I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 82 Reaction of the Parties
Scenes of ransacking homes and arresting people continued to take place in Shenyang and Liaoyang. People and families suspected of collaborating with the Zhang family were arrested one after another.

For a moment, people in the city were panicked, fearing that they would be the next one to be arrested.

The two big families of the three surnames in Liaodong, Liu and Tian, ​​were also in panic all day long. They knew clearly the reason why the Zhang family suffered such a disaster. In fact, they were more or less involved in reselling supplies. This kind of thing was common among Liao people. thing.

Now that they learned that the entire Zhang family had been raided, and that the Sichuan and Zhejiang troops were under martial law in Liaoyang, they were like lambs waiting to be slaughtered. They were afraid of following in the footsteps of the Zhang family, so they all ordered the relevant account books to be burned and no evidence to be left to anyone.

But if people don't know, they have to do it themselves. When they desperately burned the account books, they didn't know that Xiong Tingbi had already found out that they were involved by checking the Zhang family's income and transaction accounts.

It's just that although Xiong Tingbi has a violent personality, he is not a fool to be in charge of a party. He knows that this matter involves a lot of things and it is impossible to catch them all. If more and more people are involved, he is afraid that it will further arouse the rebellion of the Liao people.

Set an example and stop at nothing. This is what he had in mind before taking action.

Therefore, for those big families who did not collaborate with the enemy and leak information, but were only involved in selling and profiting, he was going to give them a warning and let them shed some blood.

Soon, the heads of the two wealthy families in Liaoyang, Liu and Tian, ​​received an invitation from Xiong Tingbi to come to a gathering with the capital of Liaodong.

Although they didn't know if it was the Hongmen Banquet, but the Governor had invited it, and now that it was at the cusp of the storm, the two of them had no choice but to go and keep the appointment.

The two came to the gate of Liaodong Dusi in a sedan chair. In the past, the Ming Dynasty law stipulated that only officials of fourth rank or above could ride in a sedan chair. However, among the people, this rule has long been abandoned. As long as you have money, you can ride in a sedan chair at will.

After getting off the sedan chair, the two of them saw that there were twice as many officers and soldiers guarding the Liaodong Dusi Yamen. The clerks were coming and going in a hurry, fearing that something bad might happen to them. From time to time, there were also officers and soldiers pressing many prisoners into the Yamen, preparing to be imprisoned.

The sounds of crying, shouting, and begging for mercy were endless. They also discovered that many of the prisoners here had known each other before, including descendants of the Zhang family, servants, female relatives, etc.

"You two, Mr. Xiong and Mr. Yang, the imperial envoy, are waiting in the main hall."

The clerk who was leading the way seemed to be accustomed to the bustle of the yamen these days. Seeing the two people's hesitation, he couldn't help but explain:

"I'll forgive you, there have been too many people arrested recently, and the Liaoyang Prison can only hold important prisoners, so the Yamen can't help but be a little noisy these days."

"It's okay, it's okay. The adults have worked hard too. Thank you for your hard work."

The clerk's words made the two heads of the family look at each other, feeling guilty and panicked. Even though they were well-informed, they couldn't help but feel sad when they saw this scene.

Silent for a moment, the two of them were also led into the main hall. As soon as they arrived in the main hall, they saw a scribe holding an account book and reporting to Xiong Tingbi.

"Currently, all 340 and 210 members of the Zhang family in Liaodong have been detained, 130 and [-] members of Zhang Shaoyun's lineage have been detained in Liaoyang, and [-] members of Zhang Shaojie's lineage have been detained in the Shenyang government office.

A total of 75 gold, silver and copper coins were confiscated, not counting the remaining calligraphy, painting and antiques, three mansions, 720 hectares of good-quality farmland, 320 hectares of medium- and low-quality farmland, and other workshops and farms. Calculate.

In addition, 45 shi of grain, 160 pairs of armor, [-] and [-] muskets, and [-] kilograms of gunpowder were copied in Shenyang to be sold to Jianlu, and the rest was not counted.As for other collaborators, most of them were arrested and brought to justice.

