Chapter 374: A Case That Affects Thousands of People
Under the guidance of Lin Pingzhi, several people walked through a pavilion and saw a figure sitting in a pavilion leisurely sipping tea from a distance. Who could it be if it wasn't Li Huan?
Although they had known for a long time that Li Huan was extremely powerful and there would be no accidents, when Chen Ke and Xu Ying saw Li Huan sitting there safe and sound, they couldn't help but secretly heave a sigh of relief.
You must know that their current honor and disgrace can be said to be closely related to Li Huan. As long as Li Huan is safe and sound, their prosperity and wealth will not be affected.
However, once anything happened to Li Huan, they didn't even have to think about it to know how the officials above the court would treat them, people who had already been branded with Li Huan.
So to be honest, there are really not many people who can care more about Li Huan's safety than them.
As they approached, Pang Hui immediately stepped forward and saluted Li Huan: "I paid my respects to you, and found that you are fine. God has blessed you. You are blessed with great blessings. How can a group of young people harm you?"
Li Huan just glanced at Pang Hui lightly and said: "I'm fine, I'm just a group of gangsters. However, Commander Pang has to be more careful these days. These gangsters don't have any scruples.
It would be bad if these people go to cause trouble for Commander Pang."
Pang Hui was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then his expression changed slightly.
How could he not know that there were many lawless people in the world, and what Li Huan said was possible. When he thought that some people in the world might secretly assassinate him, Pang Hui naturally felt a little worried.
However, Pang Hui quickly calmed down. After all, he was the commander who controlled the military power of the place, and he still had some courage.
With a straight look on his face, Pang Hui said to Li Huan: "Thank you, sir, for reminding me. If someone really comes to assassinate Xianguan without knowing the truth, Xianguan will definitely capture him and vent his anger on you."
Seeing Pang Hui's flattering look in front of Li Huan, Xu Ying stepped forward and said: "Master Marquis, since Jin Yiwei cannot guarantee the safety of Master Marquis, I think the defense of Zhuyuan should be left to my subordinates."
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As she spoke, Xu Ying glanced at Chen Ke, the meaning in her eyes was self-explanatory.
Chen Ke's expression remained unchanged, and he bowed to Li Huan and said, "This subordinate is so incompetent that I was disturbed by a group of gangsters. I beg you to give me a chance to make meritorious deeds."
No matter what the reason was, Jinyiwei failed to keep all the people who assassinated Li Huan this time, which was a dereliction of duty. Therefore, Chen Ke did not defend himself, but just begged Li Huan to give Jinyiwei another chance.
Li Huan motioned for a few people to sit down. After a few people sat down, Li Huan smiled and said, "It's just an ordinary accident. You don't need to be so nervous."
After appeasing a few people, Li Huan glanced at Xu Ying and chuckled: "Uncle Weiyuan, your duty is to take care of the confiscated gold and silver property for me. If there is any accident, I will take care of you."
You are the only ones asking."
The amount of property confiscated by nearly a hundred local tycoons and officials is absolutely an astronomical figure. You must know that these are all wealthy Yangzhou Prefectures. Which of these local tycoons is not extremely rich and wealthy? You must know
So far, the Jinyi Guards and the local guards have not been able to completely clear out the confiscated property from these powerful families.
The Jinyi Guards, the local guards and the elite soldiers commanded by Xu Ying and others supervised each other. Xu Ying and Chen Ang personally supervised the matter. Although it did not seem to be an important matter, it was definitely not something that could be supervised except by close trusts.
After hearing what Li Huan said, Xu Ying immediately looked straight and said, "Don't worry, Lord Marquis. Chen Ang is watching over there, so there will definitely be no accidents."
Li Huan waved his hand and said: "Wealth is touching people's hearts. It's tens of millions of dollars. Even if all of you are staring at me, you are worried that something will happen. You don't have to worry about things here. Send someone to me immediately."
I’ll just go back and keep an eye on the confiscated property.”
How could Xu Ying not know the importance of the confiscated property? After listening to Li Huan's words, she just
After hesitating for a moment, Lin Pingzhi glanced at Chen Ke and others, then clasped his fists and saluted, "I accept my orders."
Xu Ying strode away, and soon the sound of Xu Ying and the elite cavalry he brought with him could be heard galloping away in the bamboo garden.
Li Huan's eyes fell on Pang Hui beside him, and he also waved his hand and said: "Commander Pang also went out of the city to keep the criminals under guard for me. If there is any accident, I will kill people."
