Jiajing Chengming

Chapter 240: Destroy the whole family! Search the Xie family's home!

Li Bing was originally a military general of the Yongwei Camp, the emperor's personal army. Because of this, he was promoted to the commander-in-chief of Zhejiang last year to ensure that the military power of Zhejiang was in the hands of the court.

As a general who made important contributions in the victory of Yingzhou and participated in many matters of rectifying discipline in the mainland with Zhou Shangwen, he naturally controlled the Zhejiang troops within a year.

After Li Bing said this, Wang Hu asked, "Why did Zhang Butang detain us?"

"Why do you ask?"

"It's based on the imperial power, kill first and report later!"

Zhang Cong also came up at this time and looked at the theater building full of gilded colors: "This building of your mansion is really magnificent as a palace in heaven!"

"Thank you, Minister!"

"This building was built at great expense just to show filial piety and entertain parents!"

"Is the minister going to punish my Wang family for this?"

Wang Hu then asked about Zhang Cong.

Zhang Cong then said, "According to the confession of Su Rongshou, the head of the Ministry of Works, you, the Wang family, are suspected of embezzling bamboo and wood from the Ministry of Works and slandering me. I will naturally investigate this matter!"

"You are such a slanderer!"

At this moment, Xie Jiu suddenly interrupted and shouted.

Zhang Cong couldn't help but frown and asked, "Who are you?"

Xie Jiu was used to relying on Xie Qian's status to bully others, so at this moment he still held his head high and said, "I am a relative of Mr. Xie!"

"Are you an official?"

Zhang Cong asked.

After hearing this, Xie Jiu said, "Why, I have no official status, do you still dare to provoke me?"

"Since you are not an official, I don't have to do it myself."

"General Li, send someone to drag him away and behead him on the spot!"

Zhang Cong gave a faint order at this time.

"How dare you!"

Xie Jiu shouted loudly.

But Li Bing's personal soldiers still came over and forcibly dragged Xie Jiu out.

Xie Jiu kept glaring at his legs, twisting his arms, and yelling at Zhang Cong: "Zhang, who do you think you are? How dare you chop off my head? When my master was in office, you were still sticking your butt out to beg for mercy!"

Zhang Cong ignored it.

And then Xie Jiu was really forced to his knees on the ground.

Only when Li Bing raised the knife himself did he stop talking, his eyes showing fear.

"and many more!"

Xie Jiu shouted in desperation.

"Chopped!"

Zhang Cong suddenly shouted.

"How can a common person have so many words?"

"As for Lord Xie, if he is not convinced, let him come to me, or just file an impeachment complaint to His Majesty!"

"Even if the sky falls, we will hold it up!"

After Zhang Cong said this in a deep voice, he looked at all the dignitaries and gentry present with a gaze as fierce as a knife.

Click!

Li Bing's knife fell down.

The blood sprayed on an osmanthus tree in the Wang family's inner courtyard. The blood dripped along the green leaves into the osmanthus pile, and then floated up the osmanthus petals and flowed into the soil.

Xie Jiu's head immediately rolled to the ground, also covered with osmanthus seeds.

The Wang family members and relatives present all looked pale.

Wu Xun couldn't help but look at Zhang Cong: "Why are you so careless about human life?"

"You are a eunuch, what are you doing here?"

Zhang Cong asked in a deep voice.

Wu Xun trembled immediately: "Our family...our family's affairs, don't worry about it!"

"You have no right to interfere in our affairs!"

Zhang Cong replied.

Wu Xun said nothing more.

"General Lee!"

Zhang Cong gave an order at this time.

Li Bing came back with a knife in hand: "I'm here!"

"Send someone to search and find out all the bamboo and wood that the Wang family has hidden away!"

Zhang Cong said.

Then Zhang Cong glanced at Wang Hu.

Wang Hu had a gloomy face, his lips were as pale as snow, and trembled slightly, then he forced a cold smile: "Aren't you afraid of retribution for such a cruel act?"

"retribution?"

"I should be the one asking you this!"

"You are so disloyal and have harmed the imperial envoy. Aren't you afraid of retribution?"

After Zhang Cong said this, Wang Hu did not respond. He suddenly raised his hand and pointed at Zhang Cong angrily: "Zhang Fujing, I swear, I, Wang, and you, the Zhang family, will never reconcile!"

"Aren't we already mortal enemies?"

Zhang Cong leisurely snapped his fingers.

Wang Hu said nothing more, but his eyes were still wide open, looking at Zhang Cong as if he could spit fire.

After all, today is his big day.

He even took a special bath, preparing to spend a night of love with his distinguished guests after seeing them off later in the evening.

But now, Zhang Cong not only broke into his inner house, but also killed people in his inner house, and even allowed those crude warriors to search his inner courtyard.

Wang Hu was naturally furious.

He also glanced at Su Rongshou who was being escorted here.

Without asking, he understood everything and knew that Zhang Cong must have used some trickery.

"Zhang Fujing, you should understand that everything you are doing now is playing with fire and getting burned!"

Wang Hu also reminded him again.

Zhang Cong ignored him and just smiled faintly.

About a quarter of an hour later, Li Bing, wearing armor, came quickly to Zhang Cong and said, "Minister, they didn't find many bamboos and woods, including the nanmu wood with twenty top-quality golden threads that Su Rongshou mentioned." Zhang Cong frowned and looked at Wang Hu.

Wang Hu smiled coldly, his smug look hard to hide between his brows.

"Zhang Fujing, you have wronged me!"

