Chapter Three Hundred and Thirty-Six Master Du Tuo Gu
Chapter 336 Mr. Du Tuo Gu
Participating in the raiding of large households is one of the most popular things for all officers and soldiers. The officers and soldiers who came from the Gaoyou camp in the middle of the night were all filled with joy after hearing Master Li's instructions. They thought that this new town was really interesting, so they gave it to them as soon as they met.
Got a great gift.
Li You was half worried that one or two of the Du family's father and son would take advantage of the chaos, and half was planning to deliberately create an atmosphere of despair. He shouted loudly: "After my official's open and covert investigation, the Du family's father and son have committed numerous crimes! They have both trafficked huge amounts of money.
There are some serious cases involving people's lives, and what they did is not allowed by heaven's laws. They are serious crimes! Whoever dares to let someone go will not be pardoned until the army is ready to kill him!"
Those crimes are about to be carried out, and they will either be beheaded or sent to the army for hard labor, and the Du family's foundation will be completely destroyed. Mr. Du almost yelled, you just stayed in the guest room of the mansion for two hours, and you are doing nothing to investigate openly or secretly! Although he
It is true that he has done many cases, and he considers himself not a good person, but it cannot be found out in a short time. Li You's trick is clearly to kill first and report later without following procedures!
However, Mr. Du still couldn't figure out why Jin Wanwan's son-in-law wanted to punish him and put on such a serious posture? It would be of no benefit to Mr. Li at all.
First of all, he has not offended Li You. It was just a misunderstanding tonight. He has already sincerely apologized and cannot continue to fight.
So it's money? But Li You's father-in-law, Jin Yuanwai, is not a stingy person. If his promising son-in-law really needs money, he will definitely help him. He is a man who is said to be a millionaire, and it is better to miss a little.
There was a lot of money taken away from the Du Mansion, so why did Li You work so hard and take risks to amass money by plundering the Du Mansion?
Moreover, the Du family has been loyal and reliable to Jin Wanwan for many years, and is highly valued by members of the Jin family. If Mr. Li wants to suddenly uproot the Du family, isn't he afraid that he will offend his father-in-law and lose more than he gains?
Mr. Du had heard that Mr. Li did not deal with the salt merchants and had been trying his best to suppress the salt merchants. He also thought that Li You wanted to use the Du family case to repair the salt merchants?
But the Du family is transporting private salt. It has little to do with the official salt merchants and has no contact with them on weekdays. How can it be used as a tool to crack down on the official salt merchants? If the private salt lords are eliminated, the salt merchants will just applaud and applaud.
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Going to the extreme, does Mr. Li want to use the Du family's crimes as a basis to deal with his father-in-law Jin Wanwan? That is even more of a joke. The Du family just took advantage of Gaoyou's geographical location to receive illegal salt from the designated salt field and transport it to the designated location.
That's all, even if the Du family is turned upside down, no direct relationship with Yuan Jin can be found.
Even if you want to follow the clues, the members of the Jin Dynasty are not vegetarians. How can they sit idly by and ignore such a big movement? Counterattack or not, it is easy to destroy evidence and cut off clues.
There are seven inches to hit a snake. If you want to deal with Jin Wanwan, anyone with some fighting skills will know that the place to start is at the top. Catching the minions is useless, so it doesn't make much sense to capture the Du family. What's more, with Jin Wanwan's
How can latent forces be able to frame and finalize cases at will like ordinary people?
The more Mr. Du thought about it, the more confused he became, as if he was scratching his heart with fingers. He couldn't figure out Mr. Li's true intention, so he couldn't think of any countermeasures. He wished he could open Li You's head and see what was inside.
There is a saying that the ignorant are fearless, but for some people, having traces to follow makes people feel at ease, and unknown things are the most uncomfortable.
If Li You knew Mr. Du's psychological activities, he would definitely laugh three times. He likes such thoughtful opponents the most.
On the other hand, what Mr. Li is most afraid of is simple-minded, impulsive opponents, because he cannot judge the opponent's next move. Fortunately, in the officialdom, there are fewer and fewer such characters.
Gossip aside, the search for people in the Du Mansion went smoothly. First, because the leader of the Du family had been arrested, and there was no backbone among the rest of the people. Naturally, there was no way to cause trouble. A few thugs who resisted sporadically were all killed.
Second, because Mr. Du had previously ordered that there be a wedding at home tonight, most of the people in the house did not sleep, and it would save more time to focus on the arrest.
Suddenly, a sudden happy event in the Du Mansion turned into a funeral. More than 200 people, men, women, old and young, were driven into the front yard, standing under the blazing fire, waiting for their fate in panic.
Li You glanced at the group of female relatives and saw Yu Wan'er. As expected, she followed Shan Ruliu and ran back early without attracting anyone's attention.
The other female family members were either lowering their heads and crying, wiping away tears, or sighing with sad faces. Only Lady Yu looked up at Mr. Li in a daze, and she stood out among the crowd.
It's not that she can't understand, it's that the world is changing too fast. Mr. Li was supposed to be a caged bird, so why did Mr. Du follow Mr. Li out in a blink of an eye and throw himself into a trap?
