"Where did you find this killer star? The key is to be so obedient."
Han Jiang was forced by Yang Zhi and had no choice but to agree.
If you agree, you may be in trouble in the future, but if you don't agree, you will be unlucky now, so you should focus on the present first.
When Han Jiang and his troops arrived at the Marquis of Yangzhou's Mansion, the door was already open. The Marquis of Yangzhou himself was sitting among a group of thugs, drinking tea leisurely, as if waiting for Han Jiang and others to arrive.
He glanced at Han Jiang and the others with squinted eyes, then looked at the "reporter" behind them, and said calmly:
"But I underestimated Master Han. I didn't expect you to be so courageous and scheming."
"You have been patient for half a year and only waited for Marquis Zhongjing's troops to arrive before taking action. You are so scheming and patient!"
"There is something extraordinary about you being able to live in a temple..."
He didn't believe that Cao Bin could find out his details and find important "witnesses" in just a few days after arriving in Huainan. He just happened to come to investigate when the secret warehouse in the north of the city was burned and the salt goods were temporarily stored in his residence?
If Han Jiang was not the mastermind and had not planned for a long time, he would not believe it anyway.
However, he didn't know that Cao Bin had sent people to keep an eye on Huainan a few months ago and probably found out his roots.
Those "swallows" don't care about the court's laws. Under coercion and inducement, it's just easy to find a whistleblower and set a trap.
This is also the reason why Cao Bin sent Yan Qing to assist Yang Zhi. In addition to his cautious personality, this person could suppress Yang Zhi's murderous accidents, and he was also in charge of the "Swallow" spy together with Shi Qian.
Hearing what Yangzhou Marquis said, Han Jiang didn't know whether to be proud or depressed. Without Cao Bin's guidance, Yangzhou Marquis identified him as the mastermind.
This inference is really a bit sloppy...
However, he is not an official who only seeks advantages and avoids disadvantages. He has long wanted to eradicate the cancer of Yangzhou Marquis. Since he has already taken action, he cannot be allowed to back down, nor can he explain in public, so he said coldly and solemnly:
"Marquis of Yangzhou, your family steward reported that you broke the salt law, hoarded private salt, and had evil intentions. Please cooperate with this imperial envoy's investigation."
With that said, he waved his hand to summon the soldiers to break into the Marquis' mansion.
Seeing this, the Marquis of Yangzhou put down his tea bowl, raised his head solemnly and said:
"Come here, please give me the iron book of elixirs!"
As he spoke, his eyes glowed coldly, and he stared at Han Jiang closely and said:
"Without His Majesty's express decree, no one has the right to break into my mansion privately. I am here today. If you want to enter the mansion, kill me. I want to see if you, Han Jiang, dare to do it in the palace given by Taizu." Take action in front of the iron coupon of the alchemy book..."
But before he could finish speaking, Yang Zhi rushed forward like lightning, kicked him over, and cursed angrily:
"Straight bitch, you dare to show off in front of the imperial envoy? My Lord Cao has never behaved like this."
The Marquis of Yangzhou was almost knocked unconscious by him. He fell to the ground in all directions. He was in a state of embarrassment. He could no longer maintain his composure and cursed loudly:
"You are bold, you dare..."
Seeing that Ding Keqing, the servant of Yangzhou Marquis Mansion, wanted to fight, Han Jiang secretly screamed in pain and shouted:
"The Marquis of Yangzhou is suspected of treason and is not included in the pardon of the Danshu Iron Coupon. This imperial envoy will make a decision at the opportunity. Anyone who dares to stop the investigation and be punished for rebellion will be punished by me!"
This guy forces himself to label him, so don't blame yourself for being evil-minded.
As he spoke, the soldiers behind Han Jiang swarmed up, took the Marquis of Yangzhou and Ding Keqing, a group of servants, into custody and rushed into the Marquis's mansion.
Yangzhou Hou's face was extremely ugly at this time. He did not expect that Han Jiang would dare to fight him to the death.
