King of Han Dynasty of Ming Dynasty

The sound of sobbing echoed throughout the prison.

Zhang Ziming and Wang Yan, who were unkempt and ragged, kowtowed at Zhu Gaoxu's feet and begged.

His words were full of sadness and sadness.

Seeing the two people kneeling in embarrassment in front of him, Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help but frowned subconsciously, waved his hand at them and said:

"okay."

"Stop being sad and pitiful in front of me."

"Here, since I am able to come, you all should put your hearts in my heart. I will naturally provide you with justice for your injustice, and I will not allow anyone to put shit on your head. "

"certainly."

As he spoke, he paused, his pupils shrank subconsciously, the topic suddenly changed, and he said in a deep voice:
"About everything that has happened in Linchuan City in recent years."

"I hope that you will know everything and tell me everything in detail without any personal emotions or concealment."

"otherwise."

The rest of the story was not said.

However, everyone is smart and can naturally hear and even understand the threats and warnings in Zhu Gaoxu's words.

At the same time, he also told the two of them in disguise that if you want others to help you, you also need to show your sincerity.

In this regard.

Zhang Ziming and Wang Yan couldn't help but look solemn after hearing this. They glanced at each other subconsciously and nodded at each other without any trace, with a trace of cruelty on their stained old faces. It flashed by.

The brief exchange between the two, as well as the flash of cruelty on the old face full of stains, were all caught in Zhu Gaoxu's eyes.

At the same time, he couldn't help but feel a sense of curiosity in his heart. How far could the two people in front of him achieve in the current situation.

Then, Zhu Gaoxu raised the corners of his mouth slightly, looked at the two people in front of him with half-squinted eyes, and said after a long time:
"Both of you!"

"what happened?"

"Are you unwilling?"

"Or are you saying that there is something you dare not say, or you are unwilling to say it, or you don't believe me?"

Asked several times in succession.

The two people who were originally deep in thought were shocked and instantly came back to their senses.

Don't want to say it?

What are your concerns?
Don’t believe Zhu Gaoxu, King of Han?

Don't dare to say?
Are you kidding me?
is it possible?
Don't even look at what the two families were forced into.

Over the years, how many people in our family have died, both openly and secretly, because of these bastard officials in Linchuan Fucheng?
Now it is obvious that they want the lives of everyone in their family.

Is there anything else they dare not say?
What a heck of a scruple!
After all, who can develop a family like this, who is not a thoughtful and well-rounded person?
How could you not understand what kind of fangs those officials in Linchuan Fucheng were showing?

To say that before, they just muddle along and didn't want or want to go too far.

But the current development of the situation... It's not that they want to make things impossible, but that others have already made things impossible, leaving no way to survive.

As the saying goes: Rabbits bite when they are in a hurry, dogs jump over the wall when they are in a hurry!

Under such circumstances, the two families would be complete fools if they were scrupulous and left any room.

But are Zhang Ziming and Wang Yan idiots?

Obviously not.

Not only is he not, he is actually very smart!
Then, Zhang Ziming and Wang Yan looked urging, slightly at a loss. They waved their hands quickly and explained eagerly:
"No, no, no..."

"Prince...Prince Han..."

"No, no, no...that's not the case."

"Because of our letters, Your Majesty came all the way from Yingtian Mansion, thousands of miles away, to plead grievances against us."

"In this situation, how can the two of us be such ignorant people?"

"How can I not believe the prince..."

"If that's the case, what's the difference between the two of us and pigs, dogs and beasts?"

"As for...as for..."

"The two of us did not give the prince an answer immediately. It was not because we had other ideas, but because we were sorting out our thoughts. After all, so many things have happened in so many years, and so many people have been involved. ”

"The two of us were afraid that we would say something wrong, conceal it, or mislead the prince's judgment, so we had to be careful, recall everything carefully before speaking, and tell the prince one by one."

Of course, this is only on the surface.

As far as the real thoughts of Zhang Ziming and Wang Yan are concerned.

secretly.

Finally caught the opportunity.

