newbobooks Chapter 288 Human Wax
Chapter 288 Human Wax
West side of North City.
A seemingly simple two-entry old house.
A forty-something man in a long robe rushed into the study in the backyard with his head lowered.
"master!
Something is wrong! "
Inside the study.
Fang Qian was sipping tea leisurely.
Hearing this, he looked at the flustered butler, and asked calmly, "Why are you so panicked?
But Zhi'er got into trouble outside again? "
The housekeeper was stunned for a moment, then bowed and said: "Go back to the master.
It wasn't the young master who caused the trouble, but His Royal Highness..."
"What did you say?!
What happened to His Royal Highness? "
Fang Qian was shocked when he heard this.
Before the housekeeper finished speaking, he hurriedly got up and asked.
At the moment, he also doesn't care about the so-called self-restraint.
If something happened to Su Jing, the whole family of Yangzhou officials would not live for half a year.
"His Royal Highness sent troops to surround Fengming Yuan.
At this moment, the guards of the Eastern Palace are searching the courtyard! "
"How could this be?
How can this be so?
The letter clearly stated that His Highness came here to rectify the salt merchants, why did he suddenly attack Fengmingyuan?
Is this a trick to deceive the sky?
Your Highness is here to clean up brothels? "
Fang Qian sat down in a daze, no longer the calmness of just now.
He didn't know whether Su Jing's attack was aimed at Fengmingyuan, or aimed at him, the master behind the scenes.
Seeing this, the housekeeper took another step forward, frowned and whispered: "Master.
When His Royal Highness searched the Fengming Courtyard, the young master was having a banquet with Mr. Cui, Mr. Zeng and others in the backyard.
The messenger specifically mentioned it.
The young master provoked Mr. Cui and forced him to confront His Highness the Crown Prince.
At this moment, the two must have matched each other. "
"Confused!"
Fang Qian shouted and walked anxiously outside the house.
His son loves to play tricks, but he doesn't know that Su Jing can't handle it with common sense.
The more wealthy and powerful the family, the more ruthless Su Jing will deal with it.
On the contrary, it is the humble common people, and he tends to open his eyes to them.
Up to now, he can only pray that Su Jing hasn't done anything yet.
Otherwise, the seemingly unbreakable Yangzhou officialdom will definitely fall apart because of today's events.
……
And this time.
On the east side of South City.
A place where thousands of brothels gather.
Cui Zhong led a group of young masters strode out, and asked aggressively: "Dare to ask His Royal Highness, why did you search Fengming Yuan for no reason?"
"Bold!"
"presumptuous!"
Xiao Guizi and Zhao Quan heard the words, pointed at Cui Zhong and scolded angrily.
"This young master has defended innocent people, so why speak so presumptuously!
On the contrary, if His Highness acts so recklessly, isn't he afraid of His Majesty's punishment and impeachment by all officials! "
Cui Zhongyi was not afraid.
Quietly glanced at the onlookers, raised his head and held his chest high, with a dignified look on his face.
I don't know who in the crowd booed and applauded, and hundreds of spectators who were blocked from looking for pleasure immediately echoed loudly.
Seeing this, Su Jing smiled slightly, and smiled nonchalantly.
"Who are you?"
"I am Cui Zhong!
A side branch of the Cui family of Qinghe, the son of Cui Liang, the governor of Yangzhou! "
Cui Liang was full of pride.
A flash of joy flashed in Su Jing's eyes.
"This Fengmingyuan is your Cui family's property?"
"no!"
"Are you the censor?"
"Neither!"
"Do you have an official position?"
"no!"
"Hehe~" Su Jing suddenly sneered.
Raising his hand and pointing at Cui Zhong, he shouted sharply: "Bold Cui Zhong!
This Fengmingyuan is not your Cui family's property, and you are just a white man, what qualifications do you have to question the secrets of the court!
From this point of view, you must be a spy sent by another country!
Come on!
Drag this spy down for me, die with a stick! "
"promise!"
Zhao Quan came out in response and walked slowly towards Cui Zhong.
As a confidant who has followed Su Jing for several months, he naturally knows how to deal with it at this moment.
"What a shame!
I am wronged! "
Cui Zhong's expression changed drastically.
