Text Volume Chapter 870 Self-punishment Three Cups Luo Andao:
Yue Ting'an's face was filled with a desolate smile, and his voice was extremely vicissitudes of life:
You’ve already harmed my in-laws’ family like this, and you still have the nerve to let me trust you?
Luo An looked at Yue Ting'an with contempt, his tone still indifferent, as if this matter had nothing to do with him:
A look of horror appeared on Yue Ting'an's face.
Listening to Jin Yiwei's work was just out of anger. I thought that by climbing up the big tree of Jin Yiwei and establishing a relationship with Emperor Jiajing, I would be able to honor my ancestors and live a good life in the future, but I never thought that Jin Yiwei would take advantage of me.
Luo An's threat was obvious.
I am here to help you, not to harm you. It seems that you took the blame and suffered a big loss, but you were able to preserve the interests of the majority of the family. This is the best result.
And if you don't take the blame, do you think you can survive? Or can you protect your family?
Go ahead and dream!
Luo An said:
With that said, Luo An stood up and was about to leave as soon as Yue Ting'an made a statement.
Yue Ting's heart was in a state of confusion.
As the most powerful family patriarch in the local area, he is also well-informed. His life experience tells him that if he is disloyal once, he will be disloyal a hundred times, and the Jin Yiwei can no longer be trusted.
But now that Jin Yiwei is willing to come and give him a chance, maybe there really is a glimmer of hope?
There is some truth in what Jin Yiwei said, that is, no matter who starts mining, he must win the support of local officials and gentry. If the prefect's Yamen and Jin Yiwei unite to drive out the Yue family, how will they continue to mine in the future? I heard from various places that people from the imperial court are coming to mine.
Isn't there still a lot of noise?
Luo An said:
Yue Ting'an asked hurriedly:
Luo An answered very simply. Yue Ting'an had too many worries, and he still needed to get real protection instead of Luo An just talking nonsense here.
At this moment, the sound of footsteps came from the corridor of the cell, which was the sound of boots hitting the ground.
But when he saw a man wearing a crimson official robe walking in, Yue Tingan was completely unfamiliar with him at first sight, but from then on, he knew the color of the man's official robe and the patchwork on his chest, as well as his age.
The visitor is most likely the prefect Zhu Hao, who has not been seen in public since arriving in the area.
Luo An cupped his fists.
Zhu Hao returned the favor with his hand, and then walked to the door of Yue Ting'an's cell. Luo An had already stepped aside, leaving the chair empty for Zhu Hao.
Zhu Hao sat down.
Yue Ting'an's eyes were fierce, glaring at Zhu Hao who smiled in return.
Zhu Hao had a narrow look on his face, pretending to be surprised:
Yue Ting'an said:
Zhu Hao smiled and said:
Yue Ting'an was originally ready to agree, but when he saw Zhu Hao's behavior, he became emotional and wanted to fight to the end.
Zhu Hao said:
With that said, Zhu Hao took out the confession from the court that was supposed to be signed by Yue Ting'an.
Yue Tingan gritted his teeth:
Zhu Hao looked at Luo An with a smile and said:
Luo An cupped his fists and said:
Yueting An's eyes are about to burst.
Zhu Hao said: Luo Zhenfu, since I have passed the message to him, let’s give him some time to think about it... Maybe we should prepare something for him to die quickly in case of emergency?”
When Yue Tingan heard this, did he want to threaten him with his life?
Luo An looked at Yue Ting'an coldly and said:
Zhu Hao and Luo An left the cell talking and laughing.
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Yue Ting'an finally saw what it means for officials to protect each other.
Yue Ting'an was studying the confession at night while feeling sorry for himself.
The jailer couldn't listen to the nagging, so he came out and yelled:
Yue Tingan said loudly:
The jailer laughed and said:
At this time, Yue Ting'an felt entangled in his heart.
He was very afraid that even if he confessed, the prefect's Yamen and Jin Yiwei would still regret it and kill him to silence him.
Based on his understanding of the darkness of officialdom, this is very likely to happen.
If not, there may be a glimmer of hope.
but now
The prefect's Yamen and Jin Yiwei gave him a way to survive. If he didn't listen...
In short, you have to bet on pros and cons, it depends on which side you bet on.
That night, he didn't have to sleep. He was worried about his life and tossed and turned. He got up several times to write and put down the pen several times.
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Yue Ting'an finally chose to sign the confession.
Reason told him that if Jin Yiwei really wanted to see him die, then there was no need for Governor Luo Zhen to come to the prison and just kill him, and that would be the end of it.
Since the leader of Jinyiwei is willing to come, it means that he may really want to help him.
Besides, the case has indeed implicated Jin Yiwei. Even if he wanted to take the blame, it would be difficult for him to take all the blame. Just by looking at the confession given to him by the prefect's Yamen, he knew that Jin Yiwei was not afraid of taking responsibility at all. Even if it was Luo An, no matter how big the trouble was.
The most that can happen is just a fine.
The confession was delivered to the capital two days later.
Zhu Si told the contents of the confession in front of all the ministers in the court.
Zhu Si looked very sorry.
It not only shows that Jin Yiwei is involved, but also shows that Jin Yiwei has little responsibility and does not want to severely punish those involved in Jin Yiwei.
Zhu Sidao:
Sun Jiao came out and said:
Zhu Si angrily scolded: "What else are you investigating? With this result, it's not enough? Do you want me to disband Jin Yiwei?"
The emperor was angry.
Letting the emperor punish himself with three cups of wine is considered a good result.
Do you really want the emperor to bring the Jin Yiwei who was working under him to justice, to be exiled and beheaded?