Moreover, they are sworn enemies of each other, and there is no room for maneuver in a fight to the death.

Under such circumstances, both of them were thinking about how to get rid of all these officials in Linchuan Prefecture without departing from the factual basis, so that these individuals could have a good drink.

Let the officials who persecuted their two families enjoy being in prison and what it feels like to be in prison.

Regarding their answers, Zhu Gaoxu shrugged noncommittally and glanced at them meaningfully.

In his mind, he could probably guess the hidden thoughts of the two people from time to time with their changing expressions and secret eye contact.

That's all.

Zhu Gaoxu saw through it without saying anything, "Haha" with a faint smile on his face, he nodded at the two of them and said:

"Row!"

"In that case, just think about it carefully and don't be in a hurry...it will take a long time. Once you think about it clearly, you can talk to me calmly."

After hearing this.

Zhu Gaoxu, who was originally a little on edge, suddenly relaxed a lot.

That’s it for now.

Afterwards, the two people, who were completely relaxed, no longer had any scruples, and then simply sorted out their thoughts and summarized the heyday of their two families in the past few years.

What did the entire Linchuan City look like in its heyday?

After that, why did their two families go from their heyday to decline step by step, and were forced into desperation step by step by others? Everything that happened in the meantime, big or small, Zhang Ziming and Wang Yan, despite all the It was you who said it to me, and said it to Zhu Gaoxu slightly.

During this period, in order to maintain the relationship with the officials of Linchuan Prefecture, the money sent out every month or every year was not concealed at all, and Zhu Gaoxu was informed of everything in detail.

The attitudes of the two of them couldn't be too correct.

He almost explained everything he knew.

As the two of them talked, the solemn look on Zhu Gaoxu's face unknowingly became thicker. His pupils narrowed, his brows furrowed, and he was instantly trapped. In silence.

It's not surprising that Zhu Gaoxu acted like this.

The main thing is what Zhang Ziming and Wang Yan said, talking about all the things that have happened in the past few years.

The results were completely contrary to what he had imagined and expected before.

In his opinion, the Zhang and Wang families were the most established merchant families in Linchuan Fucheng.

Such a big change suddenly happened in the family, and they were pushed into the abyss step by step. Logically speaking, with the methods of the two of them, they definitely couldn't just sit back and wait for death, right? Not to mention counterattack, with the methods of the two of them and the leverage left behind by so many years of bribery, they should be able to achieve a balance under normal circumstances even if they were to break up their faces. There is no way they would be so miserable.

Hey.
Although things went as Zhu Gaoxu imagined, it seems that the Zhang and Wang families really did this for their livelihood.

Unexpectedly, the threat has not passed yet.

The two families were so anxious that the evidence they sent was stopped midway.

The funniest thing is that no one from the Zhang and Wang families knew who was stopping them, and they could only guess after thinking about it.

Moreover, the people from the Zhang and Wang families are really down-to-earth.

In the case of sending evidence, they actually directly submitted the original evidence without even knowing how to use the handwritten copy.

In this way, he was directly killed and robbed halfway.

Then the so-called balance, the only thing that could be held in hand, instantly disappeared into nothing.

This way.

Zhu Gaoxu didn't know what to say when he heard this. It was really weird.

The saddest thing, and the thing that left Zhu Gaoxu speechless the most, was that the Zhang and Wang families, who had been operating in Linchuan Fucheng for so many years, were blatantly persecuted like this.

After going round and round, I couldn't even find out the real mastermind behind this incident.

All he knew was that there was someone behind him, a more powerful enemy.

And the biggest official that I found out after searching was Linchuan Fucheng Zhi Tong Duan Li.

Things like this and the answer really made Zhu Gaoxu a little speechless and even more helpless. He didn't know what to say for a while.

I really don’t know whether the black hands behind Duan Li and others are too well hidden, or whether the Zhang and Wang families are too stupid.

"Huhu."

After pondering briefly for a moment, Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help but exhale a few long breaths, stretched out his hand to support his forehead, and stared straight at Zhang Ziming and Wang Yan who were kneeling on the ground in front of him for a long time. He asked in a deep voice:
"In the past few years."