Pang Hui's body trembled slightly, his expression straightened and he said: "I will accept your order."
After sending Pang Hui and Xu Ying away, only Chen Ke and a few others were left in the pavilion.
After glancing at Chen Ke, Li Huan slowly said, "You are not to blame for what happened this time. The origins of that group of people are not simple."
Chen Kelai already knew what happened before he came, and the Jin Yiwei later captured several people who rescued Huang Boliu alive. The identities of Huang Boliu, Ren Yingying and his party were already interrogated.
Hearing Li Huan speak at this time, Chen Ke looked at Li Huan and said: "Sir, the Sun and Moon God Sect has a notorious reputation in the world, and the woman who escaped is Ren Yingying, the saint of the Sun and Moon God Sect.
I think these people are here for Xiang Wentian, the left envoy of the Sun and Moon God Sect who was captured by us."
Chen Ke hesitated for a moment and said, "Of course, we can't rule out that some of the powerful people in Yangzhou City who were captured by us colluded with people from the Sun Moon God Sect. However, this possibility is not high. After all, it's just because of us.
If some powerful people in Yangzhou Prefecture are captured, the Sun Moon God Sect will not send its respected saint to come in person."
Listening to Chen Ke's analysis, Li Huan smiled.
Based on the information that Jinyiwei has, it is naturally impossible to imagine that although Ren Yingying is a saint with a noble status in the Sun and Moon God Sect, one person is inferior to ten thousand people, but this saint of the Sun and Moon God Sect is not the same as Dongfang Bubai.
One heart.
Chen Ke continued: "My lord said earlier that a group of thieves will come back again. I think they are coming for the left envoy of light. My subordinates will prepare a dragnet and wait for this group of thieves to come and die."
Li Huan nodded slightly and said, "I'll leave this matter to your Jin Yiwei."
While speaking, Li Huan suddenly said: "Have you already sorted out the evidence of Xu Lin and others' crimes through interrogation?"
Although only a few days have passed, it is normal for a major case like this to take several months or even half a year.
Chen Ke immediately said after hearing this: "Back to your lord, although Xu Lin and others say that some people are stubborn and refuse to confess, the vast majority of them cannot stand the torture of our Jin Yiwei and have already confessed. I am confident that it will take a few days."
We must be able to sort out all the crimes and evidence of these people."
Li Huan nodded when he heard this and said: "Although it is important to guard against the attack of people from the Sun Moon God Sect, the most important thing is to interrogate the crimes and evidence of Xu Lin and others in the shortest possible time."
Time passed little by little, and it took more than half a month in a flash.
With the passage of time, Yangzhou Mansion has returned to its former prosperity without being greatly affected.
In the Bamboo Garden, the cold wind was blowing, and many figures of guards in golden clothes could be seen all around.
Since Jin Yiwei failed to keep Ren Yingying and his party alive last time, Chen Ke and other Jin Yiwei officials have stepped up the protection of Zhuyuan and dispatched many experts.
It can be said that there are no less than hundreds of Jinyiwei elites around Zhuyuan alone, and there are more than a dozen of them who can compete with the best players in the world.
Originally, there were not that many Jinyiwei troops accompanying Li Huan going south this time, but now more than half a month has passed since Li Huan arrived in Yangzhou Mansion.
After being ridiculed by Xu Ying, Chen Ke and other Jinyiwei officials could be said to have suppressed their anger and directly sent a large number of Jinyiwei elites to Yangzhou Mansion to listen to them.
With the arrival of this group of elite Jinyiwei, it can be said that Jinyiwei's manpower suddenly became abundant, and some people were even transferred to interrogate and sort out the charges against the people involved in the case, which greatly improved the progress of the interrogation.
In front of the gate of Zhuyuan, Chen Ke and several officials were instructing more than a dozen Jin
Captain Yiwei carried several large boxes from the carriage into the bamboo garden.
When Li Huan saw Chen Ke and others, he glanced at the big boxes and said slowly: "Chen Ke, could it be that the charges against Xu Lin and others have been sorted out?"
Chen Ke immediately said: "My lord, including Xu Lin, the crimes committed by a total of 104 criminals have been thoroughly tried, and I am here to report."
While talking, Chen Ke ordered his men to open the big boxes one by one, and immediately he saw boxes after boxes of cases appearing in Li Huan's sight.
