Habayashiro's group of killers are not only brutal on the battlefield, but they are also top-notch experts in torture.
The whip dipped in salt water hit Cui Xuanye hard, and the stinging sensation spread all over his body instantly. Habayashiro, who holds a whip, will ask every time he whips: "Say it or not? Say it or not?"
Cui Xuanye was hanging up and was already dying, but these Yulinlangs were so cruel that they even took a high-quality ginseng soup to hang themselves. They even took a prescription from Li Shiqian to kill him, intending to dig out the secrets in Cui Xuanye's belly. .
Snapped!
"Say or not?"
Snapped!
"Say or not?"
"I said!"
Snapped!
"Say or not?"
"I said! Stop fighting!"
Snapped!
"Say or not?"
"Grandpa, stop fighting! Stop fighting!"
"Then tell me!"
"Then you should ask!"
"Huh? Didn't I ask?"
"Sixth Master, you really didn't ask!"
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Cui Xuanye, who was dragged to the study, indeed only had half his life left, and not a single piece of skin on his body was healthy.
Jia She and Lin Ruhai sat on both sides, while Niu Ben was in charge of interrogation.
Cui Xuanye saw the situation clearly. After entering the study, he knelt down and begged for mercy: "Mr. Pardon and Mr. Lin, I will do anything. I only ask these two adults to rescue Xianguan's family!"
Niu Ben whispered a few words in Jia She's ear. The original cynicism on Jia She's face disappeared instantly and he looked at Niu Ben solemnly.
"But really?"
Niu Ben nodded: "Mr. Pardon, the latest news sent back by our sons from Huai'an Mansion is correct."
Alas, those people are really crazy, aren't they afraid of being punished by God?
Jia She closed his eyes and was silent for a moment, then said quietly: "Cui Xuanye, I am not going to lie to you. After you were arrested, your house caught fire the next night. Except for one of your concubines and your youngest son who escaped, , all the others died in the fire."
"What? How is this possible?"
Cui Xuanye almost fainted when he suddenly heard the bad news. Fortunately, Niu Ben had quick eyesight and quick hands. After holding him up, he stuffed a pill into his mouth.
Cui Xuanye, who had regained his strength, lay on the ground and cried bitterly. Niu Ben felt sorry for the pills he finally got from Li Shiqian, while intensifying his psychological breakthrough against Cui Xuanye.
"Master Cui, to put it bluntly, Master Cui knows who the murderer is. If it weren't for the alertness of my son-in-law, your concubine and young son would have been killed in the fire by now. What should I do? Mr. Cui, think about it carefully, after all, you also want to see your little son again, right?"
Cui Xuanye suddenly raised his head when he heard this, his eyes that had lost all life gave out a fierce look, staring at Niu Ben's half-smiling face.
"I know that I cannot escape death penalty, so I only want one thing!"
"If you wish for the safety of your concubine and young son, I can make you a promise to give them a stable life."
Lin Ruhai's words seemed to give Cui Xuanye confidence. He struggled to stand up and bowed deeply to Lin Ruhai: "Master Lin, I believe in you!"
Then he bowed to Niu Ben and said, "Thank you so much, General Niu. I can't repay you in this life. I can only repay my kindness by working as a cow or a horse in the next life."
Although he and Lin Ruhai were each their own masters, and the two had often opposed each other before, Lin Ruhai's credibility could be said to be extremely convincing in officialdom.
Cui Xuanye didn't wait for Lin Ruhai to ask questions and told the whole story in detail, including the bandits and bandits that had appeared in various places in Jiangnan in recent years, the smuggling merchants in Jiangnan, the Jianghuai and Liangjiang grain and salt taxes, everything Everything he knew was told.
Lin Ruhai and Jia She were frightened when they heard this, and finally looked at each other and didn't know how to describe their feelings at this time.
Unexpectedly, this matter not only involved the Jinling Zhen family and other large Jiangnan families, but also many members of the Jia family's twelve-room clan in Jinling were involved in the matter.
