Li Zhen sat calmly, staring at Lan Weiwen, but had no intention of speaking.
At this moment, the hall was so quiet and the atmosphere was so oppressive that Lan Weiwen felt suffocated. His body was already slightly bowed, but as time went by, Lan Weiwen's waist was bowing lower and lower, even
Beads of sweat began to appear on her forehead. It was already the end of December, the weather was cold, but Lan Weiwen was breaking out in cold sweat, which showed that she was extremely scared.
"thump!"
Lan Weiwen's legs softened and she knelt on the ground.
Li Zhen said: "You know I don't like people kneeling here, so get up."
However, Lan Weiwen still insisted on kneeling on the ground and said almost in tears: "Sir, I am guilty of being humble. I led the government servants to help Yang Fang, aided the tyranny, pretended to be public for personal gain, and violated the Lord. I beg you to convict me."
Li Zhen said in a deep voice: "Get up and speak!"
"yes!"
Lan Weiwen stood up, placed her hands cautiously in front of her, bent her waist, and lowered her head.
Li Zhen asked: "As long as you know you are guilty, let's talk about Yang Fang. From Yang Fang's words, it is enough to infer that Yang Fang has connections with Xu Naizhao, A Liguo, Aitang and others. Since you are brothers with Yang Fang,
You must know the ins and outs of Yang Fang. Carefully explain Yang Fang's affairs clearly. If you miss any key points, if I find out, you will be prepared to die in the line of duty to accompany Yang Nenge."
Lan Weiwen's heart skipped a beat, knowing that Yang Fang had offended Li Zhen and would definitely have a hard time.
With all the foreigners suffering at the hands of Li Zhen, can Yangfang reap the benefits?
Lan Weiwen abandoned Yang Fang and said: "Sir, Yang Fang used to be a clerk at a silk shop when he was young, but he was addicted to gambling. He also stole things from the silk shop, and was finally kicked out of the silk shop.
Yang Fang had no way out, so he joined the church and relied on the church's financial aid to make a living. He also began to learn foreign languages and established relationships with foreigners."
"With his connections with foreigners, Yang Fang started his own business and made some small money. After getting rich, Yang Fang relapsed and started gambling. He soon went bankrupt and lost all his money."
"Yang Fang was forced to wander to Shanghai."
"After arriving in Shanghai, Yang Fang worked in a foreign bank because he could speak foreign languages."
"Although Yang Fang was addicted to gambling, he was generous and popular, and was quickly appreciated by foreigners. Yang Fang once again used the power of foreigners to open a bank in Shanghai, acted as a comprador, and donated officials to get the title of Tongzhi.
"After he gained his identity, Yang Fang colluded with foreigners, sold opium, made loan sharks, and even acted as a thug for foreigners. He quickly accumulated a net worth of several million and became known as the richest man in Shanghai."
After Lan Weiwen finished talking about the history of Yang Fang's fortune, she continued: "When Yang Neng was in charge of the Taoist platform, he also collaborated with Yang Fang, and he was also involved in it, but he didn't gain much. Your Excellency, he is guilty, please.
My lord punishes me."
After Li Zhen heard this, he thought about it carefully.
Yang Fang is obviously a puppet of foreigners, and such people must be eradicated.
Li Zhen thought for a while and asked again: "Yang Fang's family has a fortune of millions. How many private soldiers does it support?"
Lan Weiwen's eyebrows pounded and she secretly said that Li Zhen was old and spicy.
One of the most important reasons why Yang Fang is able to thrive in Shanghai is that Yang Fang has a very powerful private army. Lan Weiwen did not dare to hide it and said honestly: "Sir, there are a total of 100 people in the Yang Fang family.
He has raised two hundred private soldiers. Each private soldier is equipped with a foreign gun. They are all tough and sturdy men and are extremely powerful. Privately, Yang Fang even calls his private soldiers the victorious army."
Li Zhen asked: "Who are the businessmen in Shanghai who have connections with Yangfang?"
