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Chapter 693 I make money with my own ability

"I am the patriarch of the Zhao family!"

"I'm not guilty!"

"You can't do this to me!"

In front of the lobby of the County Magistrate's Mansion, the Zhao family's long legs were sticking out on the ground, being dragged by the soldiers and struggling desperately.

He never expected that just a small action of his would lead to such serious consequences.

He is just a lowly old man.

How dare the people under the Champion Marquis treat him like this for that untouchable!
The wails of the Zhao family head echoed in the lobby of the Hongnong County Magistrate's Mansion. However, this failed to impress the cold-faced judges sitting in the hall.

Su Yao, who was sitting in the hall, snorted coldly:
"Chief Zhao, let me tell you that your identity cannot determine whether you are guilty or not."

"The state has national laws, and families have family rules."

"Today someone accused you, the Zhao family, of lawlessness."

"We haven't even started questioning yet, and you're trying to arrest someone privately and obstruct the investigation."

"You disregard the laws of the Han Dynasty for what you have done. If you have a clear conscience, why would you fear an investigation?"

After saying that, Su Yao asked Jia Xu to continue investigating the case and make sure to get to the bottom of it. He must not bend the law for personal gain or show favoritism to anyone.

"I will be watching here today. If it is proven that this old man is making a false accusation, I will give you, the Zhao family, justice."

Su Yao stared at Patriarch Zhao, his tone unquestionable:

"But if it is found that the Zhao family has indeed committed illegal acts, then you, Patriarch Zhao, can't blame me for being ruthless in enforcing the law!"

Su Yao's words were like a sharp blade, piercing the heart of the Zhao family head.

His face turned pale and blue, and he opened his mouth to explain, but found that he had nothing to say. He could only let the soldiers hold him down in the hall and kneel down with his son who had been detained there before.

With nothing else to do, the head of the Zhao family could only close his eyes and pray in his heart that his son would do things cleanly and not leave any powerful handle for the old man.

However, the net of heaven is vast and nothing can escape it.

Since the old man was willing to risk his life to break into the government office, he must have brought decisive evidence.

As Jia Xu's interrogation gradually deepened, the evil nature of Zhao Dai, the eldest son of the Zhao family, was exposed to the public.

It turned out that twenty years ago, this old man's family was a well-known merchant family in Hongnong City.

His family's surname is Lin. After several generations of accumulation, by the old man's generation, a tradition of passing down scholarship has been formed. In addition to the wealth accumulated over several generations, it can be said that they live a much more comfortable life than many poor families in Hongnong.

The only thing they lacked compared to the powerful families in Hongnong was power and background.

At that time, Master Lin, who felt that he was of humble origin and had no way to serve his country with his talents, wanted to follow the path of the Zhao family, to find a background for himself and obtain the qualifications of a minor official.

However, Master Lin did not know that this request would lead him to a dead end.

Although the Zhao family was not a poor family, it was just a lower-class family. Even so, the young master of the Zhao family still looked down on the nouveau riche Lin family.

Therefore, if he was asked to sincerely run for the Lin family, Mr. Zhao would be unwilling to do so. This was simply impossible! However, if things were not done, it did not mean that Mr. Zhao was willing to let go.

At that time, Emperor Ling of Han, Liu Hong, had just ascended the throne for a year. Not only was the Han Dynasty facing increasingly serious border conflicts, but the young Liu Hong, under the influence of the eunuch group that had just seized power in a coup, vigorously promoted the second Party Persecution.

Hundreds of members of the Shilin Party were imprisoned and executed. Although the Zhao family was not worthy of being on the shining list of party members, his backers fell in the chaos.

In order to clear themselves of any involvement and avoid being imprisoned, the Zhao family bribed the eunuchs heavily, to the point that their family power never recovered and was no longer what it used to be.

At this time, Master Zhao, who could not bear the hard life, faced with Master Lin who came to his doorstep. He was in dire straits and took advantage of the information gap among ordinary people who were unaware of the changes in the court. He lied that he could go through the eunuchs' channels and get along with these wealthy nouveau riche, hoping to make a fortune.

To be honest, although eunuchs are hateful and greedy for money, in order to achieve sustainable development, they will often do things for you in exchange for money.

Therefore, after seeing the Zhao family spend money to avoid disaster, wealthy businessmen in Hongnong such as the Lin family believed without a doubt that Master Zhao could become a eunuch. They flocked to the Zhao Mansion and almost broke down the threshold.

The Zhao family also made a fortune thanks to Mr. Zhao's quick-witted idea.

If at this time, Master Zhao was willing to share profits with the eunuchs and really went to the capital to build relationships, then maybe the Zhao family could really qualify as a "local agent" for the new generation of eunuchs who had just come to power.

However, Master Zhao did not do so.

He looked down on the nouveau riche family in Hongnong like the Lin family, and also looked down on the greedy eunuchs and villains in the capital.

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Mr. Zhao believed that he had earned the money through his own ability, so why should he share it with others?

So he kept all the money for himself and enjoyed a luxurious life.

Not only did he build a luxurious mansion, he also bought precious jewels and kept a large group of singing girls and dancers. He also spent his days in debauchery and had a great time.

However, while enjoying himself, Master Zhao did not indulge himself excessively, only seeking temporary personal enjoyment.

As a child of an aristocratic family, he knew very well that without sufficient assets and power, he would have no chance of keeping this unexpected fortune.

Therefore, he spent money on enjoyment not for himself, but to show off and give himself a step to enter the upper class.

Sure enough, his life of debauchery and extraordinary generosity soon attracted the attention of Zhang Yan, the son of the Zhang family.

With Mr. Zhao's deliberate catering, the two young, wealthy and handsome young men quickly established a friendship at the wine table.

By entering Zhang Yan's circle of friends, Master Zhao used the money contributed by wealthy businessmen such as the Lin family to frequently visit famous families and make friends with powerful people. Because of his generosity, he even established a close friendship with the county magistrate at the time. Many members of the Zhao family also benefited greatly from this.

In just less than half a year, Master Zhao single-handedly restored the Hongnong Zhao family's former glory, and even showed signs of surpassing it.

Faced with such a situation, the Zhao clan members were obviously happy to see it happen. They gathered around Master Zhao, waving flags and cheering for him, running rampant in the village, and for a time they were extremely powerful.

And this style is really intimidating.

To the extent that, although the wealthy businessmen who bribed him were dissatisfied with his failure to fulfill his promise, they never doubted Mr. Zhao's ability.

I think it is only a matter of time before people like me can make a living.

Therefore, although these people occasionally urged and showed anxiety, no one dared to overstep the boundaries with this new celebrity from Hongnong.

However, these people did not expect that their respect was regarded as weakness by Master Zhao, which brought them great disaster.

(End of this chapter)