In Prince Yun's Mansion, the reception hall.
For the first time, the entire Prince Yun Mansion was brightly lit at night.
After Zhao Jun learned that the heads of the four families who were trading and the leader of the Tatar tribe had been captured, he immediately ordered people to send both parties to the palace without waiting for the next day.
In the reception hall, Aslan was tied up and forced to kneel on the ground by two secret guards. But even so, Aslan still stubbornly raised his head and stared fiercely at the man in front of him who was sitting leisurely drinking. Handsome young man with tea.
The heads of the four families took the initiative to kneel on the ground very honestly, not daring to move, not even having the courage to raise their heads.
After letting the five people wait for about half an hour, Zhao Jun finally put down the tea cup in his hand and stood up and came to the five people. He first came to Aslan, half-crouched down and looked at it carefully for a moment. When he saw that it was slightly faint, Lan's pupils couldn't help but tsked and said:
"Hey, it's still a skewer!"
Then he raised his hand and patted Aslan's cheek gently, causing the other party to roar, but Zhao Jun smiled happily like a child who had succeeded in his prank.
After teasing the Tatar leader, Zhao Jun stood up again and came to the heads of the four families who were lying on the ground. At this time, the cynicism on his face had completely disappeared, and all that was left was indifference. and cold.
Just listen to Zhao Jun say:
"Aren't these the four heads of the family? Why do you have time to come to my palace today?
I remember that not long ago, people in your family said that you entered the customs? How come the king's guard camp actually met four family heads when they were clearing the entry into the Tatars? This must be said to be a very wonderful fate. Do you think so, four family heads? "
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty... we... we know that we are wrong, and please forgive me and spare my life. From now on in Yunzhou County, we will always take your Majesty's advice as ours, and please be magnanimous and let me go." Wait for a way out!"
After being brought into Prince Yun's Mansion by those men in black, the four of them finally realized that they and others had fallen into Prince Yun's trap. Now, the matter of secretly selling prohibited materials to the imperial court was revealed to Prince Yun. If you are caught red-handed, you will become a piece of fish on someone else's chopping board, and you can only be slaughtered by others.
As soon as Zhao Jun spoke, the four people immediately began to beg for mercy and made countless promises, hoping that the other party would let them go.
It's a pity that they finally found their flaw. How could Zhao Jun let them go?
Or are the promises they made really credible?
If you let them go today, they will be able to break their promise tomorrow. Zhao Jun doesn't believe in the integrity of these guys at all!
Zhao Jun doesn’t need to be taught the truth that if you beat a snake but don’t die, you will suffer the consequences!
Clang!
The silver-white sword was slowly drawn out, and the cold sword blade was slowly pressed against Chen Lixin's neck.
Feeling the cold feeling on his neck, Chen Lixin's whole body was trembling, but only his neck did not dare to move!
A stream of water vapor suddenly rose from under his body, and a strange smell began to fill the hall.
Zhao Jun's brows instantly wrinkled.
Damn, are you so cowardly? This is so scary! How dare you do smuggling if you are so cowardly? waste!
Holding back his psychological discomfort, Zhao Jun said coldly:
"Chen Family Master, I have heard of your name on the first day I came here. Chen Lixin, the head of the Chen Family, the head of the Chen Family, the head of the four major families in Yunzhou County, Chen Bancheng, you are so majestic!"
Chen Lixin trembled and trembled with his lips: "Wang... Your Majesty is joking. The common people are just ordinary businessmen. How can they bear... the title of this half of the city? This must be! There must be someone who has a grudge against the common people and deliberately takes revenge." Your Majesty must not believe the rumors!"
"Rumor?"
Zhao Jun smiled slightly, and the long sword that was originally just the blade pressed against Chen Lixin's neck moved slowly. Finally, the sharp tip of the silver-white sword was pressed straight against Chen Lixin's Adam's apple, and a trace of blood passed by the tip of the sword. It seeped out from the scratched skin.
"King...Wang...Prince..."
Chen Lixin's face had already turned pale, and every second at this time was torture for him.
The tip of the sword against his throat seemed to be threatening his life, reminding him all the time that his life was in the hands of others. Maybe the other person just needed to move forward gently, and his life in the past few decades , will turn into nothing, leaving nothing but nothing...
"But how did I receive the news that Liu Xishan relied on you, Master Chen, to evade the county governor and become the controller of Yunzhou County?!
A few businessmen from aristocratic families dared to reach into the imperial yamen and intervene in the battles in the county governor's house to support puppet officials. This is not something ordinary businessmen can do! Master Chen, what do you think this king should do to such a businessman? This is really worrying, isn't it? "
As the words from Zhao Jun's mouth came out word by word, Chen Lixin's heart sank. At the end, after Zhao Jun withdrew the long sword that was pressed against his Adam's apple, he collapsed to the ground in an instant.
"My lord, what on earth do you want to do? What do you want to know? Just ask. The common people... the common people... the common people just obey orders..."
After saying these words, Chen Lixin lay helpless on the ground. He didn't even struggle anymore and just accepted his fate.
When things got to this point, he had no other choice.
Seeing his appearance, Zhao Jun couldn't help but sneer, and turned to look at the other three people. The three guys who had just raised their eyes to look at the situation here immediately knocked their heads on the ground and did not dare to make any sound.
Knowing that his purpose of killing the chicken to scare the monkeys was achieved, Zhao Jun turned around and walked back to his seat to sit down. His eyes were cold and his voice was cold and deep:
"For the things you have committed, according to the laws of the Song Dynasty, you have communicated with foreigners, smuggled prohibited items, and even run the government offices of the imperial court, prefectures, and prefectures. These things, one by one, no matter which one, you nine tribes will accompany you. See the King of Hell!”