"You actually don't even know the real mastermind hidden deep inside?"

"Is it possible that you have been forced into this situation all these years and haven't you thought of a solution?"

"All the officials in Linchuan Prefecture can't do it. If they block all of you and oppose you, don't you know how to find the Chief Secretary of Xijiang?"

"You must know that the entire city in the Xijiang region falls under his jurisdiction."

"I think with his help, or if he is willing to say a few words for you, the officials in Linchuan City will not dare to do anything to you, right?"

"And with your methods and skillful bribery skills, you were able to build good relations with officials throughout Linchuan City before. Do you think you can also build good relations with Zhong Kairan, the Chief Secretary of Xijiang?"

"Why are you unwilling to do it even though you have been forced into a desperate situation?"

About it.

No wonder Zhu Gaoxu asked like this.

The main reason is that in his opinion, there are too many unreasonable things among these things.

Zhang Ziming and Wang Yan, the working styles and experiences they have described over the years are completely inconsistent with their personalities.

And in his opinion, he is someone who can maintain good relations with officials throughout Linchuan City.

It is impossible for someone to sit still and wait for death.

Why do you insist on clinging to something you know you can't do?

Why not leave the dock?

After hearing this, the expressions on the faces of Zhang Ziming and Wang Yan couldn't help changing, showing a little embarrassment. Their old faces turned slightly red. They glanced at Zhu Gaoxu cautiously and replied hesitantly:
"Qi Qi reports to the prince."

"For this and this matter, it is the two of us who do not want to find Mr. Zhong Kairan, the Chief Secretary of Xijiang."

"but rather"

Just like that, after hesitating and hesitating for a long time, neither of them was able to say a complete sentence.

Is there something going on here?
The two bastards in front of him were afraid that they were hiding something from him, so they didn't say anything! !

Thinking of this, Zhu Gaoxu frowned, his pupils narrowed subconsciously, his face was full of displeasure, his voice was raised in vain, and he shouted angrily:
"Asshole."

"What are you hesitating about?"

"What else are you hiding from me?"

"Didn't you just promise me that you would tell me everything?"

"Now that you are acting like this, do you know what crime you deserve!!!"

"Ok?"

A sudden high pitched voice.

The meaningful words immediately frightened Zhang Ziming and Wang Yan into confusion.

"I, I, I, the common people"

"Your Majesty, no, no."

Zhu Gaoxu glanced at the two of them coldly and snorted:

"Prisoner below the rank."

"You're actually not being honest."

"How dare you hide it from me?"

"If you really want to seek death, you might as well tell me directly. I am absolutely beautiful as an adult."

This statement came out.

After hearing this, Zhang Ziming and Wang Yan couldn't help but change their expressions. Their expressions were full of fear. Their bodies trembled subconsciously, and their legs trembled unconsciously. .

"No, no, no, it's not."

"Your Majesty, we want to live, we want to live, we don't want to die, we don't want to die."

"And we don't mean to hide this matter from the prince. The main reason is that these bad things are the grudges of previous generations. I don't know how many years have passed."

"I didn't hide it on purpose!!"

"Oh?" Zhu Gaoxu murmured softly, raising his eyebrows subconsciously, with a hint of curiosity in his expression, and said in a deep voice:
"How many generations ago were the grudges and grudges?"

"What do you mean?"

"What is this feud about? With which family do you, the Zhang and Wang families, have a feud that spans several generations?"

"What does this have to do with anything???"

Say it.

Zhu Gaoxu half-squinted his eyes and looked at the two people quietly with interest, waiting for them to give him an answer.

In his heart, he couldn't help but mutter to himself: "Interesting. Interesting. It's getting more and more interesting."

That’s it for now.

"Hey"

Zhang Ziming and Wang Yan seemed to have thought of something. They couldn't help but subconsciously sighed and replied quietly:
"Enmity, enmity, enmity."

"It's Zhong Kairan, the Chief Secretary of Xijiang, and my Zhang and Wang families." (End of this chapter)