When Wang Gui and Wang Hu heard the news, they were so scared that they broke out in a cold sweat. The amount of money they had embezzled was enormous. If the imperial court knew about it, their lives would be over. With such a huge embezzlement case, as the main culprits, they would definitely be beheaded. Their families would also be implicated. They could imagine being exiled or sent to be slaves.
They would even be exiled or exiled. Naturally, Wang Gui and Wang Hu did not blame Zheng Quan for such a big matter. After all, it was because Zheng Quan did not handle the problem of his subordinates well. At the same time, they also blamed the accounting office for not being strict enough and actually discarding such an important item.
However, it was meaningless to blame him blindly. After calming down for a moment, Wang Gui made a few important decisions. The first was to quickly find Chen Xiaoer. He predicted that Chen Xiaoer would go to the capital, and this was quickly confirmed. After all, Chen Xiaoer had also left Luoyang by train. The relevant staff in charge of the departure would always be able to find him.
At this moment, Ang Lee's Ten Thousand Mile Telepathy Plan had yet to succeed. Wang Gui had no way to stop the train that had already left because there was no way to inform the train that had already left. There was also no way to inform his trusted subordinates in Chang 'an to intercept it.
As such, there was only one way left. That was to send people to the capital to capture Chen Xiaoer as soon as possible and retrieve the account book. However, it was inevitable that there would be many unexpected situations in the capital. He might even need to borrow a lot of connections. Wang Gui was obviously worried about sending his subordinates to do this. He could only be at ease if he sent his younger brother, Wang Hu, to do this.
Luoyang City was personally overseen by Wang Gui. It was most appropriate to send Wang Hu to Chang 'an City to find someone. In order to prevent a lack of manpower, Wang Gui sent more than a hundred people to follow Wang Hu to the capital. Among them, more than ten were his trusted subordinates. Each trusted subordinate led about ten people. This way, the search would be more efficient and prevent too many people from gathering together and arousing suspicion.
Wang Gui's second decision was to send the stationmaster of Luoyang Railway Station, Zheng Quan, to Chen Xiaoer's residence and capture Chen Xiaoer's family. If Chen Xiaoer dared to sue him, he would kill Chen Xiaoer's family.
These two decisions were made by Wang Gui urgently. However, the progress was not very good. Zheng Quan did not find Chen Xiaoer's concubine and child. He only found his wife and old mother. One was an old woman who was about to die, and the other was an ugly old woman. At first glance, it was obvious that Chen Xiaoer had abandoned them.
Zheng Quan naturally didn't dare to act rashly. He sent ten people to guard the vicinity of Chen Xiao 'er's house. Then, he went back to report.
Wang Hu's operation was not very smooth either. After arriving in the capital, he sent out more than a hundred men and personally paid a visit to Yu Chaoen. However, he did not know anything about Chen Xiaoer's whereabouts.
After Wang Hu arrived at the guest room, he did not rest. He was not sleepy at all. Yu Chaoen was the same. His sleep quality in the past year was not very good. Moreover, Wang Hu came inexplicably. He always felt that something big had happened. Otherwise, how could a person like Wang Hu come to his house in the middle of the night? Since Wang Hu did not want to say more, he could not get to the bottom of it.
"Wang Hu isn't telling the truth! Something must have happened in Luoyang. "
Yu Chaoen did not want to sleep at all, and his trusted eunuch could only sleep with him.
"What I said is that Wang Hu's men are coming in and out. The people who come in from the side door are different every time. It seems that many of them are in a hurry. They come in a hurry and leave in a hurry. It seems that they are looking for something."
Said the trusted eunuch.
Yu Chaoen nodded and said, "That's possible. Send someone to keep an eye on them. It's best if you can hear what they're saying. How can I not know what they're doing when they're in my residence?"
"Yes, this little one will do it right away."
At the main door of Yu Chaoen's residence, the little maid who ran out of Yang Guozhong's house stood at the door and looked at the door. Her heart fell into hesitation. She did not know whether her choice was right or wrong. If she really went in, what would happen? What kind of benefits would it bring her? All these were unknown.
However, she did not care about the consequences. She was more concerned about taking revenge on Chen Xiao Er, this ugly monster. As long as she took revenge on this guy, she would be able to obtain great satisfaction in her heart.
She boldly knocked on the door. Since she came to report an important matter, she naturally had to go through the main door.