"I have always been law-abiding and my family education is strict, so how could I, Wang, do such a treasonous thing!"

Wang Hu also spoke to Zhang Cong with a smile.

Zhang Cong looked at Li Bing and asked, "Did you really investigate it carefully?"

Li Bing nodded and said, "It's almost like digging three feet into the ground!"

Zhang Cong looked at Su Rongshou again and asked, "You deceived me?"

Su Rongshou shook his head like a rattle and said, "No! Absolutely not! How dare I!"

Zhang Cong said: "Send people to search the other wealthy families mentioned by Su Rongshou!"

Li Bing nodded and said yes.

Wang Hu laughed and looked at Zhang Cong: "Zhang Fujing, you are behaving recklessly like this. Not only can I, Wang, not only can't stand it, but I'm afraid the whole Zhejiang governor can't stand it either, and even the whole court can't stand it either."

"If you can't bear to watch it, don't watch it!"

Zhang Cong responded directly.

"Zhang Fujing!"

Wang Hu continued to shout and banged his cane on the floor: "Don't be so arrogant! The world has been against you for a long time! Not only do you slander my Wang family, you also want to slander the entire Zhejiang gentry. Aren't you afraid of arousing resentment and anger among the Zhejiang gentry?!"

Zhang Cong ignored Wang Hu.

This made Wang Hu so angry that he gritted his teeth.

After half an hour, Li Bing came back and shook his head at Zhang Cong, saying, "I didn't find anything either!"

Zhang Cong's expression became serious after hearing this.

Wang Hu became even more arrogant and proud at this time, and asked with a sneer: "Zhang Fujing, you should understand now, understand that my Wang family and the Zhejiang gentry were all wronged, right?"

"You are also from Zhejiang. You slandered your fellow countrymen so much. Have you ever thought about how you will face them in the future?"

Wang Hu continued to ask after asking.

"Although we are from the same village, we are different villagers. You are the thieves of the villagers, and I am the servant of the villagers!"

Zhang Cong smiled and said:
"It seems that the bamboo and wood that Su Rongshou mentioned are indeed not here."

Bang!
Wang Hu banged his cane again and shouted, "He is slandering me!"

then.

Wang Hu also pointed at Su Rongshou.

Su Rongshou cried, "Minister, I really didn't lie. I personally escorted the bamboo and wood to their home!"

"You bullshit!"

Wang Hu shouted again.

immediately.

Wang Hu said to Zhang Cong: "Zhang Fujing, you have behaved so recklessly, listened to the slanderous words of others, and raided the Shangshu Mansion without authorization. My Wang family will find the censors to report you, and report you severely!"

"That's right, he should be severely punished!"

The other members of the Wang family also started talking.

Even Wu Xun, who was standing by, raised his lips slightly and said that he would also follow suit to impeach Zhang Cong.

Li Bing couldn't bear to watch it anymore and looked at Zhang Cong.

But Zhang Cong just frowned at this time.

"Bring all the adult males of the Wang family here!"

Zhang Cong then gave a direct order.

A face full of murderous intent!
Li Bing hurriedly bowed and said yes.

Wang Tai, the son of Wang Hu, who was standing nearby, saw this and asked, "Zhang Fujing, what are you going to do?"

Pfft!

Zhang Cong suddenly drew out the imperial sword and stabbed Wang Tai.

Wang Tai's back suddenly shrank back, blood spurted out of his mouth, and he raised his hands subconsciously, then looked up at Zhang Cong.

"This is the imperial sword, specially designed to kill those who are disloyal!"

Zhang Cong said something.

then.

He looked at the stunned Wang Hu and said, "Mr. Wang, from now on, I will kill all the male members of your Wang family one by one until you are willing to tell me the whereabouts of the bamboo and wood points. As for how I will explain to the court afterwards, you don't have to worry about it. I can say that you are rebelling or colluding with the barbarians. Anyway, it will just be a matter of making up a report afterwards!"

"The nobles of the world can't ask the emperor to settle accounts with me just because I did this, right?"

"At most, they will settle accounts with me."

"But I have already put my own death aside. What can you do to me now?"

Zhang Cong drew his bloody sword and looked at Wang Hu:

"Ever since I passed the imperial examination, I have dared to fight with Yang Xindu and his men. What do you think you are?"

"It's nothing more than threatening your life and property!"

"But you have to understand that it is you who can be threatened with your life and property, not me!"

"To tell you the truth, when I was fighting for the great gift, I was certain that even if Your Majesty didn't dare to risk his life with Yang Tinghe, I would still risk my life to fight for Your Majesty's power!"

Zhang Cong continued to speak, his eyes becoming increasingly gloomy.

"you!"

Wang Hu just raised his hand, but due to fear and anger, he fainted on the spot, fell directly to the ground, his legs pressed against the door, and his eyes closed.

Zhang Cong picked up half a cup of cold tea from the Eight Immortals Table and poured it on Wang Hu's face.

Wang Hu woke up immediately and rolled his eyes.

Pfft!

Zhang Cong stabbed Wang Hu's other son with his sword again.

Wang Hu was completely confused, his mouth pursed and he lost his voice, pointing at Zhang Cong with his trembling right hand.

Wang Hu's third son, Wang Kui, immediately knelt down and said, "I'll tell you! I'll tell you, the bamboo and wood were moved to Yuyao, to Second Master Xie's house!"

Zhang Cong turned around and looked at him: "Which Second Master Xie?"

"Shady!"

"Thank you, Brother of the Lord! He asked us to move ahead of time!"

(End of this chapter)