Even in the Rongguo Mansion far away in the capital, there are two people who know something about it.
"Mr. Pardon, the second lady of your mansion once wrote to me to facilitate the Jia family's merchant ships. Otherwise, the tax that your mansion needs to pay in the past few years alone would have been tens of thousands of taels of silver!"
Huai'an Prefecture is an important pass for the canal and river transportation from north to south. The imperial court set up a pass to collect tax. Cui Xuanye has used this matter to make friends with major families in Jiangnan and Beijing over the years.
After all, just a small favor from Cui Xuanye can save tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. Who can not be tempted?
Mrs. Wang, who was short of money, was one of them. She took advantage of the power of the Rongguo Mansion and the Wang family to leave tens of thousands of taels of silver for herself, which she hid in her dowry.
Jia She rubbed the ring on his finger with a dark face and remained silent. Instead, Lin Ruhai asked: "I have something that I don't understand? Logically speaking, the water tax must be handed over to the Water Transport Yamen to be sent to the capital. Mr. Cui has made it convenient for so many people, and the water tax has been reduced. How did you explain it to Mr. Pei? ? Could it be that Mr. Pei is also colluding with you and others? "
Cui Xuanye sneered: "Mr. Lin, not all people are as good as Mr. Lin. This water transport is like a table of good food, and everyone wants to get a share of it. Mr. Pei really does not want to get involved in the matter of seizing the legitimate son. But who can refuse the money delivered to them? After all, the Pei family is not as wealthy as the Lin family!"
Pei Weisheng came from a truly poor family and was promoted from the Huotou Army by the Supreme Emperor Liu Ji.
This man was not afraid of death when fighting. Although he was a little greedy for money and lust, he could be said to be loyal to Liu Ji.
With Cui Xuanye's explanation, no matter Jia She, Lin Ruhai or Niu Ben, they had basically concluded that he was not lying.
Because Pei Weisheng was indeed very likely to be involved with this group of people because of money. He had a similar criminal record. If the Supreme Emperor hadn't been open to the public at that time, Pei Weisheng's head would have been moved.
Just listen to Cui Xuanye continue to say: "As long as it doesn't involve the Dragon Head Palace, Lord Pei has always turned a blind eye. It was only this time that the Zhen family went crazy and robbed the salt tax, which made Lord Pei realize that something was wrong. I went too far, so I hurriedly went to the capital to report. Otherwise, we only need to report to the Ministry of Household Affairs that the flood has affected water transportation, and who would come to Jiangnan to make trouble."
Lin Ruhai nodded. The tax money sounds like one million taels of silver per year, but apart from the money retained in various places, the amount sent to the capital is only a few hundred thousand taels of silver.
Pei Weisheng is the favorite of the Supreme Emperor, and no one would conflict with such a person over hundreds of thousands of taels of silver.
Let’s find out about the salt tax and money first!
"What about the salt tax money that was stolen by you? Did Mr. Pei know about it?"
Hearing Lin Ruhai's inquiry, Cui Xuanye responded with a cold snort: "Those idiots from the Zhen family were suddenly short of money for some reason, so they came up with the idea of this year's salt tax. Without telling us, they robbed the canal boat and took the money. He secretly hid in the manor on the east side of Huai'an Mansion. This matter was hidden from Pei Weisheng. After all, the salt tax was lost. The responsibility lies first with the water transportation, and secondly with you, Mr. Lin. Pei Weisheng will not bear such a big blame for the Zhen family. !”
"Then where are you going to send this money?"
"Who else could it be? Of course it's the Zhen family. To be precise, the Zhen family is raising money for King Zhongxin!"
Cui Xuanye said coldly: "Pei Weisheng went crazy and searched everywhere, and the Zhen family did not dare to take the risk of giving away the money right now. Zhen Yingjia came to me personally and explained the matter to me. She wanted me to find a way to give the money away. Send it out of Huai'an. Although he didn't explain to me the use of the silver, I also got some information. King Zhongxin is short of money to build ordnance. After all, building ordnance is a costly matter!"
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