The army she deceived with her urgent report actually became Mr. Li's ready-made minions. No wonder Mr. Li simply let her go to report the news two hours ago, and deliberately said so many unreasonable words to disturb her mind...
What's even weirder is that under normal circumstances, it should be extortion, seeking some benefits as compensation, and the matter will be settled. After all, there is no life-or-death feud. According to the rules of the world, Master Du can just admit defeat. Then why did Mr. Li do this?
Raising troops and mobilizing a large number of people, with a fierce attitude of trying to eradicate the Du family?
Could it be that Mr. Li is really interested in her beauty and wants to avenge himself? Yu Wan'er has always thought that she is a smart woman. She has never been deceived or deceived in the ten years she has been in the world, but at this moment, she suddenly feels that her brain is not enough.
Thanks to the inefficiency of mass communication in this era, fortunately Yu Wan'er didn't know that Jin Wanwan and Li You had a relationship seven or eight days ago, otherwise she would have fallen into the same confusing situation as Mr. Du. But it is already confusing enough.
Now, are you still lurking or not, tolerant or not?
Li Zhenfu stood on the steps of the lobby surrounded by officers and soldiers, and spoke majestically to the crowd. "Your Du family has committed many evil deeds and repeatedly violated the laws. You should have wiped out the entire family! But I thought you must have been coerced."
Regardless of whether you are a concubine, a slave, or a thug in the counting house, if you are willing to report and report, you can come into the house and talk to me personally, and I will also record your merits and pardon you, and you will do what you say!"
When Mr. Li finished speaking, the situation became cold... No one in the Du family was willing to stand up and make meritorious deeds. After waiting for a while, it was still the same.
There was also a reason for the cold scene. Du Zhengjian and Mr. Du were still in prestige. At this time, he was also detained nearby and watched everyone, and everyone was still afraid.
Secondly, everyone felt that there was someone above Mr. Du. Otherwise, why could he have been running rampant for so many years? If Mr. Du was released again in a few days, whoever came forward to report today would be completely miserable.
Third, the loyalty has not completely dissipated, and I understand the truth that if one loses, both will lose, and the other will prosper.
Du Zhengjian is good at running a family. There is no particularly despicable person among the 200 people in the house. I don’t know how long he can persist. Mr. Li has always believed that loyalty is only because the price of betrayal is not enough.
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Seeing this, Li You seemed to be gritting his teeth and threatened with murderous intent: "You think the law does not punish everyone and everyone wants to share the crime? I have plenty of places to detain criminals. A den of robbers with 200 people is nothing! You can't avoid the death penalty, and you can't escape the life penalty.
! I hate evil by nature, and I hate strong men and bullies the most. I would rather kill three thousand by mistake than let one go! You don’t want to be lucky, don’t shed tears without seeing the coffin, the coffin is only worth a few coins! "
When General Wu Ba of the Yangzhou Camp and Zhang Ba of the Gaoyou Camp heard Li Zhenfu's murderous words, they couldn't help but be shocked. Mr. Li was going to frantically create a murder case for everyone? He would rather kill three thousand people by mistake than let one go. Even their military attachés
After hearing this, I felt bloody...
Still no one came out. I don't know whether it was because Li Zhenfu was frightened or because he didn't believe it.
Li You then ordered: "In this case, I will personally order the person!"
He confidently pointed to a young domestic slave of Du Mansion below: "Take it out!"
Several wolf-like soldiers broke into the crowd and captured the person pointed out by Mr. Li. Without saying anything, he was held down in the open space in front of the hall and given a good beating. Not long after, he was half dead.
There is no air coming in and no air coming out.
Li You pointed at several more casually, and those who won the big prize were pulled out and beaten hard regardless of life or death.
Unspeakable emotions of horror gradually spread among the crowd in the Du Mansion. The men all looked stiff, fearing that Mr. Li would touch them next, while the sobbing of women and children turned into cries.
General Manager Zhang from Gaoyou camp shook his head secretly. He could have taken him back and slowly tortured him for interrogation. Why would he be left here to linger? It's really baffling.
As if the cry attracted Mr. Li's attention, he turned his attention to the women and children, then raised his finger and pointed at a woman and said: "Are you a concubine of the Du family? Come out!"
Yu Wan'er was dumbfounded because she was the one that Mr. Li pointed at. But everything she knew had already been told in the guest room. What should she say now? She probably wanted to ask her to retell the murder of her father and brother on the spot.
thing?
She walked from the crowd to the steps and said, "A civilian woman..."
Mr. Li frowned and said, "People talk too much, come into the room and talk!"
In full view of everyone, Mrs. Yu followed Li You into the hall, and vaguely saw them entering the inner room, while all the guards were driven out.
Time passed by in the long wait. It was also a quarter of an hour or maybe half an hour. The east had already turned a bit white, the sky was dimly lit, and a new day was about to be revealed.
In the silence of the whole courtyard, suddenly the door of the room opened, and Mr. Li walked out first, looking extremely arrogant and proud.
