Jinyi champion

Luo An said: "If you agree, your family's assets can basically be preserved, and you don't have to die because of it, but you will be exiled to the frontier. As for your wife and daughter...you can choose to go with you, or stay in the local area to develop .”

Yue Ting'an had a desolate smile on his face, and his voice was incomparably vicissitudes: "Master Luo, can you still trust your words? If I confess, I'm afraid my Yue family will not leave anyone behind?"

You have caused my Yue family to become like this, do you still have the face to make me believe you?

Luo An looked at Yue Ting'an with disdain, and his tone was still indifferent, as if this matter had nothing to do with him: "Master Yue, even if you don't recognize him, do you think your family can still be saved? Whether it's Jinyiwei, Neither the magistrate's yamen nor the local gentry can tolerate you. As long as I have a pot of poisoned wine here, you can 'suicide in fear of crime'."

Yue Ting'an's face showed horror.

Hearing that Jin Yiwei was acting out of anger, he thought that by climbing the big tree of Jin Yiwei and having a relationship with Emperor Jiajing, he would be able to live a good life for his ancestors, but he never thought that Jin Yiwei would take advantage of him.

"I don't need to lie to you, because Jinyiwei is involved in it. Everyone in the government and the public knows it. There is nothing to deny. Even I will be responsible for it. But now Jinyiwei still needs to win the support of the local gentry and let them cooperate. We opened mines together, that's why I left some leeway for your Yue family, and I have done my best, if you don't even cherish the last chance, then don't blame Jin Yiwei for killing the donkey."

The meaning of Luo An's threat is already obvious.

I came to help you, not to harm you. It seems that you took the initiative to take the blame and suffered a big loss, but you can protect the interests of most of the family. This is the best result.

And if you don't take the blame, do you think you can live?Or can you protect your family?
Go dream!

Luo An said: "Now I'll give you the last chance. Tell me. I'll go tell Zhu Zhifu tonight that he will sell my face to Jin Yiwei. If you don't agree, it's up to you. How this case will develop is up to Jin Yiwei himself. They will all be implicated, so I can't care about you."

After speaking, Luo An stood up, waiting for Yue Tingan to make a statement, he was about to leave.

"I...this...why can't people think about it?" Yue Ting was in a state of confusion.

As the most powerful patriarch of the local family, he is also well-informed. His life experience tells him that if he is unfaithful once and does not use it a hundred times, Jin Yiwei is no longer trustworthy.

But now that Jin Yiwei is willing to take the initiative to come to him and give him a chance, maybe it really is a chance?

What Jin Yiwei said made some sense, that is, no matter who opened the mine, he had to win the support of the local officials and gentry. If the magistrate's yamen and Jin Yiwei united to drive the Yue family to extinction, how would they start mining in the future?People from all over the country heard that there were people from the imperial court coming to mine, so is there still a lot of panic?

Luo An said: "Speak, there is no extra time for you to think about it."

Yue Ting'an hurriedly asked: "You confessed, you promise I won't die?"

"Yes."

Luo An answered very simply.

"Then...then how can we ensure..." Yue Ting'an had too many worries, he still wanted to get real guarantees, instead of Luo An's empty talk here all the time.

At this moment, footsteps came from the aisle of the cell, which was the sound of boots hitting the ground.

But when he saw a person in a scarlet official robe walking in, Yue Ting'an was completely unfamiliar at first sight, but from the color of the official uniform on his body, the scarlet patch on his chest, and the age of this person, he knew The person who came was probably Zhu Hao, the prefect who had never shown his face in front of people since he arrived in the local area.

"Prefect Zhu."

Luo An clasped his fists and said.

Zhu Hao bowed his hands to return the salute, and then walked to the door of Yue Ting'an's cell. Luo An had stepped aside and left the chair empty for Zhu Hao.

Zhu Hao sat down.

"you……"

Yue Tingan stared fiercely at Zhu Hao who was smiling.

Zhu Hao had a narrow expression on his face, pretending to be surprised: "Master Yue, do you want to kill me with this look in your eyes? But you seem to hate the wrong person, right? I am a victim, because you are causing trouble locally. He was also implicated and taken by Jin Yiwei for interrogation for several days."

Yue Tingan said: "Prefect Zhu was implicated because the pig iron from the mine was transported away, it has nothing to do with us."

Zhu Hao said with a smile: "Your news is quite well-informed, but it's okay. Governor Luo must have made it clear to you. If you take the initiative to take responsibility, then the matter will stop here and there is no need to get involved. If you insist on being obsessed , if the case gets serious, your Yue family may really...hehe."

Originally, Yue Ting'an was going to agree, but when he saw Zhu Hao's "face", he became emotional and wanted to fight to the end.

Zhu Hao said: "Still waiting for the people you sent to the capital to lobby, hoping to hear good news? Don't expect it! The crimes of your Yue family were actually clearly stated in court. I believe that no one would dare to get involved in this This case involves a dispute between His Majesty and Yang Zhongtang of the current dynasty. Whoever dares to plunge into it will be drowned! This pool of water is much deeper than you think.

"The only person who can protect you now is Jin Yiwei, because they are also afraid that this matter will continue to be implicated and expand. Therefore, while Jin Yiwei is discussing cooperation with the Ministry of Households to open a mine, the two sides have reached a consensus, that is, calm down and avoid the situation from expanding as much as possible. Reduce the impact on His Majesty's reputation.

