In a blink of an eye, we arrived at Cell No. 1.
What is locked up here is Cao Zhizao, a Jiangnan weaving officer who has been a fifth-rank official for generations.
His temperament and appearance rank among the top five people Qin Geng has ever met.
He was imprisoned because he lost more than three million taels of silver.
Another corrupt official.
It’s true that people cannot be judged by their appearance.
Qin Geng took a look and found that Cao Zhizao was lying on his back with his butt sticking out and writing a book.
They all went to Tianlao and wrote books. Isn't it a suicide note?
Qin Geng tried to read what Cao Zhizao wrote, but couldn't see it because of the angle.
Just ask directly: "What are you writing about?"
"Write a novel based on my family."
While Cao Zhizao spoke, he tapped his pen lightly and wrote quickly.
When Qin Geng heard that he was writing a novel, his sullen face relaxed a little: "What's your name?"
"I haven't thought about it yet. I have a red building in my house and I want to name it after it."
Cao Zhizao said casually.
Feeling something was wrong, he raised his head suddenly and saw Qin Geng holding a whip in his hand. He raised his hand with many whip marks on it and hurriedly explained: "I have no money."
One look showed that he had been tortured by more than one jailer.
Qin Geng asked with a smile: "Your family has lost more than three million taels?"
Since this Cao weaver has been a weaving official for generations, the deficit is not caused by one person.
"yes"
Cao Zhizao admitted readily.
Qin Geng was stunned for a moment. He was so happy that he planned to torture him.
"In that case, just tell me where the money is hidden and I can make your life easier."
It would be more comfortable to die, Qin Geng didn't say.
Because this guy is not a death row prisoner.
With a deficit of more than three million, it is outrageous that he is not a death row prisoner.
Cao Zhizao grinned and said, "It's all spent."
The wound was affected, and he quickly covered the corners of his mouth with his white hands.
Qin Geng felt insulted. He spent more than three million taels when he said he would spend it. He thought he was a fool.
"Then don't blame me for using torture on you. I learned this move from a man in the world. Once I do it, it will make life worse than death."
After Qin Geng finished speaking, he took out the wine, activated his palm power, and planted the life and death talisman in the opponent's body.
Soon, Cao Zhizao's eyes turned red, he kept scratching his body, and howled like a beast from his mouth.
"Why bother?"
Qin Geng had seen too many people and thought he could resist them.
In the end, he spit it out obediently.
"Ah, the subordinate official who was cut into pieces with a thousand swords, ah..."
If eyes could kill, Qin Geng would have been shattered to pieces by this Cao Zhizao.
“Speak earlier and suffer less”
When Qin Geng spoke, there was no psychological fluctuation.
When he first came to this world, he still couldn't bear it. After more than ten years, countless people have been tortured, and he has long been numb.
After a while, Cao Zhizao, who was sweating profusely, couldn't bear it anymore. First he waved his hands feebly, and then whispered weakly: "I...I'll do it."
Qin Geng raised his hand to remove the opponent's life and death talisman.
Years of use and internal strength have reached more than a thousand years.
Qin Geng's use of the life and death talisman has reached the realm of transformation.
Even if the person who created the life and death talisman came in person, it would not be as good as Qin Geng.
Cao Zhizao said bitterly: "I have long heard that there is a jailer in the sky prison who has learned the ability to make people live but not die. It turns out it is you."
"Stop talking nonsense, where is the money?"
Qin Geng was not interested in wasting time with the other party.
He is still waiting to completely refine his inner strength.
"It's all spent by the royal family"
Cao Zhizao had a mocking expression on his face.
Qin Geng frowned.
This answer surprised him.
“How does the royal family spend its money?”
"Master Wanshou visited the south six times, and my family donated 600,000 taels."
Cao Zhizao's expression was complicated.
When he heard people say it as a child, he yearned for it, but when he grew up, he hated it endlessly.
The comedies and tragedies in his family were all started by this Wanshou Taoist.
Qin Geng was surprised and obediently gave him one hundred thousand taels at a time.
How many years do you have to work to earn it?
As expected of an official in charge of weaving, he is rich.
Qin Geng pretended not to believe it: "That's nonsense. Taoist Wanshou is a famous holy king with the temple name Holy Ancestor. During his southern tour, he received millions of taels of tax-free gifts. How could he be so extravagant?"