"Little miss, you are from Imperial Censor Yang's house! Is there something wrong? "
The gatekeeper recognized the clothes on the other party and asked.
"Yes, I have something to look for Yu Chaoen. Please report it."
The little maid said.
The gatekeeper was unhappy when he heard this. Even if she was a maid of the Yang family, she could not call their master's name directly!
"It's the middle of the night. What's so urgent? Tell me! Our Alang is asleep. By the way, our Alang is the steward of the Railway Bureau. You have to call him Fish Steward. "
Because he was unhappy, the gatekeeper's attitude became not very good.
"I have an important matter. It's very urgent. It's related to the life and future of your Alang. Please report it."
The little maid said.
The gatekeeper was careful. Wang Hu, who just came from Luoyang City, actually visited Yu Chaoen in the middle of the night. And this woman said such big words. It seemed to be related. If it was really a big matter, it would be troublesome. He did not dare to delay.
"Okay! You sit down and wait. I'll report it right away. "
The gatekeeper felt that the cold wind outside was quite strong, so he let the little maid sit down and rest at the door. He quickly ran to report it.
"Alang, there's a little maid outside the door. She has an urgent matter to see you. She's the maid of Yang Guozhong's residence."
When Yu Chaoen heard this, he felt that tonight was strange. First, Wang Hu came in the middle of the night. Now, a little maid from Yang Guozhong's residence came. This made him even more surprised. No matter how big his brain was, he could not think of the key point.
However, since the other party had an urgent matter to see him, he naturally had to see her. He also wanted to solve the mystery. Naturally, there was no reason to not see her.
Soon, the little maid came to Yu Chaoen's study and told Yu Chaoen what she knew. Hearing this news, Yu Chaoen was so scared that he sat on the ground and could not recover for a long time.
The little eunuch who was waiting outside the door heard the sound in the room and quickly ran in. He was shocked to see Yu Chaoen fall and the little maid sitting still.
"Go, get Wang Hu here. Hurry up."
Yu Chaoen's face was full of anger. He hysterically roared, scaring the little eunuch so much that he quickly ran to find Wang Hu.
"Little girl, you're Imperial Censor Yang's person. Why are you helping me? What do you need? Just ask. "
Yu Chaoen asked. He was really puzzled. Why would a person from Yang Guozhong's residence take the risk to tell him these things? Could it be that she betrayed Yang Guozhong? But he had never seen this little maid before. Why would she help him? If he did not figure this out, he would not be at ease.
"Chen Xiao 'er bullied me. I want him to die."
The little maid said.
Although Yu Chaoen did not have that ability, he could still understand these words. Moreover, he had also served concubines in the palace. Every time a concubine was favored by the Emperor, her body would emit a unique smell. At this moment, when he walked in front of the little maid, he also smelled this unique smell. In addition, the little maid's hair was slightly messy, and her clothes seemed to have been torn. With such a comprehensive judgment, this matter was not far from the truth.
If this little maid had come alone, he would not have believed it. However, Wang Hu had also come from Luoyang. In this way, the two things corroborated each other, and this matter should not be wrong.
"I didn't expect you to be an upright little girl. Thank you very much for today. If we can get through this difficult situation, I can give you whatever you want. As for Chen Xiao 'er, of course, we have to kill him. There are many people in Luoyang, and there's someone called Wang Hu. He can do this."
Yu Chaoen said.
Just as he finished speaking, Wang Hu rushed over with a subordinate.
"Wang Hu, you lost your account book. Chen Xiao 'er stole it, didn't he?"
Yu Chaoen roared angrily.
"About the fish, we …"
Wang Hu saw a little maid sitting in the room and was so nervous that he stuttered.
"Tell me, what's going on with this account book? How much did you embezzle?"
Yu Chaoen knew that the account book must have been falsified, but he did not know the specific data.
"This official isn't too sure about the fish. It's about a few hundred thousand strings of cash!"
Wang Hu answered in a low voice.
"What? A few hundred thousand strings of cash? You … You have guts! How dare you embezzle so much? Can't you embezzle less? "
When Yu Chaoen heard about a few hundred thousand strings of cash, he was so scared that his eyes almost popped out. It was really beyond his expectations that a group of subordinate officials could embezzle so much. And this was Wang Hu's answer in a ten times smaller version. If he knew that the real embezzlement data was a few million strings of cash, he would probably be scared out of his wits.
"There are many people who share the money, and they also have to show filial piety to their superiors. When it reached everyone's hands, it was at most tens of thousands of strings of cash, and at least a few thousand strings of cash.
