I, Jiajing, successfully cultivated immortality

Chapter 527 Windfall
The development of the matter did not go beyond Hai Rui's expectation. After Jiaxiang County magistrate Zhou Wande sent people to spread the news, there was an uproar in the local area, and the people talked about it.

At this moment, at a tea stand outside Jiaxiang County, several customers began to discuss this matter.

"Hey, have you heard that the lord sent by the imperial court to investigate the case took him away in front of the head of the Zeng family in the Zongsheng Temple today!"

"What, did that lord eat the guts of a bear? He dared to oppose the Zeng family. Where did he get the confidence? You know, this Zeng family is not easy!"

"Yes, that's right, this Zeng family not only has someone in the court, but also has a very good relationship with Yan Shenggong!"

"Hmph, superficial, do you know who is the lord who was sent by the court to investigate the case this time? Let me tell you, that lord is a high-ranking official from the Inspectorate. His name seems to be Hai...Hai Rui? "

Just when the local people were discussing this topic in full swing.

On the other hand, the remaining members of the Zeng clan also found out through various channels that Hai Rui was interrogating the detainees from the Zeng clan at the Jiaxiang county government office.

At this moment, in the room, after taking Zeng Hong's pulse, the doctor turned around, looked at the concerned Zeng clan member not far away, and exhorted him.

"He must rest during the next period of time, and he must not be exposed to any stimulation again. Do you understand?"

"Okay, doctor!"

Seeing this situation, the doctor immediately withdrew his gaze and said to himself.

"Next, I'll prescribe a prescription for you, you just need to apply the medicine according to it!"

"Angelica three cents, deer antler six cents, schisandra two cents..."

The doctor hadn't finished speaking, only the sound of hurried footsteps came from outside.

Not long after, the door of the room was pushed open vigorously, and several members of the Zeng clan who looked panic-stricken entered one after another. They immediately turned their attention to Zeng Hong who was resting on the bed, and reported out of breath.

"Clan...patriarch, no...it's not good, that Hai Rui sent someone to release the news, saying that our Zeng family has something to do with the White Lotus Sect, and anyone involved in it has been taken to prison by him, and now he is Jiaxiang county government office, interrogate our people!"

The doctor's face immediately changed when he heard the words. Just as he was about to speak out, he saw Zeng Hong who was lying on the bed and sat up suddenly.

After listening to the report of the tribe, Zeng Hong's face suddenly became extremely ugly. A boundless anger filled his chest. He gritted his teeth and struggled to get up from the bed.

After repeated attempts to no avail, he barely supported half of his body and said in a deep voice.

"Hai Rui, my Zeng family will never forgive you. I must let you know what will happen to my Zeng family if you anger me!"

Seeing this situation, the few members of the Zeng clan who came to report wanted to ask Zeng Hong what to do next.

But before they opened their mouths, Zeng Hong suddenly vomited blood, and his spirit visibly weakened. After losing his support, Zeng Hong fell down on the bed again.

Seeing this, everyone panicked and hurried forward, asking the doctor for help.

"Doctor, the patriarch is vomiting blood, please save him!"

"Patriarch, you must be fine!"

"If something happens to you, our Zeng family will be ruined! Doctor, hurry up, save the patriarch..."

……

Just as the Zeng family was in a hurry, the Jiaxiang county government was in the prison.

Ever since the Zeng clan headed by Zeng Xian, the patriarch of the Nanzong branch, was brought into the prison in Jiaxiang County, what awaited them was the torture of Jin Yiwei.

Especially Zeng Qing, who had left his name on the confession before, received special care from Jin Yiwei.

At this moment, in the prison, after being tortured by Jin Yiwei, Zeng Qing was already on the verge of death. His hair was disheveled and his head drooped weakly.

The bright red blood ran down the chin, dripping to the ground non-stop, making a 'slap' and 'slap' sound.

Seeing this situation, Guan Rui, a hundred households of Jinyiwei, immediately gave instructions to the Jinyiwei who was in charge of torture.

"Wash him up and continue to torture him!"

"Yes, my lord!"

Earlier, after enduring Jin Yiwei's punishment, Zeng Qing had been tortured to the point where he was not a human being, and there were not a few good pieces of meat left on his body.

Not only that, but there are various scars all over his body, and some wounds are constantly oozing blood.