It has been found out that Deng Yichang, deputy general of Liaoyang West Gate garrison, was bribed by Zhang Shaojie. Zhang Shaojie secretly transported grain and grass as a cover for him and secretly opened the city gate. More than [-] generals below Deng Yichang have been arrested and detained in prison. , awaiting interrogation. "

"Death penalty, capital crime, death is not a pity!"

"Send a note to the cabinet explaining this matter. All those suspected of collaborating with the enemy will be severely punished!"

"Yes! I will do it now." After hearing the instructions, the clerk closed the account book, bowed, turned to look at the two heads of the family, Liu and Tian, ​​and went out.

Only then did Xiong Tingbi see the two of them, and he quickly pretended to greet them:

"I'm busy with official duties. I'm sorry to keep you two waiting for so long. Please take a seat and someone will serve you tea."

After saying this, he invited the two of them to take a seat, and Liu Tian and the others quickly agreed.

"You two are waiting here. There are others. Let's drink tea first. This is the best Biluochun from the Zhang family. Most people can't drink it."

Xiong Tingbi laughed and glanced at the two of them fiercely. He wanted to see how the two of them would face this situation.This makes the two of them feel like they are on pins and needles, and their days are like years.

After a while, all the famous local families in Liaoyang City arrived. Seeing that almost everyone had arrived, Xiong Tingbi started without talking nonsense and said:

"Today, I will give Xiong some mercy. I am deeply honored to be here. I believe you all know that the city of Liaoyang has been unstable recently. Old Xiong has heard many unreliable rumors outside, saying that guest troops are causing trouble. What's more, they say that Jianlu is coming."

"Alas, this is my old bear's fault. I didn't explain the reason clearly, so I invite you all here today just to explain the matter clearly and understand what happened to the Zhang family!"

After speaking, he didn't wait for their reply and shouted directly outside the hall.

"With people!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Yang Yishan walking in with three bloody people.Xiong Tingbi immediately introduced to everyone:

"Everyone, this is Mr. Yang Yishan, a member of the Jinyiwei team from the capital."

Jinyiwei!Everyone knows about their illustrious reputation. Why did he come to Liaodong and what does it have to do with this matter? This makes everyone full of doubts.

Yang Yishan glanced at everyone, said nothing, and sat on the first seat on the left with a solemn expression to drink tea.

Xiong Tingbi was not angry when he saw this and continued to introduce:
"Recently, Mr. Yang was personally appointed by the emperor to come to Liaodong to investigate whether anyone was collaborating with the enemy Jianlu. Unexpectedly, he found evidence that the Zhang family was collaborating with the enemy Jianlu. These three people were the main representatives sent by Jianlu to Liaoyang to communicate with the Zhang family. Since then, I have been secretly contacting the Zhang family since last year.

After Mr. Yang caught these people, they confessed, and we copied dozens of correspondence between Zhang Shaoyun, Jianlu Sibeile Huang Taiji, and the traitor Li Yongfang from the Zhang family.

It records in detail that the Zhang family not only resold arms, food, and wages to Jianlu, but also informed Jianlu of the movements of the imperial troops and other information.The evidence of this conspiracy is conclusive, and the court will severely punish these traitors. "

Xiong Tingbi's explanation instantly chilled the atmosphere. Everyone present couldn't help but murmured that they had actually heard about what the Zhang family had done, but it was just too common. In the past, the court was incompetent and couldn't find out the news. This only made them more and more courageous.

Now the imperial court has sent people to investigate this matter. It seems that the matter has been heard by Datian. It can only be said that the Zhang family is also unlucky. By a combination of circumstances, they were first implicated by Yang Lian's anti-corruption campaign, and then were caught by Yang Yishan. .

However, the heads of the families present no longer care about the life and death of the Zhang family. What they are afraid of is that the imperial court has no trust in the Liao people, and now something like this has happened, what exactly does the imperial court want to do next? This is to invite them to come over and take over. , or to eliminate wealth and avoid disaster.

Everyone couldn't figure out what they were thinking, so they could only turn their attention to the two family heads Liu Tian and wanted them to test them out first.

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