a son-in-law who is an emperor. Money comes to him like the wind, hehe!"
"One box is 10,000 taels, and there are more than 60 boxes here!"
"Six hundred thousand taels! I'm rich, I'm rich!" Zhou Kui almost jumped up with excitement.
Previously, Chongzhen had robbed hundreds of thousands of properties from him. Now he not only earned back his capital, but also received generous returns.
Don't be too happy.
Just when Zhou Kui was getting a little carried away, a servant's voice came from outside the door: "Master, someone from the palace has sent a letter."
"Is the Queen homesick?"
"No, it was His Majesty who asked you to come to the palace to tell the story."
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