"What do you mean by Master Bai's words? I can't understand!" Liang Rongrui lowered his head and turned his eyes in panic.
In fact, how could he not understand?
He just pretended not to understand, and he was filled with doubts. Could it be that His Highness the Crown Prince already had a lot of evidence in his hands that he was corrupt and perverting the law?
Zhao Xie and the other three did not speak for a while.
Liang Rongrui kowtowed again and said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has clearly noticed that my subordinates have been in Yangzhou for several years and have always fulfilled their duties faithfully. They dare not engage in any corruption or abuse of power for personal gain."
"Raise your head." Zhao Zong ordered.
Liang Rongrui raised his head and looked at Zhao Ye.
He was still panicking, but after all, he was old and well-informed, so he could still hold on by force.
"I don't want to waste any more words with you." Zhao Zhen's voice was clear and his words were clear and crisp: "Liang Zuoxun committed a capital crime today.
If you tell the truth about the official affairs of Yangzhou and Shenzhou, I will spare him the death penalty.
If you don’t want to, I won’t force you.”
"Your Highness, Xiaguan is just a small Yangzhou mansion." Hearing this, Liang Rongrui looked aggrieved: "How could Xiaguan know about Shenzhou mansion?
The magistrate of Shenzhou has a higher position than the lower official, who is more than willing to do anything about it."
"Then the magistrate of Shenzhou, isn't he your father-in-law?" Zhao Zhi raised his eyebrows slightly.
"Yes, this is well known." Liang Rongrui naturally would not deny this: "But that's all.
If I serve in Yangzhou, how can I take care of Shenzhou's affairs?"
"That's all." A hint of impatience flashed across Zhao Zong's face: "Since Mr. Liang doesn't want to talk, please come back."
"His Royal Highness, you..."
Liang Rongrui wanted to beg him to let Liang Zuoxun go, but he didn't know how to ask.
"Your Highness!" Li Can spoke to Zhao Zhi at the right time: "The crime Liang Zuoxun committed is irrefutable, and I am the witness.
Since Mr. Liang doesn't care, let's take him to Caishikou and behead him tomorrow.
In this way, my cousin's marriage is also annulled, killing two birds with one stone, isn't it great?"
Zhao Ye nodded slightly: "You make the decision."
"Since His Highness has no objections, I will have someone prepare the paperwork and post it outside." Li Can said, then stood up and walked out with a smile.
"The Crown Princess-to-be is staying behind. Your Highness, Your Majesty, you can't let your subordinates die..."
Although Liang Rongrui knew that the two men singing harmoniously were just for him to see.
But he still couldn't help but speak.
For so many years, Liang Zuoxun was the only one he had.
There were many maids who were pregnant with Liang Zuoxun's children, but because of the Bai family's huge dowry, he refused to keep any of them.
If Liang Zuoxun had three advantages and two disadvantages, the Liang family would be the last to succeed.
"How could Mr. Liang become a heirloom?" Li Can stopped and looked at him in confusion.
"Crown Princess, I only have a son like this. If I am beheaded, won't I be dead?" Liang Rongrui burst into tears again anxiously.
"It doesn't matter." Li Can glanced at him up and down and said, "I think Mr. Liang is not too old. Go back and ask your wives and concubines to have another one."
Liang Rongrui almost spit out a mouthful of old blood. If he could give birth, would he still only have one child?
Li Can ignored him and continued walking out. She didn't believe that she couldn't deceive this old fox.
"The Crown Princess stayed, I said, I said it's not enough..."
Liang Rongrui finally couldn't resist anymore and accepted his fate.
He doesn't even need to call himself himself.
Li Can turned around and looked at Zhao Zhi, both of them had smiles in their eyes.
Liang Rongrui lowered his head and said: "I just ask His Highness the Crown Prince to approve me first and spare the lives of my whole family."
"As far as I know what you have committed, your crime will not lead to death for the time being." Zhao Zong said calmly: "This time, if you tell me everything you know, you will atone for your sins. I will truthfully report it in front of my father.
of."
Liang Rongrui was greedy for money, but he had never caused any harm to anyone, so he was indeed not worthy of death.
"Yes." Liang Rongrui sat slumped on his lap, as if he had aged ten years in an instant: "I will tell you everything.
The magistrate of Shenzhou is my father-in-law, and I have many contacts with him. No matter what happens to the other party in these two places, we will make it convenient for each other.
