King of Han Dynasty of Ming Dynasty

After hearing this.

Zhu Gaoxu and Ji Gang, who were standing aside, couldn't help but look at each other meaningfully, with a hint of a successful plot smile unnoticeable on their faces.

no doubt.

At this time, Liu Wan, who was already out of control and completely frightened, could never have imagined that he had fallen into the trap set by Zhu Gaoxu and Ji Gang.

As for the words the two people just said, they did not shy away from anyone.

In a sense, everything was already discussed between the two of them when they came out.

That's why Liu Wan was able to listen carefully.

otherwise.

If they didn't tell Liu Wan on purpose, if they didn't have a purpose, how could they have made such an unreliable move after the ups and downs they have experienced over the years as two people?
But...now, there is no time or opportunity for Liu Wan to think in detail.

After all, his heart was already in chaos...

Maybe I will react slowly later, but definitely not now.

Then, Zhu Gaoxu withdrew his gaze from Ji Gang, glanced at Liu Wan who was kneeling on the ground in fear, and said:
"In that case..."

"Don't say that I won't give you a chance."

"If you know anything... or have done anything, please call me quickly!"

"The opportunity is only available once and will not wait until it expires."

Say it.

His half-lidded eyes suddenly opened, staring straight at Liu Wan who was kneeling on the ground.

"call……"

When Liu Wan heard this, he couldn't help but let out a long breath, and his originally anxious and frightened expression gradually became much more relaxed.

Immediately after he had finished speaking, he did not dare to have the slightest thought of being cautious, and quickly waved his hands crazily and assured:
"No, no, no... no."

"Xiaguan...Xiaguan...say anything, say anything."

"I absolutely dare not deceive the prince in any way."

In response to this, Zhu Gaoxu nodded his head noncommittally, waved his hand and said:
"The king doesn't want to hear empty promises, prove it with your actual actions."

"Don't worry... whether it is true or false, right or wrong, I will make my own judgment in my heart."

That being said.

But this is what Liu Wan looks like now.

Zhu Gaoxu actually knew it all in his heart, and Liu Wan would definitely not dare to hide anything anymore at this time.

There is no other reason.

His psychological defense has collapsed.

"Thank you, Your Majesty...Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Xiaoguan knows...Xiaoguan knows..."

After hearing this, Liu Wan nodded heavily, then he simply organized his thoughts, subconsciously looked around, and said quietly:

"Your Majesty..."

"The charges against the Zhang and Wang families are all unfounded. There is no substantive evidence. They are both innocent."

"Xiaguan...Xiaguan just appeared at the gate of the prison where Zhang and Wang were imprisoned. He did not come to the government office to meet the prince. His purpose was just in case, regardless of whether the prince was for the sake of Zhang and Wang. When something happens, we are ready to take the first step and eliminate all hidden dangers without any evidence."

"But...but...before I could take action, I was captured by the soldiers placed in the prison by the prince."

Zhu Gaoxu sneered, his eyes narrowed subconsciously, he shrugged noncommittally and said:

"These things are all known to me."

"If you are really sincere and willing to speak, then tell me something that I don't know."

"Li Ru. Are you planning to silence yourself during this trip, or is it someone who ordered you to go? Who is that person who ordered you to go?"

"In the entire Linchuan City, how many officials are involved in your bad things? Are they colluding with you to suppress the Zhang and Wang families, and support the Li and Yuan families?"

"And what is the background of the Li and Yuan families in Linchuan City, or what kind of benefits have been promised to you, so that you can behave like this and do such bad things for them without any care. ?”

Having said this, he paused, with a playful smile on his face and said:
"These questions"

"That's the answer I want to know most."

"It is the thing that best reflects your sincerity."

"Don't bother me with those so-called questions that are innocuous, or that I know and can guess the answer to."

"Remember, my patience is limited, and I don't have time to waste with you."

"have you understood?"

"Liu Tongpian?"

