eurekapd Chapter 496 Zhang Ze's Death
Chapter 496 Zhang Ze's Death
When Zhang Ze heard the word "Prime Minister", his face changed drastically!
He didn't expect that the person sent to assassinate him was... Cai Jing's man!
He had always thought that it was Eunuch Zhang who sent someone!
Now it seems that he... underestimated Eunuch Zhang!
"Godfather...I was wrong..."
Zhang Ze cried bitterly and ate the food mouthful by mouthful.
At the same time, in Eunuch Zhang’s mansion.
Eunuch Zhang was reading in the imperial study.
"Master, Second Young Master... No, Zhang Ze has been arrested, shouldn't we... do something?"
Eunuch Zhang's housekeeper saw that Eunuch Zhang was still reading and asked with a puzzled look on his face.
Although Zhang Ze is a good-for-nothing, he knows a lot about Eunuch Zhang.
If you don't deal with it...
"No need, there will be people who will be more eager to take action than us!"
Eunuch Zhang said calmly.
"this……!?"
The servant was shocked when he heard this!
What does their master mean by this?
Could it be that there is someone else who would kill Zhang Ze?
Just as the butler was shocked, a guard ran in quickly!
"My Lord! News came from the Dali Temple that Zhang Ze... committed suicide in prison!"
"What!?"
When the housekeeper heard this, he was stunned!
Zhang Ze, was really killed! ?
This...how is this possible! ?
"Okay, I understand. Let's go down!"
Eunuch Zhang said calmly.
"Yes!"
When the guards and the housekeeper heard what Eunuch Zhang said, they all left.
"call!"
After the two left, Eunuch Zhang let out a long sigh.
"Zhang Ze, ah Zhang Ze, don't blame me."
"You should never, ever, ever think of betraying me. Otherwise... I would definitely spare your life!"
……
Soon, the news of Zhang Ze's death spread throughout the capital.
Everyone felt that it must have been Eunuch Zhang who did this!
But Eunuch Zhang didn't say a word.
He even ignored Zhang Ze's body.
This resulted in Zhang Ze, who was once so successful, ending up being thrown into a mass grave.
But when Emperor Dajing learned about Zhang Ze's affairs, he laughed coldly!
"Haha, this Zhang Ze deserves to die!"
"I wanted to torture him to death!"
"He died so cheaply!"
"Your Majesty, do you want to send someone to investigate the cause of Zhang Ze's death?" the young eunuch asked respectfully.
"No need!"
"No matter who did it, let it be!"
Emperor Dajing said coldly.
"Yes!"
"Your Majesty, then... the matter of the Ministry of Revenue..."
The young eunuch asked respectfully.
"Report! Your Majesty, the Minister of Revenue, Zheng An requests to see you!"
Just at this moment, another little eunuch walked in!
"Zheng An?"
Emperor Dajing frowned slightly.
"Let him in!"
"Yes!"
Following an order from Emperor Dajing, a middle-aged man in official uniform walked in!
"I am here to pay my respects to Your Majesty!"
When Zheng An saw Emperor Dajing, he hurriedly saluted!
"Well, Mr. Zheng, you don't have to be so polite!"
"I came to the palace to ask for an audience today, is there something?"
Emperor Dajing asked calmly.
"Your Majesty! I have come here to report something to Your Majesty!"
Zheng An said this and took out a letter!
"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Revenue doctor Duan He committed suicide by taking poison in the Ministry of Revenue this morning!"
"Before he died, he left behind a suicide note, which revealed that Duan He had colluded with Zhang Ze and embezzled the military pay for the border troops!"
"This is a suicide note, please have a look, Your Majesty!"
Zheng An said this and raised the letter in his hand!
……
"Duan He?"
Emperor Dajing frowned slightly.
This name sounded unfamiliar to him, and it was obvious that he was a person who was not worthy of being in the limelight!
Although he disliked political affairs, he also knew that it was simply impossible for a doctor to do such a thing!
But, since the Ministry of Revenue has already found a scapegoat, then... forget it!
"Okay, I know about this, but I want to tell you that this is the first and last time!"
"If something like this happens again, you should quit your job as Minister of Finance!"
"Your humble servant... obeys your order!"
Zheng An accepted the order respectfully, then stood up and left the imperial study.
"call!"
"It's finally over!"
"I can now take a break and go free!"
"Well, Linglongzi, I can make a few more for fun!"
Emperor Dajing put down the memorial and left the imperial study.
Jiang Chen soon found out about these things.
"Haha, it seems that it is similar to what Li Yan predicted. The Ministry of Revenue...really pushed out an unimportant person to take the blame!"
Jiang Chen laughed disdainfully.
"My Lord, are we just going to let this matter go?" Xu Meng looked at Jiang Chen with an unwilling expression.
Countless families of border troops were killed or injured, and just like that... you're not going to investigate?
"Brother Xu, I know what you're thinking, and I'm not willing to accept that either."
"But now that Zhang Ze is dead and His Majesty has issued an edict, this matter...can only end here for now!"
"But don't worry, I will definitely avenge those border troops and their families in the future!" Jiang Chen said with a firm face.
"Thank you, Lord Marquis!"
After hearing Jiang Chen's words, Xu Meng felt better.
……
"What are you thanking me for? Those border soldiers are also poor people. I will definitely improve their treatment in the future!"
Jiang Chen said with a firm look on his face.
"This……"
Xu Meng was shocked when he heard this!
Jiang Chen, the prefect of Kyoto, definitely cannot improve the treatment of border troops!
So... Jiang Chen really has that idea!
This... is simply too good!
"By the way, how are the bailiffs preparing?"
Jiang Chen asked Xu Meng.
"My Lord, all the yamen runners have been rotated!"
"Among the patrol teams, there are six teams, all of which are veteran soldiers recruited by Zhang San and his team. They are strong and have leaders, so their loyalty is not a problem!"
"The remaining four are my subordinates, and they are all elite!"
"As for the servants in the government office, they are all veterans who retired from the Fenghuoshan Forest Camp. They are absolutely reliable and powerful!"
Xu Meng reported respectfully.
"Well, with these people, we now have some ability to protect ourselves!"
"However, you need to pay special attention to the people Zhang San and the others have summoned."
"I'm not worried about their loyalty and strength."
"But their character..."
"We are yamen runners, not gangsters, understand?"
Jiang Chen said helplessly.
"Don't worry, my lord. I will pay attention!"
Xu Meng said respectfully.
Zhang San saved Xu Meng's life, and Xu Meng respected Zhang San very much.
However, when thinking about how Zhang San and his group usually behaved, Xu Meng couldn't say anything flattering!
"My Lord, the Third Lord wants to see you!"
Just then, a maid came in.
"My eldest brother?"
Jiang Chen was slightly startled, then sighed helplessly.
"Let him in!"
"Yes!"