Soon after that, Jin Yiwei stepped forward and poured a bucket of cold water mixed with salt down Zeng Qing's head.

The moment the salt water touched his body, Zeng Qing woke up suddenly. The burning pain from his whole body almost drove him crazy. It's useless to try to break free.

In an instant, Zeng Qing's mournful howling sounded in the prison, making people shudder.

And Guan Rui, a hundred households of Jinyiwei, has been watching coldly from the beginning to the end.

Seeing that Zeng Qing's voice gradually subsided, Guan Rui immediately stepped forward and asked.

"Why, is Jin Yiwei's punishment easy to bear, do you want to talk about it?"

When Zeng Qing heard this, he didn't respond in any way, he just hung his head and kept repeating the previous sentence.

"I... I don't know anything, I was wronged..."

When Guan Rui heard this, the expression on his face suddenly became extremely gloomy, and he snorted coldly, and immediately opened his mouth.

"Hmph, I really can't shed tears until I see the coffin. Let me give you a taste of the "Three Needles of the King of Hell"!"

While talking, Guan Rui unhurriedly took out the steel needle from his bosom, and explained to himself.

"Do you know how the name "Hell King Three Needles" came about? It means that no matter how tough you meet, you will open your mouth after three needles!"

After Guan Rui finished speaking, he plunged the steel needle in his hand into Zeng Qing's spine. In an instant, Zeng Qing felt an unspeakable pain gradually spread. Throwing his head back, he banged against the post that bound him, trying to relieve the pain.

But because his hands and feet were tightly bound, Zeng Qing failed to fulfill his wish. Later, as his struggle became more and more severe, the sharp pain became more and more clear, and the expression on Zeng Qing's face was extremely ferocious. , his eyes were full of begging, and his mouth was still whimpering.

Seeing this, Guan Rui immediately pulled out the steel needle from Zeng Qing's spine. After a while, seeing the unspeakable pain relieved, the expression on Zeng Qing's face became calm again.

At this moment, Zeng Qing's clothes were already soaked with sweat, and he was seizing this rare opportunity to breathe heavily, panting heavily.

Just when Zeng Qing thought he could breathe a sigh of relief, Guan Rui's playful voice rang in his ears again.

"How does the "Three Injections of Hades" taste? Do you want another injection?"

After Guan Rui finished speaking, he made a gesture to pierce the steel needle in his hand. Seeing this, Zeng Qing's pupils shrank suddenly, and he shook his head like a rattle, and said with a sob.

"Please don't pierce anymore, I said, I said everything!"

Guan Rui saw that Zeng Qing still couldn't stand the punishment in the end, so he chose to tell the whole story. An inexplicable smile appeared on his face, and he opened his mouth immediately.

"Hmph, wouldn't it be alright earlier?"

After that, Guan Rui turned his gaze to Jin Yiwei, who was in charge of recording the statement, and gave instructions.

"I'll write down everything he said later, word for word!"

When the Jin Yiwei on the side heard this, he immediately looked stern and responded in a deep voice.

"Yes, my lord!"

After instructing Jin Yiwei, Guan Ruixuan turned his gaze to Zeng Qing, and said unhurriedly.

"Speak up, tell me everything you know!"

"My lord, the thing is like this, half a year ago..."

After listening to Zeng Qing's narration, Guan Rui couldn't help but sneer: "Humph, your Zeng family is doing business without capital. You only need to stand up secretly and don't need to take too much risk, you can easily take those people's hands. Squeeze out all the remaining wealth!"

After Guan Rui finished speaking, he immediately turned his gaze to the Jin Yiwei who was in charge of recording, and asked.

"Is everything recorded?"

Hearing this, the guard in Jin Yi immediately got up from his seat, immediately lowered his head, handed the recorded statement to Guan Rui with both hands, and said respectfully.

"My lord, it's all recorded, please check it!"

"Ah."

Guan Rui responded in a vague manner, and immediately took the statement from the Jin Yiwei.

After checking it carefully and confirming that it was correct, he turned around, pointed at Zeng Qing, who had fallen into a coma, and gave instructions.

"Let's bet, and watch him carefully, don't let him die!"

"Yes, my lord!"

After that, Guan Rui planned to report the matter to Hai Rui with his confession.

At this moment, the door of the cell was pushed open, and a guard in Jin Yi hurried into the cell where Zeng Qing was held with a confession.