Shenzhou officialdom is now divided into two factions.
One group, headed by my father-in-law, was from His Highness King Qi, but King Qi followed suit.
There is another faction, headed by He Chunyuan and He Tongzhi, who follow and are loyal to His Highness King Jing."
Li Can nodded clearly. Tongzhi was almost an equal official to the prefect. The two official positions could indeed be equally divided.
"Both of these groups are greedy people. My father-in-law likes to keep beauties in captivity. There are many beauties collected from all over the yard in his yard. He often..." He paused here and looked at Zhao Zong's face.
, and then said vaguely: "A group of people under my command often gather together to have fun together. Many of those women do not volunteer..."
Li Can understood. It turned out that Liang Zuoxun, a born bad boy, followed his grandfather!
Zhao Zhen listened expressionlessly.
Liang Rongrui continued: "He Tongzhi looks at Sven, but he is an extremely terrifying person. He likes to kill anyone who doesn't like him, or who dares to go against him.
He would send someone to capture the person quietly and put him in his private forest, along with the slaves bought at the market, as "prey". In his free time, he would join others in riding horses and shooting arrows.
Shoot those 'prey'..."
Li Can felt uncomfortable and his face turned pale. According to what Liang Rongrui said, isn't that place in Shenzhou as scary as hell?
Seeing that she was scared, Zhao Ye raised his hand towards her.
Li Can walked over and put his hand on his palm.
Zhao Xi closed his palms and shook them in relief.
Li Can felt the warmth coming from his hands, and his heart suddenly felt much more at ease.
"How can such a magistrate and a fellow magistrate coexist?" Zhao Zhi asked.
"We can't coexist peacefully." Liang Rongrui replied: "There are often partisan disputes between the two of them.
But in the face of external forces, they will work together to defeat the enemy.
They all know that only by firmly taking root in Shenzhou can they continuously support the forces they are attached to."
Li Can listened and felt that this statement was reasonable.
Zhao Zong nodded slightly and asked: "How much do you know about the crimes committed by the two of them?"
There was sweat on Liang Rongrui's forehead: "Your Highness, I know part of what my father-in-law did.
There's another part that I don't know either.
As for He Tongzhi, I don't know much about it. After all, I am from my father-in-law's camp, and I only know that He Tongzhi may have done a few major things."
"Tell me what you know." Zhao Zong ordered.
"Yes." Liang Rongrui responded: "My father-in-law forcibly hoarded a large amount of land by the Chunshen River, which caused many refugees to flee from that area.
He also hid the armor at home. The last time he came back to me, he discussed with me that he would try to find some skilled craftsmen to see if he could make some armor himself.
In addition, he also secretly recruited some soldiers, who were only called servants to the outside world, but their number far exceeded the number prescribed by the prefect..."
In this way, Liang Rongrui kept his family alive and told in detail what his father-in-law had done over the years.
Zhao Ye listened with no emotion on his face, but tightened his grip on Li Can's hand slightly.
Li Can was almost dumbfounded when he heard this. What Liang Rongrui's father-in-law did could no longer be described as lawless.
It seems that Jiangnan is really as high as the mountains and far away from the emperor. A prefect has such courage. Most of the things Liang Rongrui said are enough to destroy the family or even seize the nine clans.
The prefect of Shenzhou is so brave!
After Liang Rongrui finished speaking, Zhao Zhen asked him: "As far as you were involved, are you willing to testify?"
"I do!" Liang Rongrui said without much hesitation.
As long as his family can survive, he can't care about anything else.
Zhao Hao nodded: "In that case, you can go back to the government office first."
Liang Rongrui was stunned when he heard this: "That dog..."
"After you return to the Yamen, everything can be business as usual.
Just pretend that you have never seen me today." Zhao Ye said and stood up.
Liang Rongrui thought for a moment before he realized that His Highness the Crown Prince wanted to keep Liang Zuoxun here to prevent him from revealing His Highness the Crown Prince's whereabouts.
"Yes." He had no choice but to agree.
"If Shenzhou wants to communicate with you, please inform me as soon as possible." Zhao Gong ordered again and led Li Can out.
Liang Zuoxun naturally agreed.
"Wait a minute." Li Can walked to the door, turned around and looked at Liang Rongrui: "There is one more thing."