Wang Hu said.
As soon as he heard that he had also taken the money, Yu Chaoen's face became a little embarrassed. He quickly changed the topic and said, "Let's not talk about the money. Since you came to the capital to find Chen Xiaoer, why did you hide it from me? If it weren't for this young lady who took the risk to report tonight, all of you would be dead tomorrow. None of you would be able to escape."
Wang Hu was so scared that he knelt down directly and said in a trembling voice, "This official knows that he was wrong about the fish, but it's too late to say this now. It's more important to find a way to stop Chen Xiaoer."
"You also know that it's more important to stop Chen Xiaoer. Then why did you hide it from me? You really shouldn't have hidden it from me! What's the relationship between us? If you are unlucky, I will also have to suffer as your subordinate. "
Yu Chaoen was still very angry.
"It's this official's fault. Everything is this official's fault. Who is this young lady?"
In his panic, Wang Hu didn't forget to ask the little handmaiden because he was very curious. How did a little handmaiden know about such a confidential matter?
Yu Chaoen shouted, "This is the handmaiden of Imperial Censor Yang's residence. Chen Xiaoer has already stayed in the Imperial Censor Yang's residence. Tomorrow morning, Imperial Censor Yang will personally take Chen Xiaoer and the account book in his hands to the palace to see the Emperor. If the Emperor sees Chen Xiaoer, how many heads do you have to chop off?"
"The fish means that Chen Xiaoer won't be able to see the Emperor. Then why don't we sneak into the Imperial Censor Yang's residence tonight and kill Chen Xiaoer? This way, we can solve this problem once and for all."
Wang Hu said impulsively.
Yu Chaoen smiled, and it was a very ugly smile. He said, "You want to go to the Imperial Censor Yang's residence to kill someone? Do you know how many guards there are in the Imperial Censor Yang's residence? They are all the elite Dragon Martial Army. Can you beat them with so few people? Do you want to die? Also, do you know where the account book is? Did Chen Xiao 'er give the account book to Yang Guozhong? If he did, then Chen Xiao' er is just a useless piece of trash. Even if you kill him, it's useless. Yang Guozhong has your account book in his hands, so he can still kill you. "
Obviously, going to Yang Guozhong's residence to kill someone was not an easy task. For such a high-ranking official, there were many guards in the residence. There were many guards outside the main gate, and there were also guards at the side and back doors. Even inside the residence, there were often people patrolling back and forth. It was too difficult to sneak into the Imperial Censor Yang's residence to kill someone. Otherwise, Yang Guozhong would have been killed by his enemies.
Moreover, Yu Chaoen knew that the account book was the key to the whole process. If the account book already belonged to Yang Guozhong, then killing Chen Xiaoer would be meaningless. If he went to kill Yang Guozhong, it would be very difficult. It would be even more difficult to do it cleanly without being discovered by the yamen. Attacking the Imperial Censor Yang's residence in the capital was no different from suicide.
"What should we do, Yu Chaoen? If we don't do anything, then tomorrow will be the day of this lowly official's death! "
Wang Hu was also a little flustered. He even thought of escaping. Although the world was big, it would not be easy for them to escape. No matter where they escaped to, they would be wanted by the imperial court.
Yu Chaoen raised his head and thought for a moment. He said, "We are fish on the chopping block now. What else can we do? Why don't we take the initiative to ask for forgiveness? Perhaps we can still live this way."
Wang Hu was unhappy when he heard this. He said angrily, "Yu Chaoen, if you take the initiative to ask for forgiveness, you may be able to save yourself. But this lowly official will not be forgiven by His Majesty. This lowly official's Big Brother is also on the road to death! You can't lead us down this path! "
Seeing that Wang Hu was criticizing him, Yu Chaoen glared at him and said, "How can you blame me for what you did? Also, there are nobles everywhere in the capital. I am nothing. What can I do? I can't think of a better way. You can think of it slowly! There are still a few hours until daybreak. You still have a chance. "
"Since there is no way out, then we might as well take the risk. Tomorrow morning, we will intercept the Imperial Censor's convoy and kill Chen Xiaoer. We will also kill Yang Guozhong while we are at it."
Wang Hu was also anxious. There was only killing in his eyes. He could not think of a better way.
"When Yang Guozhong goes out, he is surrounded by fifty to a hundred guards. They are all fully armored Dragon Martial Army. You are going to die!"
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