The moment he saw Guan Rui, he lowered his head and handed out the statement in his hand without thinking.

"My lord, that Zeng Xian also confessed, here is the detailed confession!"

After listening to his subordinate's report, Guan Rui immediately took over Zeng Xian's statement. When he saw what was recorded on it, he couldn't help but frown, and spoke to himself.

"This Zeng family not only secretly supports the White Lotus Sect, but also has connections with those coastal smuggling families back then!"

"Hmph, what a group of out-and-out insects!"

After Guan Rui finished speaking, without the slightest hesitation, he immediately left the prison with the two confessions, and met Hai Rui in the county government hall.

……

In the hall of the Jiaxiang County Government Office, Guan Rui looked around, then turned his gaze to Hai Rui, and said in a deep voice.

"My lord, here is the confession of Zeng Qing and Zeng Xian, please check it!"

"Well, it's time to work!"

After Hai Rui finished speaking, he took the two confessions from Guan Rui's hands, and began to browse through the above contents meticulously.

After Hai Rui had browsed all the recorded content above, he slammed the table and said in a deep voice.

"Hmph, what a Zeng family, most of the land in Wucheng County and the surrounding counties has fallen into the hands of his Zeng family!"

"This group of damn moths, not to mention colluding with the White Lotus Sect, are actually connected with the smuggling families along the coast. They are lying on my body and sucking blood!"

Commander Zhang Yuan, who was closing his eyes and resting his mind, was taken aback by Hai Rui's sudden action. After he realized it, he quickly got up from his seat and spoke comforting words.

"Please calm down, my lord!"

After Zhang Yuan's words fell, Zhou Wande, the county magistrate of Jiaxiang County, followed closely to warn him.

"That's right, Mr. Du Yushi, if you lose your temper because of this, it's not appropriate!"

After that, Hai Rui's emotions gradually calmed down. After putting aside the confession in his hand, he immediately turned his gaze to Guan Rui, and ordered in a deep voice.

"This matter is no small matter, and the remaining six families may be involved in it, so His Majesty must be informed of this matter immediately!"

Guan Rui also deeply agreed with Hai Rui's words, nodded his head, and immediately echoed his words.

"Your Excellency is right. Right now, more and more problems are being investigated. You must notify His Majesty as soon as possible, so that you can prepare for the next step as soon as possible!"

"Well, okay, let's do it like this. After I write a letter to His Majesty, I will send these two statements to His Majesty together!"

The magistrate of Jiaxiang County, Zhou Wande, got up from his seat when he heard the words, turned his gaze to Hai Rui, and said respectfully.

"Please also ask the Imperial Censor to accompany me to the study room!"

"Ah."

After Hai Rui responded, he and his personal bodyguard, Xiao Er, came to the door of the study under the guidance of Jiaxiang County Magistrate Zhou Wande.

"Sir, this is the county government's study room!"

Upon hearing this, Hai Rui nodded slightly to Zhou Wande, and immediately spoke.

"Trouble Master Zhou!"

After that, Hai Rui didn't exchange too many greetings, but went straight into the study.

After he entered the study room, he went straight to the desk, and after finishing the ink, he spread out the pen and paper, and wrote on the letter paper.

"Your Majesty, my minister Hai Rui, since you sent Jin Yiwei to assist me in investigating the case, you have already gained a lot!"

"Based on the previous confessions of the White Lotus Cultists, Wei Chen successfully targeted Zeng Qing, Zeng Xian and others from the Zeng clan, and learned the whole story from them."

"The Zeng family not only colluded with the White Lotus Sect, but also had an ambiguous relationship with those coastal smuggling families. Before the imperial court officially lifted the sea ban, his Zeng family colluded with those coastal smuggling families. Rise up and profit from it!"

"Not only that, most of the land in Wucheng County and the surrounding area has fallen into the hands of his Zeng family. According to Weichen's conservative estimate, there are at least 10,000+ acres of land!"

"Besides, I was worried that this incident might involve the other six families, so I took the liberty to write a letter to His Majesty just now, and I hope Your Majesty will forgive me!"

After the last word came out, Hai Rui put the brush in his hand back to its original position. After reading the above content from beginning to end and confirming that there were no mistakes or omissions, Hai Rui felt relieved.

After the ink on the letter paper dried, Hai Rui solemnly put it in an envelope, opened the door, and walked out of the study.

(End of this chapter)