Yang Zhao let out a scream and lost consciousness, and then his eyes became blurred.
Ye Sanlang looked at him and sighed softly. This technique was so sinister that even the Dragon-Seeking Secret Technique warned that this technique must not be used on ordinary people unless it was an emergency. It was so ordinary.
He slowly asked: "Yang Zhao, give me your most secret account book."
Yang Zhao nodded mechanically, turned around, walked to the bookshelf on the side, and took down a book. The book seemed to be connected to some mechanism. Then, the wall beside him made a "rumbling" sound. A small door then appeared in front of the two of them.
"Ouch..." Ye Sanlang shouted. This was the first time he had seen such a secret room. He originally thought that this kind of thing would only appear in legends.
He followed and walked in. It was a small room, much smaller than the study outside. There were two large iron boxes in the room. Yang Zhao took out a bunch of keys from his body and chose one. , inserted it in, and slowly opened the box. At that moment, Ye Sanlang suddenly felt that the entire dark little room became bright. There were actually pieces of coded gold bars in that box! If the other box also contains gold, then there are at least a thousand taels of gold here. What a huge amount of money!
Liu Zhao picked up a blue-covered book from the box and handed it to him.
He opened it, his face getting increasingly ugly, and finally he even broke out in cold sweat.
The things recorded in this book are shocking to the entire Tang Dynasty. Every income comes from a hostile country. Every income of Liu Zhao is not only related to this country, but even to an emperor in the court. He is related to a family in Jiannan, and he even has a deep connection with this family.
Now he is in chaos and doesn't know how to deal with it. The country should be ignored first, and the family in Jiannan should be ignored first. The royal relative in the court is a big obstacle for him to deal with Jiangnan affairs now. All of Yang Zhao's assets are no more than two thousand taels of gold, including a lot of real estate. Take the expert who used to suppress witnesses as an example. The price of a thousand taels of gold is absolutely impossible for Liu Zhao to pay. This must be the action of the royal relative. This shows that he has already intervened in Jiangnan affairs. Come in and want to silence yourself. If the contents of this account book were revealed during the period when Jiangnan affairs were being dealt with, it would not only shock the Tang Dynasty, but would also cause even greater chaos. Not to mention, this royal family member and his party members and his Your own opposition will add a lot of trouble to your future revenge and career.
How to do? He was very confused.
After thinking for a long time, he finally made a decision.
Early the next morning, when Liu Zhao woke up, he found himself lying on his desk. The scene of Ye Sanlang holding him hostage last night was still vivid in his mind.
He quickly stood up and ran to his bookshelf, feeling a chill in his heart.
The secret door had been opened, and he walked in with only the remaining hope, only to see an empty room. He screamed, slowly fell to the ground, and shouted: "Heaven is going to destroy me!"
It's over, it's over, it's all over.
Ye Sanlang got the account book and took away all his property. It was over.
"Master! Master!" The old servant shouted anxiously outside the study.
He thought to himself that maybe the government was coming to arrest him, so he sighed softly and went to open the door. The old servant Liu An was waiting outside the door, looking very anxious. When he saw Liu Zhao coming out, he quickly shouted: "Sir, something serious has happened. The newly appointed censor has now taken control of the Yangzhou government office and ordered you to be taken away." Trial, I heard that the evidence in his hand is conclusive, I'm afraid you are in danger, sir.
As an old servant of the Yang Mansion, he naturally knew many things about Liu Zhao that could not be exposed to the light. He knew that if Ye Sanlang dared to take him openly, there must be enough evidence to convict him. He must be in danger.
"Master!" Another servant ran over, followed by a pair of arresters, who were his own men. The leader was Xing Zhengtian, the deputy arrester who was ignored by him because he was more honest.
Xing Zhengtian saluted himself and said with a smile: "Liu Governor, please come with us. The people of Yangzhou have gathered at the government office to wait for you."
Liu Zhao snorted coldly and said: "Captain Xing, when will it be your turn to talk to me like this? I have something to explain to my servants, so please wait for me in the front hall for a moment."
"Okay, then please ask Governor Liu to hurry up." Xing Zhengtian nodded.
After saying that, he walked out with a group of agents and disappeared from Liu Zhao's eyes.
Liu Zhao quickly turned around and said to Liu An: "Hurry up and prepare the luggage for Madam, Young Master and the others, and take them away. The farther the better!"
Liu An differed and said: "Isn't it because of Li Changshi's matter? That matter is not enough to kill the nine tribes."
"No, it's not for that matter, but for something bigger. And even if the court doesn't punish my nine clans, King Qing will quietly kill all my family members, maybe today, so you have to take advantage of this fact that he doesn't know yet. After transferring them for a while, the lives of my Liu family will be in your hands, do you understand?"
Liu An nodded with tears in his eyes, turned around and left quickly.
Liu Zhao looked at the cloudless sky, shook his head, and sighed: "It is indeed God's will... It turns out that everything does have its retribution." After saying that, he walked to the front hall without looking back.
On February 8, the twenty-eighth year of Kaiyuan of the Tang Dynasty, a major event happened in Yangzhou that shocked everyone. Ye Sanlang, the newly appointed censor of the imperial court, appeared in Yangzhou, revealed his identity and took control of the Yangzhou government office. He immediately ordered the arrest of the current governor Liu Zhao for killing the former chief minister Li Huaiyuan. Liu Zhao was the brother-in-law of the prince Li Heng, and He also had a close relationship with Prince Qing, so this incident showed the court's determination to investigate and punish corrupt officials.
Since the morning of this day, people have been gathering in front of the Yangzhou government office. The scene was more lively than a rally.
All the people in Yangzhou hated Liu Zhao, and the various rumors about Ye Sanlang made them deeply believe that this imperial censor could bring a promising future to Yangzhou, and many people even harbored evil intentions. Hope to see Yang Zhao sentenced to beheading.
In the lobby inside, Ye Sanlang was sitting on a chair in the middle of the lobby. The government servants in front of him were lined up in two rows, holding killing sticks, majestic. There were two people standing behind him, one of whom had just arrived this morning. Bai Lingfeng, and the other one is Yangzhou Sima Lu Yongming.
He was wearing an eighth-grade court uniform, but he was sitting in a fifth-grade seat. He had mixed feelings in his heart. This morning, he was wearing official uniform for the first time, but he was ridiculed by these officials. If he hadn't shown the emperor's royal gift, Gold medal, otherwise who would be willing to convince me?
At this time, Mo Xiang suddenly ran over from the back of the hall and whispered in his ear: "The executioner has escorted Liu Zhao, and the carriage is outside the door."
It's time, Ye Sanlang thought.
He grabbed the gavel, slammed it on the table, and shouted: "Shengtang——";
