When Li Huan heard this, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. The smile on his face suddenly disappeared, and an invisible power naturally emerged.
As for Li Huan's sudden change of expression, Sun Mi, Eucommia ulmoides and others were stunned, and some of them couldn't react.
At this moment, Li Huan said calmly to Lin Cong, who was standing aside: "Scrivee Lin, please tell me about the crimes of these people in front of you."
Just now, Sun Mi and Du Zhong walked into the hall. It can be said that Lin Cong saw every move, word and deed.
Although Lin Cong didn't know Li Huan very well, when Li Huan asked him about the news about these people, Lin Cong had some vague guesses in his heart.
Especially when they met Sun Mi just now, Du Zhong and others actually wanted to donate millions of taels of gold and silver to Li Huan. The intention of this move was almost self-evident.
Standing on the side, Lin Cong looked at Sun Mi, Eucommia ulmoides and others who had a hint of pride in their expressions, and couldn't help but show a bit of pity and ridicule.
These people actually used the same method to deal with the officials in Yangzhou Prefecture to deal with Li Huan. It can only be said that they underestimated Li Huan too much.
If Li Huan was really a greedy and lustful person, I'm afraid he wouldn't have such a bad reputation. Do you really think that those who had their families confiscated and their families destroyed by Li Huan didn't know how to bribe Li Huan with their gold, silver and beauty?
After Li Huan finished speaking, Sun Mi and Eucommia ulmoides all changed their expressions. They subconsciously raised their heads and looked at Li Huan, with even a bit of confusion in their eyes.
At this moment, Lin Cong took a deep breath, stepped forward, and his eyes fell on Sun Mi and Eucommia ulmoides. He heard Lin Mi slowly say: "Sun Mi, the leader of the Sun family in Yangzhou, is the leader of the Yangzhou Sun family.
I started my business by selling illegal salt, and got more than a dozen lives on my hands..."
After all, he was a scribe who had been in the yamen for more than ten years. He didn't dare to say that he had a clear understanding of the details of the powerful families in Yangzhou Prefecture, but he knew about it.
When Lin Cong told about the crimes of several families, Sun Mi, Du Zhong and others couldn't help but come to their senses, with looks of horror on their faces.
"My lord, please forgive me. Your Majesty, please forgive me. We have always been law-abiding and we have never run rampant in the countryside and disrespected people's lives..."
Li Huan just glanced at a few people and shouted in a deep voice: "Come here, I will capture these people and throw them into prison until they are punished."
As soon as Li Huan finished speaking, he saw several imperial guards rushing into the hall, and were dragged out amidst the pleading and even cursing of Eucommia ulmoides, Sun Mi and others.
Seeing Sun Mi, Eucommia ulmoides and others being taken away like that, Lin Cong couldn't help but break out in cold sweat on his forehead. These few people in Yangzhou City usually dared to provoke these people. As a result, Li Huan
He looked like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered in front of him.
Lin Cong's awe for Li Huan was even greater.
Just when Lin Cong's mind was wandering, Li Huan said to Lin Cong: "Go ahead, remember to sort out the roster early, it will be useful later."
Upon hearing this, Lin Cong hurriedly bowed to Li Huan in response and slowly withdrew.
Just as Lin Cong was leaving, he vaguely heard Li Huan giving orders and sending people to seize the mansions of Du Zhong, Sun Mi and others.
Outside the government office, the servants brought by Sun Mi and Eucommia ulmoides were guarding the carriages. Suddenly, they saw a group of Jinyi guards rushing up fiercely. In the astonished eyes of these servants, they directly shot these
The carriage drove into a nearby courtyard that was commandeered by Jin Yiwei.
On this day, the Jin Yiwei troops from the brigade appeared in various mansions.
As every mansion was confiscated, the people of Yangzhou Prefecture who were originally interested in watching the fun looked at the relatives of the criminals who were taken away one by one, crying and begging for mercy. Gradually, fewer and fewer people watched the fun.
There were not even a few figures visible on the bustling Yangzhou Fuchang Street. They were obviously frightened by the momentum.
No one expected that Li Huan would act so unreasonably. He neither spent time investigating the case nor made false concessions to the officials of Yangzhou Prefecture.
It has to be said that Li Huan's move was really beyond everyone's expectations, so much so that everyone in Yangzhou Mansion felt caught off guard.
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After Lai Xu Lin learned that the attack on Li Huan and his party failed, the reason why he dared to bring all the government officials to meet Li Huan was because he wanted to buy time with Li Huanxu and Wei She to find another way.
In the end, Li Huan didn't talk nonsense to him at all, and directly arrested the group of them.
