Being beaten makes people grow, the ancients are true.
After being slapped twice in a row, Eunuch Qian has grown up, he understands, this weak crown governor Zhu Pingan opposite him, different from those magistrates he encountered before, his own name, godfather’s name, even the name of the saint, can’t intimidate him, this is a ruthless person, a cloak in the face of the youthful naivety of a ruthless person, comprehending Zhu Pingan’s power, Eunuch Qian has become a lot of honesty, do not dare to threaten to provoke the teeth and claws again!He was like a vicious dog that had been flattened by a raging black bear, shrinking into a corner and putting away his claws and teeth.
“Is this pearl contract buyer Qian Xu not you?”Zhu Pingan asked Eunuch Qian with the deed in hand.
Eunuch Qian swelled and pained his lips, pointed at County Minister Zhang, Master Yao and the others, and said with slurred pronunciation, “We are in your favour, they can all testify for me. I even paid one or two silver.”
“Ahem, we can testify. It was Old Man Liu who voluntarily sold it to Eunuch Qian.”County Minister Zhang and the others said.
“Bullshit, goddamned robbers! You guys beat up old me for a while and forced me to sell the pearls cheaply, I never agreed, and in the end, it was you guys who forcefully grabbed my hand and pressed your handprints on the deed.”Liu Laohan sniffed, shaking with anger, couldn’t help but spit a mouthful of thick phlegm at Eunuch Qian and the others, and said with old tears in his eyes.
“Is this what you mean by you and me?!”Zhu Pingan pointed at Liu Lao Han, scoffing at Qian Xu and the others’ defence.
“Where are the pearls you took by force?”Zhu Pingan asked again.
Qian Xu was silent in response, this pearl he cared about, such a large pearl with such a good colour, but since he left the capital, the best pearl he had harvested, whether or not he could overpower Xiao Liu Zi, that bitch, and whether or not he could please his godfather, it all depended on this pearl. But where there is a little way, he will not give up.
County Minister Zhang and the others would naturally be even less likely to open their mouths.
“Search for me!”
Zhu Pingan swept a glance at Eunuch Qian and the others, and directly ordered the magistrates to search Eunuch Qian and the others’ travelling gifts.
“You dare! We are the ones who are running an errand for His Majesty and picking up pearls, if you dare to search our travelling gifts, that’s a great disrespect to His Majesty ……”A small eunuch boldly and underhandedly stepped forward to stop it.
“Hehe, how dare you still use the flag of His Holiness to beckon, come on people, slap my mouth.”Zhu Pingan sneered.
Soon the little eunuch also enjoyed the treatment of Eunuch Qian.
The search continued.
Without searching, it was jaw-droppingly unbelievable.
Eunuch Qian was simply a treasure boy ah, no, treasure eunuch ah, simply a mobile treasure trove. From the Eunuch Qian’s bag, not only searched out Liu Laohan’s pearls, but also searched out eight thousand six hundred taels of silver cheques, horseshoe-shaped silver dollar treasure one thousand five hundred and eighty taels, engraved with the word Taicang official silver one thousand taels, loose silver two hundred and twenty-three taels or so, two deeds of the house, the deed of land of three hundred acres, thirteen pieces of rare paintings and calligraphy, three pairs of vases of antiquities, jade pendant twelve, and in addition, there is a small altar of pearls.
Several other small eunuchs are not bad, from their luggage also searched out six hundred taels of silver and one hundred and twenty-three taels of loose silver, as well as one hundred and twenty acres of land deeds, in addition to six pieces of jade pendant.
Seeing that so many unseen possessions were seized, Zhu Ping An’s gaze towards Eunuch Qian and the others was even more unfavourable.
In fact, Zhu Pingan also knows the identity of Eunuch Qian and others, and knows that what they said is true, they are responsible for buying pearls.
Responsible for buying pearls, then their gifts, Taicang official silver one thousand taels can be said to buy pearls of the public money, that a small altar of pearls, can also be said to be the pearls they buy, as for the other silver, silver, deeds, deeds, jade, antiques and paintings, vases and so on are their power for personal gain to load into their own pockets.
No wonder the history of the Ming Dynasty: “Danno small supervisors across the rendition of the tawdry, sucking the marrow and drinking blood, for the feed. The rate of public money is less than a tithe, and the world is depressed, and the people are suffering.”These eunuchs out of the palace, through various means, the wealth seized, ninety per cent are loaded into their own pockets, only less than one-tenth of the national treasury.
This group of moths of the rivers and mountains!
“Old man, is that your pearl in here?”Zhu Pingan picked up old man Liu and invited up for identification.
“This one is the old man’s pearl, there is also a ‘Liu’ engraved within this box where the pearl is placed.”
Liu Lao Han recognised his family’s ancestral pearl at a glance.
Zhu Pingan opened the box and there was indeed a ‘Liu’ character inside the box, confirming that it was Liu Laohan’s.
Zhu Pingan took out the pearl from the box, came to Eunuch Qian and said with a sneer, “This pearl weighs about three coins, has a rounded body, delicate colour, and has a yellow halo the size of a soybean on it. ……This official resides in the capital during the Marquis of Linhuai, has also seen a similar pearl, the size of the colour and lustre and this one is similar, but the form is not as rounded as this pearl, its market price will be worth one thousand and one hundred taels of silver. The market value of this pearl is one thousand one hundred silver! Oh, this is not trickery, buying and selling, what is it?!”
“It was he who voluntarily sold it to me ……”Eunuch Qian didn’t dare to meet Zhu Pingan’s eyes and argued feebly without a bottom line.
“Eh? Book evidence, physical evidence, and human evidence are all present, and you still dare to speak nonsense?”Zhu Pingan pulled the corner of his mouth.
A good man refuses to be defeated beforehand! When Eunuch Qian saw Zhu Pingan’s unkind eyes, he immediately wimped out and lowered his head to stop sophistry.
“What’s with all the loot?”Zhu Pingan pointed to the ground of loot that was searched out and asked Eunuch Qian.
“I went out to the capital to pick up pearls, and these are all sent to me voluntarily by way of local officials.”Eunuch Qian returned.
“Hehe, in that case, your identity is even more fake without a doubt. If it is by imperial decree to pick up pearls. Then after leaving the capital, naturally, you would be honestly doing your job and picking up pearls, how would you be like you who are wooing the local officials, asking for silver cheques, house deeds, land deeds, antique paintings and calligraphy, vases, jade pendants, and other stolen goods, and forcibly taking from innocent people! Not only have you slandered the word “Imperial Dispatcher”, you’ve also discredited His Majesty! Come on, pull down this villain who impersonates the Imperial Dispatcher, solicits and takes by force, as well as several of his henchmen, and give me a major sixty slabs!”
Zhu Pingan laughed coldly, attacking an opponent with his spear, refuting Eunuch Qian with his words, and ordering to the magistrates.
Liu Dazhou brought a few yamen forward and pressed Eunuch Qian to the ground. The other yamen pressed the three little eunuchs following Eunuch Qian and the four guards all to the ground, side by side in the courtyard.
Ah?
It’s going to be sixty lashes!
Eunuch Qian’s face paled in fear, struggling to raise his head and shouted, “I am the one who went out to the capital to buy pearls by decree, not a solicitor ……Zhu Pingan, you don’t want to give an inch and bully people too much, my godfather can’t spare you ……”
“We are really ordered to go to the capital to buy pearls ……”The three little eunuchs and others all followed and shouted.
“How dare you! When it comes down to it, you and others even dare to pretend to be imperial agents! If it’s the imperial messenger, naturally autumn no offence, love the people like a son, will not such as you and so on extortion of property, bully people, trickery! If you dare to impersonate the Emperor and Eunuch Chen’s godson again, to defame His Majesty’s name and Eunuch Chen’s reputation, then you deserve to die! This official beheads your dog’s head, sends it to Eunuch Chen, and offers it to His Majesty!”
Zhu Pingan bellowed, chiding with a straight face.
Crap!
He even wants to behead us?
Eunuch Qian and the others were immediately too scared to speak anymore, lest Zhu Pingan really behead them.
