Jia Cong nodded after listening to Tie Zhu's words.
He read the confession in his hand carefully again.
The amount of information here is a bit large. If what Yun Yi said is true, then the implications are a bit big.
Jia Cong didn't want to poke this hornet's nest unless he had to.
Not only were several of the eight major salt merchants involved, but the Zhen family in Jiangnan was also involved.
The Zhen family had the Supreme Emperor as their backer, and Jia Cong really didn't want to provoke him. Otherwise, if the Supreme Emperor blamed him, Emperor Longqing wouldn't be able to protect himself.
However, what Jia Cong couldn't escape was that it actually involved the death of his aunt, Jia Min.
This put Jia Cong in a bit of trouble.
It was impossible for him to ignore his aunt's death, not even for Lin Daiyu's sake.
But if you really take care of it, you will definitely face off against the Zhen family, and you will really be in a dilemma.
If Lin Ruhai knew this, he didn't know how angry he would be.
Jia Cong looked at Tiezhu and asked: "Where is Yun Yi now? I want to see him. This confession is a bit involved. I must confirm it myself before I can decide on the next action plan."
Tie Zhu said: "My lord, Yunyiguan is not far from where we are staying. It's about a quarter of an hour away. Recently, there have been some strangers near the Salt Patrol Yamen. I don't know where they are from." .
To be cautious, I didn't bring anyone here to avoid leaking the news in advance and causing unnecessary trouble. "
Jia Cong nodded. These spies were probably sent by the big salt merchants to find out about Lin Ruhai's identity and wait for news about Lin Ruhai's funeral.
Each of these people are looking forward to Lin Ruhai's arrival in the Paradise of Paradise as soon as possible.
Forget it, ignore them, let them stay here to investigate, and then clean them up when one day you want to take action.
Jia Cong and Li Biao put on their night clothes and followed Tiezhu into the night.
A quarter of an hour later, the three of them arrived at the iron pillar's foothold.
Jia Cong came to the room where Yun Yi was imprisoned. The room was very simple, with a young man lying on the ground covered in blood.
Tie Zhu said: "Sir, he is Yun Yi, the second son of the Yun family."
When Yun Yi saw someone coming, he shrank in the corner in fear, his body was trembling, and he kept pleading: "I have told you everything I know, please don't hit me again." .”
Jia Cong grabbed him, stared into his eyes and said, "If I ask you a question now, you should give me an honest answer. If not, you should be very clear about the consequences."
Yun Yi nodded and said: "I said, I will tell you everything and I will never hide it."
Jia Cong said: "That's good. Let me ask you, why did you poison Lin Ruhai? As far as I know, he takes good care of your Yun family. What good will it do to you?"
Yun Yi said: "It was not my idea to poison Lin Ruhai, it was the idea of Bai Ruosong, the son of the Bai family. The Bai family has a strong say among the eight major salt merchants. Bai Ruosong also has a good relationship with Zhen Yingli of the Zhen family. When he was young, He is very prestigious among his generation.
They felt that Lin Ruhai was blocking their way of making money, and Lin Ruhai was still staying in Yangzhou, so they had murderous intentions and asked me to use my sister to poison Lin Ruhai. I didn't dare to refuse these people. "
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Jia Cong said: "How did Lin Ruhai's wife die? Tell me again."
Yun Yi said: "Lin Ruhai's wife was also killed by these people, because Lin Ruhai's wife was from the Jia family and had some relatives with the Zhen family. Bai Ruosong and the others specifically asked Zhen Yingli for instructions.
Zhen Yingli nodded in agreement, and they took action to force Lin Ruhai to leave Yangzhou. However, Lin Ruhai refused to leave, so they decided to get rid of him. "
After hearing this, Jia Cong felt secretly resentful in his heart.
The Jia family and the Zhen family were old relatives and family friends. The two families had been in constant contact with each other. This Zhen Yingli actually nodded and let them kill his aunt, which was really inappropriate.
This was done without leaving any affection at all, and it was a waste of decades of friendship between the two families. He really deserved to be killed.
Jia Cong had no good impressions of such a person at all, and had already sentenced him to death in his heart. Whether it was for the dignity of the Jia family or for Lin Daiyu, Jia Cong could not let him go.
Jia Cong was not prepared to let go of anyone who participated in the death of his aunt.