Three days passed. The troops of the Jinyiwei Joint Guard Station, totaling nearly two thousand people, were arresting people day and night. They had just arrested seven or eight of the people who should be arrested on the thick list.
In a short time, the dignitaries in Yangzhou Prefecture were reduced from ten to seventy-eight.
It can only be said that the real crimes of the powerful in these places are not so great that there are not many dead, and none of them can withstand investigation, whether it is the information from the Yangzhou government officials who were interrogated overnight or the information learned through the mouths of Lin Cong and other officials, plus the Jin Yiwei.
The information obtained through inquiring, combined with the combination of several parties, can almost guarantee that almost no one in the house raids was unjust.
It can be said that all those whose names were circled by Li Huan and whose homes were confiscated were those who had committed many evil deeds and deserved to have their homes confiscated and their families exterminated.
In the study, Li Huan was looking through the thick pile of case files in front of him.
He saw Ma Ming walking over with a thick pile of case books that exuded the fragrance of ink, carefully placed them on the table in front of Li Huan and said: "Master Hou, this is the case that the brothers have just interrogated those powerful, powerful and...
A case copy copied from a relative."
Li Huan glanced at the thick case, and said with a bit of coldness: "I didn't expect that the powerful in these places would commit so many crimes, bullying men and women, killing and letting go, killing people, and selling illegal salt.
, hoarding weapons and armor items that are forbidden by the imperial court, I really don’t know if I don’t check them.”
Ma Ming stood there quietly, as if he felt the anger in Li Huan's words, and did not dare to speak.
At this moment, a melodious sound of the piano suddenly sounded. The ethereal sound was like a clear spring pouring into the limbs and bones. It made the whole body feel light and fluttery, as if there was nowhere to land, and it seemed like a person was in the clouds, above the white clouds.
, the melody is so gentle.
Even Li Huan, who had murderous intent just now because of looking through those files, could not help but dissipate a little of the murderous intent in his heart after hearing the ethereal music.
The sound of the piano gradually became deeper and disappeared. Li Huan came back to his senses and couldn't help but frowned and asked, "Where does this sound of the piano come from?"
Most people may only think that the sound of the piano is ethereal and peaceful, and has the power to calm people's minds. However, in Li Huan's ears, he can hear that the sound of the piano clearly contains an inner breath, which means that the person who plays the music can clearly hear it.
Not ordinary.
Ma Ming had also heard the ethereal sound of the piano just now. Now when he heard Li Huan's inquiry, he immediately said: "I will order someone to investigate."
The place where Li Huan now lives is nowhere else but the Bamboo Garden, the first garden in Yangzhou built by the Xu family at a cost of nearly one million gold and silver.
Because the Xu family committed a major crime of rebellion, Li Huan ordered their home to be confiscated. Naturally, all their family members were captured and imprisoned in prison.
And this bamboo garden naturally became the place where Li Huan settled down in Yangzhou Prefecture.
Because the Xu family built such a bamboo garden, many gardens were also built near the bamboo garden. They are just not comparable to the bamboo garden, but every garden looks extremely elegant.
Of course, those who can occupy a piece of land and build a garden in Yangzhou Prefecture are not ordinary people. It can be said that they are all powerful and powerful people in Yangzhou Prefecture.
Originally, this area was regarded as a place where the powerful and powerful people of Yangzhou Prefecture usually spent their time. However, because of Li Huan's order, almost 90% of the officials and powerful officials in Yangzhou Prefecture were imprisoned, so that the nearby gardens were destroyed.
Copied.
A courtyard next to the Bamboo Garden is called Tianxiang Garden. It was originally a newly built garden by the Du family, just to show their identity. Unexpectedly, Eucommia ulmoides was captured by Li Huan's order, so now this yard has also been confiscated.
Originally, there were servants taking care of Tianxiang Garden, but after it was confiscated, Tianxiang Garden became empty.
After receiving Li Huan's order, Ma Ming led several royal guards and headed straight for Tianxiang Garden.
Although the melodious piano sound before was not that obvious, Li Huan, Ma Ming and even many Jin Yiwei in the bamboo garden heard the sound of the piano.
Ma Ming just asked some questions and learned from several Jin Yiwei that the sound of the piano most likely came from the side.
It came from Tianxiang Garden.
Ma Ming naturally knew where Tianxiang Garden was. After all, he had personally led people to seize Tianxiang Garden. Ma Ming knew that no one existed in Tianxiang Garden. As a result, there was the sound of a piano, so he had to let it go.
Ma Ming became wary.
After all, Li Huan lived in the Bamboo Garden, and the troops of Jinyiwei also focused their attention on the Bamboo Garden, but did not pay attention to the large and small gardens nearby.