Although Li Huan said that he had seen the cases about Xu Lin and others in bits and pieces before, this major case not only involved high-level officials of Yangzhou Prefecture, but more importantly, Li Huan also took the opportunity to target many people in Yangzhou Prefecture.
When local powerful people take action, the direct result is that the case expands.
Of course, this does not mean that Li Huan went out of his way to create unjust cases. It can be said that none of the local powerful people who were arrested were unjust. Based on the crimes committed by these people, even if they were executed, it would be considered an advantage for these people.
Cao Yu stepped forward and took out some cases and presented them to Li Huan. Li Huan flipped through them, nodded slightly and said, "Very good, I will send someone to send these cases to the capital immediately and hand them over to His Majesty and the cabinet for review."
Chen Ke immediately agreed, and then ordered people to take away these cases and send them to the capital.
Li Huan stood up and walked out of the living room with his hands behind his back. A sharp look flashed in his eyes and said: "Chen Ke, what do you think the Gonggun guilds in the imperial court should do with people like Xu Lin?"
When Chen Ke heard this, he hesitated for a moment and said: "According to the national law, I should confiscate my family and exterminate my clan as a warning to others."
As he spoke, Chen Ke looked at Li Huan and said, "Is it possible that you are worried about something happening in the court?"
Speaking of this, Chen Ke said with some surprise: "The crimes committed by these people are serious crimes of treason. It can be said that everyone gets the stolen goods. There is irrefutable evidence. There are people who want to speak for these people. I am afraid that
You don’t have the guts either.”
Li Huan chuckled lightly and said with a hint of murderous intent: "Whoever dares to speak for these people, I won't mind labeling them as a fellow rebel."
Walking slowly among the pavilions and pavilions, Li Huan said slowly: "Xu Lin and other relatives of the prisoner, plus the captured local tycoons, even if only his relatives are implicated, thousands of people may be involved.
Bar."
Chen Ke looked straight and said: "Among the three clans, a total of 8,395 people involved in the case must be killed!"
Li Huan couldn't help but pause in his steps, and sighed with a bit of solemnity in his expression: "There are nearly ten thousand people. Do you think that after this case is over, I will be confirmed as the butcher!"
Chen Ke, Lin Pingzhi, Cao Yu, and Ma Ming who were following Li Huan couldn't help but feel their hearts sinking when they heard this.
How could they not know that once Li Huan ordered the killing of those involved in the case, nearly ten thousand people would be killed, which would surely shock the world.
Even if everyone in the world knows that these people should be killed, Li Huan's reputation will definitely be affected. By then, the notoriety of just a butcher will probably be light.
It can even be said that such a major case will definitely leave a name in history, but everyone present also knows that killing so many people at one time may not leave a good reputation for Li Huan even in the history books.
Lin Pingzhi couldn't help but look at Li Huan with a bit of worry and said: "Sir, since we have tried the case clearly, why not hand it over to the court for processing..."
Chen Ke and Ma Ming also looked at Li Huan. Lin Pingzhi's suggestion might not be a bad idea. As long as the case is handed over to the court and the emperor, no matter what decision the court makes, Li Huan will be able to do it.
Don't use it to carry the reputation of indiscriminate killing.
Li Huan couldn't help laughing after hearing this.
Li Huan's laughter was full of heartiness and fearlessness. He paused in his steps. Li Huan looked back at Lin Pingzhi. Chen Keji said: "Do you think that if I push this case to the court, what will happen to the court?"
What will those Gonggun princes do?"
Before Lin Pingzhi and others could speak, Li Huan's eyes flashed with disdain and said: "They will definitely hand over the final decision on this case to Your Majesty. Whether Your Majesty kills or not, the court minister
None of the Dukes will be harmed at all."
Chen Ke smiled bitterly when he heard this
Said: "If Your Majesty decrees to deal with these people, I am afraid they will be regarded as a tyrannical king. If you do not punish them severely, wouldn't it be easier for these people who deserve to die? The following officials know about those bosses, they are sure
I will hand over this hot potato to Your Majesty and pick it cleanly."
Lin Pingzhi opened his eyes wide and said, "Ah, in this case, if we hand over the case to the court, wouldn't we be cheating His Majesty!"
Li Huan stopped and looked far away in the direction of the capital. A stern look flashed in his eyes and he said: "It's just a bad reputation. It's something Li has to shoulder."
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