The dignity of the Jia family cannot be trampled on. Anyone who dares to offend the Jia family will only die.
Don't you like to carry out assassinations? Don’t you like not following the rules?
In fact, I like this unfettered way of doing things more than you do.
Just wait, I will deal with you one by one, even the family behind you will not be spared.
Jia Cong asked: "Besides Bai Ruosong from the Bai family, who else participated?"
Yun Yida said: "There are also Li Yaojin from the Li family and Zhang Fulai from the Zhang family. They are the only three who were directly involved."
Jia Cong nodded and said, "I heard that you went to see Zhen Yingli this morning. What did you say? Why did Zhen Yingli come to Yangzhou?"
Yun Yi said: "Zhen Yingli also knows about Lin Ruhai. He came to me just to ask about the results. He didn't say anything else. He often comes to Yangzhou to see Bai Ruosong. I don't know what he does specifically."
Jia Cong asked him a few more questions over and over again, and then let him go when he saw that there was nothing wrong.
Yun Yi said with a pleading face: "My lord, I have told you everything I know. Please let me go. I will never dare to harm others again. I will definitely change my past and be a good person."
Jia Cong gave him a playful look and said, "What you said is only one-sided. I'm not sure whether it's true or not. I'll wait until I catch Bai Ruosong and find out what's true.
If what you say is true, I will consider letting you go. If it is false, humph... "
Yun Yi vowed: "Don't worry, sir, what I said is absolutely true, there is no lie."
Jia Cong took a deep look at Yun Yi, turned around and left the room.
The three of them came to Tie Zhu's room, and Tie Zhu asked: "My lord, what should I do with this kid? You don't really want to let him go, do you? This guy is not a good person."
Jia Cong sneered: "Let him go? How is it possible? This kid is no longer useful. Since he has done all the bad things, let's send him to the west and make him look like he died accidentally. Don't make people suspicious.
In addition, this boy has already told the location of the Yun family's hidden account books. The three of us will go there tonight and get the account books back first. As for other things, we will talk about it when we get back. "
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Li Biao said: "My lord, there is no need for you to personally deal with such a trivial matter. I can just go and get it back by myself."
Jia Cong smiled and said: "I haven't participated in an operation for a long time. Just think of it as a way to exercise your hands and feet. Let's go. Go early and come back early."
The three of them walked out of the yard, with iron pillars leading the way, and took advantage of the darkness to rush towards the Yun Family Courtyard.
Soon, the three of them appeared near Yun's house.
It's almost midnight and most people have gone to bed.
The three of them walked around to the backyard, climbed over the wall, and came to a rockery in a zigzag manner, and found a cave that could accommodate one person.
Li Biao looked at the dark cave entrance and whispered: "Master Guo, are what that boy Yun Yi said true? Is the Yun family's account book really in here?"
Jia Cong said: "We've already gone to the place, why are we still bothering about this? If we go in and take a look, we'll know whether it's true or false."
Tie Zhu said: "I'll go in first to explore. Wait for my signal before you come in."
After a while, Tie Zhu shouted: "Master Guo, you can come in, we have found the secret room."
Jia Cong said to Li Biao: "Stay at the entrance of the cave, don't go in, beware of traps inside."
Li Biao nodded and said, "My lord, please be careful."
Jia Cong walked into the cave entrance, walked five or six steps, and saw Tiezhu, standing in front of a stone door, waving to him.
"Mr. Guo, this is the secret room that Yun Yi mentioned. I have already gone down to have a look. It is full of boxes of silver. It should be unmistakable."
"Let's go down and look for the ledger first."
After saying that, Jia Cong raised his legs and walked in. Further inside was a sloping passage, which was an underground secret room.
When I came to the secret room, I lit the oil lamp on the wall, and the whole secret room became bright.
Jia Cong couldn't help but click his tongue when he looked at the boxes of silver. These were at least hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. Each of these salt merchants was really extremely rich.
Jia Cong was in the corner, opened the secret compartment, took out a ledger, looked through it carefully, and put it in his arms.
Then, he took out a bunch of banknotes from it. Jia Cong took one look at them and put them away without counting them.
I took the fire folder and took a look at it. There was nothing inside, so I closed the secret compartment.
Tie Zhu said: "My lord, there are several boxes of gold here. Do we want to take them away?"
