I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 83 Do not cry without seeing the coffin

Seeing this scene, the two heads of the Liu and Tian family actually felt a little more relaxed. They thought that if they wanted to arrest them, they would have been arrested long ago, so there is no need to go to such trouble now.

Governor Xiong now brought people up again and explained the situation. It seemed that he didn't want to completely break his face. In this case, he just wanted to blackmail.

Thinking of the two people looking at each other, extortion is good, extortion is good, as long as no one is arrested, money doesn't matter.

So the head of the Liu family followed Xiong Tingbi's words and said:
"What Lord Xiong said is that having an affair with Jianlu is a serious crime. The Zhang family ignored the imperial ban, ignored the millions of lives in Liaodong, and repeatedly sent information to Jianlu. Their intentions are to be punished.

Lord Xiong is now using thunderous means to suppress this matter, so that I, Liaodong, will not be in danger of being destroyed. If they are my reborn parents in Liaodong, please accept my respects. "

After saying that, he stood up and bowed to Xiong Tingbi. After hearing the words, the others also stood up and thanked them. They understood what they just said. It is a capital crime to have liaison with the captives and convey information. So if you resell the supplies, is it a minor crime? .

Most of the people present were just reselling supplies, and they were afraid that Xiong Tingbi would implicate them. Now that they saw the words of the head of the Liu family exonerating him, it would be interesting to see Governor Xiong's reaction.

"Hahaha! Brother Yang, look at it, the head of the Liu family is different, he can distinguish right from wrong so well."

Xiong Tingbi didn't know what these people meant, so he turned to Yang Lian and joked with a smile.

Yang Lian understood what the head of the Liu family meant when he heard this, but he didn't want to give him any face, so he just snorted coldly.

"Yes, conveying information and colluding with the rebels is a capital crime, so the Liu family means that reselling supplies is a minor crime? These captives are like wolves, sharpening their swords against me in Liaodong all day long. Some people embezzle the money and food of the imperial soldiers and provide relief. Jianlu, this is undoubtedly giving a knife to the jackal, and I think he should be punished for his crime."

The words of Imperial Envoy Yang made everyone present panic. It seemed that the Imperial Envoy was not willing to let this matter go easily.

With his anti-corruption campaign in Liaoyang in recent days, Yang Lian's name also made everyone present understand. Faced with the late emperor's direct petition, he was praised by the late emperor as a "true and loyal emperor". He angrily rebuked Li Xuanshi, supported the emperor's enthronement, and was praised by the emperor. Promoted to Zuo Fudu Yushi (Vice President of the National Procuratorate).

This person is not even afraid of the emperor, and he can't rub dirt in his eyes. Naturally, he will not offend common people like them.

Seeing what Yang Lian said, the head of the Tian family knew that this matter would just go by without a fight. He was afraid that it would be impossible without some trouble, so he could only laugh and said:

"What the Imperial Envoy is saying is that these Jianjun invaders have repeatedly captured our Liaodong, killing our people and taking away our money. We, the soldiers and the people of Liaodong, have heard this with gnashing of teeth. Therefore, any such behavior is unforgivable.

Brother Liu was right just now. Governor Xiong's thunderous means of suppressing this matter are indeed our reborn parents. I remember when Governor Xiong was in Liaodong, Liaoyang was ruined and people were panicked.

After he came, he prepared military affairs, stabilized people's hearts, and changed the situation in Liaodong. He is actually my reborn parent. We are grateful to him. In my opinion, resisting the captives is a major event. We are closely related to the imperial court, so naturally we must help the imperial court. , our Tian family is willing to donate [-] shi of food to the imperial court to meet the needs of the army. "

When everyone present saw this, they all stood up and answered.

"I donate two thousand stones", "I donate four thousand stones", "I donate five thousand stones"...

For a time, there were a lot of donations, and it was an uproar, as if all of them were loyal and filial to the court, which was really ironic.But the person in charge, Xiong Tingbi, said nothing and just drank tea by himself. The scene gradually became awkward and quiet.

