Daming: After self-explosive time travel, Lao Zhu's mentality collapsed

"Bold! How dare you assassinate an official? What crime should you be punished for?" Zhao Si was furious when he saw this. He grabbed the butler's wrist, twisted it hard, and knocked the dagger to the ground.

"Ah!" The housekeeper screamed, feeling a sharp pain in his wrist, his vision went dark, and he almost fainted.

"Get it for me!" Zhao Si shouted.

The sergeants rushed forward, knocked the housekeeper to the ground, and tied him tightly.

"Mr. Zhao, please spare your life! This subordinate realizes his mistake!" The housekeeper's face turned pale in pain and he screamed.

"Spare your life? Huh, it's not up to you!" Zhao Si sneered: "Come here, lock them all up for me, and the crime will be increased!"

"No!" the sergeants responded and dragged the housekeeper and servants away.

"Thank you, Master Zhao, for saving your life!" The villagers breathed a sigh of relief and knelt down one after another to kowtow.

"Everyone, please get up quickly. This is my responsibility." Zhao Si quickly helped everyone up and said earnestly: "Pesticides are good things. Everyone must strengthen their confidence and don't be deceived by bad people."

"No! What Master Zhao has taught us is that we will never be deceived again!" The villagers burst into tears of gratitude and expressed their gratitude to Zhao Siqian.

"Very good, these are good and sensible people." Zhao Si nodded happily.

He looked around and his eyes fell on the subordinates dressed as merchants, with a smile on his lips.

"Thank you for your hard work. Thanks to your mediation and speaking on behalf of the prince, the common people can recognize the truth in time."

Everyone understood and bowed and said: "I dare not accept rewards. It is my honor to be able to share the worries of the prince!"

"Okay! You are all doing well!" Zhao Si nodded approvingly, turned around and ordered: "Send me more manpower and take strict precautions. Don't let the people of Zhang Mansion take advantage of me again!"

"No!" The subordinates responded in unison.

The housekeeper and servants of the Zhang Mansion were escorted to the county jail. Everyone was dejected and their faces were ashen.

Zhao Si had a sullen face, looked around, and said coldly: "Tell me the truth, who ordered you to destroy the reputation of pesticides?"

Everyone looked at each other, no one dared to say a word.

When Zhao Si saw this, he was furious. He slapped the table and shouted: "If you don't do it honestly, don't blame me for being rude! Come here, beat me hard!"

"No!" The jailers responded, pulled out their whips, and beat him head and face.

"Ah! Have mercy on me!" The housekeeper screamed repeatedly and rolled on the ground.

"Recruit or not?" Zhao Si sneered.

"Young man, he can do anything!" The housekeeper said with a sad face and tears: "Young man indeed came to the village to cause havoc on the orders of Master Zhang."

"Why do you do this?" Zhao Si narrowed his eyes, his gaze blazing.

"Master Zhang said that if pesticides were promoted, his grain business would not be successful." The housekeeper trembled: "So he ordered his subordinates to spread rumors so that people would not dare to use pesticides anymore."

"That's it!" Zhao Si suddenly realized: "It's really despicable and shameless. For the sake of selfishness, he wants to ruin the reputation of pesticides and harm the people!"

"The little one has no choice but to do it!" The housekeeper cried bitterly: "If Master Zhang hadn't forced him, how could he have dared to do such a thing?"

"Hmph, you are all accomplices and guilty of the same crime!" Zhao Si snorted coldly: "Come here, lock them all up and keep them under strict supervision!"

"No!" All the jailers responded and left.

The housekeeper and servants were dragged away and wailed in their cells.

"Master Zhao, I really realized that I was wrong. I beg you to be noble and spare my life!" The housekeeper knelt on the ground, crying and crying.

"Humph, it's not up to you!" Zhao Si sneered: "If you dare to act wild in front of the laws of Dazhou, you must be prepared to pay the price!" After saying that, he waved his hand and motioned to the jailer to take the prisoner down.

"Lord Zhao is wise!" the jailer said, patting his horse and wiping his beard.

Zhao Si was unmoved and ordered in a deep voice: "Keep an eye on them and don't let them make any more changes. I will report this to the prince right now."

With that said, he strode towards the outside of the Yamen.

"Ah——" Another scream came from the cell, accompanied by the sound of whipping.

Chu Ze listened to Zhao Si's report, his brows were furrowed and he was silent.

He stood up slowly and walked around the hall, seeming to be thinking about something.

"Zhao Si." After a moment, he said: "This matter is absolutely extraordinary. How can a mere aristocratic family in Zhang Mansion have so many weapons?"

"Are the Zhang family members captured in other villages also carrying weapons?"

Zhao Si bowed and responded: "Yes, my subordinates also find it strange. The large number and high quality of those weapons are definitely not something that ordinary families can possess."

Chu Ze nodded, a glimmer of light flashing in his eyes: "It seems that there is something hidden behind this."

He turned to face Zhao Si and said in a solemn tone: "Immediately select a few skilled and agile scouts, disguise yourself, sneak into Zhang's house to find out the news. You must not notice the enemy, and don't alert the enemy!"

"No!" Zhao Si accepted the order, cupped his fists and said, "I'll do it now!"

Chu Ze then ordered: "By the way, you must also interrogate those captured housekeepers of the Zhang Mansion to see if you can pry something out of their mouths."

Zhao Si understood, nodded and said: "I understand. These people have a strict reputation, but I have my own ways to deal with them."

Chu Ze nodded with satisfaction: "I know you can do things well. This matter is of great importance, so don't be careless."

Zhao Si bowed to accept the order, turned around and strode away.

"Zhang Hongru, what on earth are you doing?" Chu Ze murmured alone, with a sharp light shining in his eyes.

"No matter what your plot is, I will never let you succeed!"

He sat back in his chair, frowning.

"Why does the Zhang family want to obstruct the promotion of pesticides? Is it really just for the benefit of food?" Chu Ze was filled with doubts.

"No, there must be something fishy in it. They have been dormant all these years, is it just waiting for this opportunity?"

He shook his head, as if trying to get rid of the distracting thoughts in his mind.

"That's all, let's see what news there is from Zhao Si first." Chu Ze said to himself.

"No matter what, I must protect the people and never let the Zhang family's conspiracy succeed!"

He clenched his fists and his eyes flashed with determination.

At the same time, Zhao Si had selected several capable scouts and was telling them how to act.

"You guys, disguise yourself, sneak into Zhang's house late at night, and find out what they are doing recently?" Zhao Si said in a deep voice.

"You must be careful and don't expose any flaws."

"Yes!" the scouts responded in unison, all eager to give it a try.

"There are a few of you." Zhao Si pointed to another group of people: "Disguise as homeless people and wander around the streets near Zhang's house. Pay attention to their every move." (End of Chapter)