King of Han Dynasty of Ming Dynasty

"It's interesting, it's really interesting."

"You, the second-in-command of Linchuan City, don't even know?"

"Then why do you believe Duan Li's words?"

"Why don't you do anything?"

"Why do you believe whatever he says?"

"So are you sure that Duan Li can really eliminate all the clues you have left behind through your duties over the years?"

"Without any adverse consequences?"

"You have to know that compared to the illusory promises, people who can achieve your position are probably unlikely to take such risks, right?"

Say it.

Zhu Gaoxu looked at Liu Wan who was kneeling on the ground with interest.

Although Liu Wan gave him a lot of answers on this matter.

But the most critical point is why these individuals would take the risk of being reported and enter Duan Li's camp to suppress Zhang and Wang. The reason why they did not give any answer.

To know.

A person who can be an official, and can hold the position of second-in-command in a city and an official position in a group of Linchuan cities.

How can he be a simple character?

It is absolutely impossible for one person to be stupid and stupid. All the officials in Linchuan City are stupid and stupid. They cannot understand or see the reality clearly. They are willing to follow Duan Li, his best friend, and take care of his own family. Gambling his wealth and life.

This approach is too fantasy.

There must be a demon in the abnormal situation.

There is no doubt that there is something hidden in the middle of such a gesture. Liu Wan forgot to say it or was unwilling to say it.

really.

After hearing Zhu Gaoxu's question, Liu Wan subconsciously reached out and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. The expression on his face couldn't help but change, as if he thought of something extremely unpleasant and unbearable, his eyes and cheeks flashed. With a hint of resentment and disgust, he said in a deep voice:
"This matter is actually clearly understood by the prince."

Having said this, he couldn't help but pause, his words became a little lonely, and he let out a long sigh:

"Hey"

"This is a humiliating and unbearable past event that I really don't want to recall. It was precisely because of this incident that I had to board Duan Li's pirate ship even though I didn't want to, and it became a source of oppression. Accomplices of the Zhang and Wang families.”

"The past that is unbearable to look back on?" Zhu Gaoxu raised his eyebrows, looking at Liu Wan who had extremely complicated emotions in front of him, including resentment, disgust, regret, and a vague look of shame. A hint of curiosity flashed in his eyes, and he asked :

"Why are you hesitating?"

"Since this is already the case, why bother covering it up anymore?"

"From what I saw in your expression when you mentioned Duan Li, I saw that there was more anger and murderous intent between your eyebrows."

"I guess you are also a smart person, and you can feel my determination to deal with this matter."

"And you are also a smart person and know your current situation."

"Why hide it from Duan Li?
"Don't you want to drag him into the underworld with you, to avenge the hatred in your heart for so many years and vent the anger you have accumulated in your heart?"

"Are you willing to see yourself fall into the underworld while Duan Li is free and happy in the human world?"

Seeing Duan Li carefree in the human world and entering the underworld?

After all these years, he became Duan Li's scapegoat?

Thinking of this, Liu Wan's face changed, and he instantly became gloomy. His expression was cold, ferocious, and a bit scary. He breathed heavily, and he was breathing heavily without even realizing it.

A long time passed.

Liu Wancai came back to his senses from the cold anger, and then suppressed his restless emotions. However, the changes in his face and expression from time to time all revealed that he was not as calm in his heart as he appeared on the surface. .

"No"

"I don't want to don't want to"

"Duan Li. Duan Li must die and be buried with him."

"I will not be, nor am I willing to be, anyone's scapegoat."

"Whoever commits the crime or makes the mistake will pay for it himself. No one should even think about escaping or running away."

Seeing Liu Wan acting like this.

Zhu Gaoxu's expression couldn't help but become strange. He looked at the man in front of him with interest as if he was trapped in a demon. He did not say anything to interrupt or scold him.

Although I don’t know what happened between Liu Wan and Duan Li.

But judging from the expression Liu Wan showed, it was definitely a hurdle that Liu Wan had been suppressing in his heart for a long time and that he would never be able to overcome.

This is also very good, just what he wants.

We are not afraid that they will bite dogs, but we are afraid that these individuals are a cohesive force.

Just then.

The originally quiet and empty outside the government office.

The sound of Liu Wan's teeth suddenly exploded.

"Go back to your lord."

"This bastard Duan Li is such an idiot."

"I don't know what kind of methods he has and who supports him. I don't want to join him in suppressing the Zhang and Wang families."

