The evil forces roaming the heavens

Chapter 1311 Lin Ruhai is seriously ill, and the Zhen family turns against him!

Yangzhou, Lin Mansion
In the pouring rain of the night,

Beside Zhang Cheng was a bowl of medicinal soup that had been brewed that day, which contained pokeweed.

"Uncle, you just tested the medicine? Are you alright?"

Looking at Zhang Cheng with concern, Jia Wei's face couldn't help but tense up.
"I can chew strychnine seeds like a snack, what do you think?"

After glancing at Jia Wei beside him, Zhang Cheng couldn't help but look at the kneeling person.

As someone with physical abilities far exceeding those of ordinary people, Zhang Cheng could drink poison without any problem, let alone taste it.
As for why he felt something was wrong and still wanted to try it, it was because Zhang Cheng also needed to analyze what medicinal herbs were inside.
"boom!"

Thunder roared down from the sky, creating a deafening sound.
When the flash of white light appeared, everyone saw Zhang Cheng's grim and uncertain expression.
"Speak! Who told you to poison me!"

Looking at Dr. Han in front of him, Zhang Cheng slowly uttered these words.

Trembling, Doctor Han knelt on the ground without saying a word, and hurriedly kowtowed, saying, "My lord, spare me! My lord, spare me! I only made a mistake and accidentally put out the medicine!"

"Did someone accidentally put in the medicine?"

Looking at Doctor Han with a mocking expression, Zhang Cheng couldn't help but tap his chair and say, "As a doctor, a person of the medical profession, to say such a thing, I, the Marquis, have to admire you!"

Then Zhang Cheng asked, "Did he bring his family?"

"Uncle is right outside the door!"

Upon hearing Zhang Cheng's words, Jia Wei immediately spoke up.
"Wow!"

The gate opened, and there stood the entire Han family kneeling outside, looking particularly pitiful in the pouring rain.
However, Zhang Cheng had no time to concern himself with the Han family's lives at this moment, because if Lin Ruhai died, the order in Jiangnan would completely collapse.
As a man of the Hongde Emperor, Lin Ruhai's visit to Yangzhou was not simply to reorganize the salt administration.

Because the crackdown on the salt administration was essentially taking money from the wealthy gentry, they were unlikely to back down; this involved a conflict of interest.

The retired emperor allowed the Zhen family to remain in the area for the purpose of salt administration or to oversee the Jiangnan region.
Zhang Cheng wasn't sure if the Zhen family had actually accomplished this, but they had clearly offended the Hongde Emperor.

Regardless of whether Lin Ruhai's death was related to the Zhen family and the salt merchants, just consider that when he was an official in Yangzhou, his son died of illness, his wife passed away, and he himself was also nearing death. How much hatred must one have felt for Lin Ruhai to do that!

Therefore, the fact that the Zhen family's property was immediately confiscated as soon as the Emperor Emeritus died is definitely suspicious!

This has nothing to do with whether the Zhen family's ancestor was the retired emperor's wet nurse or not; it's just that they offended Emperor Hongde too badly!

Lin Ruhai died in office. If Emperor Hongde couldn't give an explanation to his subordinates, how could he continue to run around?
Add to that the bunch of blind fools in the Rongguo Mansion who couldn't even protect Lin Ruhai's last daughter, it's only natural that their property was confiscated!

Even Emperor Hongde never expected that the Rongguo Mansion could be so ruthless as to squander Lin Ruhai's entire inheritance and cause Lin Daiyu to die from vomiting blood!

Emperor Hongde: You all go out and ask around, who in the Great Qian Dynasty doesn't know that Lin Ruhai is my henchman!

Xia Shouzhong: Your Majesty, Rongguo Mansion, stay inside.
"Crash!"

Flipping through a family genealogy book, Zhang Cheng looked at Doctor Han and said, "Your youngest grandson is missing. I know you were coerced, but if you don't tell him who he is, you won't even be able to protect those outside!"

"My lord, spare me! My lord, I truly let him go by mistake!"

Looking at Zhang Cheng in terror, Doctor Han immediately kowtowed, his face filled with fear.
"Kill his eldest son!"

Looking at Doctor Han with an icy expression, Zhang Cheng couldn't help but reprimand him.
"Clang!"