"Holy King, to Holy King"
Cao Zhizao showed ridicule on his face: "Saint Ancestor Jue paid millions of taels of tax-free gifts. My family paid 400,000 taels, and the rest were paid by two fat pigs named Ma. No, they were paid by wealthy businessmen. Afterwards, Lord Wanshou made excuses. They ransacked their homes."
When Cao Zhizao mentioned the two wealthy businessmen, he subconsciously showed contempt.
In Dafeng, the status of merchants was very low.
After all, since ancient times, only farmers have rebelled, and businessmen have never been heard of rebelling.
Qin Geng: "..."
I should have blackmailed Wanshou Dao Lord more last time.
"What else? This is only one million taels."
Cao Zhizao leaned against the wall, recalled for a moment, and said, "Taoist Master Wanshou respects Taoism and likes to enjoy himself. He built many Taoist temples and palaces. He was short of money, so my family raised one million taels."
Qin Geng had also heard about it, and it turned out that Cao Zhizao also contributed money.
"Where's the rest?"
"The late emperor purchased heavenly materials and earthly treasures, and I settled for one million taels. Emperor Wanlong's purchase was more chaotic, so I settled for five hundred thousand taels."
Qin Geng asked puzzledly: "Since the royal family is the one who lost money, how come you were imprisoned?"
"Take the blame, the emperor is never wrong."
Cao Zhizao smiled bitterly.
The wound at the corner of his mouth was touched again, but this time, he didn't touch it with his hands.
Qin Geng was stunned for a moment and smiled.
Indeed, the emperor is never wrong.
"Also, once the emperor, there are always ministers."
Cao Zhizao sighed.
His great-grandfather's generation was as close to Lord Wanshou as brothers, but his generation only visited Wanlong from a distance.
"In that case, why does Lord Wanshou have such a good reputation?"
"To put it bluntly, the emperor's reputation is determined by his pen. The pens are countless civil servants and gentry. As long as Lord Wanshou treats them preferentially, they will naturally speak well of Lord Wanshou."
Qin Geng nodded.
The emperors in his previous life, Chenghua of the Ming Dynasty and Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty, were both first-class emperors, but their reputations were very bad. Especially Yongzheng, who obviously restored the decline of the Qing Dynasty, but only had the prosperous days of Kangxi and Qianlong.
"Okay, enough gossip, money?"
“Really no money”
The smile on Qin Geng's face was even brighter.
Then, Qin Geng's smile suddenly disappeared: "I don't believe it, you didn't leave any money."
"I really have no money"
Cao Zhizao was so frightened that he hid behind him.
In the end, Qin Geng asked Cao Zhizao to spit out 2,207 taels of silver.
Today's performance is there.
Qin Geng picked up the book written by Cao Zhizao and read some casually. Unexpectedly, the writing was good.
"Let's call this book Dream of Red Mansions"
"A flashy dream, a good name."
After Cao Zhizao finished speaking, he passed out.
Qin Geng quickly checked and found that he was not dead.
I dropped the sentence "Don't interrupt" and left.
Passing by, Pei Lun's cell.
Pei Lun, who suffered from an occupational disease, said: "Who was tortured just now?"
Qin Geng said briefly.
"It turns out it's him. The old Jiangnan giant clan was gone in the blink of an eye."
Pei Lun was very emotional.
I secretly swore in my heart that after going out this time, I would live a good life and not be in a mess.
The next moment, Qin Geng opened the cage and walked in.
A hint of uneasiness arose: "What are you doing?"
"What meal do you want to order?"
Only then did Qin Geng remember that he hadn't ordered a meal for Pei Lun yet.
"Ninety-eight taels"
Pei Lun said with a dark face.
"I'll lend it to you"
"Thanks"
Pei Lun turned from anger to joy.
"It's a loan, you have to pay it back."
"Well"
…
The next month or so.
The news that the upper echelons of Dafeng's martial arts community had been hit hard spread throughout Dafeng.
Then, something weird happened.
The upper echelons of Dafeng Wulin automatically ignored the old immortal Changbai played by Qin Geng and transferred all their anger to Yu Su's tribe.
Soon, hundreds of people from Yu Su's family and the martyrs who escorted them were arrested in the capital's prison, and all of them were sentenced to death.