"Perhaps someone will try to pass on a message to you in the future, making you grit your teeth and persevere. Someone wants to escalate the matter, but at that point, you can't protect yourself, let alone the Yue family. Why do you need to fight meaninglessly?

"Here is the confession. You refused to admit it in the court. At that time, you hoped that Jin Yiwei would come out to protect you. Now Jin Yiwei Luo Zhenfu sent you a way of life. If you still refuse to accept it, it would be a pity. !"

As he said that, Zhu Hao took out the confession in the court that should have been signed by Yue Ting'an.

"If there is something wrong, you can fill it in by yourself. The pen, ink, paper and inkstone have been prepared, and the supplement is complete. The signature painting will be postponed, and we will have another hall tomorrow. Then you can go to the border guards of the mountains and seas. It's nearby. I don't need you." Wouldn’t it be better to go to the bitter cold place in the northwest than to leave your hometown?”

Yue Ting'an gritted his teeth: "Prefect Zhu is really thoughtful."

Zhu Hao looked at Luo An with a smile and said, "It's not that I'm careful, it's Jin Yiwei who takes into account all interests, isn't that right?"

Luo An clasped his fists and said, "They are all doing things for His Majesty and the court, and I dare not be greedy for credit!"

Yue Ting's eyes were about to burst.

Zhu Hao said: "Commissioner Luo Zhen, since you have passed the message to him, you should give him some time to think about it... Maybe you should prepare something for him to die quickly, just in case?"

When Yue Tingan heard it, was he trying to threaten him with his life?
Luo An looked at Yue Ting'an coldly and said, "If he refuses to admit it, he can only do business. Jin Yiwei is not afraid of trouble, and I hope that the prefect Zhu will show mercy when the case is being tried."

"Sure, sure. Let's go, let's go drink!"

Zhu Hao chatted and laughed with Luo An and left the cell.

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……

Yue Ting'an finally saw what it meant to be protected by officials.

"The two groups of people who were at odds before, can treat my Yue family as victims just because they are officials, and openly ask others to take the blame? Who will they deal with in the future, and they can't deal with officials and family members!"

Yue Ting'an was studying the confession at night while complaining about himself.

The jailer couldn't hear the nagging, so he came out and yelled, "Don't open your eyes, why are you arguing? If you are told to write, write it quickly, and send it to your lord after you finish writing. It's as if no one in your Yue family has ever been an official before..."

Yue Tingan said loudly: "There are too many families with people in the local court, do you dare to pull out all the yamen?"

The jailer sneered and said, "At least they didn't open their eyes and go against the government. How dare you take people to the court's mine to make trouble? I really don't know how to write death, do you? It's explained to you. You have finished your confession. I'll transport you away tomorrow, if you don't confess, just wait for the meal of decapitation!"

At this time, Yue Ting'an was in a dilemma.

He was very afraid that even if he confessed, the magistrate's office and Jin Yiwei would still go back on their word 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 still be a glimmer of life.

But now the magistrate's yamen and Jin Yiwei have given him a way to survive, if he doesn't listen...

In short, both pros and cons are a gamble, depending on which side you are betting on.

That night, he didn't have to sleep, he tossed and turned in worry about his own life, got up several times to start writing, and put down the pen several times.

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Yue Ting'an finally chose to sign the confession.

Rationality told him that if Jin Yiwei really wanted to see him die, there was no need for Governor Luo to go to the prison, just kill him directly, and it would be over once and for all.

Since the leader of Jinyiwei is willing to come, it means that he may really want to help him.

Besides, Jin Yiwei has indeed been implicated in this case, even if he wanted to take responsibility, it would be difficult for him to take all the responsibility. Just looking at the confession given to him by the magistrate'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 At best, it's nothing more than a fine.

The confession was sent to the capital two days later.

Zhu Si told the contents of the confession in front of all the ministers in the court.

"...The local magistrate has inspected the Jinyiwei, and learned that the local family misinterpreted the meaning of the Jinyiwei and brought people to the mine to make trouble. As a result, they never thought that the situation would escalate. If the Jinyiwei was at fault, then the local family is also responsible. Not small. Now it has caused local chaos, and it should be made up for.”

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: "The local magistrate has made a verdict to let the guilty criminals involved in the case be exiled to the frontier, and their ancestral property will not be confiscated, and those involved in the Jinyiwei case will be demoted and retained. Ladies and gentlemen, what's your opinion?"

Sun Jiao came out and said, "Your Majesty, this case should be handed over to the Ministry of Criminal Justice and Dali Temple for further investigation."

Zhu Si scolded angrily: "What else is there to investigate? Isn't it okay with this result? Do you want me to disband Jinyiwei?"

The emperor was angry.

Let the emperor punish himself with three cups, which is considered a very good result.

Could it be that he really wanted the emperor to punish Jin Yiwei, who was working under his command, and also flee and behead him?
Zhu Sidao: "Now that the case is closed, the local magistrate will no longer stay in office. Zhu Hao, who respects Taoism, when he returns to Beijing to report on his duties, what kind of official position should be made for him. I want to hear the opinions of your family!"

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