Except for Chen Lixin who was paralyzed on the ground, the other three people trembled violently when they heard this.
Wang Zhihuan, the head of the Wang family, begged: "Your Majesty, we know that our sins are serious, but please be merciful and let my family live. In the next life, we will definitely wear a grass ring to repay Your Majesty for today's kindness! Please have mercy on Your Majesty." !”
The other two immediately agreed.
The hall suddenly resounded with pleas one after another.
Zhao Jun sneered and said: "Let them live? Then have you ever thought about whether the Tartars who survived after receiving your material supplies would let them live when they faced the common people who were trembling under the sword? ?
When your family members are enjoying the bloody money you earned and leading a human life, have they ever thought about how many lives are behind this money? !
What you have obtained, how many innocent people have their families destroyed?
They have enjoyed the benefits, but they want me to let them live when retribution comes?
Where in the world can such good things come from! ? "
The pleading voices of the three people just now suddenly stopped. Tears silently covered their cheeks, but they could not utter a word of begging for mercy because they knew it was useless.
For them, except for Li Xuanji who has surrendered to him and is still useful, the other three Zhao Jun cannot let them go. At most, they will give them a little benefit for the convenience of the future, but only a little, and the rest of each family But they all must be punished as they deserve!
With a cold snort, Zhao Jun picked up the tea on the table next to him and took a sip. When the four of them were desperate, he suddenly changed his tone and said, "But it's not impossible to give you a chance."
The four people's eyes all brightened up. Even Chen Lixin, who had just been frightened and collapsed on the ground, immediately staggered up and knelt on the ground, looking expectantly at Zhao Jun who was drinking tea.
Zhao Jun was silent for a long time, and then said after whetting the appetites of several people:
"I know that since you have reached into the government office and the garrison, you will definitely leave relevant evidence to hold them hostage, right?
Well, as long as you hand over these evidences, I will give you a way out. two!
Each family will give you two places. Let them leave here. They will no longer be members of your four families, and they will have nothing to do with the mistakes you four families have committed! "
After hearing Zhao Jun's promise, the four of them were silent for a while, but then they all looked relieved.
Yes, for what I have done, it is already a blessing to be able to leave some bloodline. How can I ask for more?
At the very least, he can leave a bloodline in this world so that his bloodline will not be cut off. This is the best result.
Immediately, the four people told them everything they had committed in the past years, including colluding with the garrison, controlling the yamen, and even settling in the village to accumulate wealth in disaster years, and a series of other crimes. They also listed the crimes they had controlled. The location of the evidence is also stated.
On the side, Wang Huaien had already led several subordinates to record down the charges and the location of the evidence.
It wasn't until the sky became slightly brighter that the four of them finally explained clearly the illegal things their four families had done over the years. Their crimes were so horrific, vile, despicable, and shameless that they were simply heinous!
After saying this, the four of them collapsed on the spot as if they had no bones, without any strength left.
Zhao Jun just listened to them quietly all night. When he saw that the matter was over, he immediately stood up and ordered:
"Order the Second Battalion to control the entire city before the gates of Yunzhou City are opened, prohibiting anyone from entering or exiting, search the homes of four families at the same time, arrest all the people involved, and find all the evidence and keep it intact!
In addition, Xuanyunzhou County Defense Envoy Cheng Cheng was sent to the palace. After he left the camp, he escorted the First Battalion to control the entire Yunzhou Army as quickly as possible. Anyone who dared to resist was allowed to be killed without mercy!
As a matter of fact, I hope everything can be settled before the sun sets today. "
"Yes! We obey your order!"
Immediately, several people stood up from the side. One of these people was wearing the official uniform of a county magistrate and was slightly fat. He was Li Yi, the current magistrate of Yunzhou County.
The other two were a black-faced man wearing armor and a handsome young man wearing a moon-white robe.
This black-faced man is none other than Guan Ning, the commander of the Second Guard Battalion, and Yun Li, the chief shopkeeper of Yunzhou County of Feiyun Trading Company!
After saying that, Zhao Jun couldn't help but yawned, waved his hands and went to the back house. After spending a whole night here, Zhao Jun had long been sleepy. Now that everything was arranged, he had to catch up on his sleep.
After Zhao Jun left, Li Yi immediately approached Guan Ning with a flattering look on his face, borrowed a hundred soldiers and horses, and hurried towards the Yamen.
Damn it, I was ignored by Liu Xishan when I took office. I have been a puppet for these years. Today I want to pay him back for everything!
Shortly after Li Yi left, Guan Ning and Yun Li discussed the matter of cooperating to ransack the homes of the four families, and then arranged their own men to go there. The heads of the four families in the hall were suppressed and imprisoned separately by Wang Huaien's people.
What Chen Lixin and others didn't know was that after they were detained separately, Li Xuanji was secretly taken into another wing of the palace. Not long after, he hurried home with a signed handwritten letter, saving his family. Cheng's property and some relatively innocent tribesmen.
As for the rest of them, they can only regard it as a letter of submission to the prince.
This morning, the entire Yunzhou County was full of soldiers and horses, and the people were all hiding in their homes and not daring to come out, just waiting for the matter to be over.
In the county government office, Liu Xishan, who had just yawned and arrived in front of the government office, found that he was surrounded by a hundred axe-hands. A passage was opened by the axe-hands in front of him. County Sheriff Li Yi walked out of the crowd and greeted him with a "kind" smile. Say hello.
"Hey! Good morning, Liu Juncheng! Are you on duty so early?"
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