Rebirth of the Merchant Girl

Chapter 276 Poisonous Oath
A thorough investigation of the Li family was going on in secret, Kang Yunzhang held a few thin sheets of paper, raised his eyebrows and said: "The Li family is bold, under the eyes of the emperor, they are greedy for this amount."

Pang Yudi looked at his gesturing, and was rarely taken aback: "Is this comparable to the national treasury's annual income?"

"It's far more than that. This is still part of it. There are still squandered ones, and there are even more that have not been recorded in the account." Kang Yunzhang put the inquired account book on the table, and reported to Ruan Jingxin: "My lord, these people In addition to being greedy for ink, they also rob people's daughters by force, and bully the people, and there are countless other crimes, one of which is enough to send them into exile for three thousand miles."

"Exile alone, how can they be restrained?" Pang Yudi glanced at the human life written on the paper, narrowed his eyes and said, "It's just to kill the chickens to warn the monkeys, and let those young people keep their eyes open. Ill-gotten gains are not so good. If you want to make money, you have to risk your life."

"That's right, the amount of these people's corruption is enough to cover several years of military pay. If they are lightly spared, how can they convince the public?" Ruan Jingxin's eyes were cold. During the war, many soldiers died of starvation because the food and grass were not delivered in time.

They are working hard in the front, and these people are hiding behind, but they can eat well and drink spicy food, and live comfortably.

If the money had been obtained earlier, those soldiers would not have starved to death.

Pang Yudi also thought of this, and his brows were a little gloomy: "It's not too much to cut them into pieces, don't let them go so easily."

Kang Yunzhang smiled coolly: "Do you want to reveal the relationship between the Li family and your lord?"

Ruan Jingxin nodded slightly: "What to do is up to you to do it yourself."

"Yes, my lord." Kang Yunzhang has long been displeased with the Li family, all of them are mercenary villains, and anyone can abandon them for their own benefit.

"My lord, this subordinate has an excellent idea. I heard that one of the petty officials under death row is the direct grandson of the head of the Li family."

Seeing the cold smile on his lips, Pang Yudi felt a chill down his back.

Every time Kang Yunzhang smiled like this, the other party would be very unlucky.It is estimated that wanting to die is also a luxury.

Ruan Jingxin was always at ease when Kang Yunzhang was doing business, and he also knew that this subordinate wanted to severely punish these people in his heart.

When he led the army, he also endured the bitter days of starvation and cold, and he hated these people's greed for money for emptying the treasury and making food and grass unable to sustain it.

An indomitable man did not die under the knife of the enemy, but starved to death.

Such a situation is like hell on earth, and they will never forget it.

With permission, Kang Yunzhang was even more reckless in attacking.

The first to bear the brunt was Li Chong, the grandson of the head of the Li family.

He personally went to see this person in the death row, and saw himself lying on the ground begging for mercy like a dead dog, crying with tears all over his face, it was really ugly.

Standing outside the prison, Kang Yunzhang looked down at the embarrassed man, pursed his lips and said with a smile, "Since I'm here, I naturally want to save you."

Li Chong's eyes were full of light, and he knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times: "General Qinglong's benevolence and righteousness, I will definitely keep it in my heart, and I will let the descendants burn incense and pray for the general from generation to generation."

Hearing this, Kang Yunzhang smiled, as expected of the Li family.These words are nice, but he is not dead yet, what is it to let his descendants burn incense, isn't he really cursing himself?

Besides, it's just people praying and burning incense, but there is no real gratitude.

They don't have the so-called gratitude in their bones, but they can go out, so they just say some nice and beautiful words.

"You don't have to thank me, you have to thank the Regent. If it wasn't for his hard work, I wouldn't be able to stand here."

Kang Yunzhang's words made Li Chong's expression quite complicated. He is also from the Li family, and Ruan Jingxin is the high-ranking regent, but now he can only kneel on the ground and beg for help.

If the Prince Regent wanted to save them, he should have done so long ago. How could it be so late?
Don't talk about playing tricks, if the regent fights with reason, I don't believe that the emperor will not listen, and he has not let him out for a long time.

Just by looking at Li Chong's expression, Kang Yunzhang guessed something.

Look at the ugly faces of these people, if Ruan Jingxin really saved them, he might be hurt now.

Kindness to others is always accompanied by one part suspicion, two parts speculation, and three parts jealousy. Is this the style of the Li family?
Kang Yunzhang was fortunate that the regent did not live under the face of such a big family, otherwise he would not know how much he would have suffered!
Seeing that he was silent, Li Chong said with a sneer: "The regent is running around, so when can I leave here?"

"This is a death row, and it's not easy to get out." Kang Yunzhang's expression was secretive, and he reminded in a low voice: "If you can commit crimes and make meritorious service, you may be able to get out. Otherwise, the emperor has no reason to let you go, and it's not good for outsiders. Confession."

After hearing this, Li Chong immediately understood, and said hesitantly, "This...isn't that good."

It was clear that he was asked to point out the crimes of other people, all of whom were from the Li family. If he came forward, what face would he have to gain a foothold in the Li family in the future?