Everyone cast their gaze behind him again, and saw Mrs. Yu, with her hair on the temples and disheveled clothes. There was a trace of thought-provoking crimson on each cheek, but her expression was indifferent, as if she was heartbroken.
It's really mind-blowing... Everyone in the courtyard enviously imagined countless plots while looking at Yu Wan'er with disdain. This was just selling themselves for glory.
Master Du saw it clearly and screamed. He was furious, full of rage, and filled with hatred. He struggled desperately and tried to rush forward, but the soldiers around him slashed him to the ground with the back of their swords. He rolled on the ground in pain.
Li You was completely unaware of the strange looks around him, and ordered the two commanders: "Only capture the Du family's father, son, wife and concubines as the main culprits, and never question the other threats."
In just one sentence, the meaning is very clear. Except for Du Zhengjian, his son, his wife and concubines, everyone else in the house should be let go, and no one will be held accountable for their crimes!
The maids, domestic slaves, stewards, accountants, nursing homes, servants, etc., have all been cruelly and brutally tortured by Li Zhenfu before. Their inhumanity was so frightening that they were frightened and their livers and gallbladders were split. They only thought that they would not be able to escape today.
, he must be tortured in a dark prison, and it looks like it will be difficult to get out.
Unexpectedly, it was really dawn at dawn! When Mr. Li appeared again, he let them go. This turning point was like coming back to life after having escaped from hell. I was so surprised that I couldn't believe it.
What is the reason? People in the Du Mansion subconsciously focused their attention on Madam Yu. She was still neither happy nor sad, and stood behind Mr. Li with her head lowered. But this time, everyone's eyes were no longer contemptuous, but full of gratitude and sympathy.
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Li Zhenfu would not change his temper for no reason. Looking at this situation, Mrs. Yu must have begged Master Li hard and sacrificed her life to get this result.
Everyone also remembered that although Mrs. Yu was regarded as a concubine in the palace, she was really protective of herself. Even the master respected and loved her and could not bear to force her. But in order to escape from Li Zhenfu's hands, she did not hesitate to become a thief.
They are all small people and have not read many books. But Mrs. Yu's behavior, to those who have benefited from crawling back from the gate of hell, is the Bodhisattva sentiment of sacrificing one's life to feed tigers to save people who are in trouble. Ask yourself, they
Are the deaths of these despicable people worth Mrs. Yu's sacrifice of herself?
Li You ordered again: "Take your troops back to camp!"
More than a dozen people, old and young, from the Du family, from Du Zhengjian, who was in his fifties, to his two-year-old child, from Mr. Du's wife to the eldest son's concubine, were escorted out one by one and were ready to go. Even the nominal concubine, Mrs. Yu, was deliberately or unintentionally
Ignored.
Mr. Du had a feeling of despair. Judging from various circumstances, Li You was definitely going to kill them all. He had already had this realization in his life, and he always had to pay back when he came out to live in trouble. But what he didn't expect was that,
In the end, he actually became a fool. What did Li You think?
At this time, Mrs. Yu suddenly walked through the crowd, ran in front of Mr. Li with small steps, knelt down on the ground and kowtowed, ignoring the dirt on the ground, and her forehead banged on the bricks.
She said resolutely: "Master Du buried his father and brother lavishly, adopted civilian women, and was very kind and virtuous to the civilian women! If you are not willing to release me, you will have nothing to repay him in this life! If he deserves what he deserves, how can the child deserve it! I beg you, sir.
With this bit of blood from the Du family left behind, the women are willing to try their best to raise them to repay Master Du's kindness! Otherwise, how can the women endure the humiliation and live in shame and live in this world? They can only die in front of you and repay the kindness in the next life!"
Countless eyes of reverence intertwined with Madam Yu again. What a great woman. She started to worry about her again. Li Zhenfu had already let her go, but the consequences of offending Li Zhenfu now would be serious.
But I saw Mr. Li standing there in surprise for a long time, as if he was also shocked by Madam Yu's virtue. After a while, he solemnly straightened his face, bowed his hands respectfully and said: "I don't want to see a heroic and righteous woman among women today.
I am very lucky to be an official! I deeply respect you, and I will do as you wish, with all your integrity!"
For some reason, there were continuous cheers in the courtyard. Everyone yearns for a bright corner in their hearts. The high righteousness of the ancients can only be found in books. How can you not be lucky to see such an ancient scene with your own eyes?
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Master Du Zhengjian handed the baby to Madam Yu with tears in his eyes, and said with tears: "The Du family will entrust Madam Yu to the future." He felt extremely guilty. His act of secretly killing Madam Yu's father and brother was really bad, and now he regrets it.
, but let this matter be buried in his heart until death.
Yu Wan'er hugged the young master of the Du family and watched the long procession go away with a distracted look.
At this moment, the Du Mansion is devastated. Although there are many deacons and various deacons, the master's family only has a two-year-old young master left, and the concubine Yu Niangzi, who has saved the lives of all the servants and was entrusted by the master of the family in times of crisis...
