nine thousand years old

86 Threat
Qingzhou government office!

The sun was dazzling, and the air was hot and dry, but in the front hall of the mansion, the light was a little dim, and the air was a little cool. A group of prominent figures in Qingzhou were sitting together to discuss the arrival of the imperial envoy.

On the main seat was a middle-aged man with a slightly bloated figure, a round face, and a slightly greasy complexion. He was leaning on the seat, holding a cup of steaming fragrant tea in his hand, with With the color of arrogance.

This person is the Prime Minister of Qingzhou, Zhao Jin. Next to him, there are several big families in Qingzhou, as well as Wu Hai, the head catcher. Judging by the seat number, these big families have wrinkled faces, gray hair, and hale eyes. This old man is not an ordinary person, but the largest family in Qingzhou, the head of the Li family, Li Songjian, who is in charge of most of the grain trading in Qingzhou, as well as the silk business and so on.

Although there is a severe drought in Qingzhou now, the year of natural disasters, the people are struggling to live, but these people are still well-clothed, most of the clothes on their bodies are silk and satin, and even their tea is the best new tea sent from the south of the Yangtze River.

"Everyone, I have received news that the imperial envoy will arrive in Qingzhou in three days. How are you preparing?"

After a cup of tea time, Zhao Jin glanced at everyone, and asked with a trace of nervousness in his tone.

What Su Hanyun did in Chang'an City is known all over the world. He brought down Xiong Yuting and tried his best to eliminate Zhou An, Chen Bingli and other three families. He was definitely not a simple person. He dared not be careless in the face of such a person.

"Don't worry, Mr. Fu Cheng, everything is well prepared, and no one will find anything unusual!"

The Patriarch of the Li Family, Li Songjian stroked his gray beard and said with a calm smile,
"In these days, several of our major merchants have already collected all the exchanged grain, and will not leak half a grain, and the shopkeepers, shopkeepers, etc. who know the merchants have also made arrangements, and no one will not have eyes to come out and cause trouble! "

"Yes, even if he wants to investigate, he will never find any clues!"

"Don't worry, Mr. Fu Cheng!"

The rest of the merchants also said confidently, they didn't take Su Hanyun seriously at all. From their point of view, no matter how powerful Su Hanyun was, he was only stationed in Chang'an City, and could he extend his hand to Qingzhou?

impossible!

Here, they are the real local snakes, the earth emperors!

"Captain Wu, what's going on with you there?"

Zhao Jin nodded to several merchants, then looked at the burly middle-aged man with gray temples, and said,
"What happened to those hungry people who asked you to clean up? Speaking of which, these guys are the biggest accident. Once someone makes trouble and the imperial envoy notices something strange, even if we are prepared, it will not be a good thing!"

"How much it will affect this official!"

"Master Fucheng, don't worry!"

Wu Hai clasped his fists in both hands, with a look of indifference on his face, he said with a smile,

"Yesterday, most of the refugees were cleared out, and they were driven a few miles away, and it was in the southeast direction. The imperial envoy came from the northwest direction, and he would never see it. As for the city, basically all the people have explained it."

"In this Qingzhou City, no one dares to openly oppose us, nothing will happen!"

"The only variable now is that Qin Zhong. I heard that Xing Qiang is leading people around to find evidence for him. He wants to prove his innocence. His subordinates are worried..."

Speaking of Xing Qiang, even as the head arrester, Wu Hai did not dare to underestimate him. This guy is good at solving cases. If he is really allowed to find some clues, he is likely to get Qin Zhong out.

That old man is a fearless master, if he gets out of the prison, everything will be in trouble!
"That's a problem!"

Zhao Jin nodded slightly, a cold light flashed in his eyes, after pondering for a moment, he said in a dark voice,

"Since Qin Zhong is the only one left, then use some methods from him!"

"Wu Butou, you go with the old man to the prison, have a good talk with him, let him confess his crime obediently, and then put the Xingqiang into the prison together, so that they can't make any trouble!"

"Yes!"

The merchants left under the leadership of Li Songjian, while Zhao Jin, accompanied by Wu Hai, went to Qingzhou Prison.

