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Peng Yu was in panic when he transferred from the Ministry of Revenue of the Outer Court to the Imperial Horse Prison in the Inner Court. Before he knew it, he felt that he was a dwarf and turned the "lower official" he called himself when he was communicating with Shen Xi into a "small one". Now he urgently needs some money to handle it and wants to return to the Ministry of Revenue. Therefore, he attaches great importance to Chen Xi, the "financial owner", but he also knows that it is too risky to do this.

Chen Xi asked: "Brother Peng has ever thought that you can make a big profit at a time, so you won't have to get involved in such dangerous transactions after finishing this business?"

Peng Yu swallowed and said, "Mr. Shen understands what he meant, but the young one said that it was not that the young one refused to help, but that they did not dare to take on such a big deal from the Ministry of Justice."

"Brother Peng, if you can find someone whose physical characteristics are seventy percent similar to those of Lu Sun and who can't recognize others in the end, how confident do you think you are?" Chen Xi asked.

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Peng Yu naturally knew the steps to replace the woman in the prison.

Even Li Jin had been looking for a dead body to replace him, but he was perfunctory and no one would check it seriously, so it didn't matter whether he looked like him or not. However, Lu Sun's background was complicated and many people knew her. He could not be compared with those yellow girls who were kept in the deep boudoir and never left the door.

"Mr. Shen, it's probably difficult to find a similar person in this hurry, right?"

Chen Xidao: "Whether you can find it depends on whether Brother Peng is interested in taking on this business. I will just say it. I am going to spend 1,000 taels of silver to buy Lu Sun's life. After she comes out, I will have some benefits with Brother Peng in the next few years, which is enough to make Brother Peng worry-free for the rest of his life."

When Peng Yu heard the number of "one thousand taels", his face showed a heart-pounding look. According to his salary of less than twenty taels of silver a year, he would never make so much money in his life.

"Mr. Shen, aren't you kidding me? One thousand taels?"

Peng Yu is not the kind of person who speaks big. He thinks the number is too large, and immediately sighs, thinking that Chen Xi is joking.

Chen Xidao: "Does Brother Peng think I am the kind of person who speaks nonsense?"

"Of course not. Lu Sun used to do business, and it would be reasonable to have money." Peng Yu thought for a while and said, "But it's not easy to find a substitute."

"Brother Peng has thought that if a person dies and the body is difficult to identify, he can get away with it?" Chen Xi said again.

"If someone checks this, the matter cannot be hidden." Peng Yu said.

Chen Xi said in an encouraging tone: "What if the cell caught fire? I went to the Ministry of Justice to see it myself. The autumn is clear, the weather is dry and the things are dry. If it catches fire, people will die accidentally. In the end, even the body is burned beyond recognition. Who can guarantee that this dead body is not Lu Sun?"

"Well?"

Peng Yu thought about it and it really made sense. Why didn’t I expect it before?

He looked at Chen Xi in surprise and thought to himself, this is different for the top scorer. Why do you feel that he is more professional than the old men of the Ministry of Justice?

"Mr. Shen, I'm afraid"

Peng Yu wanted to say something else, Chen Xi directly increased the price: "One,500 taels."

"Ah? Lord Shen, don't get me wrong. The villain is not dissatisfied with the price, but the things involved are too complicated."

"Two thousand taels!"

Chen Xi finally gave a brand new high price.

Peng Yu stomped his feet and said, "Mr. Shen, since you want this Lu Sun so much, then the young one is to tell the truth. If you want to save people, you can help Lord Shen through fire and water. If Lord Shen can open the yamen by himself in the future, can you promote the villain and let the villain make a living with you instead of staying in the twenty-fourth yamen?"

Peng Yu raised his own request.

The Twenty-fourth Yamen is the most complex Yamen in the Ming Dynasty, with different sources of personnel. However, since the officials of each Yamen are basically eunuchs, ordinary people are trembling in doing things. If they are not careful, they will be punished for being purgated. If they are lucky enough to die, they will become eunuchs "gloriously".