Krieg drew his long sword, stepped forward, grabbed him by the collar, and dragged him to the doorway.
Stunned by what he saw, Butler Lin was dumbfounded, because he never expected that this Jue-ge would actually dare to make a move!

"I'll give you three more numbers, please, your father!"

Zhang Cheng glared menacingly at Doctor Han's eldest son, and began to mock him.

"Father, I am unable to fulfill my filial duty to you!"

Looking bitterly at Doctor Han, the eldest son saw a sorrowful expression on his face.

He couldn't understand why his father would sacrifice the lives of the entire family for his youngest grandson.
"Three!" Having said that number, Zhang Cheng gestured for Krieg to make his move.
"Wow!"

The sharp blade struck, and the opponent's head rolled to the ground, blood staining the blue bricks crimson.
"My son, my son!"

Seeing this scene in horror, Dr. Han immediately shouted,
Faced with all this, Jia Wei stepped forward and stomped on the other party, saying, "Tell me, who told you to drug me!"

"Brother Wei, be polite to doctors!"

Looking at Jia Wei, Zhang Cheng couldn't help but become serious.

"Yes, Uncle!"

Upon hearing Zhang Cheng's words, Jia Wei quickly lifted her foot.

In the courtyard, the woman, seeing her husband dead, roared, "Father-in-law, are you trying to kill the whole family? One person for so many of us!"

"Mother, I'm scared, Mother!"

He held the woman and cried out, while the two children also started to cry.
Seeing that Doctor Han hadn't spoken yet, Zhang Cheng coldly said, "Kill his two sons!"

Zhang Cheng stepped forward, carrying a young boy over, and said with a smile, "This Marquis treats everyone equally. I'll give you three numbers too. Beg him!"

"Jia Jue, you are a third-ranking official of the court, yet you have indiscriminately killed innocent people. How can the court tolerate you!"

Looking at Zhang Cheng, the boy roared fiercely.

"The imperial court? In this land of Jiangnan, I am the imperial court!"

Looking coldly at the boy, Zhang Cheng couldn't help but say, "Three!"

Just as Zhang Cheng raised his hand, Doctor Han immediately roared, "It was the Zhen family! Steward Ding from the Zhen family made me do this!"

Right after Dr. Han finished speaking, he broke out in a cold sweat and tears streamed down his face.
Because he not only lost his eldest son, but also his youngest grandson.
Upon hearing Doctor Han's words, Zhang Cheng coldly replied, "Kill him!"

"Wow!"

The sharp blade swung down, and the boy who had initially escaped death lay dead in a pool of blood.

Staring at Zhang Cheng in disbelief, Doctor Han roared, "I already told you, why did you still kill him? Why?"

"Did I say I would spare you?"

Standing up, Zhang Cheng walked outside and said, "Kill everyone except the women and children!"

"Yes, Uncle!"

Upon hearing Zhang Cheng's words, Jia Wei immediately waved his hand and said, "Kill him!"

"Crash!"

In the courtyard, the cold blade sliced ​​through the air, immediately followed by a shrill scream.

Stepping out of the courtyard, Zhang Cheng said, "Tomorrow when we go to the Zhen family, have Jinling send a few doctors over. Remember, they must know the family well!"

"I'll do it right now!"

Upon hearing Zhang Cheng's words, Jia Wei immediately turned and left.
As he gazed at the torrential rain in the sky, Zhang Cheng's eyes flickered.
The fact that the Zhen family became wary of Lin Ruhai so quickly is probably related to him. Because Emperor Hongde had seized military power, he became more aggressive in his actions.
It was precisely because of this that Lin Ruhai repeatedly threatened the interests of the Zhen family in Jiangnan, forcing them to intervene personally.

As for Lin Ruhai's son and Jia Min, Zhang Cheng suspected that it was the salt merchants who did it!

Zhang Cheng didn't need to know anything about that salt merchant; he could just kill him!

There's an old saying that goes, "Better to kill the innocent than let the guilty go free."
If nine out of ten salt merchants in Jiangnan were killed, there would certainly be innocent people among them, but killing them indirectly makes no problem!
Thinking of this, Zhang Cheng pressed his thumb and said, "These are turbulent times! I'm afraid Lin Daiyu has also received the news and headed south!"

(End of this chapter)