Lan Weiwen didn't even think about it and said directly: "Sir, if we talk about connections, all the businessmen in Shanghai have more or less connections with Yang Fang. After all, Yang Fang dominates the Shanghai business world and has tyrannical strength. No one has
Dare to go against Yang Fang. Even if the former Taoist Yang Nengge cooperates with Yang Fang, it depends on Yang Fang's face. It is precisely because of Yang Fang's strength that he dares to be rude to you."
Li Zhen added: "In this case, pulling out Yang Fang will not cause anger and resentment, but clap and celebrate."
"Yes Yes!"
Lan Weiwen knew that Yang Fang was dead and had no hope.
Li Zhen said with a smile: "County Magistrate Lan, your chance to plead guilty has come. Immediately find out the evidence of Yang Fang's past crimes, whether they are murderers and arsonists, embezzlement of other people's property, or even robbed people's wives and daughters.
Find it out. I'll give you an hour to get this thing done, and forget about today's matter. I also warn you, if Yang Fang hears the slightest hint of trouble, don't blame me for being rude. I'm not a civil servant like Yang Nengge.
, I have military power."
Lan Weiwen said: "Don't worry, sir. I can get it done in half an hour. You can see what I'm doing."
After saying that, Lan Weiwen turned and left.
After Lan Weiwen left, Li Zhen ordered: "Come here, please bring the lady."
After a while, Zhou Xiuying had arrived in the hall.
After Zhou Xiuying sat down, she said, "General, do you have anything to do with me?"
Li Zhen rolled his eyes at Zhou Xiuying, completely defeated by the female general. He was still affectionate before, but now he suddenly returned to his original form. However, Li Zhen had no time to flirt with Zhou Xiuying, and said straight to the point: "Xiu
Ying, put on your armor and go to the military camp immediately to notify Yang Banhou. Ask Yang Banhou to take soldiers from the sharp knife special forces to lurk outside the Yang Mansion to monitor the Yang Mansion and prevent Yang Fang and Yang Fugui from escaping. And instruct Huang Shihai to summon soldiers.
Stand by and wait for my orders."
Zhou Xiuying clasped her fists and said, "Yes, I will go and deliver the order right away."
After that, Zhou Xiuying left quickly.
Li Zhen sat alone in the hall, quietly waiting for the news from Lan Weiwen. The appearance of Yang Fang gave Li Zhen an opportunity. By getting rid of Yang Fang, Li Zhen could take this opportunity to integrate the businessmen in Shanghai and Nawei.
For own use.
This is Li Zhen's purpose.
Time passed, and half an hour later, Lan Weiwen appeared outside the hall on time.
At the same time, Lan Weiwen also had a booklet in her hand.
After Lan Weiwen walked into the hall, she saluted Li Zhen, held the booklet in both hands, and said respectfully: "Sir, the booklet records that Yang Fang embezzled other people's property, seized his prostitutes, and sold opium, which harmed the people.
matter."
After Li Zhen took it, he browsed through it quickly.
The records about Yangfang are very detailed, with certain days and months marked, and some even marked specific times.
Li Zhen glanced at Lan Weiwen, showing a hint of surprise.
Unexpectedly, this guy was still holding Yang Fang's hand. He was probably afraid that Yang Fang would bite him back, so he wrote it down. With the things recorded in the book, Li Zhen had a reason to hunt and kill Yang Fang.
Li Zhen stood up abruptly and said: "I have ordered Huang Shihai to mobilize the soldiers. Let's go. First go to the military camp, and then lead the troops to Yang Mansion. See how capable Yang Fang is, and then try the two hundred people trained by Yang Fang.
Can the ever-victorious army escape?"
Lan Weiwen left with Li Zhen, even more afraid of Li Zhen.
Yang Fugui offended Li Zhen, and Yang Fang did not apologize, which immediately led to the destruction of the family.
Being so overbearing, it's like taking revenge overnight. Lan Weiwen was secretly glad in her heart. If he hadn't gone to collect evidence before, but instead informed Yang Fang, he would have suffered the same fate.
Ps: The first early update, please give me flowers.