Peng Yu was also in trouble and was transferred to the inner court to serve.

The main reason is that in the past two years, the court has checked many merchants' industries, some of which have become imperial property. The lack of management professionals in the Imperial Horse Supervision has led to confusion in accounts and insufficient income.

In view of this situation, the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Horse Supervisor made a request to the cabinet, and the cabinet handed the matter over to the Ministry of Personnel. When the Ministry of Personnel saw that the matter was easy, it only needed to draw personnel from the yamen connected with the Imperial Horse Supervisor. So Peng Yu, the deputy envoy of the Ministry of Revenue's stolen punishment deposit, suffered and joined the ranks of the "eunuch party". Although his official rank was promoted from the ninth rank to the ninth rank, he could only try to find a way to transfer the matter outside.

"Brother Peng respects me so much, so I have nothing to say. As long as the matter is done, I will definitely be free from Brother Peng if I have a bite of food in the future. If I am promoted, I will definitely promote Brother Peng. This is my promise. Brother Peng will thank you here first!"

Chen Xi stood up and saluted Peng Yu respectfully.

"Mr. Shen is a villain, so the villain will do it now." Peng Yu was very moved, "But, Mr. Shen may have to spend some money first, otherwise the villain will not be able to handle some."

Chen Xi rarely told Peng Yu to help, so of course he would not refuse.

In fact, he was very indifferent to money. He could save Hui Niang, but he could not even be an official, let alone a property that he would not bring in life or death?

"I'll ask you to withdraw money from Brother Peng, please!"

Chen Xi has absolute trust in Peng Yu, because this is the last person he can use. If he doesn't even believe Peng Yu, no one can entrust him to the important task.

Peng Yu took a hundred taels of silver from Chen Xi and hurried to the Ministry of Justice to find someone to ask for the situation. He came back in less than two hours to explain the details to Chen Xi.

"Mr. Shen, I asked, it's OK, but because the substitute is staring very tightly, you may have to find one." Peng Yu said, "But I heard that among the prisoners, there is a female prisoner who looks very similar to Lu Sun, or the prison numbers of the two can be exchanged."

Chen Xi frowned and asked hesitantly: "What does it mean to burn the living person to death?"

"I'm afraid this is the only way."

Peng Yu said, "This is what he meant there. He said that before the fire broke out, he would change the person. After the fire broke out, he would open a few prison doors to make the scene out of control. If the last three judicial departments could not find out the true body of Lu Sun, he would secretly send Lu Sun out. But if it was confirmed that it was not himself, he would say that Lu Sun took the opportunity to escape to another prison. He would not be able to keep the person back without paying attention!"

Chen Xi probably understands what it means.

To put it bluntly, the people from the Ministry of Justice are afraid of taking responsibility, so they must first make sure that the upper level will not pursue the matter before they will send the person out. Before sending it out, Hui Niang must be kept in the cell and wait for the subsequent results.

"Mr. Shen, I have to remind you that the fire broke out in the prison of the Ministry of Justice is a big deal. In addition, the person who died was a major criminal. It is impossible for the three judicial departments to investigate in detail. If the dead are replaced by a dead person, the person who is burned to death or died naturally will be found by a coroner's observation."

Peng Yu said, "But Lord Shen doesn't have to blame himself too much. The prison next door is a person suffering from tuberculosis and waiting to die. This is the person who wants to replace Lu Sun."

Chen Xi suddenly remembered this statement that when he visited Lu Sun, the most impressive thing was the miserable crying and howling of the girl in the prison next door.

The little girl's mother was about to die of illness, but the prison chief didn't care about it, and Chen Xi couldn't bear it at the time.

"Master Shen, everyone who can move has been active has been active. Now is the best way. You can make your decision!" Peng Yu finally looked at Chen Xi eagerly and said.