Jia Cong looked at it and said: "Forget it, the three of us can't be taken away. Besides, we are not short of money. Don't cause more trouble. If the Yun family is raided, we can hide this place and find another opportunity." Let’s go back first and then talk about it.”
The two of them went back up and closed the stone door. The light inside was very dark, and those who didn't know it couldn't really find it.
After the three of them reunited, they left the Yun family quietly.
He ordered Tiezhu to deal with Yun Yi overnight, and took Li Biao back to the Xunyan Yamen.
Jia Cong quietly returned to his yard without disturbing others.
"Master, why did you come back?"
When Xiren heard the noise, he got up and helped Jia Cong undress.
Jia Cong said: "Well, something happened. It delayed me for a while. Why haven't you fallen asleep yet?"
Xiren said: "I was afraid that no one would be there to take care of me when I came back, so I just leaned on the bed for a while, waiting for me to come back."
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Since the two consummated their marriage, Xiren has taken better care of Jia Cong. He is all about Jia Cong in his heart and eyes, and he has devoted all his thoughts to Jia Cong.
Gentle and gentle, as tender as water, like osmanthus orchid.
Let Jia Cong realize what a true tenderness is.
After realizing the beauty of Xi Ren and getting used to Xi Ren's service, Jia Cong felt that he couldn't live without her.
Jia Cong gently put Xiren into his arms, kissed her on the face, and said softly: "In the future, when I go out at night, you don't have to wait for me. I don't know if I can make it back in time." .
What if I get caught up in something and can't come back in time? Wouldn't it mean that you have to wait all night in vain? "
Feeling Jia Cong's concern, Xiren smiled and said: "I am originally to serve you, so it doesn't matter if you wait a little longer. What if you come back and there is no one to serve you? How can I do it? Master, let’s take a rest early.”
Jia Cong smiled, leaned over to pick her up, and walked to the bed...
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Early the next morning.
After Jia Cong had breakfast, he looked through the Yun family's account books carefully.
The above are all reply relationships, a list of bribing officials, the number is not very large, and the effect is limited.
After all, the Yun family is not among the eight major salt merchants, and is much smaller in scale.
Those who really have close relations with the government, cooperate with each other, and collude with each other are the eight major salt merchants. Those are the real rich people.
As for how to deal with the Yun family, Jia Cong left the decision to Lin Ruhai.
After all, Lin Ruhai is the real victim.
He came to Lin Ruhai's room and handed Yun Yi's confession and the Yun family's account books to Lin Ruhai.
"Father-in-law, Yun Yi, the second son of the Yun family, has been captured by my people. After a surprise interrogation last night, Yun Yi confessed everything. Here is his confession. You'd better read it yourself."
Lin Ruhai nodded with satisfaction. The efficiency of doing things was really fast. Everything was done in one day. It seemed that he was careful.
He reached out to take the confession and read it carefully.
As he watched, his face became more and more ugly, and he couldn't help but cursed angrily: "Beast, you deserve to die for implicating innocent people."
Seeing this, Jia Cong advised: "Father-in-law, calm down your anger for the time being. Being so angry will only make these people happy. Since the matter has already happened, we have no ability to undo it. All we can do is avenge my aunt."
Lin Ruhai suppressed her anger, nodded, and suppressed the anger in her heart.
After looking through the Yun family's account books, he asked doubtfully: "Why do you have the Yun family's account books in your hands?"
Jia Cong smiled and said: "That Yun Yi was afraid of being tortured, so he told everything he knew at once. I went to Yun Mansion overnight and took the account book back to see if there was anything I could use."
Lin Ruhai glanced at Jia Cong approvingly. This boy was really resolute and did things neatly.
"What about Yun Yi? How is he doing now?"
Jia Cong said: "This morning, someone will find him dead accidentally."
Lin Ruhai was stunned for a moment, sighing in his heart that this son-in-law was really cruel and his actions were too fast.
"Forget it, this kid deserves it. What are you going to do to the others?"
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Jia Cong thought for a while and said: "Father-in-law, it's up to you to decide whether the Yun family wants to destroy them. As for the three guys who participated in killing my aunt, I don't plan to let them go. I will make them die silently." disappear.
Knowing that my aunt is a member of the Jia family, but still daring to harm her, is a contempt for our Jia family and a trample on the dignity of my Jia family. It must not be let go. Even the family behind them has no need to exist. "