Seeing that Xiong Tingbi didn't answer, everyone didn't know what to do. But at this moment, a scribe came in from outside the hall, holding a file and bowing to Xiong Tingbi:

"Sir, Zhang Shaoyun couldn't help but interrogate, and now he's all involved. He said that what he planned to trade with Jianlu this time was only part of their order. Jianlu also had someone secretly withdrawing money in Liaoyang City, but who he was, he only had a single line of contact. Not sure."

Xiong Tingbi was furious when he heard this and slammed the tea cup on the table.

"Check! It must be thoroughly investigated. Once discovered, the house will be confiscated and the whole family will be confiscated!"

Then he turned to Yang Yishan and said:
"Brother Yang, please let the brothers of Jin Yiwei work harder, otherwise if there is a war and some people stab you in the back, you will be in trouble." Yang Yishan immediately nodded in agreement, and everyone became more and more frightened when they saw this. Now it is The knife was on the neck, and he was slashing towards the neck bit by bit. He couldn't help cursing Zhang Shaoyun in his heart, why didn't he just die and let them get hurt.

Seeing the situation, the head of the Liu family gritted his teeth and said directly to the head of the Tian family:

"Brother Tian, ​​the price of food in Liaodong is so expensive now, how can [-] dan solve the needs of the army and the people."

Then he stood up and bowed his hands to Xiong Tingbi and said:
"Sir, I am willing to give [-] dan for military use!"

When the others wake up, it looks like they need to pay more.

"Yes, yes, I am confused, I am willing to pay [-] shi", "I will pay [-] shi", "I will pay [-] shi"...

Upon seeing this, Xiong Tingbi remained silent and unwilling to talk. He just kept to himself and suddenly started chatting with Yang Lian.

"Wen Ru (name of Yang Lian), after you finish your work in Liaoyang, your next step is to return to the capital via Liaonan."

"Yes, His Majesty has been worried about the high price of food in Liaodong, and wanted to start farming in Liaodong, but the land in Liaodong is small. I heard that Liaodong is vast and sparsely populated, so he asked me to go take a look and report to him at any time."

"His Majesty has only been on the throne for two months, and yet he is so worried about state affairs. It is really a blessing to our Ming Dynasty."

The two of them chatted among themselves, and everyone present finally knew what Xiong Tingbi was thinking.I couldn't help but scold my mother in my heart, Xiong Tingbi, damn you, you have ulterior motives.

They used to think that they could just give Xiong Tingbi some grain, but they didn't expect that you would just give it away thinking of losing some profit (grain), while others wanted your principal (land).

Thinking of this, everyone was silent. It would be okay to give some food, but to give land, it was bought by generations of ancestors. If you donate it, how will you face your ancestors after you die?

Xiong Tingbi looked at their reactions and sneered secretly. If he really couldn't do anything to the big families who were loyal to the Ming Dynasty, but these people and Jianlu secretly withdraw money, they all died without mercy, and they are still stingy at this point. It's really I won’t shed tears until I see the coffin.

So he signaled, and after a while a clerk came in from outside the hall.

"Sir, Zhang Shaoyun's third son Zhang Jinlu has been recruited. He said that as far as he knows, the Cheng family in the south of the city is also involved in reselling arms and food, and there are quite a lot of them."

Hearing this, everyone looked at the fourth seat on the left. Today, the head of the Cheng family also came. His face instantly turned pale when he heard this, and he hurriedly knelt down and said:
"Impossible! Impossible! Please be more careful, sir. This is definitely a frame-up, absolutely."

Xiong Tingbi didn't want to talk to him anymore and just waved his hand.

"Arrested, ransacked the house!"

A group of officers and soldiers soon came outside the hall and dragged the head of the Cheng family out who had already collapsed on the ground.

“It’s true that if you don’t shed tears before seeing the coffin, it would be a shame to die!”

Xiong Tingbi looked at him indifferently, said calmly, and then picked up the teacup and drank.

This sentence hit the hearts of everyone present like a huge stone. The bloody example of the Cheng family really made them unbearable.

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