Feeling the sharp eyes on him and hearing the cold words, Liu Wan was frightened to the point of futility, and subconsciously looked up at Zhu Gaoxu with fear.

After meeting Zhu Gaoxu's cold eyes, he couldn't help but subconsciously take a few breaths of cold air.

Immediately, he waved his hands frantically and said:
"No, no, no.
"The lower official is not playing tricks, he is not playing tricks."

"It's just. It's just that I haven't said it yet. I haven't said it yet."

With this answer, Zhu Gaoxu sneered "hehe", glanced meaningfully at Liu Wan, who was trying his best to explain himself, and nodded his head in disbelief.

There are some things that everyone is smart about.

Zhu Gaoxu didn't even bother to do the so-called useless work.

Then, he waved at him and stared at him intriguingly. He said no more, quietly waiting for Liu Wan's next words, wanting to take a look at the second-in-command of Linchuan City in front of him. How much do they know about the things in between, and what kind of substantial help can it bring to them in solving the case and catching the real mastermind.

Seeing Zhu Gaoxu speechless and staring straight at him, it made people feel a little hairy.

Liu Wan subconsciously buried his already lowered head deeper, and then said with a hint of fear and uneasiness in his words:
"Return to Prince Khan."

"Go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go." He took the official to his carriage, and in the carriage he reminded him of what he had to do. "

"The poison, as well as the manpower in the prison, were all arranged by Duan Zhitong."

"Over the past few years, Duan Zhitong secretly united everyone to suppress the Zhang and Wang families."

"Almost, almost all of the officials in Linchuan Prefecture have benefited from receiving benefits from the Li and Yuan families. Almost no one can truly be clean and uninvolved."

"As for the people behind the Li and Yuan families"

"This question. I really didn't want to hide it on purpose. In fact, I really don't know anything. Duan Zhitong never told us who this person was, and no one told us about this matter. Passed information and met us.”

"Everything is interspersed by Duan Zhitong."

Ok?
What the hell?
Almost all the officials, big and small, in Linchuan Fucheng were dragged into the water and became the protective umbrella and accomplices of the Li and Yuan families?
This, this, this.
Too magical, right?
How did you do it?
Thinking of this, Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help but frowned subconsciously, looked at Liu Wan in disbelief, narrowed his eyes and asked:

"Have all the officials in Linchuan City been dragged into trouble by the Li and Yuan families?"

"Have you become the protective umbrella of the Li and Yuan families?"

"Why this and this?"

"How?"

"I do not believe that the Zhang and Wang families can become the established merchant families in Linchuan City. I have not paid tribute, bribed, or given benefits to officials like you."

"Think about it, the Zhang and Wang families have maintained a relationship for so many years, why were they immediately overtaken by the newly emerged Li and Yuan families, becoming a stepping stone for others, and the Zhang and Wang families have maintained a relationship over the years. The network of connections all turned against each other in an instant and became someone else’s protective umbrella?”

"Is there some kind of hidden secret in this?"

"Ok?"

"Do you know why it's like this?"

About it.

No wonder Zhu Gaoxu was so surprised and asked like this.

The main reason is that there are too many unusual charms in it.

The long-standing relationship network of the well-established Jia Shang family was suddenly broken and became someone else's network.

In the middle, if there is no hidden secret or anything unknown, even Zhu Gaoxu would not believe it even to death.

After all, what is the basis for maintaining a relationship between the two parties and relying on worldliness?
It's nothing more than money, various forms of bribes and benefits.

Under such circumstances, Zhu Gaoxu did not believe that the Zhang and Wang families had maintained a relationship for so many years and did not have any clues about their interactions with officials over the years.

And these handles must be things that each other knows well.

But even under such circumstances, officials who had a good relationship with the Zhang and Wang families before were able to switch to other people's camps without scruples even though they knew that there was danger. Is it something that normal human beings do?

He also helped the Li and Yuan families to suppress the Zhang and Wang families, which could be said to have unknowingly forced the Zhang and Wang families to a dead end.

