jdhmnovel Chapter 169 The more tools the better
Chapter 169 The more tools the better
It would have been fine when he was just a young eunuch, deep in the palace, he could endure for a while and everything would be peaceful.
Now that he is in power, if he continues to endure, won’t he become a perpetual bastard?
At the night banquet in the deep palace, she did not quarrel with Qian Liang in public, out of consideration for Yan Yunzheng's face.
It doesn’t mean that Chen Dong doesn’t hold a grudge!
The butler also thought of the two poems at the night banquet, so he understood why Chen Dong killed the top scholar.
I also understood what Chen Dong just said about buying something good before hitting the road.
But what he didn't know was that Chen Dong pushed the blame on the wealthy businessman Li Jie.
Li Jie is the owner of Piaoxiangyuan and the sworn brother of the Minister of Rites. He also has frequent contacts with Prince Jing!
Chen Dong originally wanted to arrest Li Jie, then pry open his mouth and accuse Prince Jing of treason. Unexpectedly, Prince Jing jumped out first. He had no choice but to change the order and arrest a group of people by accusing Prince Jing of treason.
Prince Jing was guilty of treason, and his body has only been cold for two days, but this matter is not over yet!
"puff"
Li Jie grabbed him and forced him to kneel in front of Chen Dong.
In addition to Chen Dong, there was also the body of Qian Liang sitting on a chair.
"Chen... Commander Chen... what does this mean?!" Li Jie was round like a mountain of flesh, his round face tumbling with fear.
Chen Dong patted Li Jie's face and said calmly, "Boss Li is really brave. He even dared to kill the top scholar!"
Li Jie was stunned and shouted, "Commander Chen, please understand! Even if you give me eight hundred guts, I would not dare to murder the number one scholar!"
"You're about to die, and you still dare to quibble? Look what this is?" A Jinyiwei took out a piece of jade fragment from under Qian Liang's feet.
Chen Dong pulled off the jade pendant from Li Jie's waist and compared it with the fragment.
Perfect fit!
"Boss Li, what else do you have to say?" Chen Dong sneered.
"Unfair! I'm being wronged!" Li Jie shouted, "I've been in Piaoxianglou these past few days and haven't even seen the number one scholar!"
Chen Dong sneered, "You didn't even see a word of it, and you want to brush it off? It's not that easy!"
"It seems that he won't confess without torture! Come on, let me torture you!"
Two Jinyiwei stepped forward and pressed Li Jie to the ground.
Li Jie struggled desperately and shouted, "You can't do this to me! My sworn brother is the Minister of Rites!"
"Don't mention the Minister of Rites. Even if it's Prince Jing, if he breaks the law, he will be punished!" Chen Dong patted Li Jie's round face and looked at him jokingly, "Do you understand?"
Li Jie's fat body trembled.
He got it!
Being able to run such a large business in a place like Yanjing City and having a relationship with the Minister of Rites, Li Jie is certainly not a fool.
The death of the top scholar is all bullshit.
The root of the problem lies with Prince Jing!
Li Jie complained bitterly. If he had known this would happen, why would he have gone to so much trouble to curry favor with Prince Jing?
Now, not only did I not get to eat the meat, but I also had to vomit out a large piece of meat!
"Commander Chen, I understand." Li Jie said in tears, "I plead guilty and accept the punishment. I only ask for leniency."
Chen Dong immediately revealed a satisfied smile, "Boss Li is indeed a smart man, then explain the matter clearly."
"By the way, you just said that the Minister of Rites is your sworn brother. Does he have anything to do with this?"
"No, absolutely not, my brother knows nothing about it." Li Jie said quickly.
If his arms hadn't been held down, he really wanted to slap himself twice.
You are the only one who talks too much!
Chen Dong raised the corner of his mouth and lifted up Li Jie's 200-pound body. "Come with me to the inner room and explain everything clearly."
According to Li Jie, the steward of Prince Jing found him three years ago and started a business with him. Prince Jing helped him to get rid of the constraints of the government office, and he regularly gave Prince Jing a reward.
The Minister of Rites was originally just an assistant minister. Li Jie approached Prince Jing for help, and Prince Jing agreed. With Prince Jing's support, the assistant minister ascended to the position of Minister. And under Prince Jing's instruction, he followed the orders of the Yuwen family.
Chen Dong didn't expect that the Yuwen family's affairs were also involved.
However, this is normal. Three years ago, the previous emperor died suddenly, and Yan Yunzheng ascended the throne, and his foundation was unstable. The Yuwen family was powerful in the court and the country. Not to mention supporting a minister of rites, even controlling the six ministries was not a problem.
Yan Yunzheng was having a hard time at the time, and the Yuwen family put in a lot of effort to help him.
On the day when Prince Jing was executed, he had fought with Yuwen Liang, and the relationship between the two seemed familiar. It can be seen that the two were old acquaintances.
If that’s the case, why did the Yuwen family support Prince Jing to ascend the throne?
Chen Dong frowned, suppressed his doubts, and continued to listen to Li Jie's explanation.
In addition to providing women to Prince Jing, Piaoxiang Tower also serves as a communication transit station between him and the Hu people in the Western Regions.
It was inconvenient for Prince Jing's people to go to the Ghost Market, so the people from the Ghost Market disguised themselves and entered Piaoxiang Tower, and were then brought into the Prince's Palace by the housekeeper.
Li Jie also helped to collect salt and iron, which were then handed over to the Hu people to be smuggled out secretly.
"Commander Chen, I'm just a middleman. I really don't know their smuggling routes." Li Jie cried.
"Hua Feidie, this little bitch, actually concealed this matter." Chen Dong thought to himself, "I must teach her a lesson later!"
"Go on." Chen Dong raised his chin, very satisfied with Li Jie's attitude of telling him everything he knew.
Li Jie scratched his head. "That's all I know."
"So short?" Chen Dong looked surprised.
Li Jie whispered, "I have three inches!"
Chen Dong sneered. He was six inches, but he didn't say it.
"Prince Jing's rebellion is a fact, and you are an accomplice. How do you want to settle this account?" Chen Dong said.
Li Jie's fat body trembled and he forced a bitter smile on his face.
"As long as I can save my life, I will do whatever Commander Chen says." Li Jie was ready to bleed heavily. He had to stand at attention when being beaten, and he would pay the price if he stood in the wrong line.
Chen Dong wanted to deal with Li Jie directly, but when he saw that Li Jie had such a keen eye, he changed his mind.
He has no shortage of brave and daring killers under his command, but what he lacks is people with quick minds. Wasn't it that he recruited Jiang Lao with courtesy to help him share the work?
This Li Jie also has the potential to become a tool man.
"I just like talking to smart people. In the past, Prince Jing protected you, but now I protect you. You pay him a certain percentage and double it for me." Chen Dong said.
Li Jie looked up at Chen Dong in disbelief, a hint of ecstasy flashing in his eyes.
His life was saved, his property was saved, and he even got to hug a bigger thigh!
"From now on, I will follow Commander Chen's lead!" Li Jie hugged Chen Dong's thigh and expressed his loyalty loudly.
Chen Dong kicked him away with a look of disgust, "Be obedient and you will get benefits. If I find out that you are betraying me..."
Li Jie immediately raised his hand and swore, "May the sky be struck by lightning, and I will die a miserable death!"
"That's what you said. I have something to tell you right now." A cold light flashed in Chen Dong's eyes.
Li Jie's heart trembled and he had a bad premonition.
"Your command."
Chen Dong whispered in Li Jie's ear.