Inside Zhao Prison, there is a gloomy wind.
This place, which has been called the 'Prison of Death' by the entire Qin Dynasty since its establishment, exudes a terrifying aura that is suffocating.
But today, it was particularly lively.
Even... I bought some wine and meat from the 'Most Fresh House'.
Jin Yiwei was dispatched to arrest thirty-eight family heads and their family members in Xianyang and imprisoned them separately. Even the huge Zhao Prison was a little crowded.
"Do you know why I arrested you?"
Liu Bai sat casually on the tiger bench and looked at the trembling Zhao Dezhu in front of him.
There was plenty of wine and meat in front of him, but Zhao Dezhu had no intention of eating.
He is afraid!
Liu Bai's methods are known to everyone in Xianyang City!
Can you survive in the hands of this guy?
"I don't know, I dare to ask..."
Zhao Dezhu braced himself and wanted to ask why.
However...
"Snapped!"
A big sinus slap directly hit Zhao Dezhu's son Zhao Huaian's face, and a slap mark instantly appeared.
Zhao Huaian, who had a fair face, now had particularly conspicuous marks on his face.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"
Zhao Huaian had a rag stuffed in his mouth. The pain filled his eyes with tears, but he could not say a word.
"do you know?"
Liu Bai continued to ask.
Zhao Dezhu looked at his son with heartache and shook his head quickly: "Xiang Liu, I really don't know..."
"Snapped!"
Another slap.
This time it was Long Qie who struck.
Liu Bai was tired from beating.
"You are already an ordinary citizen. Don't go down to a lower official position. It sounds annoying."
Liu Bai scratched his ears with his little finger and continued to ask: "Do you know why I arrested you?"
Zhao Dezhu was confused.
He really doesn’t know!
"Snapped!"
This time, Long Zie didn't wait for Zhao Dezhu to answer, and slapped Zhao Huaian on the face again.
Idiot... he will make progress too! I have learned to answer these questions.
"It's okay. The truth continues to ask, you continue to shake your head, and your son continues to be beaten."
"Long Qi, does your hand hurt? How about changing to a stick?"
Liu Bai chuckled lightly and said to Long Qie with concern.
"Mr. Liu, my hand doesn't hurt!"
Long Qie grinned.
Liu Bai's smile froze. He kicked Long Qie directly on the butt: "What I mean is that the slap was too light, so I asked you to get a stick!"
What the hell... should Long Qie be said to be honest... or stupid?
Isn't it so obvious that you can't see it?
"Xiang Liu, whatever you say is what you say!"
Zhao Dezhu was really scared at this moment.
Extorting confessions through torture is very common. If you are not mentally prepared for this in the officialdom, then you are still messing around!
but...
Do you really want to ask a few questions?
You ask me to guess, how can I guess?
"Still dishonest..."
Liu Bai sighed and said, "What bad things have you done to the Zhao family? Just punish them."
"His Majesty dismissed you from office, and now you are all white."
"The truth is that I want Jin Yiwei to feel at ease, so I arrested you for questioning. It's not impossible to find out."
"Occupying fields? Bullying men and dominating women? Do you believe that Chenliu County has a long record of such nonsense?"
Liu Bai had no sympathy for these guys.
The core of a noble family is not the accumulation of meritorious service and the advancement of the family.
But... plunder!
The ancestors have made meritorious deeds, and they have status when they return to their hometown. They then use this status and official position to oppress ordinary people, occupy fields, exploit tenant farmers, increase the value of their property, and then use money to open an official career.
Its inner operation is actually very complete. Therefore, after a family has completed its primitive accumulation, the most common approach is...the eldest son stays in his hometown to guard the family business, and the second son enters the court and pursues a career as an official.
Unless you make a big mistake, even if there are no amazing and talented people in the family, the family will not decline.
And this 'keeping' of family property is often meant to rob the people.
This is the nature of the aristocratic family, and it is also the growth path they rely on to survive.
"you...."
"Liu Bai, do you want to use your family's hometown to convict and condemn us to death?"
Zhao Dezhu completely understands!
This Liu Bai...has no intention of letting them go, he simply wants to kill them all!
even...
This is table-turning behavior!
Qianli became an official just for money, so there is nothing wrong with his family doing something to make some money!
Even if there is a fight in the court, everyone tacitly understands that as long as it is not a particularly serious crime, it is enough to hold the official position to the end, and if it is serious, it is enough to kill him.
But... no one has ever investigated what the family in the hometown has done, and then put it on the heads of the courtiers!
This is a forced implication!
"Old Zhao."
Liu Bai paused, looked at Zhao Dezhu and said with a smile: "The Zhao family... is definitely over, but you still have an eldest son."
"I really like this guy Zhao Huaizhen."
"I'll do it honestly. It's up to you to bite or not, but your heads will definitely be rolling around on Yifang Street in Xianyang tomorrow."
"Save some seeds and you won't lose face if you go down to see your ancestors."
After saying that, Liu Bai turned around and left.
By the way, he also kicked Zhao Huaian.
This bastard thing, there are so many erotic pictures in the house, which makes Long Qie go to Mojia Bookshop every day to get "little privileges".
With these words, Zhao Dezhu expressed sadness.
He looked at his legitimate son, Zhao Huaian, and then at the food, wine and white paper in front of him.
"Zhao Dezhu, I am so ashamed of the ancestors of the Zhao family!"
Zhao Dezhu cried loudly, then grabbed the chicken drumstick in front of him and stuffed it into his mouth!
He knows that this thing is called decapitated rice!
While writing, he picked up a pen and wrote down all the evil deeds the Zhao family had done over the years.
Some are from Xianyang, and some are from the Zhao family in Chenliu County.
Of course, Liu Bai's cell was the only one that received "special treatment". The other family heads basically explained it with a trembling pen after Jin Yiwei "demonstrated" "hospitality" to their family members.
...
"Mr. Liu, why do you feel like you are so accurate in calculating people?"
Long Qie scratched his head and looked at Zhao Dezhu writing furiously. He was very confused: "I also want to learn. These kiln girls love money. They will inevitably be perfunctory when working, but they still feel really comfortable."
Liu Bai smiled and said: "You can't trust people's stupid kindness, but you can always trust others' self-interested reason. The so-called controlling people's hearts is actually controlling interests. Is it difficult? It's very simple."
After saying these words, Long Qie suddenly realized: "Mr. Liu, I understand!"
"Sister Yao loves money, so I'll give you money after you finish playing! This way, they will love me before I pull up my pants!"
"My love stops at the moment you open the room!"
"Mr. Liu, that's wonderful!"
The corners of Liu Bai's mouth twitched. He couldn't restrain his feet anymore and kicked Long Qie's butt crazily!
Why is it that after all the hard work you have to say some philosophy of life, you apply it so well?
...
In the Prime Minister's residence, Chen Ping sighed.
In the end, Liu Gong was still unwilling to take him there.
Chen Ping understood the reason.
Regardless of whether it is right or wrong, killing the whole family of thirty-eight aristocratic families in a row will not look good in the history books.
In the past, Lord Shang was punishing him, but he only killed one scholar, Zhao Kang, and the whole Baili clan, which prompted the Mo family to assassinate him. They also wanted to take Duke Xiao back to Shennong Valley for questioning.
After tomorrow...
I'm afraid that hundreds of families in the world will stand up and yell at you!