Are they not afraid that they will really push the Zhang and Wang families into a desperate situation, and the people of these two families will jump over the wall and drag them to death together?

You know, people are forced into desperate situations, but they can really do anything.

As for corruption, the Ming Dynasty has always adopted a high-pressure and coercive attitude towards corruption since the Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang incident. Once the Zhang and Wang families desperately exposed the problem and presented evidence, these former He didn't believe that these people could not be clear about what would happen to officials who had a good relationship with the Zhang and Wang families and had received benefits! !
But knowing the outcome clearly, these officials acted uncharacteristically.

This is not the most important point. The most unexpected point is also one that Zhu Gaoxu has never thought clearly.

Why is it that the Zhang and Wang families who have been forced to go to Liangshan and are forced to a desperate situation must have evidence in their hands that some officials in Linchuan Fucheng received benefits, but why has it been useless so far?
Can you watch your former partner betray you, and your own become the meat on someone else's chopping block?

You must know that the person in charge of a family that has been able to bring the family to where it is today, that has been able to persist for so many years despite being targeted by officials throughout Linchuan Prefecture, is undoubtedly not a simple person.

It is absolutely impossible not to see the consequences that blindly forbearing will bring to yourself.

Even so, even though these Zhang and Wang family members have been sentenced to prison and have been charged with unfounded charges, they have not come up with any evidence against them. Such behavior is completely inconsistent with the situation. common sense.

It's not what a normal person should do in a desperate situation.

After all, this is a big deal that involves the lives and fortunes of everyone in the family! !
In this era, when inheritance and lineage are most important, why do the Zhang and Wang families behave like this?

What is there in this that he doesn't know about?
Thinking of this, Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help but sneered with a 'haha' and murmured to himself in a low voice:

"Interesting. It's getting more and more interesting."

"It seems that the entire Linchuan City may not look big, but there are really a lot of things hidden in the dark inside!!"

"It really fulfills the saying, 'The devil is small in the temple but the wind is strong, and there are many bastards in the shallow pond'."

"That's just right. Let me slowly peel back what you have hidden layer by layer to see what things are hidden inside, and what kind of monsters and monsters are hidden inside."

"Let's see what kind of tricks you are playing."

Listen to the questions.

Liu Wan frowned and pondered for a long time. After a while, he recovered from his daze. A hint of helplessness flashed across his face, and he shook his head and said:
"Go back to Prince Han."

"This matter. I really don't know how to answer this matter."

"This matter indeed caused quite a stir in the entire Linchuan Prefecture, and it also made all the officials in Linchuan Prefecture sweat deeply and were unwilling to listen to Duan Zhitong's advice. Request to support the Li and Yuan families and compete with the Zhang and Wang families. "

"We are all worried about what the prince said just now. It is something that everyone knows tacitly. We know that no matter how clean we are and how many ways we use to avoid risks over the years, the information will more or less fall into the hands of others. "

"However, Duan Zhitong seems to be well aware of all of our worries."

"Just leave us alone and don't worry."

"As long as we obey his arrangements honestly, suppress the Zhang and Wang families for him, and support the Li and Yuan families to rise to power, he will handle the so-called handlers that were dropped in the past few years for us. "

"At the beginning, all of us were skeptical. After all, the official level is overwhelming, and we would find some minor problems with the Zhang and Wang families, etc."

"As time went by, Zhang and Wang didn't react at all to our actions, let alone any unnecessary movements, and didn't even have the slightest comment. Our courage gradually grew stronger."

"Coupled with the fact that both families were imprisoned by us this time, they didn't say anything. All of us almost guessed that the so-called handle before had been solved by Duan Zhitong. "

"As for how to solve it, I, or even the entire Linchuan City officials, really don't know about this matter."

"This answer. If nothing unexpected happens, I am afraid that only the two people in charge, Zhang and Wang, and Duan Zhitong, who participated in this matter and promised to take care of our worries, know what is going on."

"I beg you, Your Majesty, for a clear lesson!!" (End of this chapter)