After all, the Bamboo Garden itself is large enough, covering an area of dozens of acres and with many large and small courtyards. It can be said that the people of Jinyiwei only need to guard the Bamboo Garden to ensure Li Huan's safety.
Now the courtyard that was supposed to be deserted suddenly heard the sound of a musical instrument, which naturally made Ma Ming wonder if someone was trying to harm Li Huan.
You must know that in the past few days alone, there have been more than a dozen waves of assassins trying to break into the bamboo garden and assassinate Li Huan.
Although none of these assassins were able to break through the Jinyiwei blockade and approach Li Huan, after more than a dozen times, the Jinyiwei also suffered a lot of casualties.
It is precisely because of this that when the sound of the piano came from Tianxiang Garden, Ma Ming immediately rushed to Tianxiang Garden with a team of royal guards.
He wanted to see who it was that was pretending to be a ghost here.
In Tianxiang Garden, several figures were in a pavilion.
These people have different temperaments. One of them has gray hair and a stooped figure, like an old man.
Several figures stood in the pavilion with great respect at this moment, looking at the woman in gorgeous clothes sitting cross-legged with a bit of respect in their eyes.
The woman wears a veil, has a graceful figure, and her extraordinary and ordinary demeanor is naturally revealed.
In front of him was a guqin, with his plain hands pressing lightly on the strings. As the last ray of sound dissipated, a woman wearing colorful clothes beside her said in a voice that was very different from the Zhongyuan accent: "
Miss, this song is really like the sound of nature, Lan Fenghuang has never heard such a soothing song."
The old man next to him looked at the woman sitting cross-legged with a smile, and said with a bit of doting and respect in his eyes: "Auntie, your Qingxin Universal Good Mantra has gained the essence of the song. Even if you are an elder in the teaching,
It may not be as good as one or two.”
Several people around her also opened their mouths and complimented the woman endlessly.
However, after listening to what a few people said, the woman just shook her head slightly, and her watery eyes showed a bit of worry. A clear and sweet voice sounded in the ears of several people: "Have you checked it out?
, did Uncle Xiang really fall into the hands of Jin Yiwei?"
An old man stepped forward and said respectfully to the woman: "In reply to what you said, young lady, our people have verified that Ambassador Xiang Zuo was invited by Jing Kui a few days ago. I don't know what kind of benefits Jing Kui promised, but he actually worked with Jing Kui."
Kui and others attacked the imperial envoy's car at night a few days ago. Because they were defeated by the imperial envoy Li Huan, they suffered heavy losses in the end and were captured alive by the Jin Yiwei. They are now being detained by the Jin Yiwei."
Lan Fenghuang, who was dressed in colorful clothes, glanced at the old man and said sweetly: "Zu Qianqiu, I asked you to check the whereabouts of Xiang Zuo Shi. Is this all you found? Do you know where Xiang Zuo Shi is now?"
An old man next to Zu Qianqiu glanced at Zu Qianqiu, coughed slightly and bowed to the woman sitting there: "Miss, our people have searched the prison, but they have not found the whereabouts of Ambassador Xiang Zuo.
"Now in the entire Yangzhou city, there is only one place where Xiang Zuo is most likely to stay."
As he spoke, the old man's eyes turned to the bamboo garden that was only separated from them by a wall.
The old man's meaning was very clear. Xiang Wentian was most likely being detained in the bamboo garden next to him.
Lan Fenghuang chuckled when he heard this and said: "Old man, according to what you said, you will be in the bamboo garden right now."
The old man said quickly: "The old man just said that it is possible, but he is not sure. If it is not in this bamboo garden, I really can't think of any other place where Jin Yiwei can detain Xiang Zuo."
A bright light flashed in Lan Fenghuang's eyes, and he said with a bit of eagerness to the woman sitting there: "Miss, since it is very likely that Xiang Zuo is in the bamboo garden, let's go to the bamboo garden to investigate. If
If Zuo Shi is really among them, we can rescue Zuo Shi."
Several figures couldn't help but fall on women. It was obvious that the majority of the people were women.
This woman is none other than Ren Yingying, the famous saint of the Sun and Moon Sect.
With Ren Yingying's temperament, if other members of the Sun Moon God Sect were arrested or even killed, Ren Yingying would definitely not take it to heart, but Xiang Wentian was different.
Xiang Wentian is the closest confidant to her father, and even she has to call her Uncle Xiang. Of course, the most important thing is that Xiang Wentian has been tracing the whereabouts of her father these years.
Not long ago, Xiang Wentian secretly sent a message to her, saying that after years of inquiring, he had roughly found out the whereabouts of her father, and that he could locate him in the Jiangnan area.