"Report, report to your lord, a salt warehouse has been found in the Marquis Mansion of Yangzhou, containing approximately 50,000 pieces of rock salt."
"When I entered the mansion to search, another steward of the Marquis Mansion committed suicide by taking poison..."
Soon after, when he heard the soldiers coming to report, Han Jiang was relieved. No matter whether he went overboard this time, as long as he gained something and grasped the handle of Yangzhou Marquis, he could explain to the court.
Thinking of this, Han Jiang glanced at Marquis Yangzhou and sneered:
"Marquis of Yangzhou, I have already made it clear that the green salt shipped from Xixia will be distributed according to states and counties, and no hoarding or refusal to sell it is allowed. Where did your salt come from?"
"As a distinguished member of the imperial court, you not only participated in the sale of salt products in violation of regulations, but also knowingly and deliberately violated the strict orders of your officials. What is your intention?"
When the Marquis of Yangzhou heard that the steward had committed suicide, he felt a little relieved and snorted coldly:
"The salt goods in my residence are temporarily stored because the salt merchants want to borrow my ship to transport the goods."
"Master Han, you broke into my mansion indiscriminately, ignored the iron seal of the alchemy book, and forced the servants of the marquis to death. You can wait to be impeached."
Han Jiang frowned, glanced at Yan Qing, and saw that he didn't express anything, so he had to say noncommittally:
"Now that the witnesses and material evidence are all there, you cannot deny it... Come here, temporarily seal the Yangzhou Marquis' Mansion and take the Yangzhou Marquis to the imperial envoy's camp to await trial!"
Afterwards, he carefully questioned the clan servants of the Yangzhou Marquis Mansion, checked the account books copied from the Marquis Mansion, and found many doubtful points that could be investigated in detail.
The next day, just when he was about to redouble his efforts and try out all the criminal evidence against Yangzhou Marquis in one fell swoop, the following official suddenly came to report:
"It's not good, your Majesty the Imperial Envoy."
"Early this morning, all the salt merchants in Yangzhou went on strike. They said that the imperial envoy did not keep his word, did not redeem the salt banknotes, and withheld the salt goods they had deposited in the Marquis Mansion in Yangzhou."
"People who couldn't buy salt came to the camp to petition... I heard that the salt merchants in Huainan were going on strike."
The salt products of the imperial court were transported and sold through salt merchants, and then taxes were collected based on the quantity. If the salt merchants went on strike, the court would not be able to quickly ship out the salt and sell it to the people.
Hearing this, Han Jiang suddenly became anxious.
The Marquis of Yangzhou originally had a small power in the court, and by forcefully arresting the Marquis of Yangzhou, he was already in danger of being impeached and dismissed from office. Now that the people are making trouble, they have given those people a reason to impeach him.
If local officials in Yangzhou also submit a letter, I am afraid that I will be doomed before Yangzhou is reviewed! So he quickly called Yang Zhi and Yan Qing to him and asked:
"Two generals, does Mr. Cao have an explanation for what to do next?"
Yan Qing smiled and said:
"Master Han, the Marquis just asked me to assist you. Your Majesty will make the final decision regarding the salt affairs. The Marquis did not give any instructions."
When Han Jiang heard this, she couldn't help but feel speechless. She took a knife and forced herself to investigate the case. Is this called being completely in charge of herself? It seems that this bastard Cao Bin is determined to put the blame entirely on himself.
In desperation, he had to first submit a memorial to explain the situation in Yangzhou to the court, and sent a private message to Wang Yanling, asking the other party to help delay time and support a strict investigation of the Marquis of Yangzhou.
Anyway, I still have salt in my hand. Even if I violate the court system and distribute salt to the people through earthquake disasters, I still have to bear the pressure to completely nail the crime of Yangzhou Marquis. As long as he falls, the salt merchants will not dare to Making trouble.
The current situation made him red-eyed. He no longer cared about anything else and wanted to bring down the Marquis of Yangzhou and the salt merchants...