"One is that the lower official has leverage in the hands of Zhang and Wang."

"The second is that the Zhang and Wang families have developed in Linchuan Fucheng over the years. Although they have made money doing business, they have nothing to say to the people. Linchuan Fucheng only has the business run by Zhang and Wang, and its prices are year-on-year. In other prefectures, the price difference is about 20% lower. Not only the people in Linchuan Prefecture like it, but also many people in other prefectures come to Sichuan to buy things. "

"In this way, the Zhang and Wang families can be regarded as great benefactors known far and near by the people of Linchuan City."

"Why can Nai's little arm twist past his thigh? When Duan Li first arrived, he proposed to take action against the Zhang and Wang families, and promised that the officials from Linchuan City would be several times more generous than the Zhang and Wang families."

"At first, everyone scoffed at this and didn't take it seriously at all. No one was willing to cooperate with his nonsense. They all regarded Duan Li as a clown."

"That is at this time."

Having said this, Liu Wan paused, changed the subject in vain, his expression became extremely angry, and said angrily:
"In an instant, five of our officials in Linchuan Prefecture were revealed to have accepted bribes, and the evidence was conclusive. Duan Li used lightning speed to cover up these pieces of evidence. Before any of us could react, he directly Submitted to Xijiang Chief Secretary Zhong Kairan."

"This incident directly aroused the anger of Zhong Kairan, the chief secretary of Xijiang, and ordered Duan Li to strictly examine all officials in our Linchuan city one by one."

"That's it. Evidence was revealed that three officials accepted bribes."

"Under such strong pressure, officials who originally looked down upon Duan Li and looked down upon them could no longer bear the pressure. After all, as an official, who dares to say that his buttocks are 100% clean?"

"How can we withstand Duan Li's critical review?"

"After that, the remaining officials all went to Duan Li's mansion to pay homage to Pier, begging him to show his favor, and then Linchuan City obeyed his orders without any second thoughts."

"And that's exactly why."

"Because of this incident, these officials became Duan Li's dogs and had to obey Duan Li's orders."

"After all, you will be killed immediately, or you will still have a chance of survival if you take a gamble. With this answer, everyone is not a fool, and they naturally know how to choose."

"Oh?"

After hearing this answer.

Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help but exclaimed, the expression on his face changed, and a playful smile appeared on the slightly raised corner of his mouth.

have to say.

The method used in this ceremony is really cruel and despicable.

Actually, in Linchuan Fucheng, he acted like this and blazed an unusual path for himself. If you think about it, you can understand that Duan Li is a newcomer. As far as Linchuan Fucheng is concerned, he has not left any traces at all, let alone any handle. There is no need to worry about being intimidated like this and others will take the opportunity to attack him.

It was precisely because of this that he dared to do things so unscrupulously and so boldly.

Destroy the so-called official rules and invisible rules.

"What about Liu Wan, Mr. Liu?"

"From your expression, it seems that your relationship with Duan Li is not just like that of other officials in Linchuan Fucheng?"

"Things in between."

This statement came out.

Liu Wan was stunned for a moment, and a look of pain flashed across his face. His pupils were filled with bloodshot eyes without knowing when, and his expression looked a little ferocious. He gritted his teeth and replied:

"Yes!"

"Duan Li treats me, and the relationship between the two of us is very different from the past."

"Because I am the general judge of Linchuan Prefecture, I have the deepest relationship with the Zhang and Wang families, and I am also the person with the deepest roots in Linchuan Prefecture. Even though Duan Li has gathered a lot of officials from Linchuan Prefecture, In my eyes, I still have the ability and the ability to compete with Duan Li and fight."

"It is precisely for this reason that he is confident in his own strength and ignores Duan Li's shameless and unrestricted methods."

"He found an opportunity"

"The Liu family in Xiaguan has been a single generation since my grandfather's generation."

"It doesn't matter how many wives or concubines you have in your family, it doesn't matter. There is only one son, and the rest are all daughters."

"It was precisely because Duan Li knew this that he had Xiaguan's four-year-old son kidnapped."

"I took the life of the official's four-year-old child to threaten him into submission."

"The ancients said: There are three types of unfilial piety, the worst is not having an heir!"

"Your Majesty, it's not that I want to be accomplices, but I am really forced to do nothing. Someone has taken control of my life, so I have to obey Duan Li's orders."