"Is face more important, or is life more important? Mr. Li should know that this is an opportunity that the regent has struggled for for a long time. If you miss this time, Mr. Li will have to ask for more blessings." Kang Yunzhang said coolly , seemed unwilling to say more, and left soon.

Li Chong wanted to ask a few more questions and try to make friends with Kang Yunzhang, but seeing him leave without hesitation, he couldn't help feeling a little uneasy.

He had heard about the Prince Regent, and knew that he was not really grateful to the Li family, so he probably didn't want to care about this mess.

The patriarch must have spent a lot of effort to impress the regent and let him take action.

If you miss this time, maybe you really don't have a chance to stand up...

Li Chong thought and thought, anyway, if he was going to die, of course the death of other members of the Li family would be better than his own death.

His grandfather is the head of the clan, and received a lot of filial piety from the rest of the Li family, so he naturally knew exactly what the bad debt was on their hands.

Li Chong thought about it all night, and felt that Kang Yunzhang might be here to deceive him, so he planned to hold back for now.

After a while, Kang Yunzhang couldn't bear his temper and came to the door again, so he wouldn't be at a disadvantage and lose confidence.

It's just that after waiting for half a month, no one came, and Li Chong began to fidget.

Could it be that Kang Yunzhang was telling the truth, grandpa only asked for such a chance?
Li Chong was very talkative, so he inquired with the officials a few times, insinuating, knowing that he started to collect evidence against Li's family members, and there would be results in a short time.

He made a decisive decision and asked the official to tell the governor that he would take the crime and make meritorious service.

The officer had been ordered before, so he brought Li Chong to the master without saying a word.

The master wrote down Li Chong's words word by word, in black and white, and asked him to mark them down.

In order to escape, Li Chong told everything he knew, including all the evidence of the Li family's greed for ink, and even the location of the privately hidden account books.

Speaking of which, this is also a lot of teachings from the patriarch. If you want to regain the tribe and make them obedient, you must hold it seven inches, hold the handle in your hand, and not allow them to be presumptuous.

Li Chong naturally memorized all the secrets of his clansmen by heart, just to reveal them at the right time.

The master looked at the paper full of evidence and smiled from ear to ear.

With this thing, General Qinglong must reward him with some rewards.

Kang Yunzhang received it, and he was really happy. With a wave of his hand, he rewarded a lot of things.

He looked it up, the Li family is indeed ambitious enough, and the number of greedy ink is getting stronger every year, it is simply unscrupulous!

He directly copied another copy and asked Fu Yin to arrest people accordingly, crying and crying for grievances when he saw this thing, he suddenly lost his voice.

Those who heard the news went to the patriarch early and confronted him face to face.

Only the patriarch has a share of this thing, and now it is in the hands of the government, who else did it if it wasn't him?
Li Chong was also imprisoned. In order to save him, the patriarch even betrayed other clan members?
The patriarch also complained endlessly, but he didn't expect his grandson to resist and recruited everyone else, and now he is helpless.

All the tricks have been recruited, written clearly in black and white, and people can't even deny it.

But he insisted that he didn't know, and comforted everyone: "What benefit can I gain by betraying my clansman? Chong'er is still in death row, and I worry about it every day, and I can't sleep or eat well. Putting my old face on the door to ask for help, running around for the clansman, It really chills me when you say that.”

Many people knew that the patriarch begged the regent, but the door was rejected, so they looked at each other, a little uncertain.

If he really got a way, it doesn't make sense for Li Chong to be imprisoned in death row.

Seeing that they were shaken, the patriarch continued to swear viciously: "If I reveal the matter, I will be struck by lightning and die!"

With such a heavy oath, everyone's doubts were completely dispelled.

The patriarch cherished his life the most, and even said such a poisonous oath, it must have nothing to do with him.

But some people didn't buy it, and shouted: "This poisonous oath belongs to the patriarch, what if Li Chong leaked it?"

Grandfather and grandson love each other deeply, and the son died early, so it is also possible that the patriarch secretly leaked the secret to Li Chong.

The man pressed on step by step again, and said with a sneer: "If the patriarch swears again, how about changing it to Li Chong?"

The patriarch glanced at him. This is Li Heng, a down-and-out boy from the side branch of the Li family.My parents died early, and I grew up eating hundreds of meals.Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a white-eyed wolf. He didn't help his own people at this juncture, but encouraged everyone to fight among themselves.

These people rushed to the door to confront each other, so maybe this kid wasn't there to beat the drums.

In fact, he knew in his heart that since he didn't leak the secret, it must be Li Chong who said it.

Maybe the officials in the prison tortured Li Chong to speak out in order to gain credit.

As soon as he thought of his only grandson being beaten to death, the patriarch felt sad and his eyes turned red: "I can understand everyone's feelings, but my grandson is still in death row. I can't bear to say such a poisonous oath." exit……"

Looking at the old patriarch, he was just an ordinary old man, worried about the safety of his grandson.For a moment, everyone couldn't bear to urge him to swear.

(End of this chapter)