He really didn't understand why he became a spy of another country in the blink of an eye.
How did the raid on the brothel become a court secret?
Could this be the official word his father used to say.Su Jing has the final say on right or wrong?
"His Royal Highness!
I am a side branch of the Qinghe Cui family, and my father is..."
"Noisy tongue!
Slap! "
"Clap~"
Zhao Quan strode forward, raised his hand and slapped him to the ground.
Cui Zhong only felt dizzy for a while, as if the stars were extraordinarily bright tonight.
And the people beside him also felt frightened and retreated involuntarily.
Seeing this, the young master of the Fang family had no choice but to pluck up the courage to argue: "His Royal Highness!
Cui Zhong is not a spy, and neither are we..."
"Oh~
Unexpectedly, this person has a party!
Zhao Quan, let me take it together!
Draw fifty lashes to relieve hatred! "
"promise!"
"Your Highness!
Injustice!
I am wronged! "
"Snapped……"
"Ouch!!!"
"Do not fight!
Do not fight!
I am the son of Yangzhou Sima..."
"stop!
I am the son of Yangzhou who joined the army..."
"what!!!"
"..."
A group of sons shouted loudly and fled in all directions.
Zhao Quan led three or five personal guards to see people beat them with whips.
The onlookers were stunned.
Everyone in Fengming Court held their breath and concentrated, trembling.
Seeing the young master who usually called for the wind and rain was knocked to the ground, dodging the whip in embarrassment, everyone realized the dignity of imperial power for the first time.
It turns out that county magistrates are not as good as they are now, and it is a lie that the imperial power does not come down to the county.
Once they meet the unscrupulous royal family, the arrogant Yangzhou officials in the past are nothing more than bigger ants.
of course.
The premise is that the royal family has soldiers in their hands, but Yangzhou officials have no soldiers in their hands.
"Your Highness!"
When Su Jing was triumphant, Yuchi Baolin strode over with a face full of anger.
Su Jing's heart trembled when he saw it, and a bad premonition suddenly arose.
"Say it.
How many people were killed? "
Yuchi Baolin took a deep breath when she heard the words, gritted her teeth and said, "Return to Your Highness.
In the end, more than ten corpses were dug up in the pool, more than fifty children were rescued in the cellar, and there were several girls in the woodshed. "
"More than ten corpses?"
Su Jing sighed helplessly, he had already expected such a result.
But if there were only more than ten corpses, how could Yuchi Baolin be so furious?
"Xiong Er, but there are still discoveries?"
"Uh……
...Yes, Your Highness. "
Yuchi Baolin nodded hesitantly.
After hesitating again and again, he said in a deep voice: "Your Highness.
At the end of the day, a small house was found in the backyard, in which more than a dozen girls who were naked and bruised were locked up.
The oldest is no more than eight years old, and the youngest is only four years old.
and……"
"And what!!!"
Su Jing stood up angrily, his face flushed red.
He had expected that the big family would disregard people's fate, and he could barely accept it after a few months.
But this kind of child abuse is really unbearable for him!
Seeing this, Yuchi Baolin shrank her neck.
Then he scratched his hair vigorously, and said in a hateful voice: "According to the girl's account.
Fengmingyuan did not arrest them for fun.
Instead, people were beaten to death and then wrapped in oilcloth to make human wax for the rich and powerful to enjoy. "
"Asshole!!!
Damn Yangzhou officials!
Yangzhou rich businessman should be killed!
The Yangzhou family should be destroyed! "
Su Jing shouted angrily, his eyes were full of bloodthirsty light.
The brothel is full of filth, and he has long been prepared to find the corpse.
In any case, he never expected such appalling things as human wax.
Dong Zhuo, who was cruel and heartless back then, was lit with sky lanterns after his death.
Although the wild boar skin is made of living people, it has never been done so intensively.
However, some wealthy families in Yangzhou actually starved their young children to death for their own selfish desires.
What insanity is this!
It's a pity that he mobilized people to search Fengming Yuan today, the perpetrators must have received the news.
At this moment, even if a large army is sent to search and arrest the whole city, it is very likely that nothing will be found.
That being the case.
He could only suppress the matter and investigate secretly, hoping that the perpetrators would be careless and leave clues.