The light was dim, and there was a faint sour smell in the cramped space. The prison, which was not very spacious at first, was extremely crowded because of the arrest of a lot of hungry people who made trouble recently, and the cell was already overcrowded!

Scolding, cursing, and painful wailing sounded endlessly, making the surroundings extremely chaotic. Accompanied by Wu Hai, Zhao Jin went to the depths of the cell, where there was a relatively quiet cell with a pale complexion and disheveled hair. Qin Zhong sat cross-legged on the weed mat, his face full of sadness and indignation.

"Zhao Jin!"

Seeing Zhao Jin and others appear, Qin Zhong's eyes burst into unconcealable anger, he jumped up from the ground, grabbed the cell's railing and asked in a mournful voice,

"What are you doing here?"

"This old man tells you, no matter what you want to do, this old man will never compromise. What you did in Qingzhou is outrageous and unconscionable!"

"This old man must tell the world about your evil deeds!"

"Let you beasts who eat human flesh and drink human blood get the punishment you deserve!"

"Tsk tsk..."

Zhao Jin looked at Qin Zhong's impassioned expression, with unconcealable disdain on the corners of his round mouth, he snorted faintly, ordered someone to bring over a bench, sat on it, and said with a smile,
"Master Qin is really righteous!"

"Zhao admires it!"

"but……"

At this point, Zhao Jin's eyes suddenly became gloomy. With an unconcealable gloomy look on his face, he sneered,
"You are righteous, can you guarantee that your family members are also righteous? Does your wife and daughter want to die as generously as you?"

"Miss Qin, it's said that the water is very fresh. If something unexpected happens to you, can you bear it in your heart? Or can your wife bear it?"

"you……"

When Qin Zhong heard this sentence, his expression changed immediately, and he was overwhelmed by unconcealable gloom, and roared sadly,

"you are not human!"

"You dare to touch a single hair of my daughter..."

"Ha ha……"

Before he could finish speaking, Zhao Jin interrupted with a sneer and said,

"So what? Even if you're a ghost, you won't let this old man go? Huh, you're just talking about a dream. In this city of Qingzhou, this old man says nothing. If you want to punish you, you will be punished. Do you think what this old man said is a lie?"

"Qin Zhong, I will tell you at the end!"

"Plead guilty obediently. This old man can let your wife and daughter leave Qingzhou safely, and live a good life in the future. Otherwise, this old man will make you regret it for the rest of your life!"

"Do you understand?"

"you……"

Qin Zhong's face collapsed, and his eyes were full of unconcealable entanglement. If Zhao Jin threatened him, or tortured him, he could hold on, but the other party threatened him with his daughter and wife. , he didn't know what to do!

I was born in a poor family, and I studied hard for ten years. My wife took care of the housework, and I never let myself suffer the slightest grievance. These years, I have always supported me, and my daughter has just...

He didn't want them to suffer because of him!
However, thinking of the starving people who were driven out of Qingzhou City, and the official food that Zhao Jin and others were greedy for ink, he hated these people so much that he just let them go?How can you be worthy of the tens of thousands of people in Qingzhou?
"I will give you a stick of incense time to think about it!"

Zhao Jin stared at him for a moment, the disdain on the corner of his mouth gradually became stronger, then he waved to Wu Hai behind him and said,
"After a stick of incense, if Mr. Qin doesn't cooperate, you can take someone to the Qin family. Mrs. Qin, there is no need for old and decrepit ones, just kill them immediately!"

"Miss Qin, take it home and enjoy it. If you've had enough, sell it to a kiln where thousands of people can ride on tens of thousands of pillows..."

"Yes!"

With a gloomy face, Wu Hai sneered, and then he was ready to give instructions.

"Stop it, you beasts!"

Qin Zhong's eyes widened suddenly, bloodshot inside, like a beast, he rushed to the door of the prison, roaring frantically,
"The old man agrees!"

"I promise you..."

"Tsk tsk..."

A smug smile appeared on Zhao Jin's face, and he put the confession letter on Qin Zhongnian again, sneering,

"Then why are you still standing there? Put your handprint on it..."

(End of this chapter)