As he spoke, he seemed to have thought of something, and his originally slightly lamented and depressed mood suddenly became excited and excited. The body kneeling on the ground took a lightning-fast step, and no one reacted. When he came over, he rushed in front of Zhu Gaoxu and hugged Zhu Gaoxu's thigh tightly.

"Your Majesty"

"Excuse me for being rude."

"The official has already followed the prince's request and informed the prince of all the information that the official knows, without any omissions."

"Please, Your Majesty, please see how cooperative and obedient my subordinate is."

"I don't ask the prince to give up his official position for a way out. After all, no matter what the reasons and difficulties are, if you make a mistake, it is a mistake. The tragedy and mistakes caused cannot be undone."

"I beg the Prince of Han to take pity on the official. After the bastard Duan Li is arrested and brought to justice, he can save the child who was taken as a hostage and give the child a way to live. After all, he really doesn't know anything and is still inexplicable." Become someone else’s prisoner.”

'bang bang bang'

Say it.

Without any hesitation, Liu Wan knelt at Zhu Gaoxu's feet, kowtowing and pleading.

Seeing this, Zhu Gaoxu let out a "hehe" and shrugged noncommittally, and then took a deep look at Liu Wan, who was kneeling on the ground and kowtowing, even though the skin on his forehead was ulcerated and soaked with blood. .

He couldn't help but take a few deep breaths of air, frowned and pondered briefly for a moment, came to his senses, and said quietly:

"Get up!"

"I cannot give you a 100% guarantee on this matter. I will definitely be able to save your son."

"And...I can only tell you that I will try my best."

"Of course, the premise of everything is that your son is still alive."

That’s it for now.

We are all smart people.

Everyone understood the meaning of Zhu Gaoxu's words.

For this reason, Liu Wan, who was lying on the ground, suddenly became more excited and excited, and he thanked loudly without knowing what to do:
"Thank you. Thank you, thank you, Your Majesty."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your great kindness. I'm afraid I won't be able to repay you in this life. I will definitely work hard to repay Your Majesty's kindness in the next life."

then.

After a simple thank you.

Liu Wan slowly stood up from the ground. Unknowingly, his temperament had changed. He stretched out his hands with relief and handed them to the Jin Yiwei. Under the escort of the Jin Yiwei, he disappeared at the end of the street in a meteoric step.

Wait until everyone leaves.

Zhu Gaoxu withdrew his wandering thoughts. He didn't know what he thought of. A trace of solemnity flashed between his eyebrows. He turned to the side and looked at Ji Gang, the commander-in-chief of the Jin Yiwei, and said in a deep voice:

"Master Ji, did you hear what Liu Wan just said?"

"In just a few words, I am afraid that this gift seems to be something more than just him!"

"There must be someone on top of it."

"I don't know, Lord Ji, do you have any intuitive guesses or objects of suspicion?"

"Who do you think the person above Duan Li will be?"

Say it.

The twins in Zhu Gaoxu's pupils couldn't help but narrowed, and he looked at Ji Gang with a half-smile, waiting for his answer.

Feeling the eyes falling on him, Ji Gang concentrated his attention and thought briefly for a moment. A trace of solemnity flashed across his face, and he quietly said:

"Zhong Kairan, Chief Secretary of Xijiang."

"As far as I am concerned, I am afraid that there is some serious suspicion."

After hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu raised his eyebrows, raised the corners of his mouth slightly to outline an intriguing sneer, chin-twitched his head and said:
"If it's this person..."

"The chief secretary of Xijiang, Zhong Kairan, is afraid that this matter in Xijiang should not be as simple as just listing people here in Linchuan."

"I'm afraid there are many things in Xijiang that haven't been responded to yet!"

At this point, he paused, changed the topic in vain, and shouted angrily with a gloomy tone:
"Pass the order."

"Ask all the Jinyi guards in Yu Xijiang to search the entire Xijiang for me."

"Tomorrow at the latest, I want to see the news presented to my desk."

"otherwise…"

"Everyone in Xijiang... should be executed for dereliction of duty and dereliction of duty."

"Every useless thing is a waste of the court's money. It is better to save some expenses for the court."

"Commander Ji, do you understand what I am saying?"

"understand!"

"understand!"

"I will pass on the order now."

Ji Gang, whose name was called, looked solemn and responded repeatedly.

Then, Zhu Gaoxu didn't bother to look at Ji Gang, waved to the accompanying soldiers around him, and said:
"go!"

"Go to Zhao Prison and meet the Zhang and Wang families."

(End of this chapter)