In order to save Hui Niang and to make innocent people die in vain, Chen Xi was unable to make a decision for a while.

I didn't kill Boren, but Boren died because of me. Chen Xi was really uneasy, but when he thought of the pain Hui Niang might have suffered, he still ruthlessly said: "Okay, I'll bother Brother Peng. I'll give you the remaining money now."

"No need to worry, just wait until everything is settled."

Peng Yu quickly stopped, "Just ask Lord Shen to remember that if the villain has many shortcomings, you will have to worry about his family."

Chen Xi understood that Peng Yu was carrying his head to do business.

Behind the high risk is high returns. If Lu Sun's family is pulled out of the cell, Peng Yu can have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of his life, and can get the care of Chen Xi, and be able to rise to the top in the future. This is a great temptation for Peng Yu, and this is also the fundamental reason why he is willing to help.

But Peng Yu was afraid that something would happen, but as long as he cared about his family, he would not provide Chen Xi after something happened. Even if the matter was defeated, Chen Xi could still get out of the matter.

Chen Xi originally thought that Peng Yu was just a philandering villain, but now thinking about it, this person has no choice but to take his life to help you. If you don’t give trust, then there will be only a group of people who are not as good as ever in this world.

"Brother Peng, please rest assured. If something happens, Gaotang will be my Gaotang, and you will never let it down!" Chen Xi said, holding Peng Yu's hand.

"I thank you Lord Shen."

Peng Yu left in a hurry and left a clear letter to Chen Xi before leaving, and the action was that night.

Because it is better to be early than late. If the matter is delayed, Hui Niang may be locked in another cell and the matter needs to be planned again once the matter is interrogated.

What Chen Xi was worried about was that Zhang Yanling's people would take action first.

Chen Xi did not go home that night and stayed outside temporarily. He just informed Zhu Qi temporarily and asked him to go home to inform him, saying that this provincial examination was still a bit of work and needed to stay in Shuntian Prefecture for treatment. He could not go back tonight.

Even if the matter was set at night, Chen Xi knew that it would only take place after the night was quiet, because everyone in the prison was asleep at that time, so even if the people in the prison were replaced, they would not be easily noticed.

Chen Xi didn't know how big the plan for this fire was, but there was no more than one scapegoat who was about to die, and the people from the Ministry of Justice might ruin many lives for the sake of money.

That night, Chen Xi stayed in the courtyard where Li Jin lived for the first time overnight.

It has been more than half a year since Li Jin was bought back by Chen Xi, but the number of times he saw Chen Xi was only five times in total. Each time he was in a hurry. Chen Xi didn't say anything to her, and then left.

But this time Chen Xi came, but sat at the table and remained silent.

Originally, in her opinion, this was just a young man. Even if he became famous in the imperial examination, he would not be able to escape the child's character. But at this time she realized that Chen Xi was a deep man.

"Master, it's late at night. I'll serve you to bed." Li Jin stood beside him for more than an hour and finally plucked up the courage to say.

Chen Xi turned his head and looked at Li Jin and said, "What did you say?"

"I mean to serve the master to bed."

Li Jin couldn't help but lower her head. After all, she was a woman, and she was a few years older than Chen Xi. This kind of thing was hard to say. But from the day she was bought out by Chen Xi, she knew that she was just a woman raised by Chen Xi outside and would always have a day of sleeping.

Chen Xi turned around and looked at the candle on the table and shook his head: "No need. I came here today just to wait for news that is crucial to me. If you are tired, go to bed first."

Li Jin was originally a little disgusted with Chen Xi. After all, she was not married by Chen Xi’s media, and she felt the arrogance of a lady in her heart.

But she felt disappointed again because Chen Xi refused so coldly.

Chen Xi did not accept her, but when she took the initiative to ask for service, wouldn’t she even be able to do anything in Chen Xi